Justin thanks for this, I played badly years ago and gave up, I was messing around with some simple chords and mistakenly waked in the D and G by picking badly and thought thats sounded like REM, and then came hunting and found your lessons, you have inspired me to pick my guitar back up at 53- I learned enough in 30 mins with your lesson to get me hooked again, going to buy new strings tomorrow- LOL Brilliant loads of respect to you Justin.....
Hey Justin, great lesson. (Long time viewer of your lessons. I have huge respect for what you do) I was directed here because I've just uploaded a finger style instrumental of this song and some of my subscribers thought I learnt it from you. I told them it was just coincidence and "great minds upload a like". Keep on playing bud and I hope you're enjoying those new digs. Drue.
Justin and Marty both I follow both of your lessons, both are awesome teachers I wish that I had folks like you two teaching me when I was a kid. Marty you have brought My version of wish you were here to a level that I can now play it out. And Justin you as well as Marty are adding songs to my 1960's reputar . I am having a real hard time figuring the bridge to Everybody hurts though is it in your song book?
Just curious. 6 years later how did the journey to learning this song go for you? I'm 62, and I'm bound and determined, with Justin's help to learn it too. It's a beautiful song.
+Ry Naylor Guitar Don't be like that! (kidding, sorta). I'm a bad guitar student with 7 years experience and I have learned what I know here on UA-cam watching a number of different approaches to instruction. I seem to do better if I watch different teaching techniques. I always pick up some little thing from each instructor session. I just subscribed to your channel too! I appreciate your honesty regarding Justin's skills as a player and an instructor. I've been following him for years now!
+downhill240 Thanks for the comment and subscribing to my channel. I might have to do a tutorial on this song then. Although I don't tend to do tutorials on songs after having watched someone else do it. It colours how I might approach it. The only thing I would probably add to this would be using a pick for the patterns (which I think is done in the original). I'm a huge fan of Justin's and he's a bit of an UA-cam idol for me. I've learnt so much from him for my own playing but especially with my teaching ideas. Much respect.
Justin I am so happy to hear that you don't anchor your little finger. I lost my middle finger in a saw accident and so I have to use my little finger for the high E. it has been hard to give up that little anchor.
Brilliant..following you for years. Started playing 7 years ago...and you taught me how to play! I am in my second professional band! Love this song. Many thanks.
Hi Justin... Thanks a lot for your songs... I'm now 55 years old and I used to play guitar as young and now I'm enjoying more than ever thanks among other things to your lessons... I heartle thank you... I love Neil Young...
Thanks, Justin. I've been looking for something like this. I've been finger picking this way for over ....25 years+. Not really applying this to any song but work with C, D, G or if I'm brave I'll do C, D, G then add A and E. Been looking into and practising blues fingering, Delta Tx blues and Piedmont blues. Having problems with my little finger hitting that sixth fret when playing the A chord. Also been practising with a Herco thumb pick, still getting used to this little bugger. Once I get this down I hope to share what I can do with you on youtube. Larry
Thanks Justin! I'm out performing now, and doing quite well...but THIS song? NO room for scew ups!! It means too much to so many...So I'm really buckling down on this one...
Thanks a million for this lesson Justin. I used to listen to this song when i was younger and couldn't understand english. I just watched Pink and Kelly singing in the American music award last week and decided to play it. It was so easy to learn from you.
Lovely lesson. I've been really trying to work on improving the precision of my picking with a pick (as opposed to finger picking). Do you think it would be crazy to try to learn to play this song that way?
Great lesson and a great song to learn! I really enjoy learning from your Beginner's Songbook volume 2 and these videos really bring it all together. Thanks for the lesson!
It's lovely just watching your videos Justin. You look good, you sing with real feeling, your guitar playing is gorgeous. And you come across as such as nice guy. And as a bonus your lessons are clear and easy. Thank you :-)
everytime i play this song my mother cries her eyes out... Her brother use to play it for her when she was younger.... And then he died... so yeah keeping music in my fam... thanks for teaching us this Justin... can you please teach us November Rain GnR?
In the chorus bit you say keep going back to e minor but not what the other note is. Unless I'm missing something, I haven't watched the whole video yet
Thank you Justin… Such a beautiful Song, such a great and insightful lesson! This Song has so much feeling… and your lessons have that same feel! You are an outstanding Guitarist and Guitar Teacher! 🎸🎶
Great lesson! I don't stress about matching the original (which I could never do as a solo performer anyway, let alone rank amateur). And tend to use a totally different pattern for triplets.
