Hi Lauren! I'm a member and am enjoying myself completely! One suggestion. I may be alone on this but when you're teaching these beginner songs and their related strumming patterns, I would find it helpful if, before you begin singing, you would demonstrate the strumming pattern a time or two without the vocals. Once you begin singing I find it difficult to "listen through you" to pick up the strumming pattern. Maybe it's a "me problem" but I'd find that change very helpful. Thanks for listening!
I love John Denver, Lauren. Taught myself to play chords on an inexpensive guitar, then bought a Takamine acoustic in 1975. One of my first song books was John Denver and I still have it and my Takamine. Love this, Country Roads, Annie’s Song and Grandma’s Feather Bed (never released a single, but so much fun)!
Thank you! Laura !!! I’ve absolutely love this song !! (Wonderful memories). You have made it simple, to the point! I will practice this one definitely. 🙏🌍🎼🙏🌳🌲🌧🌧 !!
I LOVE John Denver and this was one of his best! All I need now is a capo and I can play this, so until I get one I can still practice playing the regular open chords. Great lesson Lauren, it is thrilling to learn these songs I grew up with and still popular today; you make it so easy to learn! TWO THUMBS UP God bless! (BTW even w a cold your voice sounds great!)
I saw John Denver in concert in Roanoke, VA, in the 80s. He was a talented artist and song writer. I like your rendition of this song. Thanks for another great lesson!
@@LaurenBateman It was a fantastic show! He had a continuously revolving stage in the middle of the arena so everyone could see him no matter where their seats were.
Hey Lauren. Just found you looking for John Denver songs. I am 68 just restarting after 50 years. Enjoying your presentation very much. Only help for me would be when showing the cord and strumming pattern would be nice to se the coming cord change. Very watchable KF Bournemouth UK
I wonder if you could do How Long by JD Souther. Not so much The Eagles cover (got nothing against the Eagles). There are a couple of excellent live versions on You Tube.
Thank you, Christopher for the recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list.
I just wanna say thank you for helping me start my first lesson ( im 52 ) on guitar with horse with no name, that was last august. I really appreciate it now I’m having fun going up and down the fretboard thanks to you.
Congrats on your success 😃.I got a little mixed up hoping to see you do Rocky mountain way by Joe Walsh. Now that would be a something I would be interested in seeing. But great lesson. You are developing your teaching skills to perfection. Nice to see you singing to your lessons 😊 .
I listened to this twice and I like your voice,you said you had a cold well can't wait till you cold goes away.really loved it Lauren.really loved the fact that John was born again came into christ changed his life had a key to every door.born again Christian.i which he tells the story just beautiful.
Lauren, I’m a 62 year young man who has played the drums and percussion instruments since the age of 16. I decided to pick up the guitar and try my hand at it. I have found that I am absolutely terrible at it! I have short stubby fingers and really have no clue how to play this awesome instrument! I’m hoping you will be able to help me break through and master this thing. Heeeeeeere we go! 😎
I started at 67 with similar hands but noticed it is more about having agile and flexible hands. There are a few stretched that are still a problem but I've found other chord shapes. Do learn barre chords.
Over many years I have learned many cords . I find that a B 7 with an E and A major go very well together . A lot of modern music tends to use the progression ; C ,G Am and F Major . I just have to convince my wrist . lol.
Ah this is such a beautiful song ..takes me back to my trip across the states in 1980,when I stopped in Denver Colorado and took a spin up into the Rockies. So I m definitely off to learn this classic song ASAP. Im not sure I will be able to hit high notes with capo 2nd,so maybe I should just do it with out the capo. Don't suppose you have a copy of the lyrics and chords handy? Ps when you coming over to visit our Rockies in the world famous Connemara national park, just an hours drive from my house here on Galway.
I really like your videos. Even if the song isn't on my list, your energy and style make them worth watching. One thing I wonder is how it's accepted to change the names of the notes when using a capo. The chord shape is what you say, but it's different from the actual notes and chords.
@@LaurenBateman Disagreeing with the capo terms was what got me to break out of open chords by focusing on barre chords. The fake of it made the fretboard real.
Hello Lauren, I am having a great time as a beginner listening and viewing your videos. thank you.. I am curious do you have the chords on pdf for each song you teach so i can put it all together ? Not sure if the sheet music has the same nomenclature as you are presenting.. I'm a beginner not sure what to look for 😃
If you want to play what Fenver actually plays, you need to change how you’ve tuned your guitar. Drop the lowest/thickest string (the bottom E) down a full tone to D That’s the key to capturing the extra magic of this song.
