Bus Stop was the Hollies’ 1966 hit that really put them on the musical map in the U.S. It was written by Graham Gouldman, who penned many hits for British bands before making it on ...
Leader Of Men is a Nickelback song from their 2000 album The State. It is done in Dropped D Tuning and really just uses three power chords. This lesson goes into pounding steady eighth notes, ...
Ring Of Fire is one of Johnny Cash’s biggest hits, originally released in 1963. The song is credited to his soon-to-be wife June Carter but the real origins appear to be a bit sketchy, particularly ...
Far Away is one of Nickelback’s tunes done in Dropped D, like many of their songs, but not played in the key of D. It is done 1/2 step low on their album All The ...
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall is one of Bob Dylan’s earliest examples of some of his interesting chord shapes and rambling lyrics. The song first appeared on his second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan and ...
Mr. Soul is a Neil Young song that has gone through many incarnations, not unusual for his songs. It started out as a rockin’ hit for The Buffalo Springfield in 1968 and later appeared as ...
More Than A Feeling is the first hit from Boston, released in 1976 on their debut album. It features a memorable guitar arpeggio opening then a driving chorus with syncopated strumming. This lesson goes over ...
I Walk The Line is one of Johnny Cash’s earliest hits and a great example of a simple chord progression and strumming pattern expanding into a very interesting example of moving through different keys (modulating). ...
Forever Young is from Bob Dylan’s 1974 album Planet Waves, recorded with The Band. The album featured two versions of the song, one in a quiet ballad style, the second with a funkier sound, more ...
The Cave is a catchy song by Mumford & Sons. It is done in Open D Tuning with a capo at the second fret. It features a few very easy chords but the right hand ...