Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel | Guitar Lesson

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

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[@AchillesWrath1]

Great lesson. Could you do a lesson on Orleans, Dance with me? There aren't any good lessons for it on youtube. It's a great song. Much appreciated thanks.

[@markwelsh9068]

Justin, how long did it take you to learn that first full riff at the beginning of the song? It would be really useful for me to know that since it is proving a nightmare for me and I can see it taking me weeks if not months to get it right and up to speed. Thanks.

[@chromedruidess2546]

There seems to be a mistake in the tab in section 4, when going to the E. It sounds and looks as though strings 1 through 4 should be played, not just 2 through 4. But still a great lesson and much appreciated.

[@mitchelljarvis2010]

Justin! An interesting piece of trivia for you(or not as the case may be). A relative of mine lives in the cottage in Bath, once owned by Peter Gabriel where he wrote this song. The cottage looks towards Salisbury Hill.

[@chuckwebb4360]

Did they ever see an eagle fly into the night

[@thomuijen4263]

That is incredibly cool!

[@peterwilkins7013]

That's the wrong hill though.

[@stubdo16]

​@@peterwilkins7013 Solsbury Hill 👍

[@jimilee8979]

WOW really cool...........

[@BogoblinGamer]

This is the best tutorial for this song. I am learning, doing a bit every day. It is so satisfying to be able to play just the first part of this song even at 50% speed. Thanks for this!

[@johneyreguitar]

Yes, I think Justin is brilliant. - streets ahead of my stuff; he's a real inspiration.

[@windrider65]

This is above my skill level, but I still love to watch you play, you make it look easy. Thanks for sharing all the lessons Justin. Take care of yourself and your family. From Charlie in the States.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Happy trails, Charlie! Cheers

[@raymonddomagalla3357]

A wise man once said whether you think you can or think you can't, your right. Good luck

[@windrider65]

@@raymonddomagalla3357 I know my limit, and I've got more things to learn and get down before I'm ready to take on this song. I do know that I will get there one day, just not today. Take care of yourself and your family and stay safe.

[@rogerhugon-jeannin9741]

Solsbury Hill j’adore 👍 j’ai eu la chance 🍀 de voir Peter Gabriel en France 🇫🇷 à Lyon en 1977 c’était formidable et j’ai acheté le vinyle quel souvenir merci 🙏 à vous je vais travailler pour jouer ce morceau grâce à vous 😃 à bientôt

[@johnmontague69]

Get in there Justin. What a Tune man. SON... he Said... "GRAB YOUR THINGS, I'VE COME TO TAKE YOU HOME" 👍

[@carlbradley4872]

OK- I have been hoping for/ waiting for Justin to do a full lesson on this song for years. It is WAY above my skill set, but a song I MUST learn to play. This may take me a year to get right, but I am overjoyed that I now have the RIGHT person walking me through this lesson. THANK YOU JUSTIN!

[@0rkrist]

Have fun mate! Passion and determination can overcome those obstacles. I made most of my own progress on songs I really, really wanted to learn, no matter how hard they seemed at first glimpse.

[@Roscoe1279]

​@@0rkristI agree. Solsbury is so beautiful. When you finish this one, try learning 'Cliffs of Dover' by Eric Johnson. I've gotten to the 2nd verse. 🙂

[@patrickmorris8934]

Epic. Your "Here Comes The Sun" lesson gave me the courage to try harder ones like this. Thanks for everything!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Awesome! :)

[@rossiniogates]

How have you got on with this one? I’ve been planning on learning it for ages Justin makes it look so easy man, effortless

[@patrickmorris8934]

@@rossiniogates It's harder! I don't think my small hands are as well suited to this one!

[@rossiniogates]

Agreed man I tried learning this last night and my massive hands aren’t suited either haha good luck brother I’ll see you there when we can both do it hahah finger style is by far my weakest skill on guitar lol 😂

[@grievouserror]

LOVE the song and it's always been one of my favorites by Peter. I can see this is beyond my skill set at the moment, but I have hope for the future.

[@boosterseat4327]

COME BACK TO IT

[@rossiniogates]

I found the dog coming in a really nice break from the mind torture that is finger picking what a little dude ❤️also man such a brilliant teacher to take the time to teach us garage guitarists. I’m an hour in Justin and the fact it even slightly resembles the song is amazing to me 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mendelscot]

Justin, you should add the appearance of Ziggy at the 9:14 mark to your chapter headings. I love the fact that you kept his appearance in your great video lesson. I’ve loved this song for decades and am so pleased to start learning how to play it. Thanks for your great work! Keep it up.

