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In this lesson I’ll show you an easy acoustic guitar lesson for Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga, as heard in the movie A Star is Born. I’ll teach you the chords, strumming pattern, progressions, and demonstrate a few ways to simplify (and likewise, spice up!) some of the sequences you’ll be playing. If you enjoyed this lesson, check out my others for songs from A Star is Born. Good luck!
- 0:00 Lesson overview
- 1:45 Chords shapes needed
- 4:53 Chord progressions
- 7:04 Strumming patterns
- 11:18 Chorus: strum & timing
- 14:05 Chorus: advanced voicings
- 16:23 Putting it all together
- 18:03 Farewell & thanks
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Chords used
Here’s the chord shapes you’ll need for this song, shown in their standard positions. The Bb (B-flat) is a bit tricky, but keep on reading and I’ll show you some tips.
E –––0––––0––––1––––3––– E ––––– E ––6––
B –––1––––1––––1––––0––– B ––3–– B ––6––
G –––0––––2––––2––––0––– G ––3–– G ––7––
D –––2––––2––––3––––0––– D ––3–– or D ––8––
A –––3––––0––––3––––2––– A ––1–– A ––8––
E –––––––––––––1––––3––– E ––––– E ––6––
C Am F G Bb Bb
Here are some creative voicings for these chords, some of which are easier than their normal counterparts above. For the F and Bb, for example, you can get by just fine by only playing the middle 4 of the strings (instead of all 6, which is tougher):
4 string voicings: 3 string voicings:
E ––––––––––––––– E –––––––––––––––
B –––1–––3–––6––– B –––1–––3–––6–––
G –––2–––4–––7––– G –––2–––4–––7–––
D –––3–––5–––8––– D –––3–––5–––8–––
A –––3–––5–––8––– A –––––––––––––––
E ––––––––––––––– E –––––––––––––––
F G Bb F G Bb
Strumming pattern
For the verse and pre-chorus sections, reference any of the following strumming patterns (based on your ability and preference when it comes to dynamics & volume).
Simple strum:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D = down strum
D D
Intermediate strum:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D = down strum
D D D D > = accented strum
> >
Full strum:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D = down strum
D D D D U U = up strum
> > > = accented strum
Chorus strumming
There’s one part of the song that deviates from the main strumming pattern – which is the very distinctive chorus. Quite simply, you’ll only want to do downstrums on the following beats:
"....Sun goes down.........band won't play..."
E –––1–––––3––0––––––––––––––1–––––3––0––––(3)–––––––
B –––1–––––0––1––––––––––––––1–––––0––1––––––––––––––
G –––2–––––0––2––––––––––––––2–––––0––0––––––––––––––
D –––3–––––0––2––––––––––––––3–––––0––2––––––––––––––
A –––3–––––2––0––––––––––––––3–––––2––3––––––––––––––
E –––1–––––3–––––––––––––––––1–––––3–––––––––––––––––
F G Am F G C
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
With the chorus, you can also get creative. For example, I like to play these voicings on the “When the sun goes down…” part of the song.
"....Sun goes down.........band won't play..."
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
B ––10–––––8––5––––––––––––––1–––––3––5–––––8––––––––
G ––10–––––7––5––––––––––––––2–––––4––5––––––––––––––
D ––10–––––9––7––––––––––––––3–––––5––5––––––––––––––
A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
E –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
F G Am F G C
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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