Learn four classic songs from one of the most celebrated acoustic guitar albums ever recorded with our Eric Clapton Unplugged Guitar Series.
Across four detailed video guitar lessons, you’ll learn Layla, Signe, Old Love and San Francisco Bay Blues, exploring the acoustic guitar techniques, rhythms, chords, riffs and lead playing that make Clapton’s Unplugged performances so distinctive.
Originally recorded live in 2023 as one of our live online series, these lessons include the complete Zoom lesson recording together with all accompanying lesson materials. The video retains the informal, interactive feel of the original session and allows you to pause, rewind and work through everything at your own pace.
You will receive 4 x 1hr video links plus the lesson pdf svia email after payment has been confirmed.
Run by:
Andy Moore
Venue:
SHOP PURCHASE,
One of the most celebrated acoustic performances in guitar history with our Eric Clapton Unplugged Series. Recorded for MTV at Bray Studios in 1992, Unplugged saw Clapton strip away the electric guitars and big production to revisit his music through acoustic blues, folk and fingerstyle playing. The album became a huge success, winning six Grammy Awards and introducing a new generation of guitarists to the power of acoustic guitar. Across the series we’ll explore four fantastic tracks from the album: Layla, Signe, Old Love and San Francisco Bay Blues. Together they showcase very different sides of Clapton’s acoustic playing—from the completely reimagined, laid-back shuffle of Layla and the intricate fingerstyle instrumental Signe, to the expressive blues improvisation of Old Love and the upbeat acoustic fun of San Francisco Bay Blues.
Along the way we’ll work on fingerstyle technique, acoustic rhythm and groove, chord embellishments, bass and melody independence, blues licks, bends, vibrato and improvisation. Most importantly, we’ll look at the phrasing, dynamics and feel that make Clapton’s Unplugged performances sound so musical.
It’s a brilliant series for anyone who loves acoustic guitar, blues and Clapton’s playing, giving you four great songs while developing techniques you can take into the rest of your repertoire.
Originally taught as live Guitar Weekends online classes, the series includes the complete lesson recordings and detailed accompanying PDFs, allowing you to pause, rewind and learn everything at your own pace.
We’ll break down the key guitar parts that make this version so special, including:
We’ll break down the important guitar parts from Signe, looking at the chords, rhythmic patterns, picking approaches and techniques that create its infectious acoustic feel.
You’ll learn techniques and rhythmic ideas that you can take into countless other songs and styles.
We’ll break down the key guitar elements from Old Love, exploring the chords, rhythm playing, fills, scales, phrasing and lead techniques behind this remarkable performance. We’ve combined the main sections
Learn Eric Clapton’s Unplugged version of San Francisco Bay Blues – a fun, upbeat song and a fantastic workout for developing guitarists.
You’ll work on chord changes, strumming, timing, accents, dynamics and groove, while discovering how to make a rhythm guitar part really come alive. It’s a great way to move beyond basic strumming and develop the confidence to play a complete song with feel.
Originally taught as a live Guitar Weekends online course, you’ll receive the complete lesson recording and detailed accompanying materials, allowing you to pause, rewind and learn at your own pace.
This online series is aimed at Late Beginner to High Intermediate. It varies across the pieces so check the level of each song first. Our badges give a basic idea. But even if something is too hard for you at this time, do not worry, set your goal, decide when you will practice, and be dedicated. We are here to help you if you have problems.
As a guide you should be familiar with:
Things you won’t need to know (but you should definitely not ignore them):
Originally recorded as one of our live online classes, this course includes the complete Zoom lesson recording together with all accompanying lesson materials. The video retains the informal, interactive feel of the original session and allows you to pause, rewind and work through everything at your own pace.