

Inversions - Part 2
Part two of inversions looks at inversions of a minor triad on the E, B and G strings of the guitar. Using the key of C minor as an...


Till I Am Myself Again
I transcribed this song yesterday for one of my students. Classic Canadiana. I haven't listened to a lot of Blue Rodeo but every time I...


Plainclothes Man
If you don't know a lot about Elliott Smith, I strongly recommend that you give his music a listen. I recently watched a documentary...


Open Chord Library For Beginners
As a follow up to last week's Ukulele Chord Library post, this is the beginner version for guitar. This video contains all the most...


The Waiting
The Waiting by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers was one of the first singles I ever bought. I absolutely loved this song and still do to...


Dream Police
This song was off the first album I ever bought. I played it to death on my cheap record player with built in receiver and speakers...


Call The Police
I have to admit that when I first heard this song when it was released this summer, it didn't really speak to me. Now, I have to say, it...


Perfect Circle
This "Song Of The Week" post was requested by Christian. Perfect Circle is from R.E.M.'s 1983 debut album Murmur. My introduction to this...


How To Use A Capo - Part 2
Now that we know a bit about the theory (see Part 1), let's try applying it. The chord progression for the verse of Yellow by Coldplay is...

Metal Baby
A slightly lesser known band from the 90's but no less great is the Scottish group Teenage Fanclub. I didn't really listen to them that...