Guitar Lessons - Island in the Sun, by Weezer chords cover Beginners Acoustic songs

[Itsronaldmcdonald]

The strum battery is Down Down Up Down

[Itsronaldmcdonald]

This song is so easy. I'm used to the chords. And I'm a beginner

[joshwa12341]

watch this song on aol sessions, he plays it quite differently.

[escarenoo]

Wait, Whats The Strumming Pattern!

[furbertooo]

I've barely been playing guitar for a year. And all these "newbs" piss me off. People should learn how notes, chords, and strumming patterns before attempting to do covers. I did that, and this song took me no longer than five mins to learn All i gotta work on is my ear. Either way, gereat video!

[demonizer84]

@furbertooo all these ''newbs'' have to start somewhere and aint as naturally gifted as others and want to strum along to their fav songs, and without much knowledge i think everyone is entitled to asking what the strumming pattern is, as they may not be able to afford lessons to learn theory and method and strums to the count of

[furbertooo]

@demonizer84 there's something called internet. If they can spend their time youtubing how to play a song, then they can spend it on google or another search engine for free methods on how to play.

[KatFox13]

This is very hard for me since I'm still a beginner. I have trouble with moving from chord to chord and playing along it's too hard!

[yourguitarsage]

@KatFox13 no friend! Don't give up. It just takes time and knowing what to do. Go the free ebook at the bottom left of my channel page and follow my vids. You will be up and running in no time!

[GhostWolf43]

i got the chords down, but I can't change my fingers to the next chord fast enough because I have to look at my fingers :(....Maybe this is too hard a song to learn for owning a guitar for a day.

[yourguitarsage]

@GhostWolf43 No friend!!! Don't give up. It's not too hard. Get ebook 1 from the website at the bottom of the vid and follow the videos in that directory and you will be paying it in no time.

[scoffel13]

dude looks like paul rudd

[ChelseaMarie7460]

Great video!! but quick question. What exactly was the strumming pattern??

[commonrider5447]

great lesson, I really like how you brought that chorus section that is normally power chords to acoustic; I was always missing that before

[MyTabler]

Scrubs: Best Serie for Ever !! :) ♥

[TheNaomi4all]

Y ou need to learn how to explain and stop showing off your crappy style.

[xXLolitaxKenjiXx]

This helped me out so much!! Thanks a lot, man!! *subscribes*

[lumyingluo]

thanks^^

[chelseafanet]

Does anybody know the strumming pattern for the verse? I've been listen to the song, and I kinda get the feeling that the strumming pattern is different from the chorus, and he only shows the strumming pattern of the chorus.

[addaradda]

Dude your awesome! thanks heaps your vids have helped me alot. btw can you upload a vid of "This Love" by Maroon 5? that would be so good

[023Lexi]

What are the chords for the bridge? i know the song begins with Em Am D G but i didnt quite get the bridge. and also....what's the strumming pattern? Help plz! this is my first time playing the guitar



[Jasbstone]

@023Lexi Forget the Bridge when you can first learn it the way savior Sage teaches it.

[PunkRockCovers]

Dude, how can this song be in G if the first chord is Em?

[rileydd08]

looks like the edge from u2

[TBproudoctions]

3:38 ITS JUST A STRAIGHT UP G

[ishmillero]

Very fine lesson Sage, another jam for my growing list. Thanks alot and look forward to more lessons bro!

[jizzle765]

Where have you been. I thought Marty was the only guy i could dig. After 40 other Douchers i find, i finally found your ass bro!!!! Now i have two teachers, Awesome, ill be a Jedi very soon!

[bacelines]

I love youtube..Type in what you want to learn and there it is. Thanks for your time mate.

[GamepyroII]

These really help, thanks for taking the time to put them up.

[midgety1]

good video as always thanks man

[mschmidtable]

"just your straight up g"

....

yo

[rabiddaffy]

I'm not gonna lie. You explain that strumming better than any other resources I've looked into. And I've been looking at a bunch lately. Keep it up!

[jagageralla]

very nice lesson:) the ebook is great! also the chord charts:)

[AnimeXManga114]

Love all of your welcomes lol

[TheElectricKnight]

thumbs up if you sang along with the music

[parmezans]

Good job man, this helped a lot and I always smile when I learn from you because it's like you are right there. :)

[sawatzky4]

he never even explained the rythem XD

[oOKarine21Oo]

anyone know what the strumming pattern is ?

[smileslubbsyouu]

@oOKarine21Oo down down , up down down , up up , down up down down

[michaelsucka]

thanks now i know how to play new cords and island in the sun

[boelman]

I don't know why everyone insists on playing it this way. A minor, D minor, G, C sounds MUCH better.

[MrjiimmyTARD]

@boelman umm thats completely out of key

[boelman]

@MrjiimmyTARD Are you kidding? He's playing harmony with what should actually be played. The first two chords are too low. And transitioning from from 3 to 4 should be higher not lower.

Have you even listened to this song?

