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.
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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.
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Jo says
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.”
Jo says
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.
Bisson says
can you send me the tablature of “universal soldier” .Kind regards
Dave says
Hiya. Realy enjoyed your lessons i shall be looking to buy more. Thanks.
Gianni Fried says
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 ….
Davie says
Please could you forward the lesson for DonovNs Unversal Soldier?
Regards
Davie
Helen Kirkham says
Been looking for the Donovan version for a long time. You have a good selection of music – Thank you.
Anonymous says
THANK YOU