Guitar Lesson: Learn How to Play the Guitar by Learning the Only 4 Chords That Really Matter

[helltiger94]

ashton kutcher?!

[Heyitsaicha95]

thnks dude , i ''can '' play the guitar now . this was the video i was lookin for ;)

[xdemilovatofanxox]

i've learnt all the chords, but the d minor chord doesn't seem to sound right. It sounds really low, arent' minor chords supposed to sound higher? Do you have any ideas on what i'm doing wrong?

[BeatsAllMe]

This guy is a total boss

[carson1]

thanks a lot. picked up the guitar yesterday and already jamming out

[SAINTspFilms]

you remind me of Aston Kutcher dude.

[NFphotography14]

Oh my god, thank you so much. I can now play the first 3 and have made up really cool pieces. :D

[mybuthurts123456789]

this video isnt riptarted...

[MisssSophhh]

This is really good. i watched this video the day i got a guitar and it helped to start with :) thankyou

[The666Jorma]

not that i would really know a lot about playing guitar but i would like to give a one small tip...

When playing the D chord use your pinkie on the 3 fret of the 6th fret... Learn how and when to use it to make your playing sound just a that small bit better!

[ryan473]

yea ring finger would've been just as easy but fuck it, it's a fake middle finger now

[rockclubfoundation]

g d em c

[sjoerdtenbrau]

Awesome! I have this two great les paul and strat guitars lying around for yeaaars and sometimes just jam a bit on them... i'm quite a piece of shit at playing...

But then I found your pretend to be guitarist and guess what.. 2 days of practice and it made the ladies go wooo :D

Thank you riptard... you are my hero

[HideousMartha]

:o you forgot to tell them what strings to start on when you're strumming!

[harpiere]

now i got it coz of this guy! thank you

[chrismaggot1]

Haha he pointed to where his name used to be on youtube :3

[maar3pike]

oooh i love you!

[Elliot22fresh]

fake middle finger wtf

hahaha

[MageTezzos]

oh..... i had the frets wrong :/

[adiosmio19]

aww ur wicked mate <3

[minaina12345]

can a classical guitar pull this off?

[27lolcatz27]

@minaina12345 yeah I have a spanish classical by jose ferrer if its tuned it should sound the same well at least it did with me :)

[muffinmanlikesmuffin]

What exact guitar do u use?

[mrtobi7]

3:05 epic face! ur awesome dude! :D

[Yoursmileandme]

Thanks ;D

[oaklandfla2]

Thats all you need to know to be what? Its a little more than that.......

[yamitha999]

Pink -- Get The Party Started Nelly Furtado -- Turn Off The Light ABBA -- Dancing Queen Rihanna -- Rude Boy Blink 182 -- All The Small Things Spice Girls -- Wannabe Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Backstreet Boys -- Everybody Mariah Carey -- Hero Bon Jovi -- Living On a Prayer Michael Jackon -- Beat It Cyndi Lauper -- Girls Just Want To Have Fun Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl The Penguins - Earth Angel

[yamitha999]

could you please play thz songs with easy chords ,, = D Bruno Mars -- Lazy Song Jackson 5 -- ABC Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay BEP - I Gotta Feeling Chris Brown -- Yeah 3X Kings of Leon -- Use Somebody Michael Jackon -- Man In The Mirror Lady Gaga -- Judas Justin Beiber -- Baby Rihanna -- Umbrella PCD -- Don't Cha Beyonce -- Single Ladies Lady Gaga -- Just Dance The Beatles - Twist and Shout Kesha -- Tik Tok Taylor Swift -- You Belong With Me Pink -- So What

[djnortyc]

woo the ladies lol

[mastertalent43]

can i add that axis of awesome is australian..... fuck yeah :D

[sizzle123able]

i have exactly the same guitar exept mine has a black lining lol this was relly easy but i find swiching between the chords is harder

[gillianann1234]

most useful tutorial ive found :) thank you!!

[27lolcatz27]

Thanks.

[CrittyWitty]

lol ill call this one fake lol

[IstomponBEES]

@CrittyWitty It really isn't. Watch his other videos before you judge.(:

[CrittyWitty]

@IstomponBEES ^_^ I was quoting him calling his ring finger fake middle finger.

