3 Types of Songs You Should Practice (To Play Guitar Better)
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00:00 WARNING - Just talking today! :)
00:10 Which songs should you practice on guitar?
01:28 Campfire Songs - Why & How
04:45 Campfire Plus Songs - Why & How
05:45 Developers - Why & How
07:54 Dreamers - Why & How
12:12 How to stay motivated when learning guitar
14:00 Effective Practice for Beginners: Extra Tips
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My wife is always complaining that I can’t play any songs, after about 11 or 12 years playing. While that is not quite true, I don’t have 10 campfire songs, and I have attempted too many in the dreamer category, so I definitely need to write down a list.
I am in the same shed as you
Gareth, I hear your problem & you're not alone. Ive been fortunate enough to have played in cover bands over the years but I've not done that for a few years now & I'm finding that I'm really struggling to come up with songs to learn to be able to play
@@paulmundy8312 i am same prob because i was a bass player in bands and all i had to was remember chord changes because my bass lines would always depend on what the drummer did.
its also harder to practice/remember when you dont sing....so i just suck it up pretend i can sing like jack black does and do easy strumming songs like horse with no name. just to get the ol noggin in the right mode.
You are not alone!
I think it depends on what one's goals are as a guitar player. For a long time, I was only interested in playing metal guitar. I wanted to be able to play Van Halen and speed metal. That's what I enjoyed. And that is what I did. I didn't care that I didn't have any campfire songs. If there was a guitar around and someone wanted me to play, I'd explain that I don't play that kind of guitar and I'd politely decline. As it turns out, all that technical practice gave me an excellent platform from which to diversify and eventually develop a campfire song repertoire.
Man, I really think your attitude has changed for the positive over the years. I recall your being much more dogmatic about what to learn and what not. Now, you express a far more open and accepting (and playful) attitude toward each student’s individual circumstances. Thank you.
I like to think I'm getting better at its teaching thing ;) appreciate the good vibes!
To hear a master guitarist like you say that you struggle with cliffs of dover, makes me feel a lot better about myself. We all have mountains to climb!
Absolutely! Keep at it :)
Maybe stop climbing mountains and focus on the guitar
@@albenmurcia4716 Yes, mountain tops are definitely for yodellers.
@@Expedient_Mensch Ha!! :)
Heck, I am seven months of 20 mins per day, and still on module 1.
And here Justin goes again helping us not to quit guitar 😂🔥
I just go all-in and learn the tunes I love. It took me 2 years to nail "Shape of my heart" by Sting. Every time I play it, it reminds me the reason why I picked up the guitar.
The way you teach always helps me to stay on track even when it's quite frustrating to do. I'm so happy to have you as a guitar teacher/mentor
This may be the most practical guitar playing advice I ever seen ( and I’ve seen hundreds).
THANK YOU 🙏🏼
What a gem of advice! I've been playing for 17 years, and I feel that this is really useful advice for me going forward. Thank you!
It's normal to find Cliffs of Dover hard. If you see Erlc Johnson playing it live you realise that it's hard even for him! 😁
You are a treasure for the guitar community. You give such a coherent structure to your knowledge and experience that helps us to grow. I have followed your courses and bought your theory book. Thanks! 🙏
Justin is one of the best teachers that we can ever get for guitar learning. Kudos to you Justin ! 🙏
I really enjoyed the "Dreamers" section, Justin. Like you said, "Have a go." Just learning bits and pieces of tougher songs is fun and it makes you a better player. For years I avoided trying to learn more "difficult" songs because I'd have trouble figuring out alternate tunings, intricate chord shapes, and so on. Lately, I've jumped in (with a lot of help from tutorials on RUclips) and I'm now MUCH more comfortable having a go at more complex songs. Learning even a tiny bit of theory helps as well. Thanks for a great video!
This is how I improve my skills the fastest. Learning songs that have skills I want to get better at.
You are the ORIGINAL and THE BEST RUclips guitar guru/teacher. Thank you for all you’ve taught us, Justin!
