Both Sides Now, Part 2

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Both Sides Now

Both Sides Now, Part 1

Both Sides Now, Part 2

Learn the chorus of Chet Atkins’ great arrangement of the Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now” in this lesson. Once again, you’re in G6 tuning, D G D G B E, so you can play an alternating bass on the low strings in G, but still have the same fingering as standard tuning on the top four strings. Stevie walks you through the chorus, starting with some nice moving sixths that harmonize the melody on the high E string.

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