[MrjiimmyTARD]

@boelman o hehe ya sorry, I had my guitar tuned down half a step from playing say it aint so, and yeah i have the whole friggin album

[coffeestrawb]

@boelman is not better trust me

[1LikeWatchingStuff]

Do any of you listen to the song and try to figure out some of these really easy questions yourself??? I mean i was a beginner once too but GOD.

Also, this is only the rhythym part of the song. irockout1973 's video has the rest of the parts...

[DukeWayneLopez]

nice very detailed! Great for me as a beginner!

[Mortysse]

What about the capo? i'm beginner too and i would like to know if the capo is used for this sing?

Sorry for my english, i'm french :s .

[joeyrizzo2]

@Mortysse FRONSWAAAHH

[chodemufin]

@joeyrizzo2 LOL!!

[joeyrizzo2]

@chodemufin AHAHA!!!

[SilentFool602]

What is the strumming pattern for this? I kinda got down down up down down up up...not sure if im right 

[YungQTPie]

@SilentFool602 Yeah you have it right. it's down down up down down up up up down

[madpaddy21]

Well man i've been watching your vids for a while and I finally downloaded your ebook.. Well worth it...

Hope you do well.. My guitar is shit but at least im getting better...

All the best

[ChrisAlmighty14]

nice beard. are4 you infront of a green screen?

[UnwrittenPaul]

The chords are Em Am D G for any of those who just want to know the chords without watching the whole vid

[jerryjamjohnson]

thanks a buttload

[edwinatlas]

In what tone is tuned the guitar for this song?

[edwinatlas]

In what tone is tuned the guitar for this song?

[estherlen]

this is an awesome video! thanks so much!

[liyahnicolette]

I loooove this song.

[kabluwi]

thank you so much for this video!!!! i've been looking for this tut. and you are my favorite teacher! and i love your beginings! chickadees? not as cool as kitty kats, but still awesome, keep it up!

[monsterzrama]

u talk to much, that sucks man...

just cut the talk and teach...

[plasticpassion0]

Chickadees?(:

[fockey666]

wow, i'm just learning the guitar and I know this song now. Great video! THANK YOU. (:

[wlchambers]

ok everyone click share

[marceehanan]

Love that you do most of your teaching us songs without the barre chords. That makes such a huge difference for beginner guitar players. It makes it possible for us to have some success playing songs that actually sound like the originals.

Thank you so much.

[garbon2535]

Love the videos, would love to see you list the chords in the video information area. It is easier to follow along if I can see the chord progression. Sometimes I forget what comes next when I'm watching the vid.

[cliffordlee1998]

You make me think of Mike Shinoda!

[ryanscousin]

my steel strings are easy.wat are nylon?a\r the nylon strings easier to play?

[GoodWoodSkate]

@ryanscousin nooooo. they roll when you try to bend them

[4riseagainst]

nylon is much easyer than steel, because you dont have to fuck up your fingers :D

[1LikeWatchingStuff]

@4riseagainst sissyass.

[aer0smith1]

@ryanscousin steel are bettter, nylon are thicker than steel strings

[ryanscousin]

thx for the info.ur a great help.wat other songs u know to play??

[xXtheGilbertXx]

You said, "Straight Up G" : )

[ryanscousin]

whats the strum patterns?

[PopcornCreature]

youre the chickadee. pfft.

[MrBono21]

DUDE YOUR VIDEOS ARE JUST GREAT!!!

[thedalster1]

wow thanx man

[Partyhardydan]

noiceee

[sterlingisbosss]

omg this song was way easier than i thought, ty so much! but for someone reason when i was playing around with barre chords f sharp with like the d minor fingering sounded EXACTLY like the beginning of the song, is that rite?

[sammyt303]

Your great brother I have learned a ton from watching over the months.

Have you ever thought about using Jing screen capture so we can see what charts your looking at, or you can show us in a quick capture so we can see exactly what your changes are. Just a thought.

[soundsleep1]

As a beginner would you recommend nylon strings instead of steel? For some reason its hard to get certain chords to sound right without "buzzing".IDK. love the vids by the way thanks for putting them up!

[jvanhuesen]

@soundsleep1 I would recommend nylon. They give a warmer/folky sound in contrast to steels more prominent sound. Nylon is great for classical, while steel is better for most rock-type.

Also, I feel that nylon is easier on the fingers, but I have heard people say otherwise so it's just a matter of personal preference.

[soundsleep1]

chick-a-dee!

[spudy44]

I'm a chick-a-dee thanks for another fab lesson x

[FatTonyCologino]

im not gonna hit subscribe because u called me a chicka-dee !!!!

[MandyxxxALavigne]

what does he mean when he says that it's in the key of G?? i mean, for some other songs that i saw on ultimate guitar also, they sa that the song is in the key of C, or another one in the key of F#... can someone explain what it means pliz?

[lacone3615]

You have to understand music theory. The key of G is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E and F#.

[yourguitarsage]

No problem madwill. A lot of folks out there don't know how to play bar chords, so I try to make the songs easier so a lot of people can play them. But I like bar chords and play them too.

[IvelandNO]

@yourguitarsage i am one of those who cant play barre at all, my fingers are so weird i can't move my fingers in that position it really weird, so thanks for thinking about that :) great video :D

[MegaRm86]

@madwill4444

Considering the fact that weezer plays this song in open chords, I don't see what the problem is????

