Norwegian Wood (Lesson) - Beatles

[@CCB6939]

so where do we buy our official James James tshirts???

[@05645ci]

This loyal James James follower loves the lessons, loves The Beatles, and loves the t shirts!

[@mikestarr7377]

Love the shirt - guessing you can't wear it in public to protect your anonymity....guitar sounds great as always - thanks JJ.....

[@Otis790]

He couldn’t but the rest of us can. I’ll be honored to wear one .

[@markbetterly4660]

Wow, I was just fussing with this song and here it is ... always Awesome. Thanks

[@fretkillrfan]

Does Superman wear his cape everywhere?

[@meanmrmusician9469]

Holy T-shirts, Batman!

[@evanpi314]

If you only capo the top 5 strings, you can hit the low e and it sounds like a nice drone.

[@edbankston5593]

That's a great jdea

[@roberteberhart1139]

Good one

[@weberrob959]

Nice tip... I'll have to try that thx

[@johnl.6930]

Yes. Thank you for this simple but important fact!

[@Hortron69]

I’ll have to try that

[@TONEonline]

I've read that the John Lennon D chord you spoke about was taught to him by his mother Julia. She taught him the banjo and that D chord shape is a banjo chord (apparently).

[@epipick]

Correct.

[@drewcunningham2]

Another no-nonsense lesson! - all your hard work is much appreciated!

[@prashantpaudel2434]

You're a great influencer. Great work dude

[@Cyrusmarie]

Awesome song...another awesome lesson. Much appreciated. Looking at the extent of your video library it's evident how much work you've put in.

[@billygage6899]

Beatle Ballads best way to learn your chords People!!

[@59Beatlefan]

Have the Red and Blue albums since '72-'73. Tried hearing that George quote. Didn't come through on my copy. Great stuff always tho

[@markpenford3098]

Thanks jj, this alway seemed more complex to me!? ., gonna give it a go. Great shirt ! ., love the H bird too Best wishes

[@jimmycharlton73]

One of the best teachers on you tube

[@jakeminor1967]

Solid stuff, and detour appreciated. Now I've got to go back and listen.

[@dtna]

I understand the basic chords, theory and fundamentals of the guitar, but you have really helped simplify things for me. Thnx.

[@alexbowman7582]

There’s a Colin Hay (Men At Work) video of him playing it in open D and it plays really well in open D.

[@jamesearley694]

As a fellow James, I would love to buy one of your new t-shirts. Awesome lesson. Thanks again.

[@blackturtleshow]

This is one of my favorite pinky workout songs. Rocky Mountain High by John Denver is similar in certain ways.

[@burtgordon4796]

My parents had the red and the blue album. For some reason they took the stereo outside to our back patio. The blue Album spent the winter outside and got buried under the snow. One day I picked it up off of the patio in early spring. I took it in and wiped it off and put it on to see if it still played. I’ve been a Beatle freak ever since. That was 1982.

[@tombo54]

Thank you...nicely done. Beautiful Gibson too.

[@bwhites721]

Digging the shirt, James. I'd be happy to buy one to support a charity of your choosing, just as a way of saying thanks... Hope you're enjoying your KZbin retirement!

[@robphillips2487]

"...we walked past the mannequin there in the window and started to stare, her wig had falled off and we saw that she hadn't no hair. We shopped for awhile, trying on sunglasses/checking out bargain sales(?), taking our time." Good lesson!

[@Bravo65]

love the shirt! (& the song :) )

[@TheDietrichDaniels]

First! And thank you for the variety of songs you cover here, I've really expanded my library thanks to you!

[@jay56wilcox]

Hello, Who is your pick to win Lord Stanley this 2021 Seanson ?

[@finlayg5495]

For some reason this riff always gives me medieval vibes haha. Great vid James!

[@pgrutube]

Your "Sara - Fleetwood Mac" on the old PT channel that you 'just made up', is just so fantastic. Comments are shut down there, so I thought I'd at one here. Thanks........ PS Love this one too.

