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@allenfussell8560

Жыл бұрын

Don't know where to reply for various reasons. but... Could you, would you, por favor, do a cover of Violet's tale? Then teach me how to do it. Teach me that melody. I just want to impress myself but nobody has been the first one yet. TIA

I love that even with his decades of playing Justin can still relate to people like myself who started not too long ago. I'm glad that after watching this i can be at peace with continuing to play what i enjoy, instead of worrying about all this theory and scales that people with egos tell me i must learn. Exactly why i quit piano, i fell into the grading system and got pushed and pushed to learn bs scales and music that i wasn't interested in. Not this time! You're a top guy Justin, thank you so much!

@flouisbailey

2 ай бұрын

I would be at ZERO without Justin's instructions and his calming guidance.

Positively blown away!!! It's like Justin was looking into my guitar soul. Every point he made sounded exactly like what I've been thinking but finding hard to put into clear concise thought. Justin is truly an inspirational candle in the dark. Thank you so much. This is exactly what I needed to hear.

@lewistunbridgemusic6884

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree with everything you have said

@mariguana7918

Жыл бұрын

To me it helped me with a lot of things that were bumming me out. Like having strengths in certain areas and not others.

@robertmears8558

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, " a man's gotta Know his limitations "

@DavidKerner-en1ww

5 ай бұрын

Same here.

Great topic. Since I started to play acoustic guitar at age 70 I for sure know playing fast a challenge besides less finger flexibility. I’m excited to practice and play every day!

Thank you for more of your wisdom you absolute champion. I can't say how much you have helped me progress with guitar. You're the man, Justin

"Struggle with playing good time but naturally be finding good melodies" seriously hit the nail on the head for me and my music! I really love the philosophical mindset Justin's been championing lately about independence with guitar. While we need discipline at times, it's so important to not be coerced into practices that don't inspire you. Having a goal even if small or tentative gives direction and making things more fulfilling. Applies to a lot in life I'd say. Keep up the awesome videos, it's inspirational fuel for me lately!

I spent 7 months on Fender Play following their regimented curriculum. It wasn't a waste of time, but since switching to in person lessons in January, my playing abilities have really improved. My instructor gives me a new piece of music every week and tells me to work on everything. Having so much material to constantly practice keeps everything fresh. A much better learning experience for me.

Hey Justin, this lesson is so important! Sounds so obvious, but its just so true. We all dont have enough time to learn everything, so lets focus on the songs amd styles we love and pick up the guitar for. ❤

Thank you so much for this wonderful advice ❤️

I started playing guitar at the age of 56. This video makes sense, it is so true. Trying to play the songs I love keeps me going. Thank you Justin for all the things I learned from you and for this inspriring video!

Great Inspirational lesson, Justin. Thank you.

Great advice. I started learning in high school almost two decades ago and stopped playing after about a year because I was discouraged with the lack of progress and hated playing Old MacDonald or things. Picked it up again last year and am loving it and progressing much faster than I did when I was young because I’m playing things I enjoy.

Re: @10:56 You excel at teaching, my man. Like REALLY, REALLY EXCELL AT TEACHING. You've helped me, (and countless others judging by the comments) on the meta more than once in my journey. Much appreciation for you. ❤

This video has really helped me. Thanks Justin ❤🎉

Thanks Justin for such great advice. So much appreciated.

So insightful! Thank you!

A great message and one I needed to hear. Thanks.

I started playing guitar in 2008 and Justin lessons ARE THE BEST. If you listen to everything he says, you will be come a competent guitar player. I have been stuck in Intermediate mode for a while but I keep plugging away!!!!

Such great advice! Thank you so much for all your great videos. Starting on year three of my guitar journey after20+ years with a guitar in the attic! Now I'm focusing on my short list of "campfire songs" and basic licks.

