Brian May TUTORIAL: FOR GUITAR PLAYERS 'The House of the Rising Sun' intro
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Brian May: My take House of the Rising Sun intro
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I wouldn't imagine 30 years ago that someday I could learn some guitar tips directly from you. From Brian May. Thank God for these modern days and technology. Be safe Brian.
Thank you so much for the love and support.
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I very like Queen and you! Brian May❤
@@brianmay721 many many thanks for opening my mind to “Guitar Orchestra”! Even as a kid, I heard the violin within the guitar. Then, I heard Queen (you) and I knew it could be done. I spent a lot of time developing sounds I use now on my records and music I write for TV show and films. 👍🏾👍🏾
I'm not a queen fan, but I was thinking the same. He seems pretty modest about his skill.
Brian May giving guitar lessons. What a legend
Someone of Brian's stature who takes the time to help us mere mortals, says a lot about his character.
Literally a scholar and a gentleman!
Let me "heart" your comment.
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I love how Brian talks through this with humility and modesty. One of the best guitarists ever yet takes the time to explain things to the common man/woman/child/guitarist. I’ve noticed he’s done this forever (star licks anyone?).
Very humble. Very human.
There is no time, I have to do what I have to do at last
Yes and notice too thatat the end he say,s God Bless you All ! God Bless you too Brian ! Amen .
I could only imagine what an astronomy class with him teaching would be like.
I'm sitting in my living room with the great Brian May who is teaching me how to play my favourite song! Thank you God for such precious moments!
Stay safe, Brian ❤
Give it a rest Brian
@@geoffreybreasley9845 There’s always one that has to go against the grain isn’t there! Why would he? He’s doing what he loves. You wouldn’t ask Picasso to ‘give it a rest’ so why should you ask other artists? I once said the same thing to my sister when she referred to Eric Clapton in the same manner.
@@philfyphil 👍
@@geoffreybreasley9845 Were you forced to watch this? If not, then please shut your festering piehole. 🥧
@@philfyphil Gm7~~ Railway don't come out no more Ab Gm7 Eb and it's cold Gsus4 F7 Bb through Numbacca up the coast the grass is greener the girls are sweeter I did all the last ten summers F^~Ab
I dont know why but im realy touched . Imagine a superstar guitarman,sitting on a couch, playing simple stuff with no fancy effects whatsoever ,no intention of impressing anybody, no showing off ,just showing how to play a simple song like my brother did 45 years ago . I have to say it in my home language.
Brian, du bist ein geiler Typ!!!
Da stimme ich dir doch mal glatt zu. 🤘🏻
How ironic, I started to learn the guitar 12 months ago (im 51) and this is one of the first songs I have learnt to play. However, getting a masterclass from a guitar god has made my day.
Oh hi Dr. Brian! Glad to see you! Hope you're doing well!
Fine thank you
@Rob MacGowan REAL
@@brianmay721 then reply in the same account as this video! Oh yeah,,,, you can't!
@@rockfan3299 do you play guitar ?
@@brianmay721 Please stop to impersonate @brianmaycom .... we all know you are Mr. May fake account (zero videos, zero contents, 7 subscribers [probably someone who didn't get your scam], zero playlist,....).
Stop fooling people!
I love that we are seeing Brian show us how he learned to play this himself. A master who understands what it is like to be a student is usually the one who understands it most.
I simply love this. Your voice is so relaxing and your explanation is so enjoyable.
That’s makes my belly smile 😊
@Rob MacGowan well its not like they're really trying to fool anyone anyway so we dont need a reminder
Brian: ALWAYS a Master - specially when teaching 🏆
Guitar tutorials generally come in two types. One for people who have never picked up a guitar before and two, for those who can already play like Steve Vai on speed… great to see something for us meddlers. Good health, Brian.
I was never a great fan of Queen but to have such a musician as Bryan May to take the time giving tips on guitar has increased my faith in humanity. Thank you so much Brian. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Thank You Mr May, 40 years ago I tried getting guitar lessons, the instructor ran through House of the Rising Sun , told me the chords, I remember A and B, he said to practice till next lesson, I couldn't even hold a single note let alone make a chord, the guitar quickly went out of tune, I didn't pick one up for 25 years, until a coworker gave me some correct basic lessons, I had always tried to figure out House of the Rising Sun and I thought there were 2 low notes played before the strum and pic , now I finally know how it is correctly played, Thank you Sir and for all your great music.!
Brian, you brought us great joy over so many, many years with Queen. And now you inspire us with your tutorials on guitar playing. Wow! I am most struck by the fact that you, above all, are an amazing human being. God bless you!
Love how you make a point of how imperfection can be perfection in regards to feeling. What a joy to watch as you explain the riff progressions, even the open string transitions. "Down in New Orleans"
Nice of him to take the time to explain such a basic technique. In his explanation of what actually IS a fairly easy riff, the most helpful thing he said was, "It's best not to think about it too much." It's easy to get hung up in analyzing it while you're playing it.
You arer the best guitarplayer ever!
Definitively my FAVORITE guitar player!
Thank you for complimenting me.
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For a virtuoso guitar player like Brian May teaching & talking about basic guitar stuff, that is very humble. He's like Superman teaching a tot how to ride a bike. Others would probably be talking about scale, tapping, hammering & how to make a guitar sound like a supersonic jet. But he pointed out even the most common beginners' woes in guitar playing like those muted or slapping strings & the trouble of changing chords. Boy that sounds just like me who even at 60 still plays like a beginnner at day two.
Cheers to you Brian!!!
Incredible Guitar Player ,Brian May ❤
I cannot believe I just sat through a guitar lesson by Brian May! 🤯
"The more you think about it the more difficult it gets to play it's best not to think about it too much" Is the best lesson for guitar that a Teacher can provide to his students in order to play his instrument. Or, as another art Master had said: "Be water"
This is the best lesson ever! Thank you Brian!
December 77 we were sitting around making plans for the night with nothing to do and I'm like lets go see Queen at The Tarrant County Convention Center and that's exactly what we did. Amazing show Brian and Freddy was fantastic. Really miss that guy he left us way to young 😢
I remember learning this with my Dad as a young fella. Brought back memories.
One of my favorite guitarists of all time and he shows something so easily missed but still such a key quirk. I've played this song countless times over the years and I was today years old when I discovered that open note being sounded because of the early liftoff from each chord. And now suddenly I hear it clear as day and it's what gives the progression the extra character. Thank you Brian May! It really is the little things.
I sent this video to my brother who started to learn how to play the guitar 1.5 years ago - he is completely self-taught and used to have a hard time learning this riff... our entire family adores you so needless to say he kinda freaked out when he saw the video :D
I learned how to play this song back in the early 80's still play it every once in a while, I like the chord progression. Thanks for sharing this with us! Keep rockin!!
Thank you so much for the compliment.
@@brianmay721 didnt ask
There is no one like Brain May when it comes to guitar. That open G at the end of each chord run is the secret to that Hilton Valentine tone. BRILLIANT!
There was a community center where we lived near Dallas. I was 12 when I took my first group guitar lessons there. I still have the mimeographed songbook, and this was one of the songs we learned. That great mimeo smell is long gone though. Thanks for the memories, Brian.
Why am I not surprised we get a correct, in-depth analysis from Brian May, as opposed to the nonsense I've seen on a dozen other videos (from self-appointed experts) "teaching" the same topic? Thanks to Brian for his patience and generosity.
PLAYING THE OPEN STRINGS AT THE END OF THIS INTRO IS FIRST I'VE EVER HEARD OF IT!
One of the many things I admire about Brian may is he can really breakdown and analyse something that we’ve all heard hundreds of times and to the non guitarists of which I am one may sound throw away and simple but under scrutiny and Brian’s explanation of it proves it really isn’t. Things that sound easy to play very often are not!
1st song i ever learned on guitar aged 14....thanks for taking the time Brian ❤👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽
I love your guys music if my mom never showed you guys I would not be the person I am today
Thank you so much for this insightful guitar lesson Mr. Brian May.
This lesson is priceless.
With the in-depth focus and attention to detail given with the chords, picking, strings, frets, strumming, guitar, etc.
Brian May is by far an accomplished guitarist and musician.
But is also quite humble, down to earth, and a wonderful teacher.
Such an absolute treasure.
Brian clearly explains to us mere mortals the secret of truly legendary guitar playing = those of us wo are merely competent clearly understanding the difference, but gently weeping because we can never reproduce the perfection of the masters, never mind compose our own opus magnum. This is why the truly great musicians achieve immortality in history.
Thanks for complimenting me.
what a great lesson! not only musical, technical... brian may shows his greatness again through humbleness, paying this homage to hilton valentine... thanks, brian!
This song was one of the first songs I learned to play on the electric guitar, back in what??1966? Good on you Brian!
