How to play Mary Had a Little Lamb | Stevie Ray Vaughan SOLO Guitar Lesson

[@Robdoesguitar]

The "Tiskit" at the end of the demo always make me chuckle, and I've watched this many, many times! Thanks Justin from 8 years ago!

[@ryanwhiteguitar668]

Imagine the calluses on SRV's fingers with all of the perfect one finger bending he did on 0.13 strings!

[@sanga11000]

Helpfully tuned a semitone down. But still it's amazing !

[@efreeze287]

There's a few shots where you can see his left hand, it looks like leather hide that was left in the tanner too long xD

[@yobodobo288]

He supposedly had deep indents on his finger tips where he’d rip loads of skin off and he would fill the with crazy glue and saw dust then sand them down. Look it up you can see picture of his finger tips online

[@Glensully]

he didnt always use 13 - he dropped to 11 because of tendonitis on tour. its not a bass - make it twangy

[@nisanoire]

I finally finished learning this after at least a whole month of playing this on and off, learning new phrases after I'm comfortable with the ones before. And as a beginner (I've only been playing for 6 months) and a lover of SRV, I can only say I have learned so much from his techniques, his rhythm changes, the muting, two string playing etc. I'm so thankful for this video Justin, I couldn't do this without you! I promise to pay you back when I start earning my own. Leaving this right here so I'll never forget how I felt right after finishing it around nearly 7 am on 7 December. Thank you!

[@Phaze310]

Im just starting this mission, you just accomplished, ive been playing on a Fender acoustic learning my Scales, originally a casual bass player. Buying an electric today, so im excited for the journey. Ill be back for a mission update, Cheers and SRV is the Goat.

[@nisanoire]

@@Phaze310 hey dude! hope you've been practicing the solo! how's it going? it's nice that you'll be able to play both instruments, and indeed, SRV is the best! cheers man!

[@kieranoconnor333]

After an hour, I can finally play this perfectly alongside Justin on this video! ... Once I have put the playback speed at 0.5 ;~;

[@kieranoconnor333]

Update - Can now play at 0.75 I'M CATCHING UP TO YOU JUSTIN... AND STEVIE!

[@tristanmccormick6896]

UPDATE???

[@emirkorkmaz4023]

6 years later Justin but your work is just brilliant. Your demonstration was clear and understandable. Thank you for this, this is absolutely fantastic.

[@Bayle13]

This is the song that got me into Stevie Ray!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

+Bayle Valtravan SRV is the best!

[@bill8912328]

Same here! I was never really into blues music until i heard this version of Mary Had A Little Lamb by SRV. After that it's been an endless journey with blues and jazz music. That's what i love about music and playing guitar, you learn the music of the players you love and that leads you to checking out the players that they love, like Buddy Guy who originally wrote this song.

[@rodriguezelfeliz4623]

One night at texas?

[@taidsj5631]

Same

[@hyacinthferrao]

Same here. Total genius...

[@Dekisinter]

That's as perfectly played as Stevie's original version,rhythmically perfect, you played it with great intensity but at the same time with precision and clarity of the notes ! In my humble opinion you are one of the best guitar players around these days ! Cheers

[@justinguitar]

Thanks, but I don't think it was close to the master... I got a lot to learn!! :)

[@Dekisinter]

You are welcome Justin, we all have to learn, that's how we will get better :))) Keep up the good work !

[@stevehogsett8121]

Shouldve tuned down if it was going to be a perfect rendition of the original recorded version.

[@stevehogsett8121]

@Grace&Danger I gave the vid a thumbs up, he did a great job.. I stand behind my comment though. I wouldve prefered him to have done the lesson in the key SRV played it in, then it would have been perfect, imo. Thats all I was saying. If you are learning this, you would have to switch guitars or tune down to play along with the track.

[@ebisu8824]

@Jamie W Steve can probably be any guy he wants. Snowflake.

[@richat1691]

The greatest guitar player taught by the best teacher on youtube,doesnt get any better!

[@vinimondy2304]

I GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS 8:43 Love your teaching style Justin! You Rock Man, Thank you

[@jasonmacgregor1983]

Thank you Justin! I am just loving this! I found that learning no more than 1 phrase per day worked well for me.

