How to play 'Closer To Fine' by The Indigo Girls

[@LJMarkland]

OMG- thank you so much! This has been my “carrot” song! I’ve been playing about a year and a half and thanks to you I can finally learn this great song!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Lisa - my best to you and have fun with it! Shane

[@sandracloutier8230]

Great to see some Indigo Girls tutorials! They're incredible guitar players! They deserve way more recognition and to be played on Indie ,rock,folk and even country stations... So glad your are teaching this song ! I knew it already but you clarified a couple details. Great job! We 'll take more!!!!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Sandra - The Indigo Girls are truly great. Cheers! Shane

[@garyobermayer949]

Best instructor I've come across on YT.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Gary - my best to you! Shane

[@cindysavino2498]

Dude, you are the best teacher out in the vastness of the internet. Thank you so much for posting these!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Cindy - greatly appreciated. Shane

[@patrickjones2735]

Really brilliant lesson. Been wanting to play this since 1991.now I'm getting there. Thank you 🌟

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Patrick. Have fun with it. Shane

[@christopherkillian6579]

This is fantastically done. My guitar skills are not yet up to speed enough to play it though. But working on it has REALLY improved my overall skillset. Really appreciate how you broke everything down.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Chris - very glad it worked for you. Keep at it. Cheers! Shane

[@debwebwilliams]

I have been trying to learn this off and on for years and now, thanks to you, I got it. This is much easier than what I was doing!!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Fabulous - very happy to hear that Deb. My best to you! Shane

[@maggiecarpenter4988]

I like this show about the guitar and playing it and learning about it. I'm an older person getting back into it.

[@blotzphoto]

This is my favorite song of all the songs ever singed! I just started playing (with an excellent teacher,) and it was really cool to watch you lay it out. Thanks!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Lou! Shane

[@colbygill4917]

Well... I’m playing this song for graduation tomorrow, wish me luck!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Wow - how did it go Colby? Cheers, Shane

[@leslieesparza4697]

SUCH an AWESOME tutorial. You are an incredible teacher! Well done! And thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

A big thank you Leslie - so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind words. My best to you! Shane

[@lainazack6525]

You are a phenomenal instructor! Specific and simplistic teaching. I can follow you easily. Thank you!

[@ilenecastaldo600]

Very good and easy to follow. You are the first person to get that “d11” chord right. I’ve been playing this and never thought just a d sounded right. But that is what was taught on another channel. I watched them play it and saw it looked like a c on the 3rd fret, not thinking that was really a chord and I played it and realized that is what it was! So then I checked on your channel and you also play it that way. Thanks so much! And you really cleared up the strumming for me.

[@jsw310]

After years of searching for a good tutorial for this song, I found this and it exceeds all expectations. Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Jeffrey - glad to hear that! Happy to have you with us, Cheers! Shane

[@tldrftw]

Phew, what fun!! Thanks for this wonderful tutorial, your pace and how you broke down the song, explained the chording and fingering, and worked through the parts slowly then faster was absolutely perfect. I also enjoyed when you said "good!" and I was like "thanks... wait, he can't even hear me?! but that WAS good!" :D

[@veronicapuleo1625]

You are a fantastic and encouraging teacher. Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Veronica - much appreciated and my very best to you. Cheers! Shane

[@JanaWestMusic]

I have watched hundreds of guitar "how to" videos and you - ROCK! I find your teaching style very helpful. Thank you Shane! Subscribed!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Jana - what a great comment to receive. Really makes my day. All my best to you and hope you have fun with it - Happy New Year! - Shane

[@locomotiveincoming2877]

Great! My mom’s favorite song from college. Love from VA!

[@GuitarAtWork]

That is super! It's a great song for sure. Best to you (and your Mom!) Shane

[@thekulitsduomusicandadvent9336]

Please do Power of Two:)! Such a fun guitar teacher:)! Love how you explain the chords with such gusto and clarity❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

[@chiaradalla6342]

such a great teacher❤

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you - glad you enjoyed! Shane

[@carolpierce8593]

You’re fantastic! A great teacher!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Carol - greatly appreciated. Hope you have fun with this one. It's a great song. Cheers, Shane

[@cleanriver2]

You are a great teacher. Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks for that - glad you enjoyed! Shane

[@lhiannonsidhe]

the indigo girls are one of the bands i grew up on and i was so glad to find your video since i just picked up the guitar and you make it super approachable, without removing all the flourishes that make the song sound like itself! this is the first song ive been teaching myself (very very slowly haha!) and its so exciting to start hearing the song i love in the noises im making :) thank you for the excellent videos.

