American Pie - Don McLean (Songs Guitar Lesson ST-519) How to play

[Janice5331]

Does C have faith in A minor above !! Great lesson.

[FryScreamer666]

So G, C MissG D

G my C to the levy but the G was D

You should make a song with the combination Text - Chords :D

It's funny :)

And thankx man! This vid helped me :)

[jangyjangskie]

just play it man. 

[SolidYetiOG]

Good leasson mate n now your singing was good thanks mate.! BTW LOVE THIS SONG

[TheCeejReturns]

I've been searching the internet long and hard to find out what chord changes are at the end of the chorus to no avail. Thanks to your video, I have found that it's not really a chord change per se, but a manipulation of the D chord. That alone is enough to earn my like. Now, if I can just perfect that riff...

[lizardojmp]

indigenous tribes in Indonesia LOL

[canadiansfive]

thank you very much from Canada, very helpful.

[canadiansfive]

thank youvery much from Canada, very helpful.

[ItalianStallion393]

Diggin the headband

[ItalianStallion393]

Diggin the headband

[santcano]

Love it!!!!! you're such a good teacher :)

[santcano]

Love it!!!!! you're such a good teacher :)

[ViolencePerfected]

god bless mr justin

[BeardyBoy97]

Is that a Maton?

[3bronald3b]

you are so good at what you do you make it so funny, welldone

[Cosmicbroom]

1.45 sounds like "W życiu piękne są tylko chwile" :) A very lovely lesson! Thanks a lot!

[Trulladia]

Justin, thank you so much for your lessons! A lot of fun for me.

Greating from Germany

[M4g1cm4n96]

3:48 sounded really cool when he did them all together

[propeller000]

great teaching , simple to follow. thank you

[lforsdyke]

im too busy laughing at the lyrics to learn this it's awesome

[RoumdoomChampion1995]

even tho i knew i wouldnt remember more than the first few parts at a time, i kept watching cuz replacing words with chords was pretty fricken hilarious imo

[Fireandglory]

this is a genious lesson incredible

[OldFoggieJr]

just finding Justin because of looking up American Pie lesson, this was great!!! can't wait to get started ....Knowing the chords is great, now just to get the strum patterns!!! thanks so much

[Songbird1028]

Oh, my gosh! This guy is not only informative, he's hilarious! I learned and laughed at the same time. Doesn't get much better than that!! Thanks, old/young chap, hehe!

[bellhops]

Justin, are you in the laundry? And is that a pair of dirty jocks tied around your head?

Nice lesson as always though.

[macdaddy461]

your an awesome teacher justin, thanks for everything you do for us, wish i could buy every dvd lesson you had. 

[xyran13]

11 people can't stand the fact that an Australian nailed American Pie.....

[otherwiseyep]

Leave it to a Brit to nail the instruction for playing American Pie! Well done.

[qf744fan]

@otherwiseyep

ummm.... pretty sure he's Australian, but I get your point :)

[otherwiseyep]

Leave it to a Brit to nail the instruction for playing American Pie! Well done.

[f1speedof1]

I can still remember how that...E minor used to make me D. =D That E-minor girl must have been a wild puppy!

[Bloodimax]

please let me know when u have new guitar lessons really i like it

[TheReavyn]

you should publish that Chord cover from American Pie..... Its awesome :D !

[headstock48]

It's built into us from birth. Ha ha. True.

[Pazzer43]

I Wish I Was As Good As You Thabks For The Lesson You Have Really Inspired Me Thanks Justin :D

[babytines17]

Best Technique I've seen mate, keeping it nice and simple for us thick fuckers!

Can you do some Cat Stevens songs? cheers.

[casfs93]

Can A-minor save my C-chord soul? I dont know, geez I'm gonna find out right now!

[Kinelosan]

I love this lesson, I LOVE THIS BOY!

[brendenruth]

justin needs a haircut



[tsalter79]

great video!!!

