Welcome to our Mr. Jones guitar lesson. This song is ideal for beginners to develop their rhythm skills. Mr. Jones was released in 1993 and comes from the Counting Crows’ album August and Everything After. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts.
Song StructureMr. Jones has a common song structure consisting of:
ChordsThe song contains open chords C, G, A minor and D minor. It also contains bar chord F.
Guitar PartMr. Jones is in standard tuning. Below is the rhythm guitar part which is played in the intro and verses. It is an 8 bar chord progression. Note how chords F, D minor and G are played with an up strum on the “and” of beat 4 of each of those bars. Use the up and down pattern given to help you get the flow of the rhythm.
Intro & Verses
Below is the chords and rhythm played in the chorus. The chord progression consists of chords C, F and G. Note the syncopated rhythm used from bars 1-2 and bars 3-4.
Chorus
The excerpt below shows you the bridge section of the song. It consists of a 4 bar chord progression made up of chords A minor, FMaj7, A minor and G which repeats four times. Each of these chords is held for 4 counts in the first 3 times through. In the fourth time, the progression starts with one strum of chord A minor and one strum of chord FMaj7 each held for 4 counts. This is followed by 4 strums of chord Am. The last bar of the bridge consists of quavers (eighth notes) and two semiquavers (sixteenth notes) at the end. The sign below the last G chord is called a crescendo. It means to gradually play louder.
Bridge
ConclusionAnd that’s it for this Mr. Jones guitar lesson. It is a fun and easy to play song with beginner chords. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Note: The score excerpts and lyrics provided in this lesson are for educational purposes only.
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