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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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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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Many aspiring guitarists do not spend enough time learning new guitar rhythms and strumming methods but rather jump too quickly to lead guitar techniques. As a result they never become the great guitarist that they could be. This video teaches a cool strumming and blues rhythm pattern that a beginner shouldn’t have too many problems [...]

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“Every Rose Has its Thorn” was released in 1988 on Poison’s album, “Open Up And Say…Ah!”. It spent three weeks at number on the U.S. billboard charts. According to Poison’s lead singer Bret Michaels, the song, written in a laundry mat, was a heartfelt response to a botched love affair with a stripper. Simple chords [...]

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James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful” can be found on his “Back To Bedlam” album which sold 2.37 million copies across the UK in 2005 making it the year’s top selling album. According to James he came up with this song after seeing his ex-girlfriend with a new man on a train. He says that during the [...]

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One of Nirvana’s most accepted songs, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was released in 1991 on their hit album “Nevermind”. The song could be found on top of the Billboard charts in 1992 where it peaked at number 6. When Kurt Cobain was asked about the song, he had the following to say: “I was trying [...]

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A massive hit for the Canadian band Nickelback, “Rockstar” was released on their “All The Right Reasons” album in 2005. During an interview Chad Kroeger told Musicomh: “We had a lot of fun with that one. Just crazy nonsensical things that help paint this picture of someone dreaming about being a Rock Star. It’s what [...]

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According to John Lennon, he came up with this song while struggling to write a song for the Beatles new album Rubber Soul. During the famous interview with Rolling Stone in 1971 Lennon had this to say about the song: “I remember I was just going through this paranoia trying to write something and nothing [...]

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