[@WBethke]

Hey man gotta say took me 5 days of solid hour sessions to feel comfortable with the song. Ive been on a Santana and SRV binge. So thank you! I took guitar lessons for seven years during grade school. So It takes a lot for me to bust out sheet music and learn a new song. You make it easier, faster and more entertaining to learn. And I'd add it sounds a lot like the recording he did. If not exact. An experience I only got with my mentors.

[@NestanSvensk]

The reason the camera is going out of focus is that it can't handle how awesome that was!

[@karoline.972]

:'DD

[@wildbob8650]

Wow...great tutorial and effort on your part , thank you so much!

[@КленРаскудрявый]

Я не говорю по-английски, из-за этого немного сложно понимать уроки, но хочу сказать тебе спасибо за то, что ты делаешь. Это круто. И еще мне очень нравится твоя жизнерадостность. Спасибо.

[@plaidman67]

What a great lesson...again! Thanks for posting these. You're one of the best in the biz at this, Justin. Cheers!

[@michaela9817]

You are a great teacher. I have tried many other online instructors and keep coming back to you. I appreciate all you do for us aspiring guitar players. It's incredible how much variety SRV can get out of one pentatonic shape!

[@juiellineau]

I have to tell you Justin, I have listened to many youtube vids on guitar and have narrowed my choices down to just a few. You're right up there with the top few that I like. Easy to understand, great camera, great songs, great explaining great humble attitude(I'm Canadian and we like nice people lol), so I'd just like to say thanx for helping me be a better player. I got the last vid (Mary Had a Little Lamb ) down and look forward to this. -peace, bro

[@zachclaxton5300]

+Robert Gelinas would you tell me the other channels? learning aswell and all help is welcomed!

[@sebastianhelm1718]

man i'm sitting here since 2 hours and only got to minute 15 right now, respect you did all that in one cut!

[@ricardosantos6183]

Sebastian Helm ive been for 3 days here

[@Kept_Crude]

Justin, You're brilliant! You put a smile on my face every time I watch one of your vids. Many thanks for all those vids you share.

[@jesusmedina4356]

This is the best performance of the solo that I've ever seen, you played it very clean as S.R.V used to play it !!

[@s4nderino]

I was just listening this song 2 minutes ago! Great song and great skills justin. Especially when u do the srv thing string mute before hitting the note u must strike. Love it.. I have to play this one! Thnx!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

It's a lot of fun this solo!

[@fatheroctopus1161]

"A couple more beats of this craziness" - just what I was thinking while playing along

[@ckjjclan]

So awesome! Thanks for covering this!

[@downhill240]

Stevie make you work man! This is beyond my physical capacity but I'll add it to my blues playlist for others to check out!

[@willteas8244]

6 years later u better be have faith in your abilities now! I believe in you

[@declanmccormack3263]

Best indepth tutorial of this solo anywhere can't believe it only has 2.5 k likes vs views it is off of the Tesas flood album same as part one. Thank you Justin for taking the time to record and produce great lessons for us.

[@Mrbrycejames]

I’m sure most people just forget

[@danielbodin9388]

Incredible playing mate! Thank you!

[@Aboaboaboxx]

I know I am going to have a hard time learning this one. but I am definitely going to give it a try since there is loads to learn from it! Thanks Justin.

[@kevinh748]

Thanks very much for a terrific but challenging lesson.

[@abnerstowe]

Great work on this Justin. I finally can play this because of your amazing tutorial!

[@gigagrif]

You the real MVP Justin. Cheers.

[@justinguitar]

had to look that up ;) thanks!

[@adampalmer1913]

That's a wonderful job on that solo and the instruction Justin. Thanks for that...I will show it to my students and try to incorporate your methods into how I approach future lessons. Cheers man.

i liked how you enjoyed it while playing, sounds so good

[@justinguitar]

be hard not to enjoy it :)

[@DavidGuitarLearner]

Great lesson! Thank you so much!

[@SJBluzman]

Justin - I have been playing for 40 years and gig regularly. Your lessons are great for working guitarists who don’t have a lot of time to work out songs on their own. i really appreciate how you play the lesson at speed first, then play it slow before breaking it down - this saves me tons of time! You’re like a little secret weapon. 😎. I would like to contribute some $ to you as I have benefited greatly from your hard work. How can I make a contribution to support you?

