What To Do If You Are Really Bad At Guitar - Guitar Lessons with Stuart!

[@PolyphonicCovers]

Im not even bad at guitar but who skips an uncle stuart’s video

[@rainbow-mj4hi]

Thats what im saying

[@cal1forni_a]

fr

[@s.s.681]

Exactly

[@zombotrombo7029]

innit

[@shimbbcncnyman4743]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING CHAT

[@zaybelcrusader]

"Thank you uncle stuart." we all say in unison

[@luciab-z9i]

thankyou uncle stuartt !!!!

[@ASAPFranklin]

Pleeease lord dont let stuarts comment section be infested with the same unfunny comments 🙏

[@marinmusic]

I love the cliche comment trends. It makes the comment section feel like a big happy family 😁😎🤡

[@poopoohead-f9h]

@@marinmusicI especially love the ‘we all say in unison’ ones the best just like this one lol

[@m1churr0]

thank you uncle stu

[@arturomaya9303]

I am 61, just begining to learn play guitar and you are the only help, that I will ever need, to become in the Best guitar player version of myself, thanks nephew Stuart.

[@bigdoinks4202]

nephew Stuart 😭♥️

[@Reenieer95]

I'm also 61 and learning to play. I do not play well, blaming it on a torn rotator cuff on a right shoulder and bicep tendinitis on the left..maybe I should look at learning to play the triangle? I love the pip talk at the end though! Maybe I can work through the pain a little longer, lol.😅

[@AlanThomas-hp3fn]

Good on you. I'm 69, and I play pretty much every day. Started at age 8. It always comes down to KISS. Keep it simple. The best guitar is always the bread and butter strumming. Don't need the fancy stuff You will do fine.

[@mroctober3657]

May, the best guitarist... in the world!

[@mroctober3657]

*Nay

[@LotusTheWise]

Stuart you're obviously right. Everyone else is wrong and you are so right.

[@saejgnjan]

Im good at guitar because i watch marin music center 😎

[@marinmusic]

Aww shucks

[@sahil3038]

Actually!!

[@HYAGO07]

That's true, i wouldn't even be able playing And I Love Her, performed by Kurt Cobain if wasn't for Uncle Stuart. And i' m not even a native english speaker, but i can grasp everything faster with him.

[@saejgnjan]

@@HYAGO07 thats the song i started with! so same here.

[@JotaroKujoh]

we cant be bad at guitar!!! we have stuart the most tutorial-savvy, magical guy around

[@Joyfulation]

hes all we need

[@steev75]

seriously, Ive learnt more from this fella than ...well anyone. esp the cure tutorials he did, I was playing it in a few goes. he's genious, AND it's on a video, in person....well I can't imagine :)

[@sans9101]

4:04 "youre right uncle Stuart" we all say together

[@karawik8797]

Let's all love lain

[@m1churr0]

youre right uncle stuart

[@Grimlock-jq6zh]

Stuarts videos have genuinely helped so much I learned almost everything from him. Even when I didn’t understand I catched on

[@marinmusic]

🥹

[@demej00]

I have been a terrible guitar player for 50plus years, and I still love it.

[@stephenburnett458]

You are a natural Comedian, really.

[@marinmusic]

🎭

[@barriewilliams4526]

Stuart, you're so right👍 I've been playing for 50 years, and I'm still crap!

[@MrDweb]

Can I join your club?

[@redmed10]

Oh no you beat my 40 years of being bad. I can't even be the best at being bad.

