How to play Classical Gas by MASON WILLIAMS on Nylon Classical Guitar (Part 1/4)

[odonnellrob99]

Been meaning to learn this for years, and this helped very much. Thanks.

[TheMork29]

damn i really wanna learn this song.. still struggling to get it right

[m15zoot]

@TheMork29 im also struggling

[SquirrelINSANITY]

@danpole70, thank you for this, I did pick up somethings I had trouble with... but IMO you should have gone into more detail about the middle because it is really tricky.

[Roddykay]

nice video mate, easy to follow. i can play this whole section now.

[geordiebaden]

you're not teaching us the song though. You're just playing it bit by bit.

[grnoodleman]

What kind of guitar is that? Sounds great

[daniel11111112]

i have the same guitar but mine is a bit lighter and a childs guitar (had it for 10 years now ^_^)

[SHEPPERD1970]

Trash!!!!

[DorkyMcLame]

You're not even teaching how to play the song, you're just playing it bit by bit.

[anoir007]

HI I like your video and completely agree with the left hand. But this piece lots base notes which gives the song it's strength. So I recommend that you also teach the right hand techniques used in the strong bring out it's tricky full sound. I recommend that all guitarist should learn to read sol-phage since you learn the timing which makes a big difference. Thank you for making this video and keep it up. And since you can play this pretty good I thinks you should try Asturias.

[smokenthatbomb]

in the tabs there is a thing wheree some of the notes are in paranetthes(spelling) like this -0-(0) in the description for the symbols in the tabs it says that its stand for tapping harmonic but i dont know , do u have the answer?

[erynb]

i think he means tommy immanuel.

[jizzcentral123]

That sucked alot man ur like its strait foreward its not strait not many people can play this

[georgemuse]

This is really helpful, thank you!

[DradyBuncan]

Dude your website sucks. Its uber slow and is spamming my computer.

[DorkyMcLame]

@DradyBuncan And you can't access the lessons with the free membership...It's pointless unless you're willing to pay.

[Occhublu]

This shouldn't be so hard! I'm stuck! lol.. Is it standard tune??

[MsTomboychick2]

inashallowgrave is right.. its not wrong its just eventually ur goin to hurt ur hand by keepin ur thumb there.

[sinus2alfa]

i just can;t play this song :<:@:@

[maungisk8rz]

@palakout87 thanks captain obvious! :D

[deanmasonone]

Clear, concise, I might be able to actually learn this now... Thanks!!

[some114]

You're fingers move so slow and you make it look so easy! Lol I'm an absolute beginner at guitar and I don't know why I chose to try and play this song (I'm experienced with music on many instruments, just not guitar). Any way, great vid!

[guitardaddy6]

@some114 if you aren't that experienced...don't start with this. find easier things to play that eventually work you up to this. :) that's how i learned. you have got to walk before you can crawl. you should already understand that from your previous instruments. :) i admire your bravery though. ;)

[some114]

@guitardaddy6 Yeah yeah, I know that's what I'm SUPPOSED to do. lol But I like to shoot big or go home! I'm picking it up slowly but surely. Thanks for the advice!

[jakej21120]

where did you get your tabs

[carpenterbeast]

great video. now if i could only find part two!

[problemchild530]

what the fuck this is a pain in the ass, ive been playing my own variation for a while and now im stuck with it. this blurry video makes it hella hard to play it right. it already a difficult song to play! I VISITED THE SITE & THE VIDEO ON THE SITE GOES TO THIS 1 ON YOUTUBE. The quality isnt any better.

[acdc666999]

hey does anyone know a site with the tabs that he is using on, they are to small to see on his page! thanks

[enelson1976]

Eric Clapton did indeed do a version of Classical Gas for the soundtrack to "Story of Us," but which for some bizarre reason was not included on the movie's soundtrack album. I saw him in concert around that time, and he played the song live.

[Xaixis]

Bummer I cant really see the notes on the side =( is there an online copy somewhere?

[until4]

i can't see what is the variation on the Am you talk about at 3:20, it sounds the same to me...

great lesson btw :)

[Sorkoritz]

Tell your teacher that jimmy hendrix kept his thumb over the top of the neck and used his thumb to play notes over the top of the neck as well,

Many guitarist use there thumb to top off chords, especially BADASS guitarist from the good era of music aka the 60's and 70's

<3 Zeppelin, Doors, Pink Floyd, Sabbath, and yeah ALSO PANTERA KICKS ASS lol

[shugo541]

dont forget AC/DC!

modern versions of pantera influenced bands like Avenged Sevenfold pwn

[samato1964]

eric did do a cover and ur playing it lol this is the same version i learnt but it was to easy so im tryin the tommy emmanuel version atm but both awsome peices of music

[GrumpyOleMan]

There is a common misconception that Classical Gas was composed and performed by Eric Clapton, when in fact Clapton was never even known to have recorded a cover of the song. This misconception may possibly be attributed to the fact that Clapton was musical director of, and played much of the guitar music for, the feature film The Story of Us, whereas the version of "Classical Gas" on the film's soundtrack is actually Williams's own solo-guitar re-recording of it, from his 1970 album Hand Made.

[Tariffs]

Clapton NEVER did a cover of classical gas.

Maybe people have a misconception because they download from limewire under the artist ERIC CLAPTON.

Sorry guys, but read GrumpyOleMan's copypasta.

