Thanks Russ - always good to hear from you man! Thanks for noticing new studio layout....took me days - new desks and such - feels neat and clean. Cheers! Shane
Amanda Reside Hi Amanda! So great to hear from you - I miss our time together with you and your Dad - hope to see you both when all of virus madness ends. Stay healthy and happy gorgeous! Shane
This is a great lesson. Thank you so much for uploading it. I have recently decided to take up the guitar again and this is by far one of the best explanations I have come across on how to play this song. I find your teaching clear, easy to follow and engaging. Thanks.
2nd song bookmarked to learn from you. You are truly a great teacher! I am beginner and the way you demonstrate how to play makes it so fun and easier.
Love the way you show how the solo comes from the D major scale. Haven't seen that before. And I've been apprehensive about using my looper but this is encouraging. Thanks for the video and loads of tips.
Great channel, Shane, you really corner the market on concise, advanced-beginner level acoustic songs that anyone would want to have in their repertoire.
Thank you Real Robillard - I really appreciate the encouragement. It's fun to make these videos and I love to hear from people like yourself who are enjoying them. My very best to you! Shane
Hi Shane, love your work and really getting a lot out of the instruction. I have a question though - maybe I'm missing something (and I mean no criticism or disrespect) but you describe the verse format as the same thru to the bridge (tag line etc). The progression you explain the verses as, starts at 9:37 ("right from the Bm, follow along...") and you play: Bm G G D | Bm (GD)(GA) Bm | (BmG) D D. Then at 10:30 you state "second verse the same, third verse the same". However, (and this is where I get confused) when you play through the song, both at the slow pace and normal speed, there seems to be a variation in that pattern between some of the verses... In the slow play through commencing at 11:53 1st Verse: Bm G G D | Bm (GD)(GA) Bm | (BmG) D D - and this is exactly as you described earlier. But then in Second verse, commencing 12:25, we have Bm G G D | Bm (GD)(GA) D... There is a D there instead of going straight to the Bm and you say at about 12:45 "Right to the third verse, go..." and into the same structure as the first verse. So I'm confused about how there are two verse formats and not sure if that should be obvious as I can't really sing and play at the same time so I can't make sense of it. The explanation is so clear I feel like I must be missing something to do with the different lengths of the lines in the verses or something. Can you clarify please? Thanks very much in advance and please keep up the awesome tutorials!
Hey Shane. Love your lessons they have been important to my "guitar journey" (especially the Gordo songs!). The string "wacking" is a challenge for me to pick up as you teach and also in other songs like CCR have you ever seen the rain. I feel like the bar chords (B minor here) give a good sound but open chords not so good. it also seems to be helped by releasing the pressure with the left hand while staying on the chord? And lastly, this wacking sound does not appear in any videos of this song I can find. It is all strings and synth sounds. Is the wacking sound simply a way for the single guitarist/singer to perform it with some beat short of using backing tracks or playing with others? Thanks for all of your amazing lessons and materials!
Fantastic explanation regarding the strumming pattern, something I always struggle with. But I'm even more amazed by the "pull the elbow back" for the b-minor. Maybe it's something most people do naturally but I for sure didn't. Just the thought of pulling the elbow back a bit now saves all my bar chords. I really had one of those "omg-that's -how-you-do-it" moments. Great video as always, thank you!
That is great news! I know it seems like the simplest idea but I never thought of it until years ago someone told me to do that and it changed everything for me. Very glad it worked for you and thanks for your comment! Shane
I'm working hard on the whack strum. I had never thought to enhance it with the pick. I have a question about the 8 bars of bm. Could I break it up with bm7? On the 3+ part of the strum? Just on a couple bars in that 8 bars of bm.
Hi. I don’t play guitar but am hoping to learn how to play this song for my wife- I have 2 years to learn ! Couldn’t find the song on your patreon. Thanks.
