By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Under The Bushes Under The Stars For the main guitar riff in “Ghosts Of A Different Dream,” Robert Pollard uses a simple, two-note figure that keeps repeating while the bass changes the chords beneath it. The guitar notes are played on the seventh fret of the fourth string and […]
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Weakened By A Logical Mind
By: ESP Ohio Appears on: Starting Point Of The Royal Cyclopean “Weakened By A Logical Mind” was one of the first tracks from the lone ESP Ohio album, Starting Point Of The Royal Cyclopean, to really grab my attention, and still remains one of my all-time favorite Robert Pollard tunes. The chorus is so syrupy […]
Lord Of Overstock
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Under The Bushes Under The Stars “Lord Of Overstock,” originally appearing on Under The Bushes Under The Stars in 1996, has been in regular rotation in the Guided By Voices set list at live shows since guitarist Doug Gillard rejoined the band in 2016. It even earned a spot […]
The Opposite Continues
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Class Clown Spots A UFO I have to admit that I don’t listen to these “so-called classic line-up” reunion albums as much as I should. Every time I do, though, it reminds me of how many solid tunes Robert Pollard was writing during that era of Guided By Voices. […]
Low Flying Perfection
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: How Do You Spell Heaven “Low Flying Perfection,” for me, is a high point of How Do You Spell Heaven. It’s a perfect example of Robert Pollard’s more “mature” songwriting at play; but also, the dynamics between the louder and quieter parts of the song and the superb vocal […]
Gold Star For Robot Boy
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Bee Thousand Yep, this one is a classic Guided By Voices tune. I only recently realized, however, that it was written in a classic Robert Pollard style as well. Instead of playing this song with traditional, conventional chords, Pollard uses his patented open string drone chords for the rhythm […]
Tom Tom Small And Wonderful
By: ESP Ohio Appears on: Starting Point Of The Royal Cyclopean A guitar technique Robert Pollard often uses in his compositions is one that I refer to on this site as Open String Drone. It’s a combination of a fretted note (or notes) on one or more strings and an adjacent string played open (without […]
Miss Hospital ’93
By: ESP Ohio Appears on: Starting Point Of The Royal Cyclopean For “Miss Hospital ’93,” Robert Pollard uses a combination of strummed chords, an arpeggio riff, and some open string drone rhythm fills to craft yet another perfect pop song. In this post, we’ll take a look at the guitar tablature for this tune. You […]
Time Remains In Central Position
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Warp And Woof “Time Remains In Central Position” is a great slow rocker from the Warp And Woof album, with Robert Pollard once again floating the open A major chord shape to various frets to create unique chord voicings. The fifth chord shape is also used, with the fretted notes […]
My Kind Of Soldier
By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Earthquake Glue “My Kind Of Soldier” features two guitars playing different melodies using an open string drone technique; the G note on the open third string will ring throughout much of the song for both guitars. There are times when one guitar strums chords, so I’ll include those in […]
