I am in Bucks County and have run my own band now for 21 years. I needed a lesson on this song to play for a friend's show. It was one of the best, concise lessons I have taken. I had to commend you. GREAT job! John, The Mango Men Band
thank you for this tutorial! Yes, I might be 7 years late but this was fun to learn. Always makes me happy to see people are still uploading videos even after all those years :)
I would not have even considered playing this song until I saw your lesson. your performance & instruction are fantastic, and your rendition makes this tune updated and fresh sounding. thank you for posting and keep doing what you do.
Your lessons are some the finest and most complete I've ever seen on line, but your song choices and arrangements are even more impressive. You should post a bio on your musical background and training, as I'm sure it would be of interest to you subscribers. Keep up the great work young man you add a lot to the music community.
Hey Chuck McGourty, thanks so much, thats one of the most motivating comments I have received yet! Great idea, i'll post a little bit about myself in the channels about section. Thanks again for the positive feedback, it means quite a bit! -Rob
Rediscovering "At Last" is a gem. I'll give it a try. So beautiful. Thank you for doing it in acoustic version. I've seen your cover with Stephany Mazor. Brilliant!
I just found your channel via this song. Your tutorials are absolutely badass - clear, comprehensive, and the visual overlays with the chords are extremely useful. Oh and your voice on this song is ridiculous. Cheers!
Marty Rossman Hey Marty, thanks a ton for the compliments and positive feedback on the vids. Please let me know if you have any feedback in possible improvements and feel free to submit your song request at: goo.gl/s6rH26
Wonderful lesson--you've done everything clearly. Two hours in and it's coming together. Anything by Etta James is much appreciated. Maybe do "I'd rather go blind."
Thank you for this I've been trying to play this one for a while now, my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary is coming up and this was their wedding song. They're gonna love it.
Hey Paul, thanks a lot for your comments... I'd rather be accused of over simplifying then over complicating any day! Music is fairly simple when you break it down... and I'm reminded of that constantly as I work new tunes each day. I still get intimidated by certain tunes and techniques, but thats part of the fun. Thanks a lot of watching, so glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks very much for helping me learn it. A friend wants to sing is at an open mic and wanted me to accompany. You saved me a lot of work deciphering the recording. Nice work!!
just reviewing this excellent tutorial of Etta James classic tune. I have been working on this for a while and attempting to add my own flavor to it, after all, this is what music is all about. Onceagain, thanks for sharing your gift of music to others.
Thank you so much Rob for this video! I needed this for my English class because I'm presenting the life of Etta James. Thanks for your simplicity of teaching the chords
Dude, You're the best teacher, simple to the point, perfect. SUBSCRIBED!!! THANK YOU FOR THAT SONG, not many people like those real melodies, they want to shred 🤦♂️
One of a list of tunes I've to play during a wedding service, saved me a lot of pain trying to figure this out. One run through and it was as clear as day! Much appreciated, cheers! :-)
That was one of the best guitar tutorials I have seen on youtube. Clearly explained and demonstrated. Can now play this round open mic nights in London. Thanks
Hey RemedialMusic, thanks a lot for the positive feedback, glad that you were able to get this one down! Have a lot of fun playing it out, i'm sure it will bring the house down. Many more lessons to come, keep checking back. -Rob
I have watched lots of tutorials and I have to say I like yours the best. Very clear , very well put together lesson with tabs and lyrics, a very good voice and a chilled out guy.kudos my friend :-)
Chase Warner Thanks, glad you think so. I'm just getting started so you can expect many more lessons in the coming days ahead. Thanks for taking the time to comment, its a huge motivator. Best. -Rob
Thank you so very much...I love that you combine some theory in with your lessons, it's super helpful. This really was great! I sang this a cappella years ago at my cousin's wedding, time to finally learn an arrangement! My only suggestion might be to talk in general a bit about the right hand, but I guess it's pretty self-explanatory. Thanks again!
Hey Karen, thanks for the thoughtful message, so glad you found this lesson to be helpful. I agree that this and many other youtube guitar videos neglect to talk about strumming hand techniques, which a lot of people struggle with. All my current lessons feature an additional camera for the strumming hand, and I'm always sure to discuss that. Thanks again!
Very nice! Very Clean player and cool voice! This was extremely helpful! I am learning this for a wedding and you did all the hard work for me! Thank you!
