how to play "Heroes" on guitar by David Bowie | electric guitar lesson tutorial
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An electric guitar lesson on how to play “Heroes.” by David Bowie.
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I couldn't agree more! How the heck are you getting all that sustain without an ebow??? friggin' awesomeness!!
YES! He doesn't talk too much, cuts right to the chase, the visuals are great, teaches really well, he's got the whole package
Yes he is fantastic. I would also recommend Adrian on Anyonecanplayguitar. He’s good too. Does some more eclectic stuff. He’s English so does a lot of British stuff from the 80 and 90s.
How on God's earth can 28 people dislike this lesson this guy is brilliant
Al Danino 53 now, unfortunately.
haters gonna hate 🤷♂️
Great tutorial but missed the down tuning and almost gave frustrated up. This might explain some thumbs down. The tutorial is not really beginner friendly but hey, it's even sweeter once you figure it out by yourself.
Because there a bunch of ignorant idiots.
Probably 28 other instructors on TH-cam with videos that teach it wrong.
So if, like me, you're struggling with the Robert Fripp riff that gets put through Brian Eno's e-bow synthesiser thing (1977 vintage) to get that Heroes sound, just look at a couple of the live videos where a violin is used to get a very similar sound. And don't beat yourself up! Better players than you and me can't do it... so thanks to Shut Up & Play for giving us at least the right notes to play. Awesome song; awesome tutorial. Thank you.
Thank u!
Cool. Thanks for the link to the Sound On Sound article. Bowie , Brian Eno and Robert Fripp were an extraordinary team. I went to the "Heroes" tour concert in 1978 , where Adrian Belew and Carlos Alomar were the guitarists. I went to the "Serious Moonlight" concert in 1983, where Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar were the guitarists. Heroes...what a song live...Strong positive vibe.
Saw the Heroes tour, awesome experience.
This is the best tutorial of "Heroes" on the net! There are many different live versions by Bowie in concert; but the best seems to be "David Bowie (A Reality Tour)". While Fripp used raw feedback to do the sustained note (one reason he is seen with headphones in concert) the lead guitar on "A Reality Tour" is using an 'EBow'. Another concert video shows the sustained note done on an electric violin, but I think the guitar version has more soul!
Great lesson Shutup.
I loved Fripp's collaborations with Bowie. Fripp's stylings are very evident in this song and probably even more so throughout the Scary Monsters album.
As for Carlos Alomar, he certainly had that certain je ne sais quoi that helped define Bowie's recordings.
Which chorus riff do you mean?
Did not know that, I always assumed it was Fripp. Definitely one of the trademarks of this masterpiece
I've seen Ronson use the Ebow for those killer sustaining single note runs. This is an extremely emotional song for me. It's just perfect. It makes me weep when I hear it.
This is the best lesson bar none for this song.
Well done and thanks.
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How can anybody give this a thumbs down? You are certainly one of the best teachers out there. Thanks for generously giving your time to produce your excellent tutorials. THIS is what makes TH-cam great.
This guy is the best guitar teacher on the internet that I have seen. Always way accurate and detailed. If I had money I would send some.
This guy is a genius, he’s give me loads of help over the year’s. I would like to say a big thanks 🙏🏻
I appreciate your accuracy….also, they move along just perfect with where I’m at on guitar…..without tedious info! 😊
Been larning how to play acoustic for months and I'm getting pretty good. Afterwards I'm gonna learn electric and first lesson ima take is this one!
one of my fave bowie songs. thank you!!
Haven't even got to the lesson part yet and I'm subscribing. The fact that you play the song correctly is enough.
The drop 'D' on the bass/guitar line is a master-stroke. Never would have picked that. Great video.
I gotta say this lesson is excellent! I just finished recording a country-blues cover of this tune and this lesson was so helpful and inspirational. Keep up the awesome work!
THIS IS SO GOOD
I always thought the lead was so haunting. It always got to me. Fantastic lesson on a great song!
Mindblowing that anyone could "thumbs down" this!
This is great.
I love how you give us the background
Just for info some of the lyrics and chord sites have some really crazy chords in some lines that are just plain wrong.
