May you never (John Martyn) guitar lesson

[@skyjockbill]

Beautiful. Very clear, and presented with so calmly and kindly, and beautifully played!

[@Mr_Bio_Hazard]

Great lesson. Thanks very much. I have loved this song since the 70's. John is a little bit like Richard Thomson, another great guitarist of that same era.

[@giacomozara7909]

Beautiful tutorial! it sounded so difficult but you made it very easy to understand. Love your calm and kind voice!

[@FACUP73]

I agree with the comments, you are a really good teacher, I've seen loads of lessons on this and this is by far the best!

[@ArranGlass]

Thanks so much!

[@bazd]

I have a friend who has seen John playing live in clubs in Glasgow Scotland many times. Lucky man!!

[@ArranGlass]

I saw him once in 1997 when I was 15. It was magical and slightly heartbreaking

[@jacborne614]

So Underrated, this channel. its really good.

[@mojorisin5375]

You are most definitely the best guitar teacher on the net, well done sir

[@guyfagan9928]

Great stuff. Most accessible tutorial I've seen on this the holy grail of John Martyn songs.

[@lovesallweneed]

You are a good teacher. Thank you for going into the details.

[@rogerratajczak6276]

Love this Arran... properly takes me back to our Bruford days! I'm gonna dust off my guitar after work today and give this a bash! Rog x

[@tommyflood1973]

Thanks so much. I have watch john martyn play this many times and never really got the vibe because i can't play like him. Thhe way you play it is simple and has all the good stuff . So really thanks.

[@swbdbd7474]

I love your bemused expression: "Well I had better play something." Also, nice playing, clear instructions.

[@ArranGlass]

When I said I don't listen to him too much any more it's only because I love his music so much I don't want it to get tired!

[@scotland5370]

Excellent tutorial. Thankyou

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Most excellent sir.....just checking in to make sure i have been playing it correctly all these years ......i have been! This was a great straight forward instructional video ......i subscribed to your channel

[@petermcginn3631]

Absolutely luved that Thank u so much

[@sandracremin2354]

BRILLIANTLY EXPLAINED,

[@lovelysunshine1111]

you are a very good teacher 🎀 thank you so much!!!!

[@windyworm]

Thank you, really easy to understand.

[@sportspenguin]

Wonderfully explained and demonstrated.

[@TheAtticradio]

Congrats arran fo making the song nice and simple to access for everyone. This song could be be played by most in their own way the great JM won’t mind 😎🎸

[@davidsykes2987]

Excellent, great job. Thank you.

[@MikeAmmitzMusic]

You just won me over! I love this song and you just showed the clear simple way to play it. Thank you! Now I just have to learn & practice. Such a great song. Thanks (subscribed) 😁

[@ray3mondo]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@peterrae909]

Excellent tutorial in standard tuning. Cheers!

[@bazd]

Excellent!

[@sandracremin2354]

Brilliant lesson, beautifully explained .

[@Robbo57]

Thanks for this. Nice version. Lovely voice as well.

[@jamesleeburgon1]

cheers pal! You have unlocked that melody underneath the fingers that is quintessential john martyn! concise and clearly presented. Great video!

[@katrinacerise6221]

Perfect, thank you!

[@larybremner5855]

Thank you!

[@johnwick-hw3cm]

Thanks very much mate

[@BraveheartOBM]

Nice work Arran, love the pull offs on the D chord chiming arpeggio, sounds cracking and you voice suits that song really well. Always thought John always sounded off his head when playing this tune, haha. One little point, did he use dropped D on the E string to use as a drone note ..... anyway brilliantly executed..... cheers

[@ArranGlass]

Thanks for this! Yeah the story goes that they'd recorded the whole album and the version of this had drums and full band and wasn't quite sitting well. John went back down into the studio at 3am (definitely wasted) and laid down this masterpiece in one take. I made this video during lockdown for people who might want to learn guitar and also if they might want to sing over it. The actual version John plays is much more complicated and almost impossible to sing over as voice and rhythm are seemingly completely independent. I believe all his strings are heavily dropped with the low E down to a D (but then everything lower still if that makes sense) Then he plays with a capo on three or four. I'm planning on doing some more videos soon so will try and include some for higher levels!

[@BraveheartOBM]

@@ArranGlass thanks for the background info ... cheers

[@AnibalMirandanibito]

clear as water. ta