Jonathan Kehew is ready a good teacher from whom I can learn a lot chords. I like his good humor and a good way of explaining! I am 62 and just started playing a guitar about 2 weeks ago. Thanks to Jonathan, I am progressing quite slowly.

Jonathan I recently found your channel as I surfed through all the channels on playing guitar. I'm 73 years old (almost, next month) and had started learning to play as a teenager. I gave up guitar for girls and never picked up the guitar except on occasion. For Christmas my family bought me a new guitar that fit me. I've always had guitars in my house but had problems. My previous problem was the necks were all too small for my big hands, still somewhat of a problem but not like before. Of all the channels I've watched your's has been the most informative, you're easy to learn from and explain things real well. Thanks for starting this channel and all the best for in in 24.

Jonathan- love you, brother!... "Jonathan Kehew", "Paul Davids", and "Dave Simpson"..... (The only three, a budding guitarist needs!!!!)

I love this guy, been through so many videos but his teachings are the ones that get through to me. Must be the personality. Thanks for the videos!!

gotta admit: was a bit surprised when you talked about dvds and youtube...the video kinda looks like it's from the 80s

This guy is a jewel in a sea of rocky places to learn from. One of the best guitar teachers I've ever come across. Thank you so much on getting my journey off to a better place. I'm more confident now ever, that one day, I'll be able to play like you.

The best teacher I have found on the internet. You can't go wrong watching, listening, and learning. His wife also does a great job with the camera! I have learned so much from these videos!

I just started learning electric guitar last week and I have to say so far your videos have been the best resource on youtube to get around chords and basics of guitar playing.

Great video. I've been playing C,G and D chords in progression, one strum each, over and over and over and over and over again, whilst watching episodes of the US Office (20 mins per episode) to keep my mind slightly occupied! I've nailed G and D, still getting used to C!

Thank you for the finger control tip. Changing to B minor is really hard from D or A and not lifting fingers off really helps. At 78, I'm a combat vet transitioning from staccato noise to melodic sounds. . LOL!

This is the best C to G chord change tutorial I've seen. Especially leading with your second and third finger, and keeping the pinky out of the way, which is something I figured out for myself through trial and error.

Jonathan is one of the best teachers on line that. Patient and a calming personality that is very encouraging. Thanks Jonathan

This video is pure gold! Very easy to follow along with. You are a one of a kind instructor. Thank you.

I call him the PHD guitarist. I'm so home with his tutorials. Love from Ghana Prof.

I'm self taught and have been playing guitar longer than this man has been alive. :D Which means I've picked up LOTS of bad habits like playing a G as: 2-1-O-O-O-3 instead of 3-2-O-O-O-4. The former, means that making the change from C to G requires a fairly big shift in finger positions. The latter, which Jonathan shows here, is ultimately the best way since it requires the least amount of finger-switching. This "minimal finger movement" philosophy is one I've seen taught by many, many guitar teachers. Someday I'll get that through my little flea brain. Thanks for posting this video.

I'd like to add my tuppence... A good example of a solid and honest guy that is using social media to do something positive. Helping others. Excellent on all counts in my opinion and I appreciate the assistance given.

He is very classic I almost thought the video was from the 70's era. His voice is crystal clear. His way of teaching is very light and straight to the point. I listen to him very carefully and take notes. His videos are perfect for beginners or those who got lost somewhere in the middle like myself :P

I’ve been playing for 7 months and your videos have helped so much. Great video

Probably the best tuition video i've seen on changing chords on the entire internet, very well presented, great manner, clear and concise, thank you jkehew1

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my request. I am very grateful. The video is really helpful but again he just explain what you should do with your left hand witch I learn already. I know what my left hand should do I just don't have the ability to make out what my right hand should do .I love your lessons they helped me a lot with my learning process. If you ever have the time to look at the picking pattern only for the live version intros will be amazing. I'll keep monitoring in the future. Thank you so much

Investing in yourself..... nice way to put it. Great lesson. Thank you! And 116 people thumbs down this? The title has “Beginner” in it. Again, appreciate you adding context and thought process to support “why” your approaching the chord process this way.