[@rachelcook5697]

I'm joining ur club 😂

[@Grumfuttocks]

30 years for me as a fully paid up member

[@Daniel-kr6px]

I've been playing guitar since age 14 , I'm 44 and I tell you one thing that has helped me get better in the last 3 years leagues beyond the other 28 years ..if my math is correct? To Keeping interested & keep playing & not putting it down .. KZbin has really changed my life period..when you get board with one thing do something else ,it's simple - for instance when you get tired of scales & chords pick up a bass or keyboard or drums even finger drums on your phone or concentrate on just tones on guitar..there are so many things you can do to switch it up but the single most important thing is never put your guitar down or away..keep it ready to play at all times & play it until you fall asleep with it & wake up with it ! Play your guitar as much as humanly possible..there's no easy way except to play it all the time you can ..I've been playing about 4-5 hrs à day for the last 3 years with maybe a day off here or there And these last 3 years have took me from a intermediate player to a skilled bad boy! Just play it all the time..play

[@kjamesirwin3316]

I love this guy. He’s like telling the story of my life. I feel a lot better about my crappy guitar playing.

[@zugzwang4678]

The frustration made me quit guitar for years! Thanks Stuart, for helping me quit quitting the thing I love and hate so passionately!

[@JotaroKujoh]

im convinced that stuart is a powerful wizard who hides his true identity.

[@rksygrr]

6:45 uncle just casually did a magic trick😭😭

[@latent4407]

12:48 was even better

[@scottiswithme9333]

You are a flipping lunatic (I meant that as a compliment) and whatever message or point you are hoping to make in your videos is delivered in brilliant, relatable and unique ways. It's obvious that you genuinely want to be a positive voice for, not only guitar players of all skill levels but, most importantly, just people in general who may not have anyone else in their world that speaks good things to and/or about them. I'm so freaking happy that I discovered your channel recently. Every time that I reach a point in my life where I'm ready to give up on humanity as a whole, someone like you pops up to remind me that there are still sincere, earnest, caring people on this planet. Good job, bro. I'm already a major fan and, I know it may sound cheesy but, I just wanted to say thank you.

[@sunshine_1111x]

This! All of this!….😊

[@ianniezen305]

Stuart you have genuinely described my life and all my hobbies

[@Fugaz3329]

I came across this video at the right time, I just came from my piano rehearsal and I was so frustrated because I just felt like I couldn't catch up with everyone else. I am very passionate about music and as you wanted, I also want to change the world with my music, I felt very identified, thank you very much Uncle Stuart.

[@marinmusic]

My honest pleasure kind person

[@jasper_the_killjoy]

You’ve genuinely helped me so much, I live in a very small town and there are no in person guitar teachers here. Without your videos I wouldn’t know over half of what I know!!! Thank you Stuart!!! You’re so inspiring!!

[@joao-nr6jc]

i could listen to you all day stuart

[@alianahisrael4005]

Stuart your 10000% CORRECT I just got this guitar like 3 months ago andddd i cant do anything :( i cried out of frustration like a week or two ago ngl

[@de_dUKe]

Stuart, you are my new favourite YT guitar tutor.. The coolest songs, the best advice and your desire to teach hidden behind your chaotic humour is totally infectious.. TLDR - You're the best Stuart..

[@kailaw8784]

stuart youre always right you can never be wrong youre the greatest we love you stuart you are right we all say in unison

[@teresabennett2136]

Thank you So much! LOVE THIS VIDEO. I am a 67 year young novice guitar player. I am going to share this witb my guitar class of young seniors. YOU ROCK!!!

[@marinmusic]

Yay! Thank you!!

[@Itsjustthefear]

I don’t think people get how relieving it is to hear someone who you look up to and learn from guitar-wise saying something so relating to you that you thought no one else experienced. I know I’m real shitty at guitar but you Stuart make me feel a little less shitty

[@4dentzz]

im terrible at guitar and its been bringing me down hearing others are experiencing the same thing helps a lot and the tips help even more!!

[@wayneshufelt3393]

I can vouch for tip #5. I play rhythm guitar on a worship team at my church and I find it very helpful to listen and play along with songs we are going to play on Sunday. Great way to learn the rhythm of a song and even pick up some of the links as well.

[@Bigmanweeman]

Brilliant video.A great help for a 64 your old beginner.

