A Sweet Ride
Lesson time: (4min 4sec)
Doug MacLeod performs his blues A Sweet Ride. Watch how he brings the course's ideas together and play along with the interactive notation.
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This lesson is part of the course 101 Blues Guitar Essentials
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Lesson transcript:
Sweet Ride
Verse 1:
Yes, sir! What sweet ride!
You got the best sweet ride I've ever seen.
Oh, sweet!
You got the best sweet ride I've ever seen.
Chorus:
But, but, but your motor don't sound too good.
I think you burning that bad gasoline.
You need a spare mechanic who knows how to do your little motor good.
Verse 2:
I want you to move your angel closer to me
And let me take a look up under your hood.
Well, girl, your headlight looks all right,
But I don't think your crankcase's gonna do.
I say your hair looks all right,
But I don't think that crankcase's gonna do.
Chorus:
I think I better change your oil this evening
And maybe flush your radiator.
Baby, you let me work on your motor,
I'll keep your little railroad clean.
Let me work on your motor,
I'll keep your little route running clean.
Bridge:
And if you let me fill up your tank this evening,
Oh, you gonna burn that premium gasoline.
Outro:
A sweet ride!
Oh, you got a sweet ride.
A sweet ride!
Oh, girl, you got a very sweet ride.
Final Note:
My word guaranteed to satisfy,
Please give me a try.
Sweet ride!
About the instructor
Doug MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of a Doug MacLeod performance is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters - from the faceless to the legendary - to strikingly real life. Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner, including the 2020 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year and the 2018 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year for 'Break The Chain', and a nominee for the 2021 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year. His album with producer Jim Gaines was released in 2021. In 101 Blues Guitar Essentials, Doug passes on the foundations of his craft - the grooves, techniques and feel that underpin authentic acoustic blues guitar - so you can build a real vocabulary on the instrument and start telling your own stories through it. "Like all great blues men, MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his fingers and tongue, they are one with his being." - Blues Music Magazine "One of the great blues artists... period!" - Jorma Kaukonen read more