Hey Everyone! If you are having any trouble getting the Sheet Music and Tux Guitar files (most people don't), please email me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and I will send it to you directly!!
I love how simple you have made this. I tried to learn from someone that wanted me to play Barry Manalo music back in the late 70's. It was not my style so I quit after a few months. Now I want to learn along with my granddaughter. You have just made this possible without needing to take lessons from multiple teachers since I live in Ohio and Florida. Thank you for your help.
Hey Rick, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here. Yes, this is as simple as I could make it without disturbing the song (actually it's even a little bit more musical than standard stock chords). Amazing how the choices and the simplicity can open up with fingerpicking. Most of the students here are our age and up so expect more songs from this era (simple of course). If you need any help or just want to let me know how it's going, please don't hesitate. I'll answer and help in Ohio and Florida. Wishing you a happy guitar weekend!! bob
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen for a beginner. Very well explained, not too fast, didn’t leave me wondering about anything. Just gotta grab my guitar and give it a try. Thank you
If you have been playing for a few months (or even a while) and want to learn how to fingerpick the Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel, you might have been taken back at the complexity of this song and decided to give up. Firstly- most if not all the lessons on RUclips require full chords (even the beginner hostile F barre chord) along with multiple picking patterns that are as confusing as Chinese Algebra. But in this lesson and arrangement, I have taken out all the difficult chords, as all that's needed at most are a few 2 fingered chords, along with a couple of 1 fingered chords and even a 0 (zero) finger chord (that's right, no pressing anything on the fretboard). And if that wasn't simple enough, only 2 fingers are needed on the right hand. But the right hand gets even easier as two of the strings we pluck for every chord doesn't change throughout the entire song (only the bass note strings change). All this easily makes this fingerstyle arrangement of The Sound of Silence simply the easiest on the internet. Now I know you are probably thinking.... "this is probably going to sound like" a kindergarten nursery rhyme, right?" Well, that's a big NO, as these chords actually introduce some more melodic sophistication to Sound of Silence that is totally in the spirit and tonal center of the song. Please try this easy version, not only because it sounds good but now people who are not as advanced (yet!) on the guitar can play this song. Do get the free sheet music and tux guitar files here: acousticguitarvideos.com/8402/sound-of-silence-easiest-fingerpicking-for-beginners/
Hey @@pathayes2215 , please e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and I will send it to you. The automated e mail system (which I hate) probably sent it to your spam. I'll look out for your e mail- thanks Pat! bob
Hi Edd Ted, many thanks again and glad you found my channel! Yes Yes Yes... that is the goal here. Most if not all the lessons on RUclips when teaching a particular song will only show the way it goes by the artist who played it. That's fine but it leaves so many people out that are not as advanced yet. I just want people to play their guitar- like right now. Hope you have fun with this song- big THANKS to you Edd!! bob
Hi Catalina, I'm so happy that you watch my videos- I wish I could make them quicker and put out more but I work as a musician full time and the teaching is a hobby (but I love it). God Bless you too and hope your teaching is going well. Happy weekend!! bob
From Australia , loved your lesson from a 68 year old chord strummer, love learning new things that hopefully I can attempt to play without to much trouble such a great instrument , thank you from down under.
Hey George, great to see you here and thank you for taking the lesson with me! I know you can do this, slow and steady wins the race. I like to take things in small sections and then piece it all together. Happy to have you here and if you need any help, please let me know.. Happy pickin' !! bob
From Australia , 68 year old chord strummer now retired and want to move forward and try different things , loved this tutorial , thank, you , Peace from down under
Hey George, so glad this lesson is helping you expand your guitar horizons! There's a ton more fingerstyle lessons here including whole course series which I hope you will try. If you need any help just let me know. Thanks and happy guitar week to you !! bob
Great song! I always appreciate your efforts to simplify things for newer players like myself. The lessons really have made a big difference for me. Thanks Bob.
I am so hooked on watching your videos and learning. Now I got my grandson watching you and he doesn't play guitar. He came over and picked up my guitar and started practicing it. Thank you He is 13 and I am trying to get him to get into music instead of always playing video games.
Wow, Yudi, so nice of you to comment here again! I'm glad the videos are helping you.. that is my #1 goal! It would be so great to have your Grandson playing- he's certainly not too young and it's a lot better than playing video games. I'm here if either of you need any coaching.. many thanks again!! bob
One of my all time favorite songs!! So looking forward to sitting down with my guitar later tonight to get deep into learning! You truly are the best Bob!
Hey Puppy Doc, I'm so glad you will give this song a try. It's the easiest fingerpicking version on the internet. Many thanks as always and let me know if you need any help.
Hi Alagie Saine , wow, you are very nice- thank you for the kind words.. !! And I hope you are able to play some (or all of this!) Happy guitar weekend and wishing you the best!! bob
Hello Bob!!! I am so happy that I came across this lesson. Love the song, and love your style of instruction. I look forward to so many of your other lessons that you offer.
Hey Steve, I just e mailed you the sheet music for this. Thank you for commenting here and glad that you are learning this song! Happy guitar day today!! bob
Hi Bob, Thank you so much for this wonderful video and the simplified instructions on how to play one of my favorite songs! I recently retired and started to learn how to play the guitar. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
HI Lynn! I just e mailed you the sheet music and a whole ton of other guitar lessons! I hope you have fun with this song!!! Congrats on your retirement!! bob
Hi Pam, great to hear from you and hope all is well. I think I just got lucky- most cover songs don't work out as well as this one did.. Wishing you a happy weekend!!!
Bob, you've set us up for this all along! It's amazing to be able to pick up the guitar and play something that resembles such a familiar song. Didn't think it ever possible. It's early days but I'm gonna get this down.
Hey Rog, this is the easiest version but it's musically sophisticated. When I realized what was going on I got so excited! Just let me know if you need any help.. Happy pickiin' !!
where have you been? why are you hiding from me? I have been trying to teach myself to play the guitar for a while but getting nowhere fast this is the first lesson that actually works for me I looked at your page so I will start from the beginning
Hey William, ha ha ha... it's all in the timing! Really happy you found my channel and also really happy that you are going to start from the beginning. This is better than a good idea and will make up for any lost time. If you would e mail me, I'll send you my free beginner courses in the order you should take them. I think these study guides are really going to help you. My email is acousticguitarvideios@gmail.com so I hope I hear from you. Wishing you a good guitar weekend!! bob
I'm not sure how I missed this one - what a great lesson and you always make things so easy to follow! The BEST finger picking instructor out there in my opinion. Thanks Bob!
Hi Barb! I received your email as well... This song always sounded hard to me (guess when I was a kid, it was lol). Thank you for the kind words and glad you found this song... it's a good one!!! Happy weekend too!!
