Thanks, Mark. It's a great song to learn, but you make it a great way to soak up theory as well. A tip to anyone who cares: learn the song, then come back a while later, once it's second nature, and watch the video again. You're no longer preoccupied with learning the song and now you can focus on the theory behind what it is you're actually doing. One video + time = two completely different lessons.
Thanks Mark for doing this great tune. Such a beautiful song & message. 1962 you say, I would have been all of 4 at the time. You have a wonderful teaching style, appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Not only did you give an outstanding performance you gave us excellent tablature as well. What a great song played so very well by you. Greetings from Ireland thank you.
Just discovered your channel and first of all I just want to say thank you; you are a brilliant and generous teacher. I'm halfway through learning this and I honestly don't think I've ever had so much fun playing guitar. I just realised this is the kind of music I want to play. It feels so good. Can you recommend any other songs like this? It's all I want to listen to. Thanks again. I'll be recommending your channel to everyone I know who plays guitar.
Thank you brother! I agree. Best music on Earth to play. Just makes you feel good inside. Few songs are as good as Custis' masterpiece, but here's a couple of playlists that I've done in the genre. Let me know what other songs I should add. R&B Guitar Lessons: th-cam.com/play/PLSVfUQKkNUqZRGPLUQ4yCEfRnUkOE_bvq.html Easy R&B Tutorials: th-cam.com/play/PLSVfUQKkNUqbd8q5HRxx-FcKtOmQBFJGR.html
Hey Mark. Thank you again for your tutorial. I love all music, rock, blues, everything. R and B hits me in my soul though. Your my R and B go to teacher. Stay safe brother
Thanks Mark! This song came out when I was ~15 so I heard it a lot then, but I really know the Chambers Brothers version a couple yrs later having owned the album, also Grand Funk had an early popular cover & then Kenny Rankin also did in the early '70s. In the believe it or not dept (all my stories are 100% true!), in 1972 I had three of the Impressions (but not Curtis) in my taxi going from LaGuardia airport to the Westbury Hotel in Manhattan, they even invited me to a party that evening but I had classes at CUNY.
I am sure I have heard Mr. Mayfield do this one... I will run it down... I have heard Rod Stewarts version, and it is an awesome gospel type tune... Thanks so much, Mark... Take care....
Cool stuff there Mark, I picked up that "slap" on the strings/pickup from the late great John Martyn, if you've never heard of him check him out, May You Never would be a good place to start. Cheers from the UK.
Mark Zabel I also love these kind of chord progressions. It's so relaxing and calming playing stuff like this. I can do that for half an hour or longer just adding some here and there or hopping to another layer on the fret board. Btw. No guitar for me next few weeks, i fell down the stairway in my house 2 days ago and broke my tailbone and lots of bruises all over the arms and back. So i have to wait till i can check this wonderful progression.
He got pretty funky in the 1970s and he also got into the "message songs", which is okay with me. His guitar work isn't as prevalent in later years - at least what I've listened to.
rthat was awesome, and i really learned a lot from it. Gave me ideas on hoe to embellish my chords. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us. Plus i love the song too.
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Lovely playing and a super lesson, thanks! I'm a big fan of Jeff Beck's version, and when he plays the G chord at the turn around, I think he plays the F shape and leaves the 5th (A) and 6th (E) strings open. I have no idea what that chord is called but it sounds nice to me!
You're very welcome and thank you for the kind comment! I like the Beck/Stewart version too. That's an Fmaj7 chord, although it's not usually played like that. Interesting way to do it. (F, A, C, E = 1, 3, 5, 7 ... but you've got an extra E and A on the bottom doubling the notes.)
@@MarkZabel When I said F shape I meant to make a G chord. So the notes (from bottom E string to top E) are E, A, G, B, D, G. The same notes in fact as playing all open strings, but that doesn't sound right.
The TAB link is fixed - no longer blank. It's in the description, but here for your convenience. Sorry about that! th-cam.com/users/redirect?v=S2YvoW6nQHU&event=video_description&redir_token=RkQUJofVHq7pohYBvi_lQHAckf98MTU1MzQzOTc1MkAxNTUzMzUzMzUy&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fn08375ks9t2fwyg%2FCurtis%2520Mayfield%2520Style%2520%2528People%2520Get%2520Ready%2529.pdf%3Fdl%3D0
Thanks! I don't know the guitar used. What you suggest sounds reasonable. The only guitars I know he used were Teles and Strats, but that was later. Of course the main difference here is tuning. That's why I'm careful to say "Curtis Mayfield Style".
