How to play 'Little Lion Man' Guitar Lesson - Easy Mumford & Sons tutorial

[Niriverrox]

Hey this was great thanks!

[TheDevilishAngel1]

i don't like the C sound at the start... just saying

[purplepineapple117]

I'm confused on the trick when you go from F to C so it's C with A string open then C with D string open then normal C????

[TaylorLautnerLovuh]

Thanks for uploading! This song is the song that made me pick up the guitar in the first place, so it was really nice to have a such a great tutorial THAT ACTUALLY MADE SENSE and ACTUALLY SOUNDED LIKE THE SONG. =)

[ruairi2002]

what a great instructional video thanks very much!! really appreciate people like yourself taking time out to do this... thanks!!

[str4wb3rriii]

click 8:11 , pause , smile . :)

[PrincessKenji]

Awww Andy I'm a little bit in love with you. I love it when I type in a guitar tut and Nail guitar has one!!! Cuz then I know I'm gonna Nail it (ha see what I did there!)

Love ur tutorials and you xxxxx

[Lemayniac]

great tutorial dude, having a blast rocking this tune haha

[liljoe4195]

76guitargunner, you are thinking of the cave. Little lion man is definitely player in standard tuning.

[brandensteinberg]

@liljoe4195 incorrect - watch any video of them playing

[76guitargunner]

All the covers I have seen sound good but why doesnt anyone play them the way Marcus does in an open D tuning? it is much easier to play and sounds a lot better.

[liljoe4195]

This is pretty good. I also like marty's lesson for this song.

[EdgyXD]

AWH I love your accent.

Great tutorial also!

[bilz0r]

Definitely the best lesson for this song online. The strumming is the closets to the original and ahhh etcetera

[eshawman]

11 people don't know what music is.

[Dragonvail1994]

i loved it the i agree that this is the only good how to play tutorials. thank u

[BapandFuro]

thanks for the backing tracks and the great lesson - extremely helpful! great teaching.

[SEBB3RS]

in the little intro that you give a demo, it looks and sounds like you are playing

bass, strum - up, down, up

in the tutorial you say miss the first "up". I could be wrong, the demo version you do at speed sounds like there's an extra note and sounds more correct?

[darkstar3472]

shaggy from scooby doo

[bumbawumbawumba]

do you also do vocals?

cause that would be SWEEEET.

[TheTomoBro]

you sound like you're off the wiggles

[retrogaming787]

Good video, I've been playing for around 5 years now but I can't get my thumb around! :(

[stev6901]

Love what u do with this. Can you tackle a solo guitar version of j roddy walston's brave mans death?

[THug0001]

eindy with yaou

[Hespian22]

Helped a lot! thanks mate!

[Supernoobanater]

666 likes :o .....good job though!

[hhelloiloveyou]

I LOVE THIS LESSON!!! im learning it from my teacher and this was great to look at in between the lesson. the backing tracks and slow downs are fantastic, thank you so much youre wonderful!

[mino9222]

any tips on how to play the Am(b13) I cant bar the b and e strings without my other finders hitting the other strings. Any suggestions?

[theMask569]

Great lesson ma man. Very helpful. Well put together.

[blake350125]

Owning a capo, makes life breeze. ^-^

[thedondude1234]

i went all the way upstairs to get a capo and then a annotion says it is played with open tuning .... thanks

[dmcgauley]

Thank you!!!

[TheBebogirl123]

You look like an Astrilion Rob Bridon with a berd!

[TheRealPirateFood]

thank you :)

[smilesallen]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

[bensaccount123]

has anyone ever told you you look a bit like rob swire from pendulum?? he is australian too!! maybe youre related!!!!! or maybe you ARE him.. hmm , btw if you are actually newsealandish then i am sorry its just im not good with accents and you sound australian but if you are newsealandish im sorry. but your cool :D

[HAC88224]

In the actual music video you can see that he does actually have a cappo on. Have a look though. I pretty sure it's there, but just check

[MrVenularJaguar]

great lesson man i appreciate this'll make me get the girl i want she loves this song

[NTTT1994]

yeah same question, how do you do a base strum?:)

[Spiv123]

didnt know rob brydon played guitar

[666meam]

you rock!

[greenmonkeygirl]

how do you do a base strum??? Whaaaa-aa. Don't judge me! Very good lesson though! :D MMMMM best song ever!

[jsbrigino]

@greenmonkeygirl just hit the low E lol

[MlleMaya1]

Thanks a lot !! really helped me, you just explained everythink perfectly; in a very good tempo so it's easy to follow ;)

[jordyburke]

very helpful!

[hollowbody1295]

Thank man, this was a great lesson!

