Learn 30 Popular Songs Using ONLY 4 Chords (G Em C D)!

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Time for part 2 of THIRTY 4 chord songs on guitar! These songs use the most common chord progressions on guitar, with the most useful strumming patterns that every guitarist should know! As we approach the latter half of these tunes, you'll notice some extra things pop up, as we increase (slightly) in difficulty!
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Hey Soul Sister Guitar Tutorial, Train - • "Hey Soul Sister" Easy...
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Let It Be Guitar Tutorial, Beatles - • The Beatles "Let It Be...
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All I Have To Do Is Dream Guitar Tutorial, Everly Brothers - • "All I Have To Do Is D...
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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Mixing it up
9:11 - ALMOST 4 chord guitar songs
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[@brtvndnbrnd]

Part 2: 15 songs 00:27 Good riddance - Green Day 01:50 Hey soulsiter - Train 03:20 Someone like you - Adele 04:35 Let It be - Beatles 05:24 You're beautiful - James Blunt 06:44 D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin 07:59 Octopus garden - Beatles 09:11 Snow hey'oh - Red Hot Chilli Peppers 10:24 Fast car - Tracey Chapman 11:14 Country roads - John Denver 13:04 I'm yours - Jason Mraz 14:14 All I have to do is dream - Everly Brothers 15:23 When I come around - Green Day 16:18 Unchained melody - Righteous Brothers 17:59 Wonderful World - Sam Cooke

[@theolombard7396]

a Big thank you, James. Enjoyed the 30 days. I have learned so much. My confidence is up as I'm getting almost all you showed us in the past 30 days. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos enjoyable and understandable. Great work, and the best part is that one can review the past 30 days. Much appreciated.

[@originalfacefilms]

Great job you two!!🎉 Thank you for this great set of videos!!😊

[@steveroberts9792]

Hi James, from the UK. This series of courses has been just what I needed. You pitched it all just right and your easy friendly manner and careful explanations were most welcome. I’ll need to revisit quite a few of the series to get into shape (more views for you) but keep up the great work! I’ll continue to check out your content for sure. Thanks for really helping me on my way!

[@dannymcintyre5592]

Hi James, my name is Danny , I live in the UK I'm disabled but iv had a great time looking forward to your series 30 in 30 . I'm going to enjoy replaying your series

[@wuzzdaddy68]

Thank you for being always inspiring. I’ve been encouraging my wife to strum with me as I learn to play guitar (using your online lessons which are great) and she has finally agreed. 🎉🎉

[@LitchfieldParkFamily]

Awesome to learn these 4 chord songs! Thank you! 🎶🎸

[@raymster8450]

Awesome, just seen this, will be going thru all. Great that you have a fantastic helper! Wonderful to see ya'll having fun and sharing skills. 😀

[@marcoinnocenti8643]

Solid man. Thank you for putting these together.

[@wildalbalass4867]

Brilliant. Love it. Great stuff. Saving this. Huge appreciation from a 64yr old newbie. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@aus-rider]

Thanks for all those songs James, brilliant and it’s great to see Christina on the channel again 🤛👌

[@AbhinandanSood7]

Thanks for the video. Really really helpful.

[@archiemcelmury3130]

Thank you so much..Happy Holidays!

[@lindasprenger4383]

This is so helpful. Thank you! Enjoy following. You make it much easier to grasp.

[@lenadonise7661]

Thankyou that was very very gd. Love them all. Wish you had more sheets to show with songs that had lyrics as well as when to change chord progressions during every song. ❤❤❤❤😊

[@larryrichards3668]

Thank you both very much.

[@kevinmccormick354]

You guys are great!! What a talented and lovely couple! Thanks very much!

[@chriskoh4919]

Thanks man…your chords are so easy to follow!

[@norbertkaminski5991]

Nice another segment thank you ❤

[@MeR-md1jq]

Thanks guys. I enjoyed this.

[@philbobzien4382]

Awesome ! what a finale, enjoyed each day, learned a lot. I'll be able to use the series as a resource for my practice sessions. Top notch teaching skills. The E books also a great resource too. The Led Zeppelin - D'er Maker was a bit of a surprise too. Thank You.

[@mesf-m]

Hello James, thank you so much for these amazing resources! I do really enjoyed the past 30 days. Thanks to your wife as well. Greetings from Portugal

[@danielrenaud3985]

Love hearing y'all harmonize

[@patrickblondin3579]

Hey. I just watched your 2 videos 30 songs with just 4 chords. Excellent! I am an amateur guitar player who hasn’t played guitar in years. Decided to dust the guitar and start slowly. After watching these videos, you got me hooked again. Many thanks. And congratulations on these videos. I just discovered your channel. I subscribed and will be looking for other great videos you have done.

