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  • 👉Over 600 Song Guitar Lessons With Chords, Tabs, & Lyrics: www.JustinGuitar.com/songs In this lesson, we'll learn how to play the awesome Beatles riff I Feel Fine. It's great fun to play unless you have a stumpy little finger as I do! :) It's an effective guitar technique workout too! #justinguitar #guitarforbeginners #thebeatles
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    00:05 I Feel Fine - Playthrough
    00:23 I Feel Fine - Introduction
    00:37 I Feel Fine - Intro Riff Chords
    03:10 I Feel Fine - Riff Picking
    04:10 I Feel Fine - Extra tips
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Komentáře • 194

  • @damamae950
    @damamae950 Před 3 lety +62

    A lifelong Beatles fan, and over 50 years after the fact, I realize that John Lennon was an underappreciated and very fine guitarist

    • @crazyantny9161
      @crazyantny9161 Před rokem

      He played it like he wanted to break it at times

    • @rocketamerica2450
      @rocketamerica2450 Před 5 měsíci +1

      He was an excellent harmonica player too. I thought.

  • @1DaTJo
    @1DaTJo Před 8 měsíci +2

    Awesome! A teacher who doesn't waste a second of his audience's time. Thanks so much!

  • @bedazzled64
    @bedazzled64 Před 9 lety +5

    I don't play guitar but its so very interesting to watch people play the riffs. Thanks for showing this one. This is my favorite song of all time!

  • @rumpledskin7971
    @rumpledskin7971 Před 3 lety +2

    "Not really built to be a guitar player" but you're doing fine with your "stump". I Feel Fine with your lessons. Keep them coming.

  • @lclarke7630
    @lclarke7630 Před 10 lety +9

    This guy is a rock star himself. Great playing and Teaching. MAGGOON!!!!!!!!

  • @joec2077
    @joec2077 Před 2 lety +10

    One reason Lennon had an easier time at the G position is that his Rickenbacker had a shorter (compressed) neck so the frets were closer together at the lower end

    • @DanimalistBoot
      @DanimalistBoot Před rokem

      He actually played it on an acoustic in the studio.

  • @123Goldhunter11
    @123Goldhunter11 Před 10 lety +7

    I too have short fingers but thanks! I've been playing that wrong for 30 years. Nice to hear it the right way.

  • @Mick-Dempsey
    @Mick-Dempsey Před 13 lety +2

    That tone is so vintage,Sounds beautiful.

  • @nickaclaus
    @nickaclaus Před 8 lety +5

    I'm with ya , Justin.
    Little pinky be damned! I just play the C,B,A on the G string once the riff moves up to the G Barre position.

    • @tonya5809
      @tonya5809 Před 4 lety

      I can't stretch to fit the G shape and never will, no matter how hard l try or how much l practice. The key is to simply re-think what other way it can be achieved, by playing the same notes but not being locked into holding down the G shape. For those of us without the ability to be able to stretch to tricky stretches, always search for an alternative. After all its the outcome that we are after, not the ability to be able to copy exactly the way it was played. Sometimes a small compromise must be made, but in most pieces there is a way to achieve the same result.

  • @jameskelly5494
    @jameskelly5494 Před 11 lety +9

    Love The Beatles, and love this riff. Easy to understand and well played too,keep up the good work Justin.
    For those with little fingers (pinky) , there may be 2 ways around this problem.
    1 I'm sure i read awhile back that John/George didnt use the 4/4 size guitar but the next size down, ie 3/4
    2 If you cant manage to play the 7th fret 4th string ( A note ) use the 2nd fret on the G string.
    Hope this helps

  • @coolking2002
    @coolking2002 Před 13 lety +2

    Fair play, for someone who "wasn't built to be a guitar player" you're not doing too bad! Great lesson mate :-)

  • @familiardave6540
    @familiardave6540 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Simple, yet astounding! Thanks for the lesson!

  • @cabronpolvoron
    @cabronpolvoron Před 9 lety +3

    Your great!! i study guitar and english with your wonderful videos, thank you so much!!

  • @Thundercloud94
    @Thundercloud94 Před 11 lety +1

    I hear you man. I've got it down real nice except for those pinkie stretches. It's easier in the first bit of the riff, but when you get down to the 3rd fret and the frets are spaced out more, man it's killer. Guess I just gotta keep trying.

  • @beepit95
    @beepit95 Před 13 lety

    This is the only video that gets it right. All the other lessons on youtube have you playing the notes on there own, but in order to get the right sound, you have to hold the bar chord. Thanks for the upload!

