Classic 12-String Songs of the 60s

#12string. #12-string. #12stringguitar. #12stringguitarsongs Here are 20 Classic 12-String Songs of the 1960s. The 60s were, without a doubt, the decade that made the 12-string famous. From it's humble beginnings in traditional Mexican and American folk music, the 12-string exploded into the spotlight and became the guitar of choice for the Beatles, the Byrds, the Seekers, the Animals, the Hollies, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, and more. By the time the decade was over, at least 15 songs that featured the 12-string went all the way to #1. 00:00 - Intro 00:07 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / The Animals 00:15 - As Tears Go By / The Rolling Stones 00:24 - Hazy Shade of Winter / Simon and Garfunkel 00:35 - Pleasant Valley Sunday / The Monkees ** 00:46 - Living Loving Maid / Led Zeppelin 01:05 - Look Through Any Window / The Hollies 01:14 - I'll Never Find Another You/ The Seekers 01:23 - Help Me Rhonda / The Beach Boys 01:29 - Traveling Riverside Blues / Led Zeppelin 01:41 - A Hard Day's Night / The Beatles 02:00 - California Dreamin' / The Mamas and the Papas 02:14 - Sloop John B / The Beach Boys 02:28 - Ticket to Ride / The Beatles 02:38 - Vaseline Machine Gun / Leo Kottke 02:53 - Walk Right In / The Rooftop Singers 03:16 - Mr. Tambourine Man / The Byrds 03:23 - All Along the Watchtower / Jimi Hendrix 03:32 - Eight Miles High / The Byrds 03:53 - Last Train to Clarksville / The Monkees 04:03 - Oh, Pretty Woman / Roy Orbison 04:17 - Substitute / The Who 04:32 - Turn! Turn! Turn! / The Byrds 04:45 - Eight Days A Week / The Beatles 04:53 - Guitar Giveaway Contest ** Original not recorded with a 12-string I hope you enjoyed the video. If you have any additional questions or comments please shoot me an email at [email protected]. Take care and be well. Some of the solos are played over original or recreated backing tracks that I got from google searches. All of the lead guitar parts are original performances. If you're interested in hearing three of the BEST at covering Beatles songs, please check these great artists out: Michael Sokil: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc... Able House: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc... Affiliate links to some of my favorite gear: ERNIE BALL Silk and Steel 12-string strings ERNIE BALL Battery powered string winder: https://amzn.to/3yvjinh Guitar Footstool: https://amzn.to/3bXwQ3g "Silent" Guitar Cable: D'Addario: https://amzn.to/3RxnCv0 Planet Waves: https://amzn.to/3nR1VZ8 Kmise:https://amzn.to/3AyLFDH New Month and new Vangoa 12-String Guitar Giveaway (Nov.27- Jan. 8) 12 String Guitar Contest: We're going to make the new contest fun. I'm approaching my 200th video upload. Exactly 17 videos have less than 1000 views. You get an entry for each of these videos that you watch in its entirety. Email me and tell me A. One thing you learned B. why nobody watched the video. LOL. Good luck! Links to the New Upgraded Vangoa 12-String Models: (the US models are Amazon Affiliate links meaning I make a couple of dollars if you purchase a guitar using this link. I made sure all the links are to the least expensive price listed on Amazon) US: Sunburst:https://amzn.to/3C8JnIv Black Matte: https://amzn.to/3qtEN5v Natural: https://amzn.to/321ba1n Sapele Brown: https://amzn.to/3HrmHqW Black Left Handed: https://amzn.to/3HjFRyC Canada: Black: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07TJHYQFS Natural: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07YXR31Y3