Nice work, mate. Kind of ironic, I started playing metal like Ozzy and stuff, and now many years later I developed a liking for this sort of thing. Your video is very helpful.
Man, much respect to you for making this video to highlight Scotty's talent. He's pretty much a hometown boy here in Southwest Tennessee, right along with Carl Perkins and Elvis. We are very proud of them all. Just seems Scotty and Carl don"t get their due respect as much as they should for what they did to change popular music forever. I haven't had a chance to look through all your videos yet to see if you've done one of these videos about Carl. If not, I would love to see you do one pretty soon. Thanks again for showing some of these licks, and playing them extremely well to boot! I'm subscribing! Have a good one Brother. (Bryan, Jackson TN)
Joe Romo III said: _Dude, you’re so incredibly entertaining, and an absolutely brilliant guitar player as well...love all your videos!!!_ Agree! (England)
You continue to blow my mind with your ability to play and recreate such amazing players' creations. Your talents and teaching abilities are top level to be sure. I'm glad you are out there. You are a bright light in this world. Stay Well.
...Similar to Rick Beato and his TH-cam channel and series”What makes this song Great” (1.17 million subscribers and growing). The guy in the featured video is actually much cleaner than Rick though
It's an absolute joy to watch and listen to your videos.Your playing is beyond belief and so effortless.IMHO this was the best Elvis period in his whole career,for me,once the 60's arrived it was just a pale shadow of the 50's stuff...I could listen to you playing this kinda stuff all day long..Thank you.
Absolutely astounded by the amount of effort and knowledge that these videos must take you to put together for us to enjoy. I can only be amazed at your talent and simple explanations that make these videos a compulsive watch and more important for me a big learn. Please keep them coming and many thanks
I just discovered your channel, and this is the first video I watched, and I've subscribed. This was a fantastic, concise lesson, and it will give me hours of stuff to practice. Without Scotty Moore and his great rhythm section, I don't know if Elvis would've been the immediate sensation that he was. To me that early stuff is his best. Also, what I love about the stuff you chose and this style of playing is that there's so much melody, and, even if it's not someone's style of music, this is such valuable information for anyone in a band with two guitar players. And learning how to play melodies with these simple chords opens a world that is just endless. Thanks - great stuff!
Just want to say thank you for featuring this amazing musician!! Scotty made it look so easy! An inspiration to generations for sure. You do a kickass job playing these songs! Thanks again!
I've seen a lot of great guitar tutorials on TH-cam over the years and this is one of the very best! Amazing work and a great tribute to a very underrated guitarist. Thanks!
Dude, where have you been all my guitar playing life? How incredibly refreshing it is to watch you play and how inspirational! I've been playing along and learning how to play chordal solos thanks to you!
Guitar Pilgrim, I was 13 in 1955 when I first heard Scotty Moore play Mystery Train and it changed my life. I wrote to Scotty a few years before he died to request a signed copy of his book, and told him that I believed that it was he and not Elvis that created the Big Bang that was Rock & Roll. Without Scotty, what would have EP become? Through his caregiver, Gail, I learned that he was quite pleased to hear this. You are do his playing style the best I have ever heard, and I've heard a lot of players tell about his influence. You made this old man smile one more time.
That's great to hear brother, I had the same experience when I was a young boy listening to the beatles and of course Elvis, those brilliant licks by Scotty, his guitarplaying whenever I hear it puts a huge smile on my face as well! Best to you!
SD West - A word I'm not given to squander: cool. It's very cool that at such a young age you were tuned-in enough to pay proper acknowledgement to a proper sporting hero. (All of my absolute, genuine heroes are musicians over and above athletes.)
Absolutely loved this video. First visit and subbed right away. Huge thank you from an old Rk n Rler... fortunate to be 13 years old when Elvis burst on the music scene in the UK in 1956.
