Justin is one of the top guitar teachers on TH-cam. He's obviously well schooled in music and theory. He' NOT just someone who's self taught who knows some chords and licks so just decided to start a "guitar channel". And that's what makes Justin a proper guitar teacher, and sets his lessons heads and shoulders above the average TH-camr teaching guitar!! Just one, but extremely important example: Many "teachers" on TH-cam, don't even understand how music is written. They don't know that music is written in measures/bars, with different time signatures etc.. (and thats a scary thought!) And this is something you MUST understand if you ever expect to progress into a decent musician/guitarist!! You absolutely must understand the language of music. And that means counting music properly! I don't want to write a book here, so I'm just discussing this ONE aspect of Justins excellent teaching. That of counting music in the time signatures it's written in. Example: When you hear a "guitar teacher" saying things like, then you "Play this note 7 times", and then you "play this note 3 more times" so forth and so on, that's a bad sign. And leads me to believe they probably don't understand music and how to count music. And if they can't count music, you do NOT want them as your teacher! I can't tell you how often I've heard people teaching or performing a song on TH-cam, where its just one person and their guitar, and sad to say, the song is terrible. Not because they sound bad, but simply because their rhythm guitar playing is atrocious because they don't understand rhythm and don't understand time signatures. They'll be playing a strum pattern that's completely out of time with the time signature of the song. ie. They'll be singing a basic blues piece, progression in 4-4 time, but their strumming rhythm is entirely random, fitting no time sequence at all. They might be strumming 5 or 7 beats per measure while playing a 4/4 time signature piece, always rushing or pausing in an attempt to make their strumming "fit". Never knowing where the 1 beat of the next measure starts. This happens because they were never taught about time signatures and how music is written, or how to count music. And despite many of these people being very talented, their music suffers terribly that lack of knowledge. It's almost always the "self taught" guitarist that has this problem. And what's even worse, is that MANY of these self taught guitarists, don't even realize just how terrible their playing sounds, and don't even know that their poor rhythm playing is destroying their song. Many consider their guitar more as a background noise, and as long as a chord is ringing out that they can sing over they believe it to sound correct. Which of course is entirely wrong. The single acoustic guitar acts an instrument that entirely sets the tempo, the "mood" the groove, and rhythm of the song being performed. And if their strumming (which equate to the tempo, mood, groove & rhythm of the song) is out of time or is erratic , it throws the entire piece of music out of whack with it, and instantly turns a potentially great performance, into a terrible performance. Being a guitarist/musician for longer than I wish to remember at this point, (35+ years), I can't help but to add one more thought. I constantly see beginners wanting to learn to play "lead" guitar, to play "amazing" solos and all that, and that's what they watch and practice via TH-cam. Meanwhile, they can't even hardly play an F chord, but they're trying to learn the note for note solo to Skynards Free-Bird.!! And you hear some of these people play decent solo licks, but they can't even strum to basic 4/4 time and keep rhythm. Playing good rhythm guitar seems to be something nobody wants to learn to do anymore. And great rhythm players are few and far between. Hell, even mediocre rhythm guitarists are few and far between when it comes to videos on TH-cam! So to you beginners out there, do yourself a huge favor, and LEARN and PRACTICE your rhythm guitar skills, get good at it, and learn to count music!! You'll be having potential band mates knocking your door down to join their jam sessions!! while the guy who only mastered playing the Free-bird solo note for note, will be sitting at home playing along with his Skynard album! I can't emphasize the importance of good rhythm guitar! And when you've got that down pat, THEN put your time into learning those solos. You'll also have a big jump on learning those solos once you're a competent rhythm guitarist. So thank you Justin, for being a great guitar teacher, who nearly always points out ALL of these important aspects of playing music! Instead of just showing us a lick or two!! 👍👍
Thank you for the great guitar lessons! I own most of your books and love the website. I also always watch until the end. I don't want to miss a thing.
This has been on my wish list for ages! Thanks for the great video, especially with the progression of complexity - I've come a long way watching your videos and practicing, and it's great to see how far into the progression I can make it (all the way, apparently! Woo!). And thanks for the 666!
