"Stuck in the Middle With You" – Learn the Strum, Step-by-Step (Acoustic Guitar Lesson)

👉 Get my lesson notes and practice resources @ https://songnotes.net/lessons/588/ 👉 Need help with the percussive slap strum? Watch my tutorial, and view other songs that use this technique @ https://songnotes.net/lessons/490 ...or watch it on YouTube:    • How to Strum with a Percussive "Slap" — A ...   *** In this lesson I’ll teach you how to play Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel on an acoustic guitar. I’ll start by teaching you the iconic strumming pattern (which uses a percussive thwack on most of the down-strums), then walk you through the chords needed while strumming the verse & refrain sections. 0:00 Welcome 1:11 Strumming, Step 1 2:53 Strumming, Step 2 4:02 Strumming, Step 3 5:02 Verse 7:14 Refrain 7:57 Final Tips Be sure to check out my bonus videos (on my lesson page), one of which teaches you a few ways to play the short intro riff heard in the opening few seconds. You can also find the practice track I made in GarageBand, which you hear in the opening of this video... it's a great way to practice strumming, singing, or soloing to a set beat (116bpm, which is slightly slower than the Stealers Wheel recording at 124bpm). https://songnotes.net/lessons/588/