[@PaoloRS1]

Fantastic lesson Justin, thank you. A great thing about learning the guitar is how clearly you can see your own progression. About 18 months ago I looked at this lesson but it was out of reach for me. Now I have come back to it and it is very manageable. That's really rewarding.

[@jimilee8979]

Thank you Justin.......................U DA MAN I don't mean any disrespect, some people don't like what I'am about to say ................ that's thier problem but " YOU ARE BLESSED"

[@lordlucan529]

Have already been learning this for the past two weeks - so little to learn, but deceptively challenging. Have been travis picking for years and it still took a week of slow careful practice to get the intro into muscle memory!

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

You can do it!

[@mjolnircarlssen4211]

Love the song, playing, and transcription. But you could see how much he loves his dog, and that was the highlight to me.

[@flexwinggpipi]

the riff can also be achieved by dropping little finger in b string fret 5 ( relative to capo) been playing it for years this way and is sometimes easier than bending first finger forward to reveal thinnest string

[@ashleyjordan8869]

I think it’s more likely to be the open e on the recording; you can hear the e note continue ringing as the d is played. Fairly close and a bit easier your way though.

[@SkipStraus]

Justin, you unravel the mysteries of life/music. Then you said Solsbury Hill's in 7/4 a huge light went on for me. That's what keeps the song rolling. Then you explain the 3 - 4 and 4 - 3 counting groups which is the secret sauce. My other revelation came from Grateful Dead's Estimated Prophet, in 7/4, thanks to Michael Palmisano. Now I have another song to practice the 7/4 count. Thank you.

[@tomamberg5361]

This is a not only a useful video, but profoundly beautiful both in terms of the song and of your helping people learn how to play it. Truly deep thanks!

[@gearoidcrowley4753]

Been following you since 2008. This is the type of lesson I love to see. Thanks for sharing and teaching songs at this level, would love to see more challenging instrumentals.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jimmccrae8694]

Fantastic lesson Justin. I started learning to play guitar eleven years ago when I was 54 years of age and you were one of the first KZbin guitar tutors I followed. Yet another great lesson and today I’ve finally learned all the sections and will continue to play until, as you say, I cannot get it wrong. It might take some time but I’ll stick with it. Thanks again Jim in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@GreenEarth140]

Justin , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING TUTORIAL !!!!! I've wanted to be capable of playing this song on my 12-string guitar for years. What sets you apart from all other tutorial song videos is your patience to break the song down note for note while playing the notes AND showing the Tab in the little window at the same time. GREAT , GREAT TEACHING !!!!

[@redline1lessons892]

I love coming across these videos and finding out that I've been playing a song wrong for 20 years! You are a very good teacher Justin, and your videos take a lot of effort to produce. Nicely done, and thank you.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

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[@truman4956]

Robert Fripp’s version of Here Comes the Flood with PG on vocals would be another great one (but would have to be transcribed from piano). Thank you for all your videos

[@dani19166]

Grazie Justin,una bella lezione per un grand'bel pezzo.

[@davemunday-nk4yz]

I love how you not only break down the chords and the fingering but also the count - so helpful!

[@vox1962]

I’ve been playing guitar for 40 years and Travis picking has been my nemesis the entire time

[@barthvapour]

I couldn't get travis picking for the longest time. Then one day I saw a video of Lindsey Buckingham playing "Landslide" live, and suddenly I understood how I needed to coordinate my thumb and fingers, and within an hour I could travis pick like I had been doing it for months. I still can't grasp clawhammer banjo though.

[@gemaf]

Great lesson. If I may give a little tip. Try holding the guitar in a classical guitar position ( kind of between your legs) it helped me with the picking more centered

[@rachelcraig6686]

I love you Justin, love you love you love you. I am early intermediate and actually piecing through this thanks to your excellent, patient, comfortable, relaxed but efficient tutorial. I plan to sing along to this, eventually!!

[@terenceflynn5125]

I can’t believe how quickly I’ve picked this up. I feel like there’s a turning point in my guitar playing now. I really need to make songs perfect, I get 85% there, struggle with little bits and move on. Not this time. I will do this 😂

[@MartinPuskin]

OMG you're a legend, Justin! It sounds so good, I'll start practicing it ASAP! I just today arrived home after a semester abroad where I only had a classic guitar, so it's high to time pick up the acoustic one again.

[@kudgeond755]

Always loved this song but for the last 45 years I thought the title was Salisbury Hill. Doh! Thanks for the correction and the lesson. This will definitely motivate me to get better at fingerpicking!

[@alanhowell3646]

Solsbury Hill is in Somerset near to where Peter Gabriel lives

[@katherinewelling6026]

Just had hand surgery and this is my goal. Thanks for breaking this down. Can’t wait to get stuck into this!

