How to play "Into the Great Wide Open"

A brief lesson on how to play "Into the Great Wide Open" by Tom Petty. For my cover of the song, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxKBqDWOkls. For more on how to play it, chords and lyrics, see: http://www.jeremyandjoanne.com/2009/12/18/into-the-great-wide-open-by-tom-petty/.

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Music

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• Into the Great Wide Open
• Tom Petty
• Guitar lesson

[bigfatgow]

Thanks a lot man.Really helped me. However, after listening to the chorus a few hundred times, You're missing the Em & Am in the second half. Chorus should be.... G C D/ G Em D Am/ G C D/ G Fsharp Em A.

[HammondVids]

@bigfatgow You are right, I forgot the Em in the second measure of the chorus. Thanks for that correction. As for the Am, as I noted in the video, I play it a bit differently to mimic the complete arrangement, like 5x4030, where just the bass note drops to A from the D shape.

[pontius2000]

very good job. I learned this song a very long time ago and then forgot it again. watched your video and picked it back up in 10 minutes. thanks.

[HammondVids]

@pontius2000 Thanks. Glad it helped.

[HammondVids]

@pontius2000 Thanks. Glad it helped.

[Bertkido]

Sounds good, but you lost me after the third chord. Also the camera is too far to actually try to see over your explanations, but couldn't do that either. Try to show the notes closer next time instead of the sorroundings.

Good try though.

[HammondVids]

@Bertkido Just follow the link I provided, bro. Use that in conjunction with the video, and that's that. Zooming in closer would mean cutting off my head. Then people would complain my head is cut off.

[CobainInChainz]

nice tips bro, this song rocks, dude for the next time improve the lighting. Looks like you did this video in your basement or garage, i think i see a fuckin washing machine behind you. try making a vid in daytime and outdoors- great tune bro, good times

[casimsalabim]

thank you!



[foah201]

nice video!