6:06 this is so reassuring to hear. I was trying to learn You Really Got Me by Van Halen and I had no idea how to do tapping. So I added tapping into a 5 minute block during my daily technique practice, and I integrated that new skill into application in that song.
Happy to hear that! Keep going :)
I cracked a smile when you mentioned the intro to Wish You Were Here as a Campfire plus. I've been working on the solo for the past few weeks and I've finally got it feeling pretty good under the fingers. Thanks Justin.
You are an absolutely unbelievable teacher! I have learnt so much from your teachings no words can ever describe how appreciative I am! I am definitely not alone in your boat of students grateful how you take the time out of your day to help teach and shape other peoples guitar playing!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart 🤘😎
I love this one…gives players some perspective! A couple of years ago I used the beginner app to get started and it was instrumental in my intro to guitar and my passion grew from there! Thanks Justin!! 🎸
You're one of the greatest teachers of my life Justin. Thank you! No, really. Thank you for everything!
Love this video and I love your teaching style. My usual practice is playing songs I like, but adding things I should learn to my playing makes total sense.
That disclaimer is AWESOME!
Thanks mate!
Love your Warning at the beginning Justin!! I got a nice chuckle!! 😄
Thank you Justin! I needed a little boost in motivation and energy about now, and you just provided it! 👏🙂
I always enjoy your lessons and thoughts on playing. One thing I’d add to the “dreamer list” idea is going back to it a few months or years later. I’ve been very surprised and pleased to go back to songs I just couldn’t play and after, for me, a few years I can knock them out. Or at least see them as achievable.
I keep exploring other online teachers but invariably, I always come back to You. You are the best, Justin.
Hilarious intro!! xD
Haha glad you dig it :)
One of the OG's of guitar yt still going strong in 2021. The vids keep getting better tbh
I literally learning Cliffs of Dover at the moment and hearing someone as good as Justin say it's hard just give me massive encouragement, thank you so much Justin
Songs should be on the list;
1. Happy birthday to you.
2. Jambalaya (2chords)
3. Let it be (simple chords)
4. No woman no cry (difficult strum).
Oldies songs:
5. Autumn Leaves (slow easy)
6. Blueberry Hill.
7. Am I that easy to forget
8. He'll have to go.
9. Blue Moon (Elvis).
10. Cant Help Falling in Love (Elvis)
11. Love Me Tender (easy chords and easy strum).
12. Wonderful Tonight.
13. Don't be Cruel.
14. Sealed with a kiss.
15. Knocking on Heaven's Door.
16. Lucille
17. Honky Tonk Woman.
18. Dream dream dream (All I have to do is dream) Everly Brothers.
19. House of Rising Sun (easy chords and steady arpegio).
20.imagine
Dream Songs;
21. Stairway to Heaven.
Cheers from Indonesia.
Thank you for being my guitar teacher! I'm brand new and I will work on growing these categories. It's a great way to look at picking songs to practice.
going thru this course has been so refreshing. i played a few months, learnt a few chords and decided to learn never going back again. it took me about half a year and ever since ive been building my repertoire with tommy emmanuel songs. looking forward to becoming a well rounded guitarist and maybe finally a musician
Thanks Justin, needed to have more focus for my practice routine. Excellent advice
Awesome motivational advice Justin. Thank you! 👍
This resonated so much with me, I kind of skipped the campfire part and it keeps me from really trying to play in front of others.
Brillliant video. Highly motivating. I've been doing what you suggest since day one and it makes it fun. I just wish I had more time to devote to playing and practice. Thank you, Justin, for all your videos. You are a true star.
this is a vital reminder that yes sometimes getting your backside onto the seat can be difficult.The point is, nothing ventured nothing gained. fairly regular practice if only for 15 minutes is the secret. Sometimes my playing of songs does improve simply by not OVERPRACTICING, maybe by taking a 2 or 3 days break. Amazingly this works good for me, as the stress has disappeared and confidence ensues..even with that, I try to practice at least 6 hours a week. Thanks for posting this Justin
I love your videos. They make my day!! Thank you for posting them so others can enjoy as well
At 50+ I took up guitar just over a year ago & loving it. The thing I love most is taking my appreciation of songs I love to another level by learning musically. Also discovering new gems like Cliffs of Dover & blues licks helps to broaden my taste in music, thanks Justin!! Any chance of a lesson on the classic Aussie band Ratcat?