Thanks for uploading this one, Justin; and for adding the more complex parts rather than just a very simple version. Best wishes from Kingston-upon-Thames :-)
Please correct me but what I’ve noticed, if Picking in the Chorus, you don’t need the EM chord because you are just picking EGBE strings. And then you don’t need to do a full A chord because you are only picking AGBE strings. Like a stated above, please correct me if I’m wrong. Other than that, great lesson! 😁👍🏻
Thanks Justin, another great lesson. Doing my best to wait until the new songbook arrives before learning all these new tunes, but I couldn't resist having 10 minutes going back and forth between the D and G.
I don't know how you do it but it keeps happening: I start to learn something in my guitar class, and the next thing, you post a lesson! Very timely an very helpful, thank you!
This is the song that got me complaining about barre chords and bony fingers. I was trying to keep the finger picking pattern going but could not for the life of me get a good change between F Sharp and B minor and back again without some strings being damped or muffled or buzzing. F Sharp 7 is no hope. I can get away with some inaccuracy with strumming, but picking clean bass and other notes while changing is too hard.
nice job for those who want to know, but I love playing it with my pick, I get a real nice crisp sound, you do need to learn how to pick it under control as you pick up and down the strings, your finger style was very nice tho, no doubt!!!! but for those who are learning, the pick is something you may want to try, plus its a great song to practice on controlling that pick. but you did a GREAT job as ALWAYS with your great Guitar lessons..thank you.
quick question at 14:50. what if you play say an F, or a dm (starting with the thumb on the 4th string): would you play a kind of standard thumb, 1,2,3,2,1 or is there anything better? Cheers for all your fantastic stuff!
Thank you Justin! I am an absolute newbie in this guitar/music world, but I really enjoy your lessons! You have done such an amazing job with these yourube channels and your website! Thank you very much! As I am going through the Basic Course on your website atm, I am still watching some of those videos for "later-on" - it kinda keeps my motivation to keep playing inspite of current results .. I was wondering if you have considered covering another great song of R.E.M - Loosing my religion? Thanks very much once again..
Hey Justin, thank you for this fantastic lesson - it is, as you said, great fun to start with picking! It could only be better if you would have played the hole song in the intro , so it would be more easy to learn how to play and place the bridge - also it would be a super track to learn while playing along!
Thanks Justin ! It's a great song to get into fingerstyle ! I've had quite of a hard time to sum up your video on a single sheet of paper but I think I finaly did it ! :) Just a question though, what do you call the power chord at the end of the bridge, the one between C and A ? Is it G with B base ?
+Wojtek Kowalski I'll check it out. I met him a few years ago, he was recording in the studio under mine and we had a chat about songwriting on the roof of the building... nice guy! Will have a listen...
Thanks for a great lesson again. I love your voice sooo much to that beautiful song, sounds so calm and soothing to me. Couldn't you record a whole cover please? :)
Thanks Justin. I've passed this level a while ago, but it was fun playing along with you in the beginning. :) It's a great and fun song to play for the people just starting out.
+The Kobayagi same here :D yeah i remember the time when i started playing simple E G D C pattern and it was the hardest thing on earth to get fast chord changes haha
Hi Justin. Just an observation but on the EM chord, you are not actually plucking the A or D strings so what is the point of holding down an EM chord? That section the way your playing it is open e, g, b and e strings.
Dear Justin, Great song and great lesson- many thanks. However, i still need the book to follow the chords and could not find it in the book..."This song is in The JustinGuitar Beginner's Songbook Volume 2". Which page is it on?
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Justin thanks for this, I played badly years ago and gave up, I was messing around with some simple chords and mistakenly waked in the D and G by picking badly and thought thats sounded like REM, and then came hunting and found your lessons, you have inspired me to pick my guitar back up at 53- I learned enough in 30 mins with your lesson to get me hooked again, going to buy new strings tomorrow- LOL Brilliant loads of respect to you Justin.....
Hey Justin, great lesson. (Long time viewer of your lessons. I have huge respect for what you do) I was directed here because I've just uploaded a finger style instrumental of this song and some of my subscribers thought I learnt it from you. I told them it was just coincidence and "great minds upload a like". Keep on playing bud and I hope you're enjoying those new digs. Drue.
