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From The Beginning by Emerson, Lake & Palmer | acoustic

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An acoustic guitar lesson on how to play "From the Beginning” by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, written by Greg Lake, from their 1972 album "Trilogy."

It reached #39 on the US charts.

I’ve always really loved this song! It has that mystical vibe about it that a lot of Greg Lake songs have.

It’s very well written and played, with some unusual and interesting chords, and of course there’s that KILLER synth solo at the end too!

I always thought it might have been in an open tuning but it’s just standard. Greg Lake is a great guitar player and writer. The acoustic songs he did with ELP have a certain magic about them.

“You see its all clear, you were meant to be here, from the beginning”
I’ve always thought that was such a great line!
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I had a lot of fun learning the song and recording the demo. I hope you enjoy the video and playing this great tune. Cheers
Andy

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      • Angels We Have Heard On High | acoustic
      • Deck The Halls | acoustic
      • The First Noel | acoustic
      • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | acoustic
      • Good King Wenceslas | acoustic
      • I Believe In Father Christmas | acoustic
      • I Saw 3 Ships | acoustic
      • It Came Upon A Midnight Clear| acoustic
      • Joy To the World | acoustic
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      • Silent Night | acoustic
      • We Three Kings Of Orient Are | acoustic
      • What Child Is This | acoustic
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