You’re an insanely good educator, sir.
Justin, you explained exquisitely how we learn and progress as guitarists each day. Thank you for understanding how we feel from the first day we started to where we are now. Keep jammin'!!👍🎸🤘
You're right. I went through that. The GCD type "easy" songs. Then I went to Travis picking type (I still use them to work my fingerstyle). Then some solos of the same songs (sometimes). The blues too. Pentatonic scales...etc. All acoustic. You have helped me a lot. Thanks Justin. 🎶🎶🎶
Thanks I appreciate it!
Always first rate information and instruction. Thank you for all you do to motivate and inspire us.
Great advice, and not just for beginners. Always learn so much from you and enjoy how you take the time to really break down songs in depth. Always, good to know that there are songs that you struggle with as well. :). All the best!
Love the tips to approach learning with a fun strategy. Literally can use this on nearly any instrument 👌😊
Thanks Justin. Your words are as important and inspiring as your playing.
I try to absorb every word and hope I am able to built it into my practice sessions. It's just up to me. You are giving the tools I can work with. So thank you so much for that.👍😊
Fantastic. You’ve summed up in 20 minutes what it’s taken me 20 or 30 years to figure out. Your wisdom about practicing guitar easily applies to piano/keyboard playing as well. I would just add that it’s also helpful to work on getting down one song a day, and record yourself playing it. You don’t have to get it down perfectly, but well enough so that you can play it smoothly from start to finish.
I have just started to play guitar but I write down all the songs I hope to be able to play one day. It;s a lot of fun finding out how to play certain songs. As you said you come along different technics. I use your beginners app but also have a teacher once in the 2 weeks, who also learns me to read notes. There is so much to learn, I wish I started years ago! Thanks Justin, your inspiring and a great help.
Important recommendation from Justin and applicable on basically all tasks in live: approach with curiosity. Remain playful. Good mood makes us more intelligent which brings better results.
Hi Justin i just wanted to send a message, im so so grateful for you, your talent and your general vibe.
My dad was OBSESSED with acoustic guitar! He had 19 in his collection.
I took it so for granted, im sure i thought i would hear the sound forever.
I heard it everytime i saw him..
I havn't for a year now.
I miss it so so much!
So much i have picked up one of those 19 and started to play.
AND YOU SIR ARE AMAZING!!
I THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🙏
I cant tell you what you have done for my soul. Your videos (i started from scratch with hurt- johnny cash) have made me fall in love with my guitar.
So much so im surprising my brothers with metallica.
I can make a sound 💃💃🤣
not quite like my dad, but one day ❤🙏
Thanks to you. I have been doing this practise routine without knowing it. And it’s working. Cheers
I'm on the intermediate stage and all I've been doing for the past 3 months is transcribe AC/DC songs and jam along to them... it's seriously fun
Glad you're enjoying it!
Hey! How much time back did you started. Did you learn it online?
@@shubhankarsharma8705 I've started the intermediate stage earlier this year and instead of learning new stuff every week I just thought i would put what i already learned to use lol and just listen to their songs and try and work them out myself without any help
probably the most useful guitar advice Ive gotten in a loooong tiiime! this is exaactly what I've been looking for. An idea for building my practice routine. Thaank you, siiir!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom Justin!
Thanks Justin. Great advice as always. I'll try to incorporate that on my guitar journey. Cheers
Thanks for this Justin……this is exactly what I need now in my guitar learning journey. Good stuff
Happy to help! Have a great weekend, Craig.
Thanks Justin, this just makes sense... and Tommy Emmanuel's Lewis and Clark - there's my dreamer.
what is not to like about this video? Another Great Video. Thanks Justin! I love the way you explain things in clear language that is easy to follow and understand.
