7 Tips for Older Beginners | Tom Strahle | Easy Guitar

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The guitar is a 1965 Gibson Folksinger BTW It's missing the lower pick guard It originally came with two, an upper and a lower probably because (say it with a crotchety old man voice) "these kids today are using these things called plectrums and scratching up the top of the guitar So let's glue two big pieces of plastic on the top to protect it"
Comment from : Tom Strahle

Guitar stand is great, but with my first acoustic, I hear humidity is key to preserving your guitar I live in New England where the humidity is crazy in the summer and bone dry in the winter How can I combat that?
Comment from : TeleGuy

Hi Tom, some good tips so thank you I’m 69 and taking up the guitar as a complete beginner I’m going down the electric guitar route and thinking about buying a Yamaha Revstar, so your tip on strings was particularly usefulbrAgain thanks
Comment from : John Eavis

Do you provide training lesson for adults
Comment from : Tek Net

Put the guitar in a place you pass a lot If it’s already out & ready to go you tend to pick it up more Practice the major & minor scales, very easy to make music & jam It’s always fun when you learn to bend those strings
Comment from : LIGHT BEAR

playing guitar kills my finger tips very painful how do I take that pain away?
Comment from : Ellen

I started playing at age 61, 8 years ago now Here are two important things I've learned 1 When fretting, press on the string only as hard as it takes to make the note It's much easier to take the time to learn this from the beginning than to correct oneself years laterbr2 The saying, "no pain, no gain," is pure BS when it comes to playing the guitar If you're hurting, stop Take a break Over time, you will learn to anticipate the pain and take that break before you hurt
Comment from : Deward Roy

you said "less time in your life" but this kind of statement can be of any age
Comment from : Sosa Arts

Less time left in your life gave me a giggle
Comment from : Paul Mesh

Excellent Sr Thanks a lot I'm 73 old man beginer and this video will help me Greetins from México
Comment from : jesus Hernandez

I think Tom Petty wrote some good but simple songs, runnin down a dream is a good song to learn how to play So is last dance with Mary Jane And four power cords any Nirvana song
Comment from : Robert Morgan

Those are all great tips Tom, I'm 60 years old and I'm picking up guitar for the 4th time, this time I'm determined to do it right and succeed, if I had YouTube when I was a young person and had access to people like you I would be a very accomplished guitar player by now, thanks for all you do
Comment from : robert thibodeau

Thank you so much for these common sense suggestions encouraging me to start playing at the age of 51 Kind regards!
Comment from : RM

I think with Stairway Guy the best approach would be to identify a few parts of the song that he'd most like to be able to play - just a few short riffs - and teach him those alongside some simpler songs Just saying no would probably discourage him too
Comment from : Paul Chapman

Thanks
Comment from : Hils Hunt

Nope! It’s not distracted driving 😎
Comment from : Randall Arsenault

Started playing at 50still at it, haha has it's ups and downs but I would say progressing slowly!
Comment from : Chris Koh

Excellent reminder about EFFICIENCY! I'm nearly 58, and I'm on my 9th straight day of minimum 1hour playing I have so much more discipline and rational expectations than I did at 14! Started already knowing four C-progression chords I'm feeling more and more natural strumming and having a blast now I always clock a minimum of 10 reps of the song with no singing first Been working on only 2 simple songs "Come Away With Me"--Nora Jones, and "Texas Sun" --Khruangbin B chord KILLED me until I naturally started focusing on those changes around it PLUS, I have a pen and paper right next to my energy drink, and mark a hash for every run through which shows me my work when it gets tedious Fingers don't hurt any more until about an hour in Thanks!
Comment from : Michael Amos

Thanks!
Comment from : Al Lubbe

you have just validated all the things i am doing Thanks for the reminders
Comment from : Jennifer Ditty

I'm 35 and thinking of starting the guitar because I love metal and I thought I was old, but reading the comments, I think I'm not that old now 😅
Comment from : Danaos

Very much enjoyed this video I found it by accident Until a week ago is when I got my first guitar My whole life I wanted to play and was looking for something I can do with my time Right now a week before today I said sure right So I am making a list of the sites to learn and hope to see more of yours PS I am 70
Comment from : Ray Quackenbush

I use 9s on my acoustic because I like the quick action I'm not a beginner
Comment from : R W

I know this is 5 years old but my question is what about small hands? I’m a small lady, 62 yo
Comment from : Jamie Camille

Good advice on chord changing
Comment from : Alice S

Will practicing the chord chart help for older beginners
Comment from : Ray

I’m 43 I dedicated myself almost exactly a year ago to guitar, i can honestly say i have played almost every single day 30 mins - hours… Mainly rocksmith, few tabs, YouTube videos I got the fever…
Comment from : Ultimate Patriot