This is why this style of music has stood the test of time and still tunes kids ears in to it all these years later. To me this always sounds. Fresh. Today's Teenagers love this now too
I’m not a guitarist nor do I read music, but I love music and it’s history!!! This is such a great video, which shows the greatness of the late great Scotty Moore!!! He really was amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! ☮️🖖🏽
Of the hundreds of music lesson videos I have watched this is an absolute Gem. I’m an instructor at the VA with guitars4vets, we teach veterans with PTSD to play guitar and award them with a new guitar after competition of 10 lessons. As a Vietnam veteran it is a honor for me to be a part of the program. I am looking forward to sharing this with them. Just happened to stumble upon you today, you have an amazing gift...thank you so much, Jack
Undoubtedly THE best analysis of a guitarist's style that I've ever watched - full of both enthusiasm and superb demo snippets. Thumbs up, subscribed, bell rung. I've always loved Scotty's playing. You did him full justice with this analysis. Will now check your channel to see which other of my favourites you've talked about - probably unlikely to find Lonnie Mack (been a HUGE fan ever since '63) but there are sure to be others. Great job.
You are a great musician and nail the licks that every guitarist should know. All these licks are incorporated in one way or another into Hendrix Harrison Knoppler SRV Page Stetzer the list goes on.. Bravo!
I fall in this channel. Man, these names are of course the greatest but how you play well all of these different guitarist’s work! The best guitar channel on TH-cam i believe. Cinematography and storytelling are great too. And these guitar tones…spectacular! Keep going please! Thank you.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Oh, he's been appreciated for quite a while now: Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015 (Wiki).
Scotty was working without a prior template for Rock N Roll, he WAS one of the originators. He was coming from Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and Jazz guitarists, not really blues players. Thanksgreat job!
💯 that’s the difference,he made the connection to rock/pop that tied it together when Leo Fender was changing the sound of guitars / amps to distortion / sustain - players added echo and effects but this is the bones right here. The Brits ran with it
Really enjoyed this analysis and the playing. Relaxed and very approachable. I've el been playing for years and this has unlocked Scotty for me - so thank you. I am that 4 year old and happy now to have a key to open Scotty's Sun sessions with Elvis. Its a real shame that Tom Parker and Elvis cut the trio out in the 60s. Then Elvis took Scotty's amplified guitar in the '69 Special. A real shame. Scotty died in 2016 but was not forgotten by the greats - see Clapton and Knopfler playing with him in latte days. Thank again for this wonderful session.
Nice little demonstration on Scotty Moore's playing style. He's certainly one of my favourite guitar players being inspired by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis style of playing. Nice upload.
Elvis Presley had some great players in the recording studio with him. And his players had the soul depth and diversity of the king to play to. Pure magic.
It's really amazing the way you dissect styles, music, the history of music through decades and so on... When I was 13 my music preference started with melodic punk rock (90s). But now I bought a guitar, I want to play it in a way that enjoy myself, and I discovering the need to master a broader spectrum of styles. And through your channel I'm discovering the roots of what I like... Because through these videos is very simple to see what you need, what techniques and tricks really matters, who do that for the first time... Priceless. Really congrats for your channel and the fresh, emotional style of your videos.
What a great video! I'm 52, grew up in the 70s on Elvis, and been playing guitar since 1978. So yeah, my playing has a lot of Scotty Moore influence. People tell me my solos sound like a "Spanish guitar" player. Well, it's a combo of Scotty Moore riffs and Mexican music (which is also my heritage). Thx for this great tribute and guitar instructional video.
ive been told i dont play the guitar , i attack it, and one guy said i play the guitar like he treats his missus lol, felt pleased with those descriptions, strangely.
Dang, I'll never forget the first time I saw Scotty Moore's work with Elvis! Absolutely legendary and influential guitarist in the world indeed! I was hoping you could do one of Gary Moore!
Fantastic video. GREAT!, fun explanation of how Scotty used some simple triads to boost a melody line.. and fill-in the gaps. Fascinated to see how *simple* it all was (conceptually, anyway). Also, I never realized about the 'Guitar Boogie' riff (although I well recognize that tune from the Roy Clark and Tommy Emmanuel versions) -- I recognized the riff more from Carl Perkins' 'Honey, Don't' (which I actually first heard via the Beatles' 1964 version). Again, one of the most enjoyable videos of all that you've done for us. Fanx! a heap...!
What an excellent guitarist you are sir! I could never hope to be as good as you. Your how to play videos are the best anywhere. Very well done, you have taught me a lot in the short time that I've taken playing back up.
