How to play 'All the Best' by John Prine

[@chubzero7342]

"Worked it out myself, thought it was only right to upload a tutorial" - Instant subscribe.

[@carlryan3936]

Thank you for your lesson Neil. It will keep me busy here in Montana where your countryman Thomas Mahers’ statue stands in front of our capitol.

[@mikehoran9484]

Great video and great explanation. Loved it. Just FYI for anyone else that was confused by this: The way you teach the hammer on section, is not actually how you play it a lot of the time. See 6:08 - 6:13 for a good example. The first time you do it (at 6:09) you hammer on after strumming the D string, which is how you teach it. But the second time (at 6:11) you hammer on after strumming the B string. When you play the song at the start of the video you hammer on after strumming the B string most of the time. I actually think it feels more natural to do the hammer on after the B string given the low-E, D repeating bass line.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Mike, well spotted and agreed the hammer on!

[@mwheels9117]

I'd like to suggest that this section has several omissions. The most difficult for me was figuring out that it's actually a double hammer-on at this section and that there is seemingly a final thumb pick on the 4th string before returning to G. (I think).

[@Hoodrio]

This has been one of my favorite songs for more than 25 years, and now I finally know how to play it. Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorial!

[@countrysoupful]

My pleasure, glad it could help.

[@ronhilton1044]

Thank You so so much Neil. Your heartfelt singing and playing of this most timeless and beautiful song by a true Master human being... John Prine.... is inspiring. That you bothered to share your learning with us is greatly appreciated. The fact that this great humorous and humble man is now in extreme danger from the Covid-19 virus, brings floods of tears to my eyes as you play. Thank You.

[@ronkerr4284]

This is brilliant. One of my favourite songs and a fantastic clear tutorial. Thanks very much.

[@roneilken6668]

Great lesson! Thanks to your teaching I am getting this! How fun!

[@RebelRitchieMusic]

Came looking for a tutorial. Stayed for the amazing soul in your voice. Well done.

[@jimfronczak9343]

just saw your lesson today and couldn't grab the Martin fast enough. huge John Prine fan and this lesson is terrific! thank you and " all the best. "

[@countrysoupful]

Hi Jim, glad it helped, enjoy the Martin!

[@hochbob]

Fantastic tutorial Mate! It not only serves those of us who are eager to learn, but it pays reverence to the phenomenal John Prine.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Bob, yes Prine is the greatest

[@canadiansparky64]

This was one of the best tutorials on you tube that I have ever seen, for me personally. I have been trying to learn guitar for about 4 years now and if I can't learn this song from how you taught it, I may as well sell the guitar. Great job!

[@lafuerza113]

Greetings from Canada. Much thanks for your clear instruction for this great song.

[@alfredpaliani1800]

Outstanding lesson in how to play this great song. The picking pattern is spot on. Thanks for this.

[@tmo7734]

Thank you so much, Neil. A terrific tutorial. Nice and slow and easy to follow. Best wishes from the San Francisco Bay Area. - Tim

[@hovlandbound]

Hi. Just getting started on this. Thanks so much for the video, it's just what I'm looking for. You're right, there really isn't a lot of how to out there on this song. Beautiful! Thanks again. :)

[@illinoisvalleymusicians]

Thank you for this. And you have an excellent singing voice. Subscribed.

[@darrenjenkins3613]

Thank you very much for this I really enjoyed it top voice as well classic tune another one to learn in the baggie

[@Geno589]

Great lesson ! Love your teaching style, and the explain everything....

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Glen, hope it helped

[@mitchellfrew8064]

Cheers bud! Lovely singing and playing and a great wee lesson! Thank you all the way from from NZ - Mitch

[@bridanncronin4651]

Great tutorial.Thank you so much.Very clear to understand.🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@royevans5846]

One of if not the best John Prine lesson thank you for posting.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Roy

[@jaapendebonenstaak]

Beautiful! You confinced me some years back to buy this second hand sigma (my first guitar) happy to come across another video op you. You play so well. I gave the sigma away though to a dear girl and have the privilege to play a faith 🎸 these days. Enjoy playing alot. Thankyou Neil

[@CalmedByNature]

Wonderful playing and singing Neil

[@countrysoupful]

Thank you

[@lionre]

One of the best tutorials I've seen on youtube. Thanks a lot! :)

[@pigseye2]

amazing cover and lesson! You gained a new subscriber. Thank you!

