Sunshine Of Your Love LESSON by Mike Pachelli

[@sapelesteve]

Now that was a nice and unexpected departure from your usual Beatles song lessons Mike! So glad that you continue keeping those old tunes alive and well from a time when music was played live and musicians had real inborn talent! Hope that all is well in France! 👍👍👏👏

[@MPfrance]

More to come - and yeah - things are dandy here on the French Riviera!

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

@@MPfrance Hi Mike(ditto ^) Playing along w/basic Piano Chords. 1st X 4 Me. Much fun; 10Q so much !

[@bluejayway6125]

Love it Mike. I hope you know how much we all enjoy your talents and your videos.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

A refreshing break from The Beatles, this album was brought home by my older brother in 1967, I was 9 years old and I loved it, have loved it ever since, Ginger's tomtom backing made the song great version mike

[@tomk1tl39]

I agree 101% . . . tks Mike for the lesson 😎👍

[@jamesr5443]

Ah Mike, I'm so glad you've done this, what a treat to have your context history and thorough way of breaking it down!

[@rockystarland6051]

Beatles to Cream!?! What a transition! And great instructions, I remember our “basement band“ in 1968 trying to cover it… ah.. high school memories 😎 Thanks for the reminder of my youth.

[@BB63]

Very nicely done, that's definitely a classic from the past but will live on for decades. Great choice.

[@reedburke7762]

More of these, Mike! Thank you as always.

[@cjscala87]

Dang that sounds spot on. I always come to your videos when I need to know the real way a song is played.

[@marksimpson2321]

Wow. Great departure from The Beatles! I love Sunshine of Your Love !

[@stringmantony]

Whoa, what a great surprise! Very nice.thankssomuch.

[@charlesvachon5838]

I'm so glad , I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad you are covering Cream!

[@1Keef]

Mr. Pachelli, love the 60's vibe and amazing lesson on a rock classic. Thanks for posting!

[@jarichards99utube]

Hey Mike, Great Choice... As we used to say back in the day, "HEAVY Maaannnn...." 🙂👍👍 -70SomethingGuy

[@kenschachsieck1357]

Hey Mike, great job! From the Beatles to Cream you don't miss a beat thanks!

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Nice pun.

[@michaelsicowitz362]

Great job. Cream and Hendrix were so important to me. During early summer 67, I remember riding my bike and buying both Gears and Experience. After that I was going to learn guitar, already had 4yrs on drums. That music moved me so much, I was 12yrs, like it was yesterday. Nice job.

[@johnbarber3499]

Mike I'm so Glad, I'm so Glad, I'm Glad I'm Glad I'm Glad, I found your channel. You really nailed that solo down right. I subscribed to your channel. Thank You

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

Meticulous Mike, amazing. The tone you have on the sound alike is so true to the original. Thanks, I've been trying to work out that lead break since 1968. .....Stewart A.

[@jeffj318]

My mind is blown, Mike. I saw you were doing a Cream song and I said what the heck is happening? This is a really cool departure from the Beatles and hopefully you will do more of these great songs. Looks like cream has a fourth member now namely you.

[@gameoftones125]

What a nice surprise ! Made my day Greetings from Austria 🫡

[@andrewpappas9311]

This was one of the first songs I learned on guitar when I was younger and still one of my personal favourite, definitely fun watching this and I'd love to see some more lessons on Cream at some point like maybe Crossroads, White Room or Badge or something

[@mrcarloselche248]

You re The Greatest Mike! Love your videos whether Beatles or Cream.

[@MPfrance]

Glad you like them!

[@Delta66-jz1vl]

Thank you so much, very well made video and clear explanations. And the back story was a plus too.

[@listairgin]

Another brilliant one! Thanks so much for this Mike. And thanks for the Cream history lesson and the tone tips. 👌🏻🌠🌅🌌🕊😉

[@thomasstoltz8399]

Groovy, really nice breakdown. I will be getting this one -- Thanks Mike

[@raymondruiz5839]

Enjoyed this. I will be 72 in 3 weeks. I’ve played in many classic rock bands, and I have been told by friends that I sounded good singing it. It’s my go to karaoke song when I need to do a rocker. I would Love to to hear WHITE ROOM, with the 5/4 intro

[@reedburke7762]

Absolutely! 🎼🎵🎶

[@mattcovers1]

glad to know you’re not just doing Beatles stuff! thanks Mike! still waiting for that a day in the life lesson…

[@garymeredith3610]

Great job as usual! Love the music, but really always enjoy the back story of the tunes! Awesome

[@JayBD626]

Great tutorial Mike. Please keep up random song covering, it’s really helpful.

[@davidshaw16]

You’re a great instructor! Learning so much🎸

[@MrGugglehupf]

Mr. Pachelli is a GENIUS 😊👍

[@thomascroce4672]

Wow. My fav tune and love the history lesson about the creation of the music. One of the all-time classic rock riffs hands down. To think it almost didn't get released! Crazy :)

[@stevenkurz5450]

Way to go, Mike! My phone was listening in and identified your cover as by Cream.

