how to play "Operator" by Jim Croce on guitar | guitar lesson tutorial

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

🎵 For more information on this lesson and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/operator-thats-not-the-way-it-feels--acoustic.html

[@ChrisBussells]

@@aminabdullah350 It's a Taylor- I'm going to guess a 814ce.

[@ChrisBussells]

I take that back- more likely a 314ce because of the rosette.

[@havahaman6028]

Can you do a tutorial for "so sad ( to watch good love go bad) " by the everly brothers 1961

[@Patrick-uf1cq]

Man we were so lucky to have such great artists and we are incredibly fortunate that you do such respectful and admirable justice to their art and then share that with us. Hope you are very well.

[@u331683]

I. The 😮most h 😮

[@hazor777]

The fact that Croce could play this song so well AND sing in time / on key shows that he was way more than just a “singer songwriter” ( the marketing genre he was lumped into). Great lesson! Hope life is good with you

[@oldtimerf7602]

Insane talent. Doing this is like walking a tight rope backwards and blind in a wind storm.

[@ldhorricks]

I'm convinced there is nothing Andy cant play...and moreover with incredible precision, feel. Andy is a big reason I picked up my guitars after years of not playing.

[@davegmarti]

He’s a treasure for sure. Learned some great songs from him.

[@thegolfnut812]

This and Time in a Bottle is a real tribute to Jim and Maury. Thanks, always loved Maury's parts they added so much to each song.

[@jusgibs]

That is just unbelievably good guitar playing! Watching you play this gives me a new appreciation for Jim’s abilities. I have learned so much from you. Thanks much for sharing with us.

[@davidbrock3951]

Absolutely fabulous Andy! So glad you are back! Such a great job on both Jim & Maury’s parts! 👍

[@tubeabaday]

What a beautiful song and what a beautiful performance. It’s clear an incredible effort went into this. Thanks Andy!

[@Savage21pain]

You are the best teacher on KZbin sir.

[@derekhudson3523]

This song came on the radio when I was 13 in 1992 and I loved it. I found out what it was from my parents and immediately went to buy the CD. I got my hands on a guitar and thought I would be able to learn how to play it. It didn't take long to figure out it was way out of my league. I didn't even know it was two guitars. Long story short 31 years later and I still can't play either part. With this video and a good month I think I can get Jim's part down to make it work by myself. Thank you.

[@DonTheGuitarGuy]

A masterpiece, my fav Croce song. He and Maury were absolute genius on this. Such a devastating loss. Great job and thank you.

[@c0n0rmurphy]

Its 3.30am, I'm in a tent with no guitar near me (and no right to be playing one at this hour) but ive just watched this whole video nonetheless. I was excited to see a new video from you Andy, welcome back and thanks for all the great videos. I cant even measure how much you have shaped me as a guitar player over the years.

[@douginny]

I've seen about a hundred of your videos and they are all amazing. However, If this was the only one you ever made, you would still be a legendary You Tube creator. The detail you capture and your easy way of explaining everything makes you THE BEST of the You Tube teachers to learn songs.

[@mpg9788]

This is absolutely incredible. It’s the detail and precision that makes him a great instructor. No one has the accuracy. Glad you’re back healthy.

[@Dylmurray]

I get so excited when I see that you’ve uploaded a new lesson.. cheers Andy!

[@lishster]

Fantastic job! Thank you for sharing! Jim was one of the all time greatest singer, song writers. Such a fantastic story teller and sorely missed. Maury added so much to Jim's songs and was a fantastic lead guitarist and partner and made Jim's songs even better. Thanks again for this gem!

[@Cam_1776]

Jim Croce!!! Finally!!

[@stratfanstl]

Mesmerizing. The original and this performance / reverse engineering. Very much appreciated.

[@StaceJohnson]

Wow, what a great tutorial! I can't wait to learn it. Thank you, Andy!

[@docstone123]

It's like you have four hands and twenty fingers!!! I thought you were great before...now I know. Another wonderful class.

[@akshaydalal6987]

Seriously man I’m grateful for these lessons.❤ All i wish is that these classics don’t get lost in time I just wish future generations take care of these masterpieces. A lot of respect for you to teach us all these songs all i can do is to play them and do my part in keeping these songs alive.

[@johnnyd63]

Stunning Andy!

[@StevenShults]

Been thinking about adding this one to my 'to learn' list. You mind-reader you!

[@midnightwrit3ers]

You are the man for these videos. Just found out about Jim croce and love his style of playing. You make it easy to play along with you! Thank you brother!

[@1.618-g9z]

Right ON! Been waiting on this! THANK YOU!

[@harigeorgeson5885]

You really rolled up your sleeves on this one. This is incredibly good. Not to Denigrate Jim’s part, but I think the fills are what really makes this song. I have wanted to learn this since I was at Villanova! Thanks so much for doing this.

[@danielbell7855]

I feel a connection to Maury. I miss him and yet, never knew him. Cant quite explain it.

