Stevie’s Influence: The Sky’s Been Crying


Learn to play a slow blues solo like SRV in "The Sky Is Crying".

  • Difficulty: Advanced, Intermediate
  • Tuning: E-Flat
  • Artist: SRV
  • Related Songs: The Sky Is Crying

Overview

If you had unlimited time, you might be able to learn to play like SRV on your own. But if you’ve got a family, work, and other responsibilities, you might need some help.

In this course, I’ll teach you a unique cover of The Sky Is Crying, that is based heavily on Stevie’s 1985 recording of that song, with a few twists.

You’ll learn the exact performance shown in this video. I’ll break down every lick shown here, note-for-note. My teaching process will help you absorb and remember these licks, and help you finally become the guitarist you’ve always wanted to be.


What You'll Learn

I want to teach you how to play slow blues like Stevie Ray Vaughan, because I want you to experience the satisfaction of expressing yourself through your guitar.

Forget about long, complicated, impossible licks. This song requires fewer notes, played with more passion. And I want to teach you to do THAT.

Watch this video and see the performance you’ll learn in this course. It’s modeled closely after Stevie 1995 recording of the song, with a few twists added in to make it unique.