Sweet Home Alabama Guitar Solo Improvisation: It’s Not About G Major or Minor... It’s About When.

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @StichMethodGuitar
    @StichMethodGuitar  6 лет назад +13

    Finally Got The Chart Up! Its a visual guide to help you see the moves needed for the video. Two Pages, Discussing Option #1 Moving the Scales with the Chords, and Option #2 The G Major Blues Scale approach. Shows chords, scales, the relationship between them and some words of wisdom to conquer your own solo. Rock on! Buy it here for $1.99 bit.ly/2PF3AxI Instant download and emailed right to you.

    • @timothyring4728
      @timothyring4728 6 лет назад

      StichMethod Guitar what kind of guitar is that?

    • @StichMethodGuitar
      @StichMethodGuitar  6 лет назад

      Timothy Ring Phred Instruments Tella!

    • @DDE_ADDICT
      @DDE_ADDICT 5 лет назад +1

      he wrote that solo for Troy Chadwell of Marshall Tucker band see marty's video interviews with Eddy. Sadly Eddy and Stevie Gains are both gone and and by shear chance they were both born [ Sept 14 Th 1049 ].

    • @flashg1160
      @flashg1160 3 года назад

      I wish stitch lived in the neighborhood and could've hung out when I was a kid. He is one of those guys that really understands the guitar and a nice guy on top of that.

    • @holboroman
      @holboroman 2 года назад

      @@timothyring4728 Excellence in teaching and inspiring!

  • @pts5217
    @pts5217 4 года назад +19

    Ed King was a national treasure. Such an interesting guy. Laid-back/mellow California dude playing in a drunken rowdy very Southern band. King wrote and co-wrote songs that are practically national anthems for the South despite not being a Southerner.

  • @Rowen170
    @Rowen170 6 лет назад +57

    Is he the nicest guy on RUclips that teaches guitar or what? You can tell he loves and is very happy to teach.
    Puts you in a good mood to want to learn. Positive attitude always comes out on top. Yes I watch Marty's stuff, but by the things listed above I find myself ALWAYS clicking on here.

    • @skummtoons6686
      @skummtoons6686 6 лет назад +3

      Great way to explain it. I thought that too. 👍

    • @McConaughey_83
      @McConaughey_83 6 лет назад +1

      Well said. Super guy!

    • @SketchingRocks
      @SketchingRocks 5 лет назад

      Me2 - Ian's style is ADDICTINGly GREAT @@skummtoons6686

    • @byefelicia8429
      @byefelicia8429 3 года назад

      agreed, needed this when I was playing….

  • @Dude_Slick
    @Dude_Slick 5 лет назад +10

    I watch a few guys on youtube, but this is where I go when I want to actually learn something.
    I knew the pentatonic scale for 30 years, but could never actually solo with it because I was forever lost. Until I found the StitchMethod, Now, lost? Never! Thanks brother.

  • @douglasblanks6144
    @douglasblanks6144 6 лет назад +21

    Ed King said that the solo for Sweet Home Alabama came to him in a dream. He said it was incredible and it was note-for-note. I thought that was a pretty cool fact. And great video! Awesome job!

    • @Terrysoddy
      @Terrysoddy 2 года назад +1

      All music is spiritual. And is giving to certain people in one way or the other by whichever spirit. A guy told me one time when I asked him did he play music. He said you don’t play music, music plays you. R.I.P Ed king, you were the Best there has ever been, or ever will be.

  • @boomer8393
    @boomer8393 6 лет назад +11

    That is not only the most entertaining guitar lesson I've ever received in 50-years, I would say that is also the most fun and informative.

  • @TenThumbsProductions
    @TenThumbsProductions 6 лет назад +6

    I for one appreciate you taking your time, great lesson!

  • @amusicalheart7
    @amusicalheart7 6 лет назад +4

    I have a few online teachers whose videos I seem to be able to learn from easier than others and this is by far one of the best tutorials I've ever watched.
    I am primarily a rhythm guitar player who is seeking to expand my lead skills but I need to understand and grasp what works and why it works first and your explanations are both in depth but yet simple to follow. So many intructional vids I've watched are laborious and so repetitive as to be monotonous and very hard to follow but you make learning fun which to me is the mark of a great teacher.