Hey Jason Givens, that's the best, I know how stressful it can be trying to figure out an arrangement that works for a responsibility like that. Glad I was able to make it easy for ya. -Rob
Hey, thanks alot for the tutorial swift! I had to learn this song last minute for an upcoming wedding that I'm playing at and thanks to you, Im able to add this one to my arsenal!
+MyParadigm My pleasure. This tune is an essential "back pocket" song for anyone who plays weddings and anniversary parties. Glad you're able to perform it. Be well and enjoy your practice. -Rob
I would agree with that statement! Im gunna rummage through your other videos and see if u have any other songs that I could use/learn? Do you have any recommendations on any other back pocket wedding songs that i could do? ..I need atleast 1more. But yeah man, the wedding is this weekend so when I get back, I will def try to paste a link of the performance in the comment box for ya' so that you can check out your tutorial in action! Thanks again Rob!! -Mo'
+MyParadigm Brown Eyed Girl, Stand By Me, Eight Days A Week, I've Just Seen a Face, Till There Was You are all good choices and I have a lesson for each!
Really good lesson! I like how you play the B augmented to add some flavor. Im an experienced player and you made this easy and interesting! I learned a nice chord changeup today too. Good job!
Hey Hoggard68, glad this was interesting and entertaining even for a more experienced player. Thanks a ton for taking the time to comment with some positive feedback! -Rob
been playing for a long time and never really got into the bluesy stuff. you do a great job breaking it all down. i'll be using this at a wedding friday :) so thank you from the bride, groom and myself :)
very nice and proper cover tutorial!! well done only one chord would suit more, the one you made a correction mark, instead of an cm7b5 one could play a cdim7. anyhow keep the good work up cheers from switzerland
Thanks for a great video man. You make the lesson of learning an intricate arrangement of music most enjoyable as well as thoroughly complete. I will recommend your site.. have a wonderful day my friend...
Vero García Melero my pleasure, thanks for checking it out and taking some time to comment, it means a lot. Many more lessons are on the way, definitely check back here and visit my blog freephillyguitarlessons.com, I post a lot of stuff there as well. -Rob
amazing tutorial! the best kind i've seen in the whole youtube, seriously! thank you so much for sharing such awesome skills and good taste in music with us! (sorry for my bad english) Abraços, from Brazil!
mu bats So glad you are enjoying my work thus far. Also happy to hear from a player in Brazil, I hope to visit your country very soon. I would love to see the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy in Rio...is this a sport that is popular in Brazil?
This is "by Far", one of the best and easy to learn lessons EVER!! Killer song to btw!!
Your in detail directions were spot on my man!! Thank you!!
I am in Bucks County and have run my own band now for 21 years. I needed a lesson on this song to play for a friend's show. It was one of the best, concise lessons I have taken. I had to commend you. GREAT job! John, The Mango Men Band
I was just enjoying the song and I didn't even realize this was a lesson till you started teaching. LOL.. Great job!
Wow ! great job
+Jon Peters Art & Home thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. How's the work on your channel coming?
thank you for this tutorial! Yes, I might be 7 years late but this was fun to learn. Always makes me happy to see people are still uploading videos even after all those years :)
...the singer in our band wants to do this...I'm grateful that you laid it out so nicely....good job, thanks indeed!
I would not have even considered playing this song until I saw your lesson. your performance & instruction are fantastic, and your rendition makes this tune updated and fresh sounding. thank you for posting and keep doing what you do.
Your lessons are some the finest and most complete I've ever seen on line, but your song choices and arrangements are even more impressive. You should post a bio on your musical background and training, as I'm sure it would be of interest to you subscribers. Keep up the great work young man you add a lot to the music community.
Hey Chuck McGourty, thanks so much, thats one of the most motivating comments I have received yet! Great idea, i'll post a little bit about myself in the channels about section. Thanks again for the positive feedback, it means quite a bit! -Rob
Best chords I've seen for this tune on the internet!
Rediscovering "At Last" is a gem. I'll give it a try. So beautiful. Thank you for doing it in acoustic version. I've seen your cover with Stephany Mazor. Brilliant!
Excellent lesson. I think maybe I can, I hope.
I just found your channel via this song. Your tutorials are absolutely badass - clear, comprehensive, and the visual overlays with the chords are extremely useful. Oh and your voice on this song is ridiculous. Cheers!
