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You're very welcome @alexx1940! 🙂 Well, at 02:19 I show and play it very slowly. To be honest, I'm not able to pin point it down. It's about feeling. I listen to the original and try to recreate what I'm hearing. That's all I can tell you...Sorry.

@@stefankallen6142 Your turorial is great! However, I'm a rookie with the guitar and cannot nail down this pattern exactly like you play it. I think I need more practice and need to train my hearing:) By the way, here Chris Rea plays his guitar part a little differently, though this live version is also very beautiful: th-cam.com/video/WqPB74rkK-I/w-d-xo.html

Hi @alexx1940 🙂! Ah, ok. Now I get it. If you're a "rookie", you're probably pretty much relying on tabs and wanting to play exactly like your heroes do...note for note. That's perfectly reasonable and a good starting point on guitar. But it can also get you stuck. (!!!) I've been playing for roundabout 24 years now. And I've been on the same track... until I realised, that I'm not Chris Rea, David Gilmour or Mark Knopfler 😅... and never will be. My hands are different (small, I can't do thumb overs for example), my strengths and weaknesses and so on. Try to free yourself from these chains. Play the way you want and are able to. And most important: have fun doing it! You can also see it in the link you've sent me (live version of Looking for the summer) : Even the original artists themselves don't play it the same. They improvise. Change things up... There are many live versions of this song. And Chris Rea always plays something different. And so does the rhythm guitar player (Robert Ahwai). Well, hopefully I could help you a litte bit and shine a light on some things... keep on playing and practising. 🙂👍 Oh, yeah, and find a good teacher in your area!! Especially, when you're just starting out on the guitar! Bye

Thank you very much, Geert Gerrets! 😊

@@stefankallen6142 You are welcome Stefan Kallen

@pearlstrat. You're very welcome! 😊❤️ Shine on! 🎸

Thank you very much! 😊

Hi George! 🙂 Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm pleased to see you like it. 🤗 Well, I've never done anything like this... however, your idea sounds very interesting and cool! I'll contact you soon via facebook! Catch you later!

@@stefankallen6142 perfect man, let's do it...waiting for your message on facebook..cheers

Thank you very much, muana1313 ! 😊 Have a great week!

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Thank you, Shubham Sharma! 🙂

I don't speak Russian. Sorry. я не говорю по-русски. мне правда жаль.

Hi Ali Babaei! Well, it would be easier for the "Bm" and "F#m" chords. But then I'd lose the ability to play "Em" in the low register....Btw: I've been lucky enough to see Chris Rea live twice. The rhythm guitar player definitely didn't use a capo on that song. You can also find a lot of live versions here on TH-cam - watch the rhythm guitar player.

You're very welcome, Maziar Hooshmand! 😊 I hope this lesson will help you play it as well and makes you happy! 🙂

¡Muchas gracias por las amables palabras, Olga Hernan! 😊 Escucho su música desde que era niño. Él fue una de las razones por las que comencé a tocar la guitarra. 🙂🎸👋

Thank you very much, Radivoje Markovic! 😊

You 're welcome

Yeah, I think you're correct! Oops! 😬 You know, I'm not a trained musician... I just tabbed it out by ear and A sounded right to me. Thanks!

@@stefankallen6142 Yeah, while A does sound "right", the F#m does give the progression a really nice feeling there with all those minors in sequence.

Thank you very much, Jason! ❤️ I had the great privilege to see Mr. Gilmour live in concert twice (2015/2016).

Hi! 👋 Thank you, gaslight anthem! Sorry, no tabs right now... Recorded this back in December 2017. And haven't played it since. But I remember, it's been a "monster" to figure out by ear. Right now, all i can do is give you the tuning of the guitar: C-G-C-E-G-c (Open C Low).

Hi paulvitti666! Thank you very much! 🙂 Well, it could sound a lot better, if only I knew how to record properly... Guitar: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster (2013). This model came with Fender Noiseless N3 Strat Single Coils and a S-1 Switch. Here's a link to the s-1 switching system: www.strat-talk.com/threads/pickups-in-typical-s-1-setup.365162/ It's been quite some time since I recorded this so I can't tell you for sure how I got that sound/ what pickup configuration I used. The guitar runs into the Line 6 POD HD500X. I think I used a Vox AC 30 amp model. (See info box below the video) Effects: Compression, a litte bit of overdrive and reverb; maybe a litte bit of mid boost and a volume pedal for the swells. Important: I played this with my fingers/fingernails! That's a huge tone difference. Kind regards!

GOD BLESS YOU BRO! For all the details you gave me! Don't stop playing! Have you try "Baby don't cry"? The guitar tone is driving me nuts!

You're welcome!🙂 "Baby don't cry" by Chris Rea? Well, I'm not an expert. I'm hearing at least 2 guitars. I guess, you're talking about the slides. Sounds like an acoustic guitar. Maybe a resonator guitar. Steel guitar strings. Probably in an open tuning. And a bottleneck slide...

Yes, exactly! But from how it sounds it's electric for sure!

Yeah. The beginning of the song is an acoustic guitar. During the song, about half-time, you can hear slides on an electric guitar. 👍 Definitively at the end. Maybe this will help you a litte bit: th-cam.com/video/MYrYWQpZ_CA/w-d-xo.html

Thank you ever so much, City Wise! 😊 Yeah, Mr. Rea is very underrated indeed, unfortunately. At least in the US. But he's got a lot of fans here in Europe and Russia, for example. I love his slide playing. I'm very pleased you like my cover. Cheers!

You're welcome, gaslight anthem! 🙂

You're welcome! Proszę bardzo!

