I'm a guitar teacher. A damn good one. You're a damn gooder one. I too hate that everyone keeps teaching solos wrong. Ten minutes ago I gave up on learning this solo by ear and searched for a lesson. Hurt the pride but I'm glad I found this video.
Can anyone actually give this a Thumbs Down??? It's tremendous and is as thorough as every UA-cam guitar lesson on here should be..... Steve offers unbelievable patience and accuracy for those that want to work and get it perfect..... for 30 years this solo (and even the intricate chord timing to this song) have absolutely baffled me!! In a couple of days I will have this clean, precise version in my bag of tricks. Thank you, Steve!!
Steve, Thanks so much for the great lesson. Love the incremental steps building up to the complete solo, then the build up of speed. I must have played this lesson a few dozen times already! Very well done.
OK folks, I listen to a lot of these videos. This is the best I've seen yet. Why? Some guys play well but have the disortion turned up so much you can hardly hear the notes. Aside from playing this very well, Steve repeats each section multiple times from the beginning at slow, medium, and standard speeds. He adds just the right amount of notes for each repetition. Thanks Steve, great job and thanks for sharing.
@SteveHacker , Thanks for your time and effort presenting this video. I happened upon this video some 6 weeks ago. Loved it and your teaching; Wanted to share it with a friend I am mentoring, but lost the link. Just found it again and I am quite pleased. I am an experienced player and an old curmugeon but I am not a teacher. I feel comfortable telling a friend to watch, listen and learn from this video. Sincerely Larry
Dude... it's so WAAAAY overplayed by bar bands but it's still my FAVORITE song in the world... You're SO right about the layers of GREAT guitar... I thought I had it T and A but you schooled me... Thanks mang!!!!!
Best guitar lesson experience at UA-cam. Great pace, solo a 100 percent correct note by note, and being able to practice at 50, 75 and 100 percent (with him playing at the same time) is awesome. Thank you sir!
Steve. Outstanding. Nailed it on the head. Nothing cliche or overplayed about it. Best song for teaching phrasing, and probably more important, teaching how to get three guitars to play together and behave themselves.
Steve, I've been playing for over 35 years. This is by far the best tutorial I have seen on the web. You are an exceptional teacher. Keep up the great work my friend.
HI Steve. Great lesson! I can't agree more with you about this song. There is so much more going on there than many people comprehend. I have listened to this song with a degree of fascination since the first time I heard it back in '74. Still fascinates me with all the guitar nuances and intricacies. It is truly a work of art. Thanks for this video. You must be an awesome teacher! Kudos to you. Rick
Steve, I have been playing for years but only chords and your video gives me inspiration to learn lead and solos, great job. I look forward to when you have the next lesson up when you have the time. Hope the son is doing well. Thanks for the inspiration.
I just joined a country band that plays all "new" country. But, Sweet Home Alabama is a staple they have in the mix. I love your video. It is NOT too fast. It is just right. I love the way you build the progression then play it all through at increasing speeds. Very thorough AND accurate. Kudos my friend. One of THE best instructional videos I've seen. I'd love to learn the rest of the leads in this song from you.
Great lesson, well explained step by step, and the half and three quarter speed practice sessions are a great idea. Will be looking out for more videos.
You nailed it and you're absolutely right - hardly anyone plays this song correctly. I've even heard professional cover bands in clubs (seasoned musicians, we're talking about), do a slop job and get the guitar work wrong. I'm a purist about this kind of thing. By all means, play it man, but get it right. And none of this, "Oh, well I play it using my own style." BS! It's great to see a guitarist approach this song professionally! Way to go!
I'm in a band and I'm actually using this to learn the lead on the fiddle!! So awesome, best tutorial I've seen so far. Please post more!! THanks so much!!
Thank you, I've learned this from you. I hope your son is doing well? My daughter was recently diagnosed with leukemia so we're just starting the process. I'll pray for your son. Jesus has been faithful to us through out this.
Steve, great lesson my friend. You made this so EASY to learn by your various speeds and easy to understand fingering positions. You are an excellent teacher and picker.
