00:32 Lesson Intro
01:14 Verse Chords
03:07 Verse Riff
08:38 Strumming Dynamics
09:32 Bridge/Solo Section
14:43 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!
*see video lesson for tips on playing the chords in this song*
[VERSE 1]
D
I got to run to keep from hiding,
D
And I'm bound to keep on riding,
D
And I've got one more silver dollar,
Gm
But I'm not gonna’ let them catch me, no,
C D
Not gonna’ let them catch the midnight rider.
[VERSE 2]
D
I don't own the clothes I'm wearing,
D
And the road goes on forever,
D
And I've got one more silver dollar,
Gm
But I'm not gonna’ let them catch me, no,
C D
Not gonna’ let them catch the midnight rider.
[SOLO]
|D |D |D |D |
|C |Bb |C |Bb |
|C |Bb |Bb |
|D |D |D |D |
[VERSE 3]
D
I've gone past the point of caring,
D
Some old bed I'll soon be sharing,
D
And I've got one more silver dollar,
Gm
But I'm not gonna’ let them catch me, no,
C D
Not gonna’ let them catch the midnight rider.
[OUTRO]
Gm
No, I'm not gonna’ let them catch me, no,
C D
Not gonna’ let them catch the midnight rider.
Gm
No, I'm not gonna’ let them catch me, no,
C D
Not gonna’ let them catch the midnight rider.