Is Taylor Swift Actually GOOD at Guitar?
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Is Taylor Swift Actually GOOD at Guitar? In this video we explore some of the techniques and approaches Taylor uses in her guitar playing by allocating 'kudos points' to three separate performances as timestamped below.
⏩ 0:00 Introduction
⏩ 0:28 Better Man at the Bluebird Cafe in 2008
⏩ 5:19 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (1989 World Tour)
⏩ 9:41 Wildest Dreams at the GRAMMY Museum
⏩ 11:29 The Ed Sheeran Lawsuit
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I thought it was worth having a look at Taylor Swifts guitar playing. Let me know which part of the video you enjoyed the most.
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pretty sure she can play a 12 string guitar as well which is pretty cool
Yes. She does play a 12 string as well.
she learned when she was very young after a guitar professor told her she couldn’t, which makes it actually cooler
Also she plays banjo, ukelele and piano ❤
@@hkandm4s23although I'm not sure she's prolific at banjo...
@@ohifonlyx33 probably not but I've seen her do some basic picking and strum patterns. She's a songwriter, so her primary drive for any instrument she wants to play is learn basic chord shapes and how to properly strum or pick some basic patterns to backup her singing. I think she's said as much before that she's not looking to be a virtuoso at any instrument since for her they are songwriting tools and accompaniment for her voice.
I think it's worth mentioning from the viewpoint of a vocalist, she is one of the most effortless performers at playing guitar and piano while singing at the same time.
I played piano as a formal instrument all through to the end of high school. I have studied voice and sung in internationally competitive choirs for about 20 years at this point.
I couldn't do even half the job Swift does at playing and singing complicated, often contrapunctal rhythms simultaneously.
She certainly deserves credit for all the things you mention.
And she’s capable of singing and play a full 10 minutes song without making any mistakes. Man I struggle to play All Too Well without getting tired with my hand 😂
People are like “those are just 4 chords no barre chords”
But the thing is to be able to sing and play an instrument at the same time playing at the right timing
@@livinglifeenjoy and singing complex counterpoint rhythms to what you are playing. I'd also love to know who else these schmucks think can get a fan-fking-tastic song from "just 4 chords" 🥴🥴🥴
One of my favorite solo performances on guitar by Taylor is “Death by a Thousand Cuts” from her NPR Tiny Desk session. She does a great job maintaining a pretty cool picking pattern through some challenging vocals. It's a great song with one of her very best bridges.
Yes!!! Was my number one bridge until tsmwel but still right there!
Death by a thousand cuts showcases that she can do more complex and advanced things on guitar.
Yes! This song is legit in the guitar
Great video! Taylor has described her own songwriting as "complex simplicity" -- which I think is what you have captured here in your analysis. Here is a quote from Taylor that you may find interesting: "To me, Tom Petty represented a kind of songwriting I idolized: complex simplicity. It said so much in the lyrics, the concepts, the stories, the message, the nuances…but always brought you back to a hook that got stuck in everyone’s head. He motivated thousands of guitarists to learn to play just because they wanted to be able to play ‘Free Fallin’. Count me as one of them.”
Wow, that's weird, I just released a lesson for Free Fallin' a few days after this video was uploaded - I had no idea Taylor Swift idolized him in that way, but as you say 'complex simplicity' put's it quite nicely, thanks for your input!
@@CarringtonGuitarAcademy I was preparing a comment to classify her as "bard-sy" ( 😂 ) , but "comex simplicity" says it better, I be borrowing that 😅
That’s so cool! I love Tom Petty and Taylor Swift so if you (or anyone) has a link to that video/article I’d love it! 🫶
And she writes or co-writes every one of her songs, plus songs for other artists.
And on the Eras tour, she’s been doing an acoustic set every show that includes playing guitar. But she doesn’t just do one or two separate songs, she actually takes a couple songs and mashes them together hours before the show. They end up blending seamlessly and sound out of this world together, with very little practice.
She’s incredible.
It’s called layering
It’s easy
@@MisterPerson-yr6mk Oh awesome. I guess that means we can all go play sold out shows in huge stadiums. Just us and our guitar in front of 70,000 people, no backup band or track. Playing and singing two or even three songs blended together, in a way that makes sense, weaving back and forth between songs. Doing different mash-ups like this several times a week, arranged hours before each show, and never performing the same mash-up twice. And then doing the exact same thing on piano.