[steveandmikestudios]

eric clapton did do a cover of classical gas look it up

[Lafforte]

Would you be able to demonstrate how Mason Williams played that amazing slow blues solo on Have You Ever Loved a Woman (From Derek and the Dominoes with Duane Allman)?

[IvorLanning]

Looks like a nicely laid out lesson. Loads of the online ones play it differently. It's hard to to get peopel who stick to the original like yourself and Neil Hogan do on here. Just one thing, Eric Clapton never did a version of it.

[IvorLanning]

sorry just saw your message about having done the research. ive watched the other parts of this lesson. its really good.

[nibikabi]

like everybody else, playing classical gas was my dream too... and you sir, showed me how it really is played... thank you from the bottom of my heart...

[thedoolz]

@nibikabi What are you gay?

[D3rarsch]

got same guitar and want to play it

cna only play the first 9 parts

[dannycassiano1]

ok i learned the first part but i cant see what your fingers are doing when you do the first part with variations somebody help me out here

[KapteinHenk]

I have the same problem, also in tablature it doesn't seem to fit at the part where it speeds up.

[hali28target]

I can almost play the entire thing, just the third part, right before you go into the big bang of the song. I cant quite see where your fingers are. You do a wonderful job, but for that part I am lost.

lol anybody think you could fill me in?

[kiya12321]

this song is not all that hard to play...that is if you know finger picking

[DrOrphious79]

ive been learning since before christmas, Lots of scales will get you good at that, learn lots of tabs stuff, themes and stuff, helps. LOTS of scales

[DrOrphious79]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Just finished learning this, awesome, i used your tabs form your site, very good, the new tabs are not identicle btw.

if i ever get hold of a decent cam ill post a response.

Not dificult at all just have to go SLOW until you learn each section and bang, it all clicks together.

took me 6 days. i know it was a slo week

cheers

[sammynyhuis123414]

same!!!

[LLarkinatorr]

as for the thumb over the neck isnt isnt the "classical" way however HEAPS of people do it and if you watch tommy emmanuel he does it quite a bit..its really useful when you need to mute the bottom strings also....and i reckon if your playing really well who cares HOW your playing?!?!

[Pure777Ownage]

Thank you verry much, once I herd this song I became upsest and I had to learn it, I mannaged it now in a couple of minutes, now I only need to work on speed. OMFG THANK YOU SO MUCH you dont know how greatfull I am!

[InAShallowGrave]

Good Vid, however you hold your thumb over the neck (I do it to) When I took lessons, my teacher told me that this was wrong

[danpoole70]

Yes my teacher did too, but over the years of teaching and seeing hundreds possibly thousands of different student styles and limitations on what they can do. I believe that even if you have to use your nose to play the song well, then use your nose (this is an extreme example but you get the idea). Let's say you were born with 6 fingers (5 & 1 thumb). It would be a shortsight on the teachers behalf not to get that lesson to use the mutant extra finger!

[InAShallowGrave]

Indeed, Indeed, He was a very bad teacher however. (claimed that Tab came from the devil) I've seen a lot of people playing with the thumb over, Many guitarists I know say its easier to play like this.

[II4037man]

hhahaha love the way you put that .. .. this is a great song to learn lol. . Eric ..

[PlancksTime]

@danpoole70 I challenge you to play Beethoven's Missa Solemnis Gloria!

[SuperThomasjay]

@InAShallowGrave you can play it with your feet if it sounds good it right.

[italiaguitarest95]

@InAShallowGrave its how hendrix and clapton play it.. dw lol its still how u cna play, i do it too sometimes, but mostly normal bar chords coz i'm more of a classical guitarest

[spiewski]

@InAShallowGrave I use my thumb to play guitar on E and A string ^.o

[AustralLord]

@InAShallowGrave Playing with your thumb behind your neck is a good practice because it allows you to hit a wider array of notes with better accuracy and speed. However, most songs, especially when strumming chords, don't require this, which is why most people don't, it is easier to keep bass strings from ringing with the thumb. Otherwise you have to actually practice to not hit them.

[ScalerWave]

Excellent Tutorial....

I had been playing around with this a bit

[gangstah321]

my bad lol.

but when i check the google site and write down classical gas tabs.

the first thing that comes up is Eric Clapton Tabs.

So i dont know what that is but yea...

[gangstah321]

but eric clapton did play classical gas.

ask me if you want proof

[danpoole70]

Give me proof and we'll lay this rhoumer to rest once and for all.

[m1234n1234]

owned :P

[Cemflash1]

@gangstah321 but he nevre recorded his own version. There is a difference

[teamvibralux]

@gangstah321 why cause the album says clapton on it haha what a douch. no summers eve either bro your straight up vingar

[gangstah321]

@teamvibralux

sorry bro i already said i was wrong to other people but i cant delete that comment so hate comments would just keep coming and coming towards me.

[AbscisicAcid]

@gangstah321 Eric clapton has NOTHING to do with this song EVER

[myfingershavetheflu]

Danny

I've always wanted to play this song and your version sounds pretty good i'll check out your site.

[utahjai]

This is the most trueful version in learning to play the classical gas.

Thank You!

[paltay123]

AMAZING JOB!

[carlitosfm]

You rule for posting this lesson!!

[danpoole70]

I would love to lay this to rest and see a video of him playing it.

[tom2008marzo]

But eric clapton did do a version of this song

[nicholson272]

no he didnt

[danpoole70]

If you go to the website named on the video then to the menu on the left SONG LESSONS you will find it there.

[Hump3zNo7]

tab please :D

[suppdiggydawgz]

good job :)