Wonderwall Guitar Tutorial to Sound Just Like Oasis

Hey guitar enthusiasts, I have a great song here. It's a classic bioasis and this song is really going to help you develop your strumming. So if you've been stuck playing the same strumming patterns over and over again, this song is going to help you get out of that. Fortunately, the chords are very easy. We're going to be using a capo on this song. You can see I have a capo at the second fret and we're going to be using what I call stuck like glue chords, meaning my third and fourth fingers are going to be stuck on the third fret of the high E and B strings. Okay? This is the third fret relative to the capo. So we'll be playing a four fingered G chord, okay? A C add nine, an E minor seven, a D sus four and an A seven sus four, okay? So we're really just moving around our first and second fingers to play all the chords in this song. So lucky for us the chords are easy. It's the strumming that is the intricate part. So what I'm going to do is going to go through the song step by step. We're going to start with the intro which is kind of the foundation of the song because it introduces the strumming that we're going to use on the intro, the verses and the choruses. Then we're going to break down the little pre chorus section and we are going to talk about the ending of the first chorus because there is a tricky timing piece that you make want to make sure you get right. And then at the end I'll show you the outro and the optional outro lick if you you are interested. So I'm going to play the intro. It is four simple chords. It's going to be E minor 7 followed by G followed by D sus 4 and then A 7 sus 4 so the chords are easy enough. This song is very quick. This strumming pattern is a bit complicated. So when you see me play this, don't stop the video. Don't worry, we're going to go through it step by step. We're going to break it down so that you can play this slow, slowly and then work your way up to speed. But here's what it's supposed to sound like. One, two, Here we go. M. Hey, if you can play that, everyone knows you're about to sing Wonderwall by Oasis. Okay? So don't. Again, like I said, don't get overwhelmed. It is fast, but you're Gonna work your way up to that. We're gonna take this step, step by step. So before we even throw in the chords in, the chord changes, because the timing on that is tricky. We're just going to get the strumming pattern down, and we're going to take it one measure at a time. So let's just stick with the E minor 7, since that's the first chord. Okay, so I'm looking at my paper here, and I'm going to put part of the strumming up on the screen for you to follow. So the first half of the strumming pattern is one and two.

So it's down, down, down, up, down, down, down, up.

Okay? And if you're not used to these 16th notes, which that is 16th notes are counted 1e and a, 2e and a. All right? And I'm using my right hand. I teach this in my intermediate strumming course. My right hand is keeping time. Okay? So I'm not going to stop my strumming hand. So even though I'm not playing the and after two, I'm still strumming down. So it's going to be one and two and up.

One and two and up.

Okay. Okay.

One and two.

All right, that's the first half. And then the next part is three E and. And then four. So it's going to be down, down.

Down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, up.

Okay, so even on that four, I'm not playing the and, but I'm still strumming down on the and to keep my timing, my hand is my metronome in strumming. So if we take that from the top again, it's 1, 2. Here we go.

1 and 2A. 3E and 4A. 1 and 2A, 3E and 4A.

Okay. With the downs and ups. Because sometimes people find that easier. And I like to sing it with the song. So. So we got 1, 2, 3, 4.

Down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, up.

Okay, that's our first measure, so you might want to pause the video, work your way through that, and then push play again when you're ready to move on to the second measure. So the second measure starts with 1e and 2. And so it's going to be down.

Up, down, down, down, up. So down, up, down, down, down, up.

It's the first half of the measure.

Down, up, down, down, down, up.

One more time. Ready?

Down, up, down, down, down, up. Or one E and two and A.

Okay, so that's the first half. The second half is the tricky half because we have multiple ups, okay? So this is a very, very syncopated pattern.

So it's up, up, down, up, down, up.

That's the second half of the pattern.

Up, up, down, up, down, up.

One more time.

Up, up, down, up, down, up.

So if I put these two together, we're going to have three UP strums in a row. So it's going to sound like this.

Down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down.

All right, if I go a little bit slower. So sound like this.

Down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up.

One more time.

Ready?

Down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up.

Now, we're going to put them together, and then we're going to add the chord changes over the top. So from the top, it's going to be 1, 2, ready, and down, down.

