Green Day American Idiot Guitar Lesson

[@MartyMusic]

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[@Kursedaim.backup.account]

What's the tuning tho

[@rayross997]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame needs a category for guitar teachers. I know a bearded hat wearing guy who belongs there.

[@colbyscollage2573]

i know a bearded fedora guitar whaling teacher

[@powerrslavv5399]

Plz do the sweet Child o Mine solo

[@Barrygee]

Paul Kludsky Justin sandercoe has just recently released a lesson on the sweet child o' mine solo if you're interested

[@lukeyager5039]

Ray Ross Yeah, Mr. Stevenson was pretty good wasn't he

[@Dagger_323]

Right, and they need to stop inducting hip hop artists in a sad attempt to stay relevant...

[@omrifogel4972]

I like that he’s playing Green Day and wears a Beatles shirt

[@chazzychaz4744]

heh I didn't notice. That's funny

[@sarahhennessey4]

me learning green day while wearing a nirvana shirt🤣

[@br1nk_0f_illusi0n5]

Pfft-

[@Gwentelteefje]

It shows you can like whatever!!!

[@finncallahan8994]

So

[@meyekull]

I saw an ad for “why youtube guitar lessons don’t work” right before this video. I really do think your videos work and you’ve helped me learn a lot of songs I’d never have been able to figure out.

[@nonamemusic8328]

They just mean you play everything by remembering everything you see on KZbin, and don't actually "understand" the music you play. Kinda true but yeah fuck it lol I also only watch videos

[@electric_spree]

I get those on every guitar video I see 😅

[@rush2124u2]

I think Marty Taught Steve to play also

[@chazzychaz4744]

That happened to me too. And I totally agree.

[@ilyanagalen9320]

Instruction videos are much alike, your ultimate judge should be ‘does it sound like what I’m trying to play’ and 99.9% of instruction video makers don’t get there. The solo in this one isn’t right and the reason it doesn’t sound quite right is that it needs more distortion, but a lot of KZbinrs make that mistake.

[@shakemeistershakeforshort9843]

If it wasn't for Marty the guitar my grandpap gave me before he passed away would just be sittin in the corner collecting dust I believe paps up in heaven proud as ever THANKS A MILLION MARTY

[@santosmedina4248]

shakemeister shake for short was it his? It might be worth a lot of money bro

[@dontcry65]

@@santosmedina4248 Bet for him its worth more than any money :D

[@nickgames7120]

RIP to your grandpa. He seems like a nice guy!

[@liamhutchinson4571]

@@santosmedina4248 kinda rude ngl

[@santosmedina4248]

@@liamhutchinson4571 I can totally see why that can be rude, but just because u knkw the value of something doesn’t mean you have to sell it

[@michaelhobgood2792]

Marty is the hardest working guy on the internet. I don't see many people putting out the amount of content he does and not with the quality of his videos. Keep on keepin' on Marty!

[@vincentprakash4891]

Mike Hobgood yes!! I've been saying this for more than a year. ever since he started Marty Music. thank you so much Mr Marty Schwartz

[@MartyMusic]

Thanks Mike!

[@MartyMusic]

Thank you vincent!!

[@phoenixramirez1697]

Marty Music could you do MXPX Tomorrow's Another Day we need some punk thx

[@harperwalsh9041]

Mike Hobgood You're so right.

[@TheAlienFromOuterEarth]

Just saw a green day concert yesterday, they played this for the encore along with jesus of suburbia, that concert is one of the best moments of my life

[@northernirishgamer6534]

So amazing to see them live! They're absolutely awesome!

[@MagmaRecRoom]

Four years later, the same is still true, saw them a few weeks ago and it was an incredible performance!

[@DustyShedGarage]

Marty is in my opinion one of the very best guitarists/guitar tutors on the internet, and that shows with how quick this once little project continues to grow, congrats Marty

[@MartyMusic]

Very kind of you to say!