Thank you for that - very glad you enjoyed and I hope you’ll have some good fun at it. I’m playing a Taylor 814CE - it’s about 4 years old now. Fabulous guitar. Cheers, Shane
@@GuitarAtWork thanks, I’ve been using the Taylor e koa plus for a couple of months, sounds great but I’m still not sure if I like the size. I am undecided lol. Keep up the great lessons and thanks again. 😀
Hello Shane, just signed up at Patreon for the $10.00 level, however I never saw a spot for my email, didn't see a tab chart, and the message tab didn't light up. What now? Thanks, love the lessons. Scott Poapst
pacificnorthwester thank you Scott - glad to have you with us! Could I ask you to email me directly from my website: guitaratwork.ca I can then communicate with you directly and we will solve any issues you’re having right away. Cheers! Shane
If your fingers are running out of power, push your elbow out, away from your body. Your fingers become a powerful clamp. If you move your thumb towards the nut, you get even more squeeze on the strings and neck, without killing your hand and fingers.
Thanks Jeff - It was fun to make this video. The Beat Buddy and Infinity looper are connected via MIDI. When I press stop on the drum machine it automatically communicates with the looper to stop as well. Cheers! Shane
Hi Prachant - great song for sure! If you email me directly from my website I can send you a chart for that song with all of the chord shapes. guitaratwork.ca
Shane...You want to hear the BEST version EVER of this song?!! Eva Cassidy on TH-cam. Also, check out her Danny Boy rendition.... PHENOMENAL!! JAMIE :)
I will dedicate the rest of my life to coming to grips (ha ha) with the Bm. I usually cheat by avoiding the bar with this one but I will bite the bullet...
First time I’ve watched a lesson by you, really enjoyed watching I’m going to get my guitar out again and get myself started learning to play again.
This has been one of my favourite songs for years and years.
Hey Kevin! Hope you are well man - long time no see - it's a beautiful song for sure and hope you have fun with it!
Shane
Thank you ! You do the best instruction videos EVER. Please don't stop.
Thank you Liana - greatly appreciated! I always have fun doing them and it makes me happy that you enjoy. Cheers! Shane
You are terrific Shane!
A big thank you for that - very glad to have you here and I really appreciate the encouragement - Cheers!
Shane
Fantastic lesson - absolutely love it - thanks again 👍
Thank you Steve!
Great lesson. Love the office changes. Congratulations on 70k subscribers, cant believe your not up in the millions..... any way , Thanks mate.🎸
Thanks Russ - always good to hear from you man! Thanks for noticing new studio layout....took me days - new desks and such - feels neat and clean. Cheers!
Shane
Hey Shane, thanks for the shoutout! Great tune to add to the repertoire 😊
Amanda Reside Hi Amanda! So great to hear from you - I miss our time together with you and your Dad - hope to see you both when all of virus madness ends. Stay healthy and happy gorgeous!
Shane
Guitar At Work same here!! Missing lessons with you a lot. I’ll have to make a trip up to Ottawa when the coast is finally clear!
This is a great lesson. Thank you so much for uploading it. I have recently decided to take up the guitar again and this is by far one of the best explanations I have come across on how to play this song. I find your teaching clear, easy to follow and engaging. Thanks.
I guess I am pretty randomly asking but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released series online ?
@Beau Lyle Flixportal xD
@Arlo Matthias Thank you, I went there and it seems to work :) I really appreciate it !!
@Beau Lyle happy to help :)
Nice, Shane, Thank you! Always enjoy your tutorials😎! Glad to see you safe & well😊!
Thanks Julie - much appreciated - always glad to hear from you and hope you are doing well. Cheers!
Shane
it is most enjoyable to listen to your lesson - you are a great sport.
2nd song bookmarked to learn from you. You are truly a great teacher! I am beginner and the way you demonstrate how to play makes it so fun and easier.
Thank you so much for all the free lessons Shane. You're a great musician. God bless you 😇🙏
A big thank you Wu - such a great comment to receive - very encouraging and I really appreciate it. My very best to you on your guitar journey!
Shane
Shane you are AWESOME!!!
Thanks Tim - much appreciated - hope you are doing well with it!
Shane
Great lesson - much enjoyed! (Uxbridge, ONT)
Been trying to get a grip on this beautiful song. Now, thanks to you, I've got it!
