Harvest Moon is the classic cozy ballad by Canadian rock legend Neil Young. In this Harvest Moon piano tutorial, you will learn the chords, guitar hooks, improvised solo and more!
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Harvest Moon is the title cut from Neil Young's 1992 album Harvest Moon, the song features a recurring hook on guitar and a harmonic solo that we will be recreating on piano!
Fun fact: Did you know that Linda Ronstadt sang backing vocals on this?
In this In Your Eyes piano tutorial, we follow the usual four step protocol for learning to sing and play songs with a couple of additional steps. This song is divided into three parts and I teach you each one step-by-step.
Step #1: Learn the chords
Step #2: Learn the guitar intro
Step #3: Learn the groove
Step #4: Learn the guitar shape
Step #5: Improvised "Harmonica" solo
Step #6: Put it all together
Lyrics and Chords to Harvest Moon
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Step #2: Learn the guitar intro
Step #3: Learn the groove
We are using our Oom Pah groove for this one. Move from the Root to the 5th in the LH. You can go up to the 5th or down to the 5th.
Step #4: Learn the guitar shape
Step #5: Improvised “Harmonica” solo
Your LH will play the root and the 5th of each chord while your RH improvises using the pentatonic scales.
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In Your Eyes Piano Tutorial