'Perfect' SUPER EASY Acoustic Guitar Lesson + Tutorial | Chords & Strumming w/ Visuals

"Perfect" CHORDS: G, C, D, Em (optional: D/F#)

"Perfect" STRUMMING PATTERN: ddd Ddd ddd Ddd

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"Perfect" TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 - INTRO
2:08 - CHORDS + SWITCHING TIPS
3:26 - SWITCHING PRACTICE
4:12 - STRUMMING PATTERN
7:00 - VERSE PLAY-ALONG
7:55 - THE CHORUS
11:29 - CHORUS PLAY-ALONG
12:42 - SONG FORM

The lesson begins with the easiest chord shapes on guitar: G, C, D, Em. We learn how to play them and we practice switching between them using downstrokes only, just so we can count out the chords for the right amount of time.

The strumming pattern for this one is very simple: It's all downstrokes. What's important is that we accent beats two and four. This is great for building up your sense of rhythm.

Once we've mastered the chord progression and strumming separately, we put them together and we play through the verse nice and slow.

All that's left now is to learn the chorus. For the most part, it's a super easy chord progression. There is one bit at the end where we have to strum a few chords in a row using one stroke each. We go over that separately and then we integrate it with the other progression and we play through the chorus together.

Finally we discuss how to play through the entire song.

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[Good_Guitarist]

So many songs use this progression. Have you found any others that you'd like to learn?

[ttcwilson]

One of the best lessons I've seen. I always have difficulty figuring out the strumming but your method here was very easy to understand. Thanks so much for doing this song.

[imfado]

You're the only person I understand when it goes around guitar

[sleepyyyyyhead]

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[moyomatig]

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[oliverbrown]

What does the A with a downward stroke mean on the strumming pattern i've searched the internet and cant find anything

[CozyLittleRefuge]

Awesome😍
I was actually looking for an easy strumming pattern for this song
A bunch of thanks for your valuable guitar tutorial
I’m one of those who just picked up my guitar after so many yrs
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[marceloboenosdesantos]

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[stephencross]

Awesome, best one on the web for teaching this song. I've tried some of the others and I can't get it to sound right then I found this. Absolutely brilliant thank you.

[tonyzhan]

About to give up, I stumbled here and find your teaching style and format suitable for a novice. My interest is revived, thanks to you!

[leilaeruera]

Hello, Thank you for the song loved it very much always wanted to learn it. Your style of teaching makes it very easy to learn thanks! I have a song request. Fluorescent Adolescent by the Attic Monkeys, much appreciated. This does not have the chord progression but I would really like to learn it and other tutorials are too difficult!

[DunnyrBwfc]

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[Mule-xivg]

Thank you so much!I’ll practice harder than before.

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[lammidaopariat]

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[Anne-po]

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[maheswarimahi]

Damn what scale is it there no were where I can find this song in this scale and timing