Marty Rossman Hey Marty, thanks a ton for the compliments and positive feedback on the vids. Please let me know if you have any feedback in possible improvements and feel free to submit your song request at: goo.gl/s6rH26
Wonderful lesson--you've done everything clearly. Two hours in and it's coming together. Anything by Etta James is much appreciated. Maybe do "I'd rather go blind."
Excellent work. Your sequencing, pace and lack of down-talking to those of us who are intermediates is refreshing. Thanks for teaching!
Hey WestCoastTone, so glad you are enjoying my teaching style! Thanks for writing in with the positive feedback!
Thanks Sir! Great lesson!!
Wow! Great lesson! No lengthy explanations of easy chords, tabs are right there and even the singing is included! Thanks man
Thank you for this I've been trying to play this one for a while now, my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary is coming up and this was their wedding song. They're gonna love it.
Thanks Rob! Your pace, lay out and everything is the best I've seen! I've seen alot of these lesson videos. Thanks so much. You Rock.
Heard this yesterday on Sirius XM, and knew I had to learn how to play it. So glad to see your cover and lesson. Many thanks!
Great job showing how to play this. This is one of the best instructionals I have encountered.
Hey thanks for the positive feedback Mark M, glad you enjoyed the lesson! Any request?
you have the ability to simplify the complicated with clarity. I will stay tuned. thanks Paul
Hey Paul, thanks a lot for your comments... I'd rather be accused of over simplifying then over complicating any day! Music is fairly simple when you break it down... and I'm reminded of that constantly as I work new tunes each day. I still get intimidated by certain tunes and techniques, but thats part of the fun. Thanks a lot of watching, so glad you enjoyed it!
Duude, that was one of the best versions of this song that i've ever heard! Congrats!
Have played this version for multiple gigs, weddings and functions. Thank you 🙏
Thanks very much for helping me learn it. A friend wants to sing is at an open mic and wanted me to accompany. You saved me a lot of work deciphering the recording. Nice work!!
just reviewing this excellent tutorial of Etta James classic tune. I have been working on this for a while and attempting to add my own flavor to it, after all, this is what music is all about. Onceagain, thanks for sharing your gift of music to others.
Thank you so much Rob for this video! I needed this for my English class because I'm presenting the life of Etta James. Thanks for your simplicity of teaching the chords
My pleasure Athena Marie, good luck with your presentation, so glad that I could help out! -Rob
Dude, You're the best teacher, simple to the point, perfect. SUBSCRIBED!!! THANK YOU FOR THAT SONG, not many people like those real melodies, they want to shred 🤦♂️
Perfect day for this beautiful song, hope it chases my winter blues away! Thanks Rob...I always enjoy watching you sing & play it makes me happy.....
Hey Jo, thanks a lot and don't worry, the worst is over and soon our days will be full of sunshine!
Thanks for doing this! It's the best one I've found for this song--plenty of description without being boring,
One of a list of tunes I've to play during a wedding service, saved me a lot of pain trying to figure this out. One run through and it was as clear as day! Much appreciated, cheers! :-)
your lesson is what I been looking for to add this song to my wood shed list. thanks a million.
Hey my pleasure roy raken, thanks for watching!
Has been an excellent journey learning this classic Etta James song from you... thanks
I've been looking for quite a while looking for acoustic version of this song. Yours is the best, I even recorded it with my wife. Thank you so much.
That was one of the best guitar tutorials I have seen on youtube.
Clearly explained and demonstrated.
Can now play this round open mic nights in London.
Thanks
Hey RemedialMusic, thanks a lot for the positive feedback, glad that you were able to get this one down! Have a lot of fun playing it out, i'm sure it will bring the house down. Many more lessons to come, keep checking back. -Rob
You are a great teacher too! Your patience and attention to detail bring it on home brother.
I have watched lots of tutorials and I have to say I like yours the best. Very clear , very well put together lesson with tabs and lyrics, a very good voice and a chilled out guy.kudos my friend :-)
Hey thanks a ton for the positive feedback Paul White, i'm just getting started, so keep checking back!
Again, I am so glad I found your channel. Very nicely done arrangement. Thank you!
Capo up one fret. The Etta James version was recorded in F. Thank you! That was great.
Awesome in every way . Thank you !
Thanks again Melanie, This is still one of my favorite tunes to play. More standards are on the way. Talk soon!
best tutorial for this song I have found
Fantastic, really thank you. Just runnin' thru some of the lessons you have here... great thing you got going on here.
