Lesson a week is back! Sorry about the delay everyone. Life has kept me very busy with working and family obligations. This week's new song is JoCo's latest song "Blue Sunny Day". Enjoy everyone!
Lesson A Week 22: Blue Sunny Day
P.S. Worst screencap ever.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Opening Band
Hey everyone, I've made another lesson for a Paul and Storm song. I put a lot of work into this one plus there's some extra special stuff in this one. You'll have to watch the video to find out. The tab follows below. Sorry for the lack of updates, times have been very busy as anyone who knows me can attest to. Special thanks to Paul and Storm for writing this song and being so supportive. Also thanks to Stephen Poon for filming and editing this lesson on his camera from the future. Next week I'll be getting back to the JoCo tabs, so don't you folks worry.
If Dave Taught Guitar: Opening Band
If Dave Taught Guitar: Opening Band
Capo on second fret, all chords are relative to the capo.
Chords
E 022100
A x02220
C#m x46654
Am x02210
B x2444x
G# 466544
G7 353433
F#7 242322
B7 797877
F#11/E 044300
G6/E 055400
Aadd9/E 077600
Aadd9 x07657
Am11 x0109810
Chord figure that ends each bridge
F#7 B7
2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7--7-7-7-7-
2-4-5-4-2-4--7-9-10-9-7-9-
2-2-2-2-2-2--8-8--8-8-8-8-
3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7--7-7-7-7-
4-4-4-4-4-4--9-9--9-9-9-9-
2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7--7-7-7-7-
Intro |E | 4x
A Section
E(let ring) A
We are the opening band
E C#m A
We are here to do five or six or seven songs
Am B A B
“Don’t go too long, and get the hell off the stage”
E A
We are the opening band
E C#m A
We’re probably not the band you came to see tonight
Am B A E
But it’s alright, ’cause soon we’ll go away
B Section
A Am E G#
And we’re wondering, just where the hell’s the sound guy?
A Am E G#
He disappeared just after we got up here
A Am E G7
He’s probably behind the building rolling up a fattie
F#7(chord figure) B7
And he’ll be gone until our last song
A Section
E A
We got a VW van
E C#m A
I had to sell every Star Wars™ figure that I had
Am B A B
And ask my Dad to co-sign for the loan
E A
We don’t got a whole lot of fans
E C#m
Nobody asks for our autograph
A Am B A E
And, sad to say, as of today, no panties have been thrown
B Section
A Am E G#
And we’re wondering if this was worth the drive here
A Am E G#
We spent six hours in traffic on the highway
A Am E
For fifty bucks, and half price on the cheese fries
G7 F#7(chord figure)
And free Miller® Lite on tap
B7
Who can drink that crap?
Bridge
E F#11/E
My cousin lives in town, and we’ll be crashing at his place
G6/E Aadd9/E
Unless his girlfriend’s home from college and she’s staying for the weekend
Aadd9 Am11
And if she is, then we will have to go and park the van
E
Behind the IHOP by the Turnpike
E(breaK)
And we’ll sleep in the back seat
Bridge 3
A Am E G#
And we’re wondering just where the headline act is
A Am E G#
They’re prob’ly getting wasted in the green room
A Am E
And they don’t give a rat’s ass who we are
G7 F#7(chord figure)
So when they start to play up here
B7
We’re gonna drink all their beer
A Section
E A
We are the opening band
E C#m A
We hope that all of you sign up on our mailing list
Am B A B
And buy our disc and t-shirts (in black and gray)
E A
We are the opening band
E C#m A
And we only got about 25 more minutes left
Am B A E
That’s all we get to blow your ass away
Ending
E A
We are the opening band
E
We are the opening band
A
Hello
Am
Hello
E
Hello
|E A|E A|E A|E A|
Sunday, September 21, 2008
"Live" tab
Transcribed by Suuuupaadave.
This is the most comprehensive tab I've ever done, so I apologize for any minor hiccups. Below you will find chord voicings, lyrics and chord symbols, and complete tablature for all of the fingerpicking. Take some time to look over the tabs and the chords before attempting to play through this as it takes a little practice to get the different rhythms down. Feel free to send me a message with any thoughts or comments on this tab. Thank you!
Capo on fifth fret
This is the most comprehensive tab I've ever done, so I apologize for any minor hiccups. Below you will find chord voicings, lyrics and chord symbols, and complete tablature for all of the fingerpicking. Take some time to look over the tabs and the chords before attempting to play through this as it takes a little practice to get the different rhythms down. Feel free to send me a message with any thoughts or comments on this tab. Thank you!
