Classical Gas

I put off learning this song for quite a few years as I knew it would be an undertaking. I started teaching it to a lesson a few years back but unfortunately he gave up on the it.

I had a request for it again in early April 2007, this time from a number of students so I finally tackled it head on and finished it in a few short weeks. Surprisingly enough it wasn't as difficult as I expected. To make this song easier to learn you have to practice it in smaller sections (phrases). Of course it helps if you have already done some finger picking previously.

I thought it would be a good idea to video record a walk through on the song, so here it is! To the right is the original transcript of the song. You may want to use this because the video makes reference to it all the time. The Tablature below is a tidied up version (looks pretty but it exactly the same).

I have seen this titled on the Net as "Eric Clapton - Classical Gas" but I cannot verify that it is him playing it. Anyway it is a great version!

I must apologies for the file sizes but it was needed to capture the detail of the Tab in the video. Also sorry about parts 2, 3 & 4 being members only downloads but I was going to open it to everyone, unfortunately it would suck my allotted domain traffic/bandwidth.

High Resolution Video Screen Shot

classical_gas_part_1_xvid :: Size 48.4MB :: Time 6.30s :: Resolution 624x352
classical_gas_part_2_xvid :: Size 48.4MB :: Time 6.30s :: Resolution 624x352 (Members Only)
classical_gas_part_3_xvid :: Size 48.4MB :: Time 6.30s :: Resolution 624x352 (Members Only)
classical_gas_part_4_xvid :: Size 31.2MB :: Time 4.03s :: Resolution 624x352 (Members Only)

Low Resolution Video Screen Shot

I have also made available a low resolution video of the entire 24 minute lesson. The string are a little harder to make out but it will still help. This video does not show the Tab at the bottom left corner like the higher resolution does but every thing else is the same.

classical_gas_full_no_tab :: Size 39.8MB :: Time 23.53s :: Resolution 512x288

Listen to the song
(this is a recording of me playing it)

Leave your comments or questions on this song here!

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