Soloing Secrets - Eric Clapton

[@adylp7818]

‘Strange Brewster’ sounded brilliant!

[@colinbox3637]

This is an awesome lesson. At 50 year old, I grew up listening to Clapton's work, mainly from the 70s through to the 90s. He was a commercial animal, there wasn't really anybody at that time playing some blistering blues solos on commercial radio. He passed on the torch from early blues artists, that I struggled to listen to, because of how primitive, many of the recordings are. I learnt much of his solo's in my early playing via ear, because it was achievable and they sounded so melodic. Influenced myself as a player without realising it, just like his transfer of the torch to EVH.

[@AP-ui7oi]

The first Cream lick from “Strange Brew” is borrowed from “Going Down” by Freddie King. Love Clapton. Great video.

[@5150show]

Correct

[@chrismorgan7494]

Yup. Exactly.

[@ledflaplin2001]

Strange Brew was released in 1967 and Going down was released in 1971 though.

[@jaccoschuttercornelis5384]

Really? I was thinking of Albert King

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@jaccoschuttercornelis5384 Strange Brew is absolutely based on Albert King and when Cream went to make that record he insisted that he be allowed to play what he called an "Albert King solo" on the record and that's what he played. Clapton has always been totally unapologetic for how much he wears his influences on his sleeve and he has always kept that foundation of the blues in all the music he does.

[@belotface]

I saw Eddie play in Hollwood before their first album and he played "Crossroads". I never got into Clapton and all my guitar buddies kept telling to listen to him and when Eddie kept talking about him I started to pay attention.. Then I saw Clapton in Sacramento in "79 and was just blown away.... After that I got it. He played mostly Cream stuff and was so Loud.

[@myownchannel247]

Couldn’t agree more! 24 nights is crazy good, I even had the old vhs and the double cd, there were some different performances of songs but all incredible. It’s sad more people don’t know about it today 🎸🔥✌️

[@ThrashRoC]

AWESOME Solo at beginning ! Clapton is DEFINETLEY one of my biggest Idols / Influences .. Would love to see him live again this year.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I saw him back in September and he's still smokin'. He's so unbelievably great. The Cream years and the From The Cradle years are my favorite but there is brilliance in every era.

[@ThrashRoC]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 In the seventies, when he "weaned" himself from heroin with alcohol, and he sometimes didn't know in which city they were performing.. Did he STILL play that brilliantly... He's got it!

[@ThrashRoC]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3_bpoeXj8eto7s Here he still has 1, something per thousand alcohol in the blood, but it works as always.. Clapton is a VERY cool guy and guitarist

[@guitarfan84]

hey Brewski, can I request a soloing secrets on the late Gary Moore, stuff like his pivot arpeggios and face melting earlier solos? thanks!

[@davidflint12]

Yes please Gary Moore!

[@jerkerjansson386]

Hell yeah!

[@sld67869801]

Yes, yes, yes please! Those muted super fast runs like in the Shapes Of Things solo.

[@abnzg]

love your work dave. should've given a bit of tutorial on clapton's "not touching the neck at all" vibrato.

[@steveinmidtown]

the beer commercial with "After Midnight" is amazing cool Clapton.

[@ledflaplin2001]

There’s a weird thing lately that people have just been not giving Clapton his due. He single handedly made electric blues a household name. He’s the one that brought the Les Paul and Marshall sound to the masses as well. Clapton was incredible. I prefer his sound with humbuckers and Gibsons. After he picked up the strat his tone changed big time. But man Clapton from 1964- 1970 was amazing. He always stayed brilliant though even with the Strat.

[@TheSpydersBand]

I agree. Les Paul and a Marshall stack.

[@thepurgatorykids]

He didn't dobit single-handedly-- Mike Bloomfield had something to do with it

[@ledflaplin2001]

@@thepurgatorykids Let’s be honest! Ask the average guitar player who Eric Clapton or Mike Bloomfield is and you’ll get your answer. Also Bloomfield played his Tele in 1965 and didn’t have access to a Marshall Amp. Clapton set the precedence for the Les Paul through a cranked Marshall Bluesbreaker in 1965.