According to several sites, the bpm for this song is insanely slow and boring at 82 bpm. Am I missing something here?… because I didn’t realize this til I got a metronome and the song sounds ridiculous at 82 bpm. Very confused.
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Hi Lauren! I'm a member and am enjoying myself completely! One suggestion. I may be alone on this but when you're teaching these beginner songs and their related strumming patterns, I would find it helpful if, before you begin singing, you would demonstrate the strumming pattern a time or two without the vocals. Once you begin singing I find it difficult to "listen through you" to pick up the strumming pattern. Maybe it's a "me problem" but I'd find that change very helpful. Thanks for listening!
Thank you for the suggestion.
I am a 74 year old starting to learn guitar love your easy to follow lessons thanks Lauren ,welcome from Gosford AUSTRALIA
Rock on!
For all you new commers, Lauren is awesome .. great guitar teacher
Awww thank you!!!
Your singing voice is great. Really good video.
Thanks for watching!
I love John Denver, Lauren. Taught myself to play chords on an inexpensive guitar, then bought a Takamine acoustic in 1975. One of my first song books was John Denver and I still have it and my Takamine. Love this, Country Roads, Annie’s Song and Grandma’s Feather Bed (never released a single, but so much fun)!
Hope you enjoyed the video.
EXCELLENT! THANK YOU!!!! Learning it for my oldest son's 40th birthday in October. Thank you so much.
Advance Happy birthday!
Ahhhhh Lauren ! Love love love this song! Thank you 🙏
Any time
Thank you! Laura !!! I’ve absolutely love this song !! (Wonderful memories). You have made it simple, to the point! I will practice this one definitely. 🙏🌍🎼🙏🌳🌲🌧🌧 !!
Have fun!
I love the way you teach Lauren. I am not a member but watch when I get a notification from you. Keep them coming. Thank you.
Thank you for watching. Will do!
THANK YOU. YOUR GREAT
Aww thanks!
Thank you so much You are such a help and encouragement and you cater right to my skill level.
Thank you!
Im 41 and started learning last year, really like how you break this down and make it simple to learn! Thanks
You're welcome!
Lauren ... I'm glad we are your favorite over the hill gang. . So nice of you
The best!
I LOVE John Denver and this was one of his best! All I need now is a capo and I can play this, so until I get one I can still practice playing the regular open chords. Great lesson Lauren, it is thrilling to learn these songs I grew up with and still popular today; you make it so easy to learn! TWO THUMBS UP God bless! (BTW even w a cold your voice sounds great!)
Awww David thank you so much. Glad you liked it.
Rubber band and a ✏️ instant capo.
Thanks Lauren. That was great. I could probably insert the little lick for the intro. But I'm good with strumming in standard tuning thanks to you.
Thanks for watching!
I saw John Denver in concert in Roanoke, VA, in the 80s. He was a talented artist and song writer. I like your rendition of this song. Thanks for another great lesson!
Wow! That must have been a great show.
@@LaurenBateman It was a fantastic show! He had a continuously revolving stage in the middle of the arena so everyone could see him no matter where their seats were.
A very typical gray and rainy november day here in Sweden, so a perfect day for gitarr, thanks Lauren.
My pleasure!
Glad this came up in my feed again. Much easier the second time. 😁
Awesome!
You can't go wrong with a timeless John Denver song. 🙂🎶
No you can't!
Hey thank you so much for the tutorial, I'm about 3 months into my lifelong guitar journey and I love John Denver! This has been a great tutorial!
You're very welcome!
Very Good and Very helpful! TY Lauren!
Glad it was helpful!
I like this one I remember when I came out I was 14 thanks Miss Lauren
Awww what a great memory.
Hey Lauren. Just found you looking for John Denver songs. I am 68 just restarting after 50 years. Enjoying your presentation very much. Only help for me would be when showing the cord and strumming pattern would be nice to se the coming cord change. Very watchable KF Bournemouth UK
I am trying to learn this song , it's my granddaughters favorite song. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I wonder if you could do How Long by JD Souther. Not so much The Eagles cover (got nothing against the Eagles). There are a couple of excellent live versions on You Tube.
Thank you, Christopher for the recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list.
Got see John twice great concerts
Awesome!
Thanks for this Lauren ! Am not excatly a bignier but recently started on a 12 string which I know John used a lot .
That's great! Keep it up :)
I just wanna say thank you for helping me start my first lesson ( im 52 ) on guitar with horse with no name, that was last august. I really appreciate it now I’m having fun going up and down the fretboard thanks to you.
You are welcome!
Brilliant, LB!
Thank you so much!
