Now that was a nice and unexpected departure from your usual Beatles song lessons Mike! So glad that you continue keeping those old tunes alive and well from a time when music was played live and musicians had real inborn talent! Hope that all is well in France! 👍👍👏👏
A refreshing break from The Beatles, this album was brought home by my older brother in 1967, I was 9 years old and I loved it, have loved it ever since, Ginger's tomtom backing made the song great version mike
Beatles to Cream!?! What a transition! And great instructions, I remember our “basement band“ in 1968 trying to cover it… ah.. high school memories 😎 Thanks for the reminder of my youth.
Enjoyed this. I will be 72 in 3 weeks. I’ve played in many classic rock bands, and I have been told by friends that I sounded good singing it. It’s my go to karaoke song when I need to do a rocker. I would Love to to hear WHITE ROOM, with the 5/4 intro
This was one of the first songs I learned on guitar when I was younger and still one of my personal favourite, definitely fun watching this and I'd love to see some more lessons on Cream at some point like maybe Crossroads, White Room or Badge or something
My mind is blown, Mike. I saw you were doing a Cream song and I said what the heck is happening? This is a really cool departure from the Beatles and hopefully you will do more of these great songs. Looks like cream has a fourth member now namely you.
I played support for Jack Bruce around about 1989/92 in Carlisle. The bass player in our band who was pretty good really excelled himself that night. Jack Bruce autographed a Cream Album for us. I told him I really enjoyed a previous band he was in which included Mick Taylor on guitar and Billy Cobham on drums.
Meticulous Mike, amazing. The tone you have on the sound alike is so true to the original. Thanks, I've been trying to work out that lead break since 1968. .....Stewart A.
Great job. Cream and Hendrix were so important to me. During early summer 67, I remember riding my bike and buying both Gears and Experience. After that I was going to learn guitar, already had 4yrs on drums. That music moved me so much, I was 12yrs, like it was yesterday. Nice job.
Oh this is great. The nuances I've listened to through all these years (I was 13 when this came out), which even as a guitarist I'd never actually fully thought through were very well explained and played. Nice drumming too. I've off to have fun with that big A chord now...
Disraeli Gears is an incredible album and a gold mine of awesome songs. Swablr and Outside Woman Blues are two other stand out tracks along with the more moody pieces.
Mike, This was great; I was wondering when you’d get to these guys, lol! Don’t forget Jimi’s first album, every tune was pure gold… my favorite debut album of all time!
@paul - Thanks and yeah - "Are You Experienced" is one of my faves but there's NO way I could do a sound-alike and pay respect (come anywhere close) to Jimi's vocals...
Hey Mike! I love your videos. Your tone for this one is dead on! Do you think for your next lesson you could do one after 909? It’s one of my favorites
Fantastic as always! I always wondered if he really was trying to quote Blue Moon on the first part of the solo…I tend to think not, I think he just improvised and it came out ! I Could be wrong of course. Somebody should ask him😁
Many thanks for explaining another masterpiece in detail. I appreciate that you also included the bass part. Maybe your drummer colleague could make a drum lesson as well, so we have everything. Drums and bass are missing in your excellent Beatles videos 🙂.
Great choice; "Cream" played Sunshine 5 mins after I heard it 60 or so years ago. My 1rst guitar at 10 , had to know all the great tunes. You're directorial is thorough, Well done! Would love to learn about Cream's crazy cool song "Politician" ..
@@MPfranceAlways good to watch you play. I've been playing guitar for almost 50 years and regard myself as a decent guitarist/vocalist and I have a small studio, but you are definitely on a level above me! One of the things I've always loved about guitar is the community and how we all help each other.
Hey Mike Awsome as usual !! Since you asked in the email, I would love it if you would do this for "Badge". One more request would be Pride of man, by Quick silver. Thanks for all the help through the years Mike !!!
Such a great tune... and the solo is typical of Clapton back then fiery but well constructed mixing major and minor pentatonics and the usual blues rock cliches that he managed to make sound authentic and fresh.
Great job as always but would enjoy one on "outside woman blues " basic song very simple but have never found a good breakdown of the studio version solo
Hello Mike, phenomenal job as per your usual level of detail. Any idea about the riff between Baker and Bruce? Also, the moving note diagram is so helpful to visualize the movement that you can’t see well otherwise. Is that a specific program that does that for you? Thanks again, Anthony
@taylor - The riff started when they were in the Graham Bond Organisation. Bruce started playing during a Baker drum solo - Ginger punched him. Ginger Baker was a heroin addict and Jack Bruce had a Jekyll and Hyde personality. Not a very cohesive concoction. And no - there's no "specific program" that creates the moving note diagrams. I create them one frame at a time in PhotoShop and edit them together in Adobe Premiere Pro. QUITE a tedious job!! One of the many reasons a lesson takes the better part of two weeks to complete.
