Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) Guitar Lesson with TAB

Like A Rolling Stone Guitar Lesson + TAB

In this guitar lesson, we look at how to play all three sections of Like A Rolling Stone using TAB intended for just one acoustic guitar!

Like A Rolling Stone | TAB

This may be a lyrical masterpiece that most people play in a band and not as a solo acoustic guitar version, after all, Bob has plenty of those to chose from!

Surprisingly to me, I found it works extremely well on just one guitar so I’ve made TAB for you to try. This may be one of the best tunes ever written, it’s so simple and perfect with world class lyrics, so let’s give this a go.

Here’s the intro.

Looking at the TAB, you may think it should say F/A as that’s what the chord shape is doing but the bass on the recording maintains a C.

It does hurt a bit to play this, if you’re in a band and play the electric, scrap the bass note on string 6, and keep it all on strings 2-4, this will sit better in the mix as well.

The good news is that it’s only four bars long before we go all open-position chords.

Here’s the verse.

Notice how this arrangement builds. The strumming in bars 1 and 2 is more single strings than after the repeat and when we descend.

Make sure you get it exactly like the TAB before you let go and play whatever feels right.

Here’s the chorus.

For most, this is probably an amazing study in how to write a poignant tune, for me, it’s all about that disciplined and subtly building the guitar part.

Like A Rolling Stone TAB | Related Pages

Like A Rolling Stone | Chords + Lyrics

You can learn to play Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

| C Dm |
Once upon a time you dressed so fine…

Five similar tunes | Chords + Lyrics

When you can play the TAB for Like A Rolling Stone, try these five tunes from the songbook.

Bob Dylan tunes

Widely regarded as the most influential artist in popular culture, Bob Dylan has been covered and copied by almost everyone who ever attempted to write a song. His famous tunes are so many it’s impossible to pick just a few.

Some say Dylan invented modern songwriting.

Bob Dylan on the web

About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for Like A Rolling Stone.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB and covers Like A Rolling Stone. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

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