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21. Power Chord Basics I (#617) - Page 4 by WholeNote Staff (593)
    Something about this next example sounds familiar, but i just can't seem to place it... <br/><br/> ...right. <br/><br/>The grunge bands of the early nineties wielded power chords and muted rhythm slashes like flannel clad ninjas. We mus...(more)
    Rock/Pop · Beginner · 70865 Hits · 4.23/5 (77 ratings) · Last modified: 1/30/2000
    
22. Adding Suspensions to Your Strumming (#71) - Page 4 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    OK, so let's put in all together in a typical progression. In the example below, our progression is:<br/><br/> <b>E - D - A - A</b><br/><br/> In the first beat of every measure, we hit the corresponding major chord solid, and then we ja...(more)
    Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 123253 Hits · 4.36/5 (130 ratings) · Last modified: 6/22/1999
    
23. A Guide for Beginners - Strumming (#19) - Page 2 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    This next pattern is very similar to that in page 1, but we start out with a down and up strum instead of just the one down strum. The basic pattern looks like this:<br> <img src="/images/beginner/strum2.gif" align="center"...(more)
    Basics · Beginner · 1001295 Hits · 4.32/5 (1285 ratings) · Last modified: 5/23/1999
    
24. Punk2 (#4172) - Page 3 by Jim Jell (173)
    <Lesson 3> <br/><br/> learning by ear is hard for me but it might not be that way for you. it is supposed to be relatively easy when it comes to punk rock. if you want some good punk rock cds to work on go to www.punkorama.com. ...(more)
    Punk · Beginner · 36273 Hits · 2.37/5 (27 ratings) · Last modified: 2/21/2002
    
25. AC/DCish Song (#9123) - Page 1 by Dan Bogosian (57)
    Here goes.
    Rock/Pop · Beginner · 6522 Hits · 3.40/5 (5 ratings) · Last modified: 1/6/2005
    
26. KrAzEe (#11109) - Page 1 by Strigoi Mort (79)
    ...wow... (this originally was a duet on the piano...i wrote...so if you hate it...and you probably will...no, i'm pretty sure you WILL hate it...soooooooo...enjoy?.?...oh, and put it to Elec Jazz...it sounds more like piano...(more)
    Experimental · Ridiculous · 1796 Hits · 4.00/5 (7 ratings) · Last modified: 7/13/2006
    
27. Modal Mastery (#4230) - Page 32 by Robert Strait (6629)
    <b>The Harmonic Minor Dominant Scale.</b> <br/><br/> This page is under construction.
    Theory/Reference · Intermediate · 94100 Hits · 4.73/5 (64 ratings) · Last modified: 3/22/2002
    
28. Using the Open B7 Chord (#218) - Page 4 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    This voicing also functions well in other forms of music where 7th chords are commonly used. Here's our B7 in a funky type of example. In this case, the key of our tune is actually B, and we vamp between our now familiar B7...(more)
    Theory/Reference · Beginner · 100860 Hits · 4.42/5 (69 ratings) · Last modified: 8/23/1999
    
29. Flamenco Thang (#50) - Page 1 by Jason Hicks (56)
    Is it flamenco? Hell, if I know. All I know is that it's amazing what happens when you start moving an E chord to different places on the neck. It sounds great accompanied by castanets
    Flamenco · Beginner · 35891 Hits · 2.83/5 (102 ratings) · Last modified: 6/13/1999
    
30. Rhythm With Fragmented Chords 2 (#1909) - Page 1 by Shane Keller (120)
    This rhythm is designed to build on the concept of playing a fragmented chord style to enhance a basic rhythm. If you play it on an acoustic guitar or a clean electric, it may sound slightly country; if you use a slightly di...(more)
    Alternative · Intermediate · 8254 Hits · 3.60/5 (5 ratings) · Last modified: 12/4/2000
    
31. A Guide for Beginners - Strumming (#19) - Page 4 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    Hopefully, you're starting to get the hang of it. So far, all the examples have been one measure patterns. In this next example, we use a two-measure pattern that is a common one. In fact, this is the default strumming pat...(more)
    Basics · Beginner · 1001295 Hits · 4.32/5 (1285 ratings) · Last modified: 5/23/1999
    
32. Power Chord Basics I (#617) - Page 3 by WholeNote Staff (593)
    Although power chords can be heard in many styles of music, a sure fire place to hear a slew of them is on modern rock radio. Bands are constantly crunching them out and combining them with muted rhythm slashes and quick chor...(more)
    Rock/Pop · Beginner · 70865 Hits · 4.23/5 (77 ratings) · Last modified: 1/30/2000
    
33. Flamenco Chord Progressions (#1703) - Page 2 by Jim Graham (5164)
    Here we use a variation of these same chords in a "Fandango de Huelvas". This is a 'form' of song in Flamenco that is built around this progression: E - Am - G - F - E. Most of the songs in this form alternate between this...(more)
    Flamenco · Intermediate · 135207 Hits · 4.13/5 (124 ratings) · Last modified: 9/4/2006
    
34. Rasguedo Strum Technique (#1096) - Page 2 by Jim Graham (5164)
    This example is from my song "Postcard From Spain" and appears just after the arpeggio intro. The entire song can be heard at <a href = "http://jimgraham.iuma.com">IUMA.COM</a> . All notes on the 4th and 5th strings should ...(more)
    Flamenco · Intermediate · 41141 Hits · 4.10/5 (31 ratings) · Last modified: 9/3/2006
    
35. Rhythm Guitar:Part 2:Strumming & Spice (#3612) - Page 2 by Robert Strait (6629)
    Most of the time, the first venture that a guitarist makes into playing rhythm begins with strumming. This is the way I started playing guitar and I think it is a great introduction. It's relatively easy to memorize one...(more)
    Theory/Reference · Beginner · 27740 Hits · 4.36/5 (25 ratings) · Last modified: 10/26/2001
    
36. 3 Winter Nights (#5840) - Page 1 by Coco Gaston (963)
    This is a not so simple song i composed, its about 2 pages long but everytime i get to some point the composer freezes and it dosnt work , i only have this much,on wholenote, but if you want the rest email me at misterymen999...(more)
    Classical · Advanced · 25784 Hits · 3.06/5 (17 ratings) · Last modified: 12/31/2002
    
37. Blues Tune (#10657) - Page 1 by David Macneil (31)
    just a quick tune i wrote thats pretty cool. Sounds best on a loop !please rate this tune!
    Blues · Beginner · 4854 Hits · 3.75/5 (8 ratings) · Last modified: 2/7/2006
    
38. Flowin (#6293) - Page 1 by Mitch Ledford (19)
    There is no lesson text for this page.
    Reggae · Beginner · 26409 Hits · 2.30/5 (33 ratings) · Last modified: 3/24/2003
    
39. Deck The Halls (Rocked Out1) (#7313) - Page 4 by Anthony Ridi (1999)
    I found that the melody wasn't being heard over the other two parts so I decided to use octaves. The doubled melody does cut through a little more to my satisfaction, plus this part became more stylistically correct. The on...(more)
    Other · Intermediate · 4592 Hits · 3.33/5 (3 ratings) · Last modified: 12/3/2003
    
40. Using the C add9 chord (#223) - Page 2 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    One of the advantages of having the D on top is that you can play it with other chords that have a D and never move your finger off that D as you go through the chords. The concept of how you minimize the amount of finger mo...(more)
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 48592 Hits · 4.57/5 (35 ratings) · Last modified: 8/30/1999