  • @djc5897
    @djc5897 Před 3 lety +3

    John lennon came up with this riff. Perhaps my favorite Beatles lick

  • @LightSnowOvernight
    @LightSnowOvernight Před 10 lety +18

    I might have to buy a short-scale Rickenbacker just to stretch my fingers far enough

  • @Chris-nc6dx
    @Chris-nc6dx Před 3 lety +1

    Great teacher

  • @atlgator1928
    @atlgator1928 Před 6 lety +1

    You are just a remarkable teacher, Justin, thanks for sharing this!

  • @ChefClary60
    @ChefClary60 Před 11 lety +1

    You can also try playing a regular G and using the 1st and open b string, then 2nd fret and open G string. Try the G with your pinky, middle, and ring finger which leaves your index open to play the riff. Sounds just about the same (because the notes are correct)!

  • @RobertPaints
    @RobertPaints Před 8 měsíci

    Very good detailed teaching very much appreciated when you wanna learn every note great job

  • @marcos_music_channel
    @marcos_music_channel Před 8 měsíci +1

    Malcolm Young! Fantastic!

  • @ericdavidwallace
    @ericdavidwallace Před rokem

    Thank you for this !

  • @MrBeatlesfreak72
    @MrBeatlesfreak72 Před 12 lety

    Dude thanx, u don't know how long i've been trying to learn this, and with ur video i learned it in 5 minutes.

  • @hashtag_number9212
    @hashtag_number9212 Před 10 lety +4

    Wow, very good tutorial. Ur very accurate!!!

  • @bluecrabcakes
    @bluecrabcakes Před 13 lety +1

    Thanke Dude I Feel Fine now

  • @harmonairbass
    @harmonairbass Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks Man. Awesome tutorial! Good luck to you.

  • @EnvyX2
    @EnvyX2 Před 12 lety

    Thank you! =)
    I'll go ahead and try this out later, I just totally stopped trying to learn the song because it didn't learn right without the flick. Thanks, have a nice day.

  • @kieransjamz
    @kieransjamz Před 13 lety

    i just started 3 months ago and if i ever get as good as u i would never put that guitar down!!!! Thanks man

  • @geohaber
    @geohaber Před 4 lety +2

    The third note, (10th fret D string). is always muted. I can't get it to ring when held down with the barre chord. It is almost easier for me to just finger the notes without holding down the barre chord.

  • @garyhull6689
    @garyhull6689 Před rokem

    Really good!

  • @juanmarex
    @juanmarex Před 13 lety +1

    beautiful guitar dude!

  • @nigelwilliams3311
    @nigelwilliams3311 Před 3 lety +1

    Most of the difficulties with playing this seem to arise from trying to hold down a barre chord whilst playing the notes as embellishments. It is actually quite simple to play it as a major scale riff. I can see the logic in demonstrating how the riff relates to the underlying chords, and possibly in trying to play it the "original" way, but it is not the only way.

    • @SimonRobinson137
      @SimonRobinson137 Před 2 lety

      Thanks for your help - it's so much easier for me this way especially as I can't make the stretches! OK - so it's no 100% the way Lennon played but being able to at least play the riff is better than not playing it at all. I also can't do that thing with the pull-off note so I am actually really quite far from the original. Cheers

    • @nigelwilliams3311
      @nigelwilliams3311 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SimonRobinson137 After a year I had forgotten my original comment! I see no sense in making things harder than they have to be just for "authenticity". A lot of great guitarists adapted things to make life easier. Keith Richards plays almost everything in Open G on 5 strings to make it easier, and created a unique sound out of it.

  • @danielanderson7481
    @danielanderson7481 Před 8 lety +1

    Thank You your cover helps loads! :)

  • @milosit
    @milosit Před 11 lety

    @1000buffalos - totally agree with you on the difficult chord formation. I have long enough fingers and I can stretch to the 7th fret with my pinkie. My problem is the barred note on the 4th string after lifting the pinkie. It sounds as dead as a doornail no thanks to the muting from my 3rd finger - no matter how hard I try. So I let my 3rd finger do the work of the pinkie for the 1st half of the riff.

  • @twistinmemelons
    @twistinmemelons Před 11 lety

    Thanks Justin, your videos help me a lot.

  • @09jpick
    @09jpick Před 13 lety

    Finally found the real deal!! Not just some poser who cranks the Beatles to drown out their limitations while they live out the fantasy of being the 5th Fab!!!