One little thing : in the solo for That's All Right, you only hit the open E string for the bass run the first time through, when the solo is first kicking off. The next two times through, you're supposed to be hanging onto the double-stop to make it sustain, and jump back into the bass run on the second note, which is the E string fretted at the second fret. But that's part of the genius of Scotty : he knew Bill was doubling that run on bass, so he could skip that first note and nobody could really tell, because Bill was filling in that note on bass. Listen to Elvis' version with all of the bass turned off so that you can really hear Scotty's guitar in detail, and you'll hear it for yourself : he only plays that open E the first time, and then let's Bill fill that note in the next two times 👍
It's great to read expert analysis like that, hats off to you Chad. I think the point you're making is testament to their comprehensive grounding in folk and country music where there is no reliance on drum to create layers of sound and every reverberation is melodic. I consciously recognise that guitar / bass duality in a lot of the rockabilly I listen to and it makes all the difference when you have competent musicians who don't overplay their part. A lot of modern 'rockabilly' doesn't have that grounding and is essentially 'thrash' by comparison.
A joy to hear and see your guidance! Thank you. I texted these video's to my guitarist son, Ethan Mckenna who spent the summer touring Canada and Europe in a band. The Black Crown Initiate
This past year i have been working with some of the best Elvis impersonators in the world and i had no idea how perfectly complex all these guitar parts were until i dug into the catalog. Also the Elvis catalog is some like 800 songs! Nice work!
Soooo glad i happened across this video. An absolutely excellent examination of a great guitarist's work presented with superb skills. Great vocals as well. Thanks so much. Gonna be spending some major time on this channel. Well and truly subscribed. Wow!
Man it's unbelievable how much you're bringing to the table. Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge and making it so entertaining. When I get good enough I will def sign up for your Patreon !
Its great to watch someone that is so in love with playing the guitar and enjoys it so much, and plays with so much skill in such a relaxed manner. David Garrett brings he same thing to the violin.
This was a perfect lesson that should be the basis for all beginner to advance lesson primer for all guitarist. It early and I don't have my glasses. So I'm not sure if I'm making sense but these Scotty Moore licks shown here should never be taken for granted when it comes to melody and technique. Thankyou for being able to show and explain this with all your videos.. .
Guitar Pilgrim - If you've not done it (I suspect you have), you must go to Memphis and see Sun Studios museum. It will blow your mind to be in the same room that Elvis, Scotty and Bill laid down the Sun Session tracks. Truly amazing. Then head up to Detroit and go to the Motown Museum and see where all of those classic tracks were recorded in a basement of a house in Detroit. The studio there is just like it was in the 60's including the piano on all of those classic tracks (with rickety bench). Excellent tutorial on Elvis' sound!
No mere museum; still operating as a studio as far as I know. Certainly in recent years - Sam's son or grandson on the decks, I think. I know of a few bands who've recorded there.
Just learning hybrid picking and getting into a bit of rockabilly. Those old songs really are tricky if you've never played that style before. Thanks for this great video/lesson!
Hello, I just found your channel and so far am loving it. You play with such ease it makes me very envious, but I'm sure you have heard that before lol. One thing I would like to "maybe" correct you on is that in an interview with James Burton a long long time ago he said that Scotty Moore ALWAYS used a thumb pick and Mr. Burton said that he tried to duplicate those old sounds and use a thumb pick but just could not do it. Also on the Elvis channel on Sirius Radio they were interviewing Scotty Moore and other members of not only that original Elvis band but also what came to be known later as the TCB Band and they too said that Scotty always used a thumb pick and in fact when Elvis was told to replace that original band it was Scotty's use of a thumb pick only that rendered him "just a country lick player and not a rock and roll player" insult by those who were trying to get Elvis to move on past those guys. Now, I suppose later on Scotty could have went more to using a regular pick? But several sources have confirmed that on those early Elvis records all he used was a thumb pick. Now to some this might seem a trivial point, to those I say, YOU try playing those songs and solos using only a thumb pick! Can you imagine someone actually insulting that original lineup as if they were just a group of hacks or something? Now now don't be undervaluing Elvis's guitar playing on those old songs, he also had to sing and move like he did lol. Actually Elvis was a decent guitar player, certainly no Scotty Moore, but still pretty decent given his training before hitting the stage. In fact, Elvis was more of a musician than most people give him credit for. On his song " Baby I don't care" listen to that bass playing, that is Elvis playing the bass! Elvis's original bass player, whose name escapes me right now, was trying to learn to play the electric bass for that song, he always played a stand up bass, and he just couldn't get it down. After a little while he tossed the bass on to a chair and walked out. Elvis supposedly said, "give me the damn thing" and picked it up and the song we hear even to this day is Elvis playing that song after only rehearsing it 3 times!! That takes some talent to pull that off and that song has a lot of the bass alone playing! Anyway, I look forward to watching more of your video's and hearing and watching you play!