[Yakriiii]

The mouth on your shirt is nomming on your guitar.

[Keegan3005]

@Yakriiii who wouldn't want to nom is guitar haha :)

[Pedro4478]

A long long e-minor ago... AHAHAhAHAHAHAHAH Just kidding great lesson

[Pedro4478]

A long long e-minor ago. AHAHAHAHAAHA

[fireballpip]

Great Job! I've got a C-up truck, and the KISS principle is my favorite too!

[mpm111144]

LOL@ C chord to chin!!  Thanks Justin...u r GREAT!! :D)

[HBKsweetCHINmusic10]

Is it just my internet or does justin's videos load faster then others?

[hamidfan]

hey justin i love you man but i can never share the same room with you ... you snore look at 2:15 in this video..looooooooooooool .. i love you man ... keep on the good job please

[HappyFlowerNY]

you are the best fun wonderful simple teacher online, thanks buddy!!

[HappyFlowerNY]

You are not only a great teacher, player and singer, but fun to watch!!! love it!!! Great job!!

[usaf2020]

Em will be the day that I A7th LOL!

[Fadeypoo]

Really superb lesson mate. Many thanks for taking the time to do it.

[still1luckyme]

Love the way you sing the chords! I practice this way. Huge help when you're just learning. I think i'm developing a crush on you!:D 6 stars!!

[Trapar137]

Great lesson, all I had ever seen was a simple three or four chord version with just a basic repeating pattern. KISS back at you!

[pain0frain]

lol hilarious when he teeders

[ThEcAtScAmEbAcK]

can A minor save your C chord soul??

I like this version!! :D :D

brilliant lesson, as usual-thanks

[komodospider]

I wonder who the idiots were that clicked 'dislike' for this lesson!

[thomasdk13]

i like the way you teach

[Barolo2111]

hey, good lesson, thank you very much!

[jingkiu]

E minor will be the day that I A7~ haha

[pompey97]

gr8 lessson lol pause on 1:42 funny

[Irotten]

Great lesson! Really enjoyed the ad lib chords with the lyrics. And it helped.

[latrop93]

wetern tribes in indonesia that have never seen humans?

[Droopytroopy]

haha a long long E minor ago XD

[jmbgouveia]

Nice one Justin .Thankx

[HeroRandyMarsh]

if it's all the same all over the way through.... ghrrrrr.... haha

[andifadeaway11]

I have faith in A minor above!

[Hurrakeane]

this guy is a legend

[justshutupful]

hes from the greatest state in australia tassie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw awesome job i have learnt so many song from you thanks

[Cha0z19]

the right hand is up up down up when playing the verses?

[anythingajag]

Brilliant well done!!

[TheWRX2003]

Hi, thanx for this lesson, very easy to follow, good idea to replace song text by chord name !

[chumleywarner007]

many many thanks, first picked up the guitar a year ago and have followed your begginers course and your videos such as this one, cannot thank you enough, very easy to follow, very well explained and FUN,once again many many thanks

[gsf67]

I liked this? Where are you from, you're obviously English, but I detect a slight Aussie or NZ twang.

[thormaxtwo]

How that Em can make you D? Never heard it put that way before :P

[mamutrer]

your always laughing :) but good lesson

[kurei15]

Haha you seem hyper in this one Justin :)

[MicDread]

Hey Justin Justin Time,,, anyway I'm american, Been watching your free gift. Your so right to do things this way,, My beliefs exactly. Keep the faith.  35 year playing and I enjoy what your doing and sound... Thank You,, MicDread

[sealand000]

Thanks. I specially like how you sing while naming the chords :)

[md09123123]

new flight of the concordes

[yisyanruss]

very very good really helpful pleasure your a great teacher

[vonydare]

thanks real helpful. lot better than other peoples. lol how he sings then throws in the cords

[s0172766]

down down UP down down lol, great lesson

[CracKpotCooKie]

thanks dude really great to the point helpful and useful to explain how to play the song

[Shanzoodr]

legend lol

[McBlobby3]

lol hao da em used to make me D... dude hao can u make em up? :)

[RALPH7109]

To a 'C' up truck......! Luv it Justin

[danspic]

Great lesson, helped me out a lot. Thanks!

[crighton1]

You are so vivacious. Thanks.

[XNTGUNEMPLOYED]

Excellent lesson and nice voice too my friend. Greetings from Chile.

[BRboi777]

that's a good voice. it's scary cuz it's in the morning, what will it sound like if it was warmed up? nice voice dude, keep it up!

[shyGUITARdude]

hi justin!

[Niallboy182]

hey thanx alot this really helped then again most of ur vids do :)

[kelymac]

"... how that Em used to make me D" haha, i love using notes instead of lyrics too :)

[QAZDEATH]

There is a great forum too to get help, no matter what the problem.

And it is all totally free, no bull. No sample lessons, no memberships. Just tons of great lessons :)To get help with your lesson look up the number at the start of the video title (like ST-666 or whatever) on the Lesson Index page.26,686 views 666?

[CrazeexGood]

hey justin how old are you i cant find that out anywhere

[SonnyJim08]

Im just starting to learn the guitar so you are very helpful. cheers for posting you sweeet vids

[pdcouto]

If I got rich I would buy Justin the best guitar ever made!

[mean0machine0]

funnily enough...he already has the best money can buy

[jhunblazer]

damn good and easy to catch up every inch of justin guitar tutorials. You're the Man!

[buttheadak]

More good stuff from a class guitar player and teacher.

It's amazing the amount of time you put in to helping people develop theire skills.

Awesome work dude, keep it up.

[Airomist]

that's the best tutorial video i've ever seen, that is hilarious

[bhchen66]

You are such a great and humerous guitar teacher to me!! Keep it up with this great work!!

[guitarmeister109]

this lesson is accurate yet Im dying just laughing. I know this song already , mastered it too. but im searching other people's work so I can improve

[kung2000]

I'm laughing my ass off and at the same time learning a new piece from Justin on this sunny Sunday is my food for the soul. Cheers Bro.

[crackinguitar]

Amazingly hilarious and helpful, Justin is the man.

[wishbone030]

Oh, what happened to Jedi Master, by the way?

[Koockaburra101]

I think he's doing the DVDs that Justin sells on his website.

[wishbone030]

Thanks a lot! The chords are easy, but with your few little tricks, beginners like me get to sound it more like the original.

And your singing of the chord names in the lyrics always makes me smile. :-)

[Eyoman1]

with a e minor carnation and a c-up truck :P

Nice tutorial by the way :D

[redscull]

7.45 the best bit in this Tutorial XD

[trippyguitar]

Great lesson Justin! C chord soul :-D lol

[NRLEels45]

i really want to c Hotel California

[kerslappity]

Any chance you'll do an Aerosmith - Mama Kin lesson? That'd be amazing...

[DirtyChink2010]

yeah justin ya should try to make video with nickback songs haha

[psihall888]

you should make a video for do this anymore by nickelback

[Gawronizm]

hilarious :D

[KSGCards]

You should do standup! Great Video

[drummondF]

Not only informative, but also comical. :{D

[countryskys]

I was wondering if you knew how to play how long by the eagles.

love your videos and teaching methods

thanks

country

[MRWHITE3535]

just got out of the bath did you.

[DonPedroDK]

A long long Em ago - lol

Once again - the stuff you post is cool and very instructive and educative.

Thanx a lot Justin!

Keep 'em coming :-)

[piemalicho]

thanks for all what u do for guitar and music

Continue

Pierre in Paris France

[Duckman64]

Hey Justin, qucik request bro, I was thinking of Neil Youngs My My Hey Hey, great tune, or maybe a Bob Dylan song something to get in touch with folk. I appreciate everything you have done so far, thank you and lookin' forward to your album, take care.

