If your looking for a good beginners song to play on guitar the following is a guide for how to play Bubbly by Colbie Caillat. It’s a great radio pop song.
One of the first things you realize when learning guitar is that you can play songs in many different ways, adapting them to suit your own technical capability. True to this, it’s possible to play Bubbly in various ways.
In the video I’ve made for how to play Bubbly I’ve selected an easy version of the song to teach with beginners on guitar in mind. Part of this process involves using a Capo to make the chords appear in open position thus avoiding any need for Barre Chords.
Like most beginner guitar songs, this one can be played through with just 4 chords covering you for all the verses and choruses. Of the chords used, only one is unusual and this has been done with the aim of staying true to the song’s sense of harmony and form. It’s not difficult to master and in fact is quite pretty sounding.
As a beginner on guitar you may find yourself frustrated by tutorials with a lack of good commentary for the various strums involved in playing songs. When you learn how to play Bubbly it’s necessary for you to employ a Shuffle Strum feel and this is clearly explained in Guitar in a Nutshell.
The strum in fact never strays from this Shuffle Strum feel making it universally convenient! Just learn it once and your done for the entire song.
My tutorial for how to play Bubbly separates the two main elements for the song. On one side chords and on the other side, the strum. By breaking down the song into component parts you give yourself the best chance of being able to master each aspect on its own before finally putting it all together as one.
Your best friend when learning how to play Bubbly from the video is the pause button! Use it often to rehearse and practice what’s being talked about. In this way you get to create the same feeling of a typical private lesson.
So good luck, it make take you a few days to learn how to play Bubbly especially if your learning the strum for the first time so be patient.