Sketch for Summer by The Durutti Column | Guitar Lesson

In this video I take a look at the playing of unsung British guitar genius Vini Reilly. Tab and baking track can be found on my Patreon: / anyonecanplayguitar
Hi 00:00
Performance 01:05
Bit about Vini Reilly 03:36
A Section 04:57
B Section 12:50
Gear 22:47
Bye 25:37
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[@itheuserfirst3186]

Jesus, this guy is literally tabbing my playlists, from rockabilly, to The Cure, to The Smiths, and now this song. I've always wanted to learn this song. Thank you, Adrian! I can't wait to see what your next tab is.

[@waltersmetak]

Oh Christ!!! Finally! One of the greatest British guitarists of all time has finally found someone to give us a lesson on the man! Bravissimo!

[@oujiascrabble]

Holy crap---this is the only durutti column tutorial on youtube. THANK YOU! I've often thought about asking you to break down some vini!

[@oujiascrabble]

im totally elated. thank you

[@mattbockbrader2140]

Only Adrian would put out a Durutti Column tutorial! He never fails to surprise me with his picks and never fails to amaze me with his playing!

[@vishkavishovski300]

Simply sublime. So glad someone has finally tackled this seminal work of instrumental guitar majesty.

[@russelrw]

You're the man. Vini Reilly is an absolute hero of mine. I listen almost daily. There's so much soul in his music and I have NO idea why it's not better known as it's utterly gorgeous music.

[@toffeeboy1964]

Exquisite! I've left instructions for this to be played at my funeral. ❤️

[@dermot51]

On off the most beautiful pieces of music ever written, fantastic run through Adrian

[@semajdis]

So nice to see this song and artist covered so faithfully. Also it is very nice to see from the comments that so many people enjoy the work of Vini Reilly.

[@pablom1632]

I am one of those who requested a DC song a while ago. I thought again about it lately. Amazing rendition you did here, sir. Lot of respect for you and your work, Adrian. And love to Vini, of course. Thanks so much!

[@cerclesvicieux]

Always love your song selections. Thank you!

[@kansaimonmusic]

My jaw dropped when I saw that you'd done this song. You do a fantastic selection of songs that are obscure from a mainstream point of view but were fiercely loved indie songs for the people who knew. You have really carved yourself a cool little niche in the guitar instruction video market.

[@farmduck2762]

Yes, after 400 videos of Sweet Child of Mine it's great to see a channel who covers some the other wonderful guitar stuff out there. Yes, I'm admitting it people! The guitar existed before Slash. And this track is an excellent choice. I had probably played guitar for 30+ years before I first heard this track and I was amazed at what Vini produced with just 5 or 6 chords, no riffs and no lead breaks.

[@martynspooner5822]

You are so good man, and your song choices are just brilliant. Thanks for the millionth time.

[@milwatt]

Hello, just a word not related to this specific lesson. I just want to thank you for all the amazing work you give to us. Your explainations are clear, I really like your songs choices. I'm a big fan of punk, new wave, alt rock, indies,..., so for me your channel is a gold mine for at least two years now. I really appreciate the tiny details you're looking after to sound like the original reccords. I'm a little bit scared with the Patreon thing, but I will have a closer look. Sometimes I'm a bit scared when I see the small amound of views for your videos, you deserve so much more. So thank you, thank you, thank you, and keep on ! You rock !

[@robhooworth6738]

Thank you so much. A brilliant tutorial. Sublime work once again.

[@mattreid859]

I love the music of the Durutti Column. Fascinating to see how you play this and hear the obvious respect that you have for Vinni. Cheers

[@torz54]

your song choices are amazing, everything I wanted to learn

[@BigSlimMoody.247]

Vini is very under rated. "Never Known" is my favorite.

[@pascalauzias5636]

This week, I had planned to ask you Sketch for Summer ... Really !!! And you've done it !!!! That's incredible !!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!

[@nicolelast1801]

LOVE the durutti column. thank you!!

[@nicholaspetergagg7769]

!!!!!!! outstanding choice ,The Durutti Column deserve more recognition; the first two albums are exceptional , they feature instrumentals for guitar that are geared towards great songs and not soloing skills and a unique guitar sound that is clean and spacious, a for runner of ambient guitar. He has a really sophisticated chord knowledge and he has a way of playing bass simultaneously over unusual chord voicings which is great.

[@peterhana2879]

Amazing! Love this tune.

[@mkraulis]

I can't thank you enough for bringing the Durutti Column to my attention. I have taken a deep dive into their music since then, because it evokes such a powerful emotional reaction in me. I am usually a pretty lazy guitar student, but I kind of consider it an honor to learn something that Vini composed. Thanks again.

[@tomm-ft1cf]

love these vids, thanks for all of them

[@hoops1315]

love this song so much

[@number1authority]

Oh man. This is one of my favorite songs and I think I actually might prefer your version. The initial play-through sounds gorgeous.

