David Cook's 'Light On' Guitar Lesson

[AZMALING]

woah!

[Dnisromero]

@dnisromero: excelente melodía...

[TheLaurenJC]

5 people are David Archuleta fans.

[AtanasKojuharovTV]

really bieber 5 acounts to bring good music down

[luciferozone]

:D owowowowowowo

[uzborg950]

i wanted to know neal's part :P

[0403Mai]

very very good

[alexanderblack416]

the problem is i dono how to do the B chord.

[irontoyvn]

DUDE.......i have no doubt in my mind that i LOVE YOUR SONG . 

[otaking7version2]

OMG I'm totally going to play Light on!!! OMG awesomeee thanks daviddd jajajaja XD

[downeyjrfan95]

omg this is so amazing! for so long ive wanted to learn to play the guitar now i want to play it even more

[RainC222]

that. was amazing *_*

[saeid2011dizaji]

dude ! i fucking love u and ur music

[gunsnrosescovers]

Nice Video

[silverz1972]

You suck. Doesn't sound anything like it.

[zenniz1992]

4:44 Thats really high.

[alexanderblack416]

why he stop singing when he start play the guitar?

[chau36dhry]

thanx this video helped me out alot

[twidc2012]

um. incredible.

[reziboy100]

I wanna know the answer to the first question :D

[Foss145]

how could people dislike this video???

[ealo11]

Very nice video. David looks quite handsome and sounds so good. Did an excellent job teaching, but how could anyone remember all that?

[etian18]

@ealo11 replay the video!! am i right?

[ealo11]

@etian18 Yes, replay the video of course. LOL. I watch it to see David though.

[HopelessDaydreamer55]

I'm in the middle of teaching myself to play guitar (no lessons at all) so this is a freaking awesome youtube discovery :)

thank you David Cook, for posting this. And also for being such an incredible artist and a total sweetheart <3

love you!!!

[MarkTav9211]

that was so amazing that he did this

[evs9994]

four people missed the like button

[scarredbanner]

LOVE YOU DAVID!!! <3

[macross5000]

Thank you, David! It's great singing and playing with your songs. Really, thank you for the instructional! I'm definitely going to have fun with this song. ^_^

[allbe413]

It's so sweet that he still wears Lindsay Rose's bracelet :)

[genghistron88]

This is the exact same song that Santana did, "leave your light on" the exact same

[Robert19850]

David, dude this is really cool. Thanks

[DarkGenesis15]

who better to learn from than the guy who wrote the song? Rock On!

[dennyfuul]

looooll ! so much you helped me a lot ! thx..! do more guitar videos leson

[2000pieliker]

is that david cook? that kinda does look like him!

[NIFNSK]

yes ftw!^^

[miss07lwaa]

although i Didn't anderstand any thing

but he Looks soo cuuteee while he's teaching <3

david would u be my guitar teacher i swair i will be good student , just kidding :P

Love him and greait lesson,, thanks alot

[lizzirez]

he's a good teacher!i just wish knew wtf a Aminor is?

[LiveWithoutWarning17]

@lizzirez It's first finger second string 1st fret, second finger 4th string 2nd fret, and third finger 3rd string 2nd fret. Hope that helps :)

[lizzirez]

thnx,it was less confusing when it was just A minor though

[fwens8]

HE REALLY IS A GREAT SINGER! HE GOT THE VOICE! whew! ;)

[dtrent226]

very cool that you are doing this to help fans around the world out david.... Big fan brother keep em coming

[mermcc]

his hair looks great here....keep it short Dave! ;-)

(and great guitar lesson.)

[totalanimalgirl1231]

david you can be my guitar teacher anytime! ty so much ya helped me alot! =D ily

[DaughtryGirl8]

i wish i could play guitar.

[DaughtryGirl8]

cool:-)

[justinzeke]

nice attitude nice voice perfect!

[ltb693]

i think i will now learn to play guitar just so i can play this song

[amydixycook]

ahmm..,

thank you David for this vid..,

it really helps a lot..,

[Cookiecake4me]

Thank you david :) now i can play this. So nice.

