It’s day number 3 in our Greatest Songs Series. Today’s song is “No Woman, No Cry” by Bob Marley. The video that I have chosen comes from my buddy Desi Serna. He is an incredible guitar player and teacher, and has even been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine for his online guitar instruction books. This video will show you not only how to play the song, but will explain how to solo over the song using the major/pentatonic scales. There is a link to his site below the video if you want to check it out (there’s a free 25 page ebook offer that is very cool). Enjoy!
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Welcome to day 2 of our Greatest Songs Lesson Series. During this series you will learn some of the most famous songs in rock and roll history. Hang on for the ride!
So I’ve decided to start a series of youtube lessons based on the best songs by the best bands in the history of rock and roll! Learn these and head to your local watering hole and you will have the crowd on its feet!!!
This one is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “Won’t Back Down”
If you can’t seem to get the songs down or want to learn them faster, more in depth lessons are your best bet. I’ve used Mike’s lessons and they are great.
Another day and another lesson for all my fellow youtube guitar peoples!! This gem comes from my buddy Justin (he is the man!) and it’s The Verve’s “The Drugs Don’t Work.” Fairly straight-forward song. You’ll get it in no time. Enjoy!
Ok so one of my goals is to be able to play a really sick guitar solo. I remember when I went to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert and was blown away by John’s solo playing and I just knew I wanted to be able to do that. Well, it isn’t as easy as he makes he look!! But I’m well on my way and I thought I would share with you a product that really helps if you are trying to learn to solo too. It’s called Riff Master Pro and it basically takes all the badass solos that are ingrained in all our heads (Hendrix, Clapton, Page, etc) and slows them down to where us average folks can really grasp it and learn to play it. It is a super easy program and it saved me a ton of time and money from having to go out and buy all the tab books and sit down and decipher those. Believe me, that makes you want to smash your guitar right there!! Anyways, here’s a link to it if you want to check it out. Either way, keep playing!!!
I’ve received many requests to post a good Karma Police lesson and after scouring YouTube (the best guitar learning tool ever!!…. hint: see earlier post) for hours I have found a lesson by John Russo that is great at breaking this song down for beginners like me. I’ve included the lyrics also. Make sure you learn the ENTIRE song without the lyrics (all the chords/rhythms/etc) before you attempt to play and sing. This will speed up your learning process significantly . Hope you enjoy and before you know it you’ll be playing this hit for your friends! Keep playing everyone.
Karma police, arrest this man
He talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge
He’s like a detuned radio
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her Hitler hairdo is
Making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
Karma Police
I’ve given all I can
It’s not enough
I’ve given all I can
But we’re still on the payroll
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
If you have looked online for guitar lessons at all then you have probably run across the “Jamorama” guitar learning package. The first thing you see on the sites sales page is:
WHO ELSE Wants To Learn To Play Guitar Step-By-Step Like The Eagles, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Guns ‘n Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Eric Clapton, The Beatles and more?
Pretty convincing stuff right? Well I bought it and am not exactly playing like Jimi or Eric (and yes I practiced). Jamorama isn’t a bad course. It just isn’t a great course, in my opinion. I’ve heard from others that they really liked it and it helped them out alot. I suspect that for many people this is the case. Here’s what a newbie said about it:
“This is a basic Get you up and playing course - the idea is to get you used to playing chords - thats it - nothing really on scales or theory or lead breaks, just chords. Overall the written material and is good, easy to use and an ideal way to give you confidence. You can’t teach yourself with this course but you can get started. In the end you will need to get a teacher, no getting away from it. Having said that, I started out with this course and it gave me the confidence to continue playing.”
If you want to check it out for yourself you can check out the link here:
It comes with a money back guarantee so you really have nothing to lose. I just think there are better products out there. Here are ones that I have used that I like :
I’ve had a lot of people ask me, “Which guitar should I buy?” or “How do I know what to look for?” Well, I’ve found a great little video by my buddy David that explains what to look for, variations in different woods, sound differences, etc. Check it out below.
I own a Blueridge BR-160 (You can see it in my videos :)) and I really enjoy playing it. The wood has “warmed up” since I bought it and it sounds better everyday! Keep playing friends.
I highly recommend David’s videos and website. Many of them are free and they are excellent for beginners. He explains everything very clearly and it really helped my when I first started out (well it still helps me today to be honest).
