America Ventura Highway Guitar Lesson [Rhythm Strum Riffs Tab]

This America Ventura Highway guitar lesson with show how to play the complete song. With rhythm strum, riffs, and guitar tabs, we're covering it all wiith a step by step approach!
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America Ventura Highway Guitar Lesson [Rhythm Strum Riffs Tab]
00:00 Lesson Preview
00:16 Intro Riffs [Guitar 1]
06:29 Intro Riffs Review
07:01 Intro Riffs [Guitar 2]
10:45 Intro Rhythm Strum
14:40 Verse Rhythm Strum
15:49 Verse Riffs [Guitar 1]
19:17 Verse Riffs Review
19:56 Verse Riffs [Guitar 2]
21:56 Chorus
23:31 Chorus Review
24:07 Chorus Arpeggios
26:32 Bridge
28:46 Alternate Bridge
29:49 Arrangement/Ending
31:03 Lesson Review

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America Ventura Highway Guitar Lesson
Several guitars are used on the original recording of ‘Ventura Highway’, including six and twelve-string acoustics. The following 'Ventura Highway' guitar lesson will focus on the essential rhythm strum and lead guitar riffs for a performance by one, two, or even three guitarists. Along with guitar tabs and chord diagrams, we'll cover it all with a step by step approach.

America Ventura Highway Guitar Chords
The two-chord ‘G6/D-Dmaj7' progression is the primary rhythm guitar part that is repeated throughout the Intro, Verse, and Chorus sections. Guitarist Dewey Bunnell uses the thumb to mute the bottom string for both chord shapes.

How to Strum Ventura Highway by America
The key to the Ventura Highway rhythm strum is to set a percussive ‘choppy’ feel with the right strumming hand. The muting effect is notated with 'x's', and can be obtained by slightly raising the fretting hand off the fretboard. Though there are many variations with strumming, start to focus on timing with a bass note/chord rhythm of: ‘bass-chop x-x-x chop-chop’). On the original recording, th...