Chords for Can't You See - Beginner Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Alright, in today's lesson we're going to learn a song called Can't You See by the Marshall Tucker Band.
This is a beginner lesson.
This song is a great beginner [C] song because it only [G] uses three chords and the chord progression
[D] never changes throughout the whole song.
[F] In this lesson I'm also going to teach you [Ab] a simple approach to strumming that will always
make sure that your songs sound correct.
[D]
So, let's just hop right into it.
The chords for this song are going to be D major, also known as just D.
[C] C, now in this
case I like to use a C add 9 rather than a regular C major.
It doesn't really matter though.
[G] The third chord is G.
You don't have to use the four finger G chord.
Now the chord progression [D] goes D,
[C] C, [G] G, [D]
D and then it repeats.
Each chord gets one bar or four beats.
One, two, three, [C] four, [G] one, two, three, four, [D] one, two, three, four and it repeats.
Since the chord progression begins and ends on D, you're going to have back to back D
chords all the time.
Alright, so as a beginner, when you are strumming a song, the most important thing is to [E] change
the chords at [F] the right time.
That means it's totally okay to abandon a chord early to give yourself time to get ready
for the next chord.
What we're going to do as we go on is we're going to start with just one strum.
We're going to strum on beat one and [Db] that will give us the other three beats and we
can use those to get ready for the next chord.
Just strum on beat one and then immediately start getting ready for the next chord.
Alright, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, [E] three, [D] four, one, two, three, [G] four,
[D] one, two,
three, four, one, two, three, [G] four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
Next, try strumming on beats one and two.
One, two, three, four.
Two, three, [C] four, one, two, switch, [G] ready, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, three, four,
one, two, three, four, [C] one, two, three, [G] four, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, three, four.
[E] Good, from there we move on to three beats.
Strum on beats one, two, and three.
One, two, three, [D]
[C] switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, one, two, three.
Hold it, one, two, three, [C]
switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, two, three.
Okay, [E] alright, now if that's a little too fast for you, all you need to do is slow it down.
[D] Make sure that you're playing [G]
on the [D] beat.
Alright, so next thing is we're going to try to strum on all four beats.
Now, that fourth strum, that fourth beat, you're going to have to let go of a [F] little bit early to give yourself time to [C] transition.
It's just how it is, because [D] nobody can switch chords instantaneously.
It's not possible.
So, [D] typically what you want to do is you want to switch [G] on half a beat.
So, if you want to count the half beats, we just say, and, in between our numbers.
One, two, three, four, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and.
So, [D] to get our ideal switching time, it would be on the [Ab] and of four.
Alright, so you're still just going to strum four times.
The last one, see if you can hold it for half a beat.
[C] [F] Alright, here we go.
One, [D] two, three, four.
One, two, three, and, four, [C] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [D] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one
and, [D] one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, and, there you go.
That's all it takes to make a song sound good is switching at the right time.
It doesn't matter how simple or how complicated you are.
If you don't change [G] chords at the right time, it's just [F] not going to sound right.
It's not [E] about how much, how [D] many strums you can fit in, or a fancy strumming pattern.
The most important thing is just changing chords at the right time.
If you can do that, then anything you play is going to sound right.
Alright, enjoy the [F] lesson, and have a great day.
[N]
This is a beginner lesson.
This song is a great beginner [C] song because it only [G] uses three chords and the chord progression
[D] never changes throughout the whole song.
[F] In this lesson I'm also going to teach you [Ab] a simple approach to strumming that will always
make sure that your songs sound correct.
[D]
So, let's just hop right into it.
The chords for this song are going to be D major, also known as just D.
[C] C, now in this
case I like to use a C add 9 rather than a regular C major.
It doesn't really matter though.
[G] The third chord is G.
You don't have to use the four finger G chord.
Now the chord progression [D] goes D,
[C] C, [G] G, [D]
D and then it repeats.
Each chord gets one bar or four beats.
One, two, three, [C] four, [G] one, two, three, four, [D] one, two, three, four and it repeats.
Since the chord progression begins and ends on D, you're going to have back to back D
chords all the time.
Alright, so as a beginner, when you are strumming a song, the most important thing is to [E] change
the chords at [F] the right time.
That means it's totally okay to abandon a chord early to give yourself time to get ready
for the next chord.
What we're going to do as we go on is we're going to start with just one strum.
We're going to strum on beat one and [Db] that will give us the other three beats and we
can use those to get ready for the next chord.
Just strum on beat one and then immediately start getting ready for the next chord.
