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Old 06-14-2018, 09:24 AM
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Good morning! And it is a beautiful morning here in Chicago. I was hoping to get your pick for a youtube song lesson, for a beginner, that you thought was good. Is there a lesson that sticks in your mind as being well explained/taught that made it easier to learn. Or perhaps you are a teacher with a beginner lesson you are proud of. Thanks for the help.
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Old 06-14-2018, 09:26 AM
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Justin Guitar is a great place to start:
https://www.justinguitar.com/
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Check out Marty Schwartz. He really has a lot of good songs for beginners to play that he teaches I feel quite well. He is a bit goofy at times but really knows his guitar and how to teach you how to play songs.
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Old 06-14-2018, 09:52 AM
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Yeah, I started justinguitar. Will check out Marty. I was hoping more for specific one song lessons that was well done that you found helpful.
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Marty has a lot of well done songs for beginners to learn and play. He has a large arsenal of songs that should provide you with want you want. He has two parts for Pink Floyd wish you were hear. Part one for the intro and lead and Part two for the rest of the song Give him a look, I an quite sure you will like him.
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Pick out a song you like from Marty. They're all well done.
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Good morning! And it is a beautiful morning here in Chicago. I was hoping to get your pick for a youtube song lesson, for a beginner, that you thought was good. Is there a lesson that sticks in your mind as being well explained/taught that made it easier to learn. Or perhaps you are a teacher with a beginner lesson you are proud of. Thanks for the help.
Party Marty Easy Guitar Tunes. Take you pick. He does a new one each week. He breaks almost all the songs down to 3-5 chords. Its where I went to when I started playing again after a long long layoff from playing.
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There's a guy, he's an Aussie or a Kiwi, that teaches REM's "Losing My Religion," an easy song to play and has a good rhythm. Check out the cover of it done by the Korean dad and his two kids, posting YouTube vids as Music Family.

You'll want to get a uke to mimic the mandolin, as the daughter does.
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Justin Guitar is a great place to start:
https://www.justinguitar.com/
I will second that Cap'n.
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Good morning! And it is a beautiful morning here in Chicago. I was hoping to get your pick for a youtube song lesson, for a beginner, that you thought was good. Is there a lesson that sticks in your mind as being well explained/taught that made it easier to learn. Or perhaps you are a teacher with a beginner lesson you are proud of. Thanks for the help.

Your timing is impeccable! This just showed up in my YouTube notifications.

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Old 06-14-2018, 12:12 PM
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There's a guy, he's an Aussie or a Kiwi, that teaches REM's "Losing My Religion," an easy song to play and has a good rhythm. Check out the cover of it done by the Korean dad and his two kids, posting YouTube vids as Music Family.

You'll want to get a uke to mimic the mandolin, as the daughter does.
Do you mean georgiarose16? I like him; he teaches a lot of Beatles tunes. His style is very straightforward and he doesn't waste time on chit chat or asking you to subscribe to his channel.



I like Marty too. They both remind me of many years ago when friends taught me songs.
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Thanks for the responses. Some stuff for me to work on. If you have more suggestions, please keep it coming.
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Also check out fingerstyle song lessons by Kirk Lorange on You Tube. He also has more on his website called Guitar for Beginners. I am working through a few of my favorites, "Killing Me Softly" and "Both Sides Now."

He does very nice arrangements.
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Doesn’t get much easier than Simple Man
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The first song I learned to play that was recognizable was "Wish you were here." It is the perfect beginner tune. Anybody can learn to play that classic riff even early on. The first time you do you will grin. It just feels cool.

There are a lot of video lessons on it out there but I thought these two by Marty Schwartz were pretty good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzxMeQgtyYE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgUI9M3egVM


The only thing about these I would say is that for the solo, while there are not a lot of bends on this, it was easier for me to slide them. Does not really require much of a change to the videos. Just, where he bends, slide up a couple frets and you are good.
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