[@Deuron3]

Thanks for keeping Ziggy in the video, what a treat! Haha

[@lindsayheywood7195]

This is a really beautiful piece. I think it sounds even more beautiful when played at a slower pace. I’m definitely not ready for it yet - I’m still at the Dust in the Wind level! Saved for another day (or maybe another year!)

[@badscrew4023]

The day I'll be able to play this, I'll pat myself on the back so hard I'll fall down 🤣

[@ponzo1967]

That's great advice. Practice the pattern slowly til it becomes second nature.

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Exactly!

[@pneulancer]

Great job showing the intricacies of this one. When I first heard this song thought it was Lindsey Buckingham. I bet he could do a great cover of it!

[@TheProletariat.]

Was on about a two hour trip home last night and not exactly certain why but this song popped into my head and listened to the live version from PG as well as the recorded version and even some covers of it. Within a few minutes I was right back to listening to Justin give his tutorial. lol! Of course I couldnt even watch the video much less practice it.. but I love listening to how Justin lays it out! My moment of venting here.... I used to be so good at finger picking as a kid when I was taking lessons after lessons after lessons.. 43yo now and have had some good strides getting back into playing here and there! .. at any rate.. great video and once again JG has captured my attention yet again! :)

[@johnenglund7245]

Such a great lesson. I started learning this amazing song from another musician but your approach has really helped me get it much better. Haven't quite nailed it yet but well on my way and you're right: so satisfying. I really appreciate your ability to break down the sections and slow it down enough to help me get it while still maintaining the underlying feel of the song. Awesome. Thanks!

[@sydneyleigh3108]

Love Ziggy. I want more Ziggy! Love the song too. I've started learning the first bit ever so slowly! 😁😁

[@brbrshpr7763]

I have been hoping you'd do this one for a long time. Thank you for making this come true!

[@lordperth7149]

For people who struggle with the half barred A major in section 1: You can also fully barre all the strings down from the D string and play the fifth fret on the B string with your pinky instead of the open high E string, at least that was easier for me.

[@0226lauren]

Best tutorial in the world….. amazing teacher👍🍻

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

Glad you think so!

[@dmarkj22]

I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years and my head hurts from watching watching this video trying to figure out how to play this song.

[@cameronfoster8735]

Who would of known, Justin Guitar is actually good at the guitar. Learn something new every day lol

[@joesutera6940]

Goose bumps! Love this song and can't wait to give it a go

[@noelalejandroreynosorique]

Good Justin!! 😊

[@alienpyramid]

AWESOME Justin..... Thank You! Ziggy was fine.

[@DeanFirth]

Great video! So well put together and explained. Thanks so much for all your hard work on this one.

[@bobbrendel758]

Wow, the opening run-through of the song is spot on. Appreciate the insights.

[@TeamHash]

Brilliant - Steve Hunter is such an under-rated guitarist.

[@adaltroczguitar]

Not sure I'll give it a try yet.. still working on Greensleeves with my limited time and skill, but I enjoyed the lesson and your playing. Such a calming song this one is!

[@brad361]

Such a great song and a really patient, high quality lesson. Thanks, Justin.

[@iSchneggs]

WOW! GREAT tutorial on a complexly beautiful song. Many Thanks!!

[@1eyalc]

Justin, after adding the tabs-you are now you having the best tutorials on youtube! Great lesson..!

[@CinePhill]

One of my favourite songs of all time! I’ll try my best to learn it now!

[@theeoarsman921]

Justin thank you for years of lessons, how about Never Been to Spain!!!

[@Daviephd]

Like many other commenters, this is above my skill set but I WILL learn it. Thank you!

[@paulmuwadeeb2161]

This is proper teaching. Man this is so good - Justin, you're a bloody legend mate.

[@shadowjammer]

Love the Doggie !! 😍

[@hoisin75]

such a satisfying song to play. definately a top 5 song for me. thanks for the tutorial

[@248203211]

Justin, we are truly lucky to have you putting up such great content thank you.

[@Jake-yx7ct]

I hav been following your channel for about 3 years. Ive learned a huge amount about picking. Thank you Justin. From SoCal 🎸🎸🎸

[@johndelellis8783]

I have been waiting a long time for a correct way to play this tune. Excellent Tutorial on the song and on Travis picking

[@daviddarlingauthor]

it's been decades since I tried that song. Well done.

[@EricWestphal]

Awesome! Wasn't the original on a 12-string? You haven't had your 12-string out in a while!

[@dominiqueduval3399]

You are the best on this exercise !

