How to play THE BEACH BOYS Surfin' USA - ACOUSITC GUITAR TUTORIAL

Today we learn how to play Surfin' USA by The Beach Boys in this acoustic guitar tutorial.

This song from 1963 is one of my favourite Beach Boys songs. It's a great fun, uptempo song sprinkled with rock n roll. There are only actually 3 chords in the song but it has so much more than that going on.

The original recording is in Eb but today the lesson is transposed into D to give us more possibilities in how we can play this. It also makes the song much more accessible to a wider range of abilities.
We can then put a capo on fret 1 and slide everything we’ve learned up a fret and that will put us back into Eb just like the Beach Boys.

I start off with the iconic intro riff which has ROCK N ROLL SURF GUITAR all over it. The Verse section consists of Rock n Roll riffs in A D & E. I have shown open string and fretted variations. The chorus has a great upbeat, bouncy rhythm using the same chord sequence but now using either open chords or barre chords. The outro fuses a few bits together.

Have fun playing this excellent song what ever level you are.

Chapters:
0:00 Surfin' USA guitar tutorial intro
0:30 notes on keys & capo
1:05 Intro demo & breakdown (with tab)
4:42 Rock n Roll Verse Riff
5:08 open version (easier) with tab & demo
7:55 fretted version (harder) with tab & demo
9:42 performance notes
10:42 Chorus chords & rhythm with chart (open & barre)
12:43 Chorus chord sequence with graphics
13:24 Demo
13:55 riff 2
15:12 Ending Sequence (2 versions)
16:42 Song Structure
16:50 Performance tip re capo
17:18 Play-thorugh - intro verse chorus

I have played a variety of guitar styles since I was inspired by Nirvana and GnR in the 90s. I have been involved in countless bands and projects over the years and have been teaching guitar since 2002 and full time since 2012. I work with and have worked with a vast range of learners face to face and online. Online is an excellent and very effective way to learn guitar if you have the right teacher.

Gear:
Taylor 214ce
Dunlop nylon pick .64
Fender pro lead
Elixir strings .12
Fender Hot Rod - Deluxe Amp
Positive Grid Spark 40 amp
shure motiv mv88+ mic
Røde Lav+ mic

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[MyCovertNarcissism]

Thank you Jo for the time and effort you put into doing these, they have helped me so much they really have.

[combinepunter]

Thank you Jo 🙏
Really enjoy the Beach Boys😊
Look forward to learning the song this week 🎸🎸

[Lqqq]

Excellent cover and lesson of this Beach Boys classic!..well done, Jo...🎶

[markguitar]

Hello, new to the channel and happy to be here! Your instruction skills and choice of songs to cover are perfect for my playing goals. And the separate channel with the lesson play through are an added bonus. Mark

[saskgordon]

explained and demonstrated very well Thanks

[rebeccaodwyer]

Loved this Jo ! The full play through on your other channel is also fantastic ❤

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