this might sound weird, but you're my favorite youtube guitar teacher. my current teacher is amazing and i love my weekly lesson, but you're a great break from learning scales and modes. sometimes you just gotta learn a song to keep the enthusiasm and fun going when the academic parts are getting dull, and you're my go-to channel for exactly that. so thanks justin ;)
I have another favorite on UA-cam also but I like them both equally. They have different styles and I feel like learning both ways is very helpful for me personally
Counting rythym is leaps and bounds better when learning to strum.... Timing is everything. And down down up....thats cheating yourself. Learn to count......thanks so much justin this helped me man The focus on dynamics is great here
Justin you must have read my mind, i was hoping you would give a lesson on this song as i'm learning how to play it. Justin you are simply the best. Thank you.
Thank you Justin. My son and I take lessons in guitar from a teacher who wants to record us playing a song we like. My son and I are both fans of Tom Petty and this acoustic Free Falling is perfect. We’ll do it with one guitar with the capo on the third fret and one on the first fret. So sad that Tom passed while relatively young.
Tom played this with a capo on the 1st fret and playing E A and B with the bottom two strings open. The other guitar part played this. Together they sound brilliant
Thanks for this tutorial! I never realized how easy this song could be to play until watching your video! I can't wait to get home & break out my guitar & spend the weekend practicing!
Justin. I appreciate that you took the time to really explain and teach the strumming pattern. Teaching strumming in terms of "1 e & a" is so helpful. This is one of your best lessons. Thank you so much!
By dropping the key a half-step, and placing the capo (upside down) on the second fret, covering only the top five strings, you can use this same arrangement to play in the key of E. (It's the same principle as drop-D tuning, but played in the key of E, which is closer to this song's original key of F.) The open E on the bottom string makes for a nice bass drone on the tonic, and it also permits one to play in a more satisfying octave the 1, 4, 1, 5 power chord riff Justin mentions toward the conclusion of this video. Thanks for an intelligent and complete arrangement, Justin!
Another great tutorial Justin! Thank you. I discover so many new concepts and gain new understanding from all your lessons. You give especially us late starters, hope.
you play the guitar well you sing in tune ...ish and you teach the greatest lesson of all, even if you play it and sing it without tonal errors ... you still are not the thing ... there is more to give obviously i dont expect a "performance" ... you teach well ... i dare say if you went for it you could do the song justice ... but you teach more by letting us know we can try it and feel good without hitting the apex this brings hope to the beginners and solace to the intermidiateries my eternal gratitude is yours
@@JustinGuitarSongs the important thing is you thought about it ..really thats all anyone wants is to feel they matter just long enough for you to feel they exist in the enormity of creation ... and i mean that ..not metaphysically but actually ...as a real thing i listened again to you singing this and i have to admit ,... you did well ...not as well as petty but then he would be here teaching us how to play your version thanks dude ..i genuinely apreciate it
Thank you for your efforts, they are much appreciated by guitar heads. And thank you for doing such a great tribute to the man's work. Greetings from Belfast, N Ireland.
Justin, I have only found you UA-cam Channel recently. Technically brilliant and then you add rhythm techniques, additional guitar parts and performance tips with regards to the listener. Absolutely wonderful my friend !!! Keep up the amazing work !!!!
Thanks! This is great! For lazy people like me I do the palm muted part (with capo on 1st fret) and keep doing the same 3 chords (E, A, B). More Tom Petty please! Wildflowers would be great!
Hey Justin... very well played, and explained in accurate detail. Your adds of the "capo on 1" and the simple lead break played without the capo are both right on the mark. I play this song live in a four piece with two guitars, and I start with the capo on 3, later move the capo to 1, while my lead player doodles and accents nicely without the capo while we indulge in 2 and 3 part harmonies. Tom was a folk/pop/rock genius of simple, memorable stories that will live on playlists forever. Always sincere, and gracious, and remained humble to his influences.
