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Here's how to play the classic song Don't Stop Believin' by Journey where we cover all the electric guitar parts including the solo!

My tutorial was heavily influenced by watching this video where Neal Schon demos exactly how he plays it with clear close ups - what a guitarist! When he plays the fast solo and says "that's all it is".. come on Neal! Anyway, I did my best with this one, hope some of you guys can nail it!

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Don't Stop Believing Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Don’t Stop Believin’ chord chart and guitar lesson by Journey. This is a great song and how can you not sing along, right?

We obviously won’t be getting into the insane guitar solos that go along with this, but we will be going over some fun ways to strum along to this crowd pleaser.

We are going to be playing this version using a Capo on the 4th fret . This will keep us in the key of E without having to worry about that crazy B barre chord. We still have to contend with the F barre chord. You can always used a power chord or an Fmaj7 chord. But…if you like barre chords, go for it!

Let’s get into it!

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Don't Stop Believing Guitar Chords:

Don't Stop Believing Strumming Patterns:

Beginner Strumming Pattern without accents: 1 + 2 +  3+ 4 + DDDD  DD DD

Late Beginner Strumming Pattern: >      >       > 1 + 2 +  3+ 4 + DDDD  DD DD

Other Strumming Pattern with flourish: >      >       > 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a DDDD  DD DD U

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Don't stop believing chord chart:.

Intro: C G Am F C G Em F

Verse: C                     G                   Am                   F        Just a small town girl,   living in a lonely world, C                             G                                 Em         F      she took the midnight train going anywhere C               G         Am                                     F     Just a city boy,   born and raised in south Detroit, C                           G                                 Em       F      he took the midnight train going anywhere.

Interlude: C G Am F C G Em F

Verse: C                               G               Am                                         F      A singer in a smoky room,   a smell of wine and cheap perfume. C                                           G                                   Em                         F      For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on.

Chorus: .      F                F          C                                    C Strangers waiting     up and down the boulevard                 F                 F                         C    C Their shadows searching in the night       F                  F           C                      C Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion    F              F                             G (hold 2 measures)    Hiding, somewhere in the night

Interlude: C G Am F

Verse: C                                 G               Am                         F     Working hard to get my fill,     everybody wants a thrill. C                                   G                               Em               F     Paying anything to roll the dice, just one more time. C                         G                         Am                                     F .  Some will win,   some will lose,    some were born to sing the blues. C                               G                               Em                         F     Oh, the movie never ends; it goes on and on and on and on.

Guitar Solo: C G Am F C G Em F

Outro: C                       G         Am                               F Don't stop believing,     hold on to the feeling.      C                 G          Em   F Streetlight people. C                       G         Am                               F Don't stop believing,     hold on to the feeling.      C                 G          Em   F Streetlight people. C                       G         Am                               F Don't stop believing,     hold on to the feeling.      C                 G          Em   F  C (hold) Streetlight people.

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Don’t Stop Believin’ Guitar Lesson – Journey

It's enduring appeal comes from it's great sing along chorus and cool guitar lines throughout. In this Don't Stop Believin' guitar lesson we will take quick look at the chords and riffs as well as the catchy guitar solo as played by the great Neal Schon.

At the beginning of the first lesson I will show you what Neal Schon plays during the intro section of the song including that fast picking sequence.

From there we make it to the verse which contains a lot of palm muted open string rhythms interspersed with close voiced triads high up the fretboard. There is a lot of guitar layering going on here as well as keyboard chords so it can be difficult to exactly recreate what is going on here with just one guitar. I used the way Neal Schon performs the part live as a guide.

After the quick little transition riff we get to the main riff of the song which is the song's chorus. This singalong part has been played by countless guitar players. However, most of them don't finger this riff exactly the Neal Schon does it. In this lesson you will learn his exact fingerings and chord voicings. Some of them are very unique. 🙂

The solo for Don't Stop Believin', which I teach in the second video lesson, is rather short and except for the very beginning, consists of only highly melodic and singable guitar parts that compliment the song perfectly.

To start the solo we do have some very quick ascending hammer-ons, but after that you can just lay back and let the notes sing. That isn't to say the rest of the solo is easy. In reality, keeping all of those half step bends perfectly in tune can be a challenge.

You really have to use you ear and listen closely to every note to make sure it stays perfectly in tune. The bend at the end of the solo requires you to take the same note and bend it both a half step and a whole step. This can be quite tricky to perform well.

