Chords for On The Way Home Acoustic Guitar Lesson - Neil Young Sample
Tempo:
101.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
Ab
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[D] You
[G]
[D] [Bm] [D] [Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [C]
[G] [F]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [N] On the way home, Neil Young, 1967, with his band Buffalo Springfield, of course, their
second album, Buffalo Springfield Again.
Had some other great tunes on it, Rock and Roll Woman, Bluebird.
Anyway, I love teaching this song to students, and it's got some fancy strumming in it and
some kind of unusual chords.
I just want to go really quickly through the opening [Ab] chords, just so you can get the hang
of it, and I'll tell you more about the rest of the lesson.
But [Gm] it starts off with a three-string bar at the seventh fret, making it a G major 7
[Bm] chord, with a D in the bass.
So just [D] flatten out your third finger across the seventh fret [Eb] on the first, second, and
third [Bm] strings, and hit it twice.
[Dbm] Then you're going to move [G] to the fifth fret [A] for a chord shaped like D minor.
It's really a D major 7 now, with your first finger on the fifth fret of the first string,
your second finger on the [Ab] sixth fret of the third string, and your fourth finger, I like
using my fourth, you could use your third for this, but at the seventh fret of the second
string on the [D] F sharp.
So there's our [Bm] sound.
[D]
That same shape slides down a whole [G] step, making it a G6 with D in the bass.
So now I'm at the [Dm] third, fourth, and fifth frets, [Db] in the exact same shape I [Gm] was at at
the fifth fret, and [D] then landing on a D chord.
So here are those four opening chords.
[G] [D] And I'm just hitting a D at the end.
Now because [Gm] my fourth finger was on the second string, I'm [D] actually just leaving it there
and sliding into the D in a kind of unusual [G] shape.
Strumming though, I just want to talk really briefly about it.
[D] Two [Bm] downs, and kind of [Gm] kill the chord for a little staccato [Bm] effect, and then miss the third down.
That [Gm] rest is really important.
So you get to the chord change, [Ab] the D major 7, on the fourth beat.
[D] One, two, [Gbm] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So [Db] when you hit the fourth beat of a measure, you miss [G] beat one.
Then you do the same thing, or you skip beat one of the next [Ab] measure.
Same thing for the next two [G] chords.
One, two, [D] rest, four, one, two, three, four.
[Gm] Anyway, I love this song and [Dbm] have shown it to students over [A] the years.
The rest of it is pretty straightforward.
D's, G's, F sharp minor 7, F sharp minor if you want, F major [Bb] 7, some C's, and things like that.
So this is an example of the type, again just a little tip of the iceberg, [Ab] of the types
of lessons that we have available at Totally Guitars.
[G] So if you like this and want to see more, especially [N] lessons like this, I encourage
you to come over there, check out the community, the forum, there's all kinds of things you
can do and get answers to questions.
And one of the coolest things is if you really want to see [Db] this lesson, you could recommend
it [G] in the recommend a lesson category.
People vote on lessons and that's how we make a lot of [Ab] decisions as to what songs are going
to be up there.
[G] So come on over to totallyguitars.com, hit the recommend a lesson button, and if you
want to see On the Way Home, put it in there.
If enough people vote for it, it'll be up there really soon.
In any case, check us out.
There's a lot of really cool stuff.
And hope you enjoy playing that little intro [C] to On the Way Home.
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[D] You
[G]
[D] [Bm] [D] [Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [Em]
[A] [C]
[G] [F]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [N] On the way home, Neil Young, 1967, with his band Buffalo Springfield, of course, their
second album, Buffalo Springfield Again.
Had some other great tunes on it, Rock and Roll Woman, Bluebird.
Anyway, I love teaching this song to students, and it's got some fancy strumming in it and
some kind of unusual chords.
I just want to go really quickly through the opening [Ab] chords, just so you can get the hang
of it, and I'll tell you more about the rest of the lesson.
But [Gm] it starts off with a three-string bar at the seventh fret, making it a G major 7
[Bm] chord, with a D in the bass.
So just [D] flatten out your third finger across the seventh fret [Eb] on the first, second, and
third [Bm] strings, and hit it twice.
[Dbm] Then you're going to move [G] to the fifth fret [A] for a chord shaped like D minor.
It's really a D major 7 now, with your first finger on the fifth fret of the first string,
your second finger on the [Ab] sixth fret of the third string, and your fourth finger, I like
using my fourth, you could use your third for this, but at the seventh fret of the second
string on the [D] F sharp.
So there's our [Bm] sound.
[D]
That same shape slides down a whole [G] step, making it a G6 with D in the bass.
So now I'm at the [Dm] third, fourth, and fifth frets, [Db] in the exact same shape I [Gm] was at at
the fifth fret, and [D] then landing on a D chord.
So here are those four opening chords.
[G] [D] And I'm just hitting a D at the end.
Now because [Gm] my fourth finger was on the second string, I'm [D] actually just leaving it there
and sliding into the D in a kind of unusual [G] shape.
Strumming though, I just want to talk really briefly about it.
[D] Two [Bm] downs, and kind of [Gm] kill the chord for a little staccato [Bm] effect, and then miss the third down.
That [Gm] rest is really important.
So you get to the chord change, [Ab] the D major 7, on the fourth beat.
[D] One, two, [Gbm] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So [Db] when you hit the fourth beat of a measure, you miss [G] beat one.
Then you do the same thing, or you skip beat one of the next [Ab] measure.
Same thing for the next two [G] chords.
One, two, [D] rest, four, one, two, three, four.
[Gm] Anyway, I love this song and [Dbm] have shown it to students over [A] the years.
The rest of it is pretty straightforward.
D's, G's, F sharp minor 7, F sharp minor if you want, F major [Bb] 7, some C's, and things like that.
So this is an example of the type, again just a little tip of the iceberg, [Ab] of the types
of lessons that we have available at Totally Guitars.
[G] So if you like this and want to see more, especially [N] lessons like this, I encourage
you to come over there, check out the community, the forum, there's all kinds of things you
can do and get answers to questions.
And one of the coolest things is if you really want to see [Db] this lesson, you could recommend
it [G] in the recommend a lesson category.
People vote on lessons and that's how we make a lot of [Ab] decisions as to what songs are going
to be up there.
[G] So come on over to totallyguitars.com, hit the recommend a lesson button, and if you
want to see On the Way Home, put it in there.
If enough people vote for it, it'll be up there really soon.
In any case, check us out.
There's a lot of really cool stuff.
And hope you enjoy playing that little intro [C] to On the Way Home.
Key:
D
G
Bm
Ab
Gm
D
G
Bm
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] You
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] On the way home, Neil Young, 1967, with his band Buffalo Springfield, of course, their
second album, Buffalo Springfield Again.
Had some other great tunes on it, Rock and Roll Woman, _ Bluebird.
Anyway, I love teaching this song to students, and it's got some fancy strumming in it and
some kind of unusual chords.
I just want to go really quickly through the opening [Ab] chords, just so you can get the hang
of it, and I'll tell you more about the rest of the lesson.
But [Gm] it starts off with a three-string bar at the seventh fret, making it a G major 7
[Bm] chord, with a D in the bass.
So just [D] flatten out your third finger across the seventh fret [Eb] on the first, second, and
third [Bm] strings, and hit it twice.
[Dbm] Then you're going to move [G] to the fifth fret [A] for a chord shaped like D minor.
It's really a D major 7 now, with your first finger on the fifth fret of the first string,
your second finger on the [Ab] sixth fret of the third string, and your fourth finger, I like
using my fourth, you could use your third for this, but at the seventh fret of the second
string on the [D] F sharp.
_ So there's our [Bm] sound.
_ [D] _
_ That same shape slides down a whole [G] step, making it a G6 with D in the bass.
So now I'm at the [Dm] third, fourth, and fifth frets, _ [Db] in the exact same shape I [Gm] was at at
the fifth fret, and [D] then landing on a D chord.
So here are those four opening chords. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] And I'm just hitting a D at the end.
Now because [Gm] my fourth finger was on the second string, I'm [D] actually just leaving it there
and sliding into the D in a kind of unusual [G] shape.
Strumming though, I just want to talk really briefly about it.
[D] Two [Bm] downs, and kind of [Gm] kill the chord for a little staccato [Bm] effect, _ and then miss the third down.
That [Gm] rest is really important.
So you get to the chord change, [Ab] the D major 7, on the fourth beat.
[D] One, two, [Gbm] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So [Db] when you hit the fourth beat of a measure, you miss [G] beat one.
Then you do the same thing, or you skip beat one of the next [Ab] measure.
Same thing for the next two [G] chords.
One, two, [D] rest, four, one, two, three, four.
[Gm] Anyway, I love this song and [Dbm] have shown it to students over [A] the years.
The rest of it is pretty straightforward.
D's, G's, F sharp minor 7, F sharp minor if you want, F major [Bb] 7, some C's, and things like that.
So this is an example of the type, again just a little tip of the iceberg, [Ab] of the types
of lessons that we have available at Totally Guitars.
[G] So if you like this and want to see more, especially [N] lessons like this, I encourage
you to come over there, check out the community, the forum, there's all kinds of things you
can do and get answers to questions.
And one of the coolest things is if you really want to see [Db] this lesson, you could recommend
it [G] in the recommend a lesson category.
People vote on lessons and that's how we make a lot of [Ab] decisions as to what songs are going
to be up there.
[G] So come on over to totallyguitars.com, hit the recommend a lesson button, and if you
want to see On the Way Home, put it in there.
If enough people vote for it, it'll be up there really soon.
In any case, check us out.
There's a lot of really cool stuff.
And hope you enjoy playing that little intro [C] to On the Way Home. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] You
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] On the way home, Neil Young, 1967, with his band Buffalo Springfield, of course, their
second album, Buffalo Springfield Again.
Had some other great tunes on it, Rock and Roll Woman, _ Bluebird.
Anyway, I love teaching this song to students, and it's got some fancy strumming in it and
some kind of unusual chords.
I just want to go really quickly through the opening [Ab] chords, just so you can get the hang
of it, and I'll tell you more about the rest of the lesson.
But [Gm] it starts off with a three-string bar at the seventh fret, making it a G major 7
[Bm] chord, with a D in the bass.
So just [D] flatten out your third finger across the seventh fret [Eb] on the first, second, and
third [Bm] strings, and hit it twice.
[Dbm] Then you're going to move [G] to the fifth fret [A] for a chord shaped like D minor.
It's really a D major 7 now, with your first finger on the fifth fret of the first string,
your second finger on the [Ab] sixth fret of the third string, and your fourth finger, I like
using my fourth, you could use your third for this, but at the seventh fret of the second
string on the [D] F sharp.
_ So there's our [Bm] sound.
_ [D] _
_ That same shape slides down a whole [G] step, making it a G6 with D in the bass.
So now I'm at the [Dm] third, fourth, and fifth frets, _ [Db] in the exact same shape I [Gm] was at at
the fifth fret, and [D] then landing on a D chord.
So here are those four opening chords. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] And I'm just hitting a D at the end.
Now because [Gm] my fourth finger was on the second string, I'm [D] actually just leaving it there
and sliding into the D in a kind of unusual [G] shape.
Strumming though, I just want to talk really briefly about it.
[D] Two [Bm] downs, and kind of [Gm] kill the chord for a little staccato [Bm] effect, _ and then miss the third down.
That [Gm] rest is really important.
So you get to the chord change, [Ab] the D major 7, on the fourth beat.
[D] One, two, [Gbm] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
So [Db] when you hit the fourth beat of a measure, you miss [G] beat one.
Then you do the same thing, or you skip beat one of the next [Ab] measure.
Same thing for the next two [G] chords.
One, two, [D] rest, four, one, two, three, four.
[Gm] Anyway, I love this song and [Dbm] have shown it to students over [A] the years.
The rest of it is pretty straightforward.
D's, G's, F sharp minor 7, F sharp minor if you want, F major [Bb] 7, some C's, and things like that.
So this is an example of the type, again just a little tip of the iceberg, [Ab] of the types
of lessons that we have available at Totally Guitars.
[G] So if you like this and want to see more, especially [N] lessons like this, I encourage
you to come over there, check out the community, the forum, there's all kinds of things you
can do and get answers to questions.
And one of the coolest things is if you really want to see [Db] this lesson, you could recommend
it [G] in the recommend a lesson category.
People vote on lessons and that's how we make a lot of [Ab] decisions as to what songs are going
to be up there.
[G] So come on over to totallyguitars.com, hit the recommend a lesson button, and if you
want to see On the Way Home, put it in there.
If enough people vote for it, it'll be up there really soon.
In any case, check us out.
There's a lot of really cool stuff.
And hope you enjoy playing that little intro [C] to On the Way Home. _