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Tags:
G Major, Folk, Acoustic, Beginners, Rednex, Fingerstyle, Chords, Comping, Rhythm, Accompaniment, Easy melody, Pull offs, Open strings, Traditional Country
Hello GMC!
This is the famous folk song called "Cotton Eyed Joe".
I have prepared this easy version for beginners with two variations of the theme. You will play solo and guitar accompaniment with chords.
The accompaniment is playing only three chords: G, C, D.
As you can see in the video, for the chords I put the palm of my right hand on all the strings.
This allows me to get a full power sound for the accompaniment.
Perform the song very slowly at first, then gradually increase the speed until you master the technique.
Contents :
Cotton Eyed Joe: melody - video parts 1-5
Accompaniment - video parts 6-9
Gear used :
Acoustic guitar: Taylor 410 CE
Strings: Elixir Polyweb .012-.052
Onboard Fishman Prefix Plus - right channel
Mini mic Audio Technica Pro 70 - left channel
USB audio interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Key : G Major
Tuning : Standard
Tempo : 120 bpm
Chord progression :
GC/GC/G/x2
G/G/C/D/x2