There's no doubt that Justin is the best guitar teacher on the Internet. This is the place to study Crossroads! I slowed down the original tape and Justin's performance was perfectly accurate. The explanations are clear and friendly. My score: 100%
Excellent. This is the best instructional video for this solo that I have found. Thanks. Just spent about a week with this video and have got it nailed down. The key is to take it slow and play it clean and then slowly speed up to the correct tempo. If you can't play it clean at a slow speed you will never play it clean at the normal speed. Now, WHERE IS THE 2ND SOLO!!!!!! lol
Justin, i have been playing for decades, and watching you for years. AWESOME job, not only on this, but every lesson you pull off. it's a pleasure to watch you, and even learn a few things, its also fun to play right along with your lesson in real time LOL Show me once and I'm on it. We would have made great band mates.Take care and keep up the great work.
Just came across this, ur note by note lessons are Awesome!! And No Ego for as good as u are! I see guys with a lot less to offer, sportin Big Heads. You're one of my Heros, Thanks
On my first go at this lesson when it was first posted, I got through the first part, but lost steam into the second because of the noticeable shift in pace. Since then a bit of time has passed and I've improved as a player. Now I've come back and managed to follow through with the whole thing! So, long story short, I find your pace to be very good now that I have improved as a player myself. I would even prefer your future videos be like the later part of this. Thanks a lot!
I've been playing guitar for many, many years and I've seen lots of lessons on how to play "Crossroads." I've never, ever seen one that got it totally right ..... that is, until now. You have absolutely nailed it, Justin! You play it as close to the original as anyone could possibly do it, I believe. Outstanding commentary also, which adds SO much to the learning experience. I love how you point out the intricacies involved in playing this monumental solo the way Clapton played it. Great stuff!!
Great job Justin. Following the chord changes and using major and minor pentatonic scale are important concepts. Your methodogy is spot on and your rxplanstions are concise. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks.
One of the most informative lessons I have seen on this media. Great examples of EC style and how he mixes and matches major and minor scales throughout the chord changes. Well done!
This wasn't even close to being on my radar as a song/lick I wanted to learn. You teach it so well that I am compelled to sit and learn it. You break down each lick in a way that is so easy to follow. You are using terms that I understand. Thank you!!!!!!!!!! Great Video.
Justin, for me, you are a God send. I have grabbed a lot of your You Tube lessons and am going to work all of them. It will take some time and I hope I have the time lefy.(that's another story. But I want to thank you for sharing all your talent with us. God Bless. MW
Another really great job, Justin. This is a busy solo and hard to pick up because the notes are close together and played fast. A master class lesson on jumping major to minor scales You did it!
Awesome lesson justin!!thanks for the upload,had to go back a few times and listen to each lick closly but i was able to learn the whole solo,thanks again!
As a guitar teacher you have it nailed i.e. perfect understanding of challenges for players and perfect tempo to lesson..plus..you don't patronise i.e. you assume viewers have some aptitude already on guitar..nice one Justin !
Awesome lesson for an awesome solo.I personally love this pace- I can learn it quick with the slow run through(and the miracle of video rewinding) and when I have time, go to the nitty-gritty details. Love it,
Justin, Thanks for the lessons, they are excellent. I find your step by step, lick by lick approach the easier and best way for me to learn. I would love to learn the solo's in "Why does love have to be so sad". Understand you have alot going on!
Nice job here by Justin. This is a classic solo that ALL rock guitar players need to learn. If you're interested in a different take on this I cover it on my site as well. cheers
Great idea for a new series!! Love it, can't wait and see what else you have in store. I'm just wondering when your ebook for the beginners songbook is going to be available?? You mentioned sometime this month. Is that still going to happen?? thx!!
top lesson justin thanks, Its a bit hard for me yet but I'm working at what you're teaching us , LISTENING and working out where the chord changes are, and guess what, when you realize where the changes are, its a big buzz, like the penny drops, and another piece in the jigsaw of the big picture comes in, if there's a word for ' better than awsome' this lesson deserves that word,... can't thank you enough, you're a f'kin top man, :-)
Well done. I hope you can teach the second solo and also explain that the song, during the lyrics, is off beat giving its tempo that is difficult to replicate and sound like cream did the original live version. Thank you
thank you very much Justin ,that lesson was spot on mate.i never thought I could play anythink that complicated, you are the dude to go to for life saving music lessons
Cheers justin look forward to more of these classic lessons, could you do tr telegraph road solos? Not the end one as it would take ages for you! But maybe the first couple of solos?
![Eric Clapton - Crossroads (Live at The Royal Albert Hall 1991) [Official Video]](/img/n.gif)
There's no doubt that Justin is the best guitar teacher on the Internet.
