Never heard a solo so deadly accurate --brilliant FX -wish I had the same sound for that solo---well done --nice to see you took great pains to get it spot on --I struggled to get it right --NOW I have the standard to work from ---thankyou !
Great breakdown. I’m with you, this is one of my all time favorite Clapton solos. Such beautiful phrasing and melody. Those opening bends….. fantastic.
You`re opening a kind of pandora`s box of blissful memories, of those halcyon days of just hearing these `out of this world`favourite mind blowing musical expressions,the siren`s sweetly singing...we all felt `free` conjuring all that timeless imagery back.. tiny purple fishes,crimson shells... beset by primal inventive rhythms ... they were truly "cream",thank you👍😎
First time visitor and what a track to walk into! I loved Badge when it came out, it was cool to hear George & Eric doing such a great track back then. Thanks for the breakdown - thoughtful and helpful! I bought a Ventilator II a few years back - Leslie in a box, perfect!
I’ve always played the chorus part C-A-Bm-Am9. I had to go do some research before I replied. Watched him live and think it is Bm. Other online guys also have it as a Bm. I think it’s the A note in the D chord that sounds off. Let me know if you agree. Awesome video and lead
Great overall analysis! The solo tone smacks of really being treble-boosted distortion, a la the Bluesbreakers tone, probably with a Rangemaster Treble Booster which Clapton used to great effect with John Mayall and on Fresh Cream. I agree with a Bm being in there instead of D, but I’m hearing it more open as a Bm7 in the changes. C>Am>Bm7>Am9. Opinions on this? And… I own a Leslie, a Mesa-Boogie Revolver cabinet, Motion Sound Cabinets, Fender Vibratone cabs and Leslie simulators, but that Ventilator II sounds fantastic. You just cost me $550! It was definitely a Leslie on the original recording, as the Fender Vibratone does not have that horn and driver timbre, it’s just a drum-modulated speaker.
that was a great lesson. badge and goodbye, cream are my favorites from that group. that bridge is awesome with the leslie. you do a great job dissecting these songs.
This video answers a question I have had for years. Around the 15 minute mark, I hear the notes that I thought were Clapton, but heard on George music before, and didn't know who copied who. Now it is clear it was only George that did both. He owns that riff. Killer in my world of rock. Thanks for the breakdown and the hard work of research, much appreciated.
Check the comments, apparently there's good credible info that clapton actually played the Leslie riff. Apparently George said it himself. So I could be wrong thinking it was George. Thanks for watching
Up to a point, they could definitely copy each other. I always thought it was Clapton who played lead on I'd Have You Anytime but I read it was George. It sounded so Clapton like.
This is a wonderful tutorial on a great song; I always had a difficult time deciphering this, as it goes in and out of minor major parallel transitions. THanks!
Couple of teensy wrong notes, but you nail the spirit, I love it. Really good video. Really instructive. And I love that you cover different situations where you might not have a bass.
I watched your piece on my TV yesterday so could not respond to you. I started at Decca Records in London 1967 when I was 16. Until Dick Rowe's ideas came to fruition I worked as a Gopher in the A&R Dept. No, there was no one as young as me. Anyway to my great amazement (and for which I'm still grateful) I was introduced to Mike Vernon - who was already a hero of mine because he produced John Mayall/Eric Clapton album commonly called "Beano" - what's more he liked me to ask questions (that's how you learn) and to come forward (I was a bit shy still). Amongst many things he taught me was "How do you record very loud guitars?" He knew - I think he had known since birth... He used to record Eric and Jimmy together in his tiny apartment (either the bathroom or the kitchen). Anyway I just want you to know where I'm coming from. It is generally considered that Eric did use the Firebird on the solo to "Badge" it is such distinctive sound. He got very fond of the Firebird and used it on several records he played in London when he was at a loose end after Cream folded. He played a lot on recordings of Mike's such as Howling Wolf's and Muddy Waters London Sessions albums. He also played on Martha Velez's "Fiends and Angels" at Decca's Broadhurst Garden Studios. I saw him leaving the Studios when I arrived one evening he was noticeably carrying a Firebird's giant case as he leapt into the Taxi I got out of. Now the next point is this: Did Eric play the bridge using George's Strat? Did George just play the backing guitar throughout the song? Ah, another mystery where both sides have adherents..... Ho ho. Best, Pete.
Good video, and a great song choice. Know I can try to learn to play the solo, I've been playing this song for years (since the mid 70's) and I wanted to check if I had been playing it right all these years, well the only difference I found was at the end of the verse, you play C to Am to D to Am+9, where I have played it C to Am to Bm to Am+9. Yo my ears the D maj doesn't sound as smooth as the Bm to Am+9. Just my preference.
