how to play "Across the Universe" on guitar by The Beatles | John Lennon | acoustic guitar lesson
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An acoustic guitar lesson on how to play “Across the Universe” by The Beatles | John Lennon from the album “Let It Be” released in 1970.
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Thanks for watching. Cheers
That guitar is tuned to perfection.
+Drew Layton Thanks Drew! cheers
Drew Layton
Yeah, well, tuners will do that.
KRISTUS: not exactly. Each guitar has its own "personality" which may require adjusting string tensions differently.
Drew Layton no such thing as perfect tuning on a guitar.
This is the only acoustic version of the song that satisfies the magical quality that this song possesses - somewhere between a lullaby and a ballad.
@Samuel Wallace It's a mantra... hypnotizing!
Wow
The Beatles have a naked version of the song that's only acoustic and vocals on their official TH-cam channel. There's an excellent cover on TH-cam by George Clements, one of the GOAT covers on TH-cam. The Frusciante AI cover is phenomenal as well.
"Across the Universe" a beautiful and priceless piece of music.
This has the most beautiful lyrics John ever wrote : "Words are flowing out, like endless rain into a paper cup, they slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe" . I like the version that includes the two girls picked out from the bunch that were always hanging around the front of the studio , Aileen Pease and Lizzie Bravo (Brazilian), who were friends. Paul brought them in to sing on the chorus ("Nothing's gonna change my world"). John didnt like that version (Wildlife album ?) and released the other one later. BTW, you are a very good teacher. Its perfect for beginners.
@Kyro Zephyr LMFAO
Absolutely awesome song. Never understood why Paul and George didn't have enthusiasm for it. One of the most beautiful melodies and lyrics ever written. Love your desire to make sure your lesson is totally faithful to the record!
It actually sounds more like a George song to me...
Time Stamp for my progress
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A few days of practicing and I got it spot on. Thanks man! No better teacher on this site than you :)
@@malego3501 who you replying to lol
Perfect! I love the way you pay attention to accuracy and all the subtle parts. Probably my favourite Beatles song.
+LeftHandedGuitarist Thanks bud. Yeah, working on this song put me in such a great space! cheers
Simply put, this has to be one of the best guitar lessons on the web. Comprehensive, yet easy to learn at just the right pace. And the arrangement is superb. Many Thanks! I was happy to make my donation. Please keep the lessons coming!
"Imagine" a 27-year old going downstairs and composing this song.
He wrote it about Cynthia talking too much
Jack Gregory lol really?
@@jdog6804 Yes, it is.
It's easy if you try
The genius of John Lennon.
Only took ~15 seconds of your playing for me to subscribe. Cleanest playing I've ever heard.
Truly...a masterpiece of guitar and lyrics. I believe this is John's best...a true genius. This song is proof.
damn...okay I teared up learning to play this beautiful version
Dude, you were born to play and teach guitar. The best lessons on the web.
What patience, what humanity. Thanks for your selflessness.
One of Lennon's masterpieces. I like your additions.
You give the best guitar lessons I've ever seen on youtube, the best design, on all levels: educational, technical, sound and visual .. And no unnecessary speech ... A real success .. Great ..
That sequence starting at 12:36 is brilliant, thank you!
your tone on your guitar in all your tutorials are awesome
You got me out of a rut I've been in for years. I feel free ! Thanks so much.
This is great I am going to learn this tomorrow, as its past my bedtime now, and I just bought a new guitar today so my fingers are really sore ,it is good to have a good tutor.Thank you
It is a beautiful song. I saw Charlene Spiteri, the lead singer from Texas (the band, not the state) cover this on Later with Jools Holland. She absolutely smashed it & the song has stayed with me ever since ❤
Needed to learn this song real quick so decided to check things out online and came across your tutorial ~ my daughter asked me to learn it so she can sing it @ a service for her husband's grandmother, who loved the Beatles ~ cheers and music for ever ~ DA
This literally makes me tear up. So beautifully played. And it makes me sad…what a terrible loss.
wow man...hands down you are the best of the best on the internet. Everything is just flawless....you wearing all black..against a black background leaves no room for distraction. Your flawless talent, nailing every single song. With all other tutorials out there I just hate when they talk and talk...but you are a wealth of knowledge on every song..throughly enjoy hearing the information on every song...so interesting to listen to....thanks for all your hard work and dedication. You make my guitar practice so much better than it was.
