Smelly Cat on the Guitar
Are you a beginner guitar player? Are you trying to find the perfect first song to learn? "Smelly Cat" by Phoebe Buffay is for you!!! From the TV sitcom Friends, Smelly Cat is a fan favorite with only 3 chords.
Supplies
Acoustic Guitar
Laptop/access to YouTube
Paper
Pen
Find Guitar Lesson on YouTube
Type "YouTube" into Google search bar. Once on YouTube, type in search bar "Smelly Cat Tyler Preston." Click on video titled "11.1 - Smelly Cat (Lesson) - Tyler Preston."
Grab Guitar, Pen and Paper
Make sure guitar is within reach. Grab a pen and paper. Press play on YouTube video. Watch video and write down the guitar chords included in the video on paper. Place pen and paper to the side, make sure paper with chords is within eye sight. Put Guitar in lap ready to play.
Learn the Chords
Play the video and pause as needed. Place fingers in proper place to play each chord. Practice playing each chord in the order of the song. Once this is mastered, skip video ahead to 4:09 stamp and press play. Learn strumming pattern for song, pause as needed. Practice step 3 as many times as needed
Play!!
Play the song practicing the chords and strumming you just learned. Have fun!!