Sean, I know you’re not going to read all 317 comments but I’ve been playing for over 20 years and obviously, I’ve watched a zillion UA-cam clips but I’ve become caught up with you in recent months and I can’t say enough good things about you. It’s also your personality too and I like your approach. Good human being. Keep it up. While I struggle with theory a bit, I’ve mostly in recent years just been trying to open up the whole fretboard and learn five or six ways to play each chord and mix it up and you’re the perfect guy for that. You really opened up scales for me also and give me little nuggets that I can build upon to learn how to use them. I hope you keep up with all of this! Sometimes I tell myself before I can watch a movie or some TV, I need to watch another Sean Daniels clip. You push me to be better! It reminds me of a line from the movie crazy stupid love when Ryan gosylin tells Steve Carrel “ be better than the GAP”…. But here obviously, it becomes “ be better than open chords” - not sound as catchy sounding - but still true
Keep plugging away with the music theory, the more you learn, the more you want to learn. It really starts to unlock a lot of old hurdles and eventually it will all click together. Once you understand it, it becomes extremely fascinating and you'll officially become a music theory nerd.
WOW !!! Thank you Sean. This video is a real eye opener matey. I was stuck doing the same old ''open chords'' and now you have just opened up a whole New World to me in under 15 minutes. Thank you so much. Happy New Year
Excellent video! I’ve watched lots of “this trick will take your playing to the next level” and they are usually things I know with little information on how to apply it. This was totally different: new chord shape and it’s minor and how to apply it. Thanks for posting!
I'm a drummer with a guitar problem so this really helped me! I can't wait to start doing some new noodling. And after all of these years of being stuck, the whole time it was that damn mirror in the guest bath holding me back! Who knew? Thanks!
Brilliant! I was wanting to search for something like this and was excited when I saw this nitification. Thanx and perfect explanation! Happy holiday and joyous blessings to all!!! ☯️
Just using triads my guitar playing has so improved.... your right as soon as you move up the neck people are like "wow you can really play" lol ....thanks for great videos keep em up.
Brilliant cord method!! THANK YOU! Thank you also for sparing us the droning spiel about subscribing and hitting the bell so you never miss a new video. What I just saw was awesome. I don’t want to miss what you have next. I SUBSCRIBED. I hit the 🛎.
I like the idea of changing the voicing by moving to different set of strings. I like to think for now of three voices, the trebs, mids, and the base. Then moving between the three voices to change it up and it does change the feeling. It can be sort of like call and response to it. So I sometimes think of a choir of voices that can be switch between. I think it was a few lessons back you were emphasising using only a few of the notes in a chord that started me really thinking more about the "orchestration" in a way. You're a good teacher because of your understated presentation which actually for me allows more to show. Thanks!
Like your stuff. Ive just returned to the guitar after a long lay off, (10 years) and im enjoying the YT content, which wasnt available first time round. Your vids are funny, to the point and very helpful. Good job!
Is it Sean Daniel, or Steve Martin teaching this guitar lesson? Nice Taylor! I'm starting out with a Taylor Academy 12 and 12e, and held an 814ce Rosewood after our church recording session Thursday night. Beautiful instrument! And there's Breedlove Guitars a day's drive away, Gibson of Bozeman, a day's drive in another direction... Maestro Guitars, "boutique guitars built to be sold at off-the-rack prices."
Sean enjoyed your video. Started with the Major C and followed your advise. In a very short time I found it a bit awkward to switch fingers and mute the higher unwanted strings. I kept at it and soon realized it was much easier for me to form the standard C chord shape and simply place my index finger in the bar position. Apply light pressure with the index to mute the unwanted strings. I also have the Taylor Builders 324ce. Enjoy your videos. All the best in 2021!
It's taken me awhile to appreciate you but I find myself keep coming back and each time appreciating the knowledge you are sharing and going against the traditional teaching approach. At this point I am really enjoying your insights and teaching so thanks. I even am starting to enjoy your sense of humor....that was a surprise. Thanks Sean
This is probably the best intermediate beginner lesson I've seen. Do a similar one using the cords high E, B, & G as part 2 and beginners go very quickly to intermediate. Wish I'd seen this years ago.
good lesson. Even though I have often played different voicing when playing with others I had not thought of those types of voicings on the lower strings.
fine little video. i just love to watch guitar videos for the pure fun of watching a guitar freak play his/ her guitar. i'm seeking for new chords and some proper voicings everyday. thank you for giving me a good time while i'm buried in lockdown at home. 🌻
Love your content and humor. Thanks for what you do. Two things I'd like to see: 1) Your thoughts on the Lag Hyvibe guitar and 2) an explanation of your "valley" linguistic styling. Thanks.
