Band On The Run Acoustic Guitar Lesson

[CJason09]

Lol it almost looks as if you are playing in the bathroom, possibly on the toilet. Is your wife upset with u mate?

[CJason09]

lol nice

[acraftyperson]

you're hilarious! i love you :D

[cjwaywell]

Hey that's cool you're much better than you think you are...lol. Seemingly a nice Guy too.

[13shb]

great lesson. thanks for breaking it down so well. plus - you played the hell out of it.

[ste123456754]

played really well my friend

[888spliff]

excellent lesson thanks

[micktube64]

The usual high standard expected of this man is once again delivered. Always a treat, keep 'em coming.

[Tupper0456]

Good stuff mate from Dunblane - Ta!

[bubafoo]

I love this song, I want to learn it so bad.

[717021]

Why is paul always mucking things up?

[JeffreyCentino97]

In the first part, I heard a vibration...ahh..

[Spaceace2001]

Really helpful

[iiiiz1]

Hi, is it cool .Make more

Best regards from Berlin

iiiiz

[vidalfelip]

Awesome lesson man! Thanks! Looks like playing sitting on the toilet works for you!

[knobby1958]

Hi there! Loved your version - sorry about the finger issue, but it's not holding you back any - well impressed & please keep it up! Wow !!! Knobby

[unclvinny]

I'm not an expert, either... and I can't figure out why your version sounds just a little different that the original... but it's a really great sound! Thanks for sharing.

[streetracer70]

cool video

[thomtascam]

forget the lesson. you are just plain cool man

[DornAndGrant]

great reverb - and I like the finger moment just after the Gmin :)

[DornAndGrant]

Great reverb in your bathroom!!!!

[nicadcock]

hi good tuition

can you have a look at our version

thanks

[iEatHippogriffs]

O: Your good,, ahahah..

[brknshldr]

you must be a half step down huh?

[slowch33tah]

lol loved it when you flipped the bird hahaha

nice lesson

[bebon15]

Good lesson my man. I am trying to learn the acoustic parts to this one.

I play by ear too , I figured out most of the lead parts.

You are a great guitarist I learned much. Thanks.

[EdgarImpact]

WTF U in on the toilet? lol 

[chubsmine]

i typically us e other sites for learning but this helped the most....I'm like you , dont know shit about the chords , strings and all that other BS. Great job on this!

[wate4540]

thanks for vid lesson

the best lesson anywhere

love ur guitar

mines a fender DG200

nice piece of work.

[mickmcg68]

Looks like your taking a shit while playing sat in the toilet.

[Trapar137]

Man, thanks for posting. Best lesson on this song anywhere. But are you sure you weren't flipping me off. I swear you were looking right at me. Love that Yamaha.

[Trapar137]

Thanks for posting. Good lesson, you've pointed out a bunch of stuff that I had missed.

[nickperry2]

Mate, do you have or could you knock up some tabs for this?. It's great but I don't think you go through everything your doing. There's voodoo in there somewhere ;o)

[nickperry2]

Mate, do you have or could you knock up some tabs for this?. It's great but I don't think you go through everything your doing. There's voodoo in there somewhere ;o)

[Kimians]

Hi - at 2.00 the chord is a D. Good luck.

[anthonym987]

hey are you playing a d or b at 2:00 ?

[anthmoret1234]

been trying to get that one for years, good call mandingo!!!!

[rogtiffjacklivi]

Five stars totally!!!!!!

[Pececil45]

muy buen video, good video, so you don't  need to understand english to learn this song... you got 5 star

[doubled1961]

wooooooww he is a great gitar player congrats my friend

[shoulderoforion]

Very cool lesson!  I like the fact that you're slightly insane. It looks like you're broadcasting from the lou in the asylum. Look out!! Here comes Nurse Ratched!!

[babyblueteen]

AWESOME!!!!!!!! only took me the first try to learn it!!!!! AWESOME DUDE!!!!!!! THANKS!!

[Legos4188]

youre great for slef taught but why are you recording this vid from your bathroom

[monkybell]

id love to have a beer with you !

[bjrooney12]

That was a lot of fun your awsome

[opoknock]

Thanks for sharing

[susan462]

You are amazing guitar and personality wise, so i am in this to learn how to play this song because you have my attention and so funny how you give us all the bird/middle finger and its amusing to us all-lol..

[NBEC69]

Great video! I like it because It help me in this song. :) *Sorry if you don't understand my words.. I speak french normaly.

[gingerusmaximus]

thanks for learning and sharing the beginning part as could not work it out to save my life. cheers.

