How to play 'Melissa' by The Allman Brothers
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
- Here's another fabulous classic to add to your arsenal - Such a great song! Join me as we go slowly through the chord shapes and strumming patterns at a comfortable pace. We do a full playalong at the end to keep you pushing forward. Have fun with it! Shane
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The most beautiful acoustic sounding song ever written.
A great one for sure Mark. Cheers Shane
Have a listen to Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention “Who knows where the time goes”.
I have been working on this all week, then I learn that Dickie passed. The big jam in the sky got another one. R.I.P. brother!
Thanks Wally - absolutely. Shane
same here...trying to learn this beautiful song....I live in the Sarasota area, Dickie's hometown....RIP to that talented man....Blue Sky is my favorite Dickey/Allmans song, but this one is right up there......great tutorial...thanks!
@@pablow5259 thank You Pablo - best to you. Shane
Best Lesson I've seen for this song. The play along is SOOOOO helpful with the sequence and timing. This is one of many lessons by Shane that I have viewed to learn songs and techniques. Thank You and keep them coming.
Thank you George! Greatly appreciated - cheers, Shane
Been playing this song for 30+ years and see I’ve been playing a couple chords a little wrong. Never too old to learn.
Thanks Frank - best to you, Shane
Most accurate lesson I've found yet for the way Greg plays the song. Good job! You're the only one that correctly included the correct sus chords!! Thank you so much! Please remember that any chord showing /E is called "over E" such as F#m/E is F sharp minor over E. It's absolutely correct that that /E means with the E as the bass note!
Thank you Chip - glad to have you here lad! Shane
I love this style of lesson with the drum machine/play along while you call out the chords and have the song segment posted on the video screen. It really helps to learn it faster and more accurately. Thanks a bunch, Shane!
Thank you Jade - I really appreciate the feedback - it really helps me. My very best to you and hope you are having fun with it. Cheers!
Shane
I have been away on vaca, but I missed your teaching. Ty 4 playing my same Taylor814ce. It's my caddilac of 9 guitars. Listen to this guy, he is great.
Thank you Dan - my best to you! Shane
if everyone had the passion you teach us about playing...there would be peace in the world...thank you
If everyone had a passion for intellectual curiosity and learning, there would be peace in the world.
I like using my same three fingers for the 1st three chords. Much easier transition!
You can do that for sure. Thanks! Shane
Great job of explaining. Love the song. My girl is Melissa now I can play to her like a rock star. Lol. Thanks again great job.
Thank you Eugene - that's fabulous! Shane
Shane you really are such a great teacher. You bring such passion and fun to your instruction.
A big thank you Jana - such a great comment to receive. My best to you! Shane
Thanks Shane. This song gave me the inspiration to name my daughter Melissa. She’s a clinical pharmacist at a large hospital now.
I like the way you explained the a minor slide up . Makes it easier to understand for many beginners .
Thank you Sam - I appreciate the feedback. Cheers, Shane
Cheers! You're a marvelous teacher.
Thank you Genco - I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here with us! Shane
Awesome. I love the Allman Brothers. Getting my guitar out now. This will be a fun one to play. Thanks
Thank you Ray - my best to you and glad to have you here with us, Shane
One of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Great playing tips and clear instruction on strum patern and positioning. Thanks
LOVE this song! Never played it until today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Play-along is great and much appreciated!
Thanks for that - really great to hear from you - keep rockin and hope you are having fun. Shane
After years of trying to sort through youtube help, I have settled on a system of using 3 or 4 different coaches for each song. You are now a certainty to make the cut. THANKS!
Always played Cmaj7 and then B as the final chords in line 5. This version sounds great and reading the comments, may be more accurate to the way Greg played it. Thank you very much as always.
Thanks for that - cheers! Shane
Many thanks Shane. Great song. You found your calling. Your a great instructor. Thank you.
