Friday on my mind The Easybeats guitar lesson tutorial [free tab]

[@greggcoppolo8430]

It's one of my favorites, indeed! Such a master piece!

[@123Goldhunter11]

I was 16 when my dad got me my first job summer job on a housing project after begging him. It was 1967. One of the rare Seattle summers where almost every day was sunny. But what a shock. I couldn't believe how long an 8 hour work day was. At the end of the work week on Friday I felt liberated if only for a couple days. This song really hit home. RIP Stevie and George. Your legend just continues to grow. Thanks for the song.

[@orgi49]

sehr schön etwas mehr Persönliches von Dir erfahren zu haben. I came in in 1949

[@tonymurphy9795]

Excellent tutorial, thank you.

[@bloomintroll9964]

Great song, great tutorial. Thanks!

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

Great stuff , I always thought is was more complicated. Thanks.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You’re welcome. I did too!

[@79943]

This is a great song and an excellent lesson. When a song has a lot of changes in it and has to be broken down into that many segments it is critical to back up frequently and show (and replay) the order and transitions of those changes. It is easy to get lost in the weeds on this type of song structure, but you do a good job of keeping it in order. I wish everyone who does lessons on here would do as well. Thanks.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks so much for that. means a lot to me that the lesson is appreciated. That song was a fair bit of work, but it is such a great song I'm glad I did it, and I'm glad it helped you. Cheers.

[@reddove108]

Marvelous lesson for one of the most exciting singles of its era. The riffs are almost hypnotic. Thank you.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You’re welcome. Yeah it was a brilliant song ahead of its time.

[@dananthony6258]

Thank you for this . What an amazing song. I wish more pop songs had chord changes this interesting these days.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Absolutely.

[@nml4546]

Great lesson to a complicated song

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks

[@TheMatioman]

Did not know they were Australian. Love the song, will have to learn it. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You're welcome! Another ancient Australian classic coming up next week!

[@webwillie1]

Killer. Thanks for posting.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Welcome!

[@montydickson2069]

Good song, and well explained!

[@onnokelkmuziek1418]

Great and clear lesson. I always liked this song and now I'm old I tried to figure it out and your lesson sure helped with that.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

So glad to hear that. Thanks for letting me know, @onnokelkmuziek1418 and good luck with it!

[@markkennedy7404]

Thanks

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Cheers Mark, thank you!

[@telbon8869]

I always loved this song. Now thanks to your great instruction I can play it! Thanks so much!!!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You’re welcome! And good luck!

[@fredskolnick1183]

Wonderful lesson...thanks....You make it so easy.

[@drewzerna4087]

Thanks so much for posting, an Aussie classic I’ve been wanting to learn for years. Excellent teaching method, great tabs, and now my internal dal segno is broken as I can’t stop playing it! New subscriber🍺👍

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Haha. Internal dal segno. Love it. Welcome aboard, mate!

[@lafreeway]

Woke up this morning (hmm, sounds like a blues song) and wanted to learn to play a song with Friday in it. Found your wonderful video. Thanks for posting it!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You're welcome!

[@lesnagy3539]

Great Lesson.. I do some collabs and this will be our next song.. its a great fast one and you explained it so well.. Great Job and thank you

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks so much.

[@michaelbentley4182]

Brilliant !

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks Michael

[@Alpenpunk]

Thank you for this lesson!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

welcome!

[@kevin2400]

The band quake did a amazing great version of friday on my mind

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

I'll have to check it out!

[@oriencruickshank5874]

love all the Aussie content

[@exxekhan]

Great lesson! Great song! Great chords and fills! Fun fact: EasyBeats guitarist George Young's two little brothers followed in their big brother's footsteps and started a band of their own. Angus and Malcolm called themselves AC/DC. They did alright too!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

So much amazing music out of 3 brothers, right?

[@lonesomeguitarplayer]

Somehow I've always dreaded to learn to play this song, but now that I've seen your tutorial, it doesn't seem all that hard. What a brilliant song though! Thank so much man!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks for that. That’s great to hear. I find that often with songs: they seem more complex than they really are. But this one is a bit of a challenge! It’s always worth a try! Cheers.

[@mikeclements5596]

Thanks for a great lesson presented beautifully and explained clearly, Faithful to the original.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You're very welcome!

