Nick Drake – Day is Done
Learn how to play Nick Drake – Day is Done note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced. Big stretches and complex right hand patterns.
Barre chords: No
Thumb over chords: Yes
Playing Style: Fingerpicked
Tuning: Standard
This preview video contains the first section taken from the complete lesson for the song Day is Done.
The complete song lesson contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, full tabs and chords and lyrics sheet. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 134 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.
The videos are mp4 format and should play on PC’s, Macs and most mobile devices.
They will download as Zip files. If you don’t have a Zip program on your PC you’ll need to install one to open the file. I use Zipeg 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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Ken jaynes says
Hello Jerry
I was just wondering if you were going to do the Eric Clapton song
(Hideaway) Great song I can not find a lesson anywhere you are my last hope.
Thanks
Ken
Jerry says
Hi Ken,
The answer is yes at some point, but I don’t have a timetable for it at the moment. It’s one on a long list. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.
Kevin says
Jerry! Wow!! A whole set of Nick Drake tunes!! Brilliant!!!
Nick is one of my favorite artists and one of the most difficult to emulate. Especially since there is no live pieces to look at and “fix” those little trouble spots.
Day is Done is such a beautiful and magical piece and, like Taylor’s “Mexico”, one of those pieces that I just couldn’t seem to quite get right over the years.
I just purchased this and Pink Moon, which is not as complex as Day is Done, but even in the intro piece I notice that you’ve done it a bit differently than I have been all these years.
Thanks again Jerry, keep up the great work, and what a total surprise to see Nick Drake tunes!!
Also, I hope you haven’t forgotten….I would LOVE to see you do a full lesson of Williams’ “Classical Gas”!! I’ll be first to purchase it AND I’ll make a little shrine to Jerry’s Guitar Bar in your honor! :) :)
Kevin
Jerry says
Hi Don. You can download directly to an iPad. You just need the free ‘Zip Viewer’ app.
Don Colbourn says
I love Nick Drake. He is probably advanced for me but it will be fun working on these songs. My favorite Nick Drake song is the cello song. It probably doesn’t sound great just guitar, but it is a shame you didn’t include it. I am away so I will wait until Tuesday when I am back home to purchase and download with my PC. Shame cannot download directly to an iPad.