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Old 07-31-2019, 04:20 AM
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Any body fingerpick John Denver songs? If so, what would be the easiest one for a beginner fingerpicker to start with?
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Old 07-31-2019, 06:24 AM
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Probably Leaving on a Jet Plane. Maybe Sunshine on my Shoulders.
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Old 07-31-2019, 07:27 AM
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The very first song I ever taught myself was fingerpicking John Denver's My Sweet Lady. As a beginnner it is fun as it plays way up the neck, probably playing shapes you are not use to.
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"For Baby, For Bobby" is pretty easy.


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Old 07-31-2019, 08:46 AM
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I'm sure there are others but here are a few. Some of these can either be strummed or fingerpicked. And some are easier than others but all are fun to play.

For Baby (For Bobbie)
Leaving On A Jet Plane
My Sweet Lady
Take Me Home, Country Roads
This Old Guitar
Annie's Song
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Eagle and the Hawk
Poems, Prayers, and Promises
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Old 07-31-2019, 10:22 AM
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I've turned I'm Sorry into an instrumental. There are others that I want to render and I will as I come round to his music again. At the moment I have other artists I'm focusing on.

I walk down the D string intro (F#>E>Open) beginning with F#-Open G-Open B, down to E-Open G-Open B, down to Open D-Open G, then use a G, C and D progression. It's a progression that lends itself easily to the necessary coloring (lyric notes) for an instrumental.

I don't use or write tab. Old school, I render all instrumentals by ear.

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Old 08-01-2019, 07:41 AM
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Thanks for the replies. I will look into the songs.
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