It was voted number 89 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums and ranked number 4 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Widely regarded as his magnum opus and one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music, many musicians have remarked on the quality of the album and its influence on their own work indeed, some notable musicians have named it as the greatest album of all time. The album won Album of the Year at the 19th Grammy Awards and is the best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Wonder's career. In 2005, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating sales of 5 million units for a double album. The album spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the album with the most weeks at number one during the year, and was the second best-selling album of 1977 in the US. Both the lead single " I Wish" and follow-up single " Sir Duke" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart, becoming only the third album to achieve that feat, and the first by an American artist. Songs in the Key of Life was released as a double LP with a four-song bonus EP. At the time, it was the biggest recording deal in history. This outlined a seven-year, seven-album, $37 million deal with full artistic control. When plans for a farewell concert had already begun, Wonder changed his mind and signed a new contract with Motown on August 5, 1975. However, by the end of 1975, Wonder seriously considered quitting the music industry and emigrating to Ghana to aid children with disabilities. īy 1974, Wonder was one of the most successful figures in popular music his previous albums Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, and Fulfillingness' First Finale were all back-to-back critical successes. The album has been regarded by music journalists as the culmination of Wonder's "classic period" of recording. It was recorded primarily at Crystal Sound studio in Hollywood, with some sessions recorded at the Record Plant in Hollywood, the Record Plant in Sausalito, and The Hit Factory in New York City final mixing was conducted at Crystal Sound. A double album, it was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. Here are the tough ones, well some of them could be considered like intermediate, but at some point it’s difficult to put a label of difficulty into songs.Songs in the Key of Life is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. Tom Waits – I hope that I won’t fall in love with you Stevie ray Vaughan – Mary had a little lamb Police – Every breath you take (acoustic finger picking adaptation) Police – Roxanne acoustic (acoustic adaptation) Pink Floyd – Is there anybody out there? (tabs) Isaac Albeniz – Leyenda (classical) – Video– Some could be easily done by improvers, but they involve somehow a good grasp with the bar chords, and in some cases, they would require to be comfortable with finger-picking…Īdele / Bob Dylan – To make you feel my loveīlues – Before you accuse me/Sweet home Chicagoīeatles (The) – Blackbird (tabs) – see videoĬindy Lauper – True colors – see video intro –Įagles (The) – Hotel California (original key) The songs below would be too hard for a beginner level. Zombies (The) – She’s not there Intermediate songs Thin Lizzy / Traditional – Whiskey in the Jar Steeler Wheelers – Stuck in the middle with you Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah (in the key of G for beginners) Guns n’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine (acoustic version) – Strumming patterns, tabs for finger pinking intros/piecesĮasy songs to play, all with open chords, some are very straight forward, whereas others could have a lot of chord changes, some of them would also require basics of finger picking… and maybe one bar chords or two…Ĭredence Clearwater Revival – Have you ever seen the rainĬredence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon RisingĮagles (The) – Hotel California (in Am without bar chords) – All well presented with lyrics and chords, 100% accuracy, verified by me Welcome to my library of songs, these are the songs I teach on a regular basis, this is now ALL yours!
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