Sir, it is the quiet talents like yourself that make RUclips such a goddamn joy. I am playing this in my 80s cover band on Thursday night. I can now safely say - in the words of you young folk: "I got this!" Thank you so much.
Great tutorial. James Honeyman-Scott was indeed quite underrated. His solo in "Kid" was downright brilliant. You bring up a great point about how the changing bassline affects the moods of the chords. It basically changes an A---Asus2---Asus4---A sequence into an implied F#min7---Asus2/F#---Asus4/F#---F#min7 sound. Love the textures in this one...they remind me of the Police and Andy Summers in general. Great job!
come to think of it, there are some similar musical ideas in pretenders and police songs. both anglo-american bands, exactly the same time period, sting and chrissie hynde are such dissimilar singers though, I guess that's why I never noticed the similarities
The best tutorial of this song on the internet. The changing bass notes are what add the texture to the guitar chords- Great job explaining the intricate subtleties on the chord inversions.
Just 2 more Pretenders songs ? Don't know if these were Jimmy's but Don't Get Me Wrong and Middle Of The Road are certainly deserving of your great tutorials !Thanks You
Wow, great tutorial on this song. I just clicked on this because I love the song and have never checked any vids on it. Very nice playing, sound, and explanation. Just started watching your vids and liking them a lot. There ARE a lot of guitar parts to cover, you're right. I am a guitar teacher myself and one of my female students wants to play and sing this tune, bless her young heart. I'm sending her the link to your vid, which will really help. Seems to me you've nailed it here. I played this song in bands 30 years ago, always loved Chrissie and The Pretenders, especially her early work. Nicely done!
larry geetar Thanks Larry, really pleased you enjoyed it. Before I did this video I assumed this would be quite an easy song to play, but I discovered there's a lot more going on than I expected. And young female guitarists could have few better role models than Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders I reckon!
@@acpg Exactly ! This song seems to be easy but it is not that easy to get all the duble stops just by ear ! Reason for me thanking you Adrian ! This was a Masterclass from you to all of us ! Please don't ever ever ever take this video down from youtube ! Request for Back on the Chain Gang tutorial ...please ps. (I have not checked all your videos and maybe you already did the BOTCG song tutorial).
Exceptional tutorial for this song. And I completely agree with you about James Honey-man Scott. Would like to see more tutorials for his songs. I was lucky enough to see The Pretenders open for The Who in '79. Looking back on it now, they were an amazingly tight band for as young as they were. What a thrill to have been there.
what a NICE job - very clear tutorial, well produced video. I've been using YT tutorials for years and this is one of the best. And even better - great song from a great band, THANKS!
Brilliant lesson, you made it really easy to get a good sound and a fine tribute to JHS. Love the Pretenders and really dig your style of teaching - a distinct lack of ego and showing off always appreciated. Thank you Adrian!
Hello Adrian, Seems like Everyone liked this song, Your Tutorial was an Eye Opener, Never Imagined It was Played like it is, Which makes it easier to learn. Thanks for Starting me off. Good One
This is more of a love of the pretenders post than a guitar post. I played their first album continuously on the way to play Frisbee golf and didn't miss a day for 8 months. Song track of my life back then. Yeah yeah...
great job adrian! i was bummed when i heard the first video someone else had done - so crude and wrong. you have a gentle and rich approach - i love it. thanks for the lesson!
At approximately 21:38, where you mention the other response lick that appears at the pre-chorus, the phrase can be played without moving to the 4th fret. You can remain at the 9th and 11th frets on the third and fourth strings, meaning that you can play the pre-chorus riff and the response lick without moving your fingers. The same is true with the opening riff and response lick. With very little practice, those can be played simultaneously, which is a fun back-and-forth exercise of left hand muting and right hand muting.
