Chords for Midnight Rider Guitar Lesson - Allman Brothers - GREAT HOOK!
Tempo:
95.55 bpm
Chords used:
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C
B
D
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] Welcome back to Relaxing on Guitar.
Very [Ab] interested in the pick today.
And we are excited to show this song lesson to you.
Rider by the Allman Brothers Band.
part [D] in this song.
some sinus stuff going on.
So this is the [Em] version that's great [E] to play along to the [Eb] record with.
It's all built [Em] around this amazing hook.
Very [Ab] interested in the pick today.
And we are excited to show this song lesson to you.
Rider by the Allman Brothers Band.
part [D] in this song.
some sinus stuff going on.
So this is the [Em] version that's great [E] to play along to the [Eb] record with.
It's all built [Em] around this amazing hook.
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_ _ [B] Welcome back to Relaxing on Guitar.
I'm Kevin.
This is Maggie Mae.
Very [Ab] interested in the pick today.
Got my wife Vicki behind the camera.
Hello.
And we are excited to show this song lesson to you.
So let's get started.
[Eb] So this is Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers Band.
Such [Em] a great one.
The version of [Ab] the song is the [B] acoustics guitar part [D] in this song.
[F] Just a heads up.
I'm a little under [E] the weather today.
There's some sinus stuff going on.
So pardon the voice, but I wanted to get this video [Ab] out to you guys.
So this is the [Em] version that's great [E] to play along to the [Eb] record with.
It's all built [Em] around this amazing hook.
[B] It's built around [B] a_
we're gonna start with a playing a D [D] chord.
But we're going to lift up our [Gm] middle finger and that [Em] makes a D suspended two chord or [A] Dsus2.
And that's what this entire kind of hook of this song is built around.
The [G] intro kind of starts [A] out.
You _ just kind of picking individual strings of this chord and then it goes into the_ _ _ _ _
_ _ Into that part.
So [G] you'll see with this [E] Dsus2 chord, the reason we're lifting up our middle finger is we're going to use that
to do [B] what's called a hammer-on [D] and we're gonna be doing that on [A] _ on the fifth [C] string.
So leave your Dsus2 [E] shape intact, but you're gonna be using your middle finger to play [Am] this fifth string.
[A] _ _ _ The reason it's [B] called a hammer-on is we're gonna pluck the fifth string open.
[C] _ Then we're gonna hammer on down.
I [Ab] always think of MC Hammer.
Whenever I talk about hammer-ons.
[B] _ Anyway, so you're gonna use your middle finger to hammer [Am] down
onto that fifth [Em] string third fret.
So play the fifth string open.
[C] _
Then middle [B] finger hammers down to the third fret of that fifth string.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So that's how it's kind of built. _ _
You do [Am] the hammer-on once.
[D] _ Two strums down on that Dsus2 chord.
_ _ _ Then you're gonna just play the [C] fifth string [Eb] third fret with your middle finger [D] to end it.
_ _ So hammer. _ _
Two strums down on the [C] Dsus2.
Then that fifth fret third string or third [D] fret.
And down one more time.
[Eb] So I slow it way down for you.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So with my [F] picking hand, we're really [E] not concerned with this.
We're not gonna play the [C] sixth string at all in this.
We're just gonna [A] concentrate on getting a hammer on that fifth string _ and then strumming down.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] So the verses are all built around this little lick here.
So it's the I've got to run to [Bb] keep from hiding.
It's [B] the end of the verse.
We're gonna add in two more chords we need to learn.
If you can play [Gm] bar chords, [E] I recommend playing this.
It's a G minor 7 bar chord.
[Gm] _
And I recommend playing it if [C] you know how to play bar chords.
But I'm gonna [Ab] show you an alternative so you don't think, oh, I'm done with this [Eb] lesson.
I just can't get that [Gm] at all.
[C] So this G minor 7 bar chord, you're barring [Gb] the entire all six strings [E] across the third fret with your [B] index finger.
Then you're playing one, [Eb] you're playing the fifth string [G] on the fifth fret with your ring finger. _ _
[D] Nice minor sad lush chord. _ _ _ _
Then [C] it goes to a C.
_ Which lifts it back up because now it's not as [Gm] sad here.
_ _ To [C] a C. _
_ _ _ [Eb] And the strum pattern [E] there is a [Gm] down, down, down, up, down, down.
_ [Bm] To a C.
[C] Down, down, down, up, down, down.
Back to the [D] lick. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Now if you don't want to play this G minor 7, that's a mouthful, as a bar chord.
You can do this and it's gonna sound pretty good.
