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Hello GMC!
This is the famous historic American Spiritual song called "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".
I have prepared this easy version for beginners.
You will play solo and fingerstyle accompaniment with alternating bass.
The accompaniment is playing only three chords: G, C, D7
Contents :
melody - video parts 1-2
accompaniment - video parts 3 and 4
Gear used :
Acoustic guitar: Taylor 410 CE
Strings: Elixir Polyweb .012-.052
Onboard Fishman Prefix Plus - right channel
Mini mic Audio Technica Pro 70 - left channel
USB audio interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Key : G major
Tuning : Standard
Tempo : 100 bpm
Chord progression :
G /C G/G /D7 /
G /C G/G D7/G /
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
