How to cheat at playing guitar! (The EASIEST way to play that anyone can learn in seconds)

[@grimmending]

Why are people being so mean in these comments? Congrats to all of you that want to be or are already serious musicians. For you, yes it makes sense to play by traditional methods. But there are people who just want to pick up an instrument occasionally and make a pleasant sound and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. They don't have to dedicate their lives to it to enjoy it. This man is just trying to give those people an easy way to make a little music when the mood strikes. Music is for everyone. It's narrow minded and unhelpful to bash someone for not doing it the way you think they should. Thank you mediocre musician for the tutorial.

[@John-ob7dh]

Right on.I have played since 1959 but would never belittle anyone with a Holier than thou attitude.

[@jasdork]

WOW

[@jenelewis7252]

Someone got offended

[@Colhogan06]

I couldn't agree more! What the haters do not understand is that everyone learns different and is motivated differently. I almost quit trying to learn 4 yrs ago, until I found a video similar to this one. I used open G to remind myself I can make a nice sound with the guitar. I kept one guitar in standard tuning and one in open G tuning. I still practiced chords properly but would switch to my open G guitar when I needed a boost. Doing this kept me from quitting and allowd me to play some with my father before he passed. I'm not sure why I waited so long to learn, my dad had been in bands his whole life. But I was lucky to have a couple of good guitar years with him before he passed and those yrs are priceless. They were only made possible by finding a video like this. One last point of interest, Keith Richards of the Stones plays many of their songs in open G. Who am I to say he's wrong..😎

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

Helps handicapped fretting hands be able to play an instrument they love and feel accomplished also.

[@mickjdharmon]

Very good.For all the "guitarists" that are angered by this "cheat" : a musical instrument is for making music and if you can make music with an instrument you are doing it right,regardless of your method.Why should everyone conform to one way of doing something !!

[@BDB101SB]

I agree, but he was unclear and could ruin his strings. Instead of finding a cheat you could just experience the beauty of learning something new by your own efforts! No hate im figuring this is a safe space for opinions. Sometimes other methods are easier and yes a musician can choose any method they wish

[@leighdonoghue9266]

Damn right mate, guitarists will disagree, pianists will disagree etc but an artist knows the truth, the intsrument is simply the vehicle used to get you where u want to be 👍✌

[@vinnodhnaidu]

@@leighdonoghue9266 I'm a guitarist and I agree.

[@fracktar]

@@vinnodhnaidu he imagining things nobody got angry about this cheat

[@ace-x6m]

This is what lazy people that don’t want to put the work in say. All you want to do is sit down and play some bs to impress some girl and get laid and that will be the end of it

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Best idea remove the strings , pretend to be playing with your stereo blasting , sing out loud , she's too drunk to notice , send her home in a taxi , order pizza . Watch Ancient Aliens Alone

[@naelchowdhury1404]

Iconic comment

[@jonathancamp8774]

oh that's good maybe they would come and abduct us

[@abhinavgarg0077]

👍👍👍👍

[@abhinavgarg0077]

Down me

[@jackiepoo42]

Facts

[@proverbs31mom99]

I’ve been using the chord buddy for one week and I was able to play Happy Birthday for my son’s first grade class. I really like this, it’s perfect for people like me who want to just play! Slowly I’ll get around to learning but for now it’s great to just hear good sounding music. Thank you for posting this!

[@CountryZorro]

I think this is a pretty good shortcut for someone who just wants to learn to play in a very basic way. Personally I didn’t start playing acoustic guitar until I was 57. 20 years later I get paid quite a bit of money to play guitar. Learning three basic chords D,G, and A is my recommendation. You’ll be able to play 1 million songs with those cords and by use of a capo 1 million more. Then one day you’ll find yourself picking out a melody and hitting E minors along with other chords that will come along. My Philosophy has always been learn the simple stuff really well and the more complicated things will become easier. Most people give up because initially it is very hard but once you get over the hump you’ll be glad you did. It has been a wonderful complement to my retirement. I can’t imagine life without the camaraderie and fun of working with other musicians and having the thrill of doing a gig all by yourself and holding an audience for an hour. When I started I would’ve never in 1 million years believed that I could actually be given a penny for playing a guitar. My advice is play anyway you can even this way you’ll be glad you did.

[@ValhAllanRodriguez]

thank you Mr. Franklin, this has inspired and fortified my confidence in picking up an instrument at age 33, Blessings.

[@patrickoneal3498]

"Learn the simple stuff really well and the more complicated things get easier." Thanks for such a helpful thought!

[@aloysius260500]

if you don't know how to play, just learn and hardwork, it's so worth it. trust every musician ever

[@momin-aman]

I trust you and your lonely hearts club band

[@thenastypatty5635]

Sgt. Pepper ew

[@anthony4513]

Sgt. Pepper Hey we have the same profile picture except mine looks better

[@softdustbunny4690]

i play a few instruments, and i find this funny tbh

[@balasubramaniantk4863]

Oh dear. Then why you came up here? 😜

[@nateklug5933]

Why am I watching this I can play the guitar already 😂😂😂

[@GG-TaZ]

Nate Klug We never stop learning.

