Great lesson. Could you do a lesson on Orleans, Dance with me? There aren't any good lessons for it on youtube. It's a great song. Much appreciated thanks.
Justin, how long did it take you to learn that first full riff at the beginning of the song? It would be really useful for me to know that since it is proving a nightmare for me and I can see it taking me weeks if not months to get it right and up to speed. Thanks.
There seems to be a mistake in the tab in section 4, when going to the E. It sounds and looks as though strings 1 through 4 should be played, not just 2 through 4. But still a great lesson and much appreciated.
This is the best tutorial for this song. I am learning, doing a bit every day. It is so satisfying to be able to play just the first part of this song even at 50% speed. Thanks for this!
This is above my skill level, but I still love to watch you play, you make it look easy. Thanks for sharing all the lessons Justin. Take care of yourself and your family. From Charlie in the States.
@@raymonddomagalla3357 I know my limit, and I've got more things to learn and get down before I'm ready to take on this song. I do know that I will get there one day, just not today. Take care of yourself and your family and stay safe.
Justin! An interesting piece of trivia for you(or not as the case may be). A relative of mine lives in the cottage in Bath, once owned by Peter Gabriel where he wrote this song. The cottage looks towards Salisbury Hill.
Agreed man I tried learning this last night and my massive hands aren’t suited either haha good luck brother I’ll see you there when we can both do it hahah finger style is by far my weakest skill on guitar lol 😂
Solsbury Hill j’adore 👍 j’ai eu la chance 🍀 de voir Peter Gabriel en France 🇫🇷 à Lyon en 1977 c’était formidable et j’ai acheté le vinyle quel souvenir merci 🙏 à vous je vais travailler pour jouer ce morceau grâce à vous 😃 à bientôt
OK- I have been hoping for/ waiting for Justin to do a full lesson on this song for years. It is WAY above my skill set, but a song I MUST learn to play. This may take me a year to get right, but I am overjoyed that I now have the RIGHT person walking me through this lesson. THANK YOU JUSTIN!
Have fun mate! Passion and determination can overcome those obstacles. I made most of my own progress on songs I really, really wanted to learn, no matter how hard they seemed at first glimpse.
Justin, you should add the appearance of Ziggy at the 9:14 mark to your chapter headings. I love the fact that you kept his appearance in your great video lesson. I’ve loved this song for decades and am so pleased to start learning how to play it. Thanks for your great work! Keep it up.
I found the dog coming in a really nice break from the mind torture that is finger picking what a little dude ❤️also man such a brilliant teacher to take the time to teach us garage guitarists. I’m an hour in Justin and the fact it even slightly resembles the song is amazing to me 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Fantastic lesson Justin, thank you. A great thing about learning the guitar is how clearly you can see your own progression. About 18 months ago I looked at this lesson but it was out of reach for me. Now I have come back to it and it is very manageable. That's really rewarding.
Been following you since 2008. This is the type of lesson I love to see. Thanks for sharing and teaching songs at this level, would love to see more challenging instrumentals.
Justin , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING TUTORIAL !!!!! I've wanted to be capable of playing this song on my 12-string guitar for years. What sets you apart from all other tutorial song videos is your patience to break the song down note for note while playing the notes AND showing the Tab in the little window at the same time. GREAT , GREAT TEACHING !!!!
I love coming across these videos and finding out that I've been playing a song wrong for 20 years! You are a very good teacher Justin, and your videos take a lot of effort to produce. Nicely done, and thank you.
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This is a not only a useful video, but profoundly beautiful both in terms of the song and of your helping people learn how to play it. Truly deep thanks!
OMG you're a legend, Justin! It sounds so good, I'll start practicing it ASAP! I just today arrived home after a semester abroad where I only had a classic guitar, so it's high to time pick up the acoustic one again.
Fantastic lesson Justin. I started learning to play guitar eleven years ago when I was 54 years of age and you were one of the first RU-vid guitar tutors I followed. Yet another great lesson and today I’ve finally learned all the sections and will continue to play until, as you say, I cannot get it wrong. It might take some time but I’ll stick with it. Thanks again Jim in Scotland 🏴
I love you Justin, love you love you love you. I am early intermediate and actually piecing through this thanks to your excellent, patient, comfortable, relaxed but efficient tutorial. I plan to sing along to this, eventually!!
