At Guitar Tricks® we make learning how to play songs a lot of fun!
Our instructors cover every section of the song slowly at first, and once you get each part down you get to play along with a professional backing band! For difficult songs we offer a 'Songs Made Easy' version for beginners, which is simplified to the basic chords and one guitar part.
Each song includes accurate guitar tabs as well as standard music notation.
Free Lesson: Sweet Home Alabama (Made Easy!)
Anders will show you this classic Southern Rock anthem in a version that has been made easy, so you can hang at any level.
This is a really fun song that almost everyone knows, and it features three basic chords repeating throughout the whole song, so if you can learn and perform even the simplest version of it, it is bound to pay off.
Mike will show you the single clean electric guitar layer in this tune handling the lead melodies and rhythm. The song opens with Guitar 1 playing the melodic hook right off the top. The horns take over in the other sections of the arrangement, leaving the guitar to switch to some wah wah infused strums and funky rhythm parts.
Mike will show you the single clean electric guitar part in this tune that plays open chords with a simple strumming pattern. An acoustic guitar can also be easily used to play this tune.
Dave will show you the guitar parts to this song, from the heavy rhythm guitar riffs, to the blazing lead guitar solo loaded with plenty of Zakk traits like wah-wah, fast finger vibrato, melodic phrases, and lightning speed licks.
Mike will show you the single electric guitar part in this tune that digs into a bluesy riff and some syncopated rhythms. The tune starts off establishing a mean groove and a great unison riff played by the guitar and harmonica. The verse alternates between the main riff and strumming 9th chords under the vocals while following the 12 bar blues form. The harmonica takes the only solo in the tune, so this is a great opportunity to work on your blues rhythm playing. The tune ends off with a dramatic change in dynamic, ramping back up for a rather abrupt ending.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 plays all the rhythm riffs with a high gain tone. Guitar 2 plays an extra high gain riff in the intro, and a tasty melodic hook with a clean tone throughout.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar that mimics the carol bells that the song title is based upon. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar that adds some harp-like arpeggios later in the song.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers in this tune. Guitar 1 plays the rhythms with a clean tone. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into some great licks throughout.
Mike will show you the 2 acoustic guitar layers. Guitar 1 is the main guitar part that drives the tune with fingerpicked arpeggiations and barre chord strums. Guitar 2 plays some exotic sounding licks in the verse sections.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers in this tune. Guitar 1 plays the main riff and leads with a slightly overdriven tone drenched in tremolo for a swampy texture. Guitar 2 is a rhythm guitar that plays the progression throughout.
Mike will show you the single clean electric guitar part in this tune that plays some funky riffs and chord stabs. The tune starts out with the guitar playing a bouncy, funky single note line in the lower register, while the arrangement follows a typical 12 bar blues form. In later verses, the guitar switches to playing staccato chord stabs locked in with the groove.
`Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 plays rhythm riffs with a high gain tone. Guitar 2 plays a mix of power chords, a clean melodic hook, and high gain leads.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that drives the tune. Guitar 2 is a clean electric guitar that plays a melodic lead and some simple strums in the outro.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers in this tune. Guitar 1 is the crunch rhythm guitar that strums a simple progression throughout. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that lays into some Chuck Berry influenced licks.
Caren will show you how to strum an easy guitar part along with this classic blues tune. She will show you the three chords required to play along with the tune. This is required material for just about any blues jam, and in this tutorial we’ll learn an easy acoustic guitar part to strum along with the band!
Dave will show this Zakk Wylde song that has a laid-back groove with an acoustic guitar for a foundation. The song also features a killer solo loaded with plenty of Zakk-isms like wide vibrato, melodic phrases, and shred speed licks.
Mike will show you the 2 gritty, slightly overdriven electric guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is the rhythm guitar that plays some steady riffs and chords throughout. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into a rowdy solo and some killer fills along the way
Mike will show you the 3 electric guitar layers. Guitar 1 uses a light crunch tone to play some steady rhythm guitar throughout. Guitar 2 uses a beefier tone for the melodies and leads, and Guitar 3 uses that same tone to play a harmonization of the intro melody.
Anders will show you this classic Southern Rock anthem in a version that has been made easy, so you can hang at any level. This is a really fun song that almost everyone knows, and it features three basic chords repeating throughout the whole song, so if you can learn and perform even the simplest version of it, it is bound to pay off.
Caren will show you a made easy version of this classic Jimmy Reed 12 bar blues. in the key of A Major. If you've been studying the blues, you are likely familiar with the 12 bar song structure, if not, this is an opportunity to dig in to a genre that goes very deep while being based on variations on a simple harmonic theme.
Caren will show a simplified version of this classic old blues tune. Originally recorded in A-flat, this tutorial will teach the song by bumping it up a 1/2 step today for ease of playing. Whether you're jamming with our GT backing tracks, or with your friends, this one will get your toe tapping.
