Imagine Clapton watching this and being like “damn, that is what I do!” 😂
@zardeh635 жыл бұрын
The Claptonic Scale!
@adamwilson34774 жыл бұрын
How does this have less than 200k views? Guy's like the guitar teacher everyone wishes they had
@azmike35727 жыл бұрын
Love your sense of humor: "If I can actually teach guitar that would be fantastic." and "[Clapton's] the number one supporter of this method... not MY method, but...
@Weedbandit127 жыл бұрын
My favorite Clapton tone was when he was playing Gibsons through a blues breaker. Thanks for this!! Loving that LP also haha
@rick007703 жыл бұрын
Iv played over 50 yrs but don't read music just improvised and jammed a lot, learned from others. This really helped and gave me some fresh viewpoints. Great video , thanks. I'm subscribed and will be watching more.
@kevinfitzgerald45617 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I learnt more in 10 mins here. Great teaching, great playing and a warm personality. Really appreciated.
@jimforgrave63655 жыл бұрын
Do you realize that you're about the only instructor that consistently talks intervals in your videos? Outstanding lesson. You just got a new subscriber
@hothempire7 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel a few days ago and have been watching everything I can. Thanks for the way you put your lessons out there, Ian. Packed full of guitar goodness in a way that's easy to put to use and practice!
@rcolang17 жыл бұрын
one of the best lessons ever......more usable content in 13 minutes than most hour long tortures, gonna go watch his videos and see it in action, this gives reason to phrasing, I'm the guy, Robert BTW, who asked for phrasing work a while ago...this, page etc.... is it......thank you , love your channel....
@theyoungupstarts12433 жыл бұрын
Congrats - you have this promoted on my YT feed and it’s actually useful! I wasn’t a Clapton fan going into this, but a bit more now. The nuances got me and i learned something. Gratzi!
@davetrux7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic insights. Been reading about Clapton forever and have never seen such a clear explanation. Good job!
@ErGoyoTV5 жыл бұрын
Made my day, landed here thanks to being a Clapton fan and love his tone. Thanks for those excellent tips laid down in just 13min. My respects, that is how you need to study electric guitar, knowing your intervals and scales, knowing really what is in the phrase you are playing.
@sleevelessace Жыл бұрын
i just found your channel! i love how thorough your videos are, and just really descriptive! u got a new subscriber from me
@paulhicks35953 жыл бұрын
Great. What a goldmine. Thanks.
@GLehmanTegLS6 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I just wanted to send you a quick props! Your videos are very informative and have a cool perspective, without trailing on and on. Really impressed, your charts/diagrams and lessons are helping me past this plateau. Thank you!
@StichMethodGuitar6 жыл бұрын
You are very very welcome, and thank you for the kind words.
@drwfan20097 жыл бұрын
this is one of your best vids yet !!.....very on-target.....and to the point. Your lesson bullet-points were well conceived and I learned something awesome. The little mess-ups with the looper and such are just the way your process works - no worries. This is the 7th vid I've seen of yours - I have sent you emails about lessons and stuff. I will continue to watch more from the stich method.
@buzzstankos85322 жыл бұрын
Ian - I know you put this out a long (long) time ago, but it is pure Ian Gold... thanks
@supernoah716 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the excellent lessons! I've been a boxed pentatonic player for years and always had difficulty making those positions work nicely until I came across your "never lost" system. Brilliant!
@farmdogmusic23657 жыл бұрын
Cool deal that was a slick and a sick lesson I feel a lot better now about traveling from the 5th string route to the second string root it's very slick how Eric steals a note in the pentatonic with that four to five slide and lands on the major 3rd instead of home Bass.... thanks
@jjiacobucci7 жыл бұрын
Always loved early Eric Clapton especially c Cream. You hit it so clearly! You are head and shoulders above other instructors. Awesome. John from Michigan
@diegodc33123 жыл бұрын
Great lesson ! Thanks!
@ralph42333 жыл бұрын
Dude that was fun to see stuff I can't see, then I have a little seeing. Give me the finger anytime.
@tomblaze22 жыл бұрын
Stitch is the revolution maaaaan
@benjaminpope29092 жыл бұрын
Dude. This video is golden AF!!! My band is playing our debut in a few days and as the singer/rhythm guitarist I've been finding it hard to improvise. We're coving Cocaine, and this will definitely sort me out for F#m, Thank you!
@urago697 жыл бұрын
Such a great lesson for those who try to emulate Clapton's phrasing. Excellent step by step tutorial. Keep up the good work!
@PhilipStephenCarr7 жыл бұрын
Analysis, analysis and straight to the point. Thanks for this excellent breakdown
@PhilipStephenCarr7 жыл бұрын
Just to say that I've been looking over some of your other videos and I'm hugely pleased by the learning concept you have of fostering understanding as opposed to learning by rote. For me the music theory you describe is just right in supporting the lessons. It's only by looking at the work of others and building on that that we collectively progress in any sphere and I think you are adding to that. Thanks again.
@canuckteach43157 жыл бұрын
Great lesson... 3 basic blues concepts, played & explained clearly., . tnx muchly!
@TheKiteless4 жыл бұрын
I've been watching Marty Schwartz and Jake Lizzio for a few years now, and both have expanded my knowledge both in terms of tunes to play and solid music theory. But.........your vids have been popping up on my "suggested" YT links, and your style is relaxed whilst teaching stuff that's relevant to me (even after 30 years of playing). Subscribed.
@StichMethodGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Awesome to have you here!
@parkestanley24364 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thanks!!
@starstart235 жыл бұрын
Well done! You’re delivery and demeanor make it a pleasure to learn.
@ebisu88243 жыл бұрын
*your
@Mikeshawtoday6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I really enjoyed it. Followed it 100%. I've been playing along with Clapton for the past few weeks, and this lesson brought it all together. Now I can go back to playing with Clapton in a more focused way. Great explanation, a perfect lesson my friend. Thanks so much!
@StichMethodGuitar6 жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear mike. Make some vids of you jamming , love listening to your playing. Rock on
@allenwilliams6303 жыл бұрын
Im excited to say that im a new subscriber. I lucked across stitch one while trolling thru the crap that is free KZfaq guitar lessons. Don't get me wrong i appreciate EVERY ONE of those guys. From Marty to Brett to Steve with countless others. I am so glad to have discovered you. I've not been to your patreon page yet but im comin. I've been playing only a year and im at that stage where nothing makes sense. If that makes sense lol. Not any more dude you are awesome. Plus you're a Dead fan. Like you i never got to see em either but i love em. One thing tho, i think.you should take a shot every time you mention a "wild mustache hair". LOL! No but really, you are a Pearly Baker among wines. Thanks for everything. And please think about the shot idea lol. Thanks dude.
@james-gang3 жыл бұрын
very cool lesson, thanks for sharing
@StichMethodGuitar3 жыл бұрын
So glad you liked it
@ABCgita7 жыл бұрын
Nice guy :) You are awesome in presenting and and understanding any famous guitar players!
@Steve.Dennis Жыл бұрын
Not sure if stumbling over a few words can be classified as a “technical difficulty” but this was a great lesson!!! Easy to understand and put into practice. Thanks.
@nigil73864 жыл бұрын
Super useful lesson 👍👍👍
@edoardodardi573 жыл бұрын
Just Fantastic!😀Eye opening!Thank you so much!🙏
@alanmosedale61263 жыл бұрын
So good. Thank you. You are a natural teacher.
@samrandalll7 жыл бұрын
Watched an old video you posted today and then this, the new camera is rocking man! What a great upgrade!
@ggman9466 жыл бұрын
you just earned a subscriber. Good job. Thanks man. very helpful
@bryanbaer8284 Жыл бұрын
I love your approach and how you laugh at yourself whenever you flub something. Your style fits my style and approach, as I’m a big Deadhead/Phishhead too. Been learning a lot of awesome techniques from your channel! Thanks, Ian!! 25+ years at it for me, and still a mountain of information to learn and take in 🤙🏻
@ricofivekay65627 жыл бұрын
Everyone should watch these lessons. Thank you so much.
@bstephens447 жыл бұрын
Another gem Ian - I found this really helped to bring home to me the Power of the 5 thing
@thethirdeye58504 жыл бұрын
great lesson thank you
@Geotubest5 жыл бұрын
Great morsels of knowledge here. Well done.
@philcrandlemire7 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy watching your lessons -- you are very knowledgeable (even if you can't count or know all the notes on the guitar -- ha -- kidding). I think you have so much you want to say you just get ahead of yourself -- I think you are great -- thanks for helping me to become a better guitarist. Also, you play a good straight man to Sean Daniel's videos.
@Drumbone714 жыл бұрын
Dude. Glad I found this. I love Clapton. Learning The Fretboard so this is awesome. Yeah ya can teach!
@glennkrzeminski75397 жыл бұрын
Deft sliding between major and minor pentatonic scales defines his playing, imo. That, and his hammer on and pull offs, which everybody does yet Eric seems to do them better.
@sharpy537 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson Ian, great insight, thanks a lot
@esteban14874 ай бұрын
Always moving into the chord tones!
@gnalbob7 жыл бұрын
great lesson.
@BbYyTtOo5 жыл бұрын
Thank You so much!!!!!!!!!!!! Best lesson ever on Clapton's sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@bryanwilliams35243 жыл бұрын
I love this lesson
@dangermandave674 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I also notice that Clapton sometimes slips into a major pentatonic or Mixolydian mode momentarily then back into the minor pentatonic. It's also a signature sound of his.
@chriskalifornia73334 жыл бұрын
Mixing minor major pentatonic common in SRV's playing too.
@Alamor777 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, Ian. Im still pumped about practicing and being enlightened by the NEVERLOST system. Time to practice more stuff now! Great instruction man :)
@musicletters72147 жыл бұрын
the same for me :-)
@Alamor777 жыл бұрын
The pleasure is by far all mine. Such a great approach to something that can sometimes be very very intimidating.
@bedroomshow3 ай бұрын
Best guitar teacher in youtube!
@ferpirata763 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thanks a lot! Congratulations from Spain
@looneyinkproductions-eduard3 жыл бұрын
I've played the guitar for over 40 years, now. I do have musical education as I play trombone as well, but when it comes to guitarplaying, I've learned everything by ear and by just playing along with records (Clapton, Gallagher, BB King - too many to mention) anyway, It's been a long discovering journey (which still continues). About a year ago I've started watching KZfaq videos too and found out that all those techniques and things and scales actually have been analysed and do have names. Finally all the pieces of the puzzle have come together. No doubt, it's nice to discover I've been on the right track, but, on the other hand .... all this theory in my head takes away some of my freedom. First I just played, without thinking, going with the flow (rest of the band), but now I often catch myself wondering during playing if the things I play make sense. And I find that quite frustrating, to be honest... I wonder if Mr Clapton ever analyses his playing like that or if he just plays what he discovered? But still, your videos are very educational so, thank you! I'll be watching more...
@AM2PMReviews3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been paying for Pickup music and still find your free lessons better!
@jameslee29434 жыл бұрын
Incredibly useful, thank you. Really helped me make sense of the G minor shapes he uses in the "I Shot The Sheriff" solo (2010 Crossroads version).
@rhllnm5 жыл бұрын
I thought this sounded familiar. Listen to "Born Under a Bad Sign" on the Crossroads album. I forgot how good that album was. These all make a lot of sense in open E tuning by the way.
@40pianos7 жыл бұрын
I know this isn't what's intended in this lesson but, if you were to take this one step further, you'd see how easy it is, using the the five notes of the pentatonic scale to orient yourself to all the "outside" notes that begin to really sophisticate your blues soloing and elevate it to jazz. For instance, that slide move from 4 to 5... change the 5 to a b5 and repeat it a couple of times and suddenly you sound like Kenny Burrell. Works beautifully over the IV chord where the b5 of E becomes the b9 of A. Take one single note from outside the pentatonic scale then experiment with it alone in your regular pentatonic and you'll begin to develop your ear for each and every outside note. Before long the pentatonic scale is, for all intents and purposes, a 12 tone scale. Having that at your fingertips means you can colour your sound however you like. Stitch this might an interesting set of lessons. Because, as we all know, the pentatonic scale can become a trap for guitar players. The simple fact of great soloing is knowing how to use every note possible such that everything is available at anytime. Nevertheless, using a b9 or #5 has to be deliberate. There are other ways to get to know the "tensions" but I found that using the pentatonic scale as my comfort zone then experimenting with adding the b9 really made it easy for me to appreciate how that tension affected a blues solo. Sorry for going on like this.
@darrengately69356 жыл бұрын
Brent Pulford please carry on this is interesting stuff. Years ago i read an interview with EC and he mentioned a playing template, that i think came about when he disappeared with Ben Palmer. Its been like the search for the holy grail. I think this guy found it.
@dominicgagnon2177 жыл бұрын
That tone. Such beauty!
@WysteriaGuitar7 жыл бұрын
You got into half of Eric's mind which is great - can you do a part two and show use the rest of his mind? like the hammer on's and pull-off he also love to do? Thanks.
@azcharlie20094 жыл бұрын
That was pretty great!
@N_B_1237 жыл бұрын
Do you do premium master classes and if so, where can one find them...these lessons are absolutely incredible
@mickr.91705 жыл бұрын
This is really great 👍👍
@Bluegrassified Жыл бұрын
Superb! Clearly and quickly explained. Just enough content to absorb and put into practice immediately! Subscribing!
@realRonPetersen3 жыл бұрын
Weapon number one is the riff of Born Under A Bad Sign
@jmufkinr2 жыл бұрын
Bruh.. nice behind the curtain analysis!
@seancarson64816 жыл бұрын
hoping this will help me as I am trying to learn the solo to sunshine of your love.
@PaulKirtley4 жыл бұрын
Really nice video. Clear, personable teaching with some great takeaways I can start using straight away. Thanks. You have a new subscriber :-)
@vvblues5 жыл бұрын
I teach learning his first solo in "Crossroads" focusing on the individual licks. It pretty much contains all the people he stole from. Freddy King, Albert King, B.B. King, and Buddy Guy.
@garryrathmann73673 жыл бұрын
My apologies sir . I was seriously mistaken . I did not notice you saying it was in the key of Em . I watch your videos all the time and you are a great teacher . Sorry man .
@fmellish717 жыл бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, he often puts a good amount of vibrato on that 5 as well
@Jameskeith19723 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Great lessons!
@tommyandersson77026 жыл бұрын
you are a real maestro sir
@eatsleep86883 жыл бұрын
1. clapton pentatonic 2. the 5. 5:00 3. IVdom7 chord tones 7:00 4. BB box on IV , after V 9:00 recap 10:50
@scottbradley54827 жыл бұрын
7:58: "2 out of 3 and that ain't bad! lol - A science fiction reference out of nowhere? Like your mind of approach.
@arthurgraham33567 жыл бұрын
Nice. Keep up the excellent lessons.
@Randy-qz5bx4 жыл бұрын
first of all, thanks for all the great lessons. second, how many different guitars do you have! Seriously, you need to do a video walkthrough of your gear. if you already did, let me know which video it is please.
@Mikeshawtoday7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Totally got it. Thanks!
@jasonleija70667 жыл бұрын
These lessons have been so helpful with filling in the gaps in my playing. Is there anyway you can do an In the mind of: Michael Bloomfield, specifically his solo material after PBBB? There is very little lesson material for this underrated guitarist.
@jamesomodeo379211 ай бұрын
Thank you thank you thank you. I love it.
@bertclark50467 жыл бұрын
Very Nice! Wish you would elaborate just a bit more on the Clapton BB Box out of A minor! Thank you! You have a new student.
@adrianodaguiar518620 күн бұрын
Amazing! Thanks !
@RollBluesRoll7 жыл бұрын
Useful observation and congenial demeanor; nice job man! Just stopped by and +1 :)
@DouglasTavaresB4 жыл бұрын
Great class. Congrats from Brazil!!!
@StichMethodGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Hello Brazil!!!
@dannyhart42105 жыл бұрын
What a great lesson! So useful thanks so much! Subbed
@meanevilconservative6 жыл бұрын
Way, way, way cool lesson. Very helpful. Thanks a bunch.
@meanevilconservative6 жыл бұрын
Another cool thing about this Clapton Scale is that it's very easy to slide up to the Major Pentatonic for the root note. Useful for those of us who spent too many years not making music out of the scales we were shown -- notice I didn't use the word "taught". ;-)
@loushky6196 жыл бұрын
Good lesson 👍🏼
@davidbrown28064 жыл бұрын
What a great video. It would be very interesting to see more Clapton style, ie riffs, patterns with examples using the actual songs. Probably more than. one video, but it would be awesome.
@benasanceris42997 жыл бұрын
In the mind of Stevie Ray Vaughan!
@paulcooper34637 жыл бұрын
in the mind of a serial killer lol just kiddn in the mind of santana next or srv love em both
@Naff837 жыл бұрын
Theres already a santana mind of if you do a search - combined with peter green.
@benasanceris42997 жыл бұрын
StichMethod Guitar You're the best!
@Seltaeb_7 жыл бұрын
Sean has Strats tho, I'm sure he'll let you put 14's on one for that.
@Brandenlee217 жыл бұрын
I'll mail you one of my strats for the lesson if you mail it back signed!
@photosuperb51297 жыл бұрын
Amazing vid. been a clapton fan all my life from bluesbreakers to his latest album with the magical song catch the blues, I have red all the books about him and his guitar playing and now for the first time I have the feeling everything is falling in to place. so thank you for that and what amp are you using ( And pedals )? because it sounds really good
@simonsmith26425 жыл бұрын
I saw a video where he explains he plays the BB box differently. So he has a fatter tone and better bending for the way he plays. Enjoyed this diddy!
@mairinger807 жыл бұрын
great lesson! That "4 bend to 5, release to minor 3rd, land on the root" thingy is also a Peter Green signature move I think - wrapped within silence, for emphasis :-)
@arthurgraham33567 жыл бұрын
Jam packed full of helpful and interesting observations. Great lesson thanks. Is the Les Paul a new addition to your guitar family? Cheers.
@neilhawkins17 жыл бұрын
You've done it again,ping! Light on.Thank you so much for your enlightening lessons( I wish there was an emoji showing me 🙇!there is one,bowing to you sir)