What you will learn
The Sky Is Crying was recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan and released on the 1991 compilation album of the same name. In this iVideosongs guitar lesson, instructor Steve Rieck shows you how to play every lick in this 12 Bar Blues shuffle that has inspired countless other blues guitarists. Intermediate-level players will find a strenuous workout for their bending and phrasing chops in this slow-tempo song played on an electric guitar in Down a Half Step Tuning. Tablature and chord grids are embedded in the video for all song segments along with a full song performance in sync with the backing track.