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John Prine

John Prine Guitar Lessons

John Prine Guitar Lessons
John Prine Guitar Lessons

Learn how to play the songs by John Prine note-for-note on guitar with The John Prine Guitar Lessons. Each lesson includes the playthru, video lesson, songsheet with chords and tab.

John Prine’s down-to-earth country/folk style musings on the world almost defined the Americana genre from the moment his first album hit the stores. That album was so good that four of its tracks are included in this collection.

You’ll get well-acquanted with his guitar style as you learn each of these pieces. They’re not especially challenging but they reward players and listeners alike because of the greatness of the songs and the way the guitar accompaniment complements the  simple, earthy qualities of the songs.

You’ll find some strummers and some pickers amongst these songs. Whenever he fingerpicks he always falls back on his  favourite Travis picking style.

So if you’re a Prine fan, or a guitar newbie looking for some legitimate songs that are likely to be within your ability level, this is the set for you.

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.

John Prine  -  All The Best
John Prine - All The Best
Intermediate - 170 Mb
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John Prine  -  Angel From Montgomery
John Prine - Angel From Montgomery
Easy - 138 Mb
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John Prine  -  Big Old Goofy World
John Prine - Big Old Goofy World
Intermediate - 189 Mb
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John Prine  -  Blue Umbrella
John Prine - Blue Umbrella
Easy - 287 Mb
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John Prine  -  Daddy's Little Pumpkin
John Prine - Daddy's Little Pumpkin
Intermediate - 255 Mb
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John Prine  -  Day is Done
John Prine - Day is Done
Easy - 233 Mb
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John Prine  -  Dear Abby
John Prine - Dear Abby
Easy - 186 Mb
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John Prine  -  Everything is Cool
John Prine - Everything is Cool
Easy - 207 Mb
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John Prine  -  Grandpa Was a Carpenter
John Prine - Grandpa Was a Carpenter
Easy - 94 Mb
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John Prine  -  Hello In There
John Prine - Hello In There
Easy - 177 Mb
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John Prine  -  I Hate It When That Happens To Me
John Prine - I Hate It When That Happens To Me
Easy / Intermediate - 265 Mb
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John Prine  -  I Remember Everything
John Prine - I Remember Everything
Easy -248 Mb
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John Prine  -  Illegal Smile
John Prine - Illegal Smile
Easy - 145 Mb
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John Prine  -  In Spite of Ourselves
John Prine - In Spite of Ourselves
Intermediate - 220 Mb
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John Prine  -  Mexican Home
John Prine - Mexican Home
Easy - 435 Mb
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John Prine  -  Please Don’t Bury Me
John Prine - Please Don’t Bury Me
Easy - 130 Mb
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John Prine  -  Sam Stone
John Prine - Sam Stone
Intermediate - 183 Mb
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John Prine  -  Silent Night All Day Long
John Prine - Silent Night All Day Long
Intermediate - 309 Mb
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John Prine  -  Souvenirs
John Prine - Souvenirs
Easy - 218 Mb
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John Prine  -  Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
Easy - 283 Mb
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John Prine  -  Summer's End
John Prine - Summer's End
Easy - 227 Mb
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John Prine  -  That’s The Way That The World Goes Round
John Prine - That’s The Way That The World Goes Round
Intermediate - 170 Mb
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John Prine  -  The Great Compromise
John Prine - The Great Compromise
Intermediate - 153 Mb
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John Prine  -  You Got Gold
John Prine - You Got Gold
Easy - 309 Mb
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Comments

  1. John Starrs says

    April 8, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    Caravan of Fools would be a much appreciated addition to the excellent collection of John Prine songs you’ve provided instruction for to date.

    Thanks in anticipation.

    John Starrs

    Reply
  2. Rob says

    April 1, 2022 at 1:48 pm

    I have been searching for tab from Mexican Home for a long time. I would love to see your lesson for it.

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      April 1, 2022 at 2:26 pm

      That’s the next song to appear on the site, Hopefully tomorrow.

      Reply
  3. Kenny M Felder says

    December 2, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    I would love to learn Fish and Whistle by John Prine. It seems like it wouldn’t be too hard.

