🎵 For more information on this lesson and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/baby-blue--electric-and-acoustic.html

@anthonydavella8350

2 жыл бұрын

Moneys been tight, I will contribute next one. Thanks for the lessons

@TheMaxKids

8 ай бұрын

Love your videos! Are you playing an AxeFX perchance? Cheers!

@yuyu97979

7 ай бұрын

Can you tell me what your amp settings for that tone was. Ie. bass treble etc. I can’t seem to get it. Thx for the tutorial and though

Yes, one of the greatest endings of all time. PERIOD.

@manindersingh6748

3 жыл бұрын

Yes mam

@mikah4051

3 жыл бұрын

This song never gets old. It's a beautiful gem.

@sanuthmenuka3949

3 жыл бұрын

Walter white's final act

@markharrison4528

3 жыл бұрын

@@sanuthmenuka3949 ⁰

@H2ObarryField

2 жыл бұрын

@@sanuthmenuka3949 I wondered how many folks caught the "baby blue" part of the lyric in that last episode. It was a great touch by the producers...or whoever had the idea to put this song in.

I just binge watched Breaking Bad that ends in this iconic song, one that hits me in the heart each time I hear it. At 55 I’ve not played my guitar for over 10 years and it came out inspired by this great song. Badfinger is a rock story like many that is tragic but the memories this band recorded are here to enjoy, relive memories, and let younger generations know of such great, less known bands that really had talent writing and performing.

@samaiello7543

Жыл бұрын

Such a tragic, and all too quickly of an end to a talented group of musicians. Glad you picked your guitar back up, I hope you’re still going at it!

I remember hearing this for the first time in the last episode of Breaking Bad. Have always wanted to learn it since then and now I can. Thank you man :)

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

8 жыл бұрын

+Jokull You are welcome Jokull. cheers

This song wrecks me every time.

@douglascoble4960

4 жыл бұрын

Me to

@serafinrazo4097

4 жыл бұрын

Me 5

@jamoncure

3 жыл бұрын

Me 6. (What happened to Me 3?)

@fuzzyboy1964

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to have it for my funeral. Not that I cook meth ...

@sarcasticsteve6360

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamoncure he couldn't stop mething around

Fantastic lesson. I have been playing this song wrong for 30 years. You filled in a lot of holes for me. Thanks.

@konarain

7 жыл бұрын

Almost 50 years for me, This is Heaven..

@BeatlesCentricUniverse

3 жыл бұрын

@@konarain Hahaha same here....

@robertbaker3174

3 жыл бұрын

Haven't finished learning it yet so I haven't messed up yet! Should have it down before next year.

@garythomas4431

2 жыл бұрын

Myself included. But I love playing this song.

@TuberOnTheLoose

2 жыл бұрын

My old band played this in A rather than B.

My favorite song of all time, I absolutely love this song. I loved it from the very first time I heard it, back when I was barely a teenager in the early 70's. I don't know what it is about it exactly, but it just touches my soul, it's sad but beautiful at the same time. This is the best demo/lesson I have found.

@konarain

7 жыл бұрын

Mine also!

@mwolfod

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know either. I am not a musician, but I KNOW there is nothing less than magic in that guitar lick combined with those chords.

@greghenderson4582

3 жыл бұрын

This is the only lesson to this song that sounds like it !!! This is the most accurate version !!!

@jamoncure

3 жыл бұрын

Well. This is Shut Up and Play. He is the BEST in the world at this stuff. Andy is a powerhouse of music knowledge. No one else is even close. We play guitars every day, and we watch Andy’s videos to see the REAL DEAL. He says, “well, here’s how some guys play this, and it’s ok, but here is what is really is.” And THAT IS WHAT IT REALLY IS. No BS. Just the facts, Ma’am! Baby Blue is no exception. One of my all time favorites too. In my top 10 ever. Badfinger, what a tragedy. If you haven’t watched their story, watch it. Very sad. Love this band so much. Thank you Pete Ham. You will live on forever in your beautiful songs.

