Smile Away - Paul McCartney

[@PaulLea]

A great sound 🤩👌.

[@christownson]

Paul's best album. Great version. Sounds exactly right as usual.

[@nikshmenga]

Good one.

[@nathaniellevy7956]

If anyone *needs* tablature. Power chords almost exclusively. Start from these hand positions: E5 (799xxx). Or B5 (x244xx). Just play around a bit, you'll get it quickly.

[@CCB6939]

well now..that kicked ass!!!

[@KnowNoiseMusicNewsletter]

had to... enough is enough

[@danzstrat2597]

You are just FLAT OUT entertaining!! I look forward to your uploads!! Keep on rocking!!

[@KnowNoiseMusicNewsletter]

so glad you're here

[@jeffduggan387]

That was awesome James!

[@Beachbumartist]

Awesome job man as usual. Such a great song.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Nice!! I play a 3 string cigar box guitar and thanks to you I was able to figure out the solo in between the chorus's ... now I'm working on that lead-in riff between the verse and chorus!

[@harigeorgeson5885]

Always thought Ram was his best. Is this power chords in E?

[@jamesjames9275]

Yes, E/A/B.

[@seattleday9690]

@@jamesjames9275 yep it's right with some riffs involved. Cool with me.

[@writerbeatle8761]

1:08 solo part

[@brianbianco7316]

Love the progression and the segways...cool tune James.

[@gerardosaucedo1309]

Thank you very much, because of Macca's songs. I was watching your performance of this song years ago and I can see they are different, besides the guitars. I feel this is so much better (both are great). Would it be crazy to say it's real heavy?

[@shadowestreetshuffle]

Thanks so much for this. I can see some T Rex influence here? Or was it the other way?

[@jaxproductions4208]

How did you learn that intro riff after the barre chords

[@jamesjames9275]

That’s a little blues lick that’s all over rock n’ roll songs. I think of it as the Smokestack Lightning lick, it’s very common. Another good example is Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker.

[@mjsmcd]

Matchbox lick

[@tibodobbels6577]

U need to give me the tabs and tuning my man i beg u

[@jamesjames9275]

Sorry, I don’t use tabs, I play by ear.

[@albertmontes11]

No explanation given of frets and chords

[@jamesjames9275]

Very good. That’s the definition of a “demonstration.” Now try “entitled,” as in, “I am entitled to free guitar instruction from a complete stranger” or “I am also entitled to guitar skills without doing any of the real work myself.”

[@dmajestic80]

You can literally see and hear what he’s doing, why would you need an explanation? Maybe go start with something a little easier like Twinkle Twinkle little star and then come back when you’re ready.