All about Modern Guitar Chord Styles 2: Electric Guitar
Welcome to the FAQ for Modern Guitar Chord Styles, Book 2. A specialist text for Electric guitar chords, rhythms and styles, MGCS2 builds on from MGCS1 but focuses purely on Electric guitar. Packed with information and progressions, this handy tutor book gives you a professional view on the patchwork of styles from old-school to current that electric guitar creates.
Read on to find out everything you need to know about who MGCS2 is for and how to use it
How to play American Idiot by Green Day
American Idiot is one of Green dayβs biggest hits. From their 2004 album of the same name, American Idiot was a hit in many countries. Itβs high-energy rhythms and intense sing-along style make for an exciting track for electric guitarists.
How to play Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars
Locked Out Of Heaven is one of Bruno Marsβ big hits from his 2012 album Unorthodox Jukebox. A Top 10 hit in over twenty countries, and inspired by the Reggae-rock sound of The Police, Locked Out Of Heaven is great electric guitar track for developing bar-chords and syncopated rhythm work.
All about Modern Guitar Chord Styles 1
Itβs the FAQ for our most popular beginnerβs book: Modern Guitar Chord Styles 1. Whether youβre new to the guitar or need to refine your current skills, weβve compiled answers to the most common questions about this much loved book. For over 20 years students at our studio in Melbourne, Australia have learnt to their favourite songs using the techniques inside!
How to play Yellow by Coldplay
Yellow is simply the most popular song by the most popular band of the 21st Century, Coldplay - a band that has 10+ songs with over 1 billion streams on Spotify, and similar numbers on YouTube. From their debut album Parachutes, Yellow is a hypnotic song that works on all steel string guitars and is a great track to play along with.
How to play Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
Fast Car - Tracy Chapmanβs original 1988 version was a Grammy Award winning hit in the USA and a hit in many other countries. The poignant, personal lyrics and gentle acoustic feel made it refreshingly different in the late β80s, and the 2023 remake by Luke Combs has introduced it to a new global audience. One of the big digital download hits of 2024, Fast Car is a perfect chart for acoustic finger-style . . .
How to play Sinner by The Last Dinner Party
Sinner by The Last Dinner Party is a great chart for electric guitarists. Although there are only two chords underpinning the whole song there are plenty of tasty lead riffs. From The LDPβs album Prelude to Ecstasy, it features clear, well structured electric guitar solos that even include string bending - lets get into it!
How to play Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Crowd sing-along favourite Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond may be an old-school banger but it seems to be more popular now than ever! With the original recording being in B Major (yuk!) it can be trickier to play than you may expect.
Is it better to get guitar lessons or to self teach?
Self-taught guitar vs lessonsβ¦ Itβs a question we get asked all the time! Is it worth getting a guitar teacher?
Weβre a bit biased here, but get a guitar teacher! We often have students start lessons with us after years of self teaching, and they all say the same thing: βIβve made more progress learning with you in 6 months than in 3 years of trying by myself!ββ¦