How To Play Easy Guitar Songs Beginner Guitar ChordsTomPetty

[remotaurog]

practice and practice thats the key ,pick up a few keys to start with Am,F,G,D,Dm,E,C that will get you started on a few songs,after awhile you will be putting your finger in the right place without even thinking about it,sometime i close my eyes for practice,switching chords just takes time ,listening to the song over and over and you will be switching at the same time as the guy playing.

[TimBMiller]

You would use the DU Well I started out on the F Chord. Hope that helps?

[rrottet]

Tim, I've been practicing the strumming and the chord changes. Still slow, but getting there. Question...After the last part of the intro (4xs), the G chord repeats for the start of the singing "Well I Started...". Do I continue with the strumming of DU, or do I go with another UUD to start the song? This same scenario happens again at "As the town..." and again after the Chorus.

[Johnny141997]

I love it god voice to i wish i could play i cant even switch cord i dont get it

[MITCHWILD]

@Johnny141997 Keep at it!

[silviejajaja]

how to you play the cords?? witch fingers do you have to use for the chords?

[TimBMiller]

@silviejajaja Look in the description there is the link to see the chords towards the bottom. Hope this helps -Tim

[CostaLottaMoney1]

is tthis a simplified version?

[MITCHWILD]

@CostaLottaMoney1 No,that's pretty much it, just slowed down to a practice speed. It literally is just four chords repeated over and over. Simple, and a great tune.

[alankung11]

good for newbie

[ArmandTV]

NOW U ARE MY SENSEI !

[96mandrew]

Great lesson man.

[wlchambers]

do you use adobe?

[BuhnanaFone]

Okay so I got my first guitar, so what should I learn first? Should I learn different chords first? If so, which ones? Please help and thanks! Ps. What is the best method for a beginner to learn fast.

[TimBMiller]

@BuhnanaFone Click the link to my website below my video. This will help you get started plus you will get my one on one email support.

[XxDirtyxXxShiznoxX]

@BuhnanaFone Try D, A and E.

[Just4Gals]

@BuhnanaFone u have to first learn either the scales or the chords

[remotaurog]

@BuhnanaFone To learn fast almost sleep with your guitar to begin with ,just drum the keys into your brain then you dont need to keep checking which is which.

[paul1060]

nice instructional video for beginners....... not super fast like most out there. thx

[Fiend4Flesh]

good teching skills thx for the effort. most people barely try very helpful.

[johnbogueman]

Good lesson, brother!

[HeyEatMyShit]

good job

[elkridge125]

Awesome!

[havengunit]

its great good gob man im gonna learn it now

[jsice9]

Great lesson !!!

[Theladiesman04]

Is it the same pattern the whole way through example everytime its on F it's DU or G chord it's DDU ?

[cynical0ptimist]

:) sounded amazing! i'll get round to learning it once i have listened to you singing it a few more times, beautiful cover

[casperfaust]

thank you very much man, this was the first song i was ever able to sing and play together, all thanks to you man.

[marcmusa]

great lwsson:) helped me much. thank you :) snd i ofc didnt forgor to subscribe and rate 5 stars , haha =)

[chotu1992]

sexy...

[Everyweapon]

good song but next time tell us how to play the chords.... i dont know how to fukin play this.....

[leggmond88]

really good lesson :O)

[ladysweets93]

i learned this song.. in like a week.. for my first SONG EVER!!!!! it helped ALOT... esp the part where u explain the strumming pattern because thats what i struggle with!! thank u so much!!!!! <3

[roma4593]

very good teaching!

[Daputaka]

Thanks for the efforts in sharing...

[izayiahscott]

thank you so much i never kne how easy this song was to play XD

[road2apples]

Gr8 beginner lesson,thank you!

[Corrie98x]

This is really good, I just got my guitar yesterday and I am learning this song. I don't know if you do requests or not but there is a song called Mr. Jones by Counting Crows which would be AMAZING if you could break it down into easy steps like this!

[MasteR024]

Thank you

[lifestraight]

Does anyone know how I can tune my guitar without any device by ear? And if Im to buy a paticular tuning device, what would be best??

[jotwanikumar]

learn the guitar fretboard from net and download some nice guitar finger picking softwares and refer to the nodes at play.. It should sound similar if you play on similar strings.. :P

[C1o88er3d]

I really like the Korg CA-30 tuners. I don't know if they would be considered the 'best' but I think they do the trick.

[spyder357]

Have one for my guitar and violin. I second C1's opinion.

