how to play "Still Got the Blues" on guitar by Gary Moore - guitar solo lesson

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An electric guitar lesson on how to play main guitar solo to "Still Got the Blues" by Gary Moore.
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[@brian8076]

dude your tone is always just ridiculously good

[@lawrencedavis5459]

probably the best guitar instruction on KZbin. in terms of teaching style and choice of songs. loving the Moore stuff.

[@sethdowd1744]

"If 100 guys play this, this first bit, this melody, they're all gonna sound different. Some will sound really good, really emotive, and like right on the money, and you'll get a feeling from it. And other guys will just sound like a dying cat, ya know? Because it just not happening, they'll be sharp they'll be flat, whatever." Really wish I could say I am apart of the former, but sadly I'm apart of the latter, haha. Great tutorial and playing as always.

[@user-nn2cv5cg5u]

It's been 2 years how are ya doing? Do you sound better?

[@paulrhodesquinn]

I think you’re from the former because you have self awareness and listen to what you do! All the best in your practice!

[@GuitarSolosInc.]

The tone is all in the fingers. And you're going to be bending it further than you think you are. It should hurt a little.

[@sethdowd1744]

@@user-nn2cv5cg5u a little better but still not on this level, haha.

[@keriwilliams8980]

What I like the most about the blues is that you can feel the pain through the guitar, especially the way gary plays

[@edge1289]

It’s hard to believe Gary is gone 8 years. Man I miss his blistering tone, endless sustain, and beautiful vibrato.

[@CobaltDaydream]

Oh my God! I am just now learning who Gary Moore is because of this video. Thank you. I don't know how it is possible I never heard of him. It is like waking up and finding out you never heard of SRV. What a player, what feel he had. I'm watching some of his performances here and I just can't believe what an amazing player he was.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Good call, not bad eh?

[@deecoyx]

Never heard of Gary-boy? Your'e not serious? :-D

[@cezanniemelchor2395]

That's because he's more known in Europe for his modern Blues guitar solos and playing, he started out playing rock, and later got back to his roots being influenced by blues guitarist in America, but in the US only those who love blues guitar and music know of him, therefore, only a handful of people ever heard of him. Anybody that plays blues guitar or listens to blues music will tell you they know his music, if you know Joe Bonomassa you'll hear Gary Moores influence on his guitar playing.

[@stevieboy1567]

listen to " the loner my friend "

[@simoneyork7343]

Man, your description on Gary’s solo is perfect, you have the perfect tone, exactly as Gary and man, you teaching of the solo , is a user friendly and I really do like it. You did a perfect job of breaking it up for slow learners like myself. Thank you 😊

[@darrelharvey5680]

I got into a rut a few years ago and hung the strat on the wall. After hearing you on utibe ive got right back into it polishing up my technique basically relearning a few old standards from you ive now gone on and got back playing live with a new band. Shut up and play saved my musical life your an awsome guitarist. Thankyou i owe you big time.

[@collom.o9578]

got me to dust off my lp

[@fiddlefolk]

You are one of the best instructors on youtube. You are very accurate with your material and you explain it very well. Thank you very much!

[@Rojata19]

I remember the first time I heard this song on a dvd I got with a guitar magazine, at the time I was all over guns and roses with slash but Gary Moore took my breath away! He is/was and will be the best guitarist of all time in my opinion, he was so gifted and like you say, he plays with soul... A lot like Prince does who's another great guitarist....... Jesus imagine a mash up of still got the blues and purple rain... 🤔

[@JagritGawri]

What a great idea! Check back in a year, I might just be able to do that XD

[@andre.1984]

Slash is massively overrated.

[@Rojata19]

@@andre.1984 I don't think he's overrated I think he's just been made into a cash making machine... Cause he knows his shit on the guitar no doubt about that! But it's like Ronaldo... He's a great footballer but he's just used to sell the games, merchandise and shirts etc, a money making machineand there is other big personalities you can do the same thing for and I think slash is the same... Even his name is like a brand than someone you actually think is a great guitarist.

[@m.garcia9255]

In my opinion,the best guitar tutorial " Still got the blues"

[@toppertruthio]

think ill go back to smoke on the water

[@carlosbanales5816]

lmao

[@egehanyigit1124]

U back yet ?

[@kerbyvalenzuela4210]

Me too

[@acts1power]

Hahaha!

[@utvolume]

Too funny.

