Sure thing tutorial for total beginners

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The video effectively breaks down a popular song into easy-to-follow guitar chords and techniques, making it accessible for beginners. The creator's clear explanations, visual demonstrations of finger placement, and encouraging tone likely contributed to its engagement and shareability.

Summary

This video is a guitar tutorial for beginners on how to play the song "Sure Thing" without using bar chords. The creator demonstrates how to form the C, Em, Bm7, and Am7 chords, explaining the finger placement for each. They also show different playing styles, including fingerpicking and strumming, and encourage viewers to practice the song. The tutorial concludes with a recap and a call for comments on future song requests.

Structure

1Introduction to playing "Sure Thing" without bar chords
2Demonstration of C, Em, Bm7, and Am7 chords
3Explanation of fingerpicking and strumming techniques
4Playing the song with and without a capo
5Recap and encouragement to practice
6Call to action for comments and next lesson

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Sure thing tutorial for total beginners how to play sure thing no bar chords perfect for total beginners so originally we should play this song with either really hard chords either with a capo on the second fret is it 2nd fret it is 2nd fret but guess what I'll show you how to play it without a capo so then we are supporting no capo community and at the very end I'll show you how to play it with a capo as well place your index on the first fret 2nd string middle finger 2nd fret 4th string and ring finger 3rd fret 5th string and C major everybody perfect then release your ring move your index to the second fret of the fifth string and E minor everybody perfect then move your middle one string lower to the second Fret of the third string and ring finger on the second fret of the first string and B minor 7 everybody literally each transition is goated and then we have the first not goated transition sorry index finger first fret second string and middle finger second fret fourth string and A minor 7 everybody and congrats because you just learned all the chords and then you can be like girl is that me or this girl looks like C major and you're totally just trying to say that the Am7 to C transition is also goated right you just place your ring finger on the third fret fifth string and C major again so I like to play it with what we can do the finger picking as well it's gonna sound beautiful let's do finger picking and the easier like strumming so for the finger picking you're playing the fifth string with your thumb then the third with index second with middle first string with your ring finger perfect then you beat the strings then you pick all these four strings at the same time and then you kind of beat it again I feel like my guitar is like beat it yeah I can't really beat on but I wanna be stylish as always perfect you're playing this finger picking with each chord but for E minor you're playing this six string as a bass so six third second first you beat and then you pick them at the same time and you beat again perfect or you can also play it with this kind of strumming so you're doing the same thing but you're just strumming down so you're basically doing completely the opposite so down beat down beat and you play it with each chord and congrats because you just learned how to play the song and now let's play it all together from the beginning without I'll play the intro without a capo and I'll play this the chorus with a capo perfect if you be the cash I'll be the rubber band if you'll be the match I'll be your fuse boom oh painting baby you could be the muse saint I'm a sinner with a capo on the 2nd fret! prize I'm a winner and it's you what did I do to deserve that paper baby I'll be the pen saying I'm the one cause you are a 10 real and not pretend even when the sky comes falling and congrats because you just learned how to play sure thing I really hope that this tutorial was helpful please comment what song you want me to teach you next and what's the weather outside if you like the shirt I'm wearing today no just like comment whatever I'll reply perfect and I'll see you in our next lesson

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how to play sure thing no bar chords perfect for total beginners so originally we should play this song with either really hard chords either with a capo on the second fret is it 2nd fret it is 2nd fret but guess what I'll show you how to play it without a capo so then we are supporting no capo community and at the very end I'll show you how to play it with a capo as well place your index on the first fret 2nd string middle finger 2nd fret 4th string and ring finger 3rd fret 5th string and C major everybody perfect then release your ring move your index to the second fret of the fifth string and E minor everybody perfect then move your middle one string lower to the second fret of the third string and ring finger on the second fret of the first string and B minor 7 everybody literally each transition is goated and then we have the first not goated transition sorry index finger first fret second string and middle finger second fret fourth string and A minor 7 everybody and congrats because you just learned all the chords and then you can be like girl is that me or this girl looks like C major and you're totally just trying to say that the Am7 to C transition is also goated right you just place your ring finger on the third fret fifth string and C major again so I like to play it with what we can do the finger picking as well it's gonna sound beautiful let's do finger picking and the easier like strumming so for the finger picking you're playing the fifth string with your thumb then the third with index second with middle first string with your ring finger perfect then you beat the strings then you pick all these four strings at the same time and then you kind of beat it again I feel like my guitar is like beat it yeah I can't really beat on but I wanna be stylish as always perfect you're playing this finger picking with each chord but for E minor you're playing this six string as a bass so six third second first you beat and then you pick them at the same time and you beat again perfect or you can also play it with this kind of strumming so you're doing the same thing but you're just strumming down so you're basically doing completely the opposite so down beat down beat and you play it with each chord and congrats because you just learned how to play the song and now let's play it all together from the beginning without I'll play the intro without a capo and I'll play this the chorus with a capo perfect if you be the cash I'll be the rubber band if you'll be the match I'll be your fuse boom oh painting baby you could be the muse saint I'm a sinner with a capo on the 2nd fret! prize I'm a winner and it's you what did I do to deserve that paper baby I'll be the pen saying I'm the one cause you are a 10 real and not pretend even when the sky comes falling and congrats because you just learned how to play sure thing I really hope that this tutorial was helpful please comment what song you want me to teach you next and what's the weather outside if you like the shirt I'm wearing today no just like comment whatever I'll reply perfect and I'll see you in our next lesson