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Bob Dylan - Girl From The North Country

This is classic old Dylan from the album The Free Wheelin' Bob Dylan.
Lyrics, chords, guitar and harmonica tabs are provided to help you sound great.

Lesson Info

Difficulty: Tricky

Lesson Length: 12:16

Instructor: George Goodman

Finger Picking, irregular chord voicings and harmonica melody all add to the challenge.

First position harmonica for this one and no bending required.

Recommended Gear

takamine-eg541sc acoustic guitar

Takamine EG541SC
I am playing my black tak in this one.

This is a Takamine G Series EG541SC bought in North Carolina when I was playing in a band called Double Take.
Specs:
Top - Solid Spruce
Back - Nato
Sides - Nato
Finger Board - Rosewood
Electronics - TK40
Finish - Gloss Black
Check out more Takamine G Series Guitars

Hohner Special 20Hohner Special 20 Diatonic Harmonica in G

A G harmonica played in first position works great on this.
I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in this one.

Hohner Specail 20

A C harmonica is the first one you need to follow along with the lessons on the site. I often play a Hohner Special 20 Harmonica in the key of C through a Shure Green Bullet microphone Model 5200 and Fender Super Champ amplifier

 

Hohner Harmonica HolderHohner Harmonica Holder

The Hohner Harmonica Neck Holder fits harmonicas up to 7-1/2" long.

With a long-lasting nickel-plated finish, this harmonica rack is adjustable and fits any neck shape.

 

Help File

Video Timeline

00:52 - Guitar Chords

em9 126x145d7  f# 126x145g 126x145C Gem-126x145

1:57 - Picking Patterns

Em9
GirlFromNorthCountryEm9
D7/F#
GirlFromNorthCountryD7
G - C
GirlFromNorthCountryG-C
Em
GirlFromNorthCountryEm

7:23 - Slow Finger Picking Run Through

Just the guitar and working on finger picking through the chords.

8:16 - Harmonica Selection and Many Run Throughs

The song is in the key of G and I'm going to play in 1st position so you need a G harmonica.

Let's run through playing the melody on harmonica and finger picking on guitar, over and over.

HARMONICA TABS

girl-from-the-north-country-harmonica-tabs

That covers Girl From The North Country.

Stay In Tune. Peace.
George

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