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Wish You Were Here Intro (Pink Floyd)
Hey there Everyone, Here is a transcription of David Gilmour's solo at the intro of Wish You Were Here. This was the title track of one...
Chris Friesen
Mar 2, 20213 min read
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Cardigan (Taylor Swift)
Hey there everyone, Here is another piano lesson for y'all to play with. It's relatively simple. Head on over to give Cardigan a...
Chris Friesen
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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Burn the House Down (AJR)
Hey there folks, I've gotten a request to work on AJR's Burn the House Down There are a few things that stand out about this tune. First...
Chris Friesen
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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Have A Cigar (Pink Floyd)
Hey there Everyone, Here is a transcription of David Gilmour's guitar work for the intro of this classic Pink Floyd tune Have a Cigar....
Chris Friesen
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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Happy New Year! Subterranean Homesick Alien (Radiohead)
Hey there folks, As I've been getting back into the habit of transcribing on the computer, I've started going back into my archives of...
Chris Friesen
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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Trapped into the grid of Don't Let Me Down (The Chainsmokers)
Hey folks, I hope this finds you well. I've had a student interested in pop music bring up a tune to look at. I have yet to do a Trap...
Chris Friesen
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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Groundworks for Pop: Graveyard (Halsey)
Hey there everyone, The song I'd like to talk about today is Halsey's .single Graveyard from her 2020 album Manic. We'll look at the...
Chris Friesen
Dec 8, 20202 min read
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Hat Trick with Cry Cry Cry (Coldplay)
This is a gem of a tune. It's a pleasant departure from what Coldplay is known for. Cry Cry Cry has a R&B groove that feels like a...
Chris Friesen
Dec 1, 20204 min read
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Rhythm and Harmony in Everlong (Foo Fighters)
Hey there everyone, I had a student ask about this song Everlong by Foo Fighters. After listening through I thought it sounded...
Chris Friesen
Nov 17, 20203 min read
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Clawing onto the guitar with Dirty Paws (Of Monsters and Men)
Hey there everyone, I've got a student that has been introducing me to indie music. The group Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic pop...
Chris Friesen
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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Double time and Extended Harmonies in my future (Billie Eilish)
Hey there everybody, There’s a new song I want to talk about. Billie Eilish just released “my future” and a lot of my students are taking...
Chris Friesen
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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Stepping out of line in a Hornpipe (Tailor's Twist)
Hey folks, I have a student that was curious about fiddle tunes. She plays piano and wants to accompany her brother who is learning to...
Chris Friesen
Oct 5, 20203 min read
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Great Rhythm in I Know Places (Taylor Swift)
Throughout my years of teaching Taylor keeps coming up as an artist that students want to study. Some for guitar and others for voice. ...
Chris Friesen
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Phasing with Kashmir: Led Zeppelin
Hey everybody, I had a student inquire about Kashmir by Led Zeppelin. It's such a compelling line that he was inspired to learn it. I...
Chris Friesen
Sep 22, 20202 min read
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Advanced Strumming Patterns in Dreamsicle: Jason Isbell
Hey there folks, Here is a great tune from Jason Isbell's new album called Dreamsicle. Give it a listen here. One of the features that...
Chris Friesen
Sep 15, 20201 min read
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Looking at Harmony and Melody: I'll Fly Away (Allison Krauss)
Hey there everybody, I've got a new lesson for us to focus on singing. We're going to look at an old hymn from 1929 called I'll Fly Away....
Chris Friesen
Sep 2, 20202 min read
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Rockabilly Bass Lines (Stray Cat Strut)
Hey there folks! Here is a bass lesson focused on Rockabilly. It takes a jazzy chord progression and adds some of the feeling of early...
Chris Friesen
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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Pan's Labyrinth's Theme
Here is a great piano lesson focused on a basic theme and variation. It's a waltz rhythmic feel. A hauntingly beautiful and simple...
Chris Friesen
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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Motown Bass Brilliance (James Jamerson)
Hey there folks! In this lesson I want to provide an exercise I came across in the book Standing in the Shadows of Motown. It focuses on...
Chris Friesen
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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