"Hey Joe" is a song written by W Roberts, but known through Jimi Hendrix. It is on the Jimi Hendrix Experience Album "Are you experienced". Just as an extra snippet of info, if you are taking your guitar seriously and progress, especially into blues or rock playing, then it is essential that you get a […]
Feb
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How to play “Hey Joe”
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Feb
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How to play “Learning to fly”
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"Learning to fly" is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from their album "Into the great wide open". The song was written by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.
This song has a fairly simple layout and hence lends itself to being an excellent tune to learn for beginners, and is also a great song […]
Jan
25
How to play “The first cut is the deepest”
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This song was written by C Stevens, and the version here is from the Best of Rod Stewart Album.
This lesson will add another song to your list with a few basic chord tricks thrown in to help relieve the boredom of normal strumming and give you something to play around with.
Here are the chords you’ll […]
Jan
20
How to play “Knocking on heaven’s door”
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This happens to be one of the first songs I learnt myself and I have found it to be a good starting place when teaching people to play the guitar from scratch. It contains quite a few possibilities for use, there are many examples of it existing to learn from, and it lends itself well […]
Jan
17
How to play “Let it be”
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This song hardly needs an introduction as it is a Beatles classic. It can be found on the album of the same name. If you are ever going to play guitar at a party, its usually taken as a given that you have to play a Beatles song, and everyone can join in singing with […]