Love this song, thanks for sharing all the lessons Justin. I hope you and your family had a great New Year. Take care of yourself and your family and stay safe. From Charlie in the States.
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One has to go fairly deep down to see 666! Great stuff! Your patience and style is incredible, you keep me re-starting my guitar after years, and it's FUN. Thanks a lot.
Aww love this song! Great cover the guitar and playing sounds amazing!! Thanks for the chords on the screen this will help with learning verses and chorus for beginners and even me.. best teaching I’ve seen on utube. Thanks Justin
Been to the end of video. I tend to hammer on both top E and G strings when playing the D chords - don't know whether DBS do that. Sounds stronger somehow.
Man, it's one of the songs which sound so difficult, but it's mainly because of those two embellishments which aren't that hard at all (Howie Day's "Collide" is kinda like that as well). Thank you so much for breaking it down! Also, 666!
666 hiya, cheers for this video, I was having trouble with counting the strums and playing them but found if i just went for it it was a lot easier, not sure if this has a negative effect on learning but it's certainly good fun!
Hi Justin, I’ve just found your Chanel (great lesson) and I’m trying to play this on my baritone ukulele. I can do the Duuduududu pattern, but I can’t tell if the chord change comes after the third down, or on it🧐. When you demonstrate, you’re teaching the embellishments too, and it’s hard for me to pick out just the plain song with the strum pattern. I know you did this tutorial a few months ago, but it would help so much if you clarified that for me. 🙏🎶🌷
Nice video as always. Just a tip, the bass player was on another channel and talked about how most play this slightly wrong. Something about adding another chord after G before the A. He talked with Ryan. Give it a listen
666 lol - you must have been reading my mind - not this song but working on the split chord strum thing on an old country song .. Thanks for all you do Justin! love the 666 thing! stay safe
666 Heard this on the radio for the first time in years today and thought "Ohhhhhhhh that would be a nice one to learn, I'll check with Justin"... Once again, you do not dissapoint! Thank you! 666
Great lesson 👍 as always thanks .... carnt give you a triple six religious reasons 😇 lol but you are number 1 1 1 when I am looking for a song to learn . Any chance of a "Cast" song acoustic , Guiding star , Walk away , Free me , Sandstorm, Flying , Magic hour, See that girl , dance of the stars... please please cause I am having problems trying to get them right ha ha
I was just messing around with it and think it sounds good to go from a Asus4 to an A to an Asus2 coz it gives the same sound as the D pull off from Dsus4 to D to Dsus2 (edit) I always sus2 before G'in.
Hey, so this is my first pretty fast song I've tried playing. I've been used to having my leg go down with every down beat, but for this fast a song, my legs going up and down quite alot. Is this what I should be doing? If I try to only go down on the beats, whilst my strumming hand is going down in-between, it's tricky.
666.....Good lesson as always Justin, thank you. a great song reminds me of a bar in HK, Kowloon in the 90's called Chasers (Knutsford terrace) where the live band did a great cover version of this!
666 - can't youtube tell you when I also clicked the like button (18:14/18:19 - if not - I 'owe' you 5 seconds)? Surely it should be able to do that - seems simple for a super-smart algorithym
*Backing tracks and much more! Check it out:* www.justinguitar.com/songs/deep-blue-something-breakfast-at-tiffany-s-chords-tabs-guitar-lesson-sg-111
This was one of the first songs I learned on guitar, it really helped me in quickly changing between the cords 😀
Justin is one of the top guitar teachers on TH-cam.
He's obviously well schooled in music and theory. He' NOT just someone who's self taught who knows some chords and licks so just decided to start a "guitar channel". And that's what makes Justin a proper guitar teacher, and sets his lessons heads and shoulders above the average TH-camr teaching guitar!!
Just one, but extremely important example:
Many "teachers" on TH-cam, don't even understand how music is written. They don't know that music is written in measures/bars, with different time signatures etc.. (and thats a scary thought!)
