John Lennon - Woman - Guitar Lesson

About Woman

At 76 BPM in E major, "Woman" sits in a gentle, unhurried pocket that rewards clean tone and restrained playing. The guitar work here is largely arpeggiated chord work, so the real task is nailing the fingerpicking or hybrid-picking pattern cleanly across the full chord sequence. E major gives you some beautiful open voicings to lean on, but the challenge is keeping the touch even and letting each note ring without cluttering the mix. The Pop Rock feel calls for smooth transitions rather than flashy technique, so any hesitation in your chord changes will stick out at this slow, exposed tempo. John Lennon keeps the arrangement spacious, which means every flubbed note is audible. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the chord changes at a reduced speed and focus on keeping your picking hand relaxed before you bring it up to tempo.

• The guitar part relies on arpeggiated chord voicings, making clean fingerpicking or hybrid-picking technique the primary skill to develop.
• Playing in E major opens up several resonant open-string chord shapes, but clean sustain and even touch matter more than position choices.
• At 76 BPM the tempo is slow enough that any hesitation in chord transitions or picking is immediately noticeable, so precision is essential.