How to play 'Harvest Moon' by Neil Young
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Here's a top ten campfire classic for sure - join me to learn the chord shapes and strumming patterns to this amazing song. We'll take apart the main riff slowly and do a slow speed playalong and then a full speed playalong toward the end. We also look at more lead ideas at the end of the video and jam with the looper. Fun!
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![Neil Young - Harvest Moon + interview [January 1993]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JjOuibuM8KI/mqdefault.jpg)
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The only thing wrong with this channel is that Shane doesn’t have an “m” instead of a “k” after number of subscribers! A fabulous tutor with infectious enthusiasm.
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I decided to learn at 70 , I think your going to make that possible. Thanks a ton.
I started at 68.
You are absolutely fantastic. I’m a 63 year old getting back into playing again and lost a lot during the years. Best instructor on the internet!!
Thank you for that. I really appreciate it - so glad you’re enjoying and very happy to have you here with us my best! Shane.
@@GuitarAtWork I will say, it’s difficult to get that rhythm from the D chord on. But having fun with it
Best Teacher out there makes it so enjoyable Top Guy 5 Star 🌟 from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you John - greatly appreciated. Cheers! Shane
Great tutorial of this song. I've played it for years but I picked up some good tips. But I can see how a newer guitar player would be able to follow you really easily. Good job.
Thanks for that hugely encouraging. Glad to have you here with us my best to you, Shane.
Hi Shane, just getting to grips with Harvest Moon, what lovely lovely song, thanks Russ
Thanks Russ - great song for sure! Shane
Dang... this is definitely one of the best of the many hundreds of videos I have watched over the years! I'm in.
Going to have to get me your setup as I play by myself, great lesson Shane, listen to you quiet sometime now love this song, I'm 61 makes me want enjoy and relax and let the world go bye 😊
Hey, thanks for that. Very glad you’re enjoying. Have fun! Shane.
Made my day. Been playing this song wrong for so many years and you have made it so much easier. You did your job.... Thank you
Fabulous! Shane
Harvest Moon was played at my daughters Wedding, for the first dance, thanks for your tutorial I will have a go at playing it ,,PS great tutorial......
Thank you sir, I really appreciate your guitar lesson!🥰🤩👌💐
hi dear shane.the one of the best classic.i love this song.thanks
Thank you KS - that's super! I really love this song too. Hope you have fun with it. Cheers, Shane
Shane - you’re a great teacher and I appreciate your videos. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Jake - my best to you! Shane
The sweeps of the broom really makes this tune😉😎👍
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So fun on that MTV video for sure
Thanks mate, right off the bat, you made a fingering situation better.
Playing this song 100% better after watching only one time.
Fantastic - very happy to hear. Have fun with it! Shane
we Irish talk very quickly,,i have to say i can understand this man completely,i have trouble with some American accents, but not here ,great lesson, many thanks for the upload,,, good luck for you
Great song choice again. A year ago I wouldn’t have ever even tried this and now I can’t wait to dig in.
Thanks again and have a great long weekend. 😎
That’s fabulous Wally - keep me posted on progress! Shane
You are an amazing teacher, sir! I’m going to play this at an open mic night next week!! Just played it for the first time with you excellent help! ❤
Thank you Mike. My best to you! Shane
By far, the best "Harvest Moon" lesson! Thanks Shane, great work. Regard from Mexico city.
Thank you Scanito - regards from Ottawa! Shane
Harvest Moon is my favorite Neil Young album. Its nearly a perfect album where every song flows so well from one to the next and each track is brilliant. The title track and Unknown Legend are two my top Neil Young selections..
Brill Loved it , great tutorial as per usual.
By far Shane, the best lesson I've seen. I'm dreaming to play that song at least as brilliant as you do. It is not forbidden to dream about! Thank you. Well done! Hilmar from Berlin
Thank you Hilmar - glad you enjoyed. My best to you! Shane
Great Channel! Thanks for All the good stuff ! 🎸🎵🎶👍 Greetings from Austria
Thank you Enzo - glad to have you here. Cheers! Shane
I want to thank you for b reaking down these song to allow me to play. I have been learning the guitar for four + years now. Working various on line courses that help me with technique but not learning songs. Your style and easy going attitude has given me a much needed guitar life. I have watched your youtube channel and finally signed up to your Patreon page. Sure glad I did that. I have learned two songs in a month! Amazing. Thank you
Hey Shane, Can I play the Broom, lol great Song. Neil Young along with Gordon Lightfoot... definitely the best Muso's to come out of 🇨🇦 Canada. Brilliant Lesson ...thanks mate.