@@MarkZabel I keep on playing this video - partly to learn, and partly to hear you play, which you do beautifully, Mark. It is amazing how such a relatively simple chord sequence can be so perfect.
Anyone know who the F singer is on the duet? We need a few credits on here ... It's Sunday Night show, btw, which I think was the Sunday predecessor to Night Music .. ?
Yes. Most people know how to move up a fret and play it as needed, so I didn't provide that as part of the lesson. Also, Curtis used a very different tuning. I feel it's more accessible for players in standard tuning, so I did it like that.
Here you go. th-cam.com/users/redirect?v=S2YvoW6nQHU&event=video_description&redir_token=RkQUJofVHq7pohYBvi_lQHAckf98MTU1MzQzOTc1MkAxNTUzMzUzMzUy&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fn08375ks9t2fwyg%2FCurtis%2520Mayfield%2520Style%2520%2528People%2520Get%2520Ready%2529.pdf%3Fdl%3D0
Lovely, thanks. I'm just starting to explore this style of music. If I'm being honest, it sounds like John Mayer ripped this, sped it up, and stamped waiting on the world to change on the title
Thank you! Curtis Mayfield does not get the credit he deserves as a writer or a guitarist. He was quite innovative and influential in both. There's truth in what you say about Mayer, and it's also true of many other musicians and other works of art and science - both good and not so good. We learn at largely through imitation - Newton's comment of "Standing n the shoulders of giants" and all of that. I'm a fan of John Mayer's play and I cut him some major slack generally. On "Waiting On The World To Change" the Curtis Mayfield influence is certainly there; on the chord progression, the playing style, and on in being a "message song" as well. (Now the message of waiting for everything (the world) else to change before taking action ... not so convinced that's the greatest message. But I still dig the song's groove!)
WOW that was some soulful playing! Dare I say even better than the original recording
Very kind!! Curtis' play is really sweet though for sure!
@@MarkZabel To match the original recording, tune down a half step.
@@MarkZabel To match the original recording, tune down a half step.
@@MarkZabel To match the original recording, tune down a half step.
@@MarkZabel To match the original recording, tune down a half step.
Thanks, Mark. It's a great song to learn, but you make it a great way to soak up theory as well. A tip to anyone who cares: learn the song, then come back a while later, once it's second nature, and watch the video again. You're no longer preoccupied with learning the song and now you can focus on the theory behind what it is you're actually doing. One video + time = two completely different lessons.
Thanks! I like your suggestion to folks!
You really get Curtis’s playing, lovely and you don’t overplay like so many TH-camrs.
Thank you so much!
Thanks Mark for doing this great tune. Such a beautiful song & message. 1962 you say, I would have been all of 4 at the time. You have a wonderful teaching style, appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
Yes, it's an all-around great song. One of the best. Thanks so much for the kind words. Much appreciated!
This is the best version that it’s investing time working on. Thank you!
Wow, thanks!
One of the most inspiring videos, i ever saw
Thanks! I'm working from a great song for sure.
These lessons are very helpful. You have a gift for breaking down what makes things sound good in a way that's easy to understand. Thanks again!
Hi Keith. Thank you so much for your kind note. Thanks for watching!
Not only did you give an outstanding performance you gave us excellent tablature as well. What a great song played so very well by you. Greetings from Ireland thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Kevin. Thanks for watching and for the kind comment too!
Thank you Mark. This is an absolutely great lesson and I've been playing it all day. Much appreciated!
Thank you! I don't know how I missed this earlier, but I'm glad you liked it and enjoyed it. I know I did, so I was glad to share! See you later!
Michael Chapdelaine has used that palm slap to keep the rhythm going for many years. It’s a great addition.
The tapping to keep time was first made very popular by the late and great British guitarist John Martyn. A great lesson , thank you.
Thanks Chris. I didn't know that about John Martyn. I need to check his playing out.
Many thanks for this gift of a lesson. You have a really calm, clear and well-paced teaching style which I'm finding easy to follow.
Thank you so much Alex!
Just discovered your channel and first of all I just want to say thank you; you are a brilliant and generous teacher. I'm halfway through learning this and I honestly don't think I've ever had so much fun playing guitar. I just realised this is the kind of music I want to play. It feels so good. Can you recommend any other songs like this? It's all I want to listen to. Thanks again. I'll be recommending your channel to everyone I know who plays guitar.