As with anything else on the guitar, take your time mastering those bends. While practicing each individual section, I find it a good practice technique to perform each phrase without bends first. I simply replace the bends with the actual notes that we are trying to bend to. For instance, if it is a half-step bend you are practicing, just play the string normally but one fret up from the bend. That will give you the actual sound you are aiming for. So you will play the phrase through once with no bends then go through it again trying to match all of those pitches exactly but this time with bends. After that, just keep repeating that same phrase just like that until you feel you have it nailed.

Neal Schon is no stranger to writing solos that become instant classics. I mean seriously, the guy has such a knack for creating highly singable, exciting and memorable solos that fit each song perfectly. Even though this solo to "Don't Stop Believin'" is short, that doesn't stop (pun intended) him from creating another classic within those short confines.

Any study of Neal Schon's playing is usually fantastic for learning how to construct a solo that will tell it's own story, perfectly compliment the song and still have lots of flashy guitar licks to sink your teeth into.

That's about it from me today. See you guys soon!

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I got a request for Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry.

have the same problem with the 21 frets but cant bend as much as u can lol…guess down the road gonna have to get something with 24.

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Journey – don’t stop believin’beginner guitar lesson with easy chords.

In this guide we will break down the chords and the strumming pattern you need to master this piece

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• Chord Information
• Strumming pattern
• Play Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ with Guitar Learning Game
• Choosing the Right Guitar for Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’

The key chord in Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey is E.

The other chords are also central to the melody, and we’ll go over those in a moment. It’s the combination of these chords that creates the unique sound of this song that we’ve all come to love.

Chords for Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey

There are 5 chords in Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey. These are E, B, C#m, A, G#m respectively. Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ is a wonderful song to play and we are excited to help you learn it. Let’s get into the chord breakdown with Guitar Learning Game .

• Index finger: 1st fret of G string (3rd string),
• Middle finger: 2nd fret of A string (5th string),
• Ring finger: 2nd fret of D string (4th string)
• Index finger: 1st fret of high E string (1st string),
• Ring finger: 3rd fret of D string (4th string),
• Pinky finger: 3rd fret of G string (3rd string)
• Barre the 1st fret with your index finger across all strings,
• Use your other fingers on the 3rd fret of the A, D, and G strings
• Middle finger: 2nd fret of D string (4th string),
• Ring finger: 2nd fret of B string (2nd string)

The strumming pattern of Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’:

↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑.

↓: Downstroke, ↑: Upstroke

Before you get started, remember that practice makes perfect. It’s okay if you don’t get it right immediately. The important thing is to keep trying and to enjoy the process.

Another tip for mastering Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ is to listen to the original track by Journey as often as you can. This will help you understand the timing and the feel of the song , making it easier for you to replicate on your guitar.

Remember, the best way to improve is to play regularly.

So pick up your guitar, play Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’, and let the music flow!

And that’s it! With these chords and strumming pattern, you are now equipped to play Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey on your guitar. We hope this guide helps you in your musical journey. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll be playing Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ like a pro.

Don’t forget to check out our other guitar tutorials for more songs by Journey and many other artists. Happy playing!

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Comerica Park got a big dose of ‘80s rock energy as about 35,000 fans piled into the Detroit ballpark Thursday night for a doubleheader from Def Leppard and Journey.

The potent pair — two of that era’s enduring hitmakers — were joined by another classic rock radio staple, Steve Miller Band, for a long, festive and sonically diverse blast of music on a pleasant summer night downtown.

Detroit was just the fifth night on Def Leppard and Journey’s Summer Stadium Tour, but the show is already a well-oiled machine, which is little surprise given the long, deep touring pedigrees of the two co-headliners.

Def Leppard closed the evening with a finely tuned 1½-hour set of Union Jack-stamped hard rock, a signature wall of sound layered with sheets of vocal harmonies, squalling guitars and unapologetic pop hooks. It’s an approach meant for a big setting like CoPa, and the flashy visual accompaniment on the centerfield stage drove home the point.

Vocalist Joe Elliott, now sporting an august white mane, led the proceedings flanked by his singing compatriots Phil Collen (guitar), Vivian Campbell (guitar) and Rick Savage (bass), with drummer Rick Allen typically merry and thunderous back at the kit.

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Thursday night featured significantly more material from 1983’s “Pyromania” album than the band’s last Comerica Park visit, a 2022 tour stop with Motley Crue. That included fiery album opener “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop),” which also kicked off Thursday’s set. The time trip continued soon with a thick “Foolin’” and the deep cut “Comin’ Under Fire” — never played live until this tour — with the record’s milestone tracks, “Rock of Ages” and “Photograph,” closing the regular set.

