I'm a Believer is a song performed by American rock band the Monkees in 1966; Neil Diamond wrote the lyrics of the song, and Mickey Dolenz gave the lead vocals. Jeff Barry produced this song, and after getting released in the U.S., it quickly reached the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week that ended on the last day of 1966. The song remained on the top for 7 weeks straight. It also became the last number hit song of 1966, and apparently, it was the biggest-selling single in the 1967 list as Billboard ranked the same song as the 5th best song of 1967 year.
In addition to this, the song was originally published by Screen-Gems-Columbia Music (BMI). Furthermore, the song topped the U.K. Single chart for four weeks; apart from this, it also reached number ranking in other countries like Canada, New Zealand, Australia and more. According to Billboard, this is one of those songs which is pretty easygoing in terms of dance moves. The band members put a lot of effort into making it a great song as each member harmonized their sound to create an infectious sound.
I'm a Believer song appeared four times in four consecutive episodes of The Monkees series in December 1966. According to many critics, this was one of the reasons why the song performed so well during that time of the year. The Monkees also performed this song live when they were touring the U.S. and countries around the world and even in their reunion concerts.
For the guitar chord lesson of I'm a Believer from the Monkees, we have Steve Luciano. Steve has divided this guitar lesson into two segments, in which he discusses the chord progression and rhythms of the song in the first part. Then, in the second part, he speaks about the advanced rhythms you need to learn. Steve is our jazz expert; he's been playing guitar for more than 40 years; during his initial years, he studied under a great musician named Joe Tinari. Later, he joined the University of Bridgeport, where he was under the tutorship of Sal Salvador.
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