1 year of Guitar Progress (self taught)

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Published 2021-02-04
One year ago today I decided to learn how to play guitar. It was a wonderful experience. I also grew my hair out. Enjoy the video it was a blast to make over the past year and definitely worth it.

Songs played:

0:09 smoke on the water
0:20 hey ya
0:51 what it’s like
1:05 back in black
1:23 highway to hell
1:50 enter sandman
2:03 brain stew
2:19 sweet child O’ mine
2:33 in bloom
2:53 smells like teen spirit
3:26 black dog
3:38 all apologies + sweet home Alabama
4:29 purple haze
4:56 polly
5:01 welcome to paradise
5:37 smells like ten spirit
6:06 rape me
6:15 drive
6:29 over the hills and far away
7:00 Jessica
8:16 all the small things
8:37 over the hills and far away
9:59 brown sugar
10:38 one
11:11 heart shaped box
11:37 soul to squeeze
11:44 stay together for the kids+sunshine of my love+beat it
12:45 original
13:17 Layla

All Comments (21)
  • You can tell he’s a guitarist because he moves onto the next song before he is good at the last just like me
  • @latiremo9133
    oh no he’s a madman he actually plugs in his guitar when he practices
  • @goopbrain8919
    I spent the last 6 months teaching myself music theory on the guitar. I can't play many songs but I can come up with things on my own pretty easily. Honestly theory is one of the most important things you can learn
  • @mikenodine6713
    I think everyone starts out thinking it will be easier to learn to play than it really is. I also think that most people start out thinking they are worse than they really are. This video is awesome because it shows us the real truth about the process of learning to play and that almost everyone starts out struggling and sounding bad, but those who endure and keep practicing anyway, eventually will learn to play well. Thanks for sharing!
  • @carolineg.5556
    I started guitar in April 2020 (youtube lessons only) and it's really inspiring to watch someone else's guitar journey! I played a lot of the same songs lol. Nirvana for the win!
  • @sambo5029
    I'm amazed not only by the guitar but all the hair transformations
  • @nicoleteakm
    I love watching these guitar progress videos because you can always see when they begin to make guitar faces lmao. it's not just an instrument, it's a life-style
  • @SketchEtcher
    It looks like you chose to spend the year learning songs. That’s cool, and probably the first thing we all do. Now a pend a few months watching mostly technique, scales, and some music theory (Uncle Ben is great). I watched hours of videos on how to just hold the pick, and it made a huge difference. Also how to rest my hand on the bridge, palm and finger muting made a huge difference.
  • @user-ne6nz2lb6w
    Seeing someone play smoke on the water as a beginner brings back a key memory
  • @gravity3.8
    I love seeing videos like this, it shows that getting better requires a lot of time and effort, it doesn't just come
  • @lialuvsdeftones
    dawg you did so good for being self taught, i am teaching myself too lol. good luck on your journies man!
  • @aidenohmk9224
    what really matters is that you stay consistent, you are so good for a year and I can tell you have crazy potential so KEEP IT UP!!!!
  • @yayastedi
    I love seeing videos like this!! It shows people that stay motivated and those are the ones that get really good. Keep it up<3
  • This is so inspiring as I’ve only been playing for 1 week I’m learning come as you are rn and seeing your progress makes me want to play even more!
  • Very realistic progress I personally just found myself a teacher and have been to about four lessons in the span of 3 months. I have been playing almost 5 years now. You sound really good for only a year of practice. It's been a year since you posted this, and I hope you kept it up!
  • Prime example of “once you go strat you never go back” love my strat. Keep up the good work man.
  • That progress in just a short amount of time…keep on grinding my man! You can tell how much work and time that you actually put in from this video.