Come As You Are (Beginners) Guitar Lessson - Chords, Rhythm and Backing Track
Introduction:
If you know about Nirvana, the band, you know them for this one song Come As You Are. It is their most iconic song of all time, and it’s a must-learn for beginners who want to make it big in the guitar and rock scene.
Strumming Pattern:
This particular song follows a plucking/ riff-based rhythm rather than using traditional strumming. The iconic riff can still be played using this pattern: D D U D D U.
- D = Down Strum
- U = Up Strum
Song Structure
Introduction: The introduction starts with explaining to you how to tune your guitar and how to turn your guitar down to a whole step to get the exact sound which you hear on record.
Chords and Rhythm: Over here you will be learning how to play the basic power chords that are part of this song along with the rhythm which you will be following. Keep in mind, if you are using standard tuning, you have to use a whole step lower chords.
Song Arrangement: Here you will be given a walkthrough of each section of the tune, most of the tunes for this song are somewhat related to the intro riff. So you have mastered the starting riff and the rest will be much easier.
Intro Riff and Solo: Here again you will be learning how to play the center riff which results in the different tunes that you get in the song.
Song Demo: In this part J.J Pattishall is going to show you how to play the entire song with the backing track.
Sing and Play: This section is all about J.J giving you tips and tricks on how to play the song as well as sing it. He will show you the coordination tricks you can use to keep up with the song.
Why Learn Come As You Are (Complete) By Nirvana?
The opening riff of the song is simple and easy to learn making it great for impressive others. Also, it takes the benefit of minor scales with the addition of a slight bluesy feel, and in order to play it you will have to learn alternate picking technique and smooth transitions.
FAQs-This Song Guitar Lesson
Q1. What is the meaning of the song Come As You Are by Nirvana?
Ans. The song is about how people are expected to act when struggle arrives in their life. Still, the song is filled with contradictory meanings and it is full of confusion, similar to how most people are in their lives.
Q2. What genre does Come As You Are fall in?
Ans. This particular song falls in the category of grunge alternative rock, the song writer is none-other than Kurt Cobain who was the lead singer of the band Nirvana.
Q3. Which one is the saddest song from Curt Cobain?
Ans. The most haunting and saddest song ever written and recorded by Curt Cobain was Something In The Way. The tragic tune of the song is entirely written by the lead singer himself.
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