Sloop John B (The Beach Boys) Guitar Instrumental

Sloop John B Guitar instrumental - The Beach Boys
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Link to backing track -    • Sloop John B (The Beach Boys) Backing...  

I used Joshilyn Hoisington's excellent video to learn the 12 string parts. Well worth watching -    • Sloop John B Guitar Isolation and Exp...  

"Sloop John B" (originally published as "The John B. Sails") is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by Richard Le Gallienne, and Carl Sandburg included a version in his The American Songbag in 1927. There have been many recordings of the song since the early 1950s, with variant titles including "I Want to Go Home" and "Wreck of the John B".

In 1966, American rock band the Beach Boys recorded a folk rock adaptation that was produced and arranged by Brian Wilson and released as the second single from their album Pet Sounds. The record peaked at number three in the U.S., number two in the UK, and topped the charts in several other countries. It was innovative for containing an elaborate a cappella vocal section not found in other pop music of the era, and it remains one of the group's biggest hits.

I created the backing track in GarageBand - all guitars are played by me and I created the other instruments using the MIDI instruments in GarageBand.

I had a lot of fun playing this song as it's my favourite Beach Boys song and I love playing the 12 string.

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Equipment used:

Fender Player Stratocaster (upgraded 57/62 pickups)
Fender 60s Jazzmaster Lacquer
Fender Vintera 60s Modified Stratocaster
Squier Paranormal Jazzmaster XII
Squier Affinity P-Bass
Boss Katana 50 Mk II
D'Addario strings
Elixir strings
Ernie Ball strings
Dava Control picks
Snark tuners
Fender George Harrison Rocky signature lead
Garageband (drums & amp simulators)

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