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Pink Floyd‘s tech-heavy composition, “Welcome to the Machine” was always way ahead of its time. It brooding and searching and minor-based sonic pallet always took some getting used to, at least for me. But, after covering the song, I discovered the incredible melodic motifs contained within.
This is a two-minute section of the song.
“There’s No End To A Tragic End”
The state of humanity, and the creator looking down at it all.
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For the writing of this work I used a Fender American Stratocaster, running into Logic Pro X. The effect on the guitar is Vahalla’s Smimmer, which is my all time favorite guitar effects. Not to mention that it is an incredible tonal experience.
In September 2017, Jorja Smith released “On My Mind”, an irresistible and jazzy track. She worked alongside producer, Preditah. The track first premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show. It was her first release that made it into the Official UK Charts reaching #54. It has been streamed well over 13 million times on Spotify alone.
If you haven’t played them yet, this track will introduce you to a few jazz chord forms. These moveable shapes are not hard to maneuver if you take your time and work out the fingerings. Do not rush through this arrangement. Patience and slow movement will more than pay off.
I did make a correction thanks to a YouTube subscriber. The second chord is an Fm7b5, and not an Fm7 as I say in the video tutorial.
Here is the tab, which I am in the process of completing. Thank you for your patience!
Here is a link to the Guitar Pro Tab/Score:
I will provide more help with video and audio clips.
Thank you!
Mark
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie team up for a pop summit and produce, well, a hit of course.
Here is the chord/lyric score for the song, “Me”, by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco.
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Here is a link to the Acoustic Guitar Tutorial:
Click Here for the Tutorial:
Click Here for the Tab/Score for guitar:
The acoustic guitar has had occasional spotlight moments reaching out and making itself known as a legitimate accompaniment instrument worthy of featured airplay. Eric Clapton scored big with his 1992 mega-hit “Tears in Heaven”. The song dominated the charts and made it cool to play acoustic guitar again. Decades before, the Mason Williams classic instrumental, “Classical Gas” roared up the charts. The song won three Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement.
“Shallow” is nowhere near the level of the aforementioned songs in structure or instrumentation, but it is a wonderfully written guitar part and engaging song to play.
Make sure to take care on the chord switches during the intro and verse sections. I will finish the score making sure to provide a version that is not fingerpicked for those of you just wanting to strum and easier version.
Here is the link to one of Lana Del Rey’s greatest songs, “Brooklyn Baby”.
I’ve included a link to the Part 1 guitar tutorial, which covers the main guitar riff. A full tutorial will be up within two days.
Tutorial (Part One)
Lana’s Website:
