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"Need Your Love So Bad" - lead studies (Patreon)

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2025-05-03 13:00:11
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One of my most requested lessons of late! A lead study companion piece to our “Need Your Love So Bad” chord lesson from a few weeks back. Well, here it is, and it goes deep!..

First we’ll learn and analyse both of Peter Green’s solos from the original Fleetwood Mac recording of this tune, then we’ll apply his same ideas and approaches to crafting our very own solos, throwing in a handful of little extras along the way for good measure 😉

So that’s FOUR solos in total!.. a mammoth lesson with a backing track and lesson materials to match! A lesson in minimal, melodic, spacious and emotive blues phrasing that’ll have something to digest for players of any ability!

Grab a coffee and your favourite guitar, dial in a suitably bluesy tone and join me for the better part of half an hour while we get our heads, (and fingers), around playing lead on one of the most beautiful blues standards.

As always, please do drop a comment and a like on the video so I know you're digging the content, and don't be shy about asking any questions at all!

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Slow Blues soloing: Peter Green style. “Need Your Love So Bad” guitar lesson! Stunning simplicity!

Access all lesson materials by becoming a Patreon at the link below for just a small monthly fee!.. https://patreon.com/AlexFarranGuitar If Patreon isn’t your bag, you can purchase the 6 pages of lesson materials for this lesson alone, directly at the link below; https://smogfalls.gumroad.com/l/biovx Book in for a private Zoom lesson to level up your playing, or find new inspiration!.. just choose a slot at the link below; https://tidycal.com/alexfarranguitar/guitarlesson ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 00:00 - Performance 01:23 - Intro 01:54 - Lesson Materials! Chord study breakdown begins; 02:12 - It all starts with the groove & feel! 04:29 - Continuing through the changes 05:16 - 1-2-3-5 arpeggios strike again! 05:43 - Diminished trickery! 06:24 - Ray Charles/Jazzy chord changes 08:09 - CAGED ideas 09:30 - Part 2: Picking accuracy! 10:17 - Ascending/descending definitions! 11:09 - Picking pattern exercises 13:56 - Jazzy ii-V tricks & pretty inversions 15:47 - Beautiful turnaround inversions! 17:34 - Essential homework! 17:47 - Tone talk! 18:31 - Patreon & sign-off Related videos to check out.. "A Change is Gonna Come" chord study; https://youtu.be/0B2eYcoWIPg?si=qhgWeRV0nwZad7ke Open Chord Magic; Americana style rhythm playing; https://youtu.be/nd-m79T9QYw?si=z13wO7-rJu8DdIdN Essential Blues Grooves; https://youtu.be/33i50PPjIXc Diminished Chords; https://youtu.be/cE7DTVknkXU?si=lrMD6EKjUQIvavCS -------------------- Sunbear "Farran Five" tele pickups; https://www.sunbearpickups.com/telecaster-pickups/lava1d28qt9czpmsd7mhh7atkh09nf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabZQ9xFvlQdXvHLVgD10yhTA1C3Ob-NvJBdfgj77agYFSTtyHL3onjCWT4_aem_SxdVxGs7Ys1K8tL2qrq6tg -------------------- Gear used in this video; Gibson es335 (63' reissue) Vintage Fender 1964 Princeton Reverb amp D'addario NYXL 11-49 strings Dunlop H3 pick Universal Audio OX - amp top box Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Logic Pro Universal Audio plugins Sony ZVE-10 camera Neewer Desktop Tripod Final Cut Pro Thanks for watching! Alex :) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfarranguitar/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexfarran #guitarplayer #electricguitar #jimihendrix #bluesguitar #blues #guitar #guitarist #alexfarran #guitarlesson #fleetwoodmac #guitarchords #guitarra #guitartutorial #guitarriff #rhythmguitar

Comments

Marinho Del Santo

Alex being Alex...sharp and beautiful. Thank you, my friend!

larry

Love this, so smooth! Thanks for this one.

Ian Quittner

New lighting is great .. guitar is well illuminated.. especially full screen.. guitar wall not too distracting. Not to mention, great lesson!

David

Excellent lesson Alix

Del

Alex I've played and sung this number at countless gigs and the boys always let me play lead on this one which I think helps your vocal expression. Now I've got more lead! Fantastic lesson as ever. Del

Jerome Oks

Nice one, Alex. Sorry no opinion on your new set-up. As long as it works for you….Your shirt on the other end, I like it a lot. Very nice shade of Blue. You look good in it, mate;)

Jerome Oks

The melody reminds me of a Percy Mayfield tune “Please give me someone to love”

Alex Farran Guitar

Ah thank you buddy, I appreciate that! It’s such a bright blue isn’t it?!.. it’s one of those old French work shirts made by Vetra.🙂

Alex Farran Guitar

Thank you Ian, I’m glad you liked it! I’ll keep refining it from video to video.

Patrick

Alex, I think the "get more out of less" approach in this lesson is fantastic. As to the new set up, the angle is great and who among us doesn't love a guitar wall? However, (you knew this was coming), the lighting, while artistic and quite "film noir" I don't think is ideal in a teaching context. I'm reminded of Sam Spade, Rick Blaine (Casablanca), or Walter Neff (Double Endemnity) where the protagonist's face is half lit and half in shadow. A powerful film technique introducing ambiguity, complexity, and, doubt - is he good or evil? Although, that may be the vibe you are seeking, in which case, you nailed it - play it again Sam ...

Alex Farran Guitar

Haha thank you Patrick, I agree, the lighting needs work for sure. I'll keep tweaking!

