If you’re tired of practicing old folk tunes, Beatles songs, Mel Bay, or whatever, Q TV’s new series “How To” With Q features various indie rock luminaries walking you through the guitar parts of some of their popular songs. A series like this is long overdue. Not sure how many we’ll get, but so far there’s the suddenly ubiquitous “A Punk,” Tegan & Sara’s “Walking With A Ghost,” Aaron Desnner walking us through “Fake Empire,” and Sondre Lerche getting epic on “To Be Surprised.” Lerche’s lesson is almost 13 minutes long, advanced players. The “self-taught guitarist” Quin — who also recommends making your voice sound “a bit like a chipmunk and a bit like Cindy Lauper” — is done in under three minutes. So let’s start there.
Sara Quin – “Walking With A Ghost”
Vampire Weekend – “A Punk”
The National – “Fake Empire”
Sondre Lerche – “To Be Surprised”
Once you’re cool with those, you might want to try this.
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Beefheart said…
-if your brain is part of the process you’re missing it.You should sound like a drowning man trying to reach the shore.Trap that feeling.
I think I just fell in love with Sondre
I dont think id want lessons from these not-so-talented artist. their talented somewhat in their own way, but not worth taking lessons from
“Guitar Lessons From Vampire Weekend”
might as well have said
“Competitive Eating Training Sessions From Mahatma Gandhi”
I didn’t know Ellen Page was in Tegan and Sara.
I saw Sondre live about a month ago and have just started to learn to play that exact song! It’s so great to actually see him play it step by step.