The Dance - Garth Brooks (Beginner Guitar Lesson)

[@Goliad_Respector]

It’s 2024 and you taught me how to play guitar. Since I found you about a decade ago and have gotten pretty good at guitar because of you I’ve become a CHRISTIAN! Saved by Grace through Faith! I love JESUS so much. Thank you, you never know the kind of soil your seed will fall on.

[@CountrySongTeacher]

Thanks so much!!!!

[@rezigrenefb4003]

when you watch someone playing guitar the first thing you think is "wow it's amazing how he knows the chords and changes so well" but then when you start learning you realise that the hardest part is actually the part you thought looked easiest, the strumming.

[@CountrySongTeacher]

yep! you're right on with that!

[@augustwo]

that's a fact, Jack!

[@sk8man420]

RezigreneFB legit I just wanna chop em all everytime. my fingers are retarded they don't go where I want them to

[@Gutslinger]

I never had much of a problem strumming. Barre chords and spreading my fingers past 3 frets are my weakness.

[@adriankripp7314]

@@Gutslinger I hate Barr chords..they hate me too..

[@psillygal1953]

Best lesson for The Dance I have seen. Thank you!

[@Shrkalig8man]

Thanks, my wife took me to a Garth Brooks concert and I wanted to learn her favorite song. This was step by step instruction with great attitude and tips. Like you said, I hope you have a great day and God Bless you.

[@KatieLee1992]

This is a great tutorial! This song means a lot to me.....my dad passed away last year in April and this was supposed to be our song for our Father Daughter dance at my wedding.

[@LonskiBig]

Nicely done...and I've said to myself the same thing- that it's perhaps the greatest song ever written.....those really heart- felt, true to life songs- are the greatest, bar none....if you can get a HINT of guitar in the background, and have the vocals stand out.....that's what the audience rivets on anyway....that story- line is overpowering...

[@aaronray6691]

One of my favorite songs. Thanks Matt Mccoy!

[@Ditch1221]

Hi Matt, I just started learning to play a few weeks ago. I retired and I'm 61 so I'm starting late. I joked with my daughter that I was going to play her favorite song on her birthday in Sept. I thought I may have bit off more then I can chew. Then I found your site and you made it so easy to fallow even I got it. I a few days I was playing "The Dance" by Garth Brooks. He does it a tad better but I'm getting there, LOL.. So thank you for the great video's. I am taking lessons but I'LL check your video's every chance I get. Another trick I learned on here was to hum the song as you play instead of singing it as sometimes that messes the timing up. So again thank you so much for doing what you do. You really helped me immensely.

[@justinbicknell7588]

I feel like Garth Brooks, thank you so much Matt!!!

[@robertbutton9020]

awesome job.....would love to see you do a video on how to play "Keeper of the stars" One of my all time favorites

[@tjjansen6642]

I think you do a really nice job of teaching songs in a very simple way. Hats off to you for helping so many people. That said, in my opinion, the Bm chord in this song is just too important to skip over and replace with an Em. It is noticeably wrong sounding. I know you like to keep things to the same 4 chords....but I recommend that you teach new guitarists to stretch and learn other chords too. Especially when teaching iconic songs like "The Dance".

[@michaelshelby7156]

Great video, thanks from Weatherford Texas!

[@audiophileman7047]

Great stuff, thank you, Matt! 👍👍👍

[@LarryLEvans-rx5ui]

Great lesson Matt Always a great way to get a reminder on melodies of tracks I haven't played n a while

[@jonkraft9734]

You’re the man, Matt!

[@golfmex3]

Thanks for singing with the song. And its very easy for beginners. This is great. I saw a lot of tutorials but noone made it so great and easy, You even notice that the Bm is not easy for beginners and make it fun playing this

[@notchbak]

Good job... Another awesome song and lesson! Keep em coming Matt! God bless

[@Nadame]

This i a really good tutorial! Really helped me!

[@backyardmech]

Good job - thanks !

[@cjdavis825]

I just got the Keith Urban guitar pack kit , and you are gonna be a big help buddy, thanx.

[@CountrySongTeacher]

clark davis awesome..let me know how that goes.

[@spencerfisher5355]

Could you please do a lesson of Barrett baber version of " I'd love to lay you down " Thanks and merry Christmas!

[@Doowopsid]

Great job!!! Thank you

[@whichypoohs]

Beautiful lesson thanks so much

[@CountrySongTeacher]

+Heather Davies your welcome!

[@jimsheehan5592]

Very nice lesson, thank you!

[@CountrySongTeacher]

jim sheehan great Jim, glad I can help

[@willrankin4187]

Hey Matt, absolutely love your teaching methods. God gives people special talents and for you my friend is that you can play and also pass what you know onto others......... NOW here's something I'd like to request. Chris ledouxs song seventeen. I bet a lot of people would love to here song ledoux. Songs

[@fredhuff276]

I just have to say the country music teaher is easier for me to learn than other vidoes

[@jasedavids]

very good this will be my second song I'll learn and you have taught me both first was you should be here still needs work but go check it out matt thanks God bless

[@CountrySongTeacher]

+jase davids great Jase! Glad I can help.

[@HippySurf1970]

Matt, I love the video's please keep em' coming. Quick question though...when finger picking could you let me know which ones your picking? I can't tell if it's the 6th and 1st string or 6th and 2nd. Thanks bro, and God bless.

[@AdamDay1984]

Thanks for the video!

