Everybody Wants To Rule The World Guitar Lesson - Tears for Fears

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In this Everybody Wants to Rule The World guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this massive hit from the 80's by Tears for Fears in it's entirety.
Released in 1985 off their album Songs from the Big Chair, "Everybody Wants to Rule The World" went on to become their biggest hit in large part due to some really well crafted guitar parts.
The opening riff in instantly recognizable. It then makes it way to the verse chords which are dominated by keyboards. However, I will still show you how to play that section in a very easy manner on the guitar.
The chorus is made up of mostly simple bar chords, so if you can play those you won't have any trouble at all.
There is also a quick little bridge section made up of power chords. The rhythm becomes more aggressive here so make sure you pay attention to the video lesson to know what to do in the picking hand.
The real stars of the show in this video lesson will be the guitar solos. The first one uses a ton of double-stops that shift all over the fretboard in a very quick fashion.
The double-stops can be a bit tricky, and those shifts are probably the most difficult part of the song. Try to anticipate the shifts in order to make it a bit easier to learn.
The outro solo is very unorthodox yet incredibly musical at the same time. It uses a lot of wide interval skips and the melody lines are created using a lot of awkward bends and slides.
Just as in the first solo, learn each part phrase-by-phrase before putting in all together. That will help your hands get acclimated to those unique guitar lines much quicker.
Have fun learning this 80's classic from Tears for Fears!
Carl...

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Close to a million.

[@TheJedi1980]

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[@01dcampbell]

I agree!

[@Caltops78]

Carl has taught me so much. Whenever I hear a song I love I wonder to myself if Carl has a video for it. Sure enough here we are with this classic.

[@simondavis942]

I second that, great lessons

[@leonardomello8655]

First solo written by Roland Orzabal and second one by session musician Neil Taylor... Taylor also wrote the solo on the track Broken... you can easily recognize his style... TFF is one of the best bands ever!!!!

[@Sunchild714]

Neil Taylor was so good for them. Especially live

[@fragwagon]

Great underrated solos in this song.

[@xsitied2708]

ikr

[@M5guitar1]

I'm 62 years old and learning that outro solo....for a gig in June. Thanks for breaking it down. I trained my ears over decades of playing. This helps a lot!

[@daniel030570]

This is in my opinion the best tutorial for this song that I have ever found and I have keeping getting back to it through the years .The only missing part for me is the lack of diagrams on screen because I find a little hard to understand every position guides from Carl while He is teaching them.Still, that’s my problem… this is a wonderful and complete tutorial. Thank dear Carl

[@psyche234]

Carl is amazing at tutorials. I admit when I was a beginner, it was hard to keep up with his lessons, but now that I’ve been playing for years now it’s simply straightforward.

[@joeydaigle2917]

Man, I love how you’re just straight to the point. I always find myself going to your page by default when there is a cover song involved. You have save me a lot of frustrations.

[@purkumzuk4607]

Sir , I've beem wanting to learn this song since I started learning guitar and now my wish came true . I humbly and sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🙇🏿‍♂️ You are a teacher to everyone who sits in thier home hitting up youtube for this kind of tutorials. Thank you.

[@colinimray3682]

My daughter wanted to learn this, i thought, mmm not one to find easy on tutorials, blown away by how incredibly instructive this is thanks carl that was brilliant

[@terrylacny3614]

Excellent Instruction! I love how you explain things so clear and you don't waist any time going from slow to speeding up. Teaching is so natural to you. You saved me a bunch to time! Thanks!!!!!!

[@reddwarf9202]

What I love about this guy's teaching and playing is that he is very good, clear, a good player and teacher, with a great personality and unusually, NO ANNOYING POSTURING EGO!!. Thanks.😊

[@carreramike]

that outro solo at 10:18 is just awesome! Thanks!

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[@Casey3-P-O]

Both solos are extremely tasteful in my opinion. Tears for Fears are really good at mixing stuff together in a tasteful way. The last solo almost sounds like it could be a fusion band.

[@monty64]

Fantastic job, you're certainly one of the best guitar teachers I've seen. Thanks a lot.

[@StefanGBucher]

To quote the Big Lebowski, "He's a good man... and thorough!" I love your tutorials. You always answer all the questions I have coming in!

[@cathalmeenagh3898]

Love what you're doing. Clear, patient, positive instruction.

[@davidhoxit4274]

Fantastic lesson Carl!! Your musical prowess is incredible. Keep posting please...I am a fan!!! Thanks for all previous tutorials!

[@sonicobsessions947]

This dude Literally teach me some of the songs i love the most. 6 years on constant learning from you!

[@greghensel7073]

Thank you Carl for the work you invest to share and teach these songs the right way the first time. I appreciate your passion to pass the torch to the next generation of aspiring guitarists. Thank you and God bless you!

[@guitarwhores753]

Great lesson, great song. One of the most underrated guitarists out there in my opinion. The songwriting and keyboards distract from the awesome solo. -Zach-

[@brasileironaeuropa]

Excelente aula 👍

[@dr.rossdepinto109]

Thank you for the attention to detail, and breaking it down into manageable phrases! Great teaching techniques!

[@RobertCookcx]

Carl Brown you are a master teacher sir! Classic from my day.

[@Pedrohsc2]

AWESOMEEEE!!! for a world with more Tears For Fears lessons!!!

[@danerhart153]

Really great work breaking down the song and the solos. Thank you for such a clear and easy demonstration of a great tune!

[@davidtaylor9667]

Thank you. Had to learn this for a up and coming gig. You made it easy.

[@Videsh1997]

I have beeb wanting to learn this song for a while. Thanks for the great turorial.

[@paddy9i996]

Beautifully played and explained. Nice song One of your best pop song tutorials yet, Carl

[@cwize]

I love you dissecting that outro solo. Too cool.

[@MRod1079]

Carl, outstanding lesson. I knew all of this except the final solo. Great breakdown!

[@marcusispoor]

very helpful calling the chord names out, only thing I never properly learned and naming them helps so much.

[@DannyBlack]

great lesson!

[@enlightenedrelic204]

Hey, I haven't seen this all the way through yet, but you are a bloody genious mate, I'm just learning how to play a guitar , I love this track, and you have really inspired me,,thankyou very much

[@154chairsmissing]

Big thanks for unlocking this. always wanted to learn the final solo.

[@MRod1079]

Great lesson here. I knew the basic parts but really needed the end solo parts. Why are you getting thumbs down?? You are spot on!

[@annikaluke9923]

Fantastic! Have been wanting to attempt to learn Roland’s guitar solos forever. Thank you so much for this my friend.

[@davem7632]

INCREDIBLE tutorial. Thanks so much for posting it.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Great solo breakdown!

[@futile-evenings]

bro you are such an awesome guitarist & teacher with such mad skills and your down to earth attitude. gracias & kudos!

[@z77deep75]

YAAASSS! How to play my favoriite '80s song! I'm going crazy over here! Can't wait to get the hang of this one!

[@BaronBonobo]

Thanks - I really like your videos. Somehow you make everything easy to learn, which is the mark of a good teacher. Plus you do some really interesting songs. Keep it up.

[@dougiemcclure]

Thank you! Thorough! I do it on my Bass VI.

[@tonymemphis72]

So Sweet, thank you for your time n showing us the frosting songs that are the soundtrack to our Amazing, Healing, Painful, last school dance not getting the girl(actually being to big of a dill to ask), eagle soaring mountaintops, back flippin bmx, now pickin tasty licks Lives, your the Truth Carl…Peace n Love 🙏🤘🙏

[@novoaluis]

Great skill on guitar an as a teacher. Thanks for sharing that gifts.

[@starbound6287]

I like your clarity and teaching style,,and I learn big time ,,,thank you so much,,,

[@simonwallis1517]

Best guitar lesson on KZbin

[@hey__bre1]

Thanks very much I always wanted to learn the whole song this is one of my favourite songs.

[@josehuizar1667]

That was an awesome lesson of an awesome solo.I used to be into fast rock solos and thought everything had to be fast to be good but I discovered that theres some classic solos in music of all genres. I would like for you to do promises promises by naked eyes. I really dig that guitar work in that song Thank you you're awesome

[@brettskie0752]

Love your guitar clips!! Cheers Man

[@mkna8633]

Thanks for showing us how to play one of the great songs of the eighties my man!

[@Vesper_Songs]

You are an awesome teacher and so clear. Thank you!

[@brentjones9961]

I like how you bother to teach songs correctly, unlike some others, well done

[@loganlaj]

Great song & lesson 🙌🏼🥇

[@anthonyesporlas9913]

one of my favorites Thanks CarL

[@amielianomar1479]

You're the man thanks for sharing your talent

[@hangtite87]

Great lesson ! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@anajaen4604]

Great video. Thank you Carl.

[@erikr573]

Thank you explanation was beautiful really help me understand

[@SaazGamingChannel]

10:20 Lol ima just leave this here for anyone who wants to hear the solo, its INSANE

[@simondavis942]

Nice lesson, thanks once again

[@potato123ivan2]

I never knew the name of this song but I always love this tune. clicked on this video out of curiosity and I’m glad I did!

[@karensegal6691]

I love your instruction & visual - nice and clear, and without the necessary waffling that so many other channels use. Can you please comment on the effects and the settings you used? Thanks!

[@tassosxenakis8599]

Great tutorial! Also, if your tuner can adjust for frequency, turn standard tuning at 447 hZ, that's the closest to the original that I could get.

[@muxfolder]

Great song.. I have to say both of those guitar solos are actually quite unique.

[@Benskite4]

Thanks. Simple and fun to play.

[@captainshivers]

Awesome lesson man. The full monty as it were. Thanks from a big TFF fan.

[@tosinkingfishercheeseburge8901]

Really good guitar intro 🎸 I love what you doing

[@joaobatistaraposovasti6524]

Show!!! Parabéns!!

[@howielong2835]

I knew it was going to be a challenge but I’ll work at it. Great job in explaining the multiple parts.

[@prestonkuhar387]

Omg yaaaasssss! Thank you so much this is my favorite song ever!

[@waded23]

T pose

[@prestondidomenico6318]

This will always be my favorite song. Nice name btw

[@frankkramer9064]

The Fade out solo is spot on but I prefer to play my own ,, I feel like if people want the exact solo just play the recording and leave the band at home ,, but you have it down spot on ,,, great work . I will be visiting your site again ..

[@jonathancastellanos2941]

Hey Carl, I wanted to ask if you could do a lesson for the comfortably numb solo done at Pulse by David Gilmour? That would be the best. That solo is great, thanks and great lesson!

[@bobchristopher7383]

Excellent... Cheers Bob

[@PhilWilliams3]

Superb video.

[@miguellopezdelegazpi6108]

You're really good.. nice work!

[@TheFrozenDesert]

All these years and no one suggested D/F# instead of F#m? Nice work on the solo. Well done.

[@Whitezombie65]

Excellent video !!!

[@mitchellwieler]

Carl thank you so much for doing this lesson I suggested!

[@mdwayne741]

Great lesson, thanks So much!

[@Leomiranda30]

great! thanxs man

[@realmusicforever7086]

great lesson!!! can play the song other than the solos.working on that.but you are by far one of best guitarist and instructors on line.learned much from you.thank you. p.s. I think we are waiting for the Melissa solos know its long, but maybe half?thanks again.

[@PaulJohnuk]

Great lesson

[@elfhermie]

Thanks for sharing these lessons! Very fun song! : )

[@gordon9177]

ooh wow. cool song man.

[@BEkov-kd8cf]

No fucking way! I was listening to the Ninja Sex Party cover and I wanted to learn how to play this song and here you are today teaching us how! You are amazing!

[@Rorschachxx1985]

the ninja sex party version is good but listen to the original

[@tosinmcboy]

I love your guitar intro

[@eerieerika]

im going to be learning how to play soon and this is going to be the first song im going to try playing! i will definitely learn from this video as soon as i get a guitar :)

[@cadadiacondios4948]

Thank you so much, excellent!!!!

[@MrC_5150]

Awesome! I was thinking of this song just a few days ago.

[@joshuaflores7621]

I searched this having no expectation of finding a lesson, so happy rn

[@bruhmain8122]

Really good vid man

[@betterthantelly2993]

A true guitar solo.

[@johnladd5016]

Great stuff, really accurate. Thank you

[@po-ot1yl]

Thank you, Godbless

[@JonSimonSid]

really well instructed

[@muffincansurf]

awesome, as always

[@dood8098]

Heyyy you taught me how to play natural harmonics yesterday!

[@dspencer5347]

Love it bro!

[@crlguitar1]

Sounds pretty accurate to me!

[@bazzguy1]

one of the best instructors on the web, fantastic Carl.

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+bazzajack lukins Thanks!

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GuitarLessons365Song what key is this song in

[@DopamineOverload]

Awesome job as always, Carl. Thanks! I wish this song was tuned to 440hz but it never bothers me, listening to it or singing along to it... only when trying to play along, and hearing my guitar flat. haha. :)