LYRICS, CHORDS, & VIDEOS 4 GUITAR & PIANO

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Most smart phones (Apple & Android) have the ability to screen-mirror to a smart TV set. This feature allows you to & hear and see the videos in "big screen" right from your mobile device. The ROKU brand of set top boxes and various "smart" TVs that have the ROKU Operating System built in (such as the Hisense brand) make it easy to project (mirror) your phone's little screen and little speaker onto the Biggest Screen and Biggest Sound in your home.

If you have a decent computer and at least some musical knowledge, you can transpose an entire tune (.wav or .mp3 audio file) from one key to another, including the vocal, without altering the song's tempo. A good example of this is below on Taylor Swift's beautiful "Bigger Than The Whole Sky" song which is presented in both the keys of "F#" and "G" (* at the bottom of this page). Guitarists and vocalists alike will appreciate the flexibility and ease with which the free downloadable Audacity software makes this trick possible. The "G" version of Whole Sky is just one example of Audacity's set of remarkable audio abilities.

ALERT: Some lyrics & videos below may be "PG-13": Too  Mature  (suggestive, disturbing, etc.) for pre-teens. Hot or not, all are useful for learning new chord progressions, vocal presentation styles, and rhythm variations. There are ample tunes below to fill a 4-hour set.

Since my Band Days (1960s), I have spent countless hours figuring out chords from records, CDs, and music videos. In the .pdf links below I've already done all that work for you, and the chords shown match (to the best of my musical abilities) those actually used in the videos (violins and all).
  **   Marks my very, very favorite ones!

Many have been played and proven (by me) in front of a live audience. Other of these songs are here because my favorite guitar student wanted to learn them (and I hope you will too). I love them all; they are part of the double helix of my musical DNA.

GUITAR TIPS  And... Oh, My Sweet Lord, I Want This Guitar: 

If there's a song below that you've never heard, please audition the video now. Even if you recall a song below, and didn't like it before, play the video link (please). You may have different ears these days.