Great video! Thanks! And thanks especially for graciously acknowledging the criticisms and corrections in the comments. Many UA-cam music teachers just block and shadow-ban critical comments. I have one that I've not yet seen mentioned here. In the arpeggio part you play (as I did for many years) D - F# - A | C - E - G - B . . . so that you're outlining a complete Cmaj7 chord on the first two beats of the measure. But what Clapton actually plays there is D - F# - A | C - D - G - B with an open D instead of an E. You can hear this very clearly if you listen to these notes looped at half-speed. The Cmaj7 doesn't get its third (i.e., an E) until Harrison comes in with the bar chords. Note too that this creates a pedal-point effect throughout the arpeggio with an open D recurring in all three chords.
its always another great day watching your videos and learning more iconic songs (which I like).....thanks.....Clapton was my 1st Guitar hero....or was it Jimi H...or Jimmy Page...???!!!
yes and Eric was at his personal Best at that time...shame he left that kind of playing and "gibson" sound behind then....i was very upset when cream split up.....
How much time have you put in on your voice you have all this down you nail everything any advice ..I finally can understand the A9 I kept hearing it and Earley today I hit for myself that was proggres thanks to you..
Have you seen Cream's appearance on the Glen Campbell Show, playing "Sunshine Of Your Love"? It's shot "in the round" and he's playing the Firebird and, both he and Jack Bruce are playing through Marshall half stacks with no master volume controls. Clapton's sound is very clean with little if any distortion. Still, he gets plenty of sustain, so he must have been playing at a good volume. Interesting to watch his various tremolo techniques on that too. They also trade vocals.
@@derekclacton wow - was not aware of that - will check that out. thanks for the info. i'm really surprised if that is not George, but if he says so, then there you go
I am pretty much certain that the “Leslie” part was played by George on the original recording - partly to “sell” the song to Jack Bruce and Pete Brown who he thought wouldn’t like it - partly because George would be the peacemaker in the studio between the warring rhythm section guys, but mostly because their styles sounded great together. Also of course, the phrasing and tone is so typically Harrison (esp from around the Help era). In latter years Clapton has performed Badge with various mates from Mark Knopfler to Ronnie Wood, Derek Trucks or Doyle Bramhall - and although he usually plays the first part of the “Leslie” part himself until the solo kicks in - it is NEVER remotely as good as Harrison’s touch on the original. (MK actually plays it better when they reverse roles for the 2nd solo. ) Still probably my single favourite song of ALL TIME.
Can anybody help with harmonic analysis of Badge. It starts out obviously in A minor and hovers around the I, IV and V chords, A, D and E. Then when the arpeggiated part starts (maybe a sort of bridge?), the chords are D major, Cmajor 7, G major and back to D. Has it modulated? If you analyzed it as still being in key of A minor, then those would be the IV, III and bVII chords. But I guess bVii is in the diatonic key of A minor. But it sounds to me more like it has modulated than that it's still in A minor. But if so, where? If it had gone to Gmajor, then all 3 chords, Dmaj, Cmaj7 and Gmaj would be in the key and could be considered I, IV, V in that key. But Gmaj doesn't really sound like the tonal center there, the Dmaj does. And if it's in Dmaj, what is the C(natural)maj7 doing there? The diatonic Dmaj scale has a C# not a C. The sound is simple enough, just Gmaj, Cmaj, Dmaj, but how would you analyze it? And if Dmaj is the modulated key, then is Imaj, bVIImaj, IV a common progression to see?
I've been thinking about your very good question. My ear tells me the tune is in D major. But, as you ask, what is the Cmaj7 doing there? I`m thinking that that chord isn't Cmaj7 at all. Possible?
I’ve been trying to find a pedal that gets that Leslie sound. Have Strymon Mobius and Boss RT-20. Neither of them come close. Looking at Strymon Lex v2. Have you tried that one? The Ventilator II nails it, but a lot of coin for just one modulation pedal.
Great command of the "lead". Sweet, bluesy, notes that sound like their crying. Good stuff. Ps...did you use a leslie or emulation pedal at the bridge?
I am pretty much certain that the “Leslie” part was played by George on the original recording - partly to “sell” the song to Jack Bruce and Pete Brown who he thought wouldn’t like it, partly because George would be the peacemaker in the studio between the warring rhythm section guys, but mostly because their styles sounded so great together. Also of course, the phrasing and tone is so typically Harrison (esp from around the Help era). In latter years Clapton has performed Badge with various mates from Mark Knopfler to Ronnie Wood, Derek Trucks or Doyle Bramhall - and although he usually plays the first part of the “Leslie” part himself until the solo kicks in - it is NEVER remotely as good as Harrison’s touch on the original. (MK actually plays it better when they reverse roles for the 2nd solo. ) Still probably my single favourite song of ALL
Hello. I just got my Neo Ventilator 2. If you get the chance, could you please pass me the settings that worked for you & your signal chain for Badge. Thanks much!
The George Harrison Leslie Arpeggios are kind of the most iconic licks in the song! I always love playing it. It is also how obvious of how he used that type of Leslie and arpeggios a few times on Abbey Road, check out his playing on the end of YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY.
yeah I struggle a bit with the final audio output to try to compensate for all the compression that YT puts on, and for some reason YT accentuates the low/bass frequencies a bunch too. I'm not a sound engineer (obviously) but get it to "good enough". yeah all my amps are Fender at this point. Definitely a fan, though will add marshall to the mix at some point. thanks for watching!
