Burnin' For You by Blue Oyster Cult - Guitar Lesson

In this lesson you will quickly learn how to play Burnim' For You by Blue Oyster Cult. Love this tune! Hope you enjoy it. Need help with guitar? Check out www.yourguitarsage.com.
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Thanks for watching this guitar lesson! Burnin' For You by Blue Oyster Cult was a really fun video to shoot for you guys. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did making it for y'all.
See you in another video soon!
Keep up the practice.
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[@MetalJesusRocks]

I really love this song. Blue Oyster Cult is a bit of a forgotten band...and that's sad :( So many great songs!

[@gaminggod5249]

I have not forgot them.....Dont fear the reaper bro.....lol

[@yourguitarsage]

Indeed! I love these guys. My old band opened up for them in the late 80s.

[@808crypt]

I know right? So underrated!!!

[@bobrainner3200]

always so strange to see metal jesus on non video games things

[@nickywhitmore4350]

Great song some great guitar

[@brucecampbellx]

Buck Dharma is an excellent player. Tasteful and well placed licks. Classic tune.

[@steelforged2045]

I use to hate how you would never go note for note, but by listening to more tutorials, I realize it has helped me learn how to note solely rely on being shown the notes played, but to figure it out on by own. It has really helped me train my ear to note coordination, so I must thank you.

[@dustymcdirt2695]

I just want to say that you are great at encouraging beginners. Keep up the great work. I bought my first guitar with my lawn cutting money in 1983. Thanks for the lesson on BOC. I’m playing with some guys from my childhood in a week.

[@McGuire40695]

This popped up because I was watching some BOC covers, but finally does some get a lesson video right! I've seen many people do lesson videos, and they pretty much play through a part/section once, then spend a few minutes spoon-feeding it to the viewer. Yes, it's helpful if it's a simple song to beginners, but not a seasoned player. It's a lot better with what you're doing: Play the song, but take the sections at a slower pace so the viewer can figure it out themselves. If I remember correctly, I saw your cover/lesson of Synchronicity II by The Police, and it made me realize I was playing an incorrect chord for the longest time. Keep at it with the great lessons!

[@timtraverthediecastcollect6482]

One of 3 of favorite song from this blue oyster cult .

[@yourguitarsage]

+Tim Traver :) TIM :) e Keep rockin!

[@timtraverthediecastcollect6482]

Thank you

[@Marcoshary]

Tim Traver what are the other 2? :)

[@egatr1ckz]

Marcos H. Ary his is probably don't fear the reaper and astronomy

[@chowderwhillis9448]

I saw this on VH1 or MTV back in 2005 at my buddy’s house on summer break and was the first song I ever learnt to play. Now 15 years later I came back and holy crap can I play way better lol I forgot what chords and everything but never forgot the intro or the mini solos.

[@yourguitarsage]

Hey rockstars!! Check out my free online course at: www.yourguitarsage.com/30

[@garymanning8920]

I agree, Mr. Sagemaster (visit YourGuitarSage) learning pages before attempting songs you are not ready for..plus being prepared leaves less frustration and better learning habits when you start with 'The Sages' starter lessons..can't explain every dang pull off, hammer, bend, slide, mute, or chord when teaching a song. It kinda gets old listening to someone saying, "index finger b the second string 1st fret, open 3rd string from the bottom, theg string, middle finger d string second fret, index finger 3rd fret A string 5th that is second from the top now dont strum the E string the top one." Wow all that for someone who has not learned open c, "right on, " learn that fretboard. Some refreshing simple ideas here in this lesson. Glad to hear those words. Makes for fast track learning too! Yahoo we like quick learning... Lol...sorry I'm being mean.

[@drmanhattan225]

So glad I found this. I saw a version elsewhere and it had me using open chords and you can imagine how hard it was jumping from E to to G to E all in the space of a fee seconds. Thanks for the upload.