Alright, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, [E] three, [D] four, one, two, three, [G] four,
[D] one, two,
three, four, one, two, three, [G] four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
Next, try strumming on beats one and two.
One, two, three, four.
Two, three, [C] four, one, two, switch, [G] ready, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, three, four,
one, two, three, four, [C] one, two, three, [G] four, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, three, four.
[E] Good, from there we move on to three beats.
Strum on beats one, two, and three.
One, two, three, [D]
[C] switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, one, two, three.
Hold it, one, two, three, [C]
switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, two, three.
Okay, [E] alright, now if that's a little too fast for you, all you need to do is slow it down.
[D] Make sure that you're playing [G]
on the [D] beat.
Alright, so next thing is we're going to try to strum on all four beats.
Now, that fourth strum, that fourth beat, you're going to have to let go of a [F] little bit early to give yourself time to [C] transition.
It's just how it is, because [D] nobody can switch chords instantaneously.
It's not possible.
So, [D] typically what you want to do is you want to switch [G] on half a beat.
So, if you want to count the half beats, we just say, and, in between our numbers.
One, two, three, four, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and.
So, [D] to get our ideal switching time, it would be on the [Ab] and of four.
Alright, so you're still just going to strum four times.
The last one, see if you can hold it for half a beat.
[C] [F] Alright, here we go.
One, [D] two, three, four.
One, two, three, and, four, [C] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [D] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one
and, [D] one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, and, there you go.
That's all it takes to make a song sound good is switching at the right time.
It doesn't matter how simple or how complicated you are.
If you don't change [G] chords at the right time, it's just [F] not going to sound right.
It's not [E] about how much, how [D] many strums you can fit in, or a fancy strumming pattern.
The most important thing is just changing chords at the right time.
If you can do that, then anything you play is going to sound right.
Alright, enjoy the [F] lesson, and have a great day.
[N]
Key:
D
G
C
F
E
D
G
C
_ Alright, in today's lesson we're going to learn a song called Can't You See by the Marshall Tucker Band.
This is a beginner lesson.
This song is a great beginner [C] song because it only [G] uses three chords and the chord progression
[D] never changes throughout the whole song.
_ [F] In this lesson I'm also going to teach you [Ab] a simple approach to strumming that will always
make sure that your songs sound correct.
[D] _
_ So, let's just hop right into it.
The chords for this song are going to be D major, _ also known as just D.
_ [C] C, _ now in this
case I like to use a C add 9 rather than a regular C major.
It doesn't really matter though.
[G] _ _ The third chord is G.
You don't have to use the four finger G chord.
Now the chord progression _ _ [D] goes D, _
[C] _ C, [G] _ G, _ [D]
D and then it repeats.
Each chord gets one bar or four beats.
One, two, three, _ _ [C] _ _ _ four, _ [G] _ _ one, two, three, four, [D] one, two, three, four and it repeats.
_ Since the chord progression begins and ends on D, you're going to have back to back D
chords all the time.
Alright, _ so as a beginner, when you are strumming a song, the most important thing is to [E] change
the chords at [F] the right time.
That means it's totally okay to abandon a chord early to give yourself time to get ready
for the next chord.
What we're going to do as we go on is we're going to start _ with just one strum.
We're going to strum on beat one and [Db] that will give us the other three beats and we
can use those to get ready for the next chord.
Just strum on beat one and then immediately start getting ready for the next chord.
Alright, _ one, two, three, _ [D] four, one, two, [E] three, _ [D] _ four, one, two, three, _ [G] _ four, _ _
_ [D] _ _ one, two, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ three, four, one, two, three, [G] four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
_ Next, try strumming on beats one and two. _
One, two, three, four. _
_ Two, three, [C] four, one, two, switch, [G] ready, one, two, three, [D] four, one, _ _ two, three, four,
one, _ _ two, three, four, [C] _ one, two, _ three, [G] four, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, three, four.
[E] Good, from there we move on to three beats.
Strum on beats one, two, and three.
_ One, two, three, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, one, two, three.
Hold it, one, two, three, [C]
switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, _ two, three.
Okay, [E] alright, now if that's a little too fast for you, all you need to do is slow it down.
_ [D] _ _ _ Make sure that you're playing [G]
on the [D] beat.
Alright, so next thing is we're going to try to strum on all four beats.
Now, that fourth strum, that fourth beat, you're going to have to let go of a [F] little bit early to give yourself time to [C] transition.
It's just how it is, because [D] nobody can switch chords instantaneously.
It's not possible.
