strawberry fields forever-beatles-guitar lesson

[kintobitel]

Puedes hacer un video donde expliques los acordes del principio?

[TurboAnnihilator5000]

Nice tutorial, but there is some cheesiness in intro part after E7

[jpm2u]

@TurboAnnihilator5000 Thanks. Don't know what you mean about the cheesiness, but hey you're free to play the song any way you like.

[fernandgui]

veeeeeery good!!! Thanks!!!

[jpm2u]

@fernandgui Thanks and glad you liked it. Cheers.

[Supergear100]

@jpm2u ur the best man wow

[SuperHnnn]

epic just epic

can you try and do a Bohemian Rhapsody lesson?

[jpm2u]

@SuperHnnn Ha ha ha .....scaramouche, scaramouche....Thanks for stopping by. Cheers.

[MooseLeader1]

love the tutorial. What do you use to record your videos?

[jpm2u]

@MooseLeader1 Thanks and glad you enjoyed the tutorial. I use to use the camera on my mac but the newest videos were recorded using a compact VADO HD camera. Cheap and excellent quality. Thanks again.

[DRIFTINGHALOable]

youre a fucking master love you :D

[jpm2u]

@DRIFTINGHALOable Right back at you and much appreciated amigo. Peace.

[MrBernardLynch]

Very good love song and patient explanation... Have posted several Beatle covers for solo guitar please have a look... And well done, will continue to watch

[jpm2u]

@MrBernardLynch Thanks for the comment and support. Much appreciated. Joe

[MiiiyGuel]

Gracias amigo, me ayudaste mucho en esa cancion, aunque no entiendo ni una joraka del ingles, pero Gracias. Strawberry Fields Forever, Strawberry Fields Forever...

[jpm2u]

@MiiiyGuel Gracias amigo. Me disculpo que no puedo explicar en Espanol.

[caf2332]

good teatcher ty sir !!!

[jpm2u]

@caf2332 Thank you.  Cheers.

[TheTonesterr]

please explain the chords!!

[iScoot691]

1:01 thats a D not an E mate

[jpm2u]

@iScoot691

Uh mate, a D position chord at the 4th fret is an E! Just so you know.

[iScoot691]

@jpm2u sorry my bad

[jpm2u]

@iScoot691 No sweat.

[dustmeyster]

Can u tell me wat fingers go on what during the whole thing like make another video describing it

[rhysallan96]

Very good tutorial, but could you describe to me what you're doing between 0.48-0.53? Thanks :)

[jpm2u]

@rhysallan96

Play the E7 X79797, then pluck the B string on the 9th, then lift up the pinky on the B string 9th and pluck it so that you are playing B string 7th and then into the next chord. Hope that helps. Cheers.

[RIPjohn94]

Amazing! Thanx for your time man keep it up.

[jpm2u]

@RIPjohn94

Thanks for the comments and glad you enjoyed. Cheers.

[mummylips]

its a good version,,thank you

[jpm2u]

@mummylips

Glad you think so. Thanks for the comments.

[dirias1]

Great lesson, thank you very much..I love the Beatles :)

[jpm2u]

@dirias1

I love the Beatles too. Thanks for the support and glad you liked the vid. Cheers. BTW Boston won the Stanley Cup. David Krecji and Thomas Kaberle are from your country. Congratulations!

[1ElmoLeon1]

I really wish I could play fret chords. Does anyone have any hints or suggestions to help? Thanks.

[1ElmoLeon1]

I really wish I could play fret chords. Any suggestions anyone?

[RasmusbjorklundZ3rog]

I really like this, taught me a lot, but i can't figure out how you are playing with the E7 in the intro.

[jpm2u]

@RasmusbjorklundZ3rog

Hi, thanks for the comment. The E7 is like an A7 but moved up. So, bar the 7th fret and hold down the D and B strings on the 9th fret with your ring and pinkie. Play X79797. Check out a site like Chordie.com for chords and their variations. Cheers.

[thegaijinfarang]

@jpm2u

Hey man, nice arrangement. When I listen to the track I notice that after the (D) "it's getting (E) hard to be

(A)someone but it all works out" (F#m) I think there is an E chord just before it goes back into the (D).

What do you think?