  • @starsighter13
    @starsighter13 Před 11 lety

    NICE Gretsch Justin !! Awesome lesson! thanks as always

  • @richardcodron8222
    @richardcodron8222 Před 11 lety +1

    another variation is instead of open D in first bit play 5th fret of 5th string. You can actually use this shape to play whole riff in D, C G.
    . Not as good but easier I think

  • @justinbecheras8376
    @justinbecheras8376 Před 3 lety

    Thank you very much for the great tuto, especially the up and down strokes , very accurate

  • @07foxmulder
    @07foxmulder Před 13 lety

    thanks a lot man. this was a lot of help.

  • @dontrotta6998
    @dontrotta6998 Před 11 lety

    you are fun to watch and a great teacher, wish i had you in my band thanks

  • @dmike03
    @dmike03 Před 13 lety

    Awesome as always, thanks J

  • @ElCapinyoazz
    @ElCapinyoazz Před 5 lety

    Solution to small hands on the G section is to play it on a shorter scale guitar like a Jag, Mustang, Duo Sonic, Byrdland, etc. On the record it's actually two guitars double tracking it, George on a Gretsch Tennessean - a 24.5" scale guitar, and Lennon on a Gibson acoustic with a pickup - almost certainly a 24.75" scale. That's why it sounds like that note is made sometimes and sometimes not - the double tracking.

  • @captainfreedom7182
    @captainfreedom7182 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the great lessons justin! Much appreciated

  • @dogwithoutu
    @dogwithoutu Před 13 lety +1

    You could also get a fender squire mini strat for about 150 bucks too! A friend of jon05291 has one works great for stubby fingers.

  • @CletusColtrane
    @CletusColtrane Před 13 lety

    Nice and tastey.......
    i like to just ever so gently touch the top of the string for the feedback at the beginning

  • @taara7308
    @taara7308 Před 9 lety +1

    Hello! I really like your lessons, as they are so easy to follow and fun! And of course, this is one of my favourite songs by my heroes!
    I am having a little problem with the fretting. The fourth note of this barred riff, when the pinky is supposed to be pulled off, comes out muted. Could you please suggest a way to fix this? By the way, I am 13yrs old, and have been playing for around 2-3 years, now.
    Thanks in advance!
    Taara...

  • @FinnBjerke
    @FinnBjerke Před 6 lety

    On Acustic guitar you can actually play this using D C and G chords in first position. (Spanish chords) It sounds good and its easier. D is xx0232 . The chords used in riff are D D7 Dsus7 D D9 D etc.

  • @CosmicCompassionQuest
    @CosmicCompassionQuest Před 11 lety

    GREAT tutorial, you are really good at breaking it down, cheers mate

  • @michaelmccartney8506
    @michaelmccartney8506 Před 9 lety

    Nicely put together m8. Cheers Mick 😊

  • @tempusfugit007
    @tempusfugit007 Před 10 lety

    Good show ole chap !!

  • @rocketamerica2450
    @rocketamerica2450 Před 5 měsíci

    Excellent, full marks friend, Now I can play this lick with my teeth, and it smokes.

  • @Swanny530
    @Swanny530 Před 12 lety

    Just bought your book bud superb

  • @Lovemylovething
    @Lovemylovething Před 12 lety

    LOVE that riff! Thanks!

  • @jx14aby
    @jx14aby Před 10 lety +5

    I think the problem with the stretch on your pinky may by that John Lennon was playing a Richenbacher with a short neck.

    • @Amber57499
      @Amber57499 Před 7 lety

      And I think that you simply neet to practice it. Do you know the Tornado of Souls solo? It's got a stretchy part (fret 10 - 17) which was a real pain for the first 3 months I practiced it. Once you get that down, pretty much everything is possible :p

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 Před 7 lety

      Sometimes practice isn't enough. I've been playing over 10 years and have been practicing I Feel Fine for the past 6 months or so, and I can't play it. my hands simply won't make that stretch. Maybe if I had learned it when I was young and flexible, but there really are physical limits for some people.
      If it is really messing up your hands, stop. Play something else.

    • @jazzrecordingsandarchives9198
      @jazzrecordingsandarchives9198 Před 6 lety

      jx14aby He actually played it on a Gibson J-160 E.It feedbacks a lot

  • @haro82
    @haro82 Před 13 lety

    Great lesson! Always loved this riff. Thanks :)

  • @lesanne2
    @lesanne2 Před 13 lety

    Thank you friend.

  • @arnelquerubin1871
    @arnelquerubin1871 Před 9 lety

    Now I know it , ur d great guy ..Cebu City Philippines

  • @johnmcmahon7996
    @johnmcmahon7996 Před 7 lety

    Sweet Gretsch Malcom Young model too..!

