If I could play like that I'd be so pumped that I could never just sit there talking about it. I get a couple chords out and I'm all jumping off the couch and doing spin kicks. I kicked over my step dad's ashtray and now they want me to sell my guitar on craigslist.
Just learned this song, been playing guitar for 2 years. Self taught by playing songs I like, no theory required. (eventhough i do have a background in piano)
It still boggles my mind that while everyone else was playing blues-boogie rock and hard rock/early metal, 17-year old Johnny Marr came up with this guitar part. Such a creative guitarist.
Far and away THE BEST lesson for This Charming Man. The only lesson that plays it exactly like Johnny does. Love all the "geeky" detail involved in perfecting this. Its broken down perfectly. Thank you so much.
Back in the early ‘80s, I played in my first band: we were a cover band, doing songs by then- new bands, like The Police and U2, mixed with songs by older bands, like the Beatles. But we also did what was then called “college music” - music that didn’t get airplay on mainstream commercial radio, and which you could only hear on your local 5000w college radio station; songs by bands like X, Replacements, Pretenders, Translator, Smiths, Cure, Banshees, Magazine - I can’t remember all of them, but we had a huge repertoire, and gained a large following, being the only band doing that type of music in our city in central California. One of the songs we did was This Charming Man - which I absolutely loved! We played the song in F#, and I managed to make it sound “almost” like the original, but it never sounded quite right - until I slipped a capo on at the 2nd fret, and had an “aha!” moment, finding all of those open strings! It was always one of my favorite songs to play, and watching this video brought back a lot of great memories. Except for maybe 1 or 2 different voicings, I played it exactly like this. Thanks for your wonderful tutorials - I wish you and youtube were around back in 1983 - my styluses would’ve lasted longer, and my records wouldn’t have gotten so scratched!
Your lessons are always excellent - you choose great material, and you explain really clearly. Thanks to you I’ve “broken into” some songs and solos I had presumed were beyond me, including this one! Thank you very much!
Amazing tutorial! You are quite detailed and don't just rush through it for the sake of finishing the video. Well done! I really appreciate you taking time to explain this charming song so well!
I have been interested in this song for quite some time now and have recently got into The Smiths and their work. This was the first Smiths song I had ever heard and I love it so damn much. Great lesson! You're a top teacher.
This is a fantastic lesson. I've been learning relative pitch for the past year and have been sussing out chords and songs for training but this lesson is so thorough and well explained I just sat back and took in the content. Brilliant!
Only just seen this - there are a thousand tutorials on this song out there and this is quite simply the best. Used to play it and forgotten it completely and this got me back on it! Thanks for taking the time, loved it and brilliant tutorial. JP
Never been able to get this to sound right until now... you've obviously put loads of research into into learning this song...thank you very much.. brilliant!
Hi Adrian, another great tutorial. I've been loving this song since I first taped it off the John Peel session back in 83 but never made the highlife connection before but you're spot on. Always something to learn...
Been checking out most of the videos on your channel. Your an excellent teacher. Top notch stuff. I love the extra notes, tabs and how accurate you aim to get.. Took me about a week to get this song down but its definitely made me a better guitarist and your other videos have moved me along as well. Plan on going through a lot of them. Keep up the awesome work.. You should get paid to do this.. Il get my bassist and other guitarist to learn their parts and once I can sing and play at the same time (will take some time) adding this to our setlist!!!! Thanks bud!! also loved sound and vision + search and destroy
I dont normally comment on these things but that was REALLY good. What was really annoying was the fact that it was so simple in parts. First class indeed, really impressed. I'll check the rest of your videos!
Adrian, I love your unassuming demeanor while being such a boss player. I can play some shred style stuff but always found a level of “simplistic” genius in players like Johnny Marr that often gets overlooked. So glad you appreciate it too. Your vids are ace my friend
This was the first song I learned to play from start to finish, with help from guitar pro. Was advised that I should learn something easier before attempting Marr stuff, but find learning other stuff easier now after almost exclusively focusing on Smiths tunes. Found your channel looking for Kid solo, but was pleasantly surprised to see your full tutorial. Going to spend a day this week and try and master Kid. Your videos are fantastic learning tools. Thanks!
Man you need loads of creativity and personality to compose something so pleasing to the ears and so different from most guitarists. Johnny Marr is a freaking genious.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It had always been my dream to learn this song on guitar and thanks to your tutorial I am able to play it in its entirety 🙏🏼😭
Pheww after one evening of repeating and repeating I almost got it up to speed with the recording. For now it's a great challenge! I think I'll have it down in a week or so. Thanks for the great tutorial!!