Enjoy and MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE

TITLE	ARTIST	LYRICS & CHORDS	VIDEOS	KEY
**  21 SUMMER	BROTHERS OSBORNE	21_Summer.pdf   If you were born in the 20th Century you can remember your own 21 Summer. Listen, and recall it now with all your heart.	tinyurl.com/zcmjt7s	D
**  AMBER DREAM  --for my son	Seekers Of His Grace	AMBER.TXT  "Gentle beauty filled the air around You.   An amber Glow surrounds Your face.   Ten thousand wing-ed Hosts rode on a moon beam,   And as You softly spoke, I started to dream."	Amber_Dream.mp3 More about SCOTT	G
**  ANDERTON BLUES	Anderton Music	Anderton_Blues.pdf	tinyurl.com/ajc8ry8 Anderton_Blues.mp3	Em
**   ADORE YOU  An awesome song from a sweet girl gone wrong.	MILEY CYRUS	AdoreYou.pdf " When I'm scared and you're near me,   I feel like I'm standing with an   Army of men armed with weapons."	tinyurl.com/mmbe2qj	C
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM	EVERLY BROTHERS	DreamDream_EverlyBros.pdf    It uses C Am F G "the most important chord family you will ever learn"	tinyurl.com/nbuxmy9	E
ALL TOO WELL	TAYLOR SWIFT	AllTooWell_TaylorSwift.pdf  "After plaid shirt days and nights   When you made me your own   Now you mail back my things and   I walk home alone"	tinyurl.com/owrp23w	C
**   BEAUTIFUL WORLD	ELIZA GILKYSON	BeautifulWorld_Am.pdf	tinyurl.com/ah4mxkz	Am
BEST DAY	TAYLOR SWIFT	BestDay_Db.pdf	tinyurl.com/qyw397o	Db
**   BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE SKY	TAYLOR SWIFT	BiggerThanSky_TS.pdf   "Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye    You were bigger than the whole sky ..."	https://tinyurl.com/2s3zdsnt	F#
BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE SKY	TAYLOR SWIFT	BiggerThanSky_TS_G.pdf	BiggerThanSky_TS_G.pdf	G
BITTERSWEET	BIG HEAD TODD	Bittersweet.pdf	tinyurl.com/ath2dkw	G
BO JANGLES	CHET ATKINS	The late Chet Atkins plays Bo Jangles and afterwards [@ 03:00], gives you a personal guitar lesson in his own voice and with his own hands from beyond...	[When YouTube Attacks] Bo Jangles Lessons Here	C
BO JANGLES	JOHN DENVER	Bojangles.pdf	tinyurl.com/ath2dkw	Eb
BO JANGLES	NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND	Bojangles.pdf	tinyurl.com/ntdp8nj	G
BROTHERS IN ARMS	Mark Knopfler	BrothersInArms.pdf   "There's so many different worlds   So many different suns,   And we have just one world   But we live in different ones."	https://tinyurl.com/4nekv7h5	E
CHINA	JOAN BAEZ	CHINA_Joan_Baez.pdf "And Wang Wei Lin, you remember him  All alone he stood before the tanks"	tinyurl.com/38hej8st	Bb
CLEANIN' MY GUN	MARK KNOPFLER	CleaningMyGun.pdf "We're gonna might need bullets should we get stuck   Any which way, we're going to need a little luck"	tinyurl.com/bdh45he3	Db
**  DIAMONDS     AND RUST	JOAN BAEZ	DiamondsAndRust.pdf "It's all come back too clearly,  Yes I loved you dearly  And if you're offering me diamonds and rust,  I've already paid "	tinyurl.com/oysus5z     or, tinyurl.com/ydbojbt8	Fm
DREAMS	FLEETWOOD MAC	Dreams.pdf    "Thunder only happens when it's raining   Players only love you when they're playing"	tinyurl.com/pppp56t [Alternate by Vasquez]	Am
