Rock Blues Jazz Guitar - Free Licks and Tabs

Welcome to the official John Robson guitar website. If you like rock, blues, funk or jazz guitarists like Gary Moore, Joe Satriani & Robben Ford, then check out the CDs page free mp3 samples taken from both of John's successful albums, Never Learned to Dance and Elbow Grease.

Want to improve your technique? Try the "FREE LICKS" & "CLASSIC SOLOS" sections of the site where you'll find free rock, blues & jazz licks, solos & tabs, as well as mp3 jam tracks to download & play along with. You'll also find all kinds of other useful stuff right here - song tabs, chord fingerings, lead guitar tips & much more.

Have you ever thought about building your own guitar? Click HERE to see how I spent less than £500 on parts and ended up with a guitar which is often mistaken for a Custom Shop Strat

NEWS FLASH... John Robson contributes a solo to an ORSON song.

Well, sort of; The song NO TOMORROW by newcomers ORSON was the fastest selling download in iTunes history. Great though the song is I decided to have a play around with it by adding a spot of lead guitar. At the point after the quiet section, where the chorus riff kicks in as an instrumental, I lengthened the riff with a bit of deft cutting & pasting & played a solo over the top of this.

Also, I felt that the ending was a little abrupt so the song grew an ouro solo, again played over the same cut & pasted riff from the middle section.

Click here to listen to the result. If I get enough requests, I'll tab the solos out. If you're a member of ORSON: I am available for sessions:)

Okay, okay, you can stop emailing me now. I said if I get enough requests I'll tab out the solos.

Here then is the tab for the first one. I'll get round to tabbing the second one as soon as I can. Or how about this: the first person to tab it out exactly as I played it will win a set of strings. Any takers?

Just bought your 1st electric guitar & don't know what to do? Click HERE for a free lesson that will have you playing TODAY.

Wanna learn some slide? Click HERE

Want to play fast? It's easier than you might think. Click HERE for a lesson on legato technique a la Joe Satriani.

Stuck in a rut with your soloing? Try this tutorial to help you break out of your familiar pentatonic box. Click HERE

Want something more moody & bluesy? Click HERE for a blues solo dripping with feel, plus complete TAB & explanation

Need some blank TAB sheets or chord boxes to jot down your ideas? No problem! Click on the links below to download free blank TABS & chord diagrams. Both the tabs & chord boxes are in a printer friendly format. Simply print them straight off, or save to your hard drive.

TAB SHEET

CHORD BOXES

PHRASING LESSON

One of the most common questions asked by those who are new to playing lead guitar is "How do I make all the scale patterns and runs that I've learned sound like a great guitar solo?" Well it's all a question of phrasing. Click HERE for a masterclass in phrasing technique - it'll help you jam like a pro! (MSWORD format)

ULTIMATE CHORD DICTIONARY!

Need some help with chords? Click HERE to download the ulitmate chord dictionary. Easy to play shapes for all the following chords: Major, Minor, 7th, 6th, min7th, Diminished, Augmented, Power Chords & a whole shitload more!

WHY SHALLOW POP MUSIC IS A GOOD THING

OK, let's get this straight: If you are a fan of real music, if you love the sound of real musicianship being used to express genuinely original musical ideas in any or every style from Metallica to Mile Davis; Hank Williams to Mozart; Radiohead to Count Basie, then you should shout a big "HURRAY" for the likes of Fame Academy, Pop Idol, Justin Timberlake and all the rest of the facile, shallow, manufactured, excretia spewed out by the music industry each year. And this is why... Read full article...

SONG OF THE MONTH.

Each month (or thereabouts) I'll be putting a new song tab up on the site. Email me with your requests & I'll see what I can do.

WONDERWALL - OASIS (MSWORD format)

I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE - THE DARKNESS

BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC

ALRIGHT NOW - FREE

BABYLON - DAVID GRAY

CALIFORNICATION - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - TOPLOADER

COME AS YOU ARE - NIRVANA

RUN TO YOU - BRYAN ADAMS

TAKE IT EASY - THE EAGLES

WISH YOU WERE HERE - PINK FLOYD

PARISIENNE WALKWAYS - GARY MOORE & PHIL LYNNOT

APACHE - THE SHADOWS

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