Thanks for this lesson - just in time 😉

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com

I just love this video lessons ,Thank you and God bless you

Just can’t say enough about JustinGuitar….his style, fun attitude and sense of humor, and ability to boil down both theory and practice into a productive learning experience has made this 6 month learning re-entry into guitar a fantastic experience. Not quite at the point of “true intermediate,” but I’m close. More importantly, I’ve had fun along the way and continue to find the passion to keep going. Many thanks!

This is such incredible advice . It makes so much sense.

I needed to hear this!🙌🏾💕

Its satisfying to know that anyone who plays better than me automatically mastered the guitar is not true. Thank you for the inspiring words of knowledge...makes a lot of sense what you say and will continue my path using your channel, apps etc.

Good to hear. A link to this vid would sit well in your course where ever there's a choice of direction or a gear-change.

A good , and honest, chat Justin. I love Country rock and appparently i'm a good finger player. I never used a pick for more than 20 years. Right now I'm recovering from a broken wrist ( left) and it sometimes seems impossible as I know in my head what I can't get my wrist to do. I have been playing since 1969 ( I'm 66) and I'm not going to give up!! It is the love of my life- playing guitar.

Great advice , I needed to hear this .

Thanks for the inspiration

Thank you Justin you solved my confusion.😊

You are a great teacher that is a calling you answered.

Thank you Justin 🙏🏼

Justin you are an excellent guitar player, but most of all a GREAT teacher! Thank you for your time and effort helping us out in the guitar world. Dave from Nova Scotia, Canada

Me all excited when I see a new video from Justin. Love this guy.

This is exactly what I needed to hear.

Great bit of inspiration for me…thanks 👍

That’s a interesting point Justin. I’m still halfway through Grade 1 and I sometimes get myself wondering when I will be able to learn the songs I like most. I already tried to learn guitar in the past and gave up exactly because of that. I wasn’t having fun. Now I’m not making the same mistake. What I’m doing is: I follow your course regular practice exercise and related songs every day but once and a while I give myself permission to learn something new that would be covered on grade 2 or 3 maybe because this is the missing piece for learning the song I love. I’m not sure if this is a good practice or not, but hopefully this will keep me motivated and keep going through grades 2,3,4 etc. Thanks for the awesome content as always Justin

@Rebornneo

Жыл бұрын

I'm not Justin, or affiliated, but it sounds like you're doing things you're enjoying to keep yourself motivated! I'd say that if it works for you, that's a good thing ;)

@Dave-bq6gy

Жыл бұрын

Justin reads all the comments! 🤓

Thank you so much for this Justin. I am only three months in. I go to group classes and the instructor is pushing me with barre chords which I am struggling with. What works for me is small, gradual progress, baby steps. It's working for me playing the stuff I want to learn, not what I am being pushed to learn. Thanks again for your videos. It really helped me today 😊

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Group classes must be great fun and mixing with other learners very beneficial. 3 months in is, imho, too soon for barre chords used in songs however. Check the full structure of the Beginner Course here. www.justinguitar.com/site-map-and-lesson-structure Yes, F barre chord is introduced in Grade 2 followed immediately by F chord cheats. Because it is a very difficult chord to learn and incorporating into songs takes a long time. A series of lessons on barre chords using the E-shape are only introduced in grade 4. Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher

I love this guy so much. His passion for guitar teaching is unmatched imo.

Mr. Justin I think your Grrreeeat at what your doing ~ helping everyone else 👍👍

Thank you.

My guitar teacher is always quoting Bruce Lee, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”

@tunod-

7 ай бұрын

Lmao tell your teacher to go practice his D chord a 10000 times. Good luck with doing anything with it. That quote just doesnt work for guitar.

@Ozarkwrestler

5 ай бұрын

I mean if you swapped it to "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 licks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one lick 10,000 times".... it works pretty damn well. @@tunod-

@tunod-

5 ай бұрын

@@Ozarkwrestler Still, no. Guitar or any instrument for that matter is a language. You don't learn a language with just 1 word or sentence. But hey keep riding that rainbow

im a guitar teacher and whenever soemine asks me to recommend a teacher on youtube i always suggest yoiu. no hype and very well made lessons.