Cool Sean. Willie uses those chords once in a while . This 50 yr player lost use of my left pinky so I cheat once in a while myself. .However my action below the 10 th fret isn't as low as your axe so I keep my A minors away on the 1st and 5th frets. Thanks! Hope the Irish music is coming along. My Dad was an old button player from Galway who I backed up on rhythm. The man had blazing speed!
Amazing man! I watched so many guitar videos here but no one explains as good as you do. Your videos have really inspired me to find the happiness in playing again.
Great tips. Damn I wish YT had been around way back in the olden days when I was learning how to play. It took me years of playing and stumbling around to figure this stuff out. So any beginners watching, pay heed, you are way ahead by learning things like this early in your playing life. OK, now WTF do I do about the creepy mirror thing? Peace.
I’m 59 I just picked up the guitar not too long ago and it’s a lot of fun I’m learning a lot from your videos thank you for your quality content cheers to you #GRANDPAKNOWS Wooodoggy
Good luck to you ole son ! When I started playing in 1972 and my fingers hurt like hell I put the guitar on my knees and got me a medicine bottle and played it Hawaiian Steel Guitar style so I taught myself to play both from the start. And another tip is the secret to understanding chords lies in the C major scale, that is the center where everything else is figured out from. C major scale: C D E F G A B C
Great little tricks. Been a player for a long time. But your stuff is the ""why the hell have I not done this before stuff"". So simple, but for some reason we just don't do it. I tried your stuff. It works, and works very well. THANK YOU.
I use different voicing for fingerstyle blues using mostly the higher voicing of the first 3 strings for instrumentals, intros and fills. I works very well in drop D, DADf#AD and open G as you have so many open strings to ring out, but standard tuning works quite well once you figure out the triad and double stops of the roots for major/ minor as you mentioned. The other reason I like using different voicing with movable chords is it allows me to "cheat" some chords that used to be super easy for me, but now that rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis has taken much of my hand strength away for certain bar chords or even a couple cowboy chords, I have other options to be able to play arrangements with out pain. It helps to be creative in life as you age and as some things get harder, you have to figure out a "go-around" and this is a prime example of how to make guitar simpler if you get a disability that impacts your hands. Think of Joni Mitchel and her use of altered tunings as she suffered from childhood polio that made it hard for her to play simple chords we all take for granted, she ended up becoming famous and successful as her disability helped her find a unique style and sound, and of course, Joni was a gifted songwriter, musician and artist.
Getting stuck in your own loop of familiarity hinders growth; this was cool. I play banjo in open G and guitar standard, so my hand is usually always in [guitar] C shape, therefore this was cool to see.
Dude That was a great lesson I’ve been playing a long time as I am a singer (check out my songs) And the way you simplified the root notes is really clever Plus I appreciate your humour Respect
That stupid chord 5-1-3 works shifted up a string too. (Start on 5th string for the 4 chord) Thanks Sean. You're consistently the coolest 😎 teacher on the YT.
Hey Sean, this joins Grouping Chords together - which I still haven't mastered - (that damned muting man 😠)- as my favourite videos of yours. Great work, Maestro
This is so easy, even a wonderwall Strummer like me can branch out! In all seriousness, this type of stuff is why I love your channel, you show how easy it is to sound like a good player, and for that i thank you!
Ok, good idea, the 2-note thing. I think a lot of performers do something like this, it's just most beginners don't know this. I found a couple good jazzy-sounding chords once that I can move to anywhere on the fretboard and it's a pretty good chord pattern with relatively little effort. Because guitar is the same pretty much anywhere, the key here is to find something you can transfer. As you said at 5:31, "just experiment until you find what you're looking for."