Man! John needed your help!! He was never satisfied with the final version. I have seen many many videos and listened to various versions and I can tell that John was struggling to transcribe to guitar what was playing in his head. While the other Beatles were talking he was quickly moving his hand around the high neck probably trying to find THE chord that would give him the open full sound that you achieve here. I am talking about the Chorus part...I mean. Great job!.
Acoustic versions always find a way to make me cry.
I have that exact 214ce Koa model.. it really does sound that good. It’s my favorite acoustic
Thank you for helping me refresh this song. It's probably my favorite Lennon song but I got tired of playing it. Super job in getting those little voicing chords over the chorus and at the end. You really make things clear and understandable! I certainly became a subscriber today.
John's and the Beatles' most beautiful song, most beautifully played.
Is that a taylor 414ce? Sounds great. Keep on posting tutorials. You are a great teacher!
A lot of folks question the tuning, sure that’s a part of resemblance, but they’re not giving the guitar credit, some guitars have a ladder or x brace build that truly amplifies the sound; put all that together involving his hand technique in the strings and the guitar. The guy does a wonderful job.
Mesmerizing. Sounds so good.
Have you thought of doing this in drop D? The only tricky part (apart from avoiding the low string) is the G on the second "nothing's gonna change my world" in the choruses. I just play that with ring on the low string at five and index barre across B and E at 3 sliding it down one fret on the off beat (muting the E string). As soon as I played it like this, it immediately reminded me of Greg Lake's "I Believe in Father Christmas".
love this song....and the Wainright/personal enhancements just add a beautiful touch to a classic...it's all good
You are one of my favorite teacher..
Dude I really like the thought and detail you put in your lessons. The actual technicalities of the guitar part as well as general information about the song. Please never stop making Beatles tutorials.
I was wondering how the 6 string sounded like a 12 string and then I read it was double tracked. That ought to do it :) Great sound.
Crafted into perfection! The intro was for me the hardest part to master. The embellishments are very supportive to the song.
I even noticed that the two alternating notes are very playable alongside the chords.
loveeee the chorus tone on that acoustic
Great lesson! I probably will never learn it, but just seeing this has made my day.
Man you got talent! I remember listening to my uncle play this song. Thanks for sharing
god damn it, man. it sound exactly like the record. this is beyond amazing, thanks
i always thought geroge harrison wrote the guitar part. so john lennon wrote the guitar part? in my opinion this is the best beatles guitar track. one of the best guitar riffs/prog ever.
John was probably the most innovative guitar player in the Beatles
so glad I found you man. such a great gift you have and sharing it makes you legendary. by far one of the greatest guitar teachers on the planet.
One of the few lessons to actually try to play the chorus like the Naked version.
Most just hang around a traditional A chord, I appreciate you taking the time to play something more accurate.
Best Embelishments Best Guitar Teacher And Of Course Best Guitarist EVER
This is a really beautiful rendering of Across The Universe, it sounds really good. Thanks for sharing this.
You play this way too good. I have absolutely no chance of learning to play it like that. I literally prefer turning on your video and just loop the first couple minutes just to hear you play this song, rather than the original.