[@ivanveselov9183]

I've started playing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at 17, now I'm almost 42 and my 9 yo son plays it MUCH better than me after just 1 year or less. I'm very proud of him but I'm sooo envy as well. I really love guitar, but the thing is - practice makes permanent (not perfect) if you practice wrong things and have nobody to tell you that. Thanks for people like Stuart who keeps inspiring me, I try not to compare myself with anyone and just enjoy learning and playing

[@itz.mattex]

4:08 Stuart, you're perfectly right AHHAHAHA

[@miltonleinonen9735]

Absolute freak of nature. I love this man so much! Could you grace us with a paramore tutorial at some point dear uncle Stuart🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@the.nightmare3826]

You made this video at the exact moment... when i needed to hear it the most 😢❤

[@HappyMaskedGamer]

Ok but like, I was legitimately crying by the end of the video. Thank you for le pep talk.

[@magicmedianews6594]

Come as you are is the first song I ever learned.

[@bitchinbob2045]

Me too

[@magicmedianews6594]

And it was just as horrible as that. My parents hate that song now lol.

[@Rober_luv3]

I have been playing for 3 months and having time to play is enough for me. And being able to enjoy these videos that you make that make me so funny makes me want to play more, no matter how it sounds, thanks stuart

[@italianman7380]

uncle stewart we can all learn from your wisdom thank you for never giving up

[@Jay-wu4ox]

I’ve been playing guitar for like a year or two. There are so many times where i just stop learning a song, because it gets frustrating or i can’t get the part how it should sound. Then there are times i’m so unmotivated to play guitar that i don’t touch it for months. What really helps me is my friend. We don’t play often together, but when we do i see how good she plays and i have the want to play as good so i work really hard. I have yet to learn to play an entire song. This video helped me so much to remember that i have to pull through some songs especially when they start to get harder. The only song i can play comfortably is from a game. It’s just tab and everything is pretty easy except for 10-15 seconds in the middle. I always try to play it how it sounds but i can’t get it so i just pick a slightly different rhythm and speed and it sounds like it belongs in the song. I feel like it’s important to realize that speed and rhythm is changeable and still sound right. That really helps me learn notes. Thanks for the tips. All of them are just so basic, in a good way. They’re so easy to forget. Just hearing them all together really helps to remind that it just needs a push or a change in how you learn or play.

[@JotaroKujoh]

i love stuart and the stu-nation😌

[@Musty_Bizkit]

You are so right unc. My dad just asked me to play anything resembling a tune and I couldn't, I've had my guitar since 27 June. And I saw this video after I cried trying to follow a tutorial on Zombie by the cranberries. I've been learning those chords for the past week.

[@nicholasgennuso3454]

5 more

[@Musty_Bizkit]

@@nicholasgennuso3454 Five more?...

[@joe19912]

The reason 90% of people stop playing guitar is not because they don't have "talent", it's because they quit. Promise yourself 3 months, and you'll get over that initial learning curve. Then pick 3 beginner songs to learn for the next 6 months.

[@ionageman]

I was ridiculed daily for the first 7 years .. you don’t owe the world anything , this is your journey .. if you don’t have anything prepared , politely decline the invitation .. it took me 6 months to learn a C chord , 2 years to learn an F chord & 10 - 15 years to understand the mechanics of a key / mode . You will learn faster than me .

[@Musty_Bizkit]

@@ionageman Thank you so much, really. I've just started my journey and I can't just quit because I'm not where I want to be yet, you're right. It's hard to stay motivated when it feels like I'm just making a fool of myself but you got through it, and I will too. I promise. Man, You're so cool. I wanna be like you when I grow up, all wise and stuff. 👍👍👍.

[@mizzuzmo4459]

You are a light in a dark world 🥰. The Lord bless you and keep you.

[@santi34mg]

STUART YOU CAN DO MAGIC TRICKS?!?! You truly are amazing! Love your videos, lots of love 🥰

[@groteskveisla]

i wish this video existed when i was in colledge for guitar, when suddenly everyone around me was just better and i didn't know what to do and yeah, after years of not being able to even touch the guitar because of how terrible I felt about being so bad at it I became a bass player, and now I'm enjoying playing music again

[@marinmusic]

I pretty much made this video for my teenage self. Holding out hope that someone will create a time machine and it will be able to help my younger self out.

[@hotlinemiami33]

@@marinmusic you are MAD

[@hovhadovah]

Stuart, you're right 😂 Your depiction of beginner guitar playing was on point. And I feel the same way. I'm only a year in and I can only play one song semi decently and a few odd riffs. Thanks for being so honest about your own struggles.

[@marilynm5024]

Tried several times to learn guitar. Then switched to bass because my church band needed a bass player. I really like bass. Went back to learning guitar and its easier because of what I've learned playing bass.

[@marinmusic]

This almost 100% my personal story 👯

[@cadeklo3851]

Im not gonna lie i feel so much better knowing you balled your eyes out learning "smells like teen Spirit". every week i think about quitting as a musician because the frustration , and just being 26yo and a complete beginner at this who aspires to make original music someday. Love you Stu 🫂

[@marinmusic]

🥰😍😘😊☺️🥹😭

[@nxberg1923]

Stuart, you are right

[@TheDizzyJ]

Not really bad at guitar, but I'm nowhere near where I want to be. I still watch all of these types of videos. Learn something new every time.

[@NyaAlli]

Stuart you are so right and did not exaggerate, that is, in fact, exactly how I sound playing sl teen spirit.

[@luckyaricat]

Stuart, you are RIGHT! I cry weekly with frustration. Thanks for the tips.

[@drummermomcjs]

Stuart, you are right! Dude I can so relate to what you are saying! I still struggle to get my chords clean and escape the nasty fret buzz. I can play some basic things but I cannot play as well as I would like. Fortunately for me, I have played drums for many years and thus I understand rhythm well. Small fingers (my hands are the size of a 10 yr old) make many chords difficult to play clean and have all the necessary strings to sound. Especially on bar chords.

[@donwest2512]

OMG...You just explained my life.

[@BuddyCat123]

Hey! I'm mediocre at a bunch of songs. Jumping around and learning a bunch of different songs helps with my mental agility and like you said I just really think it's more fun.

[@wayneandrews1022]

I find if I’m working on a song or lick and not quite getting there, I switch out and work on something else for a few minutes. When I come back, I’ll often play the original one, if not perfectly, at least better - maybe because I stopped thinking about it so hard and just let muscle memory take over.

[@donaldmacmillan1306]

I want to learn to play, however everyone was telling you what you should be doing with left hand but kept leaving out what you should be doing with your left hand. So thanks for addressing the subject.

[@E-DOG350]

I don't even play guitar i play drums but god how i relate so hard to this. Being surrounded by good musicians and not being able to play nearly half of what they can despite playing for three years feels paralyzing. It's the reason i hardly ever practice but this shit that you spread makes me want to practice until my fingers bleed and I start crying. Thank you Stewart i think i may learn guitar now.

[@tojo8679]

Uncle Stuart is my spirit animal🙏

[@marinmusic]

👻 🦓

[@tojo8679]

No way, the legend responded🔥💯🙏

[@musicalemily5464]

Ok! This made me laugh so much that I really did not care if I would ever learn guitar or not! Wow! Made my day. I have been trying to teach myself guitar for so long, and it sucked! Brilliantly, because my brain is big, I thought I would finally look up how to play guitar. This is what I found! Love it! It really made my day.

