01:00 Lesson Intro
01:15 Chords A Bm D (no capo)
02:40 Chords G Am C (with capo)
03:52 Two strumming patterns to choose from
04:35 Tip for learning the strum
05:38 Strum 1 (simpler) | D DU UDU
06:32 Strum 2 | D DUD DUDUDU UDU
08:35 Chord Progression
09:22 Song Playthrough
11:06 Lesson Outro
It's not WHAT you strum...
...But HOW you strum it!
Not sure what to strum for these songs?
How do you come up with strumming patterns?
Fed up strumming D DU UDU all the time?
You need to LEVEL UP YOUR STRUMMING!
[Verse 1]
A
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Bm
Trying to get up that great big hill
D A
Of hope for a destination
A
I realized quickly when I knew I should
Bm
That the world was made up of this brotherhood
D A
Of man, for whatever that means
[Pre-Chorus]
A
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Bm
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
D A
and I - I am feeling a little peculiar
A
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
Bm
and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
D A
I scream at the top of my lungs "What's going on?"
[Chorus]
A Bm
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
D A
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
A Bm
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
D A
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
[Interlude]
A Bm D A
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
A Bm D A
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
[Verse]
A Bm
And I try, oh my God do I try
D A
I try all the time, in this institution
A Bm
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
D
I pray every single day
A
For a revolution
[Pre-Chorus]
A
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Bm
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
D A
and I - I am feeling a little peculiar
A
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
Bm
and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
D A
I scream at the top of my lungs "What's going on?"
[Chorus]
A Bm
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
D A
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
A Bm
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
D A
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
A Bm
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
D A
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
A Bm
And I said "Heyeyeyeyey Heyeyey"
D A
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
[Interlude]
A Bm D A
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
[Outro]
A
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Bm
Trying to get up that great big hill
D A
Of hope for a destination