How Paul Simon wrote the PERFECT chord progression

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We take a look at a wonderful Paul Simon track and gradually increase the complexity of the chords used. Tabs are available at my Patreon page!
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@NewFalconerRecords 3 года назад

Shane MacGowan has said that you don't write songs, they're already out there, it's just a matter of catching them before Paul Simon does.

@peacemonger766 3 года назад

Good luck with that!

@peterkausche5242 3 года назад

Must be true.Gordon Lightfoot once had said something similar,being asked how he could write all those beautyfull songs: there is a song coming up and I have to sit and write it down.

@collin8909 3 года назад

Too true... Paul is a songwriting genius. I've been listening to his music and loving it for years, and learned from him the importance of letting a song become what it wants to be, rather than trying to bend it to your will. There was something he said in an interview to that effect, I think it was around the release of Stranger to Stranger, and it really blew the lid off my own writing. (By the way if you have not heard Stranger to Stranger, run don't walk... The album is solid gold, up there with Graceland or Rhythm of the Saints in my book. He just keeps continuing to evolve, and this masterpiece is pitch-perfect for the common era. (the Werewolf is coming...)

@tigerstalons5118 3 года назад

@@peterkausche5242 you sure it wasn’t Marilyn Manson? JK of course.

@tedbarsalou 3 года назад

"....it's just a matter of catching them...." Was Shane talking about songs or teeth?

@RC32Smiths01 3 года назад

Paul Simon is without any doubt one of the best songwriters of modern musical history. So interesting to see you analyze his work!

@Jpetersson 3 года назад

I totally agree, I´ve been a huge fan of Paul Simon since my early teens when I started playing guitar, I´m now 45. I think he´s one of the greatest songwriter´s ever!

@RC32Smiths01 3 года назад

@@Jpetersson Awesome man! He's definitely prolific!

@LESPICE 3 года назад

yes! , i would like to see some elliot smith too 😁

@Simbetam 3 года назад

Id say he is in the top 5 of all time, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young. My opinion but dont think its too far off fact

@richardgreer459 3 года назад

I’m only 28 yet when I was 14 and learning guitar I also came to this realization. Paul is incredible and his progressions are amazing. Favorite for me is American Tune.

@wyzzyx1080 3 года назад

Dude, I don’t know what it was about this video, but, a month after watching it, I felt compelled to come back and comment that this lesson has proven nothing short of miraculous for me as a composer. All of a sudden I am writing stuff that I have to second guess whether I ripped it off because it just sounds so damn professional that I can’t believe I wrote it. Like I said, not sure what part of what you said flipped the switch, but I ended the video as a different (better) guitarist than I was when I started. Can’t thank you enough.

@mdarrenu 3 года назад

I hear you. When you write a good song, often it sounds like it already existed and someone else wrote it.

@DC-js4gk 3 года назад

Wow, know what you mean. A real basic hack player here, but I can appreciate a damn good chord progression be it on guitar or keys. This is a revelation. I recall one of Macca's stories about catching a bus to learn a B7 chord. Now we have this. Love it

@edwardo737 3 года назад

Paul McCartney has said the same about waking up with the melody for “Yesterday.” He had to check with friends, thinking surely it was already out there.

@Triblove99 2 года назад

Ditto - !

@jcstevegigs Год назад

How 'bout it!! I learned so many new chords to write with

@bobbabai Год назад

So much of this song is so good... • Gadd's groove, first • Paul Simon's signature soft singing - crystal clear vowels, soft and soothing consonants, singing lyrics like he's talking • Great, subtle unison backup singing until that powerful "you don't need to discuss muuuuuuuuch" • The droning single-note soft finger picking of the acoustic guitar during the chorus • Subtle, subtle, subtle electric guitar mood and accents • Tasteful and basic bass that fits in with everything else but gives meat to the chorus which steps up the energy • The luscious acoustic guitar chords in the verses, with nicely chosen spare string groups. Subtle and tricky variations to the chords on the second pass through each verse. • Gorgeous, gorgeous recording and mix with lots of space left for quiet • Coolest and grabbiest song title ever, with lyrics that deliver on and flesh out that song title's message

@U2WB 3 года назад

Paul Simon is not only one of the most brilliant lyricists and composers in popular music; he is also highly underrated as a guitarist.

