How To Play What You Give By Tesla - Guitar Lesson 

Frank Hannon is a guitar wizard, Tesla should be just as big as Bon Jovi and GNR, fantastic band.

Hey, dude. I never thumbs up or thumbs down anything. I have never used an emoji. I am not on any social media at all. I get upset when Netflix asks me if I liked a show. Eff off for asking for free info. I am old school when I had to pay for play in any venue in hollywood. I saw VH when I was 9 in Memphis, where I grew up for $7.50. I have the ticket stub. I am an EVH attic, among others. We live in a world without Ed, Chris Cornell, Lane Staley, and many other great musicians. I am fairly accomplished, but we all need to learn and strive to be better constantly. I simply want to thank you for making me better. You have taught me so much. Especially how I have been playing so many of Ed's riffs wrong for years. I hope you enjoy my comments, and again, thank you. I hope it is profitable for you and that you continue to help others like me. I am thinking of opening a rehab center for EVH attics like me to let them heal from their frustration. L-O-L. You will be my first guest. I will continue to follow you. I hope you will do more Nuno, Vita Bratta, Reb Beach, Randy, and many other deciples of the only Edward Van Halen. Your teaching is impeccable. Thank you.

The C to Fmaj7 is such a heavenly transition! I play this song on 12-string acoustic.

We used to go to Sacramento California in the summer to these small outdoor venues to see them around the time of their 2nd album it was hot and so much fun they always killed it good times love that Les Paul Marty it's my favorite guitar of yours great job on the lesson 👏👍👍

Great choice and great band, thanks!

New subscriber! I've been learning guitar and refining it since 1982.....obviously not my day job but I do have a passion for it. Your tone and sound is spot on and I love how you instruct how important it is to have your fingers set up for the next chord/riff/whatever. Great song and a great wonderful instructional video from you. Thank you!

This is the only and best comprehensive lesson for the guitar to this song I’ve seen on RU-vid.

Saw them live in Vegas when they opened for Def Leppard... Section 6 Row B seat 13, best concert I have ever seen.

Frank Hannon is awesome, Tesla had some great tracks!

Forgot how great that melody is! Going to give it a whirl. Thanks for sharing!

Love Tesla! I totally dig how you break down chord progressions too. Thank you. Great campfire song. We would hack these up and everyone around the fire would be singing and jamming, good times man.

Love Tesla! Don't know why you don't see more tutorials of their music on RU-vid. Thanks, Marty5150. Love your channel.

Love your teaching style. And your hand written tab!

Good song, that's a beautiful les paul

Great to see Tesla on here. Would be great to see ez come ez go.😊

thanks ! my favorite Tesla song

I got the tabs and learned this one back in 93.. I've been a big Tesla fan since forever ago...👍

Great job showing some of the details that make it really sound good. Solo please!

Love this tune, thanks for the lesson!

Always dug Tesla. I will have to add this to me arsenal. Back in the day I didn't have a singer who could quite hang with them.

Thanks Marty I used to play this song years ago. Bout forgot how to play it thank you

Thanks for this one, I'm excited to try.

Blues are my favorite! Thanks Marty 🤘 😊

Thanks got it down now. Saw em at Georgia National Fair and put some videos here on youtube oct 23. Had a beer with Frank in Sacramento bar in the early 90s.

Thanks for the lesson, I have always loved this song, much easier than I though.🤘😎🎸

Love Tesla !!

Great lesson Marty!

psychotic supper - easily in my top 5 albums ever

Good lesson man. Made it easy👍

I loved tesla when i was a kid! Had almost all their cds except for bust a nut,didn't care for it,but they still rock hard,straight up rock n roll band from Sacramento ca

Tesla is amazing, the blending of acoustic with electric guitar is great. Another excellent lesson Marty. What You Give, yes the season of giving. We'll see if my wife gives a Wolfgang guitar? 😂🎸 I've got some good stuff in mind for her. 🤔😁😎

Thanks Marty. Hannon is definitely good, sometimes overlooked I think .

Just a note...heh....the 2nd fret B ending the riff downward should actually be the F on the low E. It hits slightly earlier than you're hitting it. 🤘🏻

I think this songs about guitar and self love . 🎸🇺🇸🦅

We should jam this one day ;)

love tesla

I knew you had good taste!

What is the strumming technique you use at the end of video for the chorus at 10:08? When you turn up volume and play power chords G, D then C? Or just tell me what the technique is called. Is it percussive or palm muting? It sounds like a powerful clicking . Or does anybody out there know? A beginner here. I would appreciate it so much! Great lesson! Thanks! I’ll check replies everyday!

Ty

At the five minute mark when you start explaining the picking for the Fmaj7 and C chords.. can you explain the picking of the strings, other than the pull offs of the G and C notes? I re-watched it a dozen times and I can't see what you're doing. Thanks.

Please do song and emotional next as there is no good lesson on RU-vid about that song.

Why would you slide up to the 5th fret on the high B string when playing that intro? You can just hit the open E on the first string, less movement of the fingers and keeps your hand positioned to work back down the scale.

Anyone know what the amp settings are? General ball park , im working with a EVH 5150 head and half stack.

Is this tuned to 1/2 step down?

Maybe should contact some other youtube transcribers to learn how to produce QUALITY tabs?

My bad. It would be about the eight minute mark.

Wasn’t this song about a dog. If you think about it the lyrics read like what a dog would think….

Awesome job! I love Tesla so much and I live in the vicinity of Sacramento where they are from and have seen them live several times. I would love to see more Tesla lessons in the future.

Do you give one on one lessons