Druuuuuuue :D
Justin and Marty both I follow both of your lessons, both are awesome teachers I wish that I had folks like you two teaching me when I was a kid. Marty you have brought My version of wish you were here to a level that I can now play it out. And Justin you as well as Marty are adding songs to my 1960's reputar . I am having a real hard time figuring the bridge to Everybody hurts though is it in your song book?
honestly they should collab on a song
Drew Justin two greats together
Corona time, thanks for the finger picking inspiration. Be safe and take care of the ones you love people!
Everybody is happy when Justin uploads this video for sure. :-)
+Ash Almond :)
+JustinGuitar Songs I'm hurting now (bad ankle sprain). Thanks for your excellent videos Justin! You're one of my favorites!
Thank you Justin!
I have been looking for a slow song to practice my finger picking and my singing with a song. This is perfect!👍
I am a ten yr old girl determined to learn this song with the picking pattern as well!
You go girl!!!!
I was 12 when you posted this so your ahead of me 😂✌️
I'm a 57 year old man determined to learn this song with the picking pattern as well!
Just curious. 6 years later how did the journey to learning this song go for you? I'm 62, and I'm bound and determined, with Justin's help to learn it too. It's a beautiful song.
Thank you Justin! Having started playing ukulele before guitar, I find it easier to learn fingerstyle songs, and this is just what I was looking for.
Was going to do a lesson on this song. Don't think I'll bother now, couldn't do it any better than this! Great lesson.
+Ry Naylor Guitar Cheers Ry, for the kind words that is.
+Ry Naylor Guitar Don't be like that! (kidding, sorta). I'm a bad guitar student with 7 years experience and I have learned what I know here on UA-cam watching a number of different approaches to instruction. I seem to do better if I watch different teaching techniques. I always pick up some little thing from each instructor session. I just subscribed to your channel too! I appreciate your honesty regarding Justin's skills as a player and an instructor. I've been following him for years now!
+downhill240 Thanks for the comment and subscribing to my channel. I might have to do a tutorial on this song then. Although I don't tend to do tutorials on songs after having watched someone else do it. It colours how I might approach it. The only thing I would probably add to this would be using a pick for the patterns (which I think is done in the original). I'm a huge fan of Justin's and he's a bit of an UA-cam idol for me. I've learnt so much from him for my own playing but especially with my teaching ideas. Much respect.
Justin I am so happy to hear that you don't anchor your little finger. I lost my middle finger in a saw accident and so I have to use my little finger for the high E. it has been hard to give up that little anchor.
R.E.M., one of my favorite groups. Excellent lessons here!
Brilliant..following you for years. Started playing 7 years ago...and you taught me how to play! I am in my second professional band! Love this song. Many thanks.
Hi Justin... Thanks a lot for your songs... I'm now 55 years old and I used to play guitar as young and now I'm enjoying more than ever thanks among other things to your lessons... I heartle thank you... I love Neil Young...
I always got tangled with the timing on this one .. your lesson helps - thanks
Thanks, Justin.
I've been looking for something like this.
I've been finger picking this way for over ....25 years+. Not really applying this to any song but work with C, D, G or if I'm brave I'll do C, D, G then add A and E.
Been looking into and practising blues fingering, Delta Tx blues and Piedmont blues. Having problems with my little finger hitting that sixth fret when playing the A chord.
Also been practising with a Herco thumb pick, still getting used to this little bugger.
Once I get this down I hope to share what I can do with you on youtube.
Larry
Thanks Justin! I'm out performing now, and doing quite well...but THIS song? NO room for scew ups!! It means too much to so many...So I'm really buckling down on this one...
Love the new set and pro lighting. Makes the segment easier to watch -- fewer visual distractions to hinder the learning experience.
Thanks Justin. Great Lesson for a beautiful melody. The finger-style really makes the song. The subtle imbelishments (walk down) are also profound.
You are such a great instructor! You make it fun and easy to play. Thanks for the videos.
This is the first and only song I know how to play, I have been practicing for 2 days now and I'm getting better.
Thanks a million for this lesson Justin. I used to listen to this song when i was younger and couldn't understand english. I just watched Pink and Kelly singing in the American music award last week and decided to play it. It was so easy to learn from you.