[@davesparks9503]

One of the cleanest guitar players on KZbin ..singing is also good..you are very talented ..thanks for sharing.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Dave for the nice words!

[@roykie007]

Very useful many thanks Gotta love John Prine

[@timjbolchoz]

Are you kidding...I love playing it but I play it pretty straight all the way through. I love the part of the lyrics that goes "I wish you don't do like I do and ever fall in love with someone like you". Sent the song to the the love of my life who had just dumped me. Thank you so much. I'll try hard to play it as it deserves to be played. There is a good live version on KZbin of a young Prine playing it somewhere.

[@countrysoupful]

Hi Tim, glad you like it, happy playing!

[@sorendefre1674]

Excellent lesson! Thank you very much! I so look forward playing this at our friends next singalong.Soren x

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Soren, hope it helped

[@USNAVDC]

Love this song Neil....that mahogany Sigma and your voice are just a perfect fit.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Tom, yes great track

[@cbearw1]

I too was able to learn this thanks to your excellent video work and patient instruction. Great stuff! Thankyou for taking the time and effort to put this together. Regards from the West Coast of Canada.

[@countrysoupful]

My pleasure, greetings from East Coast of Ireland

[@WVSCROUNGER]

been wanting to learn this for 40 years,,,,finally got a guitar and your tutorial is Wonderful ! thanks so much Neil !!!

[@Charles-db3kr]

Simple beautiful song. Thanks!!

[@user-StevenLyleStyle]

Nicely explained. This will be the first finger picking song that I have completed. Mahalo,

[@xyzuvw5186]

I feel like I have five thumbs, but this is a great inspiration. I love John Prine, and after his passing I decided to pick up my grandfathers 1947 Martin and try to learn a couple of his songs...kinda of my own personal tribute. One thing I'm not sure of is how to transition from the G pluck to the hammered "hook"...seems like I'm missing a note or beat in there somewhere. I'm trying to learn All the Best, Souveniers, and Speed of the Sound of Loneliness...a tall order for someone who doesn't play guitar, but it's coming slowly but surely. Thanks for the lesson!

[@checkyoursix5623]

You picked some great tunes. Stick with it. You'll get there.

[@mortenaugustin739]

Finaly someone who don't talk us to death. This is Very good. Hope you can learn us some more songs :)

[@sairaghavan7950]

Thank you so much for sharing this. It's an excellent tutorial.

[@andyjprice7492]

Awesome mate. picked it up right away. NIcely done

[@jimmcgroarty6163]

Wow, thanks Neil, you made it so easy! I hope to learn more from you.

[@arkman49]

Neil, thank You so much for this! Such a Great job all around. I know you had to put in a lot of work figuring this song out! I really appreciate you sharing it with everybody here. I'm trying to learn this and Souvenirs, for a start. My best friend passed away 3 years ago from kidney failure. He was the biggest John Prine Fan I know. My late Friend's wife asked me to learn a couple of songs in Honor of Steve, so that's what I'm doing. I'm actually just discovering his music, and I'm hooked! Can't believe I waited so long. Thanks again for this. God Bless.

[@cannysongs]

Neil, if you look through similar videos of John Prine and other tutorials, you will see that, what makes yours special is the step-by-step, string-for-string explanations that really make everything crystal clear for the learner.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Roy, hope it helped

[@JKyfdo]

Thank you Neil, great job, you made it easy for me to learn. Love your guitar

[@StephenBommarito]

Great job! Straight forward simple explanation. I was able to play this within minutes thanks to you. Thank you very much!

