Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway | Guitar Tutorial

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In today's guitar lesson we learn how to play "Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot. Gordon passed recently and left a tremendous mark on the musical world through his ingenious songwriting. This song is a great lesson in basic strumming patterns and chord progressions. The hook is a great example of major pentatonic.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Demo
02:01 Lesson Introduction
02:19 Gordon's influence on me
02:43 Gordon Lightfoot's genius
03:34 Arrangement + Strumming
04:28 Brief History
05:19 Intro
06:45 Strumming Patterns
07:52 Verse
09:14 Playthrough of Verse
09:50 Chorus
11:36 Hook
14:02 Song Form