[@blinkerz4676]

Maury was like Jim Croces personal George Harrison. this is a joke I don't mean to call Maury an asset of Jim

[@scottlamond8569]

Go Cats Go

[@craigmccolm285]

Great playing!

[@tompelham7035]

Bravo!!! So nice to hear that tune again. The music world lost a fine hero on that sad day. I was a huge fan, still there;)

[@jmack619]

A clinic on how to teach a great piece of music !! Thank you

[@d-mack-ga5340]

Andy, it's my birthday and the first thing I see on KZbin this morning is this video - Way Cool - thanks so much!

[@sowelu9247]

Wowza. You really are amazing. This is beautiful

[@bigl6322]

A lovey arrangement of a beautiful classic, right there !!

[@robertallair7278]

This is fantastic! Thanks Andy!!!!!

[@markgross9582]

Sometimes I come to watch you’re videos even if I know the song. I always enjoy the calm way you explain things.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Thanks for watching my videos Mark. Cheers, Andy.

[@ikespecht7608]

Jut finished learning both parts. Gonna try to recreate the demo at the beginning. Thanks for the awesome lesson.

[@toddwebb9596]

Mr Andy, this is the first of your videos ive seen. Ive never subscribed to a channel before but i just did to yours. Im sure Jim and Maury are loving this. Youre SO!! good Thank you.

[@tamdsms]

Excellent job, as always! Kind regards!

[@GRude420]

Amazing tutorial and fantastic guitar playing. Thank you for keeping the music alive.

[@tombo54]

This was excellent. Thank you so much.🎸

[@BuffaloC305]

When I saw this on TV, this introduced me to Martin D-35s, and I had to one. Maury's playing convinced me that lead guitar could be not only acoustic, but GREAT lead guitar could be.

[@leox282159]

I have learned so many great songs when watching you!! Thank you so very much! Might I suggest “One White Duck?”

[@M5guitar1]

When noodling over the entire song is completely acceptable! Bravo.

[@meljohnson5579]

Your performance is so good on so many levels 😊

[@larryrola152]

Beautiful!

[@gannonsteggall8782]

Wow. You are a really good player and a good teacher.

[@brbas33]

Beautiful , Great performance.

[@youngchap4941]

ty you have gave me inspiration its hard to find good songs to play here on you tube I compare it to American recipes salt and garlic all the same boring stuff lol your videos will keep me inspired and wanting to pick up my guitar thanks

[@MrYatesj1]

Cheers great song and wonderful lesson. Thank you!

[@markdavis5970]

Oh how I wish I could finger pick this good.I can strum the song and It sound great to me but the finger picking sounds much better.Thank you sir for such a good lesson of one of the most beautiful songs ever written.Thank you thank you and thank you.Youre one super great guitar player

[@MrSharkbaitx]

Mahalo for the great lesson!

[@franekignatowski5181]

Absolutly stunning, amazing work man! I love this video, every note sounds exaclty like back in 70'

[@Crowleywild]

Thanks so much for this. Love everything Jim Croce, and you do such a good job of teaching his music.

[@DRYFLY0]

Outstanding!

[@jerrypeal653]

That was sweet Andy ! Above my pay grade but enjoyed listening, Thanks !

[@richardbarksdale3810]

Hey , that was really good 👍 it's going to take me a while to learn all of that stuff, but I'm sure I'll get it done. Thanks for sharing this !

[@alexkorchuk2715]

I've been waiting for this one

[@mick947]

Just brilliant, thank you!

[@paulellis5594]

Excellent, thank you, that's saved me hours.

[@kjo7306]

dude I tune in -just to hear you play this song-well done

[@TheMerryPup]

When you feel like doing another Jim Croce how about Walking Back To Georgia? Thanks for all the hard work you do on this channel!

[@michaelthomas9992]

Absolutely amazing!!!! Flawless wow!!!!!

[@DaveStejna]

Bravo! Excellent!

[@JamesSmith-fv6vb]

Beautiful

[@akshayladdha9389]

Thanks a lot for this!

[@cleangoblin2021]

Thank you so so much.

[@JohnstownJohnny]

Great song! #1 comment! Tks! 🤠

[@stephanmurphy7947]

I love your channel it has helped keep me motivated to play, your lessons are so amazing. I would love to see you do Jeff Daniels's song "When My Fingers Find Your Strings" The version I am referring to is the Kelly Clarkson video, such an amazing song and guitar. I would definitely buy those tabs.

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Great work education

[@startreker8591]

Not strictly following y if you can sing it out ideally in tune its fine😅 love this lesson y ty…missing the seventies tg I was able to afford good sounding guitars y ideal fancier strings 😅

[@flamzsuck]

You do Taylor supreme justice my man. Your playing,teaching,production is simply the best on the planet Thankyou

[@richardwillard]

Who writes the parts in 2 part guitar? lol, nice work!

