STEVE LACY - GIVE YOU THE WORLD GUITAR TUTORIAL

Hello beautiful people, my fellow Steve Lacey lovers. You both know why you're here and I'm happy that you're able to join me. Today we're going to be learning Give youe the World by Steve Lacy. This was one of my favorite songs off the new album and I'm really happy to be able to share with you guys today. Alright, so normally this is the part where I'd say I'm gonna play it first, then I'll show you guys how. Which is still true, but because it's kind of a complex song, I'm just gonna break it up by pieces instead of playing the whole thing at once. So the first part goes like this, Repeat and it'll just repeat that four times. So let's get into this. Okay, so this first part's pretty simple. It's just going to be repeated in the key of B flat. So we're going to be starting on E flat, which is also known as the four chord up here, E flat major seven. And then we're just going to walk down the neck. So e flat major 7, D minor 7. And then we're going to play the same shape, down two frets to C minor 7, back to the original shape that we have, but now we're on a b flat major 7 chord. So it'll sound like this. One more time and just take it slowly and try to get it smooth. And then our next chord is back to the same fret that we played, our first chord, this E flat. But now it's going to be an e flat minor 9 followed by this. It's like a B flat sus chord, A flat over B flat. So the rhythm for the, for that part is it's gonna go, it's gonna come in on the ambi.

1, 2, 3, 4. Feel that, huh?

So the first part, one more time, Repeat. And so you're going to do that four times and on the fourth time it's going to be just a little bit different. The only difference is going to be in our last chord. So we're going to go foreign. We're gonna play this little. Just these three notes. It's going to be transitioning from this B flat, A flat over B flat, this B flat sus chord to. It's like a B flat flat nine. That's what it's implying. Cool. Okay, time for the second part. I'll play it first and I'll show you guys how I'll be playing from the end of the first part. It. Let's get into It. Okay, we're gonna get started with a G minor 7 chord. Just gonna bar this whole fret. And then if you want, you can play this little melody that he sings. And that's just five. Three on the high E string and then three on the. On the B string. And then we're going to go to A C minor 7 chord like this. That little hammer on the optional. And then it's going to go from that C minor 7 to this one. It's the same chord, but we're just taking off our pinky. And then we're going to play this F dominant chord with this E flat up top. It's a bit of a stretch for some people. And then we're going to go to a b flat major 7 chord. We've already seen this shape before, so just review that part. C minor. Then we're gonna go to the F dominant. B flat. Yep. B flat major. And then all you're going to do is you're going to keep this bar. We're going to go from B flat major 7 to B flat dominant 7. So it's going to go. All you have to do is take off your middle finger and keep this barred. So one more time. Back to E flat major seven where we'll start the next section. Okay. Section three. And this one's pretty easy and a lot of fun to play. So I'll play it first real quick. That's it. Okay, let's take a look at this part. So first, e Flat Major 7 is the first chord that we learned for this song. And then we're going to switch to this a half diminished, a minor 7 flat 5 chord. And it's going to be on the and of four. So we did a change like this similar earlier in the song. So it's going to go like this.

1, 2, 3, 4. And one more time. 1, 2, 3, four.

And. And then we're gonna go to this D alt chord, D7 sharp nine. And that's gonna be on the downbeat. So it'll sound like this.

1, 2, 3, 4.

And. Got that? One more time.

1, 2, 3, four.

And. Dude, got it. And then we're gonna land on a G minor 7 chord. This is just gonna. You can just borrow your hand or if you're strumming, you're gonna put your ring finger down on this fret. And then this part we're just gonna do. And then we're gonna walk down chromatically. So, same shape, 2 str 2 like pulls. And then so let's review up to there.

Walk down 1, 2, 2, 4, 1.

Then we're gonna go do a B flat 7 sus to B flat 7. All that's happening here is our pinky is going to come in a fret and then we're going to go back to our E5 major 7 chord. So just to review this part one more time.

1, 2, 3, 4. 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, four. 1, 2, 3, Four.

Back to E flat major seven. All right, fourth part. You guys excited? We're almost there. So we just came from. And then it's going to go. Cool. All right, let's get into this. So once again, trusty old e flat major 7. That same chord that we keep coming back to. And then on the. And beat again like the previous times, we're going to switch to an E minor 7. So it's going to sound like this.

1, 2, 3, 4.

And then we're gonna go to a D minor 7 chord. Just a half step down the Same, same shape, 2, 3. Then we're gonna come to this G7 chord. You can play with all your fingers here or you can try a bar or you can just do it like this and just pull it off. And then we're gonna stay on this C minor 7 chord. That's the same shape. Stay here for a while. And then we go to the chorus. Give you the world. I'll give you the world. Man, I freaking love that part. So it's an E flat minor 9 chord like and then on. On the and beat. But now it's the and of two.

So it's one, two and.

Feel that. And we're going to be going to A A flat over B flat. It's like this. B flat 7 sus. We used this chord earlier too. So we're just alternating between those two. It's E flat minor 9 again. And this time we're going to go to Oh, D alt. This is just a beautiful, beautiful choice by C. Lacy here. So this part. Again. And then it's gonna go to a. A D flat major chord. And then it's going to go to a D minor chord, G7 chord. And the first time you play it, it's just gonna go back to the top. Remember this? But this, the second time, the whole thing loops over again. Basically it goes to the ending, which we're gonna take a look at now, alright? The moment we've all been waiting for. The ending. So let me play from the end of the last chorus to get into it to show you guys How. So this part, if it's your first time playing through it, you go back to the beginning. But if it's your second time and it's time to go to the ending, here's what we're gonna do. So this is D minor 7, G7. Then we're gonna. And it just ends. Okay, okay. Okay. Okay. Let me show you guys how. So we're gonna come from this D minor 7 to this G7, and then we're gonna go to a G flat 13. Wow. What a beautiful chord.

3, 4.

Then we're gonna go to an F7 with that E flat up top, same as we did earlier. And then we're gonna take that. That. That chord that we just did. We're gonna move it up 2 frets to a flat 7 or a flat major 7 with 13. And then the same move, but now it's G7 with that. That F in the top. So we're basically doing the same thing separated by two frets. So the first one, Second one, same thing, up two frets, And then we do the first one. To end it on a beautiful B flat major 7 chord. All right, I hope you guys enjoyed. If you have any questions or if anything was unclear, let me know in the comments below. Also give suggestions on songs that you guys want to hear. Seems like I'm on the Steve Lacey train, and I really love Steve Lacey, so I'm happy to make these videos. So let me know what song you guys want next. Take care.