How To Play Don't Be Cruel By Elvis Presley - Guitar Lesson

[@rockabillylaker]

Love these lessons!! I have 2 little ones and I don't really have the time to try and transcribe it by ear. This helps a lot. I love singing and playing Elvis songs for them. Thanks!

[@yourguitarsage]

You are welcome my friend! Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@babo85]

That's a cool profile pic mate!

[@jsteelman1000]

@@babo85 Where is the cool profile pic ?

[@poisonDeluxe80]

Thx for teaching how to play his songs!! I'm a huge Elvis fan and I love to listen, sing and play his music! I think you' re doing a great job with all your tutorials! :)

[@marcoscandia7424]

Great teacher, Thank you, now I can play don't be cruel!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Good to hear Marcos! Keep it rockin! e :)

[@ramiroordonez8343]

many cheers from Guayaquil, Ecuador.... Great song... remember my parents,,, I´m 60 !!! this song was a hit in 1956.... three years before I born... hahaha... Tku bro'

[@sxeeverardo]

u make guitar lessons so easy sir . thanks for the patience and techs you demonstrate and never stop because thanks to you i went from beginner to expert in not even a month . thanks again Mr. Andreas

[@timspurling6398]

I love the song I love your channel now I know how to play most Elvis Presley songs! So thank you soooooooo much

[@SuperBeachbum74]

love the variety of music you teach,i'm a big reggie young fan and love how he plays on elvis records

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you SuperBeachbum! I appreciate the kind word and BTW..like the name!!! e:) Stay in touch!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks friend! You rule!

[@yourguitarsage]

That's Awesome! Thanks friend!

[@strumalong3224]

nice easy lesson! thanks

[@1pauled]

I love the fact that you dont come out with this "down, up down up up" crap. It puts beginners. It certainly did with me.

[@yourguitarsage]

I do!

[@brendaproffitt1011]

NICE playing and impressive video too.. just how you teach on this guitar thank you so much..

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you my friend. I appreciate the kind comment and glad you are having fun learning! Please, follow me on FB & Twitter and check the link for: The Unstoppable Guitar System on the Main Page! FREE! e :) Let me know what you think.

[@crystalsaenz1148]

I love your lessons their the best. plus I Loooooooooooove elvis Presley.

[@XK71]

i love this guy. he makes kickass guitar videos !!!!

[@Bladerender]

The best sounding variant Ive ever seen. Thanks

[@yourguitarsage]

You are welcome my friend! e:)

[@nyacoustics8373]

awesome video! really like the boogie woogie pattern, really brings it alive!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks FM!

[@KalElKentPhoto]

These vids are great! You make things nice and simple for people. Very groovy. Thanks!

[@colinfamily7]

Thanks for all your help, Erich! This is going to be fun

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome Colin. Appreciate you! Stay in touch! e :)

[@el02joe]

Best I have seen. So clear.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so very much Joe. Appreciate the kind remark. e :)

[@josecc1927]

buen, bueno...muy bien !... gracias!

[@thatanton5895]

Awesome Sir

[@yourguitarsage]

Hey kids!! Check out my free online course at: www.yourguitarsage.com/free-ugs-membership

[@jackshadows2893]

Thanks for the lesson, you're great at teaching... super simple and awesome!

[@hahabadinfluencer]

Dude! YOURE A GREAT GUY!!!

[@MJCrazzii]

I love your Elvis Presley music lessons could you do one for trying to get to you, baby what do you want me to do, lawdy miss Clawdy, in the ghetto and hound dog :)

[@yourguitarsage]

On the list :) e

[@richwiz2]

Thanks, Sage.

[@Keith6830]

Best vid ever love from the uk

[@ricardogobba1233]

Muy buena explicación...!!!!👍👍👍

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks so much my friend!

[@jannataylor2665]

great sounding guitar!

[@yourguitarsage]

+Janna Taylor :)

[@johnboyle3884]

thanks for all these great tunes.

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome Gary. Please, stay in touch & keep rockin! e :)

[@yourguitarsage]

Got to feed the kids! Check the website for free tips & techniques: Unstoppable Guitar System. Let me know what you think. I appreciate hearing from you & your opinion! And please, follow me on FB & Twitter! e :)

[@picis063]

Awesome, you make teaching fun, thanks for the lesson.

[@fazervision]

great lesson Eric. And a good tip about the roundup epidemic faz

[@yourguitarsage]

fazor viz Thank you Fazor Viz. Keep rockin and stay in touch! e :)

[@MrTitus51]

great lesson and great guitarman. I want you for teacher !! best wishes of France mister. gilles.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you Mr. Titus. Remember, I have over 400 lessons online. Hope you learn much from them. Please, stay in touch. e :)

[@funguy4utube]

Super lesson .. thanks !

[@queiraver4826]

Saludos desde México comPadre. Quede impresionado

[@funguy4utube]

GREAT lesson !

[@aseth6293]

I love this! Thank you!!!!

[@marc-gilarblouch]

great teacher

[@MariolinaBaezGonzalez]

fantastic amazing

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you so much for the super kind words😜

[@kenorlob3728]

Nice lesson, but it sounded so good when you played it in drop D, I went ahead and figured out how to play it that way. Just as easy, maybe even easier and sounds much better to my ears. Thanks, though, and keep up the good work!

[@theragie0986]

Hey man. Just want to say i really like you as person thanks a lot for the videos their a great help and you make the teaching very easy and enjoyable. Hope you realise the gift you are giving so many people, the gift of music and making their own. Thanks again and may the gift you bestow on us be returned a thousandfold to yourself. Thanks again.

[@yourguitarsage]

+Leon Queen Such a kind comment mate. I thank you very much! Please, stay in touch! Cheers! e:)

[@steveyoung4107]

You my friend got a great sense of humor !

[@yourguitarsage]

🙌

[@That_Ginger_MiBa]

You`re A GREAT Teacher man Thnx a lot

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome and I thank you for your kind comment! e :)

[@That_Ginger_MiBa]

yourguitarsage I really appreciate what you are doing on youtube. Compared to you, my teacher here in the netherlands sucks BIG TIME. keep doing what youre doing and i will watch all your videos and i hope i`ll be a great teacher like you someday XD greetings Michael.

[@yourguitarsage]

Michael Van IJzendoorn Well, I look forward to watching you progress over the coming years. And I have no doubt that if you are diligent and practice daily, you will reach your goal and be an excellent teacher. Stay in touch and let me know how you are doing. Thank you again for your very kind comment. Keep rockin' my friend! e :)

[@That_Ginger_MiBa]

yourguitarsage Thank you Erich I`ll keep on Rockin, Thanks for all the advices you gave me, by the way i bought a new guitar today and i will be practicing 24/7 from now on and thanks again. XD

[@yourguitarsage]

Michael Van IJzendoorn Congrats on the new guitar. And you know how I know you will be great? Your last sentence!!!!!! Practice is what makes the average guitarist a GREAT guitarist. So great to hear your enthusiasm.Please, stay in touch!!!!!!! e :)

[@uweschulz5771]

Hi Eric, Do more of Elvis,please

[@dirkfeder5195]

Great tutorial !!. Greetings from a german in ireland !

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks so much Dirk! Dad was born in Berlin. That is my heritage.

[@JudgeFredd]

Nice tut ! thank you

[@AtmaRising]

Awesome!

[@yourguitarsage]

AtmaRising Thank you my friend. Keep on rockin! e:)

[@KehVinUs]

Awesome.

[@CBSEye]

I suck on guitar, so I stick to singing. But you my friend are incredible. In fact I picked up a few pointers from you. With thanks! - Guy Kent, "Jersey Guy"

[@andisadiku1819]

i love the ukalele on the background

[@yourguitarsage]

+andi sadiku thank you so much my friend! I have a ukulele channel as well.

[@uweschulz5771]

Great, can you some more of Elvis like Burning Love or Little Sister?

[@romysan1]

thanks ....what model tak is it u r playing?...sounds good. 3 or 4?

[@josecc1927]

fine.. very good...

[@yourguitarsage]

I have a blog with details on my yourguitarsage(dot)com site.

[@funguy4utube]

Hey Eric ... ya ever notice how similar this song is to “Teddy Bear” and really so many other Elvis hits !? It is actually hard not to cross over from one to another when playing ... or I sometimes do it on purpose.

[@pawerz10]

Erich, I'm sorry if I'm wrong but I think that the D chord was incorrect when you were teaching the boogie woogie. Your finger 2 was on B but he should have on E. Is it a part of the boogie woogie?Thanks of Brazil!

[@yustinusb54]

awesome

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you my friend. e :)

[@ArtFusionStudioo]

Thank you !

[@yourguitarsage]

You're so welcome my friend! :-)

[@ArtFusionStudioo]

:-)

[@fels29]

Hey Compadre could you do a tutorial of Elvis-One night with you. It's a great song but I can´t figure it out . Saludos!

[@yourguitarsage]

I'll pt it on a very long list! BTW, one of my faves, Feli !!! Please, stay in touch! e :)

[@FabioPansera]

Honestly man... u deserve more subs and views.... cheers from Italy! :)

[@canadianpugilist]

More Elvis tunes!!

[@fgchamness]

loved it!

[@funguy4utube]

Hey Eric... great lesson as always ... the reason I came here today is to ask you if you have ever heard the wonderful Ultra-Slow Billy Swan version ( here on youtube if you have not ) ... and if you have ... do you have any advice as to the best way to cover it in his style. Same chords .. same key .. transposed to some other lower pattern ?? Appreciate it man !

[@funguy4utube]

Hey There Eric - love your great lessons for years. I am liking the singer Billy Swan's ultra slow version of "Don't Be Cruel" ... I am thinking his version is more of a E, A7, B7 kind of arrangement - am I on the money ? Any tips on how to accomplish his version his way ?

[@funkymunkymadness]

I know you must get this a lot but I really love the lessons and the tone of all your guitars and it would be really great if you could make a list or a video explaining what guitars you have the pros and cons or even give some tips to buying a guitar!:)

[@infinitybeautified]

Nice video comrade

[@romysan1]

good job.......w˙at model takamine is that pls?

[@robertkelly4241]

my fingers are sore with practice but I will get there rock on dude

[@funguy4utube]

Hey guitar sage ... love your stuff ! Two things, on the ( ultra-slow ) BillySwan version .. can you tell me what chords he uses please ? Next is a comment I have about something I notice with the Elvis songs when I play them, they all follow a pretty close pattern .. and I find myself for example, unexpectedly going from let's say a start with "Don't Be Cruel" and all of a sudden I am playing "Teddy Bear" or any of several Elvis songs. They are kind of variations on a pattern, am I right ?

[@manuelbarros8061]

thank you!!

[@patrickera100]

Sem entender uma palavra de inglês, aprendi a tocar a música. Grande professor

[@yourguitarsage]

I’m sorry, I don’t speak Spanish. :(

[@patrickera100]

YourGuitarSage I speak portugues. I am Brasil. Congratulations Teacher! Very Good

[@eheads09]

sounds good on key of D

[@arthuratkinson5727]

I love your boogie woogie hair!

[@jamessnelling7722]

Can you show me how to play I beg of you by elvis presley

[@funguy4utube]

Would you consider doing a video on an ancient rock n' roll song .. but a Classic … the Everly Brothers " Bird Dog " ? I think you might be there first to do it here on the ol' Utube. I picked you to ask as I love your lessons and you are a fab teacher, and I feel you have a respect for the oldie goodies, as this ol' Elvis song tutorial attests.

[@yourguitarsage]

I would funguy but it will have to go on "the list" and it is a long one ...getting longer every day! I appreciate your very kind comment. Please, stay in touch. e :)

[@frankiecheung3506]

cool

[@funguy4utube]

Hey there guitar sage ... love your stuff ! Two things, 1) On the ( ultra-slow ) BillySwan version ( have you heard it ? it is here on youtube if you have not ) .. can you tell me what chords he uses please ? 2) Next is a comment I have about something I notice with the Elvis songs when I play them, they all follow a pretty close pattern .. and I find myself for example, unexpectedly going from let's say a start with "Don't Be Cruel" and all of a sudden I am crossing over and playing "Teddy Bear" or any of several Elvis songs. I feel they are kind of variations on a pattern, have you noticed this too ?

[@yourguitarsage]

For sure! If you check out my materials teaching the Nashville number system, this'll make a lot of sense. That's why I have a video teaching the 9 chords that every guitar player should know. With a capo you end up playing the same patterns which makes learning very easy. If you can post the link I'll check that video out.

[@alzer08]

Awesome man:)

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[@cherokeepaul]

How about Pleasant Street, Tim Buckley? Been trying for decades and just can't get it right

[@lenniejonson263]

Can you make a Video how to play the man in the sky -Eddie meduza ?

[@babo85]

You seem like a fun guy to hang with. Also, great lesson!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks friend!

[@TheNewenglandboys]

Thanks for not doing that miserable down up down up crap! Nothing discourages more! Good vid

[@Johana20851]

thank you very much one suvenir from poland.......

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome Joanna. Please, stay in touch. I appreciate you! e:)

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

Anybody got any good tips on how to mute the E AND A strings when playing a D chord?

[@cubeonicscubing2569]

By Any Means Necessary maybe like use your thumb and angle your hand a bit more

[@byanymeansnecessary398]

@@cubeonicscubing2569 angle my hand how?

[@saileshcreado9982]

Post some more tutorials, where are you???

[@summerpresley1]

loving u man! id love to have a tutorial for One night and Love me. then my life is compleate lol !!

[@RafaelSilva-wo7jc]

Do I have to put my 3d glasses to understand your shirt? Btw, great lesson! Cheers from Brazil!

[@yourguitarsage]

Obrigado! Yes, you got it right...3D glasses for sure :):):) Cheers, e :)

[@Andrea-xy8ce]

I like when Ruud van Nistelrooy teaches me guitar!

[@yourguitarsage]

🙌

[@thebestflashgamesonline6823]

Super :-O

[@yourguitarsage]

:)

[@funguy4utube]

I corrected my request .. I had put "Hound Dog" .. it should have been "Bird Dog" by the Everly Brothers.

[@yourguitarsage]

I'll have to check that one out fun guy!

[@ShoxSupport]

please can someone give me the strumming pattern?

[@Cavallaro2376]

D D ^ D ^ D D ^ D ^

[@FagMgee]

Strumming pattern????

[@mitchellgehrmann996]

just a word of advise u should teach it according to the original recording that's if other students are anything like me cause I practise along to the actual song and when u played it in drop d it sounded a lot better nonetheless cheers bud

[@yourguitarsage]

Appreciate the comment, mate. Rock on! Cheers! e :)

[@cdstudiochaandadissanayake2066]

😍😍

[@DJAlstein]

theres a video of him dancing disco !! CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[@tycoon1969]

too good , thanx for the upload ! n %$#@ Monsanto!

[@yourguitarsage]

You are so welcome my friend :) e