How to play "I'll Be Around" by The Spinners for Guitar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2009
- The Spinners "I'll Be Around" for guitar
My first attempt at making a "How to" video
Here is a link to the Bmaj7 chord shape some have had some problems seeing what I'm doing hope this helps. Just leave off the note on the 5th and 6th string.
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MY BROTHER YOU ARE THE BEES KNEES!!! LOL!!
I HAVE THE MOST AWKWARD FINGERS AND GET INTIMIDATED JUST HOLDING AN INSTRUMENT
BUT, THE WAY YOU BROKE IT ALL DOWN SOMETHING FINALLY CLICKED
I THINK I CAN DO THIS
I LOVE THIS SONG AND PLAY IT THE TIME
AND JUST KNOWING HOW TO PLAY ONE SONG .SEMI.OK..
WOULD MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A FULL BLOWN ROCKSTAR!!
THANK YOU
THANK YOU!!!!!!! I think this is one of the greatest pop songs of all time and I've always wondered how to play it. Super helpful lesson. Thanks a million times, you are a great teacher!
Great video. I've watched a few tutorials on this song and I think this was the best.
David Chaffee, its just like me to be late, eight years late. I saw this Video while I was at work, unable to comment until I made it home. This lesson and tunes spoke to me. You are an awesome Guitar Teacher. I would have expected more Videos from you, but there's more things in life to do, I understand. I just want you to know that I appreciate your work.
Willie Fufu ty brother. I'll try to get back into it:)
I hope so, you have a true Gift.
@FunknGrvn No problem. "It's A Shame" was a hit for the Spinners on Motown in 1970. This was a pet project for Stevie Wonder. Berry Gordy gave Stevie the Spinners to work with so Stevie wrote the song, played almost all the instruments on the track and produced it. The problem was that Motown already had a 4 & 5 piece singing act (Temps & 4 Tops) so the Spinners just sat there until their release to Atlantic & Thom Bell :)
Great! Great! Great! However, on a side note "I'LL BE AROUND" was The Spinners first hit with "The Atlantic Recording Group" with Philadelphia producer Thomas Bell. "Motown", was their previous label The Spinners were with throughout the 50's, 60's and up to about 1971. EVERYTHING thing else you shared with us on this guitar tutorial was exceptional! Thank you!
BCRadio
Still watching this video to this day. Learned a lot and made my own adjustments to suit my playing style.
Love this song and am itching to get on my guitar!!
Fantastic. Such a cool riff
Heard this song on the radio was surprised to get a tutorial on it, thanks for a informative lesson
I changed it around a bit to keep all the chords closer together and to be more of a comping style. Here's the breakdown... xx4x7x xx6x9x xxx4x7 xxx444 xxx14x xx4344 xxx14x xxx444 ect..ect..ect.. Still practicing it, but it keeps the movements on the neck smaller. Great tone by the way! Thanks for posting this vid. No matter what these guys say, it was actually a good first demo.
laid back and unpretentious. informative and generous with your knowlegde and obvious passion for music. thank you. I've loved that song for decades, and I'm a metalhead
This is the best guitar lesson on the web for this song. THANK YOU :)
This song has always stood out as DISTINCT. Its repeating three-chord structure puts it in the annals of songs (modal?) in which a mood is created devoid of standard music structure. Voila, an evocative song appears.
Melodic and moving.
Thanks for pointing out the specific chords! I'd always wondered about them every time I've heard the song. Been playing instruments for fifty years ;-), and now I'm going to get my trusty ax out and work this song out!
For folks who might want a simpler and fuller acoustic guitar treatment to, say, play at the next open mic, the key can be taken up a half step to F. Then in first position, the chords are accessible with minimal movement: FM7 to CM7. The precise voicing may not be EXACTLY the same (but CAN be), yet the basic harmonic structure is present. Thinking about working out my own version to play for a certain woman I know............;-)
As with most songs, there are many ways to play them and get a similar effect, and affect. Again, good job in pointing out the precise chords on the Spinners' hit!
Very nice, thanks for simplifying some thing that I have been making too complicated. I love the spinners so underrated.
THATS THE BEST TUTORIAL EVER FANTASTIC YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER THANKS MAN
Great instructions!!! I was seeking all over the web; for how to play this song thanks Ruben from The Latin Waves Band
Super! Very helpful.
Got it. I have played bass in the 70s and 80s and played bass when every body wanted to be the guitar star. Timing was right for me. I learned to play guitar chords to help me understand when im playing bass to. Thank god for chicagos song books' Youre chords are right , but the 2nd chord is a c#m7. Thank you. John S.
