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“While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” Part 3: The Chorus 

This lesson is part of the course Fingerstyle Guitar with Stevie Coyle.
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
 
The Beatles’ classic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” makes a great fingerstyle guitar piece. In this lesson, Stevie shows you how to get an alternating bass going (Travis style) and then find the melody on the treble strings. Learn the infectious signature melody and bass line that start the verse in Part 1.
 
 
 
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps  
 
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“While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” Part 3: The Chorus 
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” Part 3: The Chorus 
 
In this lesson, you’ll learn the chorus of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” which is in A major. Remember, the verse or main theme was in A minor. Stevie shows you how to play the melody with an alternating bass and some cool alternate chord shapes that allow the melody notes to ring together. You’ll also learn a Merle Travis-style fill lick on an E7 chord up the neck.

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