As part of my Les Paul-themed series of lessons here’s my take on a T-Rex classic.
Tab/Backing Track
..is on my Patreon page, as well as my full baking track.
Single Note Riffs
Ceremony by New Order
In this lesson I’m taking a look at a much-requested New Order classic. Take a listen to the original recording if you don’t already know it:
And here’s my lesson:
Music/Tab/Backing Track
A detailed, accurate tab and my backing track for the whole song can be found on my Patreon page.
Life During Wartime by Talking Heads
A Talking Heads classic, with some lovely, funky rhythm work from David Byrne.
Music/Tab
Here’s my transcription. Check out the video for my thoughts on how best to pick this.
Pipeline by The Chantays
Pipeline is an all-time classic surf instrumental. The original was by California combo The Chantays, but it’s been very widely covered by all kinds of great artists.
I’ve made two videos. In the first I take a look at the original Chantays version of the tune. Then in a second video I look at one of my favourite cover versions played by Johnny Thunders.
Music/tab
A basic tab for the Chantays version can be found below. For a detailed, downloadable tab of both rhythm and lead parts check out my Patreon page, where you’ll also be able to find my backing track and a complete tab of the Thunders version.
For this tab, I’ve merged the rhythm and lead parts into one so you’ll be able to play the whole thing on your own.
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.
Hanging On The Telephone by The Nerves/Blondie
A classic bit of 70s power pop. Originally by LA band The Nerves, but made famous by Blondie. Check out the original recordings:
And here’s the lesson video.
Music/tab
Full music/tab for both the Nerves and Blondie recordings can be found on my Patreon page.