Name Goo Goo Dolls Lesson 1 Guitar

[tommcdermott69]

bro you're so humble!! this is by far the most legit lesson on this song i've come across so far!

[Jigglemonkey00]

Awesome tutorial thank you !

[estricklin]

Thanks!



[motocarnage615]

Thanks man! I got it! I had read in a guitar magazine that the lead singer always tunes his B up and that he had to replace the B with a G because it kept on breaking!

[MattsVidsXD]

thanks! very helpful video, and probably the best way to tune for this particular song

[dandeveau]

Really good job friend. You are too humble. easy to understand and fun.

[15MUSICMUSIC]

the tuning is D A E A E E

[chamber204]

Thank you for sharing. Sounds great. Time to melt some woman.

[donnyob123]

Thank you for sharing bro......

A lot of soul embedded in this lesson

[SomberChord]

thumbs up. the best tutorial so far

[2815758290]

dude shut up, your pretty good!

[pulluppachair]

Thank you so much! this helped a lot! it was a great tutorial. (: I love this song!! thank you!

[ZackBissMusic]

Thanks so much!

[supercoolguitar1]

@mynameispitt thanks so much, this helped me put together all of the bits i didn't know :) the part that you teach at around 4:00 sounds great, and after watching the video of the band playing it live, it is almost exactly what he does :)

[DadofAidanNDylan]

1st tutorial that got it right, great job dude. thx for making my night : )

[imtrying04]

Good stuff man.

[Dubzil1]

That sounds awesome man, thx for the tutorial.

[mynamespitt]

@Dubzil1 Thank you very much. 

[ddbarnes11]

Dude be more confident you are an awesome teacher, keep up the great work!

[TheShan78]

One of my favorite songs! I'm a beginner and you explained it so well, I was able to rock it out, lol. Many thanks and you should do more tutorials!

[4thcoming]

Excellent video and tuning. Can you write a tab for this?

[JC593]

good lord. is there anyway to pull it off in standard tuning? retuning every string for one song is a pain in the ass

[mynamespitt]

@JC593 Yes.... yes there is... there is 1 guy on UTUBE who does it... and it sounds like.............  well.... not good... if you want to play it right... follow the vid

[mynamespitt]

@JC593 Sorry... no

[thenoonster1991]

@JC593 I suppose you could capo 2 and play like g f d or whatever. It doesn't sound any where near as good though

[salupaginahit]

thanks braddah...

[SeaHutchNanners]

Great lesson man.



[mynamespitt]

@SeaHutchNanners Thank you very much.

[Saintfan1969]

Dude. This is excellent. Don't worry so much about negative comments.  Straight forward and EXTREMELY helpful. Keep up the good work man!

[mynamespitt]

@Saintfan1969 Thank you so much.

[mynamespitt]

I love it.... nothing more needs to be said

[mynamespitt]

@claunchc - thank you!

[xycofryx]

Keep on playing you seem to be a nice dude

[hehe1mdead]

seriously u are a really good player, and keep at it man! good lesson.

[TheBlueSnake]

a guitarist AND a rock band drummer :P

seriously though i played it immediately and it worked like a charm awesome lesson rock on \m/

[44R0NR055]

DUDE!!! This is the only song I could NEVER play on guitar. Dunno why I didnt think to look on here?? And a big LMAO at your comment "sorry for all the broken strings" That cracks me up (I had to read old posts to see just what happened to others) Great job and thank you! When I post my version will you comment on it?

[mynamespitt]

@44R0NR055

Heck Yea, I'll comment, have you posted yet?

Thanks for the kind words

[boost823]

brilliant video. maybe just say which fret as you do it and just tell us what to do rather than suggest please. never thought i would be able to play this well done !!!!!!!!!!!! u in uk?

[Kovvboy]

Hey Bro,,,,I am sure you heard it a million times,,,but on behalf of everyone on here and potential ones to follow,,,I would like to say a huge thank you :) very appreciative of your time to show us. Excellent work!!! thank you again Bro!

[heathencore]

dude can you send me your tabs to this?

[Falva22]

Pitt, can you please write out the fingering that you do after playing the 12 in the second part? hope its not too much to ask for, thanks alot!

[x716Ph3n0M]

hey this is real good.much easier than other videos of other songs.and dont worry bout those other videos u talk about,juss worry bout urs cause its pretty damn good seriously

[mynamespitt]

@x716Ph3n0M

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Thank you, seriously. I think it's more fun for me for all the appreciation... but I have to complement all the ones that I learned from on YOUTUBE before I finally made this. I hope others and yourself will share as well.