I do lots of things poorly. Too many great YT guitar videos to choose from. One YT teacher refers to this as "trying to drink from a fire hose". Now I'm going to really try and focus. Thanks for all the great lessons Justin.

All I can say is Thank you very much for that advice. I am 76 years old and I wish I would have learned that concept long ago. It's not only good for guitar ,..... it's good for all kinds of things in life. Thanks again . LaMar Kemp

You hit the nail in the head. What more is there to say that’s me in a nut shell. I want to play every song after 6 months of playing and find it impossible.

I love Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks songs!! Crazy hard! Lindsay Buckingham is a beast. Got Rhiannon and Gold Dust Woman down! Moving on to The Chain. Your lessons are awesome Justin!!! 🥰🥰🥰

@seanbaines

Жыл бұрын

I hear yah. 'Landslide' is killin' me! :)

That was a great video! I thought it was just me. I went through a spell recently where I was losing interest, because it just wasn't fun anymore. I was eating my broccoli. Was trying to learn Dorian and Mixolydian and it was work. For a couple of months, I didn't want to pick up a guitar. I learned that every once in a while you need some Cat Scratch Fever or Roadhouse Blues. Your video was a huge breath of fresh air, and made me realize it isn't just me. Thank you.

literally straight up sage-level wisdom that can apply to every medium of art!

I’m the same way, I would love to play all styles of guitar but I love the blues so that’s what I’m pursuing.

Thanks!

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com

Just discovered your channel and I’m so happy! I need to learn the scales along the whole fretboard until I’m able to get a teacher. I used to play a while ago, but was only taught the scales like in one place. I think it’s called “pentatonic scales”? I’m a big fan of Ghost and would love to learn to play as hard as they do.

Many wise words spoken today!

Recently bought an electric guitar with the ambition to learn Tool's, Flood, and Faith No More's, Surprise Youre Dead. This video is a reminder to focus on acquiring the right tools to get me there. Thanks.

Cool video!!

Great lesson Justin. I've been practicing your lesson on John Mayer, Who Says. And have finally got it down, love it. Wondering if you could give a tutorial on he's song, Dear Marie, as it's the same thumb & finger slap combo, but easier chords. 👍🏻

Wow Justin, I'm Italian and I do not understand perfectly all the word, verbs... anyway, I listened with pleasure and attention all yours tips and helpful suggestions. Thanks a lot from ITA. Ciao and pls, never stop teaching us!

Hey Justin, thanks a lot for your great advice. I love your lessons and I hope you make millions of dollars on YT!

Everything you say in this video is so important. I used to feel a bit disappointed with my playing till I decided to work on my rhythm and focus mostly on rock. I decided to improve the things that I really need: major and minor open chords, 7th chords, power chords, major and minor pentatonic and major and minor scales, mainly for riffs. And that's mostly all the knowledge I've acquiered so far and now I'm just working out the rhythm part of songs that I like and composing my own tunes in a similar style. And I feel much more accomplished.

Hey Justin I was wondering if you could do a beginning lesson on the song Handle on you. Been enjoying learning all beginner songs with you so far. Thank you for everything you teach us :)!

Hey, Justin. I'm currently doing your beginner course as well. And as you said we need to focus on the music which we like and find inspiring. My inspiration to play guitar is to play rock lead guitar with a little bit of John Mayer style blues. Though I don't mind learning rhythm guitar as a beginner. Learning lead guitar especially the more advanced styles seems like an impossible task to do at this point.

@Dave-bq6gy

Жыл бұрын

Hey AB_06, Justin's mate here. He never reads these comments!

