I can't even be arsed to type the full title out let alone teach this..
So when a 14 yr old student of only 5x1 hr lessons mailed me to say can we learn this for next hour's lesson? - I replied:
Hi Charlie
...great song but, lousy lesson!
To be honest is a perfect example of 'style over
substance' innasmuch as Slash pulls from his early guitar lesson days of
CLASSICAL guitar and various repetitive scales to make up all the lead parts.
The basic chord pattern is well, basic.
This isn't to say it is worth a stab and I have selected
some of the better Youtube demos of each part. Be warned - this is hours and
hours of meticulous and repetitive practice so attempt it in bite sized
chunks.
Chords:
Solo parts 1-5
OK, now a good performance to watch his hands
too:
We have something equally as enthralling to look at this
week though...
See you Mon
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Was this bad of me??
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That would be ace, at 14 years old, to play the intro to SCOM.
Any guitar shop on a Saturday morning will verify this
He might be wanting to learn it to impress a young lady.
It might be his favourite song.
Slash might be his favourite player.
His mum might have said "If you learn SCOM, I'll give you £x".
You are being paid to teach him, so teach him what he wants to learn.
All seem like good reasons to teach him that song.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
If I'd had that at 14, however, I wouldn't be sitting here typing about my guitar playing, as I'd have long since jacked it in.
The kid's 14, he wants to play SCoM, indulge him...If every lesson degenerates into "Teach me (insert ridiclous choice)" followed by "Teach me (insert another ridiculous choice)" and so on..then it's fair to say "Look, you'll learn more quickly if you get the basics down in a structured manner, and you'll do that quicker if you follow my set lessons" but which teen guitarist doesn't want to learn SCoM?
*cue endless posts saying "I didn't want to learn SCoM when I was a teenager....*
How about doing the theory behind SCOM whilst learning the song?
Show him the chord voicing, and the leads with the scales/licks used.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
As long you are willing to help out during lesson time with any bits he might be struggling with I think it's a good way to get him to learn songs. Nothing wrong with encouraging a bit of independent study.
... as a sign of dedication