Capo on fifth fret
Chords
Am x02210
Am7b5 x0554x
G 3x000x
Cmaj7 x3200x
G/B x2003x
Dsus2 xx0230
Am7/G 3x201x
D7/F# 2x021x
Bm x24432
Em 022000
Gmaj7/F# 2x000x
G7/F 1x000x
C x32010
Bb6 x1003x
Eb x6888x
Bb x1333x
F 1x321x
Ab 4x654x
D7sus2 xx0210
Am7#11 x05545
Am7b5 x0101x
Intro
|Am |Am7b5 |
Verse Lead In
|G Cmaj7| x2
Verse 1
G Cmaj7
I’ve worked so long
G Cmaj7
Every night and every day
G Cmaj7 G/B
Been through hours and hours of research
Am Dsus2
And dozens of graves
G Cmaj7
The perfect girl
G Cmaj7 G/B
Turns out, was just too hard to find
Am Am7/G
So I had to make her
D7/F#
But can I make her mine?
Pre Chorus
Bm
Will she be friendly?
Em
Or will she break free?
Am Am7/G
Will she terrorize the villagers?
D7/F#
Will she notice me?
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F#
Hard work and science
G7/F C
Are what I have to give
Am Am7b5
And all I’m asking in return
Am7b5(let ring)
Is that you live
Verse Lead In
|G Cmaj7| x2
Verse 2
G Cmaj7
I know I’m smart
G Cmaj
But a madman’s all they see
G Cmaj7
Now there’s finally a person
G/B Am Dsus2
Who might love me for me
G Cmaj7
She holds my heart
G cmaj7 G/B
Like the way that I held hers
Am Am7/G
The one from the cadaver
D7/F#
Igor just disinterred
Pre Chorus
Bm
Left nothing to chance now
Em
Double-checked every stitch
Am Am7/G
The Tesla coils are charging up
D7/F#
Igor, throw the switch
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F#
Hard work and science
G7/F C
Are what I have to give
Am Am7b5
And all I’m asking in return
Am7b5(let ring)
Is that you live
Bridge Lead In
|G Am|G/B Bb7|
Bridge
Eb Bb
They call me a monster
F Bb
For making a monster
Eb Bb Dsus2
But what is a monster anyway?
Eb Bb
Someone frightening the mob?
F Bb
Someone playing God?
Eb Bb Ab
Or is it someone too scared to understand
Dsus2 D7sus2
And so they stand in love’s way?
Verse Lead In
|G Cmaj7| x2
Verse 3
G Cmaj7
Now here they come
G Cmaj7
Sounds like the rabble’s roused again
G Cmaj7 G/B
With their torches and their pitchforks
Am Dsus2
About to break in
G Cmaj7
There’s just no point
G Cmaj7 G/B
In trying to make them understand
Am Am7/G
I’ll wait here by her gurney
D7/F#
Holding onto her hand
Pre Chorus
Bm
Her eyes open slowly
Em
She gives me a smile
Am Am7/G
Now we’ve got each other
D7/F#
At least for a while
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F#
Hard work and science
G7/F C
Are what I have to give
Am Am7b5
And all I’m asking in return
Am7#11(let ring)
Is that you live
Outro
|G Am|G/B Bb6|Am Am7b5|G C|G |
Tabs
Intro
Am Am7b5
|--------0------|------------|
|1----1-----3-1-|4----4--4---|
|---2---2-------|---5----5---|
|--2---2---2---2|--5---5-5---|
|0---0---0---0--|0---0---0---|
|---------------|------------|
Verse Lead In
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 x2
|-----------------|------------------|
|--3--1--0----0---|--3--1--0----0----|
|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0--|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2---|
|--------3---3----|--------3---3-----|
|3---3------------|3---3-------------|
Verse
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am Dsus2
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------0------|
|--3--1--0----0---|--3--1--0----0----|--3--1--0---------|1--3-1---3----3----|
|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0--|-----------0-0-0--|-----------2---2---|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2---|--0---0---2-------|--2---2--0---0-----|
|--------3---3----|--------3---3-----|--------3---3-2---|0---0--------------|
|3---3------------|3---3-------------|3---3-------------|-------------------|
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------0----------|
|--3--1--0----0---|--3--1--0---------|1----1--1----1----|1----1-----3-1-----|
|-----------0---0-|-----------0-0-0--|---2---2---0---0--|---2---2-----------|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2-------|--2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0----|
|--------3---3----|--------3---3-2---|0---0-------------|-------------------|
|3---3------------|3---3-------------|--------3---3-----|2---2---2---2------|
Pre Chorus
Bm Em Am Am7/G D7/F#
|--------2--------|--------0---------|------------------|-------------------|
|--3--5-----5-3---|0----0-----3-0----|1----1--1----1----|1----1--1--0-------|
|-----------------|---0---0----------|---2---2---0---0--|---2---2-----2-----|
|--4---4---4---4--|--2---2---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---|--0---0---0---0----|
|2---2---2---2----|------------------|0---0-------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|0---0---0---0-----|--------3---3-----|2---2---2---2------|
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F# G7/F C Am Am7b5
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|0----0--0----0---|0----0--1----1----|1----1--1----1----|4----4--4----------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|---2---2---2---2--|---5----5----------|
|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---|--5---5-5----------|
|-----------------|--------3---3-----|0---0---0---0-----|0---0---0----------|
|3---3---2---2----|1---1-------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bridge Lead In
G Am G/B Bb6
|-----------------|------------------|
|0----0--1----1---|3----3--3----3----|
|---0---0---2---2-|---0---0---0---0--|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---0---0---|