@honeychurchgipsy6 3 года назад

@USWB - I don't really know a lot about his guitar playing skills, but his wide ranging knowledge of styles and types of music from around the world must have helped him to write so many wonderful songs - did he play the electric guitar at all?

@douglasmccannpiano 3 года назад

Angie

@karengittins6648 3 года назад

I agree with you. He never seems to figure on any of those 'Top 100 guitar player' lists ... anywhere at all, which totally amazes me. Maybe it's because he isn't showy, and neither is his style, which makes him easy to miss if (superficially imho ) judged on that level ... ( but you'd hope those who style themselves as expert in the field, would have higher bars...)

@perfectoid8376 3 года назад

You guys clearly have never heard of elliot smith if you believe that.

@owengardiner4628 3 года назад

Why do people over use and misuse the word underrated?

@etrou4 3 года назад

That drum groove is as amazing as the chord progression.

@superultramega77 2 года назад

snare is played with one hand

@Aviator27J 2 года назад

Sounds a bit like a march with that much snare, but segmented of course.

@danroberts9050 2 года назад

Yeah, it's one of my favorite. Steve Gadd was good friends with Jeff Porcaro and it shows.

@TheRHSman 2 года назад

Gadd

@cirenosnor5768 2 года назад

Dan Roberts - I’m sure they influenced each other and Steve started in the biz before Jeff. Also, Steve’s style was heavily shaped from being in a marching g band early on

@kevinpfaff2301 3 года назад

Paul is not only a great song writer, I've always felt he was an underrated guitar player. He is fantastic.

@u2buserusingu2b95 3 года назад

I don't think he was ever underrated, except maybe by some metalheads. But, with the changes in music through the years and modern preferences, he's been forgotten.

@scottnorton4256 3 года назад

Most folk guitarist are.

@andrewnibbi 3 года назад

@@scottnorton4256 honestly yeah. Jim Croce, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon are really brilliant guitarists who don’t really get remembered as such

@brahmburgers 3 года назад

mucho flamenco influence.

@rickyricardo5782 3 года назад

@@andrewnibbi Bob Dylan?

@jwjohnson7909 8 месяцев назад

Who is here after 'I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM PAUL SIMON (saying I was wrong!)' video? 🙂

@HerenBass 7 месяцев назад

this guy

@seajacksun 6 месяцев назад

I am too, but I saw this a year or two ago when it was way out of my league. Now I’m back with more of a chance to get it.

@jonvickery 6 месяцев назад

I was looking for this comment before I made it! ha

@TheRorij 6 месяцев назад

Ik dus ook….

@FabrizioGibilaro 6 месяцев назад

another one here 😂

@lolus8974 3 года назад

Yeeessss my two favourite Pauls in one video

@cadenmullinsmusic1684 3 года назад

dont forget the les paul in the background

@guilhermearoeira8900 3 года назад

Los Paulos Hermanos?

@KrishK8055 3 года назад

@@guilhermearoeira8900 Salamancas want to know your location

@guilhermearoeira8900 3 года назад

@@KrishK8055 Oh fuck...

@jollygrapefruit786 3 года назад

What about Paul McCartney??

@skooterbrah 3 года назад

After being a Paul Simon fan since the '70s, I finally got a chance to see him in 2001, and I was completely blown away by his guitar skills. I always felt that he was a great guitarist, but was unprepared for how absolutely amazing he was. He is one of the most underrated guitarists, and just one of the most powerful live acts, period. Thank you so much for great video.

@barnabydixon 3 года назад

Man! So well explained and excellently presented! Brilliant!

@theharvardyard2356 3 года назад

Hello you joyful man you

@MrEatsOlot 3 года назад

Truely

@lhutchinson9878 3 года назад

I’m loving this. To the point so I can play immediately. Granted, I ‘ve used a lot of these chords before BUT hearing in this context takes me to the next level.

@jacktravis2718 3 года назад

Woah! Look at this collision of worlds! So cool!

@JulianGem 3 года назад

Hello

@paulmartos7730 3 года назад

I wish I'd met such a guy when I was learning to play guitar. He's both a brillaint theoretician and a skilled practician.

