How I Learned 50 New Songs In 5 Days - My 9-Step System For Learning Songs On Guitar FAST

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How do you learn songs on the guitar faster? In this video, I’ll be showing you my super efficient 9-step system for learning songs on the guitar. Back in 2020, I was hired for a country gig that required me to learn fifty brand-new songs in just five days. To accomplish this task, I came up with an idea called the “minimum viable performance,” that allowed me to internalize songs rather than memorize them. You only have to look as far as the recent Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye legal battle to realize just how many songs share chords, melodies, and structure. So in this lesson, I’ll show you how you can use some basic music theory and something I call the “chord roadmaps” to greatly speed up the pace that you learn to play songs on guitar as well.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching :)
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Chapters:
0:00 - What we're doing today
0:37 - Songs share a lot of things
1:21 - MVP - "Minimum Viable Performance"
2:11 - Step 1 - Make setlists
2:44 - Step 2 - Create playlists
3:24 - Step 3 - Find the key, chords, & structure
3:58 - Finding the key of the song
4:51 - Figuring out the chords (chord roadmaps)
6:16 - Getting the song structure
7:33 - What if the song is in a different key?
9:06 - This is NOT about memorization
9:48 - Step 4 - Learn the main riff
10:33 - Why I prefer videos to tabs
11:18 - Write down what makes the riff special
12:05 - Recap
12:25 - What about the solo?
13:30 - Step 5 - Repeat steps with remaining songs
13:50 - My best tip for learning new songs
15:34 - Step 6 - Play through the entire setlist
16:26 - Step 7 - Repeat steps with remaining setlists
16:45 - Step 8 - Rehearse all the setlists
18:32 - Step 9 - Get into the specifics (if you have time)
19:54 - One of my personal old setlists (from 2020)
20:44 - Tip 1 - Listen, listen, listen!
21:21 - Tip 2 - What to do if you get lost
22:20 - Tip 3 - Talk to your bandmates
23:19 - Does all this still apply if you're not gigging?
24:13 - Closing thoughts
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Music Credits:
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[andrewclarkeguitar]

Do you have any tips that will help people learn songs faster? Leave them in the comments! Thanks for watching :)

[yashieratiullaofficial]

I just watched this Andrew. Crazy to think for me that we have the same method of remembering the songs that I just learned 😂

[HundredMinus]

Was literally thinking, while scrolling, about the set list I have to learn this weekend; which is comprised of mostly songs I don’t know. This was a perfectly timed video

[Alltheworldisafamily]

I feel so lost sometimes. I can play guitar fairly well but I barely know what keys are and to learn that the minors are the same as majors just 3semi tones apart is just crazy to me. Idk even know how to learn this language of music. I do appreciate these videos though. They’re so good. I’m trying to fit them in my schedule with working so much. Please don’t stop ❤️

[rockmoussealt]

Very thoughtful and practical suggestions for any musician or singer! Thanks for posting.

[lekaniko]

thank you so much this is so useful, especially the Minimum Viable Performance concept- its perfect for busking with friends and also for encouraging all round improvisation

[serujuc]

As usual, very good video! Has to learn 6 songs within 6 months... already challenging! But definitely few tips i can use at my level... thanks!

[neiltyra]

This really resonated with me. Simply fleshing out my setlist notes was worth the price of the video. Thanks so much.

[xymierjade]

Do you have any tips for beginners who want to play guitar? Or do you have a playlist for beginners like me?

[kwinso]

Hey, Andrew! Just found your channel. You're making amazing content, I really like it. Keep it up!

You see, I found a playlist with guitar lessons on your channel. But these lessons jump across so many topics if I watch them one-by-one as they are in the playlist. I mean, it would be really awesome if you could sort so we all beginners could better learn all this useful staff by you?

Again, thanks for your content!

[BrianVallotton]

Very helpful. We recently went to no music stands at our church... and I am like a deer in headlights!

[epicgameplayfun]

Hi Andrew . Thanks for your tutorials . I was watching them but I would like to know from your POV, please suggest a list of Electric Acoustic Guitars for a beginner level. I was looking to buy it soon.

[Jananisujatha-ni]

Sir..want to join your guitar lessons.i have google pay only..
Send me the link to join sir.
Thanks a lot.

[Devon_Dan_Sailing]

“Way back in 2020” - I knew he was from the future!

[CatharticGuitar]

I'm worried about that zipper on your jacket scratching the guitar. Good video by the way.

[janezimmerman]

You're not going to learn 50 difficult songs in 5 days.

[stuwood]

Like all Americans they like the sound of their own voice.Shame I’m bored already.