[@louistracy6964]

Fab! It's do-able. Thank you.

[@bobpeterson4930]

Peter Frampton's version of this song was the first one I heard... good stuff. You done good!!!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Cheers Bob, thank you. I’ll have to go listen to the Frampton version now!

[@bobpeterson4930]

@@OneChartguitarlessons Hope you like the Frampton version. Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro play on the album, too. Your tutorial is excellent!!! Great song from Down Under.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

@@bobpeterson4930 Ah! Well with those 2 guys playing on it I'm sure I will like it. Monster musos.

[@bryanstaddon5998]

Thanks, excellent lesson.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks Bryan!

[@larryesterhuizen1050]

Great job integrating the rhythm and lead, a really challenging tune.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks Larry, yeah it took a little work!

[@stephenmc6018]

WOW! What a great song! Harry Vanda and George Young such unbelievable well written tight song! Thanks for bringing this to us and breaking it down! You do a great of presenting these songs in a way that allows others to follow... I am new to guitar, so I don't think I will be up to this one, but one day I hope to... I am a happy subscriber!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks Stephen, really appreciate that. I believe everyone can tackle just about any song if they approach it slowly enough and with enough patience. Good luck! And thanks for subscribing.

[@paulsweeney9812]

Thank you. A great piece of teaching and charts. I'm a very happy subscriber.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks a lot, Paul!

[@markhill9275]

Actually The Easybeats were the forerunner of AcDc. One of the guitarists was Geroge Young, older brother of Mal and Angus, and he helped out in the studio on early albums.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

True.

[@joannscott7229]

Yes! I've said that many times! Without The Easybeats, there would be no AC/DC!

[@moogoomoogoo5990]

I forgot all about this song. Thanks.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

It’s easy to do, right? Such an old song I had forgotten about it as well.

[@kyliejones8890]

Love this...thank u

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You are so welcome!

[@addjgarner]

Hi Jesse, Did you reverse the video? I love this song so much. And I was thinking how convenient it was that you’re left handed because I’m getting A lot of joy teaching myself to play and sing along. Anyway thank you for sharing, this song is so relatable. Ive got a suspicion you reversed it deliberately so we can learn it! You’re gold mate! Counting cards is a way cool album by the way. Heads up 7 up is wild and unique, learin’ curve is a banger draft dodgers, it all a great listen.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

I'm not sure who Jesse is or how he reversed your video, but I'm glad you liked it! My name is Matt, and I'm right handed, and will now go and listen to those tracks. As you can tell I don't like to miss out on anything. 🙂

[@KingJorman]

this is great. Always loved this song, edgy and weird with those spanish/arabic sounding notes. Reminds me that over a B7 chord you can basically play any note in passing on the melody, because it's the V chord, and thats all about raising the tension for release on the Em. I swear, one doesn't need any theory, just search for weirdness on the V chord. anyway, that is how I understand that riff on the B chord.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

I like it!

[@h2er80]

Great lesson thanks

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thank you h2er80. I only realised how clever this song was when I started to learn it! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@joseluisolivares1181]

Es un tema muy bonito de los 60

[@toi8610]

Bloody good TEACHER

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Bloody great comment! Thank you!

[@jamesruscio6536]

Great stuff man, you really got the musician's ear. That is one busy song. Australia has certainly given the music world some great ones. I know Bowie covered this but did the Easy Beats have any others that got decent air play? Thanks.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Good Times (covered later by Jimmy Barnes and Michael Hutchence), She's so fine, and Sorry, are all classics. I'll have to track down the Bowie cover of this one though! thanks.

[@michaelmurray2324]

Don't forget about Gary Moore's version!

[@tenderpawsm473]

This sounds like a tough song to play, requiring a LOT of fast, coordinated movements. When he sings, "to ME," that's a B minor and that chord alone is very challenging to play. Yes?

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Yes this song has some challenges. But that’s the best way to progress - to push yourself. Good luck with it!

[@orgi49]

@@OneChartguitarlessons kann ja nicht jeder so hohe Töne singen. Nebenbei, die easybeats auch nur im Studio

[@georgesturdy7040]

I'm from Ireland and this song always sounds like a Stones track not saying they copied the Stones they were equally as good

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

I know what you mean - it reminds me of Paint it Black!

