Guitartricks - How to Play - Skinny Jim (Eddie Cochran)

“Skinny Jim” as made famous by Eddie Cochran is a classic early rock tune that features some rockabilly, blues, and country swing guitar approaches.

Mike will show you the single electric guitar in this song that digs into some steady swinging strums and exciting early rock leads.

In the following lessons, we’ll talk about a swinging groove and strum pattern, barre chords, and some early rock lead approaches. We are in the key of A, with a 4/4 time signature, at a tempo of 182 BPM.