Guitar YouTube outliers— videos that beat their own channel.
Real guitar videos ranked by views divided by their channel's median views, not by raw view count — so a small channel's breakout ranks above a big channel's average upload. The top one here pulled 556× its channel's usual views.
What the 8 breakout guitar titles have in common
The titles often include specific results, target beginner guitarists, and highlight ease of learning or unique approaches (like using no capo). A creator could use this pattern by crafting titles that promise simple, effective techniques or tutorials specifically designed for beginners, emphasizing the ease and accessibility of the content.
Guitar outliers
YouTube search for “guitar lessons for beginners” (long-form). The badge is each video's views divided by its own channel's median views, so small channels that broke out rank above big channels doing their usual numbers. Study how their first line and title make the promise.
555.5× channel medianDrop Tuning Guitar Riffs PERFECT for BEGINNER Guitarists [w/ TABS!]
SkaterBorbTV · 876K views
channel median 2K
266.1× channel medianMANN MERA On Just 1 Easy Guitar Chord For Beginners | Capo & Without Capo | Gajendra Verma -Tutorial
Acoustic Awadh Boy · 391K views
channel median 1K
109.7× channel medianEverything You Need to Learn on Guitar (In Order)
Simen Otnes · 490K views
channel median 4K
86.8× channel median505 - Arctic Monkeys (Guitar Tutorial) No Capo! Easy Chords For Beginner!
Dee Must · 482K views
channel median 6K
35.9× channel medianRisk It All - Bruno Mars (Guitar Tutorial) No Capo! Easy Chords For Beginner!
Dee Must · 199K views
channel median 6K
29.6× channel medianI Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She & Him (Guitar Tutorial) No Capo! Easy Chords For Beginner!
Dee Must · 165K views
channel median 6K
27.6× channel medianThis Made My Fingers Finally Listen
The Talent House · 301K views
channel median 11K
11.7× channel medianEvery Guitarist's First Year (What They DON'T Tell You)
bossabop guitar · 1.3M views
channel median 114K
Study the multiple
A 10× video beat its own audience ten times over. That's the topic or packaging worth copying the structure of — not the biggest channel.
Find the repeat
One breakout can be luck. When several titles share a structure — a number, a price, a comparison — that's a pattern.
Borrow, don't copy
Keep the mechanism, use your own topic and proof. Then check your title, thumbnail and hook together before publishing.
Making a guitar video?
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