One of the best things about Justin's lessons are the multiple skill levels he teaches to. As a beginner, I learned the chords and now returning to the video 2 1/2 years later while following his fingerstyle module, I am starting to be able to play it more authentically Thanks Justin and Happy New Year!
I had been playin this with an e minor rather than a double run on g,finger pickin it,sounds ok my way but its another that i have had wrong for years.thanks for the correction ,and a slight change to the pickin.cheers ears.
Justin, just love you for your positiveness and your great skills to transport music and to explain it. You are almost always my first choice when I am interested in a song. Great picking pattern for Jolene. Thanks a lot!
Thank's for this excellent tutorial, but I must say, for those of us who are ..perhaps rhytmically challenged.. this is Pretty F*** Far From a "Beginner" song :D It's a genious song that is so hard to play right!
This song is great for beginners and whatever level your at there's a version that will suit you. You can start with the chords and basic strum pattern and then as you progress with your skill level you can take on the more complex fingerstyle techniques.To play exactly what's recorded on the original is far more complex than it seems at first but stick with it my friend and you'll be a master on the guitar given some time.
I think the chords are exactly the same, you just need to get the strumming pattern down by ear. You can also probably look at the live videos to see any nuances in fingering.
"I'm G-ing of you G don't take my A minor... For 4 bars" Almost like these lyrics as much as the original. Great lessons, incredible helpful for figuring out songs I always wanted to play. Keep it up!
I like the way you show different levels of playing the song that one could work up to. Excellent approach and I'm having lots of fun learning this as my first song!! Thank you :)
OmShantiShanti496 teaching is a total different job than playing. This guy really shows how to teach! Thanks Justin, it is one of my favourite guitar songs which as a beginner I can play strumming. Now the finger picking! Great way your step up by step up expanation!
I have loved this song from the first time I heard it in 1973 when it was definitely not cool to be liking country in this era of british rock but a great song is a great song at anytime and this is my way into playing it. Thanks Justin.
Great tutorial, thanks Justin. Sounds such a simple song when strumming chords, then you get into the fingerpicking and it’s so much more complex than I ever thought. After hours of struggle I can play that riff at about 1/4 speed, and as soon as I start thinking about it I go wrong! And you sing at the same time...amazing
Another great lesson on a great song, mate! (If you're taking requests, might I suggest a wonderful song sung by Cyndi Lauper and written by Prince: Time After Time) Rock on.
I'm pretty sure Justin has already covered Time after time. He done a fingerstyle lesson and he had that chick with the cool singing voice accompany him.
It's called "True colours," and Prince did write it. Justin has already posted a great lesson for that song on the acoustic where he has a chick with a great voice do the vocals.
Hey Justin.. I have been following you for an year now and whatever I have learned on the guitar is from you for that I thank you graciously (Youre My Guru!! :)).. You are awesome.. Im a big fan all the way from Pakistan man.. would it be possible if you could one video on a Pakistani song??? It would just blow my mind.. Thank you so much for your teachings..
I’m a fairly solid finger picker. I can boom-chic and Travis pretty well...but the signature lick in this song is really starting to piss me off. 2 hours of playing 12 notes in 2 measures and I still can’t find the groove! Ahhhhh. I will find it and I will own it...soon.
I feel you bro. I have the same issue. I can play the groove somewhat correctly at 0.8 speed, but I have no chance at regular speed. I think im going to get the transcribing software me mentioned to slow down the original, to get the groove down, and not use tabs on UG.
Evlo80 So I did the whole metronome thing...played it painfully slow and just kept clicking up the metronome when I could play it smoothly. After about 1000 times muscle memory finally kicked in. Listen to Miley Cyrus “the back yard sessions Jolene”. Excellent way to hear the riff and they play it slightly slower than Dolly Parton...whom, is in fact, Miley Cyrus’s Godmother. Also search Cyrus Parton Jolene and they perform a duet. Gold luck. Tick, tick, tick...
Always enjoy your videos, you're one of, if not THE best tutor.. was wondering if you could please, please, please do a tutorial for Robert Hazard's Girls just wanna have fun and Dying by Hole... thanks!
you are amazing Justin - easily the best guitar teacher out there. I've tried learning this riff so many times and this time (with you help) I reckon I' ve cracked it. Thank you
I am 51 years old and returning to the guitar after 30+ years. Somehow I still know the Travis pick pattern used here and I am still rather fast with it ( from several years of playing Freight Train and Dust in the Wind ). But my left-hand finger tips still need to get hard because I get grooves indented from holding the strings so when I lift off that A minor chord I pluck all the strings with the grooves. Also the hammer-on is mushy sounding. But the pattern and timing, probably the most crucial parts, came to me quite easily.
