Bell Bottom Blues; An absolute masterpiece. Great job covering all the parts. The Layla album is incredible. So much more than just EC. I think he rightly tried to keep it from being about him alone. From Tom Dowd, to Bobby Whitlock, and of course, Duane Allman (not on this track), and the rest of the Domino's.... great cast of players. It's the album that made me fall in love with Stratocasters, as I would sit on the floor in the frontroom as a kid, sunlight streaming through the picture window, and stare at the back of the cover while my dad sat and smoked Lucky Strikes while listening to the album. I was thinking while you were explaining the #2 position on the Strat that it sounded a bit different with vintage Strats that had the original 3 way switch. Then you touched on that too! Lol Glad I'm not the only one who hears that lol Bobby Whitlocks backing vocals cannot be overlooked as part of the magic of this album, but in this song in particular, the way the double tracked guitars mirror Claptons/Whitlocks vocal harmonies is amazing. And speaking of vocal harmonies, I could swear that I hear someone (Clapton?), vocalizing the first figure/opening of the pinch harmonic solo....? It sounds like the guitar and a vocal mirroring the guitar part. Then after the first 4 notes it's just guitar. Which brings us to Tom Dowds production genius. I'm thinking that he kept the tape rolling most all the time. The "unfinished" guitar parts and the little vocal solo intro seem to me to be scratch tracks as EC works out the song parts. Then TD expertly weaves them into the song. The Stones do this at times as well. I heard that when they went to remaster the album, it was an absolute mess from that standpoint, but can't imagine it any other way. Enjoyed your lesson as always. Keep up the good work
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I like that slow zoom/pan at the video's beginning monologue. You did it a very tiny bit on the "Hard Days Night" video- I think it adds a little character to the presentation, good job!
Thanks so much for the tutorial! I've loved this album ever since I picked up the guitar (which isn't that long ago, but still...). Maybe you could cover I Looked Away next too?
That pre-chorus A-Amaj7-A7 is a direct rip from "Something" by the Beatles. Both songs are about the same person and I don't think that's a coincidence that Clapton ripped it lol. Killer lesson as usual dude!
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse it wasn't a particularly common progression in pop music in the 60's. Using progressions like that are kinda what made the Beatles the Beatles. Kinda. And Clapton borrowing it note for note and using it in a song about Patty Boyd isn't a stretch at all. Kinda like Jimmy Page using a similar progression for the opening of the Rain Song: openly admits it as an homage to Something and George Harrison.
I have seen Eric play the fourth chord as a C7 (dominant) and of course the bass plays the 5th (G) for that walk down. As we know Eric is always playing things differently (Badge is also a good example) Anyway that C7 gives it a little more of a blusey sound. A really good song, nice lesson!
Seems like ERIC was listening to ROBBIE ROBERTSON’S playing a lot when he was playing lead in this era, particularly with those pinch harmonics.He was still doing his own thing of course but as you said he changed a lot from the CREAM era. Great job.
Supposedly, Music From Big Pink was a major catalyst for Clapton leaving Cream and turning towards a roots oriented collaborative group approach. In his speech inducting The Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he claims he visited them in Woodstock NY in 1969 with the intention of asking if he could join the group, but chickened out.
I learned 99 luftballons by Nena on the electric guitar it’s a good song to learn I can sing it in German but I don’t know if you took German or not in high school
My favorite song off Layla! I hit the 👍after the first few notes. Great job. Also, my favorite Clapton Start tone...before he went to active pickups, which i always thought should have abandoned after Journeyman. Maybe you could look into Thorn Tree In The Garden sometime🙂.
One one of my fave EC tunes. Great job, and the little extras - 2 two string ascending scale slides, so good. BTW, Larkin Poe do a killer vocal version. Ü ♫
A wonderful lesson as always. Thank you. Just a thought; I believe there may be one more addition to the 'turn around' chords as you describe them. After one strike of the F Maj 7, I think that you lift off the 2nd fret on the G string to make what I believe is F Maj 7 sus 2 ( not 100% sure of the chord name) before resolving to the G7. Please try it and let me know what you think. I may be hearing another guitar and getting it wrong!👍
Found this while scrolling. I think this song might get me to take out the guitar that I haven't played in 10 years. By the way I am trying to sell a 1969 Gibson L5 jazz guitar. I'm in a small town and the local stores want an arm and a leg commission any ideas? I don't know how to ship such a delicate and expensive instrument.
you can open an account on reverb.com and post/sell it that way. There are lots of videos on youtube showing how to pack a guitar properly for shipping. A good way to save some money on those commissions if you are willing to go that route.
