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Learn to Play Guitar Solos

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Ever watch a lead guitarist blazing through a guitar solo and wonder how they figure out which notes to play? This in-depth lesson is designed to show you the basics of how to create your own guitar solos.

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Foo Fighters: 'Bridge Burning' Guitar Tab

Sunday January 29, 2012

The opening track of Foo Fighters' 2011 album Wasting Light is both a lot of fun, and pretty cool to play on guitar. Use the links below to both learn the tab and also listen to the song to make sure you're playing everything correctly.

Foo Fighters' "Bridge Burning" guitar tab
Listen to "Bridge Burning" on Spotify

Radiohead: 'Lotus Flower' Guitar Tab

Friday January 27, 2012

This track from Radiohead's 2011 release The King of Limbs certainly isn't very guitar-centric, but fans may have fun playing along with this.

Radiohead's "Lotus Flower" guitar tab
Listen to "Lotus Flower" on Spotify

Fleet Foxes: 'The Cascades' Guitar Tab

Wednesday January 25, 2012

I personally loved Fleet Foxes 2011 record Helplessness Blues - it's worth hearing, especially for those of you with a taste for acoustic folk music. The track "The Cascades" features some very nice, classically-inspired guitar playing. Get the song tab, and listen to the music below.

Fleet Foxes "The Cascades" tab
Listen to "The Cascades" on Spotify

Guitar Lesson: Positions of the Major Scale

Tuesday January 24, 2012

If you've been playing guitar for a while, you probably know how to play a basic major scale. But, did you know you can play that same scale in many positions all over the fretboard? Take some time to learn the positions of the major scale - it will open up endless possibilities in your guitar playing!

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