[@tuckermyrick2609]

Congrats! Now all I have to do is find out how to play properly myself... heh heh... heh... :|

[@takuachevlogs5086]

Me to

[@fluxshifty860]

Nate Klug lols same

[@nancyparrish9859]

3

[@TheMythicalAce]

**Starts playing with open G tuning like this guy** "Wow, that sounds cool! Hey, can you play Smoke on the Water?" Um... Shit.

[@danielkhiyungdzuzu5929]

lol

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

+Everett_Tech HD doesn't get it, lol.

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

+Everett_Tech ik dude, lol

[@illysigelman1264]

with open g it goes like this do with all your fingures 035 0365 03530

[@rodtemplado9453]

teach these nubs bro

[@paullarge740]

Sorry for you perfect guitar players but I am have a disabled left hand with only one working finger and this Guys lesson is great.

[@Fawksind_plays]

Your love and dedication for music just made my day...

[@camsolosyour_fav1396]

Wow that's awesome that you can still power through cause I have 2 normal hands and I'd still give up lol

[@improvingguitarist1595]

I can recommend you to play a left handed guitar then as you can pick with your left hand as it have only 1 finger

[@konradhawkinson316]

ChordBuddy can play the man chords with only 1 finger! Good luck and thank you for your service ❤

[@NickUSHOR]

ive been playin guitar for 14 years, and i still only use this style and those 3 chords.

[@diegoteixeira2003]

Bob Trump we got a Mozart here, and he doesn’t understand irony.

[@blaxican_jv8145]

@Bob Trump stfu

[@decanusseverus8773]

Bob Trump who the fuck cares

[@Manu-xk1ub]

@Bob Trump you dont get it dont you

[@petercope6474]

maybe that why nobody has ever heard of you.

[@mvpreaper494]

Step 1 grab your guitar Step 2 spend 30 minutes tuning it Step 3 call your girlfriend over Step 4 play her a song Step 5 get laid

[@completelyunknown1]

+MVP REAPER until she asks for a different song 😂

[@Slewi99]

+completelyunknown1 would probably try playing it in a different order -_-

[@ghettomex92]

+MVP REAPER Step 1 grab your guitar, Step 2 ??? Step 3 profit

[@thatguywiththeravioli386]

+MVP REAPER Yeah Boiiiii

[@thatguywiththeravioli386]

+MVP REAPER Yeah Boiiiii

[@INSIDEAfricaLKS]

"Put guitar away before they ask you to play another song." Genius!

[@CheyenneABrown122]

Instructions unclear. Cheated on husband.

[@anthonyking8833]

AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

[@retroblugaming3522]

@@davidgouin8420 can't take a joke I see.

[@CamiloGonzalez10]

Best comment I've seen in years jahahahaha

[@anirudhar6074]

Hehehehhhahahahha

[@bigwoke5956]

🤔🤔🤔

[@BrightEyesWolf]

So many butthurt people in the comments, lol. It's not cheating, it's actually another way of how to play a guitar, how to get the sound you want out of it. Some of the World's famous guitar players have played and/or play their songs with open tuning. Ever wondered why some of them have like 3 or 4 guitars for the entire concert? Yeah, well, maybe now you'll understand.

[@ethanvlogseverynowandthen]

@tom stapleton maybe you should get a better knowledge of how to spell

[@ethanvlogseverynowandthen]

@tom stapleton well if I knew that in advance I wouldnt have said that but I believe its just an exuse so shut up

[@jimoneill7657]

Keith Richards, George Harrison Ritchie Havens and more

[@ethanvlogseverynowandthen]

@tom stapleton uh oh vegetables can talk

[@ethanvlogseverynowandthen]

@tom stapleton no I just forgot about you 😁

[@KingShok3Pnt]

0:55 reminds me of my ex girlfriend

[@anthonyclifton2953]

Hahahaha

[@jyastyn]

😂😂😂

[@e.j.haggair.khuptong4115]

And you got 69 likes

[@fredo7041]

FAM CHILL Lmfao

[@fjdjzfhrsut8063]

XD oh ffs

[@whoyoukidding1]

I'm laughing reading some of the comments here. So many people claiming that they've been playing guitar for years yet none seem to know, or understand, alternate tuning.

[@DeeBroughton]

+whoyoukidding1 And the others who are complaining about breaking strings who don't know how to tune their guitars.

[@aedwardsss]

+Dee Broughton Yeah it was killing me... I went through on a rampage. Seemed like the only two people who know alternate tunings are you two, and a former banjo player.

[@jordanbrown8227]

Haha there is much more to alternate tunings then just play bar chords. Alternate tunings can be amazing.

[@jordanbrown8227]

You should check out my videos

[@loganmakesvideos8652]

@Bob Trump The video is literally about faking guitar skill, or just messing around.

[@B008S]

I love how every here is stroking there ego by saying they're disgusted by this and that they've been playing for x amount of years. Like good for you, no one cares. If you know how to play the guitar the why are you here in the comments of "how to cheat at guitar"?

[@charlesmartiniii1405]

Because when you dedicate a lot of time into something and make it part of your life you don't want people taking the easy way out and not actually going through the pain of learning. That shows a passion for music. Doing this is basically like saying I'm doing this to get lajd

[@ericscaillet2232]

Maybe there was a new techniques but alas no just an idiot trying to make a few pennies . there's more to life than getting laid,you basic cro magnon -highly disappointed as his open tuning and the way he demonstrated it will do nothing but make you sound like a campfire baby tunes maker,or maybe writte a soul less commercial jingle - this is as shallow as the world that has become.

