J.J. Cale's Cocaine - Guitar, Harmonica, Performance
J.J. Cale wrote it and Eric Clapton made it famous. Here's three videos and downloadable help file to help you sound great.
Cocaine - Lesson Info
Difficulty: The guitar chords are straight forward but the rhythm can cause trouble. As for the harmonica, 2nd position blues playing is in order. Bending sounds great here.
Lesson Length: 3 videos; 16+ minutes
Instructor: George Goodman
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Help File
The following link supplies the chords, lyrics and the harmonica tabs for Cocaine.
J.J Cale's Cocaine Chords, Lyrics and Tabs download pdf link - for educational purposes only.
Cocaine - Rhythm Guitar
This first video demonstrates the chords and rhythm on acoustic guitar. Grab the Help File above and follow along.
Cocaine - Harmonica
This second video provides ideas for coming up with solos and fills on harmonica for songs that don't have any harmonica.
Chord tones, scales, melodies, Blues scale all offer inspiration for solos.
Cocaine - Guitar and Harmonica Performance
Let's jam this one together.
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