Thanks again,

Pitt

[havingfun4funsake]

Great lesson! I've been playing acoustic (standard tuning) for years, but have never really experimented with alternative tunings. I've always wanted to add "NAME" to our set list. Thanks VERY much!

[tjd2466]

the break in between the verses can be played 7/9 9/11 11/14 if you keep your D string Tuned to D. E,A,A,D,A,D (high to low).

[danniboothediva]

Im hoping after I can tune my guitar like yours I can learn to play this! I have been lookin everywhere for tablature and I couldnt find anything I liked. Thanks for posting this! :]

[grasshop34]

Thanks! Great lesson. thanks for taking the time to share with us

[miri12]

dude..your vid was ligit... it was hard for me to keep up but i cant play well. .keep playing..you rock.

[fchermom]

This vid was the only 1 i could find with the right tuning

[swagmaster297]

ok well i like the way you play it and all. but i was struggling with your tuning style it confused me so yea.

[Spirit485]

dude this rocks!

[emorockztar]

do u hve a tab for it? send me please at emorockztar@yahoo.com ty

[DanElNino9]

awesome man!!!! cheers

[allenyannone]

sounds awesome man, keep it up! 

[sanntiimusic]

very good man:) really useful :D and you play good,

[campo1169]

How about some more Goo Goo Dolls. I'm really trying to learn "Let love in" , "Iris", and "Better Days"

[raronski]

great lesson! thanks!

[azsparky86]

Pitt...thanx...great lesson....I did not catch the phrase in time and I did break the b...I will be sending you a reciept from guitar center.....just kidding...thanx for sharing your talent...rock on Garth.

[mynamespitt]

@azsparky86 -  LMAO!!!!

[Danypach]

is it normal when trying to tune your chord breaks?

[nowinaminiryan]

dang your good dude

[freeway001]

dude you are awesome... keep puttin up the lessons

[rahimazizzi]

Great video and your southern modesty shines through!

[beasthouse1243]

wow i tryed it and it sounded awsome thanxs

[mynamespitt]

@beasthouse1243 Thank you

[nazarhuda]

@mynamespitt can you send me the tabs please? where did you get this from? :)

[zeolite99]

do you know any other songs in this tuning?

[43springwater]

Great Video ! How do I tune my strings to the way you did ? Im having a hell of a time learning how to do that

[43springwater]

Are there any videos that show how to tune a guitar for different songs? If not maby you could make one

[willsonn123]

Cool thanks man! Now I just have to replace that damn string! Wish I had seen YOUR vid first lol!

I'll definitely tune it down lol

[pr3egl]

..pitt: this is incredibly complete! Thanks.

So many on YT know how to play songs, but not how to explain them to others.

Just a suggestion: don't sing, then no one will criticize and you won't have to apologize! It doesn't bother me anyway when you disclaim it from the onset. It is a GUITAR lesson and not a singing lesson, right?

Many thanks!

[Killerguitarpro89]

Getting that G to an A is hard w/o using a differant guage string

[Dakotadays2]

thanks buddy!

[mynamespitt]

you're welcome

[Sportybob]

Nice teaching job bro! Don't be so hard on yourself, that was awesome. I love the head scratch too!

[mynamespitt]

lmoa..... I thought it was good in post-production....... lol

[markguimbao]

Wow! I've been looking for this video.

i never thought somebody already

posted this 2 years ago...thanx man!

[mynamespitt]

Thank you

[campo1169]

That was great! Great lesson, I started playing it right away after watching and it sounds incredible! But, I do agree, stop apologizing and post more lessons!

[mynamespitt]

On a serious note...... what kind of leasons? just more covers or how to emulate or other stuff?

[bnja64]

good lesson

but gosh u apologyze too much!!

[LeeRoyKong1]

Nice one Pitt! sounds very good

[ForestMan1129]

Dude, I use this vid every time I need to tune/freshen up for this song. Thanks so much for posting!!

[mynamespitt]

Thank you

[cmhbullet]

Hey Pitt.. Great lesson.. Be more confident cause ur a really good teacher... keep it up!! & thank you....

[niko1602]

thank you very much!

[TheDeserteye]

great lesson

thank you 5*

[synystershadows603]

dude awsome video, i learned it wicked quick by this video. keep it up

[psherman42ww]

Awesome!!! Great tutorial Pitt!!!  Thx!!!

[mynamespitt]

Thank you!

