John Butler teaches you how to play one of his songs (free tab)
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Hey guys, I had the chance to meet and interview John Butler backstage! The experience was incredible as John is one of my favourite artists and guitarists.
In this video, you’ll learn how to play “So Sorry” with John himself, one of his new songs released in 2025 from his album called PRISM. John walks us through the essential techniques behind the track and explains the tuning and right-hand approach that give the song its character.
The song is played in an open B tuning, which gives the guitar a rich and resonant sound.
The tuning is:
B – F# – B – F# – B – D#
This open chord tuning allows John Butler to create powerful octave textures across the fretboard. Open tunings are a big part of Butler’s style and help create the amazing sound heard in many of his songs.
Have fun!
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Special thanks to John Butler and his team, Ludo Egraz from GuitareXtreme, Charlotte Delangle for helping me shooting the interview, Thomas Grundrich for editing the video and Christophe Maerten for editing the Guitar Pro tablature.
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