how to play "Into the Mystic" on guitar by Van Morrison | guitar LESSON tutorial 

For more information on this lesson and to see my DEMO go here: www.shutupandplay.ca/into-the-mystic--acoustic---electric.html

I just love this guy, he’s a great player and teacher but he also shares his love and enthusiasm for the music. He’s constantly complimenting the songs and the musicians that played the songs. Always so positive. Makes me always click on his lessons, even when I’ll never be able play it that way.

What a humble Guitar man you are; faceless yet brimming with masterful fraternity

One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Brings back some amazing memories.

66 dislikes.....these 66 people I never care to meet .....this guy kills it .... consistently...he's the best there is with teaching this stuff ...and he plays it the CORRECT way .... cheers 👍 ..

Thank you, thank, thank you! I'm 67 and am trying to break out of my comfort zone, ie, just strumming chords. I have trouble understanding what people are doing on videos and, most of the time, tell myself I'm too old to learn anything else but your instruction was perfect and totally understandable to me.

This is by far the best tutorial of this classic I’ve run across.

The real "secret weapon" on the Moondance album is the bass player, John Klingberg! Outstanding playing.

Dude , I love your vibe . Your voice , attitude and approach is so mellow and calming 👍.

My favourite song of all time. Every time I hear that opening bass line, it goes right to my heart. And Moondance is an absolute all time masterpiece.

One of the best guitar players I've seen on utube

You r tutorials are always brilliant, but man that lead playing on your demo of this song was off the charts. Soulful, you can tell how much you love this song. Thanks Andy for all you do , fantastic

Am working my way through this and find it excellent for upper and lower guitar parts, really intuitive.

The guitar fills is what got me!

Great lesson. Van Morrison is a legend. When music was real. Thank you.

Truly one of the greatest songs of our time. Thanks for the lesson and inspiration.

Thanx so much for this brilliant tutorial/lesson...I picked up the guitar at a very young age, (14), and recently have been re-learning a lot of songs from my youth...Back then, I could read music,( I still can ;) ) but only for clarinet or piano. My friend taught me the basic guitar chords, and I taught her how to "read" the music on our sheet music...After that, I played the guitar mostly by ear, ( i.e. listening to the radio and trying to capture it on a tape recorder !! lol ). I also always watched the guitar player's chord hand, no matter what concert/club/pub/cabaret or "jam" that we partook of. I'm thankful for the "invention" of RU-vid video's that are now available for me to actually see how to do it the right way. Once again, thanx @Shutup & Play - Guitar Tutorials for the great upload ! Slainte, Skol, Proost, Cheers !

I’m subscribed to a few tutorials on here and this guy teaches in such a way that makes if fun and easy. Very good teacher,doesn’t talk down, he talks to. Great job and thank you very much. Keep on jamming brother!!!!

It always helps me to hear the song before trying to learn it because I know where I am trying to go with it. Please play it first.

Sing more on your demos. It helps me keep up with where the song is. You have a great voice!!!!! Best instructional videos anywhere !!!!!!!!!!

Well, this just ruined my weekend plans. Keep up the great work!

My favourite song of all times. Thanks a million for this!!!

I used to live near John Platania in upstate NY. Such a great guitarist.

This guy is probably my favorite you tuber guitarist. I love the way he instructs the lessons. You are the man. Many people appreciate you sharing your talent.

One of the very best tutorials -of any song - I have ever seen. Thank you.

Hey Andy, if i have learned one thing from you, (oh i've learned A LOT!), it's how you approach your strumming, and the importance you put on it! You definitely exude fluency, keep your hand moving! It is a hard habit to get into, but so worth the practice. Thanks mate, it really does make a difference, especially in being able to let the passion juices flow into a song!

Andy, mate you are so right about the Album! Every track is awesome, personally i rate it even above Astral Weeks! Just the best Album for a late Sunday afternoon on the verandah with a cold beer in your hand, watching the sun fade till the Southern Cross is in view! It's not hard to hear how much joy you get from what you do, how much you just love the music, it is totally infectious! From an old bugger trying to live out his dreams, a HUGE thank you cobber!