And this is something you MUST understand if you ever expect to progress into a decent musician/guitarist!! You absolutely must understand the language of music. And that means counting music properly!
I don't want to write a book here, so I'm just discussing this ONE aspect of Justins excellent teaching. That of counting music in the time signatures it's written in.
Example:
When you hear a "guitar teacher" saying things like, then you "Play this note 7 times", and then you "play this note 3 more times" so forth and so on, that's a bad sign. And leads me to believe they probably don't understand music and how to count music. And if they can't count music, you do NOT want them as your teacher!
I can't tell you how often I've heard people teaching or performing a song on TH-cam, where its just one person and their guitar, and sad to say, the song is terrible. Not because they sound bad, but simply because their rhythm guitar playing is atrocious because they don't understand rhythm and don't understand time signatures. They'll be playing a strum pattern that's completely out of time with the time signature of the song.
ie. They'll be singing a basic blues piece, progression in 4-4 time, but their strumming rhythm is entirely random, fitting no time sequence at all. They might be strumming 5 or 7 beats per measure while playing a 4/4 time signature piece, always rushing or pausing in an attempt to make their strumming "fit". Never knowing where the 1 beat of the next measure starts.
This happens because they were never taught about time signatures and how music is written, or how to count music. And despite many of these people being very talented, their music suffers terribly that lack of knowledge. It's almost always the "self taught" guitarist that has this problem.
And what's even worse, is that MANY of these self taught guitarists, don't even realize just how terrible their playing sounds, and don't even know that their poor rhythm playing is destroying their song. Many consider their guitar more as a background noise, and as long as a chord is ringing out that they can sing over they believe it to sound correct. Which of course is entirely wrong. The single acoustic guitar acts an instrument that entirely sets the tempo, the "mood" the groove, and rhythm of the song being performed.
And if their strumming (which equate to the tempo, mood, groove & rhythm of the song) is out of time or is erratic , it throws the entire piece of music out of whack with it, and instantly turns a potentially great performance, into a terrible performance.
Being a guitarist/musician for longer than I wish to remember at this point, (35+ years), I can't help but to add one more thought.
I constantly see beginners wanting to learn to play "lead" guitar, to play "amazing" solos and all that, and that's what they watch and practice via TH-cam. Meanwhile, they can't even hardly play an F chord, but they're trying to learn the note for note solo to Skynards Free-Bird.!! And you hear some of these people play decent solo licks, but they can't even strum to basic 4/4 time and keep rhythm.
Playing good rhythm guitar seems to be something nobody wants to learn to do anymore. And great rhythm players are few and far between. Hell, even mediocre rhythm guitarists are few and far between when it comes to videos on TH-cam!
So to you beginners out there, do yourself a huge favor, and LEARN and PRACTICE your rhythm guitar skills, get good at it, and learn to count music!! You'll be having potential band mates knocking your door down to join their jam sessions!! while the guy who only mastered playing the Free-bird solo note for note, will be sitting at home playing along with his Skynard album!
I can't emphasize the importance of good rhythm guitar! And when you've got that down pat, THEN put your time into learning those solos.
You'll also have a big jump on learning those solos once you're a competent rhythm guitarist.
So thank you Justin, for being a great guitar teacher, who nearly always points out ALL of these important aspects of playing music! Instead of just showing us a lick or two!! 👍👍
This song came on the radio the other day. Brings back memories. You’ve got a great voice! Awesome!
Thank you for the great guitar lessons! I own most of your books and love the website. I also always watch until the end. I don't want to miss a thing.
Happy New Year, Justin!!! Thank you for everything 🙏🏻❤️🎉💐🥂
This has been on my wish list for ages! Thanks for the great video, especially with the progression of complexity - I've come a long way watching your videos and practicing, and it's great to see how far into the progression I can make it (all the way, apparently! Woo!). And thanks for the 666!
Love this song, thanks for sharing all the lessons Justin.
I hope you and your family had a great New Year.
Take care of yourself and your family and stay safe.
From Charlie in the States.
