I remember when they played this live, Keith came out half way through the song playing accordion. Just perfect.

You are the best guitar professor of the world.

The first time I heard ELP live was on their first tour. When Greg Lake did his acoustic guitar solo in Pictures..playing his jumbo Gibson..I was floored because of its clarity in volume and his distinct style.I never had heard such exquisite playing until then. Thank you for calling attention to his popularity his songs.May he RIP Greg Lake.

So soothing to my weary soul at the end of the day. Bravo Sir!

Maybe the most beautiful love song ever written. I miss you Greg and Keith. Thank you for the lesson!

I've been looking for 10 years for someone to do this lesson! You rock!

A thousand thank you’s! After 42 years, I can actually begin to play that instrumental part now. I just didn’t have the patience to attempt to figure it out. A donation is coming. Hard work! Thanks bub!

Greg Lake - what Genius, My Holy God!!!

Thank you very much for your tutorials. Without you I would have never learned to play ELP songs. Thank you very much again, you make the best song tutorials on youtube

21:07 "I hope you get something out of it." Of course I'm getting something out of it! I'm becoming a better guitar player after all these years! Thanks so much for sharing your guitar skills! You're a great teacher!

Great watching Your Acoustic Lessons, I Am 63 Years Young & Have Decided To Teach Myself Acoustic Guitar, Keep Rocking Man

I stood in front of Gregg Lake twice and watch him play it. Your Playing Prefect. One thing. He alternated picked every String. Truly amaxing

I’ve been waiting for this all my life!!!!!!

I can't believe you have any dislikes! You are a wonderful guitar teacher and I am so happy that you have Cest'La Vie in your lessons. Thank you for making them so easy to understand.

ELP Works Volume II was the first concert I ever went to, simply incredible! Thanks for sharing your insights!

O.k I my guess is that the next E.L.P tutorial will be The Sage can,t wait for this one!!!

Another great lesson. Love these Greg Lake acoustic tunes. The Sage from Pictures at an Exhibition is another cool one.

@donaldbass6737

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree...the Sage is great. Learned how to play it during countless long nights at sea on the USS Forrestal in 74. Love all of Greg Lake’s acoustic songs.

@billymac72

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldbass6737 Nice! Ah, the days when we had to try to figure out songs by ear. Did you have a cassette deck or turntable? I liked tapes b/c you could rewind a millisecond back and repeat a part like that over and over. I haven’t found a digital equivalent quite yet.

@donaldbass6737

3 жыл бұрын

@@billymac72 Cassette. Onboard an aircraft carrier...it all I had...along with a few other guys learning as well...and we had to use our “collective ear” to figure things out. No KZread teachers to hep us with visuals and written notes about alternative tunings.

You are the best teacher ,easy explainer✌️💪

Man I just wanna really thank you. Not only for giving a great tutorial. But taking me back to the songs I grew up with and played back in high school with my bands. I graduated in the best year ever 1975. I am playing guitar since 1972. I have learned and played hundreds of songs with various bands and my family to this day. But one thing you taught me is a lot of the songs I learned I was playing incorrectly. Like A lot of the Greg Lake Composition. But you’ve also help me rekindle my love affair with these great songs. And now almost 50 years later...They sound so fresh to me. Of course I have better equipment to play the songs on. And I’ve learned a lot about music since the 70s. So again keep up the good work and thanks

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maurice. Please read: www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html

How can one person give this a thumbs down? Brilliantly done!

Consistently great lessons. Concise and clear. Thank you for sharing your skill with us mere mortals :)

I love these ELP lessons and make a donation every time I learn a new song from you. I will donate now even before I learn this one. You have taught me a lot. Thanks!

Excellent! I play Emerson, Lake & Palmer on my acoustic guitar gigs and people love them!

Thank you for this outstanding lesson on such a beautiful melody by the great musician Greg Lake

you are a truly an amazing guitarist and teacher. love the way you do the step by step tutorials.

One of the most beautiful ever composed songs. By the great Greg Lake. Greg played it, even more difficult, on a 12-strings guitar.

Thank you so much for this! Wow.. I can't believe I can play it :) Great teaching and very much appreciated.

Back (in Black) with another splendid one that sounded terrific. Nashville tuning for the 12-string effect really fleshed out the sound.

Beautifully played and explained, thank you very much for teaching this wonderful song. I've been waiting for so long to play it . Thank you :-)

Thank you for this lesson on how to play this beautiful song which is one of my favorites by Greg Lake!

My absolute thanks to SHUTUP & PLAY for sharing amazing videos.

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Art S. I put a huge amount of time and effort into making these videos. I like to keep them free for those that can't afford it, but if you can, please support what I do. Cheers, Andy www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html

Outstanding! You somehow capture the idiosyncrasies of every song you do! I don't think I have ever seen you make a mistake! Keep up the great work.

Finally someone holding the gultar pick correctly..

Thank you for this great teaching. Love the song and Lake's beautiful voice.

I absolutely love your tutorials. You are a fantastic guitar player and I have been enjoying your tutorials for some time now. Nicely done. 👍

The tough instrumental part is really similar in part to Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle descending run only much faster - that’s what I’m hearing anyway .. I started singing it in my head as you were playing it !! Great lessons btw. Thanks kindly .. mike

Another super, haunting lesson.... thanks much.... especially the end

Superb! This is one of my favourite songs, and your performance is fantastic.

Perfectly executed! Nice work!

Your the BEST teacher! Thank You!!

C'est La Vie been looking for this ,thank you

Wow, great!!! Thank you for this.

I love this song! Glad you put this up! Thanks!