  • @kozmicre982
    @kozmicre982 5 лет назад +1

    This lesson illuminates a plethora of combinations that simply fall together and that is Stitched up well my friend, love to see you lovin the music and its so awesome!

  • @jamelynch4474
    @jamelynch4474 6 лет назад +14

    Dude I have asked myself the question for years . What the hell is he doing on this solo. Thanks for explaining it. This is the way I like to learn solos because I don't have to play note for note to get the feel . It is incredible stuff!!

  • @jillybabesno1
    @jillybabesno1 5 лет назад +8

    That was a good homage to a great man! Thanx for the music!

  • @JessicaThomasAZ
    @JessicaThomasAZ 5 лет назад +1

    Wow your joy and enthusiasm not to mention musical knowledge is magical.....thank you!!!

  • @davidhoxit4274
    @davidhoxit4274 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome tutorial and a great tribute

  • @KevinIlsen
    @KevinIlsen 6 лет назад +24

    This type of "Guitar Detective" video is yet another example of why the Stichmethod channel is the best place to REALLY learn guitar theory and practice. I love how you pull back the curtain to show the PROCESS of figuring out what was going on (or what MIGHT have been going on) in the mind of a guitarist for a particular solo. And along the way, you're also showing how different approaches will produce different results over the same chord progression -- all equally valid, yet not necessarily exactly the same as the original. So by following this process, we learn far more than we would if we were just trying to imitate a solo note-for-note.

  • @RustyGotBanned
    @RustyGotBanned 6 лет назад +2

    I thoroughly and completely enjoyed this analysis. Good job brother!

  • @caleshtcincredibles
    @caleshtcincredibles Год назад

    Great lesson about a great song and player ! I also was hearing Dickey Betts in this as well . Fascinating study !

  • @robertallair7278
    @robertallair7278 6 лет назад +3

    What a great lesson! Long, but absolutely worth it. The Ed King solo does have a distinctive sound, and this video nails it. Subscribed.

  • @ryszardw3388
    @ryszardw3388 6 лет назад +5

    I see a lot of passion and even more knowledge in you. Well done sir👍

  • @jonnatanpena8243
    @jonnatanpena8243 4 года назад

    I am impressed. The way you analyze it is so digestable and full of joy that I got hooked! Thanks brother!. I am subscribing.

  • @sagig72
    @sagig72 6 лет назад +8

    Great lesson. Please do more of these solo analysis lessons walking the theory and scales with the solo. It's a great way to showcase how the theory plays out.

  • @ggar1959
    @ggar1959 5 лет назад +4

    Some people play with passion, you play and teach with passion, good stuff...

  • @rolandjgutierrez5839
    @rolandjgutierrez5839 5 лет назад +1

    That was fun your all right stich,great entertainment, and lesson....Roland

  • @MetaphysicalMusician
    @MetaphysicalMusician 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful..analyzed

  • @CANDYCANE15
    @CANDYCANE15 2 года назад

    absolutely amazing video. you have helped me nail this song.

  • @horowizard
    @horowizard 5 лет назад +1

    Excellent presentation.

  • @davidriehl
    @davidriehl 4 года назад

    Great lesson, thanks for all the help!

  • @guycresswell812
    @guycresswell812 3 месяца назад

    That was fantastic! Thank you 🎶👍🎸😎

  • @explorer1251
    @explorer1251 6 лет назад +2

    I play the C chord with the second string fretted at the third fret instead of at the first fret, which I suppose makes it a different chord I can't name, and that sounds just like the original recording to me. I use the hybrid picking style of flat pick with index and middle fingers.
    I just now played it backwards starting from G (1, 4, to 5) and that does make it sound like the key of G. The mixolydian scale you mentioned fooled my ears into thinking it was in the key of D all these years. Thanks for teaching me something new.

    • @StichMethodGuitar
      @StichMethodGuitar  6 лет назад

      You rock! Thanks for being kind and enjoying!

    • @StichMethodGuitar
      @StichMethodGuitar  6 лет назад +1

      Oh, and the chord is a Cadd9, which is what is played in the song. Don’t know why I played the normal C, just excited I guess. Rock on.

