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Nirvana Songs

Nirvana
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In this set of lessons, Mike Olekshy will teach you the song "In Bloom", as made famous by Nirvana. Mike will take you through the gear and tones, then dig into the playing lessons. He'll show you the intro riff, then the verse and chorus, the punked-out solo, then play it through in a performance.

Published: 09/10/2011 Upgrade

There are 3 electric guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean guitar that plays the iconic single note riff as well as some strummed barre chords. Guitar 2 is an overdriven electric guitar that ups the dynamic of the arrangement. Guitar 3 plays the simple but effective guitar solo. This song uses a whole step down dropped tuning, single note riffing, aggressive strumming approaches, power chords and suspended chords, and dynamics.

Published: 05/25/2023 Upgrade

There is one guitar in this song that alternates between quiet verses with a clean sound and loud choruses with an overdriven sound. This song uses power chords, arpeggiation, aggressive strumming and dynamics.

Published: 02/16/2023 Upgrade

There are 2 electric guitar in this song. Guitar 1 uses both clean and dirty tones to play the rhythm riffs throughout. Guitar 2 is an additional guitar that adds some power to the outro chorus. This song uses open chords and power chords, a solid strummed approach, and dynamics.

Published: 01/02/2024 Upgrade

This song use an acoustic guitar to strum a simple chord progression. Any acoustic guitar can be used to play this song. This song uses barre chords and power chords, a solid strummed approach, and dynamics.

Published: 06/15/2023 Upgrade

This early 90s grunge classic that features one electric guitar playing rhythm riffs and a simple lead. The guitar uses a clean sound up to the solo, then switches to an overdriven tone for the rest of the tune. This song uses open chords and power chords, a solid strummed approach, and some simple pentatonic based leads.

Published: 01/26/2023 Upgrade

There is one clean electric guitar in this song, using arpeggiations and 8th note strumming to play the progressions throughout. You’ll need to tune your guitar one-half step down to play along with this tutorial. This song uses open chords and power chords, a solid strummed approach, chord arpeggiation, and dynamics.

Published: 06/29/2023 Upgrade

There is 1 electric guitar in this song that switches between clean and distorted tones throughout. You’ll need to tune your guitar one half-step down, then drop the low string an additional whole step to play along with this tutorial. This song uses dropped tuning power chords, combining chord strums with single note motifs, melodic lead approaches, and dynamics.

Published: 11/22/2023 Upgrade

There are 2 guitars in this song. Guitar 1 is an electric guitar that switches between clean and crunch tones throughout. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar that adds an additional texture to the arrangement. You’ll need to tune your guitar ½ step down, then drop the low string an additional step to play along with this tutorial. This song uses single note riffs, dropped power chord shapes, steady acoustic strumming approaches, and dynamics.

Published: 08/24/2023 Upgrade