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🎸 This Riff is the Most Fun I've Had in Months...
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​ LESSON #605 Click to watch free video lesson Hey there, my friends – I'm happy to get this one in just before the clock ticks zero on October! Today's new lesson is for Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress), the 1971 classic from The Hollies. I've had tons of folks request this song over the years, and this past week I finally buckled down and learned it. My oh my, is this one fun! This song begins with one of the most fun guitar riffs I've learned in a long time, which is followed by a bluesy shuffle in the Key of E. My lesson walks you through these, showing semi-simplified versions of both riffs before teaching the full as-the-artist-plays-it versions. See my lesson webpage for additional videos teaching the verse, chorus, and interlude riffs — along with some helpful playthrough clips, my practice notes, and links to other handy resources. ​ More Lessons from 1971 The early 1970s has always been my favorite era of music, when it comes to acoustic guitar — so here's a few other lesson I've made from the same year as Long Cool Woman.
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That's it for today! Off to trick or treat with my youngest and enjoy what's always been one of my favorite holidays. Here's to a Happy Halloween and a great weekend. Until next week ✌️ David Browse all my lessons at songnotes.net |
Song Notes by David Pots
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