Listening to this hit, reminding me my young years, I saw your tuto in the RUclips mosaic after watching vid! I can say you are an efficient instructor, man! Thumb up! :-)
Great demo ..always wondered how this was played. There are some keepers in there also .. The 1 and 3rd of A moving to the 1st and fourth with the bottom two string open which provide the 2nd and 5th of A is great ... and the Bm (Am shape)turning into a G7 the G in the base .. I guess the Bm -> G7 is movable also.. great stuff
Love this. Thanks. For me, the apotheosis of tasteful, economic, and incredibly underrated guitar playing that complements the song is George Harrison. He was an artistic magpie, and I would really appreciate some lessons on his playing, both with The Beatles, and on his solo slide playing.
Great lesson i learned a lot, thank you so much for this very practical and easy to understand approach. i have subbed as i find your site easily one of the most easy to understand that i have come across. thank you. cheers. Andy.
Please, could you do a tutorial on Pretenders' 'Lovers of Today'? James Honeyman-Scott's epic solo is one of my fave guitar solos ever. Is it possible? Thank-you!
Adrian, I can't believe I just found this. The instruction and breakdown you gave was awesome. I really like how you played the complete parts at the intro of the video, THEN broke everything down. I LOVE that song, and have always loved the chord/bass parts. There's a hopeful, striving feel to it, with this subtle underlying melancholy at: 1:06-1:10 - those hammer on and picked notes in between. Sooo cool. Forgot to ask Adrian, can you please tell what amp, or modeller you're playing through at the beginning, of the video? - Much thanks.
I've learned This Charming Man, Sound and Vision, Charmless Man, Kid and now this from you Adrian. Thanks so much. I love the songs you pick and the way you teach. Keep up the good work. Any chance of No Matter What by Badfinger?
Thanks a bunch awesome bunch of lessons- love the Marr and Honeyman-Scot stuff also finally nailed Get Lucky !Interesting Johnny Marr is a big Honeyman scot fan and is buddies with Nile RodgersThxLater,T
Digital transformed music in the '80's, especially recording. Marr and JHS made art with the new tech', the rolling stones made shit. ... undercover of the night is the most overproduced song. Ever.
I had real live lessons off Jimmy Scott! He thought he would start me off on Eric Clapton and can't find my way home. He said just hang a d boogie! He was so brilliant he had trouble understanding that I wasn't quite up to his standard! God bless you mate x
Hi Adrian. It has been a while. I hope that you are well. Thanks for this. I completely agree with you about James Honeyman-Scott. Curious about the software you used for the drums here - were you using some loops or AU's in Logic, or VST's in a PC DAW? Take care.
In case you want to sing along with the intro :) I got brass in pocket I got bottle, I'm gonna use it Intention, I feel inventive Gonna make you, make you, make you notice and Got motion, restrained emotion Been driving, Detroit leaning No reason, just seems so pleasing Gonna make you, make you, make you notice Gonna use my arms Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my sidestep Gonna use my fingers Gonna use my, my, my, imagination 'Cause I going make you see There's nobody else here, no one like me I'm special (Special) So special (Special) I got have some of your attention, give it to me I got rhythm, I can't miss a beat I got a new Skank, so reet Got something, I'm winking at you Gonna make you, make you, make you notice Gonna use my arms Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my sidestep Gonna…
the first chord hammer sounds like the old ARGENT song HOLD YOUR HEAD UP lolz.. to make things a bit easier.. the D shape chord is the same fingering as Bm7 form 2 bar chord minus the B root note.. the chorus is odd, the shape is Bm7 to Bm.. very efficient.
You talk about doing more Pretenders & JHS music in future in this video. If I may suggest "Tattooed Love Boys" and "Back On The Chain Gang". Great guitar parts (riffs, chords, etc) but a departure from this song & "Kid".
***** Great suggestions. I'm probably going to take a little break from Pretenders stuff while I focus on a few other videos, but I'll definitely bear those songs in mind for the future.
Sir, it is the quiet talents like yourself that make RUclips such a goddamn joy. I am playing this in my 80s cover band on Thursday night. I can now safely say - in the words of you young folk: "I got this!" Thank you so much.
