Guitar Lesson 8: "DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT" - Official James Taylor Guitar Tutorial
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- Learn to play "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" from James Taylor himself!
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Finally, the intricate secrets to one of the most iconic guitar styles of the last 40 years, directly from the source. To be notified via email when the next guitar lesson is released, sign up for the James Taylor mailing list at bit.ly/JC0dV5.
James Taylor's beautiful, complex, original guitar technique has been celebrated and imitated by some of the greatest musicians in the world. Now, Taylor himself is posting detailed lessons of his famous guitar style on the web, free of charge.
With innovative camera angles and slow motion demonstrations, students at all levels can clearly see every move and hear every individual note that goes into creating Taylor's iconic songs.
Several of me want to thank you. The 13 year old who talked dad into buying his first guitar. The one who covered your songs for 30 years in clubs. The one who teaches his granddaughter and a number of other youngsters to play. And the 58 year old who still needs a JT song to calm down after a hectic day. All of us thank you for your kindness to show us these techniques.
what a beautiful commentary
Goes on TH-cam to learn a James Taylor song. It's James Taylor teaching the lesson. Bless you, TH-cam. Thank you JT!
It's just his fingers ?
I still can't believe it!
@@Bobby007Dwhat else do you need?
What beautiful gifts to the people who have appreciated your music over the years and love listening to an learning from your methods and music. Really a class move and much appreciated for those who want to enjoy your music by playing it. A lot of work and effort on your part and given freely - Thank you for the knowledge and song
How privileged I feel to have just found this channel!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks James.
This is so excellent it makes me feel like I’m stealing - to my knowledge, I haven’t PAID anything for this treasure.
I know nothing about music except what touches my heart. Still, these videos are a huge gift: so restful and calming. James, if you read these, thank you so much for “Copperline.” Makes me homesick in the sweetest way.
Sweet Baby James, ain't no one as kind and talented as you! Thank you SO much for sharing with the world! I'm instantly 17 when I listen to you and that is a true gift! Still learning guitar here - turning 60 next week, Be well!
Thank you James Taylor...you are humbly great, it's not easy to mix those two features...I admire you since my teenage, God bless you and your family
Thank you very much James. Such a beautiful and fitting song when so many of us may be separated from others and it is just us and the Lord. Your chords make it a little easier to live through this.
Thank you so much for all those lovely music, and thank you for this tutorial...
Thank you James ......
Wow , not only the most beautiful music but also the only tutorial video I have ever seen that shows what is played from the point of view of the performer( something which I would have thought to be an obvious method of filming such a project but is never done by anyone else, thanks and well done James, here again you are atypically( for most tutorials) rational in the concept of presentation- I wish more videos were filmed this way ( and how wonderfull to hear these beautiful chords and picking in a way that one can learn from( sorry about ending that sentence with the ungrammatical " from")I was twenty when you recorded this, and having played guitar for ten years, working on Peter Paul and Mary songs, I was fascinated and moved by your sheer dedication to your art, which to me was just music, not pop or folk or rock - just music. I laughed when you recently performed Whichita Lineman, and amusingly to me credited it to "a country singer named Glen. Campbell". At the time I laughingly wondered if you would object to being called "a folk singer named James Taylor"! Just kidding! I love all your stuff as well as many Glen Campbell songs and others just as Music! After all I'm sure you will agree that it is only record companies that ever " divide and conquer" by classifying everything into what they decide is a genre that they can sell to a target market. I remember when reggae was called " calypso" and Ralph Peer and others like him had the say in deciding what was "folk" " country" or " blues" or whichever label( no pun intended) they felt would better catogorise their intended target market( usually along racial lines) but I never cared ( much to my band mates' displeasure) what any genre was as long as I felt moved by it, whether the late Beatles , yourself, Joni Mitchell, or Jimi Hendrix, or the Dixie dregs. It all adds joy and love to my life!
What a genius! Such a great guy and his guitar playing is unreal. Keep jamming JT!
I thought how nice this video lesson was .... then it showed it at 50% speed. I'm like, my god, it's so wonderful that this video was produced for people for free. Thank you x10 !!!