Hey SignalSource, great to hear from you and thank you for the kind words about the video- I'm so glad it's helpful for you! And yes definitely, guitar is the never ending journey! Wishing you all the best and thank you again!! bob
Bob , YOU ARE THE GREATEST. Thank you very, very much for this wonderfull song. Now i can play it on my guitar, FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Jo! I'm so glad you like the song and the lesson- smiles are great😃 Hoping after 100 views (ha ha) that you'll be able to play it! Wishing you a happy guitar week and thank you! bob
Most Excellent! Thank you Bob. Your lessons are always clearly explained, very easy to follow and with great close-up camera work. I can do what you are demonstrating -- gives me confidence that I can really learn this complicated instrument.
Hey Running with Scissors (still say that's the best RUclips stage name I've ever heard!).. I'm so glad that the lessons are helping. Especiallyso happy to hear that you are advancing. Hey, we just go one little step at a time and before you know it.... we're running... with scissors ... uh, strike that- meant the guitar😀 Wishing you a very happy guitar weekend!!
This is superb my friend. I've been looking for a simple version of the intro and the melody for some considerable time. You've nailed the lot and your tutorial style is extremely engaging. 💥👊👍
Hey Tune a Mayo (love that name!) , great to hear from you and thank you for the kind words. I'm so glad to hear that this song was a good intro for you to play fingerstyle- it just so happens that this was all laid out and easier to play with just a few mods. I'm hoping you will keep going with the fingerstyle and if you e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com, I will send you my foundational lessons to fingerstyle which are currently free to everyone in my guitar group. Wishing you a great guitar week and thanks again!! bob
Hi Nancy, I'm so sorry that you got covid but happy to hear that you are recovering. Music is always such a good uplift!!! i"m glad this song helped!!! Wishing you to be 100% immediately and thanks for taking the lesson here!! bob
Recently begun playing my guitar again after a long break due to chronic health problems, one which was causing a lot of pain in my hands, so I'm very rusty! This is a great way to ease back in without the frustration & embarrassment!
Hey Stevie-Ray, great to hear from you and glad you are feeling better and back on the guitar. Yea, this is a good song to "ease in" with for sure. Wishing you more guitar and smooth sailing! bob
Left the Guitasr for the Uke as I just could not get my fingers to do the chords - love the Uke and was learning this song for the Uke when I saw your video for the Guitar - dusted off the Guitar and now loving my guitar all over again :- ) Thank you
Hey Nick, thank you for taking the lesson here and glad you found my channel! Yes, the Uke is easier, but what you will find is the time spent on the Uke feeds right into the guitar as well. For just one example, the G chord position on the Uke is the same position as the D chord on guitar. One other cool thing is with fingerpicking, we don't have to always form full chords to play songs-this is the approach we start with (ease into the chords). I think it's too cool to be able to play multiple instruments!!!! If you need any help or direction, please let me know. I'm hands on here with everyone. Happy guitar and uke pickin' !! bob
Hey RampartFive, ha ha... I figured instead of saying what I wanted to say in the intro I would sing it... This was as easy as I could make it- I'm so glad you will give this a try. Let me know if you need any help okay... Happy pickin' weekend!!
Hey Camp Land , thank you for taking the lesson here and glad you got a laugh out of the opening. We could always use some laughs these days. Good luck with this song and happy pickin' !! bob
Hey Midnight Rambler, ha ha... I have a brain (or what's left of it) from the 60's... need I say more.. Wishing you a great "capoless" weekend! If you need any help just let me know. bob
Hey Charles, really great to meet you here and wishing you all the best with the picking. When I first heard this song (guessing about 1967 (wow, that's such a long time ago LOL) I thought that guitar playing was impossible (remember trying it and didn't have a clue). But it didn't help that I didn't know what a capo was (makes this all possible in that original key). Thanks again and wishing you lots of good music on your guitar!!
Hey Henry, great to hear from you and really happy that the lessons are helping! Best life is the guitar life!! Keep me posted and if you need any help, let me know. bob
Hello, I just wanted yo say you are awesome! I knew nothing about guitar or music notes, strings, chords, nothing. But your videos are so easy to follow I can now play this song, slowly mind you, but I can play it in one night of alot of practice. Thank you so much for your videos! Appreciated
Hey Patrick, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here. Wow, I'm very happy it helped and so EXCELLENT that you can PLAY THIS SONG NOW!!!!! !!!! !!!! Please keep me posted and I'm wishing you continued success!! bob
Thank you very much...I played along right away.... slowly part of part... thank you very much for explaining it so clearly and calmly... wonderful.. happy go LUCKY Greetings Rikto 🎶🌞🍰
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Yes, thank you, Bob ... it's a bit of a challenge, but am very stubborn 🤣 and at some point it will sound as nice as you play it 😘
Hi Under cover Moshe, many thanks for your kindness and I'm happy to help. Now about those thousands... ha ha... Actually the only thing I care about is you being able to play. Please let me know if you get stuck or have a music question. bob
Hello Bob Nice choice, it's a real challenge to play this song. You did a masterpiece of simplification and facilitation. However, I had a big problem with the TG files: no sound was coming out. I uninstalled and reinstalled TG 1.3.2 and even 1.5.5. Nothing to do. After a few hours, I found a trick: "Go to Tools -> Settings . A new window with TexGuitar settings opens. Find the Sound section and change the MIDI port to Gervill: Close the Settings window and check that everything works fine." It worked. This may be useful for others perhaps...😊
Hi Lishavi, you are a genius!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...!!! 3 other people had this problem as well and I just sent them out your info! One reported that it worked AND I am waiting back from the others (but confident!). What confounds me is I had other people that wrote in and said they are working with the tux guitar program and just said "thank you" ..? So it seems to be an isolated preference issue that I have no control over. I did send the files out as Gervill so somehow it got changed in the delivery (maybe google drive did that, I don't know..). In any regard, I can't thank you enough for your help!!! One more thing... THANK YOU!!! (ha ha).. bob
@@lishavi6607 hi VIV, I never would have guessed!!! It's difficult for me to remember everyone's real name and there YTube name! I know the Yandini name for you!! Hope you are doing well and I was starting to wonder if everything was okay with you. The person I made this song for hasn't seen it yet, and I'm hoping he's okay. This is my extended family here! Happy Music this weekend to you VIV!!!