[@nikkelnine]

@@ericscaillet2232 Ok boomer

[@Pama1403]

@@nikkelnine what are you 7?

[@nikkelnine]

8 actually.

[@illysigelman1264]

im guitarist and still watching this

[@ThomasMLampe]

same here

[@onify8734]

I actually thought this was pretty cool

[@morgancheadleofficial]

me too haha. ive been playing for 8/9 years as well so no begginer

[@dumbass4204]

U have the same picture as me on viber rofl

[@211akuma]

Same

[@SixSwansVodka]

My friend in my music class can't play with complex finger motions so I tuned her guitar to a open D version of this it makes it so much easier for her

[@sherryh7485]

Many years ago, a musician who played in a band in the Asbury, NJ circuit taught me to retune the 3rd, 4th, 5th strings and could play any song with one finger. To make it easier on my wrist, I discarded strings 1 and 6. House of the Rising Sun, Puff the Magic Dragon, Delta Dawn, Patches (the shanty town version), etc., any song/major/minor chords.

[@fuganaga_2328]

Dude thanks so much. I completely fooled some of my friends with this.

[@mediocremusiciantube]

Awesome! Definitely a fun little trick.

[@fuganaga_2328]

***** thanks dawg. This will help.

[@always-stay-positive5187]

+Fuganaga _ Yeah, this is great advice, but it still needs some serious learning. Yes, it will make the learning faster. There is no need going the hard way. If you can tune the guitar in such a way to make it easier, it is very nice. Just as if a farmer discovers a better way of sharpening his tools, why not use it?

[@SyzygyEditss]

+Fuganaga _ But really you're only fooling yourself :/

[@always-stay-positive5187]

***** There are hundreds of guitar tunings. At the end of the day with all the tunings a "G" chord has to sound the same. Whatever way you tune your guitar to make playing easier, please do it. If it is something new, then it will be welcome to the table. However, Open G has been around for ages and many rock musicians used it and will always use it. There is not a single musician that goes the hard way unnecessarily. Those that use standard tuning, I guess, they do because of the kinds of songs they play which Open G won't help.

[@rexterrocks]

I have many guitars and a lot are set with different tunings to standard. I use open G and D for slide but I also play chords using G tuning in the same way as Keith Richards does. I have one set up with a Trivial tuning where all the strings are tuned up or down to the same note. Usually D. The strings are tuned in different octaves and when you barre a fret you get a beautiful chiming sound. If you google 'Ostrich tuning ' there are a lot of articles on it. I use it to add texture to recordings. I did steal it from Lou Reed. It's been used on a lot of songs ,not just by The Velvet Underground. I can clearly hear it on Rock n Roll by Gary Glitter for example.

[@vincent8733]

I cant believe how salty this comment section is...

[@jessistorm1864]

Did I hear SALT? TEQUILA & SALT? AWE JIMMY BUFFETS PLAYIN!!

[@therealjames7406]

You just have to believe on some things

[@Riley_Mundt]

Another one is something devised by James May (yes the guy from Top Gear, he has a music degree). He called it Open Fifths, which is near identical to Open E tuning, only the third string is different. It's EBEEBE, I've used it, and it is quite convincing.

[@-jank-willson]

there are other ultra-easy chords you can do with this too, barr the 3 bottom strings anywhere, leave the top 3 open is one example

[@monkeseeaction21987]

Try open D. That second string tuned to B is still a bit difficult for beginners. I loved open D's feeling. Basically it's just dropping down strings to produce an E chord shifted down two frets. Plus as a close relative to DADGAD open D is great for fingerstyle too.

[@cooljunkproductions]

I just started to learn the guitar but I can't see myself changing the standard tuning considering that the majority of resources refer to standard... but it makes me wonder some things- like if it may be better for a beginner to learn the guitar in a non standard way, like in the taro patch tuning in the video so they can get earlier experience with chords and putting them together and getting proper strumming patterns. Because, as you start, there are so many things you must figure out- and getting your fingers twisted on the fretboard may be something that ought to come later. Not to say that you must pay no attention to the standard tuning. It may be even more beneficial if you can anticipate the change- perhaps by studying how and why the notes change depending on how each string is tuned. So when you switch back you can focus on just the left hand and adjusting mostly to that. I dunno. Just a thought.

[@ImaITman]

+cooljunkproductions Learning chords and more importantly being able to change chords in time is much more important than strumming patterns. Unless it comes naturally I've found timing to be the biggest hill to climb. Especially when playing in non 4-4 time signatures.

[@MrA7XMetalFan]

believe it or not I thought the same thing but to me it just discourages me to think about it like that bc then you have too much theory going on in your head. Don't get into that mindset of your just beginning to learn. you'll just get to a point where you won't know what to do and get too much on your plate that you wanna learn and you'll wanna quit and drive yourself mad. Just learn In standard tuning. keep surprising yourself with learning something new but don't try to learn too much at once. and definitely don't tune like that lol. If you jusy want to play to impress your friends then go ahead but if your really wanting to learn guutar keep it in normal standard tuning or drop d(where you tune only the thickest string -E- down to d). learn whatever keeps you happy. Don't try to learn stuff jusy to impress people even tho that's a part of it no matter what. Most of all just impress yourself. I'd advise learning every style just bc even if you may not like the style you'll pick up on cool techniques and new chords and licks

[@cooljunkproductions]

+ImaITman You're right. I've quickly moved on from that and into chord switching.