[@markhill9275]

Better than the Bones!

[@bakmak8199]

Angus and Malcom Young’s older brother George was in The Easybeats

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Yep. Some musical genes in that family, right?

[@teleplucker6802]

Perfect! Thanks!

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

You're welcome!

[@APANFE]

Спасибо ! Великий хит !

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

As I previously mentioned this is great tutorial except you are completely wrong about the chord that follows the F# . It's in fact a Bm not a major. After D it does go to the B major but the first time it is a minor. Oh and my band is now rehearsing it. What a great tune

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

I hear you. And the key of A major would suggest that the B chord should be a minor. But I can't hear the minor 3rd in that chord definitively. And every time I play it as a minor it sounds wrong to me. So I'm gonna stick with B major. Perhaps they play it as a B5? Does anyone have any clear evidence either way? Would love to hear from you, even if it proves me wrong!

[@VUclear]

I count this song out as using a very slow--but very busy--12 bar form. Do you agree?

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

To me it feels longer than a 12 bar form. I’d have to know exactly how you’re counting it to know if we’re thinking the same thing.

[@VUclear]

@@OneChartguitarlessons Please accept my apology for taking so long to reply. A chronic procrastinator. The lyrics are as I copied and pasted them from a lyrics website. The numbers are for end of the measure that ends each section of lyric. Using the timer on youtube and a calculator, I came up with 94 beats per minute as the tempo. I think that’s pretty close. It’s also possible to count it out at a very rapid tempo and double all the measure numbers. I still can’t successfully count out how the very beginning of the song is divided. To my ear, the verse is divided into three 4 bar sections, whereas the refrain is divided 4-3-5. The lyrics “Monday I’ve got Friday on my mind,” at the end of the refrain could be called the 13 and 14th bars of its melody or a 2 bar transition. Monday mornin' feels so bad 2 Ev'rybody seems to nag me 4 Comin' Tuesday I feel better 6 Even my old man looks good 8 Wed'sday just don't go 9 Thursday goes too slow 10 I've got Friday on my mind 12 Gonna have fun in the city 2 Be with my girl, she's so pretty 4 She looks fine tonight 5 She is out of sight to me 7 Tonight I'll spend my bread, 8 tonight I'll lose my head, 9 tonight I've got to get 10 to night 12 Monday I'll have Friday on my mind 14/2 + instrumental fill Do the five day grind once more 2 I know of nothin' else that bugs me 4 More than workin' for the rich man 6 Hey! I'll change that scene one day 8 Today I might be mad, tomorrow I'll be glad 10 'Cause I'll have Friday on my mind 12 Gonna have fun in the city 2 Be with my girl, she's so pretty 4 She looks fine tonight. 5 She is out of sight to me 7 Tonight I'll spend my bread, 8 tonight I'll lose my head, 9 tonight I've got to get 10 to night 12 Monday I'll have Friday on my mind 14/2 Ever since I saw a Wynton Marsalis American public television show on the blues-in which he and his guests showed how often and unexpectedly it shows up in popular song--I’ve kept a part of mind alert for the twelve bar blues. That’s the context for noticing the form of “Friday on My Mind.”

[@VUclear]

Big oops 4 beats to the measure.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

@@VUclear yep, I'd agree with that. Well picked up. I would not have thought of this as a 12 bar pattern, blues or otherwise, but there it is. Mr Marsalis is a smart cookie, and his brother Branford completely blew my mind at a gig in San Fran in the 90s. Talk about unpredictable music forms!

[@VUclear]

@@OneChartguitarlessons Thanks for a gracious and prompt reply. Re San Fran, I was a long time resident of the East Bay.

[@marcbolan1818]

Certainly made for two guitars but great job and beautiful 335.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Thanks mate. I stumbled across it in an obscure music shop in northern NSW about 30 years ago and haven’t let go since.

[@marcbolan1818]

@@OneChartguitarlessons Beauty, looks new and sounds great. I have a 2015 CS '63 TDS reissue and I find it to be the perfect guitar when you are tired of the heavy Les Paul, but still want the hum bucker sound and versatility of a hollow-body for all styles.

[@happyolddude]

Actually it is from 1966.

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

I stand corrected! Thanks.