Part 1 How to play Country Roads John Denver Guitar lesson

[Filipmalek1]

what guitar are u using?

[b00ts000]

thanks for the vid, im just picking my guitar up again after about 5 years of downtime, i used to play all metal but now im trying to learn some campfire type stuff, any chance you could put up a video of you playing the whole song?

your tips on strumming are very helpful too thanks again!

[JamiePNW78]

One of the more helpful videos I've watched. Thanks.

[Pendrym]

you are an excellent and practical teacher: simple and clear, very good!

[armageddon2494]

watch my cover! on @armageddon2494 channel

[tdbank321]

don't want to seem like a racist but are you native american?

[BMXR111]

thanks man, that helped alot !

[MegaPanzers1]

THANK YOU SIR; i now know how to play an awesome song :)

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@borhanus No, YOU are the best !

[fullfist]

so it's :

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base, D U U D U

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[ignatius13]

Thanks. I've been playing a month, and the strumming is a good exercise. Have you noticed there's a lot of dickheads on the Internet

[piglatin2]

Thanks so much for such great teaching. You make it simple!

[busteroo7]

you rock man , way to go!!

[gregus766]

You are a good teacher.

[indogitrust]

He has given the BEST guitar strumming pattern instructions and chords changes. I learnt a lot from you Sir, Thank you. I am in my mid 70's and started playing only 6 months ago.

[Gymp76]

This was FANTASTIC!

i'm really new to guitar (a late starter - i'm in my thirties!) and this was just at the right level for me. Thanks for taking the time to teach this. :)

[AhaSeriously]

Awesome song, but hearing it, all I see is Dwight and Andy XD

[Katytha007]

cant find paart  2! -.-

[MrImaPanda]

amazing lesson i only been playing for a month and u done showed me how to play my first full song xD thanks keep up the lessons

[prickelyrsose]

A great lesson. Thanks very much. I am learning after 20yrs to play guitar again. Much appreciated!

[betous000]

relax bro

its really good but relax while playing

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@betous000

Yea, I see what you mean. I think it one of my first videos. You turn the camera on then suddenly get tongue tied. lol ! I guess it was okay in the end. Seems like lots of positve feedback. Thanks for your feedback bro !

[SalvvOrtiz]

Did you put nylon string on your guitar?

[LALizzie]

Thanks Paisan! I love these classic songs and your tips on strumming patterns adds great interest to my playing and makes it just more fun!

[turockandar]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

[Jacobhoward56]

You seem like a really happy person. I envy that. : (

[Preirin]

I see a lot of people teaching this song using a caper on the 2nd fret... but Denver didn't use a caper, nor did he start on a G (or C) chord. I've watched his hands repeatedly and he plays a A, F#m, E, D, A (verse) and A, E, F#m, D, A (chorus). I'm interested in playing this song with others eventually and want to learn it the "correct" way. Or at least the most common way. Am I just completely on the wrong page or....? Thanks for your advice in advance.

[Preirin]

@Preirin Capo - not caper - d'oh!

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@Preirin

John Denver must have played the song in the key of A. My 1st chord in the song is a G, making the song in the key of G , BUT with the capo on 2nd fret that makes it the key of A just like John Denver. So it's the same thing either way. Which ever way is the most comfortable for you is the best. The sound will be essentially the same. It's Folk music, not classical, so you can change the key by moving the capo around to whichever fret suits your voice the best,

[peglegdavey]

great job man, i recently lost my leg so now i have alot of time on my HANDS im learning to play guitar. u seem like a genuine dude, u made my day. looking forward to more, thanks

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@peglegdavey

Well, the guitar is certainly a nice thing to gain from a loss. Sorry to hear about your leg. One of my brothers lost a leg too (diabetes). Hope your health is stable now my friend. But yeah, stay with the guitar, it is such a nice friend to have at home. I appreciate your kind comments. Hopefully I will have some new stuff up soon. Take care !

[tsunchiehkeng]

this video shine my day, so much more easy to learn from you. thx

[dragoneater1000]

liked tat donkeys pic ... behind you..

[Reqler]

Im sure it helped a lot of people, great song.

[carot2003]

Great. I am now needing to learn the strum pattern, this video is great. Many Thanks..

[oeije26]

thx for the great lesson.

had alot of fun learning it

[flyfishincrazy]

Thanks for the lesson....good stuff!

[Echo5Bravo100]

I am currently working on the picking pattern, and having trouble with the rhythm. cord progression and timing can someone post a video with this pattern with tempo at a slow pace, then a normal pace? I have been googling JD and he goes too fast for me to catch up.

[Dusty11408]

Hey brother, nice job. I have'nt gotten it completely down yet but What I picked up from this lesson was enough to bring my wife from the other side of the house with a big smile on her face. Us newbies really appreciate you guys putting up these kinds of tutorials. Take care. Dusty.