[@hyrumsolano3024]

Whoever says KZbin can’t teach you to play guitar, they’re stupid. I’ve learned so many chords just from Marty and me practicing everyday has definitely taught me a lot. I wish I could show a video of me a year ago and today now to show the progress I’ve had. Thanks Marty for all the songs you post really do appreciate you for keeping my love of guitar on 🤟🏽

[@Unknown-st2bu]

It totally teached me, all thanks to KZbin I'm an advanced guitarist

[@MaxRockwell1234go]

I need to give Marty kudos. Been playing for 44 yrs. Back then, there was no internet. I'd spend hours with cassettes rewinding and playing to figure it out. You should be so thankful that guy's like Marty are out there posting this. Seriously!

[@asherwhynot]

me: *gets halfway through video* "oh he's probably not gonna explain the solo" marty: "now we need the solo" me: *runs extremely fast to bedroom screaming* "RUN!! RUN!! QUICK! QUICK! GET THE GUITAR NOW! edit: my dad: "why did i buy this kid a guitar?"

[@AlphaSpooks]

I live alone...BUT, my neighbours hate me so much since i bought a guitar... The old guy wont even say "good morning" to me when i see him while leaving for work xDD

[@galianallaque3449]

my neighbors probably hate me now XD

[@jery8996]

I play guitar every night, now my mom hate me

[@killasynnaact8819]

I’ve been playing for 2 years I’m not that good but I’m decent

[@rahimboulfekhar2255]

That's what my mom said

[@lknez13]

Omg I lost my shit when I saw this video!!! One of my fav songs if not THE favourite!!! You are the beast Marty Man, so much love and support from Croatia as always :D This is gonna be a busy week for me lol

[@Eljefe1399]

Lovro Knezevic takes you that long to learn a song? 🤔

[@lknez13]

Jeffrey Cortes this isn't the only song I'm going to do this week.. Plus I don't really have much free time..

[@Eljefe1399]

Lovro Knezevic Your assuming that I was supposed to know that, you don't exactly make it clear but anyway have fun learning I know I'm going to have fun learning this lol

[@naveenpraba4756]

Jeffrey Cortes *You're

[@abnerdiaz2182]

My condolences to Croatia on this tough day.

[@myoldchannelnameoffendedpe6432]

Thank u thank u green day is my favorite band ever

[@laurax2744]

SolarBearGaming same

[@lknez13]

SolarBearGaming same man!!

[@tinyicedlatte]

SolarBearGaming same

[@cornnose1842]

same

[@expectedlime_8076]

SolarBearGaming they're definitely one of mine

[@adambruechert435]

Only been on this channel five minutes and i can already see a lot of dedication goes into these videos. And i'm not just saying that because every comment says how hard you work, its because im barely know anything about guitar and you have just showed me how to play a whole song. If you can teach the everyday person that visits this channel that's saying something... keep up the great work. Subscribed and liked!

[@llaffy8939]

If it wasn't for Marty I would have never met the friends I met from music its like one big family, I've been playing two months and I'm already almost at performance level at my lessons school and I love all the people there I'm Thirteen and always loved guitar and rock especially green day, Metallica etc... Thank you Marty for contributing how much you do to the music community and beginners or advanced musicians. We love you Marty Thank you.

[@jimmydolittlemusic5813]

Nicely put together explanation, love the way you do the solo!!

[@xuchenglin6256]

I have watched a lot of tutorial videos of this song, yours are the BEST! No BS, no showing off, no tab behind paywall. You make sense of the whole thing (shape and fingering), and the solo part is brilliant (it's hard for a beginner to figure these out from tab alone). Actually this riff is the reason why I got my electric guitar... First I tried to follow your video to learn the main riff on an acoustic guitar, and it shocked me that it's actually playable and sound like the real thing. Now the main riff's already OK, the solo it's on its way. So many thanks for you! Without your video it definitely would take me much longer to begin shredding! (if you call that beginner stuff shredding). Keep on doing this, when I'm at the comfortable level I'll probably go get your ES-335. 😀

[@andymcmillan9260]

This guy is an amazing teacher. Especially for beginners. Explains the chord names, notes, plays fast, slow and everything in between. Unbelievable. Way better than the guys who say OK SO ITS AN Fsharp into a pentatonic finger mctwisty and then you wanna use your toes for this sweepy macdaddy followed by the X power chord and remember we are in drop D-1 tuning with a £75000 amp and seventeen pedals that I won't show you.

