This is a lesson for the Disney song "You've Got a Friend in Me" by the legendary songwriter Randy Newman, simplified, but done so in a way that still works with the melody. If you're looking for a version of the song that has all of the chords of the original song, I have another fingerstyle arrangement of this tune available on YouTube right here: youtu.be/h-AJDLi6ihE
Youve Got a Friend in Me Guitar Lesson (EASY CHORDS)Toni Lindgren2022-06-08 | "You've Got a Friend in Me" with modified chords for beginner guitar players! Chord sheet with lyrics ▶ http://lnkiy.in/ygafimeasychords Subscribe ▶ bit.ly/subtoni Patreon ▶ http://patreon.com/tonilindgren
This is a lesson for the Disney song "You've Got a Friend in Me" by the legendary songwriter Randy Newman, simplified, but done so in a way that still works with the melody. If you're looking for a version of the song that has all of the chords of the original song, I have another fingerstyle arrangement of this tune available on YouTube right here: youtu.be/h-AJDLi6ihE
Put this video up on the @elleandtoni channel last week and thought it might help some aspiring flatpickers to share the full tab to this song so you can learn and play along. It starts with the basic melody and then embellishes a bit more as the song goes on, so hopefully it helps you tap into some new melodies and ways to riff off said melodies, and inspires you to explore the great big wonderful world of fiddle tunes :D Happy picking!
If you want the full tab and sheet music to study off of, you can purchase that along with a selection of other songs on my website: tonilindgren.com
About Toni Lindgren: Toni Lindgren is a guitar player based in Los Angeles, CA. Combining Tony Rice inspired flatpicking with a love for the smooth, flowing melodies of greats Jeff Beck and Roy Buchanan, Toni Lindgren blends rootsy and emotive blues styles. Hailing from Fond du Lac, WI, Lindgren started performing regularly with projects around her home state at the age of 14 and has been active in the Midwest music scene ever since. She relocated to Minneapolis in 2007 to study at the University of Minnesota where she teamed up with folk rock band Reina del Cid. In 2018, Toni toured with internationally acclaimed artist Lissie in support of her record, Castles. When she is not on the road, Toni enjoys sitting in with groups of wide-ranging genres and working on her own original guitar compositions.
This is one of my favorite songs of all-time and I knew the John Prine version before Blaze Foley's original, but they're both beautiful performances. "Smokin' cigarettes in the last seat, try to hide my sorrow from the people I meet and get along with it all" is such a perfect depiction of those days when you're just getting through to the next one and dreaming of a new start. Blaze Foley is a master of using simple words to convey deep feelings, and these lyrics are one his finest examples.
About Toni Lindgren: Toni Lindgren is a guitar player based in Los Angeles, CA. Combining Tony Rice inspired flatpicking with a love for the smooth, flowing melodies of greats Jeff Beck and Roy Buchanan, Toni Lindgren blends rootsy and emotive blues styles. Hailing from Fond du Lac, WI, Lindgren started performing regularly with projects around her home state at the age of 14 and has been active in the Midwest music scene ever since. She relocated to Minneapolis in 2007 to study at the University of Minnesota where she teamed up with folk rock band Reina del Cid. In 2018, Toni toured with internationally acclaimed artist Lissie in support of her record, Castles. When she is not on the road, Toni enjoys sitting in with groups of wide-ranging genres and working on her own original guitar compositions.
#JohnPrine #BlazeFoley #GuitarCover #ToniLindgrenInto the Great Wide Open - Tom Petty coverToni Lindgren2023-05-13 | Into the Great Wide Open Tom Petty cover by Toni Lindgren feat. Andy Mark Subscribe ▶ bit.ly/subtoni | Patreon ▶ patreon.com/tonilindgren
Recently went up to Carrizo Plain National Monument in search of a wildflower superbloom with my good friend and exceptional bassist (seen here on guitar), Andy Mark. I thought it'd be really fun to camp there for the night and have a nice l'il song session around a fire, but as it turns out, plains can get insanely cold and windy once the sun goes down, so instead we just sat in the van and played 90s songs all night. I wanted to do one of those 90s songs in the morning on camera to capture the moment and the massive views, but it ended up being even colder, and windier, and rainier then. So instead, here's a little spin through "Into the Great Wide Open," from the small, cozy interior of the van.