I hadnt heard this since i was a little kid and before i started playing guitar so when i listened to it recently i was amazed at how cool the guitar part was. Not usually my style but its sounds great will definitely be the next song i learn.
Fantastic! I’ve been looking for a breakdown of that riff for years. Ever since I heard the cleaner remix she made in late 80’s. Much gratitude to you!
Great thanks for this transcription and your demonstration, so clear, of this marvellous guitar playing which I find kind of tricky. I do appreciate too the sincerity of your voice. You sure 've got a feeling of everything you play and sing. Greatings from Brittany, France. And please excuse the approximation of my english.
Thanks for this! One thing I found interesting is I've learned Travis patterns using my thumb for the root/1st bass note, index for the 2nd, and middle, ring, and pinky for the lower three strings. Is this something I need to unlearn?
Some fingerpicking patterns will be harder but you'll have other specific patterns that might be easier. It's not the typical way but if you haven't felt limited along the way playing new songs, who are we to judge? :) | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
I don't consider myself a great guitarist but my confidence goes up when I'm able to learn this in a couple of days. Especially when people in the comments say this piece is hard to learn and things like that, because it is complicated.
Everyone's consistently got this riff all wrong. I just studied the live performance at the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974 and the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum's interview of Chip Young and he is definitely incorporating the low E string in this intro riff, as well as the high E string. Specifically, he is thumb picking the strings 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 6, etc. I need someone better to help me figure out the rest!
bruh 😂😂😂 why do my notes sound different even though they are tuned it it the little black holder thingy that has the notes further down? Edit: it's ok i got it. really fast too
I'm really new to guitar (self taught in piano) and I wanted to know how to play this song for so long! Maybe not a beginner song, but I'll try! My mom introduced me to you and so far I'm loving your videos!
I made my brother use this video… I had to give my brother that hella glitchy iPad… and hearing my brother play the guitar gave me a headache so whatever 👁️👄👁️ But it has improved his ability to play… it was also hell to log in on my iPad… that’s how bad the slowness is on the iPad… but hey at least it improved his guitar skills…
Excellent Justin. Thanks. Have been struggling with this since AGM published Jolene two months ago. Great song for beginners who wish to sing as well as play. Tempo is my challenge for finger style. Own 3 of Justin's song books, two theory downloads and recently made a small donation. Would recommend to all that follow Justin's lessons to contribute what you can or acquire a book to help him keep the lessons coming!
I've been watching Justin for years and I've only just worked out that the tattoo on his left arm is a broken arrow. Peace be upon you Justin. Another killer lesson.
i’ve been practicing this for 3 days already i’ve gotten the chord patterns down but the main issue I’m struggling with is the second strumming pattern i just can’t get it down
One of the best things about Justin's lessons are the multiple skill levels he teaches to. As a beginner, I learned the chords and now returning to the video 2 1/2 years later while following his fingerstyle module, I am starting to be able to play it more authentically Thanks Justin and Happy New Year!
This should keep me busy for a while.
hahaha such a mood
Lol
A year or two, ya
How's it going?
@@jennainfinland It took a little while but once it finally clicked its not too bad. Like most things on guitar ha.
I had been playin this with an e minor rather than a double run on g,finger pickin it,sounds ok my way but its another that i have had wrong for years.thanks for the correction ,and a slight change to the pickin.cheers ears.
What a pretty song ..! I always wanted learn how to play it. Thanks Justin ..!
As always, very good taste, I discovered a lot of great songs by following your channel!
Justin, just love you for your positiveness and your great skills to transport music and to explain it. You are almost always my first choice when I am interested in a song. Great picking pattern for Jolene. Thanks a lot!
Thank you
Justin, top notch as usual. Tab on ur site was a big help! Still struggling hard to get this up speed though.
great lesson. thanks for sharing.
Oh yes, I always wanted to learn this song. Thank you for this beautiful version. Cheers!
Love this tutorial mate very in depth but simple, thank you for teaching me to play this song.
This was really helpful, thank you. Also i love you're videos keep up the great work
I found it quite easy to pick the main riff but maintaining it consistently is another matter
I heard the Miley Cyrus version of this with this strumming pattern. So much emotion in it. Can't wait to play it on my classical
Who the hell would give a thumb down on this?
