A Beatles’ classic. Includes one of Paul McCartney’s finest solos, second only perhaps to Taxman.
Full, accurate music and tab can be found on my Patreon page.
Double Stops
The Happy-Go-Lucky Guitar by Don Rich
Here’s a lesson on an instrumental country classic from Don Rich. It’s chock-full of great country licks and vocabulary and I can’t think of a better introduction to this particular style.
Debaser by Pixies
Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie and the Banshees
“Arguably the most important of the early post-punk hits” according to Wikipedia. Also apparently one of Thurston Moore’s favourite songs…
There’s nothing too technical going on here, but it’s perhaps not as easy as you might think to play. Check out the original first if you don’t already know it –
And here’s my lesson video –
Tab and Backing Track
An accurate tab and my full backing track can be found on my Patreon page.
A Forest by The Cure
This is the first time I’ve gotten around to properly looking at a Cure track. Here’s my take on A Forest, from the 1980 album Seventeen Seconds.
Check out this live version of the song. Some good shots of Robert Smith’s playing, and very helpful to verify some of the fingerings and techniques used in this song. On more recent live versions of the song RS plays it slightly differently or doesn’t play guitar at all.
Music/tab
Can be found on my Patreon page.
Spoilt Victorian Child by The Fall
Been meaning to look at a Fall song for ages. So here’s my take on a great track from their classic This Nation’s Saving Grace album.
The original sounds like this:
I found this bit of murky live footage. Not sure who that is on guitar?
And here’s the lesson video. Tab on my patron page.