[ksenaratne]

This is great. Best lesson I found for this song. Thanks a lot mate.

[Huper88]

Those are great tutorials that you put out there. How long have you been playing the guitar if I may ask? Do you always use a thump pick? Take care!

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@Huper88

Let's see I think I had been playing about 4 years when I made this video. Like most people I think I played a lot at times, then not at all for other periods. You know how that goes.

[addforever]

Dude you have a great personality and your explanation on your techniques are great.Thanks for taking the time to post this 5 stars

[GeneralLeader]

cool the best explanation I have heard to her - thank you

[getsmartpaul]

Hi,

Thank you ! :) Good job explaining the right hand strumming.

I'm gonna have my buddy who is just starting out watch this and practice it with him.

Regards from LA, Ca.

[lacotrading]

easy and good

[eFashionSolutions]

My daughters 3 and 8 luv this lesson

[eFashionSolutions]

Ur good. Love ur style .. Tnk u

[ahsky94]

u look nervous...^^...but youre great!!

[wah12111]

Thanks for your help. You are a very good teacher. Keep it up.. Many Thanks

[Tortuga699]

Thx for the tips!

[TheOttawaguy40]

Thanks for your effort. I'm practicing today!

[TheSpitzerz]

Thanks so much it helped me a lot. I have a family reunion coming up, and I am supposed to play this song with my uncle while he plays banjo so...thanks again.

[just1not2kool3]

what is thatthing holding your pick called

[TjA529]

LOL... I Learn It In 10minutes and 1 day.. xD Not bad aye?

[thomasdk13]

i like you.. you are very likable

[paul1060]

hello from NYC, really good lesson, thanks!

[Jubster520]

I didn't seem to get the str pattern,I'll get it though!

[Jubster520]

I coulnt seem to get the hang of the strum pattern but that's ok...I'll get the hang of it.

[TriggerHapyFellow]

thanks for the lesson. I dont usually listen to country but this song is just really beautiful, and you play it really well. Thanks again

[ugm87]

thanks a lot sir

[Funfreakable]

good work i learnd to play very fast

awesome!!

[Funfreakable]

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[Funfreakable]

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[punktam]

Great lesson! The strumming patterns were just what I was looking for, Thank you

[Dvdkar]

Excellent lesson, its been a great help.Thank you

[jameykain]

great strumming lesson! i got the alternate strumming pattern now and i never would have known if not for your lesson. thanks!

[getpoweredwithhoward]

your voice is like a mixture of fergie and jesus!!

[leprechaun189]

a really good lesson thanks a lot

[Daycomb]

damn, this is hard!

[hiking4321]

i just started a few months ago. this is great! so appreciative that people like you make the time to post these lessons. i like the alternate bass strumming. it will take me way longer than a week to get it down, but i'll get there. peace

[KISS620]

that was pretty good i wouldnt go on american idol if i were u........but GREAT lesson!!

[kenzeemouse900]

apart from butchering the pitches of the verses the video helped me out alot

thank you for the help! :)

[arpandave18]

Apart from song, you have taught me so useful stuffs like how to do base strumming. Excellent lesson. May god bless you.

[uncleluck]

I've learned so much more from you about this song than from anyone. Your teaching technique is wonderful. You are a gifted teacher, and guitarist. Peace.

[Deigan]

awsome, keep up the good work buddy!

[hockeyplaya95]

Great Video! It's awesome people like you take the time do these nice things! Keep it up, it's well appreciated!

[trade0714]

Great lesson. I've looked up others on YouTube but like yours best. BUT, what are the chords you are playing? The strumming tips are very useful. And the tip on making the thumbpick (in the comments section) was appreciated too.

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

@trade0714

This video is a bit old now so the way to see the lyrics & chords has changed. Do you see the number of viewers at the lower right of the video ? (It says 53191 right now.) Well just beneath and to the right just a tad is a little sign with 2 arrows pointing downward. Click on the little double arrow sign and the lyrics with the chords will scroll out for you to see. (I hope).

[pitpark99]

whats up with the donkey

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Oh it just happened to be up on the wall in my kids's room. I liked it for "folksy" appeal I guess.

[DigitalDon10]

@AcryforhelpAaahhh

Awsome lesson! Thanks tons for taking the time to share this lesson! I'm a beginner and not looking for perfection either, just improvement and this helps a ton, I really enjoyed your enthusiasm in sharing this!

[ThaNorwegianDude]

thats sick learning this right now

[SMITTY19722]

you are fantastic!! Im a 37 year old male who just started playing about 3 months ago and im really picking it up quite fast but i got to tell you that your lesson is one of the best that i watched and it seems that you got quite a passion for it yourself.Thank you so much for the lesson and keep up the great work!!!

[SMITTY19722]

KEEP'EM COMING!!!!

[Nickyyy3]

Love it !

