I Was Only 19 | Red Gum | Guitar Lesson & Tutorial

Thanks for watching this acoustic guitar lesson for the Australian Folk Rock band, Red Gum's classic song, I was only Nineteen. In this tutorial, you'll not only learn the original chord voicings, but also, the now classic fingerpicking pattern showcased in the song.
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[@warrenderwent]

That’s a lovely 18!! 👍

[@kengoold7157]

thats great mate. used to be able to pick it, been a while and forgotten, thanks for getting me back on track.

[@ap741000]

No worries mate. Glad you found it helpful 👍

[@gupperfish]

Appreciate the video, gonna play it for my dad.

[@gupperfish]

Appreciate the video, gonna play it for my dad.
😊

[@ianlockyer3815]

Hi mate I'm Ian wondering if you can teach by a fire of gidgee coal. Cheers for the lessons mate, deadly.

[@nolawintour6689]

Great lesson also have you done one for True Blue by John Williamson ? Ta

[@TheBraddles82]

Have to admit I skipped the tutorial to see if you performed the song at the end

[@ap741000]

Sorry to disappoint, every time I perform a song during a tutorial I get copyright issues, so I can only do snippets of the songs..

[@TheBraddles82]

@@ap741000 what a time to be alive hey! I’m sure your cover of this would be killer

[@ap741000]

Crazy times dude for sure. Just gotta keep on Rockin’

[@stephenmorphett1340]

Good try, not sure if your picking pattern is right but your phrasing isn't close. Take a listen to the original against yours & try again!

[@ap741000]

I took it from a live version where he was playing live. It seems to change a little from gig to gig.

[@stephenmorphett1340]

@@ap741000 all good, I don't play it the way they do either as it's too complicated to pick it right & sing it. I just strum it & only fingerpick if someone else sings it & then probably don't play it right. Saw them live years ago, Hughy was a pretty good guitarist, multi instrumentalist.

[@stephenmorphett1340]

@@ap741000 I think I've seen that on youtube, he plats it solo on an acoustic. Didn't like it but it's his song! Shame Hughy passed away.

[@ap741000]

Yeah, it certainly is mate. We’ve lost too many great musos these last few years

[@stevensayle5792]

Hey thanks for the lesson I’ve been trying to pick it like the original and though iam a decent finger picker iam still finding it tricky to get to speed with out making a mistake 😊 it’s a tough one