I loved the video and I can play the first half of the solo but for the rest you just blazed through it I have watched the video multiple times and still can't get past the same spot
Excellent teaching method. Particularly the replay of the solo over and over at the end. There are so many solos I would love to see you do like this. Your Listen to the music lesson is great as well.
The incredible thing is that it takes genius to create such a brilliant lick in the first place. The sad truth is that for the great majority of us, we will only know the joy of listening to it. Some of us are talented enough to copy it. Precious few are capable of actually creating such musical beauty where none existed before. Talent makes the difficult seem easy, genius performs the impossible. It reflects the mind of God.
Hi Steve, I learn a whole lot, have not practice it yet, but hopfully will when I have the time, I want to take the time to thank you for this video for all of us. I greatly appreaciate it. Keep it up, your a great guitarist. and by the way that is the guitar that I am thinking of buying. It sounds really cool!!
Outstanding lesson Steve, you are absolutely correct that almost no one plays this solo right. I've been playing it wrong for years, I knew it but just couldn't quite get there. Hopefully I can master it now thanks to you. Oh, and as mentioned before, the tone is right on as well. Craig H
Thanks Steve! That is a great tutorial! I have wanted to learn this for quite some time and teach my son. It is a great job. Ready for solo 2! It's time! We're ready! Thank you very much in advance.
PS: It never ceases to amaze me just how many people actually believe that this song is in D! To me it obviously comes to rest on the G Major chord. Thanks again for this one. Rick
Really great video! was just searching around learning some solos and this one popped up and i have to say it has been the most thought out and best taught one ive found!
In my humble opinion this is the best teaching lesson on how to play this I have ever seen, great!!!!!
Look no further folks. This, hands down, is the best lesson for this part anywhere.
prob the best guitar lesson iv ever got 10/10 dude
Excellent guitar work and fine teaching! Far above the general standard of many helpless uploaders. Chears from Denmark!
The best break down I've ever seen. It's a fantastic way to build the lick. Thanks for your time and your talent is appreciated.
Thank you very much of France. Very brilliant as explanation. Thank you again
Ive been playing this wrong for 30 years.....Finally learned the right way.....THANKS STEVE.....AWESOME TEACHING.....
I'm a guitar teacher. A damn good one. You're a damn gooder one. I too hate that everyone keeps teaching solos wrong. Ten minutes ago I gave up on learning this solo by ear and searched for a lesson. Hurt the pride but I'm glad I found this video.
Can anyone actually give this a Thumbs Down??? It's tremendous and is as thorough as every UA-cam guitar lesson on here should be..... Steve offers unbelievable patience and accuracy for those that want to work and get it perfect..... for 30 years this solo (and even the intricate chord timing to this song) have absolutely baffled me!!
In a couple of days I will have this clean, precise version in my bag of tricks. Thank you, Steve!!
God bless you and your son.
wow...the best lesson I ever took. Thank you so much. You are a fantastic teacher!
Steve, Thanks so much for the great lesson. Love the incremental steps building up to the complete solo, then the build up of speed. I must have played this lesson a few dozen times already! Very well done.
OK folks, I listen to a lot of these videos. This is the best I've seen yet. Why? Some guys play well but have the disortion turned up so much you can hardly hear the notes. Aside from playing this very well, Steve repeats each section multiple times from the beginning at slow, medium, and standard speeds. He adds just the right amount of notes for each repetition. Thanks Steve, great job and thanks for sharing.
@SteveHacker , Thanks for your time and effort presenting this video. I happened upon this video some
6 weeks ago. Loved it and your teaching; Wanted to share it with a friend I am mentoring, but lost the link. Just found it again and I am quite pleased. I am an experienced player and an old curmugeon but I am not a teacher. I feel comfortable telling a friend to watch, listen and learn from this video. Sincerely Larry
by far the best video about sweet home alabama solo... more please!!!!!
Thank you Steve. Certainly made the learning process short n sweet.
I've seen 100's of lessons on utube...this is the best yet, nice job and thanks man
Sweet home Alabama can never be worn out.
The best way of teaching solos I've ever seen. Fantastic!
Hi Steve I enjoy this lesson! I was a big help.
Bob Hacker Indy,IN!
Excellent job Steve....!
You are so right! There are many intricacies that most bands cannot replicate. Great tutorial sir.
Yep :)
Fantastic, thanks Steve!
great lesson & I really enjoyed your no nonsense approach to this solo ..I'll be back for more
Great job, thanx for the correct way to learn this song,Faving this!!..quinn Thanx for the share Rick
Dude... it's so WAAAAY overplayed by bar bands but it's still my FAVORITE song in the world... You're SO right about the layers of GREAT guitar... I thought I had it T and A but you schooled me... Thanks mang!!!!!
this is what you call a perfect guitar lesson thanks alot !
Very nice video Steve, well explained and constructed, take care!
Best guitar lesson experience at UA-cam. Great pace, solo a 100 percent correct note by note, and being able to practice at 50, 75 and 100 percent (with him playing at the same time) is awesome. Thank you sir!
Definite 5 star lesson Steve. Thank you. Looking forward to more from you.
Great job Steve I learn alot, great teacher, wish you had more post
Steve. Outstanding.
Nailed it on the head. Nothing cliche or overplayed about it. Best song for teaching
phrasing, and probably more important, teaching how to get three guitars to play together and behave themselves.
Great job Steve..... thanks !
excellent lesson man you have a talent not only on the instrument itself but as a teacher-thank you!
this is really a great lesson. you are really a good teacher steve!!!
Steve, I've been playing for over 35 years. This is by far the best tutorial I have seen on the web. You are an exceptional teacher. Keep up the great work my friend.
Great lesson Steve ... best one yet ... thanks man
HI Steve. Great lesson!
I can't agree more with you about this song. There is so much more going on there than many people comprehend.
I have listened to this song with a degree of fascination since the first time I heard it back in '74. Still fascinates me with all the guitar nuances and intricacies. It is truly a work of art.
Thanks for this video. You must be an awesome teacher! Kudos to you.
Rick
Steve, I have been playing for years but only chords and your video gives me inspiration to learn lead and solos, great job. I look forward to when you have the next lesson up when you have the time. Hope the son is doing well. Thanks for the inspiration.
Excellent! Thanks for doing this with the loop!
You explained it very well! Good job! Some of those southern rockers in the day were exellent!
Hi man! thank you for the great lesson you are a great teacher, I also wait for the second part. Good week
Great job Steve. Thanks
You nailed it Steve. Thnx.
Best guitar lesson experience at UA-cam. Great pass, solo a 100 percent correct note by note and the
Excellent lesson! You make learning easy. thanks.
I just joined a country band that plays all "new" country. But, Sweet Home Alabama is a staple they have in the mix. I love your video. It is NOT too fast. It is just right. I love the way you build the progression then play it all through at increasing speeds. Very thorough AND accurate. Kudos my friend. One of THE best instructional videos I've seen. I'd love to learn the rest of the leads in this song from you.
Great lesson, well explained step by step, and the half and three quarter speed practice sessions are a great idea. Will be looking out for more videos.
Man, you really got a teaching talent. Congratulations and thank you! Greetings from Brazil.
That was great. Your a great teacher.
Awesome lesson man. You're one of the few people on youtube that can actually teach. I learned this solo in like 45 mins. lol
you are beyond awesome instructor...thanks for sharing!
You nailed it and you're absolutely right - hardly anyone plays this song correctly. I've even heard professional cover bands in clubs (seasoned musicians, we're talking about), do a slop job and get the guitar work wrong. I'm a purist about this kind of thing. By all means, play it man, but get it right. And none of this, "Oh, well I play it using my own style." BS! It's great to see a guitarist approach this song professionally! Way to go!
Awesome vid!! NICE work indeed!!
I'm in a band and I'm actually using this to learn the lead on the fiddle!! So awesome, best tutorial I've seen so far. Please post more!! THanks so much!!
Good luck with your son! Many prayers are with you and your son!
great job man ive been playing this song for 20 years now in and out of bands and i caught licks i have missed glad i found you
Thanks for the video! Great instructor!