@ziblot1235 3 года назад

Yeah but it would be nice of we could see what hes doing Explanations are great if you took music lessons and you know what is meant by Em over G, Dim moved up three spaces, has same notes, (Or something) SHOW ME!! I believe you

@b1j 2 года назад

You have met him now, and you are still learning to play guitar.

@srjohnwinstonlennon 3 года назад

Paul love to do those plays with chords. I absolutely love the progression in "Still Crazy After All These Years", for me, it's one of the most beautiful songs ever!

@edphaze6550 3 года назад

You could have named this video "Proof that knowing music theory is awesome." Loved this video!

@Neil-Aspinall 3 года назад

A good song writer can hear these chords without having any idea why they work and find them.

@RichardGlatfelter 3 года назад

@@Neil-Aspinall I was thinking the same thing... John Lennon came to mind. he didn't know music theory as far as I know. Mccartney and Harrison more. there's a ton of musicians who don't know music theory except intuitively. like I can't help but think it could it could helpc ompose music for most of us.

@curelable 3 года назад

Actually most modern musicians are proud of the fact that they can even read music and get insulted if you suggest they learn. Pure laziness and probably drug and substance abuse factors. They live in a memory restricted haze. This is a main limiting factor as is why most popular music is restricted to a few simple cord progressions, verses, chorus and verse.

@Kaotiqua 3 года назад

@@curelable I think that "insulted" is a bluff. I was that kid once upon a time too. There's a fear of theory, and some novice musicians will claim that they don't want to be "restrained by all those rules", when what they're really feeling is a fear of the complexity. In truth, music theory isn't a book of rules used to impede music, so much as a box of wonderful tools that can be used to elevate and expand it.

@vasiliscond9433 3 года назад

Not only the chords, but the drums on that track are LEGENDARY, it's a rite of passage for drummers, similar to giant steps, though much much easier than giant steps

@bohall 3 года назад

Steve Gadd on Drums

@tonygairomusic911 3 года назад

Dude, this is an incredible video, I love how you broke the progression down to skin and bones, deconstructed, and rebuilt it level-by-level, reconstructed. You do outstanding work, my good man. Love your videos and I learn something every time.

@sin4ing89 3 года назад

the whole video is so chill, the voice, the lighting, even the sound is not too loud.

@Rick_Hoppe 3 года назад

This is the most INTERESTING instruction on chord progressions I’ve ever heard! I LOVE how you start with the most basic set of chords and progress to the most unexpected… and all of them work! It’s just that the last two are so much richer and intriguing. You sorely tempt me to pick up the guitar again after lo these many decades of neglect. If I do, I’m going straight to your course! In the meantime, subscribed!

@gagerobins6509 3 года назад

This video showed me this song and it really helped me through one of the darkest times I've had in my life. One of my all time favorite songs period, just because of how beautiful it's constructed. Really giving off a perfect vibe/combo with the chords and journey the song takes you on

@investorart58 2 года назад

Thank you Paul!! Absolutely incredible. Simon came up with some of the very best chord progressions that express complex emotion through fluid - yet complex and mildly dissonant arrangements. Like Scarborough Fair - these chords are magical - and played with such incredible ease.

@Ryedor 2 года назад

I think Mr Simon's piano abilities give him a leg up when it comes to chord construction. I would advise all serious song writers to get yourselves comfortable with a keyboard. I think the lyrics and the percussion really make this song shine. Great video Paul. Maybe have a look at America by Paul Simon. Got some cool stuff going on with that one. :)

@StacheBigote 2 года назад

100%. I had been writing music on guitar since I was a teenager. About a year ago I got it in my head that I wanted to learn piano and tackle writing from another perspective. So I bought a full sized keyboard. Man, am I glad I did. Melody construction is so much more straight forward. With guitar, I’d mostly sing my melodies. On piano, I can play them. Also, you’re not as confined as you are on guitar. You can play with the chords more easily. I’d totally recommend piano to any songwriter. You can accomplish the same goals on either instrument, it’s just easier on piano.

@b1j 2 года назад

Another intricate progression is American Tune.

@DonHoytGorman 3 года назад

That was my favourite lesson yet. Absolutely smashing. I agree: Chords are super exciting; now that I'm learning them with you, Paul, it's even better. Thank you.