[skipper88145]

man you doing good and though it is interesting lesson for me,,,

[afr2004]

Man, you are amazing to figure out how to play this!

[mabo1992]

nice lession ill give it ago and my middle fingure does the same thing lol

[wahhsh]

effin sick dude

[amber8101]

thank you so much mate!! love your playing!

[neillycoll]

Brilliant lesson. I've been folowing your advice & practicing for a couple of days & i hope to impress my pals tonight at our jam session with Band on the run. i'm also gonna play Viva la Vida which is cool & easy. Thanks again

[CCleaner12345678910]

Thanks!

[BeatlesBandPCovers]

i play in the bathroom as well, better echo ent there :D

[rascal2194]

Hi good vid, but are you sat on the bog!!!

great acustics keep up the teaching

Thanks Steve

[edu256]

thanks

[Kimians]

Hiya, Guitar is a Yamaha FG340 (Mark 2) this is a mid-seventies guitar and they have a great tone. I have 8 guitars but this is my favourite. By the wy, it is tuned down in thiss video as I did not have a guitar tuner to hand.

[Halwit]

@Kimians ..Thank god for that Kimi..

My guitar sounded so out of tune when I played along with you

I thought I needed new strings

But I must say your guitar sounded solid to me mate

well done

[sitkatop]

hello, what model yamaha are you playing ?? The band on the run video?

[rickstone69]

wow very impresive

[peadubbb]

Great lesson, thanks.

[StevieRaveOnFan]

Great lesson but you really should mention in your notes that you're tuned down a half a step

[csmulholland]

I'm a lefthander and picked this up quick, nice job! Always wanted to learn this song. Just seen mccartney in d.c. Few weeks back and this song was amazing live. Cheers mate!

[cruisernet]

this is an awesome lesson thanks

[leopard132]

thanks alot...appreciate it lots...

[leopard132]

Dear sir how do u play the D chord?

thanks lots...

[Kimians]

'The D Chord' is all three bottom strings played on the second fret. Don't know what it is actually called. Cheers.

[Redraw4444]

Dmajor7 its called nice chord too :)

[RobLeepopart]

@Kimians Dmaj7

[kevind54]

Ty M8

[HollieKR]

Nice video

[JMB3096]

this is a great lesson thanks

[Kamikaze3557]

You make learning this fun ! Your funny, your style puts the learner at ease. Have you ever tried stand up comedy?

[idunno1234567891011]

Well, you never know, most british comedians are hilarious to me

[mitwolf]

This guy is my hero.

-A black man

[elviselviselvis]

Nice Job Paul! thanks for showing us all.... Cheers Man!

[jarreguin001]

Your Kind Of Like Paul Mcartney

[RupertDCD27]

I thought you said you DIDN'T know the names of the chords??? You rattled them off quite well enough to confuse me! But I did learn the intro pretty good and first 2 chords. thanks

[Kavehrs]

Nice one!

[Kimians]

Hi Guys. The guitar is a early 1970's Yamaha FG 340. They are very sought after so expect to pay up to £300 on E-Bay.

[niqueablao]

what guitar is that? it sounds great.. and you also...

[914peru]

i been trying to play this song fron teen years thank yo love ya

[td846]

good lesson thanks man

[Marshallsg]

Yea, wow I find it very interesting how you play the D chord. Awesome lesson though.

[nodoubtme18]

GREAT LESSON

[jeffreyserna]

awsome

[flameroo31]

You're a good guitar player. I'm trying to learn the part that you said everyone thought was "groovy". Having a hard time with it but a good video all around.

[MVCDJ]

could you show how to play over the hills and far away by led zepplin please

[flexyruler]

could u try little wing by hendrix please

[ieiosarino]

You mahe it simple.Thanks!!!

[Kimians]

Thanks for all the comments guys. Really appreciated that you leave them. I'll try and get some more 'Bedroom Guitarist' lessons on here soon. Any requests?!

[tiewebb]

yeah,dont sing!only kidding,i wish i could play,never even held a guitar.

[goodguyradio]

It was really good. I cant imagine how much better it would be if: you could read music, knew the chords, played in a nomal way, and your hand was alright.

[jamper100]

this is awesome! i love it!

[Joostbeers]

Gonna try this in the weekend :D

Greaaat song!

[Joostbeers]

Looked it till the end, this is gonna take 30-60minutes and than i got it

Thanks! :D

[Kimians]

How did you get on with the song!

[Joostbeers]

I tried to start with it some times but i just couldnt get the pitch of my guitar right..

