0:00:10.556,0:00:12.021 Hello, how are you doing? 0:00:12.021,0:00:14.935 It is Justin here for[br]another guitar lesson. 0:00:14.935,0:00:16.359 This time we're checking out 0:00:16.359,0:00:18.779 possibly the easiest song of all time, 0:00:18.779,0:00:20.756 which is "Feelin' Alright" 0:00:20.756,0:00:23.865 We're doing the Joe Cocker version, 0:00:23.865,0:00:28.724 but there are lots of different[br]versions of this tune. 0:00:28.724,0:00:30.903 If you're going to play[br]along with his version, 0:00:30.903,0:00:32.033 you're going to need a capo. 0:00:32.040,0:00:35.409 In fact, most of the versions[br]that I listened to this morning, 0:00:35.409,0:00:37.229 require the use of a capo. 0:00:37.239,0:00:41.179 Really, all you need is a capo,[br]and your chords A and D. 0:00:41.179,0:00:42.439 It's pretty straightforward. 0:00:42.449,0:00:46.084 If you're doing a Joe Cocker version,[br]you need the capo on the third fret, 0:00:46.084,0:00:48.252 which is what I'm going to[br]teach you today. 0:00:48.252,0:00:52.064 If you want to do the Lulu version,[br]you need the capo at the 8th fret, 0:00:52.064,0:00:53.945 which would be good for a girl singer. 0:00:53.945,0:00:56.207 If you're going to do the[br]Dave Mason version, 0:00:56.207,0:00:58.430 you want the capo on the 2nd fret. 0:00:58.430,0:01:01.364 And if you're going to do the[br]Grand Funk Railroad version, 0:01:01.364,0:01:02.544 like play along with their track, 0:01:02.544,0:01:04.092 you need the capo on the 5th fret, 0:01:04.092,0:01:07.840 but the chords and the sequence[br]all stay the same all the time 0:01:07.840,0:01:10.176 for this simple version. 0:01:10.176,0:01:14.155 You can do all sorts of fancy stuff[br]with this tune, if you wanted to. 0:01:14.155,0:01:17.532 So, the most super-duper[br]easy version of this, 0:01:17.532,0:01:21.009 it's one bar of A and one bar of D. 0:01:21.009,0:01:23.679 Repeat, over and over again,[br]for the whole song. 0:01:23.679,0:01:28.129 So, if we just do four strums[br]in each bar on the A chord, 0:01:28.129,0:01:33.491 ♪ We've got to have a change of scene... ♪ 0:01:33.491,0:01:35.070 Change the D back to the A: 0:01:35.070,0:01:40.910 ♪ Cause every night I have[br]the strangest dreams... ♪ 0:01:40.910,0:01:47.906 ♪ Imprisoned by the way[br]things used to be... ♪ 0:01:47.906,0:01:53.606 ♪ I left here on my[br]own or, so it seems... ♪ 0:01:53.606,0:01:56.126 And that's it. I mean,[br]the chorus is the same: 0:01:56.126,0:02:01.146 ♪ Feelin' alright, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:02:01.146,0:02:09.134 ♪ I ain't feelin' too good[br]myself, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:02:09.134,0:02:11.826 You can imagine doing this[br]for a whole song, though, 0:02:11.834,0:02:15.682 probably might get a little bit[br][simulates snoring]. 0:02:15.682,0:02:17.962 You want to practice it so[br]you can do that first, 0:02:17.962,0:02:20.723 but you probably want to make[br]it a little more fancy if you can. 0:02:20.723,0:02:23.487 So, a really good way of[br]making it a little more fancy 0:02:23.487,0:02:25.140 is to change the chords a little bit, 0:02:25.140,0:02:28.438 and to make them into[br]an A7 and a D7 chord. 0:02:28.438,0:02:30.577 If you haven't learned those[br]chords, don't worry about it. 0:02:30.577,0:02:32.069 Just stick to doing your A and the D. 0:02:32.069,0:02:34.012 But once you've learned[br]your A7 and D7, 0:02:34.012,0:02:35.585 you might want to incorporate those. 0:02:35.585,0:02:36.905 Make the chords a little bit fancy. 0:02:36.906,0:02:39.079 Or maybe use A and D for the verses, 0:02:39.079,0:02:41.139 and A7 and D7 for[br]the choruses or something. 0:02:41.139,0:02:43.635 That might be an interesting[br]way of doing it. Up to you. 0:02:43.635,0:02:46.519 But if we look at those chords now, 0:02:46.519,0:02:52.669 we just have A7 [strums chord][br]to D7 [changes chord]. 0:02:52.669,0:02:59.593 ♪ I ain't feelin' too[br]good myself, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:02:59.593,0:03:05.283 ♪ Feelin' alright, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:03:05.283,0:03:13.164 ♪ I ain't feelin' too good myself,[br]oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:03:13.164,0:03:14.782 Still not quite there, is it? 0:03:14.782,0:03:18.850 That little thing, that little magic[br]ingredient that we need is the rhythm. 