[@theartfiles4715]

You're an absolute legend thanks man

[@tonimoon6346]

My wife’s from norway...u know the deal...🤘

[@alexbowman7582]

You can play it differently this way. You know that sort of C chord slide from Man On The Moon? Hold the B string 1st fret and A string 3rd slide up two frets and up another 2 frets back and forwards. Then a G chord with strings held picking the tune. Then the chorus, think it's G minor, E string, B string and G hold all at 3rd fret playing on and off G3rd to 5th. To a proper C chord. Then a D7.

[@kenb8767]

Great lesson - again- .....Address -to all - Do you prefer standard acoustic or acoustic-electric guitars? Does an acoustic - electric guitar compromise the sound when played acoustically?

[@SeekerGoOn2013]

I like the detours and the “Fast Forward” >> you have. Mine works like that too.

[@danny1959]

I learned a cool version on KZbin years ago in DAGAD tuning. It sounds great, but it sounds nothing like the recording, of course.

[@dwaynejessome1728]

just grabbed my capo out of my little dish of guitar goodies. Thanks for this!!

[@stewartshelburne2680]

A lovely song, simple, straight forward and OH so well played/taught by you "JAMES: thanks...I'm old and grew up with the BEATLES

[@Baile_an_Locha]

The “John Lennon D” is still just D but you’re getting the 3rd, 5th, 1st, and 3rd notes from the chord instead of the 1st, 5th, 1st, and 3rd. Maybe by doubling down on the (major) 3rd like that, it sounds more...major?

[@marygaleac]

Yeah JJ. It’s all about the T-shirt I’m afraid. Fab. Best wishes as always from Scotland 👍🥃

[@lewidlivelewid]

More good stuff! Thanks for doing your thing and letting us all tag along, James James.

[@joopspijker57]

I am a great great fan off you. Thx for all the lessons. Netherlands

[@bikenband]

Stop keeping us in suspense, where can we get that shirt!

[@alonmo9]

ohhhh look out get me that shirt!

[@vaultmasterhd2316]

merch merch merch????

[@atlasman53]

Great stuff!!! ...You broke it down so well; much different than the 'Fake Books' would have one do . ...You are one of the 'BEST' ! ....Thanks!

[@willkuehnemund8985]

Bravo, Greetings from Köln. Will

[@eduardodia6055]

I love your shirt. Are you selling it? How can I get one?

[@dandurkin7399]

Are you familiar with the Colin Hay version? Appears to be in DDD with no capo and seems a bit simpler but can’t find proper tabs.

[@dandurkin7399]

Got it. “Celtic” tuning. Has a bit more of a Scottish feel. Pretty cool!

[@stanleykostrzewski7222]

Great tuition , thanks . Capos , amazing bits of kit !

[@official_VinnybKing]

The Shirt!..... I want to buy one!

[@alandale5484]

Awesome James. I'm on it now. tyvm

[@MrTeleSpanker]

That bird is a real singer. Great lesson and insight

[@michaelbullman9990]

Great lesson as always , I love your enthusiasm and insight into these songs . Rooting for the Bills in the playoffs 👍🏻 ( I’m an English jets fan so not sure if I should be )

[@Rongunners10]

Thanks for this , another great lesson. I had learnt the song previously, but my rhythm did not sound very good. Now practising along to this it sounds so much better - as always, grateful for your help and lessons

[@fretkillrfan]

Yeah, that’s good, JJ!

[@nickefgen9219]

Great video thank you for posting it

[@darrylbirney8712]

Great song and lesson. I want a t-shirt.

[@albertomartinez2479]

Is your tee platformed? Great lesson.

[@carlosprex]

First song I ever learned on guitar in my life at 12

[@nordicguitar8395]

My dude has merch now! Right on.

[@lovetogolf4184]

Genius band Awesome

[@tpaine1968]

What a wonderful lesson!,

[@DannyBoy-vs3gd]

Gotta sell those shirts pal

[@matthews5531]

Awesome! This song is why I picked up a guitar as a lad

[@stevewest8922]

I wanna a shirt!

[@ianp6742]

Awesome shirt

[@FlugHerr]

Shirts just keep getting better!!

[@tim2468]

Another great lesson. Love the extra info too. Thanks again.

