Track 5
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Difficulty: Beginner – The riff here is a great introduction and exercise for an absolute beginner to lead guitar.

Why: A classic 60’s (1967) party song. I loved the Monkees growing up and I heard this being played by a one man band at the local pub last week and it really got the crowd going.

Lyrics/Tab: here

Youtube:

Converstation Starter: This song was written by Neil Diamond and spent seven-weeks at number 1 in the Billboard Top 100. The Monkees are considered to be the first manufactured “boyband”.

Covered By: Smashmouth and Donkey from Shrek, The Four Tops and Neil Diamond.

Soundtrack: Shrek, Blood Simple, Austin Powers

Comic Relief: The comedy duo of Reeve’s and Mortimer covered the song with the band EMP and introduced “Oi!” into the lyrics which I’ve added into the original when I play.