Thank you brother! I agree. Best music on Earth to play. Just makes you feel good inside. Few songs are as good as Custis' masterpiece, but here's a couple of playlists that I've done in the genre. Let me know what other songs I should add.
R&B Guitar Lessons: th-cam.com/play/PLSVfUQKkNUqZRGPLUQ4yCEfRnUkOE_bvq.html
Easy R&B Tutorials: th-cam.com/play/PLSVfUQKkNUqbd8q5HRxx-FcKtOmQBFJGR.html
Very nice touch! Awesome! I'm going to learn it! Thank you!
Thanks! Have fun!
Boy, Mark. I love the blues and jammin' rock, but sometimes you just need to play something just like this. Thanks!
Thanks so much! Sorry I missed this earlier. Really appreciate the support.
Thank you... sweet chords that make all of my cells smile 🙃
My pleasure James. Thanks for watching!
I cannot stop watching this, Mark. Love the way you play this. So much feeling.
Thanks so much Geert! This kind comment helped a really tough week!
@@MarkZabel That is great to know. Looking forward to the Live Stream.
Hey Mark. Thank you again for your tutorial. I love all music, rock, blues, everything. R and B hits me in my soul though. Your my R and B go to teacher. Stay safe brother
Thanks man! I appreciate it!!
Simply superb work on this classic piece. Thanks for all the detail and tab on this Mark. Bravo.
My pleasure Tom. Thank you for watching and for the kind comment too!
Thank you for sharing your gift - so beautiful.
Andrew, thanks for listening and also for the very kind comment.
First time I’ve stumbled onto your channel. I love your instructional approach & your playing!
Thanks!!
You're right it was a big influence to Hendrix Bob Marley and Jeff back does incredible job
How did I miss this? Wow Mark...this is one of your very best!
Thank you!
Love this style
Thanks Mark! This song came out when I was ~15 so I heard it a lot then, but I really know the Chambers Brothers version a couple yrs later having owned the album, also Grand Funk had an early popular cover & then Kenny Rankin also did in the early '70s. In the believe it or not dept (all my stories are 100% true!), in 1972 I had three of the Impressions (but not Curtis) in my taxi going from LaGuardia airport to the Westbury Hotel in Manhattan, they even invited me to a party that evening but I had classes at CUNY.
My pleasure. It's one of my favorite songs from that time.
Great performance! Great lesson! You’re an awesome musician!!
Thanks so much Juan!
Don't know why I'm just now subscribing. I've learned a lot from you. Thank you.
Never too late. Welcome, so glad you subbed! Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have some suggestions for me!
It's like I'm swimming inside ❤️👍
Thanks so much! This song really gets me in the right way too!
I am sure I have heard Mr. Mayfield do this one... I will run it down... I have heard Rod Stewarts version, and it is an awesome gospel type tune... Thanks so much, Mark... Take care....
Rod Stewart's version is great and Beck's play on that is typical Beck ... that is, fantastic. But the original has real magic in it. A treasure.
Hi Mark, I found this lesson and Curtis Mayfield is fantastic, Steve Cropper. These guys started this kind of playing. Let's get busy.
Thanks!
Fantastic lesson, easywatch and listen to! Would love to hear more r&b licks and tricks
Thanks for the feedback Lewis! I'll get back to doing more R&B. Do you have any suggestions for me?
Thanks Mark for the lesson, I like the embellishments , cool!
Glad you liked it!
Beautiful, thank you so much Mark!
You're welcome Scott. Thanks for watching.
Cool stuff there Mark, I picked up that "slap" on the strings/pickup from the late great John Martyn, if you've never heard of him check him out, May You Never would be a good place to start. Cheers from the UK.
I'll check it out, thanks!
Very nice as usual! Great tone!
Thanks!
Nice, nicer, nicest !!!
Great one Mark. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure. I really, really love playing this sort of music. Somehow it got into my blood early on. Thanks for watching!!
Mark Zabel
I also love these kind of chord progressions. It's so relaxing and calming playing stuff like this.
I can do that for half an hour or longer just adding some here and there or hopping to another layer on the fret board.
Btw. No guitar for me next few weeks, i fell down the stairway in my house 2 days ago and broke my tailbone and lots of bruises all over the arms and back. So i have to wait till i can check this wonderful progression.
Oh no! I hope you heal up quickly. Stairs are far more dangerous than we generally believe.
God bless you - got me singing within three bars
Thanks!!
Crisp brother crisp. Thank you
Thank you!
Love that beautiful sound
Glad you like it!