[@bobmarkee6859]

Love this song and I learn it from you, the expert! Thanks Mike

[@charlespuskas838]

Great back story! Demo & Musical notation very helpful!

[@rzh3443]

My college roommate played this so much that it comes into my head whenever I see a coffee creamer! Thanks Mike- I think? You’re the best as usual.

[@Romans315]

Did not expect this, great lesson I enjoy seeing lessons on other artists from you too

[@SergejRod]

Wow, what a new direction! Thank you very much!

[@tapere7277]

Oh this is great. The nuances I've listened to through all these years (I was 13 when this came out), which even as a guitarist I'd never actually fully thought through were very well explained and played. Nice drumming too. I've off to have fun with that big A chord now...

[@pcarlover]

Great as usual. Found myself watching the drummer the most!

[@TheStimpy60]

Beautiful Mike ! Thanks for this one ! I listened to this song for ages before I realized that the first solo is a take on Blue Moon , so cool !

[@joshwmusic6838]

Amazing switch up Mike! Love it

[@MrMarty5555]

Thanks for including the bass parts.

[@MPfrance]

You bet!

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Fantastic tutorial, and when I looked at others you've produced, I * subscribed *.

[@5150show]

Fantastic thank you

[@JavaJohnVideo]

Great seeing ya online. Watching stuff online was just taking off when we closed Kool Beanz! Look at us now ma! Lol

[@vins1521]

Always loved that song, great job Mike, of bringing it back to life...

[@paulsimmons5726]

Mike, This was great; I was wondering when you’d get to these guys, lol! Don’t forget Jimi’s first album, every tune was pure gold… my favorite debut album of all time!

[@MPfrance]

@paul - Thanks and yeah - "Are You Experienced" is one of my faves but there's NO way I could do a sound-alike and pay respect (come anywhere close) to Jimi's vocals...

[@Rockmyer]

One of my favs from the 60's!

[@fransenmusic]

As much as we all love your beatles vids it is very cool to see some other stuff.

[@ww3lstep]

On top of all the other good things in the video, the drummer in the play along was excellent. The detail about the bass bend was intriguing too.

[@Slammintone]

Mike!! You rule the world Brother!

[@midnightrambler6227]

I pretty much played it like the record (or so I thought), but your finer tips make it sound so much more like the record. You are a fantastic musician!

[@ramjtme]

Thanks Mike. Very cool.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Great Drummer ! The Guitar player's facial expressions ="shades of Sir Paul". Well done Mike.

[@sandynw185]

Thanks, Mike -- great video! I've been messing around with Sunshine for years, always so much more to learn.

[@MPfrance]

Glad to help!

[@richsele9617]

This is awesome! If you’re up to another Cream song, a lesson on Crossroads would be so awesome too.

[@duanehill4911]

Wonderful analysis and performance! Great woman-tone, too! Kudos!

[@matthew9148]

Great video . Smart remark about the Blue moon melody.

[@JE-western-rider]

Disraeli Gears is an incredible album and a gold mine of awesome songs. Swablr and Outside Woman Blues are two other stand out tracks along with the more moody pieces.

[@WheatonBrad]

That bend on the bass makes ALL the difference in the sound. Very cool.

[@MPfrance]

@Wheaton - YES it does!

[@BertyMagic]

Awesome job Mike. Have you considered teaching the song where Clapton and the Beatles cross over? 😝

[@ReedHomanMusic]

Hey Mike! I love your videos. Your tone for this one is dead on! Do you think for your next lesson you could do one after 909? It’s one of my favorites

[@2011littlejohn1]

I played support for Jack Bruce around about 1989/92 in Carlisle. The bass player in our band who was pretty good really excelled himself that night. Jack Bruce autographed a Cream Album for us. I told him I really enjoyed a previous band he was in which included Mick Taylor on guitar and Billy Cobham on drums.

[@jeffs3594]

I think I'm in the Twilight Zone. A non Beatles lesson... Lol. Great Lesson thanks for it

[@Geronimo122]

Guitar tone sounds pretty much spot on-- great video!

[@SurferJoe1]

"Blue Moon"...wow...how did I not know that? I'll never hear it the same way again!

[@ControlThis]

Speaking of Sunshine.... I've been learning Good Day Sunshine and wondered what nuances you had. Can't believe you don't have a video on that one. Such a fun song to play!

[@MPfrance]

@Control - Why "don't (I) have a video" on Good Day Sunshine? 'Cuz I teach guitar and there's no guitar on the recording...

[@ControlThis]

@@MPfrance that explains why the chord tabs are so off on my Beatles songbook! 😀

[@PatrickMcCarty-z5o]

Great choice; "Cream" played Sunshine 5 mins after I heard it 60 or so years ago. My 1rst guitar at 10 , had to know all the great tunes. You're directorial is thorough, Well done! Would love to learn about Cream's crazy cool song "Politician" ..

[@743lplkp]

PERFECT

[@williamlee6358]

very cool thanks Mike

[@1rwjwith]

Fantastic as always! I always wondered if he really was trying to quote Blue Moon on the first part of the solo…I tend to think not, I think he just improvised and it came out ! I Could be wrong of course. Somebody should ask him😁

[@MPfrance]

@1rw - Clapton has stated that he did indeed intend to quote Blue Moon saying - "'I want to show people that things in music haven't changed.'"