  • @7775Kevin
    @7775Kevin 6 лет назад +2

    I really enjoyed this. Very well done and you are a likable guy. Great lesson.

  • @josemanuelflorencia6594
    @josemanuelflorencia6594 4 года назад

    You are very good and you make it very simple, a lot of information keep coming in very easy

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne 6 лет назад +5

    This is the first video of yours that I watched and man, I am really impressed and inspired. What a great job you did here and I also liked how you gave Ed King (R.I.P. Ed, thanks for the music) the credit for being able to come up with this by feel and instinctively knowing what notes he wanted where and when as opposed to him sitting down and charting everything out. This is an awesome video and I look forward to putting this great information to use and also to watching more of your vids. Thank you. Subscribed.

    • @StichMethodGuitar
      @StichMethodGuitar  6 лет назад +1

      So glad you enjoyed it. Made me feel real good when reading your comment. King was great and it warms my heart to hear others enjoying and sharing his style. Rock on

  • @michaelthomas9992
    @michaelthomas9992 4 года назад +1

    Best guitar teacher EVER!!!

  • @jackhalcomb7136
    @jackhalcomb7136 3 года назад

    Thank you for your time, the best video I've seen. You made Ed very proud. Anyone watching keep watching, you won't regret it.

  • @guitarsword1
    @guitarsword1 5 лет назад +1

    Terrific breakdown . Tnx

  • @grahambowman7227
    @grahambowman7227 4 года назад

    Superb lesson! So much more useful than just giving the notes of the solo - great explanations of what is going on that we can understand and actually use in our own playing.

  • @michaelseay9783
    @michaelseay9783 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks for posting! I’ve been playing this solo for many years pretty much note for note and this is how I am thinking when I am playing it: for the first few notes, I am thinking D major. Then I jump to G pentatonic minor/major, a variation of mixolydian where you use the flat 3rd and major 3rd in the scale. Then I jump back to D major for the final few notes. For the 2nd guitar solo, I’m thinking G pentatonic minor/major all the way.

  • @adventurousarcher
    @adventurousarcher 5 лет назад +3

    Stitch, you are so inspiring. Thank you brother 🤘🏼

  • @SyntagmaStation
    @SyntagmaStation 5 лет назад +1

    You’re a good teacher, man. Easy for that to be overshadowed by guitar chops. Appreciate you!

  • @fasteddie8782
    @fasteddie8782 4 года назад +1

    SO GOOD MAN...YOU ARE ARE A GREAT TEACHER..THANKS

  • @pamorales69
    @pamorales69 6 лет назад +1

    Keep it coming! Guitar and Music can´t be boring lisening to your lessons!!

  • @siliconsourcerer
    @siliconsourcerer 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this. I’m an advanced player but the feel of this solo always eluded me so I was relegated to note-for-note transcription. So much fun to finally be free! BB Box Rules!!

  • @KailynsJoy
    @KailynsJoy 6 лет назад +4

    Starting a solo on that 5 chord sounds awesome, just like that SRV Tight Rope lesson you did. I love these detective lessons. They make me wonder how many times a solo takes an unexpected turn organically or as an informed musical decision. Great stuff, Ian!

    • @holboroman
      @holboroman 2 года назад

      Plus they lend themselves to improvisation.

  • @Havanacuba1985
    @Havanacuba1985 3 года назад

    Subscribed this lesson teaches some really spicey theory to pep up our soloing over changes

  • @tomhepner5118
    @tomhepner5118 3 года назад

    Stich, great great video! Please do not apologize diving deep into theory, it's the only way I can approach, feel and understand what's going on.

  • @donnymas1405
    @donnymas1405 2 года назад +1

    This is exactly what I needed to know. I'm not a freaking parrot...I had no clue what Ed was doing. This is a great video.

  • @sn00pgreen
    @sn00pgreen 6 лет назад +10

    for years I thought it was just me whose favorite player was Ed King, he was just awesome

  • @bubba4001
    @bubba4001 4 года назад

    Thank you Sir Ian. Very educational video.

