3 Types of Songs You Should Practice (To Play Guitar Better)

👉 Video Chapters
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

[gareth]

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.

[ronlight]

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.

[zipzapzoom]

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!

[mintran]

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.

[paulkyle]

And here Justin goes again helping us not to quit guitar 😂🔥

[paulkyle]

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

[sebastiang.]

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

[rgbox]

This may be the most practical guitar playing advice I ever seen ( and I’ve seen hundreds).

THANK YOU 🙏🏼

[Sportingalagrieska]

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! 😁

[Davidian_]

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.

[andrewschrenk]

This is how I improve my skills the fastest. Learning songs that have skills I want to get better at.

[thomasgatrell]

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

[cosmicdebris]

You’re an insanely good educator, sir.

[carrete]

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! 🙏

[jamminjames]

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.

[christiandiormanea]

You're one of the greatest teachers of my life Justin. Thank you! No, really. Thank you for everything!

[abdulazizrehan]

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!

[junker]

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.

[sharmamsuraj]

Justin is one of the best teachers that we can ever get for guitar learning. Kudos to you Justin ! 🙏

[espedale]

You are the ORIGINAL and THE BEST YouTube guitar guru/teacher. Thank you for all you’ve taught us, Justin!