Here Comes the Sun
Follow along with the listeing guide provided in the Music with Melody lesson. Discover the history of the song in the Behind the Melody section. Finish the lesson by completing the activities on the last pages to explore, learn, and create!
Here Comes the Sun Reimagined
Richie Havens reimagined the gentle pop-rock song as an energetic folk-soul song in his cover of “Here Comes the Sun.”
In this video Richie uses open D tuning for his guitar, which is a method where the strings are adjusted so that strumming without any fingers on the fretboard produces a D major chord. Notice Richie Havens’ unique method of using his thumb to create bar chords which is achived through his tuning.