@cortijobull73 2 года назад

I'm a former guitar teacher and your channel is gold. I am learning again. Also, I just keep your vids on in the background while I work because you are so peaceful. Thanks for the great work!

@martinvanburen3124 2 года назад

My mom taught S&G tunes/lyrics in her poetry class at the university and consequently hearing S&G music is one of my very first musical memories. Great lesson of one of the great PS classic’s.

@banba317 3 года назад

Most outstanding breakdown of this song I think I've ever seen... brilliantly paced! Thank you!

@MidoriDos 3 года назад

"CHORDGIOUS" - T-SHIRT print right there. Merch.

@bapitts 3 года назад

I'd buy one!

@ianrichardson3968 3 года назад

Mugs..

@feralferrari2516 3 года назад

@@bapitts Their someone goes again, reading my mind! 🤯

@charliemcgary9031 3 года назад

gonna steal that one!

@k9er233 3 года назад

Someone would sell a ton of those...

@stefandoell9660 3 года назад

I like your videos so much. After playing for 20+ years and never really making it beyond an advanced beginner level, the videos have helped me immeasurably. I am hooked playing around with chord progressions as they add so much dimension to the sound. My own simple songs now have added highlights that give me so much more satisfaction. I am very grateful. It is quite interesting to me that so many of the songs you cover are my favourites and you give me an appreciation for even the ones I am unfamiliar with. Thanks again.

@emlyngriffith5846 3 года назад

This was an excellent lesson. I’ve always loved Paul Simon’s music especially this period when he made several albums which used sophisticated jazzier chord progressions. I hadn’t noticed before how he’d used the standard “Spanish” progression in this song.....a real eye opener. Thanks a lot for telling me about it....I learnt a lot!👍

@dtsdigitalden5023 2 года назад

This is amazing. I've been a "by ear" player for ages, so I've learned all of these progressions that sound beautiful, and to hear you explain the theory behind it is fascinating. It's like the difference between admiring a beautiful photograph, then much later discovering the elements of the lens used, the lighting, the f-stop, the focal distance of the lens; utterly fascinating.

@timbernier3163 3 года назад

Paul thank you for taking the time to share the subtle points of music. I cannot express how much joy I get when one more link in the musical universe is revealed to me. I am just a boring mechanic but when these calloused hands that only know pain make a beautiful sound it gives me a little hope that life can be something better for one day. Thank you

@mauricerizat 3 года назад

I've listen to this song so many times before but never thought much about it musically, nor have I tried to play it ever. This video has really opened up my eyes to how fascinating yet subtle songwriting can be. Love it!

@philippegrimm1567 2 года назад

Thank you very much. It’s so easy to understand when you explain and it opens so many doors.

@francescorubini9572 3 года назад

Steve Gadd on the drums, everybody!

@PaulDavids 3 года назад

Incredible groove

@oruas23 3 года назад

the drummer that never plays wrong

@ThePimito 3 года назад

fucking awesome

@guus9856 3 года назад

Gadd9 🤤

@reliefmusic7940 3 года назад

@@guus9856 haha yeah. Steve Gadd9

@TjaMusik 3 года назад

50 Ways to leave your lover: Perfect Chord progression meets a prefect drum pattern, perfect vocals and touching lyrics.

@joycesanders4898 3 года назад

..pretty much..

@MrJdsenior 3 года назад

Yeah, and with so many songs out there you can make the relative adjectives boring, boring, boring, and boring...which come to think of it, is boring sounding itself. Horrible works for some, as well, or irritating. It's not always easy to define why I tend to use the superlative adjectives wrt the best songs, but like good jazz, you sure know it (or when they should be applied) when you hear it! :-) And several Simon and Garfunkel songs qualify. I used to think of them as simple...but see a bit of the theory behind them, maybe not so much, huh?

@imannonymous7707 3 года назад

Hes written alot of them

@deathshead357 3 года назад

Yeah but the chorus ruins it for me.

@guitargriff3490 3 года назад

@@deathshead357 Why is that?

@pstefanics 2 года назад

Fascinating theory presented in a clear, engaging and inspiring way. Thanks a million, Paul!

@hetgenie 3 года назад

This opened my eyes on multiple levels, thanks for sharing Paul!

