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 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.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 plays rhythm riffs with a high gain tone. Guitar 2 handles the soloing and a recurring single note melody. The tune kicks right into a heavy mid-tempo groove that becomes the verse. The chorus opens up the dynamic level with blasting open and power chords. There’s also a solo section filled with killer licks.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar that plays the rhythm guitar parts. Guitar 2 is a crunch electric guitar that plays some power chords and licks.
Mike will show you the 3 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that lays a steady strumming foundation for the tune. Guitar 2 is a clean electric guitar that adds some strums and arpeggiations to help build the arrangement. Guitar 3 is a crunch electric guitar that plays some vibey lead guitar.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean guitar that plays variations on a static bluesy riff in A. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that adds some lead fills throughout.
Mike will show you the acoustic guitar part to this laid back easy rock tune. Any acoustic guitar is suitable to play along with this tutorial. The tune starts out with a descending series of chords played with a laid back groove. This becomes the verse section. The chorus is the same chord progression played with slightly differently finger picking. There’s also a bridge that changes up the progression and builds the arrangement.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 plays harmonics that outline the chord progression, while Guitar 2 is a heavy crunch guitar that plays some dropped D style riffs in the arrangement.
Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar that uses a capo and an alternate tuning to strum out the foundation of the tune. Guitar 2 is a light crunch electric guitar that adds some nice fills and simple chord strums to help build the arrangement.
Mike will show you the 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a rhythm electric guitar that lays down a steady strumming foundation for the tune. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar that adds an arpeggiated part to the verses.
Mike will show you the 3 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 features an octave down whammy effect playing single note riffs throughout the tune. Guitar 2 features a gritty tone and a slide to play the rhythm parts, and Guitar 3 is a fuzz lead guitar that handles the solo.
Mike will show you the 2 clean electric guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a rhythm guitar that lays down a steady foundation for the tune. Guitar 2 is the lead guitar that also plays some funky riffs throughout.
