Cat Stevens – Father and Son

Learn how to play Cat Stevens – Father and Son note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Easy
Bar Chords: Yes
Thumb-over Chords: No
Playing Style: Strummed
Tuning: Standard
Separate Solo: Yes
The main song lesson teaches Cat’s acoustic guitar part as played on the original album version.
The bonus lesson teaches the acoustic guitar solo.
The complete song lesson contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, full tabs and chords and lyrics sheet. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 253 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 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 you’ll need an app to do so, please read here to know more about it.
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John Self Jr says
How about Wild World or Moon Shadow?
Jerry says
Hi John. Both of those are on the site already.
rhod says
Site keeps saying email is invalid. Tried this one and my gmail account?
Daniel says
Very helpful tab, one of the first songs I learned on guitar following your youtube tutorial!
Anthony says
I would consider myself a beginner. But with your excellent video and tabs I learnt to play Father and Son in a few hours! Thanks Jerry.
Allan says
Hi
The videos do not seem to mobile friendly
Jerry says
Hi Alan,
They’re WMV format videos. Depending on the type of phone you’re using you’ll probably need an app to play them.
Sean says
Hi Jerry
Thought I would give your lesson of Father and Son a try. Although your site says the link was sent, I never received it.
Jerry says
Link sent by email Sean.
Jerry
Rod Fischer says
I am interested in fingerpicking on the intermediate level. I bought a lot of Mike Herberts offerings and they are great.
Any suggestions?
Rod
Neil says
Cracking video Jerry, looking forward to a future version of Streets Of London perhaps?
terry says
thank’s jerry