While “Ain’t No Sunshine” is not necessarily a blues, exactly, it’s often played at blues jams and it’s a staple at my acoustic blues gigs.
So you should probably learn how to play it, and it’s a great song to work on your strumming and open chords and stuff.
If you find your strumming isn’t where you’d like it, it’s a really important skill so you might want to check out my Strumming And Rhythm Mastery course at https://strummingmastery.com/
Now grab your guitar and watch this video and try it with me..
8 replies to "Ain’t No Sunshine – Acoustic"
Thanks for this! That is such a nice groove to practice!
Oh but it lends itself to blues so well I ALWAYS PLAY it as a blues its very easy But I play it higher up the neck I play a lick over the “I know, I know Listen to John Mayer s live version
Hey Griff, this song has been on my radar to learn for a while and I actually started working on it yesterday. So this is great timing. Thank you. About your little Gibson – you refer to it as a 00 size. How does that compare to a parlor size? I’m kinda looking at getting something smaller to take in the RV. That’s why I ask. Thanks.
I suspect they are very similar, if not the same. It’s definitely smaller than my dreadnaught Taylor, and even a little smaller than my other Grand Auditorium size. For me it’s perfect, and has a very balanced tone.
Thanks, Griff.
I find myself singing this tune while driving, so i can pull over and grab my guitar and have a little side 0′ the road jam ! Thanks Griff
Excellent job. More of these soulful acoustic songs please. I really enjoyed this. Thanks.
nicely done