[IstomponBEES]

@CrittyWitty Oh haha, I thought you were saying that this doesn't really work.. Sorry.(:

[olivender]

ur face looks like pau gasol

[TheyCallMeCashy]

ahaha this guy is funny

[thehardysroxs]

thanks riptard that helps heps

[HarryPPottermore]

Like for an Ashton Kutcher look-a-like!

[Dunlop671]

Anyone else looking for KistukamiMune's comment to see how hard they failed at trolling?...

[juhani280]

Fake finger? oh shit i have a real ring finger!

[TheAmaranthgirl]

ahh my fingers are hurting so much! but i cant stop me i'm loving the guitar this way.. :D

[jessikame1]

i love that you show how to this well

it makes it much more easy

[TheHudaz09]

36 it says 22 ur fuckin retarded

[XenoDDR]

lol

[TragicComedian]

thanks man, you're awsome!

[Matt16d]

Thanks making some progress at last :) not everyday you get taught by Aston Kutcher :P

[murfwytheawsome]

g d em c just skip to 1:30

[vartiksethi]

pause at 3:07 and look at his face ! :P

[deaztlan2000]

Thanks Dude - this is pretty pimp!!! I got all four - ready to rock!!

[Musicmaniac9834]

Ring finger!

[72veatch]

U R MY HHHEEERRROOO!!!!



[jabawokiee]

my fingers r too shourt!!

[1097atm]

What guitar are you playing on?

[lifeeonstandby]

hay, this helpewd alllooootttt <3

[QuickflipParkour]

heeey! what guitar is that? :O

[jiapodaddy]

lol... you were just what i was looking for to prove my theory about pick-up-line guitarists

[JohnMKow]

lmao

[ElfyBoys]

OMG ! THANK YOU SOO MUCH !! NOW ITS TIME TO PLAY TO MY GF !!

[treehuggercw]

hey dude, guess what...u know how to play the guitar!!!!

[vwmisfit]

can you get arrested for woo'ing ladies?

[xmxoxlxdxoxvxax]

thank you very much



[godislove143able]

hahah "thats retarted" haha! <3

[Canndyy05]

For me don't matter how easy the song is, the most difficult part is always the strumming; I don't have any problems with switching the chords, but the strumming never works :S haha any tips for my little problem? haha

[SplitSeedEnt01]

nice!!!!



[freshh52]

omg..I love you.Your awesome

[engagedata]

excellent dude really aweesoommmmee ! thanks !

[aheaddrummerkid]

the ad that came up on mine came up right after he messed up in the begininng it said "Are you single?" :PPP

[MsNewYork333]

thank you soooooo much.!!!

[StarFishPrimeXD]

Shut up with the "LYK DIZ IF U KNOWZ HAO 2 PLEY TEH GUITAARZ"

Dude, you're awsome. Your a cool teacher and make it easy for those who don't know how to do it. And I can't tell you how easy this was, I got it down as you were saying it.

[Adsh33d]

I couldn't help buts smile through it. RipTard, you're a great guitarist, and you make me feel smart =]

[socialsam9]

This guy looks and sounds like Ashton Kutcher!

[extradum]

great tutorial for guys who cant play guitar

[shrimplover89]

Thanks bro

[Sway193]

DUDE your Fucking smart. I didnt een know about an eminer lol.

[satya108c]

this video actually helped my learn better how to play basic songs, thank you  rip tard

[hoyfeliz]

You are so sweet and thank you so much for this free info. I don't care if you say a "fake finger" or "ring finger" just being willing to share this with everybody is good karma. Some people just HAVE to leave derogatory and pedantic comments, so what "fret fail" so what "string fail". I say go get a life to all those purile comments. Peace and love to you, my friend!

[6BLAZE1T9]

Damn thanks man his really helped me out alot I got it all down in about 10minutes im a beginer

[EmergencyPineapple]

Man you need to replace your high strings they look awfully dull and they might break if you tune up.

[ChloeTheDramaQueen]

what was the 3rd chord called? :)

[karalius166]

dude. I have the same guitar :)

[dukeballer11]

1:32 for the 4 chords.

[rubiexox]

Oh hey it's the one with the dot on it! Lmfao :L

[ameygirl323]

lmfao this is hilarious (because I can actually play)... haha fake middle finger... helpful vid though (:

[kpoepje]

you're cool

[mandy1356]

Yay now I know how to fake it lol

[CHLO3CHAOS]

i liked the way explained things, it was simple. but he talks WAYYY to much in the beginning, i only needed to watch the last half of it.