[@dr.richardlinden5568]

This guy's lessons are fantastic. Not too slow, and not too fast. He covers all aspects of getting "the sound" the original artist left for us. Kudos. One simple question: what gauge strings are you using? Your bends are flawless. We all need to take note! Many thanks!!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

R Linden Thanks for the nice comment bud. cheers

[@BBQ1953]

Andy’s money shot on this tutorial is 7:55 - 12:10. The whole tutorial is worth watching because, well, it’s Andy; his wealth of knowledge and his presentations are beautiful. But I’ve watched this video so many dang times you’d think I could play that speed lick already; but NOOOooo! My arthritic old hands remind me they suck every time I try to do that portion of the solo. The crazy part is - it’s Box 1.....A minor Pentatonic! How many times have we practiced that bloody box to warm up or or dropped into it because we think of anything else to improvise and here Andy lays it out so plainly for us?! Thank you, Andy. God bless you, mate!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

One of my fav parts is when Gary flips the toggle down to the bridge pick up and does that majestic melodic section, it sings!

[@PonchoSTI]

Woow, what an amazing sound!! I love that song.

[@warpfac101]

My neighbors are leaving out bowls of milk...lol

[@raelarise1]

Hahahahaha :)

[@KajHeGeHaggman]

This is one of my all-time favorite licks. Thanks a lot for showing how it goes!

[@jacksonkammerich6384]

Hey I just wanna let you know that you are the best guitar teacher I've ever came across on KZbin. You are absolutely phenomenal. You're videos sound EXACTLY like the song. You taught me how to play a ton of the songs I love. I honestly don't understand why anyone would dislike your videos. They are amazing. Thank you for teaching me how to play great songs

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Jackson Kammerich Thanks so much Jackson, I really appreciate it! cheers

[@andyglamrock]

Just discovered this. I love the fact that you actually explain the music behind it as opposed to just doing another useless put your finger there tutorial. Keep rocking dude, you're awesome!

[@patrickian8843]

Great lesson and probably my favorite Gary Moore song......you do it justice and I (like many others) really appreciate your time and effort.

[@bryanmannoia8410]

you are a stellar teacher. in addition to teaching well, you instill the fact that note for note reproduction is not necessarily the best idea. much more important to get the feel and the theory behind the solo or song. thanks yet again.

[@matprang4508]

I love your no bullshit approach to lessons. I've learned so much from you. Thank you sir!

[@bigtone1010]

A million thanks for the lessons and turning me on to Gary Moore, absolutely love it!!!

[@johndubchak]

You have a beautiful tone here and really play this tune fantastic. Thank you very much for the lesson.

[@andrewlonge4570]

You are the best. You know their sound, equipment they use the total package. Thank you.

[@A2kingsfull]

I love this song, I think you're the best teacher on you tube!

[@RobertWhitfield]

Outstanding tutorial - your description of Gary being so emotive - melodic and yet blistering is spot on. I have always thought of him as being a mixture of the melodic beauty of Carlos Santana and shred of early Eddie Van Halen. Blister he can - on some of his earlier albums, I am not sure I have ever heard such astounding speed.

[@peterwallace9542]

Absolutely the best guitar teacher on you tube!!!!

[@hkeith133]

Amazing teacher, amazing lesson, amazing guitar player

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

hkeith133 Thanks so much.

[@ChiroVette]

This is AWESOME! I actually learned the majority of this tune from one or two other KZbinrs, and came across your video only now, and I am using this vid to focus on (as you said) the fast part of the first, shorter solo. Most of the guitar teachers don't do "old school" lessons like you, where they talk you through the entire song and solos, breaking it down verbally into small, more digestible chunks. Now I am kind of wishing I found this video before already getting the second solo down. lol I have become accustomed to what a lot of the other teachers on here do, which is to SLOW the song down a lot, to make it easier to self-learn, and they also accompany it with real-time tab. To be honest, I am really digging your more "in-person guitar teacher" approach, because it actually makes the harder parts much easier to learn. I also understand why some of the teachers do it the other way, and in some ways it is easier, but for my style of playing and learning, I won't lie; I prefer your way. If you respond, and want to talk about it more, I will explain why. Although, I do understand why some teachers go the Slo-mo teaching with tabs, and no audio commentary. I think that a lot of them know that a huge chunk of their audiences don't speak their native language, and so their way, for them, makes it much easier for a lot of students. One guy in particular I learned the Lukather version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps from, and he is from Italy, and speaks broken English, so his way worked probably better for me than if he had done it your way. Sorry for such a long post, but I wanted to THANK YOU in detail, and not just fire off some one-line, off handed response to the AMAZING job you did.

