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Below is an instructional video that I came across. It deals with strumming patterns which may not be as fun as learning a new song, but is very useful if you want to start learning songs faster. The more patterns and ideas that you practice on your guitar, the more often you’ll recognise how a [...]

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In this beginner’s guitar lesson the author teaches you how to spice up those open or cowboy acoustic guitar chords and really add some spice to your playing. With a little practice you’ll sound like you have been strumming the the old acoustic for years.
Works with electric guitars also. Best of luck.

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Another classic released by John Fogerty and the boys, “Fortunate Son” can be found on the album, “Willy and the Poor Boys”, which was released in 1969.
The song was very popular during the Vietnam War, and it can be heard in many Vietnam War movies, as well as, video games.
“Fortunate Son” reached position 14 [...]

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The single “Dust in the Wind” was released by the rock band Kansas on their album “Point of no Return”, in 1977. Later, Kansas also released a live version of the song on their album entitled “Two for the Show”.
According to some sources, Kerry Livgren wrote the song after reading a book of Native American [...]

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Cash was inspired to write this song after seeing the movie Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) while serving in West Germany in the United States Air Force. Cash recounted how he came up with the “Reno” line: “I sat with my pen in my hand, trying to think up the worst reason a [...]

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Although Neil has never been one to worry about making hit records, this song is by far his greatest hit and probably best-known song. Neil wrote the song in 1971 while suffering from a back injury and released it on his harvest album in 1972.
The song’s composition is not difficult but it has enough [...]

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“Peaceful Easy Feeling” was written by Jack Tempchin and was the third single from the Eagles’ debut album entitled simply “Eagles”. Glenn Frey sings the lead vocal, with Bernie Leadon providing the main harmony vocal (starting in the beginning of the second verse) and Randy Meisner completing this three-part harmony.
For the video below the Chords [...]

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America was formed in England by sons of US servicemen who were stationed there. Lead singer Dewey Bunnell wrote this when he was 19.
He claims that he based the images in the lyrics on things he saw while visiting the US.
An easy song to learn and a must know for the campfire.

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“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” was released on Green Day’s seventh studio album, “American Idiot” on November 29th, 2004. The music for the song was written by Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The song itself peaked on the American Billboard charts at number two.
Noel Gallagher of Oasis criticized Green Day in [...]

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The notion of the “Wonderwall” came from a film released in the sixties called “Wonderwall – from Psychedelia to Surrealism”, which starred Jane Birkin. She lives next door to a man who becomes fascinated with her, so he slowly makes holes in his wall so he can watch her through it. This is the “Wonderwall”.
Released [...]

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