  • @JasonMcFly
    @JasonMcFly 4 года назад +1

    You sir, are an outstanding teacher. Subbed

  • @paulmera7677
    @paulmera7677 2 года назад +1

    Great teacher! 🎸

  • @roccos7642
    @roccos7642 6 лет назад +3

    This is the first time I've watched any "StichMethod" video....WOW! The explanations, the demonstrations, the sound, the feeling...all there. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent as well as honoring Ed King. Skynyrd would simply have NEVER BEEN without him... I really like how you throw in the ideas of "what Ed was thinking" when he authored this piece. Thank you again!

  • @kenstrohan5089
    @kenstrohan5089 6 лет назад +1

    Well done!! Love Ed Kings playing. I started following him..very inspired by his playing, person, and his honesty. Great musician.

  • @brnrik500
    @brnrik500 2 года назад

    Wow Stitch!! U got it!! That solo has always stumped me. Ed’s work in Sweet Home AL was the finest few minuites of bliss on earth so far & put to shame the rest of those guys stuff. Ty buddy🎸👏

  • @jatibanerjee8226
    @jatibanerjee8226 2 года назад

    Superb and clear tutorial !

  • @philcrandlemire
    @philcrandlemire 6 лет назад +2

    Always a pleasure to watch you -- thanks for helping me to be a better guitar player.

  • @gyanissimo
    @gyanissimo 3 года назад

    thanks for your explanation, brilliant!

  • @SDFitz
    @SDFitz Год назад +2

    One thing no one ever gets right on solo #1 coming out of the chorus is the first bend. Ed doesn't just bend a full step and release, there's a quick 16th note hammer-on from 14 to 15. It's super subtle but if you watch any of the old live show videos, like Winterland 75', or play it back the original recording at a slower speed, you hear it. Once you hear it, you can't unhear it!

  • @AdventureVanMan
    @AdventureVanMan 6 лет назад +1

    thanks Stich! 👍✌

  • @rayross997
    @rayross997 6 лет назад +5

    Thanks Stich, I am just learning this solo, great analysis. Really helps to understand the nuts & bolts of this famous solo. Your efforts are much appreciated. Take care my friend & keep 'em coming.

  • @skummtoons6686
    @skummtoons6686 6 лет назад +1

    You won't hear this originality in today's music. It's about $$. Not soul and feeling anymore. These songs will last forever. Great job Sir!

  • @frankpentimone1830
    @frankpentimone1830 6 лет назад +1

    Brilliant! love the in the mind of series, don't worry about the time enjoyed the same thing the whole time. next level for me for sure.

  • @robertjones5669
    @robertjones5669 3 года назад

    Wow man. Mind = Blown! New sub here. I’ll be absorbing everything you put out. Thank you so much. Brilliant !

  • @garylearo5301
    @garylearo5301 6 лет назад +1

    Ian, one of your best lessons yet! Really enjoyed it and going to make it part od my practice routines,,,gotta come and have that cup of coffee with you soon,,,

  • @Rick-b6u
    @Rick-b6u 5 месяцев назад

    Stitch, you are so freaking awesome. Over my head and skill but love watching.

    • @Rick-b6u
      @Rick-b6u 5 месяцев назад

      Bought the chart. Gonna increase my skill for sure. Thanks Stitch

  • @TheNaturalust
    @TheNaturalust 5 лет назад +1

    Brilliant bro! Not quite right but the feel and the theory are bad ass. You bring it into YOUR understanding of the fretboard. Watching Ed was always an education. I know the song well , remember the MOMENT when I first heard it! Your moves through the C chord was a nice takeaway for me this morning. Thanks man! A bit long winded but that's who you are and authenticity is apparent and necessary for good teachers . lol

  • @transformationgeneration
    @transformationgeneration 5 лет назад +1

    May have been long but I think you really captured how it came about. Good job buddy.