Great tutorial. James Honeyman-Scott was indeed quite underrated. His solo in "Kid" was downright brilliant. You bring up a great point about how the changing bassline affects the moods of the chords. It basically changes an A---Asus2---Asus4---A sequence into an implied F#min7---Asus2/F#---Asus4/F#---F#min7 sound. Love the textures in this one...they remind me of the Police and Andy Summers in general. Great job!
come to think of it, there are some similar musical ideas in pretenders and police songs. both anglo-american bands, exactly the same time period, sting and chrissie hynde are such dissimilar singers though, I guess that's why I never noticed the similarities
yeah definatly hear andy summer esque playing
The intro lick to Day after Day is also amazing
Always loved the Telecaster sound on the Pretenders work. Back on the Chain Gang really got the Tele in my blood.
Absolutely the best Brass in Pocket guitar lesson you can find on RUclips!! Superb.
The best tutorial of this song on the internet. The changing bass notes are what add the texture to the guitar chords- Great job explaining the intricate subtleties on the chord inversions.
Just 2 more Pretenders songs ? Don't know if these were Jimmy's but Don't Get Me Wrong and Middle Of The Road are certainly deserving of your great tutorials !Thanks You
Wow, great tutorial on this song. I just clicked on this because I love the song and
have never checked any vids on it. Very nice playing, sound, and explanation. Just
started watching your vids and liking them a lot. There ARE a lot of guitar parts to
cover, you're right. I am a guitar teacher myself and one of my female students wants
to play and sing this tune, bless her young heart. I'm sending her the link to your vid,
which will really help. Seems to me you've nailed it here. I played this song in bands
30 years ago, always loved Chrissie and The Pretenders, especially her early work.
Nicely done!
larry geetar Thanks Larry, really pleased you enjoyed it. Before I did this video I assumed this would be quite an easy song to play, but I discovered there's a lot more going on than I expected. And young female guitarists could have few better role models than Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders I reckon!
@@acpg Exactly !
This song seems to be easy but it is not that easy to get all the duble stops just by ear !
Reason for me thanking you Adrian !
This was a Masterclass from you to all of us !
Please don't ever ever ever take this video down from youtube !
Request for Back on the Chain Gang
tutorial ...please
ps. (I have not checked all your videos and maybe you already did the BOTCG song tutorial).
These may be the best Honeyman lesson in the history of the WHIRLED!
Just fancied learning brass in pocket and came across this, fantastic tuition, spot in and saved me a lot of time. Cheers for this!
Nicely done Sir - I have been playing 61 years and 42 as a pro. I love this friendly relaxed no bullshit approach. Excellent work.
Excellent tutorial, greatly appreciated. Nice to see a little Super Champ in the background, what great amps they are, thanks to Paul Rivera!
you always have my favorite selection of lessons. Thanks Adrian
Thanks for posting, and for getting it right. There is so little info out there on James Honeyman-Scott, still my favorite guitarist. Great job!
Exceptional tutorial for this song. And I completely agree with you about James Honey-man Scott. Would like to see more tutorials for his songs. I was lucky enough to see The Pretenders open for The Who in '79. Looking back on it now, they were an amazingly tight band for as young as they were. What a thrill to have been there.
Wow ! This cover/lesson is spot on !
Congrats !
The best one on RUclips !
This video should have millions of views !
Keep coming back to this - to get it right.
what a NICE job - very clear tutorial, well produced video. I've been using YT tutorials for years and this is one of the best. And even better - great song from a great band,
THANKS!
Brilliant lesson, you made it really easy to get a good sound and a fine tribute to JHS. Love the Pretenders and really dig your style of teaching - a distinct lack of ego and showing off always appreciated. Thank you Adrian!
Thanks so much for this thorough, understandable lesson of a great song as well as all the other lessons you've done. Beautiful.
Huge Pretenders fan! Thank you buddy. This is one of my favourite videos of yours!
Hello Adrian, Seems like Everyone liked this song, Your Tutorial was an Eye Opener, Never Imagined It was Played like it is, Which makes it easier to learn. Thanks for Starting me off. Good One
Amazing lesson! Top notch guitar instruction…thanks! 👏
Fantastic guitar lesson you nailed this one!
