Open-mic Songbook:

Fleetwood Mac – Go your own way

This classic tune was a huge hit for Fleetwood Mac back in 1977, featuring on their mega-selling album Rumours of the same year. Lindsey Buckingham played all of the guitars here, but the part we’re focusing on here is the bright, chimey 12-string acoustic that kicks in at bar 3. If you’ve not listened to Buckingham before, he’s well worth further investigation – a classy player, equally adept at lead or rhythm.

You’ll need to use a capo at the 8th fret to play the part exactly like the original. The pitches of the

Bb, capo’d chords are F, C and but these are easy to play because the shapes are the same as open A, E and D; only abrief Dm chord requires you to play a barre. It can be a little cramped this high up the neck, so if you find it uncomfortable you may prefer to jam along without a capo using open chords.