@michaell.mcspadden7646

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's about a woman that Pete Ham met on tour. Relationship didn't last too long.

I really don't know exactly what you said or did to make this gel in my head, but it worked. After many failed attempts to learn this jewel of a song, I finally see what's going on here. And it's not that hard. Tomorrow, I'm takin' this song to the woodshed.

I don't always listen to Badfinger, but when I do, so do my neighbors. 👍 I think you play this song better than Peter did. Well done! What a perfect guitar solo, so fitting for the song.

@jaguarJS

3 жыл бұрын

I think Joey Molland played these parts.

@arpitsave1089

3 жыл бұрын

The solo Joey plays on Kenny Rogers show is amazing

I'm 57 and remember this from my childhood. It's a classic. Badfinger has a number of great songs you can bang out on the Acoustic or crank out with the band. Thanks. :)

Just watched the final episode of Breaking Bad and immediately decided I wanted to learn "Baby Blue". Imagine my surprise and delight to find that you'd already done a tutorial on the song. The story of Badfinger is a real tragedy and a lesson to us all. What a terrible shame that Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide. I'll be learning this song as a tribute to them.

Your lesson is perfection! Even if I cannot do the C shapes, or much of the other stuff, as a guitar player, it is an absolute pleasure to see your work. The way you dissect a song like this is simply amazing. And your rendition is spot on. This song was burned into my brain the first time I ever heard it, WAY WAY WAY long ago, and you really nailed it. You make it look easy, and of course it’s anything but. In my top 10 of all time. THANK YOU!!!!!

how can someone dislike this video?

@stephengiorgis7072

7 жыл бұрын

Morons

@khalilhamdi5256

7 жыл бұрын

they know nothing about music

@crysis379_

7 жыл бұрын

Ultim4te guitarist because they are moronic heathens with the brain capacity of a fucking seed

@JerryMungo

7 жыл бұрын

Ultim4te guitarist I was going to say the same thing.

@Hurrseb

7 жыл бұрын

SERIOUSLY!!! I didn't even come from this or any of the eras of the music I love and Baby Blue is definitely one of my favorite songs ever. That riff and progression is just purely magical and epic!

“I won” “Say my name” “I am the danger” “I am the one who knocks” “You all know exactly who I am” “This is is not meth” “You’re god damn right” If I missed any comment them down in the comments idk go crazy

@noamlelann1473

4 жыл бұрын

Jessyyy!!!

@nektarinyo4935

4 жыл бұрын

"I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it"

@allanssematimba

4 жыл бұрын

Stay out of my territory.

@pambudidotti2333

4 жыл бұрын

I feel alive

@manofbeard

4 жыл бұрын

I could have saved her. But I didn’t.

Wonderful lesson ... the C shaped chords really make it right.. I'm with you on this is one of the best guitar driven songs ever written. Yeah, really sad story on this band.

@stripperbaby2599

6 жыл бұрын

The Woodys Surf Instrumental Band what happened to them?

@podrum7421

6 жыл бұрын

Stripper Baby Check out their tragic story... Just type in yt: Badfinger Tragic Story...

@bubbabuck8997

2 жыл бұрын

I AGRRE BUT THEYRE GIVING ME HELL. THE FINESSE OF CERTAIN FINGERS AS OPPOSED TO THE PRESSURE ON THE BAR... LANE

Andy, one of your BEST ones. “Some guys play it like this..... but THIS is how it’s played.” Yes, a barre chord nightmare, for sure. You are the BEST, man! We proudly wear our Shut Up t-shirts wherever we go!

Perfect. Been playing this "my own way" for nearly 50 years and you've finally shown me the right way. Getting to work on it today, but have to transpose it for my voice. An excellent tutorial. Many thanks.

Haven’t tried those C shape bar chords yet ( I’m a 63 year old mechanic as well as musician and my trade hasn’t been kind to ,my hands and fingers…) but it definitely changes the tone of the song if you dont use them and they are definitely a big part of the appeal of the recording IMO. Thanks so much for sharing.

