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October 26, 2009

Guitar Lessons From Vampire Weekend, Tegan & Sara, The National

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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.

Posted by: Anji...Buck Hill at 10/26/09 11:31 AM  | Reply
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I think I just fell in love with Sondre

Posted by: carolyn at 10/26/09 12:34 PM  | Reply
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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

Posted by: beforewestood at 10/26/09 5:25 PM  | Reply
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"Guitar Lessons From Vampire Weekend"
might as well have said
"Competitive Eating Training Sessions From Mahatma Gandhi"

Posted by: werewolf fiscal year at 10/26/09 5:37 PM  | Reply
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I didn't know Ellen Page was in Tegan and Sara.

Posted by: Matt at 10/26/09 5:53 PM  | Reply
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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.

Posted by: bokomaru at 10/26/09 9:52 PM  | Reply
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