Guitar tablatures for Paradise

Practicing Tips

Learning Overview

This learning resource is created to enrich your flatpicking guitar skills specifically in the Bluegrass style through the song ‘Paradise’. Specially designed for intermediate level guitarists, it provides a comprehensive set of tablatures on the Tunefox platform. The lesson is uniquely structured to promote the concept of personalized learning, encouraging learners to mold the song according to their individual taste and playing style.

Practice Tips

Using Lick Switcher: One of the distinctive features of Tunefox is the 'Lick Switcher'. This strategy involves adding new licks to the song, enabling you to see an old tune in a fresh light. You can manipulate licks in individual measures, which in turn opens a spectrum of song variations for you to explore and learn.

Setting Difficulty Level with Arrange Slider: The Arrange Slider is another useful tool that allows you to set your preferred difficulty level with absolute ease. Swiping to the left simplifies the arrangement by removing a host of 'fill-in' notes. Sliding to the right, on the other hand, reintroduces these notes to reveal the full, complex version of the song.

Adjusting the Tempo: Alter the tempo of the song by using the tempo slider on the Tunefox platform. Begin with a speed that suits your comfort level and gradually work your way up as you gain confidence.

Playing with Backing Tracks: Playing along with backing tracks is a fun and effective way to improve your playing. Practicing with the accompaniment not only provides a fuller music experience but also prepares you for real-life jam sessions.

Using the 'Speed Up' Function: The 'Speed Up' function is an effective tool that helps you incrementally increase your playing speed. Start at a pace you're comfortable with and let the function gradually increase the tempo each time you play through the song.

In conclusion, practice makes perfect. Stick to a regular practice schedule, play along with the backing tracks and make use of all the Tunefox features. Remember to take your time and relish the journey of mastering 'Paradise' in the beautiful Bluegrass style.

Paradise lyrics

When I was a child my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River
To the abandoned old prison down by Airdrie Hill
Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols
But empty pop bottles was all we would kill.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam
I'll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waitin'
Just five miles away from wherever I am.

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away