Self reflection is not encouraged in our society. Good move James.

I’m an old guy and you have given my guitar playing a rebirth, thank you.

We’ve all had that moment. It’s a good person to recognize a mistake that was made….a humble person to openly acknowledge it. Love your commentary and your approach to music.

I am a lurker for the most part and enjoy this channel immensely. You do positive work. We all have are moments. When one can reflect on these moments it shows great character. Thank you for your gift to share your love for the guitar. I am in my fifty’s and have picked up and put down the instrument though out my life. Your lessons have reached me though my lack of focus. Thank you for that and turning my stable of one guitar into seven. ✌️

I think people who are good at heart realize when they mess up and then do their best to correct it. It's the A-holes who cannot admit they were wrong. I've been a follower for years James and glad you shared this. PS - my request is.... Hmmmm maybe I will make it later!

James - I agree with your sentiments re social media. However, I’ve learned so much guitar playing from you. It helps we like the same bands 😃. I love talking shop with you and the others on your comments page. Please keep up the lessons. On a related note, I like that some of your videos don’t give a step by step lesson and instead make me follow you and and listen to the notes. I feel like it makes me a better player.

I have learned so much from you.......I play every day.........and I appreciate you and your time! Thank you

Been here since the Privettricker days and learn from every video you do, to play with confidence and train your ear etc and its so much appreciated! Finest guitar / instruction channel on YT imho. Thanks a ton dude!!

I gotta say your one of my favorite people on YT and we have an appreciation for the same music so I thank you for all you do, for us.

James, I’ve been watching your channel for years and never left a comment before. I just want to say thank you for all your videos. You have taught me so much. I especially love it when you get around to doing songs from The Clash and X.

I've got a request, can you continue to do whatever songs excite you as long as you want to? I have been watching for years and you are my absolute go-to for accuracy and you have introduced me to so many great songs that I wasn't familiar with before!

Well said! And man, you've been for years and counting the best guitar teacher I've had, since the times of the privettricker channel. The way you translate and communicate the playing and more important the grooves is second to none. Just wanted to thank you for your work, time and dedication through the years!

I usually don’t comment but this was refreshing to hear. I just watch your channel and enjoy your lessons. Well said sir. Peace and love!

Don't be too harsh on yourself mate. We all have shit days or make a mistake. Your channel is awesome, you do a great job at bringing people together and opening discussions about the one thing we all love....music!

A good person is one who has insight. It’s always good to get feedback from the teacher - it’s a two-way street for all of us. Love your channel and have learned so many songs that I otherwise still wouldn’t know :).

James, I rarely comment on videos. I love what you do, and people can be the worst. keep on keepin' on, and don't beat yourself up. I have the same issues reading and sending texts. It's often hard to figure out the meaning of what someone says without being able to see them talk, or hear the inflection in their voice. Truly, thank you for what you do. You've taught me so much.

James, I have searched through your list of songs and feel that it must be said, you have put an enormous amount of work into this and we (that benefit need to have the correct respect of your time and energy). Your channel is great and I thank you for all you do.

Good man! As an irish person you have always done Thin Lizzy justice, as a human being you have spoken for us all the words we werent big enough to speak. We all make mistakes you are bg enough a person to accept. Thank you for your talent and giving, please dont stop growing, you are teaching us more han guitar you know! Rock on brother

Love your channel, you have taught me so many songs and improved my guitar playing

Love your videos. So helpful. I’m willing to learn whatever song you want to learn. Keep em coming. Thanks. Also you do have the best guitars and T shirts of all the guitar teachers.

James, thank you so much for all the great lessons you have posted over the years. You have helped me and many others improve our musicianship tremendously. It's plain to see that you are truly passionate in your efforts and your work is appreciated. You are doing your best.

You're a good guy, it takes real character to admit when we're wrong. I've learnt a lot from you since I started playing guitar

Thanks for this. I am a longtime listener and for my time, you are the best. You are my go-to KZfaq teacher for most of the stuff I want to learn. And I like the covers. I'm able to pick up the chords for most of the songs you play. Not always, but mostly. Thanks much for your efforts!

Love your channel. You've taught me more than all the other Guitar tuition channels on KZfaq combined. Understand some viewers will find certain videos harder to follow, especially beginners but for the more intermediate or more advanced players your videos are exemplary. Keep up the great work!

You are the man James! Thank you for your honesty and I love your lessons and have learned a lot. Thanks man. We all fail sometimes, don’t beat yourself up.

James, absolutely LOVE your videos for all the reasons others have mentioned. I feel like I'm sitting down with a friend who is being amazingly generous and patient with me; i.e., this friend has no judgment about my novice-level playing ability, wants me to get better and enjoy playing the songs I love so much, and is just so darn kind with his time and talent. You are a positive force for good in this world, my brother, we all know the world needs it now so very, very much. I am so grateful for you and all you do!

You truly are the best channel on this website when it comes to learning good songs. Thanks for your videos

James James I love your channel !!! Anyone that doesn’t appreciate your insight and expertise….it’s their loss. If they want personal instruction they Need to pay you. I’m lucky to be good enough to learn what you show. Keep what your doing please you have one of the best channels.

I am so glad you started doing more lessons. I remember watching some stuff on your old channel wishing it was a lesson. I have learned so much from this channel. Thanks 😊

A good person can recognize their mistakes and learn from them. The song selections are what made me watch and your personality and great teaching methods (although maybe tricky for beginners at the start) is fantastic and the reason why I subbed over 10/12 years ago to your first channel. Have a crackin weekend mate and thanks for all the great years and hopefully many many many more :D

James, I appreciate your lessons. THanks for all you do. Keep them coming.

Good stuff. You’re not the only one who can perhaps be less than patient or caring and understanding on the internet and comments as we would hope to be. It takes a man (or woman) to admit and take responsibility for their inevitable mistakes. You’re one of my favorite guitar channels. Just be you… and try your best to be honest and kind if possible. Good stuff. Rock on always.🎸👍🥃😊

Fair play JJ, well done for explaining why it happened! And thank you for all your lessons and tips on guitar playing!

James, you’re a great teacher, and that you give away all this information and share your talent is an amazing gift. I get the vibe, peace/love, and sharing guitar music. Social media can bring out the best and worst in people. I respect that you strive to be better. Sometimes people need a kick in the pants for any number of reasons. And, that kick in the pants can help them become better, too. I love your videos! And, I’m grateful you keep doing them.

Music is like therapy and education and I thank you for all the play along session lessons. 😎✌

Hands down my favorite channel and guitar instructor. James James, your that man buddy and I love your approach to guitar. Been playing for over 40 years and learn something new from you every month. Thank you so much for your time and effort, it’s greatly appreciated on my end !

Dude, I have learned so much from you. I appreciate your humility. There are at least 5 songs on my set list that I learned directly from you. Songs that would have taken forever to figure out. Please keep doing what you do. Thank you so much!!

James, I’ve never received anything but a blessing watching and listening to your videos. You are my favorite person to watch when it comes to guitar videos. It is admirable for you to apologize to someone you feel you have wronged or disrespected, especially in the world we live in. It shows your true character. You’re a good man.

Much respect my man. Keep it up, and thank you for all you do!.

I have learned a lot of songs from your channel and really appreciate all your work.

Youve just taught a lot of us a greater lesson than anything you could have shown us on guitar. God Bless you brother. Always good to hear from your heart. You’re a good soul. Most of us are deep down.

I always love to watch your videos and am thankful for all who take the time to post as it's free learning and whatever I extract from a post is a bonus to me. Thanks for all you do! It's totally appreciated here.

And to think I tuned in to see “oh, which song did JJ suddenly hear in a new way?” 😉 You’re a good person JJ. The proof is in this video right here. Let’s all strive to be better humans. It makes the world a better place. Thank you for this video to improve our humanity and ALL the others where your intent is to make us better guitarists. ✌🏼❤️😎

I hope you keep doing these lessons/demos, I've enjoyed your page for years

Thanks James. So many years of inspiration from you. Keep the faith mate. From one of your (no doubt many) fans from Down Under.

Not a guitar lesson, but still a lesson. Thank-you! Your channel is pure gold! We subscribers are very lucky...

No resent here mate, just appreciate all you do. You’ve taught me heaps of songs I didn’t think I would ever be able to play. Peace & Love ✌️

I've been following you and lessons for like 7 years. Your the best at showing the songs the way they go in tune with the record...😎✌

Hey JJ that was very heartfelt. I enjoy your channel very much. It is a great escape and it helps a guy like me who sucks at the guitar get a little better each time I watch you. Peace and love my brother.

You're a good man, James James, and this is a great channel that I always come back to. Your presentation style and enthusiasm are great.

You do a great job. If I need to or want to learn a song , I come here. You seem to always have what I’m looking for. I like the play through videos because I’ve been playing for a long time and can pick up what you’re doing pretty quickly and it’s so convenient. Keep it up JJ

Been following your sfuff for ever because of your ear, style & the way you handle your stuff

I appreciate all your videos, I wish they had KZfaq when I started playing in 1964. Thanks for all you do.

Thank you for being so honest and caring enough to even post for our benefit. We all should learn from your example to lighten up, take responsibility for mistakes and move on. I am just a ham-handed strummer and stumbled across you a few years ago and stayed for the no-nonsense lessons for songs I love. So, again, thank you for being here and being you.

We all make mistakes and I appreciate what your saying. Your right on many points and I love what you do! I truly appreciate your work and shared knowledge!! A big Thank You!!

Nothing but respect from me James. I too owe it to you, for me picking up the guitar again in 2013 after many, many years of not playing. You have definitely inspired me and countless others. Peace, love.

I follow 3 channels and yours is my (arguably) my favorite. I love learning covers and most of what you put out is of immediate interest to me (especially Stones songs in Standard Tuning). I've never made any specific requests, but I have mentioned that I get EXTRA excited when you do Kinks lessons, and would love to see more of them. Not a specific song, and not a demand. Just an open request as a devoted member of your fan base. You have a fan base. An audience. As a performer we both know that respect for your audience is number 1 as a general rule (there are exceptions, of course). You've shown that today which is highly respectable and makes me appreciate you more. So, great vid J.J. w/ regards to all of your sentiments. I haven't harped on The Kinks at all, and everything that's come after that request has kept me well-nourished and never at a loss b/c I'm not seeing Kinks lessons. You go through phases and every once in a while one will pop-up. So, if you ever feel the vibe to approach their style of playing which is very unique, I look forward to it. Always watching regardless. Just keep them in mind. I mean how could anyone forget about the greatest band of all time? :) That aside, blessings to you my man. People are very quick to anger these days for very illegitimate reasons. We enjoy seeing our enemies fail and we don't even know them, or why they are our enemies in the first place. A mass emotional impulse of negativity. I say, let's rebel and "commune" w/ a sense of decency and dare I say kindness to one another. It doesn't take a lot, and it amazes me as to how much of an impact it actually has. A simple smile and a "hello" to a passing stranger has a tremendous effect b/c it feels so unusual to that person, these days. And it spreads. Kinks, or no Kinks. Keep it up J.J. Don't forget what you said today. It was important. :)

You seem to be a really good guy! Very kind to the KZfaq family. Thanks for all the work you do.... it’s so much fun

I almost never leave comments but I have learned so many songs that I love here. I can't remember how many songs you Demo first and then break them down; but those are good for me as it gives me a choice of just watching and learning or if I need more info then I can watch the breakdown. But regardless I'm grateful for all the tunes that I've learned here. Keep it up

Hey JJ… Also been a huge fan since the PT days…You have given so much to the music community for so many years. You are amazing, talented, entertaining, and super educational. You are truly appreciated. Thank you for everything that you do.

You have a great selection of songs. It takes a while to scroll through them all. That was a lot of work for little reward, but it's all appreciated.

JJ - Thank you. Always love your "non-song specific" dialog. Great words!

Everyone gets irritated now and then. Your humility about this couldn’t speak louder. I’m sure that guy was blessed by your words. Class act. I know for a fact you’re the reason I was able to play a number of songs!! Thanks! PS. I would love to see you play the slowed down version of “Tangled up in blue” there’s a live version out there from 75-76. So dang cool! I know how much you love BD!!

James you've been doing great job for many years. We're all only human. I started watching you on your previous channel and I still enjoy and learn from your videos. Pure music stuff, no bs. Keep up the good work, cheers!

Learned a lot listening and watching over the years. Thank you! ☘️🌻

Glad I watched this - I was gonna request a song :) You taught me "Easy To Slip" - I'll never want anything again!! Thanks, love your channel

99.9% of us SO appreciate all the work that you put in to your songs and channel. I certainly think you put out these nice lessons in one video package.... I take each one as 'this is what I get to work with to try and get better.' so that's my challenge! Thank you James for your work and humility! - Ken in Hawaii

That’s what make a person great not all the talent an ability but, humility an honesty as with most virtues I don’t naturally possess but merely practice like all the songs you show us.. Thanx pal

Thanks JJ; You brought me back in touch with what the Hippies were all about, and which sadly, somehow, faded over time. It was the real deal back then, and now and then, in brief flashes, it shines through again

I love what you do! Even if I don't like what song you are doing that day , I find some inspiration scrolling through your channel ! Keep moving forward! Thanks!

Thanks for your thoughts and words James . And for helping us all to learn the guitar parts to so many songs. You are so very much appreciated. 🌌💕🌠🙋‍♂️

You are such a good guy. I've been watching you for several years. I'm 52 years old and I've been playing guitar since I was 13. But I've learned so much from your videos it's not even funny. The fact that you would take time to make a video like this is just more proof of how cool of a guy you are.

James, well said. I actually told someone to watch your stuff the other day. I've been watching for a few years or so and even songs that don't apply to my own stuff allows me to see how other players approach their songs and helps me improve the way I look at my stuff. Thanks for all you do.

Thanks for your honesty. I get a lot from your videos,and even if I can't learn the whole song I always learn something. Just keep doing what you want it's your channel. :-)

James you are a great teacher and I appreciate your humility.

JJ/PT I appreciate you Don’t be too hard on yourself Some of us are natural jerks, others have to work at it! Looking forward to many more lessons and positivity

Thanks for the vids Missuh JamesJames! I've played these songs on the air ZILLIONS of times and can hear when you get something a bit off. But I follow as shown then enjoy finding on my own the correct chord. Appreciate your work. And as a man with a hotter temper than you, I appreciate that you didn't need Mrs. James James to help you see the error of ur ways 😉 Namaste from the ROC

Appreciate your honesty and your lessons !!

"I'm not particularly special". Well...you sort of are at least a little bit special! Amen to all of your sentiments. I too hate a lot of the crap on social media, and sometimes I too get angry at myself for succombing to the same crap. Yeh, it happens all too easily. I love your channel, it''s a fantastic resource, I'm a child of the 70s, and you've got it pretty well covered. A belated and hearty thank you from me. No requests from me!

We are community, James. Thank you for all the things you do, the way you do. You´re a great human being, master as guitarist and as a teacher.

I too have a love/hate with social media. But I’m glad I found your channels through it.