[@mycroft174]

this gave me so much to think about as i play going forward

[@gregmize01]

Just wanted to say how much i appreciate your vids! It's fashionable right now to put down Clapton, when the people doing so have zero knowledge of what he contributed to the history of electric guitar. He was literally revered by some guy called Jimi Hendrix😏

[@jrrampino1858]

The opening to the solo in Sunshine of Your Love is the melody to Blue Moon by the Marcels

[@ThrashRoC]

YEAH ..EDDIE ..another BIG Idol for me was a Clapton Fan too ..that´s so GREAT ..when he Plays the whole Crossroads solo in the radio

[@buddylobos5277]

Wow. I feel like I just got Deja vu all over again. Good one Rob.

[@glassslide]

Fantastic lesson Dave, thanks!! That opening bend on the solo to Sunshine of Your Love is one of those iconic rock guitar moments and Pretending still sounds awesome, actually whole Journeyman Album is a treasure of guitar playing.

[@derekclacton]

“Strange Brew” was an old blues tune ‘Lawdy Mama’, with different lyrics

[@raymonddobbs828]

" Choose your own adventure". I love that. You are so unique in your presentations and ideas.

[@Boomsterblak]

Awesome..a legend through time..love his Crossroads dvd's too

[@GM-dr8dg]

Opening line of solo is "Going Down"

[@skipneumann1]

Love the one page secrets page! Thanks for a great video

[@TheSterlingSound]

Great tones and great sustain from that guitar! Nice lesson and a reminder of how much you can play before effects get in.

[@jorgemartinpellegrino6940]

I really like the tone on Journeyman and from the craddle. His playing on Five long years has a fire that's amazing. What's humbucker are on your stratocaster. Superb tone and playing

[@jaccoschuttercornelis5384]

Listen to that new record from John Mayer ........

[@richprincipe749]

24 nights is my favorite era too!

[@hanesbrindley2730]

Awesome video, thank you Guitar solo on Badge off of 24 nights is my favorite Clapton solo!

[@midgetworld228]

He got me into guitar. Your tone is huge in this video BTW!

[@ThrashRoC]

Same to me ...the first time i got that "Crossroads" 4 CD Set ..i was lost in his Sound !!

[@ThrashRoC]

MAN ...24 Nights ..i got it as CD back then when it came out and ..YES , it blows me AWAY And his Live Musicians are ALWAYS Top Musicians ...i ´ve seen Eric in Frankfurt 2015 ..GOOSEBUMPS ! It´s SUCH a LEGEND !

[@jrrampino1858]

There's also a version of Lawdy mama that's basically the backing track of strange Brew slightly altered

[@jackadoddle]

Brilliant lesson as usual. For years I have been listening to grandads Wishbone Ash albums particularly Argus, love those twin guitars, that would be interesting a lesson. Thank you once again 👍🎸

[@paulcasilio1119]

DB, there is no prettier version of Wonderful Tonight in Clapton's life than the one on 24 Nights...and the true joy is watching the video of the performance. We live in lucky times. Thank you for your videos. God bless, brother, and have a good one.

[@midiman5045]

David, Your videos never disappoint. Thanks so much.

[@heikohesse4666]

Thanks for the great video - I'm just learning to play guitar again (after a 30 year break) and I've always loved Clapton's style - your lesson comes at just the right time ...

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Favorite Clapton Songs By Era 60's: Badge 70's: Bell Bottom Blues 80's: Forever Man 90's: I'm Tore Down (or pretty much anything on From The Cradle) 00's: Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 10's: Merry Christmas Baby (if you've not heard his Christmas album it has some blistering blues on it) 20's: This Has Gotta Stop

[@bestboy897]

the opening jam was so good

[@TFT-bp8zk]

13:00 EC's solo motif from "Sunshine" is the main melody to "Blue Moon" as in "Blue moon/You saw me standing alone/without a dream in my heart/without a love of my own".