42, just bought my first guitar in 25 years and intend on moving beyond to cowboy chords Keep fingers crossed (when you're not playing that's it)! Great video btw!
Comment from : Keep Calm And Travel On

close mic !
Comment from : Glen Birbeck

Is it hard to learn how to play guitar
Comment from : Edward Mauga

What guitar will be better to start with electric or acoustic?
Comment from : Kristos

can you teach me on how to play the acoustic guitar?
Comment from : Alexander

Thanks man
Comment from : Jason Black

What about how to get around trying to hit certain notes but even though you don't have fat fingers you still can't hold down one string while holding others and not suppress a string you aren't trying to For example when trying to start stairway holding down the first 3 strings on the 5th fret and the 4th string in the 6th fret you end up suppressing fret 6, 3rd string there by making those first 4 strums not sound right cause the 2nd strum is muffled And no matter what I do, I can't hold that 6th fret 4th string without muffling that 3rd string! It makes me think "I'm never gonna progress far because with so many songs, that will be a problem!"
Comment from : Irish Brickhouse

I'm70yrs and want to play a classical song any suggestions
Comment from : Halbert Landers

I WOULD HAVE TO BEEFING UP THE TIP OF MY FINGER LIKE U SAID AGAIN >> THANKS
Comment from : วัชร จาตุประยูร

You video makers speak way too much, is what I notice Just a feedback
Comment from : dstgre

Nice suggestions - been playing for about 60 years and have to remind myself to "keep it simple", play every day, use a guitar stand, etc, pretty well everything you are saying in this video Excellent advice, and thank you
Comment from : Vincent Durant

61 years old, and leaning how to play the guitar Thank you!
Comment from : Marta Gomes

I have had a large Tama Starclassic drum kit in my living room for over 30 years I throw a sheet over it to help dissuade anyone from just sitting down at it without permission
Comment from : Steve Hammond

I am 65 and retired I have lots of time to practice I have been playing drums since the 70's so I am not new to music but am brand new to string instruments
Comment from : Steve Hammond

The secret of playing guitar is muscle memorization (dexterity) which you will get it by practicing a lot It takes months to syncronize your brain with your fingers
Comment from : Bung Yasir

Thanks still learning at 67 basically good advice I switched to light strings when I was younger oh You got to have thick practice as soon as one wakes 😁👍🙏 You're Cool 😎
Comment from : Steve Prudell

great advise thank you
Comment from : Kurt Valenta

7k subs when recorded117k today Good work
Comment from : Jeffrey Dawkins

7000 subscribers when this video was made 117,000 now You must be doing something right!
Comment from : Sue Weatherby

Yammane I play guitar an am being I which I have a mentor
Comment from : Yammane Benjamin

Just for me, 63 old beginner 👍🌹
Comment from : Evgeny Avgerinov

Howdy, I am a 67 yo dude My wife bought me my first guitar at age 50, now I have GAS so bad 😂 I have turned into a Televangelist 😮 having bought , hot rodded 6 tele's, 2 stray's,1 jazz master and 2 acoustic guitars I love it, I make lots of noise Just keep playing, and remember that it's for your enjoyment Peace and tranquility
Comment from : Peter Berglund

Breakout playing as a demo for beginners, is totally foolish, I give you a d-
Comment from : Fred Carter

agree on lighter strings i started using tens on all my accosustics and it is so much easier to play a little bit quieter but not really :) tens on an old nylon string parlor guitar like a Harmoney is perfect
Comment from : Fatz Treeboy

"…over 7k subscribers!" currently sitting at 117k as I'm stumbling on this video Congrats and thanks for the tips
Comment from : Trey Studley

If you close your eyes and listen, it's actually Jeff Goldblum talking great video though thank you, encouraging too! i am 51 and have been playing air guitar since the 80's, got my 1st guitar this week!
Comment from : Timothy Smith

I meant bar chords
Comment from : Maria Helton

I have never commented on any of these guitar instructors before but you are so cool The tips you give are so good I’m like yeah I have that problem with bar codes But my main issue is bad arthritis I pay to play for about two days until the pain dies down That sucks!
Comment from : Maria Helton

Talk less, play more
Comment from : Jo Linden

Great tips As a 70 year old beginner I am taking these suggestions to heart Thanks (btw I have a 50 year old Yahama 12 string from my college days; a 6 string Taylor and my favorite a 10 string Michael Kellycheck it out)
Comment from : Mb Dalton

I started to take guitar lessons at 11 years old After 5 lessons the teacher told my mom I would "never learn" to play guitar Partly me, but the method he used (Mel Bay) was one string at a time, which might have been good for some but bored me to death So a few years later (high school) I still wanted to learn guitar so I borrowed one from a friend and decided to try to learn some chords and play a song I wanted to try to learn - it was the House of the Rising Sun, and it wasn't difficult to eventually learn Point is - it was simple, and a tune that I liked, and kept my interest to learn, instead of "one string at a time" to tunes that seemed meaningless to me Keep at it, and build on what you learn
Comment from : Roy Shelton

If someone insists on Zeppelin, which song would you suggest for beginners?
Comment from : Trader Dad

