The Chord Toolbox, and Singing with Your Guitar

I always get excited about learning some new guitar chords. In the latest bonus lesson (in the latest welcome video above), I found some guitar chords that I really like. Here are a couple versions of the song to see how they sound with a band. Remember that I'm not necessarily looking for the guitar part on the recording, but instead looking for the main chords of all the instruments, to make a "campfire" version of the song. This gives me an overview what the songwriter was thinking, and will hopefully give me similar tools for when I write my own songs.

The original Motown version with Jimmy Ruffin:

Here's Joan Osborne singing it, sounding incredible in the movie "Standing in the Shadows of Motown." 

The other part of this guitar lesson, is the idea of playing vocal melodies on guitar. This is very different way of playing than the blues-rock-shred guitar playing that I grew up with, and I've often been hesistant to play strict melodies like Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, or even The Ventures. But I love this vocal so much, that I thought I'd give it a try. The result? Torn up fingertips, and a lot of fun!

Thank you,

Paul