The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow Guitar Lesson Info
Learn how to play The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow note-for-note on guitar with our The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant SorrowGuitar Lesson.
This lesson teaches the acoustic guitar part from the original studio version (radio edit)
A Note About the Tuning and Capo Position
This lesson is taught in Double Drop D tuning with the capo on the 4th fret.
That’s because my guitar was tuned a half step low (and yes—I should have re-tuned it before making the lesson, but didn’t).
The original version is in double drop D tuning with the capo on the 3rd fret.
So, to match the key of the original recording while tuned down a half step, I placed the capo on the 4th fret.
What Does That Mean for You?
It won’t affect the lesson at all. But if you want to play in the exact pitch of the original, you have two options:
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Option 1: Retune your guitar down a half step, but in double drop D tuning (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Db) and place the capo on the 4th fret (as I did).
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Option 2: Leave your guitar in normal double drop D tuning (D A D G B D) and place the capo on the 3rd fret.
I strongly recommend Option 2, but either way, everything in the lesson will work exactly the same.
- Difficulty level: Intermediate
- Barre chords: No
- Thumb over chords: No
- Playing Style: Strummed with picked notes (Flatpicked)
- Tuning: Double Drop D
- Separate Solo: No
- Separate Bass Part: No
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The Soggy Bottom Boys – I Am A Man Of Constant SorrowDownload 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 7 files as follows:
- Part 1: Guitar Video Lesson – Intro
- Part 2: Guitar Video Lesson – Verse 1
- Part 3: Guitar Video Lesson – Verse 2
- Part 4: Guitar Video Lesson – Verses 3 & 4 & Out-Verse
- Part 5: Performance-standard Playthru Video
- Part 6: Songsheet with tabs & lyrics
- Part 7: Guitar Tab
Total Download size: 447.0 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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