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Editor’s notes
Here’s a guitar lesson showing you how to play “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go” by Bob Dylan (in standard tuning). This is a great song from the album “Blood on the Tracks,” which I love love love. As I note in the lesson, this is likely not how Bob Dylan played (plays) the song – it’s unique arrangement I pieced together myself – so take it for what it’s worth. This lesson includes chords, tabs, and strumming pattern – with a nice focus on how to emphasize the bass note of each chord as part of the strumming pattern.
Video timestamps:
- 2:34 Song overview
- 2:51 Verse chords needed
- 4:01 Verse strumming w/ simple bass line
- 4:55 Verse strumming w/ adv. bass line
- 5:31 Refrain chords needed
- 6:40 Refrain strumming
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