Damn that's an awesome tune. This is the first I've heard it so thanx for the lesson and the new song to jam. 😎

Well done breakdown of an incredibly beautiful song. Thank you

This guy is fabulous..... thank you a million

Outstanding lesson

Impossible for me to bar with my little finger so I figured out some other fingering. Love your vid, this is a great song. Thanks.

Unbelievable performance. Thanks for your kind help

You've already done No One Like You and Can't Live Without You. It's time for Blackout XD Love your videos !

Thanks for the lesson.

🎵 For more information on this lesson and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/cest-la-vie--acoustic.html

@lopsangtamang2793

5 жыл бұрын

Can u please do a lesson of yellow by coldplay?

@tamsenfields4976

4 жыл бұрын

@@lopsangtamang2793 and the last time you will have the opportunity

I cannot thank you enough Andy for your teaching videos. It really helps so much to see the fingering positions. I never thought I could play Greg Lake songs, but now I can play them pretty well with practice. I bought a new Dove Pro and set it up with low action. That really helps so very much playing the more difficult chords up the neck. Thanks again for all you do for us sir. You are the Best on KZread sir.

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. I make all of my lessons available for free because I don't want to exclude people that may not be able to afford to pay for them. Thing is, I put a huge amount of time and effort into making these videos, so if you're getting something out of them, and have the means, I ask that you consider making a financial contribution. www.shutupandplay.ca/donate.html Cheers, Andy

@robertclymer6948

5 жыл бұрын

@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials It would be my pleasure to donate to your channel Andy. Appreciate your time and efforts very much.

@robertclymer6948

5 жыл бұрын

@@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials Donation complete.

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for supporting what I do Robert, I really appreciate it! Cheers, Andy

Thanks for the lesson. Nice song🎸👍

& yet another good one !

Amazing thank you!!!

Amazing lesson, thanks!

Again super lesson!

Astonishing. Thank you.

Thank you for playing it all the way through first. Nobody ever does that! 😎👍

@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas. I always do a demo of anything I teach but sometimes the demo is a separate video. The best place to take in my content is on my website.: www.shutupandplay.ca/cest-la-vie--acoustic.html

Beautiful! Thank you

I love u. Thank you. Love the greg lake arpeggio songs

That was amazing :D

The best ..Thank you thank you ..regards

Wonderful lesson, cheers

The sage!!!🙏happy new years....

Excellent!

Just great!

Superlative! Thanks

I love it ❤️

Simply awesome vestro

Your a great guitarist !!! 🛸🛸🛸🛸👌👌

AWSOME 👍 Thanks 🙏

This sounds even better than the original recording.

Thank you!

Awesome & thank you! (now I have to unlearn playing it wrong all these years 😀) I did learn Still... properly from you & Father Xmas, too.

So phenomenal...you have the trilogy of greg lakes great tunes...care to add a 4th... The "sage" ? I dont know anyone else to do it justice....

How do you just nail these? Am a new subscriber but a lifelong fan.

Pure "Magick"

Great teacher and musician. Great camera angles and body movement. I love to hear your speaking voice. I wonder how ur singing voice sounds...

Great !

Thank you so much for this lesson. I have been trying to learn it on and off for almost 30 years. Brilliant. Ive notice when he plays it live now he doesnt play the whole b flat 6 chord. He just frets a string 2nd fret and b string 3rd fret. Maybe an age thing ?

Wow!

Especially on more intricate songs such as this one, you always amaze me on how you learn exactly what the actual musician plays. What kind of gear do you use to hear the actual songs? Headphone type, playback equipment, etc???

I love your lessons. Could you please give lessons on The Sage, Closer to Believing, and Watching Over You. Also would it be ok to play any of these songs on a electric guitar? I know Greg Lake played a acoustic, and this is probably a dumb question. But I’m a beginner pretty much. And I find a electric guitar a bit easier to play.

Please do the entire acoustic ELP catalog ! haha :)

Amazing, thank you sir. Would you teach us When the children cry by White Lion, please?

Thanks

I've been watching your tutorial on Wild Horses - Rolling Stones and have learned a few others from you. I have been able to play these songs well enough to sound decent and I continue to progress with finger movements, however I do not have a background in music and I have a very difficult time paying attention to timing while playing. I have been trying to count while practicing Wild Horses and even writing out tabs for the way you played it. Not sure how effective this will be, If you had any suggestions or tips I would love to hear! Very grateful for your tutorials and all your work! Cheers, Jake

Nice one

Andy I'm blown away of your breakdown of ELP songs. Lessons are spot on. You've rekindled my relationship with my guitar which has sat mostly in the case for 10 yrs. Thank you for all your lessons. You actually play this song better than Greg . Even though vocals are magical I prefer instrumental version You've played here.

Great video as usual. By the way could you do a video of the song C'est la Bon by Supertramp?? Thanks so much

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Nice

Hi there ! Would'nt you make a tuto about "The sage" ? Pleaaaaaase… cheers and thanxs for your brilliant videos. Phil (from France)

Man, really wishing my 12 string wasn't having an issue right now amidst this crisis! I'd love to play this on it. Anyone know how to fix a ringing fret? When I play the 1st fret on the high E strings it sounds like when you pull it off the side of the board

At 15:44 there has to be another way. My old fingers cant stretch that far. Do you have a "cheat " for that one too? AT 20:25 you did an alternative to the hard part. Could you go over that please?

I play it fingerstyle, makes the instrumental part more manageable

Beautiful. What gauge strings did you use?

I see you like Taylor guitars. I have a 412ce, mini gs, and a custom T5z 👍👌🙌🎸🎼😎