I love you James Taylor, you and Pete Seeger are my idols. I am a folk musician now too. Thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou, a thousand million times thankyou from my 🤩😻🕯
it is really a great honor to be instructed by the composer himself.....merci Monsieur Taylor pour toutes vos belles chansons....
Such a pretty song
I had no idea you were doing this, I’m so excited! I get to learn your music from you. My inner teenager just fainted. 🥰🤷🏻♀️🤩
so beautiful.
So many times I read comments on videos presenting music of the past that say something like 'back when the world was a better more simple place' etc. Well back in 'the good old days' you couldn't decide to learn a James Taylor song and then immediately find a video of the maestro himself showing you exactly how to play it.
Masterpiece...!
Indeed what a blessing you are James.
Came to learn …. Stayed to hear the mistro talk about his wonderful music thanks JT
Perfect!THANKS!!!
James, quik question. At age 22 where or from whom did you learn all these strange chords? Em9.
Did you know them when you wrote the songs?
James is self-taught, and he figured out chords by experimenting until he had something that sounded right.
Jesus Christ James. This is absolutely beautiful.
Awesome camera work well suited for teaching. I love all your songs and really haven't gotten around in playing more than I have. Thank you for sharing this (and other videos).
Great! Thanks for posting. The view from inside the guitar is really unique and interesting, well done.
Hello James. Your lessons are a pure treat to have available. Have always admired your guitar playing and want to thank you for providing your lessons. All the best.
Would love to see a lesson for Walking Man. Have always love your music, especially your guitar playing. Thanks for 50 years of great music
Just the chords themselves make me want to cry
With the utmost respect, I am losing my everloving shit right now. Thank you sir, thank you, thank you.
Dearest James...I haven't picked up my guitar for about 4 years now, sadly...until today. Having always plunked and winged it over the years just learning songs well enough to fake it and entertain those who couldn't play at all while still enjoying myself and having fun.
Today I decided to really learn how to play properly. The first song I turned to and that I wanted to really learn is yours..."Don't let me be lonely tonight". This song moves me deeply still after listening to it all my adult life. The jazz chords sprinkled into the warm picking adds a beautiful complexity to the tones and the lyrics tell a melancholy tale of complicated relationships (at least that's what I get out of it) that many of us know too well.
I was blown away when I stumbled across your video here showing how to play this masterpiece and I cannot thank you enough.
I'm gonna practice this until I can play it well enough to do justice to your amazing music and others can come to love your gift of your music to our little blue planet.
Thank you so much James
Cheers
Greg
Is this song hard?
If one forgets about chord names (Em9, DMaj9, B9b5) and just looks at JT’s left hand fingering, there’s surprisingly little movement and he uses many OPEN strings (that rarely happens in Jazz because chords need to be moveable to accompany singers).
This is my favorite JT song. Finding this boosts my confidence towards playing it WELL. Thank you 🙏
The finger picking is another matter but achievable through mimicry.
I'm hoping for "Shower the People" to be on his next lesson agenda.
Che dire di JamesTaylor un musicista tutto tondo perfezionista in tutto quello che puo' esprimere nel suo genere, suoni puliti melodia armonia di tutto rispetto ormai è nella nostra vita da sempre continueremo ad ascoltare la sua Musica inconfondibile.
Una belleza el tema y excelentemente explicado.
Thank you for the lesson. I've learned so many of your songs over the years. Any chance we could see Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again? I can't get the second part right-- mainly the part from Cminor to Dmaj7.
Amazing always thanks james
Love your guitar lesson videos! Way over my 6 chord repertoire haha But, I love, love, love listening to your gorgeous chord changes. Very cool to see up close what you're doing. When I was a teen, I had your songbook for piano and guitar. I spent my high school years--trying to play your brilliant songs on the piano. I did get a few of them down for the most part. U signed that songbook for me on the Troubadour tour and it meant the world to me. I'll see ya in July at National Stadium--can't wait!
Welcome to Argentina!
this channel is the best thing to happen to me in years. Thank you so much James for showing us how to play the beautiful songs you've brought to the world's hearts
You are, indeed, a Virtuoso... thank you for this wonderful lesson - and for ALL of your beautiful music over the years.
Wow....such beautiful chords.....
I have SO MUCH MORE to learn.....
Mr. Taylor...please let's get to Something In The Way She Moves. We're all hoping for it!!!