About Toni Lindgren: Toni Lindgren is a guitar player based in Los Angeles, CA. Combining Tony Rice inspired flatpicking with a love for the smooth, flowing melodies of greats Jeff Beck and Roy Buchanan, Toni Lindgren blends rootsy and emotive blues styles. Hailing from Fond du Lac, WI, Lindgren started performing regularly with projects around her home state at the age of 14 and has been active in the Midwest music scene ever since. She relocated to Minneapolis in 2007 to study at the University of Minnesota where she teamed up with folk rock band Reina del Cid. In 2018, Toni toured with internationally acclaimed artist Lissie in support of her record, Castles. When she is not on the road, Toni enjoys sitting in with groups of wide-ranging genres and working on her own original guitar compositions.
The end of the year is here and so is the time for sitting inside and messing around with new sounds! Acquired NI's Massive X synth recently and was having way too much fun playing with it today, so I threw this together last minute for one last vid in '22. Combined it with my oldest and most beloved guitar (Ye Olde Sunburst Strat from 200x?? It no longer has the original neck, among most other things, so it's hard to say at this point) to make this happen.
A real classic. We recorded this in an unexpectedly vibey Belfast hotel room just a couple days before we wrapped up our Fall 2022 Europe/UK Tour. Now I'm back home and just trying to figure out how to incorporate more wood paneling into my life. Josh Turner did indeed come completely unhinged at the end of this take [as seen in the video] but we managed to get him back to the US where he kindly mixed this performance for me.
A little instrumental I started writing recently, shot on the Pacific Coast. Playing my guitar from Luca Zerilli, recording into a wireless Audigo mic stuck onto its wee little magnetic mount, which is why this shot looks clean as hell and still sounds great. I tuned down into C standard for this one, which is approaching baritone guitar territory, but I've been really into it even on all the acoustic stuff I've been playing lately. Mostly on the acoustic stuff weirdly.
Is this the beginning of my acoustic djent phase? Probably, and I'm glad you're here for it.
Shows coming up on the east coast this week! Nov 26: Brooklyn, NY (w/ The Other Favorites) Nov 27: Philadelphia, PA (w/ Carson McKee) Nov 30: Saratoga Springs, NY. Also being live-streamed to anywhere you are in the world! You can grab a ticket here: bit.ly/3EBdZXt Dec 2: Somerville, MA
Toni covers Tony covers Ralph. This is one of my favorite arrangements off of Tony Rice's 1983 album Church Street Blues, and it was originally penned by Ralph McTell. The video feels seasonally appropriate because this flannel makes me look like a pumpkin, and I dig that.
This is an adaptation of "You've Got a Friend in Me" so that the guitar covers the part played by the band in the original. I've found that it usually sounds best if you don a little Woody cowboy hat and sing along with your finest Randy Newman impersonation. If it still doesn't sound quite right, my experience has shown that wearing cowboy boots helps with "Andy" sharpied on the bottom helps, too.
If you're looking for a version of this song that's much more simplified, I have another arrangement of this tune available on YouTube right here that just uses open chords: youtu.be/7OpBOQg3CqU
We played 2 memorable nights up at Central Saloon in Seattle, Washington last month and because we were already loaded in and mostly soundchecked on night 2, we were able to fit in this tune before everything opened up. A huge thanks to Central Saloon for being such a great venue top to bottom and letting us come in early to play a bit, to Kelly Oden for the always exceptional camera work, and of course the extremely talented Josh, Carson, and Reina for lending their time and learning this fun chordy song. The full mp3 download of the whole song is available on my Patreon!
This is a tutorial on how to play the fingerpicking part for Buckets of Rain, adapted for solo guitar (i.e. modifying the original part slightly to include chord root notes). If you’re looking for the complete tabs, those can be found over in Patreon!
I also did a full performance of the tune hanging out in the back of a van in Alaska that you can watch over on Reina del Cid's channel: youtu.be/fmw-EWVmolc
Contents of video:
0:00 Intro 0:41 Original guitar part playthrough 1:14 Open E tuning variation 1:20 String tension thoughts 2:21 Song form 2:38 Instrumental A 5:30 Verse 6:30 Instrumental B 7:33 Outro
More videos by Toni Lindgren: Guitar lessons ▶ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTchXPmZ_Rt3nCTd-_061VEXl-48LKy5T Original songs ▶ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTchXPmZ_Rt2wcnV1VHdcL1fUWJ_hsM7n Covers ▶ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTchXPmZ_Rt16nOLb7426tdHIZ7UoGPjySweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics cover feat. Reina del Cid and Josh TurnerToni Lindgren2021-10-10 | I've been wanting to do this tune for awhile, and it was really fun putting this all together on guitars. This is one of those songs that you hear and instantly recognize within just a few notes because the synth lines are so iconic, not to even mention how perfect Annie Lennox's vocal delivery is. Huge thanks to Reina and Josh for lending their talents on this one and making it happen! Massive appreciation for Kelly Oden lending her video shooting skills, too, and getting this to look so good with just the one take.