Sean, I know you’re not going to read all 317 comments but I’ve been playing for over 20 years and obviously, I’ve watched a zillion UA-cam clips but I’ve become caught up with you in recent months and I can’t say enough good things about you. It’s also your personality too and I like your approach. Good human being. Keep it up. While I struggle with theory a bit, I’ve mostly in recent years just been trying to open up the whole fretboard and learn five or six ways to play each chord and mix it up and you’re the perfect guy for that. You really opened up scales for me also and give me little nuggets that I can build upon to learn how to use them. I hope you keep up with all of this! Sometimes I tell myself before I can watch a movie or some TV, I need to watch another Sean Daniels clip. You push me to be better! It reminds me of a line from the movie crazy stupid love when Ryan gosylin tells Steve Carrel “ be better than the GAP”…. But here obviously, it becomes “ be better than open chords” - not sound as catchy sounding - but still true
Keep plugging away with the music theory, the more you learn, the more you want to learn. It really starts to unlock a lot of old hurdles and eventually it will all click together. Once you understand it, it becomes extremely fascinating and you'll officially become a music theory nerd.
WOW !!! Thank you Sean. This video is a real eye opener matey. I was stuck doing the same old ''open chords'' and now you have just opened up a whole New World to me in under 15 minutes. Thank you so much. Happy New Year
I just want to say; you are a phenomenal educator, player, and man. Love your humor and joy and spirit. Keep groovin', my friend!
This video was for me! I found it brilliant and the next step up for me. A real gem. Thank you!
Great advice about what bluegrass players call, moveable chord shapes. Especially about saving the build up! That's a blackbelt guitar tip!
Excellent video! I’ve watched lots of “this trick will take your playing to the next level” and they are usually things I know with little information on how to apply it. This was totally different: new chord shape and it’s minor and how to apply it. Thanks for posting!
These videos are really practical and insightful. Well done, Sean-and thank you!! This video helps bass players too.
I'm a drummer with a guitar problem so this really helped me! I can't wait to start doing some new noodling. And after all of these years of being stuck, the whole time it was that damn mirror in the guest bath holding me back! Who knew? Thanks!
Brilliant! I was wanting to search for something like this and was excited when I saw this nitification.
Thanx and perfect explanation!
Happy holiday and joyous blessings to all!!! ☯️
Just using triads my guitar playing has so improved.... your right as soon as you move up the neck people are like "wow you can really play" lol ....thanks for great videos keep em up.
You're the best, man. I love your style of teaching.
Your lessons are always heady! Appreciate what you do Sean!! Thank you
Brilliant cord method!! THANK YOU!
Thank you also for sparing us the droning spiel about subscribing and hitting the bell so you never miss a new video. What I just saw was awesome. I don’t want to miss what you have next.
I SUBSCRIBED. I hit the 🛎.
Welcome to the party!
When I'm not busy pulling tones out of basic chords like a rhinestone cowboy I enjoy taking a flyer to jump on the bandwagon! Cheers Sean!!
Thanks Sean! Learned something new today. Great lesson!
Thank you. I am in the rut just playing basic open or bar chords and wondering how to do different things. I will use this
superb Sean, using different phrasing for basic chords. Good lesson my Man! thanks,,,,,,Your a genius dude, light bulb moment for certain!!!
I like the idea of changing the voicing by moving to different set of strings. I like to think for now of three voices, the trebs, mids, and the base. Then moving between the three voices to change it up and it does change the feeling. It can be sort of like call and response to it. So I sometimes think of a choir of voices that can be switch between. I think it was a few lessons back you were emphasising using only a few of the notes in a chord that started me really thinking more about the "orchestration" in a way. You're a good teacher because of your understated presentation which actually for me allows more to show. Thanks!
Like your stuff. Ive just returned to the guitar after a long lay off, (10 years) and im enjoying the YT content, which wasnt available first time round.
Your vids are funny, to the point and very helpful. Good job!
Welcome back!
Timing is everything! Keep them strumming. 👏👏🕯
Thank you, just learning opening chords and barre chords are a bit too hard. I wanted somewhere else to go. Perfect timing
Great lesson Mr. D! Can't wait to try this out.
Love the way you teach. Really good stuff
I absolutely love the way you joke around while getting the lessons in.
Is it Sean Daniel, or Steve Martin teaching this guitar lesson? Nice Taylor! I'm starting out with a Taylor Academy 12 and 12e, and held an 814ce Rosewood after our church recording session Thursday night. Beautiful instrument! And there's Breedlove Guitars a day's drive away, Gibson of Bozeman, a day's drive in another direction... Maestro Guitars, "boutique guitars built to be sold at off-the-rack prices."
I am impressed... You explain just as pleasantly as you play ...😊
Thank you ! You've changed my journey effortlessly
Great lesson and advice.Thanks.
