Richard Thompson – Dimming of the Day
Learn how to play Richard Thompson – Dimming of the Day note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Advanced. Actually nothing here is especially difficult to play, but it merits the advanced label because the fretting hand fingers are constantly making new shapes. Richard Thompson almost never holds a single chord shape for more than a bar.
Barre chords: No
Thumb over chords: Yes
Playing Style: Fingerpicked. The version taught is the one on the Acoustic Classics album. RT plays with a pick and fingers (hybrid picking) but the song is taught using thumb and fingers.
Tuning: Drop D
The complete file contains 3 lesson videos, 3 performance play thru videos, full tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 476 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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Albert says
Hi Jerry,
How about “Crawl Back”? Great song. Possible lesson?
Peter says
Jerry,
I agree totally with Nick above! Galway to Graceland is great!! I’d love to see you do a lesson for it. I’ll be tackling this one over Christmas though!!
thanks for all your help.
Nick says
Jerry,
Great lesson- I’ll be buying it. Perhaps someday you’ll do another RT fave of mine- Galway to Graceland- fingers crossed for that great lyrical tune!
Jerry says
One of my faves. I’ll definitely be doing it. :)
LC says
Thank you for this and for doing it so well! RT is one of the reasons I picked up a guitar, and there are so few proper lessons. I (and I imagine others) would love to see 1952 Vincent and Beeswing at some point.
Jerry says
Thanks Luke. I’ll be doing those two in the future for sure.