If I’d have known how easy all this was, I’d have become a billionaire sooner. 🙄
@@photogbrandie5744 lmfao I’m not saying it doesn’t sound cool. But layering isn’t hard for any decent musician
You make it sound like she is painting the Sistine chapel lmfao
You reacted so hard I’d be surprised if you weren’t crying and triggered in a corner after your little, almost-religious comment lol
@@MisterPerson-yr6mk I see, you’re a troll. Profile created just two months ago, most likely to anonymously antagonize people. Good for you, I took the bait. Taylor isn’t Michelangelo and I never said she was. She’s Taylor Freaking Swift, and that’s good enough. Giving credit where credit is due isn’t beatifying anyone, and you sound ridiculous for saying that.
Mashing up her songs isn’t actually that difficult because all of her songs share similar chord progressions and have simple melodies and simple arrangements.
There is a whole youtube video about the chord progressions Taylor Swift uses in her songs. And you will see that songs that share the same chord progression can be easily played simultaneously without sounding odd. She isn’t doing something extraordinary.
Great video! She plays a 12-string too -- there are some good live performances to check out if you continue doing these. She's mentioned how her longtime bandmate, Paul Sidoti, has given her tips and techniques while touring that have helped her immensely
Awesome! Will give those a look.
And banjo! 😊
@dr150 ...nope: on the Mean live performances, Taylor plays a six string guitar shaped like a banjo in her role as the country band member teased by the mean person.
@@Allen2 actually she does play banjo, and a lot of other instruments as well. (guitar, piano, ukelele, banjo, drums, clarinet)
@@dianawang9113 Nope again regarding banjo and clarinet. The few "banjo" videos all have the guitar shaped like a banjo (with six pegs, six strings, and she strums it like a guitar; doesn't roll or pick it like a banjo.) She does do a single strike on a large drum in one song, but I haven't found any actual performances of clarinet or a drum kit. Can you identify?
I think you should react to cornelia street live from paris as well she also plays guitar live there
Yes!! Unbelievable performance
Crazy good performance there. Still gives me chills!
I was hoping that performance would be in here!
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i’d say i’m a beginner guitar player and i can mostly play that through, i just struggle with switching chords for some of it
She is a singer writer composer and she uses guitar or piano to accompany her singing and not the reverse. She doesn’t need to be a virtuoso still her skill level with the guitar and the piano is pretty good. Besides when she is singing and playing alone in a 90,000 thousand people stadium she’s doing fine what else could she need ? It’s amazing and not many people can do that.
I haven't finished watching yet but while I think of it, the thing that says she has guitar chops to me is how little she looks at her hands.
Ah yes, she may have practiced with a blindfold, that something artists sometimes do to achieve that level of effortlessness.
She's making more money with her guitar than I am with mine. I'd say that makes her pretty much- good enough.
Amen to that.
You didn't sell your soul. I think you win.
Kind of a dumb thing to say, sir.
@@miss.nobodyzsheesh Karen
@@seiffarhat1032thank you
I am a big fan of this woman. I don't think Taylor's strengths are in her instrument playing. She's no slouch but she doesn't have to be a virtuoso on piano or guitar. For her they are vehicles for her songwriting. Also after the songs are born and given to the masses she plays her guitar and sings to it with her band and her dancers as part of a huge performance.
So even without playing really difficult music it's already a lot.
I also like that she can play both acoustic and electric. She doesn't have to completely shred to prove herself.
From what I see she does not play single note lines or riffs on guitar but her strumming and rhythm are flawless.
Would have to agree!
Taylor wrote "Better Man," but it was recorded by the band Little Big Town....and Taylor won a Grammy award for Best Country Song for it (an award that goes to the songwriter). One of her many Grammy awards (she has won more Album of the Year Grammy Awards than any artist in history). She has released 270 songs in her career, many of them can be found on UA-cam, played live.
Check out: "Death By a Thousand Cuts" live in Paris, and also, there is a cell phone video on UA-cam of her playing in a child's hospital room. She's playing, "We Are Never Getting Back Together," but standing up and dancing and singing while playing guitar for a little boy.
Nice video! and Yes, she is. There are many guitarist on UA-cam who likes her. What I try to stay away though is the rock metal dudes whatever who knows how to play one song of nirvana and they think fender made a guitar for them too. It's the debate that goes around who minimize her skills, she's not classicaly trained on guitar, she learned to be able to craft songs, same for piano. She did it to be a better musician. What I don't like also is some say it's just x amount of chords blah blah, and? Would you expect her to play a flamenca guitar solo? I was just watching a video about a pianist and metalhead react to one of her songs, the pianist said TOM PETTY HAD A CAREER SPANNING YEARS WITH ONLY 3 CHORDS, and that particular song they reacted has 4, there's other who have more.