[whitebus2012]

and wait a sec... look at the titles

"Put Your Lights On"

"Light On"

god damn it maybe he did steal it... nooooo

[whitebus2012]

sorry i meant verse* also, i looked it up... THE SAME

probably a coincidence, im not calling steal here, but its exactly the same structure and even strum pattern i think

maybe cook heard it a long time ago and when he played it it sounded nice? cause thats happened to me before, and i listened to that album when i was younger so it probably would happen to me too.

anyway its the same, this one has a better singer though haha

[DCemj18]

He didn't write it Chris Cornell did

[whitebus2012]

its obscure but i just noticed his chord structure in the chorus is eerily similar (read: the same) as that of "put your lights on" by santana feat. everlast. anyone else hear this?

also, come on david, everyone plays those progressions when they first start.

god i wish i could sing like him so i could get discovered too.

[thedcookfan]

wow, I so want to pick up a guitar now and play this!!!!! too bad I hardly know how to play guitar!!!

[cookhasmyheart]

he is so kind he even teaches us how to play his songs

[pooler999]

Crazy good is this guy.  Love this posting. To both Jazzabelle85 and brianchuy ..... Jazabelle85 is 100% correct in saying the chords near the end are wrong...... the last 2 Am's should be G's. @ 7:26 you clearly see he's playing an Am ( He said that for the first half of the chorus ) Sooooo as he also said ( for the second run through for the chorus ) you play a G to E at the end. @ 7:41 he is very clearly (in sight and sound) playing a G Same thing @ 7:56 Now you all know .. Cheers.

[Jayco119]

Is david cook left handed??? Just now realized this...

[CroweFeathers]

I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. But that video made me melt.

[Bshorty1]

NEAL!!!!!!!!

*melts

[phl2009]

I wish I could sing this way...

Great job...

[Jazzabelle85]

Amazing!! Thanks David :) The written chords near the end are wrong though. They don't match your fingering.

[brianchuy]

hahaha! A big NO NO!. All the chords written besides are exactly correct as what david's put his finger. Though u might incorrectly saw it, but try to observe again. Coz their some chords has other fingering techniques but it doesn't changes in sounds. And it made easier in playing. That's what david does. Try to to observe it again dude!. All i can say.. David is great singer. He's rockin'. They made another perfect performance!. Awesome!

[Jazzabelle85]

The "Am" at 7:41 is definitely not an Am. I agree, it's a perfect performance <3 Gotta love Dave and Neal.

[brianchuy]

ahaha.. yeah.., i see it. sorry.. :) tanx. Haha they had made a mistake too.But the timming was still okay. :)

[pooler999]

You're right ... see above.

[Jazzabelle85]

Thanks Pooler <3 - and I'm only a beginner :) Started playing 2 months ago!

[watchnDC]

well, i have clue what he's talking about in the first half,(lol) ...but the last half is freakin' AMAZING! Perfect Vocals!

[ladynsearch]

He so mastered singing Light On on this one. Wow. Totally perfect! Loved the acoustic version with David and Neal. Very nice.

Congrats on this wonderful song going Platinum!!!

[David11cook]

anyone know the b/a fingering?

[Brunosam2009]

David Cook :DDD

he's amazing, that music *.*

[vjsfl0]

omg Left HAnd and Right hand

[Indigowaves2]

This guy always makes me laugh

[Eba123456789]

I love it. Can you create one for time of my life???

[WarriorofChaos20]

what's the fingering supposed to be for the B/A?

[bakalinda]

man you're amazing live.....just like the track

[KCCY91]

woW!!!!tat's great !!! i like it so much !!!

[Eba123456789]

Thank you so much! I have been wanting to play your song for a long time. This really helped a lot!

[doedaphna]

i love the matching guitars and the fact that they still play them :)

not enough focus on his hands playing.... im just saying...

[cheeseyboy2341]

thanks for the help david your my idle

[gomer7771]

most singers sound horible when they arent mixed and edited but david is one of the few who still sound good just singing without editing. great vid check out me singing Time of my life on my channel!

[TheLoverOfRock]

hehehe this is the first thing i learned how to play on guitar...from this vid...

[09Riffmaster]

awesome tutorial. it'd be sick though if you made one for the solo

[Ndarkness1]

great tutorial! Congratulations!

