“Burden In My Hand” by Soundgarden

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Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Cornell Where to find this song – Down on the Upside track # 7 Release Date – May 1996 The Band: Chris Cornell – lead vocals, guitar Kim Thayill – guitar Matt Cameron -drums, vocals Ben … Continue reading →

post | Leave a comment August 31, 2012

“Buckingham Green” by Ween

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Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Ween Where to find this song – The Mollusk track # 12 Release Date – June 24, 1997 The Band: Dean Ween – guitars, vocals, synthesizers, pianos, keyboards, drums, brass instruments Gene Ween – vocals, guitars, … Continue reading →

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“Bother” by Stone Sour

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Difficulty: Intermediate Composer – Taylor Where to find this song – Stone Sour track # 8 Release Date – August 2002 The Band: Corey Taylor – vocals, guitar Josh Rand – guitar Sean Economaki – bass Joel Ekman – drums … Continue reading →

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“Can’t Help But Falling In Love” by Elvis Presely

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Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Verse   PTB File

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“China Grove” by The Doobie Brothers

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Difficulty: Easy Composer – Johnston Where to find this song – The Captain and Me track # 3 Release Date – March 1973 The Doobie Brothers were known as one of the most popular California pop/rock bands of the ’70s. … Continue reading →

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“Always” by Blink 182

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Difficulty: Easy The Band: Mark Hoppus – bass, vocals Tom Delonge – guitar, vocals Travis Barker – drums The Bio: The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed near San Diego, California around Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus, and original drummer Scott … Continue reading →

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“Best Of Both Worlds” by Van Halen

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Difficulty: Easy Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Best Of Both Worlds” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Best Of Both Worlds” (Power Tab)

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“We’ve Had Enough” by Alkaline Trio

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Difficulty: Easy Intro Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “We’ve Had Enough ” (PDF Files) Complete Transcription To “We’ve Had Enough ” (Power Tab)

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“Tie Your Mother Down” by Queen

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Difficulty: Intermediate This song originally appeared on the Queen release “A Day At The Races”. It’s main guitar riff is pretty easy to play. Complete Transcription To “Tie Your Mother Down” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Tie Your Mother Down” (Power … Continue reading →

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“Tush” by ZZ Top

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Difficulty: Intermediate For this riff, you may want to use your thumb for the “low E” string notes, as it will provide much more ease in playing the riff. The option is still totally up to you though. In this … Continue reading →

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“Test For Echo” by Rush

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Difficulty: Intermediate Here is a band who has stood the test of time. It seems like they’ve always had their own sound and style. Like them or not, they are consistent musicians who deliver tight, well thought out songs. When … Continue reading →

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“Schism” by Tool

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Difficulty: Intermediate Tool’s greatest breakthrough was to introduce dark, vaguely underground metal to the pretentious attitude of modern day rock. The band delivered eerie hooks and submersive yet powerful lead components to create a new sense of music that for … Continue reading →

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“Rebel Rebel” by David Bowie

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Difficulty: Intermediate Main Riff Here it is a lot slower: Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Rebel Rebel” (PDF Files) Complete Transcription To “Rebel Rebel” (Power Tab)

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“Purple Rain” by Prince

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Difficulty: Intermediate The intro to Purple Rain is played with chord fragments. Some of these chords may be a little tricky to play at first, but that’s what practicing is all about. I’ll leave it to you to try and … Continue reading →

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“Pride And Joy” by Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Difficulty: Intermediate The opening to Pride And Joy is vintage Stevie Ray Vaughan and can be a difficult piece to master, but don’t shy away from it if you find it hard. This makes for great practice. After the brief … Continue reading →

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“Little Wing” as recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Difficulty: Intermediate – Advanced In the tab below, you will see the complete intro to Little Wing as performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan. All the root notes played on the low E string (6th) are played with the thumb. It’s … Continue reading →

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“Last Resort” by Papa Roach

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Difficulty: Intermediate Main Theme This is an older popular song from the band Papa Roach. It’s in “drop D” tuning which means you have to tune down your low E string to a D. To do this, first make sure … Continue reading →

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“Killing In The Name” by Rage Against The Machine

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Difficulty: Intermediate Verse Riff Guitar Bass Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Killing In The Name Of” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Killing In The Name Of” (Power Tab)

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“Keep Yourself Alive” by Queen

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Difficulty: Intermediate Main Riff This riff has 2 guitar parts. Here’s what they sound like together: Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Keep Yourself Alive” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Keep Yourself Alive” (Power Tab)

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“Interstate Love Song” by Stone Temple Pilots

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Difficulty: Intermediate Main Riff Here’s what the guitar and bass sound like together: Guitar Bass Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Interstate Love Song” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Interstate Love Song” (Power Tab)

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“I’m Eighteen” by Alice Cooper

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Difficulty: Easy Seeing as how Alice has a radio show, we decided to take us all back in time with this classic song. It’s not very tricky at all, so have fun with it! Complete Transcription To “I’m Eighteen” (PDF) … Continue reading →

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“I Did It” by Dave Matthews Band

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Difficulty: Intermediate Intro (Electric) Dave Matthews traded in his funky acoustic guitar for a funky electric on his latest song. It’s buried in the mix of the song, but it makes it’s presence felt. This riff is set to 108 … Continue reading →

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“Greed” by Godsmack

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Difficulty: Intermediate This tune uses drop D tuning. In the recording all six strings are tuned down a further full step: C,G,C,F,A,D. So if you want to play along with the original recording, first tune down a full step and … Continue reading →

post | Leave a comment July 30, 2012

“Far Behind” by Candlebox

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Difficulty: Intermediate Intro The intro to this song is really cool and rather easy to play. You will almost want to hammer-on when you play coming from the end of the third measure into the fourth measure to sound more … Continue reading →

post | Leave a comment July 29, 2012

“Deny” by Default

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Difficulty: Easy Here is a pretty neat riff that is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning, the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a … Continue reading →

post | Leave a comment July 28, 2012