[@MsMusicman56]

Great stuff for all us slow hands. tks

[@tommartin7728]

Sorry, this is kind of off topic. I saw Buddy Guy live in 2008 and he did a cover of Strange Brew which was effing amazing. I'd dare to say better than the Cream original. I've heard a recording of Buddy doing that song since and it wasn't as raw and wild as the live version - so not sure if there is a decent live recording out there. Anyway - when I hear Strange Brew now all I can think of is that night that I saw Buddy Guy. How 'bout a Buddy soloing secrets video?

[@NightFFA]

Crossroads might be one of the best solos for anybody learning to guitar, it has literally everything worthy of practicing

[@Breakrite]

Super tone David. Another excellent lesson/information video.

[@ORION2180]

Cool video. Clapton’s impact on guitar can’t ever be overstated. Besides his playing, Clapton’s tones throughout his career are often neglected in discussions these days especially with young guitar fans. Examples include Eric’s Les Paul/Marshall combo on his Bluesbreakers album, his “woman tone” through his SG on Disraeli Gears.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

The Woman tone is absolutely glorious and I'm a "Strat guy" but to me the greatest tone he ever got was during the From The Cradle era. It kills me that Clapton never plays a 335 any more because if you go listen to that stuff from the mid 90's he was absolutely blistering and a 335 just brings out a total animal in him. My favorite Strat tone he ever got was either Bell Bottom Blues or Forever Man. His 80's tone has been pretty hated on but what's cool is how John Mayer is causing a new appreciation for it with Sob Rock. If you've not heard Last Train Home go check it out and you'll automatically hear Pretending in it. He was even using the Soldano and the chorus pedal.

[@ORION2180]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 yes, EC’s 335 tones are amazing as well, and don’t get the attention of his LP, SG and obviously Strat playing. For 335, my go to guy is Alvin Lee, an absolute beast.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@ORION2180 Oh yeah dude. I've actually got a couple of little videos of my 335 on my channel through my AC30. One with a Tone Bender and a couple with just like a J Rockett Touch and I love a Vox with a Gibson even though I think the best tone with a Vox is a Tele. I've got the Jimmy Page Mirror Tele and that thing is amazing. You're right about Albert Lee. I also love Dickey Betts on a 335 and he's who originally made me want one as a kid. I don't know if he used a 335 on Statesboro Blues or not but I always imagined he did and I love playing his Statesboro parts on mine. I also love to play Rambling Man on it as well.

[@AuntAlnico4]

Man you have really put some miles on that strat ! Right on !

[@gernotboesser6901]

Great playing 👍🙏

[@davidflint12]

Clapton is a master of vibrato and hitting the right notes at exactly the right time. One of my favorite things to watch is “Further on Down the Road” recorded live for The Bands Last Waltz. The guitar exchange between Eric and Robbie is epic! Check it out guys. Oh shoot I forgot Clapton’s performance of “Wonderful Tonight” on Saturday Night Live. His extended solo at the end. So moving

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

the one where his strap falls off the guitar

[@davidflint12]

@@bradford_shaun_murray yep. And Robbie takes over flawlessly. Epic

[@cliffgold3840]

You make me want to play...thanks..!

[@vincenttomazzolli3940]

Awesome!!! Thank you!

[@moiseszaragosa4846]

Great lesson 👍 as usual 👏 I appreciate your pov on all the awesome guitarists. If you haven't already, could you do something on Diamond Head ? Thanks a bunch. 🎸

[@nick326697]

If you can find it his Guitar Concerto from about 1990 at the Royal Albert Hall written with Michael Kamen is so great. Wish he'd released it officially though...

[@stephent9677]

Great lesson David.

[@jaccoschuttercornelis5384]

Oke. but still looking for Rolling &Tumbling live Cream version with all those small variations

[@jrrampino1858]

I know he's not well known but can you do any videos on Peter Green

[@RedMercuryBluesBand]

KILLER strat tone!!!!

[@monkface]

Wow I don't think I knew that Eddie and Eric actually met! Wow amazing pictures. It sorta brings up some Eddie emotions too.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I sometimes wonder how accurate are tablature in general - I have so many books !!! Could you do a lesson on The Gipsy Kings ?

