All tagged Songs Worth Learning
Melissa - The Allman Brothers
The Allman Brother Band were know for having two electric guitar players playing harmonized guitar parts. They fused blues, jazz, and country to create a style that became known as “southern rock.” But this song feature acoustic guitar and the use of open chord shapes ascending and descending the neck with lots of open strings.
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s music is often labelled “country music” but it was really his own unique thing. His driving, train-like "boom chucka, boom chucka" alternating bass note and chord rhythm created a popular rhythm guitar style for both country and rockabilly guitarists for generations.
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Certain guitar players have a style so unique and new at the time that they influence generations of players who come after them. Chuck Berry is one of those players.