Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson 3 - The G Major Chord 

MARTY! I've wanted to play the guitar my whole life but I was to busy being a grown up with to many responsibilities. I'm 71 now, and I'm glad I found you! I'm hooked, and I refuse to grow up any more. Looking forward to your lessons!!! Thank you, Rick

I love how he points middle fingers at us in his lessons, it's really motivating.

Hands down the best tutor on the internet. Friendly and polite, slow and methodical. Explains perfectly. A little bit of humour and humility. Really epic work. Thanks so much!

Everybody: you cant teach people how to play guitar on RU-vid Marty: hold my beer

Marty : 5 minutes a day is enough Me : Binge watches all beginners acoustic lessons in a day

Who's here as a beginner in 2024? Say 👋 🎸 🎸

After 7 years, in 2024 you still help this generation with guitar lessons, thank you marty

Marty I didn't think I would EVER make it this far in playing guitar, and honestly I owe it all to you, even if I only know three chords, that's three chords I wouldn't have ever learned with you! Thank you so much Marty I love you

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I'm a disabled 60 year old vet bro. This is saving my life bro. Thank you so much for your lessons From my heart to God.

I’m on day 4 practicing with your videos as a total newbie and I can’t thank you enough! You make it so understandable for a complete beginner 👏❤️

Hey, man, ever since being stuck in quarantine I've picked up guitar and looked through many websites, apps, and videos teaching guitar to beginners. Dude, you are by-far the best in the biz when it comes to guitar lessons on RU-vid. I love how it's just one (or 2 easy) chords per lesson. Really gives us beginners the opportunity to focus on learning one thing at a time without being overwhelmed on day 2 lol. Just wanted to say thanks, you've been an amazing resource!

Day 3 of learning guitar. My fingers have become comfortably numb.

Marty! I want to thank you! My father was a lover of guitars. He played his whole life. He just passed away 3 weeks ago. I inherited all of his lovely guitars. I have decided to learn how to play in his honor & the second I picked one up was instantly connected. Your lessons are amazing! I'm making music! I feel my Father's presence around me, it's so therapeutic. Thank you for helping me heal....

Hi Marty, I just touched a guiter for the first time in my life last week when i bought my first guiter as a treat for my mid life crisis. And now i can play E minor, A sust 2 & A major. TodayI'm learning G cord!!! You're exactly spot on, I spent just half an hour each day after work just for 5 days & look where I am now!!! It's really amazing!!!! I already played a tune on my daughter's birthday yesterday & she really liked it. Thank you ever so much.... :-)

With this whole quarantine... decided to finally dust off my guitar that I’ve had since I was 15 and finally learn. Practicing the 4 chords.. I’ll be back for video 4 🤗 thank you!!

I have tried so many videos but your series has helped me the most

I am 14 and have played piano my entire life. I have wanted to play guitar for a while, and Marty's videos are so easy to follow and understand. Thank You!

We lost my very cool and loved nephew David this year. I decided to pick up his guitar and push me now at 54 to honor him by learning how to play it, instead of leaving it sit there idle. He loved music and I hope he is happy that I am doing this on his honor. Marty, I love your approach, thank you for making it friendly and give hope that it can be done. I am watching school of rock. Since I am a teacher, who knows I might start my own 4th grader band . Lol.

"5 minutes a day".. ends up practicing 4 hours a day.

so, day 2 of learning guitar and im already playing the 4 chords youve shown us so far. i promised myself i would learn to play when i was 18. 12 years later im on the way haha. you make the experience entertaining, funny(the ring finger lol) and above all else make me believe i can play. thank you Marty. it looks like i'll be able to play a song at my wedding after all

I'm really bad still at this point, but I'm starting to have fun just switching between chords. Thank you for such a great tutorial!

These are the best! My first day and I’m already so proud of myself when I started hearing myself play the start of about a girl! I was always so discouraged to learn but I can’t stop smiling now! Bring on progress!!

Your pace is just right for me, hard to find a reassuring lesson on youtube that also comes with backstories (which I love) about your personal experiences, thanks for these!

I am 55 years old and now learning to play a guitar my friend gave me. I Looked at other videos , but you are far far the best! Thank you do much for these.

54 years old and I am finally playing music. 1week in and it actually sounds like music! A lifetime goal of mine. Marty, you have the best teaching style and personality, Thank you

I'm so glad you teach the actual chords in these videos and not just "heres a song you should learn to practice" by teaching the chords first my brain doesnt just memorize one songs patter. Thank you!

Day 2. My fingers might bleed.

I never comment on social media...ever...but I am so grateful to find out about you and I think everyone needs to know :) Especially, my father, whose last known guitar song was "There was an Old Lady that Swallowed a Fly", lol. Aside from that exposure, I came from a background of piano and the guitar was always something I wanted to begin, but just couldn't seem to shift my thinking over from keys to strings. I have tried several times over the years and almost gave up, but since watching your first lesson, I am strumming chords and making music with an ease, confidence, happiness I've never felt before. Thank you, Marty, you are an incredibly insightful, fun, and inspiring teacher and I will recommend you to everyone I know.

