Wyclef Jean Fingerstyle, Step by Step (feat. Gone Till November)
Lesson #154 • May 22, 2018
Video lesson
Instructional PDF 3 pages
Editor’s notes
In this video I’ll teach some a Wyclef Jean-inspired fingerstyle. I’ll be using his song “Gone Till November” as the inspiration, and show you my unique take on playing the intro and verse riff, using fingerstyle. In addition to showing you exactly how to play it, I’ll walk you through step-by-step how to go about learning and practicing this tricky sequence.
Video timestamps:
- 0:00 Playthrough & lesson overview
- 1:28 Step 1: It all starts w/ the E major chord
- 2:12 Step 2: Playing the riff melody with 1 finger
- 3:13 Step 3: Adding E major to the melody riff
- 4:09 Step 4: Adding arpeggios
- 5:14 Step 5: Playing the melody w/ add’l strings
- 6:23 Step 6: Re-introducing arpeggios for filler
- 7:22 Step 7: Adding additional fill notes
- 8:54 Farewell
Recordings of Gone Till November
Wyclef’s album version:
Wyclef playing live acoustic:
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