[jpm2u]

@thegaijinfarang

Hi, an E definitely works as a link between the F#m and the D. I tried it and it sounds good.  As to whether John is playing the chord or if it is just a descending bass note I'm not sure. I've listened to the Anthology versions and it sounds like it's just a bass note. However, it totally works and feel free to play the E chord to link into the D.

Thanks for the insight. and always glad to have more input. Cheers.

[thegaijinfarang]

@jpm2u

Hey man, nice arrangement. When I listen to the track I notice that after the (D) "it's getting (E) hard to be

(A)someone but it all works out" (F#m) I think there is an E chord just before it goes back into the (D).

What do you think?

[abuchalmers]

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I love this song and couldn't figure it out. I used your arrangement moved a full step down the neck so I could use the open d string in the intro.

[jpm2u]

@abuchalmers

You're very welcome (3x). Glad you liked it and hope it works well with the new positioning. Cheers.

[Roldanalencar]

Great!!!!!!!!

[jpm2u]

@Roldanalencar

Thanks for the support. Glad you enjoyed.

[simonbu91]

thanks for lesson

On the second bar I play |E7/ DC#| You can finger D as xx555x and C# as xx444x

Sounds similar but easier for beginners.

[jpm2u]

@simonbu91

Thanks for the input. I'm sure many will appreciate it. Cheers.

[jpm2u]

@motorhash

Thanks for the kind words. Love your channel. Gunja rules!!

[Tomnjerry111]

Just fantastic Joe!!!!

[jpm2u]

@Tomnjerry111

Thanks mate.

[matcalimpong]

this is awesome if you're a music major or a professional musician, but other poeple don't know the E minor in the 7th's and F sharp minor's and all that shenanigans. it'd be helpful if you said what exact strings you are playing in those more complicated chords.

[jpm2u]

@matcalimpong

Quite right. In some of my earlier videos, I did not go through chords as thoroughly as I usually do now. It's tough to find the best balance to suit both beginners and more advanced players. In all fairness though, you hardly need to be a music major to get most of my vids. With a little diligence, (i.e. looking up chord positions/voicings) most should be able to get it. I've worked hard to learn the songs, and it's not so unreasonable to expect others to do so. Thanks.

[bradlaypamp]

some people do need to know what strings your pressing on those chords

[mantaboo72]

Dude, that was awesome! I've been wanting to learn his song for awhile now. I'll have it down tonight thanks to your video... I read somewhere that they actually tuned their instruments down on this song then sped the tape up in the final mix...Absolutely genius!

[jpm2u]

@mantaboo72

Glad that I could help and thanks for the support. Actually, John' s guitar was out of tune with the orchestral instruments that come in near the middle of the song, so George Martin pitched John's vocals and guitar down a bit to match the orchestra. You can hear John and his guitar getting a bit lower (and a tad slower) just as the orchestra comes in. That's what I read somewhere. Anyway, thanks again.

[jpm2u]

Sorry, I haven't always explained the strumming on my songs. On the album, the strumming is actually quite difficult. It involves a lot of individual picking of strings. However, I'm just playing a simple strumming pattern. I don't think I'll be putting up a vid showing the pattern, but try listening to this vid a few more times or just find something that suits you well and sounds similar to the real song. Anyway, Thanks for the post and hope I could help.

[Super3Angel14]

I need to learn this for a musical of school XD you've helped me with this movie :3 thank you! But what is the strumming pattern? That's all I can't do well

[Boolbla]

very helpful, thanks! cheers from israel

[jpm2u]

@Boolbla

Glad I could help. Thanks and shalom.

[Haneye1]

This is very helpful. Thank you very much indeed :-) Greetings from Erik, Bergen, Norway

[jpm2u]

Glad to be of help and glad you enjoyed. Thanks and cheers to you in Norway. Joe

[Haneye1]

Thank you so much!!! Very helpful indeed :-) Great singing, by the way. Tanx from Bergen, Norway

[pepetrueno4]

you sing pretty well

[ketro88]

Hi Joe, found your site by accident, love the beatle stuff, I like to see how John played his stuff, Any chance of you posting "And I love her" Keep it going!

[jpm2u]

@ketro88

"And I love her" is one of the first songs I learned way back when. Sure, I'll have that

up very soon. Thanks for the note and hope you keep watching.

