By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Same Place The Fly Got Smashed Robert Pollard doesn’t “do” alternate guitar tunings; is this true or false? I can’t imagine a scenario in which he’s sitting around tuning his guitar to DADGAD, open G, or another non-standard tuning such as that, so in that sense I’d say the statement […]
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Space Gun
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Space Gun The Space Gun album was a pretty big deal when it came out, if you recall. The band decided it would be their only album released that year (2018), which is not saying much for most bands, but of course Guided By Voices typically releases two or […]
Seedling
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Welshpool Frillies In “Seedling,” Robert Pollard uses an open drone string guitar technique during the verses, alternating between fretted notes on the third string and the B note on the open second string. The rest of the rhythm guitar part is just strumming of some simple chord shapes, but […]
June Salutes You!
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: The Official Ironman Rally Song “June Salutes You!” is not only a stand-out track on The Official Ironman Rally Song EP, but it also deserves a mention for having certain rare qualities as far as Guided By Voices songs go. The first being that it features a 12-string electric […]
Optical Hopscotch
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Do The Collapse “Optical Hopscotch” contains some great Robert Pollard weirdness, both in lyrics and musical composition. He uses some oddball chord shapes, as well as some chord progressions that I probably never would have considered. Doug Gillard’s lead contributions are the icing on the cake, perfectly complementing Pollard’s […]
A Life In Finer Clothing
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Plantations Of Pale Pink “A Life In Finer Clothing” has always been one of my favorite Guided By Voices songs, though I’ve never been able to pin down the exact reason. It has some quality that I love, whether it be Robert Pollard’s vocal melody, the chord progression, or […]
Running Off With The Fun City Girls
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Mag Earwhig! (Bonus Track) Robert Pollard has a tendency to write perfect pop gems and then hide them away where casual fans might easily miss them. “Running Off With The Fun City Girls” was included as a bonus track on the Japanese CD version of Mag Earwhig! but you […]
A Number I Can Trust
By: Ricked Wicky Appears on: Swimmer To A Liquid Armchair So much of Ricked Wicky’s catalog has such a raw, guitar-driven, rock feel, and “A Number I Can Trust” is no exception with its heavy riffing and rolling drum fills. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log […]
Crucified By The British Press
By: Circus Devils Appears on: Laughs Last In “Crucified By The British Press,” Todd Tobias uses an alternate guitar tuning to create some unique chord voicings. This song is pretty simply to play since it mainly uses strummed chords and a simple riff. You need to be logged in to view the rest of the […]
Circling Motorhead Mountain
By: Lexo And The Leapers Appears on: Ask Them The main guitar riff for “Circling Motorhead Mountain” uses an open string drone; the D note on the open fourth string rings out while you change the notes on the third string (alternating between the fifth fret and the open string). This riff repeats throughout the […]