Hello Nike, I'm glad you found my channel and thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you are going to use Tux... it's a great program and better than just reading off of sheet music. Important to "hear" music rather than only reading it! If you need any help, please let me know.. Wishing you a happy guitar weekend Nike!! bob
Hey Trevor, I'm so glad to hear that you made it through the lesson and can play the song! We of course have Paul to thank, but it's one of those songs where "easy" was sitting right in front of us the whole time. I wish every song could work out as well. Thank you for the kind words and wishing you continued good pickin' and happy weekend! bob
Hi Under cover Moshe , thank you for taking the lesson, subbing and glad you found my channel! Wishing you well with this song! Happy guitar week to you!! bob
Hi Shamolik , thank you for taking the lesson here and I'm very happy to help! So if you need any, please don't hesitate. Wishing you all the best with this song (and others)! bob
Hey TS, thank you ... very nice of you to say..!! However, if we met, I'd probably want to be more like you... Wishing both or us a great guitar weekend (thanks again,, hope the lesson was easy enough)!! bob
Hi Gilbert, thank you for taking the lesson here and really happy it was easy for you!!! Wishing you all the best on your guitar- keep on pickin' !! bob
Hi Crystall, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lessons here... I am glad they are easy to understand (and fun too!!). Wishing you a great guitar week and blessings to you too!! bob
Hi Bob..thank you for demystifying this song..it sounds soo haunting and beautiful..but you showed a 67 year old beginner guitar player how to take it out for a test drive..I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to many more musical adventures..all the best from Canada..
Hey Randy, Glad you found my channel and yes, this song just sounds hard (at first listen I thought so too). I don't know how far you are on your guitar but if you email me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com , I can send you any of the study guides or sheet music. If you are just starting out, let me know cause I have a whole group of beginner courses as well. Wishing you a great guitar week!! bob
I just watched two-part Paul Simon rockumentary on Starz last night. Musical genius. He wrote this song in his parents bathroom with shower water running 💞
Hi again Angela, I heard about that "rockumentary" but have never seen it. This was the first song that really drew me into Paul Simon. I'll have to check out Starz (I think we get that)... Hoping you will give this one a try, but if you aren't up to speed yet, stay on the Fingerpicking For Beginners Series for a while (13 lessons there).. Happy pickin' !! bob
Hi Anna, thank you for taking the lesson here- glad you like that intro (seemed like a better idea than just saying it)😀. Wishing you a great guitar week and hope you keep going with the fingerpicking! bob
Great lesson Bob, thank you very much. This is such a good song. I’ve been practicing it today. Funny, some songs can make even a novice sound better 😀 Thanks again.
Hey David, I'm so glad that you are playing this song and yes, great song, great song- I'm glad you are having fun with it! Happy evening and a great guitar week too!
Hi Paige- we meet again and wow, I don't know what to say except thank you... !! I just wrote you a message on another video and am glad that you are checking out some more of my courses. Please let me know if you need any help on guitar. I have a whole recommended order in which to take the lessons with free study guides etc., . This year I'm working on moving to a new website (it's taking forever... ugh!!).. but should be really cool when it's done. Keep me posted okay.. and again, many thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you are learning fingerstyle!! bob
Hey Johnnie, great to hear from you and thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you are working on this song- it's a good one. Have a great guitar week and thanks again! bob
Hey Shane, I just got your e mail and wrote you back. You have some incredible guitar collection! It's great to have you here- many thanks and chat soon!!
HEY my BROTHER!! glad you are getting the vids!! I've been away and borrowing my friend's computer but no phone. Let's talk soon- will call you !! Love you Bro
Hi, Bob! Thank you for your fun new lesson, teaching one of our favorite songs Sound of Silence. 'Looking forward to learning your beautiful arrangement. Bob, you are terrific!! :)
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Hi, Bob! Thank you for your kind thoughts, I'm grateful to be well, and enjoying playing my guitar daily. Bob, in your lesson, your vocals are wonderful too! Happy weekend to you, too! :)
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Hello, again, Bob. Your version of Sound of Silence is fun to play and sounds beautiful, and I'm finding it to be peaceful and soothing, too. Steve is enjoying hearing me play it as well. Heartfelt thanks for sharing your lovely arrangement with us, your students. We wish you a wonderful Sunday. Blessings to you ♥
Bob, I just want to add another thanks for your Tux guitar versions in the various keys with the Capo instructions. Very interesting, and I'm working toward finding the best sounding Capo position - key for my voice :)
Hi @@cherpendarvis-studios , glad you are learning this song- pretty easy right! Glad that it got Steve's thumbs up too!! It's nice to be able to play a song that sounded so difficult. This was just one of those songs that was all set up for it. Wishing you a happy guitar week and thanks again Cher. BTW, I was gone all weekend playing in the extreme heat here outside.. Even last night's gig was so hot as it never really cooled down. Felt like I was in Death Valley!!!
Hi Dawn, maybe an asteroid (LOL)... Thank you for your kind words and very happy that you took the lesson. I'm wishing you the best on your guitar!!! Happy weekend!! bob
Hey Jess, wow I'm glad you found this... rolling it out tomorrow. I don't think this song can get any easier (glad you noticed that it sounds good too!). I had to give it a lot of thought. Have a great weekend!!!
Thanks for your reply Bob. I am seventy years old, took up guitar three years ago and just love it. I usually do complicated jazz pieces I find on You tube, so sometimes fun to just do something simple. I have subscribed to your lessons. I also want to learn Still Got The Blues. Have you ever done that one?
I love this song, and also disturbeds version you made it so simple. I did click on the link and read everything you had on there. I wanted to download the tux file app but I am using an iPad so I am not sure that it will work for me or if I will be able to navigate through it, I can just watch this video over and over, I am pretty sure I won't have any problems, I can read tabs and sheet music with not to much difficulty.
Hi Leslie, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here. So with the Tux files, you are correct as they don't work on an iPad. If you can email me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com, I can send you the sheet music (and Tux files). I am currently moving all my courses over to a new website where access to all my sheet music will be a lot easier than my old system. Wishing you all the best with this song and please keep me posted with your progress!! bob
Hi Kelly, wow, you are the second person here to say nearly the same thing (so very nice of you). Like I said in the other comment, the singing didn't come very easy to me as the guitar... I've had to work on it a lot. Wishing you a great weekend and thanks again! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thank you very much Mr. Bob! 😁 Please keep it up! I just made sure to subscribe to your channel! Can’t wait for more. Cheers!
Slowly getting this one down Bob. I'm a rock solid beginner so here goes with a beginners tip. First one is if it all seems a bit hard, take a break and come back to it. I promise each break you take it'll be easier the next time. Next, and seems especially so with this song, is if you're searching for the next "gear change," let"s say a G6 to a Asus for example, simply keep playing the G6 and pause the singing until you find the Asus. With practice you won't need to pause the Vocals. Does that make sense?
Hey Rog, you must be reading out of my playbook! In the last video I did (8 tips to changing chords), taking a break was #1 on the list... so now you are confirming it. I know that the brain has to digest things and many times pushing on is counter productive. You're also taking things in sections which is the right thing to do. It's like making a cake- it's one ingredient at a time kind of thing which makes perfect sense to me! Keep on doing what you are doing... you are really making so much headway- you are amazing!!