Your thumb, because it's used intensively. :D
People who didn't master it after 4 months of trying.
Thank's for this excellent tutorial, but I must say, for those of us who are ..perhaps rhytmically challenged.. this is Pretty F*** Far From a "Beginner" song :D It's a genious song that is so hard to play right!
This song is great for beginners and whatever level your at there's a version that will suit you. You can start with the chords and basic strum pattern and then as you progress with your skill level you can take on the more complex fingerstyle techniques.To play exactly what's recorded on the original is far more complex than it seems at first but stick with it my friend and you'll be a master on the guitar given some time.
Can you do one in the jack white style?!
I think the chords are exactly the same, you just need to get the strumming pattern down by ear. You can also probably look at the live videos to see any nuances in fingering.
Little mix
HA HA. JUSTIN SINGIN " PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY MAN! .".
MADE ME LAUGH
Ok, without some visuals which string should I hit, this is beyond me.
And Dolly did it with long acrylics😂 I've always admired her, but now my respect for her skyrocketed😂👏
“don’t take my A minor” 😭
NEVER take a man's A minor.
@@blackie75 Lol!!!
😂😂🤣🤣
That went grammatically horrible
@@Alonoda Too funny!
Dynamic Hypnotic stfu
Am C G Am Am G G Am Am Am Am (chorus)
Am C G Am G G Am Am Am Am (verse)
Does the C and G get switched too?
Am G C Am G G Am Am Am Am (verse)
"I'm G-ing of you G don't take my A minor... For 4 bars" Almost like these lyrics as much as the original. Great lessons, incredible helpful for figuring out songs I always wanted to play. Keep it up!
'Your G chord is soft like A minor' was a nice little verse
you should hear his lesson on wild world, il allwas be f-in you like a, then he realises n stops lmao
Friendly version of Thomas shelby
Seriously dude you are such a humble and cool teacher, absolutely love your lessons
Echo!! Spot on :) Super gratitude for your amazing lessons and accessible teaching!
12:50 finger
thanks
Great lesson man. Thank you.
G dont take my A minor
AWESOME job. Love the attitude (or lack thereof). Rather than trying to show off, you genuinely want to help people learn. Lovin your lessons!
I like the way you show different levels of playing the song that one could work up to. Excellent approach and I'm having lots of fun learning this as my first song!! Thank you :)
Man you really can do A LOT with nothing but a A minor, G, and C chord!
The video is up for like 15 minutes and already 40 likes and lots of comments.
Justin is truly the master of guitar
My mate Mike had 12 million views of his Metallica cover in less than 24 hours!!! Now thats some crazy numbers!
JustinGuitar Songs anyways you still the best for me
Thanks Omri :)
OmShantiShanti496 teaching is a total different job than playing. This guy really shows how to teach! Thanks Justin, it is one of my favourite guitar songs which as a beginner I can play strumming. Now the finger picking! Great way your step up by step up expanation!
Love how you look like you're about to burst into laughter.
Yes . Glad you added this one from the book . With a nice fingerstyke. Yes
How do I contact you? I'd like to hire you for a guitar session to record this for a cover I'm doing....
Thanks for your time and consideration...
I have loved this song from the first time I heard it in 1973 when it was definitely not cool to be liking country in this era of british rock but a great song is a great song at anytime and this is my way into playing it. Thanks Justin.
Where's the lesson on finger picking the verse
Great tutorial, thanks Justin. Sounds such a simple song when strumming chords, then you get into the fingerpicking and it’s so much more complex than I ever thought. After hours of struggle I can play that riff at about 1/4 speed, and as soon as I start thinking about it I go wrong! And you sing at the same time...amazing
Dolly’s riffs have a definite Pneumatic feel!
Love this song. Can't wait to start learning this song on my guitar. Thank you. You are a wonderful teacher.
Another great lesson on a great song, mate! (If you're taking requests, might I suggest a wonderful song sung by Cyndi Lauper and written by Prince: Time After Time)
Rock on.
Mark Hersch +1
I'm pretty sure Justin has already covered Time after time. He done a fingerstyle lesson and he had that chick with the cool singing voice accompany him.
Prince didn't write it
It's called "True colours," and Prince did write it. Justin has already posted a great lesson for that song on the acoustic where he has a chick with a great voice do the vocals.
"time after time," is also a good song but "True colours," is my favourite Cindy Lauper.
