Play 21 Songs Using 4 Easy Chords (Great for Beginners)

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Over 4 Million people have viewed my intro guitar lesson and many of them went to my lesson site to learn more. After knowing a few chords the natural question is, "What songs can I play now?" Well, here are 21 to start with but once you know the pattern you can play hundreds. No lie.
Check out all my lesson videos at: www.the-art-of-guitar.com
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  • @Schadde
    @Schadde3 жыл бұрын

    Dude, this is the most comprehensive lesson I’ve seen yet. For a beginner guitarist like myself, this video clicked a lot of things into place. Good job.

  • @soulnurse3833

    @soulnurse3833

    Жыл бұрын

    love

  • @mwfxtechnicalanalysis9136
    @mwfxtechnicalanalysis91363 жыл бұрын

    This was exactly what I was looking for. After getting my open chords down and learning to change between them I wanted something that can give me some variation and or something to actually play rather than just working through random changes. Awesome mix in here of stuff to work on in terms of rhythm and changing chord in time. Would love a video on the ones where you have given simplified versions to take them up to the next level.

  • @Doowopsid
    @Doowopsid3 жыл бұрын

    It’s been said hundreds of times below but I have to add my thanks as well for an absolutely terrific guitar video lesson. Please keep them coming. Many thanks!

  • @stephenlouden480
    @stephenlouden4803 жыл бұрын

    What am amazing teacher. I'm a beginner playing for a year or two. It's so crazy how every string in one chord, strummed differently or with different rhythms can be altered to play so many tunes. Crazier that a little time and patience each day can transform me from someone the neighbors used to curse at, to now them knocking on my door so I can play for them. Whoever is learning out there, keep practicing a little and know youll break through to another level. Thanks for the great tips and lessons

  • @xMsry7
    @xMsry74 жыл бұрын

    For the people who watched and want to revisit 1:17 - Sweet Home Alabama 2:15 - Can't you see 3:02 - You Shook Me All Night Long 3:41 - Every Breath You Take 4:42 - Semi Charmed Life 5:38 - Rockin In the Free World 6:21 - Let Her Cry 7:43 - Far Behind 9:14 - If I Could Be Like That 10:00 - Blister In The Sun 10:37 - Wonderful Tonight 11:24 - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) 12:31 - Sweet Child O' Mine 13:27 - Every Rose Has It's Thorn 14:06 - Nutshell 14:44 - The Joker 15:54 - Purple Rain 16:34 - Hey Jealousy 17:32 - Stand By Me 18:55 - I'm Yours 20:00 - Love Story

  • @keithconner9036

    @keithconner9036

    3 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @Doowopsid

    @Doowopsid

    3 жыл бұрын

    xMsry7 Thank you

  • @vapinmccloud412

    @vapinmccloud412

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the songlist! Now for beginners and alike, add these to your preferred streaming App in a new folder/playlist. Play along with them consistently as a practice tool and you'll soon be the life of any party.

  • @HelloImNotJohnnyCash

    @HelloImNotJohnnyCash

    2 жыл бұрын

    and for my new set list.... :)

  • @ericbedico8731

    @ericbedico8731

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vapinmccloud412 fn

  • @MandatoryHashTags
    @MandatoryHashTags3 жыл бұрын

    I've been playing a couple years and I have to say you are a good teacher, I wish I had found your content when I first started out.

  • @RomayPM
    @RomayPM2 жыл бұрын

    I feel I've found gold. I had listened to other guitar channels but I felt they were all missing something and they cudn't hold me. Not so this channel, this is the one for me, it has spoken to me lol. I've been playing guitar for maybe two years now but my tuition was halted by covid lockdown so really I'm pretty much self taught and there is so much I don't know. I'm a grandma but I love music and I love playing guitar and your channel is where I'll be learning from now on in. Thank you!

  • @danieldee5631
    @danieldee56312 жыл бұрын

    Just started playing the guitar again after giving up two previous times, your videos are the best and makes me want to keep going. Simple instruction and easy pace! Thank you very much!!!

  • @attilalevai7630
    @attilalevai76303 жыл бұрын

    Love your lessons, they have this easy-down to earth atmosphere which is relaxing and helps me to see what I do on my guitar in a refreshing way:)

  • @kaelinreads6748
    @kaelinreads67482 жыл бұрын

    I just bought a guitar after not playing for many years. This was a great refresher for me. Thank you!

  • @stevegoodale6161
    @stevegoodale61613 жыл бұрын

    Hey big guy, a big thank you for your time making these and showing people how to play without the hustle.respect brother👊

  • @toddgarman6732
    @toddgarman67324 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! This video has inspired me to pick the guitar up more often than I have been, love your content!!!

