The Beatles – This Boy
Learn how to play The Beatles – This Boy note-for-note on guitar.
Difficulty level: Easy
Bar Chords: Yes
Thumb-over Chords: No
Playing Style: Strummed
Tuning: Standard
This lesson is an arrangement of This Boy for the solo singer-guitarist. That means that although it closely follows the sound and style of The Beatles’ version, it doesn’t guarantee to be a note-for-note replica.
The complete file contains a lesson video, 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 147 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.
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John says
In Australia “This Boy” was the flip lip of “I want to hold your Hand”.
Thanks for your lessons over the years, and the cheats and work-a-rounds.
I certainly enjoy your break-down to mono guitar in your lessons, and the embellishments. You really take the hard work out learning a lick.