I've been watching your vids for many, many years...I was in garage bands back in the late 60's....and wish a resource like yours was available back then to refer to. Like you, I had cheap equipment back in the day and our band hacked through songs. Also like you, I worked all my life to acquire better gear and now reward myself with guitars that actually stay in tune! I visualize you as a perfectionist ...your house is neat....your guitars are polished....you have no kids so THAT is why your guitars are your babies. Yeah, sometimes you're cocky, sometimes you're passionate, sometimes humble. You've been blessed with a great ear. You are my "go to guy" for guitar dissection of songs. I think it's plus that you carry an attitude...Keep up the GREAT work!

My attitude is this. Love you. Love your channel. If you are playing it then it’s a great song. At the very least I will learn a new chord or technique. And you are funny and entertaining always! What you do is hard and takes a ton of time. You are so appreciated!!!

Very honorable of you. Your doing a great job. You are one of my references. Keep it up and more power to you.

Dude your awesome, been subscribed and listening and learning from you for years. Your one of the top tutors up there with guitar365 and shutup and play...Keep up all the good work...

I always look to your channel first when I’m looking for a lesson for new song I’m working on. I value your approach and appreciate your honesty. Keep it up.

Good for you! You were able to recognize that written conversation misses many points such as voice inflections, facial features, etc. that we all use to interpret what is being said to us. I learned that lesson the hard way at work when I did what you did and replied with a smart-ass answer. you cannot tell what the mood of the writer is. kudos to you.

We really love the channel man. Very important to a lot of us. Been watching since 2011 PT days

Dude! Great video. Thanks for the honesty and self reflection. Todays lesson - kindness and understanding.

I am quite late to this video but let me say this....I am also an old guy who has wasted many years picking up and putting down the guitar and have dedicated these final years of my life to sticking with it. I don't completely concentrate on learning songs, I am studying theory as well since I did play another instrument for many years BUT, when I do look for help to learn a song or songs, I am ALWAYS stoked to see that you, James, have a lesson on that song or songs and I ALWAYS go to your lesson before anyone else because I know, from following you and seeing your lessons, that YOU have the most authentic take and sound on the song and, if you have changed anything about it or prefer a slight variation, you ALWAYS tell us about that. I do sometimes have some difficulty following some passages and have to view over and over and over, but that is because you are so very far advanced from where I am at or maybe ever will be....but THANK YOU for all your efforts, they are so very much appreciated. AND it takes a real person to say what you do in this particular video. I hope you get as much from doing all this work as we viewers are getting from it!! And by saying "also and old guy" I am not referring to YOU...but to some other commenters I read in this thread! Whew!

Thank you for your postings. They are a gift. They have helped and inspired me for years now. I’m certain many others as well. All the best.

It’s amazing how different things come across when we write them versus how they sound in our heads - btw I enjoy the talking videos.

It takes a big man to admit he is wrong. We are all here to get better. You are one of my favorite teachers. Kept the lessons coming.

I truly enjoy your posts, and want to thank you for demonstrating civility and humility. Two behaviors which are so sadly absent and very needed in social media.

Part of what you said in this video really make me think. The fact that socials were very promising and totally backfired is a fact. The funny thing is that watching your videos contribute to me staying away and forget about Facebook and similar and learn something ways more important, useful and funny like playing guitar.

You given so much!! You’re allowed to be human!! Thanks for all you do.

Greetings from Italy...I want you to know that your videos are really appreciated.I thank you for sharing your guitar experience with people who love music and play guitar.Cheers!

It can be so hard to stay considerate and compassionate when there’s so many different people talking and all they appear as is text on a screen. I appreciate all you do and have taught me and others.

Newcomer to your channel and it is fabulous. I also love the fact that you talk to us as peers. The best but of this video is you noodling normal chords like us mere mortals!!! You do a fabulous thing here, press on

You sir are a Gem. I’ve been butchering guitar for many years. You are a compassionate caring human and such a refreshing soul!! Thank you Sir! I save ALL of your vids and have learned ALOT 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