Guitar Lesson for beginners 102

So, one was E, so we started with A major, so it was like these three. Let me show that, I can't see what you're showing. Yeah, like so. Okay. Like so. Yeah. So, that's A major. A major. Yes. Okay, that string. So, you start with the second string, third string and fourth string. Like so. Yeah. Is this right? It is right. I think it's... Show me. It happens to do better. Maybe you play too much. No, yeah, yeah. Give me E. I again forgot to bring that key, L and K. Oh, that's true. You play with that. No, A chord. A chord. Yeah. And then there was B, like that. B was in the third fret, no, fourth fret, wasn't it? Yeah. Let me just try and tune with this. What app is that? It's a guitar tuner. Guitar tuner. Yeah. Okay. Let's play a short song. So, this is a Metallica song. It's really... Oh, I just got stuck into the guitar. Oh, sorry. It's a really nice song. But we wanted to learn a song which would be a good motivation for learning this chord. So, we started with A minor. A minor. So, we go A major. So, this is A major. So, when you play guitar or when you learn a chord, at least initially, just remember these shapes. So, for example, it's like a straight thing. Yes. So, I'm placing it like this. And then A minor is like a triangle. So, like so. So, you put these two fingers up and then... Like that. That and that goes down. Here. Yes. So, these two fingers on the second fret on third and fourth string. So, like so. And the index finger goes on the first fret. First fret and second string. So, like so. So, this is like an A minor chord. Like so. So, thumb up. Like so. So, then it will be more comfortable. Let's see which one it is muted. Play first one. Second. Yeah, that is... Yeah. Play it. Yeah. And then go for the next. Yeah, this one is muted. So, this finger is not right. Put it a bit lower. So, yeah. And a bit towards separate. So, like here. Yes. And now try and play. No, no. Just one string at a time. Yeah, just play now. First, you have to hold the chord like so. And then... So, these two fingers go up. This one as well. Yeah. So, all of them should ring. It's gonna take some time. It's not gonna come straight away for sure. It's okay to, you know, take some time. Yes. And this finger is one string below. Yes. That's how it is. So, instead of... Take some rest if you want. As in, give your finger some rest and then go back again. You should be able to hear every string ringing clearly. This one. Yeah, yeah. Because this finger is touching the string below. So, you have to curl it like so. So that it doesn't touch the string below. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Much better than... Yeah. So now, can you see that the nail of that finger is touching the string? It should not touch any... So, it should not touch any other string other than the one which you want to play. Slightly back. Slightly? Yeah, a little bit. Now play. So, play this one. That's playing right. The string below, it is not playing right because... Yeah, it is right. That's better. Yeah, a little bit hard. Yes. You have to press really hard. You have to press a bit harder. This one. Eventually. Okay. Have a look at your finger there. Are they not playing? No, okay. They'll survive. They'll survive, okay. Good. Then... Okay, so this was one of the chords. This one. A minor? So, A minor, that's what I just played. You just played A minor. No, the one I played was... This one then. It's A minor. That was A minor. Now it's wrong. So, you have to... Again. On the third and fourth string. So, it's third and fourth string, yes? Yes. So, it's not on... This one. Yes, and yeah. That's right. And this ring finger in the finger as well. Yes. So, try and ring these three. The ones which you are... Yes. Only these three. Press harder. Press really hard. So, you have to... I mean, the... So, the reason why I say you have to press it close to the fret, because closer you are to the fret. Yes. So, if you see this fret, right? Closer you are to the fret, you have to apply a bit less pressure. Sure. If you are further away... Then I have to apply more. Yeah, right. But if you are a bit slightly after it, then it mutes. So, see, it's muted now. If I am a bit further, it's muted. So, there's a right spot just behind. Let's try striking one string at a time with a finger. Yeah, let's try just one finger at a time. So, I should strike it... I should move it, like... Sorry? Yes. We'll do one finger at a time. So, let's place it here, like so. Just one finger. On the first string, first fret. Okay. First string, first fret. Yeah. So, like, always do it like this. And then, play it. No, the last one. You play the same string as... Yes. Then, play the second one. Second one. A bit further. So, near the fret. Yes. Then, third. You play. Now, repeat on the next string. Okay, the next string. Yeah. So, here. Let's start with, again, the... On the first one. Yeah, that one. So, do it like so. Yeah. No, you're fretting the right string, but you're playing the wrong string. Oh. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, yeah. There. So... Last fret. No, not that string. What's the trick to looking over without actually facing it off like this? So... It takes some time, again. Because... So, there are some markings here. Okay. You see on the guitar? So, that represents a fret. So, for example, one of my markings somehow dropped off from here. Where it's like third. Third. Usually third. Sixth. Ninth. Twelfth. Oh, sorry. Ninth. One, two, third, four, five. Sorry, wrong. My bad. Third. Fifth. Seventh. Ninth. And twelfth. Yes. So, twelfth is two. Two marker. So, that's how it is. So, if you have an idea of the strings where they are, then you can just say, okay, this is third fret, or sixth fret. So, then you don't have to do it like so. But initially, yeah. But it's always best idea to... Learn it. Yeah. So, keep the guitar vertical. So, you're always behind the guitar. You don't see the strings, actually. But you're always behind. So, then. Play it like so. So. Yes. So, you have to press here. A bit further. Should be. Yes. So, if you press it here, you need to apply more pressure. So, eventually your fingers will adjust to it. So, repeat on every string. Then, string over. String above it. Okay. Look. Nice. Then, string over it. Third string. Yes. This is a way to just start, you know, warm up. Start warm up and practice. So, now you know how much pressure you have to put to make it ring right. So, every finger gets, you know, its own check. That how much pressure that finger. Because usually this finger is weakest. Because it's the smallest. And this finger, these three are comparatively stronger. But, again, they're not used to being in this unusual position, right? So, we're usually writing, tapping, playing piano. But then, this requires like a bit of strength to press it. Okay. Now, where your thumb stays, that also is important. So, when you're playing like so. Like so. So, it's a good idea to keep the thumb like so. So, it's behind. So, as you move up, the thumb goes sort of down. Yeah. So, naturally it would go. Because your fingers would want to reach like so, right? So, naturally it would move like so. When you're playing low, it is here. Then, it is going naturally. If you see me, if you see the thumb. Yeah. See. It's gone all the way down. So, if you do it all the way down, wow, that's very fast. No, you don't have to go fast. You have to go really slow. You don't have to go fast. Because you want to first learn how to ring it clean. You want to play it clean. Like so. You should be able to play it ringing really clear. There should be no buzz. Like, if I play it wrong. See, there is buzz, right? This is buzz. You should not. It should be like this. Yes. Try to even play this finger, the ring finger as well with the tip. Right? Yeah. Thank you. Yes. So, one more thing to remember. So, imagine it's a block of four things. Yeah. Four frets. Yeah. Like, one, two, three and four. Yeah. So, four frets. So, one, two, three, four. So, play each fret with each finger. You don't... So... So, we don't play like... Or... So, it's like one, four. And when you move forward, then... Then, move in fours. So, always one fret is assigned to one. So, it makes it easier to... You know, when we are playing scale, eventually we are going to play scale. So, which is like the major scale. So, it's like... So, it's... It's still a block, but we are skipping some of the notes and we are playing some of the notes. So, if we are not assigning each finger to, you know, the blocks, then you get confused and then... So, now it's... Now, you know. So, this is a block of this four. Yeah. These four frets and I'm playing... This is like a... Or the blues scale is... Or the pentatonic scale. That's a string. That's the minor scale, right? Minor pentatonic, yeah. Yeah, that's a minor pentatonic scale. So... Blues scale, then... That's a blues scale. But, yeah, the reason why we want to stick to practice like so... Yeah. Because we want to... So, here you would have to stretch them a bit because the frets are further apart. Here, they are a bit closer. So, if you feel that you are stressed here, then you can start from somewhere here. Like so. So, they would be nearer. Then you can move back. And move further back. So, further back you go, you have to stretch your fingers more. You play here. So, again, maybe you can start with... Somewhere here. Yeah, somewhere. Maybe... Take a fret. Let's say here. This is seventh fret. So, seventh here. Seventh fret. So, start seventh. Oh, sorry. Always start with first finger. So, seventh fret. Seven, eight, nine, ten. Seventh fret. Yes. Don't aim for going fast. Just aim for playing it clean. Playing well. Clean, yes. Really clean. Let it ring. Okay. I'm not supposed to bring that thumb. So, start with here. So, for example, you can be as flexible as you want. So, start with somewhere here. Central string. Yeah. Let's start from here. Fourth string. Okay. Of the same seventh fret which you were playing. Like here? No, no. Here. This is seventh. Yes. Seventh fret. Third string. Yes. Was it comfortable? That's comfortable. Then? Press it harder. String low. Yeah. You're playing the wrong string. Yeah, yes. Then again. One more below. Second string. Then first string. Good. Yeah, it was good. I mean, for the first day it's good. So, the thing is to make sure your fingers are able to... ...press the string hard enough so that you can play everything in general. So, now let's try and play the chord after all this exercise. And let's try and play the A minor again. A minor again. So, press these two. It's a triangle. So, the middle two fingers on the... On the second string. Shift your fingers towards the fret. Yes. All of them. Even this as well. Yes. Now play. Let's try an easier chord. This one. E minor. No face detected. Now the face is detected. Okay. That's it. Yeah, that's... Is it still good? Can I see where your... Yeah, I've seen your