HOW TO STRUM: Closer To Fine Guitar Lesson

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[@barbaracostello8187]

Looked for a guitar tutorial for this song and yours was the only one that popped up with a woman teacher. 🧐 thanks Lauren!

[@LaurenBateman]

You are welcome!

[@laphil1969]

Outstanding instruction on this one. This beautiful and iconic song was highlighted on NPR Radio this evening- so I’m certain you’ll get LOTS of extra views from folks like me wanting to now learn it. Excellent job 👌🏼

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@Golf315]

Ok, I am a beginner, I searched everywhere for a quick course to show me the basics. Each one of these instructors skipped many important steps that I feel Lauren did not. She is mindful of how newbie’s feel. I am buying the platinum package from her website. She’s just that badass. Lauren, I don’t expect you to read this, but I just wanted to let you know that I have never in my life picked up a guitar and with one lesson from you, I feel there’s hope for me to actually learn. Thank you!

[@LaurenBateman]

Well I AM reading it! Wow. Thank you so much for your kind words and feedback. I am so happy to help you on your guitar journey. Thank you for supporting me and my channel. It really means a lot to me. 🥰

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[@Jess-wu9dx]

I used to play air guitar to this song 30 years ago. Now after learning guitar in the past few years, I'm ready to learn this with your kick-ass tutorial! Thank you!

[@LaurenBateman]

You can do it!

[@Jess-wu9dx]

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[@bobpeters61]

Thank you, Lauren. This song has the type of acoustic guitar music that sparked my fascination with this instrument as a little boy in the time of the singer-songwriters. Recently fresh to me but still stylistically nostalgic-feeling.

[@JackKirbyFan]

Lauren, you are such a wonderful teacher. You always reply to comments in a wonderfully positive manner and you come across as you really care about teaching. Happy New Year. We need more people like you in the world! BTW - I love this song and the album. Their harmonies are so good!

[@LaurenBateman]

Dave, aww thanks. Well, that's because I really do care! Hard to fake that. Thank you for your support and I hope you have a happy new year.

[@mickeli7155]

Youre such a wounderfull person, you just keep on giving, even now, hours in to the new year. Take care.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you so much!

[@rzh3443]

Happy NY LB! Saw the Gals about 8 yrs ago and they put on a hell of a show. Highly recommended. Great song and lesson.

[@LaurenBateman]

Awesome! Happy New Year!

[@dougdickeson3865]

Great song! Your viewers might want to note that the chord diagram for Dmaj11 isn't correct, but your live demonstration of it is correct.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!!! 🤦‍♀️

[@scubamage]

Indigo Girls were one of the bands that got me into playing guitar (specifically, "Shame on You"). My daughter fell in love with this song after watching the Barbie movie, so I'm learning to play it for her. Great step by step video, I really appreciate the detail!!

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching! Keep on playing!

[@ericmcdonald445]

I've been listening to this song since '89, and it's been on my mind since seeing Barbie last year. Now I'm playing along for the first time, and it's exhilarating, thanks!

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you liked it!

[@robertbrusellenglishguitarist]

Lauren, thank you for posting your excellent videos. Please keep them coming. May I wish you a happy, healthy & successful 2023. Robert.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you so much! Happy new year!

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Thank you so much for sharing... :) :) :) People like you make this world more beautiful:)

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Wow, thank you!

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Truth was born to be told🙃😁 Good luck 😁

[@eqjen]

Yesss finally 🥳 thanks Lauren😃 a little too advanced for me now but goals!! Also Tegan and Sara

[@LaurenBateman]

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[@dosmoto6540]

Your so amazing and nice thanks for your share about how to know the pattern of strumming,from asia philippines.

[@LaurenBateman]

My pleasure!

[@loasidasortiz9716]

Thk u 😊😊for making my yr so much happier with ur playing n teaching,Happy NY Mrs Lauren

[@LaurenBateman]

Aww you are welcome! Happy new year!