I love stuff like this. Not real familiar with Curtis Mayfield I must admit. I'll have to check more into his music. Thanks for the lesson, Mark.
He got pretty funky in the 1970s and he also got into the "message songs", which is okay with me. His guitar work isn't as prevalent in later years - at least what I've listened to.
nice in-depth lesson.
Thank you!!
rthat was awesome, and i really learned a lot from it. Gave me ideas on hoe to embellish my chords. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us. Plus i love the song too.
Thanks Edmund. Glad you liked it and found it helpful!
@@MarkZabel you are welcome Mark. Greetings from the Philippines! Am gonna share this to my facebook page. Hope you don't mind :)
@@edz20four Not at all my friend. On the contrary - I greatly appreciate it! Thank you for sharing!
Can’t wait mark. Thanks great work Mark
Thank you Pete!!
Beautiful rendition!
Thanks so much Kevin!
Appreciate the lesson and props to the cameraman of course you
Thanks!
Excellent - thanks Mark!
Glad you enjoyed it
Man you got some soul....you have a new subscriber
Thanks, I appreciate that!!
Great lesson and very tasty playing Mark.
Thanks!
Great Stuff. Thank you ✌️
Glad you enjoyed it
*sees busy pinky work*
*saves to watch later and stern talking to, to my pinky*
LOL!
Thanks a lot! Amazing lesson, man.
My pleasure! Thank you for watching!
beautiful tone
I liked how it turned out for this also. Thanks.
Beautiful- thank you.
You're welcome. Thanks for listening.
Gosh that is soooooo nice. Saw that little tap how fun
Thanks David. Yeah, I really enjoyed making this one!
Wonderful arrangement! Love it.
Thanks a lot!
smooth and mellow, thanks brother
Any time!
Great teacher 🙏🏼
Thank you so much!
I just subscribed to your guitar school, and would love to find your tablature of this tune. Thanks for the great lesson!🎸
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Thanks so much can’t wait to study more of your videos!
Lovely playing and a super lesson, thanks! I'm a big fan of Jeff Beck's version, and when he plays the G chord at the turn around, I think he plays the F shape and leaves the 5th (A) and 6th (E) strings open. I have no idea what that chord is called but it sounds nice to me!
You're very welcome and thank you for the kind comment! I like the Beck/Stewart version too. That's an Fmaj7 chord, although it's not usually played like that. Interesting way to do it. (F, A, C, E = 1, 3, 5, 7 ... but you've got an extra E and A on the bottom doubling the notes.)
@@MarkZabel When I said F shape I meant to make a G chord. So the notes (from bottom E string to top E) are E, A, G, B, D, G. The same notes in fact as playing all open strings, but that doesn't sound right.
Cool lesdon this is the direction ive been heading this helps
Glad it was helpful to you!
The TAB link is fixed - no longer blank. It's in the description, but here for your convenience. Sorry about that!
th-cam.com/users/redirect?v=S2YvoW6nQHU&event=video_description&redir_token=RkQUJofVHq7pohYBvi_lQHAckf98MTU1MzQzOTc1MkAxNTUzMzUzMzUy&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fn08375ks9t2fwyg%2FCurtis%2520Mayfield%2520Style%2520%2528People%2520Get%2520Ready%2529.pdf%3Fdl%3D0
beautiful
Thank you!
What type of guitar is that...sounds like heaven to my ears
Thank you! It's a Gibson 335 from 1982.
Gibson Dot 335
Gibson Dot 335
@@MarkZabel I've always loved that guitar nothing else really sounds like it
Very nice analysis and presentation. I wonder if on the original version Curtis is also playing a thin body (ES-175-T?) Gibson?
Thanks! I don't know the guitar used. What you suggest sounds reasonable. The only guitars I know he used were Teles and Strats, but that was later.
Of course the main difference here is tuning. That's why I'm careful to say "Curtis Mayfield Style".
thanks, great lesson...will try this
Have fun!
@@MarkZabel many thanks
Can't thank you enough for this!
You're very welcome!
Took me a while , but I now hear waiting on the world to change in CM's song.
Yep. It's kind of the other way around - PGR's chord progression used by John Mayer. It's all good.
Thanks a lot for this version!
My absolute pleasure Renaud. Thanks for watching!
Thanks Mark!
Sure thing Adam. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful stuff! Thanks.
Thanks so much Dan!
Freaking beautiful!!!
Thanks!
Hi there! This is such a beautiful rendition! I made my own video singing to your version of this song! Thank you!
