
Later, Swift along with producer Jack Antonoff recorded the whole song in just 6 hours. According to sources, Swift wrote this song at her home in one night on piano. Here is a youtube video lesson by Nail Guitar where he explained everything from start to end.Īgain one of the easy songs by Taylor Swift that you can play on the guitar without the capo. The song starts with a bit of palm muting strumming that sounds simple but may take some time to learn it if you are a newbie. There are some twists and variations in this song but it won’t be a problem in learning it. This is also a 4 chord song and doesn’t need a capo. Mine is one of Taylor Swift’s popular numbers that was praised positively by the critics. Here is a great lesson by Julie from where you can learn the whole song including the intro riff. The song starts with an awesome slide intro that is super easy. If you are looking for a 4 chord Taylor Swift song then this is it. Swift also co-wrote this one with Liz Rose. This is the first single of her debut self-titled album. Make sure to use a capo on the third fret to sound like the original song. The song has only four chords and a super simple strumming pattern. Though this is one of Swift’s oldest songs, it is still relevant today and learned by new guitar learners. Through this song, Swift made her debut entry on Billboard Hot 100. Taylor swift co-wrote this song with Liz Rose for her self-titled debut album ‘Taylor Swift’. If you are looking for a no capo Taylor swift song then this is it. The chords and the strumming pattern for this song are pretty simple and beginner-friendly. Taylor was inspired by a high school heartbreak to write this song. This song is the fourth single from her second studio album ‘Fearless’. The chord progression with the capo goes like C-G-Am-F-D-A-Bm. If you want to make everything simpler then clip a capo on the second fret. If you want to play this song without the capo then you will have to play some barre chords. This is a bit more advanced, but once you tackle it, your strumming will become much more fluid.This country-pop song is one of Taylor Swift’s most popular songs that you can play both in acoustic and electric guitar. I typically keep the motion of my hand steady with up-downs in 16th note motion, and then just strum where you want the pattern to be. This will help you strum faster and more accurately. Try to do most of the strumming in your wrist and keep your elbow fairly motionless. Here is a strumming pattern to practice in 6/8: 1 2 3 4 5 6. All you need to do is count to 6, but do it in two sets – so 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – emphasize the one and the four. Ħ/8 time has a bit of a swing feel to it. The next pattern you might try looks like this: 1 2 3 ,1 2 3. If you have to pause to change chords, that’s ok – just keep practicing and eventually your chord changes will happen in time. Try changing chords every measure, or after every four down-strums. So, the strumming pattern would look like this: 1 2 3. If you’re just beginning, the first exercise you should practice is to do a down-strum on each beat (or quarter note). We count them like this: One e and a Two e and a Three e and a. Next are 16th notes – there are 16 of these. When you tap your foot, the ‘ands’ are when your toe comes up. So, it would count like this: One and Two and Three and. The next subdivision is 8th notes – there are 8 of them in each measure. Just tap your foot so that your toe hits the ground with each count. Each of those counts (1, 2, 3) is a quarter note. And if you’re in 3/4 time, each of those beats would be a quarter note. If a song is 100 BPM, the speed is such that there would be 100 beats in one minute. The BPM (beats per minute) of a song tells you how fast you count. If that’s a bit confusing, all you really need to know is that you count out 3/4 time, just count to three. The three means that there are three beats to one measure, and the four means that a quarter note takes up one of those beats. 3/4 Timeģ/4 time is just like 4/4 time, but there are three beats to a measure instead of four. Want private lessons over Skype? Click here to learn more.
