How to Play "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Acoustic Guitar Lesson 

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R.I.P. Tom Petty - you were the soundtrack of my life.

Marty you are great and I wanna thank you for your tutorials over the years. My son is 15 and started playing guitar at age 7. He joined a band at age 9 and has been playing all over Southern California ever since. Throughout the years you have helped him prepare for performances and fine tune his playing. He took lessons throughout those years but you have made a big difference in his guitar playing. He practiced along with you several nights a week and you became a part of our family, coming into our home on most nights. I proud to say that now in my 5O’s I’m taking lessons and learning along with your videos also. Soon I will jam along with my son! Thank you Marty

Marty: Please teach us "Swingin'" by Tom Petty....we need it so bad....thanks Pal. I fully support you as a life member because you are the best!

Tom Petty may have left the world but his music will live on inside of each and every one of us, and let each and every song we hear by him go through us and haunt our lonely hearts, in a good way, may he rest in peace

Being able to only give this one LIKE is criminal. Thanks for this one!

Thanks Marty - this tutorial is fantastic. I'm a "campfire guitarist" and this arrangement is perfect for me. Thanks again.

You are the best guitar teacher in the world!

yea man, we are rocking!

I love you so much man, you’ve been a huge impact on my guitar skills throughout the years you were the first lesson I ever took stairway to heaven, Mary Jane’s last dance, a whole bunch of stuff thank you, you’re great man

I am having the best time learning this tune.I absolutely love your teachin' Thanks Marty.

Love all your tutorials, Marty. Your acoustic arrangements of all these songs are inspired.

thanks marty my favorite tom petty song! super excited to get it down and show it off

Your "how to's" have been rather helpful learning new songs for our band. You're a nice guy - that helps enormously :)

Marty I'm a big fan of your lessons, it's always amazing that you're able to memorize all these chord progressions for each song! Nicely done!

the rest of all along the watchtower PLEASE! love the channel, keep it up

Thank you for this lesson. Great song! Rest in Peace, Tom!

what a fun song and i really like the way you break these songs down for folks no matter what skill level any one person is at! I'm getting pretty old and these vids inspire to keep playing.The work you put into these lessons is so much appreciated Thanks so much Marty

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Thanks again Marty.. Been hearing this song everyday for like a month and was gonna learn the chords. BAM!! Here it is.. Stoked for another lesson!! Thanks again Brudda!

Thank you so much for all of your videos Marty. I love them. I would really like to see you do Cliffs of Dover. None of the tutorials already on youtube hold a candle to how you teach a song.

Love this song. Great lesson Marty

Best teacher on the internet! I have learned a lot in so little time from you. I was hoping you would do thunderstruck by AC/DC I haven't found a good video on the chords for the song after the intro. Thanks for all you put into your channel.

This song has been stuck in my head for like 3 weeks. Thanks for the post. Gonna try to learn it.

Fantastic Sir Marty. I thought it was in D.cool lessons

always helpful to watch you Marty

Great lesson on one of Tom Petty's best. Thank you.

I used to be on guitar jamz too then I took an arrow to the knee Thanks Marty your the best teacher around and your doing better on your own

Thanks, Marty! One of the best songs out there...

Awesome. Simple, clear and concise.

Another great lesson ! Thanks Marty !

your great bro,love the lessons

Awesome as always!

Great lesson. Tom Petty is a great singer/writer to start guitar with...easy songs that sound great.

Great video,,Looks like you nailed ,I will be learning this one thanks Marty

Thanks Marty!! Great lesson

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Marty, you are the best man!!!

I love your videos, you helped me learn guitar If it wasn't for you i would still try to figure out How to play an open string, keep Making great videos

Love TP. Thanks Marty

Great instructions Marty!,,

That was great Marty thanks a lot

Marrtty youre the man

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Rock on Marty

I watched the miw video. Man you rock marty. 🤐😎❤

thanks Marty...! YOU !... rock baby...!

Great job, Marty! Helped me a lot! Can you upload more Pink Floyd tutorials for the acoustic guitar?

Another slam dunk!

