10 4th of July Songs to Play on Your Guitar!

Tomorrow is the 4th of July—a celebration filled with patriotism, family, friends and fireworks. What better way to enjoy the festivities than by strumming some patriotic inspired tunes on your guitar?

In this episode, Marlene shares ten 4th of July-themed songs that are perfect to play at your backyard BBQ, beach gathering, or fireworks show. You'll be able to... Let freedom ring, with your guitar strings!

Links to previous 4th of July song episodes: America the Beautiful Star Spangled Banner (tablature) Surfin' U.S.A.  4th of July song links on Thursday Tips Blog (pre podcast show): God Bless America Born in the U.S.A. God Bless the U.S.A. Star Spangled Banner (chords)

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Episode Transcript

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Today's tip is 10/4 of July Songs to Play on Your Guitar.
Tomorrow is the 4th of July, a celebration filled with fireworks, family, friends, and patriotism.
What better way to enjoy the festivities than by strumming some patriotic inspired tunes

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on your guitar?
In this episode, I'll share 10/4 of July themed songs that are perfect for setting the mood
at your backyard barbecue, beach gathering, or fireworks show.
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, these patriotic tunes will help you bring
the spirit of Independence Day to life through your music.

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Now on to those 10 songs.
In past episodes, I've talked about a few 4th of July songs that you can play on your guitar.
In fact, the 4th of July songs episodes have been some of my most popular ever.
Today I'll talk about 10 4th of July themed songs that I think you'll have a blast playing.

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I'll start with the songs I've talked about in previous episodes and they include The
Star Spangled Banner, The National Anthem by Frances Scott Key.
"America the Beautiful" by Catherine Lee Bates.
God Bless America by Irving Berlin.
God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood.

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Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen and Serfen USA by The Beach Boys.
In fact, that one was last week's episode.
To make it easy for you to check out those episodes, I've put the links to the episodes with
these songs in the show notes.
For the 4th of July songs I've not previously shared on the podcast, here's some familiar

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favorites that I thought you might like to try.
R-O-C-K in the USA by John Millen Camp.
This song was written by John and was the third song released on his 1985 scarecrow album.
It hit the top of the billboards hot 100 list.

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This easy to play song uses the chords A, D and E. And you might want to play this upbeat
song with a super fast strumming pattern.
The next one is American Girl by Tom Petty.
It was written by Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty in the heartbreakers for his 1976

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self-titled debut album.
It was re-released on his greatest hits album and has been one of his most popular songs.
To play this song you'll use the chords D, E7, G, A, E minor and B minor.
You can use a basic strum or if you listen to this song you'll hear a slight variation

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on a basic strum where you can add in some up strumming techniques.
Next is American Pie by Don McLean.
This song was written and recorded by Don for his 1971 album of the same name.
This song hit number one on the Billboard chart.

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It's a popular multi-generational sing-along anthem about the late 1950s and the '60s.
To play this song you'll use the chords G, D, E minor, A minor, C and A7.
You can use a basic strum or a clip so but there are parts of the song where you'll strum

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slowly or you can use a one strum technique.
They both add drama to this song.
Last on the list of ten is Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus.
This song was written by Jesse J. Claude Kelly and Dr. Luke and was recorded as Miley's

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first EP in 2009.
It hit number two on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart.
To play this song you'll use the chords C, E minor, A minor, G and F.
You can play it with a quick basic strum adding in some quick up strum to give the song
even more energy.

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Well that wraps up my list of ten songs for the 4th of July.
I hope one or more resonates a patriotic vibe with you and that you play it tomorrow.
Happy 4th of July and may freedom ring from your guitar strings!

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I hope this episode's tip has helped you to continue expanding your guitar playing skills
and knowledge.
If you'd like to learn more please check out the many learning resources available at marlenesmusic.com.
Thank you for joining today's podcast and as I like to say, play on!

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(bells chiming)