Well done, Thom. As a long time appreciator of Scotty Moore's style, I really dig your show case of some of Scotty's most memorable licks. And although he did indeed use a thumb pick, he also used his fingers to get his incredible sound, which is hard to do with just a pick. Still, you did an admirable job. Many thanks!
It is my understanding that they started messing around after recording other stuff at Sun and playing their jazzed up ‘ That’s Alright Mama ‘ and Sam Phillips asked them what they were doing? They said they were just fooling around , so Sam told them fool around some more and play the whole thing. He turned on the tape and when they were done he cut a few demo records of it and that is what you hear and what started it all. By the end of the week everybody was looking for that guy on Sams latest record.
Loved it so much, became a patron, modest amount, but first time I've ever done it. Would like to hear you play, "You're Right She's Left She's Gone." thanks. The beginning of a beautiful relationship.
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Please do some more of Scotty Moore's ways of playing, I Love it! Plus I'm trying to learn it to. Thanks for sharing with us to!!
Why Ritchie Blackmore Kick Ass
Excellent !
Nice work, mate. Kind of ironic, I started playing metal like Ozzy and stuff, and now many years later I developed a liking for this sort of thing. Your video is very helpful.
Man, much respect to you for making this video to highlight Scotty's talent. He's pretty much a hometown boy here in Southwest Tennessee, right along with Carl Perkins and Elvis. We are very proud of them all. Just seems Scotty and Carl don"t get their due respect as much as they should for what they did to change popular music forever. I haven't had a chance to look through all your videos yet to see if you've done one of these videos about Carl. If not, I would love to see you do one pretty soon. Thanks again for showing some of these licks, and playing them extremely well to boot! I'm subscribing! Have a good one Brother. (Bryan, Jackson TN)
Thanks Bryan? I am glad you liked the video brother, greetings from Ireland!
@@GuitarPilgrim I've got some Irish blood in me. Hope to be able to visit there someday.
Keith Richards said : « Everybody wanted to be Elvis...I wanted to be Scotty Moore. ». You know the rest.
I wanna be scotty be singing
Dude, you’re so incredibly entertaining, and an absolutely brilliant guitar player as well...love all your videos!!!
Thanks Joe! It was great fun making this video, Scotty Moore’s guitarwork is an absolute joy to play!!
@@GuitarPilgrim very singing too 👍
Joe Romo III
said:
_Dude, you’re so incredibly entertaining, and an absolutely brilliant guitar player as well...love all your videos!!!_
Agree! (England)
You continue to blow my mind with your ability to play and recreate such amazing players' creations. Your talents and teaching abilities are top level to be sure. I'm glad you are out there. You are a bright light in this world. Stay Well.
Thank you brother, I just do my best trying to make a good video and hope people enjoy it!
You can tell he has a lot of passion . Great video
...Similar to Rick Beato and his TH-cam channel and series”What makes this song Great” (1.17 million subscribers and growing). The guy in the featured video is actually much cleaner than Rick though
It's an absolute joy to watch and listen to your videos.Your playing is beyond belief and so effortless.IMHO this was the best Elvis period in his whole career,for me,once the 60's arrived it was just a pale shadow of the 50's stuff...I could listen to you playing this kinda stuff all day long..Thank you.
Absolutely astounded by the amount of effort and knowledge that these videos must take you to put together for us to enjoy.
I can only be amazed at your talent and simple explanations that make these videos a compulsive watch and more important for me a big learn.
Please keep them coming and many thanks
I just discovered your channel, and this is the first video I watched, and I've subscribed.
This was a fantastic, concise lesson, and it will give me hours of stuff to practice. Without Scotty Moore and his great rhythm section, I don't know if Elvis would've been the immediate sensation that he was. To me that early stuff is his best.
Also, what I love about the stuff you chose and this style of playing is that there's so much melody, and, even if it's not someone's style of music, this is such valuable information for anyone in a band with two guitar players. And learning how to play melodies with these simple chords opens a world that is just endless.
Thanks - great stuff!
Just want to say thank you for featuring this amazing musician!! Scotty made it look so easy! An inspiration to generations for sure. You do a kickass job playing these songs! Thanks again!
