Revisiting "How I Fingerpick 'Hello In There'" video

Hello Out There! Quite a few nice people have been asking for clarification about how I play this song- probably because my first attempt at a video demonstration wasn't very thorough or as helpful as I had hoped. With any luck, a better guitarist and teacher will come along at some point with a proper "Hello In There" lesson, but until then I hope that this video is of help to those trying to learn my favorite John Prine song. I've attempted to deconstruct each part of the way I play the signature introduction/instrumental part of the song. The verses use the same chord progression as this intro, but with a slightly simpler picking pattern. The chords: Intro/instrumental and verse: G Am D7 (play twice) then D6, which is xx0432, then C G and D. Chorus: F G F G D6 C G D G.

Running time: 07:18

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