White Room: Easy Guitar
Item: 00-PSG-000885
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Who says the greatest hits have to be for advanced guitarists? Now favorite songs from the '60s and the '70s are at every guitarist's fingertips. Pick up both of these books filled with classic hits and start playing songs from your favorite artists and bands of the '60s and '70s now.
Titles: 96 Tears (? and the Mysterians) * Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)* Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * I Started A Joke (The Bee Gees) * I Want to Take You Higher (Sly and the Family Stone) * I'm A Man (Chicago) * My Generation (The Who) * Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) * These Eyes (The Guess Who) * Time Is On My Side (The Rolling Stones) * Time of the Season (The Zombies) * Undun (The Guess Who) * White Room (Cream) * A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harumas).
Titles: 96 Tears (? and the Mysterians) * Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)* Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * I Started A Joke (The Bee Gees) * I Want to Take You Higher (Sly and the Family Stone) * I'm A Man (Chicago) * My Generation (The Who) * Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) * These Eyes (The Guess Who) * Time Is On My Side (The Rolling Stones) * Time of the Season (The Zombies) * Undun (The Guess Who) * White Room (Cream) * A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harumas).
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Additional Details
Series:
Hits for Easy Guitar Series
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
48
SKU:
00-PSG-000885
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About the Artist: Cream
Cream emerged in 1966 as one of the first and most influential power trios in rock history. Jack Bruce (bass), Ginger Baker (drums), and Eric Clapton (guitar) pioneered the heavy blues-rock sound that would define the late 1960s, blending African American blues traditions with British rock intensity and technical virtuosity. Their brief existence (they disbanded in 1968) produced landmark albums like "Disraeli Gears" and "Wheels of Fire" that established the template for rock guitar playing and remain essential listening for understanding modern electric guitar technique.
For guitarists learning to electrify their playing, Cream's catalog offers direct access to songs that shaped how musicians approach tone, sustain, and expressive bending. "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love" especially showcase the interplay between bass, drums, and guitar that makes their work so rewarding to study and perform.
Why we love this
This collection pulls from one of rock's most consequential bands while keeping arrangements genuinely playable for developing guitarists. The mix of iconic tracks ("White Room," "Sunshine of Your Love") with overlooked gems creates repertoire that motivates practice and sparks conversations about late-60s rock innovation. Your students will recognize these songs immediately, and the early-intermediate tab transcriptions let them work toward that classic rock tone without years of preparation.
What to expect
This book captures the raw confidence and blues-soaked swagger that defined Cream's brief reign. You'll feel the power trio's tension between restraint and explosion, the way a single guitar line can carry an entire song, and the driving urgency of blues-based rock played at volume.
Who it's for
Early to intermediate guitarists ready to move beyond beginner song collections into rock repertoire with real historical weight. Musicians age 13 and up who are drawn to classic rock and want to understand how 1960s blues-rock shaped the electric guitar tradition. Students who need motivation to practice can find it in these recognizable hits.
How to get the most out of it
- Dial in the sustain and slight overdrive on your amp before learning the riff; these songs depend on the guitar's character, not just the notes on paper.
- Study the recorded versions alongside the tab to internalize the phrasing and dynamics; Clapton's sense of space between notes is as important as the notes themselves.
- Lock the rhythm section feel by playing along with a metronome at half speed first, then build to tempo; Ginger Baker's drumming often feels loose but has precise pocket placement.
How to use it
Build a unit on influential rock bands of the 1960s by pairing guitar arrangements with listening assignments and band history discussions. Feature one or two tracks in a casual performance or studio class to show what students can achieve by mid-year. Program "White Room" or "Sunshine of Your Love" in a rock repertoire concert or acoustic showcase to remind audiences that electric guitar excellence has deep roots.
Skills your students will build
- Reading guitar tab with rhythmic accuracy
- Playing sustained power chords and barre chords under tempo
- Bending and intonation control on the fretboard
- Recognizing and replicating classic rock phrasing and dynamics
- Connecting melody to bass line movements in blues-rock forms