Video lesson

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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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