The "synth" part at 11:00 is really Robert Fripp's guitar treated. Yes, there are very inventive things going on within this song. It's a collective effort with the cream of the cream involved. Just the reverb/mic technique of the vocals by T. Visconti is amazing, specially since he invented that technique on the fly 'cause they run out of tracks leaving just one for the lead vocal. Something unthinkable these days.
this lesson deserves so much more love
I love the color of that LP
Very nice!!! Better than just most rhythm only lessons!
Wow, excellent break down. My band happens to be working on this song next in our set list... Thanks for your work here, I know it takes a lot of time and thought to put these together. Great job! All the best, much appreciated!
first class lesson braking down a truly first class song. Thank you.
Just Brilliant! I found this really enjoyable to learn and I feel like I am now a Hero just playing it!. Thankyou.
Fripp and Eno both helped make this album, their craftsmanship and musicianship is intertwined in the songs all over this album.
great works
This piano-like guitar part is awesome! Congrats, and thank you for sharing.
Great Lesson, just remember this from seeing it a while ago and re visited to incorporate into an acoustic version. Well done and great mention on the Sound on Sound article, great read so thanks for that tidbit as well. You're a great instructor!
Credit where It's due - You are a very good teacher and excellent guitarist - 10/10
your playing and this song perfectly illustrates why I love playing guitar.
I love that tune and you broke it down and expressed your attachment to it also which came across which is a great teacher and of course a great player also. Thanks Bro!!!!
The best guitar teacher on YT. Brilliant. Thanks for all the good work. Cheers from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Man! This is the best fucking tutorial I have ever seen. A nice straight forward intro showing us how the parts looked when played. Then a straight forward break down of the parts. But not too broken down. None of this 'ok, so put your second finger on the 5th fret of the D string and your little finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and play the 2nd, 4th and 5th strings etc'. Just showing us, visually, as you would a mate.
Thanks for the excellent tutorial!
That was brilliant. A well crafted song and you made it jump out - hey that's Bowie "Heros" song. That's interesting with the drop D tuning. Well done mate. Parraboy
All parts of this song are so lovely going to start learning it now always loved it
I just ended up here kind of by accident, but just wanted to compliment you on your playing. And more than anything on your style of demonstrating. It assumes a certain amount of knowledge, and goes quick.
Beautifully executed vid ! BIGTIME THANKS.
Great lesson. Had to learn this quick for a gig and came here. The song is in the key of G though, There are C naturals all through out the melody. Starts on the 5 chord then to the 4. If you play that C# from the key of D over this tune you'll hear it right away.
Not G - D Mixolydian, which has the flattened 7th.
Same notes as G major, agreed, but the home chord is clearly D.
Omg, I grew up with this song, I will be dusting off my guitar and learning this. Thanks to you so much
Only recently saw your videos but I have to say yours are the best, not that I learn songs much anymore but the fact that you play along with the record is super helpful, great stuff man....
Dude. Thanks a lot! I've been playing for a long time. But there's still so much details to learn. That's why I still love TH-cam. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. I love both Alomar and Fripp guitar parts they stick together like a dream... Along with the rest of the instruments, down to the tambourine.
Beautiful sustain!
hands down the best tutorial on Heroes! Keep up the fantastic work! Cheers!
+Keef Thanks bud.
What a fabulous lesson ! Watching it every day until I get it.
At least I find a real demo !! Thank you so much. Thank you too David, for sure you're a hero.. RIP
Really great lesson of the correct way to play this classic Bowie track. Thanx so much !! With wishes. Rx
This is one of my favorite songs thank you so much
Great Instructional. I always like your instructional videos, but wanted to shout out a thank you for the timely Bowie song. RIP.
One of the best tutorial sites Thank you.
One of my favourite songs, thank you.
Great lesson, thank you!