[@bobschlegel9868]

Best lessons and performance out there! Thanks.

[@BBQ1953]

This was one of the enabling lessons I've ever experienced. Thank you for that. Your rendition and explanation for Black Magic Woman & Hotel California were equally helpful.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

I'm glad you're getting something from my videos Brett. Have a look here sometime: www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html cheers

[@dustyroadsrider]

Fantastic as usual! Thank you very much.

[@utvolume]

Your video landed on my feed. Love it. Wow such great tone and thanks for the Tutorial.

[@JohnnyBGood-ii8kt]

As usual Fantastic, playing and teaching........... Thanks for your help

[@sooners1959]

man you have hands down the best guitar tutorials out here. really enjoyed your stuff

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Jeff Downey Thanks Jeff

[@gaysquirrels6915]

Wow you really have Gary's sound down, unbelievable playing! Especially that clip at the end!

[@THE_ALMAN]

Lovely player - and a lovely attitude - thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@EclecticHillbilly]

This song has always reminded me of Santana's Europa, in tone and feel. Both great songs with great playing. Prime examples it's not the notes you play but how you play them.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

EclecticHillbilly Yeah the two songs have a very similar chord progression. You nailed it, it's HOW you play the notes that's more important than the notes themselves. cheers

[@harrisfrankou2368]

very similar

[@joshmuz9018]

Harris Frankou I think since I’ve been loving you is much closer to europa

[@gavinelliot]

In my opinion your tutorials are the best on the net

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

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[@passopp99]

+offonroad Non of them ;)

[@annubis1238]

passopp99 Thx!

[@garrygreenhalgh1579]

denom

[@terrypotter1074]

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[@dvibe6160]

Man you re lessons are awesome ...

[@johnmcaleese8459]

Thanks as always Andy. Sweet. PEACE from Philadelphia

[@PhilFeedback]

Great job, thanks for sharing your video with us!

[@freddytella9560]

Nice playing thank you for the lesson

[@joebarry593]

FINALLY...Someone who can play this tune and get the tone right all at the same time. In an interview Gary Moore said one of the reasons he chose to play the guitar was that it allowed him to express in a style that an instrument like the keyboard would not allow. Shut up and play pointed out by showing how "Still Got The Blues" would sound on an instrument without the advantage of bends,vibrato, etc. Really great job. One question..What did you do to get that great tone? Joe B.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Joe Barry Thanks a lot Joe. I list my gear in the description box of the videos. cheers

[@MrDerekwik]

thank you sir i was struggling my whole life to get that last bit and now i got it may the universe bless you

[@darrengallagher8051]

excellent lesson again.you my friend are a great teacher.im learning a lot.thank you

[@colinpadley1897]

Excellent lesson, can't wait to give it a go!

[@daisolokh8212]

love this lesson, thanks for shearing

[@docstone123]

Just saw Moore's playing this at 1997 Montreux Festival and my first thought was I bet Andy could play and teach this. That would be fun with the bending and vibrato techniques that create such feel. Lo and behold, starting the day off well. New project...Saying thanks to you is getting repetitive but you really are appreciated. Great teaching.

[@dickgozinya9228]

GREAT job. Looks like I found a new teacher. Very easy to follow at my level. I hate when teachers talk too much but you don't and what you say is very helpful. Only sad part of this video is that Gary Moore has to be referred to in the past tense. He was awesome.

[@ClassofEighty2]

Great lesson and great tone. Thanks

[@siamakaghtae7829]

A very high-usage tutorial. thank you

[@1-800-NO-FAULT]

Great Lesson shutup. Love the chit chat. I find it actually helps the lesson process and its great to hear your thoughts on players and their technique. I always like it when you say "some people play it like this but I hear it like that!" You know what I wish you would do is a clip showing you learning a song you don't know and your approach to breaking down a solo you don't know yet. Maybe a clip showing where the vids are made and your actual phsyical equipment set up, etc. You are in San Diego, right? You are simply the best at doing this stuff on KZbin.

[@davidwallik883]

No, SU&P is a Canadian

[@joely225]

Great lesson and he was definitely a unique player. Thank you.

[@marvellousborndann6489]

One of my favorites teacher..is you sir Thanks a lot .i am only a beginner but i really enjoy it.

