The Scientist Acoustic Guitar Lesson - Coldplay

[TheRedy63937]

lol cool! i play it different. I have capo on 2cnd fret and i strum d7sus4 in place of a D. Lol i might make some vids on how to play guitar! My name is theredy63937

[JWheat76]

Thank you so much..on the best lesson I've ever seen!!

[pretty456ful]

Thank you (;

[SohanH777]

Thanks a bunch for the tutorial! Great job!

[pewe393]

Be there or be square sunshine! Good job thanks :)

[ScienceBro92]

Thanks mate, this was really helpful. 

[lumyingluo]

thanks :D

[narutorock998]

My bad what's the tuning

[narutorock998]

Whats th

[bryan2JZGTE]

Great tutorial sir. Learned it without sweat

[biancaying]

best guitar tutorial of the scientist :DD THANK YOU!

[blockenergy43]

fck capo..

[justnay001]

I recently saw Coldplay live in South Africa - the scientist was freaking amazing, u must hear 90 000 people singing the chorus! Gotta learn this on guitar now :) Thanks for the tutorial!

[sabilovesmusic]

Thank you so much!!

[pewe393]

Great video thanks mate. Why the square around your head at the start?

[AGJ722]

wats the tuning for this song???

[1littlezim]

thank you so much. :)

[melaneezy1]

man i need a capo, im trying to learn all these effing songs...but they all got capo! -__- fml

[simux0]

you're amazing, only you can teach me how to play :))) thank you :))))

[conman2goo]

best guitar lesson out there for this son by far welldone!! thanks very much man!!

[aPpLeRaInBoWs]

Thank you so much. I'm a beginner and I understood this perfectly. :):):):):)

[mylillambs]

Hi love the way you teach these songs... your talented ...yet humble.

Can you tell me the brand of capo that you use please.... mine is a cheapo and sounds horrid it makes the strings sound sharp even when I really try hard to get exact tunning.

[88undies]

lol he's wearing a griffith uni t-shirt.

[mArCakaNoOb]

excellent... i love this song. now i can play it :')

[tylerlovesthebeatles]

Excellent man. I'm terrible and I can play this no problem

[FreakinSweetify]

you dont understand how easy it was for me to learn this because of you...

[WellConditionedChimp]

a little too much drama in that voice....

[LaValseDeLaura]

Please check my "The Scientist" cover :) I`ve been playing guitar since 2 months

[Ashby2508]

Personally I find the best way to end is with a bar of Bm7 followed by a bar of A7

Both using the strumming pattern he uses.

[TEM1065]

really really good stuff man, all your videos. Thank you so much and keep it up please.

[lilplayagirl]

after the 2nd chorus does it just go back to the bm7; g; d; dsus2? for the oooooh part? having trouble with the outro.

[DhewyYuki13]

awwh thank you, sir

[patricioortiz2009]

care longi

[two20girl]

The best lesson, thank you :)

[spongebodhi]

isn't it a dm7 not bm7?

[LoveLikeAFI]

Oh, this video helped me a lot! Haha I was playing wrong in the start but now I know! Thanks a lot man! :)

[amirulbabi]

this is great..but i think u should sing.it doesnt matter if ur voice sux..haha

[amirulbabi]

this is great

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[LeinsterRugbyy]

fuk ur mitsubishi i hav a hourse outside

[educationalmaterials]

????????????

[themajor333]

@educationalmaterials its a line from a song called horse outside by an irish group called the rubber bandits quite funny as well, good lesson btw

[MrAdamocovic]

@educationalmaterials its a lyric from horseoutside by an irish band called rubberbandits (by the way it a comedy band)

[klatorre44]

@LeinsterRugbyy

Dbag

[MadeWithMadness]

Thank you so so much! you are amazing! please don't stop making tutorials, they help me alot! :D

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks, much appreciated@@@@

[mikebeliveau]

Thanks very much for posting this lesson. I love this song, and you taught it clearly, and completely. Cheers!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[i3oosted]

Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down,

oh and up

[raevennsbreen]

cheers for the lesson mate :) great help ! vinaka vakalevu from Fiji :D

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the commetn!!!

[drdomdom18]

i love ur face looool

[educationalmaterials]

Glad you like it, I quite like it also :)

[Devaprakash777]

thank you so much, this was awesome

[Cupcakehoofd]

omg, thankyou so much

this really helped

im gonna sing this to my ex boyfriend, to get him back :$

thankyoou so <3

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment and glad you found the song useful :)

[ImYourePrototype]

@Cupcakehoofd  good luck x)

[wiihero01]

haha..

