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 […]
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Jack Of Legs
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Nowhere To Go But Up Considering the amount of starts and stops, plus the tempo changes associated with its multiple different sections, “Jack Of Legs” presents a number of challenges to play, and yet it has remained in the Guided By Voices live set since the Nowhere To Go […]
Show Me The Castle
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings Track 1 of Guided By Voices album Strut Of Kings is “Show Me The Castle,” another fine example of Robert Pollard’s collage style of songwriting. There are several different sections, though they mostly use the same basic chords. You need to be logged in to view […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cavemen Running Naked
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings When Guided By Voices first released “Cavemen Running Naked” as a single for Strut Of Kings back in May 2024, it really didn’t grab me the way previous single “Serene King” did. Obviously I knew it would only be a matter of time before I fell […]
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 […]
Fictional Environment Dream
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings “Fictional Environment Dream” hits like an instant Robert Pollard classic pop tune. He uses jangly chords with open second and first strings that are reminiscent of some of his older songs such as “Peep-Hole” and “Choking Tara.” You need to be logged in to view the […]
