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    The document provides instructions for playing the guitar chords and structure for Neil Young's song "Harvest Moon". It first explains to tune the guitar down to Drop-D tuning. It then lists the chords used in the song - D, Em, G, A7sus4, and A7. The song structure uses four repeating sequences that alternate between these chords. It also provides tabs for the two main D guitar riffs played throughout the song, including strumming patterns. Finally, it notates the lyrics of the song along with the corresponding chords.

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    The document provides instructions for playing the guitar chords and structure for Neil Young's song "Harvest Moon". It first explains to tune the guitar down to Drop-D tuning. It then lists the chords used in the song - D, Em, G, A7sus4, and A7. The song structure uses four repeating sequences that alternate between these chords. It also provides tabs for the two main D guitar riffs played throughout the song, including strumming patterns. Finally, it notates the lyrics of the song along with the corresponding chords.

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    The document provides instructions for playing the guitar chords and structure for Neil Young's song "Harvest Moon". It first explains to tune the guitar down to Drop-D tuning. It then lists the chords used in the song - D, Em, G, A7sus4, and A7. The song structure uses four repeating sequences that alternate between these chords. It also provides tabs for the two main D guitar riffs played throughout the song, including strumming patterns. Finally, it notates the lyrics of the song along with the corresponding chords.

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    Harvest Moon​ by Neil Young ​ ​playsongnotes.

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    First, tune your guitar down to Drop-D


    To kick things off, note that the tabs below assume you’re in drop-d tuning. This means you want to tune your low E-string
    down one whole step so that it’s a D instead of an E. Your 6 strings should be, from thick to thin, DADGBE.

    General chords needed


    With your guitar in drop-d tuning, here’s how you play the e –––2–––––0–––––3–––––0–––––0–––– 
    general chords used throughout this song. The D, Em, and B –––3–––––0–––––0–––––3–––––2–––– 
    G are the ones that have a slightly different bent to do the G –––2–––––0–––––0–––––0–––––0–––– 
    thickest (lowest) string being a whole step off of its normal D –––0–––––2–––––0–––––2–––––2–––– 
    tuning. A –––0–––––2–––––x–––––0–––––0–––– 
    D –––0–––––2–––––5–––––––––––––––– 
         D     Em    G   A7sus4  A 

    Song structure
    Next, understand this song uses these four sequences. These repeat per each verse.

    Sequence 1 D-riff #1 (Intro, no vocals)

    Sequence 2 Em -------> D-riff #2 “Come a little bit closer, hear what I have to say…”

    Sequence 3 G --------> D-riff #1 “But there’s a full moon rising, let’s go dancing in the light”

    Sequence 4 A7sus4 ---> A7 “Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again”

    After you know the structure, the nexdt (and hardest part) is learning the two main D-riffs used in the song. Here’s the tabs,
    with ​general​ strumming guidance shown:
     
    D-riff #1 (i.e., heard in the intro and in sequence #3) 
     
    e ––––––––0–––––0––––––––––––––9–––––9–––––9–––––9––– 
    B ––––––––10––––12–––––––––––––10––––10––––10––––10–– 
    G ––––––––11––––11–––––––––––––11––––11––––11––––11–– v = down strum 
    D ––––––––0–––––0––––––––––––––0–––––0–––––0–––––0––– ^ = up strum 
    A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
    D ––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
        v     v     v              ^     ^     ^     ^   
        1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
     
    D-riff #2 (heard during sequence #2) 
     
    e –––––––(2)––––––––––––––––––(2)–––––––––––––––––––– 
    B ––––––––3––3––3––3–––––3–––––2–––––2–––––2––3––2––– 
    G ––––––––2––2––2––2–––––2–––––2–––––2–––––2––2––2––– v = down strum 
    D ––––––––0––0––0––0–––––0–––––0–––––2–––––2––4––2––– ^ = up strum 
    A –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––0–––––0––0––0––– 
    D ––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 
        v     v  ^  v  ^     ^     ^     ^     ^  v  ^ 
        1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
    Harvest Moon ​by Neil Young page 2 of 2

    Lyrics with chords 


     
    INTRO D (riff #1) 
     
     
    VERSE, pt 1 Em 
    ...Come a little bit closer 
                        D (riff #2) 
    Hear what I have to say 
    Em 
    ...Just like children sleepin' 
                               D (riff #2) 
    We could dream this night away 
     
    VERSE, pt 2 G 
    ...But there's a full moon risin' 
                            D (riff #1) 
    Let's go dancin' in the light 
    G 
    ...We know where the music's playin' 
     ​                         D (riff #1) 
    Let's go out and feel the night 
     
     
    VERSE, pt 3 A7sus4                                 A7 
    ........Because I'm still in love with you 
    (A7) 
    .....I want to see you dance again 
    A7sus4                                 A7 
    ........Because I'm still in love with you 
    (A7)            D (riff #1) 
    On this harvest moon 
     
     
    (use same chord progressions for second verse) 
     
     
    When we were strangers 
    I watched you from afar 
    When we were lovers 
    I loved you with all my heart 
     
    But now it's gettin' late 
    And the moon is climbin' high 
    I want to celebrate 
    See it shinin' in your eye 
     
    Because I'm still in love with you 
    I want to see you dance again 
    Because I'm still in love with you 
    On this harvest moon 
     

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