  • @davidyounker892
    @davidyounker8922 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for breaking it down, these are really the only chords I know so far,. When you make it so simple to learn it's hard to put my guitar down. Respect

  • @flybybaby8008
    @flybybaby80083 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely the best instructional video after having learned the basic core shapes, as it opens up a whole new world of the beginnings of individual lead playing within a cord progression. Thank you for your expounding upon the next step from strummed cords to arpeggio picking, a point in time that is explosive in the development of a persons creative individuality.

  • @craiger2399
    @craiger23993 жыл бұрын

    Man I wish I had this lesson a year ago. Learning these shapes, and the suspensions of these chords just by raising and dropping fingers, and moving the bass... so key to creating the pop sounds we all love so much. Awesome lesson!

  • @MakeAllThingsBeautiful
    @MakeAllThingsBeautiful3 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this, after less than 2 mins you have shown me and i learned it and as the entire 21 song lesson is based on the 4 chords it means you learn all the differant strumming and plenty of fills as well, this is terrific. I seen some great guys taking forever to do anything at all and treating the viewer like an 8 month old child with adhd, ok a bit extreme but i'm sure alot of us numpty's can become much better much quicker and smile for the first time in decades, thanks i'm a follower buddy

  • @SquiggyWigginz
    @SquiggyWigginz11 ай бұрын

    OK, you're going to laugh. I'm an advanced guitar player since 1976 and I approve of this message.

  • @robertpilla9407
    @robertpilla94074 жыл бұрын

    Love your channel Mike...songs us 40 somethings can relate to...I’ve finally decided to really work on playing well before I’m 50 (2 years) instead of being a so-so guy who can play the beginning of 200 songs 🤘🏻

  • @mamesushi136
    @mamesushi1363 жыл бұрын

    I play classical guitar and I have a lot of trouble playing chords, so I really appreciate this video!

  • @alfiend331
    @alfiend3312 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I'm a drummer, but I'm also a wanna-be guitarist/big 80's guy and I appreciate all the videos I've seen of you playing the great solos of the 80's. Love this particular video and how you break down all these songs to the basic chords and make it simple for guitar beginners like me. I appreciate what you do. Please keep posting. Many, many thanks.

  • @TheSilence420i
    @TheSilence420i4 жыл бұрын

    It's pretty cool for you to keep it nice and basic. When I was starting out as a beginner I tried to learn when the man comes around by Johnny Cash, and it had a complicated pattern I could grasp. I didn't have an example of a basic version for me to play, got frustrated and stopped learning it :( I'm glad that beginners can turn here and see a way for them to start off, and then a way to get better :)

  • @mattgrundy27
    @mattgrundy274 жыл бұрын

    Great job man. Would love to see more vids like this with other 4 chord songs.

  • @plukpleej8027
    @plukpleej80273 жыл бұрын

    thank you just what I need after suffering braindamage.. simple instructions , to thepoint walkthrouhs and lovely songs to play!!! good job!! greetings,BlessedBe!!

  • @Ezzrraahh
    @Ezzrraahh2 жыл бұрын

    Solid video man. I choose to focus on my top 4 favorite songs you covered and get those down. I appreciate the content.

  • @Paul-oq4ku
    @Paul-oq4ku3 жыл бұрын

    I think for a beginner to be able to actually play a song is massive; great video, thank you!

  • @wendydaisydoo
    @wendydaisydoo3 жыл бұрын

    I am so grateful for these wonderful inspiring lessons. Thank you so much!

  • @Archangel_Michaels
    @Archangel_Michaels Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing all your hard work. I'm also a guitar teacher and I like watching your videos to pick up pointers on teaching, you have an awesome technique. Rock on Mike !!!

  • @ginsmell519
    @ginsmell5194 жыл бұрын

    if i had this lesson 40 years ago i could have written and recorded all those great songs by now. thank you art-of-guitar 👏👏👏👏

  • @patocullen4085
    @patocullen40853 жыл бұрын

    just came across this incredible site and my man i applaud you for sharing your gift on how to make lessons much easier brilliant and thank you once again

  • @kurtdavidson9808
    @kurtdavidson98082 жыл бұрын

    I don’t understand why anyone would give this video a thumbs down? Why? I think it’s really helpful for people just learning to work on cord changes. Gives something basic to work on while learning and getting better. Good video bro. Keep up the good work. I am telling you it is really helpful and cool that you did that. Thanks!!!!