Hi Lena, thank you for the kind words... I hope you will try this... it is easy but will take some practicing! Wishing you all the best on your guitar and good holidays!! bob
Hey Kerven, wow, you have to be referring to Paul Simon!! Thanks for taking the lesson here and hope it helped!!!. I'm wishing you a great guitar weekend!!!! bob
Hey again Jewel, it's great to have you here and it sounds to me that you got the guitar fever (which is actually healthy for you!). Glad you are checking out the videos here!!! bob
Hi GW, I'm happy that you will learn this one.. It's as easy as I could make it without any sacrifices to the song. Wishing you a great guitar weekend!! bob
Hey John, yea that's a really nice guitar (I got lucky when I found that one!). Wishing you a great guitar week- thanks for taking the lesson here!!! bob
Hi Christine, ha ha... as for the comedy, I don't know if people get any of it, but at least it provides a slight break. Everything is great here and wishing you a great weekend!! bob
Hey Mike, thank you for taking the lessons here and your kind words. Hoping you will keep going with the fingerpicking! If you need any help, please let me know.. Wishing you a happy guitar week! bob
Hi FranknKansas, great to hear from you and glad the lesson helped!!! Wishing you well with this song and if you need any help, please let me know! bob
Could play this within minutes - as a beginner. Thank you for the video and the great explanations. I was like „ok, but why would i use the middlefinger instead of the indexfinger“ and boom you explain it ;D
Hi gogoplata, Thank you for taking the lesson here and wow, I'm so happy to hear that you were playing this within minutes!!! GREAT!!! Very cool that you picked up on that finger choice as I've seen it done differently with this song depending on who is teaching it. Have a great guitar week and thanks again!! bob
Hey Everyone! If you are having any trouble getting the Sheet Music and Tux Guitar files (most people don't), please email me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and I will send it to you directly!!
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please do Bob, all im getting is a bunch of ads.
hi @@lawtonmurrey8601 , just e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com- will send... I have no idea what the ads are about...??
ok I will do that
I cannot see the files. All I get is the option to sign up...even though I'm already validated.
I love how simple you have made this. I tried to learn from someone that wanted me to play Barry Manalo music back in the late 70's. It was not my style so I quit after a few months. Now I want to learn along with my granddaughter. You have just made this possible without needing to take lessons from multiple teachers since I live in Ohio and Florida. Thank you for your help.
Hey Rick, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here. Yes, this is as simple as I could make it without disturbing the song (actually it's even a little bit more musical than standard stock chords). Amazing how the choices and the simplicity can open up with fingerpicking. Most of the students here are our age and up so expect more songs from this era (simple of course). If you need any help or just want to let me know how it's going, please don't hesitate. I'll answer and help in Ohio and Florida.
Wishing you a happy guitar weekend!!
bob
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen for a beginner. Very well explained, not too fast, didn’t leave me wondering about anything. Just gotta grab my guitar and give it a try. Thank you
Hey Rick, Many thanks for the kind words!!
I'm so glad it all made sense (that's the goal!!) Wishing you lots of fun when playing this!!!
bob
If you have been playing for a few months (or even a while) and want to learn how to fingerpick the Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel, you might have been taken back at the complexity of this song and decided to give up. Firstly- most if not all the lessons on RUclips require full chords (even the beginner hostile F barre chord) along with multiple picking patterns that are as confusing as Chinese Algebra.
But in this lesson and arrangement, I have taken out all the difficult chords, as all that's needed at most are a few 2 fingered chords, along with a couple of 1 fingered chords and even a 0 (zero) finger chord (that's right, no pressing anything on the fretboard). And if that wasn't simple enough, only 2 fingers are needed on the right hand. But the right hand gets even easier as two of the strings we pluck for every chord doesn't change throughout the entire song (only the bass note strings change).
All this easily makes this fingerstyle arrangement of The Sound of Silence simply the easiest on the internet.
Now I know you are probably thinking.... "this is probably going to sound like" a kindergarten nursery rhyme, right?"
Well, that's a big NO, as these chords actually introduce some more melodic sophistication to Sound of Silence that is totally in the spirit and tonal center of the song.
Please try this easy version, not only because it sounds good but now people who are not as advanced (yet!) on the guitar can play this song.
Do get the free sheet music and tux guitar files here:
acousticguitarvideos.com/8402/sound-of-silence-easiest-fingerpicking-for-beginners/
Bob, I joined but don't see the sheet music. Problem?
@@eddiet2 e mail me- acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com.. will send!!
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons hiijoined but didn't get sound of silence score sheet
Hey @@pathayes2215 , please e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com and I will send it to you. The automated e mail system (which I hate) probably sent it to your spam.
I'll look out for your e mail- thanks Pat! bob
Hey Pat, just checking to see if you got the sheet music?
Hope he does more 🙏 Pop songs! He is a wonderful teacher making it ALL so SiMPLE!
Hi Edd Ted, many thanks again and glad you found my channel! Yes Yes Yes... that is the goal here. Most if not all the lessons on RUclips when teaching a particular song will only show the way it goes by the artist who played it. That's fine but it leaves so many people out that are not as advanced yet. I just want people to play their guitar- like right now.
Hope you have fun with this song- big THANKS to you Edd!!
bob
Thanks Bob for showing us this beautiful version! Can't wait to try it! 🌞
Hi Jeanette, hope all is well with you and as always, thank you for your kind words. I really enjoy playing this song and hope you will too!!
My best teacher I miss you so much thank you so much for sharing again your best video.Im so happy hearing your voice singing.God bless.
Hi Catalina, I'm so happy that you watch my videos- I wish I could make them quicker and put out more but I work as a musician full time and the teaching is a hobby (but I love it). God Bless you too and hope your teaching is going well. Happy weekend!!
bob
From Australia , loved your lesson from a 68 year old chord strummer, love learning new things that hopefully I can attempt to play without to much trouble such a great instrument , thank you from down under.
Hey George, great to see you here and thank you for taking the lesson with me! I know you can do this, slow and steady wins the race. I like to take things in small sections and then piece it all together. Happy to have you here and if you need any help, please let me know.. Happy pickin' !!
bob
From Australia , 68 year old chord strummer now retired and want to move forward and try different things , loved this tutorial , thank, you , Peace from down under
Hey George, so glad this lesson is helping you expand your guitar horizons! There's a ton more fingerstyle lessons here including whole course series which I hope you will try. If you need any help just let me know. Thanks and happy guitar week to you !!
bob
Great song! I always appreciate your efforts to simplify things for newer players like myself. The lessons really have made a big difference for me. Thanks Bob.
Hey Randy, thank you for the kind words and always happy to help. Why wait I say- might as well play songs you want right now..
Happy guitar weekend!!
I am so hooked on watching your videos and learning. Now I got my grandson watching you and he doesn't play guitar. He came over and picked up my guitar and started practicing it. Thank you
He is 13 and I am trying to get him to get into music instead of always playing video games.
