How To Play Kid by The Pretenders, Guitar Lesson

[dslouie]

I was fortunate to see the original Pretenders lineup live in the late 70’s. I loved James H. Scott’s guitar playing and it’s tragic we lost him at such a young age. He was brilliant.

[hksigman]

James Honeyman Scott came up with some brilliant guitar riffs.

[jordandelacruz]

Awesome! James died on my 15th birthday. I was already gigging playing 80's MTV hits. He 's still an influence on me as a 49 year old! Still playing with 9 guitars-3 basses-2 kids-a wife and a mortgage! Never stop playing kids! Great job Adrian!

[Kevin-the-Just]

As a young novice guitar player I always thought of the Kid solo as a definitive classic. When I finally got this song under my belt it felt like a great achievement. It still cheers me up to play it.

[Mark_Thompson_Author]

I am now 60, been playing since I was 14, and can honestly say .... Adrian you are the BEST teacher anywhere - on Youtube, FB, Guitar Institute, one-to-one.... You really are the best! Huge thanks for bringing such easy clarity (and perfection) to the world of guitar... Massive thanks from me, up here in the beautiful city of York.... (UK)

[brucerobenalt]

Your lessons are first rate and your Telecaster tones are always stellar. Well done, sir!

[hotdogsoda]

Man - this is one of the best tutorials I've seen on YT ... what a song and I will be practicing until I have this down. JHS - what a guitarist and a shame his career was so short lived. :(

[WinstonGuitar]

I'm one of those players that will only need to watch your intro - you playing it through at regular speed. You film it so well and clearly and play it so cleanly that it tells the whole story right there :)

[mark.e.p]

Saw the original line up in '82 then saw them in 2023. Her voice is still brilliant.

[ScottWDoyle]

I don't play guitar but I still love seeing you break it all down. I appreciate your attention to detail, and your respect for the solo especially, which (as you point out) is just perfectly conceived and executed. The entire song is a small miracle, and the solo a miracle within that miracle. It makes you believe we can all, if the stars are aligned just right, be touched by a higher power.

[petejones]

My all-time favourite song and I've just about mastered it after several years of trying to crack the solo. Excellent tutorial!

[lipei]

I totally agree with you: absolutely one of the best solos ever! Thank you for teaching us this! 🙏

[paulmundy]

You’re a fantastic guitar player & your lessons are broken down & explained with great appreciation by not just myself but countless other guitarists out there

[wolf]

One of my all time favourite guitar players gone far too soon. The opening riff is brilliant as is the solo. Thank you for the this excellent lesson.

[minkdeville]

Many many thanks for taking the time to show this. Honeyman-Scott was a beautiful guitarist and this is just a classic. Saw them live at Bath Pavilion, Chrissy had a see-thru telecaster and Honeyman-Scott bent down and handed my brother his plectrum after the gig!

[gjmacd]

This solo eluded me for many years, thank you.

[bertclark]

Very well crafted lesson. Taking the pieces of this tutorial and applying them elsewhere, can carry you in many different directions. Will spend many hours during just that with this tutorial. Thank you, Bert Clark

[michaelschuberth]

Well Done and you're right, it is one of the best pop rock guitar solos ever.

[ellisdu]

HOLY CRAP!!! I was just getting depressed b/c I can't find any James H. Scott (Pretenders) tab books, ESPECIALLY this exact song!!! James is the most underrated guitarist ever in Rock.I'll be studying this for weeks on end. THANK YOU!!! You're a Godsend!!!!

[lmawd]

I picked up an old copy of Guitar Techniques that had the Kid Iesson in. I Managed to get the chords from it. There was no cd so it looked up yourself on YouTube. After a week of trying to learn the song from the GT tab without much success, I had the whole song worked out in less than 30 minutes, not to the highest standard but I now know all the parts. Shows the progress that can be made with a good teacher compared to a magazine. Thanks or the lesson.