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Hi Everyone,

Our newest TARGET and Pay Per Lesson release is on Eternal Flame by The Bangles!

The Bangles are an American pop rock band, who scored several major hit singles
during the 1980s.

One of those is the love song Eternal Flame, taken from their 1988 studio album
‘Everything’, and was released in 1989.

This lesson mostly takes a look at how the Bangles’ singer/rhythm guitar player
Susanna Hoffs, who co-wrote the song, performs it acoustically.

The arrangement was done in the key of D, where the guitar is capoed on the 4th fret.
It features almost all the chords in the key, including two barre chords, and a few
outside the key by changing them from minor to major or vice versa.

While some of the chords might be a bit of a challenge to some, the strumming in
double time is relatively easy and straightforward.

Since the song is in the absolute key of F#, we also take a quick look at the key of G,
where the guitar is tuned down a half step. The chords and their voicings sound
different, but are probably a bit easier to play.

Enjoy this level 4 lesson!

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

Vanessa

Great play through and interesting lesson.

Dermot

Vanessa,

Great lesson as always with a beautiful play through! Singing way too high for me but I always get great information from your lessons with things to learn and think about.

Thank you!!

Craig

TGNess,

A gorgeous song. A blast from the past; a classic late 80’s number. Nice choice.

Your playthrough was beautiful. Nothin new there I guess.

Thanks teach.

M

Wow, Ness: you nailed it. I found the original to be haunting and beautiful and you brought all that home.

Great stuff! :side:

Mark

I love this song Ness. your voice sounds great too. Im going to go finish listening to your awesome lesson and learn how to play this one . Thank you.

Sandy

Nice one Ness! Beautifully played and sung.

Such a nice song Nessa!
And what a lovely play through, you bring the feel into the song as you always do best


Corina.

Dermot: Many thanks for your compliment Dermot, and for the gorgeous ocean of lights!

Craig: So good to hear from you my friend! Very pleased you get useful info out of it, regardless if you're playing/singing it yourself. (Actually, i think you could easily sing it, simply an octave down, maybe capoed up a bit. #getoutofthebasement :laugh: ) Thanks a lot for tuning in Craig, and of course on the compliments on my play through! :cheer:

Michele: Oh yeah, a blast from the past for me too! I've always thought it was a gorgeous song for sure, and i'm glad you like its addition to Target and my play through. I always love that. Thank you very much dear friend!

Mark: Aaaaawh, so good to hear from you too Mark, and so generous as well! Couldn't ask for more, thanks so much! :cheer:

Sandy: Love to hear from you dear Sandy! Awesome to hear you're tackling it. Also, I'm very pleased you like my voice on this one. Such songs, done by higher female voices, are often a bit of a challenge for me :S . Thankfully, taking it down a half step usually does the trick well enough. Many thanks! xo

Chris: Thank you very much Chris, that's awesome to hear, big hug!

Corina: Bring the feel into the song....i love that you think so. As i mentioned to Mark, I couldn't ask/hope for more. Thank you very much! xo

Many thanks again dear boys and girls, all smiles here. :cheer:

TGNess B)