Song Lesson: Have You Ever Loved a Woman

Learn How to Play “Have You Ever Loved a Woman" by Derek and the Dominos on Guitar with Tab, Video Lessons, and More!

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Song Lesson: Have You Ever Loved a Woman

About this course

Taught by our top educators, TrueFire’s Song Lesson System is a hands-on contextual music-making experience designed to accelerate the learning process and simulate a full-band setting. Whatever level of player you happen to be, from beginner to advanced, there’s a rhythm or lead guitar part you can learn to play that sounds great in a full band context.

This Have You Ever Loved a Woman Song Lesson, as performed by Derek and the Dominos, is presented by Stuart Ziff, one of TrueFire’s top educators.

This Song Lesson Series Includes:
2 Electric Guitar Parts
1 Easy Guitar Strum-Along Part

The Backing Track Includes:
Bass
Drums
Guitar
Piano
Vocals
Click Track

What you'll learn

  • Understand how to combine minor pentatonic, major pentatonic, and chord tones
  • Understand dynamic control and emotional expression in blues playing
  • Learn how to maintain energy and interest across extended solo sections
  • Understand complete blues song arrangement from start to finish
  • Build blues vocabulary and repertoire with an essential slow blues song
Release date: 03/30/2023 • 1h 22m runtime
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Sample lessons
Full Song Performance
Full Song Performance
Reference Video of All Guitar Parts

What's included

11 lessons • 7 charts • 4 Jam Tracks

Have You Ever Loved a Woman by Derek and the Dominos
Hello! My name is Stuart Ziff, and I'm here to teach you how to play "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" by Derek and the Dominos. In this lesson, we will break down the song into small sections, and then bring it all together at the end. Additionally, I will demonstrate an easy guitar part so that you can strum along if you are a beginner. Are you ready to learn "Have You Ever Loved a Woman"? If so, grab your guitar, and let's get started!
Full Song Performance
We'll kick things off with a complete performance of "Have You Ever Loved a Woman," which will allow you to both see and hear the different guitar styles used in the song. Please pay close attention to the text on the screen, as it will indicate which guitar track is currently being played.
Easy Guitar | Lesson
In this video, we will simplify "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" into easy-to-play guitar chords and patterns, even if you're a beginner. These simplified versions will work well with the accurate guitar parts so that you can play along with the full band. We'll start with the easiest version and then move on to a slightly more advanced one that adds a few more pieces and brings you closer to the authentic guitar part. Once you feel comfortable with the simpler version, I encourage you to challenge yourself with some of the more sophisticated techniques found in the accurate guitar parts. This is a great way to improve your skills.
Easy Guitar | Practice Session
In this video, we will practice the easy guitar part for "Have You Ever Loved a Woman." Remember to take advantage of tab-sync to ensure you're hitting the proper notes. If you find the tune is a bit too fast, utilize the speed feature to slow things down, get your timing right, and then work your way up to the proper tempo.
Easy Guitar | Playalong
In this video, we will perform "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" in its entirety. Join the band and show off your chops using the techniques you've learned along the way.
Guitar 1 | Lesson
Let's tackle the first section of the first guitar part. Remember to take advantage of tab-sync to ensure you're hitting the proper notes. If you find the tune is too fast, use the speed feature to slow things down, get your timing right, and then work your way up to the proper tempo.
Guitar 1 | Practice Session
Let's tackle the first section of the first guitar part. Remember to take advantage of tab-sync to ensure you're hitting the proper notes. If you find the tune is too fast, use the speed feature to slow things down, get your timing right, and then work your way up to the proper tempo.

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Reviews

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Guitarist60

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06/17/26

This is great slow blues

funkyceltic

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12/12/25

Have you ever loved a woman

Great lesson, lots of useful blues licks from Clapton's early era. Solid!

medt10

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12/11/25

I purchased this as a supplement to the Blues Learning Path. I look forward to taking this course.

elfuego68

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05/05/25

Have you ever Loved a Woman

Great Tutorial for a great Song. Brings your playing to the next Level

teleup

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07/19/23

Great Blues Lesson

Blues guitar lesson with tab, backing tracks, and well presented. A++++++++++++++++++

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