I've been playing Bass for awhile and decided to play guitar.. The hardest part of making the change was that darn chord switching. Good lord this has been helpful! Thanks!

Thanks for the video, great pointers on changing cords. Picked up the guitar after a failed attempt 40 years ago.

Thank you, your instruction has helped me as a returning stuck guitar student. Way ahead were I left off 18 years ago.

Thanks Jonathan! I'm a beginner and you got me over a major hurdle in chord changes with just a few subtle changes to how I was playing the chords!

wow very nice teaching..for begginers like me..goodjob sir..

You are a great instructor, My main problem has been changing chords and taking my hand off the fret board, I am now focusing on the movement and practice, practice and practice, thanks...will be tuning in more on your lessons

I've been playing a guitar for almost a week now and it's the hardest thing that I've experience since I was born. My fingers has its own life. But I'm doing this cuz I want too. Good luck to me. And I love the way you teach. Thank you!!

Jonathan, the video is from 2013 but it looks like you are still paying attention and responding. I found the instruction very good. For a 28 minute instructional video, you stay on poin and don't ramble and wander aimlessly. I am new to guitar, about 9 months in. I practice a lot, especially chord and chord changes. Sometimes I think I've got it figured out, then sometimes it slips away! I had some instruction but because of the quarantine and staying in, I am just running through a lot of self practice. Here is the issue I am having. You eluded to it at about the 16:00 mark of this video. It has to do with thumb placement and trying to avoid contact with other strings. The suggestion is to move the thumb to the middle of the neck and let the hand curl around the bottom of the neck. This accomplishes space between hand and bottom of the neck thus preventing the bottom of the hand from contacting the bottom string. All fine and well. But in doing this, the left hand is not really supporting or holding the neck - the neck is free floating. So here's what happens, even when I try to practice chord changes slowly: I'm playing the chord, the guitar is basically being supported by thumb and fingers that are playing the chord: I'm holding the guitar neck between thumb and fingers. Well, when I change chords, the neck sometimes moves just because the right arm is strumming. When I release the chord, the neck moves and in order to get it into position, I grab the neck from the bottom with my left hand muting the bottom string and wasting a lot of movement. What happens often is I'll ever so gently pull the neck towards me to play the chord then when I release, the neck pops away, outward and there's no way to pull it back in easily. I'm sure that the mechanics I've just describe should not be happening when I use this 'invisible' thumb method. The concept of minimizing finger motion when changing chords makes perfect sense. But even when I work on reducing finger motion, as long as I'm not supporting the guitar from the bottom, when I release a chord to change to the next, the neck floats and can move and I end up touching strings while I chase the neck. What am I doing wrong here? So a follow up video and/or explanation what's wrong here and how to fix it would be great. In other words - how to change chords using the invisible thumb method would be great! Thank you.

I've been playing guitar for a long time but I've learned a lot by watching your videos. Great patient teacher.

Thanks soooo much for this. I had a 3/4 acoustic guitar as a child but I never bothered with lessons or videos in the past, I used an old book. Soon got bored. Recently bought a Crafter guitar on Amazon UK (it was a steal, crazy cheap for such quality) with the intention of getting some proper lessons. But wow this vid is a revelation. You made things clear and understandable. My main problem is toughening up my very soft tiny finger tips (oh man they get sore) and using my pinky, but I'm slowly getting there! I'm trying to practice for at least 20mins every day. Your vids are gonna be a huge help!

Just found your videos. I'm a long time but often frustrated player who hit a wall and hasn't been able to make much progress. Thanks for the clear and easy to understand instructions. I look forward to following up with your lessons.

Just turned the big Five-O and was suddenly bitten by the desire to learn the guitar. John your video was awesome and very helpful to me as someone just getting started. Very thorough, patient and easy to follow and listen to. I'm going to check out your website. Hoping you may have complete lessons. You seem like the perfect instructor.

This guy teachings are so pleasant & hes so chill. 😁

I love that there is as much explaining as there is playing.Usually in other tutorials,there is a lot of playing and less explaining.Great video!!!!Just stumbled on it and am really hoping there are more.

Hey! You are the GREATEST! Thank you so much for taking the time to post these videos! I started taking lessons about two years ago ... no, make that five! Wow...time does fly! Anyway, during that time, I was at the grocery store and slipped on a shopping list that somebody had dropped and before I knew it I was on my hands and knees facing the opposite direction! At one point during that nice little flip I heard my neck pop! Well, the gist of this tale is that now I have some serious spinal damage that is taking a toll on my hands ~ and whatever it is, the numerous doctors have not quite figured it out. So, for the past year and a half I couldn't even handle touching water! The good new? I've found a new doctor...yeah me! and....even better ....YEAH YOU~~~I picked up my guitar yesterday for the first time since Nov. 2014 ~~~ found your videos on KZfaq and played around for about six minutes then had to give in due to the pain!So, not only will I donate I'll also KNIT YOU A BRIGHT BLUE CAPE cause my friend, YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! so...now for some bad news? I do not knit...I do make jewelry...alas, no knitting. You are safe. No BRIGHT BLUE CAPE in your future friend. ... ;0)Peaceout!TeriUrban Muse, LLC

Thanks so much Jonathan, you made my guitar life so interesting & fun. It's now addictive! Thanks to you, so many wonderful people around this Earth are having a great time playing their guitar all because of this beautiful man called Jonathan keyhoe. Lyn & I love ya matie!

Only been learning now for 3 weeks and chord changes just kill me........Watching your videos helps me so so much Thank you

You're one of the best guitar instructors I ever saw. Your clarity to the point is not only phenomenon but very lucid to see and comprehend. My question therefore is, "Do you have a DVD for purchase or download?" I say this in all honesty, I can't seem to get enough of all your DVD's I have came across. Thanks Jon. You are a true professional.

This video is awesome! Your experience with teaching really shines through. Very easy to follow and understand and not dry at all. This video is perfect for exactly where i am in my journey of learning the guitar. I had an electric for a few years and basically only got as far as learning most of the open chords, some power chords (Black sabbath type stuff: Sweet Leaf, Iron Man etc), a pentatonic scale and diatonic scales (of which I only remember 1 diatonic). I recently sold the electric which I hardly ever touched anymore and picked up an acoustic which I was itching for. Since then my practicing has gone way up again but i was hitting a wall. I was trying to learn by learning snippits of songs but that seemed to be slow learning and kind of hard just looking at tabs. I'd practice trying to learn the song for about 10min then get frustrated because it seemed harder than it should be, so i'd want to practice some other aspect of the guitar but i didn't really know how or what I should try to practice/learn next. After watching this video i'm seeing things much more clearly. No wonder learning the songs was slow going, although I knew some of the chords my chord changing wasn't developped at all. I was totally removing my fingers in between chord changes (worst case scenerio), and I hadn't been practicing that repetition to commit the chords/changes to memory. Gotta take things back to basics! You totally just knocked down that wall I ran into and provided me with many hours practicing potential! Thank you for that! Great video, great teacher. I've watched many of your other videos as well and made tons of notes and now have months of guided practice ahead of me instead of staring at a brick wall! I also bookmarked the new website coming soon, subscribed to this channel, followed on Facebook and instagram. (Also told some of my friends about jkehew1 here on you tube) Thanks!!

The way you teach an explain stuff is just awesome ! ! !

Thanks for giving us beginners hope. Clear concise instruction is key. thanks🍺

Ive been struggling to change from G to C and from Em to D and this video exercises really help me out, it was what I was looking for! Thank you for sharing. :)

i just found it very useful after you posted it 7years ago, god bless you!!

I have watched many many tutorials on changing chords.. but your exercises and techniques are by far the easiest to adapt... finally my bit of struggle comes to an end.. Ty for the amazing lesson..:)👏🏻👏🏻

My 6 yr old is now following your videos. Thanks a ton.

This was very helpful man, it took a day for me. Good luck to you mate.

Such great tips in this video. Keeping my elbow free and letting my thumb move around have drastically improved my chord changes. Thank you so much!

so glad i found your video. I decided to take up the guitar as a hobby a couple of weeks ago and these are the chords i'm working on. it's slow going, sore fingers and all, but this makes it easier. thanks so much for posting this!

This really helps my chord changes.

WOW! Great instruction on chords for beginners. AND you teach things here that NO ONE I've ever seen teach before. Like the left hand thumb techniques etc. Really good teaching here Johnathan. MORE - PLEASE . . . .

Just what the doctor ordered. Should make my cord changes easier. As long as I practice...and I will. Thank you

I recommended you to a lot of players you are a very good instructor,probably the best.

hi man, i love your fking calm carisma it enhances your teaching skills.. keep it up.. and thanks for the video!!

Hi, I'm a beginner and I'm currently learning to play the song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by watching KZfaq videos. The chords are no problem for me, the only thing which is difficult is changing the chords. I'm so happy I found this video, it helped me a lot. Thank you so much! Greetings from Germany :)

Best instructor I've seen on You Tube

Thank you so much for your video. Any tips I can get are extremely appreciated.

Wow, I tune in and find this, I really like this idea, I am a very beginner. And to think I live in Arkansas but was born and raised in Connecticut! Thank you for this lesson.

Great teaching. You appear so humble too. Really enjoyed your lesson

Hi just want to say thank you so much for sharing. I learned so much in two weeks that I am blowing away thank you!!!!!!

Great video Jonathan..im trying soo hard..but you've been a fantastic help..watching from Co kerry. Ireland..🙏🙏🙏

Hi Jonathan !! I am from India. I like your way of teaching...........many people say many things about your teaching......I can say u r simply superb. I felt like i am listen to my brother rather to my teacher.

Just found you. 69 year old beginner. Great transition info. Thanks.

Thanks a lot this makes my chords sound better with your transitioning lesson esp. the C to G fingers set up string w/same fingers as C top two strings and pinky on bottom E string..

Dear Jonathan, thank you so much!!! you're a great teacher. I'm a lefty and trying to learn. please can you post more videos of beginners chords that can follow a very close sequence

At a point when I got frustrated, this video gave me hope! Double thumbs up!!

You're great! I no longer rest my elbow or forearm on my lap and the chord changes became easier! Thumb placement made a difference too, thanks!!

Thanks a ton Jonathan... This is by far the easiest and the best video I've seen on KZfaq to shift chords! You Rock!

I have been working on you are my sunshine as i was told it was a good basic song to start on but was having trouble with the g to c transition. This video is already helping and i have watched it once. My main problem was playing the g chord without my pinky on the e. Thank you for the video and I will definitely be checking out your others.

I just have to say this was hands down the best tutorial I have watched to date... ive always been a music lover but no musical talents, so when I was given an electric guitar I thought I better make use of it 😎 so after about 3 months now I went as far as I could go but hit a wall Im still learning chords but am getting so frustrated when trying to change between them my brain was talking but my fingers weren't listening lol but now ive watched ur lesson I have renewed hope theres still a chance for me lol Also i love how ur so flexible not demanding strict adherence to every rule... Ive just subscribed and can't wait to watch the rest... Thank You So Much xoxo

Thanks Sir, this was a excellent lesson, I just started playing for a few weeks and not playing the G correctly i was NOT using my pinky on the little e, thus not using the other fingers properly. Thanks again for the help.

