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 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.
Caren will be teaching you a classic 70s radio rock song, Lucky Man by ELP, a prog rock band. In this tutorial we’ll learn a simple beginner approach to play along with the band. There are both acoustic & electric guitar layers in original version. But at the core this song is a strong vocal melody backed by a strummed acoustic guitar!
Mike will show you the 2 guitar parts in this song. Guitar 1 is a shimmery clean electric guitar that strums the chord progressions. Guitar 2 is an overdriven electric guitar that plays a few lead fills and an extended, emotional outro solo.
Mike will show you the single electric guitar layer in this song. It’s a clean guitar that plays some dreamy arpeggiations throughout. On the recording, the guitar plays only half the time, so we’ve added an R&B rhythm guitar approach any guitarist would typically play to cover the missing sections.
Mike will show you this classic rock tune in a Made Easy format with simplified chords and a straight forward strumming pattern. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, can be used to play this song.
Mike will show you this classic rock tune in a Made Easy format with simplified chords and a straight forward strumming pattern. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, can be used to play this song.
Mike will show you this classic rock tune in a Made Easy format with simplified chords and a straight forward strumming pattern. Any guitar, acoustic or electric, can be used to play this song.
Mike will show you the song’s 2 acoustic guitar layers. Guitar 1 is the main guitar part that drives the tune with some single note motifs and strong strumming. Guitar 2 adds some higher ornamentations in the intro and reintro sections.
Mike will show you the 2 electric guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a rhythm guitar that lays down a steady foundation for the tune. Guitar 2 is an effected crunch guitar that adds a melodic layer to the tune.
Mike will show you how to play this modern R&B pop ballad that we’ll learn on acoustic in a made easy style with open and barre chords and a simple strumming pattern.
Mike will show you this modern pop ballad using open and barre chords and a simple strumming pattern. We’re also including a bonus lesson that shows a few advanced approaches to make the parts sound more like the original recording.
Mike will show you this modern pop ballad in a made easy arrangement on acoustic guitar with simple open chords and strums. Any acoustic guitar is suitable to play along with this tutorial.
Dave will show you this classic early rock and roll dance hit with lots of influence from rockabilly, blues, and big bands. There’s one rhythm guitar that plays through the entire song. There's also a bonus lesson on how to play the sax solo arranged for guitar.
Anders will teach you the iconic blues-rock song “Mary Had A Little Lamb”, as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughan. This is a really fun song, packed with classic SRV blues/rock vocabulary, and even though this song is somewhat short and concise, there's rhythm and lead material enough in it to last you a lifetime. This song is performed as a “power trio” meaning the guitar only has bass and drums backing it up, and it's the perfect exercise in seamless switching between rhythm and lead playing as well as strumming and single note picking.
Mike will show you the 1 clean electric guitar layer in this song. The tune opens with some dramatic accents that set the mood. Then the verse kicks in to a swinging 6/8 time R&B groove with the guitar outlining the progression with single notes and diads. The chorus ups the dynamic with the guitar strumming the chord progression. There’s also a bridge section that builds the arrangement even further.
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.
