Tutorial: Strumming Pattern "Seven Nation Army" (Campfire Version, part 2)

Note: This is, in many ways, a second part to my original tutorial: Easy Acoustic Seven Nation Army (Campfire Playable).

After some requests, I've gone ahead and created this tutorial to detail the strumming pattern I use for my Campfire Version of "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes. I'll be posting a full cover in the next few weeks, too.

Basic Song Structure:
Verse Riff
Build to Instrumental Chorus: G-A
Instrumental Chorus (x2):
E-E-G-E-C-B
E-E-G-E-C (lift and replace middle finger)-B
Build Up Back to Verse Riff: G-A
Verse Riff.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• white
• stripes
• tutorial
• acoustic
• seven
• nation
• army
• open
• chords

[snezhka]

I really like your tutorials (have also been working on learning the Firefly theme song thanks to you), but have a quick question: I've been struggling to figure out what you're fretting for your B chord. When I play a standard B bar chord (bar the second fret, strings 2,3,4 are fretted on the 4th fret) it doesn't sound right. I think you say a B power chord at one point, but I cannot figure out how that is fretted and which strings you play. Hope you can help..

[WonderLure42]

That B chord is actually a Power B Chord (X244XX). Cheers! :)

[airtazjr]

I am aware that this is probably a really dumb question, but what type of guitar is that? It just looks really small for some reason.

[WonderLure42]

It's a Fender DG24-MA (mahogany). Yeah, it's a normal-size guitar. Maybe I'm just huge. ?? ;)

[thejerkey]

I think that's really cool that instead of the D you just lift the finger on the C so beginners like me who are slow at chords can still do this. And I love any video with a dog in the background.

[WonderLure42]

Thanks. Glad you can get some use out of it. My dogs are so lazy...but it guess beats them jumping all over in the background... :)

[Jazzingguys]

Dude i hate B

[misterkush247]

epic beard man @ 0:25 O.o

[Duncan3698]

@WonderLure42 great video been trying to lean this for a month and im starting to put it together , lol im a slow learner,

thanks dude

[xxredskyxx]

I cannot remember what the X244XX means im stupid could someone tell me please? I think I remember it the X's meaning the string is not played but I'm not sure...

[vjmartinez88]

cool thanks!!!! can u do a how to play barracuda on (acoustic) guitar??

[lilie1611]

Thanks! =) Merci merci merci merci beaucoup!

[Tropix0]

thanks !

I `ve seen many tutorials of this song but yours is the best!

congratulations and continue the excelent work

[gabbs74]

you rock man, cool.

[TengoAkira]

Thanks alot for this lesson.

I'm using

1

3

3

1

1

1 Chord,which sounds good.