Wow, Yudi, so nice of you to comment here again! I'm glad the videos are helping you.. that is my #1 goal! It would be so great to have your Grandson playing- he's certainly not too young and it's a lot better than playing video games. I'm here if either of you need any coaching..
many thanks again!! bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons We practicing with your strumming videos
Thank you 😊
@@yudipitre5720 happy strumming weekend Yudi!!! Thank you!!
bob
One of my all time favorite songs!! So looking forward to sitting down with my guitar later tonight to get deep into learning! You truly are the best Bob!
Hey Puppy Doc, I'm so glad you will give this song a try. It's the easiest fingerpicking version on the internet. Many thanks as always and let me know if you need any help.
Bob Is the best :)
Bob, you are a legend
The sound of silence gave me goosebumps
Hi Alagie Saine , wow, you are very nice- thank you for the kind words.. !! And I hope you are able to play some (or all of this!)
Happy guitar weekend and wishing you the best!!
bob
Hello Bob!!! I am so happy that I came across this lesson. Love the song, and love your style of instruction. I look forward to so many of your other lessons that you offer.
Hey Steve, I just e mailed you the sheet music for this. Thank you for commenting here and glad that you are learning this song!
Happy guitar day today!!
bob
Hi Bob, Thank you so much for this wonderful video and the simplified instructions on how to play one of my favorite songs! I recently retired and started to learn how to play the guitar. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
HI Lynn! I just e mailed you the sheet music and a whole ton of other guitar lessons! I hope you have fun with this song!!! Congrats on your retirement!!
bob
Thanks Bob! This is great. You always have the magic to simplify songs for us beginners. I so appreciate your style of teaching.
Hi Pam, great to hear from you and hope all is well. I think I just got lucky- most cover songs don't work out as well as this one did..
Wishing you a happy weekend!!!
Bob, you've set us up for this all along! It's amazing to be able to pick up the guitar and play something that resembles such a familiar song. Didn't think it ever possible. It's early days but I'm gonna get this down.
Hey Rog, this is the easiest version but it's musically sophisticated. When I realized what was going on I got so excited! Just let me know if you need any help.. Happy pickiin' !!
where have you been? why are you hiding from me? I have been trying to teach myself to play the guitar for a while but getting nowhere fast this is the first lesson that actually works for me I looked at your page so I will start from the beginning
Hey William, ha ha ha... it's all in the timing! Really happy you found my channel and also really happy that you are going to start from the beginning. This is better than a good idea and will make up for any lost time.
If you would e mail me, I'll send you my free beginner courses in the order you should take them. I think these study guides are really going to help you. My email is acousticguitarvideios@gmail.com so I hope I hear from you.
Wishing you a good guitar weekend!!
bob
I'm not sure how I missed this one - what a great lesson and you always make things so easy to follow! The BEST finger picking instructor out there in my opinion. Thanks Bob!
Hi Barb! I received your email as well... This song always sounded hard to me (guess when I was a kid, it was lol). Thank you for the kind words and glad you found this song... it's a good one!!! Happy weekend too!!
Definitely the best channel on here for lessons, takes his time and is really thorough explaining, love the lessons
Many thanks Jhinch for your support and the kind words! I'm glad the lessons are helping!!!!!!
Wishing you a great guitar weekend + beyond!!!
bob
Learning guitar is a a bit of a journey but his explanation is really outstanding.. absolute genius teaching. Thank you!
Hey SignalSource, great to hear from you and thank you for the kind words about the video- I'm so glad it's helpful for you!
And yes definitely, guitar is the never ending journey!
Wishing you all the best and thank you again!!
bob
Bob , YOU ARE THE GREATEST. Thank you very, very much for this wonderfull song. Now i can play it on my guitar, FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Eurnie, WOW, this is what I call HAPPY PICKIN' !!!! I'm HAPPY for YOU!!!!!! This is great!!!
Thanks for a great lesson! And your version made me smile. I’ll watch this 100 more times and see if I can play it.
Hi Jo! I'm so glad you like the song and the lesson- smiles are great😃 Hoping after 100 views (ha ha) that you'll be able to play it!
Wishing you a happy guitar week and thank you!
bob
I can actually play this!! Wow! Bob, you are a great teacher! Thank you!!!
Hi Diane, that's excellent!! happy teacher!!!
bob
Most Excellent! Thank you Bob. Your lessons are always clearly explained, very easy to follow and with great close-up camera work. I can do what you are demonstrating -- gives me confidence that I can really learn this complicated instrument.
Hey Running with Scissors (still say that's the best RUclips stage name I've ever heard!).. I'm so glad that the lessons are helping. Especiallyso happy to hear that you are advancing. Hey, we just go one little step at a time and before you know it.... we're running... with scissors ... uh, strike that- meant the guitar😀
Wishing you a very happy guitar weekend!!
This is superb my friend. I've been looking for a simple version of the intro and the melody for some considerable time. You've nailed the lot and your tutorial style is extremely engaging. 💥👊👍
Hey Tune a Mayo (love that name!) , great to hear from you and thank you for the kind words. I'm so glad to hear that this song was a good intro for you to play fingerstyle- it just so happens that this was all laid out and easier to play with just a few mods. I'm hoping you will keep going with the fingerstyle and if you e mail me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com, I will send you my foundational lessons to fingerstyle which are currently free to everyone in my guitar group. Wishing you a great guitar week and thanks again!!
bob
Absolutely love this! Recovering from horrible Covid, this brought me so much joy! 💖
Hi Nancy, I'm so sorry that you got covid but happy to hear that you are recovering. Music is always such a good uplift!!! i"m glad this song helped!!!
Wishing you to be 100% immediately and thanks for taking the lesson here!!
bob
Great lesson, especially with regards to getting the vocals into the song! Nice work!
Hi Robert, I'm glad you like this- it took some doing but seems everyone is liking it. Many thanks and wishing you a happy guitar week!!
bob
Recently begun playing my guitar again after a long break due to chronic health problems, one which was causing a lot of pain in my hands, so I'm very rusty! This is a great way to ease back in without the frustration & embarrassment!
Hey Stevie-Ray, great to hear from you and glad you are feeling better and back on the guitar. Yea, this is a good song to "ease in" with for sure. Wishing you more guitar and smooth sailing!
bob
Left the Guitasr for the Uke as I just could not get my fingers to do the chords - love the Uke and was learning this song for the Uke when I saw your video for the Guitar - dusted off the Guitar and now loving my guitar all over again :- ) Thank you
Hey Nick, thank you for taking the lesson here and glad you found my channel! Yes, the Uke is easier, but what you will find is the time spent on the Uke feeds right into the guitar as well. For just one example, the G chord position on the Uke is the same position as the D chord on guitar. One other cool thing is with fingerpicking, we don't have to always form full chords to play songs-this is the approach we start with (ease into the chords).
I think it's too cool to be able to play multiple instruments!!!!
If you need any help or direction, please let me know. I'm hands on here with everyone.