Hi Brian! I am Tikva, mother of 4 from Israel. I want to tell you a story. Queen was my first and biggest love as a teen. The only band I know every song in which album and what year it came out. I've been through a lot at last 20 years and lately came back to music. Few days ago dicovered your channel... Last saturday I did something very ecxiting - a jam with my two older sons - me on guitar, 12-years-old on keyboard and 10-years old on drums (just started to learn). It was the first time we played together... I felt like i was dreaming... So perfect moment I never couldn't amagine. The craziest thing is that we played this amazing song again and again until it went well. My son's teacher wants to work with us on this song, I just didn't understand how to play it. Now I do... You posted this video 2 day after! So thank you, Brian and God bless you! Love you a lot...
I think The House of the Rising Sun was the first song I ever learnt outside of the Bert Weedon song book, The Animals version still sounds great these days, that band and some of the members had a huge influence on the music scene, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Eric Burdon.
Yes same me. This was my first song learned.
Burt Weedon was the MAN.
Yeh, Burt Weedon. You is old my man.
I have battled to sort that rhythm since I first attempted it in 66 - eventually just used the easy one! Great to hear from this humble maestro.
This was really fun to watch. I don't play guitar, lessons years ago but I was not a good study and I wanted lady fingernails so, on to other things for me but I really enjoyed watching this little video and getting an understanding about the technicalities. This song is tattooed on my soul and as little as one chord identifies it and brings it all back to me. I was about 14 when this song came out but I thought it was masterful and I loved it. Thank you bri, for this wonderful tribute to Mr. Valentine. R.I.P.
Pleasure is all mine
At the age of 13 listening to keep yourself alive in rare records in manchester and attending concerts all over to being taught house of the rising sun (with my BM copy in Oz). A lot older. The world certainly has changed. Keep up the good work Bri not sure James Rundle will be happy stealing his thunder!
Thank you so much for complimenting me.
This analysis is an absolute masterpiece even to me who doesn't play guitar. Consider that Brian built his own guitar in a very inventive way, has excellent technique and an unmistakable style but even then he's also a marvellous listener of music, easily noticing all the little nuances that slipped past most listeners even in songs heard again and again over the decades.
As I said in my comment to the other video, it's an absolute delight if one guitar legend gives a tribute to another.
That is why we should always be good to one another
Thank you Brian for inspiring me and my grandpa to build our own homemade electric guitar from scratch Luther Perkins mother Maybelle Carter and you are my guitar inspirations
I've always wanted a friend with even decent talent to sit down and help me. Having someone of your caliber take the time to share on the internet is awesome. It wasn't available in my youth. Thank you! So many will appreciate this.
Ironically, this is one of the first rhythm songs I tried to play because of the F chord (hard for newbies and it was recommended to me). Never expected to realize its a rock solid lesson on the importance of the right hand. Took me forever to get to where holding the pick, the angle of the pick and the general timing becomes a "feel" thing. Have to be comfortable enough to feel it, not think about it. Lots of subtleties with the right hand on this song and its what makes it so special.
Again, thanks. Appreciate.
My old brother played and singed so much this song. It's wonderful!
This is so cool if you to do this. I can’t tell you how important it is for me as a player to have people like you taking the time to show us this music.
Who else doesn't play guitar but enjoys watching and listening to Brian play?
Thank you so much for the compliment
Brian i hated that red guitar you played...i had my 72 USA Red strat...doing the hendrix...SRV.....Zeppelin thing...
Now i love that red guitar that you built...your playing was always spot on.Jam on boy!!!
Thank you! I love the fact that one of the most iconic and best guitarists in the world is teaching me guitar
Brian May is AWESOME. he explains how this song is played, like he's discussing it with a friend. instead of the whole lot of us totally amazing.
As i have already stated...... a rock legend giving a lesson about other legends, everything dressed with humbleness and expertise.
Thank you sir! My strat is honored to get yout tips!
And I am quite emotioned knowing you might read my comment... you! Holy moly! Mr. Brian May!.....
A guitar tutorial from Brian May ? Speechless 🤘
The thing with lifting the hand: I never did that - I shall never fail again!! Thanks so much for sharing and I’m so happy to see you healthy! Never stop! It’s an order
i’ll be hearing that open G in my nightmares.
thank you for being the inspiration for so many good times. ❤
Fascinating. I was expecting a tutorial on BRIAN’S signature sound and style. Like all of us, he’s a student of other players that shaped HIS sound.
Brian there's absolutely nothing in the slightest bit difficult about playing this rhythm. We've all been playing it instinctively all of our lives
Another nugget of Brian's seemingly endless knowledge and insight delivered in such a typically captivating, informative and humble manner. Many thanks!
Hi Brian, greetings from a fan from Holland! 🇱🇺
Dr Brian May, teaching you how to play a song. What an absolute treat this video is.
