Six String Fingerpicking Courses and Lessons

Waltzing Matilda – Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson and TAB

Traditional

SONG DETAILS

DIFFICULTY:

5

TUNING:

Standard

CAPO:

2nd fret (optional)

This is the full fingerstyle guitar lesson for Waltzing Matilda.

Waltzing Matilda was written way back in 1895 and is referred to as Australia’s unofficial national anthem. It’s a fun and upbeat song and just so happens to work great for fingerstyle guitar.

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Waltzing Matilda (Performance)

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

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Waltzing Matilda Guitar Lesson Part One

This arrangement really is a great deal of fun to play, the first half of the song (taught in this lesson) is relatively straightforward and perfect for the intermediate player. Things get a little trickier in part two!

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Waltzing Matilda Guitar Lesson Part Two

For the ending of the arrangement we up the tempo and go into double time. I hope you’re up for learning it as it’s such a blast to play!

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