Maaaan, Justin!! Yesterday was your bday and i dont say nothing to you!! Im sorry man. But i say today so, happy bday!! I hope it was a good day with your family and friends. You really help me and other people from youtube a lot. Huge hug from Santiago de Chile!!

Jimminy williers. The title of this video should simply be "How to stay in love with guitar practice." Utterly inspiring. Thanks for this.

This guy might be the most thoughtful person on KZread

perfect tutorial at the perfect time for me, so my genre i really want to do is singer/songwriter, so what techniques should i be focusing on? thankyou Justin!

I started learning guitar from Justin since 20/10/2021 and almost 2000hours sit down practice guitar still haven't fully passed grade 3,my chords and solo skills way ahead of lv5 but my theory still behind thats why I can't improvise well and can't pass lv 3,it takes a lot of time and Ive started try different guitars and amps also to feel the notes in scales on the full fretboard and learn triads and etc

@Dave-bq6gy

Жыл бұрын

I started since then and when!

Excellent “pep talk”! I struggle with direction. Even on your site, with your app, where do I begin and should I diverge from or skip certain lessons because I have a competency? I absolutely need structure and direction.

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

This is the lesson plan with all the modules listed. It can help you with your "helicopter view": www.justinguitar.com/site-map-and-lesson-structure | I would go over parts you claim to know anyway. Try to figure out if you don't have any bad habits (it's hard to unlearn bad habits later on) | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide, Approved Teacher & Community Moderator

@jimwar1890

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the feedback. Went to website as suggested. Definitely like the course level structure. Very helpful on website

Thanks for the great advice. It seems that music is like math, there is no end, it is infinite.

million dollar words ❤️❤️ it will help to build your life also..you have to release something to grab something ❤️❤️

you're clairvoyant, that's just my problem. All your videos are so good that I have trouble filtering, I'm drowning in the things I want to learn.

@Dave-bq6gy

Жыл бұрын

Keep your head above water and learn what you want! 🤭

I’m buying several of your books. I have your beginner book and your two beginner songbooks. If I buy your acoustic book and your rock book will the have some of the same songs as the two beginner songbooks? Thanks

Justin for President of Guitarland!!!

You excel at teaching, that's a greater skill than any guitar discipline.

@Dave-bq6gy

Жыл бұрын

Anyone for pedagogy?

You basically just gave a life lesson video on how to succeed in life. Bravo.

The line about wanting to play Pink Floyd and not being a shredder just hit home... that's a good simple lesson right there.

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher www.justinguitar.com

Hey Justin, Off-topic question but, is the butterfly on your headstock actually a "JG"? Also, thanks for your lessons. They're very helpful to me in my learning-again (and correct this time) process.

Can you play flamenko guitar? Do you play any other musical instruments?

Justin, I’d love to see you doing something from the likes of Bill Nelson a novel rock guitarist former Be Bop Deluxe lead & vocalist, Sunburst finish, Axe Victim Futurama etc. Paul.

I'm very comfortable playing just with my fingers, mixing the claw with strumming along with a little picking... Always using the alternating thumb as my bass.. But never a pick.. The Frye Guy..

I want to be like Guitar George, he knows all the chords.

@Maldunn

Жыл бұрын

I want to be like Gitarzan

Du bringst es auf den Punkt. Es muss Spaß machen. Schließlich heißt es ja : Gitarre spielen !

Hey Justin, any chance you could do a lesson on a Bruce Cockburn song called: Child of the Wind? You probably get tons of requests like this but it’s a gorgeous song and can’t find any lessons on KZread! I really want to learn it! Thanks!!!

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. There’s a song request board (plus 700+ song lessons) here: www.justinguitar.com/songs Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher

Hi Justin, please add Brown Eyed Girl, Margaritaville, and Sweet Caroline to your Song App. Thanks!