|--------0---0----|2---2---1---1-----|
|3---3------------|------------------|
Bridge
Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Dsus2
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|0--0---0---0------|
|8----8--3----3---|1----1--3----3----|8----8--3----3---|-3---3---3---3----|
|---8---8---3---3-|---2---2---3---3--|---8---8---3---3-|--2---2---2---2---|
|--8---8---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---|--8---8---3---3--|0---0---0---0-----|
|6---6---1---1----|--------1---1-----|6---6---1---1----|------------------|
|-----------------|1---1-------------|-----------------|------------------|
Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Ab
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|8----8--3----3---|1----1--3----3----|8----8--3----3---|4----4--4----4----|
|---8---8---3---3-|---2---2---3---3--|---8---8---3---3-|---5---5---5---5--|
|--8---8---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---|--8---8---3---3--|--6---6---6---6---|
|6---6---1---1----|--------1---1-----|6---6---1---1----|------------------|
|-----------------|1---1-------------|-----------------|4---4---4---4-----|
Dsus2 D7sus2
|---0----0--------|
|3----3--1--------|
|--2---2-2--------|
|0---0---0--------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
Final Chorus
Chorus
G Gmaj7/F# G7/F C Am Am7b5 Am7#11
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------5-----------|
|0----0--0----0---|0----0--1----1----|1----1--1----1----|4----4--4----------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|---2---2---2---2--|---5----5----------|
|--0---0---0---0--|--0---0---2---2---|--2---2---2---2---|--5---5-5----------|
|-----------------|--------3---3-----|0---0---0---0-----|0---0---0----------|
|3---3---2---2----|1---1-------------|------------------|-------------------|
Outro
G Am G/B Bb6 Am Am7b5 [harmonics]
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|0----0--1----1---|3----3--3----3----|1----1--1----1---|0-----------------0-[5]|
|---0---0---2---2-|---0---0---0---0--|---2-------0---0-|0-0---0---0---0---0-[5]|
|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---0---0---|--2---2---1---1--|0-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0-[5]|
|--------0---0----|2---2---1---1-----|0---0---0---0----|--3---3---3---3--------|
|3---3------------|------------------|-----------------|3-----------------3--3-|
Lesson A Week Returns!
Thank you to everyone who has continued to support me even after an absence of 2 months. Big thanks to Jonathan, Paul and Storm, and of course Alora for getting me the new camera. This week I present to you a double header with a new lesson for "A Laptop Like You" and the Paul & Storm song "Live" which is in the style of JoCo. "Live" is posted in two parts, one with just the lesson, the other with just the play through. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help with anything I've posted.
I'm going to post a the tab for "Live" in another post until I can find a better place for it. Sorry if it clutters up the page, it'll likely be just a temporary place until I find somewhere good to host it.
Lesson a Week 21: A Laptop Like You
If Dave Taught Guitar: Live (Part 1)
If Dave Taught Guitar: Live (Part 2)
I'm going to post a the tab for "Live" in another post until I can find a better place for it. Sorry if it clutters up the page, it'll likely be just a temporary place until I find somewhere good to host it.
Lesson a Week 21: A Laptop Like You
If Dave Taught Guitar: Live (Part 1)
If Dave Taught Guitar: Live (Part 2)
Friday, August 15, 2008
Returning soon!
In an unexpected turn of events, the amazing and wonderful Alora has saved the day and will be replacing my camera. When she's here in about 2 weeks I'll have recording capabilities and I can start cranking some lessons out. I truly appreciate all of your support and concern everyone. Let me know what songs you've all had in mind and I'll start brushing up on the ones I don't know as well so I can give you all a great lesson when the time comes.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Lesson a Week update
Hey everyone, bad news. On my return trip from Boston yesterday, I put my camera down for a second in the airport and it was snatched when I wasn't looking. It's now gone and I'm missing all sorts of great stuff from this past weekend which saddens me greatly. The biggest way this affects everyone here is that I have no means to record videos without it. I'll do my best to borrow a camera from a friend to film at some point, but I can't promise when this will happen. Until then I will do my best to put some time into the Mandelbrot Set or just the tab revision project. Sorry to everyone for the delays and thanks to everyone who's supported me this far.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Lesson A Week 19 + 20
Hey everyone! Sorry I disappeared for a few weeks there. Here are the episodes of Lesson a Week you may have missed since I've been rather busy.
Lesson A Week 19: A Talk With George
I'm sorry this one cuts off so abruptly as I was short on time.
Lesson A Week 20: Over There
Lesson A Week 19: A Talk With George
I'm sorry this one cuts off so abruptly as I was short on time.
Lesson A Week 20: Over There
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