Congrats on your success 😃.I got a little mixed up hoping to see you do Rocky mountain way by Joe Walsh. Now that would be a something I would be interested in seeing. But great lesson. You are developing your teaching skills to perfection. Nice to see you singing to your lessons 😊
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Thank you so much!
I listened to this twice and I like your voice,you said you had a cold well can't wait till you cold goes away.really loved it Lauren.really loved the fact that John was born again came into christ changed his life had a key to every door.born again Christian.i which he tells the story just beautiful.
John wrote such great music.
Lovely song you nailed it good instructions .
Great lesson
Thank you for watching!
You’re such a badass I love these videos you make it so easy ❤
Thank you so much!!
Thank you very much 🙏🏻🙏🏽
You're welcome very much.
Awesome 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Lauren, I’m a 62 year young man who has played the drums and percussion instruments since the age of 16. I decided to pick up the guitar and try my hand at it. I have found that I am absolutely terrible at it! I have short stubby fingers and really have no clue how to play this awesome instrument! I’m hoping you will be able to help me break through and master this thing. Heeeeeeere we go! 😎
You go my this!!! I believe in you. 😊
I started at 67 with similar hands but noticed it is more about having agile and flexible hands. There are a few stretched that are still a problem but I've found other chord shapes. Do learn barre chords.
Lauren. ...well over the (50) club... glad we are your favorites older club fingers do not work so well at times
You sure are!!!
Over many years I have learned many cords . I find that a B 7 with an E and A major go very well together . A lot of modern music tends to use the progression ; C ,G Am and F Major . I just have to convince my wrist . lol.
Thanks for the tip!
Great song for beginners but I was wondering if perhaps you can teach ‘Angie’ by The Rolling Stones?
Thank you for the recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list.
Ah this is such a beautiful song ..takes me back to my trip across the states in 1980,when I stopped in Denver Colorado and took a spin up into the Rockies.
So I m definitely off to learn this classic song ASAP.
Im not sure I will be able to hit high notes with capo 2nd,so maybe I should just do it with out the capo.
Don't suppose you have a copy of the lyrics and chords handy?
Ps when you coming over to visit our Rockies in the world famous Connemara national park, just an hours drive from my house here on Galway.
Chords and lyrics are on my website for viewing. 😊 I agree. Great song. You can take the capo off to lower the key.
Great song!What model Taylor are you playing Lauren?
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I really like your videos. Even if the song isn't on my list, your energy and style make them worth watching. One thing I wonder is how it's accepted to change the names of the notes when using a capo. The chord shape is what you say, but it's different from the actual notes and chords.
Yes, they are different. It's why we say it's an A chord relative to the capo.
@@LaurenBateman Disagreeing with the capo terms was what got me to break out of open chords by focusing on barre chords. The fake of it made the fretboard real.
Hello Lauren, I am having a great time as a beginner listening and viewing your videos. thank you.. I am curious do you have the chords on pdf for each song you teach so i can put it all together ? Not sure if the sheet music has the same nomenclature as you are presenting.. I'm a beginner not sure what to look for 😃
Hi Joel, due to copyright law, we do not provide PDF printouts.
Lauren. ... I sit back in my recliner * go over your videos
Thanks for watching!
If you want to play what Fenver actually plays, you need to change how you’ve tuned your guitar.
Drop the lowest/thickest string (the bottom E) down a full tone to D
That’s the key to capturing the extra magic of this song.
Beginner version.
do you know if there is a way to play the intro to this song without the 'drop d' tuning?
I mean, you could play it regular tuning. Won’t have as dark of a sound but it will work.
Hello there, I would like to know if you know how to play kashmir by led zeppelin, on tab, thanks
I do but their songs are hard to do because of copyright strikes.
First state to Legalize!!!!!! Love the Masonic STRAP!! Red White and Black BABY👺
Rock on!
Direct Massage? message?
What if I dont have that metal clip you put on the first fret? Sorry Im new
It's called a capo. You can still play it but it won't sound like the recording.
According to several sites, the bpm for this song is insanely slow and boring at 82 bpm. Am I missing something here?… because I didn’t realize this til I got a metronome and the song sounds ridiculous at 82 bpm. Very confused.
Interesting. There are different versions at different speeds.
Hes my favorite artist besides Glen Campbell. I grew up listening to them.
Can you please put a link for the music sheet for Rocky Mountain high
Thanks for watching! Please se this link www.laurenbateman.com/rocky-mountain-high-chords/
Thank you so so much!!!!!
Can you please do a fingerstyle tutorial of "goodness of god"! 🙂
Not sure I know that one.
@@LaurenBateman ok🙃
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