Donovan – People Used To Guitar Lesson Info
Learn how to play Donovan – People Used To note-for-note on guitar with our Donovan – People Used To Guitar Lesson.
This lesson teaches Donovan’s part from the demo version of this song where he plays it with a fingerpicked accompaniment rather than strummed as he does on the album version.
Difficulty level: Easy leaning to intermediate
Barre chords: No
Thumb over chords: No
Playing Style: Fingerpicked
Tuning: Standard
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Donovan – People Used To Download Details
The complete lesson contains 1 lesson video and a performance-standard play-thru video. It also contains the guitar tabs as PDF files and a songsheet with the chords and the lyrics of the lesson (if applicable), also as PDF files.
The videos are MP4 format and will play on PC’s, Macs and most mobile devices.
You’ll receive an email with a Zip file containing a total of 4 files as follows:
- Part 1: Guitar Video Lesson
- Part 2: Performance-standard Playthru Video
- Part 3: Songsheet with tabs & lyrics
- Part 4: Guitar Tab
Total Download size: 219.9 Mb
You’ll need to extract the MP4 and PDF files from the Zip file/s to be able to use them and you’ll need software to do so. If you don’t have a Zip program on your PC you’ll need to install one to open the file. I use Peazip which you can get free, here.
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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mike gibbs says
Hi Jerry, Any chance you could transcribe Long Monday by John Prine.
Thanks
Mike
Jerry says
It’s on the list Mike
Robert says
Thanks for continuing to transcribe and teach Donovan’s oeuvre, Jerry. “People Used To” lopes along, setting the tone for such an easy-going album, “Open Road.” Donovan should have kept his musicians: they worked well as a rock trio. Also, the lyrics on “Open Road” are some of the Maestro’s best.
Jerry says
Hi Robert
I think it may have been you who sent me the demo version that I used for this transcription. It’s a great version. If it was you – thanks!
Robert says
I can’t take credit for the demo version that you used, Jerry; however, while we’re on the subject of Donovan, I think that our fellow Donovan fans would appreciate the short video intro that Don provides for “Open Road” [Donovan.ie] [Youtube].
He tells us that he was working on “Open Road” at the same time that McCartney was working on his first solo outing, in the same studio.
Both the Donovan and McCartney albums have an effortless, first-take vibe, belying their genius craftsmanship.
“People used to get together ’round a fire” indeed!
Cheers!
Anonymous says
Thanks, jerry!