How To Play Be My Friend By Free

[@Kazwell111]

I have heard many players over the years, but Dave Simpson is one of the best I have seen in a long time.

[@hegz1484]

Kossof and this song is the reason i finally started learning guitar a few years back' after 24 years of existance. Awesome video and awesome song!!!

[@paulcoleman3081]

Paul Kossoff is the guitarist who moves me most. Free are amongst my all-time favourite bands. You teach with such sensitivity Dave, and you have such a depth of knowledge and understanding of the artist, the underpinning theory as well as the use of equipment and so on. You bring things absolutely to life with your enthusiasm. You make complicated things easy to understand and that's the hallmark of a great teacher and communicator. I'm not blowing smoke up your rear-end, I'm just saying it like it is.

[@thepartimemusician65]

Great Koss vibrato Dave, lovely tone

[@balke7935]

That Kossoff vibrato is hard to pull off… sometimes he’d go a fret higher so there was less to bend up, also because he had such small hands he’d use his ring finger and press it with his middle finger for extra force. It’s a great example of how having to find a way around something results in something unique and special.

[@flatsix666]

Thank you so much for this lesson, Dave!

[@johnheritage-ir5vh]

You teach really well. Clear and easy. Well done

[@TomTobin67]

Hi Dave. I'm glad to see you're doing well today. Tuesday Morning is my favorite Kossoff song and his playing on that song is stellar.

[@mikejednorog3383]

Oh my …. What are the odds you do a lesson for my favorite Free track …… the live on the German beat club solo is sooooo good

[@clickem2697]

I think your teaching style very much echoes the way a typical self taught player thinks, well I recognise it anyway 😊 it feels very comfortable and accessible. Hope there’s more to come.

[@briantoftegaard191]

Very inspiring I just have to grab my own guitar and start playing the chord progression myself right away, it’s amazing, thanks for reminding us all what a guitar genius Kossoff was 👍👍👍👍👍

[@secretdaisy6484]

That was a great lesson, way over my head though 😕. I listened to Free’s version and was amazed by the piano 🎹 and organ parts. The song as a whole is fabulous. All of it fits together so perfectly. Thank you 🙏. 👍☮️🌞🎸🎵💕

[@silentrabbit247]

Nice one Dave, thanks, always loved that song. PK my fav guitarist.

[@chrisferguson237]

You're a star Dave. Thanks for sharing your skills mate

[@bechhoefereric1291]

Thanks A lot Dave , I love this song since I was 13 y and I am 64 now .

[@DavidFernley]

Now we talking great guitar player chill Dave you got it, Paul was a very tormented soul,He recorded a lot with a white Strat but he did not play it live very often

[@KailynsJoy]

Koss and Rory are my heros. I love your lessons on both. This is my favorite track by Free. Koss played with so much emotion. He wasn't showy or technical but damn did he get the job done. So much story in those young fingers. RIP.

[@aminahmed2220]

What a awesome video have a great weekend Dave and also happy first week of November and also Paul kossoff is a legend RIP ❤😢

[@An_inquisitive_thinker]

All things aside - glad to see you soldiering on despite all things going on in your life, my man. And yes, we all have our pacifier songs we listen trillion times in the row to. If it vibes with you then you just keep on vibing. 💁🏼‍♂️

[@bobblake7132]

Mr Dave Sir, brilliant lesson. Thank you so much for this. I’ve always loved this song and have had a yearning to play it. I was going absolutely nowhere and this lesson of yours has shown me the way. I’ll even forgive you for the three swear words, Isle of Wight 😜

[@ratinatrap7815]

Nice one....one of my all time favorite Free tunes

[@DavidFernley]

Thanks for this Dave loved it

[@lunarvibe]

Excellent tutorial for this great track. Super guitar tone. 👍👍👍👍

[@johnfosker7315]

Paul Kossof was brilliant, met him in 1970 after a gig. One of the nicest men I have ever met. You have done a great job on this song Dave and glad it’s one of your go to songs

[@martinclayton7260]

This was always my favourite Free song.

[@vintagetone22]

I was waiting for this.and you did amazing my friend.paul kossoff was amazing great tone.❤🙏🙏🌹🌹👍👍❤🙏🙏🌹

[@stephenC71]

Dave plays Kosoff yes Iim a 7Os kid so this is great memories of my Da playing his free albums . I rescued an Ephiphone junior head in work (recycling) run it into a rescued cab plugged my tele straight in sounds amazing

[@JDStone20]

Nice! This song sounds like the predecessor to Bad Companies "Ready for Love"

[@Dagger_323]

One of my favorite songs of Free. Koss is perhaps my biggest inspiration, and the main reason I play a Les Paul. Such selective and expressive note placement and an unrivaled vibrato.

[@IrishStewGuitar]

Nicely played Dave 😁 Can you continue your Free lesson set with Oh I Wept please - absolutely beautiful song

[@michaelmay369]

Many thanks for the lesson Dave. I always wanted to play this one but was just too lazy to figure it out myself. Just learnt Width of a Circle by David Bowie which has some very tasty guitar solos. What a great guitar player Mick Ronson was.

[@TheStephensjoshua]

Thank You for the backing track loop. Super Dope.

[@markroylance1584]

Great lesson Dave ! I just love Koss' Marshall tone especially on tracks like this where his chord work sounds almost acoustic. Only saw him once when he came onstage with John Martyn to jam !! Try to find his solo album!!

[@Paul-D]

yup, absolutely love this track and weirdly I was trying to learn it better only a few days ago!

[@justinalexander5288]

The strap that comes with the Les Paul feels amazing!! One of my favorites

[@rodmorris9659]

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[@jacktarbuck6949]

Professor Dave is in session! 😁

[@rattleshakti]

Hi Dave, great video buddy, have you checked out Paul's playing on John Martyn's Live at Leeds? Paul and John were great friends. Cheers Dave. Be Well.

[@andrewbecker3700]

Koss rules!

[@sneakysnake3261]

still luv ya dave

[@rodmorris9659]

Your lp sounds awsome man

[@BLUESKY-zt1nv]

Can you teach us the solo to "Come together in the morning" please ...?

[@Dave.M_Guitar]

How the hell are your views down to less than 10k on a lot of recent videos when you've 137k subscibers? Is KZbin trying to just obliterate actual worthwhile content? Cool video, by the way, love that Les Paul.

[@thedavesimpson]

Yes they are. They are in the process of killing my channel. I’m not going to be here much longer at this rate.

[@paulkramer9666]

It's tough to nail his super fast and accurate vibrato technique isn't it? Especially on the bends. Their song - "Mourning Sad Morning" is a good one too. I wonder, is that one played with the guitar in an alternate tuning?

[@derekclacton]

11:21 Maybe because the variation is more understated? More ‘less is more’. More Free 🤔

[@rodmorris9659]

Are you doing andertones in the future dave

[@hank6429]

That guitar looks like ice tea color I have 2011 ice tea it looks the twin of mine guitar

[@rodmorris9659]

Evening dave

[@LuggenWigge]

Love Free

[@KaddysJamKave]

Is that a real Gibson or a Chibson?

[@richardlynch5632]

😁👍❤