HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR SOLO FROM SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE BY CREAM

[@ProfoundOneSpeaks]

Great, thanks. I'd like to learn that solo for a jam coming up. The bass and guitar riffs are some of the most fun to play. Best wishes!

[@gjy5150]

This is the best tutorial I’ve seen for this solo. Thank you!

[@silvel2edge]

Agreed, i'm learning this for my rock band class and have a Vidami blue pedal and watching this on repeat to learn the solo

[@victorformosa2825]

As I have said before, the tabs are a massive help along with your clear and concise explanations, amazed you put this together so quickly after part one, many thanks.

[@Nightsat44]

The first lick Clapton mimics the vocal melody of the song Blue Moon by The Marcels. True story

[@phileeepaye1641]

Oh yeah! I never made this connection

[@clbdyc]

It did sound familiar but I didn't know the name. Also has a bolero vibe to it.

[@paulhicks3595]

Blue Moon by Richard Rogers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1934). One of the great standards. He would’ve heard many versions growing up - Sinatra, Ella, big bands etc.

[@LiamDalley27]

What a cool fact - thank you!

[@chriss1492]

Most of the British guitarists coming out of the 60s grew up listening to big band music growing up in post-war England. Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has talked about that in interviews. Clapton and that generation could swing when they felt it. Certainly a big influence either consciously or subconsciously.

[@sebastianbattaglia6330]

Man, you are so great and SO GENEROUS sharing your talent. really.

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

I appreciate that :-)

[@kensalazar5066]

Great lesson as usual, man Howard you really were able get a really great tone. Great sounds man

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

Thank you kindly :-)

[@ratter531]

Loved this song when it came out in the late 60's.

[@Fernando_064]

Grandpa

[@1Keef]

Hi Howard. Thanks for the quick turnaround on the follow-up lesson. You have captured Eric's solo brilliantly and now have made my weekend!!!! Cheers! 👍👍

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

My pleasure! - and thank you :-)

[@arturotrejo6695]

The best solo guitar, congratuletions thank you and good luck

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

Thanks a lot!

[@awittypilot8961]

GREAT cover! Love it! There's a couple of classic licks he uses in there. I was sort of stuck on a couple of the notes and you just handed them to us. Thanks! Will be stealing! hehe

[@anthonymerle9582]

Wow. You made what’s not easy easier. Bravo

[@79943]

I have been wanting to learn this solo for years. i am intimidated by doing a fast vibrato at the top of a bend. Although I have played around on guitar for a long time that is one thing that evades me. I have no problem with bends or vibratos at all...but doing them simultaneously has been a bridge too far. I intend to use this lesson as a basis for facing this challenge. Thanks for posting this excellent lesson.

[@gobomanaga5615]

A lot of it has to do with how clean the guitar neck is, and having a lacquered neck certainly helps. Though the main thing is that unlike vibrato on a normal string, you're only dipping the note down and then back up to the note, never past it.

[@johnborger]

Nice work. Thank you.

[@gibson2623]

Very nice mate. Thanks

[@beatxt]

Great lesson Howard, it increases my interest in the detail of something I only have a passing awareness of as mainly a chords player. Is it my ears or does the first part of phrase 1 (round 6.00) match the opening lyrics "Blue moon, you saw me standing alone" !?

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

Hi - He does indeed quote Blue Moon... I think I mentioned it in the video - can't remember :-) I always thought is was pretty cool.

[@mraggrovator]

Another fantastic lesson, the tabs really help.

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

Glad to hear it... Doing Tab for a solo that has so many nuances can be a bit challenging. But hopefully it helps :-)

[@pyrsconr]

Many thanks for taking the time to do this ... I appreciate the effort to produce and include tab and the detailed explanation of the nuances ... a question I have is simply how do you remember the solo in it's entirety? ... is it simply memorization? .. or is it the ability to hum it or essentially sing it? ... that is a problem I have .... remembering the entire sequence of phrases ... thanks for all you do on here ... I really look forward to every new lesson you post ... I will purchase your blues rock course later today .. looking forward to diving into that .. all the best ...

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

Thanks... I hope you enjoy the course. Your question is a good one. Memorizing extended solos can be challenging (unless of course you've heard it hundreds of times!) - But with Eric's solo here, the phrasing is particularly difficult to remember. I made it a point to listen very closely to each phrase, and play it as accurately as possible... just memorizing one phrase at a time. Having said that - he's Eric Clapton LOL! But I think just getting each phrase into your head and "clueing" them together is a solid approach. Thanks so much for watching.

[@johnsimmons6136]

Thank you!

[@kaan8296]

i think in phrase 8 there are also some 12 10s in third string after double stops

[@josephdamato3883]

Thanks!

[@247GuitarwithHowardHart]

Thanks so much :-)

[@crungechannel483]

Thank you for your GREAT PERFORMANCE❗😍 If possible plz my CREAM cover too👍😊

[@brucesstreet8204]

Quote "Blue Moon you saw me standing alone" see other comments.

[@jimsullivan306]

THE FIRST LICK OF THE SOLO IS FROM BLUE MOON.