[@tmcg1907]

Incredible lesson. So detailed. Appreciate your time on this! Off to a surprisingly good start on first couple phrases. So satisfying to get a little thing going. LOT'S of work ahead. But Thanks!

[@Better_Call_Raul]

Great lesson! So much detail. Song suggestion: "Hung My Head" by Sting. How to count the 9/8 in that song.

[@jamesrobert4106]

THIS is a MASTERPIECE!!! Well done interpreting it.

[@L12PHY]

Thank you Justin, your dedication to teaching guitar is inspirational. I keep coming back to you website time and again. I'm achieving things I never thought possible, I'm a big fan!

[@runningwithscissors0911]

Just beautiful. Thank you Justin. Please consider offering lessons for Fields of Gold (Sting) and If the Hudson Overflows (Goldspot). Hi Ziggy! What a cute sweetheart!!

[@brinol7060]

Great lesson Justin. Definitely easier to learn this with a bit of Travis picking under your belt

[@DZKMN74]

One of my all time fav songs period. I’ve wanted to learn this for years, thank you again for the amazing instruction! 👏👏

[@JustinGuitarSongs]

You're very welcome! Cheers :)

[@ŁeChíí-Diné]

Now that is an incredible opening that makes the song come alive!🎸 You are very talented Justin, as ye ol' minstrels of yore. Good on you boyo!!👍🤘

[@davidcopestakes7310]

One of my favortie songs! Thank you so much for posting this. I've watched tons of tutorials on Solisbury Hill, but you break it down really nice here! I'm having a tough time with hitting the open high e string (open 6th string) in the intro. I've been playing the 5th string 5th fret with my pinky instead and it seems to work. Yeah, the open 6th string would ring our a little nicer, but I have to practice that knuckle lift a little more. Keep posting! I love your videos!

[@michaell2928]

This is the best tutorial of this song, hands down. How do i know? I've watched them all

[@ItisRael2]

Nice tribute to Mr. Gabriel’s birthday this week

[@christophnebel2935]

An great and perfect tutorial!!! Thank you very much!!!

[@scorpy6331]

Amazing lesson thank you!

[@BROOKS39]

This is great. Thanks Justin 👍

[@jjzuc]

The chords are easy. It's the right hand that is hard!

[@Александр-Кутьин]

Спасибо за Ваши уроки!!!🤝

[@katherinewelling6026]

Goodness me, I wasn’t just thinking about learning this song. Thanks for reading my mind, Justin! 👍🏻

[@morganowen875]

Thanks so much for that Justin. Ive always wanted to learn this one, I've been playing for years but I think it will take some practice, it doesn't come easy to me. If I ever want to know how to play anything, I always check to see if you covered it first. Thanks mate, excellent lesson.

[@jamescopeland5358]

I've been working on Salisbury Hill for a while and its close but you have solved one of my issues. Thx Justin

[@stonefly514]

Wrong hill old mate!

[@rossiniogates]

In my opinion fingerstyle is by far the hardest style of guitar to master don’t think I’d ever be able to get this as clean as you do it man I’ll try one day though haha

[@benanderson1400]

Man, I have a hard time with the high E to ring out clearly and my hand really hurts after a while. Any tips? 🙏 Beautiful lesson and song. Thank you. I hope I can get this one. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Daneh97]

I've tried really hard multiple occasions to learn pretty mary k (other version) by elliott smith, and I thought I'd just come over to your newest video and ask if you'd please do a lesson on that sometime. Thanks for always doing a great job with these, and for your time

[@Halbakustik]

Hey Justin, thanks for your detailed explanation! It really takes some time to get the picking, but without your perfect video it would be impossible for me ;)

[@johnoconnor2443]

Great lesson. Lets see move of Ziggy

[@zaphod139]

excellent tutorial Justin - you've another subscriber mate! 🎸

[@lindemueller8247]

A really great tutorial, thanks a lot !!! I like your videos !!!

[@ccaputa]

Wow Justin, I thought I was pretty decent at fingerpicking, but this took some effort! I'm still getting it down, but I think I have a handle on it. It's always been one of my favorites, thanks!

[@Scott-wy7ch]

Thanks Justin! Very good instructions. Appreciate it!

[@morganowen875]

Thanks so much again Justin. Absolutely lovely looking dog too!

[@giancarloperina3800]

wonderful song ... congratulations on your musical taste and thank you so much for the tutorial justin

[@francesclarke6808]

By the way Solsbury Hill seems to be in Somerset , not outside Bristol ???

[@StevenShults]

Oh hell yes. I'm especially excited about this one. Thanks, @JustinGuitar !

[@josephphillips8146]

Again your doing a great job of showing how to play The song...thank you