[andrewjones383]

awesome... the coolest person in the world...

[bluetambourine]

lol He is the Bob Ross of guitar. I watch him and think, "I can do that!" regardless of the fact that I've never played a guitar before in my life. =P

[JohnnyGilll]

David, one of the coolest things I've ever seen on youtube. I have a huge respect for your talent. The fact that you post stuff like this is unbelievable. Can't wait for your next album. Much Respect! I'm definitely a fan!

[fazzification]

beautiful guitar!!

[hope830loveya]

ohh goddddddd i LOVE him! lol

[adventurouslover]

bad ass and great voice

[jobrosndemi]

wow thank you so much!!!

[bottelho]

Thanks for your tab. Best wishes to you from Lisbon - Portugal.

[wacxnjia]

He's even better performing live! I saw him here in Manila. You're really awesome, DC!

[lhadie23]

..i reAllY loVe yOU..

..uR tOO kInd tO aLL PILIPINOS..

..lOve uR cOnceRt aT thE phIl..

[rSr18BjC]

aww. thanks!

love you david!

:)

[WillBiteYourHeadOff]

he's aweosme that he actually does stuff like this! i want to sing and play this song for the next star and this has been very helpful!

[Mind4reak]

the guitar is a gibson hummingbird

[InspireMex3]

looks like an emmylou harris.

[roxie3212]

sweet!!!!!! Definitely want to learn this song! :)

[grknickp]

sucks

[jaxonvegaasia]

I am having the hardest time trying to find the B/A chord. Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

Thank you

[kalkin1992]

he's invincible... really.. when i saw david cook singing "i don't wana miss a thing" on american idol, "oh men, he's really good.."

DavidCookCentral, if you know david.. say hi for me.. i'm a Filipino, and i really want to see him in person..

good work david! you have such a wonderful voice.. you're really stunning..

[jaxonvegaasia]

Absolutely fantastic. He has such a powerful voice, and he knows how to use it,

(Don't tell anyone, but I bought a guitar because

of him!!!)

:)

[tcw437]

Unbelievable. A successful artist that has not forgotten his roots and takes the time to give back to his fans. Thank You David Cook!!!

[aspenfallen]

Neeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaalllllll <333333333333

[RMN2195]

does anyone know what kind of guitar hes using?

[SecondsFromEternity]

looks sort of like a gibson hummingbird, but i don't know acoustics that well

[cuppycake213]

this is really awesome, and thanks david!!!

[recaj22001]

love this...ehhehe....really the best...still my idol forever..."david roland cook"....

[alfrancis89]

hehe.. wow..great vocals... i could only sing always be my baby, but not this song... huhuhu... i think i need some more practice with this song so i can sing it for the next battle of the band....

[cavealator49]

thanks david great song

[JustinI22]

Sounds great! Thanks for posting it, hopefully be able to get it in a couple of days!

[luvnlife00]

That is so awesome that you care enough to take time out to teach us how to do one of your songs! That shows how HUMBLE you are : ).

[chakolo]

yeah he is really humble, touring in the states college!

[ShaneKftw]

hey, i think it is absolutely awesome that you do this. other big name artists would never take the time out to do this. so THANK YOU

[brandonmoua5]

how do you play neals or neo's part?

[strongin13]

I love acoustic performances

[curiouskamatis]

Don't know how the hell to play a guitar but I just like watching him teach. So hot. HAHA!

[HolisticHealersAcad]

HAHA, agreed =)

[lbap94]

how do you finger a b\a? cant find a chord chart anywhere

[ossokamaun]

B/A is just the B chord with an A note as the bass. Play your B5 power chord X244XX, for the B/A just let the A string ring open X044XX....and on to the Em chord 0220000. B/A is just a passing chord from the B5 to the Em.

Hope this helps.

[lbap94]

yes it does thank you =]

[strongin13]

David cook is amazing his voice is so raw and his guitar playing is great n he has my dream guitar a Gibson Hummingbird and he is a lefty like me hes amazing.

[bannaboard]

how do you play the electric parts?

[lbap94]

go leftys!!!!

[Donjo64]

.dude..,it was awesome,thanks for teaching us the chords of that song!!!!