Ohh i like that,,, Erics one of the MOUNT RUSHMORE of guitar players 😂 erics mixing of major and minor is brilliant ,,,much thanks to yourself for yout 12 foot chain podcasr ❤
Thanks Fernando! It's the Ventilator II - best leslie pedal I've ever owned. Here's an affiliate link for it with Sweetwater, and if you purchase, I'll earn a small commission. But here you go imp.i114863.net/dogooQ
Thanks. One of my All time Favorites of Clapton. The LESLIE' d, Walk-down is the Best Part. Do you know anything about Justin Hayward's, GIBSON ES335, I guess his Main Guitar? I've always loved the Tone, Sound and Style he created with the 335, both the Rhythm and Lead as well. (Justin H. of THE MOODY BLUES)
I saw MB at Bristol (UK). It was October 14th. My birthday as well as Justin's. He had the original 335 with him and in one song turned the guitar's pots right down. The sound through his amps was just pure delight. They still do a GREAT show. Sad that we lost the original drummer this year but the new guy is a rare animal. One of the best drummers I've ever heard. So exciting.
@@12footchain I have played since 1974 learning songs from songbooks and by ear, thanks for your videos they are very helpful and detailed I just wish I didn't dislocate my ring finger I can't play like I want to
Joe Pass famously slammed Badge in the June 8 1972 magazine Downbeat, in a Blindfold Test. He said any L.A. studio cat could do what Eric did, even better. But of course no one did.
Beautiful 335. I have a mid-60's 12-string. Never had 12 strings on it. Bought it July 3, 1976 (you never forget your first Gibson). Still play it today! Great lesson too. I know bits and pieces of the tune, just like I know bits and pieces of many tunes (and what I don't know, I fake, and 95% of the time no one notices). Think I'll give this one a go to get it 100%. Very nice lesson. Thank you. jc
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It’s C - Am - Bm - then it’s like an E octave. After the Bm there’s a little lead type flurry. Now I told you bout the love that you laid on my table - (that part) -
Ahh, yes I can see that. I think I had it as D instead of Bm. D and Bm are super related so either would work if the bass hits a B. Last chord I'm pretty sure is not an E octave though, I'm sticking w Am9
@@12footchain The last chord I would have to get to my Guitar out - I’m sitting in my car checking out your video - I’ll check out your chord though (at the end of the phrase). That chord that I was calling an E octave is used at the end. It’s the five hits at the end - it’s used again there. BADGE is top of my list for Cream tracks. I’m trying to recall the chord in my head - gotta have a Guitar. I love your videos - Cheers 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻
I got to my Guitar - Here is how I transposed that passage - Cmaj - Am - Bm - D7sus2(13). Yeah it’s played on fret 5 and 7. Nowhere near E. Bar E,B,G, at fifth fret with index finger - put pinky on E string seventh fret - play D string open. That’s a D7sus2(13). Peace & Twang
I’m currently studying fretboard theory.. but I love your tutorials for learning all of these tunes that I love.. lotssa love goin all around..!🤣 This also helps me to figure out other tunes on my own.. just like the olden daze.. lol Can’t thank ya enuf..!👍🏼❤️
Dear Mr " Chain" Love the detail of your lessons. However, İ interviewed all the Beatles for Musician Mag and some for Guitar World. And İ made the same mistake you did re: who played what When İ interviewed George Harrison, İ also assumed that Clapton had played the choppy rhythm chords and George had played the Beatlesque Leslie figure we all love. George stopped me , and said it was the other way around. He, Harrison plays those verse rhythm chords, and he added " Clapton didn't enter the song at all UNTİL the Leslie part," which Eric plays perhaps as a slight homage to the Beatles. İ was surprised, as İ assume most people are. İ don't know if Harrison also played the other rhythm parts, such as under the solo. And obviously, Eric plays the epic solo. PS Could you PLEASE zoom in twice as much when you show solos. And also mention which pentatonic or diatonic position as well as your helpful calling out when
@@12footchain You are most welcome, and thank you for your great tuition. İ first interviewed Paul as the young Editor of Musician in May of 1980. I was warned that Paul did NOT talk about the Beatles. So I worked up a " flanking" manuver, avoiding the Beatles entirely at first
...and concentrating on his need for outer stresses ( like Band on the Run, where two band members left, and the Nigerian situation was iffy, to get his energies up to meet the challenge, as he used to have to do with John and the others in the Beatles, or recordings that didn't start as " albums", like McCartney 1 and 2 which his creativity flowed because their was no pressure, just creativity. He agreed. THEN i hit him with, " Well their must have been stressful Beatle albums ...' and he jumped right in with " The White Album - that may have been the worst..." And then he was on fire for the next two hours, would answer questions about ANYTHİNG with the Beatles, including both personal and musical questions. His record company were so shocked they put out the interview as an limited edition album, and we got a Grammy Nomination. The other Beatles and Sir George and Emerick also opened up. İf İ can check any further info about them, ( or other artists from the Police to whoever, feel free to contact me on Facebook. Thanks again for your great lessons ! Best Vic
Dude, your gabbin' is half the show. The story about Ringo is a hoot, and we now know where It Don't Come Easy came from. Can that be a '15 in Bassman? cause your clear articulate bass tone makes it, cause the wound strings could easily mud out. Bridge pup yeah, but its still a Gibbo. Do you show your amp tone settings, or did I miss it? anyway, don,t trump your partners aces and don't stomp on their last chord.!!
