How to Play Acoustic Guitar Like Bob Dylan

In this lesson you’ll learn how to play acoustic guitar like Bob Dylan. That is, by focusing on a wide variety of rhythm guitar parts from his classic songs. We’ll also look at how a few other guitarists have approached his songs.

In addition, these examples illustrate how Dylan’s acoustic guitar parts support his melodies and lyrics. They range from very simple to fairly intricate. We’ll start with strumming, and then move on to arpeggio and fingerstyle parts.

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