Learn to play Working Class Hero by John Lennon on JustinGuitar!
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Love your cover, Justin!
Hi , i was watching justins lesson for working class hero , justins cover at the end blew my socks off , every1 on here should watch it , f#%king amazing ! Brilliant cover 
Hi all,
I’ve been working on this song using a .38 sized pick but am finding the picking parts difficult due the the thinness of the pick. What sized pick would be best to move up to for a beginner? I’ve tried a .60 but it feels very awkward and sounds harsh on the strings. Thanks in advance
Hi Samuel. Try a .46 Dunlop nylon, that’s the next step up. I’d advise you to get a mixed pack and see what suits. The thinner ones are good for ‘strummy’ songs, thicker ones are good for picking individual notes. It’s all a matter of finding a balance.
Have a look here -
What picks do you use?
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Thanks @sairfingers appreciate the help 
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Really fabulous dynamics and shows what tight, nailed rhythm is all about. Super well done! Certainly one of my favorite performances by J. It also shows how powerful a simple song can be. Need the rhythm of the strum part to ride perfectly though! Time to follow through on the commitment to use the metronome!
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Urgh, not sure I’ll ever be able to learn how to play.
Is it a bad habit to play the two finger (folk?) G shown in this lesson with the 2nd and 3rd finger rather than 3rd and 4th? I just can’t seem to land my pinky consistently. I’m guessing I should really learn to nail it as that shape is going to be beneficial when used with certain other chords for quick changes?
Its infuriating because I can do a ‘proper’ 3 finger G so much easier than this supposed simpler one.
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If you want to learn this song, just do it like you can now.
I know what you mean, I find the one Justin uses harder too, and it depends also a bit on the guitar, the extremes being a narrow neck electric versus a classical nylon string guitar. (41mm vs. 52mm nut width)
So just do this song as you can and have fun - and I’d recommend taking note of the other fingering and keep practicing it a bit regularly (and some finger gymnastics excercises) so you’ll be able to do it in the long run. Like you say it will be handy when quickly changing chords, for example from G to C or G to G7 in some songs.
I wish you lots of fun! 
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Nugget welcome to the forum.
It’s been years since I played this song and visited this lesson but it is a great song for understanding rhythm and how it pulses through a song. I switch my G chord fingering all over the place depending on the song I am playing. I hear what you are saying about placement and fingering but try and stick with that shown in the lesson. It opens up suspended chords down the line - Behind Blue Eyes - so worth banking the G fingering as shown in the lesson. All these things link together, that is the magic of Justin’s approach.
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Thanks for the tips. I shall push on with practicing one minute / perfect changes with the correct 2 finger chords but may also push on with getting this song down somewhat with whatever shape works best for me at the moment.
Reasons for that is more to do with me than this song and my current progress position so will post my more general problems in the welcome bit as I realise I’ve never done that.
Thanks again…
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Yes, that is a really bad habit to develop and it negates the benefits and uses of this grip.
Spoilsport. I take your point though and shall step up the effort on the proper way.
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Great cover at the end. Way to get into it, Justin!