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Difficulty: Intermediate Solo Guitar 1 is rhythm, which is tabbed out on bottom. Guitar 2 is the solo guitar. Here’s the full solo:                                     … Continue reading →

Difficulty:Intermediate This is a rather lengthy lesson so it has been broken down into parts. The first section we are covering today will be the Intro, 1st Verse, and 1st Chorus. The next section will cover everything else. There are … Continue reading →

Difficulty: Intermediate 1. 2. 3. Tab Complete Transcription To “Over The Hills and Far Away” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Over The Hills and Far Away” (Power Tab)

Difficulty : Intermediate Guitar 1 is acoustic and is in standard tuning. Guitar 2 is in standard tuning, electric, but with a capo on the third fret. Guitar 3 is the sitar, which is in standard tuning, electric, with a … Continue reading →

Here I’d like to present you of a list of some of the greatest rock guitar riffs. This is  not meant to be an all inclusive list, but more of a conversation starter. I’d like to know what songs YOU think I should add to the list- and why. Just post your response in the comments!

Here’s the Breakdown guitar tab. You can download the full tab, plus learn how to play it below: Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate Composer – Petty Where to find this song – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track #2 … Continue reading →

Difficulty: Intermediate  In the first solo riff, Carlos Santana is playing in the key of Dm, which means that the solo is based off of the D Pentatonic Minor scale. Remember, the Dm would be in the 1st position, the … Continue reading →

Did You Know?

Here at Riff-O-Matic you can download guitar tab that are in Power Tab Format, so you will need the Power Tab Editor to view them. It’s a totally free software program.

If you do not have the PT Editor, click here to get it.

Unfortunately, Power Tab Editor does not run on Mac, so we’ve include PDF versions as well.

Riff Rundown Difficulty: Intermediate Guitar Solo There are two guitar parts here. The actual lead guitar part is very easy. The rhythm guitar part is a totally new theme to the song. Here’s what both sound like together: Lead Guitar … Continue reading →