Gordon Lightfoot's Carefree Highway - Guitar Lesson with Easier Chords & Strumming Tips

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👉 View my notes & practice guide for this song @ https://songnotes.net/lessons/545/

👉 View my "Most Common Chords in Each Key" Cheat Sheet @ https://songnotes.net/courses/practical-music-theory/most-common-chords-in-each-key

In today’s lesson I’ll teach you how to play Gordon Lightfoot’s Carefree Highway (1975). I’m using an arrangement with capo on the 2nd fret, which has us using chord shapes in the Key of D. I’ll begin by teaching the easiest possible way to play things, cutting a few of the tricky corners that may prove too difficult for beginners.

If you’re looking for the full version Lightfoot plays, stick around for the end of the lesson where I’ll demonstrate. This one goes out to Song Notes supporter Richie - who emailed asking for any tips on simplifying some of the trickier chords. Richie, and everyone else watching – I hope this helps!

0:00 Lesson Overview
2:36 Intro
4:04 Verse
8:27 Chorus
10:51 Advanced Tips