Chords for "Here Comes The Sun" Guitar Lesson Video - The Beatles
Tempo:
74.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
F#m
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [G#] One of the most beautiful guitar introductions [F] written by George Harrison and of course performed by the Beatles.
Here comes the Sun.
Now here are a few things that you need to know before we start this tune.
To sound like the original recording you need a capo
behind the seventh fret.
I'm going to teach today's lesson without a capo on to make it easier to relate to the chord names and the fret numbers.
Other things you need to know include down-up strumming.
Now this song has a lot of down-up strumming.
Some of the strums are loud and proud.
Some are going to be softer.
Those [F#] are called filler strums.
You'll know those because the tablature will have those strums in parentheses.
On a filler strum
you want to hold the pick a little looser and have a lighter touch.
Now you'll also need some beautiful arpeggios for this tune.
And also
[G]
[D] [A] [E] [D] So a lot of great things to master in this tune.
Let's get started.
Here comes part one.
So I'll play the intro for you without any capo so you can get used to seeing it down in this end of the guitar.
And then we'll get into the close-ups of exactly what the fretting hand is doing.
[G]
[D]
[G] [E] [G] Did you notice those down-ups there?
Very important.
Okay, and did you notice how some of the strums come out a little bit louder?
Others a little bit softer.
We're going to talk about all those details right now.
Here's a close-up on both of my hands doing the first half of the introduction [D] nice and slowly.
[G] [A]
[D] One more time even slower.
[G]
[A] [D] Now you can [F] see the tab on the screen in front of you.
Anything in parentheses is a very soft strum with a loose pick.
Everything else should come out nice and loud.
You might grip the pick a tiny bit tighter for everything else.
But a nice loose grip for anything in parentheses.
Hopefully you noticed a steady stream of down and up strums.
Okay, it's never going to end.
In between the first half and the second half of the introduction,
which I'll play for you in a second, there is one moment where you strum down and there's a silent up strum.
Up stroke you could say.
And then you get back into the constant down-ups.
So the movement hasn't changed, but there is that one moment when the upstroke is silent.
And that's at the moment that connects the first half and the second half of the introduction.
Okay, so steady down strums.
Very good aim with your pick.
And then again soft on the anything in parentheses and a little bit louder on everything else.
The first half of the introduction ended with a strum on a D chord.
Now that's the moment where there's a silent upstroke and the second half of the introduction begins, which is almost identical to the first half.
So here's the second half of the introduction.
[G] [Em]
One more time a little slower.
[D]
[G]
[A] Steady stream of down-ups.
A lot of movement with the left hand here, but nothing that you can't handle.
[N] Okay, and again emphasizing certain strokes and more importantly de-emphasizing any stroke that you see in the tablature, anything in parentheses.
Okay, very important to keep those nice and soft.
And another thing to keep in mind, one final thought about those numbers in parentheses.
If you happen to hit one more or one less of that group, don't even worry about it.
In fact, the less you think about those parenthetical strokes, the better.
Okay, think of it as a soft strum that simply fills in the space in between the melodic notes.
But if you happen to hit one more or one less than what I indicated, don't worry about it.
It's not important.
As we wrap up this video on Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison and the Beatles,
I want to encourage you to track down a video that I've seen on YouTube of George Harrison playing this.
I believe it's from the concert for Bangladesh.
And he's playing it on acoustic guitar with just one other musician playing acoustic guitar along with him.
And you can see how this song sounds great even without a legendary band playing behind you.
It's very inspiring for those of us who are solo guitar players, play a lot of acoustic guitar,
and love electric songs but want to bring them to life on the acoustic guitar.
So I encourage you to check out that video.
So thanks for watching.
Check out all the other
[F#m] [G#] One of the most beautiful guitar introductions [F] written by George Harrison and of course performed by the Beatles.
Here comes the Sun.
Now here are a few things that you need to know before we start this tune.
To sound like the original recording you need a capo
behind the seventh fret.
I'm going to teach today's lesson without a capo on to make it easier to relate to the chord names and the fret numbers.
Other things you need to know include down-up strumming.
Now this song has a lot of down-up strumming.
Some of the strums are loud and proud.
Some are going to be softer.
Those [F#] are called filler strums.
You'll know those because the tablature will have those strums in parentheses.
On a filler strum
you want to hold the pick a little looser and have a lighter touch.
Now you'll also need some beautiful arpeggios for this tune.
And also
[G]
[D] [A] [E] [D] So a lot of great things to master in this tune.
Let's get started.
Here comes part one.
So I'll play the intro for you without any capo so you can get used to seeing it down in this end of the guitar.
And then we'll get into the close-ups of exactly what the fretting hand is doing.
[G]
[D]
[G] [E] [G] Did you notice those down-ups there?