Hey Justin, what I do to get the timbre is capo first, then second capo third with sixth string "open" as drop D. Allows me to play both parts plus drones sounding like multiple guitars. I have tons of toys for live, so I'm allowed to layer as well allowing me to give the sonic impression of as many guitars as I need. Cool vid. Thanks for posting. You've helped so many of my students accelerate their learning beyond what I can teach in short time frames. I've been using your videos as a supplement for years. It allows me to teach them so much more, different styles and techniques. Plus it helps motivates younger students to stick with it because they're able to play more quickly than what I can teach in a 30 minute lesson every week.
Thank You... I've been playing this at open mics for awhile, You fine tuned it for me. Man it just rings on the 660/12. I can't wait for Handle With Care......
justin been learning from you for over 10 years appreciate you making me a decent guitar player and how derailed your lessons are. I love Tom Petty and enjoy these lessons. Could you do a lesson for last dance with Mary Jane, learning to fly, or end of the line? Thanks again! Brian
Good job breaking down the song--and yes, there's more than one guitar on the recording which is why it's great to see that you've explained that well for the beginners viewing your channel. I don't use a capo when playing this, but it does sound geat the way you play it and I suspect that both positions (capo on first and 3rd fret) are used on the recording making it sound better.
Thanks for this Justin, one of my all time favorite tunes. I remember many road trips in my old yellow 79 civic singing at the top of our lungs to full moon fever!
Here's a cheeky tip. If you play it in Drop D, you can't get the low G note on that Gsus, BUT you can then get the low F during the power chord-ey part. It's a trade off, but a worthwhile one in my opinion if you're a solo-acoustic player.
Terrific song by the legend that is Tom Petty. Try shifting capo to 1st on chorus for E to Bsus2 which gives it much more depth then switch back up to 3rd on verses. Need a quick shift capo though.
Just wanted to say I just finished stage 2 and I really appreciate what you do. I played bass for a long time but just finally decided to do guitar since I don’t have band mates anymore and bass isn’t as useful alone. If you could do a song called Never Coming Home by Ramshackle Glory/Pat the Bunny(or any johnny hobo, pat, Ramshackle) that’d be awesome, I could probably figure it out watching him play live but it’d be awesome to have it as a lesson
Hey Justin, thank you for the tutorial. I got a question for you and any reader out here who might be willing to lend some suggestions. How do I practice keeping my wrists moving and counting the bars and changing my fingers at the same time. I am having trouble keeping them in sync. if you have some exercises in mind that could be of help, I would be really grateful. Cheers!
Fantastic lesson Justin! This is a very simple but complex tune and one of my favorites, can you please do a lesson on a face in the crowd by Tom Petty thanks.
Very Sweet! love the tempo! The jumping and strumming hand on the move is such a better way for me. Capo on the 3rd makes this song by a Legend even better. Great job Justin!
I guess you could. Isnt it much easier though to just drop 2nd and 3rd finger down and back up again on alternating the E and Asus2? first finger can just stay in place the whole time.
On the original track, it sounds like Petty is playing a Dsus4 for the second chord on the 12 string. There’s more than one guitar in the recording. The Dsus4/G (Dsus4 with G bass) is there, too. During the chorus it’s more like, D-G / / G-D-A / / … I happen to like it with the capo@3, but capo@1 also sounds good. Nice lesson on the basics.
I have got so much from you, thank you. IMHO there are 2 different Tom Pettys! The one before traveling wilburys and the one after. Full moon fever OMG. A most beautiful song is We are alright for now. Yer so bad is so cool Thank Yoo!
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this might sound weird, but you're my favorite youtube guitar teacher. my current teacher is amazing and i love my weekly lesson, but you're a great break from learning scales and modes. sometimes you just gotta learn a song to keep the enthusiasm and fun going when the academic parts are getting dull, and you're my go-to channel for exactly that. so thanks justin ;)
He's my favorite UA-cam teacher as well!
What’s weird about that?