I'm in a really dark place right now, and this is basically the only thing that's bringing me joy. Thank you for making this so understandable. It's just going just like you say. Thank you so much.

Marty thank you! I'm in a rough spot in my life and my neighbor randomly gave me a cheapo acoustic guitar. I've never had an ounce of musical ability my whole life...but I'm having such a good time following along with your lessons and actually by god making music. Not great! But better today than yesterday!

Yousician: Yousician is the best way to learn guitar Me having seen Marty Music: Uh huh yeah sure buddy. Whatever you have to tell yourself.

My kids now say "hey Dad can you play guitar". Thank you so much for changing our little household during these difficult times, your a bloody legend.

Man made this 4 yrs ago and people still watching it. U know he a good teacher

Marty I just started to play the acoustic guitar about 4-5 months ago and I’ve been really enjoying these guitar lesson videos you have on RU-vid. Can’t believe their 7 years old though man time flies. Also, what about Bob is a classic movie and a great one. Hi from Edmonton Alberta 👍🏼

The massive dad energy in these tutorials is sending me, in the best way. Thanks, dude, I've actually got a guitar now (for lockdown boredom alleviation) and I actually feel hopeful about it!

He pulled out the wish you were here mid lesson casually

I love that Marty starts the video out playing something that you'll learn in the video. I hate when people upload a video for beginners and start the video like they are auditioning

Ok, I am hooked now. Have always avoided using a pick and strumming. So I went to fingerpicking. Pulled out the pick tonight and I am having a blast. What took me so long!

“I got blisters on my fingers!” -Ringo Starr

I literally started today and have already made so much progress. You’re KILLIN the game dude

I’ve been playing guitar on and off since I was 6. A few years ago I got back into it and started relearning chords by looking up diagrams. I got much better than I ever was but since I taught myself I never found the right flow and sound. I decided to relearn everything using your videos and it has really been helping me, and this is someone talking with previous guitar experience, so I can’t imagine how many beginners you’ve helped. Thank you for teaching others and re-teaching me the beauty of this instrument that I fell in love with. You seriously rock!

Thank you brother, you showed me some new chords to play. Now I gotta practice, I was playing along with you haha

@12:12 🔥 Eddie Ate Dynamite 🧨 Good Bye 👋🏾 Eddie 😄 (every.amateur.does.get.better.eventually)

i really like how he constantly encourages you, and tells you that you're not going to sound fantastic right away, but you have to keep at it, and that you should practice just 5 minutes a day and you'll see improvement; it really makes you want to keep at it and feel like you can do it :)

Dude, You are the best!! And there's a lot out there. I'm an old guy who got discouraged at about 5 years old at a group lesson my 1st group lesson where the other kids were already playing. It was humiliating and I never returned. Now at 62, your attitude and method of teaching has me thrilled about playing. I play along with you for an hour at a time, until fingers are getting sore. Thanks a million!!

You’re amazing! I learned the acoustic guitar in high school and somehow completely forgot. Here I am 6 years later trying relearn and you’ve made it so easy plus you include rock songs in your vids. Couldn’t be any better! Raaad. Thanks a ton!

You are legit teaching me guitar, thank you

Your lesson series is superb Marty - thank you. I've tried learning various different things off RU-vid but the lesson series I've tried to follow have invariably been useless. The pace is just right for me, and the reassurance that everything will sound rubbish to begin with is very welcome indeed. Actually my G sounded all right straight off, and, listening to your comments, I found myself feeling pleased with myself that it wasn't too plunky! I must say I can't get the A chord to sound nice though. I'm finding a 2-1-3 fingering working best at the moment, but I'm still struggling to get my fingers reliably near enough to the fret without touching each others' strings. Bah!

got a guitar about a year ago, it came with a book & dvd and I looked up a few easy songs but I could tell I didn't know what I was doing, never felt like I'd be dedicated enough to bother with actual lessons. I seriously thought I'd never get any use out of it. Found you just 3 days ago and can already see some improvement, thanks for posting these lessons.

Bro I got to confident to we’re my pick fell in the guitar help

I can tell I’m learning something new when I start laughing nervously because I get excited something new is happening from me doing it. You did this through RU-vid for me! Thanks Marty, you’re a great teacher 👏

Wow I love the G chord! It sounds so lively and energetic. Just finished lesson 3. Been doing each lesson twice to really get it down. You make this easy to follow and fun!

you are amazing! i am new to guitar and i am actualy playing it with your lessons!! Thank you!!

Come for the skill lessons, stay for the little pep talks that keep you from quitting. Thanks Marty!

Love how Marty teaches, its not to fast to where I need to re watch it 10 times to understand what hes trying to teach!! Subscribed!!! Thanks Marty!

I'm recently retired ,brand new to this and moving ahead slowly, by lesson 3 I felt like I was getting worse. I then saw a video on finger stretches. I didn't play for two days but did the stretches 3x a day, it helped a lot. Maybe this will help other beginners. I'm liking your lessons, thanks.

