The Bio:
After Neil Young left the folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in
1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential
singer/songwriters of his generation. Young's body of work is
much like Bob Dylan's in terms of depth, and he was able to hold
his reputation as a solo artist, as well as record sales, for
a longer period of time than even Dylan, partially because of
his quirky work ethic-being - no work at all. Just honest music,
from what many people believe to be the first true punk-grunge
idol. Let's not forget his influential role in Crosby, Stills,
Nash, and Young!
Intro/Interlude Riff
This is chord based fingerpicking. You should form the chords
at the beginning of each measure and hold the chord form until
the next chord form comes along to allow each note to ring as
long as possible.
The song itself isn't difficult, but there are quite a few different
chords. Begin the first measure by placing your 1st finger on
the second fret on the "high E" string. Place your 2nd
finger on the third fret on the "B" string. Play the
second fret, and then play it open. Remember to allow the "D"
string to remain open throughout and played accordingly. End the
measure by playing the third fret on the "B" string.
For the second measure, use your thumb and wrap it around the
top of the neck. Play the third fret on the "A" string.
Use your 1st finger on the second fret on the "G" string,
and use your 2nd finger on the third fret on the "B"
string. Play this throughout the measure.
To play the third measure, use your 1st finger on the second
fret on the "A" string, and your 3rd finger for the
third fret on the "B" string. Play accordingly.
For the fourth measure, you will need to just move your 1st finger
to the first fret on the "A" string, and leave your
other finger where it is. End the measure by using your 2nd finger
on the first fret on the "B" string, or just barre the
first fret once to end the measure, but make sure that you only
play the appropriate string.
The video below shows both the fret hand and picking hand.
For the fifth measure, you will be playing a simple C chord,
with a few hammer-ons in between. The best way to do this would
be by forming the C chord first. Do this by placing your 3rd finger
on the third fret on the "A" string. Place your 2nd
finger on the second fret on the "D" string. Place your
1st finger on the first fret on the "B" string. Now
that you have done that, go ahead and remove your 2nd finger from
the "D" string. Now, play according to the tablature,
and just place your 2nd finger down on the second fret when applicable.
That will give you the hammer-on effect by default. To end the
measure, now all you have to do is do that same thing with the
second fret, but this time do it on the "G" string on
the same frets.
For the sixth measure, you will need to use your 3rd finger on
the third fret on the "G" string. Keep your 1st finger
on the first fret on the "B" string. Next, just use
your 2nd finger on the second fret on the "B" string.
Play the same string open once, and then use your 3rd finger for
the third fret on the "D" string.
For the seventh measure, barre your 1st finger on the second
frets on the "A" string, the "D" string, and
the "G" string. Play according to the tablature.
For the last measure, you will be playing an E chord. Do this
by placing your 1st finger on the first fret on the "G"
string. Place your 2nd finger on the second fret on the "A"
string, and place your 3rd finger on the second fret on the "D"
string. Pick accordingly, and you are finished!
