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Our Man Syracuse

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Thick Rich And Delicious There are many songs in the Robert Pollard discography that fit the description of “Beatles-esque” (or maybe “Beatles-ey”?), which makes sense given Pollard has always been a Beatles fan and their music has obviously influenced him in a lot of ways. One such tune that […]

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A Tribute To Beatle Bob

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Thick Rich And Delicious “A Tribute To Beatle Bob” uses some simple chord shapes and a quick riff during the intro/verse progression, so this could have been a very short tablature post. Instead, I’ve tried to transcribe the myriad grace notes, ghost notes, and other variations that Doug Gillard […]

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Lucy’s World

By: Guided By Voices Appears on: Thick Rich And Delicious The recording process for Thick Rich And Delicious gave Guided By Voices guitarist Doug Gillard a lot of freedom to riff on Robert Pollard’s somewhat simple chord progressions. As the sole guitar track on the recording, Gillard adds lead fills and plays with different chord […]

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