[@1rwjwith]

@@MPfrance wow, so its true! Thank you.

[@juergenheger3630]

Many thanks for explaining another masterpiece in detail. I appreciate that you also included the bass part. Maybe your drummer colleague could make a drum lesson as well, so we have everything. Drums and bass are missing in your excellent Beatles videos 🙂.

[@TensionX-ZPS]

Great as always Mike :)

[@erict1917]

Well done. That's a tough one to sing and play simultaneously.

[@CosmicXRay]

Thanks, Mike!

[@Lewis0807]

Great lesson Mike, it’d be great to see some more non-Beatle songs in the future. Would you consider teaching all the parts to And Your Bird Can Sing?

[@switch.8536]

What a great tone

[@alansimpson8962]

One of very first riffs I ever learned on guitar.

[@luckyjinx9474]

Your still my favorite V-32 VJ.

[@edwardajaj]

❤❤❤

[@Hammerman48]

Nice job Mike! Good to hear a departure from The Beatles……

[@MPfrance]

Thanks for listening

[@Hammerman48]

@@MPfranceAlways good to watch you play. I've been playing guitar for almost 50 years and regard myself as a decent guitarist/vocalist and I have a small studio, but you are definitely on a level above me! One of the things I've always loved about guitar is the community and how we all help each other.

[@peterfortin7522]

holy shit mike, a non-beatles song? A surprise for sure, but a welcome one!

[@matthewlittlewood2453]

Superb. I’d love to see a lesson, charts and tab for 20th Century Man by the Kinks.

[@russellhill4268]

Hey Mike, you’ll need to do While my guitar gently weeps! 👍

[@quixoticjedi942]

I never heard the Blue Moon in the start of the solo before, but it's so obvious after you pointed it out.

[@mcvideo5909]

The secret in the strange brew is the purple pants.

[@727jk]

And dig the purple paisley pants!

[@drglorienzor]

Me too!!

[@MPfrance]

@drglori - Me three! :-)

[@robrudmanwheelbuilder]

Hi Mike , well done ! Quite amazing as per usual. How about having a go at “Now and then “

[@joeperry4128]

Hey Mike Awsome as usual !! Since you asked in the email, I would love it if you would do this for "Badge". One more request would be Pride of man, by Quick silver. Thanks for all the help through the years Mike !!!

[@MPfrance]

Great suggestion - "Badge."

[@sekametsa]

Hi! Great stuff! How about doing version of I'm so glad?

[@kenhudson7925]

Great job as always but would enjoy one on "outside woman blues " basic song very simple but have never found a good breakdown of the studio version solo

[@chimaloo]

Nice!

[@MPfrance]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@taylor818e6]

Hello Mike, phenomenal job as per your usual level of detail. Any idea about the riff between Baker and Bruce? Also, the moving note diagram is so helpful to visualize the movement that you can’t see well otherwise. Is that a specific program that does that for you? Thanks again, Anthony

[@MPfrance]

@taylor - The riff started when they were in the Graham Bond Organisation. Bruce started playing during a Baker drum solo - Ginger punched him. Ginger Baker was a heroin addict and Jack Bruce had a Jekyll and Hyde personality. Not a very cohesive concoction. And no - there's no "specific program" that creates the moving note diagrams. I create them one frame at a time in PhotoShop and edit them together in Adobe Premiere Pro. QUITE a tedious job!! One of the many reasons a lesson takes the better part of two weeks to complete.

[@plantagenant]

Such a great tune... and the solo is typical of Clapton back then fiery but well constructed mixing major and minor pentatonics and the usual blues rock cliches that he managed to make sound authentic and fresh.

[@TheEuropeanPrepper]

Cool

[@tonyhaines1192]

I've seen Jack Bruce play the bend on a fretless SG bass, sliding.

[@alanhusband9422]

Hi Mike, I have a question regarding the SG and Les Paul that you are using. Are both of these guitars wired to have independent volume controls? Just curious.

[@michaelspencer-smith1931]

Hello Mike, greetings from the UK. People wonder sometimes why the album was called Disraeli Gears? I have a theory which is that until about the late 60s, most British bikes used Sturmey Archer gears, but later on bikes with French Derailleur gears appeared. Unfortunately, many British people were unable to pronounce this, and so called them Disraeli Gears after the 19th century British Prime Minister. One of these days, I must ask Eric if that is true.😀

[@MPfrance]

@michael - yes - Cream’s roadie, Mick Turner, was describing a racing bicycle gears and couldn't properly pronounce ‘derailleur gears.' The band liked Mick's mispronunciation and titled the album thusly.

[@michaelspencer-smith1931]

Ha! You are an encyclopaedia!

[@frankstein5967]

I saw clapton doing a short how to on this riff. I was surprised to see him play the e form bar chord to begin the riff.

[@robertgregorysmith1417]

I wish you’d do While My Guitar Gently Weeps