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Hi Everyone,

Today's Target and Pay Per Lesson release is now live.

In 1974 Joni Mitchell released her Court And Spark album, which included Free Man In Paris. Many artists, including Aimee Mann and Elton John, have since covered the song.

It is played in Double Dropped D Tuning and uses just a few chord shapes. There are some tricky rhythm patterns and the lesson includes a simple tab arrangement just showing the chord shapes. The specific variations on each chord are explained in detail in the various segments.

Enjoy this level 6 lesson!

http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-so ... esson.html

Neil, your Christmas break really re-rejuvenated your creative lessonry (don't think thats a word but....) I would have never considered this an acoustic guitar song, but alas, you've pulled another "Rabbit out of the hat".

Thanks,
Scott

Neil

I haven't heard that song before.
Great song and another interesting acoustic lesson.

Dermot

I haven't watched the whole lesson, but enjoyed looking at this. I had one of my guitars in double drop D as I had also looked at last week's Neil Young lesson. So, got me thinking would be nice to find easily the answer to a question like what other songs are in this tuning?

Jim,
You can find them on this site by searching for 'double-dropped D'.

dtaylor wrote:

Jim,
You can find them on this site by searching for 'double-dropped D'.

Dean,
Thanks! I went to lessons and searched on double dropped D and got the following list of 16 lessons.

Brain freeze or forgot to try the search feature. I was trying to find them via drop down choices and also thought of kanefsky's tool,,,,


Black Water - Doobie Brothers (found in content)
Ohio Free Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Cinnamon Girl Guitar Lesson - Neil Young (found in content)
Down By The River Guitar Lesson - Neil Young (found in content)
The Loner Guitar Lesson - Neil Young (found in content)
Black Water (found in content)
Black Water Free Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Don't Let It Bring You Down Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Midnight Rider (found in content)
Mr. Soul - Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Find The Cost Of Freedom - Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Going To California - Guitar Lesson (found in content)
If I Were A Carpenter - Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Cortez The Killer - Neil Young - Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Dreamin’ Man - Neil Young - Guitar Lesson (found in content)
Free Man In Paris - Joni Mitchell - Guitar Lesson (found in content)

The search criteria thing is a big improvement the mice made. Well done mice!

Neil

Would you call the Asterix Chords at

Fret 7 - A Major Add 9 Add 11

I'm not sure about the chord naming rules of thumb but.....
B is a 2 or 9 and D is a 4 or 11, I assume you use the extension Add 9 Add 11 because the 3rd (C#) is present and there's no 7th.

Fret 5 - G Major

Fret 10 - C7 Add 9

Dermot

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Dermot,

Pretty close. The A chord does not need Major in the name, G is good, rethink the C one.

Neil

Neil

Thanks .................

Is the C Chord

C Major9 ....................1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (2) --- C E G B D .

Is the A Chord

A Sus2 Add 11....... ...1, 2, 3, 5, 11 ------ A, B, C#, E, D
or
A Sus4 Add 2 ............1, 3, 4, 5, 7 ------- A, C#, D, E, B

Dermot