Welcome to my mixed rock artists vol 1 page featuring some rock artists I have covered on the acoustic guitar There are twenty plus free demos, chord sheets and rhythm tips here.
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Mixed Rock Artists Vol 1 Chords, Pdf's, Demos, Tutorials
1. Andrew Gold
Lonely Boy was a big song for Andrew Gold when it was released back in 1977. It reached #7 in both the US and Canada, hit #11 in the UK and reached #32 in Australia.
The track is from his 1976 album, "What's Wrong With This Picture". It was also used in several films including Boogie nights, The Waterboys and The Nice Guys.
Drop D Tuning = No
Capo = No
Rhythm = mainly downstrokes - few places use some arpeggio
Picking = Yes
Chords = A/Db, D, E/Ab, A, Gbm, E6, C7#sus, C#7, Abm7, C#m, Am/Gb, B7sus, B7, Esus, E, Dmaj7, B
Take It Easy was part of an album called "American Anthem Soundtrack" which came out in 1986. The movie was a sports film starring Mitch Gayload and actress and wife of Wayne Gretzky, Janet Jones.
The single peaked at #24 in the US and #30 in Australia.
Drop D Tuning = No
Capo = No
Rhythm = mainly downstrokes but with some up strokes
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime was written in about 15 minutes by James Warren from the British group The Korgis. The scored a #5 on the UK charts and a #18 in the US. Several artists
have covered this song including Beck, who released his version in 2004 from the album "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind". But Beck's version did not chart.
Drop D Tuning = No
Capo = 1st fret
Rhythm = downstrokes and then a down down up down down up and repeat
Picking = Yes
Chords = Gbm, Dmaj7/D#, Dmaj7, C7#sus, C7#, Bm, Esus, E, Dbm, D, A , A/Eb
Sentimental Lady was first recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1972. Bob Welch, who wrote the song, decided to record it himself in 1977 for his French Kiss album.
Several members of Fleetwood Mac are also on this Welch track. The song reached #3 in Canada and #8 in the US.
Ah Leah hails from the 1980 album "Back On The Streets". The song was originally going to be an anti-war song but when that lead to a dead end, writers Mark Avsec and Donnie Iris turned it into a love song.
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New Tutorials For the Week Of 19 Aug
1. CCR - Travelin Band
2. John Denver - Fly Away
3. Don Williams - Something About You
4. John Berry - Beautifully Broken
5. Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dyin'
6. Melvin Endsley - The Blues Don't Mean A Thing
7. The Cadillac Three - Take Me To The Bottom
8. Hank Williams - House Of Gold
9. Josh Turner - I've Got It Made
10.Hank Williams Jr - Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies