If your looking for a good beginners song to play on guitar the following is a guide for how to play Bubbly by Colbie Caillat. It's a great radio pop song.
Firstly its helpful to know that you can play Bubbly on guitar in various ways with different degrees of difficulty. Whichever way you ultimately choose to play the song will depend on the current technical level of your guitar playing.
In the video I've made for how to play Bubbly I've selected an easy version of the song to teach with beginners on guitar in mind. Part of this process involves using a Capo to make the chords appear in open position thus avoiding any need for Barre Chords.
The vast majority of the song can be played with just one 4 chord progression. Of those 4 chords, one is slightly unusual but is there to stay true to the tonality of the original song which is always an important consideration. It's not too difficult to master and sounds beautiful.
Now when people ask how to play Bubbly, often what they really need to learn is the particular strumming pattern used in the song. In Guitar in a Nutshell we refer it as a Shuffle Strum and any tutorial on how to play Bubbly needs to have a clear explanation for it!
The strum in fact never strays from this Shuffle Strum feel making it universally convenient! Just learn it once and your done for the entire song.
The idea for this how to play bubbly video is that you should isolate the two main requirements. The first is the chord progression and the second is the strum pattern. With each of those mastered individually youll be in a great position to play the song.
Your best friend when learning how to play Bubbly from the video is the pause button! Use it often to rehearse and practice what's being talked about. In this way you get to create the same feeling of a typical private lesson.
The golden rule is to practice slowly, take your time learning how to play Bubbly and it will reward you with a great song to add to your guitar song list.
Firstly its helpful to know that you can play Bubbly on guitar in various ways with different degrees of difficulty. Whichever way you ultimately choose to play the song will depend on the current technical level of your guitar playing.
In the video I've made for how to play Bubbly I've selected an easy version of the song to teach with beginners on guitar in mind. Part of this process involves using a Capo to make the chords appear in open position thus avoiding any need for Barre Chords.
The vast majority of the song can be played with just one 4 chord progression. Of those 4 chords, one is slightly unusual but is there to stay true to the tonality of the original song which is always an important consideration. It's not too difficult to master and sounds beautiful.
Now when people ask how to play Bubbly, often what they really need to learn is the particular strumming pattern used in the song. In Guitar in a Nutshell we refer it as a Shuffle Strum and any tutorial on how to play Bubbly needs to have a clear explanation for it!
The strum in fact never strays from this Shuffle Strum feel making it universally convenient! Just learn it once and your done for the entire song.
The idea for this how to play bubbly video is that you should isolate the two main requirements. The first is the chord progression and the second is the strum pattern. With each of those mastered individually youll be in a great position to play the song.
Your best friend when learning how to play Bubbly from the video is the pause button! Use it often to rehearse and practice what's being talked about. In this way you get to create the same feeling of a typical private lesson.
The golden rule is to practice slowly, take your time learning how to play Bubbly and it will reward you with a great song to add to your guitar song list.
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