If you're looking for even more stuff like this, head over and check out my Patreon page. I'll have a downloadable mp3 of this song, and I'm going to be posting more guitar lessons, original songs, and other music-related stuff over there coming up: http://patreon.com/tonilindgren
Other places to follow: FB: www.facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comSleep Walk (Santo & Johnny cover)Toni Lindgren2021-06-13 | Here's an acoustic trio version of a classic, done single mic style in an old warehouse. This is one of those songs that can and will get stuck in your head for weeks on end. I was going through one of those time periods of having this running through my head on repeat for months when I decided to cover it, hoping that would help get it out of my system. Alas, it's probably just in there even deeper now...but at least I hopefully have some company in this delightful misery with all of you now :D
A huge thanks to bass boss Andrew Foreman and mando magician David Robinson for joining me on this one! I'll be posting some more tunes with these guys coming up, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
If you're looking for even more stuff like this, head over and check out my Patreon page. I have a chord chart for this song there along with a downloadable mp3, and I'm going to be posting more guitar lessons, original songs, and other music-related stuff over there coming up: http://patreon.com/tonilindgren
Here’s a strummable version of “Killer Queen,” with a capo on the 3rd fret to use minimal barre chords, keeping it wrist-friendly while also maintaining the integrity of the original chord structure. Hope it helps get you all playing! Happy strumming. :)Were Good (Dua Lipa cover)Toni Lindgren2021-03-28 | Trav and I were camping in Big Sur and found a dry-ish patch under some redwoods to film a quick tune! I filmed it on my iPhone as we were losing daylight because that was all I had, and our instruments got absolutely soaked, but I'm glad we got this one in before the sun set.
We also did one more at the campsite (during a brief break from the rain!) that Travis put up on his channel and you can find that here: youtu.be/93f43VZd5xM
Annnnd, a Beatles song that we did with Reina back in Los Angeles before the trip: youtu.be/A9U0g-5r4P0
If you're looking for more videos to check out, I have a Patreon now! I'm doing a mixture of lessons, behind-the-scenes, original tunes and other fun stuff over there: patreon.com/tonilindgren
This week’s lesson is on “Solsbury Hill” by Peter Gabriel. This is one of those songs that you hear on the radio and don't even realize is in an odd time signature because it flows so smoothly. It's in 7/4 (with the exception of the 2 bars in 4/4 at the end of the B section), and part of what makes it so beautiful is the use of pedaled bass notes throughout that are heard first in the guitar part in the intro, and then in the bass guitar once it joins in at the first interlude (as heard on the original recording).
NOTE: At 1:23, I explain that you assign your thumb to the lowest 3 strings and the rest of your picking fingers to the higher strings, but a more accurate way to describe the technique would be that you assign your thumb to the alternating bass line, and then use your remaining digits on the strings above those notes. The ring finger is only used for the 4-note chords at the end of the B-section. Thanks to the individuals that caught that!
Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:25 Song form 0:33 Key / capo placement 0:54 Instrumental up to speed 1:22 Instrumental walkthrough 2:18 Verse: A section up to speed 2:40 Verse: A section slowed down 3:15 Verse: B section up to speed 3:38 Verse: B section slowed down 4:21 Final instrumental 4:35 Outro
Hey all! This week I’m showing you the simplest possible chord progression for "What a Wonderful World" I could come up without sacrificing any of the important harmony or melody lines. There’s minimal use of barre chords, the chord voicings are all common ones you’ll encounter everywhere, and it’s performed at a nice slow tempo, so it’s a great tune for working up your rhythm playing. It’s also played at weddings and get-togethers the world ‘round, making it a great starting point for anyone looking to build up their guitar songbank.
