By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Universe Room “The Great Man” was the second single released from the Universe Room album and features an insistent, rhythmic guitar riff accentuated with Psycho inspired string stabs. For the main guitar riffs, Robert Pollard uses an open string drone technique, with a fretted note on one string along […]
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Lurker On The Threshold
By: Children’s Crusade Appears on: A Duty-Dance With Death I’m including a non-Pollard project as a tab post today, but with good reason. Today is Doug Gillard’s birthday, so I chose a song he wrote and recorded with his high-school band Children’s Crusade: “Lurker On The Threshold” (the album is available now through Rockathon Records!). […]
Action Speaks Volumes
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: The Pipe Dreams Of Instant Prince Whippet The guitar work throughout “Action Speaks Volumes” consists of a single stum of a chord (there are many of Robert Pollard’s favorite chord shapes included in this song) followed by two E notes on the open sixth string. With this constant rhythmic […]
Fly Religion
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Universe Room “Fly Religion” is the first single to be released from the upcoming album Universe Room, and it sure does whet the appetite. There’s nothing groundbreaking here in terms of song composition or guitar work, but it’s just another great song by Robert Pollard and company with a […]
Wrinkled Ghost
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Waved Out Simple in both instrumentation and composition, but nonetheless splendid, is “Wrinkled Ghost” from Robert Pollard’s Waved Out album. Pollard has two guitar parts in this song that are included in the transcription, as well as a keyboard part that comes in during the second chorus. You need to […]
Soul Train College Policeman
By: Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard Appears on: Speak Kindly Of Your Volunteer Fire Department The guitar work on “Soul Train College Policeman” highlights a classic Robert Pollard technique where he creates two-note chords consisting of a fretted note on one string in conjunction with the next highest string being played open. In this song, […]
Tonight’s The Rodeo
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Blazing Gentlemen For Robert Pollard’s 66th birthday I’ve decided to tab out “Tonight’s The Rodeo” from the Blazing Gentlemen album. Todd Tobias recorded some tasteful lead parts that aren’t too difficult to play on guitar, which are included in this transcription. You need to be logged in to view the […]
Flunky Minnows
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: English Little League The majority of the guitar work in “Flunky Minnows” relies on Robert Pollard’s guitar technique that I refer to as “open string drone.” He’s playing notes on the sixth string (both fretted and open) and keeping the open fifth string ringing out at the same time […]
Hangover Child
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: The Bears For Lunch The main guitar riff in “Hangover Child” uses a Robert Pollard guitar technique that I refer to as “dropping the bass,” which involves playing a power chord and then moving the finger being used to fret the lowest, or bass, note of the chord. In […]
For The Home
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Nowhere To Go But Up The main riff in “For The Home” features a type of guitar arpeggio that’s used less frequently in Robert Pollard’s arsenal. His typical arpeggio includes a fretted note (most commonly as the lowest note) followed by two open strings (most commonly the next two […]
