What to Remember When Performing Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"

Throughout the Intro to this classic rock song (bars 1–4), and again during its chorus (in bars 14 and 16), guitarist Johnny “V” Vernazza employs a cool technique, in the Gtr. 3 and Gtr. 4 parts, that’s sometimes referred to as “harp harmonics” to perform what are more formally known as artificial harmonics (indicated in tab by the abbreviation A.H.) and create chime-y, flute-like melodies, which are based on arpeggiated chord shapes and played in two-part harmony by the two guitars on different strings, with each guitar playing one note at a time.

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