Man I appreciate this series so much this far. I've just started and watching this today was the first time i actually managed to do something that sounded like music. I look forward to continuing! Trust the process people!

this lesson you can really see the chords coming together. i just started today and its 4am now ahaha. but finally learnt my first few chords and managed to transition smoothly a couple times. very exciting!

One of the reason so many people like Marty's way of teaching is because of his happy and mellow nature....

I saw this ad that said the RU-vid tutorials suck and you can’t learn anything from them and you should go buy their thing instead but theses tutorials have helped me so much and Marty is great

People are making adds that yt is not a good place to learn Marty has nothing to do with that he's calm and doesn't rush! :)

Hi Marty, Eric Booth here aged 72 and first time guitar owner and enjoying your style of teaching as I don't have a musical bone in my body. I find your lessons a great asset. INSTRUMENT

Nicely done. Thanks for the encouragement

This series might be 4 years old by the time I started watching it but I'll say it anyway. Thank you. I love the casual learning style and you really take your time to break notes down and show possibilities. Big thumbs up wish I would have seen these 4 years ago lol. Better late than never!

As being someone who can't sit down and focus on anything as well as having a hard time following along, these videos for sure help and keep me engaged! Been trying to learn on and off for years but just how he explains things and teaches keeps me on the right track. 🙌🙏

From a former teacher, you are a GREAT teacher! This 60 year old is finally enjoying learning to play the guitar! ❤

i payed for guitar lessons but they dont teach it like you do on the good way so im gonna stick to your channel now :D

I’m glad I play cello for my school because my fingers are calluses and gross Thank you Marty I played guitar with a teacher in second grade but he went to college and your videos have helped me so much now that I’m in 6th grade

Wish I had you teaching me when I was fourteen. My uncle influenced me with his 10+ guitar collection but truly never really thought me correctly from the beginning. Now that I am 50 my love for guitar and getting back to it has been sparked again thanks to your beginner video lessons. I can’t believe how much I learned in these first three lessons and how your techniques and insights are helping me get back to playing right away. 👏

So I've been watching as many beginner videos as possible, I must say Marty (big thank you Marty for these free lessons) here seems to have the best approach for me making progress without becoming too frustrated. Now if my fingers will only do as I command them!!

This really struck a chord with me. Please help me I cannot stop the puns? Basic, but vital, Marty, thank you.

Since I'm left handed, I literally only just recently bought a guitar 🎸 it's great these videos because when I sit it's a mirror image to you which is so much easier to follow awesome videos thank you so much 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I was listening and air fretting in bumper to bumper traffic. Glad I was moving slowly because you Bob Dylan voice around 11:55 cracked me up. Thanks. I needed that.

I absolutely love how happy and eager to teach he is, most people don’t really care they just wanna put out a video but Marty’s amazing!

Can you tell us the strumming patterns you use also?

You make it look so easy ! Thanks for the help !

I have been trying to learn guitar for so long. I love rock music and most of my ex's have were guitar players but my ADD never allow me to learn. I am on the third of your lessons and I feel like a pro already. You make everything looks so simple, like I always could learn, but never find a pedagogic guitar professor until I found you. Thanks a LOT!!!!

I just started playing guitar at 59. I watched the video of the DCG trick. But I got tell you this. This is the best lessons on youtube. thank you.

Back for lesson 3. Never had more confident to play Intel I started watching you. Thanks again Marty McFly

Your beginner videos are the best! I've been trying a few different channels but I always come back to yours. I'm 34 and just getting started and you are making it easier. Thank you Marty

Marty, 5 minutes a day to little, I did 15 minutes a day for a month and now I enjoy practicing sometimes twice a day over an hour . Keep rocking it

Thank you sir, I'm 30 and learning my first chords. And I'm loving the progression... Fingers bleeding but can't get enough....😍❤️

Jesus how do u switch from A major to g so fast

Thank you sensei

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Just retired and learning the Ukelele with my husband. Never played any instrument before and now your lessons has inspired me to learn the guitar. Thank you for brilliant easy to understand lessons x

When i was practicing, i droped my pick and it fell inside of my guitar!😂😅

Imagine taking Face to Face lessons for a whole year and learning better from Marty than your teacher.

Targeting the middle finger on that marker for the third fret is a game changer!! Love the tips!

Your videos have helped me so much. I've been trying to learn for so long and your videos just makes so much sense. Thank you so much man.

Never thought i'd learn chords so easy and fast and without getting bored of practicing. Marty, you're awesome!

this morning i didn't know any chords.. only on day 1 rn

I just bought my first guitar from a pawn shop , and in one day with marty learned 4 cords and i'm 63 years old with no musical background. Marty your the best !!😁

You are wonderful and and a good teacher ♥️

I'm done with Lesson 6 (C chord), and so far, the G chord is my favorite sounding one.

The Bob Dylan bit was worth a like alone. Great lesson too!

55 and have had my guitar 6-7 years. One week with these beginning videos and I can finally figure out 4 chords, not well but I am doing it and I feel very proud of myself. If only my fingers were longer. Thank you!!

Marty! These videos are awesome! Thank you so much. 7 chords for a million songs sold me.