Brilliant video. really broken down well, makes it so easy to follow.
thanks so much
Steve, thanks for the note on some upcoming additions and the lesson on the second solo coming up soon....can't wait for it...thx again!
Masterpiece , i loved how you played it , how you showed it to us , awesome video awesome teacher !!!!!
Awesome breakdown of that solo. Well done
Spot on, thanks Steve!!
Thank you, I've learned this from you. I hope your son is doing well? My daughter was recently diagnosed with leukemia so we're just starting the process. I'll pray for your son. Jesus has been faithful to us through out this.
Steve, great lesson my friend. You made this so EASY to learn by your various speeds and easy to understand fingering positions. You are an excellent teacher and picker.
This is such a great teaching video, very clear and a very patient demonstration. Thank you so much.
Awesome! Brilliant lesson! Wish you lots of luck! Great job!
Thanks so much Mike Hordorwich ! :)
I loved the video and I can play the first half of the solo but for the rest you just blazed through it I have watched the video multiple times and still can't get past the same spot
Excellent teaching method. Particularly the replay of the solo over and over at the end. There are so many solos I would love to see you do like this. Your Listen to the music lesson is great as well.
Excellent.. just keep at it for a little while and nailed.. thanks!
Hey Steve! Great tutorial, it opened new ways for me. I have played it kind of "out of tick" for years. thx!
Great tutorial. Very easy to follow. Thanks for sharing.
The incredible thing is that it takes genius to create such a brilliant lick in the first place. The sad truth is that for the great majority of us, we will only know the joy of listening to it. Some of us are talented enough to copy it. Precious few are capable of actually creating such musical beauty where none existed before.
Talent makes the difficult seem easy, genius performs the impossible. It reflects the mind of God.
Your vids are great ... I really appreciate the change in pace so we can practice to get it right! Excellent teaching, man! Thanks heaps!!
Fantastic Steve, what a fantastic teacher you are Thank you very much .Scott- Glasgow Scotland Hope all is well
Thanks scott butterly ! :)
FABULOUS STEVE. = THANKS A MILLION!
Hi Steve,
I learn a whole lot, have not practice it yet, but hopfully will when I have the time, I want to take the time to thank you for this video for all of us. I greatly appreaciate it.
Keep it up, your a great guitarist. and by the way that is the guitar that I am thinking of buying. It sounds really cool!!
Outstanding lesson Steve, you are absolutely correct that almost no one plays this solo right. I've been playing it wrong for years, I knew it but just couldn't quite get there. Hopefully I can master it now thanks to you. Oh, and as mentioned before, the tone is right on as well.
Craig H
nailed it !!thanks to you steve
Perfect leson, thank you for your detail explain. So many people helped that... Thank you!
Steve thanks very much. Been playing for many years now alongside pretending that I ever knew sweet home Alabama. HA.
Really helpful..
Excellent thanks for this!
Thanks Steve! That is a great tutorial! I have wanted to learn this for quite some time and teach my son. It is a great job. Ready for solo 2! It's time! We're ready! Thank you very much in advance.
Thank you so muck Steve !! That realy cool
PS:
It never ceases to amaze me just how many people actually believe that this song is in D! To me it obviously comes to rest on the G Major chord.
Thanks again for this one.
Rick
A great lesson from a great guitarist/teacher.
Great Lesson ..Thank You !
You are a great teacher... It's easy to learn from you. We need more instructors with your knowledge and clarity. Cheers mate!
Excellent job!
Excellent!.
Thanks :)
I can certainly see why you are a guitar instructor. Thanks for this absolutely fantastic lesson!! . Best wishes to you and your son.
Great tutorial. Very well done!
the best teacher ever!!!!
very clean and clear tutorial. THank you Steve :)!!
love the lesson and spirit
Thank you, I've been looking for a trustworthy video on how to do this solo. I can't thank you enough :)
To me, this was a perfect lesson. You explained it so well. Thank you so much!
Fantastic instructional video! Please put up the 2nd guitar solo in this song! Thanks Steve!
awesome lesson men thank you!!!!!!
Really great video! was just searching around learning some solos and this one popped up and i have to say it has been the most thought out and best taught one ive found!