[@donaldwalls5809]

You two are great!

[@user-jr1bw5os9d]

Thanks for sharing I’m learning almost 5 months learning a lot

[@MugabiRita-qt9ir]

Thanks for sharing

[@bang-anpage-et1130]

This is the easiest way to learn guitar so far..thank you to both of you

[@robandangie7775]

Brilliant. Thanks for sharing!

[@Good_Guitarist]

No problem! Cheers

[@ralphwicks8450]

Great job! I think she did a great job also!

[@PSFILMS01]

Thank you again 🙏

[@geralynpalacol9295]

🎉🎉🎉WOW, GREAT JOB you two❤️❤️. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@Good_Guitarist]

Hello Geralyn, you're so welcome!

[@juditharmstrong6267]

Love all the songs

[@gtsipejr]

You guys do a great job teaching these songs on guitar. GT

[@TonyD-qr5ql]

Excellent series, much appreciated. Couldn't help but notice that Christina is playing a Larrivee Parlor guitar; just bought one like that for my wife, she loves it. Fine little guitar.

[@Good_Guitarist]

yes we got it second hand and it come on countless trips with me. it's a good traveling guitar

[@stephaneariyain4582]

Magnifique, merci beaucoup cordialement

[@paul_devos]

Does anyone know if it's possible to play these in a "key" lower? if that's the wording for it. For some of us who are more "baritone" many of these Pop songs are tougher to sing. Is there a solution like that for those of us who aren't as proficient in the higher vocal ranges?

[@jmullany]

Before I started watching the 30-day series I already knew a bunch of open and bar chords. But in my arrogance, I just watched and didn’t actually try to do many of the exercises. Well, when day 30 came around I could not even keep up with the most basic songs. So…I’m back at day 8 and this time I am really putting in the work. For me, my biggest take away is to really practice the silent switching, and especially the strumming patterns, and the hidden gem…work with a metronome! Hopefully, by Valentines Day I’ll be where I should have been on Jan 31. Thank you, James. You are a wonderful teacher.

[@Good_Guitarist]

Hi John, thank you for this detailed comment. You are very welcome.

[@dilamani]

Wow.. thanks a lot for this tutorial

[@Good_Guitarist]

You are most welcome

[@user-hm8wz4vp8l]

This is the best video i have ever seen i am set for songs for life haha

[@ponzee22]

Thank you so much for these two videos that was so fun for me a 41 year old guitar novice. New sub.

[@Good_Guitarist]

Very welcome! happy to have you aboard

[@gerd2213]

Hallo Ihr Beiden, auch von mir ein ganz herzliches Dankeschön für die vielen, vielen Bemühungen, uns so umfangreich und trotzdem immer so freundlich, die Liebe zum Gitarrespielen beizubringen! 🫶 Meine große Bewunderung aber auch für Deine bezaubernde Frau, die Dich toll auf der Gitarre begleitet und super schön mitgesungen hat!👏💐 Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland.🎸 Gerd

[@LunaSky381]

❤🎉

[@LMacNeill]

Quick note about Country Roads -- if you put a capo on the 2nd fret, you can play it in its original key, while still playing only G, C, Em, D (and the F that one time in the bridge).

[@Good_Guitarist]

Yes that's true! Thanks for chiming in!

[@sdvalbom1]

Hi guys just wanted to leave here my deep appreciation for your videos and I wish I had internet when I first started playing the guitar....I had jumped from the violin to the guitar and I was pretty much self taught..anyway I started a band in the late 90s, recorded and had some cool concerts....after I served in the army my band broke up and later on I had an accident and cut and damaged some nerves on my left had so this means after all these years I still find useful what you do since I'm starting over again from scratch...thanks again. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@saarza9991]

God bless you❤

[@captainsupreme3913]

11:34 country roads loved that❤ just like in the kings men movie

[@danielrenaud3985]

Love y'all together

[@Cliffboy1000]

James can you put something together for Bob Dylan's greatest song (for me) its Missisippi from his Essentials album keep doing what you do,greeting from the UK

[@19Pol85]

The Chords for "Let it be" are different on the Original wit Am and F and some additional tarnsition chord or some in Intermezzo like Bb. The foor Chords sound ok, buts is it just a simple Version extra for this video?

[@danielrenaud3985]

Your wife got pipes...what a treat

[@jenniferkohlwes1668]

Give the newbies a mashup medley of Blues Traveler Runaround and Sister Hazel All For You (originally recorded in key of Ab, but G works). Also Semisonic Closing Tine.