Hey Justin.. I have been following you for an year now and whatever I have learned on the guitar is from you for that I thank you graciously (Youre My Guru!! :)).. You are awesome.. Im a big fan all the way from Pakistan man.. would it be possible if you could one video on a Pakistani song??? It would just blow my mind.. Thank you so much for your teachings..
I’m a fairly solid finger picker. I can boom-chic and Travis pretty well...but the signature lick in this song is really starting to piss me off. 2 hours of playing 12 notes in 2 measures and I still can’t find the groove! Ahhhhh. I will find it and I will own it...soon.
I feel you bro. I have the same issue. I can play the groove somewhat correctly at 0.8 speed, but I have no chance at regular speed. I think im going to get the transcribing software me mentioned to slow down the original, to get the groove down, and not use tabs on UG.
Evlo80 So I did the whole metronome thing...played it painfully slow and just kept clicking up the metronome when I could play it smoothly. After about 1000 times muscle memory finally kicked in. Listen to Miley Cyrus “the back yard sessions Jolene”. Excellent way to hear the riff and they play it slightly slower than Dolly Parton...whom, is in fact, Miley Cyrus’s Godmother. Also search Cyrus Parton Jolene and they perform a duet. Gold luck. Tick, tick, tick...
@@subversion6066 Nice! That was a smart way to go about it. I will take your advice, thank you 🙏🙏
Always enjoy your videos, you're one of, if not THE best tutor.. was wondering if you could please, please, please do a tutorial for Robert Hazard's Girls just wanna have fun and Dying by Hole... thanks!
This is my favourite guitar class video ever! So well explained and easy to follow. I can’t wait to keep learning. Thank you
12:33
thank me later
you are amazing Justin - easily the best guitar teacher out there. I've tried learning this riff so many times and this time (with you help) I reckon I' ve cracked it. Thank you
I am 51 years old and returning to the guitar after 30+ years. Somehow I still know the Travis pick pattern used here and I am still rather fast with it ( from several years of playing Freight Train and Dust in the Wind ). But my left-hand finger tips still need to get hard because I get grooves indented from holding the strings so when I lift off that A minor chord I pluck all the strings with the grooves. Also the hammer-on is mushy sounding. But the pattern and timing, probably the most crucial parts, came to me quite easily.
I hadnt heard this since i was a little kid and before i started playing guitar so when i listened to it recently i was amazed at how cool the guitar part was. Not usually my style but its sounds great will definitely be the next song i learn.
You are the best guitar teacher on TH-cam. I love the different levels of difficulty and how it just, sounds, right!
Don't worry pal when you can sing and play like that I promise you. Nobody will be stealing your man 👨💯🤣 great lesson
Çok simple version oldu abi calamicaz kb
Fantastic! I’ve been looking for a breakdown of that riff for years. Ever since I heard the cleaner remix she made in late 80’s.
Much gratitude to you!
Great thanks for this transcription and your demonstration, so clear, of this marvellous guitar playing which I find kind of tricky. I do appreciate too the sincerity of your voice. You sure 've got a feeling of everything you play and sing.
Greatings from Brittany, France. And please excuse the approximation of my english.
Thank you so much for your videos! Been practicing the picking you show for many hours over a fortnight and it is finally coming together! ☺️
Thanks for this!
One thing I found interesting is I've learned Travis patterns using my thumb for the root/1st bass note, index for the 2nd, and middle, ring, and pinky for the lower three strings.
Is this something I need to unlearn?
Some fingerpicking patterns will be harder but you'll have other specific patterns that might be easier. It's not the typical way but if you haven't felt limited along the way playing new songs, who are we to judge? :) | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant
@@JustinGuitarSongs Yeah, I suppose that makes sense. If it ain't broke 😁
Thanks for taking the time!
Dear Justin, this is a very useful tutorial, thanks for putting it together. We used it to learn our version and it's a joy to perform live.
I would love for you to cover shiver by coldplay and sparks there aren't any good lessons for earlier coldplay songs.
So difficult 😭 But I will work hard! Thank you for your great tutorial!
Did you succeed?
Justin I have to say I love your videos. They have really helped drive me to improve my skills. Thank you so much
This song stuck in my head and with your help I can now play it myself. Thanks ! ^_^
Thank you for this! I managed to learn the fingerstyle and sing along throughout 2020. Awesome lesson! Thank you!
JUST MADE MY DAY!!!!!!thank you a lot.....I practiced some other things today...got tired..I needed this to cheer me up!many thanks..
