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Keri Hilson – Neyo – Kanye West – Knock You Down – Joseph Vincent

Mike Olaski — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:23:22 +0000

I finally found a vid that shows some chords and some strum patterns for you to check out. If this scale doesn’t suit your voice, try using a capo on the second fret or move the capo up or down the fret board to see what suits your voice best. Good luck

Daughtry – Poker Face – Aaron Gallagher

Mike Olaski — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:58:16 +0000

Here is a great tutorial I found that shows how to play Daughtry’s version of Poker Face. Take some time and learn it. It is a fun song to play. Just remember when you are playing any song to make it your own. It is fun to play the song exactly like the artist but if you put your own twist to it, it always sounds better. If you play the song like the artist does, you will always be compared to that version of the song and we do not need that kind of competition. That is my shout out for the day. Good luck and let me know how you did.

Eminem – Stan

Mike Olaski — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:32:49 +0000

I would like to say the vocals to this video are fair at best but really they do need some work. The great thing about this video is that you can learn the chords and the strum pattern to this song very quickly. Just play along with this video and than go and find the lyrics and make your own version. It is that simple. I didn’t know how to play this song before this video and now it is a very simple chord structure and I am now working on the lyrics. Eminem lyrics are hard…LOL

Ne-Yo – Because Of You (Guitar Tutorial)

Mike Olaski — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:34:57 +0000

This video shows you the riffs and the chord structure by Guitar Tutee. If you can follow along you can figure out the right way to play it. I find this video a little bland but if you like the song then you will enjoy learning it. Looks very easy to play and with practice you can master it. And yes that is a chicken in the background making noise throughout the video…

Eminem – Stan (Piano Tutorial)

Mike Olaski — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:14:29 +0000

You can follow the keys lighting up when you watch this. It is actually a good version of this song and it is played slow enough and clean enough that it can help you learn this song fairly quickly. The sound quality isn’t the greatest but the teaching is good. I am not a big piano player and I could easily figure this song out.

50 Cent – Ayo Technology (Piano Tutorial)

Mike Olaski — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:01:08 +0000

In this video the teaching aspect is slowed down a little to teach the acoustic piano version of this song better. It is broken down into parts and shows you how to play step by step. It is a simple process to follow so even if you don’t know how to play the piano very well or are just learning to play the piano or keyboard, you can learn from this. I find that no matter what stage you are in your music abilities or in your stage as a musician you can always learn from any video. There is always something that can be brought out of a video.

One Republic – Apologize (Guitar Tutorial)

Mike Olaski — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:40:48 +0000

This is a very in depth teaching of this song. At times it can be painstakingly slow if you are not a beginner. The nice thing is that you can click forward and pick it up where you need it for the level that you are at. He has the Capo on the 8th fret. This seems a little high to me but you can play around with your Capo fretting and find whatever fret setting that suits your voice the best. Have fun

Eminem – The Real Slim Shady (Piano Tutorial)

Mike Olaski — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:09:31 +0000

The hand structure on this video at the beginning is to show you the notes clearly and without doubt. This dude definitely can play the piano. The video is shown to teach a beginner the chance of playing this tune at its basic level. Have fun and expand on the song to make it your own.

Tupac – Thugz Mansion (Guitar Tutorial)

Mike Olaski — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:43:01 +0000

This video is nice and clear and easy to follow. The tabs are correct for the way the video plays this song. Use the tab out for direction on where to put your fingers and use the video for strum pattern and timing.
—————————————- ——————-6\4–
—————-4-x-4—————— —–4-x-4–4/6——-
-4\3-4\3——5-x-5—6p5————— -3-x-3————-
—————-6-x-6———8p6—— —-5-x-5———-
—————————————8 — 3-x-3———–
————-4—-x-4—————— ——————–

—————————————- -/6—————
—-2—–4–/6—4/6\4—-2—–4–/5– —————–
—-1—–3–/5—3/5\3—-1—–3–/6– -6p5————-
—-3—–5–/6————-3—–5–/5 ———8p6——-
—-1—–3–/4————-1—–3—- —————8—-
—————————————- ——————–

————-4h6p4——–4â€”-3———- 3h6p3-/8-8h9p8-
—–4-x-4————4h6———4-x-4- ——————
—–5-x-5———-5————–3-x 3——————-
—–6-x-6————————-5-x 5——————–
——————————– -3 x-3————————
–4—-x-4—————————— ——————–

—————————————- -/6——————-
—-2—–4–/6———x—-2—–4–/5 —9p8—————
—-1—–3–/5———x—-1—–3–/6 ———8—\5——-
—-3—–5–/6———x—-3—–5–/5 ———————–
—-1—–3–/4———x—-1—–3—- ———————–
—————————————- ———————

(The ends of the last two tabs are a bit different than the video clip.)