[E] This [G] is a G chord using four fingers.
So, think of it that way.
But we're not going [Em] to play the fifth [D] string.
We're gonna mute the fifth string [E] with the kind of fat part of our middle finger here.
So the strings that are actually gonna get played is gonna be the sixth [F] string on [G] the third fret.
[Em] Fifth string is muted.
[D] Then open.
[G] Open.
And then 3-3.
_ And here's what it sounds this [E] way.
Let's see.
I want to tackle that bar [B] chord yet.
So that'll get us through the [D] intro.
_ _ _ Main lick.
Another [Ab] part of the song is this [Ab] kind of bridge slash kind of solo.
[Gb] This, and like I said the beginning, this is a great song to [E] turn that record on and [E] play along with it to get really
[Ab] good at kind of your rhythm.
And it's just repetitive.
It's kind of a [A] muscle memory. _
Just annoy your friends and neighbors
with this lick.
And [Eb] it eventually just kind of become part of what you're playing.
[E] So for this bridge, we're gonna go with a
[C] C.
He plays that [Ab] kind of that main lick like [A] four times.
And it goes into this
[E] C and B flat.
So we've already got the C [C] chord.
_ And the strum pattern here is gonna just be a down down up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to a B [Bb] flat.
_ _ _ Now for this B [B] flat chord, [Bb] if you can play that as a bar chord, great.
If not, you can also play it as a power chord.
[E] And if you have not yet checked out this lesson on how power chords can be a huge help
when moving [Eb] from playing
just kind of open chords and moving to the bar chord world, power chords are a great first step.
So check that out when you're done [C] with this song lesson.
_ So we have C.
_ _ Down down up down down up down down up down.
To a B flat.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] You're gonna play that B flat as a power chord.
You're only gonna be [Bbm] playing three strings.
Strings five four and three.
And [E] you're gonna use your index finger here on the fifth string first fret.
Your ring finger is gonna go on to the [F] fourth string third fret and [Ab] your pinky is gonna go in the third [Bb] string third fret.
_ _ [Em] So you do got to kind of pay attention where you're [F] strumming there because you don't [E] want to get that sixth string in [Bb] there.
_ [Eb] So [C] you have
_ _ this is the
_ da da da [Bb] da da da da da [C] That part. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ Either [E] one of those ways will work just fine.
So [N] enjoy that one.
Add that to your set list.
And as always Maggie and Vicki and I very much
[E] appreciate your reviews and support here on YouTube.
Thanks [B] so much for that.
And [Em] if you would like to check out another
great lesson, there's four amazing rock songs [E] on the acoustic guitar.
Check out this lesson and you can do some more classic rock [C] on your acoustic guitar.
And until the next lesson remember,
[Bm] you're never too old to [A] learn. _
I'm Kevin.
This is Maggie Mae.
Very [Ab] interested in the pick today.
Got my wife Vicki behind the camera.
Hello.
And we are excited to show this song lesson to you.
So let's get started.
[Eb] So this is Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers Band.
Such [Em] a great one.
The version of [Ab] the song is the [B] acoustics guitar part [D] in this song.
[F] Just a heads up.
I'm a little under [E] the weather today.
There's some sinus stuff going on.
So pardon the voice, but I wanted to get this video [Ab] out to you guys.
So this is the [Em] version that's great [E] to play along to the [Eb] record with.
It's all built [Em] around this amazing hook.
[B] It's built around [B] a_
we're gonna start with a playing a D [D] chord.
But we're going to lift up our [Gm] middle finger and that [Em] makes a D suspended two chord or [A] Dsus2.
And that's what this entire kind of hook of this song is built around.
The [G] intro kind of starts [A] out.
You _ just kind of picking individual strings of this chord and then it goes into the_ _ _ _ _
_ _ Into that part.
So [G] you'll see with this [E] Dsus2 chord, the reason we're lifting up our middle finger is we're going to use that
to do [B] what's called a hammer-on [D] and we're gonna be doing that on [A] _ on the fifth [C] string.
So leave your Dsus2 [E] shape intact, but you're gonna be using your middle finger to play [Am] this fifth string.
[A] _ _ _ The reason it's [B] called a hammer-on is we're gonna pluck the fifth string open.
[C] _ Then we're gonna hammer on down.
I [Ab] always think of MC Hammer.
Whenever I talk about hammer-ons.
[B] _ Anyway, so you're gonna use your middle finger to hammer [Am] down
onto that fifth [Em] string third fret.
So play the fifth string open.
[C] _
Then middle [B] finger hammers down to the third fret of that fifth string.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So that's how it's kind of built. _ _
You do [Am] the hammer-on once.
