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Song Lesson: A Horse With No Name

Learn How to Play "A Horse With No Name" by America on Guitar with Tab, Video Lessons, and More!

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Song Lesson: A Horse With No Name
Justin Roth

Justin Roth

Educator

classic rock, rock

Genres

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 A Horse With No Name Song Lesson, as performed by America, is presented by Justin Roth, one of TrueFire’s top educators.

This Song Lesson Series Includes:
2 Accurate Rhythm Guitar Parts
3 Accurate Guitar Solos
1 Easy Guitar Strum-Along Part

The Backing Track Includes:
Vocals
Bass
Drums
Percussion
Click Track

What you'll learn

  • Apply 12-string techniques in musical context
  • Experience the characteristic jangly 12-string sound
  • Develop stamina for 12-string playing
  • Build finger strength for doubled string tension
  • Understand when and how harmony parts are added in recordings vs live performance
Release date: 07/06/2022 • 1h 14m runtime
late beginnerintermediatelate intermediateguitarelectric guitarsongs
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Sample lessons
Full Song Performance
Full Song Performance
Reference Video of All Guitar Parts

What's included

20 lessons • 13 charts • 7 Jam Tracks

A Horse With No Name by America
Hi! I'm Justin Roth and I'm here to teach you the song A Horse With No Name by America. In this lesson we'll be looking at how to replicate the artists playing on this tune by tackling it in bite size pieces then bringing it all back together at the end. I'll also show you an easy guitar part so that you can strum along to the whole song if you're just getting started. Ready to learn A Horse With No Name? Well grab your guitar and let’s get started!
Full Song Performance
We'll be starting things off with a full performance of A Horse With No Name where you will be able to see and hear the multiple different guitar styles you will be learning in the tune. Keep a close eye on the text on the screen as it will indicate the guitar track currently being played.
Easy Guitar | Lesson
In this video we'll be breaking A Horse With No Name down into simple guitar chords and patterns that you can play, even if you're a beginner. Everything I'm going to show you here will work well with the accurate guitar parts so that you can play along with the full band. The first will be the easiest version then we'll jump into a second rendition that will add a few more pieces and bring you one step closer to the authentic guitar part. Once you feel comfortable with this easier version, I encourage you to try to tackle some of the more sophisticated techniques in the accurate guitar parts as this is a great way to improve your skills.
Easy Guitar | Practice Session
In this video we will be practicing the easy guitar for A Horse With No Name. Remember to take advantage of tab-sync to ensure you're hitting the proper notes and, if you find the tune is a bit too fast for you, 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 the tune A Horse With No Name in its entirety focusing on the easy guitar. Join the band and show off your chops using the techniques you've learned along the way.
Acoustic Guitar | Lesson
In this video we will be practicing the acoustic guitar part for A Horse With No Name. Remember to take advantage of tab-sync to ensure you're hitting the proper notes and, if you find the tune is a bit too fast for you, utilize the speed feature to slow things down, get your timing right, and then work your way up to the proper tempo.
Acoustic Guitar | Practice Session
In this video we will be practicing the acoustic guitar part for A Horse With No Name. Remember to take advantage of tab-sync to ensure you're hitting the proper notes and, if you find the tune is a bit too fast for you, utilize 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

8 results

jintihar1

Verified buyer

08/30/26

Excellent explanation and instruction by Justin Roth (Horse With No Name Lesson)

Justin Roth tells the purpose of each of the guitar parts of the song and provides excellent instruction of the chords, strumming patterns, and layering of all of the guitar parts. This lesson is appropriate for beginners through advanced guitarists. I strongly recommend this lesson.

mikemaliska

Verified buyer

07/11/26

I’m a beginner and it’ll take me a bit to tackle all the lessons.

Billztruefire

Verified buyer

09/18/23

The ease of riding a Horse with no Name!

I have wanted to learn this song for years and finally got around to it. TrueFire made all that much more easier. Totally satified. Thank you for making it easy! [Well, yes, I did have to practice!]

Dave58

Verified buyer

02/18/23

Fun guaranteed.

There are a number of teachers who focus on developing chosen songs. With these lessons and a virtuoso teacher you can only grow in developing your guitar playing. The song is taught at every level. A lot of attention is also paid to obtaining the right guitar sound and tone. You'll be amazed at how many parts this song consists of. With an iconic classic like this song, it can't go wrong anymore. Fun guaranteed.

foggywim

Verified buyer

12/15/22

Amazing Teacher...Amazing song...remind me of my youth TRUEFIRE IS THE BEST ❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸

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