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Stevie Ray Vaughan Tabs

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“Crossfire” Fast Lick

“Cold Shot”

“Come On”

“Come On” (Complete)

“Hideaway”

Hybrid Picking

“Leave My Girl Alone”

“Lenny”

“Life Without You”

“Little Wing” (All Parts)

“Mary Had A Little Lamb”

“Mary Had A Little Lamb – Solo”

“Pride and Joy”

“Rude Mood”

“So Excited”

“Tightrope”

“Tightrope” –  Solo

“The House Is Rocking”

 

 

 

 

Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) – Albatross

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Here’s a lesson on How to play “Albatross” by Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac). Great instrumental for beginners and any true Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) fan. Even though the tune is simple, it still requires a good fingers control and a “good ear” to play right the bends and vibrato. Two very important techniques required for any style of music. Check it out! 

Prince – Purple Rain Complete

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purple rainLearn How to play “Purple Rain” by Prince (complete song – including Intro, Rhythm and Solo sections).

The download contains video lesson, Tabs in pdf and a backing track for rhythm and Solo lessons.

 

 

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Prince – Let’s Go Crazy

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lets-go-crazy-crazy-crazy-4Learn How to play “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince. Complete lesson with Rhythm and Solo sections.

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Black Sabbath – Supernaut

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Here’s a lesson on How to play “Supernaut” by Black Sabbath. The song is not too complicated as it has only 2 main riffs, but really cool ones. The Solo part is a bit demanding for the fretting hand as Tony uses lots of trills in this solo. All in all it’s a great song! Check it out!

Soundgarden – Rowing

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This is a quick lesson on How to play “Rowing” by Soundgarden. Pretty straight forward, nothing too complicated. The song has 2 main riffs and a little solo. Check it out!

Van Halen – Where Have All The Good Times Gone

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This is a lesson on How to play “Where Have All The Good Times Gone” by Van Halen. Originally written by Ray Davies and performed with The Kinks. Of course Eddie took it to another level, adding his signature licks, harmonics, whammy bar tricks and rhythmical patterns. Check it out!

Black Sabbath – Snowblind

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This is a lesson on How to play “Snowblind” by Black Sabbath. The rhythm part consists only of 5 Riffs and the 2 Solos are taken from the live version from the “Reunion” album. Check it out!

SRV – Little Wing (Part 1)

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Here’s Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Stevie Ray Vaughan’s version of “Little Wing”. Stevie is playing in the same style as Jimi, but bringing his licks to the table. Very cool version. Check it out!

Black Sabbath – Loner – The Solos

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Here’s a lesson on the 2 Solos from song “Loner” by mighty Black Sabbath off their album 13. The solos are not hard at all, but it’s got typical Tony’s signature to them. He was also using a Flanger during the solos. Check it out!

Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe

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This is a lesson on How to play “Hey Joe” by Jimi Hendrix. One of his most known “covers” that he totally made his own. I teach the correct Intro part, show how to approach this song in Jimi’s style,  and also show a few actual licks.

Alice In Chains – Would?

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This is a  lesson on How to play “Would?” by the mighty Alice In Chains. The song is very simple but it’s a lot of fun to play.Excellent for beginners and any true AIC fans. Check it out!

Volbeat – Doc Holliday – Solo

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Here’s the lesson on the Solo of “Doc Holliday” by Volbeat. Interesting scale choices, cool melodic lines, out of rhythm licks and fast picking patterns. There’s a lot to learn from this Solo. Check it out!

Band Of Gypsys – Power Of Soul (Part1)

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This is Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Power Of Soul by Band Of Gypsys. The guitar part on this version was played by Andy Aledort, but it’s almost identical to Jimi’s versions. There’s a lot of interesting parts and licks to learn from this R&B, funky tune. Check it out!

Gary Moore – Oh Pretty Woman (Part1)

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This is Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Oh Pretty Woman by Gary Moore, which also features Albert King. We’ll concentrate more on Gary’s parts, but we’ll cover Albert King’s Solo in Part 2 as well. Classic Gary Moore style of playing with lots of cool blues licks and lightning fast Solos. Check it out!

Black Label Society – Empty Promises

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This is a lesson on How to play Empty Promises by Black Label Society. Cool heavy metal song, the riffs are not too hard to play but the solo could be challenging. Zakk is known for his lighting fast pentatonic runs and he doesn’t miss a beat (no pun intended) in this one either. Great licks that you can take away from this solo!

Heart – Barracuda (Part 1)

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This is Part1 of the lesson on How to play Barracuda by Heart. This song has 2 guitar parts, cool intro riff, some use of harmonics, interesting middle section, nice solo and “spacey” outro section. Lots of interesting stuff. Check it out!

John Mayer – “Like A Rolling Stone”

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This is a lesson on How to play Like A Rolling Stone covered by John Mayer at Howard Stern’s birthday party. It’s in the same style as Jimi Hendrix played at Monterey pop festival, but of course using different licks and runs. There’s a lot to take from this version. Check it out!