Glad to hear that Michael - Thanks and glad to have you here with us!
Shane
As a beginner, your videos keep me practicing. Thanks Shane.
Thanks Joey - so great to hear that. All the best with it!
Shane
Love the way you show how the solo comes from the D major scale. Haven't seen that before. And I've been apprehensive about using my looper but this is encouraging. Thanks for the video and loads of tips.
Super thanks…I learned my Bm by playing my A minor with middle -ring -baby then it was easy to play all Barr chords up the neck.
Have always loved this tune. The way you break it down is very easy to absorb, thank you.
Great lesson! Really enjoyed it and learned a lot. Thank you!!
Thank you Amir! Shane
Thanks Shane for this amazing video. This song is so beatiful. You are a great teacher and a guitar player.
Thank you Hakan - much appreciated and so very glad you enjoyed it. Hope you are having fun on your guitar journey!
Shane
Great lesson as always Shane, keep them coming
Thank you Bud - always good to hear from you - go Sens! Shane
I can’t even says Go Habs because they haven’t started going yet apparently. Lol
He is the best, oh absolutely ❤❤❤
Thank you Sandra - much appreciated! Shane
Thanks Shane for another great lesson.
Thanks Steve - very glad you enjoyed it - much appreciated!
Shane
Another great one Shane. Will be practicing hard to learn this one.
Thanks John - I think this one is right up your alley - Cheers!
Shane
Wow that was fun to do, and hard to keep up. 10 more times. Great tutorial.
Thank you Brett - best to you, Shane
Great channel, Shane, you really corner the market on concise, advanced-beginner level acoustic songs that anyone would want to have in their repertoire.
So glad to see a new video from you! And that solo...so juicy!
Thank you Clair - always great to hear from you. Cheers!
Shane
great stuff, keep it coming.
Glad you enjoyed - have fun with it! Shane
Love it Shane keep up the good work🥰🥰🥰
A big thank you Kyla and Teddy! I really appreciate the encouraging words and hope you are having a ton of fun. Cheers! Shane
Thanks 🙏
Absolutely Remarkable!!!
Glad you enjoyed. Cheers! Shane
Great stuff Shane, as usual! One of my favourite songs and my wife loves me playing it!
Thank you Ray - always good to hear from you. Hope you're having fun with this one!
Shane
Very excited, thank you!
Thanks Matthew - such a great song - hope you have fun with it!
Shane
Thank you for the excellent lesson Shane.
‘Behind Blue Eyes’, please. Love your work and videos.
Great Job🤩 love the format!
Excellent Shane !Love this Song Also👍😎🎸
Thanks Barry - very glad to hear that and I really hope you have fun with it. Cheers!
Shane
Great lesson! Thanks Shane 👍
Thanks for that - really glad you enjoyed it and I hope you have fun!
Shane
You always do such a nice job!
Thank you Real Robillard - I really appreciate the encouragement. It's fun to make these videos and I love to hear from people like yourself who are enjoying them. My very best to you!
Shane
Nice lesson. Relaxed style easy to follow.(Lovely tone on your guitar.)
Thank you Les - much appreciated!
Shane
Fantastic lesson Shane, thank you 🙏
Thanks Neil - I really appreciate that and hope you really enjoy learning this one. Cheers!
Shane
What a beautiful solo. Thank you for this.
Great lesson 👍😁
Beautiful job
Thanks Richard! Always good to hear from you man - much appreciated. Cheers!
Shane
Hey Shane , Awesome, Awesome, Awesome !! Thank you Shane ! Ken , the old vet .
you are doing an excellent job. thank you and thank you.
Thank you Pierre - greatly appreciated. Very glad to have you here with us and I hope you're having fun with it! Shane
This beautiful song from Sting isn't "whack", but I'll add those whacks the best I can. Lol.😅 Great job Shane, excellent tutorial. Ty.😊👍
Thank you for teaching some great songs🤙
Thanks for that - glad to have you here!
Shane
Thanks mate..nice video - wonderful song!
