Basic Guitar Chords For "Trouble"

Series Summary

The acoustic guitar has long been a staple of popular rock music songs, and becoming a rock star generally begins with learning to play the guitar, followed by learning to play popular songs on the guitar. Playing cover songs in this manner, allows every teenager with a guitar the opportunity to play out a dream of being famous. Pop music generally ranges from rock to folk to hip hop, depending on the music mood of the moment, and song lyrics generally focus on emotional topics like love, loss or political issues. In this free video series, our expert will demonstrate how to play a variety of popular songs on the acoustic guitar. He will teach you the basic chords for each song in the series and then give step-by-step instructions for playing each pop song on the acoustic guitar. Learn how to play all your favorite songs, from “Every Rose Has It's Thorn” to “Give A Little Bit”. Whether you're already a guitar pro, or just starting out, you'll be sure to impress your friends or audience with these fan favorites.

Video Transcript

"Hey guys, it's Jerimae Yoder with Expert Village. Today I'm going to talk about a few popular acoustic songs, songs that you can play on your acoustic. Basically, I'll walk through the main chords of a song and then I'll play the song for you. I'll talk a little bit about the feeling behind the song and some of the chord structure and how it works out. The first song we're going to do today is called "Trouble" by a guy named Ray LaMontagne. If you don't know Ray LaMontagne, I suggest if you play acoustic guitar you go find him, you go figure out who he is. An amazing songwriter and an amazing couple CDs. The first song again is called "Trouble." The main chords of the song are G, C, D. There's also an F, and there's also an A minor and also a B minor within the song. The song is very, very soulful. There's a lot of soul behind the song, so when you sing it, when you play you really want to have a lot of depth and a lot of soul to it. The basic strum pattern is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6."