Nat King Cole 'Smile' Guitar Lesson - This Tune is Beautiful!

Learn how to play "Smile" by Nat King Cole on Guitar!

Hello friends,
Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another song tutorial. For today's session I have broken down the timeless classic "Smile," as heard in Nat King Cole's 1954 recording. In this arrangement for solo performance with vocals, we will employ moveable chord shapes for easy transposition. Let's get started!

Navigation:
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Demonstration
2:35 - Intro Section
4:45 - Verse Sections
11:05 - Rhythm Options
12:40 - Final Thoughts

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[BlackRaven]

Just hearing you sing and play that song was worth the click.

[tybell]

Beautiful... Nice job. Impressed by your voice. Nat would have been proud. You did that tune justice.

[bones]

Beautiful I’ve loved this song since the 50s/60s when my mother used to sing it making Sunday lunch. You’ve done it proud Rob well done

[kahishkahish]

I really loved how well you taught that and amazed by you NKC VOICE.

[jasperdawson]

Very nice. So easily you catch all the chords.

[rthib]

I think that's the best lesson I've ever seen. Stoked to learn this song!

[msmarlene]

The melody was written by Charlie Chaplin and in his film Modern Times! Thanks for your instructional. Always fantastic!

[dragandimitrijevic]

Thank you for this magnificent arrangement...

[yohan]

great song with amazing tutorial. more jazz songs tutorial please.thankyou bro

[nicolen.]

Beautiful song. It's a challenge for me. I'm always ready to try. The chords require stretching fingers. But learning is fruitful. Thanks Rob! 🎶🎶🎶

[ilianavoutou]

Hi, Rob! Your editing was always very good and so the quality of your videos. I Appreciate that even if you are a busy dad now, you still share your knowledge with us and your videos are so carefully made.
All the best to you and a big thank you.
- Iliana

[swiftlessons]

Hey friends, one small mistake in the graphic shown for the verses. The second from last chord should be Fm7, not F#m7. Apologies! -Rob

[stuartarnold]

Wonderful memories with this song, many thanks for this.

[BlackRaven]

I absolutely love all of your lessons!

[onenessbe]

That is beautiful singing my friend . Thanks a million for the lesson . 🤗💖

[khajiit]

That was awesome my friend. God bless and thank you for your lessons.

[Redstagwsmnp]

Guess I have to learn this
Thanks for sharing

[othildadiv]

Great chords constructions... I put capo on a 3rd frets to make it easier. 😇😇😇

[howardblinn]

Great job on this song, thanks for posting. Truly enjoy watching your videos! And by the way, how do you like your Seagull guitar?

[aplpax]

Terrific version and instruction, thank you!! (I don't think it's been pointed out, pardon if it has, but the the final Fm7 is written as an F#m7 in the Verse 1 lyric/chord box.)