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Timing Voice

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings “Timing Voice” has become one of the Strut Of Kings songs to make it to the live set, which should come as no surprise. It’s definitely one of the rockingest songs on the album, with a terrific riff that’s pretty simple to nail down on guitar.

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This Will Go On

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings When I published the tablature post for “Bit Of A Crunch,” I mentioned how it had already become one of my favorite Robert Pollard compositions to include guitar arpeggios. It was definitely remiss of me to not also mention “This Will Go On” from the same […]

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Leaving Umbrella

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings Certain elements of “Leaving Umbrella”—specifically the effect on Robert Pollard’s vocals and Doug Gillard’s tone on the brief lead guitar part—remind me of early Guided By Voices recordings. I don’t know if it’s any song in particular, but it just makes me think of those early […]

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Dear Onion

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings Track 2 on Strut Of Kings is “Dear Onion,” a song that represents a style of song I hope Robert Pollard never stops writing: less than two minutes long with a hooky chorus, crunchy guitar chords, and a driving rhythm. (Of course, I hope he just […]

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Bit Of A Crunch

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings Robert Pollard has utilized guitar arpeggios in many of his compositions over the years, but this latest riff in new song “Bit Of A Crunch” has quickly become a favorite of mine. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please […]

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Dorothy’s A Planet

By: Boston Spaceships Appears on: The Planets Are Blasted Having been a huge fan of this song since hearing it on Suitcase: Failed Experiments And Trashed Aircraft in 2000, I was beyond excited when Robert Pollard re-recorded “Dorothy’s A Planet” with Boston Spaceships. Needless to say, the final product well exceeded my expectations. I had […]

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How Did He Get Up There?

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Nowhere To Go But Up Playing “How Did He Get Up There?” on guitar requires some chord strumming, some finger-picking, and some arpeggio picking. None of it is particularly difficult; if anything, you might stumble at first with switching between the finger-picking parts and the strumming. You need to […]

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Mumbling Amens

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Warp And Woof “Mumbling Amens” is one of my favorite tracks on Warp And Woof. Something about it just seems so dark and distant, like being in the woods at night with only the moonlight to guide you along. You need to be logged in to view the rest […]

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