Intro and Warm Up

Welcome to the final lesson in this 6 part mini course. There will be 3 parts to this lesson:

• Warm up pattern
• The Song's Lyrics
• Playing along with the Band

This final part should be fun and easy as you have already mastered the song and it should be a matter of doing what you have already done but with accompanyment of instruments.

Ok. Let's get into another one of our warm up techniques. This one will once again use all your fingers and all the strings. The following pattern is similar to those you have already seen, so you should have no problem playing it. As always work hard to use the indicated fingering, which written out below the TAB.

Don't forget, when you see a zero, you don't need to press the string down. It is played 'open'. Keep working with this pattern until you are playing it smoothly.

Play With The Full Band

Now that we're warmed up we can get into the more exciting part of the lesson - playing with the band. This should be a lot of fun. Play along with the band in the following JAM track:

Backing Band for 'The Midnight Special':

Play the audio for The Midnight Special Backing Band above.

Did you do it? If you feel like you are not quite getting it completly right, try again. Remember you can always refer back to lesson 5 and the TAB if you forget. Keep working at it and you will get it down.

A lot of people who want to learn to play the guitar, learn so they can sing and play. The Track below has had the 'Lead Vocalist' taken out so you can repalce him. we have left the 'backing singers' in the choruses to make it feel more like you're a part of the band!

Backing Band without vocals for 'The Midnight Special':

Play the audio for The Midnight Special Backing Band without Vocals above.

If you need a copy of the words, here they are.

Chorus:
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me.

Verse 2:
Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world did you know?
By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore.
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand;
She come to see the Govnor, she wants to free her man.

Chorus:
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me.

Verse 3:
If you’re ever in Houston, well, you better do the right;
You better not gamble, there, you better not fight, at all
Or the Sheriff will grab ya and the boys will bring you down.
The next thing you know, boy, oh! you’re prison bound.

Chorus:
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me.

Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me,
Let the midnight special shine a light on me.

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Fantastic! You have just learned to play your first song!

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