Happy guitar and uke pickin' !!
bob
Thank you Bob! Even my ol concrete block fingers might be able to play this... we'll see. You make it all look easy. Love the intro by the way.
Hey RampartFive, ha ha... I figured instead of saying what I wanted to say in the intro I would sing it... This was as easy as I could make it- I'm so glad you will give this a try. Let me know if you need any help okay...
Happy pickin' weekend!!
This is the most EASY guitar lesson ever 😂! Love it! I know I can master it being I never had guitar lessons! ⚠️
Hi Edd Ted, thank you so much for the kind words and I'm so happy that this song is playable for you now!!!!
Wishing you a great guitar week!!!
bob
Awesome video lesson 👌
Thank you👍
Greetings from Egypt 🇪🇬
Cheers 🕊️
Hey Plan B, thanks for taking the lesson and glad it helped!!!
Wishing you a great guitar week!!!
bob
It's great to see you again, Bob. And your beautiful Taylor guitar. Love this tutorial! Thanks!
Hi Patrice, thank you and great to hear from you- glad we are still here (and my Taylor guitar)
Happy guitar weekend to you!!!
Dude, you're the best. . .awesome opening. . .i was laughing for sure. Great stuff, thank you for the help.
Hey Camp Land , thank you for taking the lesson here and glad you got a laugh out of the opening. We could always use some laughs these days.
Good luck with this song and happy pickin' !!
bob
Dude ur are da man You don’t know how long I’ve been looking for somebody that has a brain
Hey Midnight Rambler, ha ha... I have a brain (or what's left of it) from the 60's... need I say more..
Wishing you a great "capoless" weekend! If you need any help just let me know.
bob
This is lovely. You made it easy for a totally new beginner like me. Thanks a bunch!
Hi Judy, great to hear from you and glad you are learning this song- wishing you good luck with it and happy pickin' !!
bob
My best teacher I really miss your voice.Thank you so much for the great lesson.God bless
Hi Catalina, glad you are here and hope all is well! I'm glad you like the lesson!!!!
God Bless you too and wishing you a nice week!!!
Thanks for sending the link to file Bob.
Great tutorial, files and very helpful 👍🎸🎶
Hey Charles, really great to meet you here and wishing you all the best with the picking. When I first heard this song (guessing about 1967 (wow, that's such a long time ago LOL) I thought that guitar playing was impossible (remember trying it and didn't have a clue). But it didn't help that I didn't know what a capo was (makes this all possible in that original key).
Thanks again and wishing you lots of good music on your guitar!!
Bob. seeing you singing, give me the impression TO ARE COMPLETELY IN YOUR ELEMANT :-) :-) ; -) BEAUTIFULL TO SEE
Hi my friend Vinny, so glad that the music is bringing a smile to your face. Hope you had a nice weekend and wishing you all the best!!
I finally found ya Man…someone to get it to where I’m living my guitar life…TYTyTy
Hey Henry, great to hear from you and really happy that the lessons are helping! Best life is the guitar life!!
Keep me posted and if you need any help, let me know.
bob
Hello, I just wanted yo say you are awesome! I knew nothing about guitar or music notes, strings, chords, nothing. But your videos are so easy to follow I can now play this song, slowly mind you, but I can play it in one night of alot of practice. Thank you so much for your videos! Appreciated
Hey Patrick, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here. Wow, I'm very happy it helped and so EXCELLENT that you can PLAY THIS SONG NOW!!!!! !!!! !!!!
Please keep me posted and I'm wishing you continued success!!
bob
Thank you very much...I played along right away.... slowly part of part... thank you very much for explaining it so clearly and calmly... wonderful..
happy go LUCKY
Greetings Rikto
🎶🌞🍰
Hi Rikto, thank you for taking the lesson and wow, so great that you got it so fast! Wishing you a happy guitar week- keep on playing!!
bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Yes, thank you, Bob ... it's a bit of a challenge, but am very stubborn 🤣 and at some point it will sound as nice as you play it 😘
@@cheekyguitarmusic-laughteryoga way to go !!! That's my attitude as well. You will get it!!!
I wish I could get a teacher like this, I would pay thousands 😂 thank you for helping man!
Hi Under cover Moshe, many thanks for your kindness and I'm happy to help. Now about those thousands... ha ha...
Actually the only thing I care about is you being able to play. Please let me know if you get stuck or have a music question.
bob
Hello Bob
Nice choice, it's a real challenge to play this song. You did a masterpiece of simplification and facilitation.
However, I had a big problem with the TG files: no sound was coming out. I uninstalled and reinstalled TG 1.3.2 and even 1.5.5. Nothing to do.
After a few hours, I found a trick:
"Go to Tools -> Settings . A new window with TexGuitar settings opens. Find the Sound section and change the MIDI port to Gervill: Close the Settings window and check that everything works fine."
It worked.
This may be useful for others perhaps...😊
Hi Lishavi, you are a genius!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...!!!
3 other people had this problem as well and I just sent them out your info! One reported that it worked AND I am waiting back from the others (but confident!).
What confounds me is I had other people that wrote in and said they are working with the tux guitar program and just said "thank you" ..? So it seems to be an isolated preference issue that I have no control over. I did send the files out as Gervill so somehow it got changed in the delivery (maybe google drive did that, I don't know..).
In any regard, I can't thank you enough for your help!!!
One more thing... THANK YOU!!! (ha ha)..
bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons It's not Lishavi, its me Viv, Bob. I hope you guessed it. I have 2 YT accounts
@@lishavi6607 hi VIV, I never would have guessed!!! It's difficult for me to remember everyone's real name and there YTube name! I know the Yandini name for you!! Hope you are doing well and I was starting to wonder if everything was okay with you. The person I made this song for hasn't seen it yet, and I'm hoping he's okay. This is my extended family here!
Happy Music this weekend to you VIV!!!
Merci de la France. You are an awesome professor, and all your advice on TuxGuitar was very useful. Thank you for everything.
Hello Nike, I'm glad you found my channel and thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you are going to use Tux... it's a great program and better than just reading off of sheet music. Important to "hear" music rather than only reading it! If you need any help, please let me know..
Wishing you a happy guitar weekend Nike!!
bob
Great, easy to understand, arrangement, that gives you a great sense of, achievement, once you've, mastered it.Magnificent!
Hey Trevor, I'm so glad to hear that you made it through the lesson and can play the song! We of course have Paul to thank, but it's one of those songs where "easy" was sitting right in front of us the whole time. I wish every song could work out as well. Thank you for the kind words and wishing you continued good pickin' and happy weekend!
bob
I'm thirty seconds in and I'm already hooked! I'm going to sub this is definitely going to be good!
Hi Under cover Moshe , thank you for taking the lesson, subbing and glad you found my channel! Wishing you well with this song! Happy guitar week to you!!
bob
Your such a good relaxed teacher, Thank You 😊
Hi Kelly, you are so nice... thank you and I'm glad you are here!!
bob
Thanks, Bob. Finally, I can play this beautiful song!