Thank you Mark - much appreciated. Best to you, Shane
Dude! I so appreciate your expidious delivery. I have always loved the chord sounds in this song. Still have a fond memory of Betts leads.
Thank you Robert - so glad you enjoyed. Hope you are having fun with it and glad to have you here with us. Cheers,
Shane
Just started checking this man out. Incredible ! I am all in for learning by him. Thx Shane.
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Great lesson Shane! One of the few songs that I can half ass play. I believe that Greg was 16 when he wrote that song. The story goes that he was out late shopping at a local grocery store and some lady was chasing her child around yelling "Melissa" the whole time. As soon as he got home, he proceeded to write the song and melodies on the guitar. Amazing musical genius for sure. Thanks for the lesson and hope that you are doing well! 👍👍😉😉🎸🎸🎸🎸
That's a great story Steve - thank you! It's always fun to know the circumstances behind the song. Best to you and I hope you're doing well. Cheers!
Shane
Not True,Greg wrote the song and it took him a long time to find the right name to use in the song then one day at a grocery store he heard a lady calling her kid who’s name was Melissa and he said he knew that was the name for the song. I heard This straight from Greg’s mouth in a interview he did.
Actually Greg had been working on this song and couldn't figure out the right name until a grocery store visit . there was a woman yelling for her daughter sweet Melissa ....Bingo !
I always enjoy your videos and lessons. Your song selection is very good and I’ve learned numerous songs from you as a result. Thank you.
Thanks Geremy - such a great message to receive - greatly appreciated and I am very glad to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
Never had a thing for men (still don't) BUT, I think I love you. After first stumbling onto your If You Could Read My Mind lesson (after watching the Rick Beato "What Makes This Song Great video), then this, I can see that you really do have a knack for being concise, and you really get the student moving right along. Now that I've subscribed to your channel I am looking to so much more from you. Thanks for sharing the love!
This has to be one of the happiest guys in the world !!
Ha! Thank you Tbone - glad to have you here. Shane
Thanks Shane, great job on this ,best on youtube...playalong is fantastic,thanks for your time in showing this Shane.
Another way to play this chord progression, which I find easier, is to finger the E with middle/ring/pinky, and that way the ring and pinky never move between strings, just up/down frets. Just switch the finger on the B string between index and middle as you move the pattern up/down. Great lesson regardless; this is just a suggestion.
I totally agree - it certainly can be done that way. Cheers!
Shane
I don’t use my middle finger at all. I’ve found it easier to just my index, ring and pinky and slide the down the strings as I move down the chords.
I personally find it easier to chord the E shape with index/ring/pinkie fingers. My fingers are fairly short and the stretch is easier this way, at least form me.
Ive been looking at 3diff videos,I found Marty music version suited me best
Been wanting to learn this for awhile now. I really like your teaching style. Teaching it in segments really makes a difference.
Much appreciated!
Where do es make a song request?
Thanks Tony - Cheers! Shane
You can make a request here. Cheers! Shane
Best Lesson by Far, and I've seen a boatload of them.., Great Explanation of Strum Rudiments etc..Thank You Sir!
Thanks for that - very glad you enjoyed. Happy to have you with us. Cheers, Shane
Awesome cover, thank you! It's great how you include strumming guidance plus chord theory details on bass note guidance for chord definitions. The playing insights for variations and where you can make it yours is very nice too. Hats off!
Great little tutorial…. I have been working on this for a month now and came across this. That little 3 not #M you use in F and g I discovered last year and it has made a difference.. I have arthritis in my left hand thumb and find it hard to repeat "barr" chords through a song.. the original version of this that I found did not have the /E. added in and also your BM I like also.. Because of the arthritis I tend to " shorten " all chords that "should be" played as a full barr chord. This position you are using does not work for each and every fret as you work your way up the neck but does work for most…. Im 70, so this is not only a love of music but an attempt to keep my hands moving. I started focusing on Fingerpicking in the last two years and find this same pattern for this song.. works very well in a fingerpicking format. I have loved this song since it first came out. It really is a great piece of music.. thanks for this.. your the only other person I have seen besides Bob dylan who uses this 3 note movable chord pattern.. Im working on a two guitar version of this song and thats how I started looking again…………. one strumming and one fingerpicking.. Im hoping it will sound great. LOL.. ONce again.. thanks very much. love this video.