I am a bassplayer for 25 years and just started to pick up the guitar just because of this song.
It's still a mess when I play it, but I'll get there in time :-)
Thanks for sharing man.
well done!! this explanation will appeal to both experienced and inexperienced players. you rarely find that in a tutorial. to my ear, the inversions sound 100% correct, also rare.
Gotta say, David - your chord voiceings are way better than what I'd learned elsewhere. Your clear and thorough presentation even got through to a hack like me. Thank you very much. Reaching for the guitar now !
Thanks for the kind words hope it goes well brother:)
Thanks, this song has been rattling around in my head for days now. BTW, this isn't a Motown creation, it was written by Thom Bell, and recorded at Sigma Studios in Philadelphia for Atlantic Records. The beginning is actually a guitar, probably the work of T. J. Tindall.
So badass! This is also one of my all time favorite songs.
5Stars! _ Phenomenal tune and excellent job discovering the chords and phrases. THANKS.
EXCELLENT VID! I've found after a little noodling that its a little easier to play the chords without those huge jumps if you just play the Emaj7 with the "A shape" and the Bmaj7 with the Jazz "E shape" and apply that same finger picking logic... just adding to a great lesson for a great song!!!
Very cool. Not a song that I would expect to find a guitar lesson for, but I was pleasantly surprised. Nice job.
You are a great teacher! Keep these philly-motown tutorials coming! Great job! Excellent Song selection. Fantastic
Great break down! Thanks!
Very nice,thanks for your help
love the Devon Allman cover of that song. Thanks for that info sounds great!
Nice job! Just proves it doesn't have to be complicated to sound awesome!
So gooood. Sounds very accurate. Thanks for the tutorial. Excellent work.
Hey, thanks for the post! I might could have figured it out, but you just saved me a lot of time! On the Eb minor thing shaped like the major 7, I'll try putting an F# bass on it and call it an F#6. Good tone, good job!
Jes awesome! apart from bein VERY FEW(almost none) guitar lessons on this, this is by far da best! Thnx 4 ur insight man
Nice, you really nailed the sound of it. Thanks.
Wow!!! amazing demonstration! wonderful!
Great job! thanks for the help. I found that playing the E flat minor is best played at fret 6. Bar freet 6 and play the 2 at string 2 fret 7 the 3 at string 4 fret 8 and the 4 at string 3 fret 8. This keeps in the same area as the rest of the song. Good job...
Dude!
so awesome! strat is so clear too. Excellent job! thank you very much.
Great Teacher, Great Guitar sound... Keep up the good work!
Yes I agree going from the B in the opening lick to the E maj 7 chord shape is difficult to get to in time .It doesn't sound bad but it does not sound as quick as in the recording.Another way to play this might be to play the octive 8 fret 3rd string [G] and 11th fret 1st[E] string this of course is an E flat note .Then from there go to the E maj 7 chord shape that you mentioned .Just a suggestion it might or might not help
Excellent job David.
This is what I like about TH-cam. Great interpretation. Thanks brother. Sounds cool to steal the first chord from the three chord structure and improvise and draw out the the play on octives and then drop back into the structure starting on the G#m. (if that makes any sense) it makes for a nice 'mix it up'.
You nailed it man, thank you.
Great Job David.Love this song.
Excellent job with the lesson! Very cool chord progression.
Thanks bro, that was pretty damn cool... cool jazz that is.
Great Riff - Thanks for sharing your knowledge !
Our band wants to learn this song. I'm the guitarist & lead vocalist. I had it down close, but this sounds "right." Thanks for the tutorial!
@89wls Thanks for this little lesson. I think this is a bit above my skill level right now (I can only really play those major chords) but I'm going to bookmark this and come back to it when I'm better. But it sounds just like the song. Great.
@FunknGrvn This seems like trying to do calculus to me. It's amazing how they were able to create wonderful music like this back then w/what they were working with, less technology. Some Jamaican guy produced the song, he was amazing. It all seems quite amazing how they put it together.
Nice job David.thanks for sharing.
I love this song great lesson.
Thanks so much for that lesson! I love this song and committed myself to learning it on guitar as I figured it hasn't been overly covered. What a great instrumental!
That was great. This is one of my all time favorite songs. You showed me a lot.thanks
Hello, amazing and thank you so very much, this is one of those song's when i hear it i smile and feel the music/lyrics in my soul, and now i am off to learn to play it..
very nice ... was looking everywhere and couldn't figure out this progression
great job!!...3rd chord there is f#6...thanks for posting!
