← Prev Song Next Song →

Let Him Roll

by Guy Clark • Lesson #226 • Mar 17, 2019

Video lesson

Song Sheet Temporarily Unavailable...

For copyright reasons, my printable song sheet is temporarily unavailable while I move it over to Musicnotes.com, a sheet music service that is providing licensing for my song arrangements.

Want me to priortize this song, so the song sheet is ready sooner? Click the button below and let me know – this helps me know which songs to work on next!

Click to Request

Learn more about my library of song sheets & instructional PDFs.

Video timestamps:

0:00 Playthrough & overview
2:21 Chord shapes needed
7:40 Travis picking 101 (right thumb bass notes)
10:29 Intro: understanding the chord progression
13:19 Intro: Add simplified melody notes
15:59 Intro: Adding “full” melody notes
20:29 Verse: how it’s different from the intro
23:28 Verse: with lyrics

Intro tab

E —–—–—–—–—–—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–––—3—–—––|–
G —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—––|–
D —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—––|–
A —–—–—0—–—2—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E —3—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—––|–
                 C                               Fadd6
   2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


            E –|—–—–—–—–—–—0––—–—0h1—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—1—––||
            B –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—1—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            G –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            D –|—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—––||
            A –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            E –|—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—––||
                 G                               C               G
                 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse tab

E ||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B ||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–––—3—–—––|–
G ||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—––|–
D ||—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—––|–
A ||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E ||—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—––|–
     C                               Fadd6
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E –|—–—–—–—–—–—0––—–—0h1—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
B –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
G –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
D –|—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
A –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—0—–—2—––||
E –|—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—––||
     G                               F               C
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Lyrics w/ chords

INTRO
    C  /  F  /  G  /  C   G

VERSE
    C
    ...Now, he's a wino, tried and true
    F
    ...Done about everything there is to do
       G
    He worked on freighters, and he worked in bars
       F                       C               (walk up)
    He worked on farms, and he worked on cars

    [ use same progression for all verses ]

    It was white port, that put that look in his eye
    That grown men get when they need to cry
    And he sat down on the curb to rest
    His head just fell down on his chest

    He said "Every single day it gets
    A little bit harder to handle and yet"
    And he lost the thread and his mind got cluttered
    And the words just rolled off down the gutter

    Well he was elevator man in a cheap hotel
    In exchange for the rent on a one room cell
    He's old in years beyond his time
    Thanks to the world, and the white port wine

    So he says "Son," he always called me son
    He said, "Life for you has just begun"
    And he told me a story that I heard before
    How he fell in love with a Dallas whore

    Well, he could cut through the years to the very night
    When it ended in a whore house fight
    And she turned his last proposal down
    In favor of being a girl about town

    Now, it's been seventeen years right in line
    And he ain't been straight none of the time
    Too many days of fightin' the weather
    And too many nights of not being together

    So he died... [ Intro x2 ]

    When they went through his personal effects
    In among the stubs from the welfare checks
    Was a crumblin' picture of a girl in a door
    An address in Dallas, and nothin' more

    The welfare people provided the priest
    A couple from the Mission down the street
    Sang Amazing Grace, and no one cried
    Except some woman in black, way off to the side

    We all left and she was standing there
    Black veil covering her silver hair
    And 'ole One-Eyed John said her name was Alice
    And she used to be a whore in Dallas

    So let him roar, Lord let him roll
    Bet he's gone to Dallas, rest his soul
    Just, let him roll... Lord, let him roar
    He always said that heaven was just a Dallas whore

    [repeat final verse, stop singing on "rest his soul"]

    [repeat verse tab w/o singing as desired, end]

Chords shapes needed

Here’s the 3 main chord shapes needed (basically, C F and G). For the F, I’ll sometimes call it “Fadd6” as you’re often going to have your left pinky on the 3rd fret of the B string. If you want to strum, simply use any C F G voicings you prefer - or follow the positions shown here.

E —––—–     E —––—–—–                            E —––—–
B —–1—–     B —––3–—– <= left pinky              B —–3—–  <= left pinky
G —–0—–     G —––2–—– <= left middle             G —–0—–
D —–2—–     D —––3–—– <= left ring               D —–0—–
A —–3—–     A —––x–—–                            A —–x—–
E —––—–     E —––1–—– <= left thumb OR index     E —–3—–  <= left ring
    C          Fadd6                                 G

When learning the chords, if your goal is to play in Travis picking style – at some point you’ll want to practice going in and out of all of these positions for each chord. This took me a few days to get the hang of - but you’re left hand will need to know this like clockwork before you add the fingerpicking with your right hand.

