John Prine Angel From Montgomery Lesson on Guitar and Harmonica

Difficulty: Can be played with different rhythms which influence difficulty.

Lesson Length: 13:01

Instructor: George Goodman

Angel From Montgomery has a basic chord progression but watch out for the 7th measure.

The strumming pattern can be kept simple to start. I show you how to play a Travis Finger Style picking pattern to increase the challenge.

Second position harp can really wail on this one. I like to open it up at the end for some fun.

Help File: The following link supplies the chords, picking patterns, harmonica tabs and lyrics - For educational purposes only.
Angel From Montgomery Chords, Lyrics and Tabs download pdf link

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 Special 20 Diatonic Harmonica in C

A C harmonica played in second position works great on this.
I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in this one.
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Hohner Harmonica Holder

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The guitar part can have varying degrees of difficulty.

The harmonica part played here is second position including bending.

Guitar - Chords: Nothing too tricky here. The chords are common. F sucks.

We can expand our rhythm guitar playing by adding some Travis Style finger picking.
If you need help here, check out your membership video series Harp N Guitar Guitar Essentials, Guitar Chords, Rhythm Guitar and Strumming and Finger Picking.

For Harmonica - Second Position and Bending: There isn't harmonica in the original recording so I came up with something I like. I usually play something a little different every time I play this song.

Getting a good handle on your Blues scale and learning licks will help with your improvisation. There's lots of good lessons in the membership section to help including The Blues for Harp N Guitar and Bent Harmonica.

1:06 - Guitar Chords Progression

Verse

Chorus

1:24 - G Major Picking Pattern

2:20 - C Major Picking Pattern

3:07 - D Major Picking Pattern

4:38 - F Major Picking Pattern

This is the same right hand pattern as the G Major picking pattern.

6:00 - Harmonica Selection

The song is in the key of G but I'm going to play in 2nd position.
So go up a fourth from G or one step around the circle of fourths which puts us at C.
A C harmonica is used for playing in second position when the key of the song is G.

6:21 - Harmonica Solo Tabs

HARMONICA TABS
G
-2 -3 -4
F
-5
C
5 4
G
-4

8:38 - Play Along

Join me for a complete run through of Angel From Montgomery with harmonica intro, breaks and solo.

That's all for this one.

Stay In Tune. Peace.
George