Posts Tagged ‘Song Lesson’

How To Play Surfacing by Slipknot with Mick Tompson

I wanted to post up a Slipknot song in memory of their bassist, Paul Gray, passing on Monday. So, after searching for some great video lessons, I found Mick Tompson giving a lesson on how to play their hit song “Surfacing.”

Is there a better way to learn a song then from the people who write them? No, of course not. Get out your pitch shifter, delay, and reverb pedals and turn up the distortion and get ready to play Slipknot’s “Surfacing.”

I hope that the mask wasn’t to intimidating! With a little practice, this is a great, easy song to play for all you metal heads. If you would like to download this song and more Slipknot songs Check out Slipknot’s music on iTunes.

If you are in need of effects pedal, be sure to head by Music 123 and American Musical Supply and pick them up.

How To Play Fade To Black by Metallica

A lot of people want to hear Metallica and a lot of people want to know how to play Metallica songs. Below is a video on how to play “Fade To Black” by Metallica. The video is a step by step tutorial by Doug Boduch and goes into great detail breaking the parts of the song down. Doug goes over the main riffs of “Fade To Black” with you on the acoustic guitar and then heads over to show you some of Kirk’s guitar solo. Again, he breaks it down step by step and plays the parts very slow, so that you can understand. Let’s watch the video of how to play “Fade To Black” by Metallica!

I hope that you enjoyed the video and are well on your way to playing “Fade To Black” by Metallica! Be sure to check out the other videos on the site and learn more of your favorite songs from your favorite bands. These videos are the fastest way to learn how to play your favorite songs!

If you would like to download this song and more Metallica songs Check out Metallica’s music on iTunes.

How To Play Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz

If you have ever wanted to play “Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz on guitar, then you are in luck because I have a free guitar lesson for you! This video is done by martyzsongs, who is an excellent guitar teacher and post great videos and song lessons. He breaks down the complete song for you going through strum patterns and chords.

“Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz is a rock classic and is a very easy song to play on guitar. Let’s check out the video and learn how to play “Fly Away!”

Well, that is it. Hopefully you got the correct strum pattern down as it is very important to this song. If you would like to download this song and more Lenny Kravitz songs Check out Lenny Kravitz’s music on iTunes.

How To Play Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Here is another Nirvana song – probably the biggest song by Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” This is one of those songs that is a must for rock guitarist to know. This song virtually changed the entire direction of music and made it happen practically over night. Many people have requested and wanted to know how to play this song. So, I found a video by martyzsongs – who did some other videos you can find on this site (that I found and posted from Youtube) as well as plenty of this you can find on his own site. This is a great lesson and goes into great detail to explain exactly how this song is played. One of the best video lessons I have seen. Great teacher.

I hope you enjoyed the lesson – be sure let me know what you think of this lesson! If you would like more of these lessons and this type information on bands like Nirvana, be sure to subscribe to my feed! If you would like to download this song and more Nirvana songs Check out Nirvana’s music on iTunes.

How To Play Come As You Are by Nirvana

Everyone knows Nirvana. Almost everyone loves Nirvana. I found this video lesson of the classic Nirvana song “Come As You Are.” This is an excellent lesson and really breaks down the main riff of the song. The video is done by martyzsongs

Remember when you play this songs and have some effects, use chorus for the song because it is pretty dominant throughout the entire song. If you need a chorus pedal, be sure to stop buy Music 123, AMS, or Zzounds to pick you up a nice one.

How To Play Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin was one of the biggest bands back in the day. Lead by Jimmy Page on the guitar with some of the greatest riffs in blues rock. Here is a video with tab that will demonstrate how to play “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin. Once you get the basic riff down, you will pretty much be on your way to being able to play the whole song because, well, that is basically the whole song.

This video was done by bobsguitarlessons.yolasite.com/ and is great quality.

How To Play Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Intro)

Every time you play a show somewhere, someone is bound to yell out “Freebird!” As annoying as it may get sometimes, you should grow to expect it. Sometimes even when you are sitting around with an acoustic your friends are going to see if you can play the song. Well, in about 10 minutes you will be able to play enough to humor them for a moment.

Here is a video that teaches you how to play the intro to Freebird. This video includes tabs to help you play along with it. This song is played with a slide; however, in the video he does not use a slide to play the song. But, you will still get the basic idea and you can check out some slide videos to get the slide part down perfect! Enjoy the video!

How To Play Patience by Guns N Roses

Guns N Roses was on the path to being one of the next big bands in history before being destroyed by alcohol and drugs. However, during their short stay in rock history they produced many great hits in which they will be remembered for forever. One of those hits was the song Patience, which could be used to win any girls heart.

If you have the voice, or can find a singer, Guns N Roses songs are always well received by audiences. However, if you are going to do a GNR song you better do it right! I found the video below on Youtube, featuring Justin Sandercoe. It is a very detailed lesson on how to play Patience by Gun’s N Roses. Let’s check out this great video lesson on the song and as always – perfect practices makes perfect!

This lesson is broken up into three parts and all will be included below. (I didn’t catch if he mentioned this or not, but the song is tune one half step down to Eb.)

I hope that this lesson helped you learn Patience by Guns N Roses. Check out and download Patience (as well as any other Guns N Roses) songs on iTunes. If you would like a complete tab book on many of Guns N Roses hit songs, check out Guns N’ Roses Anthology (Tablature Included).

How To Play: Plush by STP

Plush is one of the most well known songs from the band Stone Temple Pilots. STP songs are always great songs to play when you are out doing cover gigs or just sitting with some friends and want to play them something. In this video, the complete song is broken down for you to make it nice and simple to learn. It even goes as far to show you how to form all the chords in the song! Here is your Plush lesson.

I did not have anything to do with this video and it can be found on youtube – it is done by hendrixexp12. Make sure that you listen to the song and work on playing the song to get it down perfect! I hope you enjoyed the lesson – be sure let me know what you think of this lesson! If you would like more of these lessons and this type information on bands like STP, be sure to subscribe to my feed! If you would like to download this song and more STP songs Check out STP’s music on iTunes

How To Play: Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

This is one of Kings of Leon’s most popular songs of last year, “Use Somebody.” A lot of people want to hear this song when you are out playing gigs or anytime you pick up a guitar. So, here is a video on how to play Use Somebody by Kings of Leon. In this video, you will go through the complete song and it is broken down very well – great video lessons! This video is done by yourguitarsage who has an awesome website www.yourguitarsage.com. Anyway, here is the video and be sure to let me know if it helps!

I hope you enjoyed the lesson – be sure let me know what you think of this lesson! If you would like more of these lessons and this type information on bands like Kings of Leon, be sure to subscribe to my feed! If you would like to download this song and more Kings of Leon songs Check out Kings of Leon music on iTunes