R.I.P a legend tom Petty

Thanks Marty.

thanks man, helps a lot.

Thanks!

That is one fun little number. Please teach the electric guitar parts! They were sounding great on your Taylor. It would be fun to learn to rock out whole song on acoustic!

Your awesome man

Thanks, Marty! This is really fun to learn to play! Hey what about a lesson on Bigmouth Strikes Again by the Smiths?

Can you please do a lesson on Die a Happy Man by Thomas Rhett!!! I've just been watching your videos for like an hour now and I've already subscribed! You are an amazing teacher better than all I've found on youtube yet!!!

Hey whatsup you guys marty here with awesome lesson. This is my introduction about you marty.

More Tom Petty please!!!!!

hey Marty can you possibly do "It Ain't My Fault" by Brothers Osborne guitar tutorial, i really want to learn that song haha. thanks

Nice insight into this song. We lost Tom this week so I have been researching his songs. I'd like to work out a version of Louisiana Rain from Damn the Torpedoes. Any thoughts?

Awesome... Can you also teach "Running down a dream" from them??? Please

It would be great if you could play the general by dispatch (with barre chords, no capo)

Could you do a tutorial of George Jones "White Lighting" with the bluesy country fills etc. and maybe a solo or solo ideas? I'd really appreciate it.

Great stuff Marty, I use your tutorials in my own teaching. Someone may have already mentioned this, sorry in advance, but I'm pretty sure it's an E7.

Hey Marty, I was wondering if you could do a lesson on I Got a Name by Jim Croce? I'd really appreciate it

all along the watchtower pt2 would be awesome

Marty always awesome! Hey have you thought about putting the key of the song and basic progressions in the description.

Oy Marty can you please do a tutorial on Achilles Last Stand by Zep

Eggsalad!!. More Tom fanks mate!

Hey Marty music, could you do "it's a long way to the top (of you want to rock and roll)" by AC/DC?

Some Tragically Hip please. Little Bones or Fiddler's Green are great songs. Wheat Kings of Bobcaygeon make good beginner songs. Thanks Marty your a great teacher!

wow Marty - playing guitar made easy - thanks - these vids are awesome - I wonder have you done, or can you do a lesson of Painted Ladies by Ian Thomas

Marty! You should make a lesson on one of the new QOTSA songs! Head Like A Haunted House would be killer.

Lonesome town by Ricky Nelson Please!!, love your work!!!!

Please do this accoustic only 🙏

Hi Marty!! Absolutely love your work, if you find spare time could you do Cough Syrup by Young the Giant?

Hey Marty could you please do a guitar lesson on "look after you" by the fray I love that song and hope to be able to play it thanks

Impressive but can you play the ocean man solo

Please make a guitar lesson of "To All of You" by Syd Matters

OK here we go ... hey dude thanks for heps you have done just getting back into it. I was watching your older videos swing life away . any chance of a new version with solo ? anyways cheers mate.

HEY GREAT TUT'Z MARTY!!!! HOPE YU'RE WELL>?

You should a lesson on scarlet begonias

Wish I could get my strumming down for this song, that’s the only thing still messing me up :/

Can u do or have you done - Staind - It's been awhile (Acoustic)

Can you please do a lesson on Start a Band by Brad Paisley and Keith Urban

Marty have you seen Sing Street? Would love a lesson on the song "The Riddle of the Model"

Please do hotel California solo :)

Ride with me by nelly, and a king without his crown cover

Please, Dreamer Deceiver solo lesson.

Any John Mayer lessons coming soon?

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Can you please do a lesson on Desert Moon by Great White or Big Foot by Chickenfoot?

Hey Marty. Thanks for the great lesson. You taught me how to okay guitar in highschool :). May I make a request? I'd love for you to teach Lover You should have come over by Jeff Buckley.

RIP TOM 😢

Hey Marty, I would like to request Everything by Lifehouse. I really like this song but I'm not finding any good tutorials so I would really appreciate it if you could teach us!

Big fan man, when you get the chance could you please do ball amd chain by social distortion?

Do a lesson on Jam Man by Chet Atkins