face so it's... Now it's... Let us see my face. Yes. Our problem... Oh, your face recognition is on, that's why. It's happening with your face as well. Can you see my face recognition? Your face is... Can you see? So... Do you want me to move it back a bit? Yeah. I just needed to show the... Fingers. So let's try this chord. E minor. Now it's happy. So, again middle two fingers. Fourth and fifth string. So that was A minor. Now we are doing E minor. Other way round. Yes. So, play it slow. One string at a time. Okay. Do you feel the string touching the finger below it? I think you've got to cut your nails further more, I guess. Okay. Yeah, it's like this. Go all the way. So, this is what we want to learn. So... Chord sequence is good. A minor. C. C major. D major. F major. And then... Back to... E minor. A minor, E minor, A minor. And then back to A minor. So, this... Then again cycle repeats. So, A minor. What style of strumming is this? Normal strumming. Just picking? Just picking, yeah. I don't have the pick otherwise. It's normal picking. So, there are couple of styles of picking. So, you're using the pick. Yeah. And then fingerstyle. You play with the fingers like this. Like so. And then there's a classical guitar players who pick it like this. Flamingo style. Which I don't know. They have bigger nails. So, they have like really long nails. So, they pick like... They don't bend their fingers. They pick it like so. Like so. They use three fingers to pick. And then there is another picking where the thumb plays the bass. Like so. Finger. So, they are independent basically. So, the thumb is going on independent constantly. And fingers are doing their melody. Like so. So, yeah. So, the three, four styles. Which one? This one? The one where the thumb was independent. Yeah, this is really cool tune. But yeah, to start any of these, we have to start with the basics. So, that's what I need to do. Yeah, this is our target tune. Okay. So, F would be... So, whenever you get free time at home, just try and do this exercise once. Start here. So, start at the lower string because it's easier to play. Do you have bigger nails of that hand as well? Yeah, you have. So, try and make it like this. Like a pen. And then use this part, the nail, to pick it. Fingers will get cut on the strings. It never happens. Unless the strings are very badly rusted. You can slide them. Nothing happens. Because they are really smooth. They don't cut your fingers. They are meant to be played sort of. You can easily slide. So, this is one of the things which you do. Okay, so I have to... I'm playing the wrong string. I'm fretting the wrong string. They both are not in sync. So, press it right here. So, I'll tell you what happens. If you fret the first finger a bit behind, then what happens? That would mute the string. But eventually, the next finger, it's short again. And then it propagates. And then the next finger becomes shorter and shorter to the fret. So, move your finger closer to the fret. And the next finger, you don't have to stretch more. Then it automatically lands here on the next fret. My fingers are bigger. See? You automatically tend to land it. So, first trick should be... First drill should be... Let's start from here. From the bottom first string. Really close to the fret. Then, next finger, again really close. Don't rush into it. Just play really close to the fret. Put it really close to the fret. And the next finger, really close to the fret again. Further close. It should be consistent. Like, you pressed here. Then you press it right... You have to... Yes. And then... Stretch further, stretch further. Still with the second... Yes. That's correct. That's how it should be. Every time it should be just behind the fret. That's the right way. And then, next string. Yes. That's... Now you skipped one string. Yeah. Then, go back. Again. Same, so... You shouldn't be... So, just for practicing, it can be like so. Like, I'll tell you how. Okay. If you can go all the way up, then it's better. But then, if you're comfortable till here, then go back from here. Okay. So, always, one, two, three. Do, re, mi, fa. No, this is not do, re, mi, fa. This is totally chromatic. Do, re, mi, fa would be... That's a C major scale. Okay. Or, I can play C major scale as well. But, yeah. We'll play that as well, eventually. But, yeah. For now? For now, you go... Some progress today. Really. Good, good, good. So, you... So, it's like, as much as you practice, it's gonna get better. So, you need to get used to the strings and the guitar, and how much you have to put pressure on that. And then, yeah, please cut those notes as well. So, it's still longer, because... Still longer? Yeah. It has to be, like, completely gone. As in, as much as possible. The reason is... If they're longer, then you end up fretting the string like this. Oh, yeah. Which you're doing right now. So, and then, because the nail obstructs, so it hits the fret, and then you cannot... Yeah. And, the second bit is... If it's longer and gets stuck in that, then, you know, you might feel uncomfortable, or it might, you know, pull off the nail. So, it's better to cut them off completely, as much as you can. And then, you'll be able to play really easily. So, it should be, like, finger curl up, and then they go. They're, like, vertically on the fret. Like so. So, they're not bent. So, you're literally playing with the fingertips. If you see, my fingertips, they're all gone back. So, I'm literally playing from the