The Beatles - Norwegian Wood - Guitar Cover

An acoustic waltz from Rubber Soul! John’s blend of lead and rhythm guitar on his Gibson J-160E is complemented by George’s 12-string Framus Hootenanny and sitar. A capo is placed at the second fret of both guitars. All chords and strings in this description will be referred to as if the capo is the nut. Support the channel on Patreon: Feel free to tip if you enjoyed the video: “Norwegian Wood” begins with John playing his folksy riff alone. Instead of plucking the individual D string, he starts with both the open A and D strings (0:00). As a transition to the low C note of the riff, he plays an open A (0:04). Keep an ear for this A note transition, as he sometimes omits it once (0:20) or plucks it lighter, as at 1:08. John completes this first riff with a double hammer-on to the D major chord (0:05). This is another variation of the riff that is primarily used during the instrumenta