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"Basket Case" as made famous by Green Day is an iconic 90s energetic pop-punk tune that features some aggressive and exciting rhythm guitar. Tune your guitar down 1/2 step to play along with this tutorial. This song uses open chords and power chords, solid rhythm strumming, and palm muting.

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as made famous by Green Day is an iconic 2000's pop-rock radio smash that features some killer guitar approaches. There are 3 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a crunch electric guitar that strums the chord progressions, sometimes with a dramatic tremolo effect. Guitar 2 is an electric guitar that embellishes over the main rhythms with octave figures. Guitar 3 is an acoustic guitar that uses a capo and strums the chords progressions throughout the tune. This song uses power chords and barre chords, steady acoustic and electric strumming, and octaves.

"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" as made famous by Green Day is an iconic 90s rock ballad that features some essential acoustic guitar techniques. There is 1 acoustic guitar that lays down the foundation of the tune with chord arpeggiation and strumming. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, can be used to play this song. This song uses open chords, chord arpeggiation, and steady strumming techniques.

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" as made famous by Green Day is an iconic 2000's pop-rock tune that features some killer guitar approaches. There are 4 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that plays an arpeggiated riff throughout. Guitar 2 is an electric guitar that adds harmonics and single notes to the verse for a nice texture. Guitar 3 is a crunch rhythm electric guitar that strums power chords, while Guitar 4 adds a melodic solo. This song uses power chords, chord arpeggiation, harmonics, steady rhythm strumming, and melodic lead approaches.

In this set of lessons, Jinx Jones will teach "Bright Lights, Big City", as made famous by Jimmy Reed. We'll look at the 12 bar blues progression after a song introduction and the gear and tone; then learn the song intro. The verse rhythm guitar comes next, and an alternate verse rhythm. We'll adapt the harmonica solo to guitar, then do full and single guitar performances and a jam along.

In this series of lessons, we'll look into some of the fundamental guitar techniques that made up the distinct soul and R&B sound that was Motown, otherwise known as "Hitsville U.S.A.". We'll examine the vibe and tone, the backbeat as the backbone, imitating horns, doubling the bass, and more!