Ha! Thank you Russ - that's hilarious. I remember that broom scene from the MTV video. Fabulous! My best to you there lad - cheers, Shane
The funny part was there really was a broom one of the stray Gators I can't remember which one who it was in the band did definitely play a broom and it was on the track
Let's not forget Edward Bear, also from Canada.
@@tenlittleindians no.
Ann and Nancy Wilson are not from Canada.
Better Google the heart band members. Neither was Steve fossen Howard leese or Roger Fisher
Ann Nancy Wilson were military brats.
Born in California raised all over mainly Seattle.
Sorry today Gordon Lightfoot passed away just thought I'd share that with the group.
Absolutely brilliant lesson. A lot of hard work put in to produce it. Great song too. Much appreciated. 👏😀
Thank you Mark - I really appreciate the encouragement. It's always fun to make these videos and I really enjoy hearing from people like yourself who are enjoying them. My best to you, Shane
the tone of your guitar is beauuuuutiful
I've watched several tutorials of this song and so far yours is the most comprehensive! I have been obsessing over learning this song and have only gotten so far because I haven't been able to get the strumming pattern down. Thank you so much! Just subscribed and liked too ❤
Thank you Micah. Very glad to have you here with us. Have fun with it. Shane
I cannot subscribe for some reason. I tried ..
Marvellous and inspiring!
great lessons i did the wild horses one n im happy to say i can play it BUZZING MY HEAD OFF THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LESSONS🤓🤓
Thanks Mark - very glad it’s working for you. Have fun with it! Shane
Shane Thank You for the Capo recommendation! It works great. Was working on My Sweet Lord
You really are a great teacher and very big thank you for a fantastic lesson.
Thank you Kevin - greatly appreciated! Shane
Shane wow you are a talented player and a great teacher. Thanks for this song!
Thank you Paul - glad to have you here. Shane
What a great song to teach the class ! Because of your skills, you have been able to teach an old dog new tricks. I must admit that the double dots on the neck save me as I position my fingering down there in no man’s land . My subscription to your Patreon site is the best money spent each month by far. Your formula for teaching , presentation and never ending optimism towards our varied abilities is spot on. Thanks Shane, your extremely gifted.
Thank you David - Really great to have you here with us. Have fun with it! Shane
I remember when you hit 20,000 subscribers. It seemed like a big deal at the time, but not so much anymore. Congrats on passing 100,000!
Thank you! It is really exciting for sure. So glad you've been here since the beginning. Much appreciated - Cheers, Shane
Glad to see you do a lesson in drop D! Miss ya!
Shane, Happy “Aloha Friday” Friday to you.
I enjoy your lessons and awesome attitude. Keep up the good work.
This song is such a mellow classic, thank you for posting, keep up the good work!
Thank you Chris - I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here with us. Cheers! Shane
clearest lesson EVER thanks
Shane , can’t help but smile listening to you play, so talented . Great idea to redo some earlier lessons, additional information , improved camera work and Beat Buddy adds new dynamic. Thxs for all your efforts.
Thank you Rick - much appreciated. You've been here since the very beginning and I very much value your input. All the best! Shane
Great song, great lesson!
With summer coming on this tune will come in handy for those weekend BBQ get togethers! Thank you🎶
For sure - it'll be a lot of fun. Thanks for that - much appreciated! Shane
It's really a great lesson! Your explanations are clear and easy. Thanks for making it. Cheers. 😊
OMG Great Song Great Tutorial been waiting on this one
Thank you Joe - that's super. Hope you have fun with it! Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Fun life couldn't get any better. I work from home and between calls I have you on my lap top, my guitar in my hands and the Beat Budy on the floor. Also got the Foot switch which is absolutely great cause when a call comes in "one press" of the foot switch button to mute and there you go. Fun isn't even close. more like ecstatic. They say getting old sucks. Bah Hummbug. LOl
@@joepringle9028 Ha! That’s SO great Joe - keep rockin’ brother! Shane
Love, love, love the play alongs! Thank you Shane!
