Annie’s Song | TAB
In order to play acoustic guitar like John Denver does, you must practise a bunch of set patterns, apply these to all chords, then start to mix things up.
With this in mind, I’m providing you with three pieces of TAB, including two ways to play the verse. Once you can do this, you could start mixing them up, and even modify certain chords. You must, however, first commit to set patterns.
But before we get to that, I’ve designed a hybrid version of the intro which on the original recording is played on two guitars.
Here’s the TAB for what I felt worked on just one guitar, practice this first on your own, then along with the original recording.
OK, let’s look at idea 1 of how you could play Annie’s Song, here are all the chords using TAB.
As you can see, it’s the same finger-picking pattern applied to all chords. Well, almost anyway. Practice slowly before you attempt to play along with John.
Here’s idea 2, try this too.
When you can play both, you should be well equipped to design an improvised way to play Annie’s Song.
All you need now is a chord chart.
Annie’s Song TAB | Related Pages
Annie’s Song | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn how to play Annie’s Song by John Denver using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, TAB, and the original recording.
| G A | Bm G | D F#m/C# |
You fill up my senses, like a night in a forest…
Five Similar Tunes | Chords + Lyrics
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John Denver tunes
Country legend John Denver had his golden years during the late 60s and early 70s as he was recording other people’s tunes and writing his own.
His best work includes Leaving, on A Jet Plane, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie’s Song, and Thank God I’m a Country Boy.
John Denver on the web
About me | Dan Lundholm
This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm featuring TAB, covers Annie’s Song. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.