Having tons of problems with the bar-chords, since they sound kinda bad when I try them :(
Wish you the best mate, good tutorial and insanely clean playing :)
Lawyer Morty
Geez Morty, you make me sick
LM: You can learn it like this if you practice. And learning it will make you a better player. Go for it!
the best way to learn to barre is simply start with index finger from 5 down and then 6 down. forget chords
get the 5 or 6 strings to play cleanly and work your way up neck to at least fret 10 and back down.
that initself may take time but to me that is best way to begin
Try first practicing on a song that has only one Barre chord and then work from there
Absolutely BRILLIANT!!! Thank you so much for such a wonderful lesson,and wonderful playing!
I love your lessons - these Beatles songs are so great to play. For years I've been focused on playing blues but am now discovering a whole new world. thanks hugely!
great song for the 12-string!
Wow, like I said before, INCREDIBLE! I just noticed something interesting playing with John's guitar: HE TUNED DOWN 1 semitone. The Beatles did this in Db aka C#. This explains why it's so easy to sing with the Beatles, but I had to put in a little more vocal effort in D. Good news for those of you who need it lower. Oh well, Paul tuned down 2 semitones to play Yesterday in F using G formation chords, so what's a semitone or 2 between friends, HaHa!
I found this one particularly helpful, thanks so much
Wow! What a great tutorial. Loved the Rufus Wainwright additions, really makes the song sound that little extra ethereal and sweet. Thank you very much for making this! :)
beautiful chords
Jammed this with a couple of Beatles fans and the were like, wait, that's not how I play it. What were those chords? Thanks bud. You are awesome.
Thanks Andy for your kind way of explaininig ... and more !
Your tutorials are amazing: no longer than they need to be, yet every single nuance captured. And a great manner in communicating the whole lot. I'm really, really impressed - will send you a donation tomorrow. The Beatles ones have been particularly useful to me, in spite of the several other decent Beatles tutors out there on TH-cam. When i say 'every nuance' btw i mean not just those that are in the song, but that are implicit in it (your added harmony notes for example which, again, is really nice - thinking the best way the song could sound with just one guitar and a voice. But bloody hell, your Eleanor Rigby is another level! Amazing. Thanks.
I have to say that this is, to me, the best lesson that I have heard, and you are without question great at playing the quitar .. and your teaching is flawless....a new fan and student
Thanks bud!
Your chord voicings for this song are achingly beautiful. Great lesson too. Thank you for sharing.
I can only imagine how much time and attention you put into each song you release. It's so incredibly done. So thoughtful, so professional. So great sounding. And such an easy to follow, watch a million times and try to do it half as good as you. Not to mention you give us all the specific details we would ask for in the description box below. So smart. I actually have the same guitar as you at least the "Taylor 214 ce" part, only lefty and G-L instead of "koa deluxe" at the end. I've spent more time throughout my life playing piano, but more recently got into guitar which I had dropped in childhood. In part, you're inspiring me. And I love your song selections. Some of my very favorite all time songs. Rock on. With sincere appreciation for who you are and what you do:-) You're definitely making the planet a better place and also "across the" entire "Universe." Thanks Again!
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Do you have a footage of your band playing?
I haven't been in a band for many years Jay. Cheers, Andy
Great lesson and excellent arrangement, my friend. Thanks so much for posting this up. ❤
For the past few weeks I've been thinking about this song and my not so correct version. Was hoping you'd do a lesson. Big smile on my face, looking forward to an evening with my guitar. Thanks bud!
+VeeDubJohn Thanks bud, also thank you for your donation. I really appreciate it. cheers
By far the best teacher on youtube. You have an incredible ear. Thanks for posting.
+Randall Moore Thanks Randall.
As I have said before; thanks for the time u put in, it clearly shows up in the end product, amazing. These lessons must take an incredible amount of effort to produce.
Pure John Lennon genius! Thank you Andy for sharing with such a gorgeous sounding guitar. Really enjoying the Anthology 2 version. Perhaps the one I like best? Thanks to Sir George Martin for that! Roger Hodgson does a splendid rendition live on a radio broadcast which can be viewed on TH-cam.