Chase Warner Thanks, glad you think so. I'm just getting started so you can expect many more lessons in the coming days ahead. Thanks for taking the time to comment, its a huge motivator. Best. -Rob
Thank you so very much...I love that you combine some theory in with your lessons, it's super helpful. This really was great! I sang this a cappella years ago at my cousin's wedding, time to finally learn an arrangement! My only suggestion might be to talk in general a bit about the right hand, but I guess it's pretty self-explanatory. Thanks again!
Hey Karen, thanks for the thoughtful message, so glad you found this lesson to be helpful. I agree that this and many other youtube guitar videos neglect to talk about strumming hand techniques, which a lot of people struggle with. All my current lessons feature an additional camera for the strumming hand, and I'm always sure to discuss that. Thanks again!
Perfect! Gotta learn this for a wedding in a couple weeks. Gonna shlap a capo on the 1st and I'm good ta' go! Thanks for uploading this.
Appreciate that you are using 'E' in preference to 'F'. I really enjoyed this video - Thank you.
Hi Rob, thanks for your concise approach to teaching. I really appreciate your style and intelligent, warm personality!
Hey Cheryl Gaudet, thats very kind of you, I really enjoyed listening to your music!
This is the best. Honestly. Very easy lesson. Great voice too❣
Very nice! Very Clean player and cool voice! This was extremely helpful!
I am learning this for a wedding and you did all the hard work for me!
Thank you!
Hey Jason Givens, that's the best, I know how stressful it can be trying to figure out an arrangement that works for a responsibility like that. Glad I was able to make it easy for ya. -Rob
Hey, thanks alot for the tutorial swift! I had to learn this song last minute for an upcoming wedding that I'm playing at and thanks to you, Im able to add this one to my arsenal!
+MyParadigm My pleasure. This tune is an essential "back pocket" song for anyone who plays weddings and anniversary parties. Glad you're able to perform it. Be well and enjoy your practice. -Rob
I would agree with that statement! Im gunna rummage through your other videos and see if u have any other songs that I could use/learn? Do you have any recommendations on any other back pocket wedding songs that i could do? ..I need atleast 1more. But yeah man, the wedding is this weekend so when I get back, I will def try to paste a link of the performance in the comment box for ya' so that you can check out your tutorial in action! Thanks again Rob!!
-Mo'
+MyParadigm Brown Eyed Girl, Stand By Me, Eight Days A Week, I've Just Seen a Face, Till There Was You are all good choices and I have a lesson for each!
First time on this channel, very very good, thumbs up, I salute you, keep the good work!!!
You’re the man bro! Great lesson! Thank you.
Finally! An accurate lesson of this song! Thank you so much! I'm now a subscriber!
Glad to have you and so happy I was able to help you out. Much more to come!
Lesson? Man...I want to go to your concert! Just Killer videos!
Somehow, only just discovered your channel, your videos are great, I'm hooked, great work!!
Kaylee F So glad you are getting something out of my work. Many more lessons are on the way! -Rob
Great job on the instruction. Very detailed and easy to understand.
Awesome lesson, cannot wait to learn this.
Gigi Cherubini Thank you, glad you dig it. Let me know how it turns out. -Rob
Thanks I've been looking for a good lesson on this song for a while!!!
Kris Adelsberger so glad to help! - Rob
Really good lesson! I like how you play the B augmented to add some flavor. Im an experienced player and you made this easy and interesting! I learned a nice chord changeup today too. Good job!
Hey Hoggard68, glad this was interesting and entertaining even for a more experienced player. Thanks a ton for taking the time to comment with some positive feedback! -Rob
been playing for a long time and never really got into the bluesy stuff. you do a great job breaking it all down. i'll be using this at a wedding friday :) so thank you from the bride, groom and myself :)
very nice and proper cover tutorial!! well done
only one chord would suit more, the one you made a correction mark, instead of an cm7b5 one could play a cdim7.
anyhow keep the good work up
cheers from switzerland
Absolutely marvelous!
Super good video great for learning the song fast and quick!
Great Job - I loved the whole sound. Your video took me somewhere else and made me happy - thank you.
Thanks for a great video man. You make the lesson of learning an intricate arrangement of music most enjoyable as well as thoroughly complete. I will recommend your site.. have a wonderful day my friend...
