Category: Acoustic Guitar Lessons

  • Proud Mary- Chorus Chords and Lyrics

    Pre-Chorus And Chorus A Big wheel keep on turnin’ Bm Proud Mary keep on burnin’ D Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river

  • Redemption Song by Bob Marley

    Intro This song might be from Bob Marley, but it’s not a reggae song as you might believe. It’s just a rock type ballad. It’s in the key of G and uses only simple open chords. Introduction The intro is kind of like adding a little phrase that’s built around a G chord. Watch The…

  • Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding

    “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was recorded by Redding twice in 1967, including once just days before his death in a plane crash. Sitting-On-The-Dock-Of-The-Bay Verses Barre chords are used in the original recording. With Barre Chords… Using Open Chords…

  • Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

    Intro Lick Song Facts Tempo: It’s about 140 beats per minute. That’s very brisk Time Signature: Standard 4/4 time- each measure gets 4 beats Key Signature: It’s in G Chords: There are only 4 different chords in this song: G, C, D, and Em Brown-Eyed-Girl Intro There’s a quick 4 measure lead guitar part that begins…

  • Blue On Black by Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

    Getting Started: Example Run-Through: The “A” Chord – Prep song The Solo Thing

  • Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan

    Strumming Pattern And Chord Progression Chord Progression There are four different chords used in the song. Each chord lasts for 4 beats or one full measure except for the last chord of each line (the Am and C chords) which last two measures or 8 beats. The chord progression is the same throughout the song: G,…

  • Proud Mary- Verse Chords And Lyrics

    Verse 1 D Left a good job in the city Workin’ for the man ev’ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin’ Worryin’ ’bout the way things might have been Verse 2 D Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans But I…

  • Strumming: Hotel California

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    The basic chord progression for the verses follows as such: Bm, F#, A, E, G, D, Em, F#. Each chord gets one full measure.  

  • Proud Mary- Intro

    Here’s how to play the intro riff to “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

  • Strummer’s Corner: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan

    Strumming Pattern And Chord Progression Chord Progression There are four different chords used in the song. Each chord lasts for 4 beats or one full measure except for the last chord of each line (the Am and C chords) which last two measures or 8 beats. The chord progression is the same throughout the song: G,…