The second song I am going to learn this semester is Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. The chords are A, D, and AM7. I am excited to do this song because I really enjoy it. It is much slower than Riptide but has different difficulties and aspects. Due to learning riptide, I now have the ability to teach myself this song rather than getting a professional lesson. The difficulty with this song is that there is some fingerpicking instead of strumming within the verses and intro. The chorus strumming pattern is the same, being Up, Up, Up, Up-Down. This song is difficult in a different way than Riptide was. The fingerpicking aspect is going to take some time. This video I have provided explains how to play this song really well and I have started practicing already.
Along with this, I have created my own spreadsheet on the notes, where each finger needs to be when fingerpicking, and the strumming pattern. It is going to be difficult to do this song consecutively without stopping, but we will see how it goes!
I am going to practice 10 minutes a day until the end of the semester to show my growth with this song.