[@yourguitarsage]

+Bav Singh You are so welcome Bav Singh! E:)

[@hellsider2]

My band is gonna do this song for a BOC tribute album...this is so helpful, you rule, dude!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks Hellsider

[@hinjurock]

Love this one from B.O.C. - it's one of the best rock songs of all time.

[@yourguitarsage]

Indeed!

[@Lucifer2066]

For beginners, There are 11 notes, - A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G. - They just repeat the same pattern as you go up the neck. Notice that hey all have a # in between them except B and C, and E and F. There you go, keep that in mind and then you already know all the notes. For example, in standard tuning you start with the open strings and their order is E, A, D, G, B, E going from the bottom string, (The thickest one) to the top string. So if you are on the open A string you use the example I gave you and the first note would be an A#. Same for all the other strings. If you count them all right you will end up at the same note at the 12th fret as the open string you started at, but will be in the next octave from there up. So at the 12th fret they are all the same notes you had with the open strings, E, A, D, G, B, E but you have just gone up 1 octave from where you started. The trick here is to get familiar with where they are enough that you don't need to count them anymore. What is a flat? Well it's actually the same note as the sharp from the previous note. For example, an A# and a B flat are the same note. Technically, If you are going up the neck they are called sharps, going down the neck they are called flats. Sounds confusing at first, but It really doesn't matter as long as you got the right note. This same pattern works for all instruments. Test yourself; pick a random note and then figure out what that note is. It is important that you keep testing yourself with every practice. Playing an instrument is infinite repetition. How do these people get so good at playing? Well they play the same thing over and over again, hundreds and thousands of times. Just like anything else you do, the more times you do it the better you get at it. Take a series of notes and play them until they all sound nice, then repeat as many times as you can. If you have the desire to play like a pro then realize this from the beginning. Nobody just starts off playing great, it is from many times of playing things repeatedly until it becomes smooth.

[@GenXAuto]

This song came on shuffle for me today, and as im learning to play better lately I realized that this song could be pretty simple to learn. I like your teaching style! Got it down pretty quick!

[@nashgarcia4490]

Great lesson, straight to the point! Definitely not for the beginner.

[@alanmcdowell977]

When you play in a band how do you keep in time do you listen to the bass drum or ?? Think you

[@braydonnix5458]

Well first you might want to start practicing more with a metronome. I remember my first time with a band my time was HORRIBLE. But if you keep playing with different members of the band you can start to learn how to keep in time. It’s just practice and what I did was practice only with my drummer and I got better. Then I just listened to mainly the snare and kinda just felt the beat. I am by no means a rhythm player, but just feeling the drums and listening to them is really how I do it.

[@J.Mickelson]

what about the main solo?

[@braydonnix5458]

He said he wouldn’t be teaching it in the video. ):

[@ltran25]

That's what I came for too

[@buzzardcogburn4168]

Best Laugh I had all day...Love the Humor and the Lesson with explanation !!

[@mvrchsvdnxss]

theres no rewind button on youtube.. this dude is living in 2034 lmao

[@Guitarplayer724]

MVRCH SVDNXSS it’s the little slider button. Works every time..

[@salmonwatertrought2050]

Man do I got a surprise for you

[@hinjurock]

The moving shape that you do at 7:02 is actually the bass line - the guitarists just hold chords on that part of the song. Watch some live vids of B.O.C. and you'll see.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks friend. I will have to check it out.

[@69indian70]

Thanks for the lesson on this great classic tune. Pace was just right for me (Now that I'm retired, I can focus on learning guitar).

[@jimdandyization]

Is it wrong of me to like this alot more than godzilla or don't fear the reaper? I've probably requested this song on the radio 100 times or more. Fave oyster cult song forever!

[@yourguitarsage]

Yeah! So glad to hear. Keep on rockin my friend. e :)

[@johngalt5585]

Thank you for this. My 10-year old is learning guitar and this will assist him greatly. Thank you for taking the time to do this and provide for FREE to everyone on the internet. Thumbs up.