[@babel1310]

Top tuto ! Merci Monsieur !

[@Ronsharo]

Came back to say thanks again. Such a great lesson.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator [ www.justinguitar.com/ ]

[@JonDoe-sf2cg]

Full detailed solo. Thanks bro.

[@deon5329]

This is awesome Justin! My blues chops aren't quite ready for it yet. But its in my to learn queue..lol

[@MelanieCeline]

have to learn this one !! Thanks for this Tutorial Jus !

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

You're welcome 😊 Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide [ www.justinguitar.com/ ] & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum

[@victorzaror]

Thanks again Justin!

[@mikaeljackz]

I have only played guitar for 2 years, so I think I should wait with this one :)

[@adriantorres4489]

la verdad muy didactico..brillante!!! muchas gracias..saludos desde Argentina..!!!!

[@rakshankm4439]

well i love your videos and i wish there were more tutorials in the srv playlist by you

[@Nick-iq3fk]

I freaking love this!!! Please do more blues songs, Kenny Wayne Shepard or Johnny lang, and thank you for doing it in standard!!!!

[@ytano5782]

Please do a lot more of SRV! :)

[@scottymwhat]

just awesome, thank you

[@dennismoa4773]

Awesome Justin

[@HuggyBoBo]

Wow. Stunning version of the age old Mary Had A Little Lamb kiddies' song. Thanks for creating this. Have a fantastic day. With warm wishes from all at HuggyBoBo 👀🎈

[@ben-j]

And the follow-up! Nice thank you so much Justin !

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

:)

[@youbryandarragh]

Hey justin. probaby posted before but once again TOP SHELF MATERIAL. very nice tone too, and very measured tutorial. Love your lessons mate.

[@mybluemars]

Thank you Justin! That was a good breakdown!

[@Faxter313]

You know Justin's very concentrated when you hear him breath. :D

[@brobath4510]

So nice 😍🙊

[@RobinhoGuitarCovers]

great lesson. i'm learning it lick by lick and it goes very slow. I think i have to learn about 12 seconds out of 46 seconds anymore and then i got it 100%, i already know the rest of the song. Sometimes it's difficult to keep trying but i really want to be able to play this solo. I hope i'll be there one day 🎸😇

[@charliefaris59]

2:46 3:24 4:56 9:22

[@bernardalston8533]

Great tutorial again Justin. Those bends are slightly easier in the Eb tuning.

[@StudioVanier]

terrific! Thanks

[@angel.loredana57a16]

Very nice ! Very Good ( A little guitarist of France country , THank You

[@45zapatero]

Great solo. Can't wait to order the blues solo book! ( although I Should practice transcribing ...)

[@kindofblue85]

U nail'd it

[@lechindianer]

People... wanna play a SRV solo, but complain about the guitar not being in tune... Better come down to earth and learn Justin's excellent ear training method!

[@Staky-wl4bk]

Excellent as always Justin!! Off the subject a bit I watched your vids for years now and learnt alot. My question is about standing up playing as soon as I stand playing it's like I've never played before :@ any help or even better a lesson ;-) cheers

[@ruthietreselan]

Red guitar looks good with color scheme

[@anitawright7613]

nice and clean

[@gavinorourke32]

Great stuff. You look like you were loving that one!

[@panchorto6437]

Thanks Justin, you are the best teacher. I have mastered the solos of sultans of swing and this one with your brilliant lessons. Do you have a Patreon account?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Many thanks. www.justinguitar.com/donate Donations help keep the site and lessons free to access. Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher

[@monizag]

Awesome lesson! I had just nailed this solo in 2 hrs just by watching and learning your note for note fingering and tempo. This sort of lesson would have been pay-for-full view in other channels. Thank you for teaching us all!! (Side note: I don't really believe SRV had stronger fingers. His strings were down tuned to Eb, so they're easier to bend).

[@tomislavmestrovic8938]

He didn't have strong fingers - he had MONSTER'S fingers..... his tehnician said that his strings were so tight and action so high that he (tehnician) couldn't play anything except some chords on his guitar during sound check....

[@satchfan2010]

+Tomislav Mestrovic He also used heavy gauge strings.