Em, C, G, D.

that's how i play the intro.

[BasMan26]

@wiihero01 hmm i wanna try that is that with a capo?

[wiihero01]

@BasMan26 nope, no capo. standard tuning.

its probably off key, but it's the right relationship between the notes.

[Joshem9]

could you show me where to actually put my fingers like on each of the notes because i cant see due to where you're hands are.

[j22downey]

@Joshem9

he has all the chords listed with the finger placements at the beginning of the video

[hurtigoo]

I don't usually comment on videos at all, but I had to log on to youtube to tell you that this was one of the best lessons i've heard! Keep the good work up man!

[educationalmaterials]

Thankyou very much, much appreciated!!!!!

[klatorre44]

by far the best guitar teacher i could find on youtube! u play great songes also =D if u can can u put up motorcycle drive by, by third eyed blind? + til' kindom come by coldplay that would be frearkin' terrific.. thanks bosss

[educationalmaterials]

THanks, much appreciated!!!!

[jimcoolman]

thanks man!!! this is the best lesson for the scientist!! :)

[educationalmaterials]

THanks

[educationalmaterials]

No problem and will do, thanks for the comment

[colazero38]

Thank you ;)

[educationalmaterials]

No problem

[Philadelphia90]

that was not an offense,sorry :) anyway it's a great lesson,and I'm learning to play it with your video ;) thanks

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, I was not offended, glad you like my videos!!!

[chaulalalala]

nice. :D

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[Philadelphia90]

what a funny face :)))) great cover.kisses,from Italy

[educationalmaterials]

It was the one I was born with, not much I can do about it

[BasMan26]

Is there a way to play this without capo?

[BasMan26]

Is there a way to play this without capo?

[educationalmaterials]

Yes but it is much more difficult, I would suggest with a capo

[ketchup923]

@BasMan26 Break out the pen and rubberband :)

[ketchup923]

@BasMan26 I used a pen and hair tie (or rubber band) before I broke down and got a capo

[ketchup923]

@BasMan26

[TwentyfourBoY]

thanks, now go make love

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks and OK if you insist :)

[mylillambs]

Great lesson I think it is fantastic that you are willing to share your time helping out us would be guitar players. Thankyou.

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks, much appreciated!!!!

[protonbart]

you know the way its DDDDDDDU, well inbetween each down strum theres a lick of somesort, what is it? is it a rest, brush stroke, tap??

[educationalmaterials]

Sorry not sure what you mean here. As far as I can tell that is the only part that is happening with the guitar. Maybe you are hearing the slightly different strum, a full strum on the on beat (1, 2, 3, 4) and a short strum on the off beat?????

[educationalmaterials]

and thanks again

[Addi1387]

Very Nice Lesson...Respect :-)

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[johnAKAbear]

horrible chords! 

[wq9bonm]

Excellent James, thanks a lot for the lesson... very nice instruction.

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[QueenAlternative]

todos sus videos son exelentes.. son bien explicitos.. Espero que siga haciendo mas videos... Gracias..

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[HollieLonghorn]

just got my guitar and this is the first song i have learned to play, thanks to you!, great help cheers!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem and thanks for the comment

[QueenAlternative]

exelent video tutorial... thanks...

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment

[adub0323]

please edit out the singing in the beginning..almost made me exit out right away,

[Marcoblooms]

Thank Alvin, you are really a good teacher.

By the way, can you guide us along for the song by Green Day - Last night on earth.

Thanks.

[educationalmaterials]

It's James and thanks. Sorry don't know that song.

[zer02oo5]

sounds good

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[vapaach]

I assume this is in the standard tuning? Awesome video by the way, I wish all tutorials were like this (and tell the tuning as well).

[educationalmaterials]

Apart from the capo yes it is in standard. Thanks for hte comment, much appreciated!!!

[zer02oo5]

killed it! real nice trying to figure out the chords lol im not a fan reading tabs

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[fcuksk8zgrl]

what key is this in? is it the same as the original song? if so which key? and if not, which key is this version in, AND the original song? PLEASE HELP

[educationalmaterials]

Yes it is the same as the original, I play a Bm7 with a capo on the 3rd which is a Dm7 if you playing it on an open guitar (or piano)

[TheGarret86]

thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[educationalmaterials]

Happy to help

[akosiacim95]

thank you for this :)

[educationalmaterials]

No problem

[D1GCH]

good job dude. thanks. me ha ayudado mucho.

saludos from Spain ;)

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks

[educationalmaterials]

Glad you liked it, thanks for the comment!!