[eufiecorrea]

So cool! I can't wait to learn it.

[MadlyDecent]

Your the only good "how to play" tutorial guys on Youtube.

Keep it up!

[S0LIDFLUX]

@MadlyDecent look up martyzsongs hes good to, but this guy is goood

[TheJarppidudeson]

@MadlyDecent have you not heard of marty schwartz

[BenjaminBouvier]

@MadlyDecent Don't you know Marty Schwarz ?

[chardunk1]

bit basic, but man it really helped a lot. one of the best guitar lessons i've seen on youtube. thanks :)

[yaoibumblebee]

just discovered you and i LOVE your channel. i've always struggled with strum patterns, but you've made it so easy. i have never had anyone teach with such effective results, you are amazing. Oh and just so you know: the little blurb over your head says its supposed to be played without a capo, but in the video for the song the guitarist has a capo on five just like you. just thought you'd like to know that you're doing it right ^__^

[jjwats123]

Flat out one of the best guitar lessons on YouTube.. Thanks man

[MandeepMandem]

this helped me so much, thanks! I couldn't get the strumming pattern but thanks to you I've got it spot on!

[Jaggedrockz]

Dude, thanks so much!

[133Chadbird]

Hey man, can you tell me what kind of guitar you're playing in this lesson? Make and model... it's great looking

Thanks so much!

[nailguitar]

@133Chadbird Link in the description for all the guitar gear I use. A~

[godspeed44]

@133Chadbird It looks like a Tanglewood TW45-DLX-B. It is a Super Folk body. I have the Tanglewood TFA which is an Orchestra Body. Both of those body styles are smaller and thinner waisted than a dreadnought. I like the Cedar topped Tanglewoods.

[TheJenniferJeanne]

This video was extremely helpful, thank you so much for sharing.

[taylorcp10]

why would anyone dislike this, it's real helpful

[flames860]

Thanks this was really helpful.

[jrivers3206]

@slicer3dicer To get the correct pitch/sound, yes.

[jrivers3206]

@slicer3dicer To get the correct pitch/sound, yet.

[MagikNegro]

I like this video a lot., I felt that is well put together and the back is a helpful thing when trying to keep the pace of the song.

well done sir

[MagikNegro]

I like this video a lot., I felt that is well put together and the back is a helpful thing when trying to keep the pace of the song.

well done sir

[manbearpig0002]

i couldn't find the make a capo out of a pen and rubber band thing...

[theclewster756]

u shud play the final song at the end of the lesson

[joekool4422]

Your teaching is tremendous. Thank you for your time, effort and concern in making this video.

[MikeBenGrace]

i loved this lesson Thanks

[KingEuanOfOrange]

IMAGINE LISTENING TO IT A LITTLE TOO MUCH YOU SILLY SAUSAGE. LOL @ U.

[TheCameronCairnduff]

i cant find this chart? anyone link it?

[Zackfrank]

the strumming rhythm seems a bit more complicated than that actually, somehow syncopated, take a close listen.

[Junkwargo]

How is the open C7 tuning? I know the open C tuning is CGCGCE...

[kelsayybaybayy]

this was very helpful. thanks so much! :)

[thegillman01]

can you do a slow backing?

[MichaelGraffius]

the tuning is in open c 7, so to get the sound of the song, you need to retune your guitar to that.

[MichaelGraffius]

the tuning is in open c 7

[thegillman01]

Great video! Can you do a slow play of the song so I know when to do the chords, thanks :)

[thegillman01]

Great video! Can you do a slow play of the song so I know when to do the chords, thanks :)

[MaggogZ]

from 6:39 to 6:48 "come up to meet you.... oh wait!"

[Sam6445jr]

omg help. when i play these chords it sounds totaly wrong. mainly the higher notes

[joshyman12312]

this is such a great tutorial

[acrazy129]

thank you soo much man! my band were wanting to cover this song and you made my search easy!:)

[JamesIs2Freshh]

"hey How You doin!" ahaha

[thepittbullhimself]

Still the rhythm for the verse isn't really right

[mery241]

thanks that helped a lot!

[TakingBackkRomance]

perhaps the best instruction of the many guitar tab lessons posted.

[Auteur1993]

He's aussie too...that makes this video about 100 times cooler

[PegasusUKNZ]

hey im having a problem where youtube loads abit of the video and then stops completly, is anyone else having this problem its pissing me off coz im trying to watch this.

[aloneatthepark]

You have awesome taste in music and are so good at guitar don't stop

U should do a cover of take off your sunglasses by Ezra furman and the harpoons

[RitterFreidrich]

nice brotee

[nightfall200]

the speed was not hard to build up/acquire ect.<---- as nailguitar dude would say

[WALaxer6]

the part at 2:40---

Do you change strumming rhythm from bass, down, up down?