[@arthurveldhoen3932]

First of all, thank you for making this! I never thought anyone would ever attempt it because it seems so intricate and multi-layered but you have aced it once again, what a job it must have been. A fantastic song, easily the best of DC's first album imo, as a whole I much prefer the next album LC. On the delay Vini used I always thought I'd read it was indeed a Deluxe Memory Man, but for the life of me I can't remember where I got that. Absolutely sounds like it though. Thanks again, I loved this to bits.

[@tonyevans9999]

I've seen footage where he seems to have two Roland Space Echoes, but you'd easily imagine him exploring less clunky options like the EHX

[@justinkase8642]

I love you Adrian for your choices in lessons

[@je7647]

one of my favourite pop songs ever

[@martinquarton184]

It's like a mini wall of sound. Quite an epic sound.

[@antalantal2366]

Incredible! As I wrote somewhere elese, this channel would deserve funding from the unesco. What a musical taste and talent!

[@ruanlinkerpessoa3946]

Man, Vini is one of the greatest guitar players I've had the pleasure to listen to. A genius and, unfortunately it is rare to see a tutorial like this. Thanks a ton

[@willdickinson1733]

Astonishing bit of guitar work

[@wmg1958]

I remember trying to figure this out on my old Fender Lead on the 80's. I did ok for a guy just lifting the needle repeatedly on the album, but you figured it out better than I did back then. This is a great guide to a wonderful piece of music.

[@isaacgarcia6344]

The Durutti Column is one of my favorites of all time !!! And of course I love Sketch for Summer, it was one of the first songs by Vini that I ever listened to back in 20202! I recently stumbled upon this tutorial while I was at work and I was immediately blown away!!! Thanks for this Adrian, I will be coming back to this video to enjoy your version of this beautiful tune :)

[@johnsee7269]

Wow! That was unique and the execution was superb! Real good! 🤓🤟

[@tonyevans9999]

Well I suddenly feel like I've come home, this song is often in my mind. Thanks so much, any light you can shine Vini Reilly's way is worthy light, go buy this record

[@kevinmckeown7972]

What do you mean, you only learnt it yesterday??? I’ve been trying to figure this out for 40years!!!😂😂 Thank you for posting, this is great!

[@danr554]

Holy shit you made it. I asked for this video ages ago!!!!

[@thedoc1210]

I haven't watched yet but i know this will be fantastic. please never give up the channel mate

[@bermejpa]

Hi, I just landed on this channel and I am amazed. Wonderful rendition, just cannot praise it enough although I know nothing about instruments or music theory, it just sounds wonderfully emotional to my ears. I love DC, especially the first two albums, heart touching music

[@eancurtis9333]

Awesome!

[@Micky-yo3ng]

You’ve done it again Adrian, another sublime choice. Mate, I wish you were a DJ. I’m gonna make a playlist of songs you’ve covered👌

[@misorodzinak8829]

There is one on spotify

[@lukeotwell3296]

wow just happened to look this up day it came out, cheers!

[@movitz]

Great choice Adrian. And once again you nailed it :)

[@jonatanlago4149]

You are awesome!!! Thanx for this video

[@MrTarral]

Love this band

[@rosemarybenavides9411]

I love you for this. Thank you so much. Now I have nice work to do

[@actsbrithael]

awesome choice

[@benjpope6949]

This is amazing! Please consider doing more by The durutti column!

[@petermeredith3873]

This is beautiful

[@xTrengo]

beautiful, thank you

[@robsierra516]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I'll play the Durutti albums this weekend

[@nicholasg923]

Great choice Adrian. Thanks very much.

[@ataraxiasehnsuscht1047]

Wonderful ! What a tune... Cheers Adrian :)

[@ericsuitcase4270]

Well done! Bravo!!

[@spaceengineer1452]

What a great choice for a song. Nice playing.

[@AutrelleHolland]

What a deep cut!

[@kasperzak]

Wow man I love your channel

[@ambition6084]

love this track so much , had figured out how to play it on my own a while back but this sounds way better than my interpretation lol

[@michelmeunier406]

Thank you for that!

[@sebastienbuhagiar3250]

Thanks so much Adrian !

[@dutycyclemusic]

Ooh very cool!! Nice job!

[@mattiaberselli7698]

Holy shit thank you so much!!! can't wait to give It a go this weekend!

[@michaeldunne3379]

First heard this on John Peel many moons ago and was transported..

[@ErnestoGarcia-pu2cq]

we got it finally!

[@marcmentat2925]

good stuff! you made my day.

[@malcolmmcatee3752]

Great Choice!

[@108bonsai]

Thanks a lot..I have been having a serios ear worm as we call it, if a song does not stop playing in your mind...beautiful

[@adamgoodell5805]

Vini definitely used a Roland JC amp in the early days. You can see it in the background of some of the live performances from the early 80s.

