Here’s a song from the late Nick Drake in open D tuning. Use a capo on the 2nd fret to sound like the original recording.

Download: Nick Drake – One Of These Things First – Power Tab
Here’s a song from the late Nick Drake in open D tuning. Use a capo on the 2nd fret to sound like the original recording.

Download: Nick Drake – One Of These Things First – Power Tab

Here’s how to play the main riff from Johnny Cash’s version of the song “Hurt”.



This riff is in 4/4 time except for the 2nd measure in which we switch to 2/4 time (only 2 beats).
Notice that the 4th measure mirrors the 1st measure, but with the addition of bends. This is a typical Jeff Beckism. It may be tricky to get it to sound right because it relies on precise bending.



You’ll be repeating this 8 measure chord progression throughout the entire song.
The basic chord progression is G, B, C, Cm, but we’ll throw in a couple of suspended chords with the B and C chords that really add color. During the chorus, it’s played a bit differently, but the underlying chord progression stays the same.