Jimi Hendrix – Hear My Train A Comin’

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This is a lesson on How to play Hear My Train A Comin’ by Jimi Hendrix. Taken from the Fillmore East, this version has all the parts that Jimi would play later on in his career. We got an awesome Intro, blues rhythm part during verses with tasty licks in between and a little bit of “Scat singing”. Check it out!

Black Sabbath – Into The Void

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This is a lesson on How to play Into The Void by Black Sabbath. Awesome song with that heavy intro, killer main riff and brutal breaks. The Solo at the end just adds “icing on the cake”. The song is in C# tuning! Tony was one of the first guitarists to use dropped tuning. A must learn song!

Danzig – Blood&Tears

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Here’s a lesson on How to play Blood&Tears by Danzig. Nothing too complicated, this one is great for beginners and of course true Danzig fans. The Solo has a great feel and some cool licks. Enjoy!

Mad Season – Wake Up

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This is a lesson on How to play Wake Up by Mad Season. Although the chord progression is very simple, Mike is playing some tasty licks a’la Jimi Hendrix and also manipulates the dynamics of the guitar really well. The Solo is based solely on A minor pentatonic and it really fits the song. Check it out!

Pearl Jam – Alive (FULL)

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Learn How to play “Alive” by Pearl Jam. The correct and precise transcription of 2 rhythm parts played by Stone and Mike, plus a full transcription of the Solo section note-for-note. All backed up by Tabs and examples.

The file (734MB) contains HD video lesson (01:04h), Tabs in pdf and a backing track.

 

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SRV – Hideaway (Part 1)

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This is Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Hideaway by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Originally written by Freddy King, this is a version from Live performance by SRV played in Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982, Switzerland. All of the parts are just like in original recording but with the SRV’s twist and licks. 

Death – Voice Of The Soul (Part 1)

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Alright, here’s Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Voice Of The Soul by Death. Chuck never stopped to amuse us with his versatility in death metal music and this instrumental is a prove of that. It has very beautiful melodies and harmonies, interesting patterns, licks, different techniques, acoustic and electric guitars. Lot’s to learn. Very nice, indeed.

Black Sabbath – Fairies Wear Boots (Jack The Stripper)

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This is a lesson on How to play rhythm parts of Jack The Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots by Black Sabbath. This song has some unusual but at the same time cool structure. Very interesting instrumental part in the beginning using some octaves, typical Tony’s riffs and cool verse riff with a swing feel. Awesome song!

Black Sabbath – Iron Man (Rhythm Part)

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Here we go with the classic tune from the Godfathers of Metal – Iron Man by Black Sabbath. The song is simple and it’s great for beginners. Also a must know if you are true Black Sabbath fan, of course. Check it out! 

SRV – Tightrope Solo

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Here’s the follow up lesson on Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Tightrope How to play the Main Solo. The Solo is full with tasty typical blues licks but adding Stevie’s amazing technique makes it challenging to keep up with the Master. Great learn for adding cool licks to your blues lick vocabulary.

Death – Spirit Crusher

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Here’s a lesson on How to play Spirit Crusher by Death from the last album – Sound of Perseverance. Typical progressive death metal in it’s glory – heavy, complexed at times, fast and brutal. Awesome song!

Pantera – I’m Broken

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This is a lesson on How to play rhythm part of I’m Broken by Pantera. Heavy, brutal riffs as always. Some time signature changes add a little challenge to keep the groove tight but nothing too complicated. All in all, an excellent song for head banging.

Jimi Hendrix – Little Wing Intro

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Here’s a lesson on How to play the Intro to the famous song Little Wing by the mighty Jimi Hendrix. Beautiful Ballad that represents Jimi’s style of playing. Lots of cool licks and phrases along with some nice chord melody. 

Get Experienced (Part 2)

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This is Part 2 of the guitar instructional video lesson on Jimi Hendrix’s style of playing. Part 2 consists of 6 Chapters – Techniques, Licks Between Chords, Vocalised Melodic Lines, Blues/R&B Rhythm Figures, Tricks&Sounds, Gear Review&Tremolo Set Up. All of the explanations are backed up by the examples from the actual music. The lesson also has Diagrams and Tabs related to the covered topics.

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-2h23m 720p HD Video
-Diagrams & Tabs
-Time Chart 


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Get Experienced (Part 1)

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This is Part 1 of the guitar instructional video lesson on Jimi Hendrix’s style of playing. Part 1 consists of 4 Chapters – The Grip, Chords, Scales and Double Stops. All of the explanations are backed up by the examples from the actual music. The lesson also has Diagrams and Tabs related to the covered topics.

