The Needle and the Damage Done
by Neil Young
🎸 Acoustic & Singer-Songwriter
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Neil Young's devastating acoustic ballad about heroin addiction. The intricate fingerpicking in D major uses hammer-ons and pull-offs to create a delicate, sorrowful melody.
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