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James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend

James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend

Learn how to play James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend note-for-note on guitar.

Difficulty Level: Intermediate. Some difficult barre chords for which alternatives are shown.

Barre Chords: Yes

Thumb over chords: Yes

Playing Style: Fingerpicked

Tuning: Standard

This preview video contains the introduction taken from  the complete lesson for the song You’ve Got a Friend.

The complete song lesson contains 4 lesson videos – one per section of the song – 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 369 Mb containing all the lesson content.

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
Price: $5.97
Intermediate - 369 Mb

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James Taylor - You've Got a Friend Chords & Songsheet

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
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Intermediate - 369 Mb

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Comments

  1. Steve Kohler says

    March 17, 2023 at 9:24 am

    Hi Jerry. Thanks so much for You’ve Git a Friend. I’m beavering away at learning the way James Taylor plays it. It will take me forever….but I love doing it. Thanks so much for your good work, and so economical $-wise

    Reply
  2. Mark Rauch says

    November 22, 2018 at 7:32 am

    Hi Jerry.

    Can you tell me if your lesson for You’ve got a Friend is the solo version with the melody?

    I have been searching for tabs that have the melody. All the tabs I’ve seen are as James Taylor plays it with the melody sung.

    Would definitely like to purchase your lesson if its what I am looking for.

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      November 22, 2018 at 8:23 am

      It isn’t what you’re looking for Mark. It’s as James Taylor plays it.

      Reply
      • Mark says

        November 23, 2018 at 7:50 am

        Can I pay you to write out the tabs as I articulated?

        I wonder why it is not available from anyone. There are certainly people on YouTube that play it with the melody.

        Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    October 5, 2018 at 3:22 pm

    Hi Jerry,

    Do you have tutorial video and tab for Eric Clapton’s “Change the World”?

    Thanks,

    Bien

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      October 5, 2018 at 4:16 pm

      I’m afraid not.

      Reply
  4. Rico says

    June 3, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Jerry,

    I need to know if you have full tutorial fingerstyle for “sad song” by we the kings.

    I would like to purchase it.

    Thanks,

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      June 3, 2017 at 2:41 pm

      I’m afraid I don’t have that one Rico.

      Reply
      • Rico says

        June 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm

        Thanks Jerry,

        I am going to purchase “you’ve got a friend”. I know few chords already. however i would like to learn more on fingerstyle playing.

        Reply
  5. Mark says

    September 29, 2015 at 4:53 am

    hi Jerry
    I nearly didnt click thru to the “download” because Im so tired of other site’s “sign up to our bundle/newsletter/training course/set of CDs worth $800 but yours for $120/blah blah”
    So it was with great joy that I paid my $6 (less than 4 British £ – ie about what we get charged at Starbucks for a large Mocha!)
    Thank you for a good product at a modest (and honest) price. If only the rest of the internet was like your site…. :-)
    thanks again, Mark, London, UK

    Reply
  6. Eddie says

    December 13, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    There are a few tutorials on YT, but yours is, by far, the best, and worth the small fee you charge. Thank you for the lesson.

    Reply
    • Jerry says

      December 13, 2014 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks Eddie :)

      Reply
  7. Danny says

    November 26, 2014 at 9:30 pm

    This is a good one, I’d urge all to accomplish this piece, the voice over to this is easy and not stressful. You give a great overview to which practice will engender success. I know and play this (for years!) but I still picked up a few enhancements to my version. Thank you Jerry, keep them coming.
    Regards
    Danny

    Reply
  8. supot mk says

    November 26, 2014 at 11:15 am

    thank you for your kindness This a good lesson and easy to play along with. I hope to find the next lesson
    you sincerly
    supotmk thailand

    Reply

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