Thank you so much Adrienne - so great to hear that. My best to you. Shane
One of my favorite songs to play. You do such a wonderful job of explaining the lessons. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos.
Thank you Eric - so great to receive a comment like that. My best to you, Shane
You're a very good teacher good job 👍👍👍
Thank you Donald - glad to have you here with us. Cheers, Shane
You continue to amaze!
Thanks Daniel - much appreciated! Shane
Hey Shane
Thanks for Harvest moon.
exceptional video. Best I've seen thank you very much
Thank you Mary - very glad you enjoyed. My best to you! Shane
Hi Shane, recently discovered your channel. 🎉 I'm new to guitar and just wanted to say thank you for teaching so many awesome older songs. Keep it up please!
This is an awesome lesson. Love musical your taste too!
Thank you Colin - much appreciated and very glad to have you here with us. Cheers, Shane
Ten stars, you are a likable guy, good but great teacher, many thanks**********'s
Thank you Sam - my best to you! Shane
Wow thanks man i finally got it down pat thanks to you
Thank you Spencer - that is great news! Shane
You are such a good teacher
Class as usual thanks Shane.
Thank you John - cheers, Shane
Great lesson! Easy to follow. Thank you!
Another beauty Shane. Have a great summer.
Thank you Johnny - best summer to you both there - enjoy! Shane
Really great teaching method! Good voice too 🙂
You’re an amazing teacher
Big thank you! Shane
Fantastic lesson. Thanks Shane
Thanks for this, appreciate the effort you put in. You make the world better for everyone watching and learning. All the best.
Great teacher making complicated song fairly not to hard BEST Wishes
Excellently shown! Would love to see you dive into Neil Young's, "Wondering".
~ Thank you.
Thanks for that - and a great suggestion too. Cheers! Shane
Great tutorial Shane. Love it. Well explained.
Thank you Anne - I appreciate that. Best to you, Shane
Superb!
Glad you enjoyed - thank you! Shane
Perfect tutorial, easy, clear and good explanation.
Tks for share.
Great tutorial-thank you very much.
Thank you! Glad to have you here with us. Cheers! Shane
Great lesson thanks!
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks! Shane
Nice harmonics Shane ..👍👏👏Great 👍🎸👍
Thank you Paul - they're really cool for sure. Cheers, Shane
I didn't realize Michael Caine taught guitar. Thanks Shane! Nice!
Great instructions, thank you for the tutorial!!
Thanks for playing the intro the same way I do without all the extra movement. No need to move the middle 2 fingers at all. Just use the pinky and first finger for the moving parts.
Brilliant lesson Shane as always - thank you for the inspirational sessions 👍🎸😎
Thank you Andrew - greatly appreciated. Always fun to do these videos and to hear from people who enjoy them. Cheers, Shane
Thanks for the lesson. Could you explain the fingering for the 'Fancy D' ?
This video puts every other Harvest Moon teaching video to shame. You are many levels above all the other Internet teachers I've seen. I love to play the guitar, but compared to most I have no talent.....I have had to work hard at guitar over the years and got decent at finger picking by practicing until my fingers bled......as they say! I started with that because I thought if I could learn to finger pick, strumming would be a walk in the park and when I decided to work on "strumming" I picked Harvest Moon to start that process. When I watch the other Harvest Moon instructional videos I have to play them in slow motion to figure out when to strum up or down......YOU understand that just being able to play the notes isn't sufficient to make music, you actually have to have rhythm and your CLEAR instruction on when to strum up or down followed by playing the WHOLE song in perfect rhythm makes it so much easier to follow and learn. I was able to learn and play all the parts in just a couple of hours thanks to your video. Usually it takes me a week or two, even for a relatively easy song like this. I've been a guitar hack long enough and now in my 70's I have the time and the NEED to master this instrument. You will be my Yoda, I'm signing up and hope you keep doing this long enough to help me reach my goals. May the Force be with you!😎
A big thank you for that. Very glad to have you here with us - thanks for the encouraging words. Cheers! Shane
hello, i agree with you, tips the songsterr application is very good to help for explain the rythm of the song, too
The A7sus4 is harder than it needs to be. Sounds great with an A6sus4 instead
Doesn't show how to do the mouth harp solo
All of his instructional videos are first class.
What's the chord/shape at the end of Riff #2 ? That's the most challenging one, so far...