Very important.
Okay, and did you notice how some of the strums come out a little bit louder?
Others a little bit softer.
We're going to talk about all those details right now.
Here's a close-up on both of my hands doing the first half of the introduction [D] nice and slowly.
[G] [A]
[D] One more time even slower.
[G]
[A] [D] Now you can [F] see the tab on the screen in front of you.
Anything in parentheses is a very soft strum with a loose pick.
Everything else should come out nice and loud.
You might grip the pick a tiny bit tighter for everything else.
But a nice loose grip for anything in parentheses.
Hopefully you noticed a steady stream of down and up strums.
Okay, it's never going to end.
In between the first half and the second half of the introduction,
which I'll play for you in a second, there is one moment where you strum down and there's a silent up strum.
Up stroke you could say.
And then you get back into the constant down-ups.
So the movement hasn't changed, but there is that one moment when the upstroke is silent.
And that's at the moment that connects the first half and the second half of the introduction.
Okay, so steady down strums.
Very good aim with your pick.
And then again soft on the anything in parentheses and a little bit louder on everything else.
The first half of the introduction ended with a strum on a D chord.
Now that's the moment where there's a silent upstroke and the second half of the introduction begins, which is almost identical to the first half.
So here's the second half of the introduction.
[G] [Em]
One more time a little slower.
[D]
[G]
[A] Steady stream of down-ups.
A lot of movement with the left hand here, but nothing that you can't handle.
[N] Okay, and again emphasizing certain strokes and more importantly de-emphasizing any stroke that you see in the tablature, anything in parentheses.
Okay, very important to keep those nice and soft.
And another thing to keep in mind, one final thought about those numbers in parentheses.
If you happen to hit one more or one less of that group, don't even worry about it.
In fact, the less you think about those parenthetical strokes, the better.
Okay, think of it as a soft strum that simply fills in the space in between the melodic notes.
But if you happen to hit one more or one less than what I indicated, don't worry about it.
It's not important.
As we wrap up this video on Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison and the Beatles,
I want to encourage you to track down a video that I've seen on YouTube of George Harrison playing this.
I believe it's from the concert for Bangladesh.
And he's playing it on acoustic guitar with just one other musician playing acoustic guitar along with him.
And you can see how this song sounds great even without a legendary band playing behind you.
It's very inspiring for those of us who are solo guitar players, play a lot of acoustic guitar,
and love electric songs but want to bring them to life on the acoustic guitar.
So I encourage you to check out that video.
So thanks for watching.
Check out all the other
Key:
G
D
A
F#m
F
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ One of the most beautiful guitar introductions [F] written by George Harrison and of course performed by the Beatles.
Here comes the Sun.
Now here are a few things that you need to know before we start this tune.
To sound like the original recording you need a capo
behind the seventh fret.
I'm going to teach today's lesson without a capo on to make it easier to relate to the chord names and the fret numbers.
Other things you need to know include down-up strumming.
Now this song has a lot of down-up strumming.
Some of the strums are loud and proud.
Some are going to be softer.
Those [F#] are called filler strums.
You'll know those because the tablature will have those strums in parentheses.
On a filler strum
you want to hold the pick a little looser and have a lighter touch.
Now you'll also need some beautiful arpeggios for this tune. _ _
_ _ And also
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] So a lot of great things to master in this tune.
Let's get started.
Here comes part one.
_ So I'll play the intro for you without any capo so you can get used to seeing it down in this end of the guitar.
And then we'll get into the close-ups of exactly what the fretting hand is doing.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] Did you notice those down-ups there?
Very important.
Okay, and did you notice how some of the strums come out a little bit louder?
Others a little bit softer.
We're going to talk about all those details right now.
_ Here's a close-up on both of my hands doing the first half of the introduction [D] nice and slowly. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ One more time even slower. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Now you can [F] see the tab on the screen in front of you.
Anything in parentheses is a very soft strum with a loose pick.
Everything else should come out nice and loud.
You might grip the pick a tiny bit tighter for everything else.
But a nice loose grip for anything in parentheses.
Hopefully you noticed a steady stream of down and up strums.
Okay, it's never going to end.
In between the first half and the second half of the introduction,
which I'll play for you in a second, there is one moment where you strum down and there's a silent up strum.
_ Up stroke you could say.
And then you get back into the constant down-ups.
So the movement hasn't changed, but there is that one moment when the upstroke is silent.
And that's at the moment that connects the first half and the second half of the introduction.
Okay, so steady down strums.
Very good aim with your pick.
And then again soft on the anything in parentheses and a little bit louder on everything else.
_ _ The first half of the introduction ended with a strum on a D chord.
Now that's the moment where there's a silent upstroke and the second half of the introduction begins, which is almost identical to the first half.
