Check out my new electric guitar lesson on how to play ‘Best Fake Smile’ by James Bay.

If you’re a James Bay fan, you might want to check out my other guitar lesson on how to play ‘Let It Go’ - [ Ссылка ]

In this guitar tutorial I go through the chord progressions, strumming patterns and single note parts that you hear in the original recording. I’ve based the transcription on the original recording and a couple of live performances that I found on YouTube. Here’s a live performance that I found particularly useful - [ Ссылка ]

The chords themselves aren’t too tricky, and we have some variations to common chords, like the addition of finger 4 for the Em and C chords, as well as a G6 chord (coming from the E-shape barre chord).

The main chord progression can be played quite simply as I demonstrate first. The key to getting it sounding cool though is adding in the syncopated rhythms whereby the strum is occurring between the beats, often as a pick up note on the upbeat of 4.

I tried my best with the unison bends, but it’s near impossible to have them play in tune on a floating bridge like I have on my stratocaster. A fixed bridge will always be preferable for bending techniques.

If you need guidance on anything in the video, I would suggest you check out my YouTube Guitarist's Survival Guide which has loads of ideas and concepts for beginner guitarists. You can find it here - [ Ссылка ]

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