Duane and Eric - NYC Layla Group
Luke Johnson
Would you like to learn to play every song from “Layla”? In one two
hour session, we’re going to cover the 1970 Eric Clapton CD “Derek and
The Dominos – Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs”, often known as
“The Layla Album”. This group session will take place in New York
City.
Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock band formed in the spring of
1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby
Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all
played with Clapton in “Delaney & Bonnie & Friends”. Derek and the
Dominos released only one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love
Songs, which featured prominent contributions from guest guitarist
Duane Allman.
The album, which has received praise from both critics and fans alike,
is often considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's
career.
We are going to cover EVERY song. For every song, I will provide you
with a lead sheet and chord diagram index. Every song is truly
fascinating and fun to play. We’ll also talk about the history of the
songs, the song forms and the gear that is used.
The fourteen songs on “The Layla Album” are:
1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep on Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key to the Highway
8. Tell the Truth
9. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
11. Little Wing
12. It's Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree in the Garden
Learning these songs can be tricky because on any given song there
are 3-7 different guitars overdubbed. So the question becomes,
“Which guitar part should one learn first?”
The plan is this: I’ll pass out a lead sheet and chord diagram index
for each song and I’ll teach the group how to play the primary rhythm
guitar part: Guitar One. After you learn this part, you’ll be able
to play the entire song. If you sing and play, you can do that too.
Once you learn this primary rhythm guitar part you will be able to
play along with the CD and play these songs in a band.
Tuition for the two hour course is $100/person.
Please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested as I am
expecting a full roster. Once a group of people have expressed
interest, we’ll find a weekday evening or a Sunday afternoon that is
mutually convenient.
Feel free to let your friends know and to pass this email on to
them.
This group is open to all musicians, all instrumentalists
(vocalists, guitar, piano, bass, drums, etc) musicians at any level,
and non-musicians as well.
I look forward to hearing from you.
With best wishes,
Luke
Email: luke.joh...@gmail.com