How to Play Simple Songs on the Guitar Today

[cawonmead]

GREAT JOB THANKS ALOT

[cawonmead]

WOW.....that was great, probely at the right stage im at also,ive tried that same strumming pattern with other songs too and they soung wicked.

plus your beautiful so that helps when im listning lol.....(joke)but not about the beautiful part cuz u are ....THANKS ALOT

[edgybones]

I thought you did a very good job on giving that lesson. Pick patterns are where its at and you rocked. Nice!

[pjc5150]

She's hot !

[davidchesney]

Actually,

Jennifer, David and Tim ROCK.

Rock On Good People!

-David Chesney

[wtfuffa]

hey im thinking of getting a guitar but idk what kind or where i should get for a new guy. any suggestions?

[magma9999]

I have a EG523SC takamine and it's just awesome. about 500$

[geebizzle38]

if it's your first guitar and it's you want an electric, I would say a Fender or Squire Stratocaster if you can't afford the Fender. They're pretty light and have a bunch of tones you can mess around with. Not to mention they have whammy bars. everyone loves a good whammy bar. lol

[screwbushcomegetme]

yes best suggestion get a piece of crap and learn basics if your serious enough and continue and find yourself playing every day go out and buy a 500-1000 dollar one or the best you can afford; If you wait a little while your ears will get accustomed to hearing tones better then you will probably be able to identify the better sounding guitars/ or even better do like i did and get a guitar teacher to help you go pick one out. If you got time to play you will choose a guitar over a woman!

[realbluemeanie]

For a beginner, looking at instruments that may not be immediately obvious is a great idea... Fender, gibson and co really dont excell at beginner instruments, you really can be loaded with a real piece of crap...

Yamaha give a lot for the money and maybe even try some of the lower mid range ibanez.... Beware the cheap wammy bar in general though... tremeloed guitars at entry level will seldom be any use and defo wont keep tune when you use it.

Good luck!

[thebeast8883]

NVM, ppl who arn't pros make mistakes too lol

C E G

[thebeast8883]

The E does belong in C. C E D

[EvaSlash]

jennifer rox!!! rawwrrrrr!!!!

[musicmantrev]

jeez lol thats some violant strumming.

[mwright165]

i think she's hot

[ventiti]

it isn't actually a mistake :D ... she doesn't have to worry about the strumming, it comes naturally :) they are not mechanical processes, that's why she has to think first :)

Amazing lesson for me, a beginner :) thankz

[TatorTot1234]

that is basically the same pattern for time of your life, the green day lesson they had. the non arpegiated version

by the way i dont know how to spell arpegiated

[Motownisyourtown]

Too much reverb!!!!!!!!!

[quickshotproductions]

Its not the reverb, just the tone is a bit not right for my ears. But its not a vid on how to make a guitar sound good, so its fine ;)

[evTom14]

theres barely any!

[neurojammer]

probably trying to make that crappy hole-mounted pickup sound better. Why not just a use decent little pencil condenser placed within a couple feet of the sound hole and 12th fret? Her voice is obviously mic'd. Why can't the guitar be properly mic'd as well? Or if you're producing a "pro-level" teaching video, why not have a guitar with a built in mic, like a Taylor w/a Fishman pickup & mic combo, all mounted inside the body? Much simpler with far better results.

[brandon4brandon]

Actually,

there's too

much treble.

[doradoe091]

hehe. even pros make mistakes ;)

Godd lesson though!

[Joostbeers]

She shouldnt strum so widely..

Just makes you tired :P

[fromTheHMCstudio]

awesome

[placidesulfurik]

before you started, i knew you were going to downdownupupdown it. david is always stuck into that rythm as well, D-D-U-U-D(-U), c'mon, there are plenty others! don't get me wrong, your vids are still great.

[custom24prs]

NLG caters to the beginner, and it's very great at that, but you're right that strum is overused. However in the lesson plan it makes sense, in the 'wild' of the internet, there are more experienced players and we'd like to see some more in depth things.

[j1mmy1]

Great lesson :)

[schnurr31]

whats on the headstock?

[Joostbeers]

Its a CAPO

[sangolt88]

A Capo. See Wikipedia for more info... ^^

[wachman]

probably one of those pain-in-the-ass capo's

[jernov]

I love the part where you had to quickly do the strums just to make sure you were going to explain it right :p

very recognisable for me, lol.

[murkhabalak]

cool

[murkhabalak]

cool

[punkrock12332]

ya good lesson thanks

[christiangallery]

you r CUTE

[modernway91]

thx a lot! my girlfriend loves it!

[Azummanga]

sounds like animal instinct and still differs a bit , but don;t understand where exactly ^^

ps:i'm new in guitar playing so don't be strict .. :)

[mannyichi]

Cool!!!^_^

[rastalibra]

you rock!!

[musicman23432]

what acoustic is that and what is the pickup and reverb?

[thejadedsequence]

Good Lesson, though I don't really approve of reaching over with your thumb so you mute the string, its a bad habit to form and best you learn now then having to kill the habit later

[jfrules06]

if you play a D is nearly impossible to miss both the E and A strings.

[FunkyMonk2809]

why is it a bad habit? I think it makes playing guitar a lot easier and you will need it when you're playing funk, there you have to mute several strings, what mostly cant be done comfortably without reaching over with your thumb. this is a white spread myth. Young guitar players: Keep on reaching over with your thumb!

[custom24prs]

Not just funk, it's a valuable muting technique in many styles.

[jOsHkInG101]

yeah just about every Hendrix song does it

[evTom14]

yup

[wachman]

i think it might be so with at least classical guitar, but when playing rock, blues, and many other genres of guitar based music, reaching over the neck w/the thumb is actually REQUIRED for proper string bending. besides i see almost all of the legends play this way and they seem to be doing just fine.

[garwig888]

nice lesson Jen. i love the way you break it all down without being impatient or condescending. i love the whole gang at lext level guitar, but you are my personal favorite.

[Songsremainthesame]

play some chuck berry

[GioVonToxic]

its cute when she makes little mistakes... good lesson

[aznsensation2455]

5 stars YA DIGG lol

[WORRO01]

hehehe she's so cute...good job! thanks for the video...

[Headfirst4Romance]

Great Video

[wildman44]

good lesson

[koolzac]

this sounds sorta like morning glory

[Adam52493]

good lesson

[Adam52493]

good lesson