[@MrMajar9]

+ImaITman I don t agree. He didn t emphasize learning the strumming patterns so much, more important is that you can " ..get experience with chords and (how to) putting them together, which means in fact learning the basic rules of harmonies or better the main underlying structure of narly 80 % percent of pop, folk and even blues / rock music. By being able to play very soon most of " ever-green" music, in this case meaning not literally evergreens but standards in different popular genres, you will learn incredibly lot about music. By the way, it reminds in a way of how John Lennon started his instrumental learning : it was a guitar, yet at at start his mother taught him basic chords in banjo ( which she did play) tuning, making it much easier for him then.

[@MysticDragons]

+cooljunkproductions I think it's better for beginners to stick with the basics. The only thing I would concider as a beginner is tuning down the guitar so that the strings don't hurt your fingertops as much. It also brings a slightly better tune imo than standard tuning, but the chord formations are all the same.

[@stephanieblanco7079]

Thx so much people actually thought I knew how to play lol 😂😂😂

[@mediocremusiciantube]

Awesome! Great party trick if nothing else. ;)

[@mykrivera]

Stephanie Blanco youre a tool

[@ubercop2000]

I've owned guitars for 44 years and I suck at playing them. Then you show me this?! I still suck at playing but you made it easier!

[@mediocremusiciantube]

As long as it's fun, that's all that matters.

[@DancinDeborah]

I don't care what the Hell the other stupid people said in their (derogatory) comments-- I think you are FANTASTIC!!! I just started taking guitar lessons but am having a rather hard time because I am left handed and also because my fingers are rather short. Your "cheating" method will enable me to, at least, play and sing some songs! I will continue to learn the "proper" way but I will have fun playing your way as well! Thank you so much for this great video!!! 💜

[@belly_nelly]

Hey I've been playing guitar for about 4 years and I just wanted to say that it's definitely worth learning.

[@dominickcancila3235]

and then you're screwed when you want to play a minor chord

[@nanowhit]

Change the B string one semitone down, then you have Open G minor, and to play a major chord, just put one finger on the second string.

[@jdj62464]

+Dark Battle Chain or you use a triad and just play the first 3 strings. It's the triad that looks like a inverted D chord. for those that don't know place your first finger on the second string on the first fret, place your middle finger on the third string second fret, place your ring finger on the first string second fret now strum just those 3 strings, VOILA you just made a A minor. Move that same shape down 2 frets and you have B minor, move it down 1 more fret and you have a C minor, down 2 more D minor, down 2 more E minor, down 1 more F minor, down 2 more now you have G minor. When you get to the 13 fret it starts all over just an octave higher.

[@jamesmartin5588]

That was my first thought XD #FlattenTheThird

[@maysonbreau2953]

Dominick Cancila all i heard was skrewed minors

[@bellaruiz645]

Dominick Cancila lol i dont know how to tune or what those letter mean

[@keyikush]

Lil Wayne doesnt get this

[@scottnoseworthy975]

K.E KUSH its cuz Lil Wayne is a guitar god, we need him and nick jonas for the next G3 concert

[@guitarguy2053]

Scott Noseworthy yeah, I think it's fucking stupid how Steve Vai and Joe Satrianti are always at G3, wait who will be guitarist No. 3 with Lil Wayne and Nick Jonas?

[@brandensalah9756]

because he actually has some dignity and plays in standard.

[@bananapiece]

"plays" in standard lel

[@tinaforbes1059]

Love it when you say, put the guitar away before your friend ask you to play another song 🤣🤣🤣 👍.

[@mediocremusiciantube]

😁

[@rizanyt]

To people saying it's cheating, a waste of time, and those are not real chord- you can tune a guitar any way you want. A G major chord has G, B and D. These 3 are the root, 3rd and 5th. The barre-shape is movable because of this. You can flatten the 3rd to get a diatonic minor. You can add a 7 to make it maj7. or a b7 to get a dom7. The only reason I can think of, why people would dismiss this idea is because they haven't put in the effort in learning. In any tuning, scales and modes are easiest to learn when they are visualised as movable shapes with root on 6th/5th string. Arpeggios are movable. All chords are movable, and once you put in years of effort, you'll realize patterns all across the fretboard. That's the beauty of learning. I can say this with absolute certainty because I play maj/min/maj7/dom7/min7/9s as movable shapes (fingerstyle), and most of them are very easy to do. I can play barre-chords no-difficulty for years now. I do use them if I'm strumming along, but I prefer to find tiny shapes that are movable. I understand music theory enough to make it sound pretty technical. Somebody else may not know any of that- it doesnt make them any less of a player. The way you play a chord- as a standard shape in first position, or as an inversion, or as open strings in a different tuning, or as individual notes in 3:2 polyrhythm, is just a choice. I think it's great that somebody can play a song with I, IV, V by an open tuning. I believe that is the attitude you guys should have. If you're just learning to play, by all means, learn what's being taught here. I'd seriously play this over barre-chords on stage. It sounds beautiful.