[@seamusmcnally5837]

this is the only person on youtube that i’ve actually learned from for my guitar

[@Corner-for-Assorted-Oats]

For anyone struggling to figure out the strumming here you go: G#: DUD C#: UU F#: DU C#: D G#: D F#: D Hope this helps

[@ben_kk2024]

Thank you

[@vrx2701]

thanks!!

[@AVFCAM]

2 minutes in and there already so many things you’ve done that are amazingly helpful ways of explaining things.

[@arcane_ironic]

7:06 is the solo

[@bhckilljoy]

Thank you!

[@maxshein5769]

Pleeeease , Jesus Of Suburbia and Revolution Radio :3

[@shokkthesnazzybanisher7062]

He's done Revolution Radio

[@naveenpraba4756]

Max Shein He's already done a full tutorial on Revolution Radio, and it't amazing!

[@benparsons4979]

Jesus of Suburbia is a long song

[@davidduran1910]

Hol' up Wut now...

[@davidduran1910]

@@benparsons4979 no

[@voidstation7590]

Thanks Marty I usually use your videos to help me understand tab better when I’m first starting a song and it helps so much because some things you just can’t understand from reading tab

[@speedyboi349]

Green day song are so dang fun Basket case, wake me up when September ends and american idiot are songs that I don't get tired of playing

[@evanposte7095]

Marty,can you do some more solos.I want to learn whole song but I have go searching everywhere for them. I rather learn them hear than anywhere else.I know that some don't sound great but it would be nice to learn the solo to every song YOU teach.Thanks,and your a great teacher.

[@kurtcobain3426]

Evan Poste yeah i agree

[@evanposte7095]

thanks

[@benparsons4979]

look up the tabs

[@Cas-gs8qw]

PSA: don’t attempt if you have small hands, you will get angry. -A person with small hands

[@averyavenue]

Try "Message in a Bottle" by The Police... That song had me ready to break this damn thing, lololol

[@nicofisher141]

ahhh yeah same

[@madisonc6101]

I saw a 7 year old play this lol just keep trying.

[@padmad3832]

You'll eventually do it even with small hands, but it'll take time of course. A year ago I though the same as you do, but now even the bigger stretches and fast chord switches between those are like water.

[@leslysisi6714]

Don’t worry, it comes in time. I’ve had my guitar for 9 months now and, although difficult for me to do large stretches, these come in time. You just need to adjust and get used to it. I’ve had to do arpeggios that were on the seventh fret to the 13th fret on the e string. It comes along as long as you keep trying.

[@aldencoley6841]

I love how you teach the music, Marty! Thanks for all the help. Whenever I learn a song on guitar, I always come here

[@emeraldshine9273]

Just saw Green Day live last night here in Missouri. Awesome lesson, Marty!

[@wildcat1998able]

I always wanted to play these songs ever since high school but our music program in school prioritized those with experience and launched them to Band competitions. The less skilled ones were left to play the simplest songs for grades. Now a college grad, it's been years since I touched my acoustic. I know, not the right guitar to practice this song, but it's the only one I have. I still suck, but this vid helped me out. Thanks, man!

[@lemonpasta05]

Tell me why I stumble upon this video at 11pm and decided it’s a perfectly good time to whip my guitar out and learn this 😂

[@robertabdullaev7929]

Could you please do a video on The End by The Doors, and also thanks for posting all these vids, 6 months ago when I picked up an electric guitar I leaned most of the riffs and songs from watching your videos and even now I keep watching them, please never stop posting these, you're a great teacher.

[@Clueless1942]

That tip about Billy using his pinkio is the only thing that makes this playable for me! Thank you so much!