[@lettots]

I'm a guitarist that has instilled myself with using all 4 fingers. I see a lot of blues players, especially Clapton neglect his pinky. One of my influences is Steve Howe. I can stretch pretty good. I was watching a Michael Schenker improvised bunch of solos done on the spot during an interview. At times in a pentatonic position he uses his index finger and middle finger a whole step apart. And as he moves to the B and E string. He'll use his third finger 2 whole steps apart or if you like? I can say 4 frets apart. I can see what it does when applying a fast hard attack. But I'm getting back into the swing of things and from what I recall, I can get the same results with my pinky. But I will try both and if I think the Schenker attack comes across with more ferocity? Than I will try implementing that technique at certain times as long as I keep using my pinky like I said before. In other words, I still want to apply my pinky as in using all of my fingers as a general rule. When I was jamming with a progressive bass player one night way back when. Just me on guitar and him on bass. We improvised some Jazz type fusion. I didn't know he had a metronome on and after about 5 minutes of us playing, we stopped. And he's heard me shred with the right player's before. He said "That's pretty good. "You averaged around 160 notes a minute. I was like, WHOA! THAT'S 2 AND A HALF NOTES A SECOND! But not everything is about speed.

[@tomekzymelski1470]

Just brilliant cover. Thanks for that

[@sydneyarbourbridge7628]

Thank you for a great tutorial, great playing,love your les Paul,regards Sydney😊

[@locheedode]

You nailed that m8, thanks for the lesson

[@ANWEsuigeneris]

Very good instructions. Like always.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

ANWEsuigeneris Thank you.

[@precisionbrown6829]

Thanks for this! You made my day!

[@s4nderino]

Great lesson! Gary moore is a truly legend. It looks like all the legends die early though. But an another great song of him is reach for the sky..There are no any lessons or covers from it. Mabey you can make a lesson of it? That would be great ;)

[@AntoneLostInAsia]

Nice tutorial wow! I couldn't believe I could play it but I did and it sounded great, I Hooked up my Jazzmaster and I cranked up my line six amp about half way with a ton of Delay and tap echo then turned the volume lower on my JM and it sounds freakin awesome ! Thanks for the Lesson.

[@NoFretts]

WOW! Great lesson man, thank you.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

NoFretts Thanks!

[@HeliBenj]

Thumb down on a video like this is beyond me... Great job as always, and way to give us the keys to try and make it sound good!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Benj Coltrane Thanks Benj. I know I'm always going to get some thumbs down, but I have to tell you that every one hurts a little! Thanks for watching bro. cheersr

[@loveguitars]

Superb Lesson!! Thank you!!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Mark Love Thanks so much Mark.

[@kalinkuzmanov6747]

Thanks man, really helpful!!

[@lpjbird]

That dying cat line really hurt, because, well you know... ;

[@mohamdrezaibrahimzadeh]

The best guitar lesson 🤟🏻🍻

[@zdsminorz]

Absolutely terrific!!!

[@50goldstrat101]

Great lesson. You sound just like Gary. Too bad he is in rock heaven!

[@jrcyberpastor122]

Thanks so much for offering patience and great techniques. I'm an old 60s-70s musician starting over again--a bit long in the tooth. Appreciate your help. Wanted to post to my FB 'musicians corner #2' for others to see and hear... AGAIN THANK YOU!

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

JR Cyberpastor Thanks JR. Good luck with your guitar playing bud. cheers

[@carlolf]

I love this tune and guitar work. And playing it right indeed is a matter of bendings - up bendings, down bendings, full, half, 3 half etc - and vibrato use. Gary was a very master of these techniques, and he had a very own style of this techniques. Also, I never saw a guitar player making such heavy use of the middle finger, stretching it very vary. On contrary, ,most players primarily use first and ring finger.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

carlolf Thanks for watching Carloff.

[@edgardobustillo5966]

Excellent job, muchas gracias

[@Robylazarus]

Brilliant demo.....

[@rheddcg3666]

awesome lesson. thanks!

[@hectorvd3]

Thank you man!!! , ur amazing

[@kabali1788]

You certainly hit these sweet notes, great playing !.

[@TheAmblues]

Great job Man!

