The Wind (Cat Stevens) - Guitar Tutorial

Here's how to play The Wind by Cat Stevens on guitar, hope you enjoy!

Gear:
Guitar - Martin 000Sinker
Mic - Rode NT1
Interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Preamp - Art Pro MPA II
Camera - Sony a7 iii

0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Intro/Verse Lesson
7:31 - Chorus Lesson
14:28 - Nuances
17:40 - Outro

#CatStevens #Fingerpicking

[thiagoolive]

This is the music that made me want to play the guitar 3 years ago. So amazing!

[patrickbrain]

You’re one of the best…explain and teach impeccably clear! Thanks for the work.

[magic_guenni]

Hi Chris, I just wanted to thank you very much for this amazing lesson of this beautiful song. After a long time not having the chance to pick up my guitar I really enjoyed diving into this song with your guidance 🙏🏻

[augusta.]

Can't believe how lucky I am that you just uploaded this last week and I managed to stumble upon this channel. Absolutely brilliant, thanks !!

[mostly_happy]

What an amazing sounding arrangement! Glad to add this to my repertoire of songs!

[M]

I would like to see more Yusuf / Cat Stevens songs please! As a beginner of about a year and a half, this was my first full fingerpicking song I practiced and I can play it decently enough (at least for me lol) after a month! My struggle is I can't seem to sing along with it quite well yet. I find it way easier with strumming, but not fingerpicking and I wonder why. Perhaps it's just a matter of time and practice?

Overall, your video has straightforward and simple instructions that I found easy to go through. I liked that you didn't overlook simple details that does make it sound better and more like the original song. Thanks for this tutorial!

[ekulsurfirelandcrypto]

I have waited for someone to give a tutorial of the wind ... I had the bit after the intro already ... and nothing else...this is epic ....thank you man 🤙

[davecjag]

The best tutorial for this song on YouTube. Thank you.

[davidgunther]

It sounds great, but confusing in that you’re switching back and forth between calling the strings as they are (B, E, A, G, etc.)(4:56 for example) and their numbers (4th string, 5th string, 3rd string, etc)(3:33, for example). To make it even more confusing, you refer to the higher E (when I say higher I mean higher pitch, not higher on the neck) as the “top string, ” even though it’s at the bottom if you’re looking at it from a player”s perspective (4:52 for example.) I appreciate the video, but maybe stick to 1 description of which string? Ideally call the strings by their notes (E, A, D, G, B, E) as that is something all guitar students should learn anyway. Cheers!

[titteryenot]

This is pretty decent. You’re a great explainer. Clear and accessible. Only one thing I would suggest and this would make it arguably the best tutorial on this song on YouTube: try to find a way to put up the tabs as you go along! 👍

[ashanson]

Brilliant version, my favourite Cat Stevens song and it is under 2 mins long.

[johngreen]

Awesome, love this song, I'm an old geezer with a Gibson, many thanks.

[dmagnin]

AMAZING as ALWAYS!!! thanks:) The BEST presentation of many versions of this song.

[resortwearllc]

This was the best I've found. Thanks so much!!

[MsHandydo]

Great explanation. I bought the tab from. Your link. Your a good teacher.

[TQEVIDS]

Brilliant as always! Thank you so much.

[catlauncher]

Excellent tutorial! Just bought the TAB and PDF and am looking forward to diving in.

[Stonedog]

Best tutorial for this great song! Well presented. Subscribed

[johnkeithdoherty]

This is the best of tutorials available online. It is excellent for learning the guitar part. My only gripe is that he does not spend some time lining up the vocals with the guitar. This is fairly difficult, especially in the chorus. Most people probably want to sing as they play.

[JohnAllenRoyce]

Great arrangement and playing, thanks for the lesson!