@Bradgilliswhammyman 3 года назад

Paul Simon is a genius... He imo is one of the most important musicians to ever write music. Lot of music is for entertainment and to pass the time, but there are a few artists that emerge periodically who help define a period of time and the attitude and gestalt of a generation.

@cmung4952 2 года назад

Well said!

@dirtymontana 3 года назад

You are brilliant. Music is a language most people (including myself) will never even come close to understanding. (My favorite dinner party guest, years ago, when I still had dinner parties, was a professor of piano --- I could always tell he lived in a world that was completely different from the one most people live in!)

@flapjackson6077 2 года назад

Wow, I love watching your vids! Your mellow style, and easy going explanations make complex things manageable. 👍

@davidgifford169 3 года назад

These are things I have always wondered about but for some reason you are the only person on earth who can explain in a way I can understand it. Bravo bravo 🎉

@bobnyder 2 года назад

I’ve been very distant from my guitar these past few years. I won’t give excuses, I think it happens to a lot of us due to life’s terms so I’ll save the sob story. I just wanted to say thank you for your videos, they are lighting a spark and I’m rediscovering the passion for playing once again. Chords are where it’s at - very fresh to watch this and learn versus watching another shred video.

@Pusfilth 2 года назад

Get off your ass and play ffs

@4gpm 3 года назад

Having a hard time translating all this chord names into my language, but: I understood your well presented explanation. Good work, thanks a lot!

@FreethinkingSecularist 3 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing. Beautiful video!

@dvshtr 3 года назад

love how you explain the breakdowns. incredible Sir!

@duhselma 3 года назад

Paul: "the 1-2-5 chord progression". Me: thinking about the Monica moment in friends: "Umm, you could uh start out with a little 1, a 2, a 1-2-3, 3, 5, a 4, a 3-2, 2, a 2-4-6, 2-4-6, 4.. 7 7 7!!" hahah.

@Kaotiqua 3 года назад

XD -but musically... the seven always leaves me hanging. ;)

@Kaotiqua 3 года назад

@@paulsimon8747 Who's Fred? Pretty sure he's not Paul. Paul's happily married- and his English is a bit better. XD

@erikulrich9945 3 года назад

this man has one of the most soothing voices ever

@paulstabin6233 2 года назад

Possibly the best video ever on not just how, but why to play these chords. You are an international treasure.

@paulbarton957 3 года назад

I’ve watched this four or five times. One of the best / most useful things I’ve seen on RU-vid in quite some time. Thanks.

@tjallevanderwal8031 3 года назад

Me watching a video of one of my favourite guitar players talking about one of my favourite songwriters. Its just perfect

@kainejoyes2981 3 года назад

I’m a piano player, lovely to see guitarist enjoying chords and diving deep into progressions, really interesting thanks 🙏

@shayh.3556 2 года назад

I enjoy a good lick or solo but a good chord progression is so much more powerful to me.

@aligeorgemusic 3 года назад

Beautiful chords. Beautiful chord progression! Explained superbly! Cheers!

@Kendo276 2 года назад

Mind blowing progression through 5 marvelous additions, I love this lesson! A lightbulb went off in my understanding of theory with this. Ty.

@phillipmetzger8909 3 года назад

Horace Silver's "Song for My Father" also uses the Andalusian Cadence (vi-V-IV-iii). Very Lovely Chord Progression!

@willbarrow8271 3 года назад

Steely Dan borrowed the bass intro for "Rikki don't lose that number" a long while back

@justadrian3890 3 года назад

Woo early on vid about chords i love learning about progressions!

@Placeseveryone 3 года назад

Super great video. I actually learned something!! Thank you for your time and effort on this. Very helpful indeed.

@forell-music 3 года назад

can't tell you, how much I enjoy your videos! Keep it up!

@2010dame Год назад

Paul Simon is just simply a joy to listen too What a guy

@jcstevegigs Год назад

I just re-watched this for about the 5th time and wanted to add that although the chorus is very simple and doesn't require analysis, it is important for 2 reasons: 1. Because it breaks free (just like he says) of all these "tight" diminished chords (obviously signifying the tension in the relationship) and for the performer a chance to mentally relax for a second until, 2. the dramatic dive back into the verse chords. So powerful.

@chrisbrodbeck1961 2 года назад

incredibly inspiring to know what's being played so that we can do it again or pray tell, change it ever so slightly! wonderful!