Thanks so much...one of my favorite songs from an exceptionally gifted artist. Props for working so hard to teach us all...I am diving in and have the some work to do!
I have been using this video trying to learn one of the greatest guitar pieces of all time I started watching this video when I was 8 years of age I am now 13 and just learned to play it last week thank you so much for this trutorial x
I.literally love you I've been playing just normal simple chord songs for like 4 years on and off and I was like yeah I'm gonna try something out of my comfort zone and this seemed impossible you play it with such ease but I'm getting there because of you im so so happy thank you :'( you are wonderful
Many thanks for posting this. I've played this song fairly similarly to how you play it but after viewing your tutorial I picked up a few nuances I had missed. Great stuff!
Wow! Excellent tutorial and insight into this song. I learned to play this song from another You Tube tutorial a while ago but it just didn't sound right. You've cleared up many of the minute details that version was missing. Thank you!
One of the best tutorials I've seen for any song, not just "This Charming Man." I had the bones of this down in 10 minutes after watching this. And you're totally right about the capo vs. tuning up. Much better chiming by tuning up rather than using a capo.
Your tutorials are top-shelf. Thank you for sharing. There’s actually no need to retune your guitar for this song. Johnny does it with a capo on the second fret. Cheers, Adrian!
thanks a ton man, really wanted to learn this one and you give such a comprehensive and concise lesson i was able to learn it within an hour, will definitely check out more of your vids after this
Thanks a lot man! Or I guess as you would say--'cheers mate!' I especially appreciate your thoroughness in researching your version, & the fact that you've posted both standard music and tab notation (on the website)! Fine work, well done. I've always wanted to Leann this song and now I'm well on my way.
giving me charlie from lost vibes all jokes aside, everything was extremely well said and what makes it even more impressive is the lack of cuts/edits in the video
OMG,after looking for a thousand videos and pages, at least I find exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, it's an excellent tutorial, you've made it seem easier that it really is hahaha (And I really love how you play it) THANK YOU!!
Fantastic demo. Like you I’d been playing it wrong for years! I’d been playing the bass run on the chorus instead of the correct part as shown in your vid. Quite a simple riff but devastatingly effective!
I actually managed to learn this difficult song (after a lot of practice) thanks to your lesson, I never thought I'd be able to play it with any kind of consistency but you broke it down brilliantly! I'd love to see you do a lesson on 'Girl Afraid', I just can't seem to figure out all the little details in that one.
You good, good man. Been wanting to play this for donkeys' years - I would never have taken the time to work it out (well, obviously I didn't) but thanks to you I can play it now. Excellently paced video, dead easy to follow. Nice one squire!
wooo i have been playing this slightly different for years since there was not a proper video on how to play it back when i learned it. This is perfect!!
I´ve always wanted to play this, but thought it would be impossible - now I´ve learned it within a few days thanks to you. Thank you, you´r e a super - teacher
Thank you sir for your breakdown of this classic by JM. Your presentation was exceptionally well illustrated and therefore quite easy to understand..I especially appreciated your three part model because it helped me better understand the Opening and how it ties in with the Verse. After mastering the Opening and Verse the Chorus was straightforward as you said. Many thanks...I'll certainly check over your other teachings as well. BTW ...agreed it would have been unnecessary to have extrapalated over the rhythm--one would already have that knowledge to start.
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If I could play like that I'd be so pumped that I could never just sit there talking about it. I get a couple chords out and I'm all jumping off the couch and doing spin kicks. I kicked over my step dad's ashtray and now they want me to sell my guitar on craigslist.
Keep rocking it out! 👍
Keep kicking ass trays kid :3
Just learned this song, been playing guitar for 2 years. Self taught by playing songs I like, no theory required. (eventhough i do have a background in piano)
my thoughts have been put into words finally about this song
Rock and roll man 😀
It still boggles my mind that while everyone else was playing blues-boogie rock and hard rock/early metal, 17-year old Johnny Marr came up with this guitar part. Such a creative guitarist.
Johnny Marr has a unique ability to develop incredibly catchy riffs on 3 strings.
