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Son of a Preacher Man (Patreon)

Published:

2021-08-10 18:00:04

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2021-08-13 07:21:36

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2026-10

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Son of a Preacher Man

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This song is so well-known that it almost needs no introduction. The everlasting R’n’B hit was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins and the most popular version is the one sung by Dusty Springfield. Many other artists contributed to making it legendary, like Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Joss Stone. The song was originally offered to Aretha Franklin (who is a preacher's daughter), but she turned it down because she thought it was disrespectful.

The song carries a strong blues groove and phrases but it doesn't have a 12 bar form. The first part is in the key of E major with E, A and B7 chords combined. Later, in the second part, it modulates to A major through series of chord changes D7 - A7 - B7 - E7 --- A major (A and D7 chords).I pretty much stayed true to the original for this song too. It's an exact transcription adapted for the fingerstyle guitar. So you can even play along with the original.

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SON OF A PREACHER MAN (but fingerstyle + tab)

🎼 TAB, scores, backing tracks at: https://www.patreon.com/guitarlogic Son of a Preacher Man, an eternal R'n'B hit, the song about a young girl who sneaks away with the preacher's son every time his dad comes to visit. Apart from the renowned Dusty Springfield’s version, there are also some other outstanding covers of it – those by Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Joss Stone and Aretha Franklin. This version is an adaptation for fingerstyle guitar. I'm sure you will enjoy playing these graceful blues phrases. 👉 If you would like to support my channel and get EXTRA perks such as tabs, backing tracks, mp3 originals and more, please visit my PATREON page: https://www.patreon.com/guitarlogic 🥇🏆 SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PATRONS: Eduardo Arguelles Nathaniel Willey William e Thomas Patrick Mussari Anisur Rahman Arthur J Beaulieu Jim Jeffrey Aquila Ethan Bliss Galiay Sanginlee Dag Skarvang James Leonard Coconuts Delta1ster Daniela Vordermaier Bea Bach Наталья Jazz Darren Courville MA Rudy Carrillo Cope-a-cabana Bryan Eastlake Giuseppe Ballardin Vladimir 💡 If there is a particular song you would like me to do, be sure to leave a comment below. I can't promise I will do the song but I will definitely read and consider each request. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell https://www.youtube.com/c/GuitarLogicLessons?sub_confirmation=1 👥 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/guitar.logic/ 👥 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/guitarlogiclessons ⚒ GEAR: Guitar - Camps CUT 900 C Software - Studio One 5 💚 THANK YOU for watching! Enjoy and stay tuned for more videos... #SonOfaPreacherMan #Blues #Fingerstyle