No. 34: Dead Kennedys “Ill In The Head” Guitar Tab
A “cut-to-the-chase” Weird Guitar Lesson. Dead Kennedys “Ill In The Head” – music by 6025 with lyrics by Jello Biafra – with guitar tab and play through video.
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No. 33: Guest, Steve Kirk – Stravinsky Homage
I’m pleased to have composer/guitarist Steve Kirk talk about “Dance of the Earth”, his homage to Igor Stravinsky; and share his guitar tab chart. Additional program notes below. Click the notation to...
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No. 32: Guest, Roger Miller – Mission of Burma
Delighted to have Roger Clark Miller – Mission of Burma, Alloy Orchestra, The Anvil Orchestra, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, et al. – contribute with a three-part interview/lesson/demo. Roger has been kind enough to share...
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No. 31: “Typing Class” The Luck Pushers Play-Along
This chart is…sloppy…wrong…but it gets the job done (depending on the job): If someone would like to re-notate it, please do.
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No. 30: Guest, Andy Kerr – Nomeansno
Lessons (and more) with Andy Kerr, original Nomeansno guitarist, provided during an interview with Shawn Persinger from Weird Guitar Lessons. Notation and tab below. Two additional influences Andy mentioned during the interview, which...
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No. 29: Frank Zappa: Where to Start?
This is my latest lesson for Premier Guitar magazine. Notation and tab here: Zappa-esque Notation This lesson simplifies Zappa’s ideas to make them more approachable and playable. Almost all of the examples begin...
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No. 28: Guest, Henry Kaiser teaches Sonny Sharrock!
What a thrill it is to have Henry Kaiser contributing to Weird Guitar Lessons via Cuneiform Records. In this lesson Henry teaches the great Sonny Sharock’s “Dick Dogs”, which emphasizes the whole-tone scale...
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No. 27: The Whole Tone Scale and “The Quince Tree”
“The Quince Tree”, a composition I wrote for my band Boud Deun for our 1997 recording Astronomy Made Easy, features a section built entirely on the whole tone scale. Click on the sheet music to...
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No. 26: Guest, Janet Feder teaches Prepared Guitar
I am ecstatic to have Janet Feder contribute a lesson to this site as she is a true innovator. Janet combines the best of classical guitar and the avant-garde with the hidden powers...
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No. 25: Non-Western Guitar?
Why do so many listeners think this song sounds Middle Eastern, Indian, or North African? Shawn Persinger is Prester John gives three possible explanations. Plus, the video includes a playthrough with scrolling notation...
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