  • @AvaRose00
    @AvaRose00 Před měsícem

    Great lesson all these years later. I still have an issue getting that not to ring out when you pull off. Does anyone else have this issue?

  • @Gammaschneider
    @Gammaschneider Před 12 lety

    Thx Dear.. More !!!

  • @1060michaelg
    @1060michaelg Před 4 lety

    Justin---nice video, man. I've been playing since '77 and I STILL have the problem with that stretch at the 3rd fret!!! Granted, it's a classical guitar with the wide frets that one is thankful for when playing those great Jazz chords of old standards...I used to think, "Hold on, if I can manage these monster chord configurations, and, mind you, in a lively movement, then why do I have so much trouble with executing this embellishment on the G barre chord?
    The plain truth is this; It's just one of those things! Like, I knew this one guy had a group and he played ONLY BARRE CHORDS!! I mean not even an open C chord! I once suggested why not try some not only standard open shapes like A min...but try A min open in the 5th fret...his eyes narrowed to mere slits and as far as I know they remain stuck in that position.
    Good Lord...I seem to have forgotten what my point was---WAIT, got it; I have resolved to CHEAT when it comes to the 3rd fret stretch on I FEEL FINE. I either a) play the 3rd fret figure until I come to the TROUBLE SPOT, at which point I finger the suspended part as normally played (the C, B) then, instead of that, for me, nearly tendon wrenching reach on the 7th fret, I drop down to the 4th and 2nd fret position, 3rd string, to play that quick little A,B,A,B bit. You'll find that nothing is lost as regards fidelity to the original fingering (or precious little) and problem soled, right?
    Or b) play the whole figure in an open G chord...easy and lovely, especially on a nylon string. I typically only use this option when playing an instrumental arrangement of I FEEL FINE---(it's a great song for finger style!). Anyway, so sorry I blathered on...but I liked your video and related to that "3rd fret dilemma" that many even experienced players have difficulty with.
    I played a 1964 Rickenbacker and while the SOUND is magical for the jangly chord sounds I love...I found my fingers need ROOM for chord work, and it did not suit me .
    Again, sorry for the novel...keep up your great vids!!

  • @pinewaves
    @pinewaves Před 11 lety

    Thank you for the tutorial :)

  • @hkyplyr61
    @hkyplyr61 Před 7 lety

    Theres two places in the song where the picking changes for one bar...One is at the beginning of verse one. The word Baby kind of covers it up a little. And after the solo, same deal, but just for one bar.

  • @haro82
    @haro82 Před 11 lety

    Nice lesson! The riff is easy enough to understand, but man it's a hard one to play.

  • @Pweiner15
    @Pweiner15 Před 9 lety

    Having trouble with the pinky flick as well. It seems like I'm always muting with my ring finger when i try to pull back (cause those two fingers aren't completely independent).

  • @EmilyEllen
    @EmilyEllen Před 11 lety

    Thank you!

  • @TheStephenCarey
    @TheStephenCarey Před 12 lety

    Hey that was brill as always, can we have the rest of the song as a lesson :)) pritty plesae

  • @CaioPBD
    @CaioPBD Před 9 lety

    thanks!

  • @Cal0rb
    @Cal0rb Před 11 lety

    solution to the G chord riff for people with small finger like me! = G ( 3rd fret 6th string using ring finger ) - open g string twice twice - F (3rd fret 4th string using pinky **hammer off to an open D) - C ( 1st fret 2nd string using first finger **hammer off to an open B) - A (2nd fret 3rd string using middle finger) - open B (2nd string) - A (2nd fret 3rd using middle finger) :|| = repeat. *Hope this makes sense/ helps other people

  • @10yearsafter83
    @10yearsafter83 Před 11 lety

    down, downm downflick down, up up up!! xD

  • @alansimpson8962
    @alansimpson8962 Před 5 lety

    You say maybe you got that problem too is a understatement I only have stubb for a pinkie but I shall prevail there is nothing to fear but fear itself

  • @1000buffalos
    @1000buffalos Před 11 lety

    Justin, pardon me for dropping this unsolicited comment, but for all the short fingered folks, this lick can easily played by NOT staying in chord formation. Stretch out like you are doing a scale exercise. You lose a bit of the nice sustain, but with practice it can get really close. Its the only way I was ever able to get through some Bach passages.

  • @bludworm1
    @bludworm1 Před 2 lety

    I too have the same problem with my pinky finger making the stretch now that I'm 57...In my younger years it wasn't a problem...I have yet to find stretching exercises to help.