Far and away THE BEST lesson for This Charming Man. The only lesson that plays it exactly like Johnny does. Love all the "geeky" detail involved in perfecting this. Its broken down perfectly. Thank you so much.
the intro isn't really exactly like Johnny Marr plays it but aight
Back in the early ‘80s, I played in my first band: we were a cover band, doing songs by then- new bands, like The Police and U2, mixed with songs by older bands, like the Beatles. But we also did what was then called “college music” - music that didn’t get airplay on mainstream commercial radio, and which you could only hear on your local 5000w college radio station; songs by bands like X, Replacements, Pretenders, Translator, Smiths, Cure, Banshees, Magazine - I can’t remember all of them, but we had a huge repertoire, and gained a large following, being the only band doing that type of music in our city in central California. One of the songs we did was This Charming Man - which I absolutely loved! We played the song in F#, and I managed to make it sound “almost” like the original, but it never sounded quite right - until I slipped a capo on at the 2nd fret, and had an “aha!” moment, finding all of those open strings! It was always one of my favorite songs to play, and watching this video brought back a lot of great memories. Except for maybe 1 or 2 different voicings, I played it exactly like this.
Thanks for your wonderful tutorials - I wish you and youtube were around back in 1983 - my styluses would’ve lasted longer, and my records wouldn’t have gotten so scratched!
Thats so fucking cool dude that sounds like an amazing experience cheers
You probably got some good memories of them times? That Chorus eighties sound should be on every guitarist s repotoir.
On live vids, I've seen Johnny play it both ways, with and without the second fret capo. Most recently, he played it capo'd with The Killers.
When he plays without capo, he has different tunning.
This guy is a great teacher, so easy to follow his clear instructions and finally I can actually play this great tune!
Agreed
sroodjim he’s like... the best teacher ever
An excellent tutorial at a great pace, and with great audio in 1080p! Couldn't ask for more :)
Thank-you, glad you liked it!
Your lessons are always excellent - you choose great material, and you explain really clearly. Thanks to you I’ve “broken into” some songs and solos I had presumed were beyond me, including this one! Thank you very much!
Amazing tutorial! You are quite detailed and don't just rush through it for the sake of finishing the video. Well done! I really appreciate you taking time to explain this charming song so well!
I have been interested in this song for quite some time now and have recently got into The Smiths and their work. This was the first Smiths song I had ever heard and I love it so damn much. Great lesson! You're a top teacher.
This is a fantastic lesson. I've been learning relative pitch for the past year and have been sussing out chords and songs for training but this lesson is so thorough and well explained I just sat back and took in the content. Brilliant!
Only just seen this - there are a thousand tutorials on this song out there and this is quite simply the best. Used to play it and forgotten it completely and this got me back on it! Thanks for taking the time, loved it and brilliant tutorial. JP
Never been able to get this to sound right until now... you've obviously put loads of research into into learning this song...thank you very much.. brilliant!
You give some quality lessons there Adrian. Good production quality and clear concise delivery make these lessons very easy to follow.
Hi Adrian, another great tutorial. I've been loving this song since I first taped it off the John Peel session back in 83 but never made the highlife connection before but you're spot on. Always something to learn...
Been checking out most of the videos on your channel. Your an excellent teacher. Top notch stuff. I love the extra notes, tabs and how accurate you aim to get.. Took me about a week to get this song down but its definitely made me a better guitarist and your other videos have moved me along as well. Plan on going through a lot of them. Keep up the awesome work.. You should get paid to do this.. Il get my bassist and other guitarist to learn their parts and once I can sing and play at the same time (will take some time) adding this to our setlist!!!! Thanks bud!! also loved sound and vision + search and destroy
I dont normally comment on these things but that was REALLY good. What was really annoying was the fact that it was so simple in parts. First class indeed, really impressed. I'll check the rest of your videos!
Adrian, I love your unassuming demeanor while being such a boss player. I can play some shred style stuff but always found a level of “simplistic” genius in players like Johnny Marr that often gets overlooked. So glad you appreciate it too. Your vids are ace my friend
This was the first song I learned to play from start to finish, with help from guitar pro.
Was advised that I should learn something easier before attempting Marr stuff, but find learning other stuff easier now after almost exclusively focusing on Smiths tunes.
Found your channel looking for Kid solo, but was pleasantly surprised to see your full tutorial.
Going to spend a day this week and try and master Kid.
Your videos are fantastic learning tools. Thanks!
This is a great lesson, thanks so much for this. If you ever get the time I'd love to hear you break down more Smiths songs!