[@willowdreams1786]

Thank you for this trick! I will continue to learn all the chords and the harder stuff but gives me an opportunity to play along with my husband when he wants me to sit with him and play together.

[@MrA7XMetalFan]

See. This is a real way to use this tuning. Thank your for your non arrogance. :) I hope you and your husband have many more years to come. :)

[@justinpatire6174]

Why not take a journey and actually learn songs and play the guitar? It's exciting and fun to play along with songs and play for hours and hours

[@weirdo70615702]

Ickythethump Tron This is for people with not enough patience to take the time to learn this

[@thecowboybepop2829]

yup... everything takes time !! I learned piano, guitar, drums and flute and it took me 3-5 months to learn all of them.. but I'm not a pro at playing so I need more more time practise

[@jasoli1749]

Ickythethump Tron noow iiicky thump in a lump with a jump over at mexiicooo

[@michaeljohnaran5400]

TheCowboy Bepop

[@audibleastro]

I have patience just not the time

[@NemyaKK]

Or you can spend an hour to learn the basic chords

[@ImaITman]

+Aymen Tsurugi While I applaud your skill at learning the chords in an hour it took me much much longer than an hour to get the basic chords down. It took me years to be able to play in a band well. If people use this to make them feel good about guitar again and maybe get back into actually learning it then I think it's ok.

[@deasttn]

+Aymen Tsurugi an hour? More like at least an hour a week. And then another hour each week learning how to change between all the different chords.

[@MrA7XMetalFan]

+ImaITman it took me less than an hour to learn them and where to play like 4 different chords at a time but took me months to perfect them to where I can easily switch between them. and even still today I fuck up and it's been close to 3 or 4 years. Amd dude I played In a band like 4 months after I got a guitar lol. Not to say we were any good bc it was just me and a drummer lol and we both started playing but noetheless we still play together to this day but nkt as often anymore bc we both have different directions on what we're wanting to do. like he's more into Attila and all this new screamo/techno stuff and I'm more into stuff like metallica, avenged sevenfold, skillet, pantera, green day, iron maiden, def leopard occasionally, just sort of the older stuff. But we get together to jam every now and then. not ad much as we used to tho

[@ghost_evermore]

I never learned all the chords, and I spent 5 months trying. Then I just gave up.

[@MrKobert]

***** Nice :3

[@elijah6496]

*when you’re watching this even though you already know how to play*

[@dickdastardly2560]

Besides the open G tuning learn the open E tuning, between these two tunings and a capo you can play almost every song Keith Richards and The Rolling Stones have wrote.

[@michelemoneywell8765]

What are the notes in open E guitar tuning? Btw, "have" is a helping verb, so write (present), wrote (simple past), and have written (present perfect0 are correct. "Have wrote" is incorrect. Present perfect refers to an action that is completed and whose effects are still relevant or which endures to the present. Simple past shows a completed process, past event, or prior condition.

[@RellieMy]

😂😂😂”Put your guitar away before your friends ask you to play another song!”😭😭😭

[@jdj62464]

Keith Richards made a whole career out of the open G and other open chord tunings.

[@1956Caddy]

And that's exactly why he succeeded. Want "to be a guitarist" ? learn the standard way. Want to love playing and share your pleasure to do so ? do what you want with this instrument (just a means, not an end !).

[@patrickteto]

So did Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath not long after he had his fingers chopped off at work,so he could turn down the strings to move them with the power he had available physically which created some of the best Rock & Roll ever. D G C F A D and D Full Step down also C# 3 half steps and C 2 steps down.Mess around with a few of em and you will find a whole bunch of great tunes brudda,but afterwards take a few moments to do your favorite song 2 or 3 times without brain-freeze. That's why when I go Sabbath I tend to finish with it until tomorrow..Then pick an easy tune to jump back into 440. :)

[@g.gibson7255]

This is hilarious, someone in my class did this and 6 other classmates (2 of which are my friends) called him out and made him look like a dumbass.

[@e32b61]

G. Gibson That's probably because they're just dumb ass kids themselves always on the lookout to bring someone down to cover up their own insecurity.

[@g.gibson7255]

***** I already know how to play. Just learning slightly higher theory and wtf looking chords like f#-9 flat5, D diminished 7th, arpeggios to 7th chords and other bullshit similar to that.

[@e32b61]

G. Gibson Calm down, Segovia.

[@MonsieurRose]

DamnabLEyes! Iv'e played guitar for almost 10 years I wouldn't be to happy if someone claimed to know how to play guitar and pulled this out. But bringing him down won't help. He obviously shows an interest in playing guitar give him some tips or info ultimate-guitar.com is great for tabs iv'e used it for years

[@e32b61]

dillan christians Seriously, NO ONE gives a shit if you're happy. If someone says he can play guitar and plays accompaniment using only open bar chords, then by definition, yes, they can play the guitar. Again, I repeat, NO ONE gives a shit if you approve or not. Hell, the fact that you use tabs as opposed to actual musical notation (something a 5 year old can do) would signify to some people that you aren't a real musician. But again, who cares what they say? Just play.

[@stofopdenaald132]

Great one 👍 I have about 15 guitars and absolutely suck at playing any of them. Still a lot of fun to try though.

[@mediocremusiciantube]

As long as it's fun, that's all that matters!