@@12footchain Yeah man, i bet it peels paint off walls. Don't get me wrong, I love Gibsons, only play that brand, can be girth-y, which is why your tones are so great, set up amp, guitar, and pedals. Half a century ago, I just wanted to peel paint.
Badge is such a resonant, image filled song, it generates an atmosphere that captures the spirit of its times, being 1969 - I instantly loved it
I play it with one of my bands. The guy that suggested it wasn't born when it came out! Always loved the song.
One of Claptons best solos, beautiful and soulful
Think that Leslie section inspired Tom Scholz? The fade-in to "More Than a Feeling" sure seems like a tip of the hat to it.
Never heard a solo so deadly accurate --brilliant FX -wish I had the same sound for that solo---well done --nice to see you took great pains to get it spot on --I struggled to get it right --NOW I have the standard to work from ---thankyou !
My favorite Cream/Clapton song. Thank you!
Actually a George Harrison/Clapton song - not saying Jack didn't also contribute arrangement, but mostly George Harrison
Great breakdown. I’m with you, this is one of my all time favorite Clapton solos. Such beautiful phrasing and melody. Those opening bends….. fantastic.
Harry Georgeson was the name George used on the album.
You totally nailed that solo. Love your tone and vibrato!
You`re opening a kind of pandora`s box of blissful
memories, of those halcyon days of just hearing
these `out of this world`favourite mind blowing musical
expressions,the siren`s sweetly singing...we all
felt `free` conjuring all that timeless imagery
back.. tiny purple fishes,crimson shells...
beset by primal inventive rhythms ...
they were truly "cream",thank you👍😎
The video intro (bridge & solo) was spot on.
Man you NAILED that solo in the beginning of the video.,. Nice job!! 👍🏻
Man, I want to thank you, I’ve been playing this tune for years using all cowboy chords, which are good, but now it’s better!🎸🎸🎸
Really great lesson. Love the vibe and level of detail and background stories is perfect for my taste.
First time visitor and what a track to walk into! I loved Badge when it came out, it was cool to hear George & Eric doing such a great track back then. Thanks for the breakdown - thoughtful and helpful! I bought a Ventilator II a few years back - Leslie in a box, perfect!
Morton, were you at Guitar Craft quite a few years ago?
I’ve always played the chorus part C-A-Bm-Am9. I had to go do some research before I replied. Watched him live and think it is Bm. Other online guys also have it as a Bm. I think it’s the A note in the D chord that sounds off. Let me know if you agree. Awesome video and lead
Yeah I think I had that wrong Bm I think sounds right. Thanks
@@12footchain Definitely a Bm. I always played the AM9 down at the second fret myself
Great overall analysis! The solo tone smacks of really being treble-boosted distortion, a la the Bluesbreakers tone, probably with a Rangemaster Treble Booster which Clapton used to great effect with John Mayall and on Fresh Cream. I agree with a Bm being in there instead of D, but I’m hearing it more open as a Bm7 in the changes. C>Am>Bm7>Am9. Opinions on this?
And… I own a Leslie, a Mesa-Boogie Revolver cabinet, Motion Sound Cabinets, Fender Vibratone cabs and Leslie simulators, but that Ventilator II sounds fantastic. You just cost me $550! It was definitely a Leslie on the original recording, as the Fender Vibratone does not have that horn and driver timbre, it’s just a drum-modulated speaker.
@@12footchain actually Bm7
BADGE, an ALL TIME life favorite. Can never listen to it to much! CLAPTON!!!!
Thanks for the lesson. As usual you've dissected it, nailed it, without losing the feeling. 👍
Actually my favorite Cream tune (Tales of Brave Ulysses a close second) Thanks for breaking it down.
Love your guitar instruction. EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you!
that was a great lesson. badge and goodbye, cream are my favorites from that group. that bridge is awesome with the leslie. you do a great job dissecting these songs.
Thanks!
This video answers a question I have had for years. Around the 15 minute mark, I hear the notes that I thought were Clapton, but heard on George music before, and didn't know who copied who. Now it is clear it was only George that did both. He owns that riff. Killer in my world of rock. Thanks for the breakdown and the hard work of research, much appreciated.
