Lola was written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks. This song was released in 1970 and reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 9 in the US Charts. Rolling Stone Magazine has this song on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” at number 422. Read more about this song over at Wikipedia.
Here is the strumming pattern (Where D = down strum and U = upward strum): D U D U U U D U D U
Now onto the chords you will need to know in order to play along with Marty in the video tutorial below. There are both easy beginner chords as well as more complicated barre chords. Click each chord for a separate lesson on how to play each one. These lessons will open up in a new window.
The easy chords: E Minor, D Major, A Major, C Major, B7
Barre Chords: A Major, C#m, B Major, Abm
Watch the video lesson below to learn more about how to play this classic song on acoustic guitar. Enjoy!
Lola Video Guitar Lesson from YouTube
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As Performed by The Kinks
Additional Resources for Lola
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