[@DUBBLE-A]

Come august I'll have been playing for 3 years so I have had some experience with keys as such. G is a good key but I would completely recommend tuning your guitar to the "open D tuning". beautiful sound and you can literally hold one string down and make some sick combinations! The tuning is D,A,D,D,A,D. I haven't posted videos or anything but if anyone would like for that to be done just say so! I wouldn't mind giving it a try!

[@drkaranmannan]

im actually an advanced fingerstylist but watched it for fun anyways... am i the only one?

[@farhansukri6024]

no you dont

[@msandinkers]

+God Nope, you're not

[@nutmeg453]

Hell no lol.

[@tomiyu2297]

Heavy metal guy here, playin 7 and 8 strings, i can say i like watching the simplest beginner things just for fun, for no reason LOL

[@golfindolphin7868]

No you're not im on the same boat 😂😂😂

[@paulfreeman762]

Curious about all these long-time players dissing this approach. How is changing the tuning of the guitar to make playing certain songs easier "cheating"?? How is Drop D tuning any more or less valid a way to play that this tuning? Shall we call Keith Richards and ask him?

[@m3anthony]

Good. Two things I would have mentioned: Get a guitar tuner for your smart phone. A thousand songs can be played at those three frets. Wild thing being 0 0 5 5 7 7 5 5.

[@DeeBroughton]

+Anthony Scaife Exactly. Some of the commenters don't understand, even saying they are not "real" chords. They are real, just like a chord at the low end of a piano is as real as one up at the top of the keyboard or played with a different inversion. He's playing I IV V chords which can be used on tons of songs. In this case, the I is G but you can use this tuning to transpose a C song to G or whatever, as long as you realize the chords are I IV V. Play around with open tunings and you can also start to make your own chords easily. It's really very useful for learners and for improvising. Much of the old Blues is in open G, too. If you don't like the sound of G, open D is nice. There are tons of alternate tunings. There's nothing sacred about the standard.

[@toeofawesome1264]

i dont know why everyones hating on this vid. i had a guitar thats been laying around my house someone left here years ago. as someone with no musical background ive kinda kicked the idea of learning but i never could make a halfway decent sound. but i tried this and i got a good sound! its better than i thought id ever be able to do and was extremeley encouraging. now i actually want to learn harder stuff on this and maybe pay for lessons. but if i hadnt seen this video that guitar would still be in my garage getting buried in sawdust. but now its getting used and i made music. great video.

[@c.g.curtis9480]

Thank you MM for a simple way to make music. Not all of us were blessed with a lot of musical talent. This is simple and makes a lot of sense. We can now make some simple music or even kick it up a bit higher by trying some other things. Thank you again. I REALLY appreciate it. I knew people did this type of thing but I had no idea about how to do it myself. Have a great day.

[@pLaKa-t9m]

so many butthurt people here. but man, its just about the fun! play the way you want as long as you have fun and are encouraged to keep playing! there is no such thing as cheating!

[@TheBadRusty]

Just wondering what am I doing here? Been playing guitar for 20 years.

[@alexanderdimitrov792]

Yes but can you play the same chord with one hand over & over again?

[@justindarden5998]

or you could just leave it in tune and play a g chord

[@nathanmcgillivray5440]

lol nice job

[@AzuReGravity]

True lmao

[@glenford3436]

It's lot easy to learn chords than to figure out how to tune your guitar open g

[@chinowolf3767]

This really helps, thank you so much! I baught my guitar few days ago and i totally suck my fingers dosent work at all, this will totally help me learn slow and steady at my own paist

[@grimandfrostbittten]

I appreciate this cheat because it is a nice break WHILE learning to play properly. Everyone learns at a different pace, so that BS about practicing an hour a day or more...well, some of us are stuck just trying to arch our fat fingers and palm to play chords (without muting strings) until we find the *sweet* spot, which can take a week or months depending on whether you got dainty fingers or bear paws! Mentally, I want to advance and know it takes time (duh!), but I also want to use my fat fingers sometimes to break the guitar because it is so slow...so after I practice for a while and get bored with the repetition, I tune the guitar as instructed in this video and just play around to make some pleasant noise - that's it. But hey, it sounds like a lot of commenters on here are stage performers and/or guitar purists, but not everyone has the same ambition. You CAN play the guitar not necessarily by the book and still have some fun, which is practical. It's not like using a hammer to drive a screw into wood. That doesn't work well at all. But this tuning and method works to an extent that someone can play something pleasant for themselves. Why do some feel so threatened by this other than being a purist? It's not like any guitarists out there are doing anything purely original - it's already been done by someone somewhere. Just have fun while doing it, or don't do it at all :)

[@lucynaughton9545]

I snapped 3 G strings trying to do this

[@CDNRower99]

+smileitslucy , me too :o(

[@hithere9855]

You deserve it, you should just spent you time on learning chords with the original tuning

[@randytrashcan]

+smileitslucy How the hell did you break three G strings when the G string doesn't even change from G?

[@hithere9855]

AH Davis She probably doesn't even play guitar... and if she does I bet all she does is strum an Em chord and play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

[@rick516305]

+AH Davis lmao!!

[@boguest2873]

As a guitar player myself I really don't have a problem with this. Someone could play this and that could lead them to actually wanting to play and turn them on to guitar and if not that's fine its not for everyone but I'm sure many people will actually attempt to start playing guitar after this.

