Lauren BatemanGuitar Teacher; Founder of the 7 Level Guitar System

Three Little Birds

30 Jun 2025 · 0 min

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A short YouTube guitar lesson by Lauren Bateman teaching how to play Bob Marley’s "Three Little Birds." The instructor states the song uses three chords (A major, D, and E) and demonstrates a 4-count strumming pattern described as: down, down, down, down, up, down, down, down. The clip includes sung lyric lines as examples while teaching.

Questions this video answers

Lauren Bateman.

A major, D, and E.

4-count: down, down, down, down, up, down, down, down (counted 1,2,3,4).

Today I'm going to teach you.
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley uses three chords. The A major chord, the D chord and the E.
Major chord.
Okay? And our strumming pattern is going to be 1, 2, 3, 4. And down, down, down, down, up, down, down, down.
Don't worry about a thing.
Cause every little thing's gon all right.
See, don't worry about a thing.
Cuz every little thing's gonna be all right.
Rise up this morning.
Smile at the rising sun Three little bugs by my doll steps Singing sweet songs.