[@ranjithkumara6888]

HI James....wonderful time with your wife and greetings from Sri Lanka

[@connylukey2068]

Do you the chords and lyrics for the part one songs

[@johnpulwers680]

Where can I see a list of the 30 songs?

[@lensteyaert6151]

If I'm not mistaken on the last song, Wonderful World it's G C G C D G instead of G C G C G D. But Thx for the 30 songs... Great help

[@mkritzler]

ditto - I believe you guys play it correctly, but its just that the chords on screen are mixed up. Great job on the video!

[@Nate_doggy_dawg]

Ditto goes better with Unchained Melody.

[@Reshka68]

cool

[@gunit6815]

man I wish I could play like that. I always seem to mute strings can't stop looking at the frets and counting strings

[@internationaldirector2917]

God bless you both.

[@Good_Guitarist]

Thank you very much.

[@johnnyrandom100]

Big up to Wifey. well done girl.

[@ke8568]

Do you have available downloadable pdf format of these songs with chords? Or books available?

[@Good_Guitarist]

Hey Ke, unfortunately, I have had to comply with copyright law and had to take down all of my charts :( you can find the charts I made for sale though on musicnotes.com.

[@discol76]

Great couple of videos. I'm a total beginner. What does the "R" mean on the strum patterns. Thanks for the videos. Subscribed

[@darryldoesit966]

wow, i didnt notice any "R"s, but usually in music that means "REST"...like a quick stop...or a quick pause.

[@discol76]

@@darryldoesit966 Found out it means only play the Root note of that chord.

[@onehundredpercentfire2086]

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[@michaelansel6835]

Another version you teach of this song has a capo on the 4th fret. Is one version better than the other?

[@Good_Guitarist]

That version is in the original key. This one might be more beginner-friendly.

[@wattpadfanfiction6786]

I'm going back to this after I practice my strumming. I'm so lost lol

[@Good_Guitarist]

Hopefully this helps you stay on track...

[@stringman509]

Are they all in original key ? Thanks colin

[@Good_Guitarist]

Hello, no, they are not. This was an example of what you can do if you only know 4 chords. I hope that provides some clarity to you. Thanks, James

[@user-dz6wv7wt8s]

Not getting emails from. And I did check junk. 😊

[@frankrtt3808]

Thank you for not only teaching the chords, but also show the strumming pattern. So much fun to learn the songs! Hope to see more videos. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@Good_Guitarist]

More to come! Thanks for tuning in!

[@07onthelevel]

this is great . . . . . . FYI... with glasses on you look like Emma Stone :)

[@Pwecko]

I find playing guitar at this level easy. My problem is I can't sing. It sounds OK in my head, but it comes out like grinding gears on an old bus.

[@Good_Guitarist]

As someone who has never identified as a "good" singer myself, it is not really a necessary skill. I mean these songs are so nice to play with others that someone else ends up singing anyway! Also - you always sound worse to yourself.

[@lucyfuir6386]

Practice practice practice. Hit a note on your guitar and try to match it with your voice. The same way you would tune to ear.

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[@enricofugazzi5206]

Now you should change thename of the channel to Good Guitarists. There are two of you..

[@Mikealvarez100]

Calling James Blunt a one hit wonder🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jdstan9650]

Dude, your left hand needs to chill...every stupid gesture looks like you're going to hit your spouse in the face.

[@pavoltoman4632]

Don't sing dude🙏🙏🙏

[@kamalinden]

Although I appreciated your inspiring me to add some new covers to my cover list, Eagle Eyed Cherry's "Save Tonight" is NOT in that key, and you left out the F. I went to Guitar Tabs. It is Am F C G. I wanted to see if I could transpose down 2 steps to do your G version and no. With smaller hands, I just play an F5 power chord, or in some cases, an F7. But, I am glad you reminded me of this song I loved so much. As a singer, you have to also sing in a key that suits your voice. The original in Am is PERFECT for me. "Go Your Own Way" is in D, and there is a Bb and F involved. Personally, I would take it down a half step with capo 1, Play it in E, leaving one with the chords staying close to each other: E B A for the verse, and C#m A B for the chorus (power chords). Or even better, Capo 3: Verse: D A G and Chorus: Bm G and A. I'm going to write up that version now! I can sing Fleetwood Mac for sure. www.kamalinden.com

[@peterkasasi3311]

Great i have really enjoyed. YOU taught me what a chord progression is and has really really really! changed alot. Asante sana