Well done! :)

[wernerweltweit]

Super erklärt Danke

[theguitarman53]

well done. i think you are a natural teacher. it also helps to see you enjoy yourself. not too sure about the key change for females. i know some that sing lower than the depths of hell

[Garagetuner1]

Enthusiasm and comlete details in your lesson. You really care about teaching a song.

Makes a big different for a beginner like myself.

Thank you!

[jedimouse]

I'm somewhat of a novice at all this. What I do know how to play, I fingerpick. I notice the. . . thing you have on your thumb, is that sort of a fingerpicker's pick? I mean that because it's still the same motion that I use when I strum, but seems only usable for the downstroke. What is that thing, haha. Also, would you recommend learning to use a regular pick if one is prone to liking fingerpicking? Sorry for all the questions! I ask bc you are thorough and very helpful! Thx!

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

I wanted to play with my thumbnail but my nails grow very thin and don't work for the guitar. The pick I use is a regular picking thumb pick with a bit sawed off super-glued (after sandpapering) to a regular plastic pick about .50 mm in thickness. To make it fit my thumb I by placing it in hot water, then quickly wrapping it around my thumb. You're right it works easiest for the downstroke but with practice works fine for upstroke and even easier picking. Fingerpicking & strumming is best!

[K3C1goper]

I love it! this helped me sooooo much

WARNING long story coming up-----

my mom named me after john denver (named me denver) and i play guitar so im surprising her for her birthday by playing it (not forgetting the preasent) and my mom will absololutly love it :) thanks

ps...rated 5*

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Sounds like you have one h___ of a cool mom! I'm really happy the video helped! Keep it up Denver. Awesome name!

[pangloyhappy]

easy to under stand... thank you very very very much much

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Right on bro, glad you like the video!

[minigug76]

Wow! Incredibly Great! I was wondering how to play this song and i kept looking for places but no good ones ever came up. Till this video! you break it down so its very easy! 6 out of 5 stars! Keep it up!

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

That is seriously too cool! I'll take the extra star and put it on one of my other videos! Thanks!

[HabbosGuide]

Wow, thanks I just started guitar, and now I can play this song oh and btw, we are having a contest in our conservatory and playing this song, really helped!

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Too cool! Hope the contest was fun! Take care my friend.

[k0praonu]

Thanks a lot, this video was great :)

[krishu1997]

awesome!! you rock!

[Carlipc]

you a great teacher!

[slainednoob]

Thanks alot Buddy.. This is the best tutorial i've seen on youtube.. really helped.. Thanks~

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Holy smokes, I wonder if I can get your comment printed out. I'm going to put it on my wall for motivation!

[DolittleZoo]

You are a very good teacher. I like the sounds you make.

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Thank you, I hope to get a little better at this as I do more lessons.

[dirtyboy6t9]

this video is a great help to me as i lost my strum some years ago, since i haven't touched a 6 string in over 20 years. i still know all my chords though. maybe you could help me on a garth brooks song "much tou young " i would love to play that. thank you your video is a big help to us all. "god bless" ben.

[TheAslan2012]

By the way you look like native indian or polynesian, maori something like that... What is your origin ?

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

You're right! My mother is from the Kickapoo tribe of Kansas, my father is of German origin from South Dakota, although I grew up in Alaska. I guess I have sort of rural American roots. You have a good eye for facial features. Very cool you are interested in an American folk song, right on, and keep playing and singing! It's a pleasure to hear from you Jonathan.

[TheAslan2012]

I'm intersting by native indian way of life and culture before happened what we know. I have never been to U.S.A., Canada and Alaska, but in those places there are some things who attracted me, like others things in others countries also.

There is some songs that I like among others in america. Me, my mother is french (her grandmother from switzerland) and my father is turkish. Did you grow up with indian culture, do you speak Anishinaabe or kind of ?

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Cool, there are a lot of nice places and nice people in America and Canada,especially in the rural areas. If possible, let's keep the discussion around guitar playing. I don't feel much inclined to delving into my ancestors and culture over the internet. Sorry if I come across as rude. But still, thanx for your comments and interest! It's nice of you to be so interested.

[TheAslan2012]

About guitare, I just have started to learn. I have small fingers, so it is hard to doing chords.

[TheAslan2012]

Hi,

I'm from france and was looking how to play it with right hand.

So with you I understood the way to play.

Thank you, do not stop your videos.

Jonathan

[AcryforhelpAaahhh]

Thanks carliros102! Yes Lucy turned 5 yesterday. I hope she takes up music, so far so good. If you have any suggestions how to improve my videos let me know.

[carliros102]

Hey Acryforhelp, very good videos. Thank you. It will help a lot of us. I like this song and played it a couple of times, but only by reading, I don't know it. I also saw on your other video a beautiful young lady was signing with you. That was cute..... You should get her into music, she is adorable.