Beginner Guitar Songs

When the music world first heard that rock and roll legend Robert Plant and country/bluegrass sweetheart Alison Krauss were recording an album together, little could they have known that the single – Please Read The Letter would end up being the grammy award winning Record of the Year for 2009.

The former Led Zeppelin lead singer had released the single earlier with Jimmy Page in 1998, and after reworking the song for the Raising Sand album, the duo of Plant and Krauss have produced a song that is great for beginner guitarists.

The chord progression that is listed below is for the radio and video version of Read The Letter, you can add the other verse from the album if are going to be playing and singing by following the same chord structure.

As with most new songs that you learn, you should play along with the video or CD on your guitar to get a feel of the verses and choruses. Once you know the basic riffs you can improvise a little to add your own texture and flavor to the song.

This really is a basic song and uses some of the most used open chords in standard tuning – Amajor, Emajor and Dmajor, and these are the building blocks of songwriting and guitar playing.

Intro

{A} {E} {A} {E}

{A}Caught out running with just a {E}little too much to hide
{A}Maybe baby every-{E}-thing’s going to turn out fine
{D}Please read the {A}letter I {E}nailed it to your door
It’s {D}crazy how it {A}all turned out we {E}needed so much more

{A} {E}

{A}Once I put beside you a {E}well of many words
{A}My house was full of rings and {E}charms and pretty birds
{D}Please under-{A}-stand me my {E}walls came falling down
There’s{D}nothing here that’s {A}left for you but {E}check with lost and found

{B}Ahhhhhhhhhhhh {A}- {B}Ahhhhhhhhhhhh
{B}Ahhhhhhhhhhhh {A}- {B}Ahhhhhhhhhhhh

{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E}wrote {A}
{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E} wrote {A}
{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E}wrote {A}

instrumental Verse

{A } {E} {A} {E} - {D} {A} {E} {D} {A} {E}

{A}One more song {E}just before we go
{A}Remember baby your gonna {E}reap just what you sow
{D}Please read my {A}letter and {E}promise me you’ll keep
{D}The secrets and the {A} memories that we {E} cherish in the deep
{D}Please read the {A}letter I {E}nailed it to your door
It’s {D}crazy how it {A}all turned out we {E}needed so much more

{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E} wrote {A}
{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E} wrote {A}
{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E} wrote {A}
{E}Please read the {A}letter that I {E} wrote {A}

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