Sir, it is the quiet talents like yourself that make UA-cam 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.
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!
I woke up with this song in my head, and thanks to your excellent lesson, could play it before I finished my second cup of coffee. And I went on to wikipedia and learned way more about all the members of The Pretenders than I had any idea of. What an entanglement of Rock and Roll history! Thanks Adrian! Long live The Honey Man!
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
James Honeyman Scott will always be a legend and it will always be a question of where he would be if he hadn't died so young and tragically but he had his own style
Superb playing and teaching Adrian. This is absolutely my "Go To" vid when I need to brush up on this to cover it. I play it with quite a crunch rather than the jangle to rock it up a bit and it works just as well in a heavy mode. As you say, this is by no means a simple structure. You explain it very well and just want to say thanks for taking the time (and patience) to produce this excellent video lesson. Cheers. Mike.
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.
Thank you for taking your time and playing/teaching this wonderful song! The Pretenders what a fantastic group! Majorly overlooked by the main stream of Music snops!
Thank you Adrian, Got a gig soon and never knew the intricacies of the lovely song. You've saved me so much time! I saw them LIVE in The Capitol Theater in Sydney in The 80/90's. Bit vague on the date. They nailed it! Thanks, mate. James.
Can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed your tutorial. Absolute delight. Perfect tone, phrasing, delivery and presentation. LOVE your accent mate! Should you ever find yourself in the states you are welcome to come sit in with my band here in KCMO. Well done sir. Well done indeed. (Jolly Good!)
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
Superb lesson Adrian, the best one on this song I've found. It's so easy to sound naff playing this one if you don't do it right. many thanks for your contribution, John.
Do you have any idea how good you are at playing the guitar? You are a credit to all guitarist. You are the best at Brass in pocket I have ever heard. All I can say is: I wish I could play like you. Thank you!!!
FYI: TOTALLY FEELIN' YOU man! Love your performance, love your style/picking, love your lesson, love your technical and personal comments, love your personality, love your guitar, love this song! Lots of love and thanks from a 40 year picker in GA! Did I mention loved ya?!?!? :)
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).
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 as always! I agree with ya! James H Scott was probably thee best in my opinion. Wish he was still with us, who knows how many other great songs he would have made!
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.
Thanks - love the construction. Totally agree about James. Saw the original line up live and they just kicked. James was clever and powerful - mesmerised me. What a loss. Reminds me of Pete Townshend in that regard. More please.
glad I found this channel. Nice job Adrian. Your teaching style is just as proficient as your musicianship and killer tone. Thanks for the inspiration for learning this cool song. Cheers!
Great lesson! I bought the first two Pretenders albums recently and love the original lineup, the bass playing is really punchy as well as the guitar...Mystery Achievement and Talk of the Town are my other two favourites :)
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...
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
What a tremendous job blending the guitar tracks, and great tone! I was actually trying to find tone tips on the character of the chorus for this song, but wound up listening and learning on this tutorial all the way through. Great work and feel for the groove, and kudos for the sub track tips at the end to show us those parts as well if we wanted to try to incorporate them. This is the way guitar tutorials should be demonstrated - abbreviated run through, clear articulated lesson, tips. Wraps it up advising the gear played on (Clone theory, thank you). The best. Cheers!
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!
Absolutely lovely lesson. I've been a devotee of JHS ever since I first heard Pretenders I, but remarkably never tried to work this one out. That "bubbly part" is really really interesting and something I didn't even notice until well into loving the band, and the way they put a bit of phasing on it really makes it blend in nicely. If you end up coming back to JHS and are taking requests, I'd definitely love a lesson on "Private Life" or some of the better stuff off of II which I think gets ignored, like "Talk of the Town" or "I Go To Sleep". Cheers!
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
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.
What about more Pretenders songs ? He was a great guitar player, that's for sure, and there is plenty to learn from his playing.Thank you for this one .
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.
The chorus effect on the original recording was probably an electro harmonix clone theory. There's an old audio interview with honeyman-Scott on UA-cam by jas obrecht where talks extensively about the gear used on that album.
Sir, it is the quiet talents like yourself that make UA-cam 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.
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!
I woke up with this song in my head, and thanks to your excellent lesson, could play it before I finished my second cup of coffee. And I went on to wikipedia and learned way more about all the members of The Pretenders than I had any idea of. What an entanglement of Rock and Roll history! Thanks Adrian! Long live The Honey Man!
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
Appreciate your tribute to James Honeyman Scott. One of the finest and most influential guitarists from UK.