Hey John,
I just emailed you with the goods! Congrats on playing this song... way to go!!!
Thank you, the way you teach and the amount of help you are giving is amazing.
Hi Shamolik , thank you for taking the lesson here and I'm very happy to help! So if you need any, please don't hesitate. Wishing you all the best with this song (and others)!
bob
You're such a humble cool guy, I wanna be more like you. Thanks.
Hey TS, thank you ... very nice of you to say..!! However, if we met, I'd probably want to be more like you...
Wishing both or us a great guitar weekend (thanks again,, hope the lesson was easy enough)!!
bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons thank you so much! have a blessed weekend sir thank you:))))))
@@toastedsniper9248 Wishing you as well, a blessed weekend too!!
Wow very nice super great sir you've made it easy to play for me, thanks so much.❤
Hi Gilbert, thank you for taking the lesson here and really happy it was easy for you!!!
Wishing you all the best on your guitar- keep on pickin' !!
bob
Thank you for sharing this video. I love your way of teaching and making the videos fun and easy to understand. Be blessed
Hi Crystall, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lessons here... I am glad they are easy to understand (and fun too!!). Wishing you a great guitar week and blessings to you too!!
bob
Thanks for another great song and lesson, it's such a pleasure to take the lesson. Peter
Hey Peter, great to see you here!! I'm glad this lesson is helping!!!
As always, have a great guitar day and thanks again!!
bob
Super easy erklärt 👍👍👍🎸🎶 Dankeschön 🇩🇪
Hi Renate Görg , I'm so glad the lesson helped!!!
Wishing you a happy guitar week!!
bob
I like how you put the chords up on the screen in sequence (6:48). I've never seen that before- it's easy.
Hey SonomaBeachLive, I'm glad you like that layout. Testing it to see if it works and people like it..
Have a great guitar weekend!!
bob
Hi Bob..thank you for demystifying this song..it sounds soo haunting and beautiful..but you showed a 67 year old beginner guitar player how to take it out for a test drive..I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to many more musical adventures..all the best from Canada..
Hey Randy, Glad you found my channel and yes, this song just sounds hard (at first listen I thought so too). I don't know how far you are on your guitar but if you email me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com , I can send you any of the study guides or sheet music. If you are just starting out, let me know cause I have a whole group of beginner courses as well.
Wishing you a great guitar week!!
bob
Thanks Bob. This is really timely. Hope you are still safe and well. Thanks again.
Hi Cheryl, it's great to hear from you and I'm happy to be on time (for once!). Yes, safe and well- wishing you the same!!!
Happy weekend!!!
I just watched two-part Paul Simon rockumentary on Starz last night. Musical genius. He wrote this song in his parents bathroom with shower water running 💞
Hi again Angela, I heard about that "rockumentary" but have never seen it. This was the first song that really drew me into Paul Simon. I'll have to check out Starz (I think we get that)... Hoping you will give this one a try, but if you aren't up to speed yet, stay on the Fingerpicking For Beginners Series for a while (13 lessons there).. Happy pickin' !! bob
Love your intro💖 And realily well explained
Hi Anna, thank you for taking the lesson here- glad you like that intro (seemed like a better idea than just saying it)😀.
Wishing you a great guitar week and hope you keep going with the fingerpicking!
bob
Great lesson Bob, thank you very much. This is such a good song. I’ve been practicing it today. Funny, some songs can make even a novice sound better 😀 Thanks again.
Hey David, I'm so glad that you are playing this song and yes, great song, great song- I'm glad you are having fun with it!
Happy evening and a great guitar week too!
Wow, Bob! So simple. Thank you, kindly. Gonna have to buy that capo now. Trillion thanks.
*** It's quite simple, but would have though! Yes to the capo, but you can play it without a capo too!
Have a great guitar weekend!!
I think this is one of the most like-able people on RUclips
Hi Paige- we meet again and wow, I don't know what to say except thank you... !! I just wrote you a message on another video and am glad that you are checking out some more of my courses. Please let me know if you need any help on guitar. I have a whole recommended order in which to take the lessons with free study guides etc., . This year I'm working on moving to a new website (it's taking forever... ugh!!).. but should be really cool when it's done. Keep me posted okay.. and again, many thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you are learning fingerstyle!!
bob
Working on this now, Bob. I saved this.
Hi Martha, happy that you are working on this song. If you need any help, please let me know!
you do a phenomenal job of laying out the ground work....Thank You !!
Hey Johnnie, great to hear from you and thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you are working on this song- it's a good one.
Have a great guitar week and thanks again!
bob
Nice video. I learned something- great teacher!
Hi Stringology mchugh , great to hear from you and I'm glad you are pickin' this song. Wishing you a good guitar week too!!
bob
Bob, You sir are a class act. Thanks for the inspiration. Great learning videos...
Hey Shane, I just got your e mail and wrote you back. You have some incredible guitar collection! It's great to have you here- many thanks and chat soon!!
have subscribed to this channel as Bob has great guitar tutorials & is highly recommended 👍🎸🎶
Thank you Charles, it's a pleasure to have you here!!!
Wow brother finally all your lessons are coming up on my RUclips absolutely beautiful
HEY my BROTHER!! glad you are getting the vids!! I've been away and borrowing my friend's computer but no phone. Let's talk soon- will call you !! Love you Bro
Hi, Bob! Thank you for your fun new lesson, teaching one of our favorite songs Sound of Silence. 'Looking forward to learning your beautiful arrangement. Bob, you are terrific!! :)
Hi Cher, hope all is well!!! I'm glad you will learn this song.. It's the easy version!!
Happy weekend and chat soon!!!
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Hi, Bob! Thank you for your kind thoughts, I'm grateful to be well, and enjoying playing my guitar daily.
Bob, in your lesson, your vocals are wonderful too!
Happy weekend to you, too! :)
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Hello, again, Bob. Your version of Sound of Silence is fun to play and sounds beautiful, and I'm finding it to be peaceful and soothing, too. Steve is enjoying hearing me play it as well. Heartfelt thanks for sharing your lovely arrangement with us, your students. We wish you a wonderful Sunday. Blessings to you ♥
Bob, I just want to add another thanks for your Tux guitar versions in the various keys with the Capo instructions. Very interesting, and I'm working toward finding the best sounding Capo position - key for my voice :)
Hi @@cherpendarvis-studios , glad you are learning this song- pretty easy right! Glad that it got Steve's thumbs up too!! It's nice to be able to play a song that sounded so difficult. This was just one of those songs that was all set up for it.
Wishing you a happy guitar week and thanks again Cher.
BTW, I was gone all weekend playing in the extreme heat here outside.. Even last night's gig was so hot as it never really cooled down. Felt like I was in Death Valley!!!
