Moondance Guitar Lesson - Van Morrisonby Van Morrison

Moondance is a jazzy tune of Van Morrison's that was mostly piano, bass, and drums. This lesson captures the feel of that rhythm section all on one acoustic guitar. It starts using fingerpicking technique combining the piano comping with a steady bass pattern, continues with a strumming pattern when the progression moves to the iv chord, and finishes with the bass riff that wraps up the chorus.

Neil introduces the technique he calls the 'hidden pick trick', where the pick is held in the right hand while fingerpicking, making the transition from fingerstyle to strumming immediate and seamless.