Sounds incredible!
you always do such a great job,please don't stop. you are the best.. thanks so much
HE USES A eBOW that gives it it's unique sustaned sound which spins the cylinder on the "B" string constantly so it sounds like it's sustained. But really it's spinning on the string constantly. Very insightfull specially on the drop "E" string to the "D" string. Excellent addition. Doing the Bass walk with the drop "D" . I love the name. Shut up and play. Because there are too many guitarist that gab too freakin much. But this guy was perfect. gave you the parts. and all of them too. Very good ear on this guy. So Shut Up And Play!!! Great Tutorial. Brother.
Fripp didn't use an Ebow. That was all feedback. In www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-david-bowie-heroes Tony Visconti, who produced it, says "he came up with that beautiful line which everyone thinks is an E-bow sound, but which is actually just Fripp standing in the right place with his volume up at the right level and getting feedback.". Live performances tend to use Ebows or Fernandes sustainers, but the recording didn't.
Always insightful and creative with other instrument and double-tracking parts...I never fail to see and learn something new which helps develop my own playing style. Excellent! Thank you
Thank you. You have such a good touch foe both teaching guitar. Your keyboard ideas is brilliant. I adds so much to what a guitar band can do!
For me, the best is how he was performing in on the Reality Tour. He may have been playing that way before Reality, where he switches up the verses. Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard with the e-bow, Gail Ann Dorsey on bass, amazing band!
Another great lesson, thanks!
fantastic lesson sir, thank you. One of my all time favorite songs.And thank you for the link to the article on the making of the song. I really enjoyed that and sent to my musician friends.
-So, is this song from David Bowie or King Crimson?
-Yes.
David Bowie, but has been covered by my favourite band... Hollywood Vampires
Great job, mate! Thank you!
Thanks for this. I always wondered how this was sort of played 👍👏
This guy really is the best
Just a fantastic breakdown. Great song choice. Thumbs up.
brilliant insight, interpretation and distillation, thank you. great song, my only album by the great davy jones
Ur tone is magnificent
Cool man!!! THANK YOU for referenceing that article on this song. SO cool!
Just a brilliant lesson, one of the best I have ever seen...and you are too modest!
Thanks Mary...
Thank you a thousand fold🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Robert Fripp FTW. I don't see the link to the article you mentioned, but Fripp's contribution at least deserves a mention here. Rock on.
www.shutupandplay.ca/heroes--rhythm-and-solo.html
Once again, absolutely magnificent! Thanks
That is absolutely fantastic! Thank you sir. I shall be donating so that I can see more of your videos.
Love that tone, not alot of gain but nice sustain and clarity, but capable of a nice growl. Excellent video.
Fabulous!!! Appreciate all the insights and direction. Article was fan friggin tastic. So no Ebow used, all Fripp using Eno's EMS Synth thru the guitar, brilliant. Thanks for the website SoundonSound turn on. Steve
Fantastic song and almost as good a lesson. Who could not love this???!!!
Hey there, I was searching for some tips recently on playing this one from the late David Bowie. (RIP) And your vid came up. Glad I clicked on it. Nice work putting this together! While I never seen David Bowie perform live, I actually like Depeche Modes' tribute cover version better of whom I have seen twice. Regardless, I like your presentation skills and playing. Cool, Thank you Sir! 😎🎸
Love it.... Never get's old
Thank you for the excellent tutorial and instruction!
Ran across the Andy Timmons version of this way cool song. Great tutorial as always Thank you kind Sir.
Awesome tutorial! Thanks! Can't wait to read the article.
Nicely done.... thankyou.
could listen to this all day.......
That's the way you do it! Thank you. Rock on!
Well thank you very much, really well explained, excellent tutorial. Regards.
Truly excellent lesson- many thanks
Nice Job, you made this song so fun to play. Bravo!
Great tutorial many thanks! Really appreciate it
Excellent Thank you
Thanks for this video! I love this song !
hopla i found my teacher for this song...great work
Great love it thumbs down idiots
Would love to request The Trees by Rush, or anything by Rush.
Zeppelin ♫ That’s such a rad songgggg
You're Zeppelin with Pink Floyd album cover requesting a Rush song. Lul loved it
4:23 ......amazing
Nailed it.
Great lesson. I have great fun with this song and a looper.... sounds amazing!!
Awesome lesson.