[@yourguitarsage]

John Galt You are so welcome and I thank you as well. I appreciate your comment and hope to hear about the progress of your son on his way to becoming a NINJA! e:)

[@JulianPope]

nice collection

[@yourguitarsage]

Julian Pope Thank you for your comment Julian. Let me hear from you again.Stay in touch! e:)

[@RollingBilbao]

Congratulations my friend for another great video Lesson, By me part Thumbs up¡. have a nice Weekend: Javier

[@yourguitarsage]

Gracias Javier...my friend. e :)

[@garymanning8920]

Great lessons too.

[@bramblebrothers6119]

Awesome lesson, you are a great player !

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks friend.

[@allenmay1102]

Looks just like my guitar. 58 reissue?

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes sir! Good eye!

[@hughjass5156]

Is it more proper to use your pinky or your ring finger on the power chord, all these years ive done it with my ring.

[@Thunderdad974]

Hugh Jass I use my ring finger too. Just feels natural for me.

[@stkbkr1]

nice my bro rock

[@malscott9857]

You know when you do a lesson? People expect a lesson, like, some semblance of telling them what you're doing.

[@merksalads2847]

Mal Scott fact

[@CliffyB81]

He's explaining it just fine to me. Maybe you need to learn how to get a basic semblance of playing the guitar first

[@jeremyvachon5743]

@@CliffyB81 Ah yes, a ignorant person here, not everyone's a god right away and I know what he said im not here to teach you guitar but he just kind of plays it, pauses, and is like. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT IM DOING RIGHT NOW.

[@benjorrmin]

@@jeremyvachon5743 ...yeah, he's not teaching you the basics. He expects you to actually know how to play the instrument before learning the song. Is that unrealistic? It might be a little quick but it's not like he said "beginner lesson".

[@jeremyvachon5743]

@@benjorrmin I know how to play the guitar, but from my personal experience from all of the guitar tutorials that i have watched, this is truly the only one that i dont understand what hes doing. So yeah, I'm going to dislike his video and i still think he's ignorant, most of the comment section has the same opinion as me.

[@welp3904]

Most definitely a slapback delay. Great lesson!

[@yourguitarsage]

Rock on!

[@jbrooks1348]

Another great lesson!! Finally got around to learning this tune, and was fortunate to find that you put this lesson together. Many thanks!!

[@yourguitarsage]

J Brooks So good to hear and thank you for your comment. Please, stay in touch and let me know how you are doing. e:)

[@sammoon6046]

damn, your playing is clean as your haircut... subscribed! What amp are you using btw? Sounds gnarly.

[@yourguitarsage]

Blues Junior! Thanks, Sam

[@sarakinsey7082]

very helpful

[@yourguitarsage]

sara kinsey Good to hear Sara. Please, stay in touch! e:)

[@brianbriggz]

Loving The vids man keep it up, Could you please do ' Bold as love' - Hendrix, Learn all of your tutorials in about a day as they are quick and easy to understand, but having trouble with this Would love to see you do 'If six was nine' or 'taking care of no business' But thanks for all your hard work :)

[@yourguitarsage]

So glad to hear of your success. But I'll bet one thing...you practice!! Some just don't get it. You have to practice and then is becomes "easy". Stay in touch. Want to hear of your continued success. e :)

[@TheWarrior281]

Its good, but the only thing that made me exit the video was that for the beginning solo, please tell us the notes. It's harder to play without knowing the notes

[@Lucifer2066]

Go to 9:10 in the video and he shows you the notes. Pause, rewind, play over and over till you get it man. It's the beauty of a video. Do you have any clue how many times I had to do the same with cassette tapes and vinyl records when I started playing? I had to listen really carefully to pick out the notes. You have no idea how much I would have loved a video for songs. Well here they are and it's free! Quit complaining and apply yourself man. There are tabs for these things too if you bother to search for them. It's all about how bad you wanna learn it.

[@StealthWhale80]

less talking and self promoing and more teaching pls

[@j0hnryan31]

He calls himself a sage.

