Al Stewart – On The Border
Learn how to play Al Stewart – On The Border note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Easy (Rhythm part). Advanced (Lead part)
Barre chords: No
Thumb over chords: Yes
Playing Style: Strummed (Rhythm part). Picked with a pick (Lead part)
Tuning: Standard
Separate Solo: Yes
The rhythm part teaches an arrangement of the accompaniment for solo guitar and voice. It is self-contained. The lead part isn’t necessary to play this song as a solo artist.
The lead part covers note-for-note what Peter White plays on the original album version on the lead Spanish guitar part.
The complete file contains a lesson video for the rhythm part, and multiple videos for the lead part, and performance play thru videos for both parts, full tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 586 Mb containing all the lesson content.
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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. I use Zipeg which you can get free, here.
If you want to download to an iPad or iPhone, please read here.
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Chester Morrison says
Thanks Jerry great lesson. I picked up the bass tab off a lesson on You Tube and I am trying to pick out the piano octave intro line. I notice on many old videos of Al Stewart playing this song that the classical guitar player plays this line as part of the intro and expands on it. I am not a piano player( but I am teaching myself) but I figure if I can find the notes I can move it to the guitar. Great lessons all!
PS
I know your to do list numbers in the thousands but if you add another Al Stewart song I vote for Post World II Blues.