Chords for Down In The Valley - Guitar Lesson Preview
Tempo:
96.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
B
E
A
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Down in the valley, valley so [B] low, hang your head over, hear the [E] wind blow.
[B] This is one of the [A] simplest songs out there.
[G] Very simple strumming pattern.
[N] You can do it with two chords.
You can do it with almost any two chords, as long as there are chords one and five in
whatever key you decide you want to sing it in.
This is a course down in the valley.
I teach this to beginning students, absolute beginning students.
We work on a very simple three [E]-four picking pattern or strumming pattern, hitting just
one bass note and strumming the two down.
But in this song, especially in the lesson [Abm] that I have at Totally Guitars, which is part
of the Target [G] program there, we talk about playing it in three-four time, which I didn't
just do, and also playing it in six-eight time.
So a lot of the lesson [A] goes into some of the differences between three [Ab]-four time and six-eight time.
Six-eight on one [A] hand is just two groups of three, but it usually [E] goes a little bit faster
and has a little bit more life to it.
And if you want to make it really quiet and slow, slow it down and play the way the Andy
Griffith version is here, right here at YouTube.
Anyway, so short lesson [B] together on Down in the Valley.
Very good for beginners.
You need two chords, E and B7 and a three-four strum.
So you [F] might not need that.
It should be enough for you to figure out the song [Ab] right there if you [G] want to play it.
And if you want to transpose it to another key, you just use chords [N] one and a seventh
chord built on chord five.
So we talk a little bit about the theory and stuff in there.
So anyhow, over at Totally Guitars, lots of free lessons as well, and a lot of them here
at the TG Free Lessons channel.
[Ab] But we've got Down in the [G] Valley as part of our Cowboy Series of songs, [Em] up and available
now at TotallyGuitars.com.
[B] This is one of the [A] simplest songs out there.
[G] Very simple strumming pattern.
[N] You can do it with two chords.
You can do it with almost any two chords, as long as there are chords one and five in
whatever key you decide you want to sing it in.
This is a course down in the valley.
I teach this to beginning students, absolute beginning students.
We work on a very simple three [E]-four picking pattern or strumming pattern, hitting just
one bass note and strumming the two down.
But in this song, especially in the lesson [Abm] that I have at Totally Guitars, which is part
of the Target [G] program there, we talk about playing it in three-four time, which I didn't
just do, and also playing it in six-eight time.
So a lot of the lesson [A] goes into some of the differences between three [Ab]-four time and six-eight time.
Six-eight on one [A] hand is just two groups of three, but it usually [E] goes a little bit faster
and has a little bit more life to it.
And if you want to make it really quiet and slow, slow it down and play the way the Andy
Griffith version is here, right here at YouTube.
Anyway, so short lesson [B] together on Down in the Valley.
Very good for beginners.
You need two chords, E and B7 and a three-four strum.
So you [F] might not need that.
It should be enough for you to figure out the song [Ab] right there if you [G] want to play it.
And if you want to transpose it to another key, you just use chords [N] one and a seventh
chord built on chord five.
So we talk a little bit about the theory and stuff in there.
So anyhow, over at Totally Guitars, lots of free lessons as well, and a lot of them here
at the TG Free Lessons channel.
[Ab] But we've got Down in the [G] Valley as part of our Cowboy Series of songs, [Em] up and available
now at TotallyGuitars.com.
Key:
G
B
E
A
Ab
G
B
E
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_ Down in the valley, _ _ _ valley so [B] low, _ _ _ _ _ hang your head over, _ _ _ _ hear the [E] wind blow.
[B] This is one of the [A] simplest songs out there.
[G] Very simple strumming pattern.
[N] You can do it with two chords.
You can do it with almost any two chords, as long as there are chords one and five in
whatever key you decide you want to sing it in.
This is a course down in the valley.
I teach this to beginning students, absolute beginning students.
We work on a very simple three [E]-four picking pattern _ _ _ _ or strumming pattern, hitting just
one bass note and strumming the two down.
But in this song, especially in the lesson [Abm] that I have at Totally Guitars, which is part
of the Target [G] program there, we talk about playing it in three-four time, which I didn't
just do, and also playing it in six-eight time.
So a lot of the lesson [A] goes into some of the differences between three [Ab]-four time and six-eight time.
Six-eight on one [A] hand is just two groups of three, but it usually [E] goes a little bit faster
and has a little bit more _ life to it.
And if you want to make it really quiet and slow, slow it down and play the way the Andy
Griffith version is here, right here at YouTube.
Anyway, so short lesson [B] together on Down in the Valley.
Very good for beginners.
You need two chords, E and B7 and a three-four strum.
So you [F] might not need that.
It should be enough for you to figure out the song [Ab] right there if you [G] want to play it.
And if you want to transpose it to another key, you just use chords [N] one and a seventh
chord built on chord five.
So we talk a little bit about the theory and stuff in there.
So anyhow, over at Totally Guitars, lots of free lessons as well, and a lot of them here
at the TG Free Lessons channel.
[Ab] _ But we've got Down in the [G] Valley as part of our Cowboy Series of songs, [Em] up and available
now at TotallyGuitars.com. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down in the valley, _ _ _ valley so [B] low, _ _ _ _ _ hang your head over, _ _ _ _ hear the [E] wind blow.
[B] This is one of the [A] simplest songs out there.
[G] Very simple strumming pattern.
[N] You can do it with two chords.
You can do it with almost any two chords, as long as there are chords one and five in
whatever key you decide you want to sing it in.
This is a course down in the valley.
I teach this to beginning students, absolute beginning students.
We work on a very simple three [E]-four picking pattern _ _ _ _ or strumming pattern, hitting just
one bass note and strumming the two down.
But in this song, especially in the lesson [Abm] that I have at Totally Guitars, which is part
of the Target [G] program there, we talk about playing it in three-four time, which I didn't
just do, and also playing it in six-eight time.
So a lot of the lesson [A] goes into some of the differences between three [Ab]-four time and six-eight time.
Six-eight on one [A] hand is just two groups of three, but it usually [E] goes a little bit faster
and has a little bit more _ life to it.
And if you want to make it really quiet and slow, slow it down and play the way the Andy
Griffith version is here, right here at YouTube.
Anyway, so short lesson [B] together on Down in the Valley.
Very good for beginners.
You need two chords, E and B7 and a three-four strum.
So you [F] might not need that.
It should be enough for you to figure out the song [Ab] right there if you [G] want to play it.
And if you want to transpose it to another key, you just use chords [N] one and a seventh
chord built on chord five.
So we talk a little bit about the theory and stuff in there.
So anyhow, over at Totally Guitars, lots of free lessons as well, and a lot of them here
at the TG Free Lessons channel.
[Ab] _ But we've got Down in the [G] Valley as part of our Cowboy Series of songs, [Em] up and available
now at TotallyGuitars.com. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _