Free Falling by Tom Petty - Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson

[EmilMortensen88]

Dude, you have almost done the impossible... You have taught me how to play guitar. I'm really improving, and that's because of you! So thanks man!!

And finally I got to use my capo :-)

ps. I've just started playing guitar 'bout a week ago.

[yourguitarsage]

@EmilMortensen88 Thank you Em! So glad you are getting it!

[paulandjesslovebirds]

GREAT LESSON! Has anyone told you that you look just like Dane Cook?

[561SHANE]

Great lesson -- your cat cracked me up.... Keep up the good work

[symzworld27]

Hey chupie:) great lesson and the cat should have a chAnnel of it's own!!!!!

[MackenzieSpadinger10]

@xHDxclan

The capo is on the 3rd fret.Capos can really range in prices,depending on where you go,the brand,and material.Some are $5 and some can be $20.The $5 ones are alright but are usually made of fabric.Mine was $14.98 and it is a great capo.It's on the more expensive side but it was well worth it.Hope that helps!

[yourguitarsage]

@MackenzieSpadinger10 Thanks friend.

[xHDxclan]

do you need the capo for it? and how much do those usually cost?

[Adrennalinne23]

@xHDxclan Mine was 20$, it's really handy for songs that require strumming. Most songs like that have capo's...

[huds1223]

is chorus the same?

[BobNugget15]

haha nobody care about the lesson we all just care about the cat Chupie

[Chuckygrimlen34]

hey Chupie



[TheMrWheels]

The name of the song was supposed to be free ballin but nopppe...

[hbrien]

I love that cat

[LlinosBelcher2]

Can I be your pussycat. X blessings.x

[etess88]

Thank you so much man! im just starting out on guitar and ive been trying to learn american pie but ive been haveing problems but i got this song and i understand it and now i can show off! Thanks so much man!!! your videos are great!

[junkevin]

you look like the lovechild of dane cook and johnny depp

[whpriol1]

So cool you do all of these videos. I hope your Youtube account doesn't go anywhere anytime soon.

[Flatrocker512]

thanks dude

[trojanstoner]

i have tried going to your site, but i am on internet on my mobile phone, and i have to download flash player which i have tried to do but will not allow me

[littledarling0411]

I learned to play it G C G D

[emoplatypus01]

what kinda guitar are u using?

[funguy4utube]

We want more Chupie .. especially the closeup .. he goes will with the lesson .. you are great .. so down to earth .. great lessons .. !!! More Chupie More Chupie .. guest appearances here and there ...

[scrin867]

Damn I can't understand what he is saying -_- I only understand this little number things on the lines ... Anyone know where to find them for this song? And sorry I'm just starting out

[Jennihhpersson]

Thanks alot! :D<3 and i love your cat! :3

[delightfullyakward]

Dude , Your a legend ;) Thanks a Million (:

[BOXINGFANFAN]

@yourguitarsage ....cheers m8, love they u teach....but im still crap on my guitar

[HarryPotterTrio91]

Thanks so much!!

[mpm111144]

I'm just now learning this song in my Community College Guitar Class. Thanks for the help! :D)

[BlackGhostBnD]

only chords? GTFO BRO

[rangerwingman]

is there any other of playing the A chord?because im having some trouble getting the A sounding proper with the 3 fingers

[DbBoomstick]

@rangerwingman You can use one finger (index finger) to cover all of the strings instead of three and don't worry about covering the high E, you can still play the A chord with it covered. I had the same problem until my guitar teacher showed me this.

[rangerwingman]

@DbBoomstick cool,ill try that, thanks

[DeSummerDust]

ahhhhh your cat is soooo cute hahaha. rarely see a guy with a pet cat though

[WIGGER59]

hahah what a bad ass cat!

[StardusTurtle]

Thanks a lot

I wanted to learn that song for a long time !

Would you mind teaching Layla by Derek and the Dominoes ?

[christinasmolder]

Thanks :-)

[HigherThenTheSky100]

what fret are you playing on??

[gamakatzu]

thanks man!

[misternoodle13]

lol at "catdom " where do you come up with things like this ?

[aliarox7]

So as a beginner, I can star with all down strumming?

[TheLastGuyStanding00]

@aliarox7 Yes, you probably should start with all down strums.

As a beginner, you should do ONLY down strums until you get comfortable with your guitar.

[rockfever51231]

Thanks man.That helped alot. You have a really cute cat.

[TheVanboy1]

Thanks man!

[alliewhitney]

okay so i realize that everyone has commented about your awesome cat but i have to say it again: i love your cat! :) haha. she's adorable.

and thank you so much!! you're incredibly helpful!!

[lilnetty2]

Malcolm Young uses that G fingering a lot . It eliminates the 3rd, B , and fucntions more like a power chord , tight sounding

I teach guitar and it is hard to count some songs while playing them .

[tylermckitterick]

nice beard dude

[EthanSolo13]

Awesome video. Your really talented! Your cat Chupie is beautiful and makes your video even better!

[DTPVH]

2:25- the cat is magic!

[flywheelsz]

Chupie might be enjoying your lessons, as we do........... Thanks dude. 

[Mariana961]

hahahahha your at is awsomee!!!

[jazmely50]

it sounds like it but not exactly

[hockeyrox30]

awsome! thanks, man!

p.s. love the cat :)

[tuenaa]

haha the cat wanna be famous:)

Chupie you are so inconspicuous ( i searched the word on google, hope its right) !!

[yourguitarsage]

@tuenaa Yes, that's right. Short for Chupacabra, the infamous creature in Texas/Mexico that suck the blood from livestock. Chupie is the sweetest, baddest cat ever! She is so loving, but gets into shenanigans all the time. Naughty kitty!

:)

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[tuenaa]

@yourguitarsage :D

yeah i know what you are talking about. I have a pet too, but a cute little dog. She is bad and cute at the same time:)

Pets are great!!

[FutureArmyDude23]

dude your cat is my new best friend!

[kimcar98]

you should post todays current song!!!!

[xxxxadrianxxx36]

tom petty rules

[lexie9310]

hahah this is awesome! its an easy song to learn and the cat was sooo cute! thanks!:)

[piouno]

Ahahah ! Love your cat, really sweet !! Mine are just sleeping and eating :-) !! Great !

Thanks for your help and... Congratulations, you keep concentration despite your little pet friend ;-) !

Nathalie from France... Thanks again for the last section, seeing that little cat very near... Feel like kissing it !! XX

[nmulaxin]

You are by far the best teacher i've found on here for any song. Dude, between laying out the chords and the hits, I'm getting this, THANKS!

[Tyler2908KU]

you can also use a Dsus4 instead of the G...

[SouthernSMoke91]

what kind of guitar are you playing in this video? i love the sound. it's really crisp.

[caolanoh]

who is this dude? whats the craic with the sold records on the wall?

[ehastings12]

i know your capo is on 3rd fret but in one of your videos you told us that you were tuned down a fret anyway. does the same go for this song? should I play on 2nd fret

[ShadowOfLiberty]

awesome lesson btw you totally look like jon la joie :)

[Schorschetta]

hahaha, the lesson is great as usual, but in this vid the star is the cat ;)

[neilkaiser123]

nice sounding guitar very nice vid thanks very much

[MrCedal]

video is kinda boring, i thought i would learn some more fingerstyle technique of Free Fallin... (because it was on ultimate-guitar kom)

[kabluwi]

EL CHUPACABRA! awesome cat!

[evethesensei11]

i learned absolutly nothing... itz da cats fault

[moonrockism]

THANK YOU!! VERY EASY! KEEP SHOWING MORE LESSONS!!!

[nanax91]

@moonrockism Hey if you liked this one check out my video of me teaching creep I think i explain it well and its funny=)

[TheMS2C]

So easy this song!

Thanks a lot :)

I've learn from you so many songs, like "How To Save A Life" (one of my favourites), "Use Somebody", and others. And this one is so easy to play, and it's so beautiful...

I Love your guitar lessons! «3

[MelanieNicole2012]

what's the strum pattern when you start getting into it?

please, help!

ps- you're reallyreallyreally awesome.

[moore22spyder]

dude that you so much for this video, this helped me sooooooooo much, and love ur cat!!!

[Lennuhh]

i was following this video and i look up and see that cat,

so distractingly adorable.haha

[wlchambers]

not bad!!! not bad at all!!!!

[TheGuitarted]

Hey, I just put a video of this song up, I know it's not great, but could some of you guys just come look at, I only set up an account and it has like 50 views

Pleaseeeeee :)

[leonmae1]

Thank you so much bro. It helps a lot!

[poolph01]

this is the first video I have seen by you.... instruction was simple and easy to follow, but the truth is... the cat over the shoulder was the best part because if you can keep focused with that going on, then you are really dedicated to making the video... I will be stopping by to watch more.... thanks for posting!

[Punchline2009]

The best way to play this song I believe are with the chords D, Dsus4, and Asus4.... Not D, G, and A.

[drinkyourwater]

What's the strum pattern for the chorus??

[ForbiddenJemi]

<3 Thank you so so much! I've been looking for a GOOD way to learn this! Nice cat (:

[flashbak2theyayo]

damn...now i have to find my capo...

and at least your cat likes you...my cat was a little fucker....but he's dead now...

awesome lesson

thanks a ton

[enyeny7077]

bro thanks for the vid...

[TheGodlyPatron]

He looks like the dude from Parks and Recreation ie. Che from the O.C

[jigsawyers]

love your cat

[blueguitar420]

why do you call us pups some of us are like 23

[ook3vin]

nice cat!!!!!

[hsain1]

dane cook?

[TJSBRDB]

Actually it's David Cook, but no. He just looks like him.

[elixirproductions7]

cute cat!!!!!!!!!!

[license2flex]

What strumming pattern do you use?

(I just started playing and I can just about do D D U U D U)

[3minutecountdown]

awh thanks that was alot of help :) btw. i like yo cat. :D

[BubblyLace]

Thank you so much! A song I learned I actually know. LOL guitar books have crappy songs in them.. Thank you so much!!!!!!! Yeah and I love your kitty!

[weeb3ll4]

cute cat :):):):)

[CuzWereSpecial]

Omg I remember last year looking at your videos thinking, damn this is impossible!!! I look at em now thinking damnthis is too easy!!!!! Lol thanx 4 everything

[krista243]

Your cat is the star of this video :)

[MClown69]

I wish my cat would jump on me like yours does! Mine just wants to eat, sleep and shit!! lol!!

[kotin12]

5 stars for your cool cat!!! woot woot! haha

[nora1023]

so...you are attractive.

[eternaldescent08]

looks like she's crawling on your back :D

[mikthepainter]

i love your stuff, helps me no end cuz i'm lazy, this is the best erve tut vid ever, that cat rocks

[abuhby]

really, i'm in a video here cat. haha

[yourguitarsage]

Hmmmmmmm...Chupie rules :) Try telling him he's not the star! :):):)

[rocklord2020]

Hi Chupie

[Devin2200]

your cat belongs in my pants.

[yourguitarsage]

@Devin2200

My cat wears pants. Slacks to be specific.

[10addy94]

great vid, and that cats a joker! XD

[Studmuffin6694]

my cat is scratching my knee right now

[soundsleep1]

Thanks so much! Of all the online instructors you are by far the best!

[MrClassic96]

nice vid!

[veryboredpug]

lmfao i love chupie <3

he just pops up "wut iz u dooeeng wif camra o:"

[larkhallsk8]

I vote Chupie!!!!!!!!

[yourguitarsage]

@shittyclothing56

It is the Tom Petty version as denoted in the vid. I just mentioned that it was covered by Mayer.

[lilroofis]

wow u didn't spend 5 mins talking about your chart your looking at

[darkapoc]

NAW ITS SO CUTE

[skywatch21]

good guitar lessons an I love your cat

[rocklord2020]

Cute cat.

[wackyfarmer161]

gr8 vid,btw wots ur cat calld???

[yourguitarsage]

@wackyfarmer161

HAHA!! That's Chupie!

[rocklord2020]

Hey you are a great guitar player and a teacher. I am learning so much from you. Thank you so much.

[dsaligan123]

what are the chords?

[rocklord2020]

D G and A

[CMRedSox95]

What are the single notes at about 3:15ish in the song toward the end? Could you tell us the notes and the timing?

But overall it was great!

Thanks!

[GMenFan1027]

pretty good lesson!

btw, the john mayer lesson is all fingerpicked, it's softer, and nicer. i love it:)

(shh, almost more than the tom petty version ;) )

[wcrxmx]

thank you so much your vids are great :)

[RaizinHell187]

I love how your cat is being all mischevious throughout your video and then at 2:46 your all unimpressed when it tries to take the spotlight :D

By the way great video, and it was really helpfull thanks :)

[13notaperson]

his cat at the end is like "ill kill you!"

[Sab1612]

haha. your cat is cool :D

whats to be famous as well ^^

[marighlo5]

every day your hair is more shaked haha

[axeman7000]

keep that first finger down when playing a C

[OicThatGuy]

your Cat Is so Awesome!

[Newfie4646]

nice cat

[bama2006chick]

lol my cat does that too looks like all black cats with green eyes love jumpin on ya when you playing the guitar lol!

[ShelsleySpecial]

If you put the capo on the first fret and play

E, Asus2, E, B

You can play along to John Mayer too :)

[giltheshiznits]

Cool thanks

[RoscoCoon]

Thanks, this helped me a lot.

P.S. Cute cat

[trevorwoost]

that cat scared the shit out of me

[SoUUtube2222]

very nice

[dmbfantony]

I love the cat. Thanks for the video.

[captainamerica518]

its actually played like this

D Dsus  Dsus D Asus

[bellagirl121]

theres no such chord as A Dsus by what i know, and all i can find is Dsus2 or Dsus4 so, and that doesnt sound right...

D-G-G-D-Dsus2

it can also be played that way.

[MalchikBlue]

He meant

D - Dsus - Dsus - Asus.

[PraiseandadoreHim]

Wrong, but that can work as well. It just doesn't sound as good in my opinion.

[cherijb2]

Thanks so much! I am a beginner guitar player and it's great how basic you kept the lesson. It will take practice. I just play the cords the way I am familiar for now and I think it's a good start. Your lesson is so clear and easy to follow. Thanks!

[codyjt94]

where do you place the A chord at i cant get it to sound right

[boydude100]

CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stevikitsen]

that is me with my cat! so cute im in love! p.s. your'e hot!

[MrZoey2012]

whats the name of that thing in the 3rd fret?

[nkral086]

its a capo

[IAmMrFox]

It's a capo

[nyicer454]

capo.

[MikeyandKatie]

Thanks for the video, really helped.

[11780myreasontosmile]

great lesson :) and your cat is so cute! thank you for all your videos!

[gabylovesnick]

Thanks a lot :D I love your catt.

[larkin0002]

Great video. Great cat.

[funguy4utube]

What an nice a natural . . guitar lesson . . and the cat was wonderful .... I bought the music for Tom Petty for guitar . . which includes Free Fallin' . . and they have it in such bizarre chords . . why do they do that !? ; - [ ???? Yours is so right on and basic. John Meyer does a brilliant cover .. see it. Hey to the cat. and . . . Thanx a lot ! ; - )

[joshjmusic]

great lesson :)

[me3be3]

looks like dane cook

[alwaysopenminded]

brilliant lessons...and brilliant e-book, thanks

[rr84]

great video! thanks

[Firecat101]

Thankyou so much this really helped a lot! :) And I Love you Cat! Soo Cute! ^.^

[CaityRocker6]

haha i love you cat!!!!

[thatskatingdude]

Haha Great video

The cat was sick dude

Its funny how it popped up and was like Hello

5 stars

good guitar playing

THANKS!

[corgal2]

Awsome your the man keep rocking

[spankthru17]

nice

[dccin42]

i love your cat!!!!

[UnfunnyClown91]

I definitely need to buy a capo. (x Nice video, sounds really good. *