[@bethodowd5053]

The diagram for Dmaj11 shows 1 fret up on 2nd string and 2 frets up on 4th and 5th, but you said move everything 2 frets up from C. Can you clarify? Thanks for the great lesson!

[@LaurenBateman]

Yes, the diagram is wrong in the video 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I fixed it on the website.

[@Sparkythedudeful]

Great video Lauren, I’ve tried to work out the the strumming pattern for this song just by listening and never quite nailed it. I have now thanks to your excellent tuition around the D chord. Go well ✌️

[@LaurenBateman]

Happy to help!

[@chathappy4261]

Thank you so much for this thorough and comprehensive lesson!

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You're very welcome!

[@t9620]

One of my favorite duos and songs! Thanks so much! 🙏🎸

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Rock on!

[@michaelsedlak4191]

Wishing a Happy News year🍾🍾🍾

[@LaurenBateman]

Same to you!

[@dannybarichello1575]

Very well done. Thank you. And yes, it's a great song. I used to play and sing this song back in the day. I want to perform it again and I wanted to see what a tutorial would be like. There was no KZbin back when I learned this song.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching!

[@shravanghatanigospelplatfo4842]

Wish you very Happy New year 2023, may God bless you much more in this year

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you! You too!

[@cynthia3433]

Great lesson. I've loved this song for a long time. It may take me a while to get it but the way you broke it down is motivating.

[@LaurenBateman]

Awesome! Glad to help!

[@windoss15]

Awesome tutorial...just magic! Thank You!

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad it helped!

[@MarioRossibless]

Thank Lauren I'm new in your channel greats tutorials.

[@LaurenBateman]

Mario, welcome to the channel!

[@MetalMan1969]

Another great lesson from a very good guitarist. Hope you and your family have a beautiful new year and all your dreams come true. Thats to everyone on here also. I love you all ❤🙏🎸🎸

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Happy new year!

[@MrDexcars]

Happy New Year Lauren to you and you’re family thank you for all the Harley you given us hopeless cases like me hope you have a good one

[@LaurenBateman]

Happy to help. Happy New Year!!!

[@tasharitchey115]

This helped me so much 🙌🏼 gonna take lots of practice for sure

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad to hear!

[@JonathanThirlwell-wr4ce]

Brilliant lesson, such energy and passion, thank you! What a beautiful song, thoroughly enjoyable evening learning it.

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonyvee]

Thank you Lauren. Happy and Blessed New Year to you and yours.

[@LaurenBateman]

Same to you!

[@stoopotts6908]

Like this song! I just might be able to play it one day, thanks to you!

[@LaurenBateman]

You got this!

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Happy new year. I came to learn something new strumming but got a bonus of Lauren’s beautiful singing 🤗!

[@LaurenBateman]

Happy new year!!

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Happy new year miss Lauren

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Happy new year!!

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Lauren! My love! Happy New Year, from Italy !!

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Happy new year!

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

Nicely done!

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Thanks for watching!

[@bmxryan]

Thanks I love this song and am about to learn it!

[@teniellegaither6971]

Would love love love a tutorial for Devotion and/or Dead Man's Hill ❤😊

[@charlesbrakeville5825]

A good song. A lot going on. Lol. I'm working on it. Do you think you could give us a lesson on "After the Glitter Fades" by Stevie Nicks

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you for the recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list.

[@jashonline]

Happy New Year

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Happy new year

[@timscott1039]

Thank you Lauren!

[@LaurenBateman]

You're so welcome!

[@raymckenzie823]

excellent instructions! thank you

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad it was helpful! you're welcome :D

[@mattm8441]

That was fantastic. Thank you!

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Glad you like it!