[@knightfall9394]

There’s a lot of good tab stuff out there, quite a few people who have done stuff for guitar magazines are great transcribers and then there is some stuff that isnt very good at all

[@OgamiItto70]

I wonder if the reason that some rock guitarists are dismissive of Clapton is the exaggerated overemphasis by many in the rock and guitar press on Cream. Cream was great, no doubt about it, but I personally prefer his later (live) stuff from the Eighties up to at least 2010. To me, listening to the old Yardbirds stuff, you can hear Cream coming. But when I listen to Cream (and directly post-Cream era), I hear the later stuff coming. I understand how Clapton's playing with Cream, especially the live stuff, which was pretty hard to fake back in the day, was extremely arresting, the paragon or epitome of rock and blues-rock and blues playing at the time, but it's not like it was the actual high point of his playing career. I feel he improved quite a bit afterwards. Yet almost all the guitar magazines' stories and videos and DVDs and lessons are about Cream. And don't *_even_* get me started about "woman tone."

[@leem1416]

Great sound, what kind of pick ups on that Strat and what kind of amp are you using for overdrive? Thanks

[@greg77hot]

I just happened upon Edge of Darkness for the first time....WOW !

[@jeffro.]

I want to be able to perfect Clapton's vibrato. Can you give me any tips? I started out playing Classical Guitar, and perfected my vibrato on that instrument. I learned from Segovia. But playing vibrato on nylon strings is MUCH different than on steel strings! (Nowadays I only play steel strings, and I practice almost exclusively on an acoustic guitar. Could that be the problem? I don't seem to be making any headway. I've watched some "lessons" on vibrato, and there seems to be a few main types. There's the "squeeze and unsqueeze" method, and there's the "turning a doorknob" style. Then there's Clapton's style. So different! Can you offer some tips on Clapton's style? You've obviously mattered it! Thanks.... Great video! I love your channel. 👍 👌 🤪

[@petemcgregor9774]

BTW You mentioned how Eddie mentioned Clapton and I kind of did that too, but I never thought I was much on players other than that were pre Sholtz, but a while back I heard Mick Mars and George Lynch who's my favorite actually, but them and a couple others mentioned Beck and I saw Beck play live on the AXS music channel and I was blown away and got why they thought Beck was awesome. Like Eddie, Beck can come off with techniques that make you think wow, interesting way of pulling things off. 🤔 This Clapton video is really good and great feeling you have replicating his style. 😎 👍 Good day.

[@stanlindert6332]

Great lesson.

[@shanebrbich5698]

Gday Dave! The Clapton era for me is the (early) Dominos period! Tune into those bootlegs out there on YT! Blistering,blinding fast ultra laser accurate and full on passionate. Along with his stellar band and Bobby’s vocals 😮 man it hooks you! Highly underrated as I’m not sure if a portion of EC’s current audience knows the origins of a lot of the set list 👍🇦🇺

[@chrismorgan7494]

Finger positioning is alot like playing billiards: you're always trying to set yourself up for the next shot .

[@waynegram8907]

Bernie Torme Licks Lesson, he has a lot of live concerts licks and solo albums to get licks from to make a video lesson. Bernie Torme was in a band called Desperado with Dee Snider and Clive Burr which was an Ok album but hope they will release one day Ozzy Tour with Bernie Torne very good quality because i would live to hear his take on randy rhoads solos. Joe Stump uses Double Harmonic minor licks which he has a lot of solo albums to make a video lesson on double harmonic minor licks.

[@nick326697]

Brilliant video. I love this series. Can I suggest Steve Lukather for a future installment ?

[@markrobinson8410]

How about the Blackfoot lesson?

[@eyank57]

soloing secrets 'is the best 👍👍☝👍☝

[@Breech_]

Is Mick Taylor significant enough to get a soloing secrets episode ?

[@petedambski3792]

Good stuf,f thanx.

[@jameslabs1]

Thanks

[@bigmanolo1]

You are amazing

[@RakelaK67]

EC is the master. He has a command of the blues like no other. But when he really wants to pour it on.... he can take to another level. Not a dwiddly-dwiddly 80s-shredder level.... but to a level of speed that still emotes taste and style.