@DeckardRJ 3 года назад

Great stuff!! Congratulations on the good work!!

@t3hgir 3 года назад

Steve Gadd wrote the PERFECT drum part for this.

@agustingarcia6448 3 года назад

I'm from Uruguay. Here we have a typical music genre called "murga" which uses a rythm ("marcha camion") very similar to this drums. Listen to the song "terapia de murga" by Ruben Rada if you want an example.

@t3hgir 3 года назад

@@agustingarcia6448 cool thanks!

@Robil63 3 года назад

@@agustingarcia6448 Thanks man, education. I looked it up, very cool.

@paulheagen6318 3 года назад

Steve Gadd "wrote" the drum part in that he played it but it was a bit of serendipity. Steve was warming up and screwing around on the kit before they got everyone in to session;. Paul Simon liked the sound of it and asked him to use it to open the song since the song did not have a signature opening yet. So, the genius of Steve to come up with it but the genius of Simon's ear to understand where it could work. It ended up being on of the most memorable song openings in folk rock history.

@matthijshebly 3 года назад

@@agustingarcia6448 I'm sure Steve Gadd is influenced by a LOT of Latin rhythm

@gordoncooke4527 3 года назад

This is unbelievable. I woke up this morning with 50 ways to leave your lover in my head. I thought OK, I am going to try to hear and figure out this progression. Been playing with intent to get better for a couple years now, but have always relied on you guys to teach me songs. (Thanks Paul, Marty, Andrew, Justin et. al.) I think it's time to test my ear and knowledge on something more challenging. Not only do you post this today, but it pops up as a notification on my computer. I FREAKIN CONTROL THE UNIVERSE. I'm not watching this until I've had a go at it.

@Reapwhatsown 2 года назад

Very nice Paul! Always loved that arrangement. Thanks for your usual expertise and taste!

@AdKe1955 3 года назад

Awesome explanatory video!

@buckdashe2571 Год назад

There is a REASON why Paul has over 3 million subscribers (and I’m betting will achieve 5M….) This is the best instructional guitar channel on RU-vid. His guitar courses are even better.

@justpassingby3175 3 года назад

It almost gave up figuring out the chords for this, then this comes out like "I got u :3". ty Paul

@user-yn2td8zk7s 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the lesson. I’ve been waiting forty eight years for someone to teach me this song when I first heard on the radio back in 1975. Thank you!!!

@LeeRoads 3 года назад

your awesome man, love the enthusiasm

@gregbrechelt2295 Год назад

You tapped into one of the best acoustic guitarists out there, not many people have acknowledged Paul Simon’s level of excellence on guitar.

@Thisispants 3 года назад

I really enjoyed the Oasis reference, haha

@nickcharles1241 3 года назад

All of a sudden the Gallagher brothers popped up! LOL

@timmah4476 3 года назад

I love your tutorials man.. always so positive and passionate as well as clear and concise - Such a great song / songwriter (and all-round awesome human being!!) and chord progression, really well explained! Great teacher - bravo 👏

@jcstevegigs 3 года назад

Fantastic - your teaching style is so to the point yet laid back and easy to follow. Thanks!!!

@shoveitupyourtube 3 года назад

Dear lord, man...how long have you been studying Music Theory? This is awesome, Thank you for taking the time to explain this - I really admire your talent and dedication.

@realcygnus 3 года назад

Simon is a hell of a songwriter, NO question whatsoever.

@bicycle697 3 года назад

So good Paul!! Thanks!!

@carlosfernandez3565 3 года назад

Excellent as always.

@veljkodjuric6877 3 года назад

Im pretty early so you will maybe see this comment.. Its just a thank you for every video, u are great teacher and musician!

@PaulDavids 3 года назад

I saw it! Thanks :)

@louiszaffino4071 3 года назад

🥰

@o_smith4106 3 года назад

I’ve never listened to much of their music but I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks!

@lemonbek7129 3 года назад

Paul Simon isn't very often recognised as the brilliant guitar player he is

@bartvschuylenburg 3 года назад

@@lemonbek7129 i agree, I learned fingerpicking from a book with Simon & Garfunkel transcriptions. Learning his playing technique boosted my musical fantasy. It was so much more than just chords and picking patterns.