There was plenty of music pulled from that album’s multiplatinum follow-up, 1987’s more polished “Hysteria,” full of chart-scaling hits such as “Armageddon It,” “Animal” and “Love Bites,” which served as instant crowd-pleasers at Comerica Park, with a rippling “Hysteria” and sticky “Pour Some Sugar on Me” saved for the encore.

One new number — the stomping, glam-touched “Just Like ’73,” a nod to band members’ formative music years — was tucked into the blend, while a quick riff by Elliott on Kiss’s “Detroit Rock City” launched an unplugged-style session at the edge of the stage’s runway.

Journey delivered its own polished and hits-filled performance, grounded by expressive playing from guitarist Neal Schon and cinematic keys from Jonathan Cain, who occasionally left his grand piano to handle rhythm guitar on songs such as “Keep on Runnin’.”

Sixteen years into his tenure as Journey front man, Philippines-born Arnel Pineda looks all the part of a seasoned pro, energetically working the stage in an unmissable azure blue suit. At 56, he spent much of the show seamlessly swooping to the top of his high tenor, though signs of vocal fatigue crept in as the 90-minute set wound on.  

Offering a tribute to members of the armed forces, Cain said he was “send(ing) this song like a prayer” as he launched into “Faithfully,” one of the slew of hits Thursday that ranged from the band’s stock-in-trade soaring ballads (“Open Arms”), yearning midtempo fare (“Only the Young”) and pulsing rockers (“Wheel in the Sky”), with room carved out for guitar and piano solos by Schon and Cain.

The extended jam of “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” prompted a sea of swaying arms and a chorus of “nah-nah-nah-nah’s” while “Lights” drew a stadium full of illuminated cellphones and, in a 2024 anachronism, a fair share of old-fashioned lighters.

A show that started in daylight was headed toward sunset by the time Jonathan Cain’s seesawing keyboard lick launched Journey’s set closer, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” which at a place like Comerica Park is just a build of anticipation for the song’s second verse. Sure enough, Pineda handed vocal duties over to the crowd for mass belting-out: “born and raised in south Detroit !”

Steve Miller Band opened the evening with a likable, punchy 55-minute set of hits that stretched back to Miller’s late-’60s breakthrough, “Living in the U.S.A.,” and much of his greatest-hits repertoire (“Fly Like an Eagle,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Jet Airliner”).

Ahead of 1977’s “Serenade,” the silver-haired guitarist-singer paused early on for a dedication to Eminem, who recently landed his biggest hit in a decade with “Houdini,” built in part around an interpolation of Miller’s 1982 track “Abracadabra.” The Detroit rapper’s single has enjoyed big chart success, Miller pointed out, "just like Abracadabra’ … all around the world."

The Summer Stadium Tour will roll on through September. A note for fans in other markets: In Detroit, Steve Miller Band went on promptly at 6 p.m., Journey at 7:30 p.m. and Def Leppard at 9:30 p.m.

Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or [email protected].

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The chants of "Trump", "four more years" and the speakers that bashed the Biden administration while praising former President Donald Trump's work all came with a soundtrack of "dad jams" thanks to the Nashville band Sixwire.

Sixwire rocked it out at the 2024 RNC during a teleprompter issue when House Speaker Mike Johnson was speaking, giving them some increased airtime and turning them into one of the highlights of the night, or at least they did on social media.

The group, which consists of Andy Childs (lead vocals, guitar), Steve Hornbeak (keyboards, vocals), John Howard (bass guitar), Steve Mandile (guitar, vocals) and Chuck Tilley (drums, percussion), kept people entertained with a wide variety of music ranging from country to alternative rock numbers.

Here's a look at some of the songs Sixwire played so far.

What did Sixwire play on Day 1 of the 2024 RNC?

Here's a look at some of the songs that Sixwire played during Day 1 of the RNC:

• Cheap Trick, "I Want You to Want Me"
• John Mellencamp, "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A."
• 38 Special, "Caught Up In You"
• Rascal Flatts, "Life Is A Highway"
• The Foo Fighters, "Learn To Fly"
• Grand Funk Railroad, "We're an American Band"
• Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
• Better Than Ezra, "Good"
• The Romantics, "What I Like About You"
• Stevie Wonder, "Signed Sealed Delivered"
• Earth, Wind & Fire, "September"
• The Young Rascals, "Good Lovin'"
• Badfinger "No Matter What"
• Lee Greenwood, "God Bless the U.S.A."
• U2, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
• Kool & The Gang, "Celebration"
• The Doobie Brothers, "Takin' It to the Streets"
• REO Speedwagon, "Roll With The Changes"
• Little Feat, "Let It Roll"
• Steely Dan, "Reelin' In The Years"
• Robert Palmer, "Bad Case of Loving You"
• Fleetwood Mac, "Go Your Own Way"
• The Rascals, "People Got to Be Free"
• Uncle Kracker, "Drift Away"
• The Allman Brothers Band, "Midnight Rider"
• Huey Lewis & The News, "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
• Merle Haggard, "America First"

What did Sixwire play on Day 2 of the RNC?