  • @WindyCity888
    @WindyCity8882 жыл бұрын

    I'm less than a week in, have been practicing getting through clean progessions and this video was a game changer! Thanks truly 🙏

  • @OakAthainNerin
    @OakAthainNerin2 жыл бұрын

    So positive, so awesome, so clean, so informative. Love it

  • @cathywright4138
    @cathywright41382 жыл бұрын

    You are the best teacher ever!!! Thank you for taking the time to show beginners like me how to Rock!!!!

  • @karlshuler1011
    @karlshuler1011 Жыл бұрын

    I love this video. I'm learning to play and I just really know those chords. I have lung cancer and I've been learning to play to take my mind off everything and the pain. This video is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you so much for this.

  • @mikeg.9238
    @mikeg.92383 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brother , subscribed to your channel a couple weeks ago. I'm a beginner just learning and the main type of music i'm interested in learning is Sabbath , Pantera ,Stevie Ray , AC/DC , Johnny Cash and old school traditional blues , in the style of mississippi Fred McDowell , Leadbelly , RL Burnside etc.... Thanks for making it easy to follow!

  • @twoinfla
    @twoinfla2 жыл бұрын

    Turns out, I've been playing every one of these songs for years and had no idea. awesome sauce!

  • @manuellopez9059
    @manuellopez90594 жыл бұрын

    Just started playing the electric guitar, your videos have been very helpful and makes me keep on at it. Thank you good sir

  • @peterthrower9724
    @peterthrower97243 жыл бұрын

    Excellent lesson much appreciated.

  • @ssarkees
    @ssarkees2 жыл бұрын

    This is freaking great! You are an incredible teacher!

  • @lance8167
    @lance81673 жыл бұрын

    I'm a drummer learning to play guitar and I just laughed when you said we transitioned into cuz I would just brings back memories of the band always like a just transition over not so easy for the drums now lol love your content always good professionally done

  • @darkwish210
    @darkwish210 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques.

  • @lennyyordan7151
    @lennyyordan71513 жыл бұрын

    what a great video! Thanks for such clarity and explanation. You have inspired me to be better. Appreciate it!

  • @og8343
    @og83432 жыл бұрын

    I was stuck in a rut with my progress and this video helped get me out! Thank you very much

  • @samuelgallop99
    @samuelgallop994 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video, I will always be amazed at these videos.

  • @tomgarramone5547
    @tomgarramone55473 жыл бұрын

    I use those chords all the time. Didn’t realize how many songs use and I’m sure a lot more. Great lesson. Eye opener.

  • @glenndiddy
    @glenndiddy3 жыл бұрын

    Why do I still watch these? I can play way harder songs and riffs alteady, yet something always piques my interest about these videos

  • @Liftheavypetdogs

    @Liftheavypetdogs

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m the same way. I’m always watching guitar videos on here

  • @daygofuego

    @daygofuego

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @pablol2644

    @pablol2644

    3 жыл бұрын

    reviewing humble beginnings?

  • @Jadesyoutube

    @Jadesyoutube

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Liftheavypetdogs how did you guys get good?

  • @Jadesyoutube

    @Jadesyoutube

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Liftheavypetdogs how did you guys get good, i’m trying to get good but it’s so hard

  • @richardbrodbeckbeginninggu7330
    @richardbrodbeckbeginninggu73303 жыл бұрын

    Just learning and these songs will be fun to do as I practice my chord changes. Having multiple songs to do keeps it interesting rather than just going back and forth between a couple of chords repeating it over and over. Thanks.

  • @TokyoBlue587
    @TokyoBlue5872 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good lesson. I see you are a 90s rock fan like me! This is great for me to practice chord progressions & strum patterns. Thank you for making it easier for beginners.

  • @KB-uk8fl
    @KB-uk8fl3 жыл бұрын

    what a great lesson!!!! ....thanks again Mike :) .....and Happy New Year!!!!

  • @andreeasirbeanu134
    @andreeasirbeanu1343 жыл бұрын

    I just learned my first notes with your help. Thank you so much! You are awesome Greetings from Transylvania

  • @brendahuie1958
    @brendahuie19582 жыл бұрын

    You are a fabulous teacher. So inspiring. Thanks.

  • @inayatsama6059
    @inayatsama60593 жыл бұрын

    Wow this SG is too beautiful..great sound. Thanks for sharing lessons..🤩🤘

  • @stefanmoller4376
    @stefanmoller43763 жыл бұрын

    It is amazing how many songs can be played with this few chords.....thank you and greetings from Germany👍🙂

  • @adamseymour9131
    @adamseymour91314 жыл бұрын

    Could have also included Skid Row "I Remember You" and Poison "I won't forget you"... But great selection of songs and so many more to play now! Thank you

  • @joehace3874
    @joehace38743 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, you are a great teacher.

