How to Play 'In My Life' by The Beatles (Beginner Guitar Lesson)

✅ Full video with free play along ▶ https://www.andyguitar.co.uk/videos/beatles-guitar-day-08-in-my-life?context=videos-search&q=in+my+life&order=recent START YOUR FREE 10-DAY TRIAL 👉 Join here ▶ https://www.andyguitar.co.uk/membership The Andy Guitar Membership gives you a clear, step-by-step path with: • Structured acoustic & electric courses • Guided practice plans • Weekly live lessons with Andy • A supportive guitar community ✅ 👉 Join here ▶ https://www.andyguitar.co.uk/membership Learn how to play In My Life by The Beatles in this detailed Andy Guitar acoustic lesson. This version uses a capo on the 2nd fret to simplify the chords and make the song more accessible for beginner and intermediate guitarists — including an easier alternative to the tricky C minor barre chord. You’ll also learn the iconic melody line, Beatles-style strumming patterns and optional fingerstyle techniques to make the song sound truly musical. This lesson also explores the G major scale, chord embellishments, fingerstyle basics and how melody connects to chord shapes — making it a fantastic song for developing overall musicianship on acoustic guitar. Whether you want to improve your strumming, fingerpicking or Beatles rhythm playing, this lesson is packed with practical techniques and beautiful songwriting ideas. 00:00 Intro – In My Life Guitar Lesson 00:18 Why this capo version is easier 00:40 Intro melody demonstration 01:13 Fingerstyle preview 01:40 Main chord progression explained 02:10 Easier C minor alternative 03:01 Verse chord sequence walkthrough 03:26 F major & Fmaj7 options 04:22 Beatles-style strumming pattern 05:15 Full strumming demonstration 05:59 Melody line breakdown 06:29 G major scale explained 07:08 Melody notes & phrasing 07:39 Fingerstyle hand positioning 08:09 Adding thumb bass notes 08:22 Combining fingerstyle & strumming 08:47 Fingerstyle course recommendations 09:16 Full song playthrough 11:08 Final advice & outro