Chaz Proulx

So much here -- not just technical. I was lucky enough to see Fleetwood Mac at the Bostyon Tea Part in 1970 ( according to Wikipedia). I would have been 21 -- but remember being struck by how young the band appeared. Bunch of guys like me in flannel shirts. Begs the question -- how were they so goog at such a young age? At 76 I'm sill asking that question. By then I had seen Cream and Hendrix so everything was way out of skew. It remains that way. So I'm eathing up this wonderful lesson. Magical stuff for me -- and inspiration to warm up arthritic joints and play changes I wouldn't have come up with myself. ( Not my strong suit). ONE LAST THOUGHT. Thanks for stating the obvious -- low notes are low and high notes are high. So many guitarists never learned to picture a piano. . We are playing guitar not walking up and down stairs. It's not a small point if your orientation is never corrected. Anyway there is so much here to dig into pn a rainy day in the State Of New Hampshire USE. ( sorry about Trump -- America is fighting for it's soul. Blues has played a role for decades and won't die now)

Alex Farran Guitar

Thanks for the comment Chaz, that's amazing you got to see them live back in the day!.. I'd have loved to have been there! And yes indeed, I fully concur with your findings re: thinking of the fretboard more like a piano!

Weston Loegering

Technical question, I have down loaded a few zip files to my Apple Mac. But don’t seem to have the correct app to open and play same. What app do you like in the Apple side of the universe? Thanks

Alex Farran Guitar

Hi Weston, so the zip files contain a few different file types to cater for all customers. The PDF files are one of the most common file types in existence and will of course open in any software on any device, so for most, that does the trick nicely. I do however always include .gp and .gpx files for those of you who own the “Guitar Pro” software.. it essentially makes the sheet music interactive. It’s the same software that I use to actually type all of the transcriptions out and I do recommend giving it a go, even just for the free trial as all of my students have said how great of a practice tool it is. But with all that said, it’s by no means a necessity, and the PDF files are more than good enough for the majority. Cheers, Alex ☺️

Ran Bush

> What app do you like in the Apple side ... Hey Weston - what version of the Mac OS are you using? On my Mac with OS Monterey v12.7.6 , I can just download Alex's zip file, find the .zip file in Finder "downloads", double-click the zip file, and Finder creates a _new_ folder with the same name that contains the PDF and GP files that Alex has provided. Then I use Preview to open the PDF files, and I print them out on paper, because I am an Old Phart. Ez-Pz. Hope that helps you.

Ran Bush

Hey Jerome - I just googled it, and Percy Mayfield recorded Please Send Me Someone to Love in 1950 and Little Willie John recorded Need Your Love So Bad in 1955 so I think we're seeing a classic case of "Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery" . They're both great, classic tunes. If you listen to Little Willie John's version, his brother Mertis plays some very cool guitar intro and fills on the record. Wikipedia says Mertis wrote the song when he was in the U.S. Army in Korea, and brought it to Willie to record. So it must be true ... 8-)

Jerome Oks

Percy Mayfield was more of a songwriter than a recording artist, although he did record some of his tunes. Thank you for your thoughtful comment.

Jerome Oks

That tune really inspired me. Having being in a rut for weeks, I picked up my strat and played the blues. And it sounded good, even if say so haha! It felt good, that’s for sure.

Alex Farran Guitar

That’s awesome Jerome, I’m so glad to hear it! I bet you sounded great! 🙌🏻

Alex Farran Guitar

Thanks for adding your method Weston, I appreciate it. That is also the way I would recommend doing it. Apple devices will all automatically unzip zip files if you simply double click/open them. As you say, no need for any extra apps and 3rd party software etc.

Jerome Oks

I remember now that Percy Mayfield was given the title "The Poet Laureate of the Blues", although not the only Blues artist to be given that title. It was actually the title of the CD I own(ed). If you want to hear great guitar playing, you won't find it on his own recordings but rather the Blues artists that covered him. Luther Alison recorded a live version of "Please send me..." that is soooo soulful; he interacts with the audience as if they were in church. And the lyrics, man like this verse "Show all the world how to get along Peace will enter when hate is gone But, if it's not asking too much Please send me someone to love". What else can I say!

tyler taube

Great lesson! I actually went back and did the rhythm study for this one and learned a few cool things I’ll incorporate in other things I play. The two part combo lesson is a cool idea too.

Denis

These lessons are golden. Thank you, Alex!

Rick

Could not be happier with this lesson, perfect timing! (It does go along well with Stormy Monday) One of my favorite songs and lessons. A similarly great song and simple blues is "Loan Me A Dime"Boz Skaggs version is also in A and has some Dwane A licks :D Fantastic Lesson!!!

Tim C.

Great lesson !!! Thanks Alex !!

Alex Farran Guitar

Thank you Rick, glad to hear you've enjoyed these lessons so much! Ah yes, I love that tune as well!

Tim C.

Hey Alex!! I have short memory and can’t remember.. have you done anything with Hank Garland and I would think you know of this compilation . Album is “Move”

JonB

Aged 75 here and loving this. Phrasing reminds me also of Amos Garrett playing with Paul Butterfield and Better Days - "Someone to Love". An early solo I worked out as I was starting guitar. Tasteful and not too fast. Couldn't slow vinyl down and keep the pitch ;-(.

Alex Farran Guitar

Thanks Jon, really glad you enjoyed it! I'll check out that track you mentioned! ;)

Agustin Dominguez

Hi Alex! This lesson is just great. Finally pentatonics are making sense and felt like, for a few seconds, I left the boxes behind and was playing wit the music

David Lockwood

Just revisiting this lesson Fantastic playing and arrangement