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 […]
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Subspace Biographies
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Waved Out The quail, the quasar, the empties crushed and fired away; “Subspace Biographies” has it all, plus some superb guitar work by Robert Pollard. Let’s dive right in! You need to be logged in to view the rest of the content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
Rumbling Joker
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Waved Out For “Rumbling Joker,” you’ll want to make sure you’re comfortable playing barre guitar chords, where you use your index finger to hold down multiple strings across the same fret. And if you have a spare guitar amplifier with built-in reverb laying around that you don’t care much about, […]
Make Use
By: Robert Pollard Appears on: Waved Out For “Make Use,” the opening track on his 1998 solo album, Waved Out, Robert Pollard crafts an entire song with basically just one chord shape. It’s a perfect example of how much can be accomplished with the “floating chord shape” guitar technique that he uses in many of his […]