Hello Mike, greetings from the UK. People wonder sometimes why the album was called Disraeli Gears? I have a theory which is that until about the late 60s, most British bikes used Sturmey Archer gears, but later on bikes with French Derailleur gears appeared. Unfortunately, many British people were unable to pronounce this, and so called them Disraeli Gears after the 19th century British Prime Minister. One of these days, I must ask Eric if that is true.😀
@michael - yes - Cream’s roadie, Mick Turner, was describing a racing bicycle gears and couldn't properly pronounce ‘derailleur gears.' The band liked Mick's mispronunciation and titled the album thusly.
Hi Mike, I have a question regarding the SG and Les Paul that you are using. Are both of these guitars wired to have independent volume controls? Just curious.
Ginger Baker came from a jazz background, and was far more technically sophisticated than Ringo Starr. Ringo HIMSELF has even admitted that he is not very good at the technical stuff, and that a lot of his “style” is the result of being a left-handed person struggling to play a right-handed drum kit. THAT is why his downbeat in “Ticket To Ride” is late, for example. Ginger’s drumming is MUCH more challenging to pull off than Ringo Starr for guitarists who only play drums occasionally. There is a reason why Ginger Baker was such a huge influence on drummers like John Bonham, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, and Alex Van Halen, among others.
Never really cared for Cream, pretentious and boring despite their obvious abilities. Please keep doing more Beatles, and if you feel like variety, you can't go wrong with the Rolling Stones.
Now that was a nice and unexpected departure from your usual Beatles song lessons Mike! So glad that you continue keeping those old tunes alive and well from a time when music was played live and musicians had real inborn talent! Hope that all is well in France! 👍👍👏👏
More to come - and yeah - things are dandy here on the French Riviera!
@@MPfrance Hi Mike(ditto ^) Playing along w/basic Piano Chords. 1st X 4 Me. Much fun; 10Q so much !
Love it Mike. I hope you know how much we all enjoy your talents and your videos.
Ah Mike, I'm so glad you've done this, what a treat to have your context history and thorough way of breaking it down!
A refreshing break from The Beatles, this album was brought home by my older brother in 1967, I was 9 years old and I loved it, have loved it ever since, Ginger's tomtom backing made the song great version mike
I agree 101% . . . tks Mike for the lesson 😎👍
Beatles to Cream!?! What a transition! And great instructions, I remember our “basement band“ in 1968 trying to cover it… ah.. high school memories 😎 Thanks for the reminder of my youth.
I'm so glad , I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad you are covering Cream!
Hey Mike, great job! From the Beatles to Cream you don't miss a beat thanks!
Nice pun.
Dang that sounds spot on. I always come to your videos when I need to know the real way a song is played.
You re The Greatest Mike! Love your videos whether Beatles or Cream.
Glad you like them!
glad to know you’re not just doing Beatles stuff! thanks Mike! still waiting for that a day in the life lesson…
Enjoyed this. I will be 72 in 3 weeks. I’ve played in many classic rock bands, and I have been told by friends that I sounded good singing it. It’s my go to karaoke song when I need to do a rocker.
I would Love to to hear WHITE ROOM, with the 5/4 intro
Hey Mike, Great Choice... As we used to say back in the day, "HEAVY Maaannnn...." 🙂👍👍 -70SomethingGuy
This was one of the first songs I learned on guitar when I was younger and still one of my personal favourite, definitely fun watching this and I'd love to see some more lessons on Cream at some point like maybe Crossroads, White Room or Badge or something
Very nicely done, that's definitely a classic from the past but will live on for decades. Great choice.
Thanks for including the bass parts.
You bet!
My college roommate played this so much that it comes into my head whenever I see a coffee creamer! Thanks Mike- I think? You’re the best as usual.
Wow. Great departure from The Beatles! I love Sunshine of Your Love !
My mind is blown, Mike. I saw you were doing a Cream song and I said what the heck is happening? This is a really cool departure from the Beatles and hopefully you will do more of these great songs. Looks like cream has a fourth member now namely you.
Whoa, what a great surprise! Very nice.thankssomuch.
I played support for Jack Bruce around about 1989/92 in Carlisle. The bass player in our band who was pretty good really excelled himself that night. Jack Bruce autographed a Cream Album for us. I told him I really enjoyed a previous band he was in which included Mick Taylor on guitar and Billy Cobham on drums.