Agree top notch and sound great - details even down to using black background and shirt so you see only hands playing, and showing the way others play it differently.

This is a great lesson. It's dead-on accurate, and there are any number of lessons out there that aren't. Great job.

I don't even play guitar (wish I did!), but I frequently come here just to listen to your rock-solid covers when I want to hear the solos isolated. You're the best of all I've heard on KZread. Thanks...

I just wanna say how much I enjoyed watching you take this song apart and share it. Thank you. I used to play guitar, blues and classic rock. I have arthritis and quit playing 12 + yrs ago. I had this song on a 45. I remember being in elementary school and having a broken heart from a young lady and listening to this song to cope. It was 71-72. Thanks again. Makes me want to try to play again. Still have a Strat and an Alvarez acoustic.

Woke up today wanting to learn Baby Blue....found this video...well done...in other words...freakin' awesome!!!

Dude fantastic!!! I loved watching this. it is definitely beyond my capabilities now but future is open. this song is my generation of rock. you always seem to get the sound perfect. cheers Mike

This is a jem of a lesson for one of my favorite 70s songs! I learned it years ago but you've nailed it perfectly. Gonna relearn this now. Your guitars sound great. Your mix of this sounds fantastic. Thank you so much!

Always loved the shimmering sustain of that opening lick!!! All time great melody too.

Thanks for a fantastic lesson, it’s so great to ‘meet’ someone that shares an appreciation for the wonderful Badfinger, your love of them comes out in your playing, plus you went to a lot of trouble to get the authentic tone, much appreciated

That one E chord with the stretch! I learned that chord on my own a fw yrs ago, I just had no idea this song had that chord. Now I can finally play Baby Blue!! Speechless! Bravo!! Thank you!!

One of the best bands of all time. Thanks for making this video, I can play an acoustic version of this, now I will have to learn this on electric.

Andy ! You are always hitting on the right material besides doing such an amazing job ! I am in your debt !

Incredible lesson! Everything about it was perfect! I appreciate the commentary! C shaped chords are tough on the hands, but a necessity in so many songs! THANKS!

my friend, you have said everything I would about this song and band. I was so sad to hear "the rest of the story" about how they were totally ripped off. Thank you very much for all this! I don't even think I can learn it haha it's so intricate as you pointed out.

The only instructional video that I’ve been that plays it the right way, according to the videos I seen of the band, and my ear. Great lesson.

F'n Cool! I had all there albums and seen the doc. Glad to still hear them played.

GREAT tone! Been using these chord positions for 30 years...tossing in a mild chorus ices it.:) Amazing classic tune...and thanks!

It's so easy to picture George singing and playing this one.

Now I can go to sleep - trying to figure out the end riff. Easy when you are shown the moves! Thanks from Mike Down Under. Ps it really is a sleeping giant of classic rock !

Fabulous tutorial of this classic song, loved this since I first heard it about two years ago and in the 60s/70s I never heard it. So very well done and thanks to Badfinger originally!

Thank you for this lesson... recently finished watching breaking bad and fell in love with this song.. now I am fan of bad finger... this is the best and accurate lesson for the song.

You did a fantastic job on the solo. I'm so glad I discovered this video!

Thanks for posting this. It's a cool song to play and I had a lot of fun learning it. You were right, it is a real workout for the fretting hand!

Ridiculously great song and executed by a fine guitarist. Great stuff.

Commanding lesson! The attention to detail is fantastic. Thank you. And I have the exact same guitar even color. Sweet!

I have always loved this tune and others by Badfinger and I must say that your tutorial on "Baby Blue" is Suberb !! Thanks to you, one of the best guitar teachers on KZread !!

Great instruction on n absolute Classic. Never thought I be interested in learning this tune, until now. Awesome job and spot on.

For what it's worth. Whenever I am searching for a song lesson, I look to see if you offer it first. Yours are the best and most accurate. Thanks for all the great work.

