In this acoustic guitar strumming tutorial we learn Dolly Partons iconic song JOLENE.
This is a STRUMMING guitar lesson so we are focussing on two different rhythms that will represent this song best as an acoustic guitar arrangement that you can sing along to.
The Capo is on fret 4 and we only have 3 open chords to contend with in Am C & G. If you don’t have capo you can practise just using the chords in the open position.
Stick Season by Noah Kahan has a great uptempo feel. We all need some bouncy acoustic songs in our repertoire.
This song is made up of 4 chords the whole tune. The variety is created by the way these chords are played.
We start off with a picking pattern, followed by the strumming pattern.
True Colours. Another classic. Released in 1986. Sung by Cindi Lauper. Also recorded for the film Trolls by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick. The original recording is synth-based but it really lends itself very well to an acoustic guitar arrangement.
A lyrically beautiful song with some nice picking motifs for the guitar, resonating chords in the Verses and topped off with some simple strums in the chorus.
When I first heard Jeff Buckley’s version of Lilac Wine on the Grace album it was a moment I’ll never forget. Sparse, haunting, visceral, stunning melody, very humble guitar creating an atmosphere, not at all overplayed. Truly captivating. A story beautifully told…
Today will be a journey through the chords of this song. It’s perfect in its simplicity to play and sing along to if you fancy a go at some tasty chords.
Englishman in New York by Sting is one of My favourite tunes to turn up loud and sing along to. It makes for an awesome acoustic guitar arrangement.
We have a driving thumb and staccato finger picking pattern for the verse and chorus in which we have three chords. The middle section is a little bit more chordy but we’ll make it….
Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution released in the late 80s is a well requested song for acoustic guitar strummers. Tracy Chapman has taken 4 chords, repeated them in the same order throughout the song and with a bit of an interesting strumming pattern created something that defines it and is instantly recognisable to this song even though these same 4 chords are used in countless other songs.
Today we learn the actual strumming pattern in the recording. I’ve added tab and rhythm charts to help reinforce the lesson. In the second part I break down the rhythm into an easy version for those with less experience or those not wanting to learn the more complex version.
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