[blackmail533]

Your singing is not that bad and anyways lessons really have nothing to with singing ability. Yet another good lesson, thanks a lot.

[malcsegovia]

classic song classic lesson and that singing the cord changes is just brill for those of us that find singing and playing tough.gret job justin many thanks donation sent

[herebesmewa]

Again dude,the best lessons for the great songs are always taught by non other than you, best lessons on the internet thanks for this one.

[flyerwick]

Ah, a real modern classic.

As always - exellent and fun lesson! Thank you, Justin!

Mark

[ClassicLiberty]

you know what...

i didnt yet finished watching but i had to pause just to say this....

with you learning is really really fun..

thank you sooooooooo much

xoxo

[abzz123456789]

I love you

[tikebad91]

Justin,

I want to thank you so much. I am very impressed with all of your songs that you have lessons for. I'm very grateful that there are people out in this world like yourself. You are the best. For me just starting out on guitar, you are a huge help in assisting me develop my own music.

Much thanks,

Michael

[1SharpDressedMan]

dude, I have such a hard time singing and playing at the same time... but the whole "...A long long Em ago, Am can still remember C..." really helps me out, awesome technique I never would have thought of!!

keep on rockin

[spords]

Justin, Mark, Rogersgitar,

I hope all of you to know how much people everywhere value your help.

Mark Easley was the first teacher I discovered. Wonderful guy and teacher.

Then I discovered Justin Sandercoe who took me to another level, applying scales, transposing. A gem of a human being, Justin makes the world a better place.

And now I've discovered Rogersgitar from Norway. Another super musician.

My thanks to all. And to all I am send this message of thanks.

Bill Force

[emelym]

you are the best one!!!!! Thank you

[jullex92]

Beautiful lesson :) Made me laugh... it litt up my otherwise pathetic life... thank you sir... :'(

No, seriously, great lesson :)

[guth4n17]

how that E minor used to make me D :DD

[mmmkkkeee]

Nice lesson, a good laugh...

[nytarj]

best teaching video i had ever seen, so funny :D

[bongslad]

was think yesterday to request this tune thats weird,nice one justin

[hornyoldbusdriver]

love your chord-lyrics.

[gaby974]

love the song and the tutoial.... bye, bye, American Pie!!!

[guitaraficionado]

Wonderful lesson Justin - thank you!

Lots of love to you.

[sageibanez]

Salut Justin, merci pour cette chanson. J'apprends toujours avec plaisir tes leçons. Super prof.

Pourrais-tu m'apprendre la chanson de Jason Mraz, I'm Yours ?

[senhorpatrao]

why dont you start with "Hellow, Justin here" no more?

[simonwallis71]

best tutorial vid I've seen, love it ,cheers

[northlander30]

LOL Great lesson Justin!

[H0VEN]

Justin always apologizes for his singing, but thats when I learn the fastest. It keeps the lesson fluid without having to stop to check on the chord progression . Thanks Justin for posting

[StearmanR985]

Your lesson stlyle is fabulous. Even my girlfriend, who does not play, is quite interested.

Excellent, I love it. Thanks from the forever novice steel string guitarist.

[Playerdoh22]

I love you justin...

[jazzinpd]

dude, you are so killin!

[Jayco119]

i love how he always sings with the chord names...Makes it funny...

How that Em, made me D... Sounds so funny...

[erastoolivas]

don mclean my favorite goooooood video  thanks.......tijuana b.c. mexico...............

[Ruselan]

thanks!

[Battlehammer89]

great tutorial !!! Thanks a lot !

[Tekershee]

Em will be the day that I D7!

[Drummerbum7a]

thank you justin!! i've wanted to learn this ever since i started playing

[LuisWahWah]

LOL! Ohh how that Em made me D

[dmaradona10]

Sweet!! I love this song. Now I'm going to learn it right since Sandercoe has taught it!

[rocklicks1]

3rd! i love this song.... !!!

:)

[brainstew232]

sloppy seconds!!