  • @mheberling5939
    @mheberling59393 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree with you about “Jar of Flies”. Great record.

  • @rontheguitarcollector
    @rontheguitarcollector4 жыл бұрын

    Never even thought about learning most of these songs, but WOW. So glad I watched this video. We all need lessons like this from time to time so a person can realize how musical they already are. Great job!!

  • @RavensAgenda1
    @RavensAgenda14 жыл бұрын

    Dude....youre seriously the best guitar teacher on KZread or real life too!

  • @duhh.romana
    @duhh.romana Жыл бұрын

    watching these videos is making me even more excited for christmas when i get my fender strat, so excited to learn songs it’s gonna be awesome

  • @nathanmcgrath679

    @nathanmcgrath679

    Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy learning the guitar it’s a fun instrument

  • @Archangel_Michaels

    @Archangel_Michaels

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you get your guitar ? How goes the practice ???

  • @gerd2213
    @gerd22133 жыл бұрын

    Youre doing everything in the right way, so i can have a verry good time 👍Thanks a lot, and greetings from Germany🎸Gerd🎶

  • @bamafan1234
    @bamafan12343 жыл бұрын

    First I’m a member of the website and take your lessons. They are great! I literally just spent 2 hours playing all these songs with 4 chords. That is pretty cool. Also appreciate the SG seeing as how it’s what I use!

  • @DrownedSimo
    @DrownedSimo Жыл бұрын

    I love each one of your guitars dude! Also, nice videos!

  • @ianmcevoy9936
    @ianmcevoy99363 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson mate,pure fun thanks.

  • @juliodefreitas157
    @juliodefreitas1572 жыл бұрын

    Awesome lesson and thank you for sharing. ❤❤👍

  • @jadeewtf
    @jadeewtf2 жыл бұрын

    Man, honestly.... thank you for this content! I'm a returning guitar player after a 15 year hiatus - I've been browsing youtube looking for refreshers and reminders on little things that I've forgotten over the years and stumbled upon your page. I can honestly say you were meant to be an instructor, If you ever would consider doing personalized lessons online - zoom, skype, discord, whatever.... PLEASE Let me know as I've recently fell back in love with guitar and I would really like to continue expanding my knowledge and skills. However one issue I have found is: I'm just not sure exactly where I should place myself within your lesson structure seeing as I've learned some of this stuff when I was a kid, some things I naturally figured out, not that you're doing a bad job because I would recommend your videos to people that genuinely have never held a guitar... I do have 4-5 years of self taught experience so I'm not quite a beginner but not very advanced... Anyways man, hit me up with a reply or a DM, I've subscribed. Thank you for your effort.

  • @trusarmor4957
    @trusarmor49573 жыл бұрын

    said 4 chords, gave us 5 chords. this is the kind of bait and switch that i've been lookin for! SUBSCRIBED!

  • @johnbennett4986
    @johnbennett49863 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed your lesson. Can't wait to start practicing.

  • @luisvargas1520
    @luisvargas1520 Жыл бұрын

    These are so easy to learn from thanks a lot

  • @findaway2sayyes
    @findaway2sayyes3 жыл бұрын

    Such a great lesson!!

  • @JustSomeDude_.
    @JustSomeDude_. Жыл бұрын

    Good job. I sent this on to someone who is passionate about music and has always wanted to play the guitar.

  • @user-bj3oy6zq8o
    @user-bj3oy6zq8o4 жыл бұрын

    your teaching is marvellous! Thx, greetings from Austria.

  • @djabe1992
    @djabe1992 Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video brother, Thanks!

  • @ksi8276
    @ksi82763 жыл бұрын

    Amazing job. Thumbs up from Iran.

  • @lilfryy5614
    @lilfryy56144 жыл бұрын

    the first time i watched this video i couldn’t get over how beautiful that guitar is, 2 weeks later i own it thanks to you, thanks for all the great videos!!!

  • @TheArtofGuitar

    @TheArtofGuitar

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sweet!!! It's a beauty huh? I got mine because of Samantha Fish.

  • @Doowopsid

    @Doowopsid

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s obviously a Gibson but what model?

  • @matej2268

    @matej2268

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Doowopsid SG 😒

  • @MrMetz2112
    @MrMetz21123 жыл бұрын

    Love that white SG! I have a 2017 mahogany, cherry red. Love that guitar!

  • @tubbers20

    @tubbers20

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just picked up a 2014 Epiphone custom shop SG PRO with a whammy bar for 300 bucks. It's a beauty and solid mahogany body.

