Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain • Guitar Lesson w/ Simplified Solo

👉 View all my additional notes for this lesson, including a backing track, 2 play-along covers, and a detailed breakdown of the solo (as I play it at 17:15) - songnotes.net/lessons/433/
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ALSO AVAILABLE
🎼 4-page print-friendly song sheet @ www.musicnotes.com/l/BG2Mq
- Includes lyrics, tabs, strumming patterns, my solo tab, and more!
- Available for individual purchase only
🎸 Need help with walk-ups and walk-downs?
- E A B7 Walk-Up & Walk-Down Exercises songnotes.net/lessons/49/
- Walk-Ups and Walk-downs, Explained songnotes.net/lessons/354/
🎸 My other Willie Nelson lessons:
- On the Road Again (easy version) songnotes.net/lessons/139/
- Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground songnotes.net/lessons/135/
- Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys songnotes.net/lessons/118/
- Pancho and Lefty songnotes.net/lessons/57/
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Hey friends! Super excited to share my new lesson for Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, as played by Willie Nelson on his 1975 album Red Headed Stranger. I've gotten lots of requests for this one over the last few years - and am so happy to have this lesson wrapped up & available.
I'll start off teaching the simplest way to play this song (using the E, A, and B7 chords). Then, I'll walk through step-by-step the various ways you can spice things up to capture Willie's guitar playing vibe: alternating bass notes, walk-ups & walk-downs, and more. In my extended version of the lesson (below), I'll even show a simplified way to play the solo - which I had a blast learning over the past week. Please check it out, and I hope you enjoy!
Video lesson timestamps:
- 0:00 Quick Preview
- 0:25 Easy 3-Chord Basics
- 3:11 Strumming Patterns
- 6:01 Alternating Bass Notes
- 10:56 Walk-Ups & Walk-Downs
- 15:46 Additional Willie Flourish
- 17:15 How I Play the Solo
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[@vincentchua5021]

Great lesson David.. suit me nicely ..slow and steady.. the displays are very illustrative...and the wheat field is awesome too

[@gertjanvangastel]

The structure you explain is 100% important for anyone starting to play or playing, the snare falls on the 2nd and 4th count and the downstrumm is right in his place. Any folk/country song will sound good, and it's a very good tool to figure out new songs. Good instructive lesson!!

[@billscovel]

Hands Down - BEST LESSON FOR BLUE EYES CRYIM IN THE RAIN ON THE INTERNET. Terrific job. You are an excellent teacher. Bravo

[@christielyn6600]

Excellent!!! Great strumming and walk down tutorial as well. You nailed so many things in this one lesson.

[@helencarson4680]

Thanks so much❤️best lesson ever David. I loved it❤️

[@brianodonnell586]

An absolute fantastic tune. You did it Justice David. Thank you so much for your Tutorial. Excellent. Version

[@bentoncushing8693]

Thanks Mr Pots,,,love it ....beautiful

[@wayneburnett5098]

Clear, concise, perfect!

[@patrickrooney5130]

Thank you so much for sharing it with us that helped me so much. Its my favourite song.

[@Stephanie-B-]

Wow this is great! Glad I came across your page today. Thank you!!

[@kevinluster9397]

Thank you, very helpful lesson

[@jerryhughes4256]

Very good lesson!

[@hollydoodle]

Thank you! You made it easy enough, with a bit of a challenge 😉

[@eriktacktor1010]

I was surprised over How easy i learned How to play this song after watching this. Thank You som much!!

[@ME-xq8bg]

Awesome lesson Easy to follow 👍👍👍🇨🇦

[@davidjacksonjackson3212]

I enjoyed this lesson, I usually watch guitar lessons, and perhaps they are to complicated or boring for my brain stop watching half way through, but I watched and enjoyed all this lesson.

[@terrygregg1228]

Very instructive. thanks. t

[@janetdr2080]

Love your singing

[@guitarDad100]

Great lesson David. I love your teaching style, starting the song out slowly and building up to the exact version. Thanks for posting this video.

[@PatriciaPataud]

thank you i love your pedagogy im french and i try to play this song;

[@TennRides]

Thanks.

[@tshirtjohn9931]

Selfish of me, but just what I needed to slow down today... awesome concise lesson. RESPECT to Colter Wall as well

[@jeffcali4284]

Wow! Wowoweewow!!!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@cameronsimonton2515]

Very nice 😅

[@bobwat86]

Thanks!

[@songnotes]

You’re so welcome - thank you for the very very kind tip! Much appreciated. All the best with your playing! 🎸🤘

[@boattrip3385]

great teachıng

[@markrichardson2764]

Thanks for the Lesson on Blue eyes crying in the Rain How too play it and what Base strings excellent Mark England

[@phillipholt6005]

I'm trying to learn solos for this song. I was playing in the key of c.

[@johnnyd3387]

Jesus H God dancing Christ. Thanks a million this looks so easy Willie Nelson beautiful song

[@paulmaloney2383]

Great video, I'm just curious if I use the D major and A7 for the main chords, can I use the same walk ups and walk downs as you posted or would it require to different walks, hope you understand the question thanks

[@dimwitsadvocate6264]

At about 17:25 he shows an easier version of playing the bridge (solo?), but there needs to be another person or machine playing the rhythm. I wonder if he has a way to play this bridge while also keeping the rhythm going, so that a person can play it alone.

[@user-xy5zg5hr3v]

Hey david what is your guitar brand name????

[@MatuzGutierrez]

👍😁

[@tomi4775]

so "e" is played with 6th string ?

[@tomi4775]

Is there a problem David ?

[@helloperson1229]

Jesus Christ loves you

[@charlesirvine7592]

Keep praying to your invisible man.

[@LisaE-sg8ms]

Thanks!

[@songnotes]

Thanks so much Lisa! You’re very welcome for the lesson. All the best with your playing!