Hi AL0HA! Thank you very much! You're welcome! I am very pleased to hear that. "Translation tool": Привет AL0HA! Спасибо вам большое! С удовольствием. Приятно, что тебе это нравится.

Hi Gino! Thank you! Well, are you referring to this tutorial, or the whole cover? Because, I didn't care too much for the sound on the tutorials. Since it's more about "how to play"... Basic: My Strat has a special "switch". The neck and middle pickup together in series - soundwise close to a humbucker at the neck... Then straight to the Line 6 POD HD500X. A lot of compression + Vox AC-30 amp modeling.

@@stefankallen6142 yes i m actually trying to find the chris rea sound.. best reagrds. Gino.

Oh, I missed to point out that I'm using my fingers to pick on this one. That's also an important part of the sound. I have hardly ever seen Chris Rea using a pick, either... (like Mark Knopfler/Dire Straits for example) Well, soundwise, I also tried to get the right tone; but in my opinion, you are only going to achieve 90%. At best. Even if you had the exact same effects/his guitar, you wouldn't sound like him, unless you actually are Chris Rea... The guitar sound is like a fingerprint. In general: Another very important thing: Don't forget, every CD/Album has been mixed/mastered by a sound engineer. I've seen some videos on TH-cam; these guys are wizards! 😂 They can fix anything: guitar out of tune, wrong timing, wrong pitch, offbeat etc... and make it sound like a million bucks...

You're welcome, Ron! :-)

Hi Ron! You're very welcome. 🙂 Well,... to be honest with you: I'm working on Part 2 (the lead guitar) and it's a pain in the a**!!! 😂 Haha. Maybe, I'm just writing it down, scan it and post the tab as a video... So everyone can just hit the pause button... Have to see what can be done.

Thank you very much, Maga 838! 🙂

Sorry, Алишер. I don't understand, what you're trying to tell me... 🤷‍♂️

Thank you Kenan Jaran! Well, I really don't know, if it's such an "awesome" cover...🤷‍♂️ I just did my best when I recorded it back in April 2019... 🙂👍

Thank you very much @Fatherland Child! 🤗 I'm happy to hear that!

Thank you very much, Sirjack Haji!

th-cam.com/video/vVUyvWCLEUQ/w-d-xo.html Weash you like it .. it's my last solo

Thank you very much, Daniel Tgh!

большое спасибо Russell PITERSKY!

Hi R MB! 🙂 A lesson? Well, that would take me hell of a long time... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Könntest Du das Video nochmal geteilt hochladen? Also picking und lead getrennt? Could you Upload this die in two separate parts? One picking and one leadguitarsequence? It's so amazing ans I like to learn it.

Hi Henning Henningsen! Sorry, habe deinen Kommentar erst jetzt gesehen... Ehrlich gesagt, ich weiß gar nicht, ob ich die Rohdaten überhaupt noch habe. Aber hier die "gute" Nachricht: Ich werde ein Tutorial zu dem Song machen. Hier ist das erste Video dazu: th-cam.com/video/gwVlbV1P8uE/w-d-xo.html

Thank you very very much, Jeffrey Soble! I'm happy that you like it! 😊 Well, the tone is "ok"...; as close as I could get. So: It's a cheap lap steel but I've switched the original singlecoil to a humbucker (wired "in series", so the normal way). The tuning is Open G (D-G-D-G-B-E). But, since I'm only using the D-G-B and E string, you can keep the standard tuning... The signal goes into my Line 6 POD HD500X. There, the signal chain is pretty simple: Noise Gate -> Volume Pedal -> Compressor based on the MXR Dyna Comp -> Distortion based on the Chandler Tube Driver -> Reverb (Hall) into an Amp based on the 1973 Hiwatt DR-103. Yes, I learned the song by ear. I've written it down somewhere in my flat...haha. Hope that helps!

Thank you very much, ahmed aghriv! 🙂

Thank you, ahmed aghriv! I'll do the live version soon! 🙂

Well, thank you Ellis Smith! 🙂

Thank you so very much, T LGeek69! 😊

Hi Gerardo! 🙂 Yeah, I know. Unfortunately, there aren't any official tabs for Chris Rea Songs...😢 So, I had to figure it out by myself. The chords for the rhythm guitar are(Intro and verse): Bm, G, Em, A, Bm. Then, "This ain't no game of kiss and tell": D, A, Bm, G, Em, A, Bm. So there are just 5 chords overall. The lead guitar is more difficult. I wrote it down somewhere. But I don't know how to send or upload it...

Hi Cedric D'costa! Well, a lot of people have been asking...so: I'm going to do a tutorial/lesson of the song. The first video is up! th-cam.com/video/gwVlbV1P8uE/w-d-xo.html

Thank you very much AnKor! :)

@Jarid Ashman Thank you so much! 😊 Pleased to hear that!

Hi! Well, his voice is so unique... I'll think about it.

@@stefankallen6142 of course no one can sing like Chris, his voice is so unique . I did not say that you sing, but to play guitar for couplets where Chris sings. play them with the guitar. i'll subscribe for sure . keep playing .

Yes, I hear what you're saying. Well, a little misunderstanding here. When I wrote "his voice is so unique", I meant, I don't know if it's any good to play the voice with the guitar... There might be too many guitar tracks then. It's the lead guitar that adds most to the feeling of the song in my opinion. If I add the vocals, you won't hear the lead as good as now. So, I'll have to think about it. (Sorry for my English; I'm from Germany) 😉

@@stefankallen6142 dont worry , me too , english is not my first language . continue to make covers , chris rea , mark knopfler, gary moore, david gilmour , toy joe white , eric clapton .....................