[XeckZ]

cool

[FuxFirstbloodxcK]

dude your good at playing guitar and your not bad at singing! you can actually keep rhythm and sing at the same time. have more confidence

[markyarsenal]

I don't ave a clue on how to play guitar I was wondering if u could post a vid for complete beginners who don't know much about playing the guitar thanks very much

[pr3egl]

@markyarsenal Of course I cannot speak for mynamespitt, but this is an intermediate/advanced lesson. There are others on YT who do have FREE beginner lessons. One I like is saskstrum. I haven't looked at his beginner stuff, 'cause I'm not a beginner, but he's as good as any here on YT. Has a thick Brit accent, but is quite patient and thorough. He doesn't ask for money and kindly doesn't tolerate b.s. requests or criticism; "if you don't like how I'm doing it, find someone you DO like"

[franciscoyzrael]

is the best lesson..

[mynamespitt]

Thank you very much

[amanyamany]

i have just started the lessons, so i cant understand... but thanks a lot, ill work on it!

[klumbyhezi]

owsem

[lllJOSEIIl]

mucho se demora mas q habla waaaa

[ferame121088]

Congrats.! I really liked this lesson.Sounds great. Keep loading stuff please!

[ina233]

great work buddy....all sounds great. Must tab more stuff!

[lestercarlota]

can you have a guitar lesson for iris?

[1bioman]

This was very well done Not much more to say other than THANK YOU.

[mynamespitt]

Thank you for your comments... and you are welcome.....

[MultiLisma]

No, read the instructions.

But which d? Can you tell us?

[mynamespitt]

Sorry, but I'm going to need more info, I don't understand your question...which 'd' what?

[kinitoy7]

um is this the standard tuning??

[apineda91]

that was great man truly amazing thanks for the help keep it up

[mynamespitt]

thank you.

[Chupster91]

Finally a video of ''name'' that actually sounds like the original song, very nice job and good explaining, what else could you wish for? 5/5 from me;)

[mynamespitt]

Thank you very much. I'm glad I could help.

[kerchelle1]

i love it - i'm dying to give it a try. good job!!

[Gilbs2211]

I like it, but my guitar is out of tune, and i'm not talented enough to ear tune it. :/

[mynamespitt]

I just posted the tuning on the description

[brosketty01]

your gabbin to much...just ge to it

[mynamespitt]

you're welcome...... glad I could help.

next time,... you can fast forward....

however, I took your feedback & added a note at the beginning to go to 1:40.

Hope you found what you were looking for......

[FenderKae]

Wow.

I'm not sure if this is an easy song or if you're a good teacher but I actually learned this song and I suck.

Definately post more tutorials.

Five stars.

:)

[mynamespitt]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

...any requests????? keep acoustic stuff or songs we play?

[BreakingJosh67]

Awesome video man. Sounds just like the orginial version.

[mynamespitt]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

[freakofmusique]

just heard your band,great job on the cover.

[mynamespitt]

Thank you.

[ScottCorno]

Great lesson. Stop defending your version and just play it man!

[brosketty01]

what is the guitar tuning?? do you think that he uses a 12 string?

[mynamespitt]

Here's the tuning I use... and I'm 99% sure it is not... repeat not.... a 12 string

(6)Low E-String Tune Down to a D

(5)Low A-String Same = A

(4)Mid D-String Tune Up to an E

(3)Mid G-String Tune Up to an A

(2)High B-String Tune Down to an A

(1)High E-String Same = E

[terrabowser765]

i taught myself this song lol. i tried this song 2 years ago when i felt weird about my grades in middle school or if i just felt down to let it go. then, about a few months ago in camp (entering high school), i tried to master this song by myself, and i got it. i just got down singing and playing together this week (this song). i tune differently: D A D D A E and make it sound flat because IMO it gives a more depressing mood when it sounds flat. this is my favorite song of all time. nice vid!

[Ivanear]

you owe me two new 4th strings!

[cliffdweller2001]

dude don't tune unless you know how! this shouldn't ruin your strings! besides strings are cheap! :)

[wallyball60]

Good coverage! you and your band awright!

[mynamespitt]

Thanks brother!

[sk8erbendude]

this video is great for learning this song!

you are probably one of the best teachers on youtube! thanks

[ziego4ever]

no m entero d un carajo

[K4lashnikoV]

Congratulation. Do you have some more musics?

[LeftyAcoustic]

That sounds incredible, I'm gonna come back and learn this later. Don't have time now, and don't wanna tune my guitar this second. But you did an amazing job here, thanks a lot for posting this.

[mynamespitt]

Thank you very much.

[cair143]

thank you for posting your video bro. i really appreciate it. keep posting.

