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Learning Guitar - Lesson Seven
Part 6: Learning Songs
 More of this Feature
• Part 1: overview
• Part 2: barre chords
• Part 3: fingerpicking
• Part 4: hammer-ons
• Part 5: pull-offs
• Part 6: learning songs
• Part 7: practice schedule
 
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• Index of Guitar Lessons
• Buying Your First Guitar
• How to Read Guitar Tab
• Easy to Play Songs
• Guitar Chord Library
 
We've got a bit of an agenda this week, in the songs we learn. We'll learn music that utilizes fingerpicking, hammer-ons/pull-offs, barre chords, and more. If you're looking for more songs to learn, I suggest you check out the easy song tabs archive.

In case you need a refresher, here are the pages to check open chords, power chords, and barre chords.

NOTE: A few of the following song transcriptions use tablature. If you are unfamiliar with this term, take a moment to learn how to read guitar tablature.

Everybody Hurts - performed by R.E.M.
NOTES: This is a great way to get started with some basic fingerpicking. There are a couple of fancy parts, but they shouldn't be too tough. There are some barre chords later in the song, but don't let those intimidate you... you can play them now!
MP3: iTunes download


Layla (acoustic) - performed by Eric Clapton
NOTES: This is a challenge - a lot of barre chords in this song. Only attempt this one when you're starting to get comfortable with all four barre chords we've learned.
Day Tripper - performed by The Beatles
NOTES: When playing this song, hammer-on between the 2nd and 3rd note of the riff (3rd fret 6th string to 4th fret 6th string). The song isn't as hard as it sounds.

Free Falling - performed by Tom Petty
NOTES: Simple, but good. Instead of the Asus chord they outline in the tab, I play A7sus (x02030). If you have a capo, put it at the third fret, but unless you're going to play along with the CD, it doesn't matter that much.

 

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