  • @timothyhart7155
    @timothyhart7155 Год назад

    Stitch, you do a great job educating. You have so many elements that you want to convey that you are like a bus heading down hill picking up more and more information as you go along. Am I complaining? Not at all. You keep adding knowledge and insight as you build the lesson. I appreciate your explanations. I appreciate you breaking down the nature of the barre chord you are using (ie the g or c barré chord and calling out the strings that you are using in the various pentatonics , etc). Other instructors just blow right over that stuff and I am always having to pause and figure out where we are on the fretboard as we are going along. I thought you would clarify the controversy regarding Ed King playing his solo in a key different than the song’s key. I remember that was a discussion within the group, but Ed King did his thing.
    I was looking at the headstock of your guitar and it looks like a custom guitar. It looks like a hand flipping the bird on the headstock. Interesting. Thanks for your lessons. You are furthering my knowledge and I appreciate what you do.

  • @craigpingle6032
    @craigpingle6032 2 года назад

    Great video. Happy I just found it.

  • @RickyD.03
    @RickyD.03 6 лет назад +2

    I know you’ve probably heard this a lot from other comments:
    But the solo actually to Ed King in a dream. I think he once said, “I only changed two notes.”
    When Al Kooper heard the solo, he thought it was in the wrong key.
    ( This is a fantastic video! I never actually realized that the solo was doing all of that.)

  • @nazmoking3171
    @nazmoking3171 5 лет назад +5

    Never realized how complicated this solo was - but then again I have a feeling this is why I never spent the time to learn it! Nice work here!!

    • @holboroman
      @holboroman 2 года назад

      Very easy to conceptualise if one masters chord tones and the pentatonics.

  • @lukestrange5501
    @lukestrange5501 6 лет назад +1

    Wow. Fantastic video. Thank you sir.

  • @rgbplumbinghilton
    @rgbplumbinghilton 4 года назад

    What a fantastic breakdown and lesson on theory.
    I have no knowledge of music theory and only play by ear so this is a great insight for me and those like me.
    SUBSCRIBED

  • @robertlawson7204
    @robertlawson7204 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for teaching this the right way ,I’m trying to learn this in the worst way ,

  • @davids7357
    @davids7357 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you man! I really wanted to be shown the theory behind the solo. Excellent!

  • @salsplace
    @salsplace 6 лет назад +2

    Wonderful lesson. Thank you for the effort to put this together.

  • @dldave1978
    @dldave1978 4 года назад

    First video of yours I’ve seen. Sitting here in a quiet house at 3a...can’t sleep, but can’t play because all the rest of the family is sleeping. That said, I just watched the whole video and intend to grab my guitar and rewatch once all the slackers wake up. Great discussions, info and break down. Subscribed! Thanks !

  • @magicdaveable
    @magicdaveable 6 лет назад +5

    When I play my solo on Sweet Home it is very loosely based on Ed King's solo but only using key notes here and there. Similarly to when I play a Garcia inspired solo. I reference certain key tonal patterns to enhance the song's melodic framework. Mostly it is just an automatic response to my understanding of the harmonies offered by the chord structure.

  • @perolin5603
    @perolin5603 4 года назад

    You are a great guitar teacher. Greetings from Sweden

  • @k9music
    @k9music 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for this bro, I've tried to wing this solo so many times and stunk up the room! I had most of your concept, except that wily "C" chord "holy grail" "key to the highway" moment that you discovered. Too bad the poor bastard that did the solo in Kid Rock's cheesy remake didn't have your video to learn from (I must admit that I couldn't have done any better than he did until now!) Ed King was a great player, and he played an amazing solo on such a seemingly simple song. Thanks for unlocking the door!

  • @duanemccarron9549
    @duanemccarron9549 6 лет назад +6

    Ed had a dream, in which was the genesis of the solo. He talks about it somewhere in youtube land. This confirms nicely your theory about its derivation. Great vid, subscribed!

  •  6 лет назад +3

    Hurts realizing the man who wrote this gem is no longer with us. Thanks for everything Ed you were a special man and will be missed

  • @jeroentromp7097
    @jeroentromp7097 4 года назад

    You're are really great mate!!! Good fibe, good lesson, thank you so much!!

  • @rs-xr3ty
    @rs-xr3ty 5 лет назад

    Cool lesson

  • @st3v3jazzgtr4
    @st3v3jazzgtr4 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks Ian, learned alot, now to the fretboard.

  • @johnw4659
    @johnw4659 6 лет назад +2

    Gotta say - I'm a beginner self taught guitar player and I have no idea what you're talking about here, but your presentation is so genuine and obviously well thought out that I am determined to get better and practice more. Thanks for this and whatever other videos of yours I am about to discover. Hopefully hitting the Subscribe button helps you out in some small way in return.