Simply great lesson, no words can be expressed better. Always always enjoying your detailed lessons👍👍👍
Lovely lesson. I've been really trying to work on improving the precision of my picking with a pick (as opposed to finger picking). Do you think it would be crazy to try to learn to play this song that way?
Great lesson and a great song to learn! I really enjoy learning from your Beginner's Songbook volume 2 and these videos really bring it all together. Thanks for the lesson!
It's lovely just watching your videos Justin. You look good, you sing with real feeling, your guitar playing is gorgeous. And you come across as such as nice guy. And as a bonus your lessons are clear and easy. Thank you :-)
everytime i play this song my mother cries her eyes out... Her brother use to play it for her when she was younger.... And then he died... so yeah keeping music in my fam... thanks for teaching us this Justin... can you please teach us November Rain GnR?
Isnt the main part mostly piano?
OmGosh I live this song! Perfect.Remember the video? It was very moving😂
In the chorus bit you say keep going back to e minor but not what the other note is. Unless I'm missing something, I haven't watched the whole video yet
Thank you Justin… Such a beautiful Song,
such a great and insightful lesson!
This Song has so much feeling… and your lessons have that same feel! You are an outstanding
Guitarist and Guitar Teacher! 🎸🎶
you're one of the greatest, you're so clear when you explain how to play a song. keep it up! From Italy ;)
This lesson is a testament to why Justin is the best damn teacher on UA-cam.
Justin is the best guitar teacher on the internet...
Hey Justin, would you ever consider teaching some Rise Against songs?
+Sam Long I'll check em out, dont know them at all!
+JustinGuitar Songs thank you! Keep it up with the great tutorials!
What would we do without this man
Great lesson! I don't stress about matching the original (which I could never do as a solo performer anyway, let alone rank amateur). And tend to use a totally different pattern for triplets.
Thanks for uploading this one, Justin; and for adding the more complex parts rather than just a very simple version.
Best wishes from Kingston-upon-Thames :-)
Please correct me but what I’ve noticed, if Picking in the Chorus, you don’t need the EM chord because you are just picking EGBE strings. And then you don’t need to do a full A chord because you are only picking AGBE strings.
Like a stated above, please correct me if I’m wrong.
Other than that, great lesson! 😁👍🏻
I have the same question . Do you know the answer yet? It seems you are right but I don’t know for sure. Im glad you asked
Great Lesson ( as usual ! ) and a great song to learn for us lesser mortals : )
Thanks Justin, another great lesson. Doing my best to wait until the new songbook arrives before learning all these new tunes, but I couldn't resist having 10 minutes going back and forth between the D and G.
Have been learning this for a while now using your original version, excellent update that will help me nail it, Cheers.
Fantastic lesson, as usual! You seem to give lessons for all the songs I love :)
Love this guy
Aw man, straight away. My next song to learn thanks Justin
Thank U, thank U!!!!! You're the best teacher on this channel and U know it!!!!
I don't know how you do it but it keeps happening: I start to learn something in my guitar class, and the next thing, you post a lesson! Very timely an very helpful, thank you!
This is the song that got me complaining about barre chords and bony fingers.
I was trying to keep the finger picking pattern going but could not for the life of me get a good change between F Sharp and B minor and back again without some strings being damped or muffled or buzzing.
F Sharp 7 is no hope.
I can get away with some inaccuracy with strumming, but picking clean bass and other notes while changing is too hard.
nice job for those who want to know, but I love playing it with my pick, I get a real nice crisp sound, you do need to learn how to pick it under control as you pick up and down the strings, your finger style was very nice tho, no doubt!!!! but for those who are learning, the pick is something you may want to try, plus its a great song to practice on controlling that pick. but you did a GREAT job as ALWAYS with your great Guitar lessons..thank you.
the picking pattern also pretty simple :))
Ha played this for my 6month old son a few hours ago. I can't sing it though.
Hi Jus. You are still the best of the UA-cam guitar tutors.x
Congratulations.It,s a wonderful experience for playing nice songs with guitar. Thank, a lot
Awesome tutorial.
Thanx Justin for this great song. just started with fingerstyle. greatings from the Netherlands
quick question at 14:50. what if you play say an F, or a dm (starting with the thumb on the 4th string): would you play a kind of standard thumb, 1,2,3,2,1 or is there anything better? Cheers for all your fantastic stuff!
