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7 of the Best Heavy Metal Songs to Learn on Guitar (with Video Tutorials)

Photo by Pepe Avila / CC BYHeavy metal is the genre of choice of many guitar players out there, and also the gateway to guitar music in general for much more people than you might think. So if you’re...

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7 Badass, Not Just Good Metal Songs to Learn (with Video Tutorials)

Photo by Abrisad / CC BY Metal is one of the most versatile music genres, rocking countless sub-categories melded with other music styles, as well as sporting dozens of unique directions on its own....

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Checking Out 8 Gibson Les Paul Neck Profiles (with Videos)

Photo by Alejandro C / CC BY Gibson’s Les Paul guitars are considered as the finest in the world and for a good reason too. Each and every model from the numerous Les Paul series sounds amazing,...

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9 Easy Flute Songs for Beginners (with Video Tutorials)

Photo by Toby / CC BY Scales and etudes are a great way to develop your flute technique, but let’s face it: they’re not the most exciting thing to play. Sprinkling a few familiar melodies into your...

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How Long Does It Take to Learn Saxophone? (ANSWERED)

Photo by Chris Waits / CC BY Among woodwinds, saxophone is often touted as the easiest to learn—and this is mostly true. Compared to instruments like the clarinet, oboe, or flute, it has more...

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Is Clarinet Easy to Learn? Yes, but It’s Complicated

Photo by Jim McDougall / CC BY The clarinet is one of the most popular wind instruments for kids and beginners. Partially this is because of its compact size and light weight, which fits better in...

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Can We Learn Flute on Our Own? Yes—With Caveats

Photo by Toby / CC BY For most of human history, people have been playing the flute. The oldest known flutes date back more than 35,000 years—well before the age of formalized music education. Of...

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Playing 5 Sad Alto Sax Songs (with Video)

Photo by JD / CC BY Most people think of upbeat genres like funk and be-bop when they think about alto sax. While the alto’s bright sound often lends itself to these types of works, it’s not limited...

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8 Easy Beatles Bass Songs (with Videos)

Photo by Kaarina Dillabough / CC BY The Beatles revolutionized the music scene and are widely regarded as the biggest, most popular band of all time. They are known for their remarkable creativity in...

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7 Easy Dream Theater Songs on Guitar (with Video)

Photo by Stephen van Baalen / CC BY Dream Theater is one of the first progressive metal bands to achieve massive commercial success. Given that the majority of the band’s members have attended the...

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7 Easy Nu Metal Songs on Guitar (with Videos)

Photo by Christoph Meyer / CC BY Nu Metal started out as a hybrid genre of various musical elements, which was usually a result of crossovers between metal and other genres. The majority of early nu...

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7 Easy Black Metal Songs to Play on Guitar (With Video)

Photo by Al Case / CC BY Black metal is often regarded as one of the “easier” sub-genres in the heavier world of music. It’s not as shreddy as thrash and power metal. It’s supposedly not as technical...

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Playing 6 Easy Tool Songs on Guitar (with Videos)

Photo by Heather Hopkins / CC BY Tool is one of the bands that the word “easy” doesn’t quite fit next to, regardless of context. This musical group rose to worldwide fame through remarkably unique...

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Playing Easy Dual Guitar Songs (with Videos)

Photo by Whittlz / CC BY So you’ve put the hours in, got the hang of a few different scales and chord shapes and you can play a few songs on your own without too much hassle? Well then, I think you’re...

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4 Easy Opeth Songs to Learn (with Video)

Photo by dr_zoidberg / CC BY While there certainly are easy Opeth songs that beginner players might attempt to tackle on, deciding on which ones you want to try might prove to be a rather difficult...

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Playing 4 Easy Steve Vai Songs (with Video)

Photo by Alterna2 / CC BY While Steve Vai certainly needs no in depth introduction, it is important to note that he is a key figure in the global music community and one who changed the course of rock...

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Playing 7 Easy Funk Songs (with Video)

Photo by Christopher Schirner / CC BY Though funk never really went out of fashion since it directly affected genres such as soul, R’n’B, hip-hop, and many others, in recent years interest in funk and...

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Easy Iron Maiden Songs on Guitar

Photo by Dena Flows / CC BY Many have followed Iron Maiden’s steps to enter the brave new world of guitar and heavy metal music. As a band, Iron Maiden has discovered that “something,” a spice of life...

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Easy Van Halen Songs

Photo by K. Todd Storch / CC BY After hearing his famous solos on recordings such as Michael Jackson’s: “Thriller” or “Eruption,” guitar neophytes might think that the words ”Easy Van Halen Songs” can...

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Playing 9 Easy Korn Songs (with Video Tutorials)

Photo by Mike Murga / CC BY Hailing from Bakersfield, California, Korn is one of the most influential metal bands of our time and also brought nu-metal into the mainstream. It’s is one of those bands...

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