37 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Interestingly, this reggae classic is one of the very few songs where the live version managed to outdo the popularity of the single, ranking No. The original lyrics of the song were “No Woman, Nuh Cry,” where “Nuh” is Jamaican for “don’t.” Here Marley is telling a woman not to cry as everything’s going to be alright. Although widely misunderstood outside Jamaica as a song about heartbreaks, the real meaning is something quite different. Once you’ve got the acoustic rhythm all figured out, pick up your electric guitar and move on to the impressive solo.īob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” is a joy to play with a charming composition with a powerful message. The first part uses four chords C, F, Am, and F in I-V-vi-IV chord progression, and the second part is done in I-V-IV-I progression. You can play this fantastic composition using a fairly simple chord progression. The single version has softer guitars with orchestration mixed very low, whereas the album version is driven by a harder guitar solo and more prominent orchestration. The Beatles have recorded multiple renditions of this classic. Despite its gloomy origins, the song conveys a very positive message telling people to leave problems behind and move on in life. Released in 1970, “Let It Be” is Paul McCartney’s ode to his mother, who passed away from cancer when he was just 14. The one we are going to talk about is one of their more somber compositions. Even today, playing any song from their repertoire never fails to get the crowd going. The strumming pattern is just as easy, and so is the captivating intro riff.Īs one of the best-selling rock bands in the history of time, the Beatles produced timeless masterpieces one after another. They are all open chords that are not very hard to figure. To play this song, you only need to master four chords- Am, C, D, and G. The intense and heartbreaking rendition was voted as one of the greatest cover versions of all time in a poll conducted by the BBC.
Powered by his rich baritone albeit aging voice in a slow country-rock style, the song took a whole new meaning. In the same album, you’ll find Cash’s beautiful rendition of Nine Inch Nails’ original “Hurt.” The cover impressed the original singer-songwriter, Trent Reznor, to the extent that he said the song didn’t feel like his anymore.Ĭash’s interpretation of the song was radically different from the original industrial rock version. At the age of 70, Cash released his last studio album American IV: The Man Comes Around, a collection of covers all performed in his signature sparse style. Even in his twilight years, rock and country legend Johnny Cash was still making amazing music.
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