[@allie2113]

am i the only one who struggles to see how he’s strumming-

[@priyaravi1046]

same

[@bepis2123]

Just use your ears. Its easy

[@allie2113]

bepis if I could use my ears to tell I wouldn’t be trying to visually see it. It’s not easy.

[@bepis2123]

@@allie2113 ah i get it. Just need more time and you'll get use to it. It took me about 2 years to get this skill to kinda decent

[@verse5981]

Allie For power chords you strum down, but if you’re just starting out, strumming up works too. Just try not to turn that into a bad habit

[@drewkennedy805]

Hey Marty, thanks for all that you do! I know you've got a bit of a soft spot for Cat Stevens; Would love to hear you do "Don't Be Shy."

[@andrewdonahue1171]

Thank you Marty I finally know how to play this now

[@АндрейМартини-ч6о]

I love that marty .i practiced when I come around Green Days. Your lessons and yeah I got it man thanks Marty

[@tacoman4242]

I love your videos keep them up you are the only KZbin guitars teacher that I am able to understand because you take time to go through everything

[@shoryagupta1523]

More Green Day PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏

[@elizabeth8239]

This was so descriptive and easy to follow! I love this so much!

[@megatiddyrolls3217]

You make it so i learn guitar in 2 months not 5 years thank you for the amazing guitar videos!!!!

[@TheOgAnarchist]

bro my school played this on the last day of the year I WAS FOCKING PUMPED

[@latewizard301]

I would like to see a song from Warning. Maybe Castaway or Macy's Day Parade

[@Eljefe1399]

Balasar Windstriker he already did Macy's Day Parade

[@shokkthesnazzybanisher7062]

Or Minority would be great

[@fish-fingers_and_custard7685]

Or Church on Sunday. Love that song

[@canooneggy9074]

Balasar Windstriker Minority, Warning, or Waiting.

[@chazzychaz4744]

Castaway Please lol

[@BrittStephenson]

Thank you for twenty years of lessons Marty.

[@fxtballshorts1371]

Thx so much green day is the BEST!!

[@MrDenisoyd.]

This works i can confirm i love marty's vids

[@ghoul1603]

Little tip on this song if you are having trouble playing the second power cord so touch the top string with your ring finger to mute it so it sounds right hope that helps someone

[@caitipanten3666]

Love your videos! Pretty much taught me how to play guitar!

[@shokkthesnazzybanisher7062]

And you've helped me SO much I can't Thankyou enough Marty! Brilliant like always!

[@smokestack534]

i already know how to play this im literally only watching cause i like hearing marty teach

[@CE-22]

This is one of the songs i probably have to play this evening/night with a band on a jamsession live performance. I can play it already okay, but o want better, i want to play it more professional then like a beginner haha, Thank you Marty for saving me

[@ray7128]

Marty is my favorite tutor , I'd definitely recommend you to anyone.

[@mrchristian0457]

I started dying when I saw this video, not of laughter, but of happiness

[@dom6023]

My guy Marty keeping up that quality content

[@patrickbowles4524]

Best lesson ever thank u greatest channel ever

[@kanhai8477]

this is probably my favorite band

[@kirillplayfifa15]

I don't understand why guitarraviva or GuitarLesson365 have more subs? You explain and show way better than they do!

[@shokkthesnazzybanisher7062]

Because guitarlesson365 has been teaching for 4 or 5 years and Marty has been on this channel for a year

[@elliot8294]

SHoKK The Snazzy Banisher I'm certain Marty has been teaching for mor than 5 years, I swear to god I watched him as a kid before I even played.

[@geoffers99villa]

Elliot yeah, he used to be the main guy on guitarjamz I think it was. This is his own channel.

[@jackwatson6222]

marty just made this channel last summer and its already amazing but he has his old one, guitarjamz and that one has a shit ton

[@jackwatson6222]

he had something like 1 million

[@lordrob13]

you made learning the solo super fun and alot easier than i thought it was!