@@12footchainThanks I've heard of them. Is that the only good option and is it safe. How do they make sure either party doesn't get ripped off or solve no fault problems
Hi, hope I'm not barging in, but I do a lot of orders on Reverb, and they are pros. They sell 7 figures guitars and insurance is there. Your carrier of choice offers insurance on the declared value too. Fedex, for example, can set you up with a crate, if needed. Check out YT Troglys Guitar Show channel how to pack a guitar. Assuming HSC, guitar should not move within case, Trogly goes thru all that - as will Reverb, carrier. @@be-kind00
@jeffselkowitz5842 yes I think you are totally safe. Look into their terms of service, but they ensure payment gets to you, and buyer has protections too. They have a great platform in my opinion.
one more thing… i have had a hard time with pinch harmonics for years until you showed your pick in your hand… I moved my pick and the pinch harmonics came screaming out…. much Mahalo
it is an 85 japanese strat i got new for 16th bday. i tried to do a kind of 'relic' job on it a year or 2 ago. looks ok from a distance, up close not so much. i'll stick to my day job.
Patty Boyd must’ve been something else. So many great songs about one lady. Giddyup.
Great song lesson. One of the best teachers on RUclips
Thank you!
I'm not big fan of ballads, but this one is among my favourites of all time.
Layla is one of the great album you should completely cover!!! Great job.
My favorite Clapton song.
You will never find a better loser
Great song by Derek and the Dominos 12 Ft, your keeping me rolling and tumbling with all the selections ♪♫♪♫♪
Oh I learned this years ago, now I get to find out where I went wrong! Many thanks
Looked away and Anyday please ! Great tutorials.
Outstanding piece! Your demonstration/teaching style is perfect for this kind of song. Thanks
Great lesson..... I have a '62 reissue stratocaster 2009 and it came with a three way switch.....
Really great lesson on one of my favourite tracks of all time. Thank you!
I just click "Like" before I even watch your videos now.
They never disappoint, I think you've got the best "ear" on RUclips
I really love this song and you do a great job breaking these down.
Bell Bottom Blues; An absolute masterpiece.
Great job covering all the parts.
The Layla album is incredible. So much more than just EC. I think he rightly tried to keep it from being about him alone.
From Tom Dowd, to Bobby Whitlock, and of course, Duane Allman (not on this track), and the rest of the Domino's.... great cast of players.
It's the album that made me fall in love with Stratocasters, as I would sit on the floor in the frontroom as a kid, sunlight streaming through the picture window, and stare at the back of the cover while my dad sat and smoked Lucky Strikes while listening to the album.
I was thinking while you were explaining the #2 position on the Strat that it sounded a bit different with vintage Strats that had the original 3 way switch. Then you touched on that too! Lol Glad I'm not the only one who hears that lol
Bobby Whitlocks backing vocals cannot be overlooked as part of the magic of this album, but in this song in particular, the way the double tracked guitars mirror Claptons/Whitlocks vocal harmonies is amazing.
And speaking of vocal harmonies, I could swear that I hear someone (Clapton?), vocalizing the first figure/opening of the pinch harmonic solo....?
It sounds like the guitar and a vocal mirroring the guitar part. Then after the first 4 notes it's just guitar.
Which brings us to Tom Dowds production genius. I'm thinking that he kept the tape rolling most all the time. The "unfinished" guitar parts and the little vocal solo intro seem to me to be scratch tracks as EC works out the song parts. Then TD expertly weaves them into the song. The Stones do this at times as well.
I heard that when they went to remaster the album, it was an absolute mess from that standpoint, but can't imagine it any other way.
Enjoyed your lesson as always.
Keep up the good work
yes someone probably Eric sings along wiht the first 4 notes of the guitar solo, that is right - good catch
Excellent breakdown of this classic, one of my all time favourite albums.
Love the clean bell like tone from your Strat, sounds beautiful.
Dude! Thanks. This is a perfect breakdown of this fabulous and timeless tune.
Wow, I was JUST trying to figure this one out and here it is ! Thank you very very much !!!!!!
Thank for the bridge- it was always a little tricky with that walkdown for me to figure out exactly what was going on.
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Welcome!
Thanks!
Thanks Jim!
Thanks! Any chance you could do "I Looked Away"? Hell, all of the Layla album?
Thank you very much! Will look into that one
@@12footchain I second that request for "I Looked Away"!
I like that slow zoom/pan at the video's beginning monologue. You did it a very tiny bit on the "Hard Days Night" video- I think it adds a little character to the presentation, good job!
Ronnie Wood had some memorable guitar solos with Rod Stewart and The Faces . " Overture and Beginners " live
Great lesson! I listened to this album a couple weeks ago.
Excellent lesson. Would love to see one for "I Looked Away" too.
Great lesson on a brilliant Clapton tune Thanks
Thanks so much for the tutorial! I've loved this album ever since I picked up the guitar (which isn't that long ago, but still...). Maybe you could cover I Looked Away next too?
Thank you for this. An all time favorite of mine. I'd love to see a lesson on the "rocky" version of Little Wing from this album
That pre-chorus A-Amaj7-A7 is a direct rip from "Something" by the Beatles. Both songs are about the same person and I don't think that's a coincidence that Clapton ripped it lol. Killer lesson as usual dude!
