Channel: Song Notes by David Pots

Category: Music

Tags: david potssong notesdavidpotsplaysongnotessongnotes

Description: Backing Track @ patreon.com/posts/66122331 Extended Video Lesson @ patreon.com/posts/66122331 - Includes play-along cover, vocal melody tab, backing track walkthrough - Available to members of my Patreon page. Thanks so much for the support! 4-page print-friendly song sheet @ musicnotes.com/l/MBkMq - Includes lyrics, tabs, fingerstyle diagrams, and more! - Patreon supporters save 50% using my members-only discount code Need help with B-minor? - Video lesson @ youtu.be/FP5z6Q7zlns - Patreon PDF @ patreon.com/posts/65996788 View my additional lesson notes @ playsongnotes.com/lessons/432 *** Hey there, friends! Excited to share this lesson for "A Pirate Looks at Forty", the 1974 Jimmy Buffett song that quite a few of you have written in asking for. The lessons on my channel may not suggest as much, but Buffett is one of my absolute favorite musical artists – so it feels great to finally do a proper lesson for one of his songs. Musically, this song is fairly easy to wrap your head around... it's a single 12-measure progression that repeats for the entire song. Chord-wise, it can get tricky though with the quick change to the B-minor. But, good news! A new trick I learned the past few weeks: there's an open (non-barred) version of B-minor which works amazingly well for this song, which I'll share in this lesson. So, let's get into it! Video lesson timestamps: - 0:00 Preview & Lesson Summary - 0:56 Chord Shapes & Progression - 3:44 Strumming Patterns - 6:32 Fingerpicking Basics - 9:04 Misc Tips & Advice If you want to view more of my lessons, visit playsongnotes.com which is my personal collection of lessons, tabs, and notes -- all created with care by me (David Potsiadlo). 🎸 Search all my video lessons: playsongnotes.com 🔖 Browse my library of 200+ PDFs chord sheets: patreon.com/songnotes 🙏 Donate to my tip jar: paypal.me/songnotes