Learn "Ohio" Step-By-Step! (Neil Young / CSNY Guitar Lesson)

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👉 Get my practice guide, recommended lyric & chord sheet, and bonus play-through videos at https://songnotes.net/lessons/627/

Note, his guitar is a bit flat... but it's still a helpful performance to reference!

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In today’s lesson I’ll teach you to play Ohio, the Crosby Stills Nash & Young protest classic from 1970. This one came in by request a few weeks back… and though I’d heard it a hundred times in the prior twenty years, it immediately hooked me this time around. And so, after learning it the past couple weeks… here’s my latest lesson! I teach you how to play the main riff & strum the chorus, with my usual step-by-step treatment.

For the main riff itself, I’m excited to share 3 different variations in this lesson. They all sound more-or-less the same — but each one has a slightly different feel to it. My hope is these give you some options as you learn the song. I very much hope you enjoy!

0:00 Playthrough
1:45 Riff: Chord Shapes
3:56 Riff: Hammer-On & Bass Notes
6:18 Riff: Drop-D Tuning
8:28 Riff: Variation 1 of 3
11:40 Riff: Variation 2 of 3
12:41 Riff: Variation 3 of 3
13:27 Riff: Add’l Tips
15:17 Chorus Strumming & Fill
21:10 Palm Muting & Farewell

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