Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)by Roy Orbison

Only The Lonely is a 1960 song by Roy Orbison and became his first major hit. 

The absolute key of the recording is F, and besides this key we take a look at how to play it in E, D (including Dropped D Tuning) and G. 

For this we use the Nashville Number System (NNS), which allows musicians to transpose a key quickly to another. 

We still go through all the chords in every key, and break down the strumming in great detail, since it involves a particular bounce.

The progression uses mainly chords I, IV, V7, and ii. There are also two secondary dominant chords notated as V7/IV and V7/V7, which is explained a little more in an additional segment.

Other aspects to pay attention to are time signature changes (2/4 measures) and some prominent quarter note triplets. 

All in all, there is a lot to learn from this song!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgYeyrwqQUk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTR2IlAJEyQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Aw3ZnqQrY