Thank you Mike - very glad to hear it has helped you. Glad to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
Your amazing! Love the energy level. Lesson hit the bullseye! Play along is fun. You nailed it!
Thanks David - So great to hear that - always fun to make these videos and it's so nice to hear from people enjoying them. Cheers!
Shane
Hi Shane! Your old student Melissa's brother. We recorded a song with you once and I am looking forward to learning how to play this song for Melly! Love keeping up with your videos.
Thanks Tom! Great to hear from you and hope you’re doing well. Cheers! Shane
Many thanks for this... A favorite song of mine, always wanted to play it, now I'm on my way.... Like your teaching style...
The Taylor sounds enormously spectacularly warm, but the yellow smiley cup in the background might be an issue of the schema. Thanks for introducing a new language and the valuable insight to strumming a never-aging classic.
Thanks for that - hope you're having fun with it. Glad to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
I suck at guitar. The more I practice, the more I think and wonder how guys like you get or got so good. Practice, Practice, Practice.......................so our parents used to say. In grade school there was only right handed scissors. I did not realize it at the time that there was a difference between rt handed and lft hand scissors. Just tried to make the best of what I had. I think the term back then was a slow leaner. Some things in life just don't work like Rt. handed scissors for left handed people. Life goes on. One day, my dream comes true. I am gifted a guitar by my parents. Yeh!!!!!! I was so happy that I told my parents I would never ask for anything again. I never caught on to it. It seemed to come like ease to my classmates in 9th grade. I was so frustrated in trying to memorize the cords. I was left handed and given right handed stringed guitar. I gave up. Things did not make sense to me between my hands and brain in addition to reading music. Nevertheless, my love for music never died. I am an old man now and my love for music and guitar has never died. The way you teach and call out the cords is original. There are many people in the world like me who do not know if we are left handed or right handed when it comes to reading, writing and playing music. Your touched my heart, my sole, my hands, my ears, and many years of frustrations when you called out the cords and explained things in simplified terms. Thank you so very much for making my left brain/right brain and fingers work together in this video. Thank you You Tube for introducing me to this man to the world. He is a great teacher without a doubt.
Nice to see a real teacher on line . Great job 👍
Thank you Dorothy - much appreciated! Glad to have you here. Shane
Shane, what a great teaching style you have. I look forward to your posts.
kevin O'Rourke
Thanks Kevin - such a great message to receive. Very encouraging - glad you are here! Shane
Fantastic lesson. Thanks for making this video.
Thank you, STEVE. Very glad you enjoyed Shane.
Real nice recovery at 15:10! Love your videos, they have really been helpful in my journey of learning the guitar….
Thanks for that - my best to you, Shane
Excellent lesson. I've seen this song demonstrated WRONG by some of the better known instructors on CZcams. Thanks for clarifying the chords and for the play along.
Thank you Russell - much appreciated. Glad to have you here with us, Shane
Thanks for this lesson Shane. Love the chord voicings. Inspired me to get out my acoustic and even change the strings!
Thanks Jazzman! Much appreciated. Hope you’re having a great summer. Cheers! Shane
Wow.. Another down to earth teacher ..
I would like to thank you for your element lessons I've learned many songs through your lessons once again your through in every way thank you and I'm looking for more guitar lessons.
Thank you Ed - I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. My very best to you and I hope you're having fun with it. Glad to have you here with us! Shane
Another great lesson Shane! Keep 'em coming!!
Thanks Matt - hope you two are safe and well there. Cheers!