He's such a decent teacher and guitar player. Cheers from Bavaria
Man, you always have the best tutorials. Following along with you just gets it in your head.
Thanks a lot ! You're a perfect teacher !!!
Absolutely brilliant ..Beautiful song,and a fantastic lesson..Thank you for sharing.
Killing it. BOSS. Thank you!
Thank you Justin! I am an absolute newbie in this guitar/music world, but I really enjoy your lessons! You have done such an amazing job with these yourube channels and your website! Thank you very much!
As I am going through the Basic Course on your website atm, I am still watching some of those videos for "later-on" - it kinda keeps my motivation to keep playing inspite of current results .. I was wondering if you have considered covering another great song of R.E.M - Loosing my religion?
Thanks very much once again..
Awesome! Love the way you teach... so precise 👌. Thank you.
What a great lesson. Thank you Justin. 🇦🇺
You are the best teacher!
Hey Justin, thank you for this fantastic lesson - it is, as you said, great fun to start with picking!
It could only be better if you would have played the hole song in the intro , so it would be more easy to learn how to play and place the bridge - also it would be a super track to learn while playing along!
Great lesson, Justin! Thank you very much!
Hi Justin this was the first song you ever taught me
Thanks Justin ! It's a great song to get into fingerstyle !
I've had quite of a hard time to sum up your video on a single sheet of paper but I think I finaly did it ! :)
Just a question though, what do you call the power chord at the end of the bridge, the one between C and A ? Is it G with B base ?
Great lesson Justin thankyou
Hello Justin!
It would be great if you record a lesson of 'Another love- Tom Odell'
Best wishes :D
+Wojtek Kowalski I'll check it out. I met him a few years ago, he was recording in the studio under mine and we had a chat about songwriting on the roof of the building... nice guy! Will have a listen...
+JustinGuitar Songs Thank You so much :D
+Wojtek Kowalski any luck on this?
9:30 once he explained anchor finger I realized I was doing it unknowingly
amazing lesson Justin , in fact all your lessons are great
beatiful song and briliant teacher 👍
Great lesson, and your vocals are great for this song !
Love this song.Thanks for uploading this easy, great video.
great song and great tutorial, helpful and informative as usual.
thank you Justin!
Thanks Justin...great lesson....
awesome lessons justin. thannk you!!!
could u please please please do a lesson for stubborn love from the lumineers?
Great Lesson Justin.
Talented, nice man
Vine por tus clases de guitarra pero esta en ingles :u
xD
Thanks for a great lesson again. I love your voice sooo much to that beautiful song, sounds so calm and soothing to me. Couldn't you record a whole cover please? :)
The timing is like a Waltz
Excellent, thanks Justin
Thanks Justin. I've passed this level a while ago, but it was fun playing along with you in the beginning. :) It's a great and fun song to play for the people just starting out.
+The Kobayagi same here :D yeah i remember the time when i started playing simple E G D C pattern and it was the hardest thing on earth to get fast chord changes haha
+shadowbreaker97 Haha, we've all been there. :)
+shadowbreaker97 Me too ;)
Thank you sir! I appreciate your lessons!!
Again superb mate look forward to your videos all he time ;)
Thanks Justin, Good job!
Another great lesson Justin. Thanks!
+Jimbo in Thailand ur welcome Jimbo!
Great lesson!
Thank you Justin
Great lesson, thanks again
Hey Justin. Great to have this opportunity to practice my fingerstyle again with this super song. Thanks a lot :-)
+Jac Blom yep, it's a fingerstyle classic!
perfect lesson thx justin
Great video Justin
God bless you
Guitar's really fun to play. :)
Hi Justin. Just an observation but on the EM chord, you are not actually plucking the A or D strings so what is the point of holding down an EM chord? That section the way your playing it is open e, g, b and e strings.
Hmm, I always play the string order 6-5-4-1-2-3 for the Em chord, but then I play it with a pick.
Dear Justin,
Great song and great lesson- many thanks. However, i still need the book to follow the chords and could not find it in the book..."This song is in The JustinGuitar Beginner's Songbook Volume 2". Which page is it on?
What is the chord progression for the strumming at the end of the song -it sounds like g and d although l'm not sure.
Finestkind! Thank You!
Hey, great lesson Justin! Great video as always!
+Elliot Harrington Cheers!
good job, I play it everytime I go busking.