The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Lesson on Guitar and Harmonica

Difficulty: Some new chords and different time signature can make things tricky.

Lesson Length: 10:55

Instructor: George Goodman

The following link supplies the chords, lyrics and the harmonica tabs for The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Chords, Lyrics and Tabs download pdf link - for educational purposes only.

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
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Hohner 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.

Hohner Special 20 Diatonic Harmonica in D

A D harmonica works great on this. I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in this one.

For Harmonica: The full melody is easily played in first position. Learn the chord progression and the notes that make up the chords so you know when to be blowing or drawing and where.

The Harmonica Cheat Sheets video course demonstrates where all the notes are for every chord in every key on the harmonica.

For Guitar - Chords, strumming and counting rhythms is covered in Guitar Essentials, Guitar Chords and Rhythm Guitar And Strumming.

Introduction

I remember hearing a ton of Gordon Lightfoot as a kid growing up in Canada and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was one of the first songs I learned on guitar.
It has a beautiful, haunting sound with an easy repeating chord progression. I demonstrate the chords as well as the rhythm on acoustic guitar, add in some harmonica and then play a complete run through. Enjoy.

00:24 - Guitar Chords: There might be some new ones here but they aren't difficult.

1:32 - Time Signature: 6/8. This is counted 1 2 3 4 5 6 with accents on 1 and 4. This gives the song a bit of a waltz feel.

2:32 - Choosing A Harmonica - determining the key to pick the right key harmonica.

3:29 - Harmonica Tabs - starting with the main melody.

4:14 - Harmonica Tabs for the break section which emulates the lead guitar part.

5:21 - Putting it all together with a complete run through.

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