Shane
Thank you Shane, absolutely a great classic tune 👍😁
Thanks Marcel - always good to hear from you. Cheers!
Shane
Nice breakdown, Shane. Agreed that when players slow too much during demo instruction, one can feel/get sidetracked. Can't wait to play this for my older siblings of about 60 yrs young. A classic all know and love. One note: you display the name of the chord, and I think it'd be helpful to display a small graphic of the tab beneath listed chords. Multiple camera angles are helpful, thank you.
Keep up the greatly, and gratefully simplified instructions. God bless. 🙏
Thanks Nicky - great suggestions for sure. Hope you're having fun with it. Cheers,
Shane
Just ran across you for the first time. Love playing acoustic. I found you very informative and easy to follow along. Thanks. Will be watching more of you're videos in the near future. Right now, I'm going to learn Melissa. I've always loved this song.
Ok this is one of my favourites, glad you did it. Loved it so much I signed up! Thanks Shane.
Thanks Gilles, cheers! Shane
you are a fantastic teacher, thank you! :)
Thank you Rocky - so great to get a comment like that. My best to you! Shane
I'm a new subscriber and I'm loving the lessons! You're an excellent teacher! Thank you!!
Welcome!
Thank you Shane i Would have never made it through quarantine with out your videos🌺
Thank you Kyla - so great to hear from you. I hope you are well as can be and that things get back to normal soon! Cheers,
Shane
@@GuitarAtWork yes me to hope you are well as well🎆🏙
No stopping , love it 💫
Thanks for that - my best to you! Shane
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Brilliant song from the Allman brothers 👍🏽✌🏼
i like how you call out the chord changes as you go along. the guy who taught me how to play 25 years ago used to do that with me. Id lose the drum machine tho.
Thanks Pedro - glad it's working for you - can't agree with you about the drum machine though - it's an amazing practice tool. Cheers! Shane
Hey thanks for your videos always enjoy 😊
Thanks Bucky - my best to you, Shane
I've been playing Melissa since it 1st came our. I'm 68. I also played some songs by Bread from the '70s. I'm NOT saying one was influenced by the other but the overall feel is the same. Of course Melissa shortly goes in a different direction ( after 4 bars) plus the bridge. I've not played Make it With You I'm years since I can't speak the the specific chords as I don't even remember what key it's in. I think Gregg Allman started this song back in The Hourglass days but was stuck on the final "punchline". He heard a Hispanic woman in Fla. calling to her daughter Melissa and thought "that's it" ! He profusely thanked the woman but she had no clue as to what he was talking about. Steve Alimo at one point partially owned the song as he 1st published it.
What a great player & teacher!!@
Thank you John - so great to get a comment like yours. My very best to you and hope you have fun with it. Cheers!
Shane
I enjoyed the lesson from the start but you really got me at the “walk a chicken”!!!
Thank you Tom! Shane
Another great lesson!! Thank you sir!!
Thank you Marty - my best to you - I really appreciate the encouragement - means a lot. Cheers, Shane
Really enjoyed this. Have been playing it for awhile albeit with more ambitious chord voicing. Like your selection a whole lot better. Now to relearn. 😎
Thanks Neil - hope you have fun with it! Shane
Thanks for the lesson, love this song. Wokachinken for the win!!
Ha! Thanks Gord - all the best with it. Cheers,
Shane
Soooo easy to listen to and follow!!
Thank you Kurt. Cheers! Shane
Great lesson again - always enjoying your lessons. Your play-alongs are really great., So much better to bring a song ‘alive’ during a play-along and improves confidence that you can keep up while playing a song. Your teaching style is great. Always try to teach to stay relax while playing and even when you miss a chord - don’t panic. Perfect is the enemy of good. I like your beat box - what type of device it it. It helps keeping the rhythm if you play on your own.
