Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Guitar Lesson | Green Day

[@greys7734]

I love Marty Schwartz guitar lessons to get a good idea of the song, but I come to Justin's channel to truly learn a song. can't beat Justin's detailed lessons or his awesome alternative lyrics! Also, I'm a visual learner and I love the additions of a guitar tab and strumming diagram! Thanks man!

[@dillpickle2835]

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[@dillpickle2835]

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[@guitarist_gamer]

thtey should do a crossover

[@CHOPPA78]

I started with Andy guitar then progressed to marty then when I got a bit better for some more detailed songs came here 😊

[@Jaymueller22]

I dont really like what ive seen of martys lessons. Just never seems very accurate on transcribing.

[@marciolabio]

I absolutely love when Justin changes the lyrics of a song to match the chord he's playing :')

[@cherrycoke106]

Would no exaggeration listen to an album of covers where he does that.

[@kedorino5244]

Yah that's very impressive

[@RunningWithScissors765]

Sometimes it ends up being quirky and makes some of the lyrics pretty funny too...

[@MattsInTheBelfry]

It's a bit in Family Guy

[@roger6599]

I know what the “F” you mean😱

[@davidflint12]

This song has a very special to me especially after my 24 year old son passed away 11 years ago. Memory of mine watching a Seinfeld episode together where they used this song.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Sorry for your loss Dave. Best wishes to you. J

[@davidflint12]

@@JustinGuitarSongs Thank you Justin. God gives also. The day before his passing one of my four daughters gave birth to my first grandchild, a boy. That event gave my son Eric a reason to come by and visit us all at the hospital. The next morning Eric unexpectedly passed away. The last thing Eric said to be before he went home after visiting his sister in the hospital was I love you. Thank God

[@Tropicalpisces]

I wish your son peace and rest in Heaven. 😪

[@allahspreadshate6486]

That profoundly moved me. My very deepest condolences.

[@johnburke4852]

@@davidflint12 We lost our son unexpectedly as well, there are no words to describe the pain. This song reminds me of my son too, my heart goes out to you. Justin, thank you so much for this lesson, you have no idea how much healing you can do with your teaching. Keep up the great work, I love your videos!

[@Saladking07]

Justin is no doubt the best teacher out there on KZbin.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Not only on KZbin. Check the entire website for thousands of goodies: www.justinguitar.com Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher

[@justinguitar]

So about this blue... I'm really not digging using the green screen thing any more - it's driving me a bit mad and I think it looks a bit crap too... so trying this blue sheet (paper backdrop) and I think it's looks ok... it's just to tie me over until I'm back in my studio in July... what you think - this blue or go back to the fakey screen using the green screen chroma key thing?

[@rtock]

This blue

[@Thomalom]

The blue sheet is great :)

[@robertyoungie]

I prefer the blue. I found the greenscreen a little off putting/distracting, like it was too manufactured - no longer a natural sit down and play :)

[@Peter_Jenner]

Yeah the blue looks pretty good.

[@techdad5606]

I prefer the real studio instead of green/blue screen

[@nyacoustics8373]

Justin always gives the best tips!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Thanks! :)

[@andyreynolds4465]

Another excellent video as always Justin. You make the Guitar more accessible and enjoyable for everyone, thanks for all you do.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

My pleasure!

[@rachelhibbert4891]

Finally a good "Good Riddance" Guitar lesson! Thank you sooo much Justin!

[@robinbhairam7508]

..... and if you were ever wondering why you spend all that time on those Justin 1 min changes, look no further than the ‘old faithful’ version Em to G with a metronome! Another brilliant ‘wax on, wax off’ moment - bringing the practice to life! Thanks again Mr Miyagi!

[@davidedie1518]

I have been playing this one for a while just using the strumming pattern. Now thanks to you, I shall work on the picking pattern to make it much more interesting. As always, thanks Justin!

[@aidangodfrey6454]

Other guitar teachers on KZbin will show you just the chords and strumming pattern then proceed to demonstrate it to you with all the intricacies of the picking without explaining that, whereas Justin teaches you all the nitty gritties. My fave online guitar teacher by far

[@alexcrayfish]

I think the hammer on the a string (he does it in every live version) adds a very simple but effective flavor to the song.

[@gurpritbhaker3365]

Excellent Justin! I got your song books for Xmas and it has helped massively. Thank you.

[@bh8365]

Thanks. This has been a sentimental song for me because years ago my nephew and I would sing just the snippet "I hope you had the time of your life". Only years later did I know it was by Green Day.

[@daniellehouillier1113]

agreed he is a great teacher....his way to teach just make the learning easier ...

