Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Learn how to play Magic, as performed by Olivia Newton-John with John Farrar on guitar (and writer and producer) recorded in 1979 and releaed on the 1980 Xanadu soundtrack.
The lesson covers the tuning and chord shapes that John Farrar used on this song, and shows how to play the guitar solo in this interesting tuning.
Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):
Fender Stratocaster imp.i114863.net/GjyyXm (tone rolled back 1/2 way mostly on bridge/middle position for video)
MXR Dyna comp sweetwater.sjv.io/bany2B (output 2 o'clock; sensitivity 11 o'clock)
Xotic EP boost (knob at 10 o'clock)
Boss GE7 Eq (mids and high mids boosted a tic)
Nobels ODR-1x sweetwater.sjv.io/jeg4Zb (drive max, spectrum 4)
Chorus Dimension C imp.i114863.net/Ke6moN (setting 4)
Boss DD8 Digital Delay imp.i114863.net/rnKrAv
Hall of Fame2 Reverb imp.i114863.net/5bdEX2 (room setting)
1967 Deluxe Reverb (V3 T5, B6, vibrato speed 5 intensity 7) - reissue options imp.i114863.net/XxaayX; sweetwater.sjv.io/Z6557k
00:00 Demo of solo section
00:41 Introduction & What to expect
03:28 Interview with Ron Jessurun - What's the tuning?
11:45 Tuning
13:40 Find these harmonic positions
14:24 Lesson - intro riff
15:49 Lesson - verse chords
18:00 Lesson - chorus chords
20:36 Demo/playthrough of verse and chorus
21:45 Lesson - guitar solo
23:50 Demo - guitar solo
24:48 Final thoughts
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More ways to support the channel:
Super Thanks (see below the video screen)
Patreon: patreon.com/12footchain (tabs and chord charts on patreon)
Learn how to play Magic, as performed by Olivia Newton-John with John Farrar on guitar (and writer and producer) recorded in 1979 and releaed on the 1980 Xanadu soundtrack.
The lesson covers the tuning and chord shapes that John Farrar used on this song, and shows how to play the guitar solo in this interesting tuning.
Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):
Fender Stratocaster imp.i114863.net/GjyyXm (tone rolled back 1/2 way mostly on bridge/middle position for video)
MXR Dyna comp sweetwater.sjv.io/bany2B (output 2 o'clock; sensitivity 11 o'clock)
Xotic EP boost (knob at 10 o'clock)
Boss GE7 Eq (mids and high mids boosted a tic)
Nobels ODR-1x sweetwater.sjv.io/jeg4Zb (drive max, spectrum 4)
Chorus Dimension C imp.i114863.net/Ke6moN (setting 4)
Boss DD8 Digital Delay imp.i114863.net/rnKrAv
Hall of Fame2 Reverb imp.i114863.net/5bdEX2 (room setting)
1967 Deluxe Reverb (V3 T5, B6, vibrato speed 5 intensity 7) - reissue options imp.i114863.net/XxaayX; sweetwater.sjv.io/Z6557k
00:00 Demo of solo section
00:41 Introduction & What to expect
03:28 Interview with Ron Jessurun - What's the tuning?
11:45 Tuning
13:40 Find these harmonic positions
14:24 Lesson - intro riff
15:49 Lesson - verse chords
18:00 Lesson - chorus chords
20:36 Demo/playthrough of verse and chorus
21:45 Lesson - guitar solo
23:50 Demo - guitar solo
24:48 Final thoughts
Also...
WIN FREE GEAR:
imp.i114863.net/9WoMd3
DEALS ON MUSIC GEAR:
imp.i114863.net/a1dxGM
USED GEAR:
imp.i114863.net/3P19aB
