Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Lesson) – Elton John
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Video Title: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Lesson) – Elton John
Hell uh it feels like i’ve been doing a lot of acoustic ones lately we’ll get back to electric rock uh pretty soon but what a new another elton john kind of stronger version of a piano too but ripe for a guitar ranger so let’s do goodbye yellow brick road
Um i’ve got the capo at three doing it with d shapes a lot of different ways you could do this with different cable positions different chords this is the way i’m doing it invent your own uh it starts i’m going to call this d again even though it’s not
A d because of the capo but all these chords i’m going to call relative to the capo and all the frets relative to capo uh so you start with that little intro Right d and then you’re walking down to a b minor so and then it’s a string at four B minor then just take the bar finger off so you get that a g So g suspend a and then off to regular a and then back to d so You can do that low bass note should have stayed The same course All right so let’s go through what we got so far before we get to the that part before that so intro is just d walk down to b minor then walk down to g To a spend the regular a suspend the b up one E minor come down a7 d g Same chords again A7 B flat All right so that let’s go back through the second time you go through I have to be flat Goodbye B7 Back Uh All right so let’s go through those again because that there’s a lot of chords in there a lot of easy chords but a lot of these but a lot of chords so let’s start with so goodbye yellow brick row f sharp seven where the dark I’m going back So [Applause] I give it that I give it that give that c note in between the b flat and the d let’s just at the third fret from the Camera That’s all the parts and uh it ends on the same thing but it’s just a question of you gotta people say why don’t you go through it start to finish for one i’ve already done that on a different video on this channel i’ve already done a playthrough demo but two
You should not be trying to learn songs that you don’t already know the song if you’re not familiar with goodbye yellow burger it’s kind of stupid to try and learn a song that you’ve never actually heard the way it goes and what the song is supposed to sound like
I wouldn’t recommend doing that more power too if you want to but you’re probably not going to get much out of my channel if that’s the way you know you’re going to do it to start from scratch with songs you’ve never heard before and learn my version of it
Learn your version of it that’s the whole point of the channel um so i think that’s uh that’s all accords to it all the little bits it’s a question of you got to memorize the order of them and string them all together but uh capo at three starting in
With a d shape good luck
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Dude is the best teacher.
A great lesson for the "average" guitar player out there. You make it easy to understand and break it down great. May thanks. Just subscribed as I always look forward to your videos.
Invent my own…???
Come on JJ, easy on me!!!
I wanna use your version!! 🙂
great thanks subscribe
Mr. James,I know you've heard it before, But thank you so much for your time and talent.
Man, I’ve been trying so hard to learn how to do this. I’ve been a wedding singer for years…not in a cool way. I sing ceremony songs. But I’ve been trying so hard to learn acoustic guitar. There are two terms that immediately lose me as a beginner: Capo and anything involving the letter B.
Awesome teacher. We think exactly the same. If you aren't familiar with the song…. " ~ at the same time, if you don't like gigging as a guitarist in a band, you might want to dig into the fingerstyle side of things and do solo gigs. They can pay nicely from management (plus tips and requests).. at this point I would say have a good set list and gauge your audience (age, era)… then you will HAVE TO LEARN songs that you really aren't familiar with for the country folks, the folks from the 50's, 60's, etc…….it all depends. Why are you playing guitar? Me? I love it and have loved ALL stringed instruments since birth. Other than that, there really is no greater satisfaction and gratification than to be able to sit and play (and possibly sing) the songs YOU love the most ~ PEACE!
Love the Hawks Jersey!
James, as I was watching this video, focusing on your left hand, this crazy idea came to my mind, let me explain, knowing that song, I knew what base note came after any chord you were playing, my Question: does knowing the next base note gives a hint as to what the next chord will be, or is it my imagination flippin over ?
Nice, not over the top, chord embellishments, James James.
Cool Hawks jersey!
Love the way you teach. Quick and straightforward while being very precise on the chords. Thanks. Just subscribed.
amazing chord progression
guitar 5 stars. singing… {does brittle little dry laugh, shakes head…}
Amazing how Elton arranges chords differently then most other song writers I mean he usually uses the same kind of chord shapes we’ve all seen but it’s the way he puts them together The order That’s where his greatness truly lies my opinion
I always said that "some people Just have it" when it comes to playing guitar. Well… After years of just screwing around, the pandemic, MADE ME PRACTICE! This is the first song I've learned to play from start to finish! Thanks James! It's a good feeling, to play a song I've always loved. I'm on cloud 9!! Thanks again!
Great lesson . Thank you
I was 12 years old when this song was released and after all these years whenever I hear it I think of my first crush on a girl and the feeling of my 'first love' (even though she never had a clue of my crush). LOL. Now I know how to play it thanks to this lesson. I love how songs can take you to a certain place in your life or evoke certain emotions and feelings. It is the wonder of music. I am very thankful to you for posting this video. It is great to have learned my favorite Elton John song. I never attempted to learn any of his stuff because it was all piano and a guitar doesn't sound like a piano, but a chord is a chord and a note is a note, right? Also, I just played it on a 12-string and think it sounds a lot better than the 6-string.
Great lesson- thanks!
Fantastic. If I may, based on my sheet music, I think the first chord in the bridge ("blues"/"ground") might be a Gm7 (which of course sounds like a Bb), as might be the chord above the second "road" in the chorus. But your version really and truly and without any sarcasm intended or implied sounds better than the sheet music! Also, as you say, I did see Elton's solo version on the Old Gray Whistle test. Awesome. Just awesome.
Love it! Thanks!
YOURE A GREAT TEACHER JIMMY.. I LOVE YOUR VIDS..