[@StarOnTheWater]

Thank you! This is such a special song for me because I relate it to a certain time in my life (as does everyone, probably? 😅). I never knew it was so eeeeeeaasyyyy ! Yay, awesome! ❤️ I did my own fingerpicking/strumming-something on this because I can't use a pick.

[@forrestwheeler916]

Justin is the best teacher so clean and honest. He is a good singer too I enjoy when he uses the harmonica also. He is a 60s 70s kinda guy .. thank you Justin . I learned guitar from you videos

[@CleatSurfer]

Great lesson, Justin. It's easy for someone to say you're the best teacher on KZbin. Well, I haven't seen them all, but you certainly stand apart from the ones I've seen. The reason is your focus on timing. You always talk about it make it a part of the practice. Copying what a teacher is doing is ok, but when you slow down and practice, it's so important to be able to practice it right. Thanks so much.

[@Esse70R]

... and another new great lesson for improving ! Thank you so much, Justin. Such a high quality fun. 😉 Oh ! Yeaaaaah...

[@johnoswald9143]

Been learning from Justin for more than a decade and I can't thank you enough sir for all of these fantastic lessons. Green screen, blue sheet, I remember you just sitting on the floor, either or, its all fantastic stuff. Thank you.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Great to hear! Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide [ www.justinguitar.com/ ] & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum

[@Becker333]

Best guitar song teacher on the internet….Thank you

[@rafayrehman5269]

Was waiting for this! Thank youu

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@rafayrehman5269]

Ofcourse!! I enjoy everything you post on your channels and website.

[@FxnWaySheGoes]

First song i learned and im able to play completely pretty well!! Great song for beginners, you learn alot here!

[@timdecker6063]

I'm about to go try it out but it looked like, besides the more complex strumming pattern, I saw a couple chords in there I haven't seen before (e sus7 I think he said) and the trick to mute the thinnest string. They all seem like they would be good to learn. I'm still very new and I feel like I'm real close to a breakthru in understanding how to play. I'm sure learning this will be very helpful.

[@alicethompson5771]

Justin is a total legend, i learnt this song with a different youtuber (god knows why i strayed in the first place!) and then came to this video to see if there were any extra tips and all of Justin's tips and descriptions have made it so much easier to play well!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Glad it helped. Over 600 song lessons + more here: www.justinguitar.com/songs Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide [ www.justinguitar.com/ ] & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum

[@alicethompson41]

@@JustinGuitarSongs I'm all signed up! :)

[@MrArmageddonflame]

I was learning just this song and boom here it is, you read my mind Justin.. thanks a ton for the cool lesson..

[@j.a.s.1416]

Justin is back singing 🎸🎵🎶 Good stuff.

[@alexandracagol6191]

I almost had a heart attack until the part you show how a beginner can play it 😂🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 but wow, it's such a beautiful strumming! So different!

[@ivanperica3731]

Simple precise and short. And the rest is on our side with practicing it. For advanced players you give some spicy things to figure out. Your style of the lessons is the best!! WOrks wonders for me thank you!!!

[@RaffLagatta]

I've had this song on my backburner for a while cause I've hated picking strings but I think you've made it a lot easier with this video. Basically you're picking the strings while still kinda strumming! Awesome tutorial. Thanks!

[@ScottBoyd-w2z]

That little D trick is amazing going to be adding that in 🎉🎉

[@adi_mrok]

Fingers crossed my another number for JustinGuitar Community Open Mic! Thanks Mr J!

[@skywatcher4602]

Love how you sang what we need to do ! Thank you ! 💖

[@jwilko4070]

Good job Justin time guitar guides

[@Stephenpettitt198]

Love these tutorials Justin you’re picking great songs to teach. Even though I felt like I knew how to play these songs already there’s always more to learn. Any chance you could do where is my mind by the pixies at some point? Kind of fits in with the genre of songs you’ve been doing lately. Cheers

[@jimbrennan2201]

Thanks Justin, love this song! I am learning via your app and making good progress.

[@DavidRFIT]

I remembered the lyrics a bit differently.

[@kane29842]

Me: should go to bed. Have to work in the morning. Justin: no

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

nope :)

[@xmatto79]

You Justin are simply great! Your way of teaching is clear and easy to understand. You are the best, man!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Glad you think so! Cheers 😊 | close 2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide [ www.justinguitar.com/ ] & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum [ justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php ]

[@deb02111979]

Amazing teaching style..i have been listening and learning from you for several years now.....thank you..👌

[@MusicMan121]

Hahaha, the chord change lyrics always crack me up! Justin is such a legend in the guitar tuition world.

[@gurpritbhaker3365]

Get the books from Andertons in UK. I’m sure Amazon won’t mind!!!