[@pmd7914]

Really enjoying the music I'm being introduced to subscribed to your channel.

[@addisonneill9366]

4 Sophia is another great song by Vini. You have wonderful taste.

[@jasonbrown1987]

Out of my league but absolutely amazing cheers adrian always brilliant

[@omornomusic]

Brilliant! I'm working on one of his tunes that was clearly played with 2 guitars as well, very challenging!

[@jesusvelascoserna8154]

That was sublime, you should do a video from "Sketch For Winter" in the future

[@shiftertron6143]

What a great lesson! Thanks Adrian! Would love to see you tackle Otis by DC!

[@stevekiley6121]

Wow, this is brilliant. I have been in love with this track since I first heard it in 1980. Have tried to work it out before on an acoustic, but it never sounded right. I now have a similar guitar and an amp with effects, so I think i might be able to make an attempt at it. But I hate you, because you have long fingers! My short stumps are a bit pathetic, but I've always had that problem. At least I've always been a finger style player. I saw him a few years ago in Bristol, in St Georges Hall, and he was brilliant. The other track which fills me with nostalgia is Messidor. Incidently, when I went to Portugal around 1998, there were loads of CDs available, they really liked him there.

[@wiggles8283]

thank u so much

[@fakeplastic1826]

You are wonderful.

[@pedrochoren8219]

Thank you for a wonderful lesson! About the gear that Vini used for the first LP, there is some information in the liner notes to the FactoryOnce reissue. The notes are unsigned but judging from their content they may well be by Tony Wilson, I don't know. About the studio sessions, it says there that "Vini arrived with his beloved Les Paul", and if you watch live perfomances of that era, or look at photos, that indeed is what he plays. The notes add that one of the tracks recorded between "The Return" and "LC" "signals the arrival of the Stratocaster". Again, videos and photographs of that time, and later, show Vini playing a Strat. That is the guitar I think of when I think of him (which is often because I adore his playing). I have no information as to what delay he used in "The Return", but the notes to the FactoryOnce reissue of "LC" include the phrase "Roland Space Echo Frenzy". That's all I know--- I hope it helps.

[@user-nz1on2be5d]

Wow!!!

[@yvonnesinding371]

Love

[@fdodasilva]

Great! Great! Great! ✌🏼

[@RuinThatDay]

Great, thank you ! Requiem for my mother also cool with a lesson ;-

[@anthonyjohndemaria185]

Excellent. I have watched your performance of Sketch for Summer like 12 times now. Really good job would love to hear Lips like Sugar by Echo and the Bunneymen.

[@CatMoo420]

no way! awesome

[@stephennewby5060]

Very good

[@WavesandWords409]

Posted on the main DC board. Please promise you will cover more of their music!!

[@steveteale291]

Just beautiful Adrian - always loved this track. You have impleccable taste mate ;) 'bout time you did some Suede though ;) maybe So Young ?

[@Soul_In_Isolation]

Incredible work, sir. Have been listening to Vini and Anne Clark collabs the whole day and here you are to deliver. P.S. Have you ever thought about giving a try to play some John Valentine Carruthers? Imo, he's the most underrated Siouxsie & The Banshees guitarist, yet the closest one in terms of creativity and skill to Mr. McGeoch. "Candyman" would be a perfect pick for your advanced viewers.

[@cubistblues]

+1 this.. Carruthers and 'Candyman' are brilliant. And I say that as a McKay and McGeoch obsessive.

[@unemployablegraduate]

I really like the Carruthers era, especially ‘Cities In Dust’.

[@manusharte1160]

Hey Adrian, thanks for this video! I love this song so much, and really enjoyed learning it! I'd love it if you'd make a video about "Otis" another Durutti Column classic. Thanks!

[@ronnywinqvist6300]

You learned that track yesterday??? How is that possible? I’ll be glad if i can learn half of it in six months. I like your style👍🙂

[@andrewhibben8327]

You never fail to amaze me Adrian - brilliant. There’s a scene in 24 hr party people re: Vini Reilly...”you shouldn’t let him sing’ it’s poor.’ No, it’s provocative. ‘Provocatively poor’. Can’t say that about his playing, though - or yours, come to that. Top geezer.

[@user-dv5vp5ew4q]

We all love you

[@lemurdream]

I always wished Vini could have worked with Morrissey more. I think their styles complimented each other very well.

[@cthomas2949]

Vini is indeed an unsung British Guitar Hero....as are Will Sergeant and Bernard Butler...hint hint

[@captainianr]

🙌🏻

[@jordanw9456]

LETS GOOOOOOOOO

[@lupinpooter7718]

Thanks Adrian. A serviceable rendition 😂

[@indieguy81]

Adrian, this is stunning. If I were blindfolded I would have thought it was the original recording. Great job once again! Any more progress made on Felt's "Crystal Ball?"