John Martyn – Run Honey Run Guitar Lesson Info
Learn how to play John Martyn – Run Honey Run note-for-note on guitar with our John Martyn – Run Honey Run Guitar Lesson.
This lesson teaches Run Honey Run by John Martyn as a Travis picked acoustic guitar accompaniment that captures the hypnotic, early folk-blues style of his first album.The arrangement is played in open G tuning, and much of its character comes from Martyn’s deliberate avoidance of the B note (the 3rd), which gives the piece a very open, modal sound. That quality allows the guitar part to stand on its own musically, even without the vocal.
The picking pattern is a steady Travis picking groove, with the thumb outlining the bass while the fingers bring out the chord tones and melody. Once the pattern settles in, the challenge is more about consistency and feel than speed.
Technically, it’s very approachable. There are no full barre chords (just a small two-string barre using the pad of the index finger) and no thumb-over chords, so the left hand remains relatively relaxed throughout.
This makes it a great option for players who want to explore open tuning and Travis picking in a musical, song-based context, while also appealing to more experienced players who are interested in Martyn’s early style. The download includes the full video lessons, 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: No
- Playing Style: Fingerpicked (Travis Picked)
- Tuning: Open G (D G D G B D)
- Separate Solo: No
- Separate Bass Part: No
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John Martyn – Run Honey Run 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 6 files as follows:
- Part 1: Guitar Video Lesson – Intro
- Part 2: Guitar Video Lesson – Verse & Chorus
- Part 3: Guitar Video Lesson – Guitar Break
- Part 4: Performance-standard Playthru Video
- Part 5: Songsheet with tabs & lyrics
- Part 6: Guitar Tab
Total Download size: 310.1 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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