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EP007: How To Play Amazing Grace on Guitar – Lesson

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I’ve had a lot of requests for gospel recently, and even a specific request for this song so I thought this would be a good one to do in a way that both beginner and intermediate players could enjoy (never excluding advanced players of course). This is my own arrangement of this song and it’s obviously pretty straight forward, however, if you wanted to spice this up a bit it would be easy to do. One obvious place for that would be when it goes to the “G” part, to throw in some bluesy licks in the key of G (I thought about adding those originally but pulled them out because I thought it might be too complicated). Anyway, I hope some of you out there enjoy this arrangement and I hope if gives you ideas on how you could arrange your own songs.

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  1. fresnojohns says

    Brian,
    Thank you for doing this. I really enjoy any kind of finger style. Your version is very pretty and full sounding. I have been trying to get down Frieght Train by Elizabeth Cotten, and it has been giving me fits. This is a great song to learn finger style. This is such a nice version you did I wouldn’t want to add any blusey licks. Sweet guitar you got there. Brian, I hope in the future you do more tunes like this.
    Thanks…………fresnojohns

  5. webtrax says

    I appreciate you putting this on here.  Hopefully with the tablature,  I can figure the notes out.  Thanks so much for putting helpful stuff on the site.  Do you do any flat picking videos?

  6. Brian says

    I’ve corrected the label on the tab download link now - it was downloading the correct tab but was incorrectly labeled.  Sorry about that guys and thanks for pointing it out !

  10. Guitar-Bandit says

    Hi Brin iv’e got a valencia and an yamaha pacifica was just wandering would it be ok to play this on electic as to clasical guitar??

    love the way your puting this out easy to understand even for my self that has been away for so long,

    thanks
    peter.

  13. Bflatdrummer says

    Thank you Brian.  I have small hands and short fingers.  My brain gets it quicker than my fingers.  Can you recommend a good acoustic guitar for a small handed female player wannabe?  Right now I am playing an Ibanez AEL-20E.  It may be that the guitar is fine and the piece is over my head for now.  Do I need some exercises for my fingers?  Thanx for any help you can give me.

  14. Brian says

    Hey Bflatdrummer - check out the new lesson that I just posted regarding a good acoustic guitar that I’d recommend.  It would be the perfect guitar for small hands and short fingers.  Just watch the first part of the video and I explain what the guitar is, how much it costs, etc.  Here’s a link: Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson

  15. Feb says

    Hi Brian,
    I am trying to download the tab for this lesson and the link goes to a blank window with the title:
    “Download Assets for this lesson     Close [X]”
    but don’t shows any option.
    it is just blank

    many thanks

    best wishes

    Jose Manole dos Santos Fevereiro

  18. StratoBlaster says

    Hey Brian.  Yet another great lesson.  I really do like the way you teach these lessons.  You are always very clear and easy to understand.  I have noticed something though that I would like to make a suggestion on…would it be possible on the tablature to list the name of the chord above the bar staff?  Especially on this finger style stuff…to me it would be helpful to follow along with the tabs….It is possible that I’m the only person that has this issue…if that is the case, then feel free to disregard this suggestion all together… :o)

    Anyway, great job on the lessons…I always look forward to visiting this website.

  20. daddydale says

    Hey Brian, I found your sight by the grace of god and just became a member and love it. I was curious if you could do or do you have lessons for HOTEL CALIFORNIA, STAIRWAY TO HEVAN, or I BELIEVE ON YOU by Don williams

  22. G enthusiast says

    Brian thank you for this lesson. You explain everything so well.I love fingerstyle and I enjoy it although I find it difficult. However I will get there eventually with your expert tuition.
                          G Enthusiast.

  23. musikmaker says

    For those beginners who can’t play the full F major chord or those with poor action guitars, what alternative chords can replace the F major part when learning the EP007: How To Play Amazing Grace on Guitar - Lesson? Any suggestions or comments?

  30. bstrum says

    I have spent a lot of time practicing this piece. Why no revisit it and add the video tab and provide a slow version to practice against.

    You have some nuances in your play that are not in the tab.

    I think many of your students would appreciate it.

    Thanks

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