Jackson Browne – Cocaine Guitar Lesson Info
Learn how to play Jackson Browne – Cocaine note-for-note on guitar with our Jackson Browne – Cocaine Guitar Lesson.
This lesson teaches Cocaine by Jackson Browne from his Running On Empty album. It focus on Jackson’s Travis-picked acoustic guitar accompaniment.
The picking has an idiosyncratic quality that sets it apart from standard Travis picking. Most notably, Jackson avoids playing the root note of the C chord, which creates a slightly “drifting” tonal feel that is a key part of the song’s character. The result is a groove that feels loose and fluid rather than anchored in the usual way.
The lesson focuses on Jackson Browne’s core guitar part, but also incorporates a couple of tasteful licks from other instruments in the arrangement where they fit naturally on acoustic guitar. These additions sit comfortably within the part and help round out the sound without overcomplicating it.
Overall, this is a great piece for players looking to explore a more subtle, expressive take on Travis picking, where the thumb can’t
simply lock in to ‘root and 4th string’. The download includes the full video lessons (they’re broken down by song section), a play-through performance, and detailed tab and chords so you can learn
it exactly as demonstrated.
- Difficulty level: Intermediate
- Barre chords: No
- Thumb over chords: Yes
- Playing Style: Fingerpicked (Travis Picked)
- Tuning: Standard
- Separate Solo: No
- Separate Bass Part: No
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Jackson Browne – Cocaine Download Details
The complete lesson contains a 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 12 files as follows:
- Part 1: Guitar Video Lesson – Intro
- Part 2: Guitar Video Lesson – Verse 1
- Part 3: Guitar Video Lesson – Verse 2
- Part 4: Guitar Video Lesson – Bridge
- Part 5: Guitar Video Lesson – Guitar Break 1
- Part 6: Guitar Video Lesson – Verse 3
- Part 7: Guitar Video Lesson – Guitar Break 2
- Part 8: Guitar Video Lesson – Guitar Break 3
- Part 9: Guitar Video Lesson – Outro
- Part 10: Performance-standard Playthru Video
- Part 11: Songsheet with tabs & lyrics
- Part 12: Guitar Tab
Total Download size: 862.9 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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