Further On Up The Road Eric Clapton Guitar Lesson + Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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Want to really learn to play a blues solo like Eric Clapton?
So many of you have been reaching out to me about wanting to improve your lead playing, and about feeling stuck trying to get things to sound right.
Well let me drop some real talk. Here's what not to do:
-Practice tons of boring exercises and scales hoping one day it will all work out and you'll get there (sorry but it just won't work)
-Practice made up licks some instructor said kind of sounds like Eric Clapton
-Take advice from player's who literally cannot make the sounds you want on the guitar
-Try to understand all the modes and how to apply them over the blues (I never think about that...ever...)
Here's what to do:
-Go straight to the source and learn note-for-note from the recording's. That's it.
Think about this:
What if you could literally get a lesson from Eric Clapton, and you said "Hey Eric how do you approach soloing over a 12-bar blues in the key of G?"
How do I get that sound?
What are you thinking about when you play this? (Hint: it's much simpler than you think)
Well that is what we are going to do in this video. We'll dive into how Clapton really does it, not a watered down version, not made up exercises, just the real deal.
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Learn to play blues guitar like a pro with this step-by-step lesson on the blues classic "Further On Up The Road."
“Further On Up The Road” is a blues standard that was first recorded by Bobby “Blue” Bland in 1957. It has a classic Texas-style shuffle feel to it, and it is a pinnacle example of the sounds of the blues transitioning from the early 1940s style into the 60s blues-rock style.
This song has been recorded by many great artists however, in this post, I’ll be breaking down elements of the classic version Eric Clapton recorded live with the Band in 1976, for the concert film The Last Waltz.
You’ll learn the chord shapes, scales, and even some licks in this blues guitar style. So grab your guitar and let’s dive in.
Further On Up The Road Chords
You only need three chords to play “Further On Up The Road” G7, C7, and D7.
The song is entirely based on the iconic 12-bar blues chord progression used in millions of blues songs. These 3 chords can be thought of as the I, IV, and V chords in the key of G like this:
G7 = I7
C7 = IV7
D7 = V7
From there you will want to plug these into your 12-bar blues chord progression like this:
G7 (4 bars)
C7 (2 bars)
G7 (2 bars)
D7 (1 bar)
C7 (1 bar)
G7 (2 bars)
The chord progression here is pretty standard the only variation is live often times Clapton would break in the last bar.
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Learning full solos, especially the ones that consist of a single chorus (like this) is the way to seeing how to tell a musical story. Appreciate another great lesson!
Been working on this song for ever but could never find this version. Thanks so much. This is the classiest blues tune of all time. Can't stop playing it!
Thanks Jonny. Your attention to the details is a great help . Keep on rockin .
Thanks Jon, I've been working on this song , little here and there. You make it look easy. This lesson should help a lot.
gawd dang, hot off the press! this is gold! just now picking this one up for open mic! thanks John! Love all your lessons! and happy easy going attitude!
Leaned the intro solo!!! it's spot on from the record! How long 'til the "main" Clapton solo video comes out? I'm hungry!!!!!!!
Great lesson!!! I'd love to see this expanded, theres a LOT of choruses...Robbie's parts are Robbie's best - the 'cutting session' mentality combined with helping a bro with a broken string.. do some more, please!
G is a great key to work in, thanks for showing us. I also like how we're down low near he nut a lot of the time and not screeching way up above the 12th fret.
Great lesson. Would love to see the other solos in this song as well. Really enjoy your breakdown and your phrasing is fantastic! Thanks.
Excellent simplification that may yield achievability!!! Thank you!
Thanks Jon. Happy New Year. Would love dome Billy Gibbons licks from Lagrange.
Cool song
Thank you thank you!
thank you your the best
Nice Strat, thanks for the cheat sheet! And what a great lesson. Stay safe. Peace from Montreal Canada
So good. Thank you for an incredible lesson. Love this version of the song
great stuff , great tones and lesson ...thanks
Outstanding as usual Jon! Thank you ❤️
Great stuff, as usual, Jon.
Many thanks.
Nice job and thanks!
Very cool Jon, tks for the lesson on this great song!
Excellent lesson. Thanks very much. Check out the version on Freddie king live. That 2d solo of Eric’s. Searing!
Good Job
Phenomenal job as always Jon! In keeping with my hero Clapton, how about doing "Its too Late" and "Bottle of Red Wine" from Derek and the Dominos? Thanks for the lessons.
Great lesson, I would love a lesson on all down the line by the rolling stones
This a fantastic lesson. Are you going to post the second half of this incredible intro?
I want the whole thing, including and especially Robbie Robertsons bit as well as Robbie and Eric together.
It sure would be nice if this solo was tabbed. This is just what I need to learn. Tab will save me at least a week.
cool bro old luv & in my fathers eyes .... mabe u already have them or one ??? Thank U
This first lick you provided good instruction, the remainder seem like a demo.
Jon, Nice First lick! I have all 21 pages of the Further up the road sheet music, supposedly Eric Clapton version from GuitarInstructor and I do not see this lick, Is this your interpretation of how Clapton does it or am I missing something in the sheet music? I haven't checked all the licks out yet. Thanks Jim
Hey Jim! The email that I sent out today was supposed to link to this video: ua-cam.com/video/HEnKMzs8adA/v-deo.html this was the one about the 3 licks from actually Howlin Wolf. My link was wrong sorry about that.
This video we are commenting on is for "Further On Up The Road" as recorded by Eric Clapton with the band from the last waltz. My video is note-for-note to the recording. Not sure about what you got from guitarinstructor. This is why I have to do these videos is because a lot of sheet music and transcriptions are terrible. Mine are good. Here is a link for reference to the further on up the road I am doing in this video: ua-cam.com/video/78gR3Dlj7l0/v-deo.html
The only part that you didn't go over in either video was the little breakdown part where he say "you've been laughing pretty baby..someday you're gonna be crying"...
The tempo is like stolen from Freddie King's TORE DOWN... jmo