[IronViking]

i'm a beginner in guitar and i really appreciate your lesson. you are a good teacher. i'll be looking for more videos by you.

[alooghee]

its a really good tutorial, but you talk too much dude!

[TheMudgeman]

yo man good job this is the closest to the true song that i have found great teaching post some more vids

[leoandscott]

Awesome man *-* congratulations.. Thank you

[mleroux89]

Agreeing with everyone here, good video man. However I have a question concerning the tuning of the 4th string, I'm sorry if someone mentioned this already. But in your info and the beginning of the video you say to tune the 4th to E, but at 4:30 in the video you say "the 4th is now tuned to D." A lot of videos out there suggest D as well. What is the more accurate tuning?

[boofinator06]

great vid man! i'm wondering if you could send me the tabs as well. having trouble seeing the hammer on pattern on the fourth string

[santhony74]

Cool, I like your relaxed approach to teaching. You make it look easy.

[narutofreak1012]

could u tell me what strings you were picking at the beginning (3:15) plz thx :)

[dsk1962]

Your a great teacher bro!! You taught me this song, I played it for my wife and she tackled me like a groupie on a rock star!! No need to apologize in the future for your skills or lack thereof, your tha man!!!

[SuperTommmm]

thanks man your very help me

[rtack30]

thankyou very much. ill defiantley learn from this vid.

[crhod87]

What strings do you use? I keep snapping mine. :(

[benhereford]

yea i snapped mine twice for e lol

[humanelementhu]

The actual tuning that John Rzeznik invented for the song name is (starting from low E) is D,A, E,A,ee. The B string is not tuned down to e but up three steps to high e. Just wanted to let you know if you didn't already. Just and FYI. thanks.

[mynamespitt]

HA !!!! nice.......

I think I had read that at one point, wasnt sure..... I tried to find other tabs....... but I was at a point (making this vid), were this is just the way I play it.....

but thanks BRO-HAMMER!!!!!!

[coryu711]

i know but dude 3 steps on a B string is B string suicide!

[mynamespitt]

I just realized from your post..... & wow..... truly I am sorry..... I updated the vid w/ some annotations & you are correct......

here is the correct tuning.......

(6)Low E-String Tune Down to a D

(5)Low A-String Same = A

(4)Mid D-String Tune Up to an E

(3)Mid G-String  Tune Up to an A

(2)High B-String Tune Down to an A

(1)High E-String Same = E

[pjairforce]

Nice instruction...you broke down the song in sections...very nice. I'm a beginnner so everything helps. I'll check out your band. Thanks.

[mynamespitt]

Thank you for your comments. I've been playing for 20+ years now,..... but YOUTUBE has opened up my eyes to realizing that.... it's not a competition & that there are a lot of great people out there that just want to help other people out....... while I'm not techinically as good as I was 10-15 years ago... I have such a better appreciation for other artists (read: other than me) who have opened up my eyes and made me realize it's not just about me but rather the community....

PEACE!!!!!!!

[tennantk]

Great, thanks!

[mynamespitt]

You're welcome!

[nate1248]

Thanx man. Helped big time bro!!

[mynamespitt]

Glad I could help... post a VID!!!!!!!

[FanofBlinks]

nice lesson,thanks alot!

By the way u look like Phil Margera

Bam Margera's Dad,lol

[mynamespitt]

LOL.... though... come on man...... I used to be a good looking dude.... I've actually had a lot of hot chicks in my (hay) day....

cool though.... peace out.....

[tabarnakdecrissdosti]

youre married

[KolkaGooGoo]

Nice!

[mynamespitt]

Thank you!

[TaylorAnn111908]

This video helped sooo much! But i broke my G string trying to tune it. Can you send me the tab?

[6stringattempt]

I found your video helpful, but can you send me your tab for the song as well as any strumming patterns.

Thanks

[superseveright]

hello man your good man but i guess you know that good stuff you should do a blaze of glory that would be cool

[mynamespitt]

Thanks Daddy-o.... my band(check my vids) at least we did Wanted:Dead or Alive..... I think I pretty much (albeit a few pinch harmonics) nailed the solo...... please check it out & let me know what you think...........

PITT

[Obes7993]

can you send me the tab and how to tune it too please?

[mynamespitt]

would... just tried..... but you got friend lock.... it wldnt go through

[vulturized]

Hey man thanks a lot for posting this vid. I was just learning to play it and was playing a version using DADAAE, I took most of your version and learned it that way instead. I just posted a vid of playing it myself if you want to check out how good of a teacher you are ;) Peace