[@dmaximus73]

Hey man, great playing and thanks for the lesson; your pace is slow enough for a dunce like me. After a few days work this song is starting to take shape for me...so enjoyable.

[@hankwhitley222]

Helping me get through this tough time...thank you! 💔 -At regular speed, when you're playing the A7 chord it looks like you're hammering on the 2nd string and not the 4th. I'll mix it up and play it both ways...great video! Cheers!

[@JKyfdo]

Grand lesson, well explained, your thumb never wants to do what its told, love the guitar colour

[@countrysoupful]

Thank you

[@avalanche9026]

Fantastic pick man. Nice job

[@douglasdickinson7640]

Neil I was going to try to find the sheet music today and I found you in my box this morning. I love this song. I also would like to know if you can play Souvenirs and also Inspite of our selves or Paradise all written by John Prine. Your rendition of his music is beautifully done, over the top. Thank you so much.

[@DBro-oj7yi]

Thank you for your video. I tend too beat myself up picking with two fingers. I try using three and things get bad. Thanks again. I'll keep on pushing forward. 👍

[@DG-mv6zw]

Hey Neil, thanks so much for the tutorial of one of my favourite Prine songs. Still trying to suss out the Travis picking, so any help is always appreciated. Fantastic cover by the way. I found out recently that John and Fiona Prine had a house in your part of the world.

[@chrisforrest4581]

Great lesson ! I just about have it down (yay).I would love to hear you do your own version. I have to admit it surprised me when you started talking (I don't know why) I guess I thought JP didn't make it across the pond. It's great that you are moved by JP. Thanks and I hope you do more lessons and video's.

[@paulkmayo]

This is brilliant. I want that guitar now (and your playing ability too:) Watching from Meath

[@viking6476]

That's really sweet. Helped me fill in the gaps in my picking style for this matchless song. I saw a video. I think I saw a hammer on the second string first fret when he's playing the F#, but its hard to see. You play really well!!

[@redbed1604]

Thanks for the video. I've wanted to learn this song for a long time. Very informative.

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Jim

[@andrewdaly3942]

Great tutorial. I won't lie I was surprised to hear the Irish accent when you spoke. Great singing

[@LetsPlayBrick]

Great job dude, I'm learning the song myself. You put a nice little twist of your on it. And watching is helping me so nice upload broseph.

[@countrysoupful]

Hi Tony, glad to hear the video helped, yes i've put my twist on it because i can't quite master the master's (Mr. Prine) version ;)

[@mervynfutter]

Thank you so much a brilliant tutorial. 👏

[@dmc949]

Hi Neil. Sounds great. Do you have a picking pattern for John Prines Summers End. Another great song of his. Regards and thanks. Dave.

[@cminty6805]

Great thing is that if you can get this down, you're so close to being able to play Clay pigeons as well. Same chords but capo on 3rd

[@billobrien3559]

Thank you for this!!! It’s absolutely wonderful. I used to play this in C with no capo. This sounds so much more authentic and in his vocal key. Also, your guitar is beautiful. What model please ?🙏 Thank you !!

[@Bgobioff]

Thank you !! How about one on the Sins of Memohisto? Can’t find that anywhere

[@stevefranklin6041]

Thanks! I always loved this song.

[@countrysoupful]

Cheers Steve, yes lovely song.

[@hencape]

Thank you very much for your lesson. It's very clear.

[@Whatsamattau2]

Thank you for this. Very helpful.

[@power2shine303]

Neil this was awesome Thank you With practice i think i will get there. I struggle with tabs when i find them, you make it easy to follow. Would you have tried John’s Bad Boy ... cannot a live version of this one, another onr of his masterpieces

[@oliveblacksmith1]

Excellent. Really good tutorial, thanks

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Olive, hope it helped

[@aliensangels7248]

Thank you so much I really wanted to learn this. Your a nice man.

[@countrysoupful]

Glad you liked it, hope it helped.

[@luckydog-287]

Great playing! Thank you!