Danke!
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Thanks Justin. This is a great one to work on my strumming with. 666!
Already learned that one, Justin! But thanks for all your lessons! You rock!
LOVE THIS! This song makes me feel happy and and old at the same time
Brilliant, can’t believe it’s that easy, love it 😍
666 as always with Justin’s videos! Lovin’ the app on my iPad too.
Great song, great presentation and great instructor of course. I’ve played this for several years but your embellishments gave it new life. Thank you.
One has to go fairly deep down to see 666! Great stuff! Your patience and style is incredible, you keep me re-starting my guitar after years, and it's FUN. Thanks a lot.
The best guitar teacher ever. So simple and so much mastery in your methodology. Thank you Sir.
Wow, thanks :)
I thank you so much for your great guitar lesson.
Thank you for this lesson! I'm working on the strumming pattern.
Thanks Justin....been watching you for years....you're such a relaxing guy to learn guitar songs from.
666 fantastic as always looking forward to getting this under my fingers 🎸
Aww love this song! Great cover the guitar and playing sounds amazing!! Thanks for the chords on the screen this will help with learning verses and chorus for beginners and even me.. best teaching I’ve seen on utube. Thanks Justin
Been to the end of video. I tend to hammer on both top E and G strings when playing the D chords - don't know whether DBS do that. Sounds stronger somehow.
Was looking for that one thanks, a truly 666 lesson here!
Why is everyone commenting those numbers?
Happy new year Justin from sunny shenzhen! Thanks for reminder of this great song! 😈
Those are the only chords av learnt so far.... Am glad to put them in action
Awsum! Spot on!🙌🏼
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers, wow!
Brilliant Justin, learning this classic
Nice work Justin, good performance and lesson fella.
Hello from Timaru, New Zealand! "Triple 6" :-) great lesson, great song - can't wait to give it a try!
Now how about Solsbury Hill?
Yes mate, love me-self some Caroline bay :-D
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666 from Christchurch NZ. Watching a Justin video is a great way to start my day. Gets the music vibe going straight away!
Great lesson. Grabbing my guitar right now. Such a classic song.
Oh, and 666!
I miss the 90s. Take me back please.
Justin, all the best in New Year.
Triple-six! (666) LOL! Another great lesson, Justin. Cheers! 🍻
Triple (5+1). Great Song 👍😎🎶🎸
Man, it's one of the songs which sound so difficult, but it's mainly because of those two embellishments which aren't that hard at all (Howie Day's "Collide" is kinda like that as well). Thank you so much for breaking it down!
Also, 666!
Haha 666! Great lesson mate, thanks & Happy New Year! 👍🎸
So good lesson..thank you Justin..keep going 👍🙏🙏
666, great video, Justin! Love the variations from simple to complex
666 great stuff been waiting for this one fantastic as always happy new year
Not gonna lie that album had the coolest lead guitar sound. Kinda like if the Byrds were playing The Cure’s Disintegration.
666 hiya, cheers for this video, I was having trouble with counting the strums and playing them but found if i just went for it it was a lot easier, not sure if this has a negative effect on learning but it's certainly good fun!
999 can play it backwards so upside down will have to do. As always great vid Justin. thanks for all your good work.
Triple 6! 🤘
666, Justin. Keep of the good work. Thanks.
Just started learning this, your video helps a lot with the strumming pattern, great as always. 666!
666 brilliant, another great tutorial
Great video, ofcourse watched till the end. I was also suprised that you haven't done this song .
Always loved this song, thanks so much! Any chance you could do one for "Somewhere on Fullerton" by Allistar? :P
Finally understand this song
666 top notch content as always!
Hi Justin, I’ve just found your Chanel (great lesson) and I’m trying to play this on my baritone ukulele. I can do the Duuduududu pattern, but I can’t tell if the chord change comes after the third down, or on it🧐. When you demonstrate, you’re teaching the embellishments too, and it’s hard for me to pick out just the plain song with the strum pattern. I know you did this tutorial a few months ago, but it would help so much if you clarified that for me. 🙏🎶🌷
Is that a new guitar dungeon Justin?
