Guitar Cover - Learn How to Play "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" by Jim Croce

[@ronshaw76]

You’re one solid, easy to follow, good vibe feeling teacher. I appreciate your work. Thank you. This lesson is flawless.

[@RobertsAdventure]

So much good technique here, great teaching. Rhythm, technique, counting through the progressions, the whole 9 yards. Took me back to my first lessons and all the stuff my teacher glossed over... 25 years go. Thank you!

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

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[@boycebyerly1]

Fun Tip: If you learned this, you also learned "Roller Derby Queen". No kidding, the strumming has a different feel to it, but the two songs are almost identical.

[@Oniweeki]

Thank you, great lesson. I'd had the tabs and just wasn't getting it to sound right. I love the way you go major and add the 7th and getting the groove is essential..

[@setamanaha4704]

THIS WAS A GREAT TUTORIAL - even for me although I play the keyboard.

[@isunellahalluzinosa4789]

omg you're such a great teacher! I love this song and I'm going to try it. I wish you a wonderful day!

[@bjdunnell1477]

Always easy to like guys that have spent some of their life in Minnesota! Great video by the way guy 👍🏻

[@billgates-xr9hs]

Been watching your vidios for awhile Steve you have helped me a lot thank you you’re a good teacher

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

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[@PWRetro]

This was really helpful and well done, thanks a lot!

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

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[@tonycampbell1489]

that was" awesome", man you made that so easy thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi. My pleasure! So glad to know you liked the lesson. Thanks so much for your comment.

[@discipleman07]

Great tutorial Steve! 😁

[@FLEXJR69]

I kinda bounce between the regular A and E and the 7ths on the chorus. It sounds really good to me and give some texture when I'm just playing by myself

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi. Thanks for your comment and feedback. That gives a nice rock and roll type riff sound. Glad you enjoy playing this cool song. Thanks again for commenting!

[@michaelgallagher3640]

How about a tutorial on Maury's part, that would be fun. Thx for your work Steve.

[@HathaYodel]

you're the best! you've got such a good way of conveying what mattes

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

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[@rustbeltgypsy3713]

Sweet breakdown for nuances. Thank you. Ps. Wondering if you went over rock n roll type leads in public vids..I saw you had one in the course.

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

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[@AshLonewolf]

Thank you very helpful! Love this song!

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

You are most welcome, Ashley!

[@ThePeterfernandes]

Thanks

[@jimwoltz2587]

A quality tutorial. Thanks

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi Jim! My pleasure. Thanks for your comment and happy to know you liked the lesson.

[@eMIuaN98]

Nice cover!!

[@climber7565]

Ah super, thank you!!!

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Incredible, my man! Thanks!

[@jraelien5798]

GREAT VIDEO!!! Thanks a lot man!

[@sammi5281]

Steve is awesome

[@jeffcolton2713]

you are a great teacher....THANK YOU

[@edwardhenry3158]

Great video man thank you for this all other vids I’ve watched on this song no one comes close to explaining it the way you do excellent job man it help me a lot I will subscribe to your channel keep up the good work very helpful thank you sir

[@Savantgolf]

Great job bro

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hey thanks so much for your comment. Happy to know you enjoyed the lesson.

[@EugenePanfilov]

Such a great lesson

[@ronaldjohnston3723]

Thank You Sir

[@Kachunk673]

That muting part is harder than it looks and I thought I was a decent “Muter”. lol. My ears hear it but my right hand ain’t listening. Stubborn but working on it Great lesson and thank you

[@pedaphelps]

hi steve how about doing working at the carwash blues??????

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi Mk! There are so many great songs by Jim Croce. Thanks for posting and I'll add this one to the requests list.

[@buswisnan]

thankyou

[@andreavizzon8806]

Hopper!

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

How do you keep track of your count without adding the measure number to the first beat?? (1234,2234,3234...) I would get so lost

[@MrPhillie]

Jim Croce songs are usually way out of my skill level…well they are out of my skill level. But at least this sounds fine for personal enjoyment, which Steve respects. We don’t all have to be guitar warriors to enjoy the instrument.

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi. Thanks for your comment. Glad to know you enjoy the videos. You can always pick up these songs in a few months or even years once you feel you can manage them. This is something that happens to all of us. If you are having fun we are on the right track! Keep up the good work!

[@Kevin12321]

Hey Steve. You mean 8 beats on that. Right. Not 8 measures? Seems like that’d be the whole verse

[@randomdude146]

can someone explain the strumming pattern?

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi! Strumming patterns can be quite personal and it doesn't have to be the exact same all the time. You can get a general feel of the song by doing D D DU DU. So when counting the beat (1 - 2 - 3 - 4) the first 2 Downs go on beats 1 and 2. This would be 1/4 notes. On beats 3 and 4 the Down - Ups come in and these are played in 1/8 notes. So 2 strums per beat. Again this is not always the same and you can adapt to what feels best to you. Another way you can try it out is thinking of 2 bars. On the first bar just play Down strums and on the second bar you can play DU - DU - D - D. Remember to palm mute when you only have the Down strums. Hope this helps out and answers your question.

[@randomdude146]

@@GuitarSongsChannel Thank you so much, its much more understandable now, Thank u again and god bless you.

[@charleshill9649]

Maybe good idea when using to to say "play what LOOKS like a D, play what LOOKS like a G, but to the ear they really are E and A.

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

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[@ryranthe1st]

Dam it, first time I’ve had to palm mute on my guitar but it’s a resonated so it has a metal bridge cover lol

[@mlynch1985]

👍

[@t-bone3657]

Unrecognizable - not how Jim played it at all. 😮

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi T. This is an easy version with some open chords. Originally it's played with barre chords and the blues walkup playing the P5, M6 and b7 of the chord. Thanks for your post and feedback.

[@michaelwheeler3782]

That is not a B chord it's a B7

[@GuitarSongsChannel]

Hi Michael! Thanks for your comment and feedback. And that's right it is a B7. It's actually easier to play for the people who have some trouble with barre chords, especially with the root on the 5th string. Sometimes B7 can be a bit difficult because of the skipping 2nd string.