Stealing And Simplifying Clapton : Layla Unplugged Guitar Solo Improvisation Lesson

We are going to steal Clapton's Swagger and Slam it Into a Form#1 Pentatonic so you can Rock this solo however you want!
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brilliant moment

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Fantastic lesson. You really differentiate yourself as a teacher by answering the questions WHY things are played. Love that you make mistakes and your sense of humor and style are sooooo engaging. Many thanks.

[@richardhanly4446]

Dude, god bless your patience. This video is basically a full Master Class on how to improvise over a chord progression. I followed along step by step because this is one of my favorite EC tunes. I can honestly say that my guitar playing has improved, and I think I understand chords and scales a bit better.

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In addition to your excellent teaching, I appreciate how you show your love for the music/artist/concepts. It’s pure and endearing.

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You are the best teacher on KZbin. The way you broke the solo down into easy to digest concepts and kept it in one familiar spot was fantastic. You have a gift for teaching. Thank you for this.

[@JKFlaker]

A few years ago I tried to learn some of the solos from the song. I sort of had them but didn’t really think about where the notes were coming from. This was just the lesson I needed to put it all together. 👍🏼. Thanks 🙏

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I wrote out the notes; looped me up some Dm Bb C Dm; clucked the button and for 5 minutes I was Eric Clapton beard and all.

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Clapton cupcake layers are the best😂 your reaction to this killed me. Awesome lesson thank u very much

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Fantastic lesson!! Thank you for the thorough explanation

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Another great lesson Stitch! Your ability to break down concepts and ideas into understandable lessons is amazing. Please...please keep forgetting to turn up your volume and hitting your hand on the body of the guitar and saying things like...Really? when you make a mistake. It's so genuine... and so Stichey..I love it. And it makes you...YOU!

[@adamblizzard8526]

Wow. One of the most incredible videos I’ve seen on KZbin. Layla is my favourite song and I’m currently working on my improvisation, this video blew my mind 🤯 thank you for sharing. Can’t wait to watch more of your videos.

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[@marcin201]

Great tutorial. Breaking it down and staying in the first position really helps to work on the concepts

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This a really really good lesson! Thank you for explaining everything so well!

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Fella, you have shown me in twenty minutes what I've unsuccessfully fooled around with forever !! So good, thank you

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Were layering a cupcake of Clapton...Coolest words ever said!!!

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What a great lesson; so logically presented by beginning with a foundation and slowly adding the layers. Thank you for a fantastic lesson. Cheers!

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You just made my year breaking that down. Thank you so much!

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Wow. You’re outstanding. So well explained, for the first time I got the whole concept of soloing. Fun to follow and practice. Thx

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Very nice breakdown. Explained very well and gave me some new things to work on. Thanks

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Mind blowing tutorial. I learnt a lot. Thankyou so much..

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I want to thank you along with all the notes of appreciation here. This timeless piece of music can now be played by most pickers at all levels. That's the mark of a great lesson!!!!

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Great video, Stitch! I’ve been trying to connect chord shapes with solos and this really helps.

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I love your enthusiasm for the music and your effort to pass it on to others. This is a very good lesson, explained so well even I can understand it! Thanks very much.........

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Master class by a teaching master masterfully done.

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Come home to the root, 4 words, that opened up a whole new vista for me. Thanks Stitch 1st time watching, definately subscribing.

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This lesson was brilliant. It really put into understandable terms the concept of soloing over chords which should go beyond just this classic cut...Thank you

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Great lesson Mr. I've diagnosed my favorite songs off the unplugged album and Layla is one of the songs I addressed. You cleared up quite a bit. Thanx

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