[@christiancampbell6170]

This is a great song by a awesome acoustic guitar player do u have the song Love Rain Down by Myles Kennedy this acoustic song is great the song Is tuned to E Standard with a Capo on the 2nd fret sir

[@johnnorth6004]

13:45 I cant sing....you sure can play and teach !!!! Thanks for you great tutorials.

[@diadora9292]

Very happy you are bavk

[@720zone]

SUB for the best guitar teacher on the internet if you've not already. 500K!!!!!

[@Okheerz1]

😮many tutorials out there, most wrong. You are correct, dear sir.

[@Eddy20190]

13:40 14:27 15:18

[@Eddy20190]

16:17

[@danb7202]

27:33

[@deepsix1827]

This made me realize how good Jim's vocals really are. They add so much to an already gorgeous tune.

[@SimpletonNews]

Exactly well said

[@micahmaresca9763]

Maury and Jim’s finest work, wow what an amazing arrangement. God I wish we had a replacement for these two men who are musical icons but never knew how wonderful they were and how amazing the songs they created together are better today than yesterday.

[@timothycharlesellis5940]

Such incredible playing, Andy! Stunning!!

[@markkelly7233]

Andy, that was outstanding!!! Loved watching you play this. However I think that’s as far as I’ll take it. Ha! One of my favorite all time songs that I was hoping you would do one day and now that I’ve seen you do it I’ll just enjoy watching you play it. Thanks for sharing this with everyone.

[@martinkrajcovic7430]

You are a wonderful person for making these, glad we got you back. We hope you are well, Andy, we wish you all the best! Thank you for your precious work!

[@josesanchezchavez573]

Una canción hermosa que ha conservado su frescura a pesar del tiempo. Gracias por compartirla, ahora a aprenderla como debe ser. Saludos desde México.

[@markdavich5829]

My introduction to fingerpicking was on stuff like this - My guitar teacher would play something and he'd ask "are you afraid of it?" - What inexperienced fingerpicker wouldn't say "yes"?. LOL He'd say "Good" and tell me it was the perfect time to learn it. If I said something was above my paygrade he'd ask "why?". I never had a good answer - I just took it home and chewed on it like a dog with a bone. After 3 years or so, I'm still chewing on that stuff but, it sure does shed some light in terms of learning the fret board and economy of movement. You're good teacher so, yeah man - attempt it - What's the worst that could happen? 🙃

[@dlee6266]

Wow! Incredible Andy! Thank you for sharing this one. This will take some time for me but you've explained it well and easy enough for even me to understand. Your approach with all your lessons are spot on and I've improved tremendously watching your tutorials over the years. And Jim and Maury? Man, I remember watching them on TV as a kid as well as hearing them on the radio. Jim's writing was soooo good!! Thank you for this trip down memory lane!!

[@tedunguent156]

One of the saddest days of my life was when I heard that Jim and Maury had died in a plane crash. What might have been. Your demo is fantastic as usual. Keep the memories alive.

[@johnbennett9187]

Welcome back, Andy. Excellent rendition and lesson... I can only wish.

[@echodeltatango8030]

Dude, you are simply the best guitar teacher on KZbin. I can't even play much anymore and I've already got a bunch of your tabs that I'll likely never get to, but I'm buying this one for sure. Wishing you a happy and healthy '23. Cheers!

[@rickcarter6591]

Nice! Happy to see a new video “Time In a Bottle” please. When you have moment 😬

[@jimutley4366]

He's already done Time in a bottle. And it is as good as this one. Go to his website all his lessons are laid out well there.

[@agh9224]

He already has one on time in a bottle

[@rickcarter6591]

Yeah, I already had watched the Time in a Bottle.....Musta been stoned when I watched it. 😵

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

What an amazing song. One of my all-time favorites.

[@stephanieclinton4696]

Hi Andy! Just wanted to say hi, you are my favorite guitar channel ever. I was hoping you’d take a look at “Nothings gonna happen” by the Staves, I think it would make a great video! Cheers, Stephanie

[@jamesmeals1430]

Been waiting for you to do this song for years. Great job as always

[@dommirra5429]

Fantastic so glad you are sharing & teaching all of us these fabulous songs!! You have extremely good taste in picking great tunes to teach my friend!! Keep up the great work I enjoy your channel very much & learn lots from you!!👍🎶🎸 DOM

[@bassesatta9235]

The bassline in that song is just as busy and sweet

[@theblytonian3906]

Andy, -never fails to deliver. Jim Croce's music his song both. Just hauntingly spiritual. Thank you for being you Andy.

[@erik4683]

Thank you, Andy. Amazing work as always!

[@imannonymous7707]

The best instructive videos on line. And a great tune

[@SeeJeffSing]

Nice to see you on your feet again. 👍

[@longgrayline8055]

I watched Jim and Maury do this one live on The Midnight Special (it’s on KZbin) and man what a performance and what a treasure of a song. You really did this justice. Well done.