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.
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 ].
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.
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.
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.
Is he the nicest guy on UA-cam 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.
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!
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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.)
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!
Most Excellent Video my Friend, I followed Mr.King for the past three+years on FB. That man had more Balls than almost anyone I Ever heard or Saw...He Always Spoke from his Heart,and From His Soul....and never coward ,away from his beliefs,especially during the Obama shit years...my heart fell when I heard of his passing a very sad day for me.....for Is All. ED KING ONE GIANT OF A MAN A LEGEND OF THE AGES....YOU WILL FOREVER BE MISSED...Brian Langsford
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!
@@StichMethodGuitar What I saw on the Marty Schwartz video was one of the other guys had a lead he was playing Well, they were warming up and Ed came in and started picking out that lead that he plays in answer to what Gary was playing I believe is what he said. I don't know if you've watched that video he lays out his intro
I saw in another video where Gary Rossington gives a different timeline so Idk which is accurate. Ed King is great though. My takeaway from this is to play melodically but really think and feel the different parts of a solo working together. The rolling feeling on this track is what gets me every time I hear it. So unique
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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,,,
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.
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
Fairfield Woods Middle School!!! Whoa!!! Holy Shit. Fairfield, Ct.? I'm class of 1980 right here. That was where I discovered this music for the first time ever. This is so weird.
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!
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 !
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🎸👏
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!!
I wonder if Ed King happened up on this video and said, "My God, did I really do all of this??. So this is what a dream analysis sounds like" My head is spinning!! Mr Stitch is such a happy, positive soul. Along with being knowledgeable on theory. My head is still spinning haha. Wow thank you. Ed is my favorite out of the band, but they all have a cool mojo to them (Gary & Allen). You can't play the solos in this song any different, it just doesn't sound the same, It actually ruins it by playing it differently.
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.
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!
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!
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.
We used to play this song about 25+ years ago in a covers band I was in at the time. I played bass at the time but I always remembered that the guitarist used to do the solo in the E minor pentatonic scale. We didn't copy the songs we did note for note, we used to try and put our own twist on them. Our guitarist had a great tone and it didn't sound bad at all in Em. Nowadays as I understand a little bit more on the theory side so I realise that Em is the minor 3rd of G major (the key of the song) so I can see why Em wasn't a bad place to solo over that song, even if it wasn't 100% true to the recording.
That was very insightful , thought out well, I follow ya on that, that is definitely the way it flows, yeah every solo flows its own path, interesting, getting in the mind of the soloist, how they use all the little tools I that moment in time, or how those tools can be applied , w different but quite favorable outcomes .
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.
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.
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
A break down of the Black Crowes version of 'O Sweet Nuthin' would be incredible. Same chords as Sweet Home Alabama mostly but such a different vibe! Imagine. Dare to dream. Rock on!
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
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
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.
StichMethod Guitar what kind of guitar is that?
Timothy Ring Phred Instruments Tella!
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 ].
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.
@@timothyring4728 Excellence in teaching and inspiring!
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.
If the south won the war, sweet home Alabama would be the national anthem
He was from SOUTHERN California. 😁
Absolutely agree with you sir.
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.
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.
Thanks Boomer! Glad you enjoyed!
Is he the nicest guy on UA-cam 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.
Great way to explain it. I thought that too. 👍
Well said. Super guy!
Me2 - Ian's style is ADDICTINGly GREAT @@skummtoons6686
agreed, needed this when I was playing….
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!
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.
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!!
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!
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.
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.
Some people play with passion, you play and teach with passion, good stuff...
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.
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.)
for years I thought it was just me whose favorite player was Ed King, he was just awesome
Nope, me too. 😀
@@Scottocaster6668 me three
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!
Best guitar teacher EVER!!!
That was a good homage to a great man! Thanx for the music!
ED KING.....RIP GUITAR GOD...God it hurts me so bad....and I never met the man...
That was fun your all right stich,great entertainment, and lesson....Roland
Most Excellent Video my Friend, I followed Mr.King for the past three+years on FB. That man had more Balls than almost anyone I Ever heard or Saw...He Always Spoke from his Heart,and From His Soul....and never coward ,away from his beliefs,especially during the Obama shit years...my heart fell when I heard of his passing a very sad day for me.....for Is All.
ED KING ONE GIANT OF A MAN A LEGEND OF THE AGES....YOU WILL FOREVER BE MISSED...Brian Langsford
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!
Ed King told Marty Schwartz that his Alabama solo was done in one take.
I believe it!
@@StichMethodGuitar What I saw on the Marty Schwartz video was one of the other guys had a lead he was playing Well, they were warming up and Ed came in and started picking out that lead that he plays in answer to what Gary was playing I believe is what he said. I don't know if you've watched that video he lays out his intro
I saw in another video where Gary Rossington gives a different timeline so Idk which is accurate. Ed King is great though. My takeaway from this is to play melodically but really think and feel the different parts of a solo working together. The rolling feeling on this track is what gets me every time I hear it. So unique
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.
You rock! Thanks for being kind and enjoying!
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.