[@jacobfowler3156]

Uncle Stuart this video is amazing. I've been playing guitar for a few months now and when I first started I was absolutley terrible, I couldn't even do power chords, and when I would do them my fingers would want to fall off. But it was though you, you and your videos and teaching that I was able to be able to play those power chords, play those songs that I love, and just enjoy myself. By no means am I good, but im having fun. As for other parts of my life it isn't that way, there are a lof of things that I'm not good at, im insecure at, and there are interests that I've been struggling to find motivation for, but this video helps. Its nice and comforting to know that everyone starts and ends up in a similar place, starting out not knowing what to do, and being bad at things. And it is nice to know that other people feel frustrated and sad when stuff isn't going your way even though you pour your heart and soul into something. My life is crazy right now and there is a lot of stuff I need to figure out but this video gives me hope that everything will end up alright. Great video, love you unc.

[@jacobfowler3156]

I also love how Stuart knows magic tricks, that is the most Stuart thing ever

[@mehekuppal]

stuart, you're right.

[@ChaserTiponi]

Good Stuff Brother! 2 tips I got from better players at the time, decades ago that stuck with me for life and helped me emensely. 1 get the song you wanna play inside your head. Sing to yourself or listen to it untill you can hear it ringing in your skull. 2nd Play along with pros. Pop in you favorite CD and play along. Ill do this over and over untill I can play it. Over time it trains your ear and gets easier to learn songs quicker...

[@Keithphotorama]

I been practicing on my own in privacy of my own home for a year. Last night I went to a friends house with my Squire Stratocaster and Fender Frontman 10g played some chords. It was not only nerve wracking but also an eye opener to what I need to do in the future to get better. That’s if I get better. The struggle goes on…

[@LindaFaupel-w8z]

Brilliant tips and magic tricks. Wish I'd heard the tips 40 odd years ago. Thank you uncle Stuart.🎸

[@thaaalegend2775]

I’ve got my turntable hooked up to my studio monitors and can connect my geetar to them as well so I can play along with my favorite records

[@charlie-rn1mo]

stuart i started 3 days ago and your videos have helped me overcome the horribleness of beginning guitar

[@ND-9]

By far, the most on point guitar tutorial 😂 Everything you described is me. Down to my instructor getting me to learn Seven National Army. I have no plans to play past my garage. No plans to play in a band. It’s strictly for me. Thx for this video bro.

[@jesusgutierrez5440]

Thank you Uncle Stuart, this really helps me since it addresses some things I had problems with

[@krissy_8028]

The wonderwall part is so real, I really thought it was over for me,

[@JohnMcintosh-dm1gn]

Me too, keep going! 😊

[@williamhaney593]

Boy can you say ADHD!lol I just came across this video. Im 53 and just started 3 days ago. I been following this other guy but you are my new hero! Thank you for doing this video thats the way I was feeling.

[@frances.farmer-whhr]

stuart you’re very right

[@jessrehe5456]

Stuart, you are right. My Teen Spirit sounded *exactly* like that. Like, I’m confident you were creeping on me - that’s how accurate you are.

[@musicmanxii]

I'm terrible at guitar but I love your magic tricks and occasional walks through the woods during your videos

[@miilkz]

jokes aside, thanks for this video stuart! i am very aware im geniuenly horrible at guitar, but that doesnt mean ill give up

[@nancyhubbert1401]

i'm a god at this guitar thing, and it's all thank to my good friend mr stuart music center. love you buddy

[@paulembleton1733]

Great advice. When I first got a guitar I learnt the C chord because in school it was all about C….but then bing lazy and thinking all chords would be that difficult I went straight to rhythm and would just slide that shape up and down until I found positions that worked together. That was so much fun I wanted to know other shapes you could do the same with. Eventually I wondered about the chords I was actually playing and learnt the theory I’d got bored of in school.

[@jaimefernandes6811]

You played come as you are and smells like teen spirit almost 1:1 with how both me and a friend who also just started would play it. Stuart, you are right.

[@Deckedoyster]

Always the best. Teacher, tutor, supporter. Thank you for your work, and most of all thanks for your energy and passion

[@troy1eighty2]

This video was so inspiring. Thank you for all the amazing advice and supportive words. This world needs more teachers like Mr. Stuart.

