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Editorβs notes
In this lesson, Iβll teach you how to play βTuesdayβs Goneβ by Lynyrd Skynyrd. This will be an acoustic strum-along lesson for this song. Iβll teach the chords, strumming pattern, chord progressions used, and show a few riffs (with tabs) to spice things up. I hope you enjoy!
Video timestamps:
- 1:32 Chords needed
- 3:04 Song structure
- 3:50 Strumming pattern
- 4:28 Dsus2 riff
- 5:23 Intro melody riff
Lyrics w/ chords
INTRO
A E F#m D A E D-riff
VERSE
A E F#m D
...Train roll on..... on down the line, wonβt you
A E D-riff
...Please take me far... away
A E F#m D
...Now, feel the wind blow..... outside my door, means Iβm
A E D-riff
...Iβm leaving my woman... at home... lord and...
CHORUS
A G D
...Tuesdayβs gone with the wind
A E D-riff
...My babyβs gone with the wind
And I donβt know... oh, where Iβm going
I just want to be... left alone
Well, when this train ends... Iβll try again, alright
Iβm leaving my woman... at home... (lord, and...)
A G D
...Tuesdayβs gone with the wind
A G D
...Tuesdayβs gone with the wind
A G D
...Tuesdayβs gone with the wind
A E D-riff
...My babyβs gone with the wind
SOLO
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:
A E F#m D A G D D A E F#m D
A E F#m G A G D D A E D2 D2
A E F#m D A G D D
A E F#m G A E D2 D2
Train roll on... many miles from my home, see Iβm...
Iβm riding my blues... away... yeah...
Tuesday, you see... she had to be free, all but...
Somehow I got to... carry on... lord, and...
[chorus, solo, end]
Chords youβll need
Youβll need these five chords to play this song. The F#-minor is certainly the trickiest of the bunch, as youβll have to barre your left-hand index finger across the entire 2nd fret (from there, use your left handβs ring and pinky fingers to play the 4th fret notes).
E βββ0ββββ0ββββ2ββββ2ββββ3ββββ
B βββ2ββββ0ββββ2ββββ3ββββ0ββββ
G βββ2ββββ1ββββ2ββββ2ββββ0ββββ
D βββ2ββββ2ββββ4ββββ0ββββ0ββββ
A βββ0ββββ2ββββ4βββββββββ2ββββ
E ββββββββ0ββββ2βββββββββ3ββββ
A E F#m D G
Chord progressions
There are two progressions youβll need for this song, and theyβre both fairly similar. The intro and verse use the same progression, while the chorus changes it up (but only slightly).
INTRO & VERSE "Train roll on..."
A . . . . . E . . . . . F#m . . . . . D . . . . .
A . . . . . E . . . . . D . . . . . D . . . . .
CHORUS "Tuesday's gone with the wind..."
A . . . . . G . . . . . D . . . . . D . . . . .
A . . . . . E . . . . . D . . . . . D . . . . .
Dsus2 riff
You can imitate the sound of the record version of this song by using this simple Dsus2 riff at the end of the intro, verse, and chorus. With your hand in a Dsus2 position (lift your middle finger off the thinnest string), pick the thinnest two strings as shown in this tab. Listen along for reference, and of course refer to my video lesson for an example.
E βββ0βββ|ββββββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ0βββββ
B βββ3βββ|ββββββββ3ββββββββ3ββββββββ3ββββββββ3βββ
G βββ2βββ|ββ(2)ββββββ(2)ββββββ(2)ββββββ(2)βββββββ
D βββ0βββ|βββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ
A βββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E βββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Dsus2
A slightly modified version of this riff is as follows, which matches what you can hear the band doing just before the chorus. Note how the note on the high E-string is going up (in pitch) each time itβs played.
E βββ0βββ|ββββββ0ββββββββ2ββββββββ3ββββββββ5βββββ
B βββ3βββ|ββββββββ3ββββββββ3ββββββββ3ββββββββ3βββ
G βββ2βββ|ββ(2)ββββββ(2)ββββββ(2)ββββββ(2)βββββββ
D βββ0βββ|βββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ0ββββββββ
A βββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E βββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Dsus2
Intro melody riff
When playing the intro of the song, I like to imitate the record versionβs melody by adding these notes between each chord. You can either do this with or without your normal strumming. See my video lesson for reference.
E ββ(0)βββββββββββ(0)βββββββββββ2βββββββββββ2ββββ0β2ββ
B βββ2βββ2β3β2βββββ0ββ0β2β0βββββ2βββββββββββ3βββββββββ
G βββ2βββββββββββββ1ββββββββββββ2βββββββββββ2βββββββββ
D βββ2βββββββββββββ2ββββββββββββ4βββββββββββ0βββββββββ
A βββ0βββββββββββββ2ββββββββββββ4βββββββββββββββββββββ
E βββββββββββββββββ0ββββββββββββ2βββββββββββββββββββββ
A E F#m D
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