I tuned it down a half tone but that didnt gave me the sound you had on your guitar and my weekend had a lot of homework which needed to be done..

A mate of myn was talking about Hendrixtuning so ill ask him what to do next and this weekend I will really try it because it's an awsome song! :D

[Joostbeers]

Im getting there ;)

Still looking to put some own stuff in it just to make it come a little bit closer to the original

I might upload a little cover myself ;) time will tell that :P for now im just gonna continuing practicing the song and once again thank you for making this lesson :)

[TishraDR]

I love it, you make it look so easy. I'll be trying this when I get home from work.

[boliboy2299]

lol. The playing, the accent, the sense of humor all fits. Thanks for teaching this to a Bolivian Beatle fan.

[warddoggy]

whats the tuning on your guitar standard or drop d or E sounds totally different than mine NICE COVER BY THE WAY

[ferrie0909]

its play a hlaf step down

[0o0o0o0o00o0o00o0o0o]

wots tht mean

[guitargurl818]

Thanks a million this is unreal!!xx

[Te0pA]

That was awesome mate, : )

[coppergimp]

pure class mate.sounds wicked, keep the vid's coming

[mpgdrifter]

Mint video m8ty, thanks helped alot, nice playing

[gunsnsoilders]

you need to tell were your fingers go in each cord other than that your dang good

[lolodlavielleho]

holy shit your awesome on a guitar

[acousticengineer]

That was good, and also funny - thanks

[tominator775]

do you use a different tuning

[Kimians]

Yes I am sitting on the toilet. Yes my trousers were up. The acoustics are better in my bathroom. Honest!!

[Walkz07]

Is this guy on the toilet?

[Kimians]

If you need this dumb-ass video refining a bit-then just say. It was very loose cause I was a bit merry on wine. I hope you like this coz it's just innocent guitar stuff for those of us who are'nt guitar wizzards.We are the majority though!!!! I'm drunk Hee fuggin Hee! It's great you guys dig this. It's a great feeling that me in south UK can do something cool for a guy learning guitar in Australia. Wicked! I love YouTube but beware my friends- it is opening our minds

[homewood53]

The guitar is actually tuned down to 'D' instead of 'E'. That accounts for all those of us who have had problems following this. Great lesson to follow though.

[darkhen]

If your having trouble with his tuning i Just realise that for the bit just after the intro, play a fret down from everything he plays.

[GUITARxHEROxRULES]

YOU ARE AMAZING!

[ViperRacer78]

awesome lesson. Very nice i like so your style and you are cool

and it is great song !

BRAVO

[LordEizen]

2:20 xD the tunning its higher o.o.. nice =) i learned

[hybridpicker]

Very nice. I like your style and thanks for giving this to us and that is standard tunings which makes it easier

[Tambaha]

What tuning is this?

[Tambaha]

Flat

[mortykid1989]

What was wrong with your fingers lol? Seemed perfectly fine to me.

And I'm sure someone's said before but the F chord is a Fmaj7 if anyone wants to look up the fignering for it.

Great job though, I couldn't be bothered figuring out the chords for a small part of this song and you saved me the time :P

[Kimians]

My mum shut my hand in a VW camper when I was 8 and my left hand don't work as well as it should - hence I can't 'bar-chord' very well. Thanks for all the comments guys - glad it was of help.

[pinchharmonics]

i cannot understant how you play those chords like that

[maidenzoso]

nice

[ballet23]

awesome lesson. i wish i had a british accent

[fable339]

by the way r u playin flat cause i sound different ???

[GrimmTheReaper]

Wow man....alot easier to understand than the tabs online...youre pretty good!!!

It wasnt to serious which is a good thing!

Laughs are always good!

[fable339]

lol thanks mate now i can play it in my upcoming school consert n excuse my spelling lol

[Kimians]

Cheers mate. Glad you found it helpful. Don't worry about the spelling.... I'm always getting my mucking ferds wuddled!!

[r33d2006]

that helped loads man ty, just mixing it with lead and making it sound good is hard bloody work, you totally contradicted yourself atthe start there btw, "i dont know the name of the chords" ok start with an a minor pull off the last finger then move to a d then open lol you do know the chords dont lie XD

[homewood53]

Yeah I know!! I do know the basic chords A, C, D, G Am etc but I can't remember what the strings are called and I did'nt have a clue what Gm was until I was told on this site. Glad you found it useful. Cheers. Ian

[r33d2006]

no worries mate i didnt mean for it to sound harsh if it did, i only started last christmas myself and still am confused by a hell of a lot of things, like most people i just expected to pick up the guitar and be good at it lol, but yeh this helped a lot thanx again

[168Rob]

added to my favs, good work

[richneet]

Well done thanks for the video, excellent stuff

[Algonquin]

Well done... thanks for taking the time for posting this.

