Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
Shallow – A Star Is Born
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you all how to play "Shallow" from the movie "A Star Is Born," as performed by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. This song is primarily fingerpicked (or flatpicked/hybrid-picked if you prefer to use a pick). It uses quite a few chord shapes, and the [...]
Believer (Easy Version) – Imagine Dragons
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you a very easy way to play "Believer" by Imagine Dragons. This is just a three-chord song - and if we put a capo on the first fret they are very simple chords. If you're interested in learning the melody or how to play this [...]
Someone Like You – Adele
Hey everybody! In today's lesson, I'm going to show you how to play "Someone Like You" by Adele. This is one of my favorite recent pop songs and I decided that rather than show you how to strum through the song I would share with you my personal arrangement for a fingerstyle rendition of [...]
Mean – Taylor Swift
Hey everyone! In this lesson, I'm going to show you how to play "Mean" by Taylor Swift. This song is great if you are already pretty good at the basic chords but want to start getting into barre chords but it's also totally approachable for beginners. --- Having trouble with the basics? You'll want [...]
Stay – Post Malone
Hey everyone! Today I have a very interesting lesson for you all - I'm going to show you how to play "Stay" by Post Malone. This acoustic ballad utilizes some jazzy chords and is a great one for getting into some more intermediate chord shapes and strumming. The lesson begins by going over the [...]
Halo – Beyonce
Hey everyone! In today's lesson we're going to learn how to play "Halo" by Beyonce. This is a four-chord-wonder and that means it's the same four chords in the same order the whole time! This is great if you need practice working out your basic chords... And if you're just getting started you [...]
What About Us? – Pink
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you how to play "What About Us" by Pink. Usually, this is an easy 3 chord song so I decided to spice it up and came up with a chord melody that you can do during the verse which will definitely put your finger picking [...]
Cold Water – Justin Bieber
Hey everyone! In this lesson we're going to learn "Cold Water" by Justin Bieber and Major Lazer. I referenced both the original recording and the BBC Live performance when making this tutorial. The only difference is in how the F chord is played (more on that later...) If you're just getting started you [...]