Thank you Justin.......................U DA MAN I don't mean any disrespect, some people don't like what I'am about to say ................ that's thier problem but " YOU ARE BLESSED"
Have already been learning this for the past two weeks - so little to learn, but deceptively challenging. Have been travis picking for years and it still took a week of slow careful practice to get the intro into muscle memory!
This is a really beautiful piece. I think it sounds even more beautiful when played at a slower pace. I’m definitely not ready for it yet - I’m still at the Dust in the Wind level! Saved for another day (or maybe another year!)
Such a great lesson. I started learning this amazing song from another musician but your approach has really helped me get it much better. Haven't quite nailed it yet but well on my way and you're right: so satisfying. I really appreciate your ability to break down the sections and slow it down enough to help me get it while still maintaining the underlying feel of the song. Awesome. Thanks!
Justin, you unravel the mysteries of life/music. Then you said Solsbury Hill's in 7/4 a huge light went on for me. That's what keeps the song rolling. Then you explain the 3 - 4 and 4 - 3 counting groups which is the secret sauce. My other revelation came from Grateful Dead's Estimated Prophet, in 7/4, thanks to Michael Palmisano. Now I have another song to practice the 7/4 count. Thank you.
Was on about a two hour trip home last night and not exactly certain why but this song popped into my head and listened to the live version from PG as well as the recorded version and even some covers of it. Within a few minutes I was right back to listening to Justin give his tutorial. lol! Of course I couldnt even watch the video much less practice it.. but I love listening to how Justin lays it out! My moment of venting here.... I used to be so good at finger picking as a kid when I was taking lessons after lessons after lessons.. 43yo now and have had some good strides getting back into playing here and there! .. at any rate.. great video and once again JG has captured my attention yet again! :)
I can’t believe how quickly I’ve picked this up. I feel like there’s a turning point in my guitar playing now. I really need to make songs perfect, I get 85% there, struggle with little bits and move on. Not this time. I will do this 😂
Robert Fripp’s version of Here Comes the Flood with PG on vocals would be another great one (but would have to be transcribed from piano). Thank you for all your videos
Always loved this song but for the last 45 years I thought the title was Salisbury Hill. Doh! Thanks for the correction and the lesson. This will definitely motivate me to get better at fingerpicking!
Great lesson. If I may give a little tip. Try holding the guitar in a classical guitar position ( kind of between your legs) it helped me with the picking more centered
I couldn't get travis picking for the longest time. Then one day I saw a video of Lindsey Buckingham playing "Landslide" live, and suddenly I understood how I needed to coordinate my thumb and fingers, and within an hour I could travis pick like I had been doing it for months. I still can't grasp clawhammer banjo though.
Not sure I'll give it a try yet.. still working on Greensleeves with my limited time and skill, but I enjoyed the lesson and your playing. Such a calming song this one is!
Incredible lesson. So detailed. Appreciate your time on this! Off to a surprisingly good start on first couple phrases. So satisfying to get a little thing going. LOT'S of work ahead. But Thanks!
the riff can also be achieved by dropping little finger in b string fret 5 ( relative to capo) been playing it for years this way and is sometimes easier than bending first finger forward to reveal thinnest string
I think it’s more likely to be the open e on the recording; you can hear the e note continue ringing as the d is played. Fairly close and a bit easier your way though.
Thank you Justin, your dedication to teaching guitar is inspirational. I keep coming back to you website time and again. I'm achieving things I never thought possible, I'm a big fan!
One of my favortie songs! Thank you so much for posting this. I've watched tons of tutorials on Solisbury Hill, but you break it down really nice here! I'm having a tough time with hitting the open high e string (open 6th string) in the intro. I've been playing the 5th string 5th fret with my pinky instead and it seems to work. Yeah, the open 6th string would ring our a little nicer, but I have to practice that knuckle lift a little more. Keep posting! I love your videos!
Thanks so much for that Justin. Ive always wanted to learn this one, I've been playing for years but I think it will take some practice, it doesn't come easy to me. If I ever want to know how to play anything, I always check to see if you covered it first. Thanks mate, excellent lesson.
Thanks Justin, this is right in the sweet spot for me of being tricky, but not too difficult to learn. Being able to sing it too would be a party trick! Time to get practicing….
Hey Justin, thanks for your detailed explanation! It really takes some time to get the picking, but without your perfect video it would be impossible for me ;)
Wow Justin, I thought I was pretty decent at fingerpicking, but this took some effort! I'm still getting it down, but I think I have a handle on it. It's always been one of my favorites, thanks!
