Last week I was talking about all our previous guitar gods having been dead..

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..And I made a joke of getting to Eric before he died… and well it’s been playing on my mind just how terrible i’d feel if he did go the greatest guitar god in the sky… so This week we’re getting him in… may he live for many more years to come!!!!

Clapton mostly know as a Blues Guitarist is ranked Fourth in Rolling stine magazines list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

First up while we’re on the whole heaven thang, I though we’d go with “Tears in Heaven”

For those not in the know, this was written by E.C  and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment of his mother’s friend, on March 20, 1991.

One thing is for certain it really is a beautiful song…

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Next up two great interviews each in two parts.. Frank Skinner Chatting to E.C… i must say some very good Air guitar by Mr. Skinner.

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Part 2.

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Then going waaaaaaaaay back to a VERY Flirtatious Pamela Yates (oops another dead person).
It’s a pretty interesting and funny interview.

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And Part 2.

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Now Eric Clapton with Legend J.J Cale. ( nice album BTW)..

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Ok back to the Guitar…but still keeping with the legend theme (afterall this is called guitar God Friday!)
This Time a triple threat.. EricClapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck playing the rock version of Layla… not quite as energetic as Franks Air guitar though….

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Now as a comparison the more laid back version this time accompanied by  Mark Knofler

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And Just as bonus why not a guitar lesson an how to play the it?!!!!!

This by a bloke who goes by theyoutube  handle Pavao.
You can find other lessons by him at here
he also provides the Guitar tab for it  here
Thanks Pavao!!

That should keep you going till next week. I  hope you enjoyed it all!!!

Next week we’re going to leave the blues guitar hero’s and enter another world!

Happy strumming all!

Marcus

p.s. Do you have any favourite Clapton moments? let us know, leave a comment!

We’re going to create a page on our parent website, where you’ll be able to find each clip we put up every Friday, plus any others we put up along the way.

We plan on showcasing every guitar style, but as you know musical taste is subjective, and no one person’s knowledge is complete, so if we seem to be missing out on amazing players/solos comment and lets us know!

So who’s get’s the Honorary first Spot?

Jimmy Hendrix of-course!!!

I’m not not going to do a bio on this god of guitargods (just yet)
If you want a quick rundown, try this wikipedia link

But what we do have is a little bit of a treat!
We’ve got 3 clips.

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Being in a mellow mood I  thought we’d start with Hey Joe, it’s one of his shorter clips but not only is it a killer song, YOU HAVE TO WATCH HIM PLAY WITH HIS TEETH.
…while chewing gum….
For those just starting out, this may not be a technique you want to try at the start ;-]

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For the next clip I thought you might enjoy hearing the man himself speak -  A rare interview with the great Dick Cavett!

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And Finally for the next clip we’ve got a clip that is a sort of mini Bio Doco – Warning! its 9 mins long but well worth watching.

Have great weekend everybody, Happy Strumming!
Marcus

P.S
Have you got any Favorite Hendrix stories? Why not leave them as a comment below!