Bar chords, Intermediate, Songs
Long Train Running – The Doobie Brothers Always a crowd pleaser when you’re in a covers band that will get them up and dancing, Long Train Running is a good tune for honing your strumming skills. There’s a nice two finger hammer on and pull off and...Advanced, Chords, Chords, Songs, Theory
Jazzy blues A lot of the appeal of the blues can come from its ‘earthy’ feel. But learning to play a jazzy blues can be a great gateway to understanding some more complex chords and how they fit together. So here’s a nice jazzy blues for you to try...Chords, Handouts, Intermediate, Songs
Phone Booth – Robert Cray Here’s a great example of a blues song using less common chord shapes and some nice variations on the basic 12 bar blues. If you’re not yet comfortable with the 12 bar blues click here to get up to speed then come back here....Handouts, Intermediate, Songs, Strumming, Technique
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 is a great song for learning how to strum freely with the right hand. It is not an easy strumming pattern because the tempo is high and very syncopated (lots of playing off the beat), but it’s...Handouts, Intermediate, Songs
Vincent – Don McLean Vincent by Don McLean is a classic song of its time, still gets regular performances around folky settings and seldom leaves an audience dry eyed. It’s a pretty easy one to play in terms of chord shapes, but there’s plenty you...Handouts, Intermediate, Songs
Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits Artist: Dire Straits Release: 1978 Album: Dire Straits Sultans of Swing was Dire Straits’ first hit – but only when they made their third recording of. The live version is of course the one to learn if you really...