Excellent advice 😊😊
Lol!! That was a great "warning"! I actually enjoy the ones where you speak and I don't have to have my guitar at the ready as much as the hands-on ones. Firstly, you always have something of value to teach us, and I save this type of segment for when I am out walking, etc. There is a whole world to learn when it comes to the guitar 🤗
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Justin.
12:42 - I can totally agree with this. Picked a guitar up just to noodle about yesterday while waiting for something. I ended up doing a small practice session for about 20 minutes
Hi Justin , love your channel. years ago I used to play in a band playing at social clubs and loved it. work life balance stopped that, and a change in career put paid to my playing. I am now at a point where I have time to play the guitar again. However, I have become so despondent when playing now because my skills have gone yet I think I should be playing to the standard I was at. I am really finding so difficult to go back to basics but this video has given me the inspiration to start again, which is something I am reluctantly coming to terms with. Your videos are inspirational, thanks
thank you very much Justin you are great
Heart of Gold, Wish You Were Here, Hide Your Love Away, Cats in the Cradle, Perfectly Good Guitar, Sam Stone, Willing, Can't You See, City of New Orleans, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald... All simple, everyone knows the words. Finish up with the Star -Spangled Banner and Freebird. ☺ (I typed all that before I heard Justin's list)
Justin = a great inspirational speaker....and teacher.
Thanks, Tom!
My playlist includes, Tulsa time, family tradition, why me Lord, jambalaya, only rock and roll, Lodi, crazy, sweet home Alabama. I've also found backing track chord progressions are awesome, lots of chords. Good luck everyone, practice, practice.
Thanks Justin sound advice and good timing. I started learning in the first lockdown and this is a good insight into how to stay motivated and on track as other life pressures creep back in.
Brilliant! this changes the way I look at my playing. I will start doing this.
I learned so much from you man, thanks so much!!! Best guitar teacher on RUclips for sure.
Great advice. Thanks Justin.
"Once you sit there with your guitar it'll never be just one minute because its fun!"
*sits there for 18 minutes and 43 seconds holding a gorgeous PRS and doesn't play it at all*
Haha true! 😂
Hence, the beginning "WARNING": Watch again. This time comprehend what was said. 👍😁
@@justinguitar what PRS is that ?!?!? ❤️
@@stephensmith60 Hey man, as well as developing a a selection of practice songs, try also developing a sense of humour.
This is so good! 2 years into guitar, this really helps. I'm going to reorganize my practice.....I like the campfire, but also like blues and playing scales with backing tracks..... does this fit into this scheme?
Fun story.
I wanted to learn Dear Prudence for decades and couldn't wrap my brain around the fingerpicking. Blackbird was no problem because it was "fake" fingerpicking, but Dear Prudence was beyond me. I would try periodically but it never clicked.
Decades later, watched a lot of Tommy Emmanuel and got curious enough to look up proper techniques, but didn't have a specific song in mind. Stumbled onto Doc Watson giving a little lesson and playing Deep River Blues. He mentioned "Travis Picking".
I decided I wanted to learn Deep River Blues.
Did some research on Travis picking and stumbled into a couple basic exercises for the pattern as well as Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotton.
Could not and still cannot wrap my fingers around Freight Train but noticed that the basic Travis picking pattern sounded awfully familiar.
Pulled out the big white Beatles songbook and looked up Dear Prudence for the intro fingerings. Within an hour I had it down.
Within another day I figured out that Julia and Happiness is a Warm Gun used the exact same pattern.
During a short interlude I realized that Dust in the Wind by Kansas uses almost the same pattern.
Applied the same pattern to a bunch of songs I knew that don't use that pattern including original songs just to see if they would work. Some did.
Still haven't sat back down to finish Freight Train. Tried picking up Deep River Blues but haven't been able to get it at all.
But...
... I can play Dear Prudence now. And Dust in the Wind and Julia.