Good point! But it's a standard songwriting trope too.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse it wasn't a particularly common progression in pop music in the 60's. Using progressions like that are kinda what made the Beatles the Beatles. Kinda.
And Clapton borrowing it note for note and using it in a song about Patty Boyd isn't a stretch at all. Kinda like Jimmy Page using a similar progression for the opening of the Rain Song: openly admits it as an homage to Something and George Harrison.
Hooked on a Feeling comes to mind and Laughing@@BeatlesCentricUniverse
I have seen Eric play the fourth chord as a C7 (dominant) and of course the bass plays the 5th (G) for that walk down. As we know Eric is always playing things differently (Badge is also a good example) Anyway that C7 gives it a little more of a blusey sound. A really good song, nice lesson!
Seems like ERIC was listening to ROBBIE ROBERTSON’S playing a lot when he was playing lead in this era, particularly with those pinch harmonics.He was still doing his own thing of course but as you said he changed a lot from the CREAM era. Great job.
Supposedly, Music From Big Pink was a major catalyst for Clapton leaving Cream and turning towards a roots oriented collaborative group approach. In his speech inducting The Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he claims he visited them in Woodstock NY in 1969 with the intention of asking if he could join the group, but chickened out.
I learned 99 luftballons by Nena on the electric guitar it’s a good song to learn I can sing it in German but I don’t know if you took German or not in high school
My favorite song off Layla! I hit the 👍after the first few notes. Great job. Also, my favorite Clapton Start tone...before he went to active pickups, which i always thought should have abandoned after Journeyman. Maybe you could look into Thorn Tree In The Garden sometime🙂.
Wonderful amazing how you get the tones
One one of my fave EC tunes. Great job, and the little extras - 2 two string ascending scale slides, so good. BTW, Larkin Poe do a killer vocal version. Ü ♫
Watched again love the detail! Thanks
Ohhhh...well well.....this sounds good + promising...we'llbe back tomorrow to learn it.....cheers mate good one....
thats great man, good work
A wonderful lesson as always. Thank you. Just a thought; I believe there may be one more addition to the 'turn around' chords as you describe them. After one strike of the F Maj 7, I think that you lift off the 2nd fret on the G string to make what I believe is F Maj 7 sus 2 ( not 100% sure of the chord name) before resolving to the G7. Please try it and let me know what you think. I may be hearing another guitar and getting it wrong!👍
Nicely done sir !
Your getting some great tone outta that Strat🎸🎵
Thank you
Thank you so much for demonstrating the actual recording. I hate how Clapton ruins his own masterpiece on later live versions.
You have the touch, BTW: Strat's Rule!
Subbed great lesson
Thank you, welcome!
Good excuse to get the strat out
Great
Found this while scrolling. I think this song might get me to take out the guitar that I haven't played in 10 years. By the way I am trying to sell a 1969 Gibson L5 jazz guitar. I'm in a small town and the local stores want an arm and a leg commission any ideas? I don't know how to ship such a delicate and expensive instrument.
you can open an account on reverb.com and post/sell it that way. There are lots of videos on youtube showing how to pack a guitar properly for shipping. A good way to save some money on those commissions if you are willing to go that route.
@@12footchainThanks I've heard of them. Is that the only good option and is it safe. How do they make sure either party doesn't get ripped off or solve no fault problems
Hi, hope I'm not barging in, but I do a lot of orders on Reverb, and they are pros. They sell 7 figures guitars and insurance is there. Your carrier of choice offers insurance on the declared value too. Fedex, for example, can set you up with a crate, if needed. Check out YT Troglys Guitar Show channel how to pack a guitar. Assuming HSC, guitar should not move within case, Trogly goes thru all that - as will Reverb, carrier. @@be-kind00
@jeffselkowitz5842 yes I think you are totally safe. Look into their terms of service, but they ensure payment gets to you, and buyer has protections too. They have a great platform in my opinion.
one more thing… i have had a hard time with pinch harmonics for years until you showed your pick in your hand… I moved my pick and the pinch harmonics came screaming out…. much Mahalo
Awesome! Great to hear
Clapton recorded the Layla album with a diminuitive 5-watt tweed Fender Champ.
and with I think the best sounding Strat he ever owned!
Did you buy your well-used Strat new or Used??
it is an 85 japanese strat i got new for 16th bday. i tried to do a kind of 'relic' job on it a year or 2 ago. looks ok from a distance, up close not so much. i'll stick to my day job.
@@12footchain Sounds good!!
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The slide, on the album at least, was the one and only Duane Alman. That would have been the high harmony part
Bell Bottom Blues was recorded before Duane Allman joined the recording session. Look it up.
The tone is really thin, but the lesson is grear
Think you mean Clapton/Whitlock...Clapton didn't put this tune together alone...poor Bobby never gets the credit he is due even with musicians...
You're right, my bad
Sooo slow....play it through once for the more advanced players, then go painfully slow for the rest , please
TY teacher