This is also my first installment of a new lesson series I’m starting called Strum Chum Sessions. The idea behind it is to take well-known pop songs, especially those that don’t have obvious guitar parts; distill them into simple, strummable, and accurate arrangements; and then present them to you in the clearest, most succinct way to get you singing and playing your favorite songs as quickly as possible. Learning these songs will be fast, it’ll be easy, and it’ll be fun.
For more lessons, from song transcriptions to theory to technique, along with original songs and gear reviews, check out my Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/tonilindgren
Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:18 Strum pattern 0:37 Song form 0:47 Lesson and playthrough 3:03 Outro
#strumchumsessions #guitarlesson #guitarforbeginners23 Flavors - Toni LindgrenToni Lindgren2021-01-24 | A new original instrumental! Hot off the press.
Also, I just fired up my Patreon again! Going to be posting more guitar lessons, original songs, and other music stuff over there coming up: http://patreon.com/tonilindgren
Other places to follow: FB: www.facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comLoose Grapes (original song on a Luca Zerilli guitar)Toni Lindgren2020-03-30 | Here's an original tune of mine that I'm playing on a beautiful guitar I got from an incredibly talented and up-and-coming luthier named Luca Zerilli.
My absolute favorite features about this guitar are the beautiful thin finish that helps the guitar resonate and gives you more feel as you play, and the neck, which has a delightfully ergonomic shape that feels extra comfortable whether you're playing rhythm or lead. On top of that, Luca sources the red spruce on the top of the guitar from the Eastern Alps straight from the sawmill where he knows the guy who cuts it, and it's the same red spruce that's sent to Cremona, Italy to make their famed violins.
If you want to see a full list of the specs used on this particular guitar (all the woods used, tuners, inlays, etc.), you can check out Luca's site here:
https://www.liuteriazerilli.it/
That website is where you can also get a hold of him about a quote and placing an order for your own personal guitar. He's a really responsive and helpful builder throughout the entire process, and he'll stay in contact after he ships your guitar to make sure everything is in order and up to your specs.
If you want to hear it in action in a few other contexts, check out some Reina del Cid videos I've used Luca's guitar in.
Other places to follow: FB: facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comCome and Get Your Love - Toni Lindgren + NorthsoulToni Lindgren2020-01-05 | Heyo! Here's a cover of "Come and Get Your Love" featuring my little bro Trevor Lindgren and other my little bro from another mo', Travis Worth.
Other places to follow: FB: www.facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comYour Song LessonToni Lindgren2019-04-01 | Here's the introduction to the classic Elton John song, adapted for guitar. Make sure to tune your guitar down a half step in order to play along with this and the original EJ track: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.
Other places to follow: FB: www.facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comSuperstition (Stevie Wonder) riff for guitarToni Lindgren2018-11-01 | Happy Halloween, all! Here’s a seasonally appropriate jam for ya - Stevie Wonder’s Superstition. In this one, we’re going to get into imitating licks on other non-guitar instruments. I kept the signal clean to keep it simple, but if you want to dive into the world of pedals, you can take this imitation game a lot further.
If you want to jam this along with the original Stevie track, just tune all your strings down a half step to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. Hope it inspires you guys to transcribe your favorite clavinet/saxophone/bassoon licks! :)
Other places to follow: FB: www.facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comMe and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Guitar LessonToni Lindgren2018-09-01 | Hello hello! This lesson covers the classic intro for Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard, a quintessential back-to-school jam for this time of year. I included the rest of the song in the downloadable tab for those of you that subscribe to that on patreon! http://patreon.com/tonilindgren
Thanks to everyone that’s already sent ideas for things they’d like to learn. Keep ‘em coming if anything else strikes you!
If you like the sound of your instrument as-is, this is one of the best acoustic pickups out there right now. Obviously, mic-ing the guitar is always ideal, but for those gigs where mics aren't an option, this is the most high fidelity pickup I've found. I'm using it here with my Martin HD-28V running straight into an M-Audio interface, recorded with Cubase. I tried to keep this as raw sounding as possible. For even better results, you can run it into your preamp of choice and fine tune the EQ. For a great acoustic preamp to pair with the Dazzo, my go-to is the ALiX by Grace Design.
Other places to follow: FB: www.facebook.com/tonilindgrenguitar Instagram: @twinkletones Website: http://tonilindgren.comI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Toni LindgrenToni Lindgren2015-08-04 | Toni Lindgren's guitar arrangement for "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," composed by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas.