Strumming

Be Yourself - Audioslave

This song is fun to play, especially if you have a Wah Pedal. It is played with a Capo on fret 2. The part that gets more intense in the solo should be played funk style, which means that you strum all the string muted except for the notes indicated.

Audioslave - Be Yourself P1

Audioslave - Be Yourself P1

Audioslave - Be Yourself P2

Audioslave - Be Yourself P2

Audioslave - Be Yourself P3

Audioslave - Be Yourself P3

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Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

It is a simple song to play with a band, but quite challenging to make interesting when played with a guitar only, as it is the same thing almost the whole song.

Below the Lead Sheet is the music sheet for the lead guitar for the whole song. There is delay, reverb and he uses a volume pedal to get the notes to come out ghostly sounding by starting with no volume or very little while plucking the note and increasing the volume when the notes resonate.

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Sheet

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Sheet

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P1

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P1

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P2

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P2

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P3

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P3

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P4

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lead Guitar P4

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Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac

This song is simple on the surface, but it requires a lot of energy to keep the strumming going the whole song and there is a second guitar part that is hard to replicate. The chords are simple, but pay attention to the strumming and the DS on measure 14 that takes you back to measure 3.

The Solo is below the lead sheet. It’s in F# Minor Pentatonic scale position 1 and 2.

During the Verse and Chorus, there is second guitar that plays harmonics and high pitch chords. From my research, it is played with a Nashville Tuning which consist of changing the lower 4 strings of the guitar to a lighter gauge, in order to tune those strings one octave higher. I am not sure about that, as I don’t have a guitar to try this with, but if someone knows more about it, please give me a shout at patrice@paliatsky.com.

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News Lead Sheet

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News Lead Sheet

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News Solo

Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News Solo

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Speak to Me - 10 000 Maniacs

The intro and chorus are played with triads on the first three strings. The Verse is played with open chords strummed and arpeggiated. Watch out for the DS on measure 17 that takes you back to measure 9. Also, pay attention to the measure of 2/4 in the Verse.

10 000 Maniacs - Speak to Me Lead Sheet

10 000 Maniacs - Speak to Me Lead Sheet

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I Miss You - Incubus

The time signature in this song is interesting as it is feels a bit like 6/8 in the chorus because of the half time feel, but in the verse it feels like 6/4. In the end, it doesn’t matter, it sounds good. Pretty simple song to play. The guitar is tuned in Drop D. It is the same riff in the intro and Verse, but in the latter it is palm muted. The Chorus is simply strummed.

Incubus - I Miss You P1

Incubus - I Miss You P1

Incubus - I Miss You P2

Incubus - I Miss You P2

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Welcome to the Working Week - Elvis Costello

This song is fast and uses a lot of Barre Chords. It is very short, but still has three verses, two and a half choruses and a bridge; it’s quite impressive.

Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week Lead Sheet

Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week Lead Sheet

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Can't Repeat - The Offspring

This is a fun song to play, as it is all power chords, but it’s quite fast. The first three pages are the rhythm guitar and the last page is the lead guitar.

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Music Sheet P1

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Music Sheet P1

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Music Sheet P2

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Music Sheet P2

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Music Sheet P3

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Music Sheet P3

The first two lines are the lead guitar that is heard in the Intro and at the end of the Choruses. The last three lines are the lead guitar in the Outro.

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Lead Guitar

The Offspring - Can’t Repeat Lead Guitar

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What's Up - Four Non-Blondes Ukulele

This is a great song to practice strumming and Bm barre chord. Note that you need to remove your fingers off the string on the last beat of every measure. That is what gives this songs its iconic sound.

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Ukulele Lead Sheet

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Ukulele Lead Sheet

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What's Up - Four Non-Blondes

This is a great strumming song. Note that on the last beat of every measure, she removes her fingers to get to the next chord, that is what gives this strumming pattern its iconic sound. Below the Lead Sheet is the music sheet for the Lead Guitar that plays throughout the song.

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Lead Sheet

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Lead Sheet

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Lead Guitar P1

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Lead Guitar P1

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Lead Guitar P2

Four Non-Blondes - What’s Up Lead Guitar P2

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Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

This is a good strumming song. In the recording there is a main acoustic guitar written below, but there are also a few other electric guitars play arpeggios of the chords in the pre-chorus and a simple repeated pentatonic pattern in the chorus (D - F - D - G - D - F - D - G - D - F). The solo at the end is played with a slide and the notes are F - C - D - A and on the third time he plays F - C - D - F - D - A.

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Lead Sheet P1

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Lead Sheet P1

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Lead Sheet P2

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Lead Sheet P2

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Supersonic - Oasis

Below are the music sheet for both guitars played in this song. The first one is the rhythm guitar part and below that is the lead guitar.

The first chords is an F#m without playing the first two strings. then the A5 and B5 are played with open strings.

Oasis - Supersonic Rhythm P1

Oasis - Supersonic Rhythm P1

Oasis - Supersonic Rhythm P2

Oasis - Supersonic Rhythm P2

Oasis - Supersonic Lead Guitar P1

Oasis - Supersonic Lead Guitar P1

Oasis - Supersonic Lead Guitar P2

Oasis - Supersonic Lead Guitar P2

Oasis - Supersonic Lead Guitar P3

Oasis - Supersonic Lead Guitar P3

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About A Girl - Nirvana

This song is a great beginner song. The tuning for this song is Eb standard (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb). Pay attention to the repeat signs and the Da Segno (D.S.) that takes you back to measure 5.

Nirvana - About A Girl Lead Sheet P1

Nirvana - About A Girl Lead Sheet P1

Nirvana - About A Girl Lead Sheet P2

Nirvana - About A Girl Lead Sheet P2

Nirvana - About A Girl Solo

Nirvana - About A Girl Solo

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Yesterday - The Beatles

In the recording, Paul McCartney played with his guitar in Standard D Tuning (D,G,C,F,A,D) , but in his performances with the Beatles, they played it in Standard E Tuning. This song is played in a fingerpicking style where your thumb plays the bass note of every chord and your fingers play the other strings, mainly the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings.

At the end of the song, Paul plays the D8, C#8 and C8 in a C chord shape and alternates with an open G string. It’s a little bit like in Blackbird.

The Beatles - Yesterday Lead Sheet

The Beatles - Yesterday Lead Sheet

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Good Times - Latch Key Kid Ukulele

This is a simple feel good song. Be aware that it is swing and notice that the verse is staccato; it’s important, because that is the only difference from the chorus.

Latch Key Kid - Good Times Ukulele Lead Sheet

Latch Key Kid - Good Times Ukulele Lead Sheet

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Song for the Mira - Anne Murray Ukulele

Below is the lead sheet for Song for the Mira from Anne Murray. The song is played with fingerpicking, but you can strum it as well.

Anne Murray - Song for the Mira Ukulele Lead Sheet P1

Anne Murray - Song for the Mira Ukulele Lead Sheet P1

Anne Murray - Song for the Mira Ukulele Lead Sheet P2

Anne Murray - Song for the Mira Ukulele Lead Sheet P2

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Mr Jones - Counting Crows Ukulele

This song is straightforward, just pay attention to the amount of repeats. Notice that most chord change happen on the upbeat of 4.

Counting Crows - Mr Jones Ukulele Lead Sheet P1

Counting Crows - Mr Jones Ukulele Lead Sheet P1

Counting Crows - Mr Jones Ukulele Lead Sheet P2

Counting Crows - Mr Jones Ukulele Lead Sheet P2

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR Ukulele

This song is fairly simple with basic chords and a strumming in eighth notes. It is very straight forward: Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus x2. The only changes in the rhythm are in the intro where there are sixteenth notes

CCR - Have You Ever Seen the Rain Lead Sheet

CCR - Have You Ever Seen the Rain Lead Sheet

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High and Dry - Radiohead

This song is quite fun to play, because it sounds simple, but it’s intricate in its on way. The octave chords G#8, F#8 and E8 are played on the A string with the open B string ringing. During the verse, there are some variations of the E chord with an Esus4 (add6), but it is not essential to the song.

Radiohead- High and Dry Lead Sheet P1

Radiohead- High and Dry Lead Sheet P1

Radiohead - High and Dry Lead Sheet P2

Radiohead - High and Dry Lead Sheet P2

Radiohead - High and Dry Solo and Outro

Radiohead - High and Dry Solo and Outro

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