Lauren Bateman's YouTube play-along for Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' provides a full-speed (slowed slightly) performance intended for players to follow along. Key practical notes: place a capo on the 1st fret; the song uses four main chords (G, Em, C, D) played relative to the capo; the basic strumming is in 6/8 counted as six down-strums. The video is not the detailed lesson — a separate lesson link and printable chord sheet are referenced. The video also demonstrates a fingerpicking variation without a pick.
Chapters
Dancing in the dark.
You between my arms.
And fall off the grass.
Listen to our favorite song. You said you love the best I was for the London need my breath.
But you, you put it done and you look perfect tonight.
Hey everybody, welcome back. We are doing.
The play along video for Ed Sheeran's perfect. This is not the lesson video. If you want to learn how to play the actual song, the different strumming patterns and such, you can go to the link below this video. Also, if you want the question, go to laurenbaba.com there's also a link below this video that you can go and get this printed out so that you can follow along with me and see where I'm at. So the song does have a capo on the first fret. So make sure you get that set up or you won't be sounding the same as me. You'll be sounding a little bit different. We'll be out of key. And this song, four simple chords. Overall, it's not a hard song to play. There is a walk down that pops in. But if you don't know how to do the walk down, go to the lesson video and watch or don't play it. Let the bass player play it and jump back in. So the chords we have are G, E minor, C and D. My four simple chords. The only weird thing is we have a capo and all you're going to do is play the chords relative to the capo. So G chord, D minor, C and D. All those chords. Strumming pattern is six, eight. So we'll be counting as six. We'll be using just six. Six down strums. We're going to keep this first time through simple. It's not a super fast song so I'll slow it down a little but I'm not going to slow it down a lot. But we're just going to use all down strums, counting to six. So let's take it from the intro. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
I found love.
Follow me.
Darling just die right.
Follow my lead.
I found a girl.
Beautiful and sweet.
I never knew you were someone waiting for me.
We were just kids when we fell in love not knowing what it was I will not give you up it's time.
Darling just kiss me slow your.
Heart is all I know and in your eyes you're holding mine.
Baby I'm dancing in the dark you between my arms.
Barefoot on the grass.
Listen into our favorite song. You said you looked a mess I was put underneath my breath you hurt.
My new look perfect tonight.
Well, I found a woman.
Stronger than anyone I know.
She shares my dreams I hope that someday I'll share her home.
Life I love.
You'Re more than just my secrets to carry love to carry children of our own.
We were still kids but we're so in love fighting against all odds I know we'll.
Be all right it's time.
Diamond Just.
Hold my hand am I gonna be your man?
I see your future.
In the house.
Bab.
Dancing in the dark.
You between my arms.
Barefoot on the grass.
Listening to our favorite song I saw you in that dress, you're beautiful. I don't deserve this.
Got a new look on perfect tonight.
Baby I'm dancing in the dark, you between my arms.
Barefoot on the grass.
Listening to our favorite song I have faith in what I see now that you have met an angel person she looks perfect. I don't deserve this.
You look perfect tonight.
Couple little lyric mistakes there, but there you go. That's the song. I mean, that's about the speed of the song. It's not a super fast song. So to make this a little bit more challenging, I'm going to remove the pick. Talked about some different ways you could finger pick this song in the actual lesson video. So I'm gonna do a little bit of that here. I won't get too crazy, but I will do some strumming with my fingers as well to just add some dynamics. But I just want to show you a different way to play it that's maybe a little bit more difficult than just doing down strums. So here we go. We're gonna start with the intro. Ready?
Here we go.
I found a love.
For me.
Darling, just dive right in, follow my lead.
I found a girl.
Beautiful and sweet I never knew you were someone waiting for me.
We were just kids when we fell in love not knowing what it was I will not give you up sound.
Darling, just kiss me so that is all I own and in your eyes your hope and I baby, I.
Dancing in the dark, you between my arms Barefoot on the grass.
Listening to our favorite songs sing. You said you love the mess I was put underneath my breath.
Well, I found a woman.
Stronger than anyone I know.
She shares my dreams oh, someday I share her home.
I found love.
Carry more than just my secrets carry love, carry children of our own we are still kids Love with.
Soul being love fighting against all O I know we'll be all right this time.
Darling, just hold my hand, be my girl I'll be gone, man See my future in your eyes Baby I'm dancing in the dark.
You between my arms bare foot on the grass Listen to our favorite song I saw you in that dress feel so beautiful I.
Don'T deserve this Darling, you look perfect tonight.
Baby I dancing in the dark, you between my arms B On the grass.
Listening to a favorite song I have faith in what I see I know that I am that an angel because of Jesus.
And there you go.
That's how you can play a song entirely with your fingers if you lose your pick or you drop your pick, which I think I did in the lesson video. So there you go. That's Ed Sheeran's perfect. Couple different ways to approach and play it in this Play along video. If you guys enjoyed the video, always appreciate a donation@laurenbatement.com donate I do put a lot of time and effort into these videos, so I appreciate when you guys show your appreciation. Or you can always go to my website and enroll in one of my courses. I do have a finger picking section in the course as well as.
Some strumming stuff as well. So if you're looking to improve your strumming, I'm recently adding a bar chord course into that that structure that online course as well. So, so check it out. You can just, you know, you can subscribe for a month if you just want to make a quick donation but also get some cool stuff or you can subscribe for longer periods of time. Up to you guys. So I hope you enjoyed this lesson and I'll see you guys in the next video. It.