Just bought a guitar after 33 years without one Never had formal training but I had learned some basic chords and strumming on my old classical guitar Now I try to inspire my daughters (we share the guitar among us), I do fingering exercises and such, to develop basic dexterity, but I also allow myself the luxury of practicing songs with simple chord progressions and even some heavy metal riffs (I bought an electric guitar this time) As a classical guitarist, you'd be very amused how simple folk like me have fun with two-string "power chords" Why not to enjoy oneself with little things while practicing harder ones? Waiting years to actually "play" a guitar like a musician is too late One should be able to have fun from day one
Comment from : Dimitrios Souflis

Ex yu rock is great for beginners!brMost songs have 3 or 4 basic chords
Comment from : Luka Calov

Good advice! Thanks!
Comment from : Derb Thomas

Love to play guitar
Comment from : Bhagmatie Khan

Anybody mentioned "Lady in black" already? It's e-minor all the time and on the word "long" it switches to D-major just to switch back to e-minor on the syllable "mid":brbr"She came to me one morning[]her LONG hair blowing in the MID-winter wind" brbrEverybody starts with this, right?
Comment from : Alteisen_ 2000

Strum through your mistakes, keep the flow going, and make it right the the next time around! Do not stop and redo, that is like throwing in the towel, and it won't help you at all Seriously
Comment from : Jumpseat

Excellent tips , I would like to learn some simple finger picking songs for beginners brThanks, your are an extraordinary teacher
Comment from : Alberto Herrera

Love your teaching style
Comment from : Timothy Pruitt

Try playing blindfolded That way you can't look at your fingers
Comment from : Old, broke, fat, bald and ugly

Great video😊
Comment from : Coco And Nova

yak yak yak, I gave up before you even got into it
Comment from : giovanni

thanks a lot sir
Comment from : laudemir ibarra

I'm 72 Played guitar when I was 20 Never again until I turned 70 I am mostly deaf with a cochlear on my right ear and only 15-20 hearing in my lefy ear The end of my left index finger is missing after the last knucklebrSo That said, I love playing guitar 🎸 😍
Comment from : Rich Killian

Thanks for what you do You probably have saved a lot of beginners from throwing in the towel
Comment from : bo pa

What helps me is, and I am "restarting" at age 72, is learning a song I really like, but which is relatively simple In my case, as Beatles fan, And I Love Her and Til There Was You, paricularly George's lead They are simple, but challenging enough to motivate me to keep on keeping on BTW, I go back and forth from my acoustic to hollow body electric Both I keep in my home office
Comment from : Mrbob4u

Great tips, thank you I used to play basic guitar when I was a kid Nothing very advanced, but I thought I knew enough to pick it up again at an intermediate level I"ve realized I need to go back to beginner While my understanding is there, and a lot of things look incredibly simple, the muscle memory is just not there to put my fingers in the right place I get the stairway to heaven analogy I'm restarting from scratch
Comment from : Jeff

I’m 50 and just started on guitar lessons… Better late than never … Came across this video and thanks for the tips…
Comment from : Indra’s Easy cooking

Tom played a lot life been a while 62 trying get fingers in shape songs wrote working on music
Comment from : Terry Daniels

Thank you Tom for your realistic and compassionate approach to teachingbrSo happy you mentioned the 5 minute rule This principle has one achieve far greater success as it is realistic and DO-ABLE for all I swear by the baby steps approach It has been my path to success whenever I was faced with difficult goals that had me tempted to give upbr Same principle: "The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step" A single step a day will be my mantra as I too begin this long journey that eventually will have me use my guitar successfully as a tool for self-expression Thank you for sharing your knowledge and understanding core principles (in addition to music theory) that are an important part of learning
Comment from : Dolores Neilson

I'm 62, I've owned several guitars over the years, but zero time to learn anything, bought a new Gibson after Christmas, I've learned more in 3 months than the rest of my life Thanks to YouTube and people willing to post
Comment from : goofy john

Please a lesson how to use the Plektrum!
Comment from : Berthold Reimann

too much talking
Comment from : John Horvath

My tip as a beginner If you are playing for fun, and are unlikely to ever play live Play sitting down not standing up It's so much easier because you can tilt the neck Learn standing up later if you need to
Comment from : Timothy Powell

Thanks for the comments Just starting over from a few years ago Always wanted to learn the guitar but didn’t find the time Retired and started with some lessons but quit after a while Picking it back up and appreciate your comments Bar chords give me a lot of problems Any ideas of how to achieve success?
Comment from : Joe lyle

I fought the law is a good easy one to use Live Lightning Crashes is good to start learning barre chords
Comment from : LiveStreams FromTexas_

Watching this except I’m only 14, I’m so funny I never really thought about how it’d be harder to learn as an adult Appreciate the new perspective, and thanks for the tips!
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I'm glad you have I'm "only" 44 but I'm just getting started
Comment from : K2BNY

Like Garry Moor LOL
Comment from : Dan Buckles

I’m 46 and just got my first guitar today I played clarinet for a long time but always wanted to try guitar or piano I am nervous about starting but these suggestions are great Good luck to all of us
Comment from : Kate Cummings