Check the comments, apparently there's good credible info that clapton actually played the Leslie riff. Apparently George said it himself. So I could be wrong thinking it was George. Thanks for watching
@@12footchain I hope your wrong but I have to know/
George did say in an interview that Clapton played the arpeggiated riff, but I always assumed it was George
Up to a point, they could definitely copy each other. I always thought it was Clapton who played lead on I'd Have You Anytime but I read it was George. It sounded so Clapton like.
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your lessons are always top drawer
Best analysis I've seen of Badge
Thank you for this great lesson about Badge.
You nailed this lesson why because I've been all over trying to get it have not gotten it yet but i hear all what your doing in Badge Clapton style..
This is a wonderful tutorial on a great song; I always had a difficult time deciphering this, as it goes in and out of minor major parallel transitions. THanks!
Thanks for putting that last little link in that chain ..awesome!
Couple of teensy wrong notes, but you nail the spirit, I love it. Really good video. Really instructive. And I love that you cover different situations where you might not have a bass.
The rhythm part over the solo is like the ending vamp.. if I remember correctly… Gonna give it a listen now..
Thanks..!!👍🏼❤️
In his memoir, in 1979 "I Me Mine" George said it was Ringo who misread it. Great lesson by the way.
I watched your piece on my TV yesterday so could not respond to you. I started at Decca Records in London 1967 when I was 16. Until Dick Rowe's ideas came to fruition I worked as a Gopher in the A&R Dept. No, there was no one as young as me.
Anyway to my great amazement (and for which I'm still grateful) I was introduced to Mike Vernon - who was already a hero of mine because he produced John Mayall/Eric Clapton album commonly called "Beano" - what's more he liked me to ask questions (that's how you learn) and to come forward (I was a bit shy still).
Amongst many things he taught me was "How do you record very loud guitars?" He knew - I think he had known since birth... He used to record Eric and Jimmy together in his tiny apartment (either the bathroom or the kitchen). Anyway I just want you to know where I'm coming from.
It is generally considered that Eric did use the Firebird on the solo to "Badge" it is such distinctive sound. He got very fond of the Firebird and used it on several records he played in London when he was at a loose end after Cream folded. He played a lot on recordings of Mike's such as Howling Wolf's and Muddy Waters London Sessions albums.
He also played on Martha Velez's "Fiends and Angels" at Decca's Broadhurst Garden Studios. I saw him leaving the Studios when I arrived one evening he was noticeably carrying a Firebird's giant case as he leapt into the Taxi I got out of.
Now the next point is this: Did Eric play the bridge using George's Strat? Did George just play the backing guitar throughout the song? Ah, another mystery where both sides have adherents..... Ho ho.
Best, Pete.
LOVE IT! Man I wish I was around all this happening like that, so great that you got to be a part of all that. Thanks so much for the reply and info.
Awesome details, I appreciate it , been playing it wrong for years .. thanks dude ..
This lesson is off the chain!
Great job. I could never figure out that outro lick at 21:54. It almost sounds like an overdub on the record.
You're guitar lessons are very inspiring. Thank you! Could you do more Clapton lessons please?!
Good video, and a great song choice. Know I can try to learn to play the solo, I've been playing this song for years (since the mid 70's) and I wanted to check if I had been playing it right all these years, well the only difference I found was at the end of the verse, you play C to Am to D to Am+9, where I have played it C to Am to Bm to Am+9. Yo my ears the D maj doesn't sound as smooth as the Bm to Am+9. Just my preference.
No you are right, I got that wrong it is Bm. Not sure why I played D there, was just being lazy I guess
Thank you for clarifying because I heard/played Bm as well and didn't want to think I've had it wrong all these years!
Great video! Thanks! And thanks especially for graciously acknowledging the criticisms and corrections in the comments. Many UA-cam music teachers just block and shadow-ban critical comments. I have one that I've not yet seen mentioned here.
In the arpeggio part you play (as I did for many years) D - F# - A | C - E - G - B . . . so that you're outlining a complete Cmaj7 chord on the first two beats of the measure. But what Clapton actually plays there is D - F# - A | C - D - G - B with an open D instead of an E. You can hear this very clearly if you listen to these notes looped at half-speed. The Cmaj7 doesn't get its third (i.e., an E) until Harrison comes in with the bar chords. Note too that this creates a pedal-point effect throughout the arpeggio with an open D recurring in all three chords.
Thank you!
I play the bridge slightly different. I go to C, Am, Bm7 to the last chord whatever it’s called. Bm7 instead of D
Another great lesson....thanks 🍻🍺🍺🥸👍
Got to hand it to yah!!! good job!!!
Luv your sound and tone
finally found out the A string slide from C to D using the E in CEF Thanks !! been bugging me for years !
its always another great day watching your videos and learning more iconic songs (which I like).....thanks.....Clapton was my 1st Guitar hero....or was it Jimi H...or Jimmy Page...???!!!
yes and Eric was at his personal Best at that time...shame he left that kind of playing and "gibson" sound behind then....i was very upset when cream split up.....