The lesson download (1.65GB) contains:
-2h17m 720p HD video
-Diagrams & Tabs
-Time Chart

 

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Death – Symbolic (Part 1)

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Here’s Part 1 of the rhythm guitar on How to play Symbolic by Death. As with most of Death’s songs we have complex timing, very fast picking and heavy ass riffs. Check it out!

Jimi Hendrix Sounds – Pedalboard Review

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In this video I am showing some of my pedals I’ve been using to get as close to Jimi Hendrix’s sound as possible.
The pedals are: CryBaby by Dunlop – Wah pedal
Fillmore Thunder by Elite Tone – Octave/Fuzz
SuperTube RS54 by Union – OD pedal
Plexi Tone by Carl Martin – OD/Distortion pedal
Vibe Machine by Dry Bell – Uni-Vibe pedal
For the amp I was using Guitar Rig’s preset – Little Jimi’s Wing.

Stone Temple Pilots – Plush

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This is a lesson on How to play Plush by STP. Probably the most known song by the STP. Simple song, with straight forward structure, pretty much chord based, this song is a lot of fun to play. Enjoy!

The Police – Message In A Bottle

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This is a lesson on How to play Message In A Bottle by The Police. Really easy song, excellent for beginners. Nice use of add9 chords, great for developing stamina and strength in the fingers. This is a rhythm guitar lesson only.

Slayer – Postmortem (Part 1)

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Here’s Part 1 of the lesson on How to play Postmortem by Slayer. Very cool, laid back, groovy song with awesome riffs. The twist in this song is the 12/8 time signature which gives a triplet feel to the whole song.Then changes to 4/4 in the second part. All in all it’s a great song to play.

Led Zeppelin – Ocean – Solo1

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This is a follow up lesson on the Ocean by Led Zeppelin. In this lesson I explain how to play the first Solo from the song. Very cool, very “Jimmy” Solo. He’s using the Wah pedal in this Solo as well. Check it out!

Machine Head – Davidian – Solo

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This is a follow up lesson on the Solo from Davidian by Machine Head. This Solo has 2 parts, first being predominantly sounds (dive bombs, pinch harmonics, etc), while the second part is more melodic and uses a Phrygian Dominant scale and a minor Pentatonic as well. Check it out!

Soundgarden – Spoonman

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Here’s a lesson on How to play Spoonman by Soundgarden. Soundgarden are well known for writing really cool riffs (songs) with a twist. This one is no exception, the main riff is written in 7/4, but it’s pretty straight forward. The rest of the riffs are in standard 4/4 and are cool too. Check it out!

SRV – Crossfire Fast Lick

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Here’s a lesson on a lick at the end of the second Solo from SRV’s Crossfire. Kinda funky, fast, rhythm based lick which I think is really cool and you can incorporate it in your own playing style. Check it out!

Jimi Hendrix – Manic Depression

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Here’s a lesson on How to play Manic Depression by Jimi Hendrix. It was also covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan. The unusual thing about this song is that it’s written in 3/4 (just like waltz). Also Jimi introduces “scat singing” which is playing the same melody on the guitar as he sings the vocal line. All in all it’s a great song. Check it out!

Led Zeppelin – The Ocean (Rhythm Guitar)

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This is part 1 of the lesson on How to play The Ocean by Led Zeppelin, concentrating on the Intro Riff and the chords in the Verses. Be aware of the time signature in the Intro riff, it varies from 4/4 to 7/8 which is a cool little trick, but most importantly just get the feel of the rhythm/song and you’ll be fine. 

Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze – Solo

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Ok, this is a follow up lesson on How to play the Solo from Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix. Short but cool Solo, in which Jimi introduces the use of Octave pedal, that was one of his trademarks of the sound. I also use an octave pedal from Elite Tone. Check it out!

Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze

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This is probably the best known song by Jimi and the first that most Hendrix fans learn. And rightly so, because it’s cool, it’s rocking and it’s groovie. Simple, yet Jimi puts his unique touch to the song and it becomes magic. I show the basic structure of the song with a few cool variations that add the uniqueness of Jimi’s style. Check it out!

RHCP – My Lovely Man – Solo

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Alright, here’s the Solo section from My Lovely Man by RHCP. John was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix and you can hear that in a lot of his solos. The first part of the solo starts off with some unison bends, that Jimi used quite a lot in his playing. The second part is just crazy use of blues and minor pentatonic scales in Hendrix’s fashion as well. All in all it’s a great solo, check it out!

Machine Head – Davidian

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Here’s a rhythm guitar lesson on How to play Davidian by Machine Head. Back in the ’90s this song rocked (and it still does). Dropped B tuning, brutal riffs and one of the best breaks in the history of metal. Check it out!

Slayer – South Of Heaven – The Solos

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This is a follow up lesson on How to play Solos from South Of Heaven by Slayer. Two Solos with cool licks and tricks played in a typical Slayer fashion. Some licks sound messy but it’s rather the overall feeling that you should go for rather than playing every note perfect. Check it out!