This is more of a love of the pretenders post than a guitar post. I played their first album continuously on the way to play Frisbee golf and didn't miss a day for 8 months. Song track of my life back then. Yeah yeah...
I just enjoy watching you play, I love this content and you are fantastic! Great Job!
great job adrian! i was bummed when i heard the first video someone else had done - so crude and wrong. you have a gentle and rich approach - i love it. thanks for the lesson!
I keep coming back to this vid. Thanks bro! I am now in the market for an American Telecaster.
Bravo mate! this tutorial is spectacular and your musicianship is spot on!....thank you!
Excellent teaching, you provide great detailed instruction.
Brilliant lesson...happy to have come upon your channel. Many thanks!
Wow..this guy is everywhere....good at many styles
At approximately 21:38, where you mention the other response lick that appears at the pre-chorus, the phrase can be played without moving to the 4th fret. You can remain at the 9th and 11th frets on the third and fourth strings, meaning that you can play the pre-chorus riff and the response lick without moving your fingers. The same is true with the opening riff and response lick. With very little practice, those can be played simultaneously, which is a fun back-and-forth exercise of left hand muting and right hand muting.
Great lesson video, thanks for posting this video!
Thought I knew how to play this song. Nope. You nailed it! Thank you!
Thanks Adrian, apart from being a great guitarist you are an outstanding teacher cheers from Sydney Australia.
Fantastic tutorial 5* really helpful and easy to follow, thank you for taking the time to upload
Hi Hi Hi ! ! !
I just clicked here for the first time and I love your style and general vibe when you play ! ! Thank you ! ! !
Best I've heard
Nice vid Adrian. You've got serious talent as a guitar player and youtuber. Keep up the good work!
had to learn this in a pinch for a gig...very helpful thank you!
Great stuff. More JHS, please. Lovely Tele too, btw.
Listening to this hit, reminding me my young years, I saw your tuto in the RUclips mosaic after watching vid! I can say you are an efficient instructor, man! Thumb up! :-)
Great demo ..always wondered how this was played. There are some keepers in there also .. The 1 and 3rd of A moving to the 1st and fourth with the bottom two string open which provide the 2nd and 5th of A is great ... and the Bm (Am shape)turning into a G7 the G in the base .. I guess the Bm -> G7 is movable also.. great stuff
Thanks for a great lesson mate...perfect jangly Tele tone! Love your work!
Thank you!!! Great help and love your tone!!! Perfect Tone - a never ending search!
I used to run two of those Super Champs. Great video.
Dude! That was freaking awesome!👌😎👍
Great lesson! Excellent playing and explanation.
Love this. Thanks. For me, the apotheosis of tasteful, economic, and incredibly underrated guitar playing that complements the song is George Harrison. He was an artistic magpie, and I would really appreciate some lessons on his playing, both with The Beatles, and on his solo slide playing.
James Honeyman-Scott is so under-rated it is criminal. Love your lessons, how about Tattooed Love Boys?
I still love you Adrian just back to re learn this goodie I forgot the nuances
That sounds so nice
Great lesson i learned a lot, thank you so much for this very practical and easy to understand approach. i have subbed as i find your site easily one of the most easy to understand that i have come across. thank you. cheers. Andy.
yes please more lessons and a big thanks
Awesome lesson. Could you also comment on the effects you used?
James Honeyman Scott was such a creative rythym guitarist.
Please, could you do a tutorial on Pretenders' 'Lovers of Today'? James Honeyman-Scott's epic solo is one of my fave guitar solos ever. Is it possible? Thank-you!
Nice and clear !
Awesome lesson. Great job.Thanks.
I don't know how to play the guitar but your tutorial was really interesting to watch
Adrian, I can't believe I just found this. The instruction and breakdown you gave was awesome. I really like how you played the complete parts at the intro of the video, THEN broke everything down. I LOVE that song, and have always loved the chord/bass parts. There's a hopeful, striving feel to it, with this subtle underlying melancholy at: 1:06-1:10 - those hammer on and picked notes in between. Sooo cool.