Thanks for the great tips. Retired a year ago, so decided to pick up the guitar, started trying to play about 8 months ago. Started few easy songs and work on cord changes (House of Rising Sun, Country Roads, Take it Easy, Can't You See). Have seen some improvement. But then found you on youtube. Been watching some of your videos for awhile. Love the way you teach, so now have your app and using you methods. They seem to be working. Focus right now is on finger stretching since I have small hands and some chords are really difficult, finger accuracy. keep those tips coming!
the campfire category is often overlooked, so thanks for bring them out in public. those are the songs to "teach" you confidence, musicianship and performance. music is not to play faster than anybody else, but to play less and still sound great. The art is not "to play", but to "not play"
You are a great guitar teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 👍
Thank you.
This is just what I needed- thank you!
I needed this reminder. Thanks, now I need to go make my lists!
I never touched a guitar until I was 46 and didnt even know how to hold one. 4 years later my guitar playing has become an addiction. Much thanks and appreciation to you Justin for your great lessons. I must say that some of my dreamer songs are outside the normal lesson songs taught online. I would love a lesson for the Acoustic version of Bottom of a bottle by Smile empty soul. Again, Keep up the great lessons and Cheers from Canada
Very, very inspiring words!! Thank you for helping me keep the motivation! Lesson suggestion: I need you (George Harrison).
Great advise! Thanks.
Many thanks Justin, great lesson, you always motivate me to push my playing, I'm an old geezer with a Gibson, best wishes to Pat and Ian.
Hello Justin. Just wanted to say Hello and Thank You. You really helped me with my B chords. That cack handed way of playing A really works down the fret board and has opened up the other half of the songbook for me. You're really nice to listen to. I really like you mate.
I really appreciated this video. It sort of crystallised what I have been trying to do. So thanks a lot.
I've been playing since April and watching you has been instrumental and monumental in my learning. I'm 34 and learning the guitar has brought the excited and eager kid inside of me back to life.
Same here! I started in April, too. I can’t put it down. I have a higher level corporate job and all I can think about is one day I will be really good, cut this golden chain and hit the road!! I’m 36, but I guess you’re never too old to be crazy and dream new dreams. 😆
Great teacher you are sir. Thank you
One of my favorite videos you've ever done!!!
Wow, Justin you nailed it. I was all over the place until I saw this video clip. What you mentioned, makes a lot of sense. Bravo!
This is spot on dude. Campfire songs are so important simply because they are about how good the songs make us feel when playing them. Which in turn if others can listen and watch and catch the feel good vibes coming out then the moments are magical. Great video.
Thanks I appreciate it :)
Great advice, thank you :)
This was a very good reminder for me.
I love this guy.
Nice one. 👏
Thanks Justin, fantastic motivational video. I love the ‘Growers’ like Layla (Unplugged), and Hotel California. So much in those songs, from basic strumming up to challenging riffs and solos. Now if I can just master my loop pedal 😂
Fantastic Thanks (nice Patrick Eggle too!)
So true about dreamers. I never imagined I would be able to play 'Tunnel of Love' by Dire Straits. And in a way, I still can't, because I'm not so good at it. But I can play it recognisably, solo and all, thanks to this channel. I started learning it thinking, 'What the hell,' assuming I would never really pick it up. But gradually the pieces fall together.
Thank you Justin. I really needed this, I'm that guy that's been playing for years but knows nothing lol. I have a jam list on my phone, but I can't just pick up a guitar and play them. I've now made a camp-fire playing and I'm going nail these songs. THANK YOU!!
Thank you Justin such excellent advice. One of the most important things I've come to realize is that if I just have patience and break something down to its simplest essense, get that down, then slowly add more complexity (whether increasing tempo or moving from simple 4 beat strum to complex strumming or from strum to fingerstyle) then over time sure enough songs that sounded impossible do become quite possible. You call these growers and I love having growers in my repertoire. My current grower is Landslide...been working on it for over a week and slowly but surely getting closer. I've started to reach 120 bmp (goal is 159) and have the standard fingerpicking rhythm down - next part will be adding your more complex fingering on the chorus :)
The best advice!