Man you need loads of creativity and personality to compose something so pleasing to the ears and so different from most guitarists. Johnny Marr is a freaking genious.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It had always been my dream to learn this song on guitar and thanks to your tutorial I am able to play it in its entirety 🙏🏼😭
Just wanted to thank you for this brilliant tutorial. Really helped me get to grips with one of my favourite tunes!
May have commented before but this is by far the best tutorial for any song on RUclips ....credit to you mate
Pheww after one evening of repeating and repeating I almost got it up to speed with the recording. For now it's a great challenge! I think I'll have it down in a week or so. Thanks for the great tutorial!!
This is the one of the best tutorials of all. Even alongside Johnny Marr’s own Headmaster Ritual tutorial. Brilliant.
This is the best lesson for this song available in this plataform. Amazing work friend.
Thanks so much...one of my favorite songs from an exceptionally gifted artist. Props for working so hard to teach us all...I am diving in and have the
some work to do!
I have been using this video trying to learn one of the greatest guitar pieces of all time I started watching this video when I was 8 years of age I am now 13 and just learned to play it last week thank you so much for this trutorial x
Good man Paddy! I’ve been playing for 30 years and still haven’t gotten it right
IrishBog u have some of the best smiths covers on RUclips?!??
reminding you of this comment just to cause you pain
didn't realized this video was that old till i read ur comment lmaoo it has such a great quality!
You’re my age??? You’re like 17/18?? Man, I wish I started playing sooner.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to record this Adrian
This guy gave me the best guitar lesson I've ever had
One of the finest guitar compositions in rock history in my view. Johnny Marr found something special with this one.
Having a lot of fun learning this song/lick! Excellent presentation and tone from the tele.
Really well done...had it down in no time thanks to you after dreaming of playing this for years. Thank you!!
I.literally love you I've been playing just normal simple chord songs for like 4 years on and off and I was like yeah I'm gonna try something out of my comfort zone and this seemed impossible you play it with such ease but I'm getting there because of you im so so happy thank you :'( you are wonderful
There's a free and accurate tab on my site and some extra background info on the song - click on the link above.
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This video is honestly the best one I’ve seen and I’ve learnt it from you! Thank you so much!
Many thanks for posting this. I've played this song fairly similarly to how you play it but after viewing your tutorial I picked up a few nuances I had missed. Great stuff!
Very true what you say. JM is one of those musicians who work for the song, not to show off, as it always should be. Excellent tutorial, by the way.
That was great. So much better than other videos. You really broke the song down in an easy to understand and playable format. Kudos.
Revisiting your lesson today after quite awhile. Brilliant study of it. Thank you very much
Wow! Excellent tutorial and insight into this song. I learned to play this song from another You Tube tutorial a while ago but it just didn't sound right. You've cleared up many of the minute details that version was missing. Thank you!
The best tutorial out there, you get every last detail! Thanks so much I’ve finally learned this :)
Spot on! This tutorial definitely comes in my top one of all guitar tutorials on youtube.
One of the best tutorials I've seen for any song, not just "This Charming Man." I had the bones of this down in 10 minutes after watching this. And you're totally right about the capo vs. tuning up. Much better chiming by tuning up rather than using a capo.
Grant Miller Thanks very much Grant. Yes, was playing it for years with a capo and it never quite sounded right.
Watch your top E, I snapped mine
Your tutorials are top-shelf. Thank you for sharing. There’s actually no need to retune your guitar for this song. Johnny does it with a capo on the second fret. Cheers, Adrian!
Please do heaven knows I'm miserable now.. Having trouble with other tutorials and would love to learn it from you... Thanks
There's s johnny marr vid explaining it... look it up
The Smiths are one of my all t8me favourites and I thought out of my league to play. Thanks to this lesson that’s changed! Thanks heaps Adrian.
This was so helpful, thank u so much! I’ve been trying to learn this song forever and finally I’m able to play it
Thank You Adrian. This is the definitive lesson,brilliant job.
Really really excellent tutorial! Very thorough, & easy to follow. Thanks so much!
Absolutely loved this lesson. many thanks Andy
I think johnny would be impressed.
You nailed it, Adrian!
man.. this is amazing.. thank you for your awesome channel and incredible gift of teaching.. you are very didatic and patient! incredible
thanks a ton man, really wanted to learn this one and you give such a comprehensive and concise lesson i was able to learn it within an hour, will definitely check out more of your vids after this
Nice work Adrian, very good tutorial as always love your stuff. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot man! Or I guess as you would say--'cheers mate!'
