>>New Target and Pay Per Lesson - These Arms Of Mine by Otis Redding
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:58 pm
Hi Everyone,
Our newest TARGET and Pay Per Lesson release is on These Arms Of Mine by Otis Redding!
These Arms Of Mine is a song written by American singer-songwriter Otis Redding. It was
released in 1962 and became his first successful single. In later and recent years, it was also
included on several soundtracks, such as The Boat That Rocked, Perfect Stranger, Road House
and most prominently in Dirty Dancing.
The song features only three chords (the I, IV and V) in the key of A, where the guitar is capoed
on the first fret. It’s in 6/8 and one could easily flatpick or fingerpick and even strum through it.
This lesson teaches the arrangement in both standard as well as Dropped D-Tuning, where the
bottom string is tuned down a whole step to D. The latter works much better in order to dress
it up a bit by including a few ascending and descending basslines.
The chorus starts with a very distinctive ascending riff, which is in my opinion a must to incorporate.
So even though there are only three chords in the song, it does move from an A5 to Aaug to A6 to A7.
Enjoy this level 3 lesson!
https://www.totallyguitars.com/target-s ... esson.html
Our newest TARGET and Pay Per Lesson release is on These Arms Of Mine by Otis Redding!
These Arms Of Mine is a song written by American singer-songwriter Otis Redding. It was
released in 1962 and became his first successful single. In later and recent years, it was also
included on several soundtracks, such as The Boat That Rocked, Perfect Stranger, Road House
and most prominently in Dirty Dancing.
The song features only three chords (the I, IV and V) in the key of A, where the guitar is capoed
on the first fret. It’s in 6/8 and one could easily flatpick or fingerpick and even strum through it.
This lesson teaches the arrangement in both standard as well as Dropped D-Tuning, where the
bottom string is tuned down a whole step to D. The latter works much better in order to dress
it up a bit by including a few ascending and descending basslines.
The chorus starts with a very distinctive ascending riff, which is in my opinion a must to incorporate.
So even though there are only three chords in the song, it does move from an A5 to Aaug to A6 to A7.
Enjoy this level 3 lesson!
https://www.totallyguitars.com/target-s ... esson.html
:cheer: Yeah, i figured you would at least like the song choice 
This song was one of the first video uploads i did at TG (as a student), back in 2010. Your love-songs-thread. Those were the days! :woohoo: I also love that it inspired you. Many many thanks Shel for the heartwarming compliments, smiling for sure!! 