How to play Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) by Green Day

[@HockeyFan102]

Most underrated channel on KZbin for people trying to learn.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you PackerFan - I really appreciate that. Cheers! Shane

[@danrichard4141]

This tutorial was exactly what i was looking for it didnt say anything confusing and got right to the point and it also was explained perfect. Great job man keep it going

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Daniel - really glad it helped you - very glad to have you here! Shane

[@henrygriffin5495]

just started guitar and this is gonna be the first song i am gonna learn after practicing for over 2 months and i think i found the right place to learn it!

[@TylerBrasfield-nr6is]

This is the best and most understandable guitar teaching I’ve had yet. I’ve seen 20 different videos of this song and this guy really explains it best I wish I had more hands so I give that four thumbs up.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Tyler - greatly appreciated. My best to you! Shane

[@richardhumby8704]

Great teaching style!

[@theconqueror12]

Honestly the way you explained this made this so much easier both in my mind and in practice that I'm finally nailing this down! Thanks a lot! Your channel is awesome and I'm excited to learn some more stuff from you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you! My best to you Shane

[@junomaxzoey5146]

I like this lesson of yours...it's slower and calmer. It's just a perfect pace for teaching.. Thank you so much.

[@dwightrector5001]

Excellent lesson. I am learning to play guitar and having a fun song that I can learn a skill with is awesome. Most other lessons just show the strumming.

[@christineriley1295]

Thanks Shane, great tutorial.

[@hayden3678]

Thanks for your hard work Shane. I'm new to the guitar and through you i've learnt a few songs. you're a fantastic teacher, keep up the good work.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks for that Swoleinator - so great to hear that. Hope you're having fun with it and I'm happy to have you here with us! Shane

[@johnwestcott5606]

Terrific lesson, Shane! Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks John - glad you enjoyed! Shane

[@ellenymueller_author]

Thank you for explaining this. I love this song.

[@user-md2wo8kx2m]

Amazing! Thankyou you soo much . I tried many covers but none sounded as accurate as yours!

[@williamrehl6520]

This is the most accurate lesson to match the actual recording!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks William - much appreciated. Cheers! Shane

[@Kerplunk_1992]

The recording uses D-D-DUDU-UD-DUDU

[@ewokrider2001]

you are the best speed and tone for this. clearly yuve been a guitar teacher for a long time. super helpful couldnt find the picking version almost anywhere else

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Josh - really appreciate your kind words - glad to have you with us here! Shane

[@Dutcharmytent]

Best teacher on KZbin, best kept secret, thumbs up !

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Mr Strong - I really appreciate your encouragement and hope you are having fun with it. Cheers! Shane

[@dalbrisco]

I'm just learning and your videos are the best, you just have a way, thank you.

[@GuitarAtWork]

A big thank you for that - so glad! Shane

[@scottdavidsmith5128]

Why would anyone give a thumbs down? This is the best teaching channel I've found on here.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Scott - really appreciate that! Shane

[@beemanrunning977]

Shane, you are the best teacher!

[@Dutcharmytent]

I use a .70 pick and when first learning this song I just strummed G twice for an hour. I even include the false start from the Album now.

[@kane1057]

Great work

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Joey - Very glad to have you with us! Shane

[@arthurnelson7535]

Beaut guitar

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Arthur, I really like it. Cheers, Shane

[@sdaveak47]

Helped me a lot - thanks

[@Wjberra]

Excellent Lesson! Thank you!

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Wazza - very glad to have you with us! Shane

[@sweetgav9163]

Play more of the song in the intro please...

[@Dutcharmytent]

Another well produced lesson.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Mr Strong - Much appreciated and happy to have you with us! Shane

[@fairzanimations]

I do like the g string

[@psillygal1953]

I nearly burst into flames playing this.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Hope you're having fun with it Guitarazan - Cheers! Shane

[@Tmantoronto]

Great tutorial thanks! 🇨🇦

[@GuitarAtWork]

Big thank you! Shane

[@rezented]

damn, this is so hard...

