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How to Play Smile by Charlie Chaplin – Beginner Fingerstyle Guitar Tutorial and TAB

Charlie Chaplin

SONG DETAILS

DIFFICULTY:

2

TUNING:

Standard

CAPO:

5th Fret

In this lesson we’re going to learn how to play a beautiful, beginner level fingerstyle arrangement of Smile by Charlie Chaplin.

Chaplin wrote this song in 1936 as an instrumental piece for his silent film Modern Times. Later, in 1954, the lyrics were added by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. It has since been covered by numerous artists such as Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson to name a few.

If you like the song then I’m sure you’re going to love playing this arrangement, so let’s pick our guitars and get to it!

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OK, let’s get to it! The melody is very strong and familiar, and so you may want to learn that on its own first. I’d next learn the chords and then put them both together. Sometimes it really helps to break things down and learn the piece thoroughly.

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