You are correct. Based
I have another favorite on UA-cam also but I like them both equally. They have different styles and I feel like learning both ways is very helpful for me personally
Counting rythym is leaps and bounds better when learning to strum....
Timing is everything. And down down up....thats cheating yourself. Learn to count......thanks so much justin this helped me man
The focus on dynamics is great here
I love your covers man.
Nice tribute to a legend.
Well said...Lovely covers without the mystique. .
Justin you must have read my mind, i was hoping you would give a lesson on this song as i'm learning how to play it. Justin you are simply the best. Thank you.
Timely Justin and so well explained ... thx
Thank you Justin.
My son and I take lessons in guitar from a teacher who wants to record us playing a song we like. My son and I are both fans of Tom Petty and this acoustic Free Falling is perfect.
We’ll do it with one guitar with the capo on the third fret and one on the first fret.
So sad that Tom passed while relatively young.
as an aussie, I particularly love you lessons when you are playing a maton
RIP Tom Petty thanks for the great lessons mate
Tom played this with a capo on the 1st fret and playing E A and B with the bottom two strings open. The other guitar part played this. Together they sound brilliant
Axl Rose did this song with Tom live! I didn't know till recently, its legendary!!!!
Thanks for this tutorial! I never realized how easy this song could be to play until watching your video! I can't wait to get home & break out my guitar & spend the weekend practicing!
Justin. I appreciate that you took the time to really explain and teach the strumming pattern. Teaching strumming in terms of "1 e & a" is so helpful. This is one of your best lessons. Thank you so much!
Thanks for doing the alternate chords at the end love that part and was wondering how they did it!!!!
Best rendition I found, well done!
We all want to remember Tom Petty and not forget all his great songs. Thanks
By dropping the key a half-step, and placing the capo (upside down) on the second fret, covering only the top five strings, you can use this same arrangement to play in the key of E. (It's the same principle as drop-D tuning, but played in the key of E, which is closer to this song's original key of F.) The open E on the bottom string makes for a nice bass drone on the tonic, and it also permits one to play in a more satisfying octave the 1, 4, 1, 5 power chord riff Justin mentions toward the conclusion of this video. Thanks for an intelligent and complete arrangement, Justin!
Great singing in this one Justin, suits your voice!
I would love to give more than one thumb up! Your are such a great teacher! Thanks a lot.
Another great tutorial Justin! Thank you. I discover so many new concepts and gain new understanding from all your lessons. You give especially us late starters, hope.
Great to see a tutorial for this song that doesn’t miss out the bass and sus notes 👍
Plus thanks for explaining the end bit so comprehensively. Best tutorial around.
Cheers 😊
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Man did you ever cover it and so smoothly …. Superb ! Miss Tom !
His percussion rap at 10:00 was the best thing in the video!!!! Thats music itself!!
Great lesson on a great song...Lucky to see Petty and Dylan together....wonderful musician and songwriter. Cheers Justin
you play the guitar well you sing in tune ...ish and you teach the greatest lesson of all,
even if you play it and sing it without tonal errors ... you still are not the thing ... there is more to give
obviously i dont expect a "performance" ... you teach well ... i dare say if you went for it you could do the song justice ...
but you teach more by letting us know we can try it and feel good without hitting the apex
this brings hope to the beginners and solace to the intermidiateries
my eternal gratitude is yours
Is that a compliment? It could be so thanks. Cheers 😊
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@@JustinGuitarSongs the important thing is you thought about it ..really thats all anyone wants is to feel they matter just long enough for you to feel they exist in the enormity of creation ... and i mean that ..not metaphysically but actually ...as a real thing
i listened again to you singing this and i have to admit ,... you did well ...not as well as petty but then he would be here teaching us how to play your version
thanks dude ..i genuinely apreciate it
Thank you for your efforts, they are much appreciated by guitar heads. And thank you for doing such a great tribute to the man's work. Greetings from Belfast, N Ireland.
