Music is one of the most expressive forms of art. A melody of few notes can express so many feelings that sometimes it is hard to believe it.

A song that starts with such a calm and sad melody can only be composed to express a feeling of struggle, suffering, and pain. It’s a beautiful melody but carries a lot of pain.

This song is called Bella Ciao, which means “Goodbye Beautiful Girl,” and it was sung on different occasions throughout Italian history with different lyrics.

The most popular version of this song is the one sung by the Italian anti-fascist resistance movement during the Second World War. When you think of this particular contest, Bella Ciao sounds pretty sad.

Picture a Partisan saying that to his wife or girlfriend before leaving for the war. When you think about it, it’s such a horrible story. Even the lyrics are about war and death.

In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to play Bella Ciao in a simple fingerstyle arrangement in A minor.

The tab is available on Patreon.