How to play CAVATINA (John Williams arrangement) - Part 1

[@soapytowel1565]

It’s true what Rob says, as a self taught 71 year old “guitarist”, Cavatina was a favourite of my wife’s & I decided to learn it for her 50th birthday & yes it took me well over a year to get it off to a listenable standard so she didn’t get “the present” until she well over 50. I try to pick my guitar up every day & play something that I have struggled to learn just to make sure that I don’t forget where my fingers have to go because,trust me, like most things in life, if you don’t use it, you lose it

[@hope56]

So generous of you to share the gifts of your talent. Thankyou.

[@echoecho7662]

It’s funny I actually know someone who was complaining about not being able to find this song for free, god forbid it coming with a free tutorial, thanks man we appreciate you

[@stephenlee1220]

Tuyuyyyyyyyuu

[@-DRIP]

I like your hat Rob

[@fennahrob6934]

Thank you my friend. 😎

[@sirdeathcap4999]

I hope you are doing well in these troubling times Sir

[@explorer7755]

Rob, I can’t thank you enough.

[@BillJones-qe9dd]

Cheers Rob, I learned this about 30 yrs ago, but stopped playing it, got rusty, then completely forgot it. Gutted. Followed your vids and pleased to say I can now play it all the way through again. Very, very pleased. Many thanks, great friendly clear and accurate tuition. Bill

[@fennahrob6934]

Well done Bill. 👍🏻🎄

[@ianmcnulty6194]

Yes well done I am in the same boat I hope it will come back to me soon just looked at the first 3 bars but will keep at it but at 76 it's not easy.

[@fredharris3203]

I had all but given up trying to play this piece, content that I couldn't learn it because the tutorials are all badly done and fail to explain how to get your fingers around the thing. Now I have discovered this tutorial I have got to sit down and try to learn the Bl...... thing all over again. Best guitar tutorial on KZbin.

[@fennahrob6934]

Thank you. 👍🏻

[@Imfat8888]

the best advice given for playing cavatina iv'e not heard on youtube until now,, you don't have to hit the cord shapes straight away add fingers as you go otherwise you will probably not progress from 1st chord shape to the second chord.

[@derekbilston9290]

Its a very complicated song that usually only trained Classical players can perform properly and he does a great job of breaking it up into segments.

[@brianrobinson5316]

i feel like ive got a mate in my room with me teaching me ive never come across anyone who makes it simple and easy for us thickies you sound like you come for the part of the world where i live or not far away any thanks again you are an amazing teacher why have you not got 100,000 hits i dont know brian

[@drunkenviking]

Yesssssssssss, just the thing I was gonna comment: feels like a mate teaching, so relaxed and to the point making it easy. love it

[@michaelprosperillustrator]

Loved the video thank you so much.

[@prandallwright1]

You are one fine, encouraging teacher. Yes! One year from now, I'll be able to do something not many can do on this guitar. It took me about a year to learn "Classical Gas," and I did it! Thanks, Rob Fennah!!

[@BandziorMaBana]

Thank you so much! You’re way of explaining is so simple yet detailed. It’s hard to find sort of tutorials like yours. Many thanks!

[@fennahrob6934]

Thanks Bandzia, you are most welcome.

[@MULTIMOONSHOTS]

Absolutely the best Cavatina tutorial on the internet.Thanks for sharing!Ive always enjoyed playing this beautiful song..Best wishes!👍💯🎶🎸

[@deanmollaney8239]

For a complicated song You put it over so well. Very good teacher. Thanks Dean.

[@symphony6969]

Love your style of teaching, its like being sat talking to a mate. Spurs you on to have a go. Will be spending a few hours on this!

[@ZDArtist]

Thank you so much for this, it is one my favourite classical guitar pieces and I've longed to have a go but always been afraid to! I'm a bit out of practice as I haven't been able to play much for over 2 years, but I will have a taster of the 1st 4 bars when I can :)

[@Paul_demian]

Amazing tutorial, gigantic thanks. You've made it easy and simple to grasp.

[@scripterman]

Thanks Rob, I've been trying to play this since I first heard back in the 70's, since then knack'd my left little finger, so its going to be a stretch to try and play, but will give a try or change hands :-)

[@timosullivan292]

Thank you you've done a great job on this piece ,and yeah it's not easy but by your method doable whereas before quite impossible many thanks and wish you success in all your endeavours.

[@Quarantain]

This looks and sounds very promising for an amateur like me. Thanks, appreciate the gift, I'll give your sheets a try!

[@lvaliao]

Nice detailed tutorial, thank you so much, its a pretty nice piece of a classical tune.

[@patrickcon1]

Nice guy! Good teacher! Excellent site! Worthy of support!

[@booooo666]

Gr8 tutorial Rob. Thanks 🎶🎶

[@MrPomse]

Wonderful walk through. Thanks a lot.

[@fennahrob6934]

NOTE! Bar 2 on the chord shape pages (after the tab) should be played at the 6th Fret NOT the 5th.

[@doublepousse]

esatto👍

[@RaidenStorms88]

Thank you my good sir.

[@robertbaker1986]

Amazing teacher thanks Rob.

[@mikeleput2580]

Thank you for a great lesson

[@damienchristian8536]

he's a very nice man

[@aw-g]

sir I'm thinking of buying a guitar to play this piece and you're the perfect teacher please continue than you very much :)

[@NylonStrings83]

Big mistake this is a very advanced piece because it’s technically demanding don’t go on the slow tempo

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

Nice, your tabs are much needed! Thank you, Edit: the links broken now. Oh well I was working out from sky guitars vid

[@carlabellis]

amazing

[@charlesclarke3923]

Hi Fennah. I have only just found your KZbin site by accident. I was looking for a tutorial for Apache and you came up. I have had a look through and now subscribed to your channel. I have been playing a few months now and learned some open chords which I will need some time. The trouble is I can’t sing so want to play instrumentals which I have started to plat Apache, still slow as it takes longer to sink in with me. I started a bit late in life wanting to learn guitar but can play a little, it is only for myself but enjoy what I am learning. I am 72 so don’t know if I will ever play perfect or not but I will have a good try hopefully. Thank you very much from me to you because I like your approach to your teaching method. From your voice I know you are English but obviously don’t know if you still live on the UK or not. I am from Warrington Cheshire, you will probably know where that is. Anyway I won’t bore you to death any longer, but once again a big thank you from me and others that watch you or have lessons with you. Take care and best regards. Chas.

[@jackdeago3639]

Thank you so much, can you make tutorial for Rodrigo taccotta

[@charlieward5077]

Hi Rob I'm learning caffeine thanks to you I've played guitar before I'm having problem trying to get all strange to sound clear will it get better practise can't get bar chords hard trying to press on chords very grateful. Charlie ireland

[@davidthompson5153]

Incredible Thanks

[@ovaldigital563]

I always love your videos. Where can I download this part? I am unable to doownload it. Can you help me please.

[@andrewhoult4630]

I don't know how you get the chords you've wrote and down I really want to try and learn this you're amazing guitarist

[@fennahrob6934]

Click the blue link in the description box under the video. Open in Safari. 👍🏻

[@andrewhoult4630]

@@fennahrob6934 thanks

[@charlieward5077]

Hi Rob I'm having problem bar chords trying to press on guitar will it improve with practis

[@fennahrob6934]

Yes! 👍🏻

[@stevew585]

Same here Charlie, bloody finger busting isnt it!

[@fennahrob6934]

Yep. I did a tutorial on how to play them. Have a look back through my vids. ✌️

[@quietmind30]

Hi Rob, great lesson! Can you recommend a budget friendly classical guitar?

[@fennahrob6934]

Always buy second hand; don’t worry about a few dinks, just make sure the action is low as you can’t adjust that much. Play before you buy if you can. 👍🏻😎

[@ovaldigital563]

Got it thank you.

[@raymondfoster5657]

thank you you are amazing

[@Kenny-eu8vb]

Xlent 😊

[@Ron-o4e]

Rob, really good tutorial,but can I please point out; is it not the 6th fret for G#m.

[@steveruiz5259]

Bob Thank you Sir , great job thanks for making my passion with playing this song come true! may i ask you a question do you every play in DADGAD Tuning curious if you do and your thoughts of open tuning!

[@ronwillis4479]

I tried to download your tabs for Cavatina but it just says download pending. And never downloads. Love that instrument.

[@fennahrob6934]

It’s opening fine at this end. Try opening in Safari.

[@Sandstorm9562]

For bar 2, you play it with the barred at the 6th fret, but in the chord shape diagram it's incorrectly written at the 5th fret.

[@fennahrob6934]

Thanks Sandstorm; I’ll fix it. 👍🏻

[@Sandstorm9562]

@@fennahrob6934 just wanted to let you know - thank you for an amazing breakdown of this piece!

[@georgewong796]

Like to know name of your classical guitar Thanks

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

You are continuing Steven King's tradition.

[@nataliem4288]

I've been trying to play this for YEARS. Started over a decade ago but spend many years not playing. Finally come back to it and really struggling with finger strength for those barres... Particularly bar 3 covering the 9th fret. Do you have any advice? Makes me want to give up again because I just feel hopeless! (Thanks for providing such an amazing and free tutorial - wish I lived a bit closer to come for some lessons!!)

[@NylonStrings83]

Frankly if u can’t do it for so long u need to learn the proper technique for barre chords it’s all about balancing the left hand weight it must be light as a feather

[@nataliem4288]

@@NylonStrings83 I don't think I necessarily have an issue with technique, but I do have small hands and I think struggle to have the strength in my index finger - for me, barre chords are fine lower down the frets and when they span about 3 frets with the other finger positions, but when I need to stretch further than that I just can't apply enough strength onto the fret I need to barre with my index finger :( do you still think that could be technique?

[@naturalrestingface4909]

Not easy to teach or play. You did well!

[@victoriastellahughes1954]

😊Thank you 😊

[@oddhultberg8769]

Tack!

[@pranabdeka4599]

Hi Rob not able to download the tab

[@fennahrob6934]

It’s ok this end. Just checked. Click the blue link in the description box. Make sure you have the correct app to open the pdf file. 👍🏻

[@coolmacatrain9434]

I must disagree with you concerning tab, Rob. I find it quite easy to visualize the chord shapes when reading Cavatina in Tablature ( of course also need the standard music above it to correctly read the rhythm of the piece) ....mind you, I've been reading standard music notation along with tablature for over 30 years now.

[@fennahrob6934]

Each to their own. I’ve posted my performance, arranged by John Williams, which was worked out without standard guitar notation. Tab is okay but, as I said, the chord shapes in a difficult grade 8 piece like Cavatina prevents many from playing it. (Unless they invest years in learning to read guitar music or… do it my way). 👍🏻

[@nf4199]

Seems nice to follow but I need a lot of "patience" . Hoping much though

[@paulakhs]

Good try I suppose. 😳

[@arthurramm8664]

Far too much talking. I got totally bored after three minutes

[@fennahrob6934]

The unique diagrams to help you play this difficult grade 8 piece need explanation before you start. But hey, go and check out the other tutorials out there. Good luck! 👍🏻