.its really great.,ROCK ON

[l0r3st0]

awesome, but i miss his baritone voice, the one he used last year at idol

[baseballmom924]

YOU ARE THE SEXY MAN ALIVE!!! You have awesome lips!! Your voice is so soothing.

[jimuelpescador]

im not....

[backsilver0909]

wow LeFty RocKeR Lol

[geritusa]

OMG! your a lefty! AWESOME!

is it easier to play left handed or right?

[David11cook]

it doesnt matter:] they r the same thing but its still awesome if u play left lol :P

[Letyoud0wn]

Wow, guitar lessons are boring, yet he looks so incredibly sexy playing the guitar that it makes it worthwhile that I watched this.

[jimuelpescador]

ohhh.... left handed... so hard to play... guitar is designed to play by right handed people... sorry..

[meganmoos11]

btw i am left handed and play the guitar and it is easy to play is is the same it isnt any harder

[David11cook]

ur just jelous

[AudreyBebz]

great!

[explosive2121]

i wish i had a guitar like that

[rikki1171023]

what are the tabs of what the other guitarist neil does?

[jensidney]

thanks.. it became easy..=)

[syedeman]

Wow, that was awesome! I wish all singers would teach us how to play... he is so cool.

Unfortunately, not an easy song to sing so I will not even attempt to post my version...

[David11cook]

anyone know the strumming pattern!? pleaseee help

[chingweng]

Nobody is willing to tell us the strumming pattern. T.T

[David11cook]

yay i figured it out:] its down and down again but u only hit the first two strings(e and a) its pretty simple actully:]

[AaronJames101]

on the last two lines you have down to play and Am then E, but it's supposed to be G then E just like how he plays it if you are watching his fingers.

[SebastianAxlRose]

Goddamn!

[joejoe0205]

deadly

[jarmygal93]

hahahaha. crazy lefty guitar

[chingweng]

I need to know the strumming pattern for the beginning of the lesson!

[David11cook]

me 2! anyone know it!>?

[jayhan94]

he makes it look easy...

[USAWER12]

ay, wat are da chords neal is usin please let me kno so i can practice...

[l0l0ser]

this is hard:P

[superkhan96]

i nevery knew he was a lefty.... any ways i am going to show this vid to my guitar teacher and maybe he can show me how to play some of the chords

[gubatpark]

whoa, i didn't know you are this cool. you are like the open source programmer of the digital world!

you really have the passion and even sharing it to others. i should support albums of people like you and will recommend your music to my friends.

[larbec7]

AWESOME video and lesson. Thanks David, can't believe you are doing this for all of us. You are a special person and artist

[LittleCloserBoi]

I love how he can do this video and sing this song so effortlessly in his vocals... yet take the key down in most of his live performances. Strange.

[POOH2556]

Oh my goodness David Cook.....you are AMAZING!!!

[tomiscute6]

He sings really good with out the background music!

[David11cook]

i dont get the strumming pattern XD

[BeeRock200]

this is refreshing to see, a musician actually giving a free lesson and asking for some original covers of his song without copyright issues. What's the world come to. David Cook you're a 5 star guy. Glad you won

[gubatpark]

Oh yeah I agree. What a passionate guy.

[forayker]

beautiful gibson hummingbird david

[Znl0931]

DAMN! David... Beautiful Gibson Hummingbird!

[BlackyMohana]

He's a lefthanded guitarist.

[FultonPub]

What gave you that idea? lol

[chakolo]

i think its not an idea. its a fact. haha

[dingbu03]

uhh he strums using his left hand.. that kinda makes him a left handed guitarist.

[FultonPub]

Thats like saying he is wearing a white t-shirt in this video. no schit he is a lefthanded guitarist....

[s1529jr1]

he's great and i love him :)

[LxCRaul]

Awesome! THX!!!

[guitargirl325]

whats a better place to get help then from the man himself huh?

lol this helped alot :D

[deadguy122]

if u think his gay ..i wanna see u sing this song like him

[Elly1031]

This was super helpful; I was playing along with my guitar. Great, amazing song!

[kikmedown]

No way. This song's verse chord progression sounds SO MUCH like Everlast and Santana's song "Put Your Lights On." AND this song is called "Light On"??? Hmmm.