Just beautiful, mi Amigo !!!!!
Thank you for all the work you do to bring these incredible talented people to the light we all needed to see clearly how much talent they all really had..
I am so grateful for your work, thanks again !
A truly awesome interpretation of this song. You turn the guitar piece into a one man band. Thank you so much!
Cant thank you enough for not taking 10 mins to show me how to play a D chord.
Ive learned a few Beatles tunes this week from you,
Always solid and accurate lessons. Thanks!.
Thanks MrPaolo101. If you haven't already, please check this out: www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html Cheers
Andy
Those little nuances that you have caught on this beautiful song have been missing on all the other lessons I’ve seen. For instance the open strings before the E 7 and A 7 is suddenly so obvious when you point it out. My goodness could Lennon write the most beautiful melodies on the acoustic guitar
Thank you for the detailed lesson and unselfish support to all guitar lovers.
One of my all time favorite songs. You do it very well. Thank you.
You really do a good job friend, your example brings much more to an already beautiful song. The guitar has great sound too!
I also hear little bits of Phil Keaggy ; Beyond Nature album from 1992 in this song, he is a big Beatles fan.
Thank you for this - I love the additions you have made too. Subtle but effective and compliment the melody perfectly.
woooah man, that's one of my favourite songs by The Beatles! thank you so so so much
Another GREAT tutorial. You nail every detail. Thanks man!
My favourite beatles lyrics... pure genius and jai guru deva 🕉 that 6ths intro is only normal cause they came up with it...no one had heard it before... such a good composition...I'm disappointed on John's behalf if he felt it needed more effort than it was given... imagine (pun intended) if it was all he wanted it to be... i mean it's awesome anyway but imagine all the people... ok l laboured that joke! Thanks for your work Andy!❤
I really like the Rufus Wainwright nod. Beautiful!
Great Tutorial..Great Ambience for Learning a song..cus as Elvis said..Everyones gotta have a song..Without a song a mans got nothing..
quality work good SIR ! greatest how to ever in my 20 years of youtube
In the verse I think a Dmaj7 sounds better as the second chord and also using an A before changing to the A7...try it.
Example " D words are flowing Dmaj7(out) like endless rain etc .... they slip away A (across the uni(A7)verse"
hey man thanks for the lessons, you've really helped me become a better player. Also, really enjoy your passion on these videos where you dive into a little more about the song. A lot of tutorial channels on youtube feel pretty bland and robotic. Good to see you're still doing this! Cheers
Never stop your work, you are doing so great... ❤
By far one of the best teachers on Utube! Thank you
A worthy rendition of this fabulous tune. Lovely guitar too!
Beautifully done....as always. Many thanks for your efforts in helping the rest of us ham-and-eggers get by.
Provoking....definitely takes me back to my eight track in the Mav'
Nice guitar. That Taylor sounds so sweet.
Beautiful embellishments, it really suits the song well. Thank you very much!
Best Guitar Tutorial I have seen on TH-cam.
Love everything about this song the lyrics the melody 💙 ❤ 💕. One of John's ethereal ✨ songs, Dream landscape. I love how you do you tutorials, you are a very good instructor.!!!!
My favourite version of this song is on Anthology 2, I love the tanpura on there. It's great!
Sound of guitar is amazing!!!
I agree as well. I think this is Johns best song! Great transcription!
this guy is the best on youtube
Thanks for all your tutorials. They are always spot on and easy to follow. Just addedthis one to my To Do list . Thanks again.
Love what you did with the embellishments! So good!! Thank you.
top teaching, top tune and the best group ever,
+Michael Davis Thanks Michael. The Beatles were incredible. They blow me away, even after all these years...cheers
Been waiting for this lesson done properly for so long, thank you!
Hey man that is such an incredible video of mastery of a guitar tutorial method of Across the Universe I have seen and will ever see! Thank You very much for your mastery and the sound of the acoustic guitar!