Blackbird: Part 4

[esieusahai]

Thank you so much! Great job! My guitar teacher has been teaching me this song for a month now and I get confused sometimes. It's all clear now that I've seen your video.

[joeyallen100]

dudee!!! hanks you so very much that was amazing !!!

im 17 and i love the Beatles, i thought that learning to play that song would be a life long challenge but ive picked it up in 4 weeks !! thanks to you, great teacher, thank you

[sixfortynine]

nice job. thanks for being straight forward in all steps. keep em coming.

[Rinty145]

What model Takamine is it?. I have an EAN10C myself and I love it.

[DeltaGunner1]

@maccalennonstar, Aye you earned the words! I'm looking at video cameras now and I'm no computer guru and it takes me time to figure out how to do things, like post a video, after learning the camera. I don't read music and all I know is from listening and figuring out the riffs and all, but thanks to folks like you I've been able to speed up the process to songs I never got to, like "BlackBird" thanks so much, Delta

[DeltaGunner1]

Great job here, I picked it up fast with your help, been picking since I was 10, started on a $7.50 Sears Silvertone right out of the catalog. My favorite is my Martin M2 followed by my 12 string Ovation and I'm anxious now to try this on the 12, thanks!

[maccalennonstarr]

@DeltaGunner1 Thank you for the kind words! I'd love to hear you play as well. I'll add you as a friend and I'll be watching for some vids! ;) Stay well and thanks again.

[ookami93527]

Just wanted to offer my thanks as well! Nice and easy lesson to understand.. I'm a learning by watching while doing but my eyes are not what they used to be so this helped me out a lot! Thanks!!

[MontegoJoker14]

I got blisters on my fingers

[Sodahpop96]

@MontegoJoker14 AHHHH Helter Skelter!!!

[hallvard96]

thanks, very helpful!

[paulbalika1]

thanks - I always wanted to learn this - haven't picked up the guitar in 20 yrs! At 60 now I am getting it again - great first song to play - very impressive!

[MayoDK]

I've never ever played any guitar, but you've made me do this in a couple of evenings. Of course at a much slower pace, but I'm gettin there. =)

[lltmendoza]

dude thank you soooooo much ive always wanted to play this song i learned sooooo fast thank you so much!!!

[plasnaova]

THANK YOU!!! vou are a good teather

[ronald101895]

thanks i learned it so fast again thank you bery much

[Boldy1963]

You made a dream come true. Ofcourse I also thank Caprice, who seems to be your inspiration ... Thank you ! I will now start to teach my son, who is a little bit jealous...

[kirbiitis18]

VERY VERY VERY BIG THANK YOU !!!!!!

i learned this so fast with your help !!! oh goosh, THANKS !!!! (((:

[maccalennonstarr]

@kirbiitis18 You're welcome! I'd love to hear you play, so feel free to post yourself playing it on YouTube!  :)

[tinykilla100]

Great tutorial many thanks :-)

[cafecon2]

Thank you very much maccalennontarr, I've already learned this song "finally", I was looking for a good instructor to teach me, and I found you. Thank you very much!!

[CodyL211]

Hello :) Well, i just wanted to thank you soooo much for doing this!

But... you are actually missing a few parts... But dont worry, i figured them out my self XD

[KMonsta9]

Heh, learned this song in 30 minutes. Thanks again!

[missawesome29]

thanks so much for these videos! i've wanted to learn this song for a really long time and now i've mastered it! you are a fantastic teacher! thanks again!

[ckcariappa]

superb lesson!!!!! :)

[gioki1]

Thank u so much I can play Blackbird now wow. The way you teach the picking pattern first and then the chords I love it. Hope you will post more of your best. great unselfish guy.

[ccfcman1]

great lessons learnd in 45 mins

[apalafx]

excelent lesson!...maybe if you add more notes on the video like the string numbers etc., but in general really cool!

[monoclebarbie]

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

[modfather1965]

Fabulous lesson!!! Thanks for teaching me a song I've always loved. You made it relatively easy...

[superguitarmaster101]

wow i learned it in one freakin day! this was great

[wuerzig]

awesome, thanks a lot

[666megadude]

thanks man, learnd it all from you thanks

[Moorfo]

Great teacher!

Thanks

[jnogen]

Thanks a lot for your lessons,I really appreciate them.

[schassiano]

I love you

[gonzkel]

thanks dude, helped me a lot!!

[lotten2811]

thanks a lot!

[chuwakaelposta]

mil gracias maquina, no entiendo muy bien el ingles pero la aprendi muy bien toda

[PaladinSlayer]

Dude thank you. first song I learn, all thanks to you.

[jumpoutthebuilding]

i just wanna say thankyou soo much. using these videos, i practiced all day and learned it perfectly ! thanks, your an awesome teacherr !! =)

[maccalennonstarr]

Thank you for the kind comments!

[it4brains]

thank you so much.You are a great teacher please post more great acoustic tutoring.I'm so happy i can play black bird

[moye1989]

i followed through with parts 1-4 and have finally nailed it thanks to you. thank you so much!

