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Punk

The Have Nots by X

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Music/tab can be found on my Patreon page.

White Girl by X

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Music/tab can be found on my Patreon page.

London Calling by The Clash

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I thought I’d attempt a definitive lesson on the Clash’s mighty London Calling. Lots of nerdy detail. Hope you enjoy learning it.

Here are a few further thoughts on that mysterious intro, though I’m still not certain I’ve quite got to the bottom of what’s going on:

Six Bells Chime by Crime & The City Solution

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I thought it was about time I looked at a bit more Rowland S Howard, who long been one of my favourite players. This is a 1986 track from the band Crime and the City Solution and it features some fantastic, twangy riffage from RSH.

Here’s the scene from Wings of desire I mention in my video:

And here’s my lesson:

Tab and backing track can be found on my Patreon page.

Complete Control by The Clash

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One of the finest tracks of the punk era. A great riff, 2 great guitar solos. I love this raw live performance from 1977:

Here’s my lesson:

Tab

Can be found on my Patreon page. A full and accurate transcription, including a few extra bits not shown in my video.

Penetration by Iggy & The Stooges

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I won’t apologise for looking at another track off Raw Power. Will probably end up doing the whole album.

Tab

…can be found on my Patreon page.