How much time have you put in on your voice you have all this down you nail everything any advice ..I finally can understand the A9 I kept hearing it and Earley today I hit for myself that was proggres thanks to you..
yeah great playing and lesson! some beautiful guitars and amps also
Have you seen Cream's appearance on the Glen Campbell Show, playing "Sunshine Of Your Love"? It's shot "in the round" and he's playing the Firebird and, both he and Jack Bruce are playing through Marshall half stacks with no master volume controls. Clapton's sound is very clean with little if any distortion. Still, he gets plenty of sustain, so he must have been playing at a good volume.
Interesting to watch his various tremolo techniques on that too.
They also trade vocals.
Will check that out thanks. Yeah they trade vox on Sunshine.
Eric Clapton plays the bridge part through the Leslie - George Harrison played rhythm until then 👍
is that documented anywhere? Where did you see that?
@@12footchain Yes - the Cream 4 CD box set has an essay which includes comments George Harrison made about the session.
@@derekclacton wow - was not aware of that - will check that out. thanks for the info. i'm really surprised if that is not George, but if he says so, then there you go
@@12footchain A lot of people think it’s George, so you weren’t alone 😉
I am pretty much certain that the “Leslie” part was played by George on the original recording - partly to “sell” the song to Jack Bruce and Pete Brown who he thought wouldn’t like it - partly because George would be the peacemaker in the studio between the warring rhythm section guys, but mostly because their styles sounded great together.
Also of course, the phrasing and tone is so typically Harrison (esp from around the Help era).
In latter years Clapton has performed Badge with various mates from Mark Knopfler to Ronnie Wood, Derek Trucks or Doyle Bramhall - and although he usually plays the first part of the “Leslie” part himself until the solo kicks in - it is NEVER remotely as good as Harrison’s touch on the original.
(MK actually plays it better when they reverse roles for the 2nd solo. )
Still probably my single favourite song of ALL TIME.
Terrific lesson, thanks. Nice Gibson as well. I noticed that the edges are bound, but the f-holes aren't. Is this common? Cheers.
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Can anybody help with harmonic analysis of Badge. It starts out obviously in A minor and hovers around the I, IV and V chords, A, D and E. Then when the arpeggiated part starts (maybe a sort of bridge?), the chords are D major, Cmajor 7, G major and back to D. Has it modulated? If you analyzed it as still being in key of A minor, then those would be the IV, III and bVII chords. But I guess bVii is in the diatonic key of A minor. But it sounds to me more like it has modulated than that it's still in A minor. But if so, where? If it had gone to Gmajor, then all 3 chords, Dmaj, Cmaj7 and Gmaj would be in the key and could be considered I, IV, V in that key. But Gmaj doesn't really sound like the tonal center there, the Dmaj does. And if it's in Dmaj, what is the C(natural)maj7 doing there? The diatonic Dmaj scale has a C# not a C. The sound is simple enough, just Gmaj, Cmaj, Dmaj, but how would you analyze it? And if Dmaj is the modulated key, then is Imaj, bVIImaj, IV a common progression to see?
Someone else would have to weigh in on that. You put me out of my depth at "harmonic analysis". :-)
I've been thinking about your very good question. My ear tells me the tune is in D major. But, as you ask, what is the Cmaj7 doing there?
I`m thinking that that chord isn't Cmaj7 at all. Possible?
@@Vanguardsman I think the notes of the arpeggiated part are D F# A C E G B low B D high B low G D A high D A
@@stephenrothman6058 Right. So, D mixolydian?
Sorry at 6:39 it should go C-Am-Bm- Am9 not C-Am-D. This is what I have heard since the record came out!
yep you're right
I'd love it if you could just do 'Born under a bad sign'.... Sounds like pentatonic wizardry to my ears! Have a great Christmas dude!
I’ve been trying to find a pedal that gets that Leslie sound. Have Strymon Mobius and Boss RT-20. Neither of them come close. Looking at Strymon Lex v2. Have you tried that one? The Ventilator II nails it, but a lot of coin for just one modulation pedal.
Have not used but everything strymon does is greatness
Thanks for clarifying. I always thought it was C to Am to Bm instead of D.
It actually is Bm before it goes into the "...married to mabel" lyric I messed that up.
@@12footchain I love your break down of the song history. I’ve always felt like I hear a lot of Harrison influence in this track.
Your equipment sounds great!
Great!! Have a good weekend from Japan 🇯🇵🎸
I believe the changes leading up to the Am9 section are ( C - Am -Bm -Am9 )
Very nicely done!
It seems to start of in A Dorian, and, goes into D Myxolydian at times...is that accurate in saying?
i couldn't say, i'm not that strong in identifying modes
Great command of the "lead". Sweet, bluesy, notes that sound like their crying. Good stuff. Ps...did you use a leslie or emulation pedal at the bridge?
Ventilator II pedal
That very last last fill it seems to my ears is descending.
AWESOME !
