Learn to play Old Man by Neil Young on guitar.
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You can listen to the song here on Spotify while you play along! NOTE: the original is not currently available on Spotify.
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Justin Guitar
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In this lesson, we’ll learn how to play Old Man by Neil Young on the acoustic guitar.
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You may not be an old man just yet, but become wiser than your years by learning this classic Neil Young song. My easy acoustic guitar lessons will take you from start to finish.
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In this lesson I’ll teach you how to play Neil Young’s classic song “Old Man” from his 1972 album Harvest. From start to finish, I’ll teach you each part of the song: the chord shapes, progressions & timing, strumming patterns, and tabs (both beginner-friendly and advanced) for each section. While this is a tricky song, it’s very much possible to simplify each part to make it more accessible without a ton of practice.
A final note, if the intro is giving you trouble — check out the other video lesson I made, which is a 20 minute deep dive on nailing the strumming of the very difficult first chord.
Video timestamps:
– 0:00 Lesson overview
– 1:31 Chord shapes needed
– 3:37 Chord progresssions for intro/verse/chorus
– 7:36 Strumming patterns – 9:05 Deep dive: intro riff
– 18:28 Deep dive: verse riff
– 23:15 Deep dive: chorus riff
– 27:57 Full playthrough w/ lyrics