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Richie Kotzen is an incredible guitarist and has played with both Mr Big and Poison. He has however truly excelled in his solo career where his singing and song writing talents have almost eclipsed his guitar playing ability.

"Doin' What The Devil Says To Do" is one of the stand out tracks from his album "Into The Black" and the video below provides a great lesson on how to play the intro chord sequence.

Intro Chord Sequence

Em11 Em9 Aadd9 Asus4(9) G D/F# Aadd9 (Played with a dirty clean sound and a phaser)



Doin' What The Devil Says To Do By Richie Kotzen

Check out the master himself. If you have enjoyed this track then I highly recommend the "Live in San Paulo" and "Into The Black" albums by Richie Kotzen.

Labels: guitar lessons, guitar tablature

Blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa is widely renowned for his insanely fluid phrasing and post-modern fusion of electric British blues, traditional Delta blues and rock 'n roll chops.

His powerful blues/rock style reminds of Gary Moore at the height of his blues period and his song writing is even better.

Guitar Tabs for Joe Bonamassa.

35 Guitar Tabs for Joe Bonamassa at Tab Crawler

10 Guitar Tabs at AZ Chords

Sloe Gin Chords

Sloe Gin is one of Joe's stand out tracks and the chords are below.

Intro : Dm F G Bd C x4

Dm F G
Sloe gin sloe gin
Bd C Dm F G Bd C
Trying´ to wash away the pain inside
Dm F G
Well I’m sick and I’m all done in
Bd C D# F
and I’m standing in the rain
G Bd C Am7
and I feel like I’m gonna cry

G
I’m so dam lonely
Dm F G Bd C Am7
and I ain´t even high
G
I’m so dam lonely
Dm F G Bd C Dm (solo )
and I feel like I’m gonna die

Mayday, mayday I’ve been shot down
over the stormy sea
Well I swear that I’m drifting away
Just can’t get a grip on me
Well. I can’t even try

G
I’m so dam lonely
Dm F G Bd C Am7 ( solo )
and I ain´t even high
Dm C C
I hate to go home alone,
Bd F Am7
But what else is new ?
G
I’m so fucking lonely

Dm F G Bd C 7x (solo)
Dm F G Bd C Am7

I hate to go home alone,
But what else is new ?
I’m so dam lonely

BM A G
You stand and bleeding people pass you by
A
Don’t matter if you live
Don’t matter if you die

Sloe Gin, sloe Gin
Trying´ to wash away the pain inside
Well I’m sick and I’m all done in
and I’m standing in the rain
and I fell like I’m gonna cry

I’m so dam lonely
and I ain´t even high
I’m so dam lonely...

Labels: guitar tablature

After featuring Jamsbio on my last blog entry I thought it would be fun to create my first list on the site. It's called "Top 5 Most Underrated Guitarists" and features Richie Kotzen and Joe Satriani amongst others.

I hope you like it and would encourage you to create your own ultimate list of guitar players. Visit Jamsbio.com to join and once you create a list we'd love to hear about it so make sure you post the URL in the comments below.

Labels: guitar, guitarists, Jamsbio

Guitarists are well and truly spoilt for choice on the internet these days however as there are so many websites on-line, sometimes it can be tricky finding the best ones. Hopefully this list of essential websites for guitarists will help you in the right direction.



Guitar Site

This magazine style website offers plenty of guitar news and gear reviews as well as tutorials and lessons. Not a bad place to start.



LickLibrary

This is a paid membership website for guitarists however the sheer wealth of content and quality on offer is well worth the monthly fee. They have some big name guitarists such as Joe Satriani and Steve Vai promoting it and you would be hard pushed to find a better community website for guitarists.



Guitar Noize

This guitar blog features some interesting posts and we'd recommend subscribing to the RSS feed when you get the chance.



Ultimate Guitar

This massive on-line guitar community is one of the most popular websites around and they have a particularly good guitar tabs section which features tabs uploaded by members. We find the layout a little confusing at times but that's probably due to the sheer amount of lessons, reviews and columns they have. Definitely one for the favourites.



Guitar Port
This website has been built around the innovative Guitarport USB amplifier and features a well laid out and feature rich layout that compliments the Guitarport perfectly. You'll get a vast library of accurate tabs, famous teachers and the ability to play rhythm, bass or lead guitar on each backing track Superb!



