The most impressive thing about Clapton is the way - via recordings - he picked up the blues guitar vernacular. Mike Bloomfield, an American contemporary, for example, had a very different learning experience. He lived in Chicago and saw first hand, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Otis Rush etc. He watched how they played. He saw how they executed bends and slides and the their neck positions. Eric must have worked all this out from listening. There was nobody in the UK at that time who could have taught Eric how to play in that modern electric blues style,. Also, you could say that Hendrix also had a terrific advantage over Clapton because he too could watch the great blues and funk players and learn from them first hand. No, Eric's ability to get to grips with all the subtleties of the blues from simply listening is very impressive.
@paulbudd68763 жыл бұрын
He played with Howling Wolf and picked up techniques directly shown to him by Mr. Chester Burnett himself! It's on a record! The London Sessions is the Albums name.
@monsterman44963 жыл бұрын
@@paulbudd6876 right…recorded in 1970…Clapton had been playing for about 10 years by then
@esteban14873 ай бұрын
Clapton said he listened to a lot of records. Pretty much his whole time with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers was a master class in blues study. Total immersion.
@johnpick83366 жыл бұрын
Seeing Eric Clapton demonstrate his playing to an interviewer at the original Goodbye Cream Concert at Royal Albert Hall on KZfaq really shows why Clapton is one of the most influential guitartsts of our times.
@filiprosciszewski24896 жыл бұрын
Wow. You deserved a PhD in Claptonlogy :)
@Gideon.b996 жыл бұрын
Can you do this for Mark Knopfler?
@zzlee083 жыл бұрын
What recommendations for MarkKnopfler do you have.
@michaelferguson55446 жыл бұрын
You have a gift for teaching. Wish I'd had the Internet and this 20 plus years ago. But, the great thing is, there's so much more to improve upon. Thanks.
@bobnik04846 жыл бұрын
Hi I am and old guy from Pittsburgh and you have shown me a lot and I enjoy your lessons. Stay true to who you are.
@Dan-nh8nu4 жыл бұрын
Goldmine of a video, Thankyou.
@frankooo29424 жыл бұрын
4:29 one of the best guitar tehnique ln my opinion
@kyleformosa18476 жыл бұрын
man, you are a great teacher.
@thegreatestdao6 жыл бұрын
I have to add this one to my list.need to revisit 100 times.
@strangeazn6 жыл бұрын
Great video, the effort is appreciated!
@adaptiveagile6 жыл бұрын
That was an immense amount of work that didn’t go unnoticed. Thank you very much. You are a talented teacher and player
@adamputtergill6 жыл бұрын
I like this channel alot
@josephroth88956 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your clear instruction and your friendly manner. Nice crisp clear camera work. Much appreciated. Thanks for being so generous.
@davidrosen64656 жыл бұрын
My idol, got stars in my eyes!! He's the complete player, the total package. I love all your artist series, but he's , Eric Clapton!!!
@johnpick83366 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting !
@MATRIX1999ism6 жыл бұрын
15:59 god damn that was a rory gallagher lick! Awesome! He has his own hidden star Please make a video reviewing his playing (or something like that XD) if you didn't listened him before i'm sure you will like it by the way, cool guitar, info please?
@boomshakalaka77566 жыл бұрын
Rory fan club hands up!
@brentmacintosh93283 жыл бұрын
Wow! So many of the techniques I have been wanting to learn all in one video. Thank you so much!
@rzeka6 жыл бұрын
27:26 damn that sounds good
@TheSavage914 жыл бұрын
rzeka what song is it?
@jeffro.10 күн бұрын
I'm SO GLAD 😂 that I subscribe to your videos! I've been working on my vibrato lately. I learned to do it while playing Classical Guitar, some 30+ years ago. I'm quite good at doing it that way, in fact, it comes very natural. As natural as I assume other kinds of vibrato are to ppl who play steel string guitars. And therein lies the problem. I don't know how to describe vibrato on a nylon string guitar, but that method works great with nylon strings. Notsomuch on steel strings, though. So I've been trying different ways that I see pro players do it (with steel strings, esp electric guitar). 'Snot easy. I've watched other people do it, I've even seen "lessons" on how to do it. There's the "opening a door" method , like twisting a knob, then there's the "squeeze & unsqueeze" method. Then there's Clapton. Lately I've been working on Clapton licks (so I hope you're gonna show me some!), and I figured I'll learn his vibrato. Anyway, you provided the best tips I've ever heard regarding that, specifically to use the fret as a "rail." Thank you for that! I'll get to work on it. ( I know it takes a while to get it down, and it's a part of everyone's "style." But I've already developed my style...sans vibrato. (At least, the steel string type.) Now back to the video!
@kearonandrewobrien74606 жыл бұрын
Your excellent guitar teacher.thank you
@ericsantiago27462 жыл бұрын
If you practice for the feel. You can do the floating vibrato by pulling up and pushing down all in one. I know it sounds a little weird but you'll do a mixture of both. Got to find that sweet spot. Good lesson.
@jeffreymuckey22055 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, Some truly awesome playing! And very informative! Great Job!
@alanhowell36462 жыл бұрын
So much work has gone in to this video. Fantastic job. Great playing and sound from that Strat.
@jeffjohnson7381 Жыл бұрын
Love your style of teaching can you continue to send more great lessons on songs from Clapton zeppelin and Hendrix Blues
@emmanuelbenitez96286 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this so long. Thank you, you really make me better.
@Bryan-py1ht2 жыл бұрын
Excellent info and Thank you for your humility and time!
@peteosco Жыл бұрын
Great video unfortunately broken up with over 35 commercial interruptions. Had to back up as much as forward to get any continuity. KZfaq pushing hard for memberships. Thanks for helping me break out of some of my old ruts.
@olivierroquelle80072 жыл бұрын
Another amazing tutorial video from your channel! Thanks for this!! 👏🏻👏🏻
@devin1luka26 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! guitar samuri
@oldrrocr2 жыл бұрын
Pure Gold! thanks! and love your Strat!
@tunesarms2586 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Mike!! Fantastic playing and explanations 🎸👍🏻
@timothyjackson15556 жыл бұрын
THANKYOU!
@mattpdrt77996 жыл бұрын
Thank you, man! Ps. A lesson about Jeff Beck would be amazing as well!
@BodyMachineShop5 жыл бұрын
Very well done succinct, not too fast and diverse. Thank you
@DanielLentinelobis6 жыл бұрын
Awesome Tutorial, Thanks so much!
@petermungsan6 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you
@IMe7x6 жыл бұрын
The wait is finally over, thank you!
@thomassaunders55545 жыл бұрын
“The color of the sound.” Bloody good stuff mate
@thegutpunch1726 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video
@ipsurvivor6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@franckauger9490 Жыл бұрын
thx ! useful !!!!
@LiamJamesSilcock6 жыл бұрын
Great vids dude, would love to see one for top Mark Knopfler techniques :D
@fabianaguilar13586 жыл бұрын
Thank god for the video!!
@kvdtube27986 жыл бұрын
Fabián Aguilar So you wanna thank Eric Clapton for the video? 😂
@Chemist10766 жыл бұрын
Excellent thanks
@williambennettofficial6 жыл бұрын
great job, thanks
@MonsCamus6 жыл бұрын
Good point about that extra third - the difference between Green Day and Clapton! ;) *(Having said that White Room IS the power 5ths in the main riff).
@wildchild01ok6 жыл бұрын
Mike please do one for Ritchie Blackmore I need it so much! Thanks for all the lessons, mate.
@Tim.Pierce5 жыл бұрын
he did cover Ritchie's riffs.. look for it on Mikes channel :)
@james-gang4 жыл бұрын
¡Muchas gracias!
@asifluger54296 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!!!!
@mikebailey3362 жыл бұрын
awsome two gutiars together
@BostonWhoFan5156 жыл бұрын
Can you please do one on The Who's one and only Pete Townshend? Not only his electric but his acoustic playing as well. He's basically the innovater of mean rock guitar. You don't have to demonstrate the smashing up guitars part though. lol
@onlyfromadistance73266 жыл бұрын
That's MR. Clapton...
@cantrell08176 жыл бұрын
I love how you call it "the cocaine song". Oh ya.
@tikibendelify6 жыл бұрын
This video is huge, fruit for dayss!!
@TheArtofGuitar6 жыл бұрын
Adam Bendel “Slow” hanging fruit. Haha.
@jazzzfer6 жыл бұрын
Told you dude. This is your niche. Awesome lesson
@lambdintodd4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, Mike! I love your teaching style and how you bring a great deal of insight and understanding of the techniques used by great guitarists like Eric Clapton. I would love to see more and more of these kinds of videos. Is there any chance you could do a breakdown of Jeff Healey, C.C. Deville, or George Lynch? I get a lot out of videos where you break their songs down, as well. It would be awesome to see more videos where you break the guitar parts down to our favorite rock songs because the tabs are many times not accurate. I want to learn to play the song like it was recorded. I love the breakdown that you did on Sweet Child O' Mine. Have a good one, man, and keep up the good work! :-)
@tbeau57486 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@trevorgwelch74126 жыл бұрын
Excellent. We need a Trower Lesson
@Chemist10766 жыл бұрын
Zz top lick... those 7s stings help with that pinky bend.
@unkleadamsforpresident69916 жыл бұрын
Please do frank Zappa
@l.45946 жыл бұрын
Could you please do a Marty Friedman technique video?
@eddien90434 жыл бұрын
Please make a Mark Knopfler greatest techniques video!!!
@nathaliaoliveira63796 жыл бұрын
Pleaaaase do BB King techniques!!!!
@ant97546 жыл бұрын
Dunno if you're still doing these, but if you are then how about one for Johnny Marr?
@timothyjackson15556 жыл бұрын
lower the speed to 0.5 and its like Mike is drunk
@tfilmyr6 жыл бұрын
Loooooool
@genebaierschmidt19535 жыл бұрын
Timothy Jackson 0
@alfonso96molina5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha
@rayross9976 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these vids, hope you get around to Duane Allman and Dickey Betts.