Their inexpensive but work really well.

[paulplaysguitar1]

i dont know now to much ,,but ive knoticed that everybody buys the $20 korg tunner, ive got 2 and thats my choice,it does bouth elec,and acoustic..but anything will get it close enough if you are starting out like me..well i played for 6 months now ...was fumbling around on the tube one night ,and ran across someone playing a guitar lesson bought me a guitar the next day, and play it religously 6 hours a day..

[HemenwayArts]

go to google and type in guitartuner. its just one file really good! make sure you have a pretty good sound card. or just tune the first string then use the 5th fret trick

[ballers152]

do u have a itouch lifestraight. if u do go to the appstore and type in guitar tuner and its gonna be the first one. its free

[ericlockley]

use online guitar tuning what i use just click the string n match the sound with the one on your guitar

[JoHolz]

i would go by tuning it with youtube, just type guitar tuning or something,

[sevenseasofrhye7]

Fret your 2nd string at the 5th fret and tune it so it sounds the same as your open 1st string (1st=string closest to you). Do that with each string until you reach the 4th string, fret it at the 4th fret and tune the 5th string so it matches that. Then fret the 6th string at the 5th fret and tune to match open 4th. It's pretty easy..

[AegnorfFelagund]

Thanks....very nice

[kkcrisp11]

NICE!

[MClown69]

thanks i could never do this up to speed for awhile but i came backl to it today after playing other songs for awhile and am way faster changing the chords! sweet! practice makes perfect!

[zStalkerProductionsz]

i remember watching this the first week i started guitar and thought no way am i gonna play that. Year later i heard the song looked up this video and realized how easy it is.

[crazyMP3]

i cant see were you put you fingers for the cords

[Guruofbuming]

learn your chords!

[sarajonn]

look em up dingdong!

[phodev]

Awesome video. Thanks for making learning the guitar so much easier. and i love this song.

peace.

[punkcool71]

thanks u

can u tell me how can i improve my strumming

[timtim0007]

Thanks very much this video is very easy to learn.

[scipiO213]

thxs this helped because other videos only show intros

[007tahira]

i luv u fr doin dis!!

[Jon998]

I'm trying this now.. But i can't seem to get my F chord sounding nicely.. (playing since yesterday) I guess I just need some more practise :)

[codyjt94]

what my guitar tutor told me is put your thumb behind the neck where your finger barres the first fret, that chord is really hard to play though

[unlimatedgames]

thank you so much ur making learning the guitar so easy

[shepardn]

nice....

would be awsome to see you do like 10 min video on your top 10 easy songs...

like your stuff.....

[easyguitarsongs4U]

Love Tom Petty. Simple, hummable and playable songs.

[creativeguitarstudio]

Great to see lessons on Tom Petty songs being taught on YouTube!

- Peace

[bandobendi87crosby]

Thanks! This is the first song I've learned on the guitar now!  : )

[guy4rcali]

FFC CC AAG GG

[phkoester]

Good explanation!

[Flamesn]

thanks! :) i got it

[oguybob]

Very helpful, thank you.

[wiminsane]

Eddy Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddy ... ;-)

[princejmye]

FUCK THIS LOOIK SO HARd

[1nf3rnus0153]

How do u do the F?

[Celeste2119]

place your index finger so that it covers both the 2nd and 1st strings on the 1st fret.

Place your middle finger on the third string 2nd fret

Place your ring finger on the 4th string 3rd fret and strum starting from the 4th string. (dnt strum the 6th or 5th). hope i helped

[1nf3rnus0153]

What do you mean by the first string? the E top or the E from the bottom?

[Timmeh98837]

Buy a poster of all the chords at walmart or your local retailer.

[DebbieNewlen]

love how iyou had the words and chords so easy to read. add more songs

[4ndr15]

This was my first step in chords. :)

Thank you.

[jaguar212122]

this is my first step to try on guitar i love to play but dont know how play the guitar. sir this is the big help for me.. coz when i went to travel i can play anywhere as long as i have bring my guitar not like drums its so heavy to bring it anywhere just to play....

thanks alot sir very much ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

[kingoftheroast]

very good

[ninja62464243]

i dont  even know the strings yet

[coolsk8r1]

me neither...

[Somethingicanremeber]

all i know is the low E and high e... thats all you really need to know. then chords and your all good. thats how i play

[DamianSix66]

Thanks Tim , just starting out learning this year . Love this song and I'm going to practice this till my fingers bleed ! I like the way you give proper detail on the strumming patterns as so many "beginner" videos on YouTube don't do this . Thanks again .

