If you're looking for bending practice in the form of a soulful, medium tempo guitar solo then this makes a perfect choice! More…
Learning essential rock-origins starts with Chuck Berry! Johnny B. Goode's intro shows beginner and intermediate guitarists how to use slides and bends to create the authentic sounds of early rock. This… More…
This is a simple octave-based phrase that will help guitarists master octaves on the fretboard. More…
Solid rock guitar riffs for rhythm and lead that most intermediate players can handle. The intro offers practice with timing and sustain while the vocal sections are great examples of rhythm/riff playing. More…
This is a scale exercise in which you will transpose from a G Major scale to a G Dorian mode (a.k.a. F Major). Getting comfortable with this trick can offer any guitarist access to different colors in… More…
A great solo for established beginners wanting to stretch themselves a bit with a more expressive, flowing top 40 guitar solo. More…
A classic and familiar guitar solo that starts out mellow and develops with more rapid phrasing. It leans on slides and bends to create more intricate, yet simple phrases that every guitarist can learn… More…
This is a great solo for any guitarist to learn, but since it isn't technically very fast or difficult it can be a really good fit for beginners and intermediate players. More…
This is a simplified example of a jazz melody based on guide tones (in this case the 3rd of each chord). The harmony is based on the first 8 bars of All the Things You Are and builds simple melodic phrases… More…
This tab contains a few ideas for guitar licks (or phrases) that move from tonic to tonic - in this case A in the key of A minor. The phrases should be memorized and used interchangeably over an Am jam… More…
This is a great beginner tab for aspiring classical guitar players. Things to watch: (1) p, i, m, a - always play the bass notes with your thumb (p), (2) upper notes should be played with your i, m and… More…
This is a simple rendition of a great (but simple) tune that can be used to showcase 1/8th, 1/16th and triplet rhythms. More…
This is a great strumming song for beginners and intermediate players. It will challenge strummers to be more precise about their downstrokes and upstrokes in order to play it correctly - with the right… More…
This is the instrumental intro to Heart's "Love Alive" off their class 1977 album Little Queen. The verses rely on similar guitar parts to the intro, so many intermediate players will be able to follow… More…
This tab covers the intro, verse and chorus. The song follows a pretty strict 12-Bar blues template in the key of D. I haven't tabbed out the solo - this is just a play along for the main rhythm section. More…
This is such an awesome beginner song! Since this is originally played on piano, I took liberties to move it onto guitar. There are also a few points where I add flourishes that I didn't tab (because… More…
An exercise for practicing the 5 major scale shapes up and down the fretboard in an alternating ASC/DESC pattern. More…
This is a short 8-bar ditty - inspired by the style of Wes Montgomery. It is paired with guitar tab on soundslice.com and is intended for any aspiring guitarist who has an interest in playing something… More…