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How To Practice For Your Ears
Here is a way to Practice your Scales using the Modes. This will help you 'Train & Develop' your Musical Ear! These exercises will also get your fingers moving over most of the Fret-Board. Try it, and see how you like it! :^D
Theory/Reference · Beginner · 32238 Hits · 4.73/5 (64 ratings) · Last modified: 4/10/2013
 
Jazz Chord Progression
Jazz Chords: Where do the Notes come from? This is something that I have been wondering about for some time now. I have done some research. Let me share with you, what I have found out about this! :^)
Jazz · Beginner · 56286 Hits · 4.68/5 (105 ratings) · Last modified: 4/10/2013
 
Latin Grooves
Fun Latin Grooves
World · Intermediate · 8642 Hits · 4.50/5 (36 ratings) · Last modified: 3/11/2013
 
Thinking Out Loud- Part Five
Continuing to store ideas as they come. Page eleven is the latest.
Rock/Pop · Intermediate · 7708 Hits · 4.14/5 (14 ratings) · Last modified: 12/8/2012
 
Walking Through Two Octaves
This is something to get you started on the upper registers of the neck A very cool walking bass line, keep it moving playing it over and over add your own ideas
Blues · Beginner · 3364 Hits · 3.75/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 11/25/2012
 
Zydeco, I Gar-ron-tee
A bit of Cajun flavoring for y'all...
World · Intermediate · 4833 Hits · 4.79/5 (14 ratings) · Last modified: 9/10/2012
 
A Good Version Of Fur Elise
I saw some other versions of this song on this site, but I decided to make a new one because some of the others were just for right hand, I combine both the right and left hand parts together in this one. Enjoy
Classical · Advanced · 11550 Hits · 4.47/5 (19 ratings) · Last modified: 6/27/2012
 
Oriental Feel
Oriental lick
Metal · Advanced · 766 Hits · 5.00/5 (3 ratings) · Last modified: 6/20/2012
 
ALL: WHITE STONE NAMING
The full version of song I wrote. The 2nd sequence is intended for lead guitar.
Experimental · Intermediate · 918 Hits · No rating · Last modified: 6/8/2012
 
Sweetness
10. Sweetness (#17067)
by Pat Wise (7484)
Another great roadmap! Sweet grove
Funk/R&B · Intermediate · 31555 Hits · 4.33/5 (121 ratings) · Last modified: 6/2/2012
 
Trading My Sorrows
Some line ideas for the popular A-D-F#m-E chord progression.
Christian · Advanced · 15324 Hits · 4.86/5 (14 ratings) · Last modified: 5/18/2012
 
Funky Groove
Just a short repetitive groove I came up with in the style of James Brown. Enjoy!
Funk/R&B · Beginner · 1487 Hits · 4.25/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 5/2/2012
 
Upbeat Review
I created this bass line using letters in the order they appeared in a written document, so my ability to arrange them was limited. It provided quite a challenge!
Experimental · Beginner · 554 Hits · 4.50/5 (2 ratings) · Last modified: 3/30/2012
 
Stranger - A Verse
The verse of "Stranger" (originally "Stranac") of the croatian band ORCA.
Metal · Advanced · 989 Hits · 5.00/5 (2 ratings) · Last modified: 2/23/2012
 
Kimi Ga Yo
15. Kimi Ga Yo (#24902)
by Damir Vajdic (44)
The Melody of "Kimi Ga Yo", the national anthem of Japan. With a length of 11 measures and 32 characters it is one of the world's shortest national anthems.
World · Beginner · 446 Hits · 5.00/5 (1 rating) · Last modified: 2/22/2012
 
HoRRoR
I was trying to come up with a scary bass line. This is what I came up with, sounds original but I really like playing this. Please feel free to leave any feedback.
Experimental · Intermediate · 3779 Hits · 4.11/5 (18 ratings) · Last modified: 2/21/2012
 
What? More Funk?
More funky funky lines with some hammer-on's off. Sounds kinky...
Funk/R&B · Intermediate · 8006 Hits · 4.05/5 (131 ratings) · Last modified: 2/11/2012
 
Epic Fusion
Metal riff to riff on....enjoy riffing this riff
Metal · Intermediate · 960 Hits · 1.00/5 (2 ratings) · Last modified: 1/27/2012
 