[metal4evr1759]

ur hardcore man, thanks for the lesson. u rock

[hainzeyxxx]

thank you very much, sir, for your video. it finally gave me the hang of this song that ive been trying to learn for ages.

many thanks.

[Celeste2119]

As far as speed goes, I'm taking a while for the song to sound synchronized. Is it normal to be struggling with playing it fast for a while? How soon should I be able to play it as fast as it should be, generally???

[TimBMiller]

Hey Celeste,

It will take a little while especially if you are a beginner. It all comes down to practicing the pattern over and over take it slow and build up speed once you get the pattern down.

Here is a tip when going to the Am chord from the C chord don't move your first finger. That will help for these two chords.

Give it time you will get it!

Keep at it and never give up:-)

-Tim-(o)===#

[Jrizt]

i went to the link but there wasnt a list of the cords, maybe its me

[TimBMiller]

Hey Jrizt,

It is there click the upper right link that says (more info) under my name. That will open up the box you will see it down towards the end. Hope this helps? Keep practicing YOU Can Do It!

-Tim(-o)===#

[jowes010]

Great song!

[Lemetry69]

Rock on!

[Celeste2119]

I'm having trouble making the sound ring true when you strum up on the c chord. thanks for vids. : )

[MClown69]

wow 1st chord i veer learned that could play a song. now if I could just play them fast enough.... I will keep at it for a few weeks

[DiZStOrZiOnSF]

Haha my lil brother that's 12 is learning from this music and he shows me :)

[plasticbudgie]

You're A really good tutor, you seem a very pleasant person, i actually find you interesting to listen to! as compared to other peoples tutorials :)!

keep up the good work

[Samson163]

nice video, very well done, easy to understand

[murphys19]

Great video to play along with and practice both guitar and singing. Love IT!

[MrsNickxxJonas]

thanxx

I am a beginner at guitar and you really made it easy for me to understand [[=

a lot of people when they talk are just confusing //= lol

[Glassonion21]

can you show how to play Beth ? Thanks

[TimBMiller]

You can see the Beth song in my membership site plus many others. Click the link upper right underneath the (more info) and my name.

[Faxter313]

Hi,

Is there any difference to playing the F wih the "big" Barré?

I think it sounds cool, but I can't change to it fast enough...

[Jinlou]

Thankyou.

[3219107785]

thanx a lot...its very helpful..

[Pocketpineapple]

You are my guitar-playing idol !!! :(

I'm a retard when it comes to playing my guitar.

You make it sound so friendly and easy. I'm going to use all your videos to help me learn.

[briangpz]

Very informative. Thanks so much.

[TimBMiller]

Yes I do on my guitar website. Click the link upper right hand corner underneath my name and the date April 18, 2008 In my guitar membership site I go deeper in chords and songs for beginners. Keep at it!

[sara73195]

is tht a steel-stringed guitar or nylon stringed guiatr?

[TimBMiller]

Hi Sara,

It is a steel string cutaway dreadnought acoustic.

-Tim-(o)===#

[chokille]

thanks for the video it helped me alot

[cortez12121993]

dude your really good, and you explain how to play the song really well, thanks a million

[sk8r40]

heres a way to remember the letters

Eat

All

Day

Get

Big

Easy

i got that from this other vid, but forgot wich one..

[xNotEmoJustMex]

Thanks for that :) It actually helped me to remember it :D

[sk8r40]

no problem dude

it helped me too

[cheeseme911]

thanks i like this song

[waffles12341234]

thank you :P

[lovelyBoy1990]

But 'F' ?? Where???

[chokille]

f is a chord so that means you have to put your fingers in between the frets and hold it the correct way

[lyndhurstfootball]

thanks that helped a lot. thats going on my favorites so i don't forget.

[renaissanceboi1993]

thank you man keep up the videos

[lovelyBoy1990]

but i don't know what is A B C D E F on guitar though i've a guitar

[TimBMiller]

Go to the upper right hand corner where you see the (more info) link underneath the date and my name.

Click it and there is a website url for a FREE GUITAR CHART that can help you.

Good Luck!

[FlashMemories]

From /\ to \/

E A D G B E

[xNotEmoJustMex]

What about F ? I'm confused.