So, [D] typically what you want to do is you want to switch _ [G] on half a beat.
So, if you want to count the half beats, we just say, and, in between our numbers. _
_ One, two, three, four, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and.
So, _ _ [D] to get our ideal switching time, it would be on the [Ab] and of four.
Alright, so you're still just going to strum four times.
The last one, see if you can hold it for half a beat.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] Alright, here we go.
One, [D] two, three, four.
One, two, three, and, four, [C] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [D] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one
and, _ [D] one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, and, there you go.
That's all it takes to make a song sound good is switching at the right time.
It doesn't matter how simple or how complicated you are.
_ If you don't change [G] chords at the right time, it's just [F] not going to sound right.
It's not [E] about how much, how [D] many strums you can fit in, or a fancy strumming pattern.
_ The most important thing is just changing chords at the right time.
If you can do that, then anything you play is going to sound right.
_ _ Alright, _ enjoy the [F] lesson, and have a great day.
[N] _ _
This is a beginner lesson.
This song is a great beginner [C] song because it only [G] uses three chords and the chord progression
[D] never changes throughout the whole song.
_ [F] In this lesson I'm also going to teach you [Ab] a simple approach to strumming that will always
make sure that your songs sound correct.
[D] _
_ So, let's just hop right into it.
The chords for this song are going to be D major, _ also known as just D.
_ [C] C, _ now in this
case I like to use a C add 9 rather than a regular C major.
It doesn't really matter though.
[G] _ _ The third chord is G.
You don't have to use the four finger G chord.
Now the chord progression _ _ [D] goes D, _
[C] _ C, [G] _ G, _ [D]
D and then it repeats.
Each chord gets one bar or four beats.
One, two, three, _ _ [C] _ _ _ four, _ [G] _ _ one, two, three, four, [D] one, two, three, four and it repeats.
_ Since the chord progression begins and ends on D, you're going to have back to back D
chords all the time.
Alright, _ so as a beginner, when you are strumming a song, the most important thing is to [E] change
the chords at [F] the right time.
That means it's totally okay to abandon a chord early to give yourself time to get ready
for the next chord.
What we're going to do as we go on is we're going to start _ with just one strum.
We're going to strum on beat one and [Db] that will give us the other three beats and we
can use those to get ready for the next chord.
Just strum on beat one and then immediately start getting ready for the next chord.
Alright, _ one, two, three, _ [D] four, one, two, [E] three, _ [D] _ four, one, two, three, _ [G] _ four, _ _
_ [D] _ _ one, two, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ three, four, one, two, three, [G] four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
_ Next, try strumming on beats one and two. _
One, two, three, four. _
_ Two, three, [C] four, one, two, switch, [G] ready, one, two, three, [D] four, one, _ _ two, three, four,
one, _ _ two, three, four, [C] _ one, two, _ three, [G] four, one, two, three, [D] four, one, two, three, four.
[E] Good, from there we move on to three beats.
Strum on beats one, two, and three.
_ One, two, three, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, one, two, three.
Hold it, one, two, three, [C]
switch, one, two, three, switch, [G] one, two, three, [D] switch, _ two, three.
Okay, [E] alright, now if that's a little too fast for you, all you need to do is slow it down.
_ [D] _ _ _ Make sure that you're playing [G]
on the [D] beat.
Alright, so next thing is we're going to try to strum on all four beats.
Now, that fourth strum, that fourth beat, you're going to have to let go of a [F] little bit early to give yourself time to [C] transition.
It's just how it is, because [D] nobody can switch chords instantaneously.
It's not possible.
So, [D] typically what you want to do is you want to switch _ [G] on half a beat.
So, if you want to count the half beats, we just say, and, in between our numbers. _
_ One, two, three, four, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and.
So, _ _ [D] to get our ideal switching time, it would be on the [Ab] and of four.
Alright, so you're still just going to strum four times.
The last one, see if you can hold it for half a beat.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] Alright, here we go.
One, [D] two, three, four.
One, two, three, and, four, [C] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [D] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, [G] and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, one
and, _ [D] one, and, two, and, three, and, four, and, and, there you go.
That's all it takes to make a song sound good is switching at the right time.
It doesn't matter how simple or how complicated you are.
_ If you don't change [G] chords at the right time, it's just [F] not going to sound right.
It's not [E] about how much, how [D] many strums you can fit in, or a fancy strumming pattern.
_ The most important thing is just changing chords at the right time.
If you can do that, then anything you play is going to sound right.
_ _ Alright, _ enjoy the [F] lesson, and have a great day.
[N] _ _