Meticulous Mike, amazing. The tone you have on the sound alike is so true to the original. Thanks, I've been trying to work out that lead break since 1968. .....Stewart A.
Great seeing ya online. Watching stuff online was just taking off when we closed Kool Beanz! Look at us now ma! Lol
Great job. Cream and Hendrix were so important to me. During early summer 67, I remember riding my bike and buying both Gears and Experience. After that I was going to learn guitar, already had 4yrs on drums. That music moved me so much, I was 12yrs, like it was yesterday. Nice job.
Awesome job Mike. Have you considered teaching the song where Clapton and the Beatles cross over? 😝
Oh this is great. The nuances I've listened to through all these years (I was 13 when this came out), which even as a guitarist I'd never actually fully thought through were very well explained and played. Nice drumming too. I've off to have fun with that big A chord now...
Disraeli Gears is an incredible album and a gold mine of awesome songs. Swablr and Outside Woman Blues are two other stand out tracks along with the more moody pieces.
One of my favs from the 60's!
Great Drummer ! The Guitar player's facial expressions ="shades of Sir Paul". Well done Mike.
Great tutorial Mike. Please keep up random song covering, it’s really helpful.
On top of all the other good things in the video, the drummer in the play along was excellent. The detail about the bass bend was intriguing too.
Mike, This was great; I was wondering when you’d get to these guys, lol! Don’t forget Jimi’s first album, every tune was pure gold… my favorite debut album of all time!
@paul - Thanks and yeah - "Are You Experienced" is one of my faves but there's NO way I could do a sound-alike and pay respect (come anywhere close) to Jimi's vocals...
Groovy, really nice breakdown. I will be getting this one -- Thanks Mike
Great back story! Demo & Musical notation very helpful!
"Blue Moon"...wow...how did I not know that? I'll never hear it the same way again!
Mr. Pachelli, love the 60's vibe and amazing lesson on a rock classic. Thanks for posting!
Fantastic tutorial, and when I looked at others you've produced, I * subscribed *.
Hey Mike! I love your videos. Your tone for this one is dead on! Do you think for your next lesson you could do one after 909? It’s one of my favorites
As much as we all love your beatles vids it is very cool to see some other stuff.
I think I'm in the Twilight Zone. A non Beatles lesson... Lol. Great Lesson thanks for it
Another brilliant one! Thanks so much for this Mike. And thanks for the Cream history lesson and the tone tips. 👌🏻🌠🌅🌌🕊😉
What a nice surprise !
Made my day
Greetings from Austria 🫡
Thanks Mike. Very cool.
Did not expect this, great lesson I enjoy seeing lessons on other artists from you too
This is awesome! If you’re up to another Cream song, a lesson on Crossroads would be so awesome too.
Great job as usual! Love the music, but really always enjoy the back story of the tunes! Awesome
Wow, what a new direction!
Thank you very much!
Amazing switch up Mike! Love it
Love this song and I learn it from you, the expert! Thanks Mike
Beautiful Mike ! Thanks for this one !
I listened to this song for ages before I realized that the first solo is a take on Blue Moon , so cool !
Always loved that song, great job Mike, of bringing it back to life...
Great as usual. Found myself watching the drummer the most!
holy shit mike, a non-beatles song? A surprise for sure, but a welcome one!
Wonderful analysis and performance! Great woman-tone, too! Kudos!
Great video . Smart remark about the Blue moon melody.
That bend on the bass makes ALL the difference in the sound. Very cool.
@Wheaton - YES it does!
Mike!! You rule the world Brother!
I never heard the Blue Moon in the start of the solo before, but it's so obvious after you pointed it out.
Thanks, Mike -- great video! I've been messing around with Sunshine for years, always so much more to learn.
Glad to help!
Fantastic as always! I always wondered if he really was trying to quote Blue Moon on the first part of the solo…I tend to think not, I think he just improvised and it came out ! I Could be wrong of course. Somebody should ask him😁
@1rw - Clapton has stated that he did indeed intend to quote Blue Moon saying - "'I want to show people that things in music haven't changed.'"
@@MPfrance wow, so its true! Thank you.
Many thanks for explaining another masterpiece in detail. I appreciate that you also included the bass part. Maybe your drummer colleague could make a drum lesson as well, so we have everything. Drums and bass are missing in your excellent Beatles videos 🙂.
Fantastic thank you
The secret in the strange brew is the purple pants.
Great choice; "Cream" played Sunshine 5 mins after I heard it 60 or so years ago. My 1rst guitar at 10 , had to know all the great tunes. You're directorial is thorough, Well done! Would love to learn about Cream's crazy cool song "Politician" ..
Great as always Mike :)
very cool thanks Mike
Guitar tone sounds pretty much spot on-- great video!
