As you learn to play this fingerstyle arrangement of The Times They Are A-Changin’, be sure to frequently return to the performance as a good reference point and guide.
SONG DETAILS
DIFFICULTY:
6
TUNING:
D G D G B E
KEY:
G major
This is the full fingerstyle guitar lesson for The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan.
Dylan wrote this classic protest song in 1964 and although it was never released as a single in the US, it still went on to become one of his most successful songs. To this day it remains one of his best-known and loved songs.
This fingerstyle arrangement of The Times They Are A-Changin’ is reasonably hard to play at times but not hugely challenging if you’re around the higher end of intermediate level. There’s some quite big chords to grip and you’ll need to have a good picking/strumming hand to play it with good technique. Having said that, as is very often the case, it’s worth the effort to learn it.
OK, let’s start learning how to play The Times They Are A-Changin’!