• John Walsh, “Life’s Been Good” 
• Dwight Yoakam, “Fast As You” 
• Rock interlude of “God Bless The USA” 
• The Beatles, “All My Loving” 
• The Beatles, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” 
• Smash Mouth, “All Star” 
• The McCoy’s, “Hang on Sloopy” 
• The Romantics, “What I Like About You” 

What has Sixwire played so far on Day 3? 

• The Rascals, “Got to be free” 
• Santana, “Oye Como Va” 
• Tom Petty, "I Won't Back Down"
• REO Speedwagon, "Roll With the Changes "
• Fleetwood Mac, "Don't Stop"
• Chuck Berry, "Back in the U.S.A."

What did the RNC Band play Thursday night?

• John Mellencamp, "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A." 
• AC/DC, “Back in Black” music interlude for Trump to walk out to 
• Tom Petty, “I Won’t Back Down” 
• Sam & David, “Hold on, I’m Coming” 
• ZZ Top, "La Grange"  
• Stevie Ray Vaughn, “Pride and Joy” 
• Sam & David, "Soul Man"

Clinton 1992 campaign song 'Don't Stop' makes RNC appearance

Closing out JD Vance's first speech as Trump's vice presidential nominee Wednesday, Sixwire performed an instrumental version of Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop,' a song used in Democrat Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign and featured prominently during that election season.

"I want to say how honored I am to honor the band whose famous song Don’t Stop has been played for me more than Hail to the Chief," Clinton said during a MusicCares Person of the Year celebration honoring the band in 2018 .

What to know about the RNC band?

According to the band's website , Sixwire are known as a house-band on USA Network’s "Nashville Star," Fox’s "Next Great American Band", CMT’s "Next Superstar", and ABC’s dramatic series “Nashville”. They’ve performed at Super Bowls 51, 54 and 56, The Daytona 500, the NHL All-Star Game, and were ESPN’s first-ever “house band” for the 2019 NFL Draft held in Nashville.

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Can't get enough of the RNC band? The group is more than just a dad jam band, check out their original tunes on their Spotify station .

RNC band steals the show. See which songs they played in Milwaukee, including Clinton's 1992 campaign song

The Nashville band Sixwire has kept the jams coming throughout the Republican National Convention and came into the spotlight after Day 1 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Sixwire, advertised as the "'go-to' guys for television" according to the  band's website , brought out the "dad jams" this week, but gained further recognition when a teleprompter issue while House Speaker Mike Johnson was speaking gave them some more airtime. The issue also came with some  ribbing on social media  with how long the band had to play, especially with a longer-than-average rendition of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me."

Members Andy Childs (lead vocals, guitar), Steve Hornbeak (keyboards, vocals), John Howard (bass guitar), Steve Mandile (guitar, vocals) and Chuck Tilley (drums, percussion), continued to keep those "dad jams" coming and accompanied other scheduled performances.

Here's a look at what they've played over the last week of the RNC.

What did Sixwire play on Day 1 of the 2024 RNC?

Here's a look at some of the songs that Sixwire played during Day 1 of the RNC:

• Cheap Trick, "I Want You to Want Me"
• John Mellencamp, "R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A."
• 38 Special, "Caught Up In You"
• Rascal Flatts, "Life Is A Highway"
• The Foo Fighters, "Learn To Fly"
• Grand Funk Railroad, "We're an American Band"
• Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
• Better Than Ezra, "Good"
• The Romantics, "What I Like About You"
• Stevie Wonder, "Signed Sealed Delivered"
• Earth, Wind & Fire, "September"
• The Young Rascals, "Good Lovin'"
• Badfinger "No Matter What"
• Lee Greenwood, "God Bless the U.S.A."
• U2, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
• Kool & The Gang, "Celebration"
• The Doobie Brothers, "Takin' It to the Streets"
• REO Speedwagon, "Roll With The Changes"
• Little Feat, "Let It Roll"
• Steely Dan, "Reelin' In The Years"
• Robert Palmer, "Bad Case of Loving You"
• Fleetwood Mac, "Go Your Own Way"
• The Rascals, "People Got to Be Free"
• Uncle Kracker, "Drift Away"
• The Allman Brothers Band, "Midnight Rider"
• Huey Lewis & The News, "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
• Merle Haggard, "America First"

What did Sixwire play on Day 2 of the RNC?