This video was fun! Happy New Year Sean! From, an old beginner, you're fun to watch. If I'm ever 1% as good as you, I'll die happy.
Thank you for this, i have only been learning for 6 weeks, and this will really help. thanks for an awesome video
Sean enjoyed your video. Started with the Major C and followed your advise. In a very short time I found it a bit awkward to switch fingers and mute the higher unwanted strings. I kept at it and soon realized it was much easier for me to form the standard C chord shape and simply place my index finger in the bar position. Apply light pressure with the index to mute the unwanted strings. I also have the Taylor Builders 324ce. Enjoy your videos. All the best in 2021!
Love these lessons. Thanks for sharing..
It's taken me awhile to appreciate you but I find myself keep coming back and each time appreciating the knowledge you are sharing and going against the traditional teaching approach. At this point I am really enjoying your insights and teaching so thanks. I even am starting to enjoy your sense of humor....that was a surprise. Thanks Sean
sounds like i'm wearing you down!
This is probably the best intermediate beginner lesson I've seen. Do a similar one using the cords high E, B, & G as part 2 and beginners go very quickly to intermediate. Wish I'd seen this years ago.
As an older learner.......I thank you for sharing. This will definitely help me to expand my learning. :)
Interesting! Easy to learn and an easy way to go a step further by learning the fretboard and the triad Tank you !
good lesson. Even though I have often played different voicing when playing with others I had not thought of those types of voicings on the lower strings.
Look into the CAGE Method. If you analyze the chords and the scales, you might just receive a revelation from the guitar gods.
Thanks again. Great lesson!
fine little video. i just love to watch guitar videos for the pure fun of watching a guitar freak play his/ her guitar. i'm seeking for new chords and some proper voicings everyday. thank you for giving me a good time while i'm buried in lockdown at home. 🌻
Nice lesson! It's a good way to start opening up the fretboard. There are a million ways to say something on the guitar.
As usual, great stuff Sean. Many thanks bud.
Love your content and humor. Thanks for what you do. Two things I'd like to see: 1) Your thoughts on the Lag Hyvibe guitar and 2) an explanation of your "valley" linguistic styling. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this. Very informative. Good job!
Hey, it's easy and fun, that is the funniest! Great work as always!
Simply marvellous. Thank you for sharing 🙏
This was super helpful, thanks!
I recently started back to playing guitar.. iv played fiddle for forty years and I can relate to this being like a violin double stop.
Cool lesson, I have played all those bar chords, but never thought to just play the lower end by themselves!!
Great lesson comes at a good time for me, as my changes in open Cboy chords has improved.
Cool Sean. Willie uses those chords once in a while . This 50 yr player lost use of my left pinky so I cheat once in a while myself. .However my action below the 10 th fret isn't as low as your axe so I keep my A minors away on the 1st and 5th frets. Thanks! Hope the Irish music is coming along. My Dad was an old button player from Galway who I backed up on rhythm. The man had blazing speed!
Really cool and easy useful lesson.Thanks 👍🏽
Amazing man! I watched so many guitar videos here but no one explains as good as you do. Your videos have really inspired me to find the happiness in playing again.
One of your best teaching sessions.not just theory but psychology.
Yeah that was helpful. Well demonstrated and explained how to practically apply it.
Beyond the guitar lesson, I enjoyed the life lesson! Very nice
Great tips. Damn I wish YT had been around way back in the olden days when I was learning how to play. It took me years of playing and stumbling around to figure this stuff out. So any beginners watching, pay heed, you are way ahead by learning things like this early in your playing life. OK, now WTF do I do about the creepy mirror thing? Peace.
You crack me up! As always a great video.
I’m 59 I just picked up the guitar not too long ago and it’s a lot of fun I’m learning a lot from your videos thank you for your quality content cheers to you #GRANDPAKNOWS Wooodoggy
I'm 64. Do you think anybody cares?
I do and I am 23 what is your problem?
Good luck to you ole son !
When I started playing in 1972 and my fingers hurt like hell
I put the guitar on my knees and got me a medicine bottle
and played it Hawaiian Steel Guitar style so I taught myself
to play both from the start. And another tip is the secret to
understanding chords lies in the C major scale, that is the
center where everything else is figured out from.
C major scale: C D E F G A B C
Learnt a lot from this video. You are awesome man
Great little tricks. Been a player for a long time. But your stuff is the ""why the hell have I not done this before stuff"". So simple, but for some reason we just don't do it. I tried your stuff. It works, and works very well. THANK YOU.
absulutly genius sean. all about that flavor!!!
