Guitar Lesson: Driftin’ Blues - Eric Clapton

I hope this helps! Please excuse the sweat and birds, it’s hot here 😅
Here’s my version I put up years ago:
• Driftin Blues - Eric C...

[@povilasbruzas9987]

one tip: always play the whole thing you gonna teach before ANY lesson, so people will know is it worth it to invest their time

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

I’ve adjusted my videos after this one to incorporate that more!

[@Rodamusec]

Good job. Keep on doing tutorials.This is Eric Clapton's legacy . I hope he sees it.That all people will appreciate and keep on playin the blues.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I certainly will keep the tutorials coming! Clapton has always been my absolute favorite musician and the reason I found the blues!

[@noelmciver737]

Daniel, viewing from Perth, Western Australia. Thanks for an excellent lesson. It helped me a lot! Keep up the good work.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Greetings from the US! I’m glad to hear it helped!

[@robhead22]

Nice lesson. But im always surprised when guitar tutorials start by breaking things down. Give us the big picture first. Play the piece. Then break it down!

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! That’s a good idea! I will have to do that next time, at least run through a bit of it.

[@robhead22]

@@danielbyrdmusic8824 Thank you! Im 66. A retired teacher. Ive been playing since i was 15. If you play the first verse. It would hook guys like me. Who dont need to have a b7 chord outlined. I rarely finish step by step guitar tutorials. I liked something in your playing, personality and teaching style. Dont stop!! But please give us an overview! Enjoy the day.

[@redpillpusher]

I would think this would be intuitive. I find it absolutely annoying when someone just dives into the breakdown even if I already know the piece.

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

@@danielbyrdmusic8824 I think it’s great that you took that as a constructive suggestion, rather than become defensive as many KZbin tutors do. His suggestion is a good one, and I am pleased that you took it that way.

[@fdllicks]

Yes, always

[@mattbarratt9688]

Cheers, Daniel... it was great just to listen to, let alone learn some new stuff. Thank you.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it and it was helpful!

[@user-zz8hl8se6t]

Your great, thank you so much,, the singing along the shuffle helped me get the song,. thanks

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

That’s awesome! I’m glad it helped!

[@levibuildsbarns5981]

Glad i found this channel.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you are enjoying it!

[@rwaterman9677]

New subscriber here! I'm glad you're doing more tutorials. And don't worry about the background noise, you did great.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you for subscribing! Thank you for the kind words as well! I hope this helps.

[@robinpowers6791]

thank you great lesson

[@SeanByrne-vo1kf]

Good well paced lesson, you have a talent, keep it going, thanks & greetings from Lincoln UK

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I really appreciate it! Greetings from South Carolina in the US!

[@steeveduport492]

Thank you so much for this great lesson! Thanks to you I can have lots of fun playing this fantastic song! Cheers from France

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

I’m very glad to hear you are enjoying it and it is helping! Greetings from the US!

[@Kenneth-tm8ml]

It's better that he goes into all the detail because so often too many people skip it you'll probably be a better teacher than a guitar player great job little brother keep up the fine work

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@marcelcornect7174]

I appreciate your lesson very much. One thing I noticed is that the vocal line is a 12 bar blues with a “quick change”. The solo is actually a straight up 12 bar blues (no quick change). This tripped me up when I started working on the solo.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Yes, that’s a really good point! I should’ve mentioned that in the video. Thank you for pointing to that!

[@billr2375]

Great job--as usual--love the embellishments. Thanks for doing this Daniel.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope it helps!

[@zakdhabalia8280]

brilliant job of teaching a great blues using Em pentatonic licks. look forward to next lesson.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@MadameM.]

So excited about any tutorial you do!!! Would love a video about how you got into the guitar, blues, and what your plans are for the future….

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I will certainly keep the tutorials coming! I may have to sit down one of these days and do that!

[@NeoMalabed-ml6xu]

Daniel, thank you so much for clear lesson.. Now i can play driftin with bluesy sound, Nice and Sexy from Philippines

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

I’m so glad it helped! Keep the blues going! 😎

[@bonzo1928]

You did a great job here.......much appreciated!