Ac dc ruled with only a few chords as well
@@ivy23173 lol see? Mozart also inclined towards some chords progressions and keys. Why Taylor needs to bring 20 chords on one song AND make it catchy, artistic and commercial at the same time. Seems like they ask more to her than others.
@@FC-qb9wp at this point they are just so desperate to try and find something negative about her even if it is common with others : her chord progressions, multiple variants of vinyls (even tho I think she has the least ones), jet lag use and so on. She is not the only one who does this but because she does them, she is evil. Also she earned one billion dollars by using those simple chords. She could use more complicated ones I am sure but it is what the fans enjoy
So glad this popped up on my fy because of Taylor. I play piano but wish I could play guitar. This was great. I wish you had done the full performances. Her bridges are awesome. Please do more Taylor. Great reaction. So interesting.
Great video with a kind, balanced walk through the guitar styling for TS! Fire topic and I hope this video does super well!
The continuous note is a cool signature sound that we see on the piano too!
Love that dreamy kind of sound!
She's not SRV but she's not trying to be.
She plays Taylor Swift songs just fine.
Death by a Thousand Cuts live in Paris is one of her best guitar performances in my opinion.
Loved this video!
A nice video! Would love a part 2 🙌 I learned a few things!
Without been a swiftie, i must say: Great video, my friend.
Keep rocking !
Thanks Angello!
I think the we are never getting back together video is a remastered one by EAS, the live audio in the crowd was a little different.
Definitely check out the videos of her on the 12 string guitar - that’s how she insisted on learning guitar when she was young
Will do, thanks!
That was so cool to watch and learn about her guitar playing! Since she was twelve, she’s constantly either strumming a guitar or on the piano. She’s now thirty four and has mastered both beautifully!
She can play lead guitar and the banjo! The question of her guitar skills is asked and answered!
Ahh I wish you would have kept on watching the third performance until the bridge cause it’s my favourite guitar part!
Also, as other commenters mentioned, please react to one of the Death by a Thousand cuts acoustic performance! Tiny desk or live in Paris are both so great!
5:40 I love that you used this performance! It’s one of my FAVORITES 😍😎🎶 her voice in this rock version is amazing, I want her to do a rock album 🤩🫶🏼
Thanks! Yeah, that'd be interesting to hear actually, Rock is having something of a resurgence at the moment with new releases from Slash, Extreme, Mr. Big and Myles Kennedy amongst others.
Thanks for this, it's very instructive. So much commentary - especially from men, unfortunately - is curiously hostile and dismissive of Taylor Swift as just a fizzy pop princess, based on knowing hardly any of her work. It's nice to see a professional guitarist give her a detailed, knowledgeable analysis.
I actually started learning guitar by copying taylor swift's live performances because she always uses those simple chords that are easy to play but always sound really nice 😊 love your video!
That's awesome, keep on strummin!
Wow!🤩 I’m a huge fan of Taylor, especially her lyrics/storytelling.🎵 I love her live performances.❤ 🎤🎵 💃
Very interesting that you’re sharing the instrumental part!👍🏼
Thank you!🙏🏼
Her band is great! 🎸
Great video!
loved this video!
Thank you. After watching the Eras tour, a greater appreciation for Taylor not only playing guitar and singing, but also connecting with her audience and telling a story with her interaction as well - so in effect doing 3 things at once....that is, communicating on three levels simultaneously...
She certainly knows how to connect with her audience, that's likely the 'secret' to her success.
Great Video man!!!
I think it's amazing that Ms. Swift learned to play guitar on a 12 string, she definitely very talented!!
While learning guitar she would practice playing until her fingers bleed…That’s dedication!
Thank you -- really enjoyed your analysis - have always wondered how good a guitarist she is.
Taylor makes everything look effortless. She is absolutely amazing
She also plays a 12 string guitar
Her guitarist name is Paul Sidoti ❤😊
Thanks!
Thank you for doing this ❤
It seems like she excels exactly at what she needs that guitar for, and that's to be able to write songs and perform the songs she wrote. She decided as a kid that she wanted to be a songwriter and she spent the rest of her life mastering just what she needs for that. I really admire that kind of dedication to one craft.
you should watch the “i can see you” acoustic performance from the eras tour! her guitar skills were really brought out in that as well as her vocals! or any of the acoustic performances too to be honest! it’s on disney plus under extras when you click on the eras tour (taylor’s version) but you should be able to find it on youtube too!