[@vivianunger4428]

Thanks, this is great! So clear. You're a terrific teacher.

[@hutterha]

Thanks for your great work. This is very helpful. Very best regards 🧘🏼‍♂️🕉️🎸🎈🌌

[@esthert6416]

Where have you been?…, or where have I been? Best Guitar Lesson Ever! Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Hey Thank you Esther! So glad you enjoyed it. Lots more songs here. Have fun! Shane

[@scottadams9770]

Great song and killer lesson! Thanks.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Scott. Glad you enjoyed. Cheers! Shane

[@angeliquescarpa9433]

That was such a great tutorial!!! Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Angie! Hope you have fun - Shane

[@erinnewman3029]

You are such a great teacher! I wish I came across your page sooner. Thank you for all the time and work you put into these videos!! I am going to see what else you have right now!

[@jennifercartwright8338]

Thanks for your great teaching style! It is truly appreciated.

[@kimbeerguitar]

Great lesson! Thank you!!!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Kim - my best to you! Shane

[@lokilawson]

I don't even play guitar and I feel like I could learn to do this by watching you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Ha! Thank you Eric - that's a wonderful compliment. I hope you'll grab a guitar and start playing. Cheers, Shane

[@alyss8213]

I am just learning how to do more than on the beat 8 count strumming and this is exactly what I needed to work on that. Big thank you!

[@mitchware6218]

Excellent teaching video. Thank you.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Mitch - much appreciated and glad to have you here with us! Shane

[@cynthiataylor3839]

amazing instruction. thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Cynthia - glad you enjoyed. Cheers! Shane

[@russelleponym5781]

Beautifully clear lesson. Thank you so much.

[@lisamilley9913]

Your name..is Shane..of course it is. Haven't picked up my guitar in months. My boyfriend ..named Shane just played this song and said I should learn it and now I have to because wierd coincidences put us back on track. Thanks Shane and Shane.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Ha! Have fun with it Lisa! Shane

[@lisamilley9913]

@@GuitarAtWork Thanks again 😊

[@constanceturner871]

Fantastic!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Constance - have fun with it! Shane

[@andreapolhamus1381]

Wow, I really appreciate your teaching style thanks so much

[@ryanpayne2846]

Love your teaching style...well done

[@PurosandMusicPodcast]

Love your teaching style! I am learning this song and it’s fun. Would love to see more Indigo Girls’ songs on here if you can. You’re great! Thanks!!

[@ronaldvanveen8531]

Thanks, our band will cover this song and I it was really hard for me to find out the strumming, chord changes etc. This was extremely helpful. Superb. !!!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Very glad it helped you Ronald - hope you have fun playing it with the band - Cheers! Shane

[@Jess-wu9dx]

Thank you! I just finished learning Elderly Woman by Pearl Jam and that was a great primer to get to this song. G, C ad 9, D

[@GuitarAtWork]

Fabulous - thanks Jess - great song you mentioned. Hope you're having fun with it all. Shane

[@michelefarbman3044]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@RiaLTodd]

great work! really enjoyed this

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Maria - much appreciate the comment - glad you are having fun with it! Shane

[@jefferzone61]

No sheets link visible - the Best Buddy promo appears to us all the space, but... I am on my phone...laptop may be different...

[@nematoad22]

Thanks so much for the tutorial! I was having a hard time with the line at the end of the 3rd verse (I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper and I was free) and realized it is an extra line and has a different chord progression than every other verse: G D Cadd9 D, then for "I was free" back to G A7sus4 G. Appreciate the help with the strumming and everything else. Really useful.

[@lindadavis7621]

Your a great teacher! Thanks loving the lessons!!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Linda! Shane

[@gertvanrooy428]

I love your style! good lesson!! subscribed!