Nice job Mike! Good to hear a departure from The Beatles……
Thanks for listening
@@MPfranceAlways good to watch you play. I've been playing guitar for almost 50 years and regard myself as a decent guitarist/vocalist and I have a small studio, but you are definitely on a level above me! One of the things I've always loved about guitar is the community and how we all help each other.
Well done. That's a tough one to sing and play simultaneously.
I like your style - subbed!
PERFECT
Thanks, Mike!
What a great tone
Great lesson Mike, it’d be great to see some more non-Beatle songs in the future. Would you consider teaching all the parts to And Your Bird Can Sing?
Hey Mike, you’ll need to do While my guitar gently weeps! 👍
One of very first riffs I ever learned on guitar.
Hey Mike Awsome as usual !! Since you asked in the email, I would love it if you would do this for "Badge". One more request would be Pride of man, by Quick silver. Thanks for all the help through the years Mike !!!
Great suggestion - "Badge."
Superb. I’d love to see a lesson, charts and tab for 20th Century Man by the Kinks.
And dig the purple paisley pants!
Me too!!
@drglori - Me three! :-)
I saw clapton doing a short how to on this riff. I was surprised to see him play the e form bar chord to begin the riff.
Your still my favorite V-32 VJ.
Hi Mike , well done ! Quite amazing as per usual.
How about having a go at “Now and then “
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Such a great tune... and the solo is typical of Clapton back then fiery but well constructed mixing major and minor pentatonics and the usual blues rock cliches that he managed to make sound authentic and fresh.
Great job as always but would enjoy one on "outside woman blues " basic song very simple but have never found a good breakdown of the studio version solo
Hi! Great stuff! How about doing version of I'm so glad?
I wish you’d do While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I've seen Jack Bruce play the bend on a fretless SG bass, sliding.
Hello Mike, phenomenal job as per your usual level of detail. Any idea about the riff between Baker and Bruce? Also, the moving note diagram is so helpful to visualize the movement that you can’t see well otherwise. Is that a specific program that does that for you? Thanks again, Anthony
@taylor - The riff started when they were in the Graham Bond Organisation.
Bruce started playing during a Baker drum solo - Ginger punched him.
Ginger Baker was a heroin addict and Jack Bruce had a Jekyll and Hyde personality. Not a very cohesive concoction.
And no - there's no "specific program" that creates the moving note diagrams.
I create them one frame at a time in PhotoShop and edit them together in Adobe Premiere Pro. QUITE a tedious job!! One of the many reasons a lesson takes the better part of two weeks to complete.
Cool
Hello Mike, greetings from the UK.
People wonder sometimes why the album was called Disraeli Gears? I have a theory which is that until about the late 60s, most British bikes used Sturmey Archer gears, but later on bikes with French Derailleur gears appeared. Unfortunately, many British people were unable to pronounce this, and so called them Disraeli Gears after the 19th century British Prime Minister. One of these days, I must ask Eric if that is true.😀
@michael - yes - Cream’s roadie, Mick Turner, was describing a racing bicycle gears and couldn't properly pronounce ‘derailleur gears.' The band liked Mick's mispronunciation and titled the album thusly.
Ha! You are an encyclopaedia!
Mike did it! He ran out of Beatles songs to break down.
Where would be without the old Western idea of the Indian 'down beat'! Ringo would have had it in a flash!
Hi Mike, I have a question regarding the SG and Les Paul that you are using. Are both of these guitars wired to have independent volume controls?
Just curious.
Im interested in why you have a different drummer for this but you do the drums for a lot of Beatles' tracks!
@mark - 'cuz I know my limitations.
Ginger Baker came from a jazz background, and was far more technically sophisticated than Ringo Starr. Ringo HIMSELF has even admitted that he is not very good at the technical stuff, and that a lot of his “style” is the result of being a left-handed person struggling to play a right-handed drum kit. THAT is why his downbeat in “Ticket To Ride” is late, for example. Ginger’s drumming is MUCH more challenging to pull off than Ringo Starr for guitarists who only play drums occasionally. There is a reason why Ginger Baker was such a huge influence on drummers like John Bonham, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, and Alex Van Halen, among others.
But can't seem to find the charts and tabs on the website. I must be doing something wrong
Here's the link: mikepachelli.com/charts-tabs
Thanks for your support!
Is this song the acid test of whether or not you’ve made it as a drummer?
Never really cared for Cream, pretentious and boring despite their obvious abilities. Please keep doing more Beatles, and if you feel like variety, you can't go wrong with the Rolling Stones.
Good video Mike. Used to play this one back in the day. Nice job as usual.