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|  Popular Songs This collection of songs represents a variety of musical genres which are often requested by students. Working on songs can make for an enjoyable practice routine. It gives the learner something to relate to. It also provides the guitarist with technical challenges that may otherwise be overlooked. The transcriptions have all been created by Nils Crusberg. Disclaimer The attached audio MP3's are low quality edited samples of the songs intended to provide students with examples of how the songs should sound. This qualifies the distribution of the mp3's as educational, thus keeping to the accordance of and considering the legal statutes of the Fair Use Laws. Click the Band Name or Song Title to Download a PDF of the Written Music/Guitar Tablature *Audio MP3 files are attached to the PDF files so each download can take about a minute to load. The average file size is 2MB. Here is a selection of very easy songs that use simple recognizable riffs. Even the absolute beginner should be to handle these arrangements. It is not easy to play songs that use chords. Here is a selection of songs that use very basic chords and rhythms. This song uses very common open chords. A capo is required to play along with the recording. Hell's Bells is a rock guitar classic. The intro is a bit difficult to learn without the help of a teacher. Modern rock conglomerate Audioslave wrote this easier song that uses a repeating riff, and power chords. The solo is included with this transcription. This fingerpicking song is difficult. A pattern is used thru most of the arrangement, but it's still not for the faint of heart. British yolks can write country western music. The song uses flatpicking with open chords and is moderately easy to play. This is a three chord classic. The recognizable riff and the break is included in this outline. Blink 182's popularity was short, but they did help re-energize the Punk Rock scene. This is one of their most popular pieces. It uses an introductory riff and power chords. Don't Fear the Reaper uses a very fast sweep riff thru most of the song. Power chords and an exotic break can also be found in this arrangement. The bass guitar holds this reagge song together. The guitar part uses more difficult to play barre chords. As with most '80's rock songs, the keyboard part is the most recognizable. It has been transcribed for guitar. Power chords keep the bulk of the song going, but without vocals, it's hard to identify. This mega-easy power chord riff is a classic for beginners. The music resembles Boston's 25 to 624. Howie Day has written a very easy song that uses open chords. The changes are minimal, so they can be made on time. Power chords are used in this pop song. Don't hesitate to simply things to make this song easier to play. Neil Young used many common open chords for this arrangement. It is moderately easy to play. Power chords create the background for this song. The solo is relatively easy, and it's transcribed here. Nils Crusberg 603-303-5873 135 Water St. Exeter, NH 03833-2456 | |
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