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Donovan – Universal Soldier

Donovan – Universal Soldier

Donovan - Universal Soldier
Donovan – Universal Soldier

Learn how to play Donovan – Universal Soldier note-for-note on guitar.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Barre Chords: No

Thumb-Over Chords: Yes

Playing Style: Strummed (flatpicked – mixed bass notes and strumming)

Tuning: Standard

This is Donovan’s famous version of Buffy Sainte Marie’s great anti-war classic.

The complete file contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, full tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 138 Mb containing all the lesson content.

Donovan  -  Universal Soldier
Donovan - Universal Soldier
Intermediate - 138 Mb
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Donovan  -  Universal Soldier
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Intermediate - 138 Mb
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Comments

  1. Jo says

    May 10, 2023 at 4:30 pm

    Let’s give credit to Buffy St. Marie who wrote Universal Soldier. She sold the rights to Donavon for a piddly amount. See PBS “Buffy St. Marie.”

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  2. Jo says

    May 10, 2023 at 4:29 pm

    Let’s give credit to Buffy St. Marie who wrote universal soldier. She sold the rights to Donavon for a piddly amount. See PBS “Buffy St. Marie.

    Reply
  3. Bisson says

    August 31, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    can you send me the tablature of “universal soldier” .Kind regards

    Reply
  4. Dave says

    January 21, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    Hiya. Realy enjoyed your lessons i shall be looking to buy more. Thanks.

    Reply
  5. Gianni Fried says

    October 15, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    Thank you so much for Donovans version, it has exactly the same flavor as the one performed by him in 1965. I’m so happy to learn to play it ….

    Reply
  6. Davie says

    August 15, 2015 at 1:25 pm

    Please could you forward the lesson for DonovNs Unversal Soldier?
    Regards
    Davie

    Reply
  7. Helen Kirkham says

    October 12, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    Been looking for the Donovan version for a long time. You have a good selection of music – Thank you.

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      January 11, 2015 at 12:52 pm

      THANK YOU

      Reply

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