[xNotEmoJustMex]

ohh :D i get it now:P

[lovelyBoy1990]

great video

[truffleshuffle306]

thanks this is really helpful

[tomusibycdob]

really nice tutorial for me :]

[RoyCoert]

Wow thx , im in a band, and we were stuck but with this song we can go on, u saved me man, good work ur the best!

[Rheves]

oh man u should so do another Tut.

[GuitarLikeARockStar]

Thank you, this really helped me.

[WaylonJenningsFan]

He only has 5 fingers people. He is my teacher, I know. Tim is an excellent teacher, you guys will learn a lot from him in this lesson.

Nice video Tim.

[THEgreenVANisPUPLE]

awesome!

really helpful

it would be awesome if u could do another one

[kd05sz]

good job! more song tutorials should be like this! good good

[yofimor]

this guy is pretty cool...

[yuvalaloni1]

great teacher!! the song is not the best but well (:

[FuelMYHARTZ]

THANK YOU ! great lesson ...

[Showtek007]

awsome!! i have the same guitar, martinez, awsome guitar, cost me $250. Good Vid btw

[rckt4615]

thats awsome i love that song didnt relise how easy it was thanks

[hosweetim89]

He's really patient in this lesson. =)

[kodyandcarrie]

Thanks bro very basic and helpful for us new guys!!

[SAVESHAMU23]

doesn't that guy have six left fingers?!

[benjochambo]

gnarly. pause at 2:24. but really tho i think its his shirt

[mbZULTANjm]

he definitely does. you can see his thumb on one side and 5 fingers on the other. probably really helps when hes playing

[xXxlolliepopxXx2]

thanks that is so call i can play the whole song and i only learnt it today

[gitarrefish08]

echt klasse gemacht,thank you

[zidanet34]

thabks a loot man.

[111UnderOath111]

dr phil of guitars lol

[BrockCole1967]

thanks alot man.. i dont have a guitar in my hand right now but im going to wiat until my parentd leave for work cause there sleepin to play it and i think it will really help out.. THANKS.

[ISKATEALLDAYEVERYDAY]

yea hi im new to guitar ive been playing for half a year. can you tell me how to play the chord f. because i dont understand the charts

[coolvanessa3]

which f?? the one in the string e or

d

[Barrr3h]

The one he's doing is the one on the d, but if you feel more comfortable with the one on the e it'll still work. Hope this helps!

[sleepy8524]

... does that guy have six left fingers?

[icitygirl]

umm... i dont think he has 6! its just blury

[statexs4223]

great song, I learned it very easily with these instructions, and dude you have a great voice!

[katiewrigleyworm]

what guitar have you got? sounds nice

[TimBMiller]

It is a Ferrando made in China. It was a gift from my sister-in-law:) It was purchased in the Philippines. It is also a great acoustic electric has great electronics in it plus a built in tuner! Many of my musicians friends also like it too. I LOVE this guitar!!

[Ywaseyeborn]

good vid !

[wierdcat]

Thanks! Playing my first real song.. looked up who this tom petty person.. wow now i love this song - listen to the original whata catchy beat.. 1950s!!!

[YOUNGSTER3000000]

I just want to say thank you. you taught me my first song. thank you. Your a good teacher.

[mongllod]

dr phil :)

[haileycomet]

thanks for your help :-)

[waffles12341234]

thank you so much i so subscribed :P!!!!!!!

[pgong8]

how are you playing the f and c it looks weird on the video

[TimBMiller]

I am playing a full C with bass in it, and regular F open chord. Check out my FREE GUITAR CHART for basic chords. Click the (more info) link upper right hand corner and you will see a link for it. Keep practicing and good luck with your guitar goals.

[bloodangle666]

what is the name of the book?

[TimBMiller]

Guitar & Your Easy Steps With Timothy B. Miller Plus covering all the basics for beginner guitarists. Visit my guitar website upper right hand link. Keep practicing (0)====#

[gobblesxx]

i got a nylon string guitar which means it is harder to press the strings to make a tune. Should i get steel strings instead?

[Josh21211]

if your begging out without the calists on your fingrs then i would go to a music store and talk to them on what to get

[largernaught]

Nylon String guitars are easier on your fingers, just have it set with a low action and soft tension strings. Steel strings on a classical guitar will damage your instrument as it's not designed to handle that much string tension.

[anothermishap]

a lot of professional guitarist practice alternating down up....I find it smoother myself as well.

[campingvogna]

thanks! this is awsome!

[MegVol12]

Thanks so much! The strumming really helped me.

[tyroboy112]

thanks mate