Below is the lesson for “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker.

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Learn a heartfelt fingerstyle arrangement of this timeless ballad. This song is all about conveying deep emotion, and in our performance, we’ll focus on bringing that feeling to life through finesse and rubato.

Finesse refers to how we play the notes, while rubato adds expression through tempo alteration, specifically via speeding up or slowing down in sections.