[@shellyshelly71]

Why are people saying open G tuning is wrong? Isn't it just an alternative to standard tuning? I'm a beginner so I don't really know what's all right or wrong yet.

[@charlesmartiniii1405]

It's not a real tuning e standard is you bread and butter. Metal bands down tune to d, c, b, and so on. Open g doesn't exist

[@flyingburritobro68]

Charles Martin what???? Ask Keith Richards or Ry Cooder masters of OPEN G😎

[@davidbrock4104]

Good video. There are tons of 3 and 4 chord songs one can use this for, as well as additional open tunings

[@Liam27Liam]

David Brock how can I do a e or em chord with this method

[@davidbrock4104]

Google open G tuning, there should be some chord charts available. I found this one quick: www.guitar-chord.org/articles/open-g-tuning.html

[@FrostSoul-qs6kq]

People : HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT ? Me : (Using a toy guitar)

[@beans4269]

idk why everyone is butthurt. it's just information

[@glenford3436]

It's misinformation..

[@neilo.hislop950]

It's become part of the human condition.

[@Smullet90]

How to look like a tool in three easy steps...

[@aestheticpotato3759]

hahahahaha that's a funny joke. let's both agree that you should never do it again, bucko ;^)

[@financemaster1400]

potato has potato-like brains

[@everettdea]

Nah. Doesn't impress me. I prefer less notes, and more expression. I want my guitar to scream, moan, and whine. In my head, the more notes you apply, the more sterile it sounds. Sterile applies to medical equipment; not music.

[@KingWTFuck]

Smullet is right, this will just make you look like a fucking idiot.

[@vitellonealvapore877]

djam The sound is going to be flat if the player is not good enough, not because of how many notes you play. It's about when, how and which ones. You can scream, moan and whine whit more notes too, it's only up to you. If you like less notes, that's your choice, but imo you have to be more open minded musically speaking in order to become a great player.

[@niklvs7932]

1:50 "...instead of using any complex fingering..." Me: Okay then

[@vishwanathjagdale1984]

This is quite good trick buddy... Thanks for sharing... By d way, cuts and bruises on your left hand fingures show how much you love guitar... Lot of respect from India.. 👍

[@Anazec1]

0:54 "do a bunch of complex fingerings"

[@mattattack5603]

Thank you so much for teaching me this!

[@mikepiercey3845]

have been laying guitar for over 10 years I feel dumber after watching this. I knew it wasn't real, but really who the hell cant make a g chord?!

[@Aarontti]

Hello...

[@mikepiercey3845]

Aarontti Hello?

[@Aarontti]

You said something about me...

[@jimsears8350]

+Mike Piercey Millions of non players who haven't begun yet.

[@aBsoR]

+Aarontti poor you

[@kylewainwright9122]

Learning a couple chords would be much easier

[@alexanderdimitrov792]

Yup

[@gjo1832]

and far more rewarding. learn some chords; you can learn so many songs

[@justchase4627]

No One not at all. I know most chords as a beginner, been playing for 3 months. Only know 1 song and that’s the simple version of Smoke On The Water. So hard to learn songs.

[@MusaKhan-vu3vl]

i am impressed because i had the same situation. it is way to hard for me to learn but now i tunned as you said. kindly tell me what was the strumming pattern

[@robertgreenaway5166]

A lot of folk music is played this way, with tricky plucking and completely different finger style/ positions to standard chord shapes. Definitely not a hack in tuning guitars to open chords, but is a good hack for beginners to gain bar chord hand strength and strumming patterns!! Which may lead to them learning the “proper” chord patterns and more!!

[@adriennep8927]

I tried to do the first cord D and my chord snapped

[@romierome6]

You must have went up instead of down. It's only one whole note down from E

[@Viicorico]

Me too lmao

[@danielnavarro3160]

HAAHAHAH SAME

[@nyaliortiz9577]

It was either too lose or tight... I take guitar lessons

[@michaeltrimm8388]

@@nyaliortiz9577 that's what she said!!!! But I never thought 🤔 of taking guitar lessons for it??? Mmmm.... Must be a new trick r sumn. I think 🤔 I'll give it a whirl! Thanks guy!

[@DwightMS1]

OK for campfires, no good for the stage.

[@aedwardsss]

+DwightMS1 ok for playing slide and being Hound Dog Taylor, one of the greatest blues players ever.

[@Woahbro69420]

rolling stones use that tuning alot

[@aedwardsss]

Guitar Guy Yeah, but Keith Richards knows how to play in standard and unusual tunings. Also, he only plays this tuning without a Bass (top) string.

[@DwightMS1]

Guitar Guy I wasn't referring to the tuning; just the playing.

[@Woahbro69420]

Oh ok

[@idead8105]

This was so useful when first getting into guitar and then I changed to standard tuning and it was pretty easy to pick up see what I did there 'pick up'

[@br.markanthony574]

For someone thats novice and likes to strum occasionally this is brilliant. Thanks for putting this up.

[@davidpfeiffer7053]

Read my comment.

This is how Dolly Parton and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees Play guitar! With open tunings! There are also so many beautiful 2 and 3 finger chords that can be added to open tuning!