@larilaitinen91356 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! About those artificial harmonics, the spots to play the notes are always relative to the fretted note, so the whole natural harmonic series just scales in relation. :)
@MrMetalhorse6 жыл бұрын
Clapton Is God
@MATRIX1999ism6 жыл бұрын
Mr. Metalhorse the real first guitar god
@edwardlee65166 жыл бұрын
Waite until you hear God it aint clapton
@maxmoves646 жыл бұрын
`hendrix just killed god
@BigDawgCleveland6 жыл бұрын
No God is God... Clapton was a mere guitar player :)
@kvdtube27986 жыл бұрын
He's more than God!!!
@dopeymark6 жыл бұрын
I wish you were my friend. Break down "The Core".
@Henry3Studios7 ай бұрын
You could have brought up his hybrid picking on I’m So Glad
@ethanrummel76386 жыл бұрын
Could you do the Guitar Techniques of Jack White? He has some interesting tendencies that are hard to duplicate (plus its fun to mess around with a fuzz and whammy pedal)
@ronnieprevatt80666 жыл бұрын
I can see being a drummer in your younger days has definitely creeped into your guitar playing in a great way I wish all the guitar players I've played with over the years had a clue what 1e & a 2 & a 3 e & a 4 e represents. Not that they have to know this but it sure can help when your trying to explained the tempo and rythem. The best rythem guitar player I ever played with was a drummer. 👍
@yudipitre57202 жыл бұрын
WOW I didn't know how it was done vibrato. You press lightly on the rail to make that beautiful noise. 😍 am I correct? Thank you 😊 your great teacher
@musik1024 жыл бұрын
I really dislike repeating patterns - see the motif section, but they are popular going back to Charlie Christian and beyond. Mind you, the way Mark K uses them in Sultans is great.
@vapordepositionmusic19016 жыл бұрын
@39:46 not a barre chord but Tears in Heaven is played with a lot of thumb action and could almost say he's the king of nylon. One other very important thing I've noticed in common is the amount of famous artists which started with blues / jazz because it creates outstanding solos on everything else.
@cracgor6 жыл бұрын
Next do Chet Atkins :)
@arispoon95232 жыл бұрын
Wow, i didnt know its called floating vibrato until now. All along I thought im weird as I am having trouble with the normal type of vibrato and is comfortable with "floating", ill now stop it and will stick with floating 😁
@davidlangton45886 жыл бұрын
keep working at it
@jimmyperinientertainment28323 жыл бұрын
Very nice man very nice ....what is your pre curser course for this or the Clapton style ...it will be good to know what all your Before’s are to this series but this is very clear and knowing perhaps all the full songs he uses these in will be the benefit Very good teaching thanks
@davidbrowning67626 жыл бұрын
I think you should do a Buddy Guy technique video.
@kornrocks19946 жыл бұрын
Please do jerry garcia next!
@JohnH38646 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always! Please make a video on Jack White :)
@ethanrummel76386 жыл бұрын
I've bee asking that for months man, really hope he does one
@hanswurst612456 жыл бұрын
Just here for the unison bends.
@TheArtofGuitar6 жыл бұрын
+Rob Smith The technique of the gods. Haha
@blade41745 жыл бұрын
I actually didn't knew that I can do that floating vibrato real good I didn't knew it was called floating vibrato
@szabolcskukucska18086 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE THE MAN FOR DOING THIS VIDEO!!! YOU'VE DONE IOMMI AND NOW CLAPTON YOU ARE FUCKING AWESOME!!!! please do robbie krieger next he is so underrated
@jasonlittle9466 жыл бұрын
awesome, how about the most under rated guitarist out there....Mike Campbell! Some great techniques hidden in plenty of Heartbreakers songs
@jimmywilson16056 жыл бұрын
You should do a technique vid on Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
@ronnieprevatt80666 жыл бұрын
Nice🎸
@adamkorner16515 жыл бұрын
Love the videos! Any chance you are going to tackle some Jerry Garcia??
@pilotauctions53346 жыл бұрын
Any chance of making the art of the guitar for Billy Gibbons?
@Nomadsrevenge6 жыл бұрын
We need that one dude from rush's greatest guitar techniques!
@jasonkeith93174 жыл бұрын
Alex Lifeson???
@Guitarplayer7246 жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion...Robin Trower guitar techniques
@wardedcaboose21396 жыл бұрын
16:15 his hand moves like a spider
@peteosco Жыл бұрын
BTW Is that the top nut that came with that guitar? It looks like some sort of metal or maybe SS ?
@unetfg3 жыл бұрын
Clapton make a cover song and make it famous
@erichumphries31946 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see one of these on Matt Bellamy.
@theuso.educacaomusical6 жыл бұрын
Great! \m/ Please do a Frank Zappa video!!
@jcournoyer26 жыл бұрын
Hi mike, Great lesson. Please tell me a little bit about your strat tone. Specifically, picks, strings, pickups, and what overdrive/effects you are you using. Oh, and the amp and channel. I suffer from getting a good rich sound from my strat.
@alanhowell36462 жыл бұрын
It’s a great tone isn’t it but difficult to achieve on a regular Strat as it looks like he’s on that bridge humbucker most of the time in this video.