Great job.
@scjoe7 most likely Norman Harris or bobby El its some videos on here about the Philly international records check them out. instrumentation was done by mfsb the house band at sigma sound studios for Philadelphia international records. But the spinners were singed to Atlantic so the musicians are not credited.
Dave, thanks for breaking it down for me, I appreciate this. I've always wanted to add this song to my solo acoustic set.
Well done!
Thanks!!! Always loved that song!
hey man im in ireland ,u r class, my favour song....u hav great set up there thanx 4 this...
This is a great video, really awesome for a first attempt. I'll have to try this.
Jonny Buckland was the lead guitarist for the Spinners...one of the best guitar songs ever !!!!!
Thanks, man. Best Spinner’s song.
Excellent! Great job, thanks!
Thanks man, loved this tune forever, such a great progression
Dave, thanks for posting this. Always loved this song, and wanted to learn it. This will keep me busy for awhile. For a first attempt, you hit a home run IMO.
You've done an excellent job at presenting this. I really appreciate your presentation of this cool song. Keep up the good work!!!
This is a frickin' awesome breakdown dude, thanks - been trying to figure this out!
Thanks Gil:)
Thanks for teaching this.I will need to practice it a lot before I get it but at least I know how now thanks
@Rafe6200 You're welcome thanks for checking it out.
Great lesson, thank you. You said you don't know what the second chord would be categorized as....I play this song with with my band using the same chords shape you play in this video. I believe the first chord is Emaj7 and the second chord is an F#6. :-)
Thanks Dave for taking the time to show us your take on it. The chord voicing is sweet. Got a little George Benson vib going. I found it a little easier to play the last octave in the forth fret position on the G & E string. Lines you up for that first chord [ at least for me]. Then throw it in the looper and solo over it. Keep em coming Dave
No prob and you are absolutely right that is where I play that last octave since making this vid, much easier.
Thank you . That was a very nice lesson.
Thx for this! Great to see a funky soul tutorials! Can you the whole thing beforehand , it would be great to see. Nicework!
Great job! I've been waiting years for someone to do this for this song on youtube! One of my favorite songs of all time to. Keep up the good work man, cool set-up to!
i love these song soooo much. thank for the lesson but can u help as with that last bit when u doin the bridge.... i just love that part the most
Wonderful
great job.. love this song!
Inspired by Daryl Hall, and T-Bone Wolk's interpretation on a "Live at Daryl's House" segment, I was trying cut some corners and see who may have found the correct positioning, and "right sound" for this great old song. You sir, have nailed it. Thanks, now I just have to make it mine; which may take a while! lol Thanks, great teaching.
Thank you so much for putting this up, great lesson/video! You are awesome!
That was really smooth my man... Thanks.
Thank you FunknGrvn, This is a great lick cause it really captures the nature of the song. So simple yet its so powerful - you can really groove to this at home - brings back so many memories of the seventies when guitar was king, really - that era - for all styles. Great instructions - please keep up the good work !
Good video. That last note of that octave climb can be done at the place you started, but put your fingers one string down. Now you can grab that 1st chord faster because it's right there. I'm practicing this song. Hope to one day cover it. But for it's simplicity, it's very accomplished. I may never get to where I can do it justice.
Like to add my thanks. I was missing the 2nd Abmin in my interpretation but yours is right on.
Awesome lesson. Thanks so much.
Thanks Dave, great help and I like your work...
Paul Brown Thanks for checking it out.
IMO, your inversions sound just like the record.....when you add the F# bass note with the Eb minor, it's an F#6......the 3 Philly International guitarists ( Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Roland Chambers )knew all those cool voicings that I've seen in the Mel Bay chord book.....thanks for showing us the REAL!....
wow this is great! I loved that you made the change between first two chords, really easy (I am betting that it was played that way by the "real" guitarist?) and everything sounds so smooth. Another youtube channel has a good lesson on this song also but that first chord change isn't quite as easy/smooth. I think that 3rd chord is a F#6. This is one of those songs that really gets into your head. I've always loved how the song's melody "bounces" off the G#min. Great job!
Great, bro! Can't wait to try it.
What a nice lesson by a nice guy,, thanks
Nice work David.....sweet sound there bro.....well done
let me tell you man, thanks...been working on it...not used to those octaves but it makes it right...thanks again for the lesson.
great work you've helped me through the chords.
Great job! And nice approach. Thank you!
super well done, nice job dude thanks
@David Chaffee
Beautiful you nailed the cords, what an underrated band that Motown used.