  • @davidmorgan5160
    @davidmorgan51603 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson, but you left out (from the hair-band genre) Skid Row's "I Remember You", and Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive", just to name a couple! Thanks again Mike, always fun to watch!

  • @jamesm.3967
    @jamesm.39673 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thank you.

  • @fuse557
    @fuse5573 жыл бұрын

    Wow dude! Your really good at teaching!

  • @jeffj318
    @jeffj3182 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Love that Flying V in the back.

  • @lyceum4177
    @lyceum41772 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Spartanburg, home of Marshall Tucker. You're a great teacher, thank you!

  • @MClark-bv9tn
    @MClark-bv9tn4 жыл бұрын

    Said before but thanks for sharing your knowledge freely I appreciate that.

  • @alecmiller5296
    @alecmiller5296 Жыл бұрын

    Great video as usual man!

  • @Starbuckeddie444
    @Starbuckeddie4443 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this 😊 oh and happy new year

  • @toddrhodes614
    @toddrhodes6143 жыл бұрын

    Love it! I knew there were a million songs that used cowboy chords but you put a butt-load of em all in a 20 minute video! Good job citizen! Rando Rules!

  • @timmcnamara6951

    @timmcnamara6951

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's no " cowboy" chords. Every body in rock uses open chords. Chords are chords, whether they're barred, or open😊

  • @kevinking2468
    @kevinking24683 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soo much - You ROCK my brotha!!!

  • @bustov75
    @bustov753 жыл бұрын

    Amazing lesson!!!! just a few chords but a lot of fun!!! thank u bro!!!!! Regards from Germany!

  • @thomasneeley4273
    @thomasneeley42732 жыл бұрын

    Awesome lesson. Thank you.

  • @curtisbogue3707
    @curtisbogue3707 Жыл бұрын

    I never liked the majority of these songs but I still had a blast with this!

  • @nagarajbn4724
    @nagarajbn47243 жыл бұрын

    Very nice and easy way of learning progression chords 😁😁😁😁thanks

  • @rocker8692
    @rocker86923 жыл бұрын

    90's had some great music

  • @rts9532
    @rts95324 ай бұрын

    IT was great! made me feel stronger in my motivation!

  • @GGMattt
    @GGMattt3 жыл бұрын

    So I initially learnt how to G with three fingers but actually now that I've practiced doing the four finger method, it actually feels and sounds better/fuller. Still need to practice the chord switching especially trying to force my ring finger to stay anchored when going from G to D or the C9 chord, most of these songs I don't really care for but it's all good practice :) I mostly like to play metal songs though but the chords are really useful and helps the fingers get stronger. Thanks for the free lessons

  • @JK-wt5cq

    @JK-wt5cq

    3 жыл бұрын

    3am is similar in chords

  • @StaleNachos

    @StaleNachos

    2 жыл бұрын

    The four finger G is best for GCD, the three finger G best for GCF progressions for economy of motion and speed, just BTW

  • @suminshizzles6951

    @suminshizzles6951

    2 жыл бұрын

    That 4 finger G is used in a few songs that i think you might like. Wish you were here by pink floyd. Wonderwall by Oasis. Alice in Chains also uses that 4 finger G a lot but they tend to drop all strings down a halfstep. AS in the low E string is now a D# (or Eb depending on how much of a technical prick want to be - at the end of the day they, D# and Eb are the same damn note) Still playing?

  • @chrisl5156
    @chrisl51564 жыл бұрын

    A really fun video. Thanks !

  • @ClassofEighty2
    @ClassofEighty22 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again for another great fundamental lesson. I still need the fundamentals.

  • @MrMetalHead1990
    @MrMetalHead19902 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this with everyone, it helps alot because I'm learning guitar. Is there any advice you can give, on chord transitioning and hand position??

  • @shredkelvin8228
    @shredkelvin82283 жыл бұрын

    Great video 🤘🏿🎸

  • @CoopDVille-rx3hp
    @CoopDVille-rx3hp3 жыл бұрын

    You are correct,sir. Every Breath You Take is about a stalker. Sting says he was surprised to learn that it had become quite popular at weddings. Although there is no subtly about the lyrics whatsoever, they're often misinterpreted to be romantic. Of course SOME people's idea of romance IS stalking,so......I suppose that,to THOSE people,the lyrics really ARE romantic.

  • @emmanuelgutierrez6306
    @emmanuelgutierrez6306 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing and I am happy that you did a collaboration with Nico Borie

  • @martyhafermann938
    @martyhafermann9382 жыл бұрын

    You are a top notch teacher 👌 Thanks

  • @waynecribb4922
    @waynecribb49223 жыл бұрын

    An awesome lesson!!

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