SONGS PT 4 PLAYLIST

By Justin Guitar

Keeping in line with making sure that your ear develops, my strongest recommendation is that you try and transcribe some songs yourself! In order to help you with that, I am putting some songs here and some hints to get you going with them.

If you really can't get motivated, then there are some links to some songs that I teach using the techniques used in this stage below them!

There are not many songs that just use E Shape Barre chords, most songs use both the E Shape and the A Shape. We're going to be looking at A Shape Barre chords soon and then there will be a WHOLE HEAP of tunes to do.

I used to have a list here of awesome songs that you should transcribe yourself, but then I did a lesson on them all - so maybe try some of the songs below but have a go at working them out on your own and use my lesson to check how you did! Transcribing really is the way forward!

Mostly E Shape Barre Chords (and open chords)

Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis

Creep by Radiohead
There are some fancy variations here too - great song!

The Scientist by Coldplay
Uses the E Shape but also uses an altered tuning and open strings mixed in, which is quite fun!

Times Like These by Jack Johnson
Got some interesting strumming going on too, which we're going to check out in a future foundation lesson!

The Blowers Daughter by Damien Rice
The chorus uses the A Shape, we'll do that soon - check out the verses for now and get to the choruses later!

Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival Actually this one is mostly open chords, but it's a bit tricky for beginners, maybe now's a good time to crack it?

Octaves

In The Cold Cold Night by The White Stripes
Uses octaves for all the main riff and then some power chords too.

Fire by Jimi Hendrix
Uses octaves for the main riff - but also has some pretty tricky stuff going on.