0:03:18.850,0:03:22.210 Now, because it's kind of an[br]uptempo, funky kind of tune, 0:03:22.210,0:03:24.717 generally, we'd use 16th note strumming, 0:03:24.717,0:03:26.846 which isn't covered in my[br]beginners' course. 0:03:26.846,0:03:29.201 It'll be touched on in the[br]intermediate course, 0:03:29.201,0:03:31.515 and it's also explained in my DVD called, 0:03:31.515,0:03:34.205 "Really Useful Strumming[br]Techniques, Volume 2," 0:03:34.216,0:03:36.388 but you don't really need[br]to go through that 0:03:36.388,0:03:38.015 if you just want to get[br]this tune down now. 0:03:38.015,0:03:41.023 What you need to know is the real[br]basic thing about 16th notes, 0:03:41.023,0:03:44.810 is that you're going to strum[br]four movements for each beat. 0:03:44.810,0:03:48.410 So, in a bar, we've got 1-2-3-4 beats, 0:03:48.425,0:03:50.495 and each one of those are[br]going to be divided by 4, 0:03:50.495,0:03:52.074 which would be down-up-down-up. 0:03:52.074,0:03:58.673 So we'd have, 1-2-3-4 / 1-2-3-4 /[br]1-2-3-4 / 1-2-3-4 0:03:58.673,0:04:00.775 Now, if you just strummed[br]continuously like that, 0:04:00.775,0:04:04.385 it might sound a bit more interesting,[br]but it's probably not exactly right. 0:04:04.389,0:04:10.889 But that would be:[br]♪ I'm feelin' alright, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:04:10.889,0:04:18.519 ♪ I ain't feelin' too good[br]myself, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:04:18.519,0:04:20.425 Slightly more[br]advanced again, if you want. 0:04:20.425,0:04:23.590 If you're capable of it, is to[br]get some accents going, 0:04:23.590,0:04:26.844 and/or not have accents and[br]just strum these chords, 0:04:26.844,0:04:28.654 but keep your hand moving. 0:04:28.654,0:04:30.790 And if you're going to do that,[br]if you want a suggested one, 0:04:30.790,0:04:33.410 you could muck around with it,[br]by all means, and improvise a bit, 0:04:33.410,0:04:36.256 but if you want me to suggest[br]one, then you might want to try: 0:04:36.256,0:04:42.681 [strumming] down-down-up-up-up-down /[br]down-down-up-up-up-down 0:04:42.681,0:04:46.831 [strumming & speaking] See the way[br]my hand keeps moving, all the time. 0:04:46.831,0:04:55.588 down-down-up-up-up-down /[br]down-down-up-up-up-down, etc. 0:04:55.588,0:05:05.530 ♪ ...alright, oh-ohhhh. I ain't[br]feelin' too good myself, oh-ohhh... ♪ 0:05:05.530,0:05:15.000 ♪ Feelin' alright, oh-ohhh...[br]You're feelin' too good yourself, oh-ohhh ♪ 0:05:19.702,0:05:23.292 And with these two cords,[br]the cool thing about this tune 0:05:23.299,0:05:26.612 is that you can really... you can have[br]a really good muck around with it. 0:05:26.612,0:05:30.972 There's not really any set strumming,[br]you can really play about with the rhythm[br] 0:05:30.974,0:05:34.489 Now the actual chords themselves,[br]for those more advanced players 0:05:34.489,0:05:36.779 C7 0:05:36.779,0:05:37.865 and F7 0:05:37.865,0:05:39.210 So of course, if you[br]wanted to, you could 0:05:39.210,0:05:41.240 definitely play up here: C 0:05:43.224,0:05:44.154 F7 0:05:50.596,0:05:53.206 And any variations of that[br]if you want to get all clever 0:05:53.208,0:05:55.130 and start putting in funky chords 0:06:04.620,0:06:07.557 And it is actually a really[br]good tune for playing about with 0:06:07.557,0:06:09.367 C dominant and F dominant chords. 0:06:09.372,0:06:12.224 For those more advanced players[br]that have probably got this far 0:06:12.224,0:06:14.786 which I guess is probably not too many,[br]most of you would have left, 0:06:14.786,0:06:18.126 when I started going A and D,[br]but you can have a bit of a play around 0:06:18.132,0:06:21.097 with experimenting with all your[br]dominant chords, you want to 0:06:21.097,0:06:23.196 check out my "Funk Guitar Rhythm" lessons 0:06:23.196,0:06:24.708 and that'll explain all of that. 0:06:24.708,0:06:25.728 Have some fun with it, 0:06:25.728,0:06:28.562 I'll see you again for another lesson[br]sometime real soon. 0:06:28.562,0:06:30.552 Take care![br]Bye-bye!