Wow your joy and enthusiasm not to mention musical knowledge is magical.....thank you!!!
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!
Thanks Rocco! So glad you enjoyed!
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.
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!!
Very easy to conceptualise if one masters chord tones and the pentatonics.
I for one appreciate you taking your time, great lesson!
Wonderful lesson. Thank you for the effort to put this together.
I see a lot of passion and even more knowledge in you. Well done sir👍
What a great lesson! Long, but absolutely worth it. The Ed King solo does have a distinctive sound, and this video nails it. Subscribed.
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.
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.
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!
Well done!! Love Ed Kings playing. I started following him..very inspired by his playing, person, and his honesty. Great musician.
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.
Thanks for teaching this the right way ,I’m trying to learn this in the worst way ,
Always a pleasure to watch you -- thanks for helping me to be a better guitar player.
Stitch, you are so inspiring. Thank you brother 🤘🏼
May have been long but I think you really captured how it came about. Good job buddy.
You’re a good teacher, man. Easy for that to be overshadowed by guitar chops. Appreciate you!
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,,,
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.
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
Boy are you long winded but boy did I find the perfect channel to improve soloing. Sub’d. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Keep it coming! Guitar and Music can´t be boring lisening to your lessons!!
This is perfect! Just the video I needed to start learning this solo. Thanks soo much!
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.
Awesome tutorial and a great tribute
Thank you man! I really wanted to be shown the theory behind the solo. Excellent!
Fairfield Woods Middle School!!! Whoa!!! Holy Shit. Fairfield, Ct.? I'm class of 1980 right here. That was where I discovered this music for the first time ever. This is so weird.
I am impressed. The way you analyze it is so digestable and full of joy that I got hooked! Thanks brother!. I am subscribing.
I thoroughly and completely enjoyed this analysis. Good job brother!
Thanks Rusty!
I really enjoyed this. Very well done and you are a likable guy. Great lesson.
best solo in any song ever..uplifting, bluesy and in my view perfect..always been my favorite guitarist, along with Bill Nelson funnily enough
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!
Plus they lend themselves to improvisation.
SO GOOD MAN...YOU ARE ARE A GREAT TEACHER..THANKS
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 !
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🎸👏
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!!
I wonder if Ed King happened up on this video and said, "My God, did I really do all of this??. So this is what a dream analysis sounds like"
My head is spinning!!
Mr Stitch is such a happy, positive soul. Along with being knowledgeable on theory.
My head is still spinning haha. Wow thank you. Ed is my favorite out of the band, but they all have a cool mojo to them (Gary & Allen). You can't play the solos in this song any different, it just doesn't sound the same,
It actually ruins it by playing it differently.
Wow. Fantastic video. Thank you sir.
so good. I have progressed in my theory study to actually follow your entire lesson. Thanks.
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.
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.
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!
Ed was my fav. & I loved all those guys.
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!
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.
Your mindset is tools enough to become a great guitarist. Keep it up 👍
absolutely amazing video. you have helped me nail this song.
Great video! I was learning the solo and this was very interesting.
Great lesson about a great song and player ! I also was hearing Dickey Betts in this as well . Fascinating study !
You're are really great mate!!! Good fibe, good lesson, thank you so much!!
Thanks Ian, learned alot, now to the fretboard.
Ed is and was so underrated….love this lesson…open my eyes to this song!!!
We used to play this song about 25+ years ago in a covers band I was in at the time.
I played bass at the time but I always remembered that the guitarist used to do the solo in the E minor pentatonic scale. We didn't copy the songs we did note for note, we used to try and put our own twist on them. Our guitarist had a great tone and it didn't sound bad at all in Em. Nowadays as I understand a little bit more on the theory side so I realise that Em is the minor 3rd of G major (the key of the song) so I can see why Em wasn't a bad place to solo over that song, even if it wasn't 100% true to the recording.
thanks for your explanation, brilliant!
That was very insightful , thought out well, I follow ya on that, that is definitely the way it flows, yeah every solo flows its own path, interesting, getting in the mind of the soloist, how they use all the little tools I that moment in time, or how those tools can be applied , w different but quite favorable outcomes .
Beautiful..analyzed
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.
Thank you- you truly Rock on many levels! 🙏🙏💙
Stitch, you're a genius sonic detective
Great lesson, thanks for all the help!
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.
So glad you enjoyed!
Terrific breakdown . Tnx
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
A break down of the Black Crowes version of 'O Sweet Nuthin' would be incredible. Same chords as Sweet Home Alabama mostly but such a different vibe! Imagine. Dare to dream. Rock on!
Tremendous video, many thanks 😊
Great teacher! 🎸
You are very good and you make it very simple, a lot of information keep coming in very easy
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.
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Thank you Sir Ian. Very educational video.
Superb and clear tutorial !
Brilliant lesson! And I haven't even watched all of it yet.
Excellent presentation.
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
I could run into you at a grocery store, and have no idea that you are such a genius! Love that ...
You are a great guitar teacher. Greetings from Sweden
Amazing analyses
Great video. Happy I just found it.
Subscribed this lesson teaches some really spicey theory to pep up our soloing over changes