Arranging "Summertime" for Guitar (LESSON)

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Arranging "Summertime" for Guitar (LESSON)
0:00 Intro
01:08 Finding the right key
02:56 Transcribing "Summertime"
05:30 "Summertime" melody with chords
07:00 Finding a bass line
14:25 Adding a lick
15:59 Practicing
21:56 Whole song played slowly
23:16 Arranging the 2nd chorus
28:22 Choosing ending-chord
30:00 "Summertime" perfrormance
31:26 Thank you!
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[@johnc5776]

Best tutorial on creating a chord melody that I have ever watched or read (I'm experienced guitarist). His explanation on Key choice was extremely helpful. I have created chord melodies but Emil has a very methodical, logical, and beautiful way to arrange chord melody for Summertime as a swing tune. Much faster arrangement than I can create with trial and error. Plus, Emil respects his time and ours (audience), he appears to have edited out the non-instructional information. He doesn't waste time looking at himself in the camera or talking endlessly. Emils sets a new level of excellence on guitar tutorials. 5 Stars. This is great. Many thanks & best of luck.

[@proguitarofficial]

Wow John, thank you so much for that comment. That meant a lot to me! /E

[@magdyshehata4500]

Exactly what i think Not talking in numbers or frets saves enermous amount of time and thought

[@JohnB.6251]

Yes, Please do a lesson with tabs here and/or with ProGuitar for purchase. I would buy it for sure. Thanks! -JB

[@GtrWorkShp]

Wonderful to watch you build the arrangement. Great teaching.

[@dominicswords3293]

Cannot believe I missed this a year ago. Fab. This is how I learned to play guitar. Getting tog with a friend who knew a song I wanted to play and then watching and learning. No tabs, no sheet music, just eyes, ears and fingers (and memorising the changes). I love your style especially when you launch into those wonderful solos, but am mystified by modes, scales, arpeggios and how you dance from one to another. A baby steps lesson would be great based say on this song and expanding on your ideas mentioned in the vid about sticking to the pentatonic scale with a few incursions elsewhere. Thanks

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank YOU!

[@svenklabunde]

Alright, it took me quite a while, but now I can play it. YEAY! In hindsight, I think the struggle was quite important for the learning process. I do have to say, all your explanations and being part of the “journey” of how the arrangement finally comes to live, helped me learn a whole lot about chords and also orientation on the fretboard. I surely won’t forget this song so easily. Puh 😅

[@proguitarofficial]

So happy to ready this Sven!

[@pacolopez5637]

This tutorial is pure gold!!, its hard to explain how much i have enjoy this video. It's s true gift that guitar players with your level share with us his creative process, with this quality of resoult and... IN JUST HALF HOUR!!!, oh man... how manu days do you need to arrange and present a song?. You are a very gifted guitar player Emil, thanks for share!!.

[@mikecf1]

Beautiful stuff.

[@watson4913]

Great lesson on arranging . please teach with tabs

[@inigoevans]

Thanks Emil. Nice arrangement!

[@Ilikepicking]

Your Knowledge of the fretboard is amazing great teacher.

[@00797jerry]

Incredible performance! We absolutly need Tabs for this one ;)

[@anthonypoole4933]

Wow! This is so amazing. Your theory and knowledge of chords and placement is phenomenal. What a skilled player, teacher and musician. Thank you.

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank YOU!☺️

[@tookamooka]

A truly dedicated musician!

[@proguitarofficial]

Anthony, I’ve been asking some of our subscribers if I could share their positive comments on our website. Would it be ok if I shared your comment on our website, and if so - could you send me a picture (If you have) so that I can have your picture next to your comment on the website? ([e-mail]) If you don’t want me to post this on the website, is absolutely no problem! I just thought I’d ask since it was such a nice message that you wrote! 😄 have a wonderful day! Kind regards /Emil

[@anthonypoole4933]

@@proguitarofficial it would be an honour and a privilege. I will drop you an email

[@vaitatu8169]

Dope! More lessons like this please. Thanks for sharing a (behind the scenes) look on your process. Definitely inspired me to pick up the guitar again. Greatly appreciated!

[@proguitarofficial]

Glad to hear it! :)

[@timmclaughlin1787]

Wow we you know your stuff! I enjoyed watching you figure this all out. This is way beyond my capacity but inspirational. A true Pro.

[@grahamlaws4243]

Very impressed. Would like to learn it.

[@svenklabunde]

That is such a great song and an even better tutorial. I really like the way you teach this kind a stuff. It is no wonder that this joy and love of music you bring across really is contagious. Even though it is quite late already, you made me want to go downstairs, pick up my guitar and try that piece. Thank you 🙏

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank you so much Sven!!

[@DougWebbguitar]

Awesome 👏

[@user-jy6vq4mi2e]

I was impressed by arrangement of this summer time very much Please make a lesson video Thank you in advance

[@ryanbartlett672]

Excellent format and performance. And guitar tone is great.

[@vladk497]

Great lesson!🔥 very helpful! Thank you Emil

[@ChrisArlesMusic]

Beautifully arranged ! Emil is a master when it comes to create intense and emotional acoustic parts !!! thanks a lot for sharing your talent !!!

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank you soo much!!!