Always loved the Telecaster sound on the Pretenders work. Back on the Chain Gang really got the Tele in my blood.
A young guy like you playing such classics is great mate fairplay to ya 👍
Absolutely the best Brass in Pocket guitar lesson you can find on UA-cam!! Superb.
Learning this for a cover band. Great lesson. Saved me lots of time . Thanks
This pulls apart just why and how this is such a great guitar part and song.
James Honeyman Scott will always be a legend and it will always be a question of where he would be if he hadn't died so young and tragically but he had his own style
Superb playing and teaching Adrian.
This is absolutely my "Go To" vid when I need to brush up on this to cover it.
I play it with quite a crunch rather than the jangle to rock it up a bit and it works just as well in a heavy mode. As you say, this is by no means a simple structure. You explain it very well and just want to say thanks for taking the time (and patience) to produce this excellent video lesson. Cheers. Mike.
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.
At last, someone who plays it right. Thank you. RIP JHS.
Thank you for taking your time and playing/teaching this wonderful song! The Pretenders what a fantastic group! Majorly overlooked by the main stream of Music snops!
Just fancied learning brass in pocket and came across this, fantastic tuition, spot in and saved me a lot of time. Cheers for this!
I love this song so much....Honeyman-Scott was a genius
Nicely done Sir - I have been playing 61 years and 42 as a pro. I love this friendly relaxed no bullshit approach. Excellent work.
I am learning this song for a one guitar cover band, and this lesson is BRILLIANT! Thanks so much from Fayetteville, Arkansas..USA
Thank you Adrian, Got a gig soon and never knew the intricacies of the lovely song. You've saved me so much time! I saw them LIVE in The Capitol Theater in Sydney in The 80/90's. Bit vague on the date. They nailed it! Thanks, mate. James.
Excellent tutorial, greatly appreciated. Nice to see a little Super Champ in the background, what great amps they are, thanks to Paul Rivera!
Can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed your tutorial. Absolute delight. Perfect tone, phrasing, delivery and presentation. LOVE your accent mate! Should you ever find yourself in the states you are welcome to come sit in with my band here in KCMO. Well done sir. Well done indeed. (Jolly Good!)
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
Superb lesson Adrian, the best one on this song I've found.
It's so easy to sound naff playing this one if you don't do it right.
many thanks for your contribution, John.
These may be the best Honeyman lesson in the history of the WHIRLED!
Do you have any idea how good you are at playing the guitar? You are a credit to all guitarist. You are the best at Brass in pocket I have ever heard. All I can say is: I wish I could play like you. Thank you!!!
FYI: TOTALLY FEELIN' YOU man! Love your performance, love your style/picking, love your lesson, love your technical and personal comments, love your personality, love your guitar, love this song! Lots of love and thanks from a 40 year picker in GA! Did I mention loved ya?!?!? :)
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).
Happened upon this tutorial by chance. Very informative and so well explained in a friendly unpretentious manner. Well done
props. love hearing/watching the songs he played in. Solid. You do him justice with all the in-between stuff he was so good and novel at.
you always have my favorite selection of lessons. Thanks Adrian
Thanks so much for this thorough, understandable lesson of a great song as well as all the other lessons you've done. Beautiful.
I don't know shit about playing guitar, but damn if I didn't watch the whole video. I love the "jangle" you've got here.
Very nice job playing one of my favorite tunes. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I can't wait to learn how to play it.
Thank you sir. I was stuck on that chorus. Nice, simple to follow tutorial.
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!
I like your thorough but relaxed teaching style. Thanks for the lesson!
Brilliant as always! I agree with ya! James H Scott was probably thee best in my opinion. Wish he was still with us, who knows how many other great songs he would have made!
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.
love the guitar work in the intro, but also nice drum and bass groove!
Wow ! This cover/lesson is spot on !
Congrats !
The best one on UA-cam !
This video should have millions of views !
Awesome lesson- have been trying to ace this one for years and years and years. Mucho thanks!!
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!
Thank you for posting Great Job.
Thank you for this deep and enjoyable lesson. It totally made my day! 🌿🌸
Absolutely briliiant performance and epic Pretenders track!
Absolutely amazing guitar lesson! Thank you so much. I am so pleased I have find you today. Keep doing what you do. x
Great lesson. Had been trying to learn this for a while, but couldn't find an accurate version, but this is spot on.
I just enjoy watching you play, I love this content and you are fantastic! Great Job!
Great lesson, thank you.! Always loved this song, managed to play the intro with the riffs granny slow at the mo 🎸
You always do the best guitar lessons on youtube.
