By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Earthquake Glue Back when Earthquake Glue was released, I was a frequent contributor to the Guitar Chords page of the old GBV website, where guitarists could tab out a song and submit it to the site via email. I was also catching a lot of live GBV shows during […]
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In A Circle
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Lord Of The Birdcage “In A Circle” is a fun and fairly easy song to play on guitar. For the album recording, Todd Tobias added only subtle additional instrumentation, so it sounds great played with just an acoustic guitar. You’ll just need to get the hang of the verse arpeggios […]
Silk Rotor
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: We All Got Out Of The Army Robert Pollard hits us with yet another stellar opening track. There are only two guitar parts in “Silk Rotor” (and a guitar solo that isn’t included in this transcription), so it’s a fairly easy song to play. The syncopation of the verse riff […]
Who’s Running My Ranch?
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Interest Position
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Hold On Hope “Interest Position” has long been one of my favorite Guided By Voices songs, and I think the main reason is the three-part vocal harmonies. I had always assumed it was the work of Robert Pollard alone, overdubbing extra vocals on top of his melody track. It […]
Alex And The Omegas
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Motivational Jumpsuit Aside from a brief arpeggio section, playing “Alex And The Omegas” on guitar is just a matter of strumming some simple power chords. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
Red Rubber Army
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Jack Sells The Cow Arpeggios make frequent appearances in Robert Pollard’s compositions. The majority of the time, he plays them with one fretted note and several open strings, and he often also tends to stick to the same picking pattern for his arpeggios. In this post for “Red Rubber Army,” […]
Return To Your Ship
By: Boston Spaceships Appears on: Zero To 99 I think I would have really enjoyed being able to watch Chris Slusarenko working out the Boston Spaceships songs from Robert Pollard’s boombox demos. You can tell he really put a lot of time and effort into trying to emulate Pollard’s guitar playing style, and I think […]
Mobility
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: I Sell The Circus On “Mobility,” Robert Pollard uses just two very common chord shapes and then moves them up and down on the guitar neck. It’s a fairly simple song, but the dynamics between verse and chorus really make it fantastic. You need to be logged in to view […]
