The SMART Way to Play Killing Me Softly With His Song... Fugees // Roberta Flack Guitar Lesson!

[@drewurban5029]

Gotta love this man’s approach to teaching. It simply works for me

[@RyanLendt]

appreciate you drew

[@jongeider3579]

Thanks Ryan. Congrats on 100k, you’re the best! Sorry, haven’t commented on the last few videos, but watched them all!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for being here jon!

[@matthicks1129]

I haven't been on in a minute and you blew right by 100k, congrats from someone who has been here from pretty much the beginning. Great job!

[@RyanLendt]

which is why your name is so familiar to me - thanks for being here matt!

[@JonTullett]

Really love the mix of humour with the teaching. I'd like to sign up for the mouth trumpet course now please.

[@freesk8]

And to spice it up even further, the first chord of the song, and the second to last chord of the song, (the last time you sing the word "softly" each time you do the chorus) is Fmaj7#11, which is 102200 on the EADGBe tuning! :)

[@RyanLendt]

fun tip!

[@Nissan570Lsx]

Love the mouth trumpeting. I have to go mow my lawn now. Been watching camper videos all day.

[@RyanLendt]

you should mouth trumpet while you mow and see what the neighbors say

[@thabed007]

lol 4:10 you laughed, and so did i, but still, you also play the "trumpet" very well(seriously)!! 😂anyway thanks for sharing, i'm trying to expand my "around the fire" repertoire, and depending on the group, this can be a really good one!!

[@showmetheevidence8755]

Roberta did make this song famous but shout out to Lori Lieberman for writing this song!

[@RyanLendt]

sweet!

[@tonydog4456]

I don’t know if it was intentional, but this tune was written about don mclean who wrote American Pie. You mentioned both songs begin with the chorus. Weird, huh?! Love the lessons!

[@scottbecker3485]

Really? So cool to know.

[@RyanLendt]

whoa! i had no idea!

[@lafreeway]

I love this explanation by Lori Lieberman. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWrMcpWQipqYrdE

[@Marco-ns7ih]

Most covers of Killing Me Softly With His Song (for instance Fugees, Roberta Flack) start with the chorus (strumming my pain with his fingers) but Lori Lieberman's original starts with the first verse (I heard he sang a good song).

[@vaibhav170483]

Look forward to your videos Ryan. Keep up the good work 👍

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for that Vaibhav :)

[@stevemurrayphotos]

Good song choice !

[@RyanLendt]

sanks!

[@Michigangster83]

Wasn’t Lori Lieberman the original artist for this song?

[@RyanLendt]

i have learned that since!

[@freesk8]

Another great lesson! Thanks! :)

[@RyanLendt]

thanks freesk :)

[@apocalypsy]

Hey man could you do a lesson on the ramones - poison heart? Grtz

[@RyanLendt]

been a minute since i did ramones...

[@joeywitt7129]

U r the best honestly

[@RyanLendt]

aw thanks Joey

[@mik75s]

Great song.....boring theory question here. From most of the chords here, I would say this is in the key of G - but then there is the A, the F, and E chords? Why do they work together? Is it in the key of G?

[@RyanLendt]

it's been a minute so it's not fresh - but i would categorize this song as being one that meanders between two keys and uses the leading tones from the "wrong" chords to lead into the other key and back.

[@tmurphy1000]

My favorite day of the week. Here’s why.

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@Hllee6428]

Sorry to say this but I find your trumpeting more impressive than the guitar playing itself😂. Great tutorial tho……you’ve really helped me to “cheat” on this song with easier chords❤

[@TenNineD]

Oh nice another outside video

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@frankperrette8992]

My request is had a bad day again

[@RyanLendt]

i did that recently

[@joshuanelson7986]

Softball Sunday! 🎉

[@RyanLendt]

woo!

[@GDavis49]

Mouth trumpet is always better than armpit saxophone

[@RyanLendt]

hehe and butt trumpet!

[@patprime7320]

Is that a Bigfoot back there?

[@RyanLendt]

likely