How To Play Badge by Cream - Intro and Verse

Badge is one of my - and probably one of your - favorite Cream songs.
This was a request from Andre (‪@argent2345‬). I'm trying out requests for a bit so send them my way if you have 'em! And thank you, Andre, for this one. I love talking about and playing this song.
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Hi there! My name is Amy Mantis. I'm a guitarist, singer/songwriter, educator, and soon-to-be master's of music student. I practice maximum enthusiasm in all that I do. I hope you find my videos to be helpful and inspiring.
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Amy

[@derekclacton]

My favourite Cream song! Great breakdown, Amy! It’s George Harrison playing all the way to the bridge, then Eric comes in 👍

[@AmyMantis]

Thank you! It’s such a good song!

[@freds5335]

Thanks for sharing this, Amy. I've always loved the song "Badge" by Cream. You presented a really nice workup of the intro and verse!

[@AmyMantis]

Thanks! It's a longtime favorite. I approached it from what the most important parts were rather than just what Eric was up to.

[@hanserikkratholmrasmussen6623]

I´m glad to be able to follow a female guitarist. In the late 60es, when I started playing guitar, the first motivation was that the boys were playing on stage, and the girls were screaming and crying in admiration. Okay, I never experienced that, but the Beatles did. Anyway: I´m 68 now, and the music itself has been the motivation for a long time. I love to see female guitarists concurring the stage that has been reserved men for so many years.
Another thing that brings joy to me is, that I had to skip my music as a professional career and spend most of my working life as a tour bus driver and later truck driver, with very little time to rehearse. Being retired I have taken up my guitar playing again, including theory, and it gives me such a great otium. And there are so many learning platforms open today, that I didn't have as a young kid.
Keep up the good work, Amy. 😊

[@AmyMantis]

Thanks! I'm glad you have the time to play now. And there are a lot of women playing guitar these days which also makes me happy.