**  ENDLESS PARADE	GOV'T MULE	Endless_Parade_GM.pdf "Every heart you ever broke,  all the people you've betrayed...  Yeh, the circus clown's in town,  ...I guess he wants to stay !"	tinyurl.com/4dxbmxy8	Cm
**  EVER ON	DAN FOGELBURG	Ever_On.pdf  May the trail rise up to meet you  May your heart rejoice in song	tinyurl.com/zvyy3n5a Ever_On_D_Fogelberg.mp3	A
FRAGILE	STING	Fragile_Sting.pdf  Nevermore to strike with gun or sword  More flowers, fewer funerals,  and children not at war  Show that love ... can always mute the roar.	tinyurl.com/d8l8yx4	Em
FUNERAL, THE	BAND Of HORSES	The_Funeral.pdf	tinyurl.com/lobxs26	C
**   GHOST TOWN CHERNOBYL	HUNS & Dr BEEKER	ghost_town_Em.pdf "Mama where are you? Papa where did you go?  And where are all the children  Who used to play here, Only Heaven Knows."	tinyurl.com/ybyvyl3r	F#m
GOODNIGHT CALIFORNIA	Kathleen Edwards	Goodnight_California.pdf	tinyurl.com/mr4dzbt8	Eb
GUITAR MAN	BREAD	Guitar_Man.pdf	tinyurl.com/nnhv8eo	G
**   HALF YOUR ANGELS	CROSBY & NASH	Half_Your_Angels.pdf  "Send me half your angels,   We're running out of time.   Send me half your angels,   I'll send you half of mine."	tinyurl.com/2xvdurd	Dm
HAVANA	CAMILA CABELLO	Havana.pdf	tinyurl.com/ybuv3gnh	Gm
**   HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN?	DARRYL WORLEY	have-you-forgotten_G.pdf "Have you forgotten ?  How it felt that day?  Have you forgotten ?  When those towers fell ?"	tinyurl.com/nyj8jjd	G
HELPLESS	KD LANG	helpless.pdf	tinyurl.com/oeq5quk	D
HELPLESSLY HOPING	Crosby, Stills, & Nash	Helplessly Hoping.pdf	tinyurl.com/r8xtasz5 Karaoke Version	G
I Am Sailing	Joan Baez	I_Am_Sailing.pdf	I Am Sailing Video	B
I NEED YOU NOW	LADY ANTEBELLUM	I_Need_You_Now.pdf    "...Reaching for the phone 'cause I can't fight it any more. And I wonder if I ever cross your mind? For me it happens all the time."	tinyurl.com/3exlrhg tinyurl.com/mrpejuym	E
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS	FOREIGNER	whtluvis_E.pdf	tinyurl.com/n77hxj3	"E"
IS IT LIKE TODAY	ELIZA GILKYSON	IsItLikeToday.pdf	tinyurl.com/bgvz3j9	G
JESUS IS KING	Dan Martin (Lyrics)	JESUSKING_G.pdf	a midi file	G
JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL	CARRIE UNDERWOOD	JesusTakeWheel_D.pdf	tinyurl.com/lyamo8c	D
**   KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR	Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler	KnockinOnHeavinsDoor.pdf	tinyurl.com/ho5wzz9	G
LAMENT IN E MINOR	Dan Martin	Lament_in_Em.pdf	tinyurl.com/hacfrd9	Em
LET IT BE ME	EVERLY BROS	Let_It_Be_Me_G.pdf	tinyurl.com/my23akc	G
LIGHTS	ELLIE GOULDING	Lights_Abm.pdf	tinyurl.com/y9t89rq	Abm
LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER	CHRIS REA	LookingForSummer.pdf	tinyurl.com/on5a5wf	Bm
**   LOST YOU IN THE CANYON	MARC COHEN	LostYouInTheCanyon_Gm.pdf	tinyurl.com/23jpstpa	Gm
LOVE STORY	TAYLOR SWIFT	LoveStory.pdf	tinyurl.com/d8jflls	D
NEAPOLITAN DREAMS	LISA MITCHELL	NeapolitanDreams.pdf	Video	C
NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR	JACKSON BROWNE	NextVoiceUHear.pdf	tinyurl.com/npjhaxj	F#m
**   NON-BELIEVER	LONDON GRAMMAR	Non-Believer_LG.pdf   "All that we are, all that we need;    They're different things"	tinyurl.com/2ds6mfm4	Cm
**   OLD LANG SYNE	DAN FOGELBERG	[SameOld]LangSyne.pdf  "We drank a toast to innocence We drank a toast to now   And tried to reach beyond the emptiness   But neither one knew how."	tinyurl.com/mfufxtb	C
ONE THAT GOT AWAY	KATY PERRY	OneThatGotAway.pdf	tinyurl.com/pkncdot	E