Thanks so much for watching Darrell Loden, glad you enjoyed the lesson and found it easy to follow. Much more to come!
I didn't notice you did this. Awesome.
SO amazing
Thank you Tali! So glad you enjoyed this. Please share and be well. -Rob
I love love love your vocals....
Thanks Lynne, I have my moments, so long as it’s the right song. This channel gives me plenty of practice. Thanks so much for the positive feedback.
Thanks man! this is an awesome arrangement!
Paul Blatchford Glad you dig, thanks for watching Paul!
Just beautiful ..this is how love should sound !
You are the man!!!!!!! So good, I love it!!! Thanks for sharing
Vero García Melero my pleasure, thanks for checking it out and taking some time to comment, it means a lot. Many more lessons are on the way, definitely check back here and visit my blog freephillyguitarlessons.com, I post a lot of stuff there as well. -Rob
From guitar tutor Richmond College UK - you're a great teacher dude ! really clear
awol2602 Thanks so much my friend, that means a lot coming from another instructor!
Loved the lesson. You have a really nice voice. Many thanks. Terry Brewis, Cape Town, South Africa
I needed this.
Very helpful lesson. Easy to learn with. Thanks for putting this up.
Thank you so much, your classes are always fantastic.
A class about walkup/walkdown would be very very usefull. Pls consider this.
brgds from Brazil.
Aldo Monteiro Junior I see you found what you were looking for. Thanks for checking out my lessons!
amazing tutorial! the best kind i've seen in the whole youtube, seriously!
thank you so much for sharing such awesome skills and good taste in music with us!
(sorry for my bad english)
Abraços, from Brazil!
mu bats So glad you are enjoying my work thus far. Also happy to hear from a player in Brazil, I hope to visit your country very soon. I would love to see the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy in Rio...is this a sport that is popular in Brazil?
Xcelent lesson! Greetings from Portugal
Very cool, I was super into the intro and forgot I came here for the lesson in the first place.
Awesome brother! Many thanks
This is so great! A thousand thanks xoxo
Samantha Cote My pleasure, glad you're enjoying this lesson!
most excellent lesson.. seriously superb friend
shanegame87 thanks so much for your positive feedback, a great way to start my day. Be well. -Rob
Dude, you are the man. Muchas gracias. I love the song and you've made it easy to learn.
Joel Bitton Awesome, so glad to be of help Joel!
What an awesome tutorial. Trying to nail this song right now! Thanks!
Fantastically clear, thank-you so much!!!
still working on this classic tune. thanks for sharing it with me and other U-tubers.
roy raken Still one of my favorite tunes to play, very addictive, especially that intro!
Great lesson!
Thanks a lot thealgonquin1, glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a request! -Rob
Thank you for this, I'm learning this for a wedding this is extermelly helpful arrangement :)
Luke Spooner Classic wedding tune for sure. Good luck with your performance, glad to help!
Amazing! What a great and clear tutorial! Don't suppose you could do a lesson for Madeleine Peyroux's 'Walking After Midnight'? X
wot thefrik Hey I never heard of that tune, but I'll definitely check it out. Thanks for the positive feedback, many more lessons are on the way!
Nice job with this!
Thank you great job🙏👍
Exceptional lesson!
fivepiece Thank you very much. Many more are on the way!
This is beyond cool! Thank you so much for this tutorial
Julia Isabelle My pleasure, so glad to be of help! This is one of my favorite lessons thus far, such a fun tune to play!
thank you I was dying to learn that song
Thanks dude! Great video.
Great job Rob! Thanks.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the lesson Steven Mateja. Much more on the way!
This is excellent! Thank you so much.
still hoping for an Al Green song in the coming months. U R correct this intro is off the chart. keep it coming.
What a sweet rendition of the tune, nice man! It will be fun to play for others.
+hallkbh0826 Glad you enjoyed it. Many more are on the way. Thanks for checking in.-Rob
Really saved my skin with this. I have to play this at a wedding tomorrow and I procrastinated on figuring it out! Imagine that!
Joe Stack I've been there! So glad to help you out of a jam Joe. Best. -Rob
Beautiful! Love it
Thanks Jeroen van der Velden, glad you dig it!
Man you got the groove I loved this version!
Excellent job. So many other bad jobs out there on this song but this is top notch. Keep up the good work. Accolades!!!