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I hope it helps!

[@mitchellmosher222]

Very well done. Keep up your service to those of us who seek enlightenment and improvement,

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you so much! I will definitely keep the tutorials coming!

[@stephendavies3655]

Great tutorial!! Very clear explanations. Subscribed! Would love more tutorials on some of the songs on your channel !👍

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed! And I will definitely be putting some more up very soon!

[@blufordbirdsong1834]

You’re a great teacher . Nice job

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope it helps!

[@FreekWentFlyer]

Hey, I like this song and I like the blues! Great lesson!

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you!

[@sejsey]

Thank you for a brilliant lesson.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope it helps!

[@ericwei-cmsh]

Thank you so much. Great tutorial and I like your singing too. You got great voice.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@redrock1963]

Great work here Daniel. Can I say that what I also find helpful is a full demo of the piece being taught.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I left a link in the description to a full demo of the song I did years ago. I hope it helps as well!

[@redrock1963]

@@danielbyrdmusic8824 - Thx Daniel. That help newbs like me bring it all together.

[@user-fo8wb8dt3y]

Good job. Cool song.

[@BlindLemonMeringue]

good teaching, keep 'em coming

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you, I definitely will!

[@moreyfuller8576]

Excellent job ! Thank you

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@brownianl]

Great tutorial! Broken down very well!

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy it and I hope it helps!

[@mikemoodie]

Great lesson!

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertwallace5547]

Very good teacher, well done

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrBloomers2]

Nice 1 thanks for sharing much appreciated 👍

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I hope it helps!

[@thomasblanc8240]

Thank you ! Well done !

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you!

[@gregschneiderii7326]

This is really good stuff.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you!

[@georgefinn2054]

Don’t know how I happened upon your site but nice job. You have a lot to say and say it well. Keep up the good work.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@terryhendrix5324]

Awesome

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you!

[@marleyorange]

good lesson

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you!

[@ShootoUK]

Fantastic 👋

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you!

[@timothygroff55]

New subscriber great tutorial

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you for the subscription! I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ll be posting more like this soon!

[@user-zz8hl8se6t]

No theory, thank god

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Yes, I won’t have much theory in my videos mainly because I don’t know much of any theory myself 😂😂

[@philipcampion386]

Brillant Daniel thanks. I was the first one to like I think.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy it and I hope it helps!

[@tbyrd228]

🥰

[@geoffreycockrell1799]

Great video. One comment. When showing the solos, it helps if you could always map the notes in relation to the pentatonic scale, the chord notes or other frame of reference. It really helps to make sense of the solos. Just a thought.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

That’s a really good suggestion! Thank you for that!

[@ItwasAbbqrestaurant]

Came across this 2day. The picking adds a great accent. Are u strictly pic? Or thro in hybrid to?

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Typically, I play this one mostly with a pick, but for the solo and some parts I switch to fingerpicking. At gigs I’ve played it just straight fingerpicking but when I do that I usually play it differently than I do here, mainly without the shuffle.

[@AndyBankside]

Dude, you could have shot this video in 5 minutes and we could just pause it at the parts we need to. Torturous.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

That is certainly an approach; however, that’s not what I aim to do with the lessons. My aim is to provide a resource to anyone who wants a breakdown of these songs. That usually, particularly with blues, takes longer than 5 minutes to run through. I also do not want to assume anyone’s ability or styles of learning. If you resonate with watching someone play a 5 minute demonstration of a piece and then learning that way, that is perfectly fine. That is not the intention of these lesson videos.

[@MrVbobby]

to much finger description imp.

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Fair enough! I appreciate the constructive feedback for sure!

[@levibuildsbarns5981]

Disagree. It was perfect for beginners.

[@funky12374]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. Really helpful. Please don't listen to andybankside. Torturous for him but not to newbies. Thank you! God bless!

[@danielbyrdmusic8824]

Thank you! I’m glad it’s helping!