[cliffjumperman]

Like if you actually KNOW how to play the guitar....

[angelcry1988]

awesome :p

[whatsername1313]

you said "i dont realy know how to pay guitar" then "ill show ou how to play fake guitar" WHAT?! FAIL biggest epic fail!!

[TRIMYOURHEDGES]

shut up kitsukamiMune.  (user name fail)

[TheSonora1]

What an idiot..........

[Snookiepops]

amazing, thankyou <3

[jililucas360]

really great video! :) really helpful thanks

[BigStu201]

cuz umm... Its your fake middle finger... huhu

[Melodramaatical]

G, D, Em, C

[TheNrs619]

thank you

[hady823]

u r amaizing

[lolz123678]

Really? It's a guitar? I thought it was a clarinet...:P

[cgofme]

Mate, it can be done easier. Almost every chord can be played with two fingers or replaced with something that can be played with two fingers. On top of that, there are shapes that can be repeated to play almost any chord by just moving your hand upper or lower the neck. You probably know that so why bothering with the full chords for "easy" or "fake" guitar playing video? Do it rocker style instead. ;)

[saragirl971]

Yay! Now I just have to get my guitar in tune... xD

[DarkSapphire5]

God you make me angry.

[Tbanschb]

Haha the beginning of this had me rolling! Every video I've attempted to make has started the same way lol. But anyway, nice job pulling it together to make a great vid for anyone new to guitar.

[Kagiso307]

you know you are making my love for guitar to explode, i get it and for sure guitar is all about love

[Goldkingfish]

can you pleeeeeeease tell me the strumming pattern for the 4 chord song?? I really want to learn to play it, but I have no idea of the strumming....

[gunsnrosescovers]

Love It

[830atnite]

Thanks man! I totally know how to NOT play the Guitar now! I subed to you so make more instructional vids pleeeeeez.

[AarzCrimsonB]

Am just Amazed by the views That This video has

[gokory]

yes woo the ladies until they realize u can only play 4 chords...then ur just a dumbas with a few pieces of wood and metal string :P

[gokory]

next time edit out one of those 2 introductions......

[racistbmxjake]

thumbs up for axis of awesome

[xxxpiratestevexxx]

Awesome video dude, been trying to learn for ages but always get fustrated and confused lol, gonna go and practise now :)

[830atnite]

@xxxpiratestevexxx i hate when sites and dvds do that. i get so f***** frustrated and i just turned to Youtube and it worked!

[qwiksilver14]

In future videos, please don't talk so much about irrelevant things. Have something to say planned out so it's not superfluous to the video topic. You're rambling in the beginning.

[Sano22n]

Hello Internet. ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!

[Bo0sWorld]

hahaha fakemiddle finger! nice vid! im probly gona use this for some of my covers

[monkeypower42]

you are so cutte!

[shivansmyth]

amazing. Now im after some girls!

[brittanyfrost13]

thanks:) it helped me alot

[bust99391018]

your an insult to musicians

[anthony9809]

thanks man, but its obvious you can play....who does only four chords with such a nice guitar? lol thanks alot....now im off to fool the world lol YEAH!!!! ROCK ON !!!!!!! lmao btw whats the strumming pattern? thank you.

[13a13y13oi]

what strum do you prefer or what strum have you used to get me started XD plz reply asap XD

[MysteryEmokid]

i got a new nerd buddy :)

[KitsukamiMune]

0:06 Pointing to name fail

1:14 Fret counting Fail

2:14 Finger naming fail - It's 1st, 2nd, 3rd finger

6:08 Facial expression fail

All in all a good explanation though... however, you shouldn't have given information and then said, "But you don't need to know that." It may confuse some people.

[MegaFlowProductions1]

@KitsukamiMune ,

Im pretty sure he said he has no idea what he's doing on a guitar, so dont make him out to be a idiot when he said already he's not skilled. fuckface, go get some pussy, maybe that will calm your nerves

[KitsukamiMune]

@MegaFlowProductions1 First off, I was completely calm when I said that, like I am now. Second, even if you know nothing about frets, you can still COUNT. Unless that's a hard skill for you. ^.~ Third, you're the one that needs to calm down. I said the first part as a joke, and complimented him afterwords. Might want to finish reading a comment before you get all butt-hurt about it.

