Great songs to learn for the beginning guitarist

JJ Cale – COCAINE – Lesson on Guitar and Harmonica

Yet another great JJ Cale song, Cocaine. There is a video lesson covering the rhythm guitar part including chords and strumming. There is also a video covering what to do for harmonica when the original recording doesn't have any harmonica. I talk about chord tones and scales as well as picking some riffs out of the melody. The final video is to jam along. There's also chords, lyrics, harmonica tabs, backing track, and lots of fun.

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JJ Cale – CALL THE DOCTOR – Lesson on Guitar and Harmonica

Here's a lesson on guitar and harmonica of JJ Cale's Call The Doctor. For the guitarist there are guitar chords and a suggested strumming pattern. I also go over the choice of key for harmonica and why as well as the tabs for the melody. Finally, it's all put together to jam along

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JJ Cale – AFTER MIDNIGHT – Lesson on Guitar and Harmonica

Here's a lesson on guitar and harmonica of JJ Cale's classic, After Midnight. For the guitarist there are guitar chords and a suggested strumming pattern. I also go over the choice of key for harmonica and why. Finally, it's all put together to jam along

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THE ROLLING STONES – YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT – Harmonica and Guitar Lesson

You Can't Always Get What You Want, the classic Stones song from Let It Bleed, lesson on guitar and harmonica. There's chords, lyrics, harmonica tabs and more. Check it out.

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Bob Dylan – ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER – Harmonica and Guitar Lesson

All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan's classic from the album John Wesley Harding. In the video lesson, I cover guitar chords, strumming pattern, harmonica key and tabs as well as going through a jam-along version. Enjoy.

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JJ Cale – MAGNOLIA – Harmonica and Guitar Lesson

Magnolia's a great old JJ Cale song from the album Naturally. In this video, I go through the guitar chords, lyrics, and harmonica tabs. There's a cool little run that's easy to learn on both guitar and harmonica. Give it a try and have fun. Cheers, George

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Billy Joel – PIANO MAN – How To Play On Guitar and Harmonica

Learn how to play Billy Joel's Piano Man on guitar and harmonica as I take you through this classic and go over the guitar chords, picking pattern, time signature, harmonica and tabs and then play through a verse and chorus to give you a feel for the song. Enjoy.

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Bob Dylan – I SHALL BE RELEASED – How To Play on Guitar and Harmonica

Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released is covered in this post. Guitar chords, strumming patterns, harmonica tabs and a play along version is included. Recorded while camping on Vancouver Island. Enjoy. Cheers, George

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Bob Dylan – DON’T THINK TWICE IT’S ALL RIGHT – Lesson on Guitar and Harmonica

Don't Think Twice It's All Right is a classic Bob Dylan song from his Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album. In this post, I show how to play Don't Think Twice on guitar, harmonica and vocals. Also included is guitar chords, lyrics, harmonica tabs, sheet music, mp3 downloads and more. I hope you enjoy.

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