All I Want Is You by U2 Guitar Lesson

Hey, guitar enthusiast Lauren Bateman here. In this guitar lesson video, we're going to be going over the U2 classic all I want is you. I'm going to show you how to play this on guitar, how to do the strumming patterns, what chords we're using. So let's get into the guitar lesson.

So the chords in this song are pretty easy, but we are going to be using some different variations. Now if you're absolute beginner, just stick with the ones you know. Essentially what you'll need is you'll need a C chord, a G chord and an E minor chord. Whether those are the full versions of the chords, you do my simple two finger versions, whichever one works for you. But we're also going to be using what I like to call the stuck like glue chords. And it makes this verse section very easy. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to go over those two chords which is going to be a G chord and a c add 9 chord for this verse. And we're going to go over the strumming pattern that we can use for, for this song. So the stuck like glue G chord is. And a lot of people already maybe play their G chord like this. It's a G chord except we're going to move the third finger up to the second string and the pinky is going to go right below it. Okay? So that's going to be our G chord. It's a four fingered G chord. Alright. Now the great thing about this is when we go to our next chord which is the C add nine chord, we do not move these bottom two fingers. What we do is we move the first finger down one string, the second finger down one string, and we have a C add nine chord. And to get back to the G chord, you just lift those two fingers up and then you move them back down. For that C add nine. Let me just go in for a real close up to show you guys. Before we get into the strumming pattern, I want to show you guys real quick how easy this chord changes. So here's that G chord right with the pinky and the third finger. Now watch this. To go to C add nine, I just move the top two fingers down, back to G, top two fingers up, C add nine, top two fingers down.

So those are the chords I'm going to use for the verse part of this song. If you just want to use a regular G and C chord, that's perfectly fine too. So let's talk about the strumming pattern we're going to use for this song. The. This is going to be an eighth note strumming pattern, and I'm going to give you a couple different variations that you can use depending on your skill level here. Okay. So we're going to be using an eighth note strumming pattern. So it's going to be 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. And that's going to be our rhythm. Okay. And it'll be a little bit slower because I think this is a slower song. But we're going to do all downs. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and. And that's as easy as it gets. All right. If you're an absolute beginner, just do all eighth notes. One and two and three and four. And one and two and three and four. And now, if you're a little more late beginner and you're looking for a way to spice it up just a little bit, what I recommend is trying to accent the one. One and two and three and four. And one and two and three and four. And one and two and three and four dot two and three and four. Can you hear that? So we're just kind of making that first beat a little louder. And if you can hear, I'm not strumming the entire chord. I'm getting the entire chord on that first strum.

But then I'm getting maybe just the bottom three or four bass notes of the guitar for the rest of the strums. So that is kind of the late beginner. Now, if you want a little bit more of a kind of like an intermediate level strumming for this song, we can add more accents. And you'll hear this in the song if you really listen. I think this is the actual strumming pattern that they use in the song. So it's going to be 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. And 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. That's our accenting. One the and after two and the four. Okay, so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 dot And 1 and 2 and 3 and four. And so what's that sound like on the guitar? If I go back to my G chord. One and two and three and four. And one and two and three and four. And one and two and three and four dot.

So you can hear I'm getting more of those bottom strings on those accented notes and kind of doing like a full strum. One and two and three and four. And one and two and three and four. And 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and four and. Hey, guys, real quick. If you're interested in learning more about accented rhythms and percussive rhythm styles, I do have an intermediate level strumming course. I'll put a link in the description below for you guys to go check that out. Let's get back into the lesson. So wherever you're at, that's the strumming pattern I would use in the verse. The chord progression for this verse is very, very simple. All we're doing is going G C, add nine. G C, add nine. G C, add nine G. You just do that four times. All right, so very, very simple on this verse here. What I'm going to do next is we're going to jump into the chorus. We're going to give you a little bit more of a spiced up rhythm that you could use if you want to, another kind of intermediate level strumming pattern. And we'll go over the chords that we're going to use for this chorus section. Now, for this chorus, I'm not going to use those stuck, like blue chords. I'm actually going to use a regular E minor because I think the chorus gets a little darker. And then I'm going to use a regular C chord and a regular G chord. Nothing fancy, nothing crazy. So the chord progression for this, I'm looking at my chart here. If you need the chord chart for this, go to laurenbateman.com you can grab it there or at least follow along with it there. So the chorus is going to be E minor, C, E minor, C, G, C. And then we get back into the G, C, add nine, G, C, add nine. So what you can do for this chorus is you can either stick with the same strumming patterns you had, which is all eighth notes, which is probably what I would do in the beginning. But if you listen to the song, when we get to the end of the chorus, I all of a sudden this lead guitar comes in, the band comes in, especially after this first chorus. And things kind of get a little bit more exciting musically in this song. So I'm going to show you a strumming pattern that I would typically throw in here just to spice it up a little bit and make it sound a little bit more like what's happening in the song. So this is going to be a 16th note rhythm pattern. It's going to be 1, A, 2, E and. All right. E and A 4 and A. Holy moly. All right. So if you're not good with 16th notes. Don't worry, use the other strumming patterns. But I'm also going to show you how to play this out. So we're going to start with one. So if we start on our E minor, it's going to be one. And then it's up, down, up, down. Okay, down, up, down, up down. Get it? Down, down, up down, up down. Okay, down, up down, up down. All right, so it's down, up, down, up down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, up down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, up down, up down, up down, down. Up down, up down, up down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, up.

Down, up. So that's the rhythm. So this is what the chorus would sound like. I would start with that eighth note pattern.

From the cradle to the grave.

Now back to the reggae chords.

And then when I get back to the verse, I would slow it back down to that regular strumming pattern. So listen for that in the music and you can hear it's a very fast rhythm compared to what we were doing before because we've got 16th notes. But just remember, it's down, up, down, up down, up. Down, up, down, down, up. I always tell people, if you can't sing it, try clapping it. Down, up, down, up down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, up down, up down, up down, down, up. That is the rhythm. If you want to try that. It's a little bit more intermediate level but you can just stick with the eighth note pattern if that's too hard for you guys. Hope you guys are enjoying this lesson. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel. This way you see more lessons just like this. Let's get back to the video. Alright, so I'm going to do a real quick demo for you guys. I'm just going to hum it. I'm not going to sing it because sometimes when I sing I get hit with copyright. So I don't want to sing it. I'm just going to hum it. So Here we go. 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4.

I want is you.

And there you go. That's how you play. YouTube's All I Want is you on the guitar. Don't forget to give this video a like if you enjoyed my lesson, YouTube's gonna pop up a couple more videos over here. Feel free to go and check those out. And also a reminder that I do have an online guitar course. I'll put a link in the description below. This way you guys can go check that out. I do have beginner level courses and I do have intermediate level courses. So go check those out and I hope to see you guys in another lesson video.