Thank you so much for this lovely lesson - you are a star!
Hi Dawn, maybe an asteroid (LOL)... Thank you for your kind words and very happy that you took the lesson. I'm wishing you the best on your guitar!!! Happy weekend!!
bob
What a great lesson! Thank you very much. 👍👍👍
Hey Seamus, so glad the lesson helped!!!
Wishing you a great guitar weekend!!
bob
Another gem Bob
Thank you Joost!
Hi Bob thanks so much for this. I love Paul Simons songs. This will keep me busy for a while
Hey Les, so glad you will work on this song..!! Wishing you happy pickin' - it's a fun one to play!!
Unbelievably simple
Hi Serma , glad this was easy!!!!!!
Wishing you happy guitar this week and beyond!!
bob
Bob. Your best. It so happens I am practicing the harder version of this song. Your version is easier and sounds better. Thank you
Hey Jess, wow I'm glad you found this... rolling it out tomorrow. I don't think this song can get any easier (glad you noticed that it sounds good too!). I had to give it a lot of thought.
Have a great weekend!!!
Love this, thank you. I’m in. 😎🤘🏻
Hey Stonednbroke, great to have you here... wishing you good guitar!!
bob
this is an amazing rendition of this all american song... thank you
Hi Kay, thank you for the kind words and for noticing the arrangement- I feel like I got lucky with this one.
Wishing you a happy guitar week!
bob
Thanks for your reply Bob. I am seventy years old, took up guitar three years ago and just love it. I usually do complicated jazz pieces I find on You tube, so sometimes fun to just do something simple. I have subscribed to your lessons. I also want to learn Still Got The Blues. Have you ever done that one?
I love this song, and also disturbeds version you made it so simple. I did click on the link and read everything you had on there. I wanted to download the tux file app but I am using an iPad so I am not sure that it will work for me or if I will be able to navigate through it, I can just watch this video over and over, I am pretty sure I won't have any problems, I can read tabs and sheet music with not to much difficulty.
Hi Leslie, great to hear from you and thank you for taking the lesson here. So with the Tux files, you are correct as they don't work on an iPad. If you can email me at acousticguitarvideos@gmail.com, I can send you the sheet music (and Tux files).
I am currently moving all my courses over to a new website where access to all my sheet music will be a lot easier than my old system. Wishing you all the best with this song and please keep me posted with your progress!!
bob
OMGoosh !, I LOVE your voice!!
Hi Kelly, wow, you are the second person here to say nearly the same thing (so very nice of you). Like I said in the other comment, the singing didn't come very easy to me as the guitar... I've had to work on it a lot. Wishing you a great weekend and thanks again!
bob
Thank you for the lesson sir!
Hey Joshua, wishing you good pickin' with this- it's a lot of fun to play..
Have a great guitar weekend!!
bob
@@AcousticGuitarVideosLessons Thank you very much Mr. Bob! 😁 Please keep it up! I just made sure to subscribe to your channel! Can’t wait for more. Cheers!
Many thanks@@juitarra2 ! More to follow- have a great night!!
Great tutorial, Thanks so much.
Hi Seksant, glad you liked the lesson and hope it was easy enough for you. Wishing you all the best on your guitar!!
bob
Slowly getting this one down Bob. I'm a rock solid beginner so here goes with a beginners tip. First one is if it all seems a bit hard, take a break and come back to it. I promise each break you take it'll be easier the next time. Next, and seems especially so with this song, is if you're searching for the next "gear change," let"s say a G6 to a Asus for example, simply keep playing the G6 and pause the singing until you find the Asus. With practice you won't need to pause the Vocals. Does that make sense?
Hey Rog, you must be reading out of my playbook! In the last video I did (8 tips to changing chords), taking a break was #1 on the list... so now you are confirming it. I know that the brain has to digest things and many times pushing on is counter productive. You're also taking things in sections which is the right thing to do. It's like making a cake- it's one ingredient at a time kind of thing which makes perfect sense to me!
Keep on doing what you are doing... you are really making so much headway- you are amazing!!
Or that you make it look easy great teacher
Hi Lena, thank you for the kind words... I hope you will try this... it is easy but will take some practicing!
Wishing you all the best on your guitar and good holidays!!
bob
A master alive
Hey Kerven, wow, you have to be referring to Paul Simon!! Thanks for taking the lesson here and hope it helped!!!. I'm wishing you a great guitar weekend!!!!
bob
wow beautiful....looks so simple thank you im practicing 💜
Hey again Jewel, it's great to have you here and it sounds to me that you got the guitar fever (which is actually healthy for you!). Glad you are checking out the videos here!!!
bob
Thank you! I’m looking forward to learning this one.
Hi GW, I'm happy that you will learn this one.. It's as easy as I could make it without any sacrifices to the song.
Wishing you a great guitar weekend!!
bob
You are so good, thank you so much.
Hey Jack, that is very kind of you. I'm wishing you well on your guitar and this song!
bob
You have a beautiful guitar. The cedar soundboard is so beautiful. 👍👍
Hey John, yea that's a really nice guitar (I got lucky when I found that one!).
Wishing you a great guitar week- thanks for taking the lesson here!!!
bob
This is amazing! Thank you!!
Hey Rob, thanks for the kind words and great to have you here. Hope you have some fun with this song!
bob
Talented and a comedian too 😂 Thank you for this video 🇨🇦 Hope all is well with you.
Hi Christine, ha ha... as for the comedy, I don't know if people get any of it, but at least it provides a slight break. Everything is great here and wishing you a great weekend!!
bob
Such a great guitar teacher!
Hey Mike, thank you for taking the lessons here and your kind words. Hoping you will keep going with the fingerpicking! If you need any help, please let me know..
Wishing you a happy guitar week!
bob
Very Nice! thank you Bob!
Hi FranknKansas, great to hear from you and glad the lesson helped!!!
Wishing you well with this song and if you need any help, please let me know!
bob
Thank you Bob. This is great!!!! 💖💖💖
Hope you have fun playing this song Hariprem!!!
Happy week to you!!
6:42 when i come back next time i know where to start practicing :)
Ha ha... that sounds like something I'd do!! Happy pickin' Jurscam!!
bob
Thank you so easy!
Glad this was easy for you Myra!!!! Wishing you a happy weekend!!!
bob
Could play this within minutes - as a beginner. Thank you for the video and the great explanations. I was like „ok, but why would i use the middlefinger instead of the indexfinger“ and boom you explain it ;D
Hi gogoplata, Thank you for taking the lesson here and wow, I'm so happy to hear that you were playing this within minutes!!! GREAT!!! Very cool that you picked up on that finger choice as I've seen it done differently with this song depending on who is teaching it.
Have a great guitar week and thanks again!!
bob
Best lesson yet! Thank you!
Hi Jo, thank you , I'm so glad you like the lesson!!
Have a great guitar week and thanks again!!
bob