Guitar Toybox

Another well laid out blog that features interesting news in the guitar community.



Music Street UK

Probably our favourite place to buy guitars and equipment. The website is easy to use, they have a massive range of gear and often have deals that you would be hard pushed to find anywhere else.



Audio Tool

This is simply incredible. Built entirely in Macromedia Flash, the Audiobox on Hobnox features an array of stomp boxes, samplers and even a Roland Drum Machine.The dragable interface lets you view all the effects which can all be controlled easily via a few mouse clicks. You could spend a lot of time on this tool!



Guitar World

Just like the magazine, Guitar World provides a wealth of interviews, guitar reviews, lessons and tabs. It's geared to towards the modern rock and heavy metal scene however so it might not be everyone's cup of tea.



Jams Bio

This website is a recent discovery but we love it already. It's a social community that allows you to share your life through music and was created as a place for people to meet, reconnect, or simply stay in touch by sharing music related stories. I can see many guitarists using this website to share gigs and experiences with friends and it's also a great site to create a tribute to your favourite band or guitarist. Well worth checking out!

If you have any suggestion for even more essential websites for guitarists then we want to hear about them. Simply leave a comment below with the name and URL of the site you'd like to recommend.

Labels: guitar, guitar news, guitarists

Well I have to admit I do like Coldplay but I'm a little concerned over some of the melodies which seems quite familiar at times. Check out the video below which does a convincing job of arguing the case that Cold play have stolen the main riff and chord progression from Joe Satriani's "If I Could Fly" for "Viva La Vida".



Pretty cool ending to the video though. Hey I wonder if we could get Joe on stage with Coldplay? Well maybe if the lawsuits aren't flying!

Labels: guitar, guitarists

I have to confess that I'm not the biggest Yngwie Malmsteen fan but his olympic white 70's Fender Stratocaster is the stuff of legend and certainly iconic amongst guitarists. Fender's custom workshop have painstakingly put together an identical tribute series stratocaster complete with 70's enlarged headstock, stressed bodywork and aged scalloped fretboard. The attention to detail is quite literally incredible and the guitar even has the "Play Loud" sticker that Yngwie put on back in 1983.

You can watch the making of this incredible instrument at the Fender custom workshop website which provides a fascinating insight into the process of creating such a classic guitar. Enjoy!

Labels: fender, guitarists, guitars, rock, stratocasters

Between Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the guitar solo is experiencing a renaissance. (Or at least appreciation of the guitar solo is experiencing a renaissance)...Well it has to be either Comfortably Numb (for sheer musicality and feel) and Eruption (can't believe this was recorded in the 70's!) for sheer technique and innovation. I also enjoy playing the Hotel California guitar solo the most.

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Looks like Guitar Hero IV is shaping up nicely. Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Zakk Wylde will appear in the game, due this autumn (fall) and will feature in the classic tracks Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley. Those songs will also be playable in a virtual Ozzfest venue.

Other tracks confirmed include;

Steve Miller Band - The Joker

Interpol - Obstacle 1

The Doors - Light My Fire

Linkin Park - In The End

Michael Jackson - Beat It

Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings

Sadly, despite the success of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, we will not be seeing Led Zeppelin's iconic songs in either game any time soon, according to the Wall Street Journal. The band, specifically Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, is not comfortable giving gaming companies access to the group's master recordings which is a necessary step in adding the band. No surprise there as Led Zeppelin have been typically elusive when it comes to access to their songs. You only have to look at the lengths Jack Black had to go to secure the Immigrant Song in School of Rock.

Labels: bands, guitar, Guitar Hero, guitarists

Well we just couldn't resist it any longer. This is LearnTheGuitarNow.com's tribute to the sexiest girls that play the guitar. Ok, ok some of them don't play guitar but that rock just the same!



Avril Lavigne

The pint size rocker has a cracking voice and certainly knows her way around the fretboard.




Michelle Branch

Michelle Jacquet Branch is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. After collaborating with Santana on the single "The Game of Love", which won a Grammy Award, she went on to form the musical duo The Wreckers with fellow musician Jessica Harp. Michelle Branch has now released her third solo album with Maverick entitled "Everything Comes and Goes".