Justin, I have only found you UA-cam Channel recently. Technically brilliant and then you add rhythm techniques, additional guitar parts and performance tips with regards to the listener. Absolutely wonderful my friend !!! Keep up the amazing work !!!!
You're an excellent teacher my friend. Thank you for all the teaching.
Thanks! This is great!
For lazy people like me I do the palm muted part (with capo on 1st fret) and keep doing the same 3 chords (E, A, B).
More Tom Petty please! Wildflowers would be great!
Yours is closest to the original song that I have heard....it is right on in fact. Thanks
Thank you, Justin Guitar.
Hey Justin... very well played, and explained in accurate detail. Your adds of the "capo on 1" and the simple lead break played without the capo are both right on the mark.
I play this song live in a four piece with two guitars, and I start with the capo on 3, later move the capo to 1, while my lead player doodles and accents nicely without the capo while we indulge in 2 and 3 part harmonies.
Tom was a folk/pop/rock genius of simple, memorable stories that will live on playlists forever. Always sincere, and gracious, and remained humble to his influences.
sounds good. i like this version with the capo. sounds very authentic.
Hey Justin, what I do to get the timbre is capo first, then second capo third with sixth string "open" as drop D. Allows me to play both parts plus drones sounding like multiple guitars. I have tons of toys for live, so I'm allowed to layer as well allowing me to give the sonic impression of as many guitars as I need.
Cool vid. Thanks for posting. You've helped so many of my students accelerate their learning beyond what I can teach in short time frames. I've been using your videos as a supplement for years. It allows me to teach them so much more, different styles and techniques. Plus it helps motivates younger students to stick with it because they're able to play more quickly than what I can teach in a 30 minute lesson every week.
Thanks, Justin. So glad u paid tribute to Tom Petty. Such a loss.
I thought I would hear hey how you doing justin heard first instead I heard an amazing voice and playing😁😁😁 great tutorial and content👍👍
Thank You... I've been playing this at open mics for awhile, You fine tuned it for me. Man it just rings on the 660/12. I can't wait for Handle With Care......
Hope you do more Tom Petty songs. He has lots of good songs.
I found 'Old Faithful' works out just fine as a strumming patter. It still has that recognizable Free Fallin sound.
Well done & thanks, look forward to the rest of the TP set!
justin been learning from you for over 10 years appreciate you making me a decent guitar player and how derailed your lessons are. I love Tom Petty and enjoy these lessons. Could you do a lesson for last dance with Mary Jane, learning to fly, or end of the line? Thanks again!
Brian
Good job breaking down the song--and yes, there's more than one guitar on the recording which is why it's great to see that you've explained that well for the beginners viewing your channel. I don't use a capo when playing this, but it does sound geat the way you play it and I suspect that both positions (capo on first and 3rd fret) are used on the recording making it sound better.
Thanks for this Justin, one of my all time favorite tunes. I remember many road trips in my old yellow 79 civic singing at the top of our lungs to full moon fever!
Great stuff Justin. Tom lives on through his music.
Hey Justin...you have inspired me to play guitar again sir!!!...very helpful
Outstanding! All this time i was playing it wrong with just a regular G. Now it sounds perfect. Thanks!
Justin, you never fail to impress - thanks, as always.
Here's a cheeky tip. If you play it in Drop D, you can't get the low G note on that Gsus, BUT you can then get the low F during the power chord-ey part. It's a trade off, but a worthwhile one in my opinion if you're a solo-acoustic player.
Justin is the only one that nails this song.
Great video, Justin. Many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers 😊
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another great tutorial by Justin, please keep them coming
Terrific song by the legend that is Tom Petty. Try shifting capo to 1st on chorus for E to Bsus2 which gives it much more depth then switch back up to 3rd on verses. Need a quick shift capo though.
That was a freakin’ awesome lesson! Fingering technique worked for me right off the bat. Thanks!
love your voice justin. really great lesson
thank you
Thx Vedant!
