Learn How to Play Eleanor Rigby

There are so many Beatles songs that are suitable even for beginner guitar players and most will be able to find a favorite of theirs in this treasure chest of hits. For the one just learning how to get the chords right and, perhaps even more important, switch in between properly, a song with few chords is a great thing. Eleanor Rigby can be played using only C and Em. Adding on C6, Cmaj7, Em6 and Em7 will give a better sound but that can be achieved after some practice. The two basic chords that are enough to produce the backdrop for Eleanor Rigby are quite easy to master.

It shouldn’t take too long to figure these two chords out and you can probably start humming the song while you practice switching in between them. Don’t worry if your sense of harmony tells you that you should really add on the variations to make it closer to the original. The most important is to get the basic down first and then a possible improvement of the sound is easy to make. Once you feel secure enough to take your eyes of the guitar and your fingers you can start learning the words to the song.

Once you have the first set of verse and chorus down you simply repeat the chords in the same fashion to the following parts. You can play pretty freely with the phrasing of the words. Another nice feature of this song, that fits the beginner player, is that it doesn’t require strumming. Move your hand freely over the strings while finding a beat that fits the song.

As with so many other Beatles gems, Eleanor Rigby can be played out in many styles so chances are good that what suits you the best will sound just fine. So here you have a great song, possible to play with just two chords that can be expanded upon once you get the hang of it.

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