Cheers!

[JustMe8485]

Is this is standard tuning?

When I play it, it sounds lower than yours, especially when I hit that chord that is the GBE on the second fret..

My guitar is in tune, but I'm freaking out, thinking it's my ears or something, lol!

I'm learning this from you though, so thank you for sharing your knowledge

[r33d2006]

acoustic or electric?

[JustMe8485]

I'm playing it electric.

It just sounds a little different. Does it make a difference on acoustic and electric?

[717021]

Very nice little lesson..........Why is paul always mucking things up anyway?

[mahalkonggitara]

I like the way your guitar sounded. Is it a Yamaha? What model? How much is that? Nice tutorial.

[hick4]

your are a great guitarist with a good ear

[Kimians]

Thanks for all the comments guys- I'm only a 'bedroom guitarist' who thought I'd show you how I do things (On the guitar!) Cheers. More soon.

[homewood53]

I have now learnt how to play this thanks to your brilliant lesson. Good fun- and aimed at us guitarists who know very little about technique and other technical stuff. A big Thankyou. Whats Next?

[cyntv]

dude, your cool

i'm trying to teach myself over here

thanks for the vid!

[121158bob]

wow i realy got this you made it so easy [more please]

[RyoFoo]

Great tutorial mate! Thanks a bunch!

[rosshamm2006]

great teaching ability. Very personable

[keinproblemo]

wonderful nice and funny too thanks im playing the tune now

[molicar88]

WOW!!!! NICE

[catpainterblue]

Cool, your my kind of guitar player, good laugh too, keep it giong look forward to more lesson's, cheers mate.

[mariule2]

it's E-flat tuning

[mariule2]

Great lesson!

[loubaldanza]

hey man... your cool. thanks for the lesson great song one of my favorites.. keep them coming

[sullyosul]

ur sum legend man ya really are!! ha ud make a good guitar teacher cos ur funny! was rtying learn this song and u made it so simple!! cheers m8!

[doublejigger]

THanks alot, you made that easy, and it sounds great!

[Halwit]

Great tab Kim

I was working in my taxi the other night

When Macca was on at Anfield

I could here it when he was playing this

I thought I would have a go

And yours seems the most friendly one I have come across without all the frills

Well done

[Halwit]

Kimians

Do us a favour mate

post your stum pattern for this

I can't get it right

are you dulling the strings with your left hand

[Kimians]

Hi,

(It's Ian, my wife is Kim - Sad!)

Yes, I am damping the strings with my left hand on each third stroke. This 'mutes' the stings and gives that 'Bossa Nova' type of sound. It's very much a rythmn thing that you would be best practicing with just one chord. (Suggest C or A) I will update this soon and make a better job of it. Thanks for the comments. Glad it helped.

[Halwit]

Ian

Sorry mate

Thanks for the hint it did help Ta

[Kimians]

Actually, having had the guitar out last night, I actually damp with both hands. Oooh Err!

[Halwit]

:)Thats what I was doing wrong at first

I was damping with the right hand only

Thats why I asked about the left hand

[taimadosoy]

Thank you genius!!!

[Kimians]

Thankyou... but I am certainly not a genius!! Just a guy who plonks a bit on guitar!

[rationalthinker666]

A nice bit of plonk though!

[kalahariuk]

Thanks dude! great teacher, I shall be watching intensively !

[kommanderlum]

haveing the last words of your vid as "i don't know" puts you rin the top %1 of the wordls smartest people.

good job on the vid. i also request a straight up preformance without the lesson interupting it.

[homewood53]

Cheers. I'll try and get a performance sorted when time and video camera access allows.

Ian

[dangee2k6]

F With The Bottom E Is Called F Major Seventh ;)cool playin and also the barre on the 3rd fret with Em Is G Minor And The First D You Play With A barre On The Bottom 3 Stings On Fret 2 Is D Major Seventh

[homewood53]

Brilliant- thanks for this it made learning the song so much easier. Nice guitar. Why don't you sing it like in your other videos?

How about Bluebird from the same album.

[Kimians]

Thanks a lot. Glad it helped you out. I'm no major guitarist ut I do have fun! OK the gauntlet is down... I'll try Bluebird for you next.

[Kimians]

The song is to much of a stretch to my limited vocal ability. Try it!