@zohngenade9087 3 года назад

Love this Paul, thanks for sharing! :-)

@Swiftyfive1 3 года назад

Awesome video. Really ignited some passion again this side! Well explained and love how passionate you are about it. Keep it Up!

@solaimanshokur6095 3 года назад

Him: I change the 9th to 7th, invert it and shake it, sounds beautiful, right? Me: ya it does! Him: well no it sucks Me: ya it does!

@q4991 2 года назад

lol, Rings lot of Bells for Me, yeah?

@dudelson96 2 года назад

I love these videos, really great for practicing and expanding the toolkit as a learning guitar player. However it would be amazing if you could put the chord progressions of each level on the screen when you play them, easier to remember that way, im currently on the ''level 3'' part and i would love to stop here and practice it for a while, i will write the progression down myself but it would be really educational if you put them in the video for just a couple of seconds :)

@SmudgeTAC 3 года назад

Absolutely fabulous!

@jepp1394 3 года назад

Awesome video man, beautifully explained

@BillGatliff 3 года назад

I love chords too! I'm glad I'm not weird.

@amanthatthinks 3 года назад

Can there be any music without chords?

@alexmustang8177 3 года назад

Yeah me too, I love complex Harmonies rather than mind less shredding over 2 3 power chords

@strawberrywigz1658 3 года назад

@@amanthatthinks yes there r songs made from single notes

@fernandoreynaaguilar1438 3 года назад

@@alexmustang8177 Exactly!

@jasminedakota3958 3 года назад

No you’re still weird

@jacobpaulson23 3 года назад

Paul Simon is the reason why I even got into guitar in the first place

@AnWyMyles 3 года назад

So good as always!!!

@BassLove91 2 года назад

Your energy is so calming

@keithfulkerson 3 года назад

I'd love a look at some of Jim Croce's music.

@briankenome 3 года назад

"Age" is the very first Jim Croce song I listened to. I was immediately drawn to his songs. I was wondering why the world isn't talking about him until I watched a documentary on him and how he died jus when he was about to hit it big. I was 💔

@Nolind 3 года назад

Time in a bottle.😎

@bassesatta9235 3 года назад

murrays guitar will forever be one of the most under looked

@zfreecss6184 3 года назад

operator the first song I've listened to, my dad brought a CD of Jim Croce when I was 10 years old I listen to those until now

@R.C.Bullar 3 года назад

Jim is my hero!

@TheGrandJeef 3 года назад

Paul, Just figured I let you know, your videos inspired me to pick up my cheap electric guitar. I may not be any good yet, but I got 200 hours in rocksmith as my primary practice.

@karelhoogendoorn 3 года назад

A beautiful song (with amazing lyrics as well) and wonderfully explained Paul!

@peterneukamp1884 2 года назад

Paul you're just the best! Thank you ever so much for this ear-opening video!

@jeffoff7795 Год назад

I'll preface this by saying I'm a Paul Simon fan and Graceland is up there among my all-time favorites. That being said I never really cared for Fifty Ways. But recently I was invited to sit in with a friend's band and play a short set of mainly covers and this was one of them. I guess I never really listened that closely because he sent me chord charts and when I started running through it I was stunned by the beauty and the complexity of the chords in the verse. It really is a perfect chord progression. The chorus is another story (but that's just my opinion).

@jordandangelo180 3 года назад

Paul Simon, to me, has always been the king of the singer songwriters. His versatility and musical knowledge is unmatched. Graceland is one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. “ Still Crazy After All These Years “ is another perfect chord progression. There is a video of him playing an unfinished version of the song on solo acoustic guitar on The Dick Cavett show and it’s one of the most beautiful things you’ll ever hear. His voice matches the chords so well.

@fergmills4198 3 года назад

Really excellent lesson. Many thanks!

@gregdemuth9643 2 года назад

Uber helpful! Ascending & descending bass and melody/harmony lines are uncovered along with some chord subs with theory help. One of those lessons that pulls everything together. Big thanks!

@thecannabisguru 3 года назад

Phenomenally underated in every aspect from his epic song writing and sonic mastery to lyrical genius and mad fingerpicking and gorgeous chord progressions, no one quite compares The only other people who are up on that level for me are Zappa and Prince, no one else comes close!