Though feel free to keep commenting on what I say, you're kinda funny.

[badsalad313]

@KitsukamiMune ^reaction to humor fail

[ashleypaigeparamore]

@KitsukamiMune you're a god

[KitsukamiMune]

@ashleypaigeparamore lolwut? Thanks? x3

[thewizard99]

@KitsukamiMune

0:06 was when youtube has the side bar. so not a fail.

1:14 the frets are the metal lines, not the part when you put your fingers.. again no fail.

6:08 and no the he did not name them wrong, index is first, middle is 2nd and for funnys he name is fake middle, when its ring. so no biggie.

[Snackay]

@KitsukamiMune Way too critical.

[weedish]

whats the strumming pattern ?

[Todoslosfritos]

TIME OUT

[Badgamers]

Wow, there are hundreds-thousands--lots of comments...

[twdkitty537]

someone plz tell him that its his ring finger... not a fake lol

[suppuppy1]

dont fake flip me off beotch!!

[mpm1111]

Wow...now I think I can even play the radio. :D)) Good intent, bro. Keep at it.

[Dadyo444]

nice guitar i got the same one.

[djabraham]

bro.. this is by far the best learning lession i ever had .... kudos .. u take gud care buddy ...

[PerfectSaga]

14 people still don't know what a guitar is. (Damn, I was hoping I'd never get roped into this "dislikes" thing, but it was too easy.

[patndjillz]

yo' have the exact same guitar as me ;D

[gnawy113]

Well the guy has good intentions to teach newbies :) so if you're not a beginner dont bother and just go watch Andy Mckee for example ^^

[Narzocchi]

@gnawy113 My bad, ment to vote up haha (:

[talyasgr8]

Haha! Ur cool :D. I like when you like when u repeated the hey Internet thing again lol. And HAHA I KNOW HOW TO PLAY GUITAR REAL! but good lesson :)

[JoshRoxursocks]

Hey, its a good lesson, even though his slightly immature humor gets in the way..

[Mistizza]

OH I LOVE YOU FOR THIS!!!

[Mistizza]

Hey sweets you make it seem so easy. I want to learn how to play so bad!! hey I gotta start somewhere.

[mys3rious]

jahil its called ring finger...

[live2smile26]

hahah the fake finger.lol.

[21Placebo]

its bad to tell people that they only need to play 4 chords, you've gotta learn so much more.

[MrsOtherwise]

@21Placebo

yeeep... I am your opinion

[wesley123aa900]

@boyon01 He plays it with a capo and differant chords just in a higher key, dumb butt. -_-

[boyon01]

kk well you gotta mention that for people. Good video but you can't say that because when they go to play it they mess up.

And another say the strum method to help the beginners.

Sorry for the rudeness was just not as pleased as i thought id be.

[boyon01]

DUDE YOUR A JOKE Okay like ya you play them but your saying play D but your not even playing D in the other Vid so stop lieing there. and thenyour saying play D but you gotta do a bar chordfor that so shutup.

[gtnick314]

@boyon01 its probably a variation of the chord bro every chord has many ways to play it those are just the most basic versions of em d g and c

[footballkid8866]

lol this is so true tho

[szlav]

Your "fake" is actually the ring finger:D

[elmoforu0]

@szlav im pretty sure for guys..its the right hand

[w0o83]

I don't agree with TheHistoryinMotion guy... u see... if u really wanna get to play well the guitar... it really takes real practice... but to play those 4 chords it's really easy... it doens't take more then few hours of practice... so if ur a beginner... those 4 chords will really help u out... at least to get the basic struming and to practice the transition of some chords...

Anyways... thnx 4 the lesson!!!

[supaman8686]

lmao. i like the whole beginning thing.

[shortypimpo101]

oooo thats a guitar lol i thought that was a flute or am i just stupid 5 stars i suscribe lol

[Starsky5O]

Thank you man, I knew how to play like four songs before this and you have helped me alot! I'm getting laid tonight!

[FeeDZoR]

i thought its C G Am F

[klip922]

Dude, Seriousy, This was Awesome.

u show it like everyone can learn to play.

VEry good

[Mistizza]

@klip922 I Know he makes it look so easy giving me so much hope!!I've been wanting to learn for years!!