Band, The – The Weight

The Weight The Band   Capo 2 - Original version is in same key w/out capo, and requires a C#m barre chord.  This version avoids barre chords by substituting a Bm7 chord for the Bm.   Chord Guide       3    4 G:    3x0003        1 2 3 Bm7:  x20202 (substitute for Bm)        32 1 C:    x32010          132 D:    ...

REM – It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) REM Strum:  B   D   D U D U         1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Click Here toWatch Strum Video   G                                          Cmaj7 That's great, it starts with an earthquake,                                G                                      Cmaj7 birds and snakes, an airplane - Lenny Bruce is not afraid.  ...

Lavigne, Avril – Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy)

Sk8er Boi (Skater Boy) Avril Lavigne INTRO:D5   A5   B5    Bb5   D5  (x2) D5          A5                  B5               He was a boy she was a girl,                      Bb5       Can i make it anymore obvious D5          A5                  B5               He was a punk, she did ballet           C5         What more can I say   D5            A5                           B5               He wanted her, but she'd never tell                      Bb5       ...

Pearl Jam – Nothingman

  Nothingman Pearl Jam Capo 1   Strum: D   D U D U        1 + 2 + 3 + Click Here toWatch Strum Video   Intro (x2):  / E - - / - - - / - - - / C#m7 - - /                     / Bsus4 - - / C#m7 - -  / Asus2 - - / - ...

SEO Links

Search Engine Optimization Tips Linkbuilding To rank well, your site needs to prove to Google that it’s popular. That means having lots of “link juice” flowing in. Link juice is a term SEO’s use for the increase in rank you receive from an inbound link (a link from another site to your site). Think of your site as a barrel, …

Guitar Links

Guitar Links Online Instruction Guitar Noise Clear step-by-step instructions for learning over thirty songs listed in order of difficulty. If you can’t afford to take lessons, simply learning the songs on this web site would be a good alternative, especially if you like classic rock. EZ Folk A great resource for folk musicians, with a lively forum (ask questions in …

PolyTune Rocks

I usually don’t plug products, but the just-released PolyTune app for the iPhone is amazing. You strum the open strings on your guitar, and the six pairs of dots—one for each string—show which strings are out of tune. Instead of going through each string one-by-one, you can see immediately where the problem is. In the image at right, the 4th …

Coffee Shop Jam Nostalgia

Six weeks until the Coffee Shop Jam!  As my students’ rowdy recital approaches, I find myself watching video footage from past jams, reliving the exciting memories.  One video I return to, not just now but whenever i need a boost, is Emma’s performance of her song “Snow Day.” I tell the story of helping Emma write this song in the …

Strumming Archive is Coming

I spent the day (and a good chunk of the night) drafting the Strum Pattern Archive page. A lot of the time was spent learning about CSS and how to make tables—both new territories. I finally feel like I’m understanding all that code. I don’t have any content in the archive yet, but I’m almost finished with organizing the basic …

DIY: How to Build a Pedalboard

For most of my guitar playing career, I’ve schlepped my stompboxes and cables in a paper bag like some digital-age hobo. But last spring, a local singer-songwriter Jill Cohn asked me to join her band, and I decided to upgrade to a rig that would make it easier to get to rehearsals and gigs, and frankly, looked a little less …