E —––—–––—––0—––3—–    E —––—–—––—–—––—–—–    E —––—––—0—–––1—–
B —–1—––3—––1—––1—–    B —––1–—––3–—––3–—–    B —–3—––—3—–––3—–
G —–0—––0—––0—––0—–    G —––2–—––2–—––0–—–    G —–0—––—0—–––0—–
D —–2—––2—––2—––2—–    D —––3–—––3–—––3–—–    D —–0—––—0—–––0—–
A —–3—––3—––3—––3—–    A —––x–—––x–—––x–—–    A —–x—––—x—–––x—–
E —––—–––—–––—–––—–    E —––1–—––1–—––1–—–    E —–3—––—3—–––3—–
    C                     Fadd6                   G

Learning how to Travis Pick this song

If you want to learn this song the way I perform it in my video, and especially if Travis Picking isn’t something you’ve mastered – I recommend the following steps. It took me ~2 weeks of practice to get a hang of this, with about ~15 minutes of practice per day on average. Progress was slow, and sometimes felt impossible, but slowly it got easier and easier. Here’s the steps I followed (spent a few days on each).

Learn the alternating bass notes

After you learn the chord shapes (or while you’re learning them), I recommend being able to get your right thumb to play these alternating bass note patterns to the point where you can do it without too much conscious thought. It gets a lot tricker once you had the melody notes, so learn this good!

E —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    E —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    E —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    E —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–
B —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    B —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    B —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    B —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–
G —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    G —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    G —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    G —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–
D —––—–—2—–—–—–—2—–    D —––—–—3—–—–—–—3—–    D —––—–—0—–—–—–—0—–    D —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–
A —–3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    A —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    A —––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–    A —(3)–—–—–—0—–—2—–
E —––—–—–—–—3—–—–—–    E —–1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–    E —–3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–    E —––—–—3—–—–—–—–—–
    C                      Fadd6                  G                      walk-up turnaround

Learn the chord progression

Next, let’s take a quick moment to learn the progression. The idea here is to memorize how long you stay on each chord. Note that this is the intro progression, which is slightly different than the verse progression (only slightly).

E ||–3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B ||–1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
G ||–0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—2—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
D ||–2—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
A ||–3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—x—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E ||––—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
     C                                 Fadd6
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
B –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
G –|—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
D –|—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|—2—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
A –|—x—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—x—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
E –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
     G                                 C               G
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Playing the right-thumb part only

Once you understand the timing, start by only playing the alternating bass notes - but follow this progression and stay in time.

E —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
G —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
D —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—|—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—––|–
A —–—–—0—–—2—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E —3—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—|—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—––|–
                 C                                 Fadd6
   2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

            E –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            B –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            G –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            D –|—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—|—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—––||
            A –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            E –|—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—––||
                 G                                 C               G
                 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Add simplified melody notes

This is the tricky part – adding the right hand melody notes. Start off slow, by adding some of the distinctive notes like I show in this tab. This keeps it a bit easier than the final version, and helps you get used to some of the broad strokes before worrying about details. I spent a few days on this part, adding melody notes slowly, until it became easier for me (which it did).

E —–—–—–—–—–—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—––3—–—–—–––—–—–—–—3––—–—––|–
G —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—2—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
D —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—|—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—––|–
A —–—–—0—–—2—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E —3—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—|—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—––|–
                 C                                 Fadd6
   2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

            E –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—1—––||
            B –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3––—–—–—|—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            G –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            D –|—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—|—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—––||
            A –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            E –|—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—|—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—––||
                 G                                 C               G
                 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Add the “normal” complex melody notes

Finally, you can add the melody notes in the exact timing he plays. This too took me several days! The F hammer-on part was one of the last things I was able to master, which I didn’t think would happen.

E —–—–—–—–—–—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–––—3—–—––|–
G —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—––|–
D —–—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—––|–
A —–—–—0—–—2—–||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E —3—–—–—–—–—–||—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—––|–
                 C                               Fadd6
   2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


            E –|—–—–—–—–—–—0––—–—0h1—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—1—––||
            B –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—1—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            G –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            D –|—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—––||
            A –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
            E –|—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—––||
                 G                               C               G
                 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Next, learn the verse

The verse tab is slightly different. The only change is that you return to an F chord after the G, before going back to a C. It’s one measure longer than the intro. But again, very similar.

E ||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
B ||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–––—3—–—––|–
G ||—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—0h2—–—–—––|–
D ||—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—––|–
A ||—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––|–
E ||—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—––|–
     C                               Fadd6
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E –|—–—–—–—–—–—0––—–—0h1—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
B –|—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
G –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
D –|—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—0—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—2—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—––||
A –|—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—0—–—2—––||
E –|—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—1—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—–—3—–—–—–—–—––||
     G                               F               C
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Good luck!

I hope this helps, and as always let me know if you have any questions.

