7 Ways to Spice Up Your

Rhythm Guitar Playing Tabs

by samuraiguitarist

D Variations 1:00

2 5 10
3 3 3 7 7 7 10 7
2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
0 0 4 7 7 7 7 7
2
5 5 9
10
9

4 Basic G D Em C 1:16
3 2 0 0
3 3 0 1
0 2 0 0
0 0 2 2
2
3
2
0
3

8 Variation G D Em C 1:25
3 0
8 7 5 1
7 7 4 0
9 7 5 2
10 9
0
3

12
3
3 3 8 3
0 2 4 5 7
0 0 5 5 5 4
2
3 2
7 7
8 7

Happy B-day Normal Chords 3:28

17
0
3
3
0
0
3 0

3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 2
3 2
3
2
3
3 3
1
3 2
3
3

Happy B-day Substitute Chords 3:46

25
0
3
0
0
1 3 0

1 3 3 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 4
2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
2 0 3 2 2 3 0 2 0 2 4
0 2
3
2 3 2
0 1
3 2
3
0

Extended C major 5:08

33
3 5 7 10 12

4 3 1 5 5 8 12
4 4 5 5 9 12
4 2 2 5 5 9 10
3

Embellishment Chord Example 5:37 3

35
j
5
5
5
5
7
7
5
5 5 5 5
2
2
j
6 6 7 6 2 2 2
4
2 2 2
7 7 7 7 4 4 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 2
5 5 s s h p s 2 2
2 4
h
4

3 3
39
j 0 j j 5
3 3 0 5 5 5 5
2 4 2 2 2 1 4 6 4
4
4 4 4 6
0 0 4 2 2 6 6 4 7
h 0 0 h h
7
5 5
2 43 G Embellishment Example 6:06

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 4 0 0
3
2 2 2 2 0 2
h 3
2 2 2 2 2
h h
0 2
h
0 2
h 3

Root Walking Example 6:35 p

50
0

0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
0
2 2 2 2
0 2 3 4
0 0 0 1 2 2 0
4 2 0
2

"Rain is a Good Thing" Example 7:06

57

2 5 5 5 7 10 12 12
2 4 6 6 8 9 11 13
4 2 7 5 9 7 9 14
2 4 5 6 7 9 11 12

Finger Picking Example 8:13

61
0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
Chet Atkins Example 8:27
65

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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