Cat Stevens – Rubylove
Learn how to play Cat Stevens – Rubylove note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Advanced
Bar Chords: Yes
Thumb-over Chords: No
Playing Style: Strummed
Tuning: Open D
The lesson covers Cat’s acoustic guitar part (not the bouzouki part). The full lesson is broken into sections corresponding to the different sections of the recording. The preview video shows the introduction taken from the full lesson. The left hand part is not difficult but it qualifies as advanced because of the unconventional rhythm. It’s in a regular strum pattern of 7 beats to the bar. The structure is also surprisingly complex.
The complete file contains 4 lesson videos, a performance play thru video, full tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lessons which will download as a zip file of 318 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.
Leonard McCoy says
Masterfully tabbed. A must-buy. You won’t find a better arrangement anywhere than this here which is as close to the originally recorded version as you will ever get. Be warned, though, that the song structure and rhythm is difficult to learn even for advanced (western) players due to the nature of the song and despite being fantastically laid out in the tab and instructional videos. The guitar tab could make the song structure a little cleaner (too much jumping around).
Marc says
Thanks for this one, Jerry,
That 7/8 rythm is really tricky to master but a fun challenge
A truly brilliant song, even without the bouzouki accompaniment!
Sigurdur Ragnarsson says
Hi.
Do you cover the two bouzouki parts in those videos?
Jerry says
No sorry. Just Cat’s guitar part.
Frank fatourechi says
How do I view part II of Cat Stevens Ruby Love, did not see it in YouTube if it is available for viewing please send me a link at ffatourechi@yahoo.com
Jerry says
It’s one of my paid lessons. You can buy it from this page and download the full lesson if you like.