[@jrmunroe4024]

thank you

[@JDrevolver66]

Wonderful. Bet John played it on that 64 Framus 12-String (seen in "Help!"). Ray Davies also played one during that era, including on "See My Friends", a possible influence here and certainly on Pete's "The Good's Gone". Also a Beatle tune with the authorship confusingly disputed - right after the breakup John said he wrote it all, but later said the middle Dm section was by Paul - who later said he wrote that section and threw in the "I lit a fire" bit.

[@jamesjames9275]

Hmm. Doesn’t sound like a 12 to me at all. In the intro, I don’t hear octave strings.

[@JDrevolver66]

@@jamesjames9275 You're absolutely right- I hadn't properly listened for that in the intro! thought I heard them in verse though. Dunno how reliable Walter Everett's book is, but per wiki he has George with 12-String on the track as well as the sitar. Guess John's main acoustic was the J-160E until he picked up the D-28.

[@bayareablues2255]

Thanks, James!

[@jonhil33]

Nice lesson. Colin Hay's drop D version is worth checking out if you haven't see it.

[@meanmrmusician9469]

I believe he's actually doing it in DADGAD.

[@jaym4958]

Thank you James.

[@GameyRaccoon]

KZbin has stopped notifying me. I have been working on this song these past few weeks! Needless to say, I just clicked the bell.

[@thepaulmacfarlane]

Took out my Red Album vinyl and didn't hear the "that's good." (Bought it in 1976) ...hmmmm...

[@IanJudge]

Great lesson on all the little subtleties that elevate this song. Many thanks!

[@ST-xg3gy]

Asking early in the video here... t-shirts available for purchase? Thanks!

[@Whitman1819]

Nice shirt James! =)

[@anthony0184]

Hey James! A fellow Shakey fan. Based on the break with the George commentary, curious if you ever bought a NY Pono with the studio quality? If no, do you think vinyl is still best sound source today? One more comment, riff also seems in style of Oh lala later on, a great PT channel lesson :)

[@paulkatz8169]

Great song, great lesson, great shirt!!

[@haroldrull4943]

Guitar looks really good....

[@fretkillrfan]

...and sounds better!

[@reichelijah9290]

great thing to kickstart my day😊❤️

[@reichelijah9290]

nice shirt my Guru

[@gabessoto6313]

hey james! this has nothing to do with this lesson but i just need some advice .I been playing guitar for 3 years now (i’m 17 right now) i’m self taught and i know how to play all these chords and know a good amount of solos but the problem is I don’t know what a pentatonic scale is or what key is what ,do u recommend me to get a teacher for this ?thanks for the tutorials man ,ur a great teacher!

[@clbdyc]

Look up how to play the minor pentatonic scale on KZbin. It's actually quite easy. The blues scale is based off it.

[@fireball0971]

Sweet thanks again

[@kingstondunk3465]

Such a fun song. Go Bills!!

[@vanekirk]

Digging the Tee.

[@maxbernard426]

Miss u James...

[@johnnichols8293]

Thanks so much, James. Rediscovering guitar after many dormant years. This is so helpful.

[@nlaughton]

Still loving your videos, James! Thanks again for everything!

[@stevetriantafillou1644]

thank you

[@MrBHBjr]

Thank you! I've been playing it without the hammer-ons and without the Em-7. Now I will add those in. Excellent lesson!

[@alanfreeman1668]

Great lesson. Thanks

[@michaelmerrullo2043]

Always a great song to play

[@kalvino67]

Why is everyone using the ART capos these days? Are they so much better than the Shubbs?

[@lettersfromhelen]

You sir do well

[@bobrichardson3854]

Like the tee.

[@wiscgaloot]

This is an absolute blast to play on a mountain dulcimer, btw.

[@MicDread]

Your funny, yes I know repost.

[@MicDread]

As always , your friend

[@jeffgreen2448]

I had that album on 8-track and remember you could hear George. Cheers

[@lawrencemaxwell6536]

you are the tone master ! ....again , .... thanks ...... and that is my favorite shirt of all time !

[@penphone6]

Rock on!

[@TAYLORFAN50]

Damn I miss James James. 😢

[@jamesjames9275]

Just go back and start at the beginning again. :)