Long Long Time
by Linda Ronstadt • Lesson #471 • Feb 2, 2023
Description
In this week’s lesson I’m excited to show you an easy way to get started playing Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt. I’ll teach you a fingerstyle version, mimicking what you hear in Ronstadt’s recorded version — but I’ll be using a slightly simplified fingerpicking pattern you can easily apply to all the chords in the song. In the second half of the lesson I’ll explain a few optional ways to add extra flourish, such as subtle bass-note walk-downs between a few of the chords. What a great song! I hope you enjoy.
Main Lesson
Slow Playthrough
Lesson Discussion
Print-Friendly Song Sheet 3 pages
Follow along with my print-friendly guide for this song! It’s available for purchase at Musicnotes.com, the web’s leading provider of licensed sheet music.
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If you’d like the grab-and-go fingerpicking guide that shows the picking pattern for each of the 7 chords, you can download it here. It requires membership to Song Notes Premium. Note, it does not include the lyrics and chords for the whole song – if that’s what you want, get my song sheet (linked above).
Recorded Versions of This Song
Linda Ronstadt’s album version:
Linda Ronstadt live on the Johnny Cash show:
Lsat of Us S1E3, Nick Offerman piano scene. His vocals aren’t perfect, but obviously that’s not the point.
Last of Us S1E3, end scene. Ellie and Joel listening in the truck.
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