Learn Scotty McCreery’s “I Don’t Want to Be Your Friend” on Guitar with Steve Stine!
Hi everyone,
My name is Steve Stine and in this video I’m going to break down the fingering for Scotty McCreary’s song “I Don’t Want to Be Your Friend.” This is a great song for guitarists of all levels to learn, so grab your guitar and let’s get started!
The first thing we’re going to do is go from the second fret to the fourth fret of the sixth string. We’re going to do a hammer-on from first finger to third finger. This means that we don’t pluck the second note – instead we just use the pressure of our fingers on the strings to make the sound.
Next, we’re going to move to the fifth string at the second fret and pluck that note. Then, we’re going to move to the fourth string at the first fret and do a hammer-on followed by a pull-off to the second fret. Remember to pluck the strings each time you move to a new one.
After that, we’ll move back to the fifth string at the second fret using our middle finger, and then our pinky to the fourth fret of the fifth string. We pluck that note twice, and then move back to the second fret of the sixth string. Then, we repeat the same lick we did before.
That’s it! That is the fingering for Scotty McCreary’s song “I Don’t Want to Be Your Friend.” It’s a great song to learn and a great way to practice your hammer-on and pull-off techniques. If you want to try a different fingering, that’s perfectly fine too – this is just the most logical way that I would be playing it.
Good luck and happy playing!
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