I’m convinced that the best musical teachers have nice hats.

absolute truth. Also, don't beat yourself up if you don't get in the chair everyday, although you really should try. I used to get all pissed at myself for not practicing, but then I learned to tell my self: Just do ten minutes of finger stretching and then you can go do "X". and I'd wind up doing two hours and really enjoying it. So, it has been really great learning from Justin (I'm 70 and I started about ten years or so ago with no experience at all.) and I still consider myself a beginner in many ways although my playing level is a really lazy Intermediate. I have no goal but to play to enjoy making music for myself. I mostly do fingerstyle now, because that is what appeals to me. If you follow Justin's course, you will suddenly find yourself playing music you only used to just sing along with the radio on. Am I any good? Nah, I suck at it, but it is okay because I enjoy what I do. As long as it's fun, you will keep doing it. The minute it becomes a chore or something you don't like doing, you are going to put your guitar down and never pick it up again. So thank you Justin And all your crew for giving me the help I needed to get going and to learn to plonk out tunes that keep my mind sharp and makes me keep going everyday. (Want to know which guitarist inspire me? Nick Drake Townes Van Zandt Gram Parsons Manitas del Plata Django Reinhardt and another dozen or so) so thanks again Justin.

Justin, would you ever make some lessons for genres like shoegaze?

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. There’s a song request board (plus 700+ song lessons) here: www.justinguitar.com/songs Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher

Im still a beginner after playing every day for 15 years. Still trying to change between "easy" open chords fast enough. After 15 years, I don’t think I will ever be able to play a single song without messing things up. I guess some people just can’t learn...

I watch Justin videos while getting ads to not learn via KZread.

I been playing for 5 months now , I really want to play the African style but to play it you have to learn arpeggios but I find it very hard what should I do?

@justinguitar

Жыл бұрын

Hey Joël, Justion doesn't have specific lessons on that but from what I'm fmailiar with, I'd say your chord work and scales as the base, just as in typical "western" music. But, you're right, often it is a mix of scales and arpeggio's There is a lot to explore about this on the website! | Check: www.justinguitar.com/advanced_search?q=arpeggio to get an idea! | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide, Approved Teacher & Community Moderator

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I'm all over the place, not enjoying it much right now. I never had much instruction. I don't feel I have ever had a good practice routine, and I always resort back to trying to learn lots of songs I want to sing and then get frustrated with the lack of abilities to do anything well on the guitar.

So many comparisons to learning jiutjitsu to a high level here too

For me it is more easy to tell you what music i don't like, don't want to play, then the oposite. And this makes advancing so much harder. You find inspiration everywhere and you don't focus one one thing. The permanent procrastination, doing a bit and much too less on to many things. :( - focus, let me find focus ;) .... Edit - How to start a war: "Bebop killed Jazz"

Yes. It is like when they thought there was only one galaxy and then recently found out there ar billions . I feel it too. Also when I see really good guitarists - stars if you like- then two things happen : I get a little discouraged for a short time and then I keep going for new successes . I realise that I play better than anybody I've heard in real life and that my goal is to feel free on the guitar. You haven't suggested a song I didn't like yet - perhaps "happy birthday" .Could be because the accumulation of them is bothering me somewhat .

Still laughing my butt off “there’s only a few freaks in the whole of history” hahaha. Laughed so hard I had to pause the video tears of laughter down my cheeks lol. Oh man, thanks for this one!!! lol😂

I was about to practice... 3h later I see this video and I go practice 😂

hey Justin im good how about you?

Jeff Beck is not dead. God needed a harmonizer.

Do you know what's the most terrifying thing in understanding music is? Listen to the Radio and Bon Jovi is playing and think: Wow, that's a cool Chordprogression...😮

Imagine an app that uses AI to analyze videos of your guitar, detecting potential issues like buzzing strings or out-of-tune notes. With audio analysis, it could even suggest adjustments to improve your sound. So you just record yourself playing your guitar, and if there's buzzing or you are messing notes up the ai assistant could help you, now everyone could have a teacher.