[THE] PARTY'S OVER	ELIZA GILKYSON	PartysOver.pdf	tinyurl.com/y6ogjxox	G
POOR SIDE OF TOWN	JOHNNY RIVERS Chord Charts	PoorSideOfTown.pdf	YT Video	Emaj7
SEA CHANGE ATTN: Resident 0'Bidumb	Turin Brakes	Sea_Change_Turin_Brakes.pdf  "It's just your back against the wall   Now do you walk or run?   If we don't do this NOW   Nobody else will   ... NOBODY ELSE WILL"	tinyurl.com/6zjnuyw2	Em
SEA FEVER	William Topley & Mark Knopfler	Sea_Fever.pdf  "I must go down to the seas again   To the lonely sea and sky   And all I ask is a tall ship   and a Star to steer her by."	tinyurl.com/zwcjzbp	Am
SEPARATED	ELIZA GILKYSON	Separated.pdf "I want to get close to the flame  I want to feel love course in my veins  Though I reel with the pleasure and pain..."	tinyurl.com/yypayt5z	G
**   SEVEN BRIDGES ROAD	JOAN BAEZ	SevenBridgesRoad.pdf "I loved you like a baby  Like some motherless child  I loved you in a tame way  And I can love you wild."	tinyurl.com/mcynq2c	A
**    SILENT PARTNER	BOB CHEEVERS	Silent Partner.txt "Me with my head in the stars, And you in my shadow... Now that it's started, Nothing else matters"	tinyurl.com/ye28dy62	Dm
**    SILENT RUNNING	MIKE & THE MECHANICS	SilentRunning_M&M.pdf  "Teach the children quietly   For some day sons and daughters   Will rise up and fight while we stood still!"	tinyurl.com/lr8gkes	Dm
SILVER DAGGER	JOAN BAEZ	SilverDagger.pdf	tinyurl.com/n2qrstv	Db
SLOOP JOHN B	BEACH BOYS	Sloop_John_B.pdf	tinyurl.com/nwbgalw	Ab
SO INTO YOU	ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION	So_Into_You.pdf	tinyurl.com/hn3bctm	Fm
**   SOLITAIRE	The Carpenters	Solitaire.pdf	tinyurl.com/3e8uybn5	E
**   SOUTHERN CROSS	CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH	Southern_Cross_A.pdf "My love is an anchor tied to you with a silver chain.  I have my ship and all her flags are a flyin'  She is all I have left and Music is her name."	tinyurl.com/chj6eay	A
STOP	LONNIE MACK	stop-83.pdf	tinyurl.com/m265y6s	Dm
**   THE ROAD	Emmylou Harris	The_Road_ELH.pdf "How could I see a future then,  Where you would not grow old?  Went looking for the answers  with just three chords and the truth"	tinyurl.com/2u9jcujz	E
UNBOUND	ROBBIE ROBERTSON	Unbound.pdf	Unbound on YouTube	Em
UNSHAKEN	D'ANGELO	Unshaken_DA.pdf "Oh traveler What have you seen?  Were there crossroads Where you been?"	D'ANGELO Version     or, Geoff Castellucci Version	Gm
UNCHAINED MELODY	RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS	Unchained_Melody.pdf and in in .html	tinyurl.com/7tpmjd3	C
VIA DOLOROSA	SANDI PATTY	Via_Dolorosa.pdf	tinyurl.com/p8vdrd7	G
WHO KNOWS... WHERE THE TIME GOES	EVA CASSIDY JUDY COLLINS	WhereTheTimeGoes.pdf WhereTheTimeGoes_JC.pdf	Eva video Judy Video	E Eb
**    WHY	LONNIE MACK	WHY.pdf	tinyurl.com/zbz3bsc	Dm
WICHITA LINEMAN	GLEN CAMPBELL	Wichita_Lineman.pdf  "I need you more than want you,   And I want you for all time..."	tinyurl.com/pvgtexb	G
WILDEST DREAMS	TAYLOR SWIFT	Wildest_Dreams.pdf	tinyurl.com/nc8bwrx	Ab
**    WRECKING BALL	MILEY CYRUS	WreckingBall.pdf  "I came in like a Wrecking Ball   I never hit so hard in love..."	tinyurl.com/pu4nna5	F