This is the place to study Crossroads!
I slowed down the original tape and Justin's performance was perfectly accurate.
The explanations are clear and friendly.
My score: 100%
That's what I waited for: A classic solo lesson series taught by a really good teacher :)
Damn nice Justin !!! ✅
Nice and well explained as always Justin. Thanks!
Ok cool, im filling all Sunday afternoon in my agenda to learn this, made my weekend :D
Excellent. This is the best instructional video for this solo that I have found. Thanks. Just spent about a week with this video and have got it nailed down. The key is to take it slow and play it clean and then slowly speed up to the correct tempo. If you can't play it clean at a slow speed you will never play it clean at the normal speed. Now, WHERE IS THE 2ND SOLO!!!!!! lol
Justin, i have been playing for decades, and watching you for years. AWESOME job, not only on this, but every lesson you pull off. it's a pleasure to watch you, and even learn a few things, its also fun to play right along with your lesson in real time LOL Show me once and I'm on it. We would have made great band mates.Take care and keep up the great work.
Just came across this, ur note by note lessons are Awesome!!
And No Ego for as good as u are!
I see guys with a lot less to offer, sportin Big Heads. You're one of my Heros, Thanks
On my first go at this lesson when it was first posted, I got through the first part, but lost steam into the second because of the noticeable shift in pace.
Since then a bit of time has passed and I've improved as a player. Now I've come back and managed to follow through with the whole thing!
So, long story short, I find your pace to be very good now that I have improved as a player myself. I would even prefer your future videos be like the later part of this.
Thanks a lot!
I've been playing guitar for many, many years and I've seen lots of lessons on how to play "Crossroads." I've never, ever seen one that got it totally right ..... that is, until now. You have absolutely nailed it, Justin! You play it as close to the original as anyone could possibly do it, I believe. Outstanding commentary also, which adds SO much to the learning experience. I love how you point out the intricacies involved in playing this monumental solo the way Clapton played it. Great stuff!!
Dude. You are my favorite internet teacher by far. Love your enthusiasm and the details of the scales used.
Classic Solos series?! You are the man!!!
Finally you put something up that doesn't suck thanx put more stuff up like this
excited about future songs in the series!
;You are one fabulous teacher for those who are ready.... Guess what?........ I'm ready!
dude. this guy is my hero.
thumbs up for the best guitar teacher on the web
Great job Justin. Following the chord changes and using major and minor pentatonic scale are important concepts. Your methodogy is spot on and your rxplanstions are concise. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks.
Another great lesson from the King of internet guitar teachers!
One of the most informative lessons I have seen on this media. Great examples of EC style and how he mixes and matches major and minor scales throughout the chord changes. Well done!
This wasn't even close to being on my radar as a song/lick I wanted to learn. You teach it so well that I am compelled to sit and learn it. You break down each lick in a way that is so easy to follow. You are using terms that I understand. Thank you!!!!!!!!!! Great Video.
Who said you are boring bad man ! You go thro solo s nice and slowly that make it real easy to learn ! You are a talented man many thanks !!
probably the best and most accurate guitar teacher on youtube, you're awesome dude
Justin, good pace. Not to fast and not to slow.
Perfect! You have come a long ways. Good use of visual and auditory.
Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Well done. Perfect tempo and perfect level of detail. Thank you very much!!
Holy shit. I only expected the first 20 seconds. THANKS
THANK YOU JUSTIN !! WE NEED MORE CLASSIC ELECTRIC LESSONS FROM YOU M8 !! LIKE HENDRIX, LED ZEP AND PINK FLOYD !! SOZ FOR CAPS IM REALLY EXITED !! :D
Justin, for me, you are a God send. I have grabbed a lot of your You Tube lessons and am going to work all of them. It will take some time and I hope I have the time lefy.(that's another story. But I want to thank you for sharing all your talent with us. God Bless.
MW
Ohhhh hell yeah! I've been working on this one specifically, and actually searching your site for good classic solos just this week! Thank you :D
Now your doing Solos.... This is a great way to improve skill on the fret board. You are the man!
Thanks Justin, the learning process continues; you make it easier. Thanks
awesome ! by far the best & most informative ! thanks justin !
Another really great job, Justin. This is a busy solo and hard to pick up because the notes are close together and played fast. A master class lesson on jumping major to minor scales You did it!
God, that was perfectly equal the original solo, wonderful.
Wow, i think I'm gonna love this series too! Clapton has a lot of tasty and soulful solos that could be great to learn!
keep doing more solos justinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
we need you
UAAAAUUUU ..... uaaaauuuu ..... amazing! Me able to lean stuff like this, is a dream come true! THANK YOU for this great tutorial !!!