[@broskiez2641]

@@j0hnryan31 but he really just wants that “wage”

[@atomovedin3970]

Thank God for the rewind button...and thank God period. Thanks for the tutorial. Much appreciated.

[@jedibatman123]

Holy moley, I was looking for this song yesterday and boom! You just do a lesson on it! :D

[@jedibatman123]

***** The power of yKZbin:D

[@yourguitarsage]

Hahaa!!!! That's why I'm called "The Sage". Just kidding. Always glad to hear. Keep rockin! e :)

[@KH-yg5fd]

What is the last chord of the song?

[@hizacha2158]

After 2 minutes of this video I could tell I would get nothing out of it and I couldn't see what he was doing

[@taco27899]

Accurate

[@troyreally8393]

Great lesson! This song was my intro to BOC in the very early MTV years, when they didn't have very many videos in their rotation so this one would play like every two hours. Burned it into my 10 year old brain, making it my favorite song of theirs. Thank you very very much for posting!

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome Troy. Sounds like my story :):):) e

[@OleBoyJenk]

Is this in standard tuning

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes! Standard tuning.

[@jamesmcdonald4592]

Im getting there I lack technique so a bit rusty

[@marcbudicin]

"Be cool man."

[@yourguitarsage]

+Marc Budi :):):) BTW: Don’t miss it!!!! LIVE this Sunday, May 1st 3P EST(Eastern Standard Time) Go to yourguitarsage.com/live If you can’t make this one please go to: yourguitar.com/live and find the dates for future live webinars not on FB. Keep rockin my friend! e:)

[@nickprovencal3879]

that would be cool if you actually taught the song

[@yourguitarsage]

Umm, that's what the whole video is about. What do you need help with?

[@sk8rpunk16371]

I can already play this and he was spot on. Good job. If u time a slide out of the last note of both fills just right it makes it sound more full. Definitely one of my favorites to play

[@me-bk9er]

agreed nick..

[@michaelsnyder6922]

wife made you get a haircut i guess

[@yourguitarsage]

You guessed it :):):)

[@jacobvalencia9285]

Go 5 weeks without playing guitar and your fingers are aching like hell!

[@bangusyoung]

There's no debate... He's using an echo, not plucking the strings twice in the verse. Anyone who thinks that he is plucking the strings twice needs to actually listen to the song. It's very very obvious it's an echo.

[@zmaninpgh]

Wow you’re a great guitar teacher this is probably one of the best lessons I’ve learned and I’ve been taking the zoom lessons over a year.

[@donaldhenley3661]

yea.....about that song you were showing us...????

[@ocpblo]

“Don’t be a mediocre wanker…” 😂

[@OUTDOORSWITHDOMINGO]

Not a bad tune to Rip

[@buzzardcogburn4168]

Fucking Great...Lol

[@michaelhoehne1903]

K idk why so many people are hating on him. I personally like this style of teaching because you have to actually listen and watch, instead of having it all spoonfed to you. Keep it up man

[@OthO67]

Great lesson, clear, concise. A big thanks from Maine..... What band were you in when you supported BOC?

[@michaelclyburn5858]

I’m too lazy to learn the notes and names. I’m decent I just play. God blessed me where I can play drums, piano, guitar etc. I just play-people ask me all the time where I took lessons 😀. My brain will shut down when presented with AB G D F Sharp this Flat that Mute this and that. No disrespect to anyone that reads but I just jam.😃

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@michaelclyburn5858]

@@yourguitarsage You’re a great teacher by the way! Thank you, sir! God bless you and your family! ☀️

[@kommi1974]

Missing lots of minor chords.

[@ptol251]

If someone's tone of voice could read "lol idiots git gud" it would be this guy. Good video though.