I've seen a lot of great guitar tutorials on TH-cam over the years and this is one of the very best! Amazing work and a great tribute to a very underrated guitarist. Thanks!
Wow what a pleasure listening to you play
Thank you so much for all your exemplary videos and outstanding guitar lessons for all of us in TH-cam land . Keep Rocking!
Dude, where have you been all my guitar playing life? How incredibly refreshing it is to watch you play and how inspirational! I've been playing along and learning how to play chordal solos thanks to you!
Guitar Pilgrim, I was 13 in 1955 when I first heard Scotty Moore play Mystery Train and it changed my life. I wrote to Scotty a few years before he died to request a signed copy of his book, and told him that I believed that it was he and not Elvis that created the Big Bang that was Rock & Roll. Without Scotty, what would have EP become? Through his caregiver, Gail, I learned that he was quite pleased to hear this. You are do his playing style the best I have ever heard, and I've heard a lot of players tell about his influence. You made this old man smile one more time.
That's great to hear brother, I had the same experience when I was a young boy listening to the beatles and of course Elvis, those brilliant licks by Scotty, his guitarplaying whenever I hear it puts a huge smile on my face as well! Best to you!
SD West - A word I'm not given to squander: cool. It's very cool that at such a young age you were tuned-in enough to pay proper acknowledgement to a proper sporting hero. (All of my absolute, genuine heroes are musicians over and above athletes.)
Well done. Huge Elvis music fan and breaking down “train,” BONUS!!!
THank you for this one Thom... I had the pleasure of interviewing Scotty in Memphis many moons ago... great guitarist and a true Southern gentleman
Absolutely loved this video. First visit and subbed right away. Huge thank you from an old Rk n Rler... fortunate to be 13 years old when Elvis burst on the music scene in the UK in 1956.
This is why this style of music has stood the test of time and still tunes kids ears in to it all these years later. To me this always sounds. Fresh. Today's Teenagers love this now too
I love this series! You're doing such a fantastic job, thank you! :)
Great Superb ,Thank you please have some more on Elvis songs and Scotty Moore lead guitar playing Would Appreciate it thanks
Alabama here remember a lot of this as a kid and love it just run across your site it's awesome thanks brother 👍
Great video, Thom! You really bring life to the music with your astute explanations and expert analysis, not to mention your virtuoso playing. Thanks.
Fantastic. I know every one of those licks. Beautifully done.
I’m not a guitarist nor do I read music, but I love music and it’s history!!! This is such a great video, which shows the greatness of the late great Scotty Moore!!! He really was amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! ☮️🖖🏽
That guitar work in "I forgot to remember to forget" is phenomenal!!!
My all time Elvis favorite is "You're Right, I'm Left, She's Gone" with Mystery Train and Good Rockin' Tonight close seconds.
Of the hundreds of music lesson videos I have watched this is an absolute Gem. I’m an instructor at the VA with guitars4vets, we teach veterans with PTSD to play guitar and award them with a new guitar after competition of 10 lessons. As a Vietnam veteran it is a honor for me to be a part of the program. I am looking forward to sharing this with them. Just happened to stumble upon you today, you have an amazing gift...thank you so much, Jack
Hi Jack, that’s great to hear! I have great respect for the work you do! I am glad the video is of any help! Greetings from Ireland
@@GuitarPilgrim A great country for music.Up the Irish!
Undoubtedly THE best analysis of a guitarist's style that I've ever watched - full of both enthusiasm and superb demo snippets. Thumbs up, subscribed, bell rung.
I've always loved Scotty's playing. You did him full justice with this analysis.
Will now check your channel to see which other of my favourites you've talked about - probably unlikely to find Lonnie Mack (been a HUGE fan ever since '63) but there are sure to be others.
Great job.
Fantastic playing, love the Rockabilly sound.
Great video, GP! Scotty Moore's solo on Elvis's "Too Much" is insane. Worth a listen!
You got the Scotty Moore mojo going G.P. He's smiling somewhere. Your guitar sounds great!
You are a great musician and nail the licks that every guitarist should know. All these licks are incorporated in one way or another into Hendrix Harrison Knoppler SRV Page Stetzer the list goes on.. Bravo!