John Platania lives in my town. What a great humble man he is. One of his gigs is playing with Professor Louie & the Crowmatix. I've never heard him play a bad note.

Man. Once again I VISITED AND LEARNED IT ALL OVER THANKS TO YOU SOUTH ALABAMA

Only recently found you channel and making my way through Bron yr Aur. Love the lesson and how you you don't give up on the song, you attention to details. Also love the research you do on letting us know who's responsible for a guitar lick or just the history of the song.🙏💚

I somehow stumbled onto this one.... what a Blessing! I've learned a TON from your other lessons, but I was not aware of this one. So glad that I found it. It will take me a few hours on/off to get it right. But you have also nailed it again. Thank You!

First time I heard you singing during the lesson Andy. Great job! Another awesome tutorial. Thanks.

My dude! I just recently felt the need to set up a donation bc of how much I've learned from your vids, and you drop this classic gem... Thanks for all you do!

Thank you so much. This will help propel my attempt at a cover. Beautiful sounding guitar!

I watched a few of your videos I’ve been playing since I was eight and I’m 60 now it would be nice if you were around back then you got a nice way of teaching I think it gets to a lot of the beginners An intermediate players it’s nice to see someone like you teaching the youngsters

2:55 first riff 5:54 first fill 7:15 fill 8:10 the Em hook 8:30 hook in F and G 9:21 his favorite fill 11:09 snap those (horn part) 12:01 run 12:29 low part 13:31 last one 15:09 melody

I wore out my Moondance album. The attack and texture on the guitars really make this album. Toin it up! A little bit louder. Thank you!

You brake this down so smoothly that even I can play it thanks so much I'll be at the camp fire playing 🤟

I love this song and your instructional video. You make the hook look so easy. Ive been working on it for two days now. I'll get it.

The hard pick seems appropriate on the fills with a relaxed feel.

Best cover of this I've heard . I'll be able to wrap it up now thanks to this .

Cool man thanks so much. What a magical song. All I can think of is people that have left too early. This video gave me just the ammo to play this for myself and others.

Thanks for doing this, was looking at how to do and by good fortune, one of the best teachers on RU-vid had done!

Thank you for your help on this song. Such a great song to play and sing!

That is such a beautiful song. Thanks for the lesson.

Great lesson, working on this one now. Such great song and fills on the guitar. Thing of beauty.

It gives me joy to be the first one to like this excellent tutorial! I've looked for good ones lately and this is the best! :)

The bass in the song is just awesome!

The bass playing is one of the most melodic tunes I've heard.

Thank you for putting the time into show us the proper way to play this.

shout out to strumming not being easy!! love that. Another good example Ventura Highway - America, that you also teach. Been trying to string that one together for a bit. Thanks for all your great work!

Sounds so good. I'll need many stabs at his. Someone has a tutorial also in e flat, no capo. So I'm grateful for both. Thanks.

Thank you so much for this! I've been playing this song for years and never worked out all the acoustic licks.

I was stuck in a tiny fishing village in the Philippines for 3 months and all we had to listen to was Moondance (or Philippines sugar-pop) . They're all class but Mystic is the best - the strumming + those fills - always wanted to play it - I should have worked it out but now I don't have to . Thanks.

Beautiful sound, lovely simple, music from the Heart. Thanks

Great teachers I can watch your videos all day

Thank you! 1970 was a good year 🇦🇺✊👏👏👏

I’ve been wanting to learn this tune for a long time, thanks for making it easier.

Fantastic feel and emotion in this song. Thank you.

A totally awesome video here. Love the chapter breaks.

As is now the norm, excellent work Andy. It is a pity all I know about you is your first name, and your tutorials which are beyond comparison. You maybe prefer it to remain that way. Hats off to this tutorial once again.