[@vault101vaulttec5]

I don't like this video I can't learn anything from it I can barely see what strings your hitting please try give us the tab next time please

[@alllucky8692]

C'mon man, where's the "real" solo in the song that everyone is here for? The tab doesn't seem to exist anywhere for it

[@yourguitarsage]

That's why said in the beginning of this video that there will not be a solo. Maybe in the future video.

[@ElindorBG]

wow that looks so wrong O_o ... why the hell you are plaing the first part on the 9/7-th fret when the song is played on the 5/3-th on the second string ...

[@michaelzaitz1311]

I get that you do these to promote your content, and that’s fine, but at least give me a couple of the notes.

[@yourguitarsage]

Michael, I showed you the whole song. What part do you need yet?

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much for the super kind words John!

[@michaelzaitz1311]

Ad hominem attacks are uncalled for.

[@hacksdp3]

Sounds like the pillows. or vice versa.

[@yourguitarsage]

Who DAT?

[@hacksdp3]

+yourguitarsage the pillows are a Japanese band, check out carnival, hybrid rainbow, or non fiction are all great songs

[@yourguitarsage]

+hacksdp3 nice! I'll have to check it out.

[@Lucifer2066]

Man, you need to up the resolution big time! This video is so pixelated it's hard to make out anything you are showing.

[@KoaGuy]

Youre a bit of drama queen arent ya

[@Lucifer2066]

@@KoaGuy You're a bit of a troll aren't ya?

[@KoaGuy]

@@Lucifer2066 did you actually wait 2 fucking years to come up with that?

[@Anti-SlabBear]

For ever shameless plug take a shot

[@rayrosenmerkel4125]

Cool tutorial! The problem is that I have watched this over and over and still can't see where the heck you're playing, so maybe edit in some chart so we aren't all confused out of our minds

[@yeldarb1880]

Nice hair cut Not!

[@yourguitarsage]

Oh burn. You got me so good there. Great job.

[@mikleangelo1588]

@@yourguitarsage 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lorianoftheflame9831]

You would learn how to play it if you'd shut up and watch his fingers carefully.

[@christinahinton4538]

This is not a lesson. It's a demonstration. Thumbs down.

[@Jamie7-w]

Dude, explain some of what you are doing...there is an augmented chord in a transition, a lot of common people do not know those. Also, why not explain some intervals and which harmony licks you are playing. It is not "geek talk", it helps to apply this stuff other places and in composing. Other than that, good job nailing this!

[@chrismonell3749]

Look dude I’m following along and getting it. But listen to your comment section. You came off as so above your audience and condescending. Turned me off from this video a lot. Sadly KZbin doesn’t have many videos for this song

[@huntermcelray1694]

could you slow it down some its kinda hard to tell where your sliding you dont haft to make it too basic just slower

[@yourguitarsage]

Hunter, take small bits of the video at a time. That's really the only way to learn this many notes. Try to take smaller bites and you will get it.

[@burnlastsunday]

You're close enough I guess

[@Sportingalagrieska]

i didn't like tha way you teach :( I ended up learning it by ear...

[@soundgardener75]

That's unfortunate, because the dude explained it the most simplest way possible. But good for you that you eventually learned it.

[@Sportingalagrieska]

yeah, now I've just had a second look at the tutorial and maybe I wasn't too patient with him the other day.

[@spitfyre530]

This lesson isn’t too good. You don’t have to stop on every note but you can at least say the fret and string because it’s hard to make out exactly what your playing. I ended up just sounding it out myself

[@yourguitarsage]

Sorry you didn't enjoy it!

[@jacobvalencia9285]

I can't learn anything from this video sadly it's not that in depth with detail

[@derekcollum706]

Im going to teach you how to play this im not going to tell you every note, im not going to show you power chords well basically im going to play the song slow and you can watch and figure it out yourself yeah no thank you i can read tabs off of ultimate guitar.... 👎👎👎👎

[@davidsnyder2524]

Was this a video of learning a song or was this a video of you talking my ears off has anybody seen my ears by the way two thumbs down learn to shut up and just get right to teaching we want to learn this song not listen to you