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I’m teaching LIVE CLASSES!! Link to sign up for my class, 4 Chords: The Best of Taylor Swift: learnontilcom/class/nena-shelby-teaches-4-chords-the-best-of-taylor-swift Comment from : Nena Shelby

First time watching I looooooove yoooou❤ Comment from : Kacy Khine

Dude… I’m doing this for school HELLPPP IM ONLY IN 7TH GRADE ITS MY 3RD WEEK TOO HEEELPP 😭 Comment from : -ghost Robbie!-

Great advice No bs Comment from : choochoochooseyou

please teach me Comment from : christopher crawford

This is awesome! Thank you Nena - cheers, dee Comment from : Seans

Hello Nena Shelby This is Cathy How tall are you I am 5 foot 6 inches tall Comment from : CathyZack

Ur a lit whizz ❤ Comment from : Rahel Magari

Nice guitar tutorial Thank you I am more than one year late to find your tutorial❤ Comment from : siby thomas

What Plan did you start out with? Do you still use that Plan? Comment from : James Tot

1 Make a list of 5-10 song you want to learnbrbr2 Search the chords Switching chordsbrbr3 Use on top of the tips of your finger Take a break if its hurts brbr4 Use the help of your hands brbrStrumming: gets better with time Focus on chordsbrbrHow to find a chord if you cant find the tutorialbrbr-get a capobr-learn the cheater chordsbr-trouble shootbr-watch acoustic cover Comment from : 52_04_Grace Noella Sitorus

YouTube is the best places for guitar lessons? Oh, well…brSimply guitar strongly disagrees Comment from : Rune

At the first gaze I thought "wow, this girl is so similar to Tay Swift😍" brAnd the next second you say that you make tones of TS tutorials 🥹 Comment from : Поліна Гожко

9:58br12:45 Comment from : Tamanna

Gateway instrument? Comment from : Frank

I took guitar lessons from ages 12-15 and literally didnt learn anything more than the basics so I got frustrated and gave up but at 18 I met my bf who's really good at guitar and that motivated me to start learning to play again, but this time by myself and with his occasional input ( I dont want him to take too much credit haha) Comment from : Laila Rose

personally, I wouldn't spend a ton on your first guitar, but the thing you should really focus on isbrbrPICK A GUITAR YOU THINK LOOKS GOOD AND/OR APPEALING TO YOUbrbrthis is so important, you don't even know picking one because you like what it looks like is one of the biggest factors in getting you to playbri started with electric guitars and I still mostly play only stratocasters, because they're so much more appealing to me I have a les paul that just kinda hangs there on the wall that I really pick up and a telecaster or any of the less often seen models would probably never even appeal to me and I'd just never use them the strat I bought two months ago sees b*daily*/b use and that's in large part because I just like looking at it, like having it around me, like how it feels to hold, ya know? Comment from : Anna Fall

Thank you so much this is very helpful 😭 Comment from : moniq

hi nice video but what about after you are confident in the 'basics' As somehow who plays other instruments in comparison im struggling to understand how to actually upgrade my playing It feels like im just learning song after song and not the actual instrument if that makes sense😅 Comment from : Lizzzzzzzzzzz

I just got myself a guitar it didn’t arrive yet but im so excited even though i can’t have it on display and getting help with it won’t be easy bc of my parents but I’m still excited to learn 🫡 thanks for this video wish luck pls Comment from : Froggyzai

Does this still work in 2023 and 1/2? Comment from : John

Just realized I was trying to play left handed the entire time Comment from : Alicia Westmoreland

Dramatic and you're lying too much Comment from : sam sigma male no caffeine no drink guitar singer

i do not know any easy songs 😭😭 Comment from : oklolnoob

does this work in 2023 Comment from : Conner Hurd

Hi, I’m 13 years old and trying to learn guitar, Im in year 9 and planning on picking music for gcse If you have literally any tips or anything It would be great ❤️ Comment from : Aimee🎧

My great grandpa won that exact guitar in a fair and that's the guitar I'm learning with!! Comment from : Mocha Chino

Hi nena I love your channel so much ❤️❤️ whenever I watch one of your videos I feel like everyone in the comments you and me are all in a team all of us together just learning guitar together this is such an amazing community that you've created ❤❤❤ ps -you are such an amazing teacher Love from California 💜💜💜💜💜💜 Comment from : Shreya

I started learning guitar with the chords C, D, G and A That got me through my first year learning as a middle schooler lol Comment from : Avery Jo

Does this still work if you're learning in 2023? Comment from : Ardnegoy Amrahs

u r an icon for making these videos ilyuu Comment from : Kaila_sparks fly stan

i have seen ur vids and ur a swiftie and when i see this video i see that ur are lookinh like tay swift Comment from : Anannya_with_a_double_N

Thanks for the advise tips & tricks Nena it really helps☝️👍 Comment from : Anthonys Trends

Actually "rising storm 2 intro song guitar " thats my search and its 2023 but hey so far ive watched two of you videos and i can say thank you, you can really explain and show to where i can adapt! keep doing what you do! Comment from : Domo303

