"Row Row Row Your Boat" Guitar Lesson + Tutorial | 2 Easy Chords + Melody

Welcome to my "Row Your Boat" Guitar Lesson + Tutorial! TABs are included, as well as the chords, lyrics and strumming!

Learning nursery rhymes on guitar is a great way for beginners to master the basics. We will discuss finger positions, chord switching, strumming, reading TABs, and practice along to a backing track.

In my Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes Series, I'll teach you how to play the chords, strumming and melody to 24 popular children's songs on guitar. Expect a new episode every other Monday!

Row Your Boat Chords: A E (in the key of A)

Row Your Boat Strumming Pattern: D-u D-u

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 - INTRO
1:22 - CHORD SHAPES
2:34 - SWITCHING PRACTICE
3:40 - STRUMMING PATTERN
5:06 - MELODY
8:46 - MELODY PLAY ALONG
9:28 - RHYTHM + MELODY PLAY ALONG

The lesson begins with the chord shapes used to play Row Your Boat in the key of A: A and E

We practice chord switching, making sure we can switch from A to E, then we practice the chord progression using downstrokes only, just so we can work on counting the beat and changing chords at the right time.

Next we learn the strumming pattern, which is very very simple: D-u D-u. We play the strumming pattern one time per chord shape and count it 1+a 2+a. This is 6/8 counting, which is very useful for many kinds of songs.

Row Your Boat's melody is one of the most basic on guitar. We can play it using a pick, or using your fingers. We learn it from the TAB, bit by bit, and then we put it all together, and we play along.

Finally, I have a backing track for Row Your Boat that you can practice either the chords, singing, strumming, or melody to. This gives you a great opportunity to work everything out nice and slow.

I hope you enjoy the lesson. Another acoustic guitar nursery rhyme is coming your way next next Monday. Take care!
-James

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