Forgot to ask Adrian, can you please tell what amp, or modeller you're playing through at the beginning, of the video?
- Much thanks.
You are a seriously cool dude! And you have this nailed.
Wonderful observations! Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely brilliant!!!
Thanks a lot! This was incredibly helpful
Really excellent lesson!
Wonderful lesson thankyou.
I've learned This Charming Man, Sound and Vision, Charmless Man, Kid and now this from you Adrian. Thanks so much. I love the songs you pick and the way you teach. Keep up the good work. Any chance of No Matter What by Badfinger?
Gosh your Tele sounds great! Good work!
your chorus sounds great!!
Thanks Adrian!
Thanks a bunch awesome bunch of lessons- love the Marr and Honeyman-Scot stuff also finally nailed Get Lucky !Interesting Johnny Marr is a big Honeyman scot fan and is buddies with Nile RodgersThxLater,T
+Tim Norton Thanks Tim. Yes, it's all connected somehow, very mysterious!
Digital transformed music in the '80's, especially recording. Marr and JHS made art with the new tech', the rolling stones made shit. ... undercover of the night is the most overproduced song. Ever.
Well done, great lesson.
Spot on Mate👍🏻👍🏻🎸🎸🎶🎶
Love your tone!
Brilliant Lesson Thank you.
Great, thorough lesson. Thanks :)
Exactly! I was "thinking" the bass-line against that opening.
Great, thank you very much!!
Nice job as always. Like the tele.
I had real live lessons off Jimmy Scott! He thought he would start me off on Eric Clapton and can't find my way home. He said just hang a d boogie! He was so brilliant he had trouble understanding that I wasn't quite up to his standard! God bless you mate x
Great job 👏
Great Lesson!
Great lesson, many thanks.
Love this. Thank you.
Hi Adrian. It has been a while. I hope that you are well.
Thanks for this. I completely agree with you about James Honeyman-Scott.
Curious about the software you used for the drums here - were you using some loops or AU's in Logic, or VST's in a PC DAW?
Take care.
Spot on!
In case you want to sing along with the intro :)
I got brass in pocket
I got bottle, I'm gonna use it
Intention, I feel inventive
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice and
Got motion, restrained emotion
Been driving, Detroit leaning
No reason, just seems so pleasing
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice
Gonna use my arms
Gonna use my legs
Gonna use my style
Gonna use my sidestep
Gonna use my fingers
Gonna use my, my, my, imagination
'Cause I going make you see
There's nobody else here, no one like me
I'm special
(Special)
So special
(Special)
I got have some of your attention, give it to me
I got rhythm, I can't miss a beat
I got a new Skank, so reet
Got something, I'm winking at you
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice
Gonna use my arms
Gonna use my legs
Gonna use my style
Gonna use my sidestep
Gonna…
Excellent
Great lesson. Great Tone. Can you tell me more about your equipment and recording gear?? thanks
wonderful lesson...good ears!
Agree with Bill Cupp and all the others regarding Honeyman-Scott. Few have gotten more out of each note and chord than this guy. Always interesting.
the first chord hammer sounds like the old ARGENT song HOLD YOUR HEAD UP lolz.. to make things a bit easier.. the D shape chord is the same fingering as Bm7 form 2 bar chord minus the B root note.. the chorus is odd, the shape is Bm7 to Bm.. very efficient.
This is very very good !
The term is known as "Staccato" which translates "short and detached".
Best I've heard
Best I've heard
Fantastic! Thank you!
Thanks Adrian. Good man.
I only use gibson and fender plectrums now. This way I keep my standards right up there if I can.
You're great 😊
James was so good what a shame he passed so young
Really good stuff!
You talk about doing more Pretenders & JHS music in future in this video. If I may suggest "Tattooed Love Boys" and "Back On The Chain Gang". Great guitar parts (riffs, chords, etc) but a departure from this song & "Kid".
***** Great suggestions. I'm probably going to take a little break from Pretenders stuff while I focus on a few other videos, but I'll definitely bear those songs in mind for the future.
Thanks a lot 👍