Great tutorial as always !
Guitar part done. Harmonica solo done. Just have to be able to do them at the same time now!
Fabulous Kat - congrats! Have fun with it! Shane
Brilliant
Thank you - very glad you enjoyed. My best to you! Shane
Great job Shane!
Thank you Mark - much appreciated and always fun to hear from you. Shane
On the G6 I play it with ring finger 5th fret/ low E (6th string), and index finger 3rd fret/high E (first string)...Idk if that's still a G6, but it sounds right.
Great channel, thanks so much!
Thank you Shelley - glad you’re enjoying! Shane
Great lesson as always Shane, love Neil Young, Heart of Gold was one of the first songs I really remember as a kid. Our teams are golfing, might as well learn some new songs!
Ha! For sure Bud - thanks for that. Summer is here. Cheers, Shane
Great lesson...
As always, fantastic lesson Shane! I had just watched Neil doing a live version of this song on MTV Unplugged the other day on YT! An amazingly gifted musician for sure! Anyway, hope that all is well with you.
Thank you Steve - I saw the very same video just the other day,. Fabulous. All is well here and hope same for you. Cheers, Shane
Terrific lesson, Shane! My only suggestion would be to do a playthrough first to see how the whole song should sound and be played. In my experience at least with tutorials, I find this to be most helpful. Other than that, I love your teaching approach and style!
Thank you John. I getcha and somewhat agree with you - but…..most would not sit through a play through - they’d move along. Shane.
@@GuitarAtWork Probably so. You know your audience best.
Awesome, as always 👍👍
Thank you my friend! Shane
Shane, great job as always on your lesson here. You make learning easy and fun. One suggestion. Cut back on the coffee a bit. I wish I could play you at 75% because you talk so fast! Keep on rockin'.
Thank you Perry. Much appreciated. I believe there is a 75% playback option on youtube. Cheers, Shane
Is there the harmonica walk thru anywhere?
Your one cool guy thank you
Vey good!
Thanks for that. Hope you're having fun! Shane
Brilliant, absolutely flippin brilliant. Neil Young lovin Brit since ‘72. Dylan before that tho.🤣😊
A big thank you for that - happy to have you here! Shane
Another great lesson - thanks. I believe that you're off on your harmonics by one. The one extra you're showing is the 4th one-on the D string. Check out the TH-cam of Neil in January 1993 on Leno's show.
Can anyone tell me if you're supposed to play the low D string (E tuned down) when you're playing the A7sus chord?
No - don’t play that string. Begin strum on the A string. Cheers, Shane
Hi Shane your one of the top for me buddy i am addicted to your amaizing videos i wish i cauld put more time with my guitar. I would like to know were could i find your BEATBUDDY and what exacly your are using to have your beats.Iwould like to get exacly wath you are using. Thanks in advence and do give up your nice job.
Thank you Sylvain - I appreciate you. I’m using the BEATBUDDY and the Aeros Loop Studio. You can get them at singularsound.com make sure to use the promo code GAW10 at checkout to save 10%. Cheers!
Shane
What code is Harvest Moon I couldn’t get it to show? Thanks
Great song. Hey Shane would you consider a fingerstyle arrangement of Poco Crazy Love? Thank you Sir always enjoy your videos.....
Thanks for that - I'll give that song some thought. Hope you're having fun with it! Shane
Good lesson but unless I’m mistaken you don’t say what the fingering is for the “fancy D”
I remember when this song was released. I was still in university. So it's been years now. It seemed to be played every hour, on every station - regardless of the format - to the point of getting sick of it. Luckily for some reason they also seemed to overplay "Old King" off the album also so one could quickly point their ire at it instead. Luckily time has passed and it remains a good song.
Is there anywhere I can find the song with the chords from you thanks 🙏
Sure thing Turgay - go to patreon.com/guitaratwork
I wonder what key harmonica he uses to play along with this?
Hiya - the song is in the key of D - a D harmonica will do the trick. Cheers, Shane
Where do I go for the paper? I don't know anything about Patreon. Like your teaching style...
Hi Jan - you can find these sheets and many many more at patreon.com/guitaratwork
Hope you’ll join us there! Shane
What model Taylor guitar is that? It has a nice rich tone.
Thanks David - it’s an 814CE (2019). I really love it. Cheers, Shane