I have been working on learning Tull's Wond'ring Aloud on-and-off for quite some time. I finally feel good enough about my playing to completely ruin it by trying to add my horrible singing. In an effort to get the timing down, I've watched live performances by Ian and others. I came across this gem...

There are many amazing Richard Thompson songs spanning a very long career and a variety of styles. I leave it to you to decide what would be best for this site!

His hybrid technique of using a flat pick on the base strings while finger picking the others would be a great skill to work on.

Thanks.

This is another great Ian Anderson song that makes some people say "This can't be Jethro Tull because I like it!" Maybe some day you could collect these songs into a new package titled something like that quote. I originally gave a link to a wonderful version using only acoustic guitar. But since th...

tgjameela wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:49 pm

Hey guys,

Thanks so much for this request!

The lesson for this song is now available on the site, click here to check out the forum post for more details.

We hope to see student reviews of you working on it in the near future!

Enjoy!

Thank you very much!

- Chuck

This song, like so many of Ian Anderson's acoustic guitar songs, has a unique sound to it. To me, it sounds quite repetitive, yet the timing seems to be the real trick to get right. Well, of course there is also the crazy speed, but hopefully that would come with practice. I've messed around with tr...