[@ssteveo68]

I found my new way to memorize chord progressions. A C stuck in the D. Awesome 😎

[@charass1]

cant believe I've never subbed before. so here we go Justin. Thanks for all the lessons. always easy to understand and very accurate interpretations.

[@sachavanweeren9578]

Thanks Justin. Another great video. You fill in the missing bits that I was looking for in this great song.

[@safourasalami]

Greatest Guitar 🎸 Teacher !! Thank you so much ! 🙏💕

[@officialwillieg2001]

Brilliant lesson

[@DecodingPackets]

Drill: 1. Justin uploads a video 2. Get notification 3. Place a Like 4. Watch the video 5. No regrets ever!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

:)

[@Ron_Ventura]

Sounds about right.

[@LPfanmichael]

thank you sooo much for doing this song!

[@Esse70R]

Yeaaaaaaah, Baby ! It's Justin time ! Just Yeaaaaaaah...

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Yeaaah!

[@Esse70R]

@@JustinGuitarSongs -;) 🤣

[@dougbreitmayer4712]

Blue paper for me, Justin. Thanks for the lesson!

[@stephenlouden480]

you've taught me many songs from beginning to end and I'm eternally grateful. I was the gut who always said I corps never learn guitar all enough to play around people and now, many times people call me to ask me if I could hang out in a group to liven up the party by playing some tunes here n there. it's very encouraging knowing that thorough quality lessons and dedicated daily practice, we can achieve whatever dream we have! Thank you Justin for the massive im0act you've had on my playing and I look forward to only progressing more. Good luck and God Bless you 🙏 you're the man

[@Phi_MD]

As YT should be, came for the song, stayed for the host. Great job dude, this is going to be the second song i ever learn in its entirety and you are knocking it out of the park with your explanations and honest rundown of the different strumming techniques. Not too technical, not to sophomoric. Cant wait to learn more from you. Cheers brother, have a sub on me.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Thank you, mate. I appreciate your message and subscription and wish you a great guitar journey!

[@lavarball3265]

I can’t even lie Justin, I’m just gonna do the picking pattern you said not many would notice. It’s just a lot easier for the tempo of the song. It’s hard for me to get my pick all the way back to the top

[@Brewer_]

I started learning this yesterday during stage 2 of your course. Get out of my head!

[@thelorax7704]

Thanks Justin. I have a subscription and I really like your course. This was the song I wanted to learn next. Nice surprise to see it here. I really like this song and am looking forward to learning it. Thanks again! Cheers.

[@charlietwigg5139]

I really enjoyed the lesson. I'm working toward picking...but my little finger anchored on string 1 makes it harder to maintain a rhythmic wrist-strumming motion. Thanks

[@davedemers7293]

Nice. Working on Here comes the sun which has great strum/pick techniques too and this is a cool (and frankly much easier) tune for it. "Just like strumming not picking"

[@andy_182]

high E string is actually in the song in the final chorus / outro

[@michelocalmetlecca3727]

Linda canción. Gracias .🎸🎼👏👏👏👋

[@nitin_puranik]

Great lesson, Justin! Thanks. I like C instead of Em.

[@ciscokidkid6580]

Dude you are awesome.

[@CUMBICA1970]

This is one of those songs that urges you to grab a guitar ASAP. As I did rightly so. Great lesson as always.

[@bills.4242]

love this! thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!

[@magicposters]

Hey Justin great lesson as usual. Could you please at some point do fall at your feet by crowded House?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Request noted | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide

[@davids5080]

Lmfao "a C chord learned in G" made me laugh so hard! Thanks Justin, perfect timing, I just added this song to my list to learn last night and here we are!

[@madisonlowe8590]

Great video, thank you!

[@EZBrewMn]

Blue is cheerful. BTW...great lesson!!!

[@dpk.2011]

Thanks for the wonderful video sir

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Most welcome Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum

[@CHOPPA78]

To Anyone whos just learning it is stressful at the start but keep on it you will succeed seems impossible at times but your perseverance will pay dividends and you will soon wonder what you were stressing over but DONT GIVE UP !

[@scottrobertson9788]

Awesome lesson, cheers!

[@Tropicalpisces]

You are a gem. ☺️

[@anshupandey3001]

Thank you so much sir❤🙏🙇

[@michiganborn8303]

Back in my drinking days this was always the song cued up to let everybody know it was last call down at my watering hole. Got 13 years on the wagon come April 16th.

[@Tropicalpisces]

Super duper congratulations 🥳

[@j_mca]

Hell yeah dude!

[@picktowinCV]

congrats on the wagon!! hope it's still holding!