[sneakpunch]

Thanks. Some useful stuff there.

[jpm2u]

@sneakpunch

Thanks for dropping by and glad it was useful.

[jpm2u]

@alansmart7

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the note.

[tomval1331]

thanks dude! really helped

[jpm2u]

@tomval1331

Glad to help and thanks for the support.

[iiiiz1]

Jeah^^

Your videos are very cool.

good job

many greetings from berlin

iiiiz

[jpm2u]

@iiiiz1

Danke. And greetings from Toronto.

Thanks for watching.

[DJworm44]

good job. chord progression sounds right, easy to follow, never played it before but I will be from now on.... thanks

[jpm2u]

@DJworm44

Glad it helped and thanks for taking the time to post. Peace.

[scarpiamalo]

thanks mate! I'll have it ready for tonight :-)

[jpm2u]

@scarpiamalo

I'm sure you'll do it well. I checked out your site and you sing

and play wonderfully. Very soulful. You have a great voice.

Ciao and grazie.

[peacefrog1916]

Fantastic!

[jpm2u]

@peacefrog1916

Thanks for the watching.

[dmoises]

good job man!!!! from lima - peru

[jpm2u]

@dmoises

My pleasure. Thanks for the message.

[Mozartrules]

zzzzzzzzzzzz

[jpm2u]

@Mozartrules

Pretty cocky for someone with only 8 subscribers

and nothing original.

[mr76dukestah]

@Mozartrules faggot

[vladbosket]

I don't get the strumming. Can somebody explain me? :D

[mr76dukestah]

you remind me of obama haha

good lesson man beatles rock!

[jpm2u]

@mr76dukestah

Must be the ears!

Thanks for watching and for the support.

[bobflobnoob]

very nice! gonna learn it

[jpm2u]

@bobflobnoob

That's what it's all about. Thanks for the message.

[Balkonmusiker]

Hello

I want to thank you for that video

it helped me well to learn playng this song even if i had a tab before but this lesson is very easy :)

[Balkonmusiker]

Hello

I want to thank you for that video

it helped me well to learn playng this song even if i had a tab before but this lesson is very easy :)

[jpm2u]

@Balkonmusiker

Glad I could make it easy for you.  Thanks for watching

and thanks for the message.

[zamogl7ny]

great lesson man!!, me costo muy poco aprenderla con tu leccion gracias!!!

[jpm2u]

@zamogl7ny

Glad I could help. Gracias amigo.

[zigzagman1969]

u kinda remind me of an older robert downey jr, ha ha, anyways good vid...

[jpm2u]

@zigzagman1969

What do you mean older??? Ha ha.

Thanks for the comments.

[porter4ever]

(= man taps please (:

[keefster001]

Enjoyed the song, be interested to hear you play an electric version (with all of George's guitar parts) , brave of you to sing without echo!!!!Cheers Keith

[jpm2u]

@keefster001

Got a ways to go before I could consider myself

good enough/smooth enough to post lead tutorials.

Thanks for the comments.

[TAKIKIVI]

you sure can sing!  anyway thank you!

[jpm2u]

@TAKIKIVI Trying to sing. Some good days some bad. Anyway, Thanks for the support.

[alcon04]

Thank You

[jpm2u]

@alcon04 You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by.

[waterhead001]

Great lesson!

[jpm2u]

@waterhead001 Thanks for the support.

[stonetraveller]

you're great man, good teacher, AND, nice voice......mpravo!!

[jpm2u]

@stonetraveller Thanks for the support. Glad you enjoyed.

[katie008]

Thanks this is a great lesson! :D You're really good!

[jpm2u]

Thanks Katie. Glad you enjoyed.

[notedkillerrage]

wow your not just good a guitar but you are good at singing too

[jpm2u]

Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words, Cheers.

[Evyanaf]

Very good lesson man! Thanks a lot!

[jpm2u]

Toda raba, Glad you enjoyed.

[guitars2play]

Been working on this song for a long time but with your help, I finally got it...Thanks.

[jpm2u]

My pleasure. I got it with someone's help too.  Thanks for the comment.

[iiiiz1]

Great lessons

very fine................... Thank you

greets from Berlin (germany)

[jpm2u]

Greets from Canada. Thanks for the comments.