Always been one of my fav bands and i wasnt born until the 80’s

AWESOME SONG, AWESOME LESSON!!!!! Thank you for posting this!!!!

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

8 жыл бұрын

+BookofIsaiah (Matt B) Thanks for watching bud.

mind- blowin'.....can't thank you enough....ultimate lesson! great playing! great instruction! details are spot on!

I admire your truthful-humble approach when you admit to making a mistake while showing us how to play all the songs you play. (Even the greatest guitarists in the world, the professional musicians, make mistakes on every tune they play but are able to cover/recover from them seemingly effortlessly w/o the listener ever catching it. I have done so on every performance but never have 99.99% of the audiences noticed! BUT I DO (LOL). You Sir are a true Professional and an enjoyment to listen to and, more importantly, learn from! Kudos. -Sincerely, FH-

You nailed this one, bro. You're just amazin.

I had the pleasure of meeting Joey Molland at a concert industry event a few years ago. He was such a nice man and seemed genuinely happy to meet and talk to one of his fans. He signed my original album copy of Straight Up!, took a photo with me and gave my wife a hug. I told him Badfinger was one of my two favorite bands - the Beatles being the other. I also talked to Mike Gibbins a few years before he passed away in Florida. He too was very accommodating and was very happy I enjoyed Badfinger “from the early days.” Saw the Airwaves lineup of Badfinger with Joey and Tom Evans and nobody seemed to know who they were until they performed Come and Get It. I thought it was sad, but knowing the band’s story I was not surprised. A few years later I got a Japanese copy of Wish You We’re Here and was blown away! It is easily in the same league as Abbey Road.

So nice to find shut up and play when I'm searching a song! Accuracy is key, sound is phenomenal and usually love the history that comes with it!

GREAT Guitar work and fantastic song. What a time I had in my life in the Seventies. Thanks millions!

I grew up with this song. You f-ing nailed it. Excellent no bs lots of detail tutorial.

Excellent video! Perfectly played, very clear, easy-to-follow instructions. (And I agree, one of the best pop tunes ever.)

Incredible lesson! This chords are really amazing

Dude, this was very impressive, your version, your sound is the closes I have heard to the original ....thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.....cheers

i loved this song the first time i heard it as a kid. it had just come out then. all these years later i still love it. beautiful all those decades ago. beautiful now.

Wow, stellar. Thanks SO much. What a beautiful song (and tragic story). I've been dissecting songs for my cover bands for 40+ years now, and this one is at the top. Nice LP btw!

I was playing it 30 years before breaking bad. I don't know why anybody would care that some TV show used it. But I was playing it in A, rather than B, but using the C barre that you referred to.

I've known that "C" shape bar chord exists since I started playing. Now I guess it's time to learn to use it.

Thanks for this: nice, helpful. (You know a song is great when the separate parts alone are fun to listen to!)

“Hey bro let’s listen to-“ **fades to both of us on the ground bleeding out as baby blue plays**

That is just a beautiful progression! I have loved this song all my life. It doesn't get as much airplay as the others, but it has always been my favorite. These guys could invoke incredible emotions with their progressions, solos and their lyrics. It's no wonder The Beatles took them under their wing.

@joetaylor8089

6 жыл бұрын

By the way, thank you for sharing your talent. That funky G# chord in the middle 8 always threw me off. I never could hear it quite right.

that little lick is kinda like Birthday...what a cool song. One of my favs too!

Man, you weren't kidding...I have a LOT of work ahead of me, especially with the barre-chord from hell, the C-shape. I have avoided that one like the plague all these years..........But thanks, as always, for inspiring me to keep trying to expand my abilities with this great old song and really helpful tutorial.

This is brilliant!! Unlocked a couple of areas that I was struggling with by ear. Thanks for posting!!

Great song! B.B. introduced me to this song. Great job. (And as always, your tone is killer.)