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Check back for new additions I will add from time to time.

Guitar is an excellent instrument to learn at the same time as keyboard. Their two unique sounds and scales are very much complimentary. What is "practice" and drudgery on one is joy on the other. Every young musician should learn both guitar and piano.

Students will discover the guitar is far more portable around the campfire or in the dorm room. Parents will appreciate the lower price (1/10th) compared to a piano.

Perhaps the easiest lesson, and least revealed secret in learning to play the guitar is this:

 KEEP IT OUT !!  

Keep the instrument out of its case and on a stand near your bed or where you most often sit.

It must always be tuned and near to hand so you can indulge yourself in its intimate touch.
Hide the case in the crawl space or the attic. It is only to be used for travel!

You can find the "secret" to learning the chords to almost any song you hear by reading the Simple Tips that explain the colorful Cycle Of 5ths graphic below right.

Click the image at left. They are the most important chord family you will ever learn. Know them in every key. Know or learn all the chords named in the .pdf files on your guitar or keyboard (preferably both)
- and know how to transpose them to a different key (or capo your guitar) to fit your own vocal range.

For example:

   C   Am   F   G in the chart above transposes (same family sound, different key) to:
   G   Em   C   D   and also to:
   A   F#m  D   E

"Am" above means A minor. Learn more about chords and how to make their various 'flavors' here. 

And then there is the comprehensive, interactive ChordFind.com that will graphically help you discover every type of chord for guitar, piano, banjo, uke, etc.
In fact, I used screen-grabs from it to build the "the most important chord family you will ever learn" that you see at left, above.

Some of the .pdf files above have built-in guitar chord charts.

Some of the .pdf files may show alternate chords and/or capo placement for guitarists. A few have even links to the full .mp3 audio files to the song. Such extra features are random (you'll have to look inside each .pdf file to see them).

For more in-depth study of guitar note-layouts and chords you should click over to Ryan Naylor's tutorial website.

You will also find links to songs and many YouTube guitar lessons from Ryan. Here's just one example: Ain't No Sunshine.

Here is the original tune as originally performed by Bill Withers himself.

Two other excellent YouTube guitar trainers are Paul Davids and Rotem Sivan See them bouncing jazz licks off each other in this JAZZ GUITAR ESSENTIALS collaboration video. An excellent followup from Rotem Sivan is his pleasant and informative YT video explaining THE Double Stops on guitar. No matter your skill level you will be mesmerized and enlightened!

And, please, take time to study and marvel at the mind of Rick Beato as he dis-assembles The Most COMPLEX Pop Song of All Time. Cuddle up with your own jazz box and play along! Rick just exudes JOY as he swoons over the beauty and construction of this other, little known, late 90s tune. Share his joy and learn a lot at the same time.

Finally, click the image at left for a Practice Schedule to print and pin to your wall. Keep practicing!

It helps if you like the tune you're playing, but it is what the audience likes (they're paying you) that really counts!

The .pdf files (lyrics & chords) can be downloaded with a right-click. YouTube ads will preceed the videos   ...a necessary annoyance for the otherwise free and beneficial resource. Please advise me of any broken or misdirected links via email to: dan at dansher dot com

You are welcome to pass the address of this web page along to other musical friends who might enjoy it.

If you are reading a printed version of this web page, the links as printed won't always work. Specifically, the .pdf files shown in the Lyrics & Chords column won't work directly because you do not know the preceeding URL to type into your web browser. For example, the complete URL for Havana.pdf is: https://www.dansher.com/audio/Havana.pdf  ... this will be true for all the .pdf files shown in the Lyrics & Chords column. Fortunately, all the "tinyurl" links shown in the Videos column are complete and can be typed directly into your browser address field.

If you have words and chords to a song(s) you like, and have a link to a video that matches those chords and lyrics, just send the information along to me at the email address above and I may post on this page for the benefit of all.

The various links shown all worked when posted but, by now, some videos may have been moved or deleted by YouTube or the person who posted it.

I own no rights to any of the songs presented above; all are used without permission or credit of any kind.
But I give you the right to learn how to play and enjoy them!

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So what to buy... Acoustic, Electric, Resonator, Classical, Bass, 4,5,6,7,8 strings - there are just so many kinds of guitars! Take 15 minutes to watch and listen to this instructional video by Sir Mark Knopfler, one of the last living Guitar Masters. It is Sir Mark playing lead guitar on the KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR and SEA FEVER tracks, further above. One YouTube Commenter said of him (and I concur):

"Since 1977 I can't get enough of solos by Magic Mark Da Vinci Knopfler! Guitar's Whisperer, Musical Poet's Poet, Innovator and Genius of Unparalleled Musical Sensations..."

As for me, I was a fair renderer of "The Blues" genre of guitar music. My hands are showing the gnarles of arthritis these days and I don't play so well any more. I leave you with this text file with links to a half dozen videos from Mr. Joe Bonamassa. Please audition them and if you're a new player I hope you will choose to follow in our footsteps.