I fall in this channel. Man, these names are of course the greatest but how you play well all of these different guitarist’s work! The best guitar channel on TH-cam i believe. Cinematography and storytelling are great too. And these guitar tones…spectacular! Keep going please! Thank you.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I could spend a day listening to you recreate the awesome artists of past and present.
Fantastic work Sir!...Love dem Scotty Riffs
That's just brilliant, thanks so much for bringing so much pleasure reliving the Elvis and Scotty era.
This is one of the more worthwhile guitar channels. Good on you for giving all these precise renditions.
Finally someone is appreciating Scotty!
It's about damn time!
Oh, he's been appreciated for quite a while now: Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015 (Wiki).
Amen
Vehlicks Keith Richards has always paid homage to Scotty
AMEN! Now we just need one of these on Carl Perkins.
Scotty was working without a prior template for Rock N Roll, he WAS one of the originators. He was coming from Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and Jazz guitarists, not really blues players. Thanksgreat job!
💯 that’s the difference,he made the connection to rock/pop that tied it together when Leo Fender was changing the sound of guitars / amps to distortion / sustain - players added echo and effects but this is the bones right here. The Brits ran with it
Cool vid man!! That last Scotty Moore melody at the end was super nice I gotta learn that one
That really is a true, classic solo indeed! The song is called ‘I forgot to remember to forget’
Really enjoyed this analysis and the playing. Relaxed and very approachable. I've el been playing for years and this has unlocked Scotty for me - so thank you. I am that 4 year old and happy now to have a key to open Scotty's Sun sessions with Elvis. Its a real shame that Tom Parker and Elvis cut the trio out in the 60s. Then Elvis took Scotty's amplified guitar in the '69 Special. A real shame. Scotty died in 2016 but was not forgotten by the greats - see Clapton and Knopfler playing with him in latte days. Thank again for this wonderful session.
Nice little demonstration on Scotty Moore's playing style. He's certainly one of my favourite guitar players being inspired by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis style of playing. Nice upload.
Elvis Presley had some great players in the recording studio with him.
And his players had the soul depth and diversity of the king to play to.
Pure magic.
It's really amazing the way you dissect styles, music, the history of music through decades and so on... When I was 13 my music preference started with melodic punk rock (90s). But now I bought a guitar, I want to play it in a way that enjoy myself, and I discovering the need to master a broader spectrum of styles. And through your channel I'm discovering the roots of what I like... Because through these videos is very simple to see what you need, what techniques and tricks really matters, who do that for the first time... Priceless. Really congrats for your channel and the fresh, emotional style of your videos.
Excellent work ! Thanks everyone involved in doing such a great video!
What a great video! I'm 52, grew up in the 70s on Elvis, and been playing guitar since 1978. So yeah, my playing has a lot of Scotty Moore influence. People tell me my solos sound like a "Spanish guitar" player. Well, it's a combo of Scotty Moore riffs and Mexican music (which is also my heritage).
Thx for this great tribute and guitar instructional video.
ive been told i dont play the guitar , i attack it, and one guy said i play the guitar like he treats his missus lol, felt pleased with those descriptions, strangely.
I enjoyed every minute of your playing, demonstration and explanation ... brillisnt.
In any style, you are always awesome and fun to see! Thank you for showing us very useful skills and hints all the time.
Dang, I'll never forget the first time I saw Scotty Moore's work with Elvis! Absolutely legendary and influential guitarist in the world indeed! I was hoping you could do one of Gary Moore!
I don't play guitar but I watch all your videos :-)
@@josefbuergi Oh... Why thank ye my man. Cheers!
Scotty Moore is far moore (see what I did there?) my cup of tea but I always did admire Gary's work. A great talent, sadly gone too soon.
YOU are amazing. Such a great player and teacher. These are tasty licks and technique
GREAT INSIGHT and INSPIRATION - ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT 👍👍👍✌️✌️
need a second chapter of this... LOVE IT!
Lots of the 50s guitarists are under-rated speed-demons.
Especially for the rythym sections
Try and keep up with Cliff Gallup...
Danny Cedrone's solo in Rock Around The Clock. Still a jaw-dropper.
Not only speed but good feel
wow, what an inspirational video. thank you very much. i loved the old elvis songs.
Looking forward to trying these licks when I get home from work. Great video as always!