[@ja50nicstealth]

Thanks Scott!

[@andrewhoffman992]

Hey Matt can't tell you how much you've helped me out brother. This is one of my favorite songs. By chance do you know of an easy way to play Friends in Low Places. Gonna be playing my first gig at a local country bar and I can't not play it. Thanks again buddy God bless.

[@CountrySongTeacher]

i'll do that one real soon Andrew, great jam!

[@GoldChainCowboy]

Do you have one for Robert Earl Keen - Corpus Christi Bay

[@RenRen2577]

excellent tutorial , easy lesson for beginner and advance . Thanx for the lesson

[@CountrySongTeacher]

Ren Fleming thanks Ren..i appreciate that. glad I can help!

[@RenRen2577]

I'm gonna record my version of this tune and pop it on KZbin. It was a request and learned with all the thanks to you Sir

[@RenRen2577]

I recorded my acoustic version of the song . Let me know what you think :)

[@mikejohnson9944]

"The Dance" was written by Tony Arata

[@ryanthomason6775]

Hey Matt! Any chance you could give a quick run down on Keep The Wolves Away - Uncle Lucious?

[@patticakesintexas]

I've got to learn how to do this...

[@hunternering8651]

Could you do sold by John Michael Montgomery

[@plcrawley7]

awesome video .any chance u can learn Song of good hope by glen hansard.

[@brettgt420]

The lyrics and chords you link to use b minor 7, what are you using instead on the chorus? Thanks Matt!

[@CountrySongTeacher]

hmm..i think just the Bm

[@peytonb7100]

For the whole refrain I got confused on the notes, could anyone help by telling me the notes and the number of times they are strung please? ;~;

[@phillipmercurio]

good job!

[@CountrySongTeacher]

Phillip Mercurio thanks!

[@phillipmercurio]

yup!

[@jennyfish26]

Tanks matt

[@CountrySongTeacher]

jennifer hirsch you're welcome Jennifer....glad I could help!

[@shawnbeaudoin8024]

hi Matt my name is Shawn and I love playing my guitar would you know the chords for someday Alan Jackson.I,m practicing that song now but need some help on it thank you very much.

[@whichypoohs]

what a fab lesson. Thank you :o) LOVE IT

[@christineshultz7615]

I like your teaching personality. Could you spend a bit more time on the chords and maybe an up close of the fret as you make them. Even for a beginner with a few months practice under their belt some of these are new chords but I'd love to understand them in more detail and slower. Hopefully that makes sense. Think you could do Father Along by Brad Paisley? Love that school but I haven't found a good tutorial yet.

[@jsbennett20]

Love the video and this song but I'm having issues with catching how many beats I play each cord. I'm trying to write it down and you play but I'm struggling lol

[@MrJuliesguy]

Did you not watch the video????? He shows you exactly what to do!!!!! God, you must be dumb as a fat bag of hammers woman

[@JerryAndJulieMusic]

Matt I really enjoyed this. New sub and kinda newbie at guitar:)

[@CountrySongTeacher]

+J G if you're totally new then walk through my beginner dvd...type in matt mccoy dvd and you'll see the link.

[@robdiesel83]

is there a way to play the intro part on guitar...? I know the record uses a piano but I'd like to learn it on guitar if possible

[@CountrySongTeacher]

+Robert Valdez i need to learn that myself.

[@byromtaylor6482]

4 gis 4c's 4 Ds 2Gs 2 Ds 2 EM 2 " Ds Back to Cs i need to buy the book or keep rewinding lol edit this is one video from a young matt i wish he would re do and explain better n include the whole song n i thought the song had a b minor instead of e minor?

[@hoff5770]

Is this on any of your books?

[@trevorwickstrom8458]

i think this is an awesome tutorial, but sometimes you go a little fast so beginners might not catch it very as quick and understand it.. but great work!:D thank you!

[@CountrySongTeacher]

Trevor Wickstrom thanks for the feedback brother! i'll slow down..i want to teach the best I can.

[@masteranspachdj6741]

Can you play never wanted nothing more bye Kenny Chesney

[@CaSteGra]

Matt McCoy

[@sethtedford5468]

You think you could type out the pattern you're doing? I'm no good at looking. Lol. Thanks.

[@Bengtroslund]

I would play B minor instead of E minor in the chorus.

[@CountrySongTeacher]

+Ben Andersson sweet! i'll give it a try.

[@whichypoohs]

+Ben Andersson .. well play it then?

[@bleedinblue5675]

Great job my man but Tony Arata wrote this amazing song

[@CountrySongTeacher]

👊🏻

[@matthewbowen6163]

I am gettin no sound on any of your vids

[@ttslick44]

You look like randy Travis

[@CountrySongTeacher]

ttslick44 haha

[@johnbowers4590]

You only use those three chords for every song

[@CountrySongTeacher]

pretty much! ha

[@AlexMorganGuitarMan]

Good job Matt Daddy. Email me please. We need to talk.

[@AlexMorganGuitarMan]

[e-mail]

[@hardluckharris]

Garth cries too much to be the MAN

[@CountrySongTeacher]

haha

[@chrismckinney5110]

hardluck 1995 He's The Best Selling Artist Of All Time! Tears Of Joy!

[@taylorgardner8980]

Dear God stop singing

[@CountrySongTeacher]

thanks Taylor!

[@louc9972]

Nah!👎👎👎🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@drummerdgun]

Where’s the bodies G?