[D] _ Two strums down on that Dsus2 chord.
_ _ _ Then you're gonna just play the [C] fifth string [Eb] third fret with your middle finger [D] to end it.
_ _ So hammer. _ _
Two strums down on the [C] Dsus2.
Then that fifth fret third string or third [D] fret.
And down one more time.
[Eb] So I slow it way down for you.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So with my [F] picking hand, we're really [E] not concerned with this.
We're not gonna play the [C] sixth string at all in this.
We're just gonna [A] concentrate on getting a hammer on that fifth string _ and then strumming down.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] So the verses are all built around this little lick here.
So it's the I've got to run to [Bb] keep from hiding.
It's [B] the end of the verse.
We're gonna add in two more chords we need to learn.
If you can play [Gm] bar chords, [E] I recommend playing this.
It's a G minor 7 bar chord.
[Gm] _
And I recommend playing it if [C] you know how to play bar chords.
But I'm gonna [Ab] show you an alternative so you don't think, oh, I'm done with this [Eb] lesson.
I just can't get that [Gm] at all.
[C] So this G minor 7 bar chord, you're barring [Gb] the entire all six strings [E] across the third fret with your [B] index finger.
Then you're playing one, [Eb] you're playing the fifth string [G] on the fifth fret with your ring finger. _ _
[D] Nice minor sad lush chord. _ _ _ _
Then [C] it goes to a C.
_ Which lifts it back up because now it's not as [Gm] sad here.
_ _ To [C] a C. _
_ _ _ [Eb] And the strum pattern [E] there is a [Gm] down, down, down, up, down, down.
_ [Bm] To a C.
[C] Down, down, down, up, down, down.
Back to the [D] lick. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Now if you don't want to play this G minor 7, that's a mouthful, as a bar chord.
You can do this and it's gonna sound pretty good.
[E] This [G] is a G chord using four fingers.
So, think of it that way.
But we're not going [Em] to play the fifth [D] string.
We're gonna mute the fifth string [E] with the kind of fat part of our middle finger here.
So the strings that are actually gonna get played is gonna be the sixth [F] string on [G] the third fret.
[Em] Fifth string is muted.
[D] Then open.
[G] Open.
And then 3-3.
_ And here's what it sounds this [E] way.
Let's see.
I want to tackle that bar [B] chord yet.
So that'll get us through the [D] intro.
_ _ _ Main lick.
Another [Ab] part of the song is this [Ab] kind of bridge slash kind of solo.
[Gb] This, and like I said the beginning, this is a great song to [E] turn that record on and [E] play along with it to get really
[Ab] good at kind of your rhythm.
And it's just repetitive.
It's kind of a [A] muscle memory. _
Just annoy your friends and neighbors
with this lick.
And [Eb] it eventually just kind of become part of what you're playing.
[E] So for this bridge, we're gonna go with a
[C] C.
He plays that [Ab] kind of that main lick like [A] four times.
And it goes into this
[E] C and B flat.
So we've already got the C [C] chord.
_ And the strum pattern here is gonna just be a down down up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to a B [Bb] flat.
_ _ _ Now for this B [B] flat chord, [Bb] if you can play that as a bar chord, great.
If not, you can also play it as a power chord.
[E] And if you have not yet checked out this lesson on how power chords can be a huge help
when moving [Eb] from playing
just kind of open chords and moving to the bar chord world, power chords are a great first step.
So check that out when you're done [C] with this song lesson.
_ So we have C.
_ _ Down down up down down up down down up down.
To a B flat.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] You're gonna play that B flat as a power chord.
You're only gonna be [Bbm] playing three strings.
Strings five four and three.
And [E] you're gonna use your index finger here on the fifth string first fret.
Your ring finger is gonna go on to the [F] fourth string third fret and [Ab] your pinky is gonna go in the third [Bb] string third fret.
_ _ [Em] So you do got to kind of pay attention where you're [F] strumming there because you don't [E] want to get that sixth string in [Bb] there.
_ [Eb] So [C] you have
_ _ this is the
_ da da da [Bb] da da da da da [C] That part. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ Either [E] one of those ways will work just fine.
So [N] enjoy that one.
Add that to your set list.
And as always Maggie and Vicki and I very much
[E] appreciate your reviews and support here on YouTube.
Thanks [B] so much for that.
And [Em] if you would like to check out another
great lesson, there's four amazing rock songs [E] on the acoustic guitar.
Check out this lesson and you can do some more classic rock [C] on your acoustic guitar.
And until the next lesson remember,
[Bm] you're never too old to [A] learn. _