As you learn to play this fingerstyle arrangement of Dancing In The Dark, be sure to frequently return to the performance as a good reference point and guide.

This is the full fingerstyle guitar lesson for Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen.
Dancing In The Dark was released in 1984 and can be found on Springsteen’s hugely successful album ‘Born in the U.S.A’.
This is a fairly tricky arrangement to play as it uses a lot of strumming whilst simultaneously playing the melody. If you’re not used to doing this you may find it challenging but it’s certainly worth putting the time in as it’s an unbelievably useful technique to master
Alright, let’s start learning how to play Dancing In The Dark.
As you learn to play this fingerstyle arrangement of Dancing In The Dark, be sure to frequently return to the performance as a good reference point and guide.
Get 25% off tabs, try the courses for free and get exclusive lessons when you join the mailing list.
Join The Mailing ListFirst off we’ll learn the classic synth riff that’s used in the song. This section is played over just a static A chord. Once you’ve got the intro learnt, dive into the verse. This is similar to the intro but with a few extra chords and alterations to the melody.
Intro lessons starts 0:54/ verse lessons starts 6:04.
Into the chorus now and some more chords are introduced but thankfully the techniques used haven’t changed.
Arrange all your favourite songs for fingerstyle guitar with this step-by-step guide. Learn the tried and tested formula that works on any song! Get the course today!
There’s just the bridge to learn now and if you’ve gotten this far then you shouldn’t struggle too much with this section.