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How to Play The Beatles "Across the Universe" - Easy Guitar Lesson

Added 2016-11-03 21:28:39 +0000 UTC

Hello friends,

and welcome to another Swiftlessons Song Tutorial! In today's lesson, I'll break down The Beatles 1969 classic "Across the Universe" from their Let It Be LP. I'll take you through John's iconic acoustic guitar intro, before breaking down the chord progressions and strumming techniques for the verse and chorus sections. Let's get started!

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How to Play The Beatles "Across the Universe" - Easy Guitar Lesson

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Rob, you do very nice lessons, very thorough. Thanks man!!

2016-11-08 23:41:07 +0000 UTC

That's great. Song requests Here Comes the Sun, Hotel California.

2016-11-04 22:41:25 +0000 UTC

Well then, "Jai Guru Deva Om", my Teacher... 🎸🎼👍🏻😎

2016-11-04 18:55:32 +0000 UTC

Yeah, I never really got the sense that John fully embraced the spirituality that George found in India. He probably just thought it sounded cool?

2016-11-04 15:12:00 +0000 UTC

More fingerstyle lessons are on the way, I promise!

2016-11-04 15:10:46 +0000 UTC

As always, thanks so much James!

2016-11-04 15:10:17 +0000 UTC

Hey thanks Buddy, Jai means "thanks" or "Hail," "Guru" means "Teacher" or "spiritual guide," "Deva" means "God," "om" is the source of all existence that comes from vibration, which is why it is repeated during meditation. The Beatles traveled to India to study spirituality with the Maharishi, Guru Dev was the Maharishi's teacher.

2016-11-04 15:09:43 +0000 UTC

I stick in my own lyrics over John's weird chorus -- only time I've ever done this, but rest of song is so on it. I know it probably seemed like a good idea at the time, but that's the same question everyone asks.

2016-11-04 06:20:47 +0000 UTC

Rob, this is so sweet! Hey, what exactly does "Jai Guru Deva Om" mean? Ha! :-) You Rock, thanks so much. B.

2016-11-03 21:57:09 +0000 UTC

Very Nice lesson! Thanks Rob.

2016-11-03 21:45:13 +0000 UTC

Too bad it's not fingerstyle :(

2016-11-03 21:43:54 +0000 UTC

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