What if your hands are wet how long you should wait, before playing the guitar? I’m currently struggling with it Comment from : Darriel Vasquez

Enjoyed listening to you chatting about guitar …Thank you…I practice a little everyday🙏 Comment from : MW Poppy

thanks for inspiring!! Comment from : Alvin Bro

Wow this is really helpful becuz i feel the same about the bar chords and taylor swift really helped me alot 😄💕 Comment from : RichQS999

for any beginners, i recommend simply tuner it has a bunch of different tunings and any chord you need it's also free, unlike simply guitar Comment from : Wack Job Network

Learn A/Am, C, D, E/Em, F, G, and you can play and sing hundreds of songs Comment from : pokerworld

Thanks for this video , your advice on learning chords quicker through hearing your favorite songs is amazing because you learn the chord and work on transitioning I’ve been just practice chords individually which is okay but already eager to piece stuff together Comment from : Certified

Just discovered a channel (because I'm on my guitar journey) and wanted to take a moment and tell you you're incredibly adorable and your energy is amazingly beautiful Subscribed and love you, honestly haha ^^ have a beautiful day! Comment from : Alex Rubio

Practice with a metronome It will help more than anything Comment from : Clin eezwood

do you memorize the notes on the fret? brbri just memorize the placement of the chord on the fret (muscle memory) but not the notes in a chord am i doing it wrong Comment from : Rica Teaño

Also looking back, I think that the most beneficial thing that I did early on was trying to learn barre chords almost from the beginning, even though I couldn't really use them until a lot later It feels completely impossible at first, and sounds terrible for a while after that - but once the combination of skill development and muscle development works its magic, a whole world opens up Comment from : Nick Vaccaro

Based on having tried to teach myself guitar with moderate success, this all seems like great advice The only thing that I did (or would do) differently is starting off with fingers instead a pick It seemed more natural, and it felt like there was less of an obstacle between me and the strings But that's a matter of preferencebrbrOne thing that helped me out early on was using silk-and-steel strings - they're a nice middle point between steel and nylon, and make things easier on both the right and left hand Comment from : Nick Vaccaro

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Songs i love: jason richardson -tendinitisbrPolyphia - playing godbrAnimals as leaders - brain dancebr😭 Comment from : WallTheMart

so nice teacher😘😘😘😘 Comment from : Yoon Lay

I played guitar as a teen Play cello, but suddenly, I'm lost Thanks for the tips Comment from : Marcia Bell, DBA, MPA:HA

You are beautiful 🤌❤️ Comment from : Tanishq patre

I'm starting to learn how to play guitar on my own and this video has given me the best possible boost, thank you :) brI'll be using your tutos and I hope I'll be able to come and comment on one of your future videos saying out loud that i made it! Comment from : Med Amine Ounelli

Best to start with nylon strings vs nylon for less pain? Comment from : Jorge Velasquez

thank you so much for these tips! this was very helpful <33 Comment from : benjamin alwyn

Super helpful! Also I love the image of St Therese of Liseux! Comment from : Mary Sorenson

Ultimate guitar is amazing-I love it too! :)❤ Comment from : Elle r

Weird, I use bar chords vs fingered, lol the opposite of you It's the finger tip pain before calises, ouch Comment from : Michael Carson

That's what I'm talking about Comment from : bill97656

Hot tip for investing in a guitar Guitar center has a 45 day return policy You can go in and buy a decent price guitar and before that 45 days is up you can decide if you want to play guitar or not If you decide you do want to play guitar, and want a higher quality guitar you can return your guitar for a 100 refund and use that money towards a nicer guitar Comment from : Noah

Good content but she drives me crazy constantly playing with her hair🥴 Comment from : Larry Clifford

I almost passed this up Nena So glad I didn't Very good job with your teaching and sequencing Your tips are straight forward, streamlined, and motivating Proud to see you as such an asset to everyone following you Comment from : RM

The fact that you literally REMIND me of Taylor swift😂 Comment from : Hannah k

Agree completely! Get a Fender or Yamaha for a hundred bucks or so Make a list of songs you can play and a wish list of songs you’re working on Play something every day Some fun ones and push yourself a bit In no time your set list will grow and so will your confidence Comment from : Hacking Math Class

This video has put me back on track with learning the guitar Thank you 😊 Comment from : J Marie

"New years resolution" nope, i'm more creative than that Comment from : eden k

Thanks a ton sisyou have really motivated me Comment from : HiSKul Chem With Greg

Thank you for this video! Comment from : Nishka

Thank youNena 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎸👍🏻 Comment from : Telekon 80

I use Chordu a lot You play along with the video while it displays the chords as well as diagrams of the chords It is awesome helpful and it is free It works with any song that has a video attached to it Comment from : Shelly Fox

Nena can you make a video about picking for beginners? ✨ Comment from : Serena Van Der Woodsen

I will play guitar for at least 5 minutes tomorrow!!!😅 Today it's sadly already to late to make music🙁 Comment from : Emola S

