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Lesson timestamps:
- 0:00 Lesson overview
- 1:08 Capo 3rd fret
- 1:24 Chords needed
- 2:10 Timing basics
- 2:35 Fingerstyle, simple
- 3:42 Fingerstyle, nuanced
- 5:45 D-minor flourish riff
- 7:04 Strumming pattern
- 7:47 Solo tab
Capo 3rd fret
Head’s up, to play this song in the style I demonstrate in my video - you’ll need a capo on the 3rd fret! This lets you use easy chords.
Chords needed
This entire song uses these three chords, in this order, over and over again.
E –––0–––––1–––––3–––––0–––––0–––––
B –––1–––––1–––––0–––––1–––––1–––––
G –––0–––––2–––––0–––––0–––––0–––––
D –––2–––––0–––––0–––––2–––––0–––––
A –––0–––––––––––2–––––3–––––2–––––
E –––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––––
Am7 Dm7 G C C/B
Chord progression
The entire song uses this progression. Two measures (4 counts per measure) for each chord, except the C – which is split between 4 counts of “C” and 4 counts of “C/B”.
Am7 / Dm7 / G / C C/B
Specifically,
E ––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––1––––––––––––––––
B ––1–––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––1––––––––––––––––
G ––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––––
D ––2–––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
A ––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E ––3–––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
B ––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––1–––––––––––––––1––––––––––––––––
G ––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
D ––0–––––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––0––––––––––––––––
A ––2–––––––––––––––2–––––––––––––––3–––––––––––––––2––––––––––––––––
E ––3–––––––––––––––3––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G G C C/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Strumming pattern
If you want to strum it, use this pattern:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U D U
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Fingerstyle riff, simple
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1–x–––––––––––––1–x––––––––
B ––––––––1–x–––––––––––––1–x–––––––––––1–––x–––––––––––1–––x––––––––
G ––––––0–––x–––––––––––0–––x–––––––––2–––––x–––––––––2–––––x––––––––
D ––––2–––––x–––––––––2–––––x–––––––0–––––––x–––––––0–––––––x––––––––
A ––0–––––––x–––––––0–––––––x––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–x–––––––––––––0–x––––––––
B ––––––––0–x–––––––––––––0–x–––––––––––1–––x–––––––––––1–––x––––––––
G ––––––0–––x–––––––––––0–––x–––––––––0–––––x–––––––––0–––––x––––––––
D ––––0–––––x–––––––––0–––––x–––––––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x––––––––
A ––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x–––––––3–––––––x–––––––2––––––––––––––––
E ––3–––––––x–––––––3–––––––x––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G G C C/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Fingerstyle riff, nuanced
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1–x–––––––––––––––1h3p1––––
B ––––––––1–x–––––––––––––1–x–––––––––––––1–x–––––––––––––––1–––––1––
G ––––––––0–x–––––––––––––0–x–––––––––––––––x–––––––––––––2––––––––––
D ––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x–––––––0–––––––x–––––––0––––––––––––––––
A ––0–––––––x–––––––0–––––––x––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–x–––––––––––––0–x––––––––
B ––––––––0–x–––––––––––––0–x–––––––––––––1–x–––––––––––––1–x––––––––
G ––––––––0–x–––––––––––––0–x–––––––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x––––––––
D ––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x––––––––
A ––––––––––x–––––––––––––––x–––––––3–––––––x–––––––2––––––––––––––––
E ––3–––––––x–––––––3–––––––x––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
G G C C/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Solo tab
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B –––––––––––––11––13~~––11–––––11––13~~––11––––––––––––––––
G –––8––10/12––––––––––––––––12–––––––––––––––12––12–––10~~–
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B –––––––––––––11––13~~––11–––––11––13~~––11––––––––––––––––
G –––8––10/12––––––––––––––––12–––––––––––––––12––12––––8~~–
D ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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