In this episode of Guitar Sessions, learn how to play the great Brandi Carlile song “You and Me on the Rock,” from her album In These Silent Days.
The song has a very strong early Joni Mitchell vibe. In fact the open tuning guitar part I share, played by Tim Hanseroth, connects directly with Mitchell classics like “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Both Sides, Now,” and “Chelsea Morning.”
These Mitchell songs are all in open D tuning (D A D F# A D) or open E (E B E G# B E), the same tuning one step higher. “You and Me on the Rock” is in open C# on the original recording—which is just open D lowered a half step.
Here’s a live performance by Carlile with her band that gives a good look at Tim Hanseroth’s guitar part.
In this lesson I cover the tuning and how to play the intro. On Patreon you can find:
Complete video lesson covering the verse, chorus, and bridge accompaniment.
Lyrics, chord charts, and tab for the full song.
Pitch-adjusted audio file in D, so you can play along in open D rather than going through the hassle of tuning down to open C#.
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