So here's the second half of the introduction. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
One more time a little slower.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Steady stream of down-ups.
A lot of movement with the left hand here, but nothing that you can't handle.
[N] Okay, and again emphasizing certain strokes and more importantly de-emphasizing any stroke that you see in the tablature, anything in parentheses.
Okay, very important to keep those nice and soft.
And another thing to keep in mind, one final thought about those _ numbers in parentheses.
If you happen to hit one more or one less of that group, don't even worry about it.
In fact, the less you think about those parenthetical strokes, the better.
Okay, think of it as a soft strum that simply fills in the space in between the melodic notes.
But if you happen to hit one more or one less than what I indicated, don't worry about it.
It's not important.
_ _ _ As we wrap up this video on Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison and the Beatles,
I want to encourage you to track down a video that I've seen on YouTube of George Harrison playing this.
I believe it's from the concert for Bangladesh.
And he's playing it on acoustic guitar with just one other musician playing acoustic guitar along with him.
And you can see how this song sounds great even without a legendary band playing behind you.
It's very inspiring for those of us who are solo guitar players, play a lot of acoustic guitar,
and love electric songs but want to bring them to life on the acoustic guitar.
So I encourage you to check out that video.
So thanks for watching.
Check out all the other
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ One of the most beautiful guitar introductions [F] written by George Harrison and of course performed by the Beatles.
Here comes the Sun.
Now here are a few things that you need to know before we start this tune.
To sound like the original recording you need a capo
behind the seventh fret.
I'm going to teach today's lesson without a capo on to make it easier to relate to the chord names and the fret numbers.
Other things you need to know include down-up strumming.
Now this song has a lot of down-up strumming.
Some of the strums are loud and proud.
Some are going to be softer.
Those [F#] are called filler strums.
You'll know those because the tablature will have those strums in parentheses.
On a filler strum
you want to hold the pick a little looser and have a lighter touch.
Now you'll also need some beautiful arpeggios for this tune. _ _
_ _ And also
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [D] So a lot of great things to master in this tune.
Let's get started.
Here comes part one.
_ So I'll play the intro for you without any capo so you can get used to seeing it down in this end of the guitar.
And then we'll get into the close-ups of exactly what the fretting hand is doing.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] Did you notice those down-ups there?
Very important.
Okay, and did you notice how some of the strums come out a little bit louder?
Others a little bit softer.
We're going to talk about all those details right now.
_ Here's a close-up on both of my hands doing the first half of the introduction [D] nice and slowly. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ One more time even slower. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Now you can [F] see the tab on the screen in front of you.
Anything in parentheses is a very soft strum with a loose pick.
Everything else should come out nice and loud.
You might grip the pick a tiny bit tighter for everything else.
But a nice loose grip for anything in parentheses.
Hopefully you noticed a steady stream of down and up strums.
Okay, it's never going to end.
In between the first half and the second half of the introduction,
which I'll play for you in a second, there is one moment where you strum down and there's a silent up strum.
_ Up stroke you could say.
And then you get back into the constant down-ups.
So the movement hasn't changed, but there is that one moment when the upstroke is silent.
And that's at the moment that connects the first half and the second half of the introduction.
Okay, so steady down strums.
Very good aim with your pick.
And then again soft on the anything in parentheses and a little bit louder on everything else.
_ _ The first half of the introduction ended with a strum on a D chord.
Now that's the moment where there's a silent upstroke and the second half of the introduction begins, which is almost identical to the first half.
So here's the second half of the introduction. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
One more time a little slower.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Steady stream of down-ups.
A lot of movement with the left hand here, but nothing that you can't handle.
[N] Okay, and again emphasizing certain strokes and more importantly de-emphasizing any stroke that you see in the tablature, anything in parentheses.
Okay, very important to keep those nice and soft.
And another thing to keep in mind, one final thought about those _ numbers in parentheses.
If you happen to hit one more or one less of that group, don't even worry about it.
In fact, the less you think about those parenthetical strokes, the better.
Okay, think of it as a soft strum that simply fills in the space in between the melodic notes.
But if you happen to hit one more or one less than what I indicated, don't worry about it.
It's not important.
_ _ _ As we wrap up this video on Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison and the Beatles,
I want to encourage you to track down a video that I've seen on YouTube of George Harrison playing this.
I believe it's from the concert for Bangladesh.
And he's playing it on acoustic guitar with just one other musician playing acoustic guitar along with him.
And you can see how this song sounds great even without a legendary band playing behind you.
It's very inspiring for those of us who are solo guitar players, play a lot of acoustic guitar,
and love electric songs but want to bring them to life on the acoustic guitar.
So I encourage you to check out that video.
So thanks for watching.
Check out all the other