How to Play "Norwegian Wood" on Guitar by the Beatles (+ Slide!)

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Published May 28, 2026

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In today's guitar lesson we learn how to play "Norwegian Wood" by the Beatles on guitar. This is a great lesson for any beginner looking to improve on an intermediate strumming technique. This involves playing a melody inside of a chord, as this song does throughout the D chord hook. Besides being a gorgeous guitar melody, this riff gives you a great opportunity to improve your pinky strength and technique as well. Then, we go over the melody on a slide, which can emulate the sound of the sitar due to it not relying on frets or 1/2 steps. Beyond that, this song is easy to learn and play from beginning to end.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Demo
01:23 Lesson Introduction
01:51 Hook Breakdown
02:37 Use of Sitar
03:15 Slide Guitar
04:08 Chord Melody
04:41 Hook/Verse (melody only)
08:30 Playthrough of Hook (melody only)
09:01 Add the Strumming
09:46 Playthrough of Hook (strumming)
11:40 Bridge (Middle 8)
13:11 Hook on Slide