Down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up, down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up.

Okay, and if you're watching my strumming hand, I'll play it one more time. Watch my strumming hand. Even though I'm not strumming, this hand does not change its rhythm.

Down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up.

So you just see my hand keeping time. All right, so if you're ready to move on, we're going to add the chords. Now, the. The reason I did just one chord is because where we put these chords is very syncopated. They're a bit rushed. They change on the upstrom. And if you're not used to doing that, that. That can be a little stressful for some people the first time around. So the first chord change happens on the up after the two. So it's going to be down, down.

Down, up, down, down, down, up.

And we're going to a G chord. Okay?

Down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.

Now, the next up is going to be our DSUS 4.

So we have down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.

Okay, you can kind of hear a little pattern there on those first three chords.

Down, down, down, up, down, up, down, down, up, down, up, down, down.

Now we have a little change. The A7 is a little bit rushed here. So we've got down, up, down, up.

Up, up, down, up, down, up.

So the A A7SUS is the first up of those three up strums in a row. So if I take it from the top.

Down, down, down. G Up down, up, down, down D up, down, up, down, down, down. A Up up down, up down, up down, down down to G. Up down, up, down down to D. Up down, up, down, down, down. A Up up down, up down, up down, down, down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, down, down up, up, up. One more time. Down, down, down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, down, down, up, up, up down, up, down, up.

All right. And okay. And you can use the settings cog to slow me down even more to speed me up if you need to, because eventually you'll want to start adding some speed to it.

Down, down, down, down, up down, down, up down, up down, down, up, up up down, up, down, up.

And I'm not really even thinking about the strum, of course, because I've done this many, many times. It's muscle memory to me at this point, so. So my hand can be very relaxed. If you find your hand tightening up, it's just because you're going faster and your hand's getting a little bit stressed. Slow it down, speed it up, slow it down, speed it up. And eventually you'll be able to play it in time with the song. So congratulations. That was probably one of the hardest parts about this lesson. But like I said, it's really the foundation for the majority of the song. Outside of the one difficult part on the first chorus we're going to talk about in a minute. But. But before we do that, let's just go through our verse. So after we play that intro chord progression four times, we're just going to continue playing that into the verse section of the song. So I'm just going to play that pattern, I'll play it a little bit slower, and then at the end, I'll play a full playthrough up to full speed. So let's see what that's going to sound like. It's the same pattern. E minor 7 G D sus 4 A 7 sus 4 all the way through the verse. Okay, so it's 1, 2, here we go.

Em, today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you. By now you should have somehow realized what you got to do.

I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about.

Okay, and that's going to continue into this second part of the verse two. Now what's going to happen is we're going to have to transition from this strumming pattern into the chorus strumming pattern, which is just going to be a.

Simple down, down, up, up, down, up, down, down, up, up, down, up.

All right. Much easier than what we were doing on the intro and the verse. The difficult part is going to be going from this really intricate strumming pattern to a simple pattern back into that strumming. Okay, so for our pre chorus, the chord progression is changing. It's going from C add 9 to DSUS 4 to E minor 7. Two measures now. These chords are now full measures. In the verses. We had split measures in the pre chorus. We've now got full measures. So it'll be.

And all the roads we have to.

Walk a winding and all the lights that lead us there are blinding There are many things that I would like to say to you But I don't.

Know how so on the end of this pre chorus, we have a little walk down. So we are playing a G chord. We're playing kind of like an F sharp slash G chord. And all I'm going to do, I'm just going to move my first finger to the second fret. Fret on the low E string. And I'm kind of muting the A string below.

So it's down, down, up, down, down, up.

And then E minor 7.

Down, down, up, down, down, up.

And then we end on a 7 sus 4.

Down, down, up, up, down, up.

So if I go through that walkthrough again, it's the strumming pattern is down, down, up for each chord.

Down, down, up, down, down, up, down, down.

And then you say on this a 7 sus 4, 4 measures. And then we jump back in to the chorus with the original strumming pattern. Okay, so let me just go through that pre chorus again. I'll play it a little bit faster since this is an easier strumming pattern. Just for you to get some practice on this. So we got 1, 2, 1, 2, here we go.