Finger Funk
These are tabs of finger funk exercises from a favorite Youtube lesson back in 2010.
Funk/R&B · Intermediate · 2968 Hits · 3.73/5 (11 ratings) · Last modified: 1/3/2012
 
Heavy Punk Verse With Chorus
Simple verse with chorus. Loop: Once!!!!
Punk · Beginner · 6055 Hits · 4.36/5 (11 ratings) · Last modified: 12/17/2011
 
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Another favorite Christmas song.
Christian · Intermediate · 4136 Hits · 5.00/5 (14 ratings) · Last modified: 12/10/2011
 
O Come O Come Emmanuel
A favorite Christmas Carol of mine.
Christian · Intermediate · 5561 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 12/10/2011
 
Assorted Christmas Carols
Five Christmas Carols to put you in a holiday mood while giving your fingers a good workout!
Christian · Intermediate · 30714 Hits · 4.07/5 (30 ratings) · Last modified: 12/9/2011
 
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Merry Christmas!
Christian · Beginner · 4379 Hits · 4.57/5 (7 ratings) · Last modified: 12/9/2011
 
Joy To The World
Merry Christmas! Now, about those presents that I haven't received yet...
Christian · Intermediate · 4503 Hits · 4.27/5 (11 ratings) · Last modified: 12/9/2011
 
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! He Reigns
Zooming, try to keep up
Christian · Intermediate · 22923 Hits · 4.30/5 (109 ratings) · Last modified: 10/28/2011
 
Jazzy The Cat
Rip
Jazz · Intermediate · 1461 Hits · 3.50/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 10/14/2011
 
DOUBLE-SLAP
A step-by-step lesson to learn a technique that I personally call "Double-Slap".
Other · Advanced · 47545 Hits · 3.94/5 (111 ratings) · Last modified: 10/11/2011
 
Chromatic Pattern
Pratical pattern for doing any chromatic scale.
Theory/Reference · Beginner · 2468 Hits · 3.00/5 (1 rating) · Last modified: 10/11/2011
 
12 Bar Jazz
30. 12 Bar Jazz (#20866)
by Dan Gable (7927)
12 bar jazz
Jazz · Intermediate · 12643 Hits · 4.19/5 (27 ratings) · Last modified: 10/8/2011
 
Pepper
Nice tune!
Funk/R&B · Intermediate · 7042 Hits · 4.94/5 (17 ratings) · Last modified: 9/29/2011
 
Dont Know Much
Song from graham murray and the rusty strings
Country · Intermediate · 731 Hits · 1.00/5 (1 rating) · Last modified: 9/13/2011
 
FANIA LATIN JAZZ LINE
The Fania All Stars were a '70 Latin Jazz group this line was a standard in their style.
Jazz · Beginner · 1017 Hits · 4.00/5 (3 ratings) · Last modified: 9/3/2011
 
Blues In Eb
34. Blues In Eb (#24854)
by Dan Gable (7927)
A Blues Line in the Key of Eb or three flats
Blues · Intermediate · 1401 Hits · 4.17/5 (6 ratings) · Last modified: 8/30/2011
 
Swinging The Blues
Swing Blues in the key of G.
Blues · Intermediate · 1829 Hits · 3.50/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 8/13/2011
 
What's Golden
Easy
Theory/Reference · Beginner · 547 Hits · 4.50/5 (2 ratings) · Last modified: 8/10/2011
 
! Violent Peace
Cross between this and that
World · Intermediate · 15174 Hits · 4.38/5 (80 ratings) · Last modified: 7/28/2011
 
Blues101
38. Blues101 (#17758)
by Pat Wise (7484)
Laid back blues pattern>>>>easy
Blues · Beginner · 25823 Hits · 3.86/5 (63 ratings) · Last modified: 7/28/2011
 
C126 Trance
A simple C
Funk/R&B · Beginner · 506 Hits · 2.50/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 7/27/2011
 
Get Down
40. Get Down (#24423)
by Pat Wise (7484)
<<<<Easy Funk>>>>
Funk/R&B · Beginner · 2377 Hits · 4.56/5 (9 ratings) · Last modified: 7/25/2011