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How to Play Sandstorm With Tabs

"Sandstorm" is a hit single trance song released in 1995 by Finnish DJ Darude. This song is not meant to be played on a guitar, but it is easy to play the song's main melody using guitar tabs. Guitar tabs are a simplified version of the musical language and are a sort of map telling the reader which string to hold and where to hold it. Once you get the hang of reading tabs, you'll be able to play Sandstorm easily because it's played completely on the first string.

Things You'll Need

  • Guitar
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Instructions

    • 1

      Hold the first guitar string, the one at the very top of the guitar, on the eight fret, counting from the bottom of the guitar's neck and then strum the first string five times.

    • 2

      Switch your finger to the thirteenth fret, strum the first string three times and then switch your finger to the eleventh fret and strum the first string three times.

    • 3

      Switch your finger to the sixth fret and strum once, then switch to the eight fret again and strum the first string five times.

    • 4

      Switch your finger back to the eleventh fret, strum once and then back to the eighth fret and strum five times. Repeat this step one more time before continuing.

    • 5

      Repeat steps two through four one more time and then hold the first string at the eight fret and strum 24 times to finish off the song.

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