[@robertcarroll6651]

my favorite guitar teacher on you tube

[@gordonray1556]

Awesome must try this

[@santanafan1713]

AWESOME tutorial, as usual ! WOW I never knew Gary Moore often used only 2 fingers. Due to an old injury in which nerves in my pinky and ring finger were damaged causing them to cramp up when stressed, although I always wished I could, I never thought I'd be able to learn how to play guitar. The pinky is real bad and practically useless. The ring finger is a little bit better depending on the angle and intensity. 8 years ago, when I turned 50, after seeing a very inspiring Django Reinhardt documentary, I decided to try and see how far I could get with my handicap and started following You Tube beginners lessons. Any time I'd cross chords, riffs or other techniques that caused me problems I'd try and figure out mostly 2 finger solutions and/or other ways that spare my, pinky and ring finger. For example can't play barre chords so I developed a variation of Hendrix style chords in which I fret 2 strings (A and D ) both with my ring finger. Hardly ever use the low E but if necessary I'll play it with my thumb. When I show my chord technique to other guitarists they always look at me as if I escaped from area 51 lol. But it works for me ! I would never dare say I'm a great guitar player but after many many hours of practice I started to be able to manage pretty well, even to the degree that I could join a band, which is a lot of fun. And a few years ( and hundreds of hours practice ) after that I even started my own Santana Tribute band in which I play lead. So I'm playing Carlos's solo's mostly with 2 fingers lol. The moral of the story is : if you REALLY REALLY want to learn how to play, just DO IT ! Practice hard and never give up ! And like Andy here says, don't worry if you develop you're own personal techniques, hacks and shortcuts. IF IT WORKS IT WORKS. You may not become a Steve Vai 2.0.......but you still can have great fun !

[@user-wl7ky9dp8p]

Oh get the frock out 😢 Dang it thank you for being such a big enormous hearted individual to grace us with your incomparable and amazing tutorial prop's and kudos to you.

[@panusupapon4303]

best lesson and easy very cool

[@PurpleJack89]

Great tutorial man! Thanks a lot! :)

[@thequimtube]

I enjoy your tutorials, and the fact that you sometimes can't "put it in words"... *feel* is always the biggest part, rather than technicality. Keep up the good work. I've often found that watching the original guitar player gives me more insights that any "TAB" or explanations, and I try to inhabit the way that the original was expressed. Whilst it can be fun, or a challenge, to exactly reproduce a part, sometimes mimicking the groove is more honest and communicative. But I'm not going left-handed to play Jimi .... ;-)

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

+Gary Kurzer Thanks Gary, It's all about feel really. After I learn the notes, I spend a lot of time time trying to cop the feel of the part. The timing and the groove are always the hardest things to get down. You make great points here. cheers

[@leoBlackmore]

Me encantan sus videos tutoriales. Excelente video

[@Smudgie]

Your lessons are just brilliant and your tone and ability...wow! I think part of Gary Moore`s uniqueness comes partly from the fact he was left-handed and yet taught himself to play right-handed.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Phil Porter Thanks so much Phil! I never knew GM was left handed! Crazy. cheers

[@deecoyx]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....for all your great licks and learning. Heaven to let go of all scales-vids out there :-D

[@miamimike3547]

Compliments on your playing. Some of the best, most articulate and accurate renditions of any on the net. Seriously. I have a request (challenge). Could you get around to providing a lesson for The Doors 'Spanish Caravan' - with all all the parts? Would really like to learn this and you are probably one of the few players that could do this justice. BTW, saw the doors live once. One of the best bands to ever hit a stage. Thanks for all your great lessons. I am sure others would agree that we learn a lot from your playing. Keep Rockin'...

[@DaveMcFurry]

Another great lesson there from you, by a guitar hero of mine , Gary Moore R.I.P , but i was completely distracted by your broken pickup surround on your Les Paul. It was playing havoc with my OCD hahahahaha . Great job bro! Gary Moore's style is by no means easy to emulate but you did a good job breaking it down. Keep up the great work budd!

[@1allspub]

Awesome lesson (& playing). I just spent the last couple weeks watching (& learning) your video lessons on the intro and main solos of the Scorps "No One Like You" and the last part of this intro solo to "Still Got the Blues" is actually very similar to the intro solo of NOLY. And thus it made picking up this SGTB intro solo much easier. ;-) Anyway, thanks for taking the time to do this... I absolutely love Gary Moore and the guitar work on SGTB is some of my favorite of his. Hope you get a chance to do a lesson for the main/ending solo some day. :)

[@onewaytoplay]

Great lesson! Kind of funny how you go on talking about things but it’s called shut up and play! 😁 that being said I think it’s really helpful as a teacher that you take a moment to counsel students not just what to play but how to approach playing in general. I appreciate that

[@icyazy2788]

🔥 🔥 tone wow

[@faroukkane6244]

An other great lesson, thanks a lot.

[@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials]

Arouk Kane Thanks Arouk.

[@andylavra5962]

Gary had an incredible touch when he played he put 100% of his heart and soul into ieach Note the listner was always left in awe.every time. You know we he got to heaven first thing saId was ....Well done Gary..