fingertips. I'm not playing from here. Because if I play from here, I'll tell you what happens. I can already feel the other string, which means I'm obstructing it. Yeah. See? Yeah, it's muted. So... Yeah. So, if I do this, then I'm just, just... So, with this exercise, the one which you're doing right now, your finger will get used to only press the string which is needed. So, it should be like this. So, if I'm playing this string, the second one, then I should still be able to ring the next one, for example. So... For example, play this one. Second. Second string. Yeah. That's playing right. And then, play the string below it. Just open... No, no. You don't have to fret it. Just keep the finger here and feel, play this. Yes. That should not happen. That shouldn't happen. That's what I meant. Should not obstruct the other string. It's because it's still on the strings. Yeah. It's still long. Yeah. So, you cannot go further than that. So, you have to literally make it like a particular thing. Yes. Sacrifice the nails and the fingertips. Because they go bad. But, yeah. Eventually, they recover as well. For one... I don't know. For a couple of weeks, they're going to be sore. It depends on how much you practice. I've been trying. It's just like... It doesn't flow like when you hit. Sorry? It doesn't flow like when you hit. Yeah. So, yeah. Eventually... So, you're getting better. I mean, today was like really massive improvement. So... Can you play the F major? F major, okay. The F, B... Yes, yes. So, this is F. So, it's four fingers for the F. It's all four. So, this is like a half bar chord. Ideally, F chord is like that. So, it is E major. This is E major. I shift it. F major. This is F major. So, I'll show you all the open chords. So, this is A major. A minor. Then, B major is like this. And B minor is same as A minor. This was A minor. Shifted it here. A minor. Then, C major is this. And C minor is this. So, B minor. C minor. Then, D major. D minor. D. D, yeah. D. Then, E major. E minor. F major. F minor. I'm just removing. Yes. F minor. Then, G major. This is G major. And G minor is this. So, G major. And these both are same. Different way of playing it. Sound exactly the same. But, I cannot play minor here. So, I have to play minor here. So, this is minor. G. Then, back to A. A, B, C, D, E, F, G. A, A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Yeah. So, this was F major chord. So, because it's easier to play if you don't know how to play the bar chord initially. So, you just... E minor. Yeah. Sorry, E major. You shift it one fret. And then you... Place your finger here. So that you... Play these two strings. Like so. And you don't play the top string. Just mute it. With the thumb. You don't play it at all. Or, some people play it like this, which sometimes I do. With the thumb. But, you can simply mute it. So, this is muted. Or, I can play it if I want to. Like this. Or, I can play it if I want to. So, this is a really good way to play the bar chord. So, you can play it like this. Or... So, what did you just play? You played... G. F. That song you're talking about. Yeah. The way you just did that. The way I did just now. So... This is what? F. G. Then A. Then B. And then this is C. All majors. All major. So, yeah. So, this makes things easier. So, you don't have to... So, open chords are... Which finger are you playing on? Which finger? The first finger is on the third string. Which? Yes. When you do the F. F. This is. So, these two fingers are on third fret. So, the easiest way to learn it. That's how I learned it. Play E minor. E major chord. This is E major. We learn like this way, right? Yeah. So, instead of playing using these three fingers. Yeah. You... Leave this finger. And then you play with these three fingers. So, you... It goes like this. Yeah. I just shift everything. So, that... I get these... This finger is parallel. I do like so. And this. So, this is now... E major chord. Now, I shift it. Yeah. And then... Place this finger here. Yeah. So, this is F major chord. So, this is how I learn it. So, now this... Is on third fret. Dot. Right over the dot. So, this is the dot fret. You see this dot, right? So, that's the third fret. So... These two fingers are over third fret. This is second fret. This is first fret. Yes. Below. This is below. So, for... To be able to play that, we need to learn C chord first. Yes. So, we have strength in fingers to play the C chord. Then we can move to F chord. It's easy. See? If this is what... F chord's... This is what C chord look like. So... Then, when you're playing F chord, just need to bring in your smaller finger and move this below. It should come eventually. I mean, not immediately. Because this is a bit further. So, you have to push it to a bit further. Near the fret. Yes. You have to stretch the finger near the fret. Yes. The last two strings. This finger should bow at the last two strings. Yes. Whenever you're practicing chord, at least for the initial days, so, you need to test it. Whether all the strings are playing right or not. So, go one string at a time. That's what you're doing. All strings should be playing. Don't worry. You will need some time. And it takes a lot of time. I mean... It takes time. It doesn't come in one... I couldn't play a chord for one month. For first one month, I couldn't play a clean chord. So, it takes a while. I think it takes forever. I mean... There's no... Just the basic bits, I think, six months at least. Six months of basic bits.