Bruno Mars Lazy Song Guitar Tutorial

Learn How To Play “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars

Learn how to play the song “The Lazy Song ” by Bruno Mars with this free guitar tutorial. This song is off of Bruno’s debut studio album entitled  ”Doo-Wops & Hooligans“, which was released in October of 2010. It is the third single from this album which was officially released in February of 2011.  Mars is credited with writing this song along with K’naan and his production team The Smeezingtons. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.

This song is taught by the very talented instructor Marty Schwartz, seen in the video lesson below.  The version taught below is on the original recording as opposed to the live version of this song.  The chords you will need to know are: B Major , F#Major , E Major , Eb7 , C#m , Ebm and Abm.

The strumming pattern has a sort of Reggae / Hawaiian vibe to it. Very upbeat and happy.  Watch Marty break everything down in the video tutorial below. Enjoy! Read more

Nirvana – In The Pines – Where Did You Sleep Last Night Guitar Lesson

Learn how to play the song In the Pines also known as “Where Did you Sleep Last Night” as performed by Nirvana with this free guitar lesson. “In the Pines” is actually a traditional American Folk Song dating back to the 1870′s and was only covered by Nirvana as well as a variety of other artists in various Genres. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.

In the original recording, this song is tuned a 1/2 step down from standard tuning.  Marty teaches it in standard tuning however to make things easier as you are more than likely in standard tuning at the moment.  After you learn the song, you can tune your guitar a half step down and try it again. Follow this link to learn how to tune your guitar a 1/2 step down.

This lesson in the video below is taught using power chords which Marty will demonstrate, but you can also get away with playing the following chords: E Minor, A Major, G Major and B Major. Read more

In Your Eyes Guitar Lesson

Learn how to play the song “In Your Eyes” with this free acoustic guitar lesson. “In Your Eyes” is a song written and performed by Peter Gabriel. It is from his 1986 Album “So“. It reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 list back in 1986. This song was covered by a handful of musicians, but the cover that has become the most popular and recognized is the acoustic version performed by Jeffrey Gaines. The following lesson is more closely related to Gaines’ version than Gabriel’s.  You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.

You will need to know the following guitar chords to play this version of the song:  B Minor (You can play either the Barre Chord B Minor, or an easy version of B minor found here.), A Major, D Major, G Major and E Major

In Your Eyes Guitar Lesson

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Easy Acoustic Guitar Song – The Only Exception by Paramore

Easy Guitar Song For Beginners – “The Only Exception” by Paramore

Learn how to play the song The Only Exception by Paramore with this free beginner guitar lesson. This song was written by the American rock Band Paramore from Tennessee, formed back in 2004. It was released as a single off of their 2009 album Brand New Eyes.  It was written by Hayley Williams, Josh Farro and Taylor York.  To date, this has been Paramore’s top performing single having topped the charts in the UK .  It performed well in New Zealand, Australia and the United States as well.   You can learn more about this song  by visiting Wikipedia.

The video lesson below is another great one by Marty Schwartz as he demonstrates two different ways to play this song. One for advanced players without a capo and the other for beginners with a capo.  If you aren’t familiar with a capo follow this link for a lesson on how to use a capo. Read more

Marry You by Bruno Mars Guitar Tutorial

Learn How To Play “Marry You” by Bruno Mars

Learn how to play the song “Marry You” by Bruno Mars with this free guitar tutorial.   This song is from Bruno’s debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.  Learn more over at Wikipedia.

Marty teaches two versions of this song on acoustic guitar, in the video lesson below. One is easy and the other is rather challenging.

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Here Comes The Sun By The Beatles – Guitar Lesson

Learn To Play “Here Comes The Sun” by The Beatles

Learn how to play “Here Comes The Sun” by The Beatles with this free guitar lesson.  “Here Comes The Sun” was written by George Harrison from The Beatles 1969 Album, Abbey Road.  This song is one of Harrison’s most well remembered contributions to The Beatles and definitely one of The Beatles most popular songs. Learn more about the interesting history behind this song over at Wikipedia.

The following is a 2 part video lesson on this song created by Marty Schwartz.  This is by no means an easy song if you are just starting out, but Marty does an excellent job of thoroughly explaining how to play it.

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Advanced Acoustic Guitar Lesson – Learn How to Play Hotel California

Hotel California by the Eagles is undoubtedly one of the greatest classic rock songs of all time and one of the Eagles most popular songs.  Hotel California is the title song from the album Hotel California and was released as a single back in the late 70′s.  When people think of the Eagles, the first song to come to mind will probably be this one.

The folks over at Wikipedia do an excellent job of explaining the history behind this song.  Its a great read and you should head on over when you have time by clicking here.

It is no wonder why so many guitarists find this song irresistible to play.  This song is a bit more advanced  and may not be a good song for beginners just starting out, but with practice, anything is possible. You be the judge….

These lessons include everything from the intro to the guitar solos  If you scroll down past the video, you will also find links to chords and lyrics.  Enjoy! Read more

Jack Johnson Sitting Waiting Wishing Guitar Lesson

Learn To Play “Sitting Waiting Wishing” By Jack Johnson

Learn how to play “Sitting Waiting Wishing” by Jack Johnson with this free guitar lesson. This song is from the album “In Between Dreams” released back in 2005. This song was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Learn more over at Wikipedia.

This is a great lesson from Marty Schwartz on playing this song as he teaches two different versions of this song. The first is the version that Jack Johnson plays in the song and the second version is just an easier version using open chords for beginners. Marty also teaches the strumming pattern for this song.

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Jason Mraz I’m Yours Guitar Lesson

Learn How To Play “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz

Learn how to play the song “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz with this free guitar lesson.  “I’m Yours” is from Jason’s third album called We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things – Jason Mraz. You can learn more about this song over at Wikipedia.

The following is a great three part video guitar lesson on how to play this song. A big thanks to Micah Beverly for providing this guitar lesson.  You can learn more about him by visiting his YouTube page here or his Website.

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