[DrWinstonJLOboogie]

Joe, that version is dead on and it sounds great. I will be hanging around. Keep them coming. especially the Beatles. Love them. again thanks

[jpm2u]

Thanks Doc, glad you enjoyed. More coming...

[yurigglutube]

Hi

Thank you a lot ... great lessons

I miss one thing ... right hand :)

I think it could enrich the lesson ...

may be separately at the end .... some pattern for few seconds with right hand in focus or may be two hands ... ?

[jpm2u]

Thanks for the suggestion. Someone else also mentioned that. I've shown a bit of right hand on one or two vids and will try to do more. Thanks for the comments and glad you enjoyed.

[grungefreak91]

hey can you do a lesson on hello goodbye

i know its probably easy...but i cant find any good lesson for it

[jpm2u]

Hello, sure, goodbye.

[johnchatz]

@jpm2u ahahahahaha genius

[flwhrtrb]

thank you for your honesty. i know here comes the sun has to be very difficult to learn. my uncle met someone who played in one of the groups that do beatles songs i.e. 1964. im not sure who it was but the guitar player told him it took him 9 months to learn a certain beatles song. im not sure if it was here comes the sun or not. i wish i knew exactly which song it was.

anyway as stated before i appreciate your showing us how to play and in my opinion you play very well.

[jpm2u]

thanks again. I'll have it on one of these days.

[natygirl468]

im begging my mom to let me play guitar because when my brother was little he played the guitar so w have a guitar but i don't know how to play so can u do a vidio ofhow to play guitar because that would be great and u are amazing god u are so good that is why i want to play guitar my true insperation was the beatles they were the best group ever so rock on

[jpm2u]

I'm glad you want to play guitar. I don't really do beginner guitar lessons, but if you let me know something specific that you would like to learn, I'll try to help you.

Thanks for the comments.

[jeep52]

sounds great to me bucko! thanks

[jpm2u]

Thanks bucko.

[flwhrtrb]

i have a request. about 2 years ago i stumbled across a video of buddy clontz playing here comes the sun by george harrison. it inspired me to buy a guitar and try to learn to play. buddy only does the cover and doesnt show how to play it note for note as you do.

could you please do a video showing beginners like myself how to play such a beautiful song.

i want to thank you and everyone else who do these videos helping beginners out. thank you very much.

p.s. this video is great

[jpm2u]

I've dabbled in that song a few times. I have the chords but can't play it smoothly yet. It'll be a little while until I feel confident enough to put it up but I will one day.

Thanks for the comments. Glad I could help.

[meddecarogna]

great man!

[jpm2u]

great thanks!

[gastonpepin]

excuse my english i'm french but i want just tosay that the sound is right perfect but i dont read exactly the four first tablatures of the introduction who can help me

[playeroj]

dude your great keep them coming

[jpm2u]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed.

[playeroj]

it was uploaded the day before my birthday

[iamamannow]

can you post tabs of the chords in the intro please?

like this you know...

E=022100

it's easy please i can't figure out the chords you are playing

[fflombae]

I think it's this:

xx9997

xx9897

xx9797 (then release your pinkie etc...)

xx7-9-10-(7) (not sure of this one)

xxx675

Thanks for the video! really nice

xxx454

and then D and A

[Yesitis808]

do you know the chords to strawberry fields forever on the "LOVE" album? nice vid: i needed that intro,thanks.

[jpm2u]

No, I don't know those chords. Actually haven't listened to the "Love" album. Glad you enjoyed the vid, and thanks for the comments.

[fenderboy88]

The version im learning now is Laurence Jubers arrangement

[psp2rockman]

i cant play chords at all well i can learn easy i cant get notes like nothing

do u got any tips or sites where i can play this song plzz itll be an honor

[bloodyhellz69]

wow you sound a bit like lennon when you sign. thanx for the video!!

[jpm2u]

Oh you make me feel good when you say that. Glad you enjoyed and thanks!

[kostandinos82]

Thank you very much, the best way to play this wonderful song!

[jpm2u]

Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.

Joe

[totig]

Thank you, this video helps a lot.

[OhadKimhi]

Love it.

[Frostie10]

Another winner. Great job, Joe. Keep the Beatles magic coming.