Thanks LaTonya! I'll check out your video!
great lesson, thanks bro
Thanks ... and thanks for watching!
Thanks for this, Mark. Great lesson. Love Curtis Mayfield.
You're very welcome Geert! Thanks for watching!
@@MarkZabel I keep on playing this video - partly to learn, and partly to hear you play, which you do beautifully, Mark. It is amazing how such a relatively simple chord sequence can be so perfect.
Very nice.
@Charles Bottom Thank you and thanks for watching!
Mark! I can't find where to download the tab.... 2:41
The link is in the description.
Subscribed! Excellent teacher!...... You wouldn't happen to be in Chicago, would you?
Thanks so much! No, I live in Ithaca, NY. I used to get to Chicago quite often ... before the COVID-19 days. Love getting to Chicago!
Great instruction
Thanks!
Great lesson, thanks
Glad you liked it!
Love the Intro. Beautiful.
Thank you!
@@MarkZabel You're welcome, Mr. Zabel, you are a great teacher with an excellent taste in music. I learned a few things from you, so... thank you. 😀
Mark I love this progression . That 335 ?? Sounds great !
Thanks, me too. Glad you're digging the 335 on this!
Love that style thanks!!!
Yes, I love this style too. Could play/listen to it all day.
classic tune !! thanks .. :)
Wow, that was fast! Super-classic this one!
I am wired into the Web like a Borg .. :)
Awesome and thank you! Love this style of playing! :-)
Thanks, me too!
Hey Gang! Live Stream tomorrow (Sunday, March 24th, 2019) See you there! th-cam.com/video/jFPS1OJK3_0/w-d-xo.html&feature=share
Anyone know who the F singer is on the duet? We need a few credits on here ... It's Sunday Night show, btw, which I think was the Sunday predecessor to Night Music .. ?
Very nice!
Thanks Rick!
Can you do a tutorial on Curtis Mayfield keep on keeping on?
YOG
Yeah! Beautiful song. I would do it in standard tuning though. Curtis used a crazy tuning.
@@MarkZabel thank you honoring my request and letting me know that it's not in standard tuning
YOG
@@MarkZabel the live version
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YOG
@@MarkZabel iam interested in what the back up rhythm guitarist is doing😊🎸
YOG
The Chambers Brothers had a great version of this song!
I'll check it out.
Thank you Mark for a wonderful lesson.
You're very welcome Jean. Thank you for watching!
man you got it goin on great
Thanks man!
😎🎸 sweet licks Great finesse
Thanks so muck Rikki!
Love your stuff. Do you recall if your tone was straight out of your amp or were you using a pedal?
Thanks Jim. Probably was straight out of the amp, with a touch of amp reverb on.
Isn't there a modulation later in this song-one fret?
Yes. Most people know how to move up a fret and play it as needed, so I didn't provide that as part of the lesson. Also, Curtis used a very different tuning. I feel it's more accessible for players in standard tuning, so I did it like that.
This is so good. You are the best. Thank you for this lesson and tabs!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Excellent 🤙🤙
Thanks ✌️
I belong to Active Melody and Brian made a lesson very similar on you tube. If your curious, put in active Melody Ep. 327.
Love the lesson, Mark. I don't get the tab when I pull it up. Thanks
Same here.
Here you go. th-cam.com/users/redirect?v=S2YvoW6nQHU&event=video_description&redir_token=RkQUJofVHq7pohYBvi_lQHAckf98MTU1MzQzOTc1MkAxNTUzMzUzMzUy&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fs%2Fn08375ks9t2fwyg%2FCurtis%2520Mayfield%2520Style%2520%2528People%2520Get%2520Ready%2529.pdf%3Fdl%3D0
Smoove
Lovely, thanks. I'm just starting to explore this style of music. If I'm being honest, it sounds like John Mayer ripped this, sped it up, and stamped waiting on the world to change on the title
Thank you! Curtis Mayfield does not get the credit he deserves as a writer or a guitarist. He was quite innovative and influential in both.
There's truth in what you say about Mayer, and it's also true of many other musicians and other works of art and science - both good and not so good. We learn at largely through imitation - Newton's comment of "Standing n the shoulders of giants" and all of that. I'm a fan of John Mayer's play and I cut him some major slack generally. On "Waiting On The World To Change" the Curtis Mayfield influence is certainly there; on the chord progression, the playing style, and on in being a "message song" as well.
(Now the message of waiting for everything (the world) else to change before taking action ... not so convinced that's the greatest message. But I still dig the song's groove!)