Gotta be my all time favorite James Taylor tune. "Fire and Rain" could be thought of as his signature song, but some of the best songs of an artist can be hidden by the brightness of a signature song and many times, signature songs can be driven into the ground or played too often.
God bless you! This is the sweetest song you've ever created. I remember replaying this track about a million times in a row and singing along. The intricasies escaped me - till now! Thank you!
James
When i think of a model of song-writer, "guitar picker" as you said, I cannot help thinking of James Taylor. Thank you, sir. As a musician, you're a true inspiration.
So cool to see the precise chords & strumming technique! Thank you!
You've been a significant light in my life James. Love you and your work. Timeless Brother....
I've been learning some of JT's song here on TH-cam but this guy is the best! He looks and even sounds like James Taylor!!!
Thank you for this generous gift
Thank you so much James for passing on your genius to the guitar playing generations to come. Grew up in the sixties and seventies and still play now though I am approaching sixty, and don't know too many acoustic guitarist that were not profoundly influenced buy your style. These lessons are Priceless, thank you so much!
Wow who better to learn from than THE MASTER himself . James always has some unique styles that were hard for me to pick up being a “by ear” player so this is “God’s gift” to me to hear his amazing guitar work and relaxing voice. Ive loved James Taylor since I was a young boy in the late 60’s. Thank you James. You are a generous man , people like Henley and Frey would probably charge us 100+ an hour if they even allowed their music to be viewed. Truly you are a generous kind man among men, loved and revered by so many. I hope I can see you at least once more before I check out of this world if God will have me. I hope We can meet in the hereafter and jam a little, what a gift that would be . Love to you my Friend, Best Wishes. Take Care!
Beautiful lyrics and music James. Thank you for the fantastic lessons on fingering and the great new chord formations.
Do me right, do me wrong!
what is that diminished chord at 1:47?
I still play it the same as how I learned it in ‘82, until I saw this. What in the world was I thinking 🤔. And here now I got front seat instructions from the man himself. Thank you, sir. This is I think the most efficient way of online guitar teaching. It’s very natural perspective wise. This song chords completely ceased to being Rubik’s cube at this time. I am overflowing with joy. Not lonely tonight.
Beautiful and complex! No wonder why I could never figure it out! :) Thanks so much, James. Whomever gave this a thumbs down is nuts!!! Awesome! It reminds me of growing up in Jamestown, RI, listening to your songs along with the rock songs of the day.
muchísimas gracias from VALENCIA,SPAIN,...COME SOMEDAY TO VALENCIA...I LEARNT YOUR SONGS SINCE I WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD....YOU,VE GOT A FRIEND..THE FIRST ONE..LOVE YOU BEST REGARDS
Any chance we might see "Something in the Way She Moves" or "You've Got a Friend" sometime soon? Those are all time fantastic songs. Thank you so much for doing this JT!
Hi, James. Would you and Livingston ever consider a new tour together? It'd be awesome for fans, and maybe smooth and fun for you both. It'd be historic. Thanks.
James, thank for creating such an incredible lesson. I just finished learning the song. I have been playing and performing your songs for years.
As always, James Taylor move me and teach the sensitivity of the music..He is one of the greatest master....
Thank you JT, I absolutely love these videos! You're my favorite.
Hey James, can you do a lesson for never die young, it's such a beautiful song and I'd like to play it as best as I can. Thanks
YOU ARE A GENIUS & I LOVE YOU JAMES TAYLOR MORE THAN WORDS!!!! I was born in 1961, and the funny thing about 1961 is that it is the same upsidedown as rightside up1961.
I'm a jazz saxophone major and the first time I heard this I was like "woah these changes are so cool, that flat 9 chord is sick, I wanna blow over this tune"! Sure enough there's a Michael Brecker solo at the end of it 😂. Thanks for this amazing tune!
I can't figure out the timing when James goes to the C chord on "getting down on my Knees"
Thank you for the wonderful lesson, amazing to start to understand some of JT’s secrets!!!
I'm on it.
JTs music is like therapy for my mind. Amazing.
