Rich Men North Of Richmond | TAB
In the case of this particular tune, I don’t think it’s beneficial to have beginning-to-end TAB for exactly how he played it on the day as that’s not how this type of music is played, it’s not a classical guitar recital.
This is folk/country music and what Oliver is doing is adding little licks to the different chords. So let’s look at that instead, a few examples of what he does.
If you learn how to play these, you can then mix them up, fit them together in what feels like a natural way, and even develop them.
I can guarantee you that this is what Oliver Anthony will be doing as he sets off to conquer the world he so perfectly criticizes, a moral dilemma he discusses with Jordan Peterson in the playlist above.
Here’s example 1, this could be used for the intro, breakdown verses, and outro. The D5 – D6 – D5 – Dsus4 movement is important, make sure you get this right before you move on.
Here’s example 2, and now we strum a lot. In order for this to sound nice, you must break up the strumming as the TAB shows.
For example 3 it’s more of the same. Do learn both this and the previous example perfectly as when you stop staring at this TAB, your own organic version will happen.
Finally, example 4 is what you play during the instrumental section but it can be incorporated in a chorus as well.
Rich Men North Of Richmond TAB | Related Pages
Rich Men North Of Richmond | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn to play Rich Men North Of Richmond by Oliver Anthony using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Em | C |
I’ve been sellin’ my soul, workin’ all day…
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An internet sensation in 2023, Oliver Anthony shot to fame overnight thanks to his protest song Rich Men North Of Richmond.
Performed on a Saturday for a radio station, it was uploaded the following Monday, and by Thursday it was a viral hit.
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