I especially appreciate your thoroughness in researching your version, & the fact that you've posted both standard music and tab notation (on the website)! Fine work, well done. I've always wanted to Leann this song and now I'm well on my way.
thanks so much for this lesson such a sense of achievement when it all comes together.love your teaching style,many thanks...
Took me two years, on and off, but I can finally come back to the video and play it along with you. Thanks!
awesome!! love the way you explain this. been working on Mark Knopfler for a while and cant wait to get into this now. Excited!!
giving me charlie from lost vibes
all jokes aside, everything was extremely well said and what makes it even more impressive is the lack of cuts/edits in the video
OMG,after looking for a thousand videos and pages, at least I find exactly what I was looking for. Thank you, it's an excellent tutorial, you've made it seem easier that it really is hahaha (And I really love how you play it) THANK YOU!!
Fantastic clear and accurate lesson. There are more open string notes than I had realised!
Love your tone on this and your precision
Great instructional vid. Not a huge smiths guy but had to learn this riff. So glad I found this clip. Thank you!
This lesson is gold! Ive always wanted to be able to play at least the intro. Thanks for this.
Fantastic lesson and a wealth of knowledge, as always. Thank you!
amazing lesson. note perfect. took a while to lock it in. who can believe Jonny Marr wrote this at 17years old? hats off. nice one Adrian!
Thanks for the great tutorial! Appreciate the patient clarity.
This is absolutely brilliant. Thank You kindly young cove!
So glad to have found this channel! Fantastic tutorial!
Gotta say, you are a fantastic teacher. And it's nice to see someone teach this version as opposed to the acoustic hatful of hollow version. Thanks.
Superb video, literally learnt this within the 20 minute time frame that your video is in! thanks mate!
Fantastic demo. Like you I’d been playing it wrong for years! I’d been playing the bass run on the chorus instead of the correct part as shown in your vid. Quite a simple riff but devastatingly effective!
Thank you for this. Really good, level-headed presentation
Great lesson! I thought I would never be able to play it, but you changed my mind. Thank you!
Cheers mate. Love this song and learnt it thoroughly. Great teacher.
I actually managed to learn this difficult song (after a lot of practice) thanks to your lesson, I never thought I'd be able to play it with any kind of consistency but you broke it down brilliantly! I'd love to see you do a lesson on 'Girl Afraid', I just can't seem to figure out all the little details in that one.
I didn't know Stephen Merchant was such a badass on guitar!!
he's cuter than steve..
Lol that wnas my first thought seeing him
Rose Byrne's ex
he needs to form a band with a ricky and Karl lookalike. Pilkies making music 2
@@tomwalsh6655 steve could go in the distance on an album cover
You good, good man.
Been wanting to play this for donkeys' years - I would never have taken the time to work it out (well, obviously I didn't) but thanks to you I can play it now. Excellently paced video, dead easy to follow. Nice one squire!
wooo i have been playing this slightly different for years since there was not a proper video on how to play it back when i learned it. This is perfect!!
stunning version. brilliant tutorial. thanks.
it's great man! What would I have done without you!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Outstanding teaching skills! Thanks sooooo much regard from Copenhagen
What a super cool tune and a great instructor. Thanks
Thanks for sharing your skills. This is just great.
Fantastic tutorial - you're an excellent teacher.
Certainly the best tutorial out there! Nice job dude
superb lesson, really clear and concise. Really helped me.
Thanks for the lesson! This is great, fun to learn something jangley and bright for a change!
I´ve always wanted to play this, but thought it would be impossible - now I´ve learned it within a few days thanks to you. Thank you, you´r e a super - teacher
Cheers Phil, glad this was helpful to you.
More praise - very helpful and clear lesson.
Amazingly informative... thank you for all work
Excellent lesson and info! Clear and concise. Thank you. Cheers.
Excellent lesson. Loved it. Many thanks.
Fabulous lesson, thanks! Being desperate to learn this a long time
dude I love you ,cogent,crisp and clear I hope my son learns something from you ,He is five and digs the Smiths.Thank you
This is just amazing. Really, really good.
Thank you sir for your breakdown of this classic by JM. Your presentation was exceptionally well illustrated and therefore quite easy to understand..I especially appreciated your three part model because it helped me better understand the Opening and how it ties in with the Verse. After mastering the Opening and Verse the Chorus was straightforward as you said. Many thanks...I'll certainly check over your other teachings as well. BTW ...agreed it would have been unnecessary to have extrapalated over the rhythm--one would already have that knowledge to start.
Really good lesson mate, nicely broken down and very accurate