Huge Pretenders fan! Thank you buddy. This is one of my favourite videos of yours!
Thanks - love the construction. Totally agree about James. Saw the original line up live and they just kicked. James was clever and powerful - mesmerised me. What a loss. Reminds me of Pete Townshend in that regard. More please.
Thank you for this video. Great respect for your abilities, touch and attention to detail. Perfect job of breaking down this really cool song!
glad I found this channel. Nice job Adrian. Your teaching style is just as proficient as your musicianship and killer tone. Thanks for the inspiration for learning this cool song. Cheers!
Thanks Adrian. Really appreciated your simple, clear presentation of this one. Great tone mate.
Great lesson! I bought the first two Pretenders albums recently and love the original lineup, the bass playing is really punchy as well as the guitar...Mystery Achievement and Talk of the Town are my other two favourites :)
Bravo mate! this tutorial is spectacular and your musicianship is spot on!....thank you!
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...
Amazing lesson! Top notch guitar instruction…thanks! 👏
Spot On! Seriously, who gave this excellent tutorial a thumbs down?
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
Brilliant lesson...happy to have come upon your channel. Many thanks!
What a tremendous job blending the guitar tracks, and great tone! I was actually trying to find tone tips on the character of the chorus for this song, but wound up listening and learning on this tutorial all the way through. Great work and feel for the groove, and kudos for the sub track tips at the end to show us those parts as well if we wanted to try to incorporate them. This is the way guitar tutorials should be demonstrated - abbreviated run through, clear articulated lesson, tips. Wraps it up advising the gear played on (Clone theory, thank you). The best. Cheers!
AWESOME job and incredible help to me. Thank you! I'm in a one guitar player band and this will work great! Thanks again, cheers!
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!
Excellent teaching, you provide great detailed instruction.
Absolutely lovely lesson. I've been a devotee of JHS ever since I first heard Pretenders I, but remarkably never tried to work this one out. That "bubbly part" is really really interesting and something I didn't even notice until well into loving the band, and the way they put a bit of phasing on it really makes it blend in nicely.
If you end up coming back to JHS and are taking requests, I'd definitely love a lesson on "Private Life" or some of the better stuff off of II which I think gets ignored, like "Talk of the Town" or "I Go To Sleep".
Cheers!
Fantastic guitar lesson you nailed this one!
Agree. Honeymoon Scott very underated...As always, great lesson. 👍🎶🎵🎼
Keep coming back to this - to get it right.
Excellent lesson, who would dislike this?
great video! Showing some tricks and inversions that I know how to do buy did not "see" with my ears. Loved all the bits- subscribed!
I keep coming back to this vid. Thanks bro! I am now in the market for an American Telecaster.
Love your lessons Adrian.Thanks.
Just found your channel, I love the detail you put into your lessons.
Fantastic tutorial 5* really helpful and easy to follow, thank you for taking the time to upload
Bro your videos are the best online
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
Hi Hi Hi ! ! !
I just clicked here for the first time and I love your style and general vibe when you play ! ! Thank you ! ! !
Nice vid Adrian. You've got serious talent as a guitar player and youtuber. Keep up the good work!
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.
What about more Pretenders songs ? He was a great guitar player, that's for sure, and there is plenty to learn from his playing.Thank you for this one .
This js still gonna take me some time to master, but this is a huge, huge help. Very well done, thanks a million
Thanks Adrian, apart from being a great guitarist you are an outstanding teacher cheers from Sydney Australia.
Wow..this guy is everywhere....good at many styles
Great video Adrian, been playing this in a band for a few months now with another guitarist - think we'll switch a few things up after watching this🤟
Great lesson video, thanks for posting this video!
Great lesson! Excellent playing and explanation.
I think you are ace. I have been watching your videos and you are a great help and develop me.
had to learn this in a pinch for a gig...very helpful thank you!
Great stuff. More JHS, please. Lovely Tele too, btw.
Thanks for a great lesson mate...perfect jangly Tele tone! Love your work!
Love your tutorial and your well worded tribute. Thank you.
Thought I knew how to play this song. Nope. You nailed it! 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!
Thank you ! muting and popping in the bass is super !
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.
Thank you!!! Great help and love your tone!!! Perfect Tone - a never ending search!
By far the best on UA-cam! Agree about JHS
The chorus effect on the original recording was probably an electro harmonix clone theory. There's an old audio interview with honeyman-Scott on UA-cam by jas obrecht where talks extensively about the gear used on that album.