NOTE: If I were buying a new guitar, for me, it would be this one. The beautiful Zeus Acoustic Guitar by Kiesel (pictured at left). Listen to its high-def sonic clarity and sustain in this YouTube Zeus Acoustic video demo (go full-screen and crank it up!). Finally[!], an acoustic with an easily adjustable bridge for perfect intonation (individual string-lengths) and easy playing action (individual string heights). Far as I know, this is a first for steel string acoustic/electric hybrid guitars. Where Can I get One?

Want to know more about tuning and playing an 8-string guitar?
Here's a very thorough two part video that tells all about it: Part 1 and Part 2. About 15 minutes (each) and well worth your time.

But what about the new Fender Acoustasonic guitar ($2000)?

Like the Kiesel Zeus Acoustic ($1850), the Fender Acoustasonic is American Made and in addition offers an instantly recognizable - and way more traditional - form.

I have not played either, but the FA seems more "electric" (both piezo and magnetic pickups) than acoustic. The FA will have more tonal possibilities than the ZA (one piezo pickup), but FA will definitely have a steeper learning curve for optimal recording and live-performance.

The biggest disadvantage of FA is that it has a non-adjustable "Pin & Saddle" fixed bridge. That bridge design is traditional pure-accoustic (and allows for an under-saddle piezo ribbon pickup) but that was the one [and only] drawback that made me sell my beautiful and beloved Carvin AE185, third on my left in the picture further above. It had three pickups (2 mag and 1 piezo), plus blend, coil-splitter, and phase controls! To keep from losing it I even tried splitting the one-piece saddle into six mini-saddles in a failed attempt to optimize string action and intonation. No joy.

Of the two, ZA and FA, I will pick the Zeus Acoustic because of its fully-adjustable (height, length) bridge - and save a few hundred bucks too.

LAP STEEL & PEDAL STEEL GUITARS: INFORMATION, DEMOs, PLAYLIST, & PRICES

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A secret desire of mine has always been to own and learn to play pedal steel guitar. Only in 2023 did I learn there was a far less expensive - and way less complicated - alternative: The Lap Steel Guitar. I urge you to audition this Steel Guitar Playlist that I have gathered on YouTube. Over 100 short clips on both Pedal Steel and Lap Steel guitars demonstrate how to tune and play both varieties. The PlayList has video instructions for both setup and playing by professionals. Of particular interest are the many videos that feature Lap Steel "benders" ...simple mechanical levers (2-5 can be installed) that let a Lap Steel sound just like a Pedal Steel guitar.

Listen now to two of Neal Young's folk masterpieces: "Heart Of Gold" and "Old Man" from that Playlist now.
And here is Loretta Cox playing Wicked Game on her Lap Steel guitar.

Lap Steel guitars start at an affordable 200 $USD (on Amazon). Adding a set of Certano Benders will give any of the inexpensive Lap Steel guitars an unmistakable "pedal-steel" sound. ALERT: Be sure the bridge area has enough wood behind it (3"to 4") for the new hardware to be mounted. Check the Certano website above.

I have picked the Duesenberg "Fairytale" Lap Steel Guitar as my favorite among them all . A major feature of the "Doozy" is that it comes with two of the all-important "benders" already installed. I like the longer 25 1/2" scale (distance from nut to bridge) and dual pickups too. The budget lap steels generally have a scale length up to three inches shorter which in my opinion will make playing in tune a bit more demanding. Different scale lengths are one of the primary reasons why some guitarists prefer either Fender (25.5") or Gibson (24.75"). More information on the Fairytale Lap Steel, as demonstrated by a professional musician, is here. Unfortunately, the Fairytale is $2,200 USD.
The Gretsch G5700 Electromatic Lap Steel ($500 USD on Amazon) is a more affordable choice and has room for installing Certano benders at the bridge.

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As a parting gift of inspiration, I leave you with this .mp3 tune from the 1960s, played by the Late and very Great Mr. Glen Campbell: If This Is Love. It has one of the most melodic guitar solos I have ever heard. I hope one day you will learn to play it to honor his genius.

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* Demonstration of Key Shifting Effect is included in Audacity audio-editing software.