Im a swiftie who also writes her own songs unless i dont have a guitar YET im gonna get my guitar for bday present this summer and im soo excited to make my own songs and play all of my favorite taylor songsbrYou are truly a blessing to every swiftie being ❤️❤️brOh and definitely you should release your songs too they are very touching ❤️🥺 Comment from : Just a ghost girl

Nena you’re the best believe me ❤️‍🔥 Comment from : Tariq Krd

Yesss Comment from : Patricia S

Thank you Nenaaaa!! <3 Comment from : Barbara Flores

Ohh, what song is that? Comment from : Bianca Kim D Guilbero

it's so funny when you said you did everything just to avoid barre chords, cause same 😂 whenever there is a barre chord in a song I want to learn, I'll just shift to a song with an easier chord pattern but now I am practicing some barre chords, I guess you really can't just ignore it forever 😂 there's so many songs I want to play but it has a Bm in it 😭😂 so now I'm slowly practicing it and it's sad because it still doesn't sound right and my hand is still slow in transitioning to Bm 😭 but as you've said it only needs to be practiced thanks for this motivation!!! you're my most preferred and favorite guitar tutor for taylor swift's songs, the way you teach it, it's very beginner friendly!!! I learned a lot from you! 💗 years ago, there's like only 3-5 songs that I can play with my guitar (mostly the only part I know is verse 1 to chorus only) but when I discovered your channel, it improves my guitar playing, and I can play the song full and sing with it I'm so happy to know your channel thank you so much, Nena! 💗💗💗 Comment from : Fatima Monte

THIS WAS SO ACCURATE!! i'm currently trying to learn fingerpicking and im so excited to learn it!! Comment from : nishkaa mishra

I love your videos about guitar tips and technique so much Thank you for your useful tips Comment from : Svetlana Fomina

This is exactly what I'm waiting from you 🤩 Comment from : EM Swift

Starting today! Will get back to you when I see progress <3 Comment from : Nandini Balyan

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May this work for all the other beginners because Nena has taught me the guitar in 2021 and trust me she is a wonderful teacher 💗💗 Comment from : tracy

i'm gonna get lessons from olivia rodrigo's guitar teacher Comment from : Ruby Porick

I learned to play guitar in 2020 I'm happy and proud of myself for having done something good in quarantine Lol and I feel so grateful to you Nena! because your videos are really helpful, I love you and I love your videos with all my being ❣️✨ Comment from : Saory

Great video !!! Comment from : Aspenx

Y’all, my advice is to make a plan And don’t just learn songs, learn chord changes and strumming patterns so that way the songs are easy to learn I use Justin guitar but something I recommend is practicing chord changes and strumming patterns with a metronome A lot of Taylor’s songs reuse chords so if you learn how to change between g,cadd9,em7, and d you can play a lot of her songs Same with c,g,am,f I started 6 months ago and I can play 20 Taylor songs and 15 non Taylor songs, one of which is dust in the wind which is a really hard finger style song Comment from : Sakina Alia

THIS IS SO TRUE In June 2021, I decided to play guitar in order to play my favourite songs ( most of them tswift songs obviously) That’s when I came across Nena’s channel I did all these things and now not only I can play guitar in general but also play a BUNCH of Taylor Swift songs This is the most helpful channel for you if also want these things Thank you Nena ♥️♥️♥️ Comment from : jayatishree pandey

I agree with you! You do not need to have "technical" musical knowledge and I can prove that I self tought everything about guitar through the internet and YouTube (and a lot from your videos ❤️) and I can play fairly well after just a year since I started! Obviously I'm not perfect but you can totally do it on yourself as wellbrA thing that really helped me to keep going was to record myself (either video or just audio) to "document" my progress Hearing how far I got from time to time made me really proud 🥰 Comment from : Adele Olmastroni

Generally sound advice, as usualbrbrYes, having a guitar out of its case & where you can see it is well worth doing brbrOn buying a guitar, it's also worth considering buying used If you know someone who already plays, ask them for guidance They might even know of a suitable instrument for sale locally People trade-up (or give up), so there are some bargains out therebrbrPersonally, I can't plan my time at all My new years' resolution for last year was to pick up a guitar every day, which I pretty much managed, (even if a few of those days were only for 30 seconds, to tick the box) The more practice you can manage, the better, but don't let the lack of an organised chunk of practice time demotivate you You'll improve faster doing 5-10 minutes every day, than 2 hours once a month Even 30 seconds of strumming every day is better than telling yourself that you don't have timebrbrDepending on the style you want to play, you might not need a pick For a lot of people, a pick doesn't feel comfortable If it doesn't, start without one For some styles, you will need one, but if you already have confidence with basic chord changes & rhythm, it should be easier to concentrate on picking up the technique (see what I did there, LOL) when you do try Edited to add; I'm currently trying to get to grips with a thumb pick, which is another whole thing brbrThere are a lot of tutorials on YT & you can learn a lot from them, but be aware that some of them aren't great Also, they might be aimed at a more/less accomplished player than the level you're currently at You can always jump back, or watch it at reduced speed if you need to, or find a slower/simpler one & come back to the more challenging one once you're up to speed Comment from : sadie376

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