    Reply
  4. Laura says

    September 13, 2021 at 1:48 am

    Long Monday is the John Prine song I would like to learn. Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Nick says

    September 2, 2021 at 2:31 pm

    I would absolutely love to learn ‘Jesus, the missing years’

    Thanks for the amazing lessons, Jerry!

    Reply
  6. tony davies says

    September 1, 2021 at 9:15 am

    How about “I just wanna dance with you” or ‘one red rose”. It truth all John Prine is welcome!

    Reply
  7. George Welch says

    June 27, 2021 at 2:16 am

    Mexican Home, please

    Reply
  8. Jerbo Grayson says

    June 18, 2021 at 4:02 pm

    Greetings Jerry – Safety Joe is my kids fav – love to see that lesson too! Huge thank you for introducing me to John Prine!

    Reply
  9. Tim Jones says

    May 12, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    Please, John Prine, My Mexican Home

    Reply
  10. Liz says

    April 1, 2021 at 8:29 pm

    How Lucky would be awesome. You’re tutorials are great.

    Reply
    • David Hancock says

      August 27, 2021 at 10:27 pm

      At the rate you create new lessons, do you have a rough idea when ‘How Lucky’ will reach the top of the pile, Jerry?

      Reply
      • Jerry says

        August 28, 2021 at 8:27 am

        It’s still a little way away yet David.
        There are other Prine songs ahead of it.

        Reply
  11. John says

    March 29, 2021 at 2:41 am

    Late John Garfield Blues Please!

    Reply
  12. Ronald W Rolle says

    September 23, 2020 at 8:15 pm

    Could you please do Other Side of Town?

    Reply
  13. M.ROBERT MICHEL says

    July 25, 2020 at 7:25 am

    I hope maybe paradise one day.
    Thank you.

    Reply
  14. Ralph Lyman says

    May 19, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    Jerry,
    Could you please put Unwed Fathers on the list? Thank you.

    Reply
  15. Kathy says

    April 17, 2020 at 8:21 pm

    Hi Jerry, I have recently purchased Little Green and see you use different fingering in the video to the tab. ie second bar and subsequently you play 2nd string 3rd fret I think but on tab it is printed as open first string. I take it the video is correct and it’s just a typo? But just want to confirm it is second string third fret please? Thanks

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      April 17, 2020 at 8:30 pm

      Hi Kathy
      I just looked again at the videos and tab and I’m playing what the tab says. Joni frets the 2nd string 3rd fret in bar 2, but doesn’t play it. She frets it partly out of the habit of making that shape, but partly because in her style, she may pick the first string but just brush across the 2nd string at the same time, so she needs the second string to be fretted correctly in case it sounds. But you’re not trying to play it.
      Make sense?

      Reply
  16. ja says

    April 17, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    thank you for doing these! could you do one for Long Monday?!?

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      April 17, 2020 at 7:33 pm

      It’s on the to-do list

      Reply
  17. Tony Davies says

    April 3, 2020 at 10:10 am

    How about Storm Windows?

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      April 3, 2020 at 10:13 am

      Now added

      Reply
  18. Jordan says

    April 2, 2020 at 11:39 am

    Jerrys, is Six O’Clock News on the list? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      April 2, 2020 at 11:41 am

      It wasn’t. I’ve added it now.

      Reply
  19. Patrick Beach says

    February 18, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    John Prine

    Everybody Wants to Feel Like You (from the Missing Years)

    I really don’t know how to pick it, but it’s great.

    Reply
  20. David says

    January 23, 2019 at 3:03 pm

    Christmas in prison
    Summers end
    Please
    I love your lessons

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      January 23, 2019 at 3:05 pm

      Christmas in Prison 910 on the list. Summer’s End 672.

      Reply
  21. B A says

    November 11, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    The Late John Garfield Blues for solo acoustic as played on Souvenirs. One of his best.

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    • Jerry says

      November 11, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      It’s at number 412 on the list.

      Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    October 19, 2018 at 12:48 pm

    Please make a tab for John Prine’s “Daddy’s Little Pumpkin”.
    All the current tabs you have for him are great but man, do I love that song.

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      October 19, 2018 at 1:27 pm

      It’s on the (long) to-do list along with many other Prine songs.

      Reply

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