Browse Related Lessons

Click any tag below to view other lessons I've made in that category:

Enjoy my lessons? Buy me a beer!

If this and my other lessons have proven helpful to you, please consider making a one-time donation to my tip jar. Contributions of any amount help make this project possible (including the many, many hours I put into it).

Fun & Helpful Tools I've Made

Fret Monster

Interactive fretboard map! See the patterns behind every scale in any key.

View

Capo Captain

An easy way to calculate key & chord combinations, for any capo location!

View

Subscribe to my YouTube channel

Be sure to never miss a lesson by subscribing on YouTube. I put out 2-3 new videos every week. These include full song lessons, as well as covers, practice tips, behind-the-scenes updates. Thanks!

Recent Lessons

April 18, 2024

"Moonshadow" by Cat Stevens

Learn how to play Cat Stevens' 1971 classic! I include campfire-friendly chords and strumming, and a step-by-step breakdown of the intro fingerstyle riff.
April 9, 2024

Chords & Music Theory... 9 New Lessons!

A roundup of a batch of new chord-related video lessons & PDF cheat sheets I just added to my library! Lots of good stuff here, be sure not to miss 'em.
March 30, 2024

Gordon Lightfoot's "Carefree Highway"

Learn how to play Lightfoot's 1975 classic, with plenty of tips to help simplify some of the quicker chord changes.
March 22, 2024

Lead Guitar & the F1 Theme Song

Let's look at the catchy Formula 1 theme song and learn how to play it on lead guitar...including handy trick for dealing with the key change.
March 15, 2023

Pink Floyd's "Breathe" - with Simpler Chords Included

Learn to play through Pink Floyd's 1973 classic! I'll teach the chords they use, while also showing a handful of useful simplifications and riffs to make this work on a single acoustic guitar.
March 6, 2024

Q&A: 8 Tips to Avoid Muting Strings

If you're frustrated by muffled, muted, or buzzing strings when playing chords, you're not alone! Here's 8 tips to avoid this common issue.
March 1, 2024

Blues Shuffle Riffs - Using Just 2 Strings!

A step-by-step introduction to blues shuffle riffs in open position, which are an amazingly fun-to-play way to get that blues sound with just a few fingers.
February 16, 2024

Soulful Lead Guitar with "America the Beautiful"

Here's a few ways to approach playing melodic lead guitar over America is Beautiful - shown both on an acoustic and electric guitar. Lots of fun!
February 8, 2024

Country Honk by The Rolling Stones

Let's learn how to play The Stones' acoustic & countrified version of Honky Tonk Women — with all the riffs included!
January 31, 2024

Beginner Blues - New Course Sneak Peek!

Watch the first three videos of my upcoming course, Beginner Blues Guitar — where I'll teach youthe 12 bar blues, dominant 7th chords, and the shuffle (swing) rhythm.

Let Him Roll

Video lesson

Song Sheet Temporarily Unavailable...

Video timestamps:

Intro tab

Verse tab

Lyrics w/ chords

Chords shapes needed

Learning how to Travis Pick this song

Learn the alternating bass notes

Learn the chord progression

Playing the right-thumb part only

Add simplified melody notes

Add the “normal” complex melody notes

Next, learn the verse

Good luck!

Browse Related Lessons

Enjoy my lessons? Buy me a beer!

Fun & Helpful Tools I've Made

Fret Monster

Capo Captain

Subscribe to my YouTube channel

Recent Lessons

"Moonshadow" by Cat Stevens

Chords & Music Theory... 9 New Lessons!

Gordon Lightfoot's "Carefree Highway"

Lead Guitar & the F1 Theme Song

Pink Floyd's "Breathe" - with Simpler Chords Included

Q&A: 8 Tips to Avoid Muting Strings

Blues Shuffle Riffs - Using Just 2 Strings!

Soulful Lead Guitar with "America the Beautiful"

Country Honk by The Rolling Stones

Beginner Blues - New Course Sneak Peek!

Browse All My Lessons

By lesson type

By technique

By musical genre

By decade

By musical key

By popular artist

Let Him Roll

Video lesson

Song Sheet Temporarily Unavailable...

Video timestamps:

Intro tab

Verse tab

Lyrics w/ chords

Chords shapes needed

Learning how to Travis Pick this song

Learn the alternating bass notes

Learn the chord progression

Playing the right-thumb part only

Add simplified melody notes

Add the “normal” complex melody notes

Next, learn the verse

Good luck!

Unlock My Secret Stash!

Browse Related Lessons

Enjoy my lessons? Buy me a beer!

Fun & Helpful Tools I've Made

Fret Monster

Capo Captain

Subscribe to my YouTube channel

Recent Lessons

Browse All My Lessons

By lesson type

By technique

By musical genre

By decade

By musical key

By popular artist