Fabulous subscribed 🎵🙏🏽👍
I saw a vid where she talked about still having a guitar teacher (I guess though that was 10 years ago or something mad - time passes!!)...she also seems to have a team of song-writers or mates to write with...which is probably where that Gsus came from.
She doesn't have a "team" of songwriters. She either writes alone or with one more person, who's basically the co producer too. Her songs rarely have more than 2 co writers and for her last 5 albums she works with the same 2 people. She doesn't have a random team for each album. She works with friends she has good chemistry with.
Appreciating the fact this is 13 mins long
Thanks!
Kudos point for that!
don't know anything about guitar but the last performamnce of wildest dreams is so pleasing to the ears,#. Genuinely curious what song it was that you recognized that was similar
It's Lucky Man by The Verve, if you skip right to 0:53 just before the vocal kicks in.
@@CarringtonGuitarAcademy thank you so much
Whatever she does, it is perfect for her songs and performance, what a package.
Taylor plays rhythm guitar very well.She doesn't have to be Jeff Beck, she's Taylor Swift.🤷💛
She's great at playing guitar, I'm actually learning guitar because I want to be as good as her and being able to play all of her long and wonderful discography
That's awesome, you're going to have a wonderful journey with music!
Can you do Phoebe Bridgers next!
She’s a phenomenal guitarist that doesn’t get enough credit at all.
She’s a phenomenal singer, or on guitar she’s good at what she’s doing, or you can even say she’s one of the best guitarist among pop singer considering many of them fake guitar playing, but phenomenal guitarist?😂😂😂
Every Taylor swift song I play guitar (which is the only kind of songs I play) she has palm muting 😂 I love it
I have no idea what you're talking about because I know nothing about guitars but I loved watching you nonetheless.
Thanks dude!
You should check out noah kahan and his quitar work next👍🏻
she also plays the banjo
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Singing is her strong point. No one ever said she was a better than average guitar player. Three chords and truth. Note, the singing competitions where contestants use their guitar, often encouraged them to leave the instrument behind and just , sing.
Three chords and the truth works well for many artists, Green Day spring to mind. It's great when singers can leave their instrument for a bit and get out front to just sing, great way for them to interact with their audience.
Why is so one talking about his perfect pitch 😮😮
this makes me wna learn guitar but i dont have the fingers for it ;-;
You'll be surprised at how different peoples hands are who play. There are even some guitar players who don't have fingers and have a little attachment for a guitar pick on the end of their arm. You got this!
@@CarringtonGuitarAcademy I feel bad for wording it that way. I just meant I have small hands in general and my fingers aren't flexible, I can barely hold a ukulele comfortably
@@elias7527 Don't feel bad, whatever you're struggling with, I wish you nothing but luck and success 🙂
Yes, she does also play a 12 string and a banjo. Along with the piano.
Kudos point for playing a Johnny Marr jag surely
Hadn't even spotted that, kudos point to you!
Yes. She's not Mark Knopfler, John Meyer or Lindsey Buckingham, but she's pretty good.
You’re right, she’s not them, she’s Taylor Swift.
Everything is 2 whole steps up (from capo) from what he's saying chord wise. He's def talking to a beginner audience id imagine
Taylor has proven on countless occasion that she can play multiple instruments while singing..6 string + 12 strings acoustic..electric guitar..piano..banjo & ukulele.. She's not an expert like J.Hetfield ofc but she can hold her own with just her & her guitar with no backup band..be it singing to 100 audience at coffee house..or on a high profile music awards or to 90,000 pack audience in a stadium. And i would say that only few artist ever willing to risk that..coz when u play with backing band, u can afford to make mistakes but on ur own, even the tiniest mistake will scream itself out.. 🤍🤍
Considering that most of her songs she writes are started by on the guitar or piano it shouldn’t be a surprise. Could go even further if they did their research and said that she can play a 12 string and a banjo on top of acoustic and electric guitars. People tend to think that to be a good guitarist you have to play almost exclusively lead guitar stuff (EVH, Hendrix), and whereas that is impressive, personally, I think rhythm players are just as amazing. Malcom Young is considered one of the best guitarist and he plays rhythm. Taylor Swift is a rhythm player, and she’s incredible at it. Also the fact that she started playing couple years younger than so many guitar-heroes just blows my mind haha. I’d check out newer clips of her playing instruments
Rhythm guitar skills are certainly important, especially if you sing too. There's arguably less use in being able to only play lead guitar but not rhythm.