Hi Shane, love your work and really getting a lot out of the instruction. I have a question though - maybe I'm missing something (and I mean no criticism or disrespect) but you describe the verse format as the same thru to the bridge (tag line etc). The progression you explain the verses as, starts at 9:37 ("right from the Bm, follow along...") and you play: Bm G G D | Bm (GD)(GA) Bm | (BmG) D D. Then at 10:30 you state "second verse the same, third verse the same". However, (and this is where I get confused) when you play through the song, both at the slow pace and normal speed, there seems to be a variation in that pattern between some of the verses... In the slow play through commencing at 11:53 1st Verse: Bm G G D | Bm (GD)(GA) Bm | (BmG) D D - and this is exactly as you described earlier. But then in Second verse, commencing 12:25, we have Bm G G D | Bm (GD)(GA) D... There is a D there instead of going straight to the Bm and you say at about 12:45 "Right to the third verse, go..." and into the same structure as the first verse. So I'm confused about how there are two verse formats and not sure if that should be obvious as I can't really sing and play at the same time so I can't make sense of it. The explanation is so clear I feel like I must be missing something to do with the different lengths of the lines in the verses or something. Can you clarify please? Thanks very much in advance and please keep up the awesome tutorials!
Great lesson, thank you, I’ve had a frozen shoulder so Bar chords are a bit of a killer.
Thanks Russell - take care of that shoulder!
Shane
Shane, this is spectacular! I LOVE this song. You're a fine musician but it seems to me you were born to teach! Thanks.
Kevin O'Rourke
Thanks Kevin - SO glad to hear that. Hope you have fun with it and glad to have you here with us!
Shane
Thanks for the tips! Great stuff and a new subs!
Hey Shane. Love your lessons they have been important to my "guitar journey" (especially the Gordo songs!). The string "wacking" is a challenge for me to pick up as you teach and also in other songs like CCR have you ever seen the rain. I feel like the bar chords (B minor here) give a good sound but open chords not so good. it also seems to be helped by releasing the pressure with the left hand while staying on the chord? And lastly, this wacking sound does not appear in any videos of this song I can find. It is all strings and synth sounds. Is the wacking sound simply a way for the single guitarist/singer to perform it with some beat short of using backing tracks or playing with others? Thanks for all of your amazing lessons and materials!
Great lesson buddy, something for me to work on, greetings from Northern Ireland
Thanks Nonrev - hope it works for you - Cheers!
Shane
Have you done ‘They Dance Alone’, or ‘The Shape of my Heart’, by Sting. I’d love to learn them🎶😍🌷
Those are really great songs, Penny thank you for that. Great suggestions! Shane.
@@GuitarAtWork🙏🌷
Love the videos! Keep up the good work!
A big thank you Josh - I really appreciate the encouragement - lots more videos coming!
Shane
Thank you ! Well done.
Fantastic lesson, thanks Shane, great patience taking us slowly through everything with simple explanation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you George - I really appreciate the feedback. My very best to you and glad to have you here with us. Shane
Really enjoy your commentary!
Thanks. Good stuff
Thanks Jerry - really appreciate that and hope you enjoy!
Shane
Fantastic explanation regarding the strumming pattern, something I always struggle with. But I'm even more amazed by the "pull the elbow back" for the b-minor. Maybe it's something most people do naturally but I for sure didn't. Just the thought of pulling the elbow back a bit now saves all my bar chords. I really had one of those "omg-that's -how-you-do-it" moments. Great video as always, thank you!
That is great news! I know it seems like the simplest idea but I never thought of it until years ago someone told me to do that and it changed everything for me. Very glad it worked for you and thanks for your comment!
Shane
One of my favorite songs, thank you Shane nice lesson. If you are incline to do so have a listen to Eva Cassidy's version, just amazing.
Thank you Jean - much appreciated. I'm a big Eva Cassidy fan - her version is beautiful for sure. Cheers!
Shane
You are a good pedagogy
I'm working hard on the whack strum. I had never thought to enhance it with the pick. I have a question about the 8 bars of bm. Could I break it up with bm7? On the 3+ part of the strum? Just on a couple bars in that 8 bars of bm.