Ive had to play it down, up, down up to get it to sound right but i dont think its right.

thanks

[kdjfnvjvd]

awesome vid thanks! But mumford tunes his low E to C for this tune:)

[chickenbutt244]

thank you! :D

[RazaEdge]

Anyone realize how the F note has 6 placements for your fingers........i dont have 6 fingers

[magicbrowny420]

@RazaEdge its like magic... your first finger bars three whole placements...

[xxcarlosxx16]

@RazaEdge  you got to bar you finger over the E B and E string i think.

[ssstvd]

my man ... you are the shit. thank you so much

[MrBigBuddy88]

Best Guitar Lesson & Material on Youtube.

[across1universe]

I'm not sure if you mentioned this, because I didn't watch all the way through... but I was wondering two things. 1.) What key is your version in and 2.) is it in the same key that Mumford and sons play it in?

Probably a stupid question but I was just wondering.

Great and thorough lesson from what I saw.

[dewey2110]

you're one of the best guitar instructor i've seen on youtube

[dewey2110]

thank you so much!

[SuperAw3som3]

do you need a capo to play this song and if you do is it possible to make a home made one? please help! all comments are welcome =)

[krazfoo04]

@SuperAw3som3 Just go buy one, they are like 15 bucks

[chris88kolate]

keep the backing tracks. it's fun to play along with it

[lawlor88]

ive just started a band and we've been tryin to accomodate all the sound in this,great help dude!!thanx!

[kylecaseymusic]

great lesson, best online youtube lesson i have ever seen, very helpful, cheers:)

[swavsey]

This is great but it's not the way Marcus Mumford plays it! I wish someone would explain how he actually plays it. He must tune his guitar slightly differently or something, I can't quite figure it out...:(

[mrlimpy788]

on the music sheet attached what does the % sign indicate I've tried looking all over for an explanation but I'm getting nothing

[mitzag]

of course i can work it out myself, but im just wondering, when you say "base" what do you mean?

like the top note of the cord?

i havnt been playing for that long, please dont ripp into me if it turns out its something obvious haha, any help would be apreciated

[nailguitar]

@mitzag Yes the 'bass note' is the lowest pitched note in the chord. Think of it like 'bass guitar'. Have fun learning the song! A~

[proudowner]

awesome lesson, Andy! thanks

[Fo0O0oTBall]

@mitzag

Just to go into a bit more depth... When you start playing more folk, especially finger style or lap... (I.E. when you're not strumming all the time.)... solo, if you pick the low E and A strings (lowest 2 notes) it gives an illusion of having a backing. Alot of players do it... Kaki King, Preston, Erik Mongrain... But here we're just strumming sooo... yea

[GuitarWithMe1]

@mitzag The thickest string (E)

[kamaleo]

great lesson man i'm just wondering how the actual strumming is(you know with muted parts )apart from that thanks a lot!

[mpm111144]

Thanks a gazillion for this lesson, mate! Very well done!  :D)

[Tessita88]

You are a great teacher! Thanks!

[nerdyone101]

slow downs + backing track = awesome

[778elian]

this is a great lesson, the best one in my opinion for little lion man and It's very crear as far as video and instructions.

[VermicousK]

Only just stumbled across this video lesson and all I can think to say is AWESOME!! Definitely gonna give this a try now, and will be checking out your other lessons. Thanks so much.

[bwalsh8012]

i watched this ass naked too :) good lessons though my man.

[Kuddable]

Check out my page for the real tuning and how to play it :)

[wheatscons]

you didn't do the intro if you could do the intro that would be great

[sexyflameboy2000]

I don't care if I will need to use this.. Your acceeennnt *favorites*

[THERONNIEVOX]

Mumford and sons use an alternate tuning on their guitar... it'd be nice if you did a video on that...

[polaropposites96]

bless you for posting this. i'm trying to teach myself to play the guitar and this song. so helpful.

[buzzedbunny123]

Great tutorial, mate!

One little thing though, I can't quite get a crasp of the strumming for the c chord during the verse where you finger the second fret on the two strings etc etc. Haha Would you mind explaining that little bit?

Cheers

[elitehero36]

dude nice job. that song is such a good song. thx for showing me how to play it. it looks pretty straight forward.

[3amSpecial]

idk if it is just my guitar or what, but i put my capo on the 5th fret and it sounded so much different than his, is this in some special type of tuning or something?