• John Walsh, “Life’s Been Good” 
• Dwight Yoakam, “Fast as You” 
• Rock interlude of “God Bless the USA” 
• The Beatles, “All My Loving” 
• The Beatles, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” 
• Smash Mouth, “All Star” 
• The McCoy’s, “Hang on Sloopy” 
• The Romantics, “What I Like About You” 

What has Sixwire played so far on Day 3? 

• The Rascals, “Got to be free” 
• Santana, “Oye como va” 
• Tom Petty, "I Won't Back Down"
• REO Speedwagon, "Roll With the Changes "
• Fleetwood Mac, "Don't Stop"
• Chuck Berry, "Back in the U.S.A."

Clinton's 1992 campaign song 'Don't Stop' makes RNC appearance

Closing out JD Vance's first speech as Trump's vice presidential nominee Wednesday, Sixwire performed an instrumental version of Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop," a song used in Democrat Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign and featured prominently during that election season.

"I want to say how honored I am to honor the band whose famous song Don’t Stop has been played for me more than Hail to the Chief," Clinton said during a MusicCares Person of the Year celebration honoring the band in 2018 .

He went on to tell a story of how it became the campaign song:

"June of 1991, I flew to Los Angeles, I was the governor of Arkansas and I was thinking about running for president…and this bright-eyed 19-year-old picked me up to drive me to my speech," he said. "He looked at me and said, ‘You gonna run? I think you should, and if you do, this ought to be your campaign theme song.’ And he flipped a Fleetwood Mac tape in, and played Don’t Stop. And my first reaction wasn't, ‘Oh, that's perfect,’ it was, ‘You weren't alive when this song was made!’ And he said, ‘I know, but this song was made for today.’"

"And it was, and they let me use it as a theme song, and I've been trying to live by it ever sense," he said, according to USA TODAY.

What is Sixwire known for?

According to the band's website, they are known as a house-band on USA Network’s "Nashville Star," Fox’s "Next Great American Band", CMT’s "Next Superstar", and ABC’s dramatic series “Nashville”.  They’ve performed at Super Bowls 51, 54 and 56, The Daytona 500, the NHL All-Star Game, and were ESPN’s first-ever “house band” for the 2019 NFL Draft held in Nashville.

Who is the band playing at the 2024 RNC? They just happen to be from Nashville

T he filler music at the Republican National Convention may be familiar to some in Nashville and no it's not just because of the "dad jams."

The band playing at the RNC Convention on Monday is a band based out of Nashville called Sixwire, advertised as the "'go-to' guys for television," according to the band's website . They also rocked it out at the 2024 RNC during a teleprompter issue when House Speaker Mike Johnson was speaking gave them some more airtime. The issue also came with some ribbing on social media with how long the band had to play, especially with a longer-than-average rendition of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me."

Here's what you need to know about the band.

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Who is the band at the RNC?

The Nashville band Sixwire, with members Andy Childs (lead vocals, guitar), Steve Hornbeak (keyboards, vocals), John Howard (bass guitar), Steve Mandile (guitar, vocals) and Chuck Tilley (drums, percussion), has been providing the filler music at the RNC.

When did Sixwire form?

The band formed in 2000.

What is Sixwire known for?

According to the band's website, they are known as a house-band on USA Network’s "Nashville Star," Fox’s "Next Great American Band", CMT’s "Next Superstar", and ABC’s dramatic series “Nashville”.  They’ve performed at Super Bowls 51, 54 and 56, The Daytona 500, the NHL All-Star Game, and were ESPN’s first-ever “house band” for the 2019 NFL Draft held in Nashville.

What did Sixwire play at the RNC?

Here's a look at some of the songs that Sixwire played during Day 1 of the RNC :

• Cheap Trick, "I Want You to Want Me"
• John Mellencamp, "R.O.C.K. In The USA"
• 38 Special, "Caught Up In You"
• Rascal Flatts, "Life Is A Highway"
• The Foo Fighters, "Learn To Fly"
• Grand Funk Railroad, "We're an American Band"
• Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"

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