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.
Tom will show you the guitar part in this blues classic. The guitar is a mixture of basic blues riffs that suggest a 12 bar blues form but never makes it to the V (five) chord and doesn’t conform to a regular length form. This is clearly at the root of the blues style and tradition.
Mike will show you the 2 acoustic guitar layers in this song digging into slide riffs and chord strums. Any acoustic guitar can be used for this tutorial, but one with a brighter tone will cut through the band mix better. A slide is also needed to play some of the parts in this tune.
Dave will show you all the great riffs and licks for electric guitar in this iconic song. There’s also a bonus lesson where I’ll teach the Intro fiddle part arranged for electric guitar.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a crunch guitar that plays rhythm guitar throughout the song. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into some scorching licks in the solo section.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a crunch guitar that plays rhythm guitar throughout the song. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into some killer licks.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a crunch guitar that plays rhythm guitar throughout the song. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into some scorching licks throughout.
Dave will show you the guitar parts in this song, from the squealing intro licks, to the power chord riffs in a boogie rhythm, to the whammy bar filled solo. “Tobacco Road" is in the key of D minor and 4/4 time at a tempo of about 140 BPM.
Caren will show you a beginners approach to this pop rock classic with simplified, whole note strum and an easy set of chords to play along with the band.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a rhythm electric guitar that lays down a steady foundation for the tune. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that takes the arrangement to the next level with some soaring soloing.
Mike will show you how any acoustic guitar is suitable to play along with this tutorial. To play this song using easier open chord shapes, you’ll need a capo placed at the 3rd fret. If you’re up for a challenge, we’ve included a bonus lesson that teaches the song without a capo using barre chords.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar that strums and arpeggiates chords. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into some melodic licks.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 plays rhythm riffs with a crunch tone. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that digs into some memorable licks. The last half of the solo is harmonized by 2 additional lead guitar layers.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers in this song. Both guitars play rhythm with a crunch tone, but Guitar 2 also plays the lead parts during the solo section and outro.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 plays the bulk of the parts throughout the tune with a clean tone, while Guitar 2 enters at the very end to add some ascending chord stabs and launch into a free time outro section.
Caren will show how to play a Made Easy version of this song in order to strum the chords along with the band. This is a fun song that presents several challenges. We'll use numerous root position open & barre chords.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean guitar that will play the rhythm chords throughout. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that adds some slide and filter-effected fills for a unique sound.
Mike will show you the 4 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that plays some low dynamic solo guitar as well as strummed progressions in the verse sections of the song.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that lays a steady strumming foundation for the tune. Guitar 2 is a light crunch electric guitar that adds some nice fills and simple chord strums to help build the arrangement.
Caren will show you how to play an acoustic guitar part to strum along with the band in this tutorial. This puts the weight of rhythm on our right hand performance, so we'll be talking about how to get a sound that evokes the vibe of the song.