Fantastic video. GREAT!, fun explanation of how Scotty used some simple triads to boost a melody line.. and fill-in the gaps. Fascinated to see how *simple* it all was (conceptually, anyway). Also, I never realized about the 'Guitar Boogie' riff (although I well recognize that tune from the Roy Clark and Tommy Emmanuel versions) -- I recognized the riff more from Carl Perkins' 'Honey, Don't' (which I actually first heard via the Beatles' 1964 version). Again, one of the most enjoyable videos of all that you've done for us. Fanx! a heap...!
Hi John, you’re right, honey don’t, features the same boogie!
Wonderful videos! Learned a lot and inspired me to get to it on my guitar! Can't wait to watch more of your work! Thank you!
You are a joy to watch and listen to. I wish I could play like you.
What an excellent guitarist you are sir! I could never hope to be as good as you. Your how to play videos are the best anywhere. Very well done, you have taught me a lot in the short time that I've taken playing back up.
Thank you brother, glad to help!
You have real good mad motor skillz for this. Love the attack and texture nice playing man!
Nice help to understand the beauty of scotty's playing !!! Bravo
Yu are simply superb. Hatssoff. Impressed by you i joined guitar teachng class. Frm india. Thnks with respects
That was great that's the kin of sound that moves you deep deep down . I loved it
This video was absolutely great! It got me interested in trying to play in this style almost instantly.
Fantastic video my friend absolutely mesmerized by it!!
Lord is it ever a pleasure to watch you play so skillfully, & explain with so much knowledge and insight. Hats 🎩 off to Scotty and to you.
One little thing : in the solo for That's All Right, you only hit the open E string for the bass run the first time through, when the solo is first kicking off. The next two times through, you're supposed to be hanging onto the double-stop to make it sustain, and jump back into the bass run on the second note, which is the E string fretted at the second fret. But that's part of the genius of Scotty : he knew Bill was doubling that run on bass, so he could skip that first note and nobody could really tell, because Bill was filling in that note on bass. Listen to Elvis' version with all of the bass turned off so that you can really hear Scotty's guitar in detail, and you'll hear it for yourself : he only plays that open E the first time, and then let's Bill fill that note in the next two times 👍
It's great to read expert analysis like that, hats off to you Chad. I think the point you're making is testament to their comprehensive grounding in folk and country music where there is no reliance on drum to create layers of sound and every reverberation is melodic. I consciously recognise that guitar / bass duality in a lot of the rockabilly I listen to and it makes all the difference when you have competent musicians who don't overplay their part. A lot of modern 'rockabilly' doesn't have that grounding and is essentially 'thrash' by comparison.
A joy to hear and see your guidance! Thank you. I texted these video's to my guitarist son, Ethan Mckenna who spent the summer touring Canada and Europe in a band. The Black Crown Initiate
That’s great to hear! I am glad you liked the video!
The opening you covered should go down in history right along with Bach and Beethoven. Just as timeless and primal to humanity and human creativity.
Excellent lesson! Thanks for sharing.
What a terrific lesson.
Fabulously entertaining! What a fabulous artist you are!
This past year i have been working with some of the best Elvis impersonators in the world and i had no idea how perfectly complex all these guitar parts were until i dug into the catalog. Also the Elvis catalog is some like 800 songs! Nice work!
Soooo glad i happened across this video. An absolutely excellent examination of a great guitarist's work presented with superb skills. Great vocals as well. Thanks so much. Gonna be spending some major time on this channel. Well and truly subscribed. Wow!
Man it's unbelievable how much you're bringing to the table. Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge and making it so entertaining. When I get good enough I will def sign up for your Patreon !
great lesson.. You are truly a gifted teacher and Kick
ass guitar player. Cheers mate
Its great to watch someone that is so in love with playing the guitar and enjoys it so much, and plays with so much skill in such a relaxed manner. David Garrett brings he same thing to the violin.
Thanks for the gr8 insight into a master guitarist like Sotty Moore,and sir you are a fantastic teacher too.
Fantastic lesson. Great job, Thom!
Absolutely amazing. I'm blown away with your playing and understanding of Scotty . Thank you loads man.
This was a perfect lesson that should be the basis for all beginner to advance lesson primer for all guitarist. It early and I don't have my glasses. So I'm not sure if I'm making sense but these Scotty Moore licks shown here should never be taken for granted when it comes to melody and technique. Thankyou for being able to show and explain this with all your videos.. .
Such classy, sublime guitar composition, beautifully explained. Excellent video.
man, what a good video. i gotta learn every lick and chord you played here. great scotty! thanks!