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

8 жыл бұрын

+spicykimchi1 Thank you, yeah when it came on in the final scene, it was an emotional crusher. I was really happy that people rediscovered it, it's such a classic record. cheers

Brilliant lesson of a brilliant song.. Excellent instructional style. Thank you!

Right on!! You're the man.

just happened to run into this lesson. thank you! for for helping me play this song finally correctly.

This is the best lesson for this song. I looked everywhere and this was so much easy to follow. Thank you so much!

@altadena57

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely a fantastic lesson for this fantastic song. What could be better than to be a guitar player and to have a song like this to learn from a wonderful lesson and teacher like this. Thanks for your generosity and talent ✌️💪

KILLED it! Thank you, good sir.

Really detailed breakdown of the recording and all round amazing song !! I was laughing at myself when you said “most people play this” and I said that’s me, I am “most” people hahah . Really crazy how that first chord is broken into those 2 pairs of strings. Such a subtle thing but makes such a huge difference. Been a while since I’ve learned songs this way, thank you!!

Great lesson and excellent teacher! Thank you very much!

I love your commentary about the songs, playing, etc...stuff I always love to talk about, but don't get to much anymore...

Andy. Just a killer. Thanks for this. Badfinger. Tragic. Loved them. Love you! We proudly wear our Shut Up and Play T shirts!!!!

Great song. Truly beloved and your lesson is excellent. Thanks for taking the time. This is the first video of yours I’ve seen.

Love these oldies....nice lead and rhythm. The Taylor sounds great. Keep 'em coming. I love your tutorials; the best on YT.

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

8 жыл бұрын

+eagle52 Thanks you very much. cheers

GREAT JOB on one of my favorite songs. Became HUGE BF fan in 1970. I always played BB in C shape with strings tuned down a whole step to match the key of B. Makes it easy to do the walk downs. That said, several YT teachers have said they believe Pete used a capo on 4th fret and, I must admit, it does make sense (rather than make your fingers do unnatural acts). Of course, Joey plays the lead in standard open tuning. Add the Mike Gibbons drumming, Tommy Evans bass and high harmony, and you have an absolutely classic song. 😊❤

Thank you for this!!! Killer tone, love it!!!

Thanks for your tutorial. And after playing on my guitar, I just found out that the record is a little "sharper" than the standard tuning.

Best guitar lessons on youtube by far! - thanks for sharing your skills

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

8 жыл бұрын

+WysteriaGuitar Thanks bud. You've been making nice comments on my vids since the start and I appreciate it! cheers

Great job breaking this down and getting the tone perfect.

Genius! You nailed it!

I can listen to this all day, thank you im gonna go jam out now lol

You're at your best teaching here. Thank you.

I totally dig your lessons - Thankyou!

Just donated myself - well worth it- one of the best lesson sites out there

Love all the lessons, thank you so much for Baby blue! sent you a donation!

By far, the best guitar lessons out in KZread Land! Can I ask what you're playing through and what, if any, effects on the solo. Thank you.

Best bb lesson that I have seen on u tube ! I play this some on my 1972 Lester but it is a bar cord monster.

Wow! Great lesson!

Thanks for honoring my request for Badfinger. I"d welcome lessons on "No Matter What" and "Day After Day" which you mentioned. Great lesson and thanks again.

Thanks for this demo. This and all the other Badfinger songs came about during the most magical part of my life. High School, guitar player and band member, beautiful girlfriend who is still with me today...the love of my life. I still get the same feeling when I hear and play these although I play them much better and more true thanks to you. Absolutely the best tutor online!

Thankyou this song has been beating me up the last 2 weeks, even mucked up the lead this morning on that way out the door to work. Now to hit Pete Hams vocals right. Thankyou BTW Bad finger rules. We are timeless.

I've watched your intro cover so many times that I like it better than the studio version. I like your tone better and your playing is better!

Breaking Bad brought this song to another generation. Was also the perfect song and ending for that series. Always loved the song and the band.❤️👍

I came here because I saw the last episode of breaking bad and had to learn this song. Incredible lesson.Playing a difficult song perfectly. Awesome