I am pretty much certain that the “Leslie” part was played by George on the original recording - partly to “sell” the song to Jack Bruce and Pete Brown who he thought wouldn’t like it, partly because George would be the peacemaker in the studio between the warring rhythm section guys, but mostly because their styles sounded so great together.
Also of course, the phrasing and tone is so typically Harrison (esp from around the Help era).
In latter years Clapton has performed Badge with various mates from Mark Knopfler to Ronnie Wood, Derek Trucks or Doyle Bramhall - and although he usually plays the first part of the “Leslie” part himself until the solo kicks in - it is NEVER remotely as good as Harrison’s touch on the original.
(MK actually plays it better when they reverse roles for the 2nd solo. )
Still probably my single favourite song of ALL
Fantastic !!
Hello. I just got my Neo Ventilator 2. If you get the chance, could you please pass me the settings that worked for you & your signal chain for Badge. Thanks much!
Awesome! Will do, I'm traveling a d be home next weekend and will get that to you. Ping ne if you haven't heard back by Sunday
@@12footchain right on. Thanks! Safe travels
Any chance you might do Stones “Let it Loose?” 🤞🤞
Very well presented..
Thank you..
Glad it was helpful!
The George Harrison Leslie Arpeggios are kind of the most iconic licks in the song! I always love playing it. It is also how obvious of how he used that type of Leslie and arpeggios a few times on Abbey Road, check out his playing on the end of YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY.
Hi good job on this song, your mic is clipping a little in the solo section. Do you play 'have' other amps than fender ?
yeah I struggle a bit with the final audio output to try to compensate for all the compression that YT puts on, and for some reason YT accentuates the low/bass frequencies a bunch too. I'm not a sound engineer (obviously) but get it to "good enough". yeah all my amps are Fender at this point. Definitely a fan, though will add marshall to the mix at some point. thanks for watching!
Ohh i like that,,, Erics one of the MOUNT RUSHMORE of guitar players 😂 erics mixing of major and minor is brilliant ,,,much thanks to yourself for yout 12 foot chain podcasr ❤
I’ll “subscribe” if you can tell me what pedal are you using for the “Leslie” simulation? I can’t find a spelling or a link in your post.
Thanks Fernando! It's the Ventilator II - best leslie pedal I've ever owned. Here's an affiliate link for it with Sweetwater, and if you purchase, I'll earn a small commission. But here you go imp.i114863.net/dogooQ
Thank you!!!!
Thanks. One of my All time Favorites of Clapton. The LESLIE' d, Walk-down is the Best Part. Do you know anything about Justin Hayward's, GIBSON ES335, I guess his Main Guitar? I've always loved the Tone, Sound and Style he created with the 335, both the Rhythm and Lead as well. (Justin H. of THE MOODY BLUES)
I saw MB at Bristol (UK). It was October 14th. My birthday as well as Justin's. He had the original 335 with him and in one song turned the guitar's pots right down. The sound through his amps was just pure delight. They still do a GREAT show. Sad that we lost the original drummer this year but the new guy is a rare animal. One of the best drummers I've ever heard. So exciting.
I think it goes C Am Bm A9. The D after the C doesn't sound right. Try it.
Yeah, you're right I got that wrong
that's like a 69' TD. awesome.
Mines a 67
In a word..."Classic". :)
It sounds like the chord right before the Am9 is a B min, not D.
Yeah I think you're right
what is the Ventilator setting
Slow rotator setting, low-medium level drive
How long have you been playing?
coming up on 40 years now.
@@12footchain I have played since 1974 learning songs from songbooks and by ear, thanks for your videos they are very helpful and detailed I just wish I didn't dislocate my ring finger I can't play like I want to
Yea nice guitar , everytime i think hmm, id love a les paul, i hear a great 335 solo
Joe Pass famously slammed Badge in the June 8 1972 magazine Downbeat, in a Blindfold Test. He said any L.A. studio cat could do what Eric did, even better. But of course no one did.
I believe after the C Am it goes to Bm not D
“Suffice “ indeed 👍🏻
Beautiful 335. I have a mid-60's 12-string. Never had 12 strings on it. Bought it July 3, 1976 (you never forget your first Gibson). Still play it today! Great lesson too. I know bits and pieces of the tune, just like I know bits and pieces of many tunes (and what I don't know, I fake, and 95% of the time no one notices). Think I'll give this one a go to get it 100%. Very nice lesson. Thank you. jc
Chain, last time I saw that guitar, it reminded of another great player but it had a big Ole ugly peace ✌️ sign on it😂.
Great and a good mix of explaining and demonstrating.
Great! you can see the George influence. Could have been a Beatles number too...
Chords are wrong. Its Am-Bm-Am9 on the second part of the progression, not Am-D-Am9.
That Am9 is genius.
Some people attribute the Am9 to GH but I think it belongs to EC. He used the same-ish chord a few months later in Presence of the Lord.
