A detailed guitar lesson on Night Shift from Siouxsie and the Banshees’ 1981 album Juju. Covering all the main guitar parts including the opening riff, arpeggios, chorus chords and the instrumental section, with some attention to how John McGeoch used simple ideas to great atmospheric effect. Gear and tone covered towards the end (Jazzmaster, MXR flanger, delay).
Goth
Happy House by Siouxsie & The Banshees
One more Siouxsie & The Banshees classic featuring stunning guitar work from John McGeoch.
Tab & Backing Track
Can be found on my Patreon page (pay what you like and get access to this and a whole library of other tabs and backing.)
Arabian Knights by Siouxsie & The Banshees
Music/Tab
Detailed and accurate tabs can be found on my Patreon page.
Israel by Siouxsie & The Banshees
This track was a 1980 Siouxsie & The Banshees Christmas single. It contains some of John McGeoch’s finest guitar work.
Music & Tab
These days, most of my tabs and backing tracks are only available to members of my Patreon page, but since it’s Christmas…
Backing Track
Here’s my backing track. It follows the arrangement of the original recording.
Enjoy playing along. Merry Christmas!
Bela Lugosi’s Dead by Bauhaus
In this video, I’m taking a look at the 1979 goth classic from Bauhaus. The basic riffs are all pretty easy to play. I also discuss some unconventional techniques you can use to create abstract, atmospheric sounds.
As usual, the tab and backing track can be found on my Patreon page.
Play for Today by The Cure
In this lesson I’m taking a look at another Cure track. Fantastic song, and some tight, inventive playing from the underrated Robert Smith.
Music and tab can be found on my Patreon page.