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The Most Common Strum Pattern No One Talks About

playing technique Jun 10, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about the most common strum pattern no one talks about. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on a strum pattern I hear in songs all the time, but I don't hear people talking about how to break down & play this strum pattern. So today I'm going to do just that. I'll show you how to actually play and use this strum pattern & a couple of ways you can spice it up to sound even better. Now, you can use this on acoustic guitar or electric guitar, it doesn't matter which. But this strum pattern uses a dotted quarter note & is used in country, rock, blues...pretty much everything, & it will make you sound like a rock star.

If you're still reading the description, I just want you to know that you are awesome. Thanks for watching this lesson about this strum pattern. Have the best day ever! You deserve it.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:59 - How to play the most common strum pattern no one tal...

How to Play Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

how to play Jun 05, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to play Use Somebody by Kings of Leon. Hey guys! Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on an excellent beginner guitar song using power chords for you. Having cool guitar songs like Use Somebody that you can play really early in your journey of learning how to play guitar is crucial to being able to impress your friends & feel like a rock star. So today we'll go over the entire song & break down every single section for you.

If you want to pick up a FREE tab for Use Somebody, you can find it here at http://simpleguitar.com/usesomebody

If you've made it this far in the description, I just want you to know that you are awesome. Thanks for watching this lesson on how to play Use Somebody. Have a stellar day! You deserve it.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Review of Power Chords Needed for Use Somebody
2:38 - How to play the Intro/Verse/Chorus/Main Riff of Use Somebody
8:57 - How to play the Brid...

Beginner Strum Patterns For Guitar

playing technique May 29, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about beginner strum patterns for guitar. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com with another beginner guitar lesson for you to get you strumming chords & playing songs faster! When it comes to strum patterns, though, most guitar teachers & books & methods actually skip a couple of the most important rhythms that really help you be able to change chords better & develop a solid internal sense of rhythm & timing. So today I'm going to give you 10 beginner guitar strum patterns using the most common chord progression known to man so that you can go from playing nothing to sounding pretty darn good. You can then use these strum patterns with other chord progressions & songs on acoustic guitar or electric guitar!

Hey! You are awesome & I appreciate you checking out this video on beginner strum patterns for guitar. You rock! Thank you :)

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - What You Need To Know About Strum Patterns First

3:26 - How Using A Metronom...

How To Do Vibrato on Guitar For Beginners

playing technique May 27, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to do vibrato on guitar for beginners. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on one of the most important phrasing techniques for lead guitar playing. Vibrato is probably THE most expressive, awesome sounding thing you can do when playing lead guitar on electric or acoustic guitar. It's become the thing I listen to when trying to decide if a guitar player is really, really good or not. Great sounding vibrato will instantly make you stand out & sound awesome to anyone who listens to you play so it's something you should start working on today if you haven't already.

Thanks for watching the video on how to do vibrato today! You're awesome & you deserve every good thing coming your way!

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:28 - Guitar Vibrato Technique #1

4:28 - Guitar Vibrato Technique #2

12:41 - Guitar Vibrato Technique #3

14:07 - Guitar Vibrato Technique #4

16:09 - Guitar Vibrato Review ...

1 Exercise To Get Your Fingers Working Independently

playing technique May 22, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about 1 exercise to get your fingers working independently. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you to help you master your finger independence. I'm going to give you a beginner version & an advanced version of this guitar finger exercise to help you with your finger fitness. A lot of guitar players struggle with getting their fingers to work independently from one another which causes a lot of things to be more difficult than they need to be. So today I'm going to show you a simple exercise you can use for getting your fingers more independent & moving on their own so that you can master more scales, chords, arpeggios & everything else with your guitar playing. And as usual, it doesn't matter if you're playing acoustic guitar or electric guitar for this exercise to work for you :)

Thanks for watching the video on how to get your fingers working independently today! You're awesome!

Chapte...

3 Ways To Improve Your Picking

playing technique May 20, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about 3 ways to improve your picking. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you about some very simple things you can use to improve your picking whether you play acoustic guitar or electric guitar. The good thing about these guitar picking exercises is that you can do them for a few minutes to workout your picking hand and work on syncing up both of your hands. These simple beginner guitar picking exercises are going to help you improve your picking speed, accuracy, & control. Plus you can do these while watching TV or when you're just hanging out & it only takes a few minutes per day to get results from them :)

Thanks for watching the video on how to improve your picking today! You're awesome!

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:35 - The scale I'm using for these exercises

2:06 - Exercise #1

2:57 - Exercise #2

4:22 - Exercise #3

5:19 - BONUS Exercise #4

5:55 - Review & Final Tips

Let's...

How to Play Norwegian Wood by The Beatles Without a Capo

how to play May 15, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to play Norwegian Wood by The Beatles without a capo. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you about playing this great Beatles song without a capo. Normally this acoustic guitar song is in the key of E by placing a capo on the 2nd fret & basing it around a D shape chord. But what I'm going to show you is how to play this song in E with no capo needed at all. Honestly I think this version is actually a bit easier to play than the original version, too. So in this video I'll be going over all 4 chords you need to know, the rhythm for all the strumming, & break down the verse & chorus sections of the song.

Thanks for watching the video on how to play Norwegian Wood! You're awesome!

Pick up the tab for this song by going to http://simpleguitar.com/norwegianwood

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro

1:58 - The chords needed for this song

3:46 - The time signature & rhythm for this song

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How to Play B Major on Guitar

playing technique May 13, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to play B Major on guitar. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you on one of the toughest chords for any beginner to try to tackle. B Major is beast of a guitar chord to get down when you're first learning how to play guitar, but today I'm going to give you some tips to tackle a full barre chord version of B Major, show you the "wrong" way that I play it, & give you some easier alternatives you can use while you continue to work on getting that full B major chord down.

Thanks for watching the video on how to play B major today! You're awesome!

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What the Heck is a Seven Chord?

music theory May 08, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about what the heck is a seven chord? This is a questions I had when I was starting out & was clueless about for too long. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you. In this guitar tutorial I'm going to go over what 7 chords are (or 7th chord), where they come from, & how to know some that are going to sound good together. This is a bit of music theory that will be very handy for you to give you different sounds you can use than just standard open chords, too. Once you can play some barre chords you'll be able to play these all over the fretboard. So dive in, have fun with these 7 chords and leave a comment if you have any questions!

Thanks a ton for watching this video. It really means a lot to me & I hope it helps you out!

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - What the heck are 7 chords?

3:03 - Where do 7 chords come from using the C Major Scale

4:23 - The Major 7 Chord

5:56 - Start...

How To Keep Your Strumming Hand Moving

playing technique May 06, 2021

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about how to keep your strumming hand moving so you can keep time better & have awesome rhythm no matter what strum pattern you play on guitar. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you so your strumming hand can keep time for you by always moving.

One of the biggest problems most guitar players have with first learning how to play guitar is that they don't keep their strumming hand moving while playing strum patterns which makes it harder to play the rhythm in time. In this strumming lesson I'm going to break it down for you & give you some easy exercises you can practice to ingrain the motion for your strumming hand to keep moving no matter what strum pattern you play so that you can sound awesome & feel like a rock star even if you're just starting out.

Thanks a ton for watching this video. It really means a lot to me & I hope it helps you out!

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

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