I don't consider myself a great guitarist but my confidence goes up when I'm able to learn this in a couple of days. Especially when people in the comments say this piece is hard to learn and things like that, because it is complicated.
Cool tune. Have you done any lessons on big country or marillion or if you could would be great. Thank you for the inspiration.
Everyone's consistently got this riff all wrong. I just studied the live performance at the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974 and the
Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum's interview of Chip Young and he is definitely incorporating the low E string in this intro riff, as well as the high E string. Specifically, he is thumb picking the strings 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 6, etc. I need someone better to help me figure out the rest!
The Travis Picking part was brilliant for more advanced players. You covered all levels.
Try learning the chain with Lindsay buckinghams style and then your hitting all levels
@@dantebrionesclarke3874 try Big Love lol
My fingertips are eroding from learning big love
@@Ash-fm6ym omg I love that song. Damn must learn!
@@grahamt19781 check out Six String Fingerpicking's tutorial on it
i love this song, learning it was a great experience.Thanks Chief!
I'm deffo gonna use this to get into Travis picking.
I will just like all your videos just because you taught me how to play guitar..... Thanks guruji :')
bruh 😂😂😂 why do my notes sound different even though they are tuned it it the little black holder thingy that has the notes further down?
Edit: it's ok i got it. really fast too
I'm really new to guitar (self taught in piano) and I wanted to know how to play this song for so long! Maybe not a beginner song, but I'll try! My mom introduced me to you and so far I'm loving your videos!
Nice job justin how about some REM.
Drive
One I love
Nightswimming
Jolene.. she's got G Chord skin... think I know her
I made my brother use this video… I had to give my brother that hella glitchy iPad… and hearing my brother play the guitar gave me a headache so whatever 👁️👄👁️
But it has improved his ability to play… it was also hell to log in on my iPad… that’s how bad the slowness is on the iPad… but hey at least it improved his guitar skills…
Excellent Justin. Thanks. Have been struggling with this since AGM published Jolene two months ago. Great song for beginners who wish to sing as well as play. Tempo is my challenge for finger style. Own 3 of Justin's song books, two theory downloads and recently made a small donation. Would recommend to all that follow Justin's lessons to contribute what you can or acquire a book to help him keep the lessons coming!
Hi Justin, Justin here.😂
I'd really like to know the make of the guitar your playing? I can't make out the wording.
Thank you
Dude, you are absolutely brilliant!!! Thank you infinitely for the lessons and inspiration. RIP Eddie VH.
I've been watching Justin for years and I've only just worked out that the tattoo on his left arm is a broken arrow. Peace be upon you Justin. Another killer lesson.
I love the video, thanks so much! You look like the direct midpoint between Norm MacDonald and Patrick Wilson.
From Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, thank you so much for sharing your talents of music! Very, very appreciated!
Well done as usual, Justin!
Simply great.
Keep up the good work, I always enjoy watching your lessons.
Cheers from Germany
thank you so much, incredibly well taught… so appreciative of the material you put out, thank you!!!!
Miley Cyrus does a really good version of this. Justin your the best teacher online
I use this tune to release aggression on the Am
i’ve been practicing this for 3 days already i’ve gotten the chord patterns down but the main issue I’m struggling with is the second strumming pattern i just can’t get it down
Great tutorial, building from the chords up. Even as a relatively novice guitarist I was able to follow all the way to the Am riff!
Great video. I would love it if you did a tutorial on coldplay- Christmas lights fingerstyle
thanks alot justin! It took a few weeks but finally i got it! You are a good teacher, and let me think carefully. thanks!
Awesome job, as always :) I love fingerstyle so you made my day WAAAY better right now. Thank you!
:) Cheers!
Superb song choice.
Cheers!
The 33 rpm slowed down version is my favourite version of this song.
It's also roughly in tune in G#m
Psycho Bunnies Nervous/Rage London 1993... Try their version on.
For a 40%beginner it s a little dificult. For me to learn this kind of fingerstyle i must practice a least 2 days 🤦♂️😂
just remember its not about how long you play its how often, take my word foe that cause i mean it
Looks like you are horse riding ;) ahaha very nice tuto
Great lesson ...... I actually thought this was norm Macdonald teaching us guitar
Thank you for sharing this one! Decided to learn this today. Xx
Great teacher!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Great to see Justin singing and playing. Love this format of video lesson!
Thought this would be possible, not a chance in hell I’ll ever be able to play this.
excellent tutorial you are the best teacher of youtube!!!
one of my favourite guitar song,learned it in seconds(almost)