Hi Ray - Sure thing - you could definitely add the Bm7 in there to break things up a bit. Will sound great. Cheers!
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Thanks Shane
Hi. I don’t play guitar but am hoping to learn how to play this song for my wife- I have 2 years to learn ! Couldn’t find the song on your patreon. Thanks.
Can you show how to play Collin raye oneboy,onegirl. Love that song. Thanks
Great request Jerry - Thanks!
What guitar is that? What is the cost ? It’s so good!
Excellent lesson thank you , just wondering Shane , which model of Taylor guitar is that sounds lovely. Cheers
Thank you for that - very glad you enjoyed and I hope you’ll have some good fun at it. I’m playing a Taylor 814CE - it’s about 4 years old now. Fabulous guitar. Cheers,
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork thanks, I’ve been using the Taylor e koa plus for a couple of months, sounds great but I’m still not sure if I like the size. I am undecided lol. Keep up the great lessons and thanks again. 😀
@@TheHoodooMan it’s worth buying the 814 so you can be sure. Cheers! Shane
Nice
Thanks Chris, all the best to you! Shane
Hello Shane, just signed up at Patreon for the $10.00 level, however I never saw a spot for my email, didn't see a tab chart, and the message tab didn't light up. What now? Thanks, love the lessons. Scott Poapst
pacificnorthwester thank you Scott - glad to have you with us! Could I ask you to email me directly from my website:
guitaratwork.ca
I can then communicate with you directly and we will solve any issues you’re having right away. Cheers!
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Hey Shane I got it figure out, just took this west coast hoser a bit longer. Thanks, I'm off!
What effects do you have when your soloing? Great job
If your fingers are running out of power, push your elbow out, away from your body. Your fingers become a powerful clamp. If you move your thumb towards the nut, you get even more squeeze on the strings and neck, without killing your hand and fingers.
Thanks for lesson Shane . B minor has turned my hand into a claw 🤔
Any chance of once by Liam Gallagher ??
Chris from UK 🤘
Thanks Chris! That Bm can be tough to get off the ground but once you have it it'll open up many doors for sure. Great song suggestion - Cheers!
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork 👍
Hey Chris, whereabouts in UK? I’m in Somerset.
@@nickroper1917 hi mate I'm in Hull
Christopher Colling ah, bit of a stretch for a jam session then ;-)
Never thought of using the pick on the wack, great tip for us novices.
Glad to hear that helps you Johnny my ma - hope you are well as can be there - see you Wednesday!
Shane
Just to say, Met Sting with his wife Trudie years ago and this is one of my favorite songs of his. Thank you!
I really like this song. Glad I found the lesson. Question - How'd you end the song, the Beat Buddy and the Looper precisely at the same time?
Thanks Jeff - It was fun to make this video. The Beat Buddy and Infinity looper are connected via MIDI. When I press stop on the drum machine it automatically communicates with the looper to stop as well. Cheers!
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Ahha!! That explains it. I'll figure out how to do that on mine. Thank you so much for the reply. So very kind of you to do that.
Could you do a lesson for acoustic guitar on Dan Fogelberg’s song “The Power of Gold” there are no lessons on TH-cam. Thanks.
Great request - thanks! Shane
Can You please teach "Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank Sinatra
Hi Prachant - great song for sure! If you email me directly from my website I can send you a chart for that song with all of the chord shapes. guitaratwork.ca
Shane...You want to hear the BEST version EVER of this song?!!
Eva Cassidy on TH-cam.
Also, check out her Danny Boy rendition....
PHENOMENAL!!
JAMIE :)
I will dedicate the rest of my life to coming to grips (ha ha) with the Bm. I usually cheat by avoiding the bar with this one but I will bite the bullet...
Eva Cassidy’s version was the best.
Double D. 🤣🤣
Hey Brendan - good to hear from you man! Hope all is well in the UK - Cheers!
Shane
What’s all this wacking about? Nick nack paddy wack! Less waffle and get on with the song!
I gave up listening after 6 minutrs of Bm and down up down and wack.
It’s not how Sting plays this.
shallow and not what Dominc miller would play
Great lesson as always