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(Neil Young) Harvest Moon

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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(Neil Young) Harvest Moon

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  +   
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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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