[@skookumchuck1861]

Excellent tutorial Neil, thanks. PS, if you haven't already,you should check out Bruce Cockburn's Pacing the Cage.

[@johngrimstad3079]

Neil - Awesome video! Do you have a tab of this you can send?

[@reillynaul153]

Great job well done

[@Eoinkinooone]

Great video, very clear and well timed

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@christopherarmstrong3752]

Great man! Thank you! Do you think you can work out souvenirs by John prine?

[@ThomasWilliamBartley]

That was perfect. Exactly what I needed. Would you be able to do The Sins of Mesphisto?

[@watermarkjohn]

Thanks for a great tutorial. Well done.

[@robertoquiros6134]

Neil, ROBERTO QUIROS here. Please do CLAY PIGEONS !!!

[@johnnyrodgers1557]

Nice lesson, thanks... Did you do a version of So Cruel in G a while back, I tried to re-visit but can't find it.

[@soundzandwordzandimagez4323]

Nice. I'll try it tomorrow.

[@romperstomper3172]

prine fans should check out the song "Just Waitin" its just like his old stuff. i found it on his newest album and thought id put it out there if you didnt hear it yet.

[@lowellirish]

Neil...oh, the irony...I'm an Irish Session player/ Irish trad...Dubliners, Clancy Brothers, Cristy Moore, etc. getting ready for St. Pats Day ...and got a little bored...so I found myself here.... 🤣👍🇨🇮🇺🇲

[@Magers]

Thanks Neil. After a few screen grabs and focus on the headstock label, I found your guitar. I know they are replicas at a much lower cost. Which would you prefer? The Martin or the Sigma. BTW - way super job with the Prine song. I shared with it with my musically talented brother and he was able to keep up with you. However you have that magical something that you can only be born with. Thanks!!

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks J! yes it's the Sigma 000M-15 which is a copy of the Martin 000, still very nice to play and more within my price range, I've uploaded a review in case you're thinking about getting one kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqPNoH-wmrCGpZo&lc=z121t1kiyurqvr4ho04cjnizjyawxh1zkrk0k

[@jaykrout8954]

Love this tune!

[@greensladej]

Brilliant on all fronts! Could you do similar for Blue Umbrella or pointer to a good link for a Limerick man?

[@countrysoupful]

For a Limerick man i'll have to give it a try

[@AlessandroBoggiano]

Simple great! Thanks

[@Marcs12bar]

Keep em coming.

[@OldC00T]

Wonderful lesson but I could not figure out the picking pattern for the chorus, even slowing it down.

[@TomM-kl7uc]

8 April 2020....NASHVILLE, Tenn. - John Prine, a consummate storyteller who rose from the 1970s Chicago folk scene to become one of a generation’s most celebrated and prolific songwriters, died Tuesday at age 73. Prine died from COVID-19 complications at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, nearly two weeks after being hospitalized for the virus, his family confirmed to The Tennessean. ...from the Nashville, Tennessean newspaper.

[@andrewmagill]

Brilliant! Thanks! :)

[@teddyoneills]

Wow, great lesson Neil, lovely Martin and great taste in music, and a Dub into the bargain.Thanks for this lesson, its such a great song!

[@countrysoupful]

Hi Arthur, yes agreed it's a great track.

[@kimchambers6685]

Excellent! Thank you

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Kim

[@frankhatton365]

well played cheers man!!!

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Frank

[@ericrajendran3242]

Great tutorial

[@stevefox3776]

Perfecto!

[@dougthomas4995]

Thanks Neil!

[@stevebleakney819]

Awesome job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@countrysoupful]

Thanks Steve, glad you liked it.

[@gckelly68able]

Thank you for this

[@CaseyMartin]

This is great, man - thanks!

[@dereckburgess5690]

Brilliant .. thank.you

[@ForneyRider]

"Beauty, eh?" - Bob Mckenzie

[@patrickrheaume6984]

Thanks. No one bothers to show John Prine picking techniques.

[@darrenjenkins3613]

Hell yea it's only right big thanks