[@ankitsundriyal4772]

"Complex fingerings just to get a good sound out of it" sounds like my girlfriend 🙄

[@khanhtrinh344]

John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix, Brian May and literally dead body of Chuck Berry: ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU

[@slash101slasher9]

Khánh Trịnh fuck off

[@trutle88]

Ryan Ryan I’m off ;)

[@JDoactive]

I love how it's supposed to be beginner level but you use barre chords

[@veteranaffiliate]

Nice lil trick! Hope it helps with my blues playing. I think it will..

[@nickn1316]

Nice one - I like it , I'll use it for improving my strumming technique as well

[@evrymomentbringsushere6500]

Well i mean I don't really see whats wrong with this, everyone says that it makes you worse or it makes you waste time and even progress slower, I mean, are we running on a deadline. We have decades to learn guitar lol. And this is a good way to begin because Basic chords are just to hard to learn, believe me, I learned the hard way and I know what its like. Whos says they just can't learn the easy way first and then the hard way, I mean there's no wrong way to play guitar. god this paragrah is getting long. wtf i start typing for a minute then boom a fucking paragrah, what was I even talkimg about, i fucking forgot jesus christ. does this ever halpen to anyone else or is it just me. i think i was talking about a guitar or something.

[@ModernGolfer]

The idea is to enjoy the journey, eh? Using the ideas in this clip are just more 'tools in the toolbox'.

[@adilarajeh5364]

I liked this :) thanks :)

[@mediocremusiciantube]

Awesome! Glad you found it useful! :)

[@-w.z.f-5382]

+Mediocre Musician how you know to do this?

[@porschepal7932]

I've been playing for around 4 years and seeing this disgusts me learn the real way.

[@christianvisconti3800]

agreed

[@luciantaylor9161]

I completely agree, learn the right way I had to work like hell. There is no such thing as cheating.

[@1956Caddy]

There is nothing more contradictory than "working like hell" and standing proudly by this painful effort. Sure sign of failure.

[@frankeinstein5564]

So much salt. So if I drop my E string by a tone you're going to bash me for cheating for playing power chords with one finger?

[@nivennaidoo6358]

+Frank Einstein lmao

[@animatedAL]

This has helped me considerably, thank you.

[@mediocremusiciantube]

Awesome, have fun with it

[@jimmy59ca2001]

I am trying to learn Ball and Chain and this is it, thanks, jim

[@kaustubhdandekar7703]

cheat or not.. but it is amazing😂😂😂

[@robertonome2448]

But can you play Wonderwall?

[@jrobmus]

I'm pretty sure just learning the basic chords is way easier.

[@connorriches8966]

That was pretty freakin’ rad. What a groovy trick!

[@GrowInSteps]

Thank you so much bro. I was so scare about the strumming and the chords. You helped me. Plz make a video about beginners strumming, chords, and the chuck. Thanks

[@fakhera3743]

what type of guitars he was using?

[@mediocremusiciantube]

+Fakhera alMansouri. It's a Yamaha FG700S. Great guitar for the money, though I prefer OM/000 size guitars, personally, since the dreadnought is kind of bulky.

[@neelmehta9092]

+Mediocre Musician I love yamaha

[@harsh__nasit]

yamaha f310☺

[@tomcox22]

Wood

[@tigerbelly2152]

carbon fibre with gloss wood lining and mango seeds

[@coltallic3114]

OR you could learn guitar the proper way.

[@aedwardsss]

+TheCryptCrusader This is a proper way. It is the tuning for slide guitar. A lot a LOT of great players tune this way. The fact that people don't know this shows fundamental ignorance.

[@coltallic3114]

+Anthony Edwards True, but it sure isn't a good way to start.

[@aedwardsss]

Depends on the style you want to learn the most.

[@Peteiredale8812]

+Anthony Edwards I feel like neither of you play guitar lmao...

[@aedwardsss]

***** I get the feeling you've never experimented with alternate tunings. A good friend of mine started playing, but wanted to learn slide guitar first. He started in Open G so he could play along with banjo players. That was what he wanted to do so that was how he learned. He never learned standard tuning. As for myself, I learned in standard tuning and play the banjo in Open G. Of course this is all anecdotal and you can assume I don't know how to play anything at all and don't have any friends if you would like.

[@APAKABARBOY]

i tried tuned it, and my string all snap

[@thebreambros4386]

Buy new strings

[@sannaing5297]

Or play the normal way

[@Rubyredskin]

Lol you went the wrong way

[@Aarontti]

OH SNAP

[@mohammadsahanawaz2004]

I don't have a guitar and I'm still here

[@overdigitize]

this method is great for kids as well. they'd just mess around and not get easily intimidated. and if they like it, they can then take it a step further to Standard E. Loved your video dude!

[@yesthecrumbs5806]

I was tuning my guitar to this and my string snaped..... Damn near put myself into cardiac arrest

[@chimpedits8102]

Same

[@roopsharoy7156]

I have spent 2 years mastering the guitar and now, I get this in my recommendations. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@jerlewis4291]

James May from Top Gear did this on a TV show, he took the guitar out in London and taught people to play Teen Spirit.

[@derZIEPLER]

you just turned a boring evening into a freaking rock concert - thank you :D

[@decanusseverus8773]

Mirko you mean tuned

[@exoressdelivers70]

I started learning guitar 1 year ago and just now is able to somewhat play a barre chord. A barre chord is one of the hardest things to play for a beginner.