Richie Havens - Here Comes the Sun 1974 In Concert

[MasalaiMeri]

Mr Havens....I dips me lid to ya....what a bloody legend!!!!

[dmdfct]

I missed you at Woodstock but caught up with you in Berkeley!!!

[HarvsHaven2010]

@dmdfct ....per chance did you see him at The Opera House {don't remember if it was called Berkeley Community Center} He wore a Monks robe; performed brilliantly & was ringing wet by the time he finished......I was on the second floor and it was Rockin!!!!

[blokeinthekitchen]

Awesome guitar style

[JAMR0LL]

YOUR FUCKING PRO RICHIE!!!!! xoxoxoxoox

[worseto1]

i love richie havens and i dont mean that in a gay way but he is a patriot and american legend!

[cutis1000]

Anymore of this concert available? It's so damn good!  Ever been released commercially?

[rweskew]

how does he tune the strings on his guitar to check those sounds with those chords?

[RcEdits]

@rweskew lol so easy, just tune into open E or D

[jekk23]

I used to watch this with me gerlfriend, I miss her.

[Woodstockinrock]

Woodstock 4ever!

[lokabrew]

LOVE ! from Brasil

[Maylian81]

One of the very Beatle's covers that I think can compete and in this case surpass the original.

[chasefukuoka61]

Fantastic...!

[77gerbils]

this man is non pareil. We saw him at the Jazz cafe a few years ago, and passed by us on the way to stage, he gave my brother a hug!

[cumpadizum]

this is one of the masters.magic is all around him.not common person.he were at woodstook too.not ordinary person..few like him,jimi hendrix is one of them.its ous privilege to hear these special people.joy to everybody! old guy from brazil

[nikolaisoerensen]

did he tune his guitar on G? because he barres just with his thumb!!

[crcausey]

@nikolaisoerensen This tune is being done in "D" - watch his barres @ 5,7 and 12 - that tells you IV, V and I (octave). The barre on 2nd fret, that's the Em, or ii chord. It's an open "D" or his version of something thereof. (good observation). - don't try to play like Ritchie, there's only one! (besides it'll confuse you and cause more bad habits). Play it here in D - use capo on 7, in D and play it like Harrison. It's Ritchie's voice here that makes this song. Just something you want to hear!

[colebrook100]

wat the fuck why dnt u admit it you cant play it!!!!

[crcausey]

@colebrook100 but I can play it. I can and do routinely, and publicly play it like Harrison (personally speaking... at least as well). As for the Ritchie version; I can play it and have; publicly, except that my left thumb stays behind the neck. So... I don't understand your concern?

[colebrook100]

ok then send me a video with you playing it!

[jekk23]

This quiets the demons in us all

[allyplumb]

I have seen thousands of Beatles covers the majority dupicate the original this is not one of them and it is great! If you are going to do a cover do it differently and add something to it which this does. I haven't seen many guitarists sounding so good playing the instrument in that one finger style..superb!!

[gitchigoomi]

No joke:  this is fucking awesome!

[lordaaronius]

Best Version !! What a great inspiration he is.

[iamearthbornami]

love this man~thankyou Richie for beautiful time at Glastonbury early 80's

[PoutinePete]

I miss blacks having afros.

[kevinfraser65]

Now that's what I am talking about.

[joejoe4u]

Check out the 1979 studio recording or fora real treat the Woodstock clips !

[joejoe4u]

Check out the 1979 studio recording or fora real treat the Woodstock clips !

[eimead]

took me so long to find this... googling "black guy here comes the sun" and "amazing fast strum here comes the sun"... the fact that this version falls behind all the learner guitarists in front of webcams murdering the song is nothing short of criminal. this is incredible.

[Abrohill]

@eimead you can find a very good version of this song in the LP "Alarm Clock" of RH, the first time that I eard this I quedé estupefacto.

[Yesh628]

you don't see an artist like him very often anymore

[Lonette]

And we won't ever again. Just sayin'.

[toodlebug500]

Love it!

[Folkhippie]

He is a prophet....

[mccaiian1234]

WTF 600 views and 0 comments... That should be a crime or something.

[mccaiian1234]

Right on Brotha!!