Thank you made it to the end 999
Nice video as always. Just a tip, the bass player was on another channel and talked about how most play this slightly wrong. Something about adding another chord after G before the A. He talked with Ryan. Give it a listen
Great video as always Justin! 666!
666 really good lesson, fun song. thanks
666...great lesson...thank you for all that you do🤩🙏🎸
666 lol - you must have been reading my mind - not this song but working on the split chord strum thing on an old country song .. Thanks for all you do Justin! love the 666 thing! stay safe
666 👍👌🇦🇺
666 :) i like this style of teaching the song Justin having the chords an pattern on screen helps alot
Awesome song. Thanks Justin. 666
666 ha! You crack me up! Thanks for the lesson and the 😂😂😂
666superb lesson justin.
666
Many thanks from all us budding guitarists Justin.
Awesome tutorial mate
Justin, here's your "666" as requested. Watch your clips start to finish and each one is helpful. You rock! Wish you were local!
666 Heard this on the radio for the first time in years today and thought "Ohhhhhhhh that would be a nice one to learn, I'll check with Justin"... Once again, you do not dissapoint! Thank you! 666
666
Love the detail of your lessons.
Thank you Justin
The Guitar Sounds like a Firehouse Song: Dont tread me Bad . One of my favorite Songs of the „hair-metal „ Time
666 😄 Another great lesson. Thank you, Justin. You're a great teacher.
Great lesson 👍 as always thanks .... carnt give you a triple six religious reasons 😇 lol but you are number 1 1 1 when I am looking for a song to learn . Any chance of a "Cast" song acoustic , Guiding star , Walk away , Free me , Sandstorm, Flying , Magic hour, See that girl , dance of the stars... please please cause I am having problems trying to get them right ha ha
Made it to end of video. Probably take a while to play the cover version though👍
This sounds so much like Sea of Heartbreak by J. Cash 😄
666 Great song and fabulous lesson!
I was just messing around with it and think it sounds good to go from a Asus4 to an A to an Asus2 coz it gives the same sound as the D pull off from Dsus4 to D to Dsus2 (edit) I always sus2 before G'in.
im realy good at guitar now
666 good lesson!
Great, thanks! 666!
😅666 justin the best thank you ....
666 fantastic as always happy new year
Great rendition at the start! Fantastic work Justin.👍 Thought Harry Mancini wrote this one too.😄
666 - Brilliant Justin, where was Ziggy? 😀
Hey, so this is my first pretty fast song I've tried playing. I've been used to having my leg go down with every down beat, but for this fast a song, my legs going up and down quite alot. Is this what I should be doing? If I try to only go down on the beats, whilst my strumming hand is going down in-between, it's tricky.
"Triple Six" Ha Ha , but being a well seasoned guitar player, I enjoy how it refreshes my mine of songs I haven't played in years.
666…. Always, one of the very few that are worth watching to the end. As always, thank you sir.
Six-Six-Six. Added to my developer list…
Triple 6!
What is the make and model of the guitar you are using for this lesson? Can't tell from the video.
Froggy Bottom M www.justinguitar.com/instruments/froggy-bottom-m
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666 every time. Thanks for the tune really 😎
666 ;P i bought your first beginners book 2015 in Germany! Thanks
Learnt a new strumming pattern through this song. Here you go 666~
666.....Good lesson as always Justin, thank you. a great song reminds me of a bar in HK, Kowloon in the 90's called Chasers (Knutsford terrace) where the live band did a great cover version of this!
666 - can't youtube tell you when I also clicked the like button (18:14/18:19 - if not - I 'owe' you 5 seconds)? Surely it should be able to do that - seems simple for a super-smart algorithym
Vl Vl Vl thanks Justin
666 😈🎸 lovely song to start the year off!
666 great video, great song
Great lesson. Thanks. 666
666 :D I was really looking for a lesson on this song when I started playing guitar back in 2010, and super happy that you did a lesson now!