01:31 Lesson Intro
01:50 Chords D G5 A
03:46 Strumming to fit the vibe!
05:30 Intro/Verse 1 Strum
07:22 Verse Strum
10:15 Bonus: Dynamic strumming!
10:52 Chorus Strum
12:52 Riff (played in the last chorus)
16:29 How the strums sound in comparison...
17:38 Lesson Outro
It's not WHAT you strum...
...But HOW you strum it!
Not sure what to strum for these songs?
How do you come up with strumming patterns?
Fed up strumming D DU UDU all the time?
You need to LEVEL UP YOUR STRUMMING!
CAPO 3
[Intro]
|D G |G D A |
|D G |G D A |
[Verse]
D G G D A
She's a good girl, loves her mama
D G G D A
Loves Je - sus and America too
D G G D A
She's a good girl, cra - zy 'bout Elvis
D G G D A
Loves ho - rses and her boyfriend too
[Interlude]
|D G |G D A |
[Verse]
D G G D A
And it's a long day livin' in Reseda
D G G D A
There's a free-way runnin' through the yard
D G G D A
And I'm a bad boy, cause I don't even miss her
D G G D A
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
[Chorus]
D G G D A D G G D A
Now I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Yea I'm free, free fallin'
[Verse]
D G G D A
All the vampires walkin' through the valley
D G G D A
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
D G G D A
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
D G D A
All the good girls are at home with broken hearts
[Chorus]
D G G D A D G G D A
Now I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Yea I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Now I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Yea I'm free, free fallin'
[Interlude]
|D G |G D A |
D G G D A
Free fallin now I’m free fallin, now I’m
|D G |G D A |
D G G D A
Free fallin now I’m free fallin, now I’m
[Bridge]
D G G D A
I wanna glide down over Mulholland
D G G D A
I wanna write her name in the sky
D G G D A
I’m gonna free fall out into nothin'
D G G D A
Gonna leave this world for a while
[Chorus]
D G G D A D G G D A
Now I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Yea I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Now I'm free, free fallin'
D G G D A D G G D A
Yea I'm free, free fallin'
[Riff]
D G G D A
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