Hit the Road Jack | Ray Charles | How to Play Guitar Chords

Welcome to a Chord Savvy® guitar lesson on how to play "Hit the Road Jack," written by Percy Mayfield (1960) and made popular by Ray Charles and Margie Hendrix (1961). This guitar lesson shows chords, TAB, strumming, and song structure. Lesson OUTLINE with hyperlinks below... NOTE: Tune DOWN 1/2 Step 0:33... Chord Summary and Song Structure 0:43... Chord Progression (same pattern entire song!) 1:00... Strum Pattern Explained 1:18... Strum Pattern (2nd Option) 2:07... Other Chord Options 3:01... Outro Comments 3:18... Outtakes Chord Savvy® guitar lessons are all about quality content, straight to the point! You value your time, and we do too. Although these guitar tutorials are geared towards intermediate to advanced guitar players that need to learn how to play a song (fast!), we welcome beginners to dive in and share any questions or suggestions on how best to learn a song or play chords and TAB... ROCK ON!! ?? ...