Do you want to talk to me
Hilton Valentine was almost the one guy who got me into the guitar. I used to listen to Animals records as a kid and want to play them. Needless to say, House of the Rising Sun was the first thing I learnt when I picked up my first ever Fender (Gemini) acoustic, back in 1988. However, THE actual guy who sparked my interest in guitar was none other than yourself! I remember watching you play on some programme or video back in the 70s (about '75, I think ... I was 6 years old) and was mesmerised and can even remember thinking, "I want to do that". So, there you are. You inspired me, Hilton made me do it. Thanks for this tribute to Hilton. Very sad loss. (BTW, his playing on Worried LIfe Blues is sublime and even includes some bending of the strings. I often think this recording is one of the best blues renditions ever. The band play off one another perfectly). Cheers Brian.
Thank you for the free lesson, Brian. As you said, and demonstrated, if you think about it too much, you'll not play it right. That goes for quite a few songs, so what I do, is learn the notes, then just play it over and over until I 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 need to think about it. Another point is that if you listen to a live recording of The Animals performing this song, he never played it exactly like the studio version.
God bless you, Brian.
Thanks Brian for highlighting those open strings. Certainly true that picking the full chord never captures that classic recording by the Animals. I found the original American Blues version some time ago, that was also a very a powerful song.
Gentleman has some iconic original timeless riffs under his belt.He seems to have a good heart.A life of great accomplishment.Thank you Mr.May for dissecting this guitar part. Been playin this for decades and never noticed the interesting things that you did.This teaches me its the little things the often matter and in fact each note matters.Its the details as your playing demonstrates.Details details yes sir.
Hi Brian, Long time fan here (a bit too long! i'm gettin' old & grey). Big fan since 1972, remember the bus ride home after buying Sheer Heart Attack on cassette and staring at the cover, desperate to get home and listen to it. Joined the Queen fan club in 1974/5. FINALLY got to see you in action at Maine Road football ground in 1986! (I've still got the tickets and the programme). Best gig i've ever seen in my life, absolutely brilliant. (£13 the tickets were!) :) Take care Brian, God bless you.
Thank you for complimenting me....💋
Out of my league , so much thanks Brian for doing this .
About the first thing that I ever learnt to play and I've done it wrong ever since! Now, you've shown me the right way! Thanks Brian. God bless. Grant
I love it Brian.
Thank you so much. Please, please do more of these videos. Just amazing thank you.
Thank you, Dr. May! Love you Brian!
God bless you Brian.....I love this song...
Thank you Sir Brian for posting.
God bless Dr Brian , great seeing you back in action .
Brian ,what a great analysis of this tune !
Back in the day this was a beginning Guitarist Standard...I still play it 40 years later, but I never fully appreciated it until now...Thanks Brian!
5 STARS!
--Van
Brilliant Brian! 😍🎶
Brian, you are loved by the world, bless you. 🎉❤
Brilliant as always
Thank you Brian. You are a hero on so many levels.
Great video lesson😊❤️
Lennon"s "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" riff clearly inspired by it.
Thank you, Dr May. What a great lesson about an old great song. ❤
Your a Great music Teacher Brian - Thanks a Million !!
You always inspire me with your skill, your physics, and your kindness. Thanks.
I loved this video, mister May. I appreciate it that you spend the time to explain those nuances of this great song. From Brazil. Long live the Queen!
I mean, sir Brian May.
Good evening Dr. Bri....thank you for being there for us!
God bless you Brian - a great, humble and beautiful human being!
Fantastic tips from a master musician.
What a fun analysis of this song. Been playing it for years. I look at it with new info next time. Very cool.
Thanks for this short explanation Brian, you are an inspiration to me! Never knew the last note was played open, I’m going to try it out this week.
I've always loved Brian's tone, and skill. And was a big fan ever since I read about you and your Dad building The Red Special. A truly class act! Thank you for so much, for all you have given the world!
I think it is fantastic what you are doing today, the simple idea to show us all what can be done is brilliant. thank you.
Rob
Great to get a lesson from Brian on this classic. Had it kind of figured out when I was a kid but I want to get out the guitar now and apply some tips made here....
A pro analyzes his craft!!! Didn’t understand much but loved listening.💥💥💥
Awesome video brilliant playing love House of the rising sun
God Bless you, Brian May! And, thank you! 👍😎❤️
I liked Hilton Valentine’s guitar playing. He was criticized when about 2 years later Hendrix came out. But, for the music the Animals were doing, the guitar and organ played wonderfully complimenting each other.
11 months in on a acoustic Hug and co guitar. I can just about get my head around this lesson. Best motivation to grab an electric guitar and start playing. Thank you Brian.