This is one of my favorite Christian bands, and this song is a fun song to learn. By learning this lesson, you learn the song and the open tuning patterns. Go to AaronsGuitarLessons.com for more free video lessons, lesson charts, and enter to win guitars and gear in the Give-a-Ways!!!
How To Play – Something Beautiful by NeedToBreathe
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Your like the only person i will let teach me how to play songs bro. thanks man!
i just put on the search "how to play something beautiful"
not thinking on it as a title.
I tune my guitar they way to said. but my G string keeps snapping. the fourth from the bottom.
You’re so cute I can’t focus!!!
little baby dont be rude just pause it drrr
u can always pause! :)
Gonna try)P.S. You’re SO cute:))♥♥♥
Do you where I could find the " correct " tabs haha so I could have something to read off of
dude, u go to fast. slow down. Im trying to learn, not watch.
I would really like to know the person who disliked this video
It might be because there isn’t enough slack in your string. I learned a trick about guitar strings. The thinner they get the more times they must be wound on the tuning peg. If not, they not only go out of tune easily, but also snap more easily when you attempt to tune up. Though it’s sometimes rare to tune up for open tunings.
I’ve seen some live performances of this song, and though played differently, this tuning sounds identical. Figured out the little riff in the bridge too. Love it :)
Everything seems right, except the bridge. Watch the bridge on any acoustic version of NEEDTOBREATHE doing it. Bo does not play the highest two strings. And for anybody asking about an alternate way to play it, yes. Bear plays the song capo 6 to play with Bo. Just match the same chords. You won’t get the same picking pattern though.
First fret. Play chords C, F, Am, and G.
Wait, here’s the solution! (I hope) Ok. tune your guitar a half step down from standard tuning. Meaning you’ll go from Eadgbe to D# g# c# f# a# d#. If you don’t know how to do this, place your capo on the first fret, then use your tuner. After tuning your guitar down a half step, play these chords: (Verse) Am, F, C….G, C. (Chorus) C, F, Am, G. You know what, I think I’ll just send you the tabs 🙂
I’d still have to tune the G string a whole 2 semi notes up which is where it snapped last time so I’ll give it a miss, but cheers anyway
Oh wait forget that, I misread your question…sorry..
Play with the first tuning (DADADD) and place your capo on the first fret, sounds exactly the same. Hope that helps, thumbs up so all can see!
Started off as a great tutorial, right before I snapped my string. Now not only can I not play this song, but can’t play anything else till the shops are open on Monday. Yay(!). Any way to play it without alternate tuning?
THANK YOU! This helped A LOT!
What fret does the capo go on?
he tune the guitar dooown!!! 🙂 Not up 2 ½ step, not even elixir strings will hold that.
really good lesson man – you make it really clear to understand.
haha same thing happened to me!
Great lesson man!! Me and my friend have a band and we were wanting to know how to play this song!