Awesome lesson justin!!thanks for the upload,had to go back a few times and listen to each lick closly but i was able to learn the whole solo,thanks again!
Finally! A solo! Finally!
A great start to a new series, thank you! You've inspired me to start transcribing my own favourite tracks and solos now.
I love your tutorials, Justin... many thanks for this one.
nice justin let that strat cool down , looking forward to this series this is the meat and potatos
Well done Justin!!
BRILLIANT LESSON.
what a fantastic series idea!!! thanks J
As a guitar teacher you have it nailed i.e. perfect understanding of challenges for players and perfect tempo to lesson..plus..you don't patronise i.e. you assume viewers have some aptitude already on guitar..nice one Justin !
the lesson was awesome: saw it. learned it. played it. felt awesome
Excellent Justin simply excellent
Awesome lesson for an awesome solo.I personally love this pace-
I can learn it quick with the slow run through(and the miracle of video rewinding) and when I have time, go to the nitty-gritty details.
Love it,
Justin Rocks
Justin, Thanks for the lessons, they are excellent. I find your step by step, lick by lick approach the easier and best way for me to learn. I would love to learn the solo's in "Why does love have to be so sad". Understand you have alot going on!
Thank you for this lesson, you have the best lessons on TH-cam
Great job Justin. Tnx very much for your knowledge
Great playing and great lesson
Justin the tempo is perfect! Thx
Is that a Champ? Thanks Justin.
Awesome; this fills in lots of stuff I couldn't get just right listening to the record alone.
Hey Justin, huge fan. Can you please make a tutorial of Steppin' Out- Eric Clapton?
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Fantastic lesson. Thanks!
Fantastic playing!!!
Nice job here by Justin. This is a classic solo that ALL rock guitar players need to learn. If you're interested in a different take on this I cover it on my site as well. cheers
congrats! we're all waiting for the next one :) hope you do some live SRV stuff
This was awesome!
This is an amazing lesson, not that I can play it, but great to see it broken down like that.
Thanks fella!
Excellent lesson. Thank you.
The tempo of this lesson was great! Thank you so much for this.
Will you be covering the secomd solo as well?
Nice to see the electric back Justin.
Justin, you seriously kick ass.
i am SO EXCITED for this series omfg, great vid, too bad i already know these solos :)
Great!!! Love the idea for a solo series, I've been waiting for some more advanced stuff than the beginner songs
Hey Justin! Can we expect the 2nd Solo? Thanx for the lesson mate!
thanks a lot dude, ive been meaning to learn this along time, god bless
Great job. I only found out a short while ago that Clapton lifted the solo note for note from an old Albert King song.
Cross roads guitar duel, would be funny to try and learn
Love the expression on your face after the solo at the beginning lol, great lesson dude
Great idea for a new series!! Love it, can't wait and see what else you have in store. I'm just wondering when your ebook for the beginners songbook is going to be available?? You mentioned sometime this month. Is that still going to happen?? thx!!
top lesson justin thanks, Its a bit hard for me yet but I'm working at what you're teaching us , LISTENING and working out where the chord changes are, and guess what, when you realize where the changes are, its a big buzz, like the penny drops, and another piece in the jigsaw of the big picture comes in, if there's a word for ' better than awsome' this lesson deserves that word,... can't thank you enough, you're a f'kin top man, :-)
Hey, Justin!!! How YOU doin'??? Any plans on the 2nd solo? -maybe Alvin's "I'm Going Home"? LUV to see your take on that!!!!!!!!!
was nice and easy to follow as always, thanks :)
Great idea to cover classic solos.
your a legend mate
Awesome lesson.
Thanks for the vid! Great tone!
Soy de Argentina! Gracias por el tutorial!
love the unison bends at 0:43 cream is the shit innit
What makes that solo so cool is the mixing of major/minor notes ; to bad he doesn't play it like that any more
Great stuff. Thank you.
Well done. I hope you can teach the second solo and also explain that the song, during the lyrics, is off beat giving its tempo that is difficult to replicate and sound like cream did the original live version.
Thank you
AWESOMEEEE!
Justin u r the man thanks again!!!
thank you very much Justin ,that lesson was spot on mate.i never thought I could play anythink that complicated, you are the dude to go to for life saving music lessons
I will love this series :D
wow... nice solo and nice series
great lesson
Great lesson! I really appreciate your hard work. Is there going to be a second lesson for the second solo?
great lesson.
Nicely done!
Great Instructinal Video
Just awesome
Cheers justin look forward to more of these classic lessons, could you do tr telegraph road solos? Not the end one as it would take ages for you! But maybe the first couple of solos?