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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Artificial Light
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Waved Out Just as I theorized regarding the non-standard tuning for “Drinker’s Peace,” I believe Robert Pollard may have stumbled upon the tuning for “Artificial Light” amid a similar situation (i.e., there was a guitar with a string already de-tuned, Pollard picked it up and started playing using his typical […]
Serene King
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Strut Of Kings Another new GBV album, another new song about a king. This time, Robert Pollard is serving up “Serene King,” which I’m fairly certain will remain playing in my head for years to come. The rhythm guitar work is pretty straightforward, with a few simple but oh-so-tasteful […]
Local Master Airplane
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Nowhere To Go But Up In “Local Master Airplane,” Robert Pollard uses his floating chord shapes guitar technique, using the open position Asus2 shape in different neck positions, similar to the verses of “Tractor Rape Chain.” You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. […]
Payment For The Babies
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: From A Compound Eye Whenever I take the time to transcribe all the guitar parts for a song off one of the many albums Robert Pollard and Todd Tobias made together, it’s always a rewarding experience. Tobias tends to layer several intricately composed guitar parts onto Pollard’s main guitar track, […]