[orlian2]

10x

your the best teacher I love you

Orly

[GRVeee2]

all the videos up until this one were helpful.. :/ idk what it was about this one you just didnt seem helpful at all

[JacoboTrogler]

fuck this dude ALL the videos were perfect i learned it just now cause of ...thanks

[xXKyoxSoraXx]

THANKS A BUNCH!!!!

Now I finally learned my first song on guitar!! You're an awesome teacher!!!!

[fdhgjfgfhg]

thanks man, you are probably the best teacher I ever had, now I know the whole song thanks to you, really you rock man!!!

excelent thank you =:-)

[DjFoXxy89]

Fantastic video!! Thanks to you i learnt this song in a couple of hours!! Very best instruction!!

greez from Munich

[Fartoftube]

thanks man i've finally learnt this song thanks to you

breaking down this song in segments like you did realli helped me get my head over this song i thought i'd never do it thanks alot im gonna show all my mates :)

[jacobywilson]

thanks very much its been very helpful. ive almost learned the whole song! not as hard as i thought it was

[Vunbert]

Muy bueno el tutorial la verdad, gracias por tu tiempo.

[azzeneth91]

woooow! u r awesome! :O i looove this song... thaaank u!!!

[noxnyc23]

ur awesome man .. took me 3 hours to learn the whole song thanks to you... wOooo

[Artizen1]

Hey thank you very much I've been playing for 1 month and got this down well, Great Teaching Thanks again

[beatlejulianlad]

My friend I love the Beatles! and I love this song thanks to you now I can play it!!! thank you so much! your friend Julian...

[pinayACL]

thank u thank u thank u thank u soooooooo much!!!!! ive alreday said that i think on th 3rd lesson but ill say it again!! im so happy to be able to play blackbird now!!! :D:D:D thanx again soo encreadably much! if u were close by i so would bake u my chocolate cake ('kladdakaka it would b in swedish')!!! hope ull upload a couple of songs more would b fun! /lots of apreciation n gratitute fr stockholm, sweden! :)

[reienigma]

thank you!!!

[dyekid21]

your a god

[maccalennonstarr]

LOL Only Clapton is God, but thanks anyway!!

[daewonsong422]

ur great, i've learned alot!

[vininostress]

tnx nice tut

[gijoeler]

Thank you for the lessons, this really put me over a hump.

[dressedtokiss]

cool dude great work

[joao240292]

Thank you...

[MildonLanhorn]

Thank you so much man!! i learned this song last night and ive only been playin about a month!! u helped alot!!! keep the videos comin

[Goodvibe77]

Thanks so much!

I'm 13, never played guitar in my life and I learned this one from you, and my dad thinks i'm talented lol.

[maccalennonstarr]

You ARE talented!  This isn't an easy song to learn, so you should be proud of yourself! I was around your age when I learned it for the first time as well! Nicely done!

[HayHay83]

Great vid. I had a go at recording Blackbird. What do you think of a girl singing a Beatles song?

[Obakedake]

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this vids! I really love this song and thanks to you I've learned how to play it in just one evening. Your explanations are very clear and you really break it down for those of us who can't play any chord just by calling out it's name! You are a great teacher! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[sofarsogut]

I started to learn this years(sss) ago. I never got it properly. I 'm gonna get back and learn from you. After this and what 'We' saw at Paul's concert C'est fantastique merci.

[parag165827]

U give me a reason to practise harder than ever!!!

Thats the best compliment i can give :-)

[eux2006]

best instructional for this song! thanks for posting / thanks for teaching us!

[elevn7]

Great song! Thanks so much for sharing!

Nice sounding Takamine too. ;)

[Salivorin]

Good stuff, thanks for the help. It was very instructive, and a good pace.

[machamouton]

THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!!

I FEEL LIKE I OWE U MONEY!!

THANK YOU!!

Greetings from BRAZIL!

[sirpocholo]

It's really nice to have teachers like you, greetings from Argentina Mariano

[avalvira]

Hi there,

I just wanted to send you a big Thanks for inspiring me to pick up my guitar again. You are too kind to post free "how tos" on YT. I used your lesson to learn Blackbird and now I'm unstoppable :) I sent you the vid so you can see the fruits of your kindness :) Thanks again and take care!

-AiVee (Ivy)

[alexgillespie1]

perfect but there was a lot of review in there but otherwise I learned it in less than 25 minutes :)

[marycarpediem]

Loved your lesson! Learned this beautiful song in 20 minutes thanks to you :-D

[kywildmatt22]

Thank you very much for this easy and very efficient tutorial! You are a very good teacher and skilled guitarist. Look forward to seeing more from you. Thanks so much.