[@coolvideoswithjag7988]

When I want to learn a song I look for a lesson from Marty and that will be the first one I click

[@loekheijmans7131]

You just gaved me an idea for my Christmas holiday

[@thomascanning941]

Marty is a true man of class if he is rocking a les Paul making a tutorial for this song 🤟

[@AVFCAM]

Love the videos… One thing missing from a lot of lessons on KZbin is advice on how to set up an amp for the sound…

[@haukeherffs6702]

Marty - always great and fun to watch

[@scrpin9445]

This is one of my favorite songs, thanks!

[@alliance17]

What I see?! Oh, this is new amazing tutorial for one of my favorite song! Thanks, Marty💚

[@mickeytheboot]

Thank you!!! Love how you incorporated the solo another one for my set list.

[@okwstudios]

Great lesson!

[@jec5476]

Thanks for the lesson! So appropriate for these days!

[@draugr4209]

Can you do greenday holiday? I know you did one on another channel but it was a bit low quality and i would like a better tutorial

[@sanjansenmuziek]

Amazing!

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Great job as always, learning this to show my son

[@masterofdisguise7112]

Thanks to the man who made Green Day easy. Give us RevRad or 99 Revolutions please!

[@adamsteaandcoffeereviews3195]

Thank you for all of the great lessons

[@asherwhynot]

on the solo you were right the rhythm guitar plays the chorus riff and the lead does the solo on top

[@laurax2744]

Thanks so much. Always appreciate the green day tutorial 💚👌👏

[@mark-gi9nq]

hey marty, i just want to say thank you so much for making these how to videos. i just learned smoke in the water and your video helped me more than any teacher would. now moving on can you do a how to on mississippi queen by moutain. thanks for all you do marty!

[@twofivesix256]

you are a god with your vid it only took me like half an hour to learn

[@philsfuture6283]

Can't wait to learn this song

[@LaughShack]

Pick ups on your guitar make a big difference with effects especially with music like Green Day’s stuff

[@jimmyleclerc9480]

Thanks for your videos you are the best teacher i use to see and im french so ahah you do great job

[@ilyanagalen9320]

Saw a lot of instruction videos on this song and so many just aren’t playing it with the distortion it needs. It’s a punk song! I’m still not convinced of the little stutter he’s doing when he’s not playing that F#5 chord, it’s not just open strings he’s doing some form of harmonic or muting there. Also, the solo is definitely not all one shape, there’s more to it than that. It’s not two guitars it’s because this isn’t how you play it.

[@e_m4n_]

My fingers hurt 😂 but I’m prepping cause I’m getting an electric guitar in a couple weeks and I’m excited

[@zestyonion]

Thanks for all you do Marty!

[@iacopocarlini]

I was waiting for this tutorial, thanks a lot!!!

[@Immortus27]

Very detailed lesson, thank you

[@AxelEllis]

Marty is forever goated

[@ImThatGuy-th2rm]

Yes thank you so much I've always wanted to play this song thank you!

[@170bcuda]

Very cool lesson Marty! Thanks

[@anthonyallenbolton352]

I just realized yup uploaded this on my birthday Thank you 😊

[@danorekpo]

Hey Morty! This is a song that I listened since I was 17, here's another like to you, and my subscription lol

[@eviscero9243]

Once you get the finger shape just move it around in the places where the normal barre chords would go. Then you'd get the hang of it.

[@lucyegan686]

Awesome song and awesome t shirt

[@harperwalsh9041]

I love this song so much its so good!!!! I'll have fun playing this.

[@braxton4882]

You should do Jesus of suburbia. The whole thing!!!!🙏🏼😂

[@LanzaLanguage]

Thanks again Marty, really appreciate it!

[@taivlok2530]

Thank you papa Marty

[@isabellagullotta6351]

Marty you’re incredible

[@BD-we4cb]

Really great lesson thanks.

[@alexandrastelzl3338]

I love you Marty i learned so much of you, you are the best Teacher in the World 😍❤

[@DumbLuck_64]

Anybody else find themselves singing marty's lyrics to this while they play..."don't wanna be american idiot...then he sings, he sings it again and"