I keep hearing cute ass point instead of kudos point😂
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I dunno? Is Noel Gallagher good at playing guitar? Good enough to make the guitar do what he needs it to do. That’s fair enough. Can’t expect Noel be a part of G3 concert. Taylor is fine.
I thought this video was great!! So many Karen’s in the comment section 😂
Taylor Swift seems to treat her guitar and piano like tools to get her stories out in the world.
Like they're old friends but she's unlikely to spend her evenings noodling on the guitar unless she's actively writing a song?
No one could know for certain apart from her but it certainly appears that way.
She literally grew up playing piano since she was in diapers, and was gifted her first guitar at 8 I believe.
She learned on a 12 string
Taylor is a country artist. She has a great voice and uses the guitar well. But she isn't in any way a really skilled guitarist. There is a vast difference between a country strummer and either a good flamenco player or a rock musician like Orinathi or Mick Fleetwood. Just play Malaguena properly and it's another form of music entirely. Taylor is exceptionally good at her style of music.
I dont know why ppl are so impressed by her playing a 12 string? If you can play a 6 string guitar you can easily play a 12 string.
That's true, peoples perception of a 12 string guitar is that it's difficult when in reality it isn't all that different to a 6 string, maybe even easier depending on what you play. It's interesting how more modern day artists don't use a 12 string, maybe it'd help with their popularity too if they did.
I can’t believe this is even a topic of conversation. Ridiculous!
Maybe watch her play the piano too.
All of the stuff she does on guitar can easily be learned by someone who doesn't know how to play guitar within a few weeks tops. It's just chords.
So, she gets points for the lighting and the backup vocalist and wow, she can play electric AND acoustic. She is good! Seriously, why can’t we just acknowledge she’s capable but nothing more as a guitarist. Enormously popular obviously and deserves kudos for that but as far as her playing, especially for as long as she’s played, just kinda average.
I understand your point. However, I try to view things from a compassionate guitar teacher's perspective. If I had a student who went on to do what she's done, I'd be immensely proud.
Sure, she's not Steve Vai, Tim Henson or Tommy Emanuel but she doesn't need to be. She's good at being her. Also, I'd rather she be getting the guitar infront of millions of people, potentially encouraging them to play than not.
@@CarringtonGuitarAcademy And even more specifically, encouraging a lot of girls and women to play guitar. There have been countless stories of young women inspired by Taylor Swift to pick up a guitar.
Play your 12 string next to Taylor. You lose!!!! Then the banjo, electric guitar and mandolin, then we’ll rate you.
Thanks for your comment! In all fairness, 6 and 12 string guitars aren't all that different. Banjo a little more so (depending on what tuning you play in) and mandolin, again slightly different, it's tuned the same as a Violin or you might view it as an upside down guitar with regard to fretboard patterns. Bit of a sweeping statement but it rings true; the majority of professional guitar players can jump from 6 to 12 strings relatively easily.
I don't need to watch this video to know the answer is no.😂
So…no?
Thanks for the comment! Your engagement helps the channel. Overall, yes. I'd say Taylor IS good at guitar and it compliments her songs well, hence all the kudos points.
@@CarringtonGuitarAcademygood job for expertly handling and shushing the little insecure troll above. I really dislike people who seem to take great pleasure in throwing shade in an attempt to belittle an obviously talented individual (regardless if the talented individual is popular or not).
Good luck with your youtube channel and I hope it grows bigger.
@@nixllamas9823 Hey, thanks Nix! I'm sure he didn't mean it, and your words are very kind ❤
@@nixllamas9823 you don't think a billionaire musician should be open to any critique of their musical talent? I dislike people who shut down people with opposing opinions to the masses. You call me a an "insecure troll" because I disagree with you on Swift?In my opinion,, she's not a very good guitarist at all, considering her success and popularity. Perhaps it is you who is insecure?
Nice video! I’ve been a fan since 2007ish and I’m always asking for my partners opinions on particular songs since he’s always a guitarist! Although it was second hand embarrassing when she showed up on stage on her tour with 162737632883 guitarists 🙈🙈🙈 all my mates who also play guitar were laughing. She’s no Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton but still good, better than me atm 😂 hope the swifties don’t give you any hassle!
Well, another way of looking at that is that she's keeping those guitarists in work with decent pay! And that's true, sure, she's no Hendrix but she's good at using it to compliment her songs and getting the guitar in front of people, maintaining it's popularity.
I think she's the best guitar player that ever lived and I also think she puts Beethoven to shame with her piano playing
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And she puts Mariah Carey to shame with her singing
I don't even think these are best at showcasing her skill, but you were so generous nonetheless 🩷