Thanks for the practice tips. Empty nesters learning for the first time.

Very good instruction. I'm a complete beginner and can totally make sense of this and practice the disciplines here. Many thanks

Although I'm left handed, I play a right handed guitar. It was difficult at first getting the rhythm in my right hand to do what I wanted, but eventually I got it going. I didn't have any trouble making chords with my left hand, I guess you could say they came natural.

Thanks, Doing the 2 min now. Need to say it give me a smile on my face to do the G difrent like you do it. Only problem what is still have is that need learn my self to go back from G to C. But thanks a lot.

Great advice! I'd like to add something about the A chord. If you have large fingers like I have you can use one finger on the 2nd and 3rd string and it makes the same sound. I tried and tried to get my fingers lined up using 3 but i just didnt have the room.

I struggle more with strumming patterns than with the finger placement on the fretboard but I am left handed playing the guitar like a right handed person.

Thank you sir. i got the first Blisters on my fingers 🦅🦁✌🏾first lesson learned. 😊

This guy made me switch between Em and AMaj easily. Guess, older generations were great teachers.

Thank you very much, Jonathon Kehew for this video. This video helps me to play guitar more easily and I learned many things.

im a lefty and i play righty and it felt so much more natural to learn because my left hand could easily do all complicated stuff while my right hand just had to keep rhythm

thank you so much for the assistance with practice in changing chords. That is definitely that hardest thing to master. The exercises that you showed help me almost immediately. It's thanks to folk like you that I am again (after 50 years) getting back to guitar and enjoying it.I guess what they say is right practice practice practice. Thank you again.

If you push your wrist out after a while you will get a very sore wrist by putting your thumb onto the top of the neck straightens you wrist but also allows you to apply the pressure on the strings while still being relaxed love your lessons after many years of enjoying the guitar you have better explained the fundamentals to me than anyone else many thanks

Very interesting and well explained better than many other teachers I have watched. You certainly make a person feel confident. Cheers. Llewellyn, Swansea UK

thank you JK. I'm 55 and Just started to learn the basics,Fantasic method of teaching.

Hi , I've just got my guitar for Christmas. I've learned the chords , E Minor , G major , and A major , and I can transition easily with them. In trying to learn D now and I'm having a lot of trouble , great video!

I'm better player thanks to you. Thank you so much for this vid helped me a lot I had no problems with my pinkie from the C to G transition. I was surprised that was easy as it was

Thank you jkehew, you are a natural teacher, a maestro....

you make it easy to follow along. Thank you

15:00 I've never seen this grip from another angle and now it makes perfect sense why I get such a cramp playing for longer periods

love your lessons.even for us old folks.

I am faster now than last year your video are great

Thank you! The video is very informative and so helpful. I also love the way it looks. Somehow it looks like it's from late 70's or early 80's which reminds me of my childhood :)

Thanks for the video. Clear explanation and great video angles. Most importantly the way you talk makes it feel very pleasant. Thank you.

i recognize an Old Saybrook phone number when I see one! My town!!! We are on the Connecticut River side.... great lesson!

Great lesson. That helped.The pinkie position on the C chord is important for anticipating the change to G , I was neglecting that. Now I have a more challenging task: Cm to Bb uhh! That's in "Black Jesus" from Everlast ...

Man you give great instructions, you helped me so much...just keep it up!

My dang pinky is having issues on placing on the new to me G…I like that placement, but it’s a brain reset to keep your pinky and ring fingers separated lol. Thanks Jonathan, new sub here btw.

Great video! And you are a great instructor! Thanks a lot for patiently explaining so many basic concepts. I am struggling with changing chords. Have been learning for 6 months. I suppose I am not practicing enough. Will try to follow as suggested. Thanks

this was so so awesome !! :) watching tutorials on you tube and finding out how to play chords i must say you did the greatest job out of all those loved your video found it really helpful than other creepy stuff on you tube :) :) Thanks for the video :)