[OhReallyNoWai]

thanks for explaining it so well

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!

[ipodtouchguy77]

thanks a lot for this.

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!!

[NaimaJerk]

thank you very much !

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[JosephAS1]

U have tha face of a music teacher! also this very good!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks...... I think.....

[educationalmaterials]

No problem and thanks for the comment!!!

[irArcangel]

can i substitute other chord for Bm7? cause its kinda hard for me :/

[educationalmaterials]

You could try a Bm but would not sound as good and is no easier

[irArcangel]

nvm lol i got it.

thanks a lot :D

my first guitar song :D

[educationalmaterials]

Congrats

[irArcangel]

whats the strumming pattern?

[educationalmaterials]

Watch the video and read the info tab

[wachimbanga]

I don't get the Bm7 chord, can anybody help me and tell me how to put my fingers?

[educationalmaterials]

Look at the chord diagrams at the start of the video

[mossy44sammoss]

@wachimbanga hey, all you need to do is start with your first finger on the 5th string, miss out a string each time, then 2nd finger on 3rd string, and ring finger on 1st :D

[Brenn2k9]

thanks alot, great lesson.!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[crinoss2]

it´s been a great lesson, just what I needed.

Could you play the links between the Chorus? the rythm is complicated, its the part between

oh take me back to the start 

and i was just guessing in numbers and figures,

Thank you! 5 stars to youi

[educationalmaterials]

All the info is in the video lesson for what i play

[crinoss2]

@educationalmaterials thanks for answering that fast!

I still can not see when do you teach it.

[educationalmaterials]

That part is the end of the chorus, so the A and then a single strum of A7 and then back into the D; G; D; Dsus2 etc. see 5:22 in the lesson.

[crinoss2]

thanks, I appreciate

[MrDeViLsSnEeR]

Great vid! This will definitely help me out. I chose to play this song for my guitar class, but I couldn't figure out how the strumming went. Thanks a lot!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, glad you found it useful, thanks for the comment!!!!

[O0iodine]

hey, noob here. what does the x o x o stands for? =)

[MrDeViLsSnEeR]

o = open

x = muted

[educationalmaterials]

Yep what the guy said below, x means don't play the string (or mute it) and o means open string (no fingers on frets)

[oxbluepandaxo]

best lesson IN THE WORLD!!!! thanks so much!!! thanks to you i learned this in 10 minutes!!!i've never learned that fast before, but you made it easy!!!!thanks! ^_^

[educationalmaterials]

Glad you found it useful, thanks for the comment!!!!

[juliolop88]

Hey bro!!! Thanks a lot!!! I do!!!! really appreciate your wise and patient way to teach how 2 play this beatiful song!!!!! You helped me out!!!

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks for the awesome comment, much appreciated!!!

[viniciusjoga1]

muito boa a vídeo aula!!!!

Parabéns

[educationalmaterials]

I assume that means you love it, thanks!!!!

[MiguelSilva1]

Thanks man...

pretty cool :D

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[Wobeert]

This lesson is pretty cool

really simple actually

and well its cool ive been lookin through the comments and you actually respond which i think is pretty cool...

But thanks a lot!!!!

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, glad you liked it, thanks for the comment!!!

[MessiahQin]

thank you so much

[educationalmaterials]

No problem, thanks for the comment!!!

[qwertufc]

ur stare is ackward

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks for the observation although not particularly useful

[rmassie11]

no one ever said it would be so hard..... "thats what she said"

[educationalmaterials]

huh???

[kafrinaki]

Ok, thank you very much :)

Very nice video, by the way :D

[educationalmaterials]

No problem and thanks!!

[kafrinaki]

Well.. I try to play guitar in my free time, but I've never had any lessons, so I try to figure everything out on my own.

I don't use a capo. What do I have to do?

[educationalmaterials]

Buy a capo, choose a song without a capo in it or play the song without the capo but in a different key.

[elianfridman]

this is the best lesson ever!!

tnx sooooooooo much :D

[educationalmaterials]

Thanks, much appreciated!!!!

[UsKciTo]

Is this the original key?..

Because i play the keyboard and i playh my right hand (bass) as:

D x8, A# x8, F x16

And the chorus:

A# 16, F x 16, C

[educationalmaterials]

Yes it is but I am playing it on a guitar with a capo on the 3rd fret which means that I am playing the same chords as you. THe chords written are in relation to the capo NOT the actual chords. So a B shape with a capo on the 3rd IS a D chord.

[UsKciTo]

So you are playing the Chords u said in the vid.. But with that "capo" they sound like D, A, F, etc etc on the piano?...