High school band and 40 years of flying and now trying to get back is REALLY hard
Wonderful lesson. Thank you Justin.
Jayzus I put that song off for years so easy thanks very much
Thanks Justin cool lesson love Tom🙏💯
Just as I have always heard it.
Great singing in this one Justin, suits your voice!
Thanks for the lesson Justin!!!
great advice about changing the strumming
Thanks a lot for this awesome video. It helps me with the strumming and rhythm
Just wanted to say I just finished stage 2 and I really appreciate what you do. I played bass for a long time but just finally decided to do guitar since I don’t have band mates anymore and bass isn’t as useful alone. If you could do a song called Never Coming Home by Ramshackle Glory/Pat the Bunny(or any johnny hobo, pat, Ramshackle) that’d be awesome, I could probably figure it out watching him play live but it’d be awesome to have it as a lesson
Thanks, great lesson. Plus your singing was really nice. I got goosebumps.
Wow, thank you!
Cheers 😊
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I love this song . Wish I got into Tom Petty years ago .
Hey Justin, thank you for the tutorial. I got a question for you and any reader out here who might be willing to lend some suggestions. How do I practice keeping my wrists moving and counting the bars and changing my fingers at the same time. I am having trouble keeping them in sync. if you have some exercises in mind that could be of help, I would be really grateful. Cheers!
Fantastic lesson Justin! This is a very simple but complex tune and one of my favorites, can you please do a lesson on a face in the crowd by Tom Petty thanks.
Very Sweet! love the tempo! The jumping and strumming hand on the move is such a better way for me. Capo on the 3rd makes this song by a Legend even better. Great job Justin!
Next on the list to learn.
For the Asus4 chord. I use my index finger to Barre the d and g strings on the 2nd fret.
I guess you could. Isnt it much easier though to just drop 2nd and 3rd finger down and back up again on alternating the E and Asus2? first finger can just stay in place the whole time.
Deffo the best lesson I've seen for this song! Awesome
Thanks
that guitar sounds so so good! very open...
Thank you Justin. Bravo! What a great tribute lesson.
Great lesson. A short lesson on "Breakdown" sometimes would be great too...
Wow‼️ you are really a great teacher💥
Thanks 😊 love this ❣️
just simply great thanks justin
Excellent lesson! Having a visual is great!
Lots of fun playing this tune. Justin you haven't given us a prince's song lesson. I think that would be fun too.
You are growing Old Justin :D :D
Lovely lesson and easy to learn :)
On the original track, it sounds like Petty is playing a Dsus4 for the second chord on the 12 string. There’s more than one guitar in the recording. The Dsus4/G (Dsus4 with G bass) is there, too. During the chorus it’s more like, D-G / / G-D-A / / … I happen to like it with the capo@3, but capo@1 also sounds good. Nice lesson on the basics.
Great stuff Justin. Couldn't help notice some . . ."you say CAPPO I say CAYPO" going on there :)
In the UK, we say cappo
I have got so much from you, thank you.
IMHO there are 2 different Tom Pettys!
The one before traveling wilburys and the one after.
Full moon fever OMG. A most beautiful song is We are alright for now.
Yer so bad is so cool
Thank Yoo!
YOU ARE LEGEND MATE
You are friggin Awesome! Great teacher!
Mate, great, great lesson. Awesome stuff. Cheers.
Nailed it mate! The little sus2 on the G chord had me foxed!
It looks like a young Norm Macdonald playing guitar! (not a bad thing at all! RIP Norm)
I love this song and r
Thanks for teaching me. U r great. B
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Awesome, thank you!
Best tutorial ever
You're awesome Justin, thanks!
Loves gsus! 😁 Great work, Great song. Thank you
Thanks, man!
Thanks
Perfect, as usual!
Cracking cover at the start man!
Dude diggin your voice
Great teacher!
Great lessons keep it up Justin / Hi from Sydney Australia 👍🎸
Thumbs up Justin 👍
damn, i should start playing again, you make it look so easy. :)