[@AkhileshYadav-yw1lm]

seen lot of tutorials but got stuck on this one ... thanks liked and subscribed 😊

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Akhilesh - I really appreciate your comment and am very happy to have you with us! Shane

[@ryanhancock128]

My eye sight isn’t the best I can’t tell what strings your picking

[@tomhickey1266]

Another great lesson. Can i ask you about the bodhran sitting behind your strat. What's an Irish drum doing awaaay over there :)

[@GuitarAtWork]

Ha! Thank you Tom - and good eye....that is indeed a bodhran. I was completely addicted to it a few years ago but it was messing up my wrist so I had to give it up. Hope all is well over there! Shane

[@jisanbaidya7743]

Why does it matter if I do up or down it sounds same... Can I do alternatively down and up?

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thanks Jisan - typically if your foot is tapping down it's a down stroke - if your foot is up it's an upstroke. Cheers! Shane

[@jisanbaidya7743]

@@GuitarAtWork one more thing what's the difference between the chords version and playing the individual notes?

[@GuitarAtWork]

JISAN BAIDYA it can sound much fancier with the individual notes. Then do the strumming after the first chorus. Cheers

[@markhall7951]

Helps just to play it through at pace for us guitarists. I don't need the explanation. Just play it through and call out the cords for a single version.

[@stevewilson3139]

Your teaching this picking pattern wrong,dont bolt the right hand down,rest your right hand pinky on the high E string. Use the 2nd finger only n the G formation and ring finger on the B string,this helps the muting of the D string. Works a lot easier 4 me.

[@GuitarAtWork]

That is TERRIBLE advice - try to improve your technique. It’ll serve you well. Cheers, Shane

[@garyrochussen3430]

😂 agreed!

[@flewis]

I was able to learn the pattern very quickly but just can’t tell where to get “scrubby” and need assistance. Watching you play it quickly for the few seconds you do and watching billy joe do it live is hard to follow and everything I do doesn’t sound right... any advice?

[@GuitarAtWork]

Hi Flewis - just try to 'widen' up your right hand when trying to get scrubby - just the right amount to fatten things up a bit. Cheers, Shane

[@Onlythebesttracks]

If you're only picking is there any benefit to holding that high E? Seems like its never touched. Feel like its holding me back, as i can change chords quicker if i dont worry about the pinky. Or is this counter productive in the long run? Surely those 3 notes are a chord in their own right without worrying about holding an extra fret for no reason. My pinky doesnt jump off like urs does when you switch to the D chord. It stumbles around like a drunk toddler. Thanks for the tutorial, its helped alot.

[@Onlythebesttracks]

Still tripping over myself but sticking with the pinky. My thinking is ill end up needing that chord in its entirety some day.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Hi Justin - sorry for a slow reply - it's a good idea to keep that pinky on even though you don't play that note in the riff. Cheers! Shane

[@steclaire1898]

Hi Shane, absolute beginner here love the way you keep things simple for us newbies in your explanations, your doing a great job. Now i need to get some practice in. Downloaded the tab sheet for this and Horse with no name. Would you reccomend i stick to getting one right before moving on to another? Looking forward to learning from you .

[@GuitarAtWork]

Hi Ste Claire - thanks for your message - glad to have you with us. I think it's OK to have a couple of songs on the go and move from one to the other during practice - you might find it takes longer to master one but the longer term benefits are better. Cheers! Shane

[@kevinszarell631]

I'll never get strumming I can pluck a bass all day can't strum for shit. So yeah, I give up but nice vid anyway.

[@bjnassarus]

😮😮😮

[@Kerplunk_1992]

Personally, I prefer using the D-D-DUDU-UD-DUDU strumming pattern

[@robwilliford2898]

Shane, Am pleased to be your newest subscriber. Thanks for posting the video and making the detailed song sheet available for download on www.shanesimpson.com. I especially appreciate that the song sheet overlays the lyrics on top of the chord changes. Working on getting the picking down.

[@GuitarAtWork]

Thank you Rob - I really appreciate the feedback - hope you are having fun with it and glad to have you here with us. Cheers! Shane