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Gone Till November
by Wyclef Jean • Lesson #154 • May 22, 2018
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Editor’s notes
In this video I’ll teach you how to play the intro & verse riff of “Gone Till November” by Wyclef Jean – with tabs. 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. If you want to hear a lesson for the full song, speak up and let me know!
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
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