Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealer’s Wheel
Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you all one of the most popular (and greatest) acoustic folk songs EVER: "Blowin' In The Wind" by Bob Dylan. We go over it in 3 ways, starting with some basic chords + strumming and eventually figuring out how to play it exactly like it [...]
Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you how to play "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver. This song uses three easy chords and since it's so easy I also decided to show you how to play the melody. If you're just getting started this is a great one to [...]
Feelin’ Alright – Traffic / Joe Cocker
Hey everyone! In today's lesson we're going to learn "Feelin' Alright" by Traffic (you might even be more familiar with the Joe Cocker version). Either way, this one is super simple: just two chords and strumming pattern!If you're just getting started you might need some extra help. I have 2 resources for that:Having trouble [...]
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Hey everyone! In this lesson we're going to learn "Take Me Home Country Roads" by John Denver. This is one of the most classic strummers - I'm pretty sure everybody's Grandma who knows four chords can play this one! - so I figured it was time to show you all how it's done!We're going [...]
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
Hey everyone! In today's lesson, I'm going to show you how to play "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan. This is a really simple tune, just 4 chords, and they're all pretty basic. If you're just starting to play guitar this one is perfect (and if you've been playing for a while, it's [...]
Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson, Janis Joplin
In this lesson we show you how to play "Me and Bobby McGee" originally written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster. This song is quite simple, but there's a small catch - there's a key change halfway through the tune. We start in the key of G, then switch to the key of A. Within [...]
Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
Learn how to play "Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan Hey everyone! This week we're going to show you how to play "Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan (every time I write that, I want to put "Hey Mister" in front of it). Anyway, this one's super duper simple - just 3 chords, D, G and [...]
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
In this video, we'll learn how to play "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison. It's quite simple and with a little practice you'll have it down in no time! This song uses the G, C, D and E minor chords as well as the most common strumming pattern (D-Du-uDu). If you need help with the [...]
Fire and Rain – James Taylor
In this video, we learn one of James Taylor's greatest works, "Fire and Rain".