Lori Linstruth

Female lead guitarist Lori Linstruth released her demo CD of darkly melodic instrumental guitar music in 2004. Her instantly identifiable style captured the attention of none other than the mighty Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One), who promptly recruited her for his band project Stream of Passion. Lori also plays guitar and writes songs for her all-female melodic metal project, Warbride, and recently contributed some guest solos to Janne Stark's Mountain of Power.



Allison Robertson from the Donnas

The Donnas really know how to rock. Their punk rock meets glam metal style has won them many fans and they certainly know to put their own stamp on covers. Check out the cracking cover version of Round and Round by Ratt and you'll see what I mean.



KT Tunstall

My personal favourite and I think this has to be my favourite pic of KT. I think it has to be one of the most iconic rock photos taken. A modern classic!



Grace Potter

Grace Potter is the 25-year-old lead vocalist and guitarist of The Nocturnals, a Vermont-based band that has recently gained national attention with their newest album, "This Is Somewhere".



Marion Raven

After being one-half of the now defunct pop duo M2M, Marion started a successful career as a solo pop-rock artist and has so far released the albums "Here I Am", "Heads Will Roll" and "Set Me Free". I think you'll agree she is a very talented girl in more ways than one.




Anita Robinson from Viva Voce

Viva Voce is an American indie rock band formed by husband and wife duo Kevin and Anita Robinson.



Courtney Love

Courtney Love is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Love is best known as lead singer, songwriter and lyricist for the alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to late Nirvana lead singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain



Liz Phair

Liz Phair is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her signature guitar is a Fender Duo-Sonic II and her album Exile in Guyville was chosen as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.



Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi is an American blues and soul artist, who has risen to fame with multiple Grammy Award nominations, and her marriage to Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band and Derek Trucks Band.




Krystal Meyers

Krystal Meyers is an American Christian rock musician. Krystal started writing songs by age 10 and was playing the acoustic guitar by 13, later releasing her self titled first album at age 16 in 2005. Her second album, Dying for a Heart, was released on September 19th, 2006. Her music combines hard-edged rock with smooth acoustic melodies.



Nancy Wilson

Not only is she a great guitar player and singer / song writer but she happens to be a complete babe. Heart achieved massive success in the 1980's with massive singles such as "Barracuda" and "Alone". She was the lead vocalist on the hits "These Dreams", "Stranded" and "There's The Girl" and has since gone on to compose music for films such as Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky and Elizabethtown.



Lita Ford

After finding fame in the all-female rock band The Runaways where she played lead guitar, Lita Ford went on to forge a successful solo career. Her first two albums, Out for Blood and Dancin' on the Edge were reasonably popular however she achieved major success with her 1988 album, "Lita". This album featured the commercial hits, "Kiss Me Deadly""Close My Eyes Forever" (a duet with Ozzy Osbourne) and "Falling In and Out of Love".



Vixen

The original girl rock band. Vixen were an all-female American glam metal / heavy metal band which achieved some success during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Labels: acoustic guitar technique, bands, guitarists

I guess every guitar player has had an embarrassing guitar moment at some stage. Whether its bum notes, broken guitar straps or slipping on stage we all have a story to tell. But I came across this story from Joe Satriani on Youtube.com that shows that even the best still have the odd embarrassing moment and to be honest it doesn't come much more embarrassing than this. I feel for you Joe!

Labels: guitar, guitarists

Now I've been a Motley Crue fan since I was about 15 after listening to Dr Feelgood. I still remember the awesome gig at Wembley Arena with Skid Row (man they rocked!) and White Lion (unfortunately they didn't) which also happened to be my first gig. I'll never forget the gig, especially Tommy Lee's amazing spinning cage drum solo and the great show they put on that night.

It looks like the band are well and truly back with a vengeance on the Cruefest tour which also features kick ass bands such as Buckcherry, Papa Roach and SixxAM who recently had a No 1 US single.

Looks like the tour is US only at the moment so fingers crossed we'll get some UK and European dates soon.

In the meantime visit the Cruefest website for more tour dates, videos and news.

Check out this great Motley Crue interview on larry King.

Labels: bands, gigs, guitar