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To Love Somebody Guitar Lesson

April 11, 2022 By Klaus Crow 2 Comments

Today I’m going to teach you one of my favorite songs “To Love Somebody” by The Bee Gees. This song is covered by lots of people including Janis Joplin, Michael Bolton and my favorite cover version by Damien Rice & Ray La Montagne.

To Love Somebody – Guitar Lesson

I’ll teach you the most simplified version of this song, so it’s going to be in the key of D. The chords for this song are D – G – Em – C – A.

I will teach you two different strumming patterns, a very common strumming pattern for this type of song and a simplified strumming pattern for beginners.

common strumming pattern: ↓↓↑↑↓↓↓↑ = down – down – up – up – down – down – down – up

Simple strumming pattern: ↓↓↑↑↓↓ = down – down – up – up – down – down

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn this amazing song. This is a must-learn-song! ;)

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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2 – Guitar Lesson

March 26, 2022 By Klaus Crow 6 Comments

Today I’m going to teach you how to play one of the greatest classics “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” by U2 from the album “Joshua Tree”.

This is one of the easiest songs for beginners. It is a simplified version of the song, but really fun to play. The song contains 3 open chords and a basic popular strumming pattern that you can use for many others songs as well.

How to Play “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

The song contains 3 chords: C – Fmaj7 – G

C = x32010

Fmaj7 = xx3210

G = 320003

Here is strumming pattern you can use to play the song:

↓↓↑↑↓↑ = down – down – up – up – down – up

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn this beautiful song.

Please share your feedback in the comments below or on Youtube. I read and reply to everyone of them. I’d love to hear from you!

A Horse with No Name – Easy 2 Chord Song

March 23, 2022 By Klaus Crow 1 Comment

Hi Folks, today I’m going to teach you how to play “A horse with no name” by America. It was the bands first single and also their most popular one.

It’s a delightful song to play in all its simplicity. Once you get the hang of the strumming pattern you really get into the flow and the vibe of the song. You’ll love it.

A Horse with No Name – Easy 2 Chord Song

“A horse with no name” is an easy song that is a must song for beginner guitar players. The song contains 2 chords: Em and D6-9/F#. While the D6-9/F# chord name sounds complicated the chord itself is really easy to play.

Em = 022000

D6-9/F# = 2×0200

Here’s how to read chord diagrams and other chord notation like the one above.

A horse with no name – strumming pattern:

The song has two easy to follow strumming patterns:

Em = ↓↓↑↓↓↑

D6-9/F# = ↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn the entire song step by step.

Enjoy!

Wicked Game Guitar Lesson

March 9, 2022 By Klaus Crow 6 Comments

Wicked game - Chris Isaak - easy guitar lesson

Today I’m going to teach you how to play “Wicked game” by Chris Isaak from his third studio album “Heart Shaped World”. This is a beautiful laid back song with a lovely vibe to it.

This is an easy guitar lesson that is great for beginners and for those of you who just like to play great classics. The song contains 3 open chords and a basic popular strumming pattern that you can apply to many others songs as well.

How to Play Wicked Game

Wicked game is played with 3 chords: Bm – A – E

You can learn the chords on The 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners and on

The second 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners

The chord progression is / Bm / A / E / E /

Here is strumming pattern you can use to play the song:

↓↓↑↑↓↑ = down – down – up – up – down – up

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn the entire song. I explain it slowly, clearly and in close up.

Please share your feedback in the comments below or on Youtube. I read and reply to everyone of them. I’d love to hear from you!

Enjoy!