    • @skummtoons6686
      @skummtoons6686 6 лет назад +1

      Your mindset is tools enough to become a great guitarist. Keep it up 👍

  • @harpethguitar
    @harpethguitar 6 лет назад +5

    One of my favorite solos. It captures the essence of the Fender Stratocaster pickup selector switch position 2 so well. I also love your analogy and approach! I would describe "The Special moment" as E minor pentatonic (position 1) with the addition of the "blue note" "the flatted 5th" (Bb) and the C as passing tones. (I know Ed didn't play it in that position) Since It is in the key of G, relative E minor and we are all so familiar with the E minor pentatonic shape at the 12th- 15th frets. Would that just confuse the student? I don't know. Ed King was a very special dude!

  • @giosal8822
    @giosal8822 5 лет назад

    I could run into you at a grocery store, and have no idea that you are such a genius! Love that ...

  • @tobydmv
    @tobydmv 5 лет назад +2

    This is a really nice video and your enthusiasm and positive attitude are refreshing. I'm a bit lost with some new terms though, will research bbox. Would it not be easier to suggest the solo(and intro) is built on the G Major ionian scale? Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @dre200112000
    @dre200112000 5 лет назад

    This is perfect! Just the video I needed to start learning this solo. Thanks soo much!

  • @natkingcool6076
    @natkingcool6076 5 лет назад +1

    Great job my dude..I'm an ear player, I understand theory but my intervals r a work in progress. I like long vids and explanations like this, really helps cats like me. Keep it up I learned a lot

  • @sn00pgreen
    @sn00pgreen 4 года назад

    best solo in any song ever..uplifting, bluesy and in my view perfect..always been my favorite guitarist, along with Bill Nelson funnily enough

  • @sharlowsgarage
    @sharlowsgarage Год назад

    Ed is and was so underrated….love this lesson…open my eyes to this song!!!

  • @jamesmalia4522
    @jamesmalia4522 5 лет назад

    Thank you- you truly Rock on many levels! 🙏🙏💙

  • @rachelthompson9324
    @rachelthompson9324 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing analyses

  • @mlkuhnpdx
    @mlkuhnpdx 6 лет назад +27

    I saw a video where Ed said the solo came to him note for note in a dream.

    • @McConaughey_83
      @McConaughey_83 6 лет назад +5

      I saw that interview as well. He woke up from the dream and had to start figuring it out on the Strat. Ed King is the man!

    • @remlatzargonix1329
      @remlatzargonix1329 5 лет назад +1

      Michael Kuhn ...was it a moonshine fueled dream?

    • @chadhendrixson9840
      @chadhendrixson9840 5 лет назад +2

      Sounds like it may have had spiritual connotations. Wow!

    • @daliks
      @daliks 5 лет назад +4

      @@chadhendrixson9840 why would you think that? Ed was a musical genius, the brain processes a lot during sleep. i dream about my occupation and hobbies too and get inspiration from that. its just what brains do man..

    • @BIGroadMusic
      @BIGroadMusic 5 лет назад +1

      I heard the same thing.

  • @IvanRx76
    @IvanRx76 3 года назад

    You're very true about slash and Ed

  • @m0rtenDK
    @m0rtenDK 5 лет назад

    Great video! I was learning the solo and this was very interesting.

  • @warrengee9128
    @warrengee9128 6 лет назад

    so good. I have progressed in my theory study to actually follow your entire lesson. Thanks.

  • @sagerman6779
    @sagerman6779 6 лет назад +1

    I remember Ed saying he dreamed this solo the night before. Great video!

  • @bobboitt3126
    @bobboitt3126 6 лет назад +5

    Ed's solos were amazing. This explains a lot. I wonder who his influences were or if he just came up with these solo's through music theory.

    • @StichMethodGuitar
      @StichMethodGuitar  6 лет назад

      Supposedly I heard this particular solo came to him in a dream. Ain’t that crazy!

  • @tatersalad573
    @tatersalad573 6 лет назад +1

    Ed was my fav. & I loved all those guys.