[@chrisconnors7900]

You should play it once fully through in the beginning of the Video for the more experienced players. Thanks!

[@stevens.zavack5631]

Very good tutorial: one suggestion (from a long time player/teacher): the "G Major" chord taught to most beginners is the 3-finger version (open "B/2nd"). Your using the variation with the added "D" note on that 2nd. string. This should be pointed out in the beginning to avoid confusion. Thank you. Keep up the good work! < SZ/bs>

[@lillylilly5422]

Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Lily - glad you enjoyed. Cheers! Shane

[@bellasings1]

Such excellent teaching! As a singer who plays just enough guitar to get by, the guitar work on this song seemed out of reach . Thank you for breaking it down and making it possible.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you for that - happy to have you here with us. My best to you! Shane

[@rodneyanthony388]

Shane thanks for teaching me! Can you show us welcome me by the indigo girls?

[@smillertr8]

"There's a Big Kids version of that" - LOL! Shane, I miss your lessons!

[@harlow1729]

Thank you kindly. Subscribed.

[@buddyfloyd8145]

Really love your work and song selection. Would love for you to play full song at the end. Great work. Bud F

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Buddy - very glad you are enjoying! Shane

[@eddeleeuw155]

Great song... Thx, Shane

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Van - really glad you enjoyed! Shane

[@Buddhabellie]

Dude. Just found you. Great job

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Lauren. Glad to have you here with us! Shane

[@avasalvatore1643]

Fantastic. Do you teach in person?

[@richmajeski8592]

very easy to follow once I got over your speed of delivery -- (talk ) at first I thought you were on amphetamines --- thanks for the tutorial -- an old tune I once knew and I wanted to get it back asap

[@davidcebron9024]

Very helpfull Thanx

[@paulbridges7306]

Great tutorial, but I think you're missing a small detail here. I think you have the intro right acoustically, but during the rest of the song on all versions I've heard (with bass, at least), listen and you'll hear that the second chord is Am with A in the bass (not an F#). I think it's a more powerful climb (G, Am, C, D). At any rate, I love your tutorials.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Paul - not sure which part you mean though. Cheers, Shane

[@bricago2302]

Guitar At Work He means that the bass note of the second chord of the song is open A, not F#.

[@thetask1]

sweet!!

[@jinjercovert6328]

Thank you

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Jinjer - glad to have you here with us! Shane

[@RossHahoress]

Sorry what is the website with chord sheet? You said it so fast! Can you add it to the video description? Thanks!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Hi Ross - guitaratwork.ca Cheers!

[@LJC6780]

Love this, thanks. It would be nice to have a better close up of your chord hand though. It’s just a little far away for me to see clearly switching back and forth between chords or adding variations. I do love how slowly you take each section but still bring it up to speed to remember what it is you are working towards. I think the close up, or even a fingering overlay in the corner, would really help though ... especially for folks that don’t know all the variations of different chords. Thanks! Love IG!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you IG - sorry you had trouble with the camera angles - tough to gauge when doing video on your own. Cheers! Shane

[@shermanbanker6793]

Discover decaf and sloooow down!

[@madamscrumptious]

To Guitar At Work, or assembled hive mind: I'm looking for the chords to Indigo Girls' "Birthday Song" Anybody have a resource?

[@GuitarAtWork]

Sorry don't know it - Cheers, Shane

[@3genac]

Thank you, now I'm officially pussy whipped. It's D sus4 add 9. You left out the last bit, the title lyric and actually I can't figure it out. Awesome instructor in any case.

[@alisonmanning588]

hi shane , what guitar do you play. mine doesnt ring as nicely. thanks

[@stringringer1]

I have one like it. It appears to be a Taylor 814ce.

[@coloradochicmeeee]

Can you play it so singers can go to to town? Lol

[@GuitarAtWork]

That’s a great idea - thank you! Shane

[@happy8harry]

Love everything about this video, except that you have one too many downstrokes on the strum pattern. It didn’t feel right to me and then I watched another video on this song and that one is right. I think. Anyway, it should go down, pause, up down up.

[@scmitten]

Excellent lesson. Many thanks.