Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Here's RHCP classic...



Intro

------------------------------------------------------------
--------0--1------------------------------------------------
----------------------------0---2---------------------------
-----2--------0--1------------------------------------------
--0---------------------3-----------------------------------
---------------------1--------------------------------------
x4


Verse

Just repeat the intro riff through the verse:

----------------------------------------------------------1-
--------5-------------------------------------------------3-
------------------------4---------------2----------3------2-
----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0-
-3------------------5-------5-------3------3----------------
---------------3----------------1---------------------------


Bridge

Am
Fmaj7
Am
Fmaj7

Am Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging

Am Fmaj7
Celebrity skin is this your chin or is that war you're waging?

Am Fmaj7
First born unicorn

Am Fmaj7
Hardcore soft porn


Chorus

C G7 Dm9 Am
Dream of Californication

C G7 Dm9 Am
Dream of Californication




and then it goes into guitar solo.
for that, try watching video.
and that's about it.

enjoy it!

- Guitar Theory - Open C Tuning

Here is the lesson about Open C Tuning. It will teach you some basics of how to play in open C Tuning...
For more info on Open C Tuning, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_C_tuning
Below text lessons, you will have video lesson, to provide you with best learning experience!

Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix)

This one is also R'n'R standard. It is 'Hey Joe' by Jimi Hendrix. Even though it's Hendrix, it is really simple, so i hope most of you will be able to play it...



Intro goes something like this:

E|-0-0-0------------|----------------|--------------|-
B|-3-5-3------------|----------------|--------------|-
G|-------2-0--------|----------------|--------------|-5
D|-----------2-----2|---5----5---4--2|-----7-----7--|-5
A|---------------2--|---5----5---4--2|-7-9---7-9---7|-3
E|-------------0----|-0----0---0----0|--------------|-0


Chord Progression is also very simple, and it is the same all through the song:

C G D A E E E7 E
Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe, I said where ya goin' with that gun in your hand



That's it!

Toxicity (System of a Down)

The next song we are gonna teach you how to play is 'Toxicity' by a band calles System of a Down...




To play this song you will have to use drop D; it means all strings down one whole step!
(C-G-C-F-A-D)


Chorus riff is:
1:----------------------------------------|
2:----------------------------------------|
3:----------------------------------------|
4:-0----3-2-0-2-0----8---8-8-8---7--7-7-0-|
5:-0----3-2-0-2-0----8---8-8-8---7--7-7-0-|
6:-0----3-2-0-2-0----8---8-8-8---7--7-7-0-|

Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)

Here's one R'n'R standard. 'Tears in Heaven' by Eric Clapton. It's little more complicated than previous two, mainly because it uses fingerpicking, but just go step by step following video. The chords are provided below..



Chord Progression is:

Verse:

| A E/G# |F#m A| D A | E |
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven

| A E/G# |F#m A| D A | E |
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven


Chorus:

| F#m | C#/E# | Em | F# |
I must be strong and carry on

| Bm |E7sus E7 | A E/G# |
Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven

| F#m A | D E7sus E7| A |


Bridge:

| C G/B | Am D | G D | Em D G |
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees

| C G/B | Am D | G D | E |
Time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please

Should I Stay or Should I Go (Clash)

Here's one other very simple r'n'r standard. It's song 'Should I Stay or Should I Go' by English group Clash. It also uses four very simple chords, so i hope you will all be able to play it no prob.
Again, let's start with video:


Chord Progression is:

Intro:
D D G G G D D
D D G G G D D (e----5h8---)

Verses:
D D G G G D D
Darling you gotta let me know
D D G G G D D
Should I stay or should I go?
B7 (A few times)
If you say that you are mine
D D G G G D D
I'll be here 'til the end of time
A (A few times)
So you got to let me know
D D G G GD D
Should I stay or should I go?


Chords are:
D (XX0232)
G (355433)
B7 (X21202)
A (X02220)

Have fun!

About a Girl (Nirvana)

Let's make it interesting at the beginning, and start with one easy song. "About a Girl" by group called Nirvana. It mainly uses 4 very basic chords... Let's start with video lesson:


Here's the Chord Progression for this song:

Intro:

E5 G E5 G E5 G E5 G
E5 G E5 G E5 G E5 G


Verse:

E5 G E5 G
I need an easy friend
E5 G E5 G
I do with an ear to lend
E5 G E5 G
I do think you fit this shoe
E5 G E5 G
I do but you have a clue

Chorus:

C# C#/G# F#7
Take advantage while
C# C#/G# F#7
You hang me out to dry
E5 A C E5 G E5 G
But I can't see you every night for free
E5 G E5 G
I do


and the CHORDS are:

E5 (022x00)
G (320003)
C# (x4666x)
C#/G (44666x)
C (x3555x)
A (x0222x)
F#7 (244300)


The bass tab is:

|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|---0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------------

|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-------------------4-4---------------------
|------4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0------4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0-

|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|-----------0-0-3-------------------------------
|--0-0-0-0-------------------------------------