[maryellen093]

youre a legend!

thankyou so much, i now knwo how to play the complete blackbird, and hopefully with practise will be able to sing too :)

the way you broke it down into sections, as well as plucking, and the frets was reallllllllllly great and easy to learn. i never thought id be able to play this song but now i can! :D

thanksssssss.

although i must say, lennon and mccartney are absaloute amazement to be able to come upw ith such songs :)

[twistedphobia]

thankyou so much i have always wanted to play this song but never thought i would be capable, you have broken it down in such a way that i have sat and watched all the steps and now i can play it! it's a bit rough but prctice makes perfect! cheers again!

mim

xx

[andabottleofbread]

I LOVE YOU!!!!

[mihaelle111]

these videos were great in their entirety! i just finally got through to the fourth part. as a beginner guitar player (only a few weeks now), i have to say you're a great teacher. thanks so much. it's one of my favorite songs, and pretty fun to play. the transitions for this song is just amazing. i just have to practice to get up to speed now. :) thanks, again!

[Olasqy]

your a great teacher maccalennonstarr i learned this song inno time atall..tho did take me some time to getup to speed cuz im new to guitar=)

[n0rulez]

Thanks =D

i learned this song in less that 2 hrs

youre great!!

[iris2006taxidriver]

thank you very much!

[tommygunn16rocky]

this is very good on your picking pattern the second one your show is correct but either works and there is more to this then after the video but if beginners were playing for people this version works great

[tommygunn16rocky]

this is very good on your picking pattern the second one your show is correct but either works and there is more to this then after the video but if beginners were playing for people this version works great

[dutchie4451]

Hey Mac..i've been following your Blackbird vid"s and I have to say a big thank you to ya!..Great job..keep it up..much props to ya Mac..

[jrlsl]

your the best online teachre i ever had man raely, it realy helpt

[ChicaShizan]

thanks for the vids, made it very simple to learn. Great teaching :)

[chabj888]

Danke für den klasse Gitarrenunterricht.

[navahoknow]

cheers man

[walkyria89]

that's so nice, i can play Blackbird now!! ^^

you rock!!! o/

thanks!!

[maccalennonstarr]

I love constructive advice for someone who knows what they're talking about, but I can't STAND annoying people that just put out annoying, negative comments. People that are negative obviously have negative feelings about themselves, and need to put others down to elevate themselves. Don't they know that we know the truth? They make complete asses of themselves. If you need to post negative comments on anyone's page - go seek therapy. I can't help you - you can only help yourself.

[Henriquetavares]

Thank You !

Now I´m Playing Blackbird !!!

Great Teaching !

[didjaheard]

Thank you! I can play this thanks to you, you are the man!

[GuitarBen12]

Thank you! You taught me this song. Very good. Breaking it down helps alot. Once again thank you!

[NikkenMagboy]

teach us more dude! You're a godsend for us untalented guitar players

[MuaySar]

Dude, thanks so much for teaching me this song!

I had almost left my guitar because I couldn't get any new songs and now I know a new song!!!!

Really, you are a great teacher and a great guitarrist. Thanks a lot for all your help. =)

[loserface364]

thanks man really sensational. i wanted to learn this song for my school talent show

[dontbegruel]

I've learned Blackbird in about two hours thanks to your videos 1 - 4. Thank you for posting, this was almost like painting by numbers for guitar. Cheers.

[pnewcomer549]

I am trying to learn finger picking and this was a huge help. Thanks

[gally1998]

Thank you Mac! I've been learning from Tab, but the video really helps. And I second chili's suggestion for Alice's Restaurant. By the way, what did you say the Make and Model of your guitar was?

Thanks again!

[maccalennonstarr]

I have a Takamine EF-341SC. It's a beautiful guitar. Springsteen, the Eagles and Bon Jovi use the same model and it's affordable. This one cost me around $1400.

[maccalennonstarr]

A word of warning though! If you do buy this model, but a humidifier! The wood warps easily, so during the winter I have it sitting next to a humidifier!!

[JoeGuitarGuy]

your very good at teaching, even though (no offence) sometimes looking may not be enough, you should try giving an explanation of where your fingers are (fretts string)

like say the beggining starts by plucking the 3rd frett on the E string and open on the b string at the same time followeb by open on the g string excellent job though 5 stars

[chiliweber]

Thank you very much man! looking forward to learn more musics from you, your teaching is perfect. By the way if could do Alice´s restaurant I´d appreciate

it.

[gregjah1]

Fantastic series of lessons on this deceptively simple song! Thanks for the video - looking forward to future posts!

[drunkensnowgirl]

you play so beautiful,do you sing at all

[maccalennonstarr]

Not at all!  I have a terrible voice! I'll prove it one day!!!

[chad7777777777]

haha..oops i posted that before i finished watching the video...I can't wait for jenny wren..thanks again

[maccalennonstarr]

I'm JUST learning it, so it will take abit! The tuning is the same as yesterday, so I may do both... Thanks for watching.

[chad7777777777]

thank you!...how about the McCartney tune Jenny Wren?

[1xCapricex1]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!

[maccalennonstarr]

No problem! Thanks for being so patient. Hope they are helpful... If you're trying to learn any other Beatle songs, let me know and I'll try to help you out (or vice versa!).