Terrific lesson gorgeous Fills and details !

The demo of this song you do on your website is wonderful!

One of my all time favorite songs! Nicely done

i checked out your demo on your website... it is absolutely fantastic! incredible recording and sound!! i record in my home studio, so it's not lost on me how much work went into that recording... just excellent!!!! also, YOU SHOULD SING!!! i could hear you faintly in background while teaching and i heard a really nice voice!!! maybe u do and i haven't heard u but YOU SHOULD!! :) thank u for this!

I’m glad you’re back, is there a chance for you to do a lesson “listen to the music”? I hear people close but I haven’t heard anyone nail it. Thanks

Always loved this song but never took the time to figure it out. Now I don't have to. Thanks much!

Hey Andy, you know what would be really cool? If you, Marty Schwartz, James James, and Rick Beato would get together and make a video - all on the screen at the same time in your normal settings, playing the same song, taking turns at verses, solos, etc. - collectively that would be a significant audience and the ad money raised could go towards helping our front line health care workers - just a thought.

Great tutorial for a great song. Thanks.

I liked when he said "it's a concept; an idea". . I interpret this to mean the fills don't have to be played exactly as recorded.....as he says " jam it out".

Been waiting a long time for this one. Thank you a lot!

Your Demo (and the lesson) was SWEET!

Excellent demo!! Thank you!

oh man that guitar sounds so good ; thanks for the lesson .

fantastic job Andy.. Les really accents it to in the demo..scatter funny I look at some people that play this on RU-vid and 4 somewhere I don't know where it is but they throw a G7 in there a real quick changeover chord.. I guess how which person interprets it good job on the low part getting that saxophone run on the guitar

Awesome!! I love your demos!! All of them!

Van is one of those guys when talking about all the greats he seems to be left behind and then you rediscover Van and he just slams you and you think , ok i won't forget Van again then a little time passes and you tend to forget him again and then rediscover him again and personally i love forgetting about Van and then rediscovering him , Now one song from Van that never leaves me is Here Comes The Night and even when i spend days playing it on my guitar i don't really think about Van but The Stones because for 45 years i thought that was a Stones tune

Love these tutorials. Thanks so much!

Love your channel bro. Just got done learning black water and found you again for this tune. Stoke you are my new guitar teacher. :P Subbed~!

That guitar sounds beautiful 👍♥️

Hey man, thanks a lot. Big help.

Great job. Love this song.

I love and appreciate your work here But I’m gonna say the thing that really needs to be said bout this song ... Joe Creighton on the bass in this song is cosmically ethereal - that’s all I have to say bout that. However - I’m pouring all the loves into your fantastic work here revealing the guitar licks that made this song a wonder hit. Van Morrison Respect

They are the best part of it the fills make it .

Can you do a video on Father and Son by Cat Stevens? Love the vids man.

"It's an idea ... a concept really, you know." You left out the 10 years of steady practice Andy ha! This is a cool tune. Some tunes are just fun to play for some reason. This is one them.

Thanks! Guess I will buy this remastered version!

Someone needs to explain to me how 212K people have watched this AWESOME lesson and only a little more the 3,000 have given it a Like.

Great lesson thanks 😮

I can't follow what you're doing but it looks awesome

Thanks Andy, another good one.

Great lesson!😊👍

Awesome lesson! Thank you!

The 'BASS' is like the lead in this song.

I honestly enjoyed this video. Classic tune, one of my favorites. Great tutorial, as usual. Plan on joining your site but currently unable....sigh.

Oh man, thank you for this lesson (and demo). I love this tune. Hope one day you might be able to do a lesson on Joe Walsh's "Lucky that Way"

Please do a lesson on “Happiness Is A Warm Gum” by The Beatles

Great stuff. In desperate need of that bass line.

Thanks. This was promoter Bill Graham's favorite song.

Bodhran player turned guitarist!! Strumming..🤣😜🤪🥱🥱😉😉