Jackson Browne Package
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Jackson Browne's songs have inspired guitar players for more than fifty years, including Neil. Neil calls Browne's songwriting simply brilliant – beautiful melodies, unexpected chord progressions, and arrangements that reward closer listening.
This collection features nine lessons spanning Browne's early albums through Running on Empty, including a new lesson on Rock Me on the Water and a bonus Take It Easy. From fingerpicking and alternate tunings to expressive strumming and distinctive chord voicings, you'll learn what makes these songs so memorable – and more importantly, how to bring that sound to your own guitar.
Lessons
Lesson 1: The Road - Guitar Lesson
Written by Danny O'Keefe and recorded by Jackson Browne on Running on Empty, The Road features flowing Travis picking and an expressive acoustic arrangement.
Played in standard tuning, the song uses mostly open chords in G, with some unusual voicings in the introduction. The lesson covers the picking pattern, melodic passages, and embellishments that give the arrangement its character.
Jackson varies the melody and picking from performance to performance. Once you've established the foundation, you're encouraged to experiment and make the arrangement your own.
Lesson 2: Our Lady Of The Well - Guitar Lesson
From Browne's 1973 album For Everyman, Our Lady of the Well is one of Neil's personal favorites. It follows Take It Easy on the album, connected by a beautiful melodic transition in G.
The song is relatively easy to strum, with a couple of barre chords. Neil explores the introduction, chord progression, and a harmony passage before the second verse.
The lesson also introduces soloing ideas using parallel thirds and sixths on the upper three strings, adding new possibilities for melodic expression.
Lesson 3: Something Fine - Guitar Lesson
From Jackson Browne's 1972 debut album, Something Fine features delicate fingerpicking, a beautiful introduction, and melodic interludes between verses.
The arrangement uses an alternate tuning with the fifth string lowered from A to G. The lesson stays at standard pitch with just that adjustment, concentrating on the introduction, interludes, and verse and chorus progressions.
The chord shapes are approachable, but the picking requires some familiarity with alternating patterns. Slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs add expression, while variations in the picking help keep each performance fresh.
Lesson 4: These Days - Guitar Lesson
Written when Jackson Browne was still a teenager, These Days appeared on his second album, For Everyman, in a largely piano-based arrangement. His later acoustic performances returned the song to its guitar roots.
The lesson begins with an accessible Campfire Version, then explores a more detailed fingerpicking arrangement based on Browne's live performances and Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1.
You'll learn how the descending bass progression and melodic picking give this enduring song its distinctive character.
Lesson 5: Song For Adam - Guitar Lesson
From Browne's 1972 debut album, Song for Adam was written in memory of his friend Adam Saylor. Its moving lyrics are supported by an expressive fingerpicking arrangement.
The lesson covers the introduction and chord progressions through the verses and choruses, with alternating bass picking providing the rhythmic foundation.
As Jackson varied his picking patterns over the years, the arrangement leaves room for interpretation. Guitarists comfortable with alternating bass will find this an especially rewarding song to learn.
Lesson 6: Running On Empty - Guitar Lesson
The title track of Jackson Browne's 1977 album, Running on Empty became one of his signature songs. This lesson explores an acoustic arrangement based on his live performances.
Although built around just four chords in G, the song uses the alternate tuning C-G-D-G-B-D, distinctive chord shapes, and syncopated changes that create its driving rhythm.
The lesson covers the chord voicings, rhythmic accents, a bass run, and several riffs that bring the arrangement together.
Lesson 7: Doctor My Eyes
Jackson Browne's breakthrough hit from his 1972 debut album, Doctor My Eyes features an upbeat, piano-driven arrangement that translates beautifully to guitar.
The lesson draws primarily from live performances and includes an early guitar demo version featuring an additional verse and bridge in place of guitar solos.
You'll work through the chord shapes in E, the swinging strumming pattern, and the song's progression. The live outro introduces quarter-note triplets, offering an enjoyable challenge in rhythm and timing.
Lesson 8: Take It Easy - Guitar Lesson
Co-written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, Take It Easy became the Eagles' debut single in 1972 and later appeared on Browne's For Everyman album.
The song is built around familiar chords and makes an excellent Campfire arrangement. The lesson also explores the syncopated strumming pattern that gives the introduction its distinctive sound.
A classic acoustic singalong and a natural companion to Our Lady of the Well, which follows it on For Everyman.
Lesson 9: Rock Me On The Water
From Jackson Browne's 1972 debut album, Rock Me on the Water was also recorded by Linda Ronstadt that year. Browne's original recording was primarily piano-based, although he has performed the song accompanying himself on guitar.
This song became a personal revelation for Neil when he revisited Browne's debut album after discovering For Everyman. He created this new lesson specifically for the collection.
The lesson begins with a straightforward strumming arrangement, then moves into a Dress It Up section featuring passing bass notes and finger-strumming techniques that add movement and expression.