[@Dizortli]

Stuart youre right

[@oscard1925]

You are right Stuart

[@AlalShshh]

Youre right stuart

[@dgperforms1]

Thanks man! Pep talk at the end hit home. I gig weekly. I have a Violinist that plays with me that has a Doctorate in Music and play for th Symphony as well. Im not that good, yet he still plays with me and our crowd looks forward to my show. I really am not a good technical player, although I've had people call me a shredder....New Sub here

[@leoleo6679]

Thank you for your wonderful energy and teaching! I greatly appreciate it!

[@StratBurst92]

I played Bass in some garage bands in the 60s/70s and sometimes we were playing crappy and other times decent. But we always had fun no matter the outcome. Playing for fun is the best method for me. I do not think of it as a job in that sense. The past few years I have taken up playing electric guitar as well as still playing my basses. You will have good days and bad, thats just part of it but keep at it and have fun. Also the Jimmy Pages, Jeff Beck, Eric Claptons all had to start somewhere.

[@marinmusic]

👍👍

[@prabhjeettiwana5507]

Stuart, you're right! Regarding Smells Like Teen Spirit, it was this song that most inspired me to want to learn guitar and I had to come back to it once I had learned some other stuff!

[@BurgosKing]

For me, when I was learning the very basics, Imitation of life from REM, was a really good fun song to practice my strumming and cord progresion. Also Everybody hurts from REM was my best song to practice picking arpegios. hope this work for any of you too.

[@mani_2450]

You're the best guitar teacher THANKS SO MUCH

[@musical.theory]

I love the 5 minute intro. I needed to hear it. Thank you!

[@veisnthere9]

stuart you're right! (maybe exaggerated a lil bit but you're right!)

[@eleonqq]

stuart, thank you.

[@ianh2389]

This guy's manic energy almost gave me a headache but very entertaining and, more importantly, very good advice:-)

[@rogerd9150]

My first video with this guy and I am hooked. Liked and subscribed. Can’t wait to watch another!

[@marinmusic]

Welcome aboard!!!

[@luciab-z9i]

thankyouu stuart we love your mug !!

[@shep2464]

Stuart you are amazing and have helped me so much with guitar

[@fryabjrkli1823]

i just started playing guitar and you’ve really helped me, also this video was great timing thanks

[@regandunn4850]

I was a real late bloomer on guitar b4 i enjoyed my playing took me 30 years to really actually find myself and I had to let everything go and just play the thing honestly some people are real quick and great early but some come along latter on mainly trying to be something i wasn't was my problem till I found out I have to be me and I listen to the guitar now and singing and playing is a major push towards being better wish I was singing early on I always thought I could not do it but it is easy and completes the whole thing you also have to stick with it and in the end you are able to make it all come together as a whole I can't play heavy heavy metal but I can play most styles and be great at one thing a lot of pkayers are stuck in one style my advice learn the rhythm and lead parts plus's the bass line

[@burntoutforest]

I needed this alot. The story at the beginning perfectly describes me right now, thank you!

[@seste87]

Yup, this is me. I had to accept that I sucked and I just loved to try before I got any better. Two years in at 40, I still suck, but I can play a lot better than I could, and I’m having fun. And my right hand was is the hard part, for sure. That and left hand muting.

[@bamatractor]

Ive been beatin around on my acoustic for 14 years. I still not even close to being good at it. But I do enjoy it!

[@sketchypedals]

You are right! I feel this so hard.. 13 year old me trying to learn Smells like a teen spirit

[@LP59GoldTop]

Hi uncle Stuart. Your vid popped into my feed and after reading the title I figured what the heck. I can always improve on guitar so I watched it. WOW!! Now I need a drink! All kidding aside, I'm glad I found your channel and have punched the heck outta the subscribe button. Keep on Rockin Brother!!