James, I always announce to my audiences that you are my guitar instructor when I play "Fire and Rain" but I never realized until today that you had these instructional TH-cam videos available so now I can say more truthfully that you really are my teacher. Thanks for the songs, the joy they've brought me and so many others, and now thanks for the tutelage. --john Arthur martinez, finger style guitarist and Texas singer-songwriter.
Beautiful song, lyrics and music.
The first time I saw JT was at Carowinds back in the early 80s. Karla Bonoff opened for him and Andrew Gold played guitar for both.
Thanks for this tutorial. A friend is taking voice lessons and wants me to play an open mic for him and this is one of his songs to sing.
great lesson and amazing song!
Dear Mr. Taylor,
Thank you so much for putting up these great videos. I've really enjoyed learning from them and it has really improved my guitar playing! Such a nice thing for you to take the time to do. I also wanted to say I'm a big fan of yours, and not just your songwriting and performing. I've struggled with mental health issues myself and learning about your background and how you've succeeded inspired me and encouraged me.
I apologize if this has already been asked and addressed by you, but I would really love to learn how to play Something In The Way She Moves like you do. I have learned it already as best I can, but I would love to learn to play it just like you since how you accompany yourself is so special. Take care and have a great day!
Thanks,
Alex
Oh yes Something in the way she moves would be great.. as well as Sweet Baby James😄😍😍😍😍
Send this via the email response tool on the JT website! Good work Alex! :)
speechless, breathtaking, wonderful...
Thanks James I have loved this since the 70s your my favorite acoustic player all time
I wish they would keep the original fretboard camera perspective.
The only thing better than this is to sit right in front of JT, up close and personal. Thank you so much, JT. God bless you.
Thank you! Great tune, but your chording is just Christmas to me. Incredible changes, love the open chords as they melt into each other. Thank you!!!!!
What an incredible, generous gift these lessons are! What a class act.
Good morning james!
your music is inspiring and changing my style of playing, I never thought I could play so calmly and listening to the arrangements better and inspiring the style of my children who adore their music, it has already become eternal in my house children will take your sound for many years to the next generations, we are waiting for the music lesson Mexico! Help us continue to follow your style!
We are waiting!
Rodrigo nogueira,....
Thanks for posting this! It's really cool that you take the time to explain this. It's very useful to a lot of people!
JAMES, Beautiful chords, but cannot where the fingers are placed. Please post chord diagrams if you have the time! Thank you for years of pleasure.....
Thank you James, when i see your vingers walking over the strings, i have to think of a spider spinning its web.
What is that diminished chord i the beginning? i Cant figure it out :/
it is: 2 X 1 2 1 XX
That last chord. Oh man! It goes right through me.
Would love a lesson on Angry Blues. Been a favorite since High School but I just can't seem to figure it out.
Well. Once there was a man who resolved to play Don’t Let Me… He walked over to TH-cam and searched on “cover Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”. Lots of videos. I watched two. Pretty good (but no teaching). Then I found this! As Louis Armstrong sang: “What a Wonderful World!” Indeed. Thanks JT.
Thankyou James. cheers
Well. Once there was a man who resolved to play Don’t Let Me… He walked to TH-cam and entered “cover Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”. Lots of videos. I watched two. Pretty good. Then I found this! What a (good) world! Thanks JT.
Thank you for adding this song. I have bought so many tabs through the years and they weren't even close! Merry Christmas to you and yours and thank you so much!
I spent 2 weeks learning JT songs, then moved "on" to Led Zeppelin solos. The LZ stuff, whilst genius like JT is, felt so much easier.
Boy that guitar has some really rich lows!
beautiful playing but damn hard to follow. It's hard to see exactly what his fingers are fretting.
Thanks James, clear and simple as always, thak you, sorry you couldn´t play in Buenos Aires (because of the storm) I hope you make it next time, Cheers!
Ahhhh! So nice. Makes my heart happy. Thank you for these. You are extending your legacy.
Subscribed....Thanks. I am a fan of your music from the beginning. I will check on books with tabs. Started with baritone ukulele after years of guitar playing. Maybe I find renditions for ukulele.
James is great..not only accompanied my life with his music but now no secrets to his masterpieces with those personal lessons....me 62 years old buyed a guitar and i will follow his lessons hopening my tears will let me see his miracled fingers. It's incredible how this man put togher simple notes to bring out incredible harmonies.