“Every Rose Has its Thorn” was released in 1988 on Poison’s album, “Open Up And Say…Ah!”. It spent three weeks at number on the U.S. billboard charts.
According to Poison’s lead singer Bret Michaels, the song, written in a laundry mat, was a heartfelt response to a botched love affair with a stripper.
Simple chords and rhythm. Note: To play with the original recording tune down 1/2 step.
Intro/Guitar Solo 1 Chord Progression: G; Cadd9; (twice) Strumming: D DDU UDDDU; DDDDU UDDDU; Verse Chord Progression: G; Cadd9; (twice) G Cadd9; G Cadd9; D; C …
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25 responses so far ↓
1 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thankyou very much, I am glad you found it useful!!!
2 x50free // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
This is quite likely the best guitar lesson anywhere on the internet. Thank you so much for putting your time and effort into this!
3 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Glad you found it useful and thanks for the nice comment!!!
4 GeetarNate // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Probably the best instructional video ever…It is sooooo helpfull to have the strumming patter and lyrics all right there. Awesome work. THANK YOU!
5 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
and thanks for the comment
6 AlexaHeim // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
7 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
and thankyou for the awesome comment!!!!
8 Baschddiiii // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
thank god ^^
someone who can teach this song right
especially the right hand picking
thanks man awsome job
9 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thanks!!!!
10 ssbkc // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
thanks good job….
11 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thankyou very much!!!!
12 empeyg // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
this is the best instruction I’ve seen on this song. I love the addition of the strumming pattern. Appreciated.
13 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
No problem!!!!!!
14 gamer509 // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Awesome, great teacher Thanks again
15 aushandsomealvin // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Congratulations and well done, practice always pays off in the end!!!
16 ericjeronimo // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
This will be my official first song….I’ve been at it for a few days now and its starting to all come together.I wish I could shake your hands. BIG THANKS!!!
17 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thanks heaps for the great comment, I really appreciate it. If you want to stay up to date with my lessons then subscribe to my channel!!!!
18 ericjeronimo // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
In my opinion,your videos and songs are the best learning tools on You Tube!!!!! I just started playing guitar less than a week ago and your lessons are helping me BIG TIME!!!!
This is exactly what I needed to get started.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!
19 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I think so, check out our cover of it by clicking on the link at the start or the video response to have a listen. The original rhythm guitar was played on a 12 string acoustic.
20 carltonizdabest // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
will this sound any good on an acoustic guitar?
21 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
It is a Maton EM225C with 12-53 Elixir strings
22 toujourliebsten // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
what guitar are you using? I am using Epiphone Masterbilt AJ500M, and it sounds a big different.
23 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thanks again!!!
24 dengensha // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
James, you are a wonderful teacher. I had subscribed a week or so ago. I have seen and love all your videos. Please keep them coming.
25 educationalmaterials // Mar 23, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Thanks heap for the great comment, I think that the strumming pattern is esential especially when you are a beginner because that is what I found difficult to work out when I first started, whereas the chord progression is usually realtively easy to find.
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