John Martyn Guitar Lessons
Learn how to play the songs by John Martyn note-for-note on guitar with The John Martyn Guitar Lessons. Each lesson includes the playthru, video lesson, songsheet with chords and tab.
Impossible to pin down, his style can be described as folk, jazz, trip-hop, ambient, soft-rock or almost any other category you care to mention. No more wondering about exactly what tuning he’s employing, or how to find that strange sounding chord. It’s all here for you, fully researched over many many hours of listening and watching concert footage, to figure out the correct chord voicings and patterns that make these songs sound so unique.
Click on any of the song titles to see a clip from the start of the lesson. (The free one you can download in its entirety.)
You’ll receive at least two videos per song, one lesson and one performance-standard play-through. You’ll also receive the chords/lyrics and guitar tabs as PDF files.
The videos are mp4 format and should play on PC’s, Macs and most mobile devices.
They will download as Zip files. If you don’t have a Zip program on your PC you’ll need to install one to open the file. .
If you want to download to an iPad or iPhone, please read here.
Alan Cook says
Thanks for meet me on the corner by Lindisfarne. I love the bass on the intro.
Paul says
Hi Jerry, loving the lessons! Here’s a request for ‘Certain Surprise’. Thanks!
Fi says
Great stuff! Would also be nice to see Go Down Easy and Bless the Weather :)
Charlie says
Hey Jerry
I’ve noticed you’ve made a ‘like’ on my cover on the John Martyn Facebook group.
Hope you’ve enjoyed it :)
Jerry says
For sure. It was excellent.
Charlie says
Do you happen to have any more JM songs that you plan on doing in the pipeline?
Jerry says
On the list are:
Run Honey Run
Golden Girl
One Day Without You
Head and Heart
Singing In The Rain
Cocaine
I Don’t Want To Know
Easy Blues
Charlie says
Would be great to learn John’s rendition of Signin’ in the Rain as well as Run Honey Run and Golden Girl. I take it those two of his earlier songs are the first to come up on the list.
Nathan says
I would get golden girl
Nicholas Murphy says
Great lessons online, easy to follow and lots of varieties to choose from, thanks from Nick