Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May Guitar Tutorial

In 1983, Star Licks Productions created a series of instructional videos featuring well-known musicians demonstrating their unique musical styles and techniques. The portfolio debuted with a wide-ranging group of players including Steve Lukather of Toto, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire) guitarist Albert Lee, and acclaimed guitarist/educator Wolf Marshall.

In this video, Brian discusses his equipment and techniques, and demonstrates a number of his guitar solos. He covers both famous and lesser known Queen songs, including Brighton Rock, Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To Love, It's Late, Dead On Time, Put Out The Fire, It's A Hard Life, Keep Yourself Alive, Jesus, Father To Son and Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

The programme was produced and directed by Mark Freed and Robert Decker, and recorded at Sarm West, London, England. The video was originally released in 1983 and later reissued in 1993/4.

Note from Brian :

Mark initially came to me with an idea for making audio cassettes of guitarists explaining their techniques. It seemed a good one and we arranged to meet and make it happen. But I said ... if we’re going to the trouble of recording this stuff, why not film it as well, and make it into a Video Cassette ?! So we made a ‘pilot’ video, and people liked it, and this became the template for a whole collection of videos which, I think, stand up very well to this day.

Maybe we should do an update ?!

Brian - May 2015.

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About my new YouTube channel:
The official BRIAN MAY CHANNEL is designed to carry anything on film or video that relates to me [Brian May] outside Queen - to replace all the bits and pieces of music video that are currently around out there with new highest quality versions, and fill in the gaps; and to cover under one umbrella the other areas that I operate in … Stereoscopy, Astronomy, and my animal welfare work through my charity the Save Me Trust. Each of these areas will have their own playlist on the Brian May channel. But the intended pivot of it all is the entirely new part that we’re calling Brian Talks. This section will carry current ‘to the camera’ comments, updates and communications, and I’m hoping it will be a proper ‘voice’ for me, an outlet, as well as a way of glueing together the rest of the channel.

About Brian May:
The official BRIAN MAY CHANNEL is designed to carry anything on film or video that relates to me outside of Queen - to replace all the bits and pieces of music video that are currently around out there with new highest quality versions, and fill in the gaps; and to cover under one umbrella the other areas that I operate in … Stereoscopy, Astronomy, and my animal welfare work through my charity the Save Me Trust.

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Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - Brian May Guitar Tutorial

[Jeyslayer_]

1. Brian May, legendary guitarist
2. Dr. Brian May, Astrophysicist

Brilliant man.

[John-uyks]

He just plays it so effortlessly, what a legend

[bendizzy]

That guitar solo sends shivers down my spine.

[sylviemayharrisonmccartney]

He's so handsome and has such a lovely voice.

[rangey]

Step 1: be brian may.
Step 2: You cant be brian may.

[tsukigalleta]

"Queen" written in Japanese on his sweater

[smolpp]

Applying vibrato to a bend while still keeping the bend in tune is one of the hardest techniques to master on guitar and Brian does it so effortlessly goddamn.

[mcbackfat]

Step one: grab your guitar
Step two: try to play
Step three: realize you’ll never be on Brian May’s level
Step four: go cry in the corner

[sashanksrinivasan]

Is this before or after the apple fell on his head?

Edit: just saw this blow up lol wtf love it

[orangepeeel]

1:02 so again slowly... something like DiS

[pottergeist]

step 1: throw your pick away
step 2: play with a 50c penny

[raine]

he made youtube tutorial back in 1983, what a man

[crystaryl]

0:36 Brian: to make it scream a little more.

me: *accidentally hears "it" as "you"*

me: yes

[davekearney]

great solo.. did anyone noticed he changed the key.???

[formerunsecretarygeneralba]

He's teaching it just like how my brother teaches me.

Brother: ok so it's actually quite simple (plays the solo but 1/2x slower).

Me: ok (presses wrong strings) that doesn't sound right can you say which string you're pressing?

Brother: (silence) plays song 1/4 times slower

Me: how?...

Brother: plays at normal speed

Me: can you speak

Brother: plays at 2x its speed and starts staring at me furiously.

Me: (presses wrong strings) hmm..

Brother: you're unteachable.

Edit (31/8/2020), (dd/mm/yyyy) just so you know my date formate in case I make more edits: dk why I'm making an edit I'm just bored and I accidentally ran across the comment and made me realized something when I re read that comment.

I actually teach exactly like my brother. This other day my younger sister asl me to teach her math (pre calculus) because she will have an exam in a couple of days. When she doesn't understand, I actually did whaty brother did. I began explaining to her more quickly and getting more angrier. At the end I legit said "you're unteachable". If she has a younger sibling, I wonder if she'd also teache something that she's good at like that.

[albylikeshalloween]

At 1:29 Brian face popping up scared me

[rorygilmore]

brian has the softest/cutest voice ever :')

[smokingdog]

It would be awesome, as of January 22, 2021, Brian may himself made an online guitar course for beginners. Since COVID is still happening. And kids are at home doing online school, I think he could inspire a whole new generation of guitar players, and even make some future rockstars. He could leave behind an even bigger legacy.

[qwertycgj]

Brian May explicando el solo compuesto por Brian May tocado en otra afinación por Brian May para que Brian May no lo demande por derechos de autor y no darle creditos a Brian May, es muy listo.

[angl_ann]

1:03 i wanna touch his hair

(edit: Thanks for the likes and comments guys!)