Lauren Bateman teaches beginners how to play The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" using a capo on the 2nd fret and open chords in 3/4 time. She breaks down a simple down-stroke strumming pattern and points out where the song shifts to single strums per chord on "She once had me."
Hey guitar enthusiasts, I'm going to show you how to play Norwegian Wood by The Beatles today. Great song because we hang out on D a lot. Now this song is in what we call 3/4 time, so we're going to be counting to 3. 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Now if you look at the real sheet music, I think it's probably in 12/8 or something different. I like to count it in 3/4 for beginners because it helps them with the count. Now you'll notice I have a capo on the 2nd fret and And the chords we're going to be using are D, C, G, and we have D minor, E minor, and A. So a variety of chords that we're going to be playing here. Fortunately, all open chords. Now the strumming pattern is going to be 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, all downs, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. And then when we get to Norwegian Water, She Once Had Me, there's going to be a section where each chord is going to get one strum. It's very quick. It's going to be D, C, G, and then back to back to D. Fortunately, it lines up with the lyrics. She once had me, or Norwegian wood. All right, but all the other chords are going to be 3 downstrokes. 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. Here we go, ready?
I once had a girl, or should I say she once had me. She showed me her room, isn't it good? Norwegian wood.