[@stephent9677]

The first phrase of sunshine of your love is a little quote from blue moon. Think it was a private joke between Eric and jack

[@rossbrower7668]

Dave Love your channel , check out this young kid name Quinn Sullivan. Who loves Clapton and has been playing with Buddy Guy since he’s been 7 years old. This kid is the next star. Keep up the good work . And maybe something on Allan Collins from Skynyrd. He was great rhythm player and came up with the lead for Free Bird when he was 17 years old. Plus had a lot of great leads in Skynyrd

[@petemcgregor9774]

Speaking of Van Halen was like Tom Sholtz made me want to learn how to play 🎸 guitar, and Eddie made me want to burn one up! If you took what the 2 I mentioned and what they did to change music or the plateau and Sholtz had a patent for a 35 mm camera lens, and I'd like to trace back and see other than the daw what Sholtz did for sound engineering became the next biggest recording leap since Les Paul invented the multi track recorder. I wonder what guitar effects Sholtz created or made better being he built his own and was a MIT electronics whiz, but I remember Eddie saying Clapton was like God to him when he was 1st learning and I wonder how it came to be later I was disappointed when Eddie claimed he didn't have no so called idols etc that inspired him. 🤔 I was like seriously? You named Clapton, and thing about Eric just his white take on rock and blues playing that earned him him the nickname Slowhand, but why is it? At times he can, but never really burns it up, but he can and is it more a vibrato slow wide bends maybe how he got the nickname do you know? Anyways I bet a lot of people would say without Clapton and like in his song, "It's in the way that you use it" and I am listening to you play and saying long slow throaty vibrato, but Everyone pretty much has borrowed something from Eric's playing style and like a few in the early days laid out techniques and road maps from guys they learned from. Those old blues players! 💙 I love your guitar videos and you are good at all the styles I've seen you cover! Keep Rockin and thanks for sharing these chords in the style series. Rock On!

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

0:05 💻 🐕

[@MaxKing222]

Eric who?🤔

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Great video as always...Yes...I like Clapton...On the other hand...he's the most overrated player...

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

In fact I think he's quite underrated, the guy influenced Hendrix and he was playing with Cream the stuff that every 70s guitar player tried to replicate... him and Hendrix, because Jeff Beck played in another league. And still Clapton stopped to be appreciated the way he deserved. Maybe it's his fault, we also need to acknowledge that

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Yea, all he did was copy other peoples licks. People he calls racist slurs and asserts they do not belong in England.

[@thomasandersson9605]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 Yes let's focus on 0,00000001% of the not so good things you said in your life and let that describe who you are. Very intelligent. You must be the smartest person alive. EVERYONE copy other peoples licks. You would have to live on a desert island and never listen to music if you wanna be 100% original.

[@davidg5629]

He's the most underrated player. His influence can't be overstated.

[@leechild4655]

Eric is God ;-)

[@privateprivate4378]

I know this dude is trying hard, but he doesn't sound anything but slightly reminiscent of EC. As the French say: Dommage! (too bad.).

[@rocker8692]

I think to be a good guitar player, you have to be a laid back type of personality.Thats not me.

[@z1g]

So I stopped at about 4 mins in and took up your recommendation to watch 24 nights and I did, because I don't and never have gotten the Eric Clapton thing. That does not mean I don't respect it, but I am quite a bit older that you and have been around so I am not some punk, well maybe I am, but I watched it and I still don't get it. I get no energy and no passion from his playing. He does nothing at all EVER that makes me think "what was that" or "wow that was cool". He comes across to me like the elevator music of guitar players. I am sorry, I don't mean to be rude, I am totally positive about what you do and appreciate it, but you brought it up and my arms are crossed and I just don't like his playing. I am also a nobody who has done nothing and nobody likes my playing.

[@thomasandersson9605]

I am offended.

[@humansnotai4912]

Don't be fooled by this guy. Take away the hat, glasses and long hair......it's clearly Eric Clapton with a very bad American accent - and he's just trying to get you to buy more of his records. Haha....very funny Eric, and yes, you are GOD.

[@neogeoriffic]

Sorry bro, that was pretty bad playing.

[@nicklebac6753]

Vito bratta 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 he’s just so melodic everything he did he knew what he was doing