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Badge, Spoonfool, layla, sea of joy, let in rain, crossroads etc...in " the best of eric 👍
totally agree. omg the tone he gets on the spoonful solo is so incredible. i may have to do a vid on that
@@12footchain mayor/ minor chords play ( im no speaking english. Sorry. Only espanish )
Ok....I did!!!
It’s C - Am - Bm - then it’s like an E octave. After the Bm there’s a little lead type flurry. Now I told you bout the love that you laid on my table - (that part) -
Ahh, yes I can see that. I think I had it as D instead of Bm. D and Bm are super related so either would work if the bass hits a B. Last chord I'm pretty sure is not an E octave though, I'm sticking w Am9
@@12footchain The last chord I would have to get to my Guitar out - I’m sitting in my car checking out your video - I’ll check out your chord though (at the end of the phrase). That chord that I was calling an E octave is used at the end. It’s the five hits at the end - it’s used again there. BADGE is top of my list for Cream tracks. I’m trying to recall the chord in my head - gotta have a Guitar. I love your videos - Cheers 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻
I got to my Guitar - Here is how I transposed that passage - Cmaj - Am - Bm - D7sus2(13). Yeah it’s played on fret 5 and 7. Nowhere near E. Bar E,B,G, at fifth fret with index finger - put pinky on E string seventh fret - play D string open. That’s a D7sus2(13). Peace & Twang
You know I think it is actually an Am(7)9 - both chords work there - the Am(7)9 and the Dsus13 ✌🏻
I’m currently studying fretboard theory.. but I love your tutorials for learning all of these tunes that I love.. lotssa love goin all around..!🤣
This also helps me to figure out other tunes on my own.. just like the olden daze.. lol
Can’t thank ya enuf..!👍🏼❤️
The noodling part he's talking about was George Harrison
Dear Mr " Chain"
Love the detail of your lessons. However, İ interviewed all the Beatles for Musician Mag and some for Guitar World. And İ made the same mistake you did re: who played what When İ interviewed George Harrison, İ also assumed that Clapton had played the choppy rhythm chords and George had played the Beatlesque Leslie figure we all love.
George stopped me , and said it was the other way around. He, Harrison plays those verse rhythm chords, and he added " Clapton didn't enter the song at all UNTİL the Leslie part," which Eric plays perhaps as a slight homage to the Beatles. İ was surprised, as İ assume most people are. İ don't know if Harrison also played the other rhythm parts, such as under the solo. And obviously, Eric plays the epic solo.
PS Could you PLEASE zoom in twice as much when you show solos. And also mention which pentatonic or diatonic position as well as your helpful calling out when
Fascinating, and obviously if the man said it, then there you go! That's amazing that you got to interview them. Thanks for the info, much appreciated
@@12footchain You are most welcome, and thank you for your great tuition. İ first interviewed Paul as the young Editor of Musician in May of 1980. I was warned that Paul did NOT talk about the Beatles. So I worked up a " flanking" manuver, avoiding the Beatles entirely at first
...and concentrating on his need for outer stresses ( like Band on the Run, where two band members left, and the Nigerian situation was iffy, to get his energies up to meet the challenge, as he used to have to do with John and the others in the Beatles, or recordings that didn't start as " albums", like McCartney 1 and 2 which his creativity flowed because their was no pressure, just creativity. He agreed. THEN i hit him with, " Well their must have been stressful Beatle albums ...' and he jumped right in with " The White Album - that may have been the worst..." And then he was on fire for the next two hours, would answer questions about ANYTHİNG with the Beatles, including both personal and musical questions. His record company were so shocked they put out the interview as an limited edition album, and we got a Grammy Nomination. The other Beatles and Sir George and Emerick also opened up. İf İ can check any further info about them, ( or other artists from the Police to whoever, feel free to contact me on Facebook. Thanks again for your great lessons !
Best Vic
@@victorgarbarini186 will do for sure, will message you there just so we are connected.
With all due respect, I disagree with the end of the verse bit: C Am D Am9. I believe it's a Bm instead of the D.
you are right, I had that chord wrong, I realized a while back. I may update and repost at some point. Glad you caught that though
Great Post. I really like this stuff A++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dude, your gabbin' is half the show. The story about Ringo is a hoot, and we now know where It Don't Come Easy came from. Can that be a '15 in Bassman? cause your clear articulate bass tone makes it, cause the wound strings could easily mud out. Bridge pup yeah, but its still a Gibbo. Do you show your amp tone settings, or did I miss it? anyway, don,t trump your partners aces and don't stomp on their last chord.!!
It's 2 x 12 oxfords in the bassman. Love that amp
@@12footchain Yeah man, i bet it peels paint off walls. Don't get me wrong, I love Gibsons, only play that brand, can be girth-y, which is why your tones are so great, set up amp, guitar, and pedals. Half a century ago, I just wanted to peel paint.
Badge was written and given to cream by the Beatles
At 6.38 the chord should be Bm not D.
you're right! realized that after, but not going to re-do. Good ear!
I always wondered where the name came from. Now tell me why the Beatles didn't release this instead of Cream.