Can't You See

 

Lesson Goals:

♦ Review "D" chord variations
♦ Review the "C add9" and "G add5" chords
♦ Learn chord progression for "Can't You See"

If there was ever a candidate for the "Three Chords and the Truth" category this song fits the bill. "Can't You See", by Marshall Tucker, is one of the top southern rock songs of all time. I have two friends that play with the current Marshall Tucker line-up and they still continue to tour extensively. I have another friend that produced a lot of their best known material and he could fill a book with stories from the early days at the legendary Capricorn Studios in Macon, GA.

Believe it or not you pretty much know this song already. The hard work is done, we just have to put it together.

The song consists of only three chords the whole way through. They are the "D, C & G Dixie Style" chords we learned in Lesson 43.

Let's look at the first chart. The opening chord of the song is "D" and we will incorporate some of the "D" chord variation techniques we covered earlier. The TAB below shows an example of how to play the "D" chord for this song.

Give it a try!

Now take a look at the next chart below. We have written out 4 measures of the song. If you can play these 4 measures, you can play the whole song! Just keep repeating over and over...and over and over...