[MrRyanRhymes]

Thank you so much for this lesson, I've listened to this song so many times since I downloaded it yesterday. The ease of this lesson means, though I don't have my guitar with me at the moment, I know all the chords and the strumming patterns and I'm confident that I can play it when I get her back.

Thanks man, really appreciate it

[CarbonatedRain]

cute accent. amazing guitarist. lovely guy.

[ddubs123]

I really appreciate the backing track. I think it's really necessary for a song like this. Now I just need to be able to build up my speed to play along with it. :)

[changeling12234]

NIce. Easy to understand. Thank you. I learned to play it within half an hour.

[roflcoptercheckonet2]

g'day

[Tri3Face]

Really amazing job you're a great instructor

[jorrei1]

Hey you should do the Cave by mumford and sons also..that would be fantastic thanks.

[jorrei1]

Hey you should do the Cave by mumford and sons also..that would be fantastic thanks.

[Thejsmith1892]

Backing tracks are very helpful, only one thing, could you make them much, much louder please because i dont have speakers for my laptop and trying to hear it is difficult when im banging away on my guitar! Thanks for the great tutorial, any chance of a "Roll Away Your Stone" tutorial also by Mumford!

[Brooksj34]

Your lessons are great... thanks man

[patrickfoblover]

thank you so very much :)

[SaucySayuuuum]

Why Does My Guitar Soound So Out Of Tune :( , Please Get Back To Me Sam._@live.co.uk Thanks . :')

[sofman7]

I have got a question about something that is driving me nuts trying to figure out in this song. How does he play that mute sounding strumming on the Am chord at the very start of the intro which is also done for the verse when he is singing on the Am aswell? I would me very gratefull if u could get back to me and help me with this one.thanks for the lesson

[acousticjim82]

AWESOME

[jmmagicman123]

thank you so much!

[paulrobinson3515]

mate, i have been learning the guitar for just a year and I have viewed loads of different song lessons on youtube but yours is far and away the best lesson I have ever seen. Absolutely brilliant!! Very clear instruction, great visuals on the chords AND you talk through the strumming patern, which i always find is the most difficult bit to deduce when trying to learn a new song.

Really, really good work!

[BeastF00D]

Mate, this is a great and clear lesson! Thanks alot!

[garrettshawdotcom]

subscribed :]

[deathbygoat]

This was really helpful! Thank you ^_^

[bluedude05]

i admite ur good but unless u can teach me the palm muteing im not inpressed cuz no one on youtube has got it down

[adamKID07]

great lesson! only took me a couple of hours get the the components mastered and up to speed, my problem is timing, i always to fast, especially going into the 'bridge'. I'm playing with actually song not your backing track, any chance for some advice and the bpm for this song. cheers!!

[DVSnmeSON]

LOL kaypo? i always thought it was capo....

[DVSnmeSON]

Hey dude, awesome vids you got here! Bout time there was free lessons that actually sound dead on lol. Small request if you haven't considered it, could you do "winter winds" by mumford? like with all the little add-ins you do. Cheers mate, take it easy. ROFLOL a Tanglewood? my $60 POS from cashies sounds exactly the same :P

[Cunningviper18]

Dude absolutely awesome video! Probably one of the best i have watched on Youtube (and considering I have done all of my learning through internet sources thats quite an impressive commendation). Excellent additional sources, brilliant backing track truly making the whole experience that little bit rewarding when you get it right! Keep it up!

[wgj84]

this is a great lesson, but why do you have the Kaypo on the fifth fret?

[wgj84]

hey this is a great lesson thanks, but Quick Question, Why do you have you kaypo on the fifth fret?  Is you guitar turned diffrent?

[TheChrishaslamfan]

Wow thanks man this helped alot the only thing that kinda confused me was putting your finger on the B string while playing G lol.because iv never done that before

[sammiethefish1]

i didnt really understand the strumming technique

[ilearnmusic01]

your teaching style is excellent :D

[amayokoy2]

The backing track is really helpful, thanks.

[drizzix]

Man, I wish I had that guitar. Mine just broke...long story but I am definitely going to save up my pennies for that guitar! Beautiful just beautiful!

[phr33kRAWR]

BRILLIANT lesson, this song should impress my friends at our next campfire jam hahaha! Thanks very much. The backing track is very useful to practice with, thanks!!!

[redsubmarinee]

brillant video thanks you but does anyone else not put a finger on the B string when doing the G chord or have i been misleaded my whole life :( :L

[dichotomy89]

@redsubmarinee it's just another way to play a g chord, no worries mate ;)

[Ccork138]

THIS IS AMAZING, thank you so much, me and my friend are playing this in the talet show for my school.. and this helped a lot!