Very good lesson, I knew it already but I never seem to do it. Thanks again
I appreciate your teaching!
Thanks teacher.
Thanks ---- works well on at Strat and LP too!
I use different voicing for fingerstyle blues using mostly the higher voicing of the first 3 strings for instrumentals, intros and fills. I works very well in drop D, DADf#AD and open G as you have so many open strings to ring out, but standard tuning works quite well once you figure out the triad and double stops of the roots for major/ minor as you mentioned. The other reason I like using different voicing with movable chords is it allows me to "cheat" some chords that used to be super easy for me, but now that rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis has taken much of my hand strength away for certain bar chords or even a couple cowboy chords, I have other options to be able to play arrangements with out pain. It helps to be creative in life as you age and as some things get harder, you have to figure out a "go-around" and this is a prime example of how to make guitar simpler if you get a disability that impacts your hands. Think of Joni Mitchel and her use of altered tunings as she suffered from childhood polio that made it hard for her to play simple chords we all take for granted, she ended up becoming famous and successful as her disability helped her find a unique style and sound, and of course, Joni was a gifted songwriter, musician and artist.
Very nice, thanks Sman!
Thanks for this video it made me really think.
Great idea to add flavor...thanks Sean
literally so comforting and helpful swear
I like it
Simple. Very useful. Thanks!
So simple. So good.👍😎 Thanks!
Great lesson! Thank you!
Getting stuck in your own loop of familiarity hinders growth; this was cool. I play banjo in open G and guitar standard, so my hand is usually always in [guitar] C shape, therefore this was cool to see.
Dude
That was a great lesson
I’ve been playing a long time as I am a singer (check out my songs)
And the way you simplified the root notes is really clever
Plus I appreciate your humour
Respect
I like to play C at the third fret using the Bb shape - sounds brighter.
Wow. This helps alot!! Thanks guy:)
dude, playing only the 2 strings and muting the rest is gold bro!
That stupid chord 5-1-3 works shifted up a string too. (Start on 5th string for the 4 chord) Thanks Sean. You're consistently the coolest 😎 teacher on the YT.
Enjoying your instructions so I subscribed.
Dude. You sound buzzed. Right on! Thx for what you do
Genius...brilliant lesson..who knew!!
sean nice lesson and i see ur rocking ur boris johnson do for the new year, perhaps u can make it the people's cut for 2021😀
Lock down hair... its a new thing for 2020
Brilliant! Totally the KISS method. Thank you.
Hey Sean, this joins Grouping Chords together - which I still haven't mastered - (that damned muting man 😠)- as my favourite videos of yours. Great work, Maestro
Wow, great help! Thanks! :)
I really enjoy your video. keep it up😘😘👍👍👍
Sean got a handsome sweater for Christmas.
This is so easy, even a wonderwall Strummer like me can branch out! In all seriousness, this type of stuff is why I love your channel, you show how easy it is to sound like a good player, and for that i thank you!
I make a lot of use of jangly open E in A, G, F#m, Fmaj7, and C chords.
Dude... you have good shtick for teaching this stuff!!!
Ok, good idea, the 2-note thing. I think a lot of performers do something like this, it's just most beginners don't know this. I found a couple good jazzy-sounding chords once that I can move to anywhere on the fretboard and it's a pretty good chord pattern with relatively little effort.
Because guitar is the same pretty much anywhere, the key here is to find something you can transfer. As you said at 5:31, "just experiment until you find what you're looking for."
Thumbs up for the awesome lesson 👍
Great examples, i try it. Your playing get so much richer by doing this. Thank a lot.
Nice, and very helpful. Thanks.
Happy to help!
“Saving The build up...” My girlfriend loved that!!! (Oh Yhea...works well on guitar also.)
Yes, you definitely don't want to give them the beans too early... on the guitar either. :)
Time to grow up, asmr.
wow.. this lesson is so helpful ❤😍🎸
Awesome! Merci
Great advice.. and a lovely guitar btw
Everything I write tends to use non-standard chord shapes/voicings that I find these days - worth the extra time spent in exploring.
I'm going to go watch myself practice these chords in the full length, guest bedroom mirror!
You are really positiv crazy and i enjoy youre lessons - a big thank you ✌☻☮
Glad you like them!