In all the roads we have to walk out winding and all the lights that lead us there are blinding and there are many things I would like to say to you But I don't know how. Because maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me.

So you can see on this chorus, all I did was jump back into the same strumming pattern just over a different chord progression.

So now it's down, down, down, up down, up down, down, up down, up down, down, up, up, up, down, up, down, up, down down, down, up, down, up down, down, up, down, up, down, down, down.

Okay, so same strumming pattern, except we're just singing the chorus section now. Now, the ending of this chorus, I think this is probably one of the hardest part of the songs, timing wise. We have a time signature change on the very end of this. So we get the.

Oh, you're my wonder wall.

And you'll see there's going to be a measure of C at 9 with E minor 7. And then there's going to be a half measure of g just for two counts. And it's going to be 1e and.

2E and down, up, down, down, up, down, up.

All right, so after all.

You'Re my wonder wall.

Okay? And then it's going to mute. You're going to mute your guitar. And what's going to happen is there's going to be a blank measure. So you're going to count to four, okay? 1, 2, 3, 4. Not play anything. And then there's going to be two beats where you play absolutely nothing. And you're going to pick up on beat three with a seven sus four. And the strumming pattern you're going to play on that is going to be 3e and a 4e and a.

Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up.

So that whole thing is going to be after a.

Drum.

1, 2, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2.

Today is going to be the day.

So that is the timing for that section. It's just a really weird timing because we've just got this one measure of two, four. And then we've got a blank measure of four, four and then half a measure that is not being played. So you really have to count in that area if you're playing with the recording to come back in on time with the drums and the rest of the band. So if I go through that one more time.

And after all you're my wonder wall.

1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3 and a 4, e and a.

Today is gonna be the day that.

They never throw it back to you.

And then you're back into your verse. So after that chorus, you basically have a regular verse, the pre chorus again, and then we have an extended chorus. All right. And the chord progression for that is just going to be CN9, E minor 7G, E minor 7 over and over, all the way through the outro. Now let's talk because there is a cool little lick, if you're playing with a friend that you could play on this outro. Or if you're getting sick of Just strumming chords. You can practice this little lick. It sounds like this. Alright, so if you listen to the recording or you know the song, you're familiar with that little melody, that little lick that goes over the top. So this is relative to the capo. So we're going to be playing fret 5, 4, 5 on the G string, okay?

5, 4, 5.

And then with our first finger, we're going to reach down to the third fret on the high E string. So five, four, five, three. And then five on the B string.

Five, five, four, five, three, five, five, four, five, three, five.

Okay? Okay. So your friend can be strumming the chords. And you can be playing. Over the outro section. All right, so I'm going to try and do this song justice here and play it from the beginning through to the end. I will play this at full speed, but you can always use the settings cog to slow me down. If you want to play along with me at a slower speed. Especially if you're still developing your strumming. 1, 2, 3, 3, 4.

Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you. By now you should have somehow realized.

What you got to do.

I don't believe that anybody is aware about you now.

Out.

Back feet the water's on the street Let the fire in your heart is out. I'm sure you heard it all before but you never really had a doubt. I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now. And all the we have to walk a winding and all the lights that lead us there are blinding and there are many things that I would like to say to you that I don't know how. Oh because maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me and I've done it wrong. You're my Wonder Woman.

1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2.

Today is gonna be the day that.

They never throw it back to you.

By now you should have somehow realized.

What you got to do And I.

Don'T believe, I believe that anybody else feels the way I do about you now. And all the roads that lead you they're unwinding and all the lights that lead the way are blinding and there are many things that I like to say to you that I don't know how oh, because maybe me.

You'Re gonna.

Be the one that saves me. And after you're wrong oh, you're my wonder woman. Send me you're gonna be the one that saves me we'll send it you're gonna be the one that says it.

If you enjoyed this song and you're looking for another great song that's gonna get you out of your comfort zone with your strumming, I highly recommend you go check out My Summer of 69 lesson by Bryan Adams. We're gonna be doing some really cool rock rhythm in that one. I'll show you it all step by step. Go check it out right now.