Homeward Bound Chords & Guitar Lesson by Simon & Garfunkel
Welcome to my Homeward Bound chord and strumming lesson by Simon & Garfunkel. I love this song but I had honestly never played it on the guitar before. Some of my students in my 7 Level Guitar Program asked if I could do a lesson on this one, so here it is!
You can scroll down for a detailed video lessons on how to play Homeward Bound on guitar which details the strumming and picking patterns as well as how to play the intro.
Homeward Bound Chords for Guitar:
You can use the regular G and Em chords if you want but I think when the fingerpicking really comes in on the second verse it sounds so much better.
HomeWard BounD Strumming Patterns:
Chorus Strumming:
1 + 2e +a 3 + 4 e + a
DD DUDU DD DU DU
If 16th notes is hard for you to count, you could always ‘double’ the pattern. For example, this strumming pattern is played over 1 chord for 1 single measure. If you find counting 8th notes easier, you could do 2 measures per chord and count.
1 2 3+ 4+ 1 2 3 + 4+
DD DU DU DD DU DU
Cool trick huh?
Homeward Bound Intro:
G F C G
e-|------------------------------------------
B-|--0-0-h1-p0-------------------------------
G-|--0-0-h2-p0--2-----0---0--------0-----0---
D-|-------------3-----2------------2-----0---
A-|-----------------------3------------------
E-|------------------------------------------
Guitar Lesson: (COMING SOON!)
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.
HomeWARD Bound Chord Progressions
Intro:
As shown above
Verses: Player with alternating bass
G G/F# G/F Em7
|Am - - Am/G| F G D
Choruses:
G C G C
|G F| |G F|
|G F| |D G| G
Great thing about this song is that it really does stay consistent and follows the patterns well.
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This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
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