    • @JustinGuitarSongs
      @JustinGuitarSongs  Před 2 lety +1

      Try this: www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/finger-stretching-exercise-te-101
      Cheers 😊
      | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator [ www.justinguitar.com/ ]

  • @MelosAntropon
    @MelosAntropon Před 11 lety

    As a lifelong guitarist (47 years playing) and Beatles fan, I would add two comments to BluesRenegade's two points:
    #1 Correct
    #2 ABSOLUTELY correct.
    Melos

  • @Crusha78
    @Crusha78 Před 12 lety

    Nice guitar

  • @hywel4605
    @hywel4605 Před 5 lety

    on the g you can play the end part of the g string.

  • @SomervilleBob
    @SomervilleBob Před 12 lety

    Lennon plays the riff on a Rick 320 with a 3/4 neck. So, the frets are much closer than your guitar. Easier to extend that pinky.

  • @philmitchell4957
    @philmitchell4957 Před 11 lety +4

    How about putting a capo on the 3rd fret and playing that difficult G chord as an E major shape ?

    • @judgetimbers588
      @judgetimbers588 Před 7 lety

      Phil Mitchell - exactly how I play it and it sounds good.

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 Před 7 lety

      Works. Abd it means you can use the "open" Bb for the solo..
      Capos are for pros as well as learners, so never let anyone tell you they are for pussies (as some shredders are wont to do).

  • @redspecialdude1
    @redspecialdude1 Před 11 lety

    Great stuff played on johns gibson 1600-e

  • @pablo9364
    @pablo9364 Před 4 lety

    I tried this without seeing the video. My finger hurt so watched this for the justinguitar magic solution. There isn’t one. Just have to streeeetch and practise more LOL ok great help

  • @georgescarlett5441
    @georgescarlett5441 Před 9 lety +1

    Hey Justin', Do you play both lead parts simultaneously on And Your Bird Can Sing? I'd love to tab it for everyone, but I'm just not "TECHNO" enough to do it. Check out "The Fab Four" Tribute band, if you haven't already.----CHEERS___ JW

  • @daydreamer102
    @daydreamer102 Před 3 lety

    Love the Gretsch! what model is it?

  • @URBANBEATSACADEMY
    @URBANBEATSACADEMY Před 3 lety

    thanks, the G chord I think is easier with a smaller guitar.. like the one Lennon used .. i think

  • @NotNotKenny
    @NotNotKenny Před 3 lety

    After trying it on the 3rd fret the higher ups seem a lot easier.😆

  • @darkgamer8782
    @darkgamer8782 Před 4 lety

    If you have trouble playing this, simply don’t play the difficult version, just do the bar cords and slide your fingers through the frets, makes it a lot easier

  • @RichardTetta
    @RichardTetta Před 3 lety

    obviously easier for Lennon to do that pinky stretch off the G chord on his Rickenbacker. I find it very hard on acoustic guitar

  • @hostilerampage
    @hostilerampage Před 6 lety

    I have problems with the high part cause my hands are too big so things kind of even out. so I start on the 5th fret

  • @KidsWithGuns1992
    @KidsWithGuns1992 Před 13 lety

    You make it look so easy, I find this near impossible to play! My fingers are too short and it hurts my wrist. :(

  • @horstperl5563
    @horstperl5563 Před 3 lety

    Hey hey Justin i like that

  • @dkn822
    @dkn822 Před 9 lety

    What a nice guitar! Is it Malcolm Young's one or something like that?

  • @DrewAnti1960
    @DrewAnti1960 Před 13 lety

    nice

  • @haroldprice1030
    @haroldprice1030 Před 10 měsíci

    Yep, My fingers too are simply too short and stubby to reach those frets....

  • @autocrow
    @autocrow Před 11 lety +1

    That's why I like short scale guitars.

  • @robertfernandez1433
    @robertfernandez1433 Před 11 lety

    do you know the opening riff to the yardbird's 'like putty in your hands'

  • @PJF1981
    @PJF1981 Před 3 lety

    Don't know if it's my posture or what but I find it much easier to play the G position than the D position.

  • @alexanderkamyshev9055
    @alexanderkamyshev9055 Před 6 lety

    Make a lesson “The Beatles-Hey Bulldog” please

  • @user-rf5px3gh3p
    @user-rf5px3gh3p Před 6 lety

    One of the hardest riffs imo

  • @alexjosol
    @alexjosol Před 11 lety

    hey justin nice jam can you put some tabs on it?