[@MilkywayBlues]

Thank you sir

[@marksadventures3889]

Waohzah! that was fun, getting the SRV vibe now Justin, And found more use for my TS9! Had to see his settings though so a bit of searching sites for that one; Even half tuned down for this little exercise with the Pacifica it sounds pretty crazy. Using the neck pick for most part then switching for the solos is tricky to time right. (not sure if it should be the other way around) - Great stuff fella thank you.

[@rankeeratsingh]

I love you. :) THANKYOU.

[@Ronsharo]

Great lesson. Thanks. Do you have the complete tab on your website?

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Yes I have www.justinguitar.com/songs/stevie-ray-vaughan-mary-had-a-little-lamb-chords-tabs-guitar-lesson-st-343 Cheers 😊 | close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator on JustinGuitar Forum [ www.justinguitar.com/ ]

[@TheKornheaD]

Great stuff Justin! Can you do a lesson on 'Vance Joy - Mess is mine' in the near future? That would be awesome!! :D Keep on rocking!

[@sckwong3888]

Now you have started to play the full solo and then follow by slow motion playing before talking about how to play it. This is the best way to teach guitar lessons and easy to follow. Keep it up. Your former lessions wasn't like this full of talks and irritating. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Dirtydrock001]

Nice buddy keep up good work!! You ever hear of eric gales maybe you can do something on his playig?! 👍🎸😬

[@Robert-gs9oe]

Dean botts qyu

[@robbiethewombat]

nice justin .....

[@sacho747]

yeah!, ... justin goes SRV

[@gerson1948]

PLEASE, inform me what stratocaster model are you using. Are there any improvements in this guitar or is it just off the shelf. Thanks.

[@NeenaAndPapa]

Yup. That's my guitar teacher! ;-)

[@julietaschab9296]

genio, te amo

[@Dr_mvks]

hey justin! could you do a lesson on couldn't stand the weather by srv? i would greatly appreciate it!

[@kieranclark1753]

Will you be doing any beginner songs anymore. Thank you Justin big fan

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

I will, but need to help out the more advanced folk for a while, there's already over 100 bingers songs on the site!

[@kieranclark1753]

Yeah that's fine thankfully it gives me a chance to move up a step. Thank you Justin

[@awesomeguitar1200]

Hahaha just learnt this song before you did this video good song!

[@justinguitar]

Well done! transcribe it yourself for bonus point?

[@frostproman8823]

Justin, how long do you expect someone to practice to get this as well as you did? (Assume average skill)

[@brycepasop6049]

hey Justin i was just wondering if it would be possible for you to do a tutorial for the song, The Last Goodbye, by Billy Boyd from The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies? i think it is such a beautiful song and would love it if you could teach it. keep up the awesome vids :)

[@joachimedras]

He Plays Acoustic And Electric He does it all

[@fueradeljuego]

You are great teacher and a great guitar player. And yet I watch this video and say to myself, meh, I'd rather just play my own solo.

[@Musicmansladiesband]

As always Justin thanks for you're lessons. I really appreciate your videos. Joey from #musicmansladies

[@nirvanacobain001]

Is that in Em pentatonic scale ? great job !

[@shortymvp87]

could you do a tutorial of "everlasting love" - U2's version please?

[@Vizzie87]

That double stop parts confuse me played at slow, but ill get there :D

[@p4pking393]

that is soooo fkn tasty....thanks J ive been playing my own primitive version for 30 years hahaha.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Hahah rock on!!

[@trevorc.7572]

Dope

[@mahmoudsayed757]

During the first minute he mentioned that you could download sound-tuning software that tunes sounds to be half a tone higher/lower, I looked all over the internet and I couldn't find it, could anyone please tell me where I could find such software??

[@skatetodeath666]

is this whole solo over the one chord ?

[@LauDanielS]

lol, epic guitar face on the intro

[@kushannaresh5844]

Can you please do an electric guitar lesson for One thing By One direction

[@mcpuffenstuff6213]

A couple more beats of this craziness 15:59 has me cracking up

[@levinarguelles8997]

8:53 I gave up when he showed that 1st finger tone bend... I tried to practice it but its too hard. :(

[@sr567]

Never give up, it just might take more time than others. If you put mind into that, you can master anything. All you need is will power

[@lucasbova1775]

Can you do a tutorial to Jimi Hendrix bleeding heart in the valleys of Neptune album

[@MrPaulomad]

karaleo!!!