Learn to Play Marc Bolan T-Rex 20th Century Boy
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Marc Bolan - the Ultimate 20th Century Boy
Do you remember Marc Bolan? Did you bop to T-Rex too? Where can you buy T Rex sheet music? Sing along with 20th Century Boy? Play 20th Century Boy? This page will show you how to play Marc Bolan on guitar. It will show you the chords for 20th Century Boy and link to more cool Marc Bolan guitar resources.
Anyone of my generation would have been captivated by glam rock star Marc Bolan. His pixie-ish smile, wild good looks and very British brand of glam rock endeared him to millions of teenage girls. The raunchy guitar he played on his Gibson Flying-V guitar won over the boys too.
Marc Bolan's death was a shock to many of us. This lens is about Marc Bolan's ultimate song 20th Century Boy! I love this song and have taught students to play it. It remains a firm favourite even with very young 21st Century Boys and Girls. Here I will share some tips on how to play it, some links where you can hear or buy 20th Century Boy, and some videos of the great man himself.
Picture courtesy of Wikimedia - Creative Commons - thank you to the photographer for donating the right to use this picture.
Contents at a Glance
Learn Guitar Songs - Chord Diagrams for Marc Bolan 20th Century Boy
Plus E minor pentatonic scale diagram
These chords will help you play Marc Bolan's 20th Century Boy.
Just follow the tips below and listen to the song as you do.
Which is your favourite Marc Bolan video?
Is it 20th Century Boy? See if you can find it here!
Learn Guitar Songs - Marc Bolan 20th Century Boy
How to play T Rex 20th Century Boy
Listen to the acoustic version of the video as you read this, then it will make more sense!
Play the E chord with a quick flourish - Down Up Down (Digga DUM)
On the third time, play the great riff on string 6 -
E G E G E G E
Keeping listening to Marc Bolan 20th Century Boy....
Play Marc Bolan 20th Century Boy
This is followed by a great syncopated rhythm break using the E5 chord in 7th position. It helps to palm mute!
The Rock and Roll Bit in 20th Century Boy
Playing the A chord
You then move into the A chord for four bars. You can do a rock and roll break over this.
Then back into the Digga DUM and the riff twice
Finishing the verse of Marc Bolan 20th Century Boy
A and B7 chords
Follow with a bar of A, a bar of B7 (or B with a barre chord if you can manage it)
Finish with a single E strum that hangs nearly 8 beats before we start the Digga DUMs again!
Now wasn't that easy?
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Marc Bolan 20th Century Boy Acoustic Warrior version
Acoustic versions of T-Rex hits
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Although the rock versions are exciting, the acoustic versions give you clearer listening when learning a song!
Learn Guitar Songs - The Solo in 20th Century Boy
Using the simple E minor pentatonic scale
The solo, like many Bolan solos, shadows the vocal line and is based on the E minor pentatonic shape given here and a higher position version I will give you later!
If you learn no other scale as a rock guitarist, learn Eminor pentatonic. You can play a whole bunch of great songs and solos with it!
Of course you can click out to TAB if you like, but it is so much more fun to get it with diagrams and a little listening.
This is simple raunchy rock and glam at its best!
Cool links about Marc Bolan and 20th century Boy
Find Out More About The Ultimate 20th Century Boy
- Marc Bolan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Marc Bolan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2008) - Bolan's Rock Shrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Bolan's Rock Shrine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bolan Tree in June 1978 - BBC - Music - Marc Bolan
- Biography, discography, news, album reviews and links to the best content for Marc Bolan from across the BBC and the web.
- Listen to Marc on Last.fm
- There are 87 great pictures on this link too!
- Last.fm videos
- More Marc bolan videos embedded here
- The Official Marc Bolan Fan Club
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Are you a T-Rex Fan
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If you enjoyed this page, please let me know. Should I show you more T-Rex songs perhaps? You tell me!
Thank you for visiting.
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daria369
Aug 27, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
- I like listening to the music - and dancing - but playing instruments I'll gladly skip... lol
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TapIn2U Jul 15, 2011 @ 11:52 am | delete
- I knew only a little about Marc Bolan. But I knew he was such a great man. He and his music will forever live. Sundae ;-)
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Grace
Jun 10, 2011 @ 2:53 pm | delete
- I love Marc Bolan and his music! He was a wonderful man.
I`d like to learn the song "Cosmic Dancer", i think, it was one of his favourite songs.
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Waxing-Lyrical Feb 5, 2011 @ 6:53 pm | delete
- As a Brit teenager in the 1970s, Marc Bolan was always a favourite, as were many of his contemporaries from the British glam rock movement. I still listen to him today. Thanks for the journey back :)
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ZazzleEnchante Oct 6, 2010 @ 11:06 pm | delete
- Yep I'm all for more T-Rex songs! Love this lens!
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