[@michiganborn8303]

@picktowinCV Yup, just celebrated 15 years....by cracking open an ice cold iced coffee from Starbucks 😄

[@John-yj7io]

When I first started learning songs I wanted to play them exactly as they were played, down to the last note, in exactly the same style. But now I like it more when I put my own personal spin on them. I don't, for example play Blackbird as McCartney did. It sounds similar but not exactly the same. In this case, I believe BJA was just jamming out a tune, not worrying being precise.

[@barrypatterson1262]

Justin, any chance you can teach us a few Sixto Rodriguez songs? Thanks

[@StarOnTheWater]

Oh my god, please!

[@deanhambry5208]

Great job again mate……..I do think when the D gets sussed? If that’s the right word? It sounds like Dixie Chicks “Closer to Fine”

[@maorshemesh6274]

Hey Justin It would be lovely if you can make video for guns and roses patience, i mean up to date ;) and lesson of apreggio Thank you

[@bitaragkarki8411]

Please make tutorial video on green day when its time

[@theethanandgarrettshow7247]

Hey if you get a chance can you do one on Gary Alans “Life ain’t always beautiful” I want to learn this for my Dad. Thank You

[@Passer7by]

Can someone explain what and how he does this D variation at the end for song to sound more interesting? Great video!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Hi Passer7by. There are several useful lessons to help you on the website. D-shape Chord Explorer: www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/d-shape-explorer-cs-100 Open Suspended Chords: www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/open-suspended-chords-ch-370 Cheers :) | close 2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & JG Forum Mod [ justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php ]

[@Passer7by]

@@JustinGuitarSongs awesome thanks!

[@salvatorecorona6156]

Good guy!

[@budweisera3]

Any tips on the little pattern of different Ds right at the end?

[@bluestough]

Cool, Justin

[@ciccorilla]

Nah, this blue is too sterile, the green screen is far better. But nothing beats the studio. Great channel mate. Cheers from Australia.

[@aaronlocksmith4645]

You're very cool brother.

[@zandrog]

I can't find any good lesson about the guitar solo of "up to my neck in you" by AC DC. Would you do it for us?? 🙏

[@Nagzzzski]

Need some more advanced firgerstyle!! 😁😁

[@caldog3012]

Hey mate. Any chance you could do a lesson for "True Blue" by John Williamson?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Make or vote for song lesson requests on this page: www.justinguitar.com/songs Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum

[@frankammiro9630]

Great lesson. Thank you, but I do have a question. In the Guitar Tab that appears in the video for the G chord and the Em chord, it shows string 5 as not being played. Was that just a "typo" on the tab?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Hi Frank. On the G chord, Justin is muting the A string entirely so even if the plectrum brushes it in a strum motion it doesn't sound. The pattern though is all about the 6th string bass note then the picked pattern on strings 2, 3 and 4. Similarly with the Em though string 5 isn't muted and may get lightly brushed with the pick. But it is again all about the 6th string bass note then those middle strings. Cheers | close 2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & JG Forum Mod [ justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php ]

[@hthytrgh]

Do you know why you do NOT mute the high e at the start :D

[@sir7544]

Getting the strumming right in this song is so hard😦

[@AJ_AJ.]

Are you using an amp with a little distortion to get the acoustic guitar to sound like this? What do you do to get it to sound this way?

[@Lothnar5070]

Is there a best type of acoustic guitar to play this great track? Or does it matter?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

It doesn't really matter, I even play it on an electric ;) | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant

[@Lothnar5070]

@@JustinGuitarSongs Ah right, about to buy a new guitar so this helps a lot thank you :)

[@Aashishkebab]

The pre-chorus is E minor, D major, C major, G major. Not C add 9. Just look at Billy playing it, you can see his fingers.

[@111hacki]

Another Ukulele Lesson please.

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

You forgot to mess up in the beginning and say "F$&K"

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Actually I didn’t but decided to cut it :)

[@Beets82]

I came here to say this ha ha

[@Razvan199736]

I have a question. Is it half step down tuning?

[@mickkeim4142]

Hi Justin, do you know anything or have any thoughts on the Spark Guitar Amp?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

There's been some discussion in the forum. Forum regular Majik has one and gives a good review here: justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php?topic=47747.msg432181#msg432181 Cheers :) | close 2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & JG Forum Mod [ justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php ]

[@tesm_jsf]

Hey could I mute the last string with my left pinky in the chord instead of my right pinky? I’m finding it difficult to do the old faithful strumming pattern while muting it with my right pinky

[@whipflash191]

I cannot for the life of me manage to mute with my pinky and up strum nicely for that more messy sound when picking out the notes