[nickphillipscomedy]

@MegaRm86 Weezer plays with bar chords, they gave their own tutorial.

[liyahnicolette]

@madwill4444 it says BEGINNERS. beginers cannot play bar chords. which is why he does it with a capo, and simple chords.

[rayisguapo]

just got a guitar idk how to strum it. can someone explain to me the correct way?

[abster0223]

ohhh my goshh.

thank you sooo much for this.

ive never played guitar before and i picked this up in like 15 minutes.

you're an uhhhmazzziinggg teacher!!!!

keep on keepin on! :]

[ilikesaltines]

Dang flabbit I lost my guitar pick

[itswhat3v3r]

GREEEATTTTTTTTTTT! i love this song and have been wanting to learn it foreeverrr

[crashlanding29]

you're awesome! ive never played guitar in my life and i could learn this.

[warmaker911]

@crashlanding29 put ur money where ur mouth is and learn

[Mandark1986]

good stuff

[destiny7265]

awsome thnx man

[JpwBaller5]

your the best teacher ever!

[glockandballs]

dude your the greatest Ive learned all my songs from you lol

keep it up man you your killler

[Kidman0007]

i love this song really easy to learn but its really hard to sing while playing this song in my opinion

[Burtondemodays]

I'm a begginer just sitting with my guitar in my hands everything came together. Rock on!

[Thebigharrypotterfan]

YA ROCK DUDE!!!!!!!

[cezidarling123]

muy buen video!!!!

[KangZ29]

HELLA GOOD MAN! HELLA GOOD!

[yahhoe65]

you're amazing!!!

[ColdSkul]

yep, its standard.

[SkttlzLover]

is the tuning standard?

[vilmor44]

Thanks for the feed. That's a big help for people like me studying guitar. Good Job!

[aurelielon]

c 'est genial....je suis debutante et cette lecon m a beaucoup aidée, merci beaucoup!!!!!

[MONSTERLIFE1]

dang dude you went 3:28 without saying "im looking at my chart" thats a first

[MONSTERLIFE1]

damn you went 3:28 without saying "im looking at my chart"

[dcolas]

you pick some really good songs :)

and you also sorta look like dane cook.

[antihero800]

i see it too

[USCTrojan2004]

I think this is the same chord progression as a Def Karaoke Jam song...

[HoodedMusic]

thank you very much however i do not understand the strum pattern

[allpurerandomstyle]

thanksss!!!! :]

[futureflash1]

thank you now i cna learn how to pla the guitar sweet p.s your really good i bet you practiced alot

[Grantalonus]

Nice! You explain this well!

[lwichenko]

whats the strum pattern??

[Emerica1953Fallen]

i think its down down up repetedly not sure though

[ULittleMissSunshine]

Oh thank you so much ! Do you realize that you help lot of people in the world... I'm french !!

Please, don't stop to do that, you're my sage ;)

[krukvaxt1]

The best youtube guitar lesson ever!!!!

I learned the song in like one houer!

thank you:):):)

[simonrees5]

thank you

[ChatterBox627]

hahah . " just a straight up G"

thanks this helped alot :)

[christinababy31]

can anyone help me out because i just started playing guitar and i'm still confused about the strumming a little bit.. is it just a consistent up down motion? but you broke down the chords really great! and i completely understand that part=)

[xloserface31x]

for the Em chord u stroke down down up

then when you switch to Am you stroke down up down

Then switch to the D chord and go UP down up

Then finally for the G you stroke down up down up. hope this helps!

[classof300]

thanks...that helped me a lot

[andyg2smooth]

this was more helpful than the video thanks!

[Anthony92841]

You should do a vid more helpful then the vid..

[Eagle84]

thanks pal, i was stuck on that myself!!

[omgitslykchristy]

thank you sooooo much!!!!! i love this song and have been trying to play it for like ever!!!! i finally get the strumming!!!:D

[omgitslykchristy]

thank you sooo much!!! i love this song!!!!!

and i finally get the strumming!!!:D

[carlaaspiazu]

thanx!!!

omg!!!

[ExtremeSKATERER]

sweetness dude great vid, all your vids are really good

[teamwhenslunch]

Every Video of used of yours has been fantastic, easy to understand, and makes it easy for you to learn!

Keep up the good work

[goleafsgo7777]

great job dude keep it up

[aliceyum33]

dude that was good all but becoz it sed begginer i thort u ment like u would show whree the chords are im only a begginer and maybe u could of like zoomed in on ur fingers when u played the chords but still, a great vid :) and song

[pdc95]

lol straight up g =)

you rock. thanks for your help, great teacher for a 15 year old

[Cannibalcorpseftwz]

lol straight up G

[hugobarbeito]

thanks man :D

[KonmanCrown]

I tried looking at other videos and I couldn't understand what to do. You explained it very well and now I can play this song. Thanks man!!!

[dougish17]

i really like how you broke everything down. exactly what i needed. gonna check out the website for sure.

[stringerdanman]

thanks! great song