[@richpepp4815]

Thanks, I enjoyed that. Great teaching, great singing

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[@vivianhall5259]

I love this song so much! Thank you 🙏 ❤

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[@afisher555]

this is do good. Thank you. Great song, and great teacher! 😀

[@afisher555]

so good

[@LaurenBateman]

You're very welcome! Glad you liked it :D

[@jessh6480]

I'm only half way through and needed to stop to comment on how great this is. Thank you! Also, I don't understand why i couldn't comment on the version of the video that came up when i searched. It's like they're trying to make human interaction as difficult as possible. Anyway, I appreciate you very much.

[@jessh6480]

Also, I was admiring the Gretsch on the wall. My first guitar was an Electromatic. Just lovely.

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@teniellegaither6971]

Hi Lauren, thanks so much for this tutorial! Question: the strumming patterns you give for the song on your website show a strumming pattern #3, which I don't think I see that you use in the video. Did I miss this somewhere?

[@LaurenBateman]

Nope. Sometimes I don’t do all the suggested patterns on the site.

[@teniellegaither6971]

Thanks!!

[@circlesoflifeintl8094]

Happy new year🙌

[@LaurenBateman]

Happy new year

[@brionsarachan4500]

This is a great lesson! Happy New Year!

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@melodicmuse3254]

One of the best guitar instructor on KZbin, I can see the immediate change in my strumming patterns which got better after practising for couple of hours, just wanna ask one question, which string gauge is best for me?I’m an intermediate player and learned couple of songs,so should I go with .10-.47 or .11-.52(in case of d’addario), the guitar strings which I’m having currently sounds awful,so please suggest me the right gauge.

[@LaurenBateman]

It really depends. The thicker the string you can tolerate the better sound. You will get out of the guitar. I typically use 11s.

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Happy new year from Österreich🎊🎊🎊

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Happy new year!

[@ComicKish]

Cool guitar strap

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Thank you!

[@Jess-wu9dx]

Wow! Thank you!

[@LaurenBateman]

You're welcome!

[@seedd2544]

Can you please fix your tab for d maj 11? You have it correct on your website. It threw me off till I saw your website. I like your videos, btw!

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks! We'll have this checked

[@JackKirbyFan]

Lauren, one question - how long did it take you to master this song because, like Paul Simon (esp. the Simon and Garfunkel phase), they do SO much improv on the guitar playing! Thanks!

[@LaurenBateman]

Hmmm, when I learned to play this song, I had been playing for a while, so it wasn't too too difficult. I believe I learned it in one week.

[@JackKirbyFan]

@@LaurenBateman My guitar teacher right now is teaching me various strumming timing patterns such as strumming on the AND and so on with blanks in between such as 1 (strum) [and 2 no strum] and (strum) and so on. It's so tricky at first since I'm so used to strumming on the downbeats and not the and's. It's a good thing to get good at though. Thank you as always for your reply!

[@afisher555]

what was the first song you mastered? And which songs inspired you to pick up guitar

[@LaurenBateman]

First song was probably Come As You Are by Nirvana. Melissa Etheridge songs are what inspired me.

[@bricago2302]

How do you hit the A string without hitting the low E string. You don’t mute the E string?

[@LaurenBateman]

Precision work with the pick. But also you could do some muting with the fretting hand.

[@bjs1762]

How come there’s a fret skipped in between the pointer and middle finger on the d 11 diagram but she’s not playing it ?

[@LaurenBateman]

Sorry, there might be an error on the diagram. 😔

[@redrock1963]

Ah yes the ol' "Boop" chord move......got it 😁

[@LaurenBateman]

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[@TheWild_Living_Nature]

Noel Gallagher is my favorite guitar player

[@LaurenBateman]

Awesome!

[@towlie337]

I've been playing this song for a while. Wondering about playing this without a capo and your thougts on transposing it, and whether it's worth it

[@LaurenBateman]

I prefer with the capo. Without might make for lots of barre chords.

[@towlie337]

@Lauren Bateman yeah and then you'd miss out on all those embellishments you can play with the G and D chords. But what if you changed keys altogether. Play it in G (basically same chord shapes but no capo)

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Thanks!

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You bet!

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