[@PureMadMetal]

Lovely lesson I can hear other ideas creepin out of the drop d tunning 😊

[@arthurmacbrideking]

You are a wizard! Thank you!

[@Troublesolver]

Fantastic!

[@nicoeffem3483]

cool ....thanks!

[@johngarrity6687]

I couldn't help myself - I listened again. You make it a lot of fun😀

[@tattooarttoday]

Excellent breakdown of an arrangement. Well done.

[@MrFiveDirections]

Great lesson, Emil. Thanks a lot for sharing! I would love to buy this arrangement when you have it ready.

[@williamreaves3780]

WoW !! You've made learning this song FUN ! I'll have to come back to this teaching again and again to get it right, but that's o.k. I've always wanted to learn a jazzy swing tune. Tempo is really important here. I'll break it down into sections so I don't get frustrated and give up. I don't have to be perfect. Those fillers are pretty. I learned a lot from your lesson. Thanks for going over things so many times, calling out the chords, melodies, and finding even better ways to light up the song. I've been playing this tune recently in Am, but it's not nearly as beautiful as your version. I really like your style. I'll pass the word around !

[@proguitarofficial]

🤩❤️🙏

[@danielfitzgerald2052]

Excellent explanations and very nice chord voicings.

[@denismerlin7628]

bravo

[@user-bh4mq8fx7h]

Great plasure to watch after your work. Thanks

[@Boues91]

amazing. just amazing. You blew my mind away. Maybe, once a time I‘ll be abel to play this arrangement. 😅 As a newbie it was fascinating to watch this process of arranging a song from scratch. thanks a lot!

[@albertodentice979]

Tank you, very interesting arrangement 😊

[@johngarrity6687]

Well explained and Tastey!

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank you John!!

[@adamdavis1497]

your montage music is better than it has any right to be. what a bop

[@daviddebbie3271]

Wow! You have made me a fan!!! ❤ Definitely subscribe!!! Please do more videos like this! SO AWESOME!!! Picking up my guitar now!!! 😅

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank you so much!! So glad to hear it!

[@carlomurzi7808]

Grazie

[@c9sus4]

thank you for the lesson

[@1000000trs]

Brilliant. This is SSOOOOOOO instructive.!!! A hugely _generous,_ masterly demonstration and demystification of arranging. Pitched _(for me at least)_ at exactly the right level. Thanks you so much.

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank you so much!!

[@Expert246]

that was awesome to follow. Thanks a lot. I enjoyed it.

[@philipshergold4771]

Wow, incredible arrangement! Not many guitarists use standard music notation! Maybe you could do a video on how to translate this to the guitar (it's so difficult with many of the same notes). Keep up the good work!

[@user-tx8uc3iw3w]

You made that look easy .. But for us mere mortals not so easy .. 🙃 Great tune and very cool arrangement..✨️ A lesson and tabs is what I need , ( please do a tutorial ) and even then I'll be struggling 😅 Hopefully I'll be able to play the video in slow motion .. that might help .. and believe me I need all the help I can get .. 😁 love the finish .. cool touch .... Thanks Emil 😎 🎸 🇮🇪

[@clang440]

Great process! Thanks so much!

[@stefanos_tonias]

Great arrangement from a Great Master!!! ❤️ I am so amazed that i would like also you to make a tutorial solo part for that song!!! Please if you don't mind, I would definitely pay for that!! Thanks in advance😎

[@Ram04159]

👍lesson

[@dennismenezes9423]

Thanks for this ! ! ! ! !

[@cd8145]

I absolutely playful spirit!

[@jeanbedard9784]

Great lesson Emil!!

[@markovucetic-ue1cj]

Amazing stuff :)

[@michaelzimmer1115]

You left out, as far as I can see, how you arrived at that harmonization. That is a good part of the work.

[@marcusparadizo1927]

Fantastic

[@geetarwanabe]

Great vid

[@marcosdiez7263]

11:27 "Now I gonna have to try to learn to play it in tempo". So, you were human at last. Or at lease generous enough to let us believe what you usually do with your guitar isn't godlike. Well, thank you for your kindness. :-)

[@janneolsson4438]

riktigt snyggt. Jag ser fram emot en lektion med den låten.

[@doraddo3564]

👍👍👍

[@pinoliuni]

Great Emil, beautiful arrangement and equally the explanation in detail, congratulations. A curiosity, what music writing system or application did you use on your tablet? Thanks and good music Emil .

[@proguitarofficial]

Thank you so much Pino! :) Regarding the writing application. I actually just upload empty manuscript PDF documents to the "books" app that every iPad has! Great for teaching. Thanks!

[@pinoliuni]

@@proguitarofficial Thank you so much 😉

[@lesliechen1214]

You can trust Emil forever!

[@rigmormortis164]

Hej Emil...är ett stort fan🙏🙏🙏älskar din spelstil...kan du inte göra en lika dan genomgång på arrangemanget på din cover på Brothers in arms...mvh Lasse..

[@svenklabunde]

I actually would also like a tutorial, if I had a wish!

[@teddycondello928]

❤️👍👍👏👏

[@wjtate138]

Where’s the finisher tab

[@koenroels4549]

What Guitar is that?! Thank you!

[@proguitarofficial]

It’s a Maton ebg808 artist😊