Easy Guitar Lesson: Play ‘Big City’ by Merle Haggard (3 Simple Chords!)

Thank you for watching this video! This is a guitar tutorial for you to learn how to play the country song Big City by Merle Haggard. In this video guitar lesson, I'm going to teach you how to play the chords in all sections of the song and show you the strumming pattern to Big City on acoustic guitar. I will help you know where I am at in the song by accompanying the lyrics of the song to make it easier to learn!

Below you will find a summary of this video lesson from Wade Richard with Learn Easy Guitar Tunes. Learn Easy Guitar Tunes is a place for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players to learn how to play your favorite hit country and rock songs by many different country artists on guitar. Through these guitar lessons, I hope to make you a better guitar player. Let's learn guitar and easy songs together.

- The lesson teaches "Big City" by Merle Haggard using only three chords: E, A, and B7.
- It suggests an easier version by using a capo on the second fret, changing the chords to D, G, and A7.
- The strumming pattern involves a back-and-forth motion with accents to enhance the rhythm.
- The song structure includes an intro (E, A, E, B7, E) and repeats a similar pattern for the verse and chorus.
- Emphasizes continuous wrist movement during strumming and offers a follow-up lesson on another Merle Haggard song.

I hope you keep up with the videos I post on the channel, subscribe, and share with those that you think would benefit. I love hearing from you all, so leave a comment or make a video suggestion!


Check Out The Guitar Gear I Use
Taylor 814ce Builder's Edition
Taylor 214ce Deluxe Grand Auditorium
Elixir Strings


Follow on Social:
Instagram: / learneasyguitartunes
Facebook: / waderichardmusician
TikTok: / learneasyguitartunes