Thanks Ben - much appreciated - I hope you have fun with it and I really appreciate all of your kind words. The drum machine is a pedal called 'BeatBuddy' - I love it. Best to you, Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Gotta get me a Buddy!
They're really great for sure Nicky. Cheers,
Shane
The CZcams algorithm must know guitar chords. I'd never heard of an F#m/E chord before - ever - and now I've gotten two videos in a row with it. You'll Accomp'ny Me by Bob Seger, and this one. LOL!
Another great guitar lesson. Thank you so much!
Thank you Benni - all the best with it and very happy to have you here with us. Cheers!
Shane
this was has been on my list for awhile, thx for getting me there
Luv u man. You really have helped me go to the next level with your videos. U da man, best guitar player on U tube. Ty
I like your energy!!
Thank you so much for the awesome lesson! Great teacher.. so relaxed. Aloha 🤙
Aloha! Thank you so much. My best to you. Shane
Very nice and your method is great!!
Thanks Walther - cheers! Shane
Just love these play along... awesome simply awesome
Thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed Clinton. Cheers! Shane
Shaaaaaane! Love this song and these videos. Your vid's n song choices remind me over n over that I really should go buy a guitar ;)
Thanks Dave - great to hear from you. Let’s catch up one of these days. Cheers!
Shane
Nice, that’s a great sounding song! 🇨🇦
Thank you Glen - Best to you! Shane
I just ran across tutor I'm very impressed
Thanks for that - glad to have you here with us. Cheers,
Shane
Top man, top teacher. Hope you're well dude
A big thank you Brendan - always good to hear from you. All is well as can be here. Having a great summer and hope you too! Shane
Great lesson ! Thanks !
Thanks for putting this up. I'd been watching several other videos, and each had their own take, but the chords in the 2nd phrase never sounded quite right. Something was missing. Then I ran across your video, and it's the first one that really sounds like the way it was recorded. Thanks.
easy peasy brother thank you
great lesson!!
Thanks Ron, Shane
Absolutely wonderful Lesson and Song, Cheers from Munich :)
Great lesson!
Another classic song that seems to have a similar chord structure is "Make It With You" by Bread. But you would know for sure. I think they both came out in 1970. I wonder if either band was influenced by the other's song?
Nice smooth playing Shane
Thank you John - good to hear from you man! Hope all is well there - great summer here so far. Cheers! Shane
Great lesson, thanks Shane!
Thank you Brent - all the best to you and glad to have you here with us.
Shane
Excellent lesson as usual. Can't tell exactly what you're doing after the two A's in the bridge, but many many thanks regardless. The third verse is a super improvement over what I've been doing.
Thanks for that - great feedback. After the A in the bridge it heads to Bsus4 and C#m. Cheers, Shane
@@GuitarAtWork Well thank you good sir!
Your an awesome instructor 😎👍
Thank you Johnny - I really appreciate that. Glad to have you here. Shane
I have to try this
Love your lessons, Shane. Bsus4 tough with short pinky(:
You can do it James! Dig in man!
Shane
Thank you…excellent tutorial
Thanks Roland - I really appreciate that. Hope you're enjoying your guitar and always good to hear from you. Shane
Great lesson, thanks!!!
Thanks for that. All the best with it and I hope you're having fun. Cheers, Shane
Stellar as usual 😎
Thank you L A - Happy to have you here and have fun with it. Shane
Great lesson....for sure! 🙂
Thanks Tom - for sure! Ha! Hope you have fun with it - glad to have you here with us. Shane
Love it! Great job!
Thanks Real - all the best to you!
Shane
BeatBuddy Settings? LOL Blues 1? Great lesson! I wanted to name my youngest daughter after this song.
Yessir James - cheers, Shane
So good
Thanks David - best to you, Shane
Thank you :)
Glad you enjoyed Duane - best to you! Shane
I just stumbled in on your video, liked it a lot so I subscribed. Nicely taught,thank you.