A Horse With No Name is one of the best first songs you can learn on guitar. It uses just two simple chord shapes and one repeating strumming pattern, so you can focus on the real fundamentals — getting your fingers in the right place and switching chords in time.
This tutorial walks you through it step by step: the two chords, a count-along method for smooth switching, and the strumming pattern built up one piece at a time. Take it slow and you’ll be playing along before you know it.
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