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Companion article/full lesson with tabs and more here: https://www.taplature.com/single-post/that-gary-moore-lick-how-to-play-the-parisienne-walkways-fast-run Ever tried playing this one? Here's the classic Gary Moore/Thin Lizzy Parisienne Walkways lick broken down in an easy to follow guitar lesson so that anyone can learn it! In depth-lesson with the camera up close and at a slow speed explaining the timing of this amazing fast lick. Special focus is on how to learn and play the 5:16 semiquaver sections. The cure for all your pulloff problems on guitar is also discussed. Presented in Taplature format, the lesson highlights the foot tap and count to let you understand the rhythm of this single bar which contains enough music to fill a whole article plus this 15 minute video! Anyone can learn the famous fast Parisienne Walkways lick this way. How long will it be until you can play it up to speed though? Then when you can, does it sound as good as Gary Moore? 00:00 Intro 1:00 Overview 01:34 Breaking it down: Beat 1 02:34 Breaking it down: Beat 2 03:56 Breaking it down: Beat 3 04:53 Understanding 5|16 semiquaver (16th note) rhythm/timing 07:01 How to practice and play 5|16 semiquavers (16th notes) 08:04 Breaking it down: Beat 4 08:43 Building it up: Beats 1 & 2 together 09:52 Building it up: Beats 3 & 4 together 10:39 Putting all 4 beats together for the full bar 11:43 Playing the lick in context 12:57 Thoughts and advice on how to practise 13:55 Taplature outro

Guitar Lesson for the middle section (bridge) of Badge by Eric Clapton/Cream explaining the mechanics (mental and physical) of playing this classic riff. Timing is covered as well as the finger movements required to get this one sounding like the record. Build your technique from your foot tap upwards to give yourself the best foundation for playing guitar. More at ... https://www.taplature.com

Slow and close up guitar lesson showing how to play the guitar solo for Hotel California by The Eagles. Here it's played slowed down to 30 bpm (the original runs at 140+bpm) while the music is shown alongside in Taplature format. With Taplature, anyone can learn to play this classic guitar solo by Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh. Learn the tips and tricks of making guitar easy at: https://www.taplature.com Taplature: 100% Unique, 100% Effective, 100% Free!

Guitar lesson with slow and close up run through showing how to play the main riff from "Alive" by Pearl Jam. Can you keep the beat correctly? Presented in Taplature and focusing on the timing, foot tap and count. Taplature: Get moving on guitar today. 100% Unique, 100% Effective, 100% Free! https://www.taplature.com/

See the full lesson here: https://www.taplature.com/single-post/learn-to-play-the-sweet-child-o-mine-wah-wah-lick-guitar-lesson How to break down and learn Slash's fast guitar run as the wah wah pedal kicks in to the final solo of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine". Chopping complex licks into smaller building blocks allows for much faster learning. Here I look at 6 loops which, once learned individually, build nicely into the full screaming lick where this guitar solo really takes off! Presented using Taplature for easy learning: www.taplature.com Taplature: 100% Unique, 100% Effective, 100% Free! 00:00 Intro 00:55 1st practice loop (inc. how to place the "lead-in") 03:08 2nd practice Loop 04:06 Changing things for practice purposes 05:34 3rd practice loop (inc. why we might re-finger things) 07:13 4th practice loop (inc. using a pick mute for ease of looping) 09:34 5th practice loop 10:46 6th practice loop (inc. 32nd notes) 11:45 Examining "demisemiquavers (32nd notes) in detail 17:06 Building the loops into full bars (bar 1) 18:45 Building the loops into full bars (bar 2) 19:51 Putting it all together - the full lick! 21:16 Final thoughts plus tips on improving 22:36 Invitation 22:58 Outro - playout with the Sweet Child Wah Wah lick

Stairway to Heaven slow and close up guitar lesson showing the correct timing and strumming pattern for the middle section/bridge described by Jimmy Page as the "fanfare" of this rock classic. One of the most commonly misheard timings in rock music explained using Taplature, making it very clear where the beat is. We'll see the 16th note (semiquaver) strum in the greatest possible detail along with how to count and tap your foot along with every beat. The chords are shown slightly simplified to make it easy to get a grip on this one. If you want to know "where's the f-ing beat?" in this deceptive and tricky section of Stairway get your foot tapping along with this slow and close-up guitar lesson!