Guitar Pilgrim - If you've not done it (I suspect you have), you must go to Memphis and see Sun Studios museum. It will blow your mind to be in the same room that Elvis, Scotty and Bill laid down the Sun Session tracks. Truly amazing. Then head up to Detroit and go to the Motown Museum and see where all of those classic tracks were recorded in a basement of a house in Detroit. The studio there is just like it was in the 60's including the piano on all of those classic tracks (with rickety bench). Excellent tutorial on Elvis' sound!
I haven’t been there yet, I would love to go and see the sun studios! The place were history was made, one day I will visit, absolutely!!
No mere museum; still operating as a studio as far as I know. Certainly in recent years - Sam's son or grandson on the decks, I think. I know of a few bands who've recorded there.
Nice tribute and amazing playing. I absolutely love this style of playing.
So nice to watch and listen. A great job.
Greaaat and I loved it! But who are those 4 miserable listeners who gave you a thumps down? Shame on them!
Just learning hybrid picking and getting into a bit of rockabilly. Those old songs really are tricky if you've never played that style before. Thanks for this great video/lesson!
Inspirational...makes me want to practice, learn and play more right now!!! Thanks 😊
This was really entertaining to watch and i couldn't resist picking up my guitar and playing along with you too. very good video!
Hello, I just found your channel and so far am loving it. You play with such ease it makes me very envious, but I'm sure you have heard that before lol. One thing I would like to "maybe" correct you on is that in an interview with James Burton a long long time ago he said that Scotty Moore ALWAYS used a thumb pick and Mr. Burton said that he tried to duplicate those old sounds and use a thumb pick but just could not do it. Also on the Elvis channel on Sirius Radio they were interviewing Scotty Moore and other members of not only that original Elvis band but also what came to be known later as the TCB Band and they too said that Scotty always used a thumb pick and in fact when Elvis was told to replace that original band it was Scotty's use of a thumb pick only that rendered him "just a country lick player and not a rock and roll player" insult by those who were trying to get Elvis to move on past those guys. Now, I suppose later on Scotty could have went more to using a regular pick? But several sources have confirmed that on those early Elvis records all he used was a thumb pick. Now to some this might seem a trivial point, to those I say, YOU try playing those songs and solos using only a thumb pick! Can you imagine someone actually insulting that original lineup as if they were just a group of hacks or something? Now now don't be undervaluing Elvis's guitar playing on those old songs, he also had to sing and move like he did lol. Actually Elvis was a decent guitar player, certainly no Scotty Moore, but still pretty decent given his training before hitting the stage. In fact, Elvis was more of a musician than most people give him credit for. On his song " Baby I don't care" listen to that bass playing, that is Elvis playing the bass! Elvis's original bass player, whose name escapes me right now, was trying to learn to play the electric bass for that song, he always played a stand up bass, and he just couldn't get it down. After a little while he tossed the bass on to a chair and walked out. Elvis supposedly said, "give me the damn thing" and picked it up and the song we hear even to this day is Elvis playing that song after only rehearsing it 3 times!! That takes some talent to pull that off and that song has a lot of the bass alone playing! Anyway, I look forward to watching more of your video's and hearing and watching you play!
Thoroughly entertaining video. Keep up the fantastic work. Glad I subscribed many months ago.
Well done, Thom. As a long time appreciator of Scotty Moore's style, I really dig your show case of some of Scotty's most memorable licks. And although he did indeed use a thumb pick, he also used his fingers to get his incredible sound, which is hard to do with just a pick. Still, you did an admirable job. Many thanks!
I really enjoy watching your videos, Great Job!
Hey Guitar pilgrim! Just found your channel and I love it! Everything about it is just excellent.
It is my understanding that they started messing around after recording other stuff at Sun and playing their jazzed up ‘ That’s Alright Mama ‘ and Sam Phillips asked them what they were doing? They said they were just fooling around , so Sam told them fool around some more and play the whole thing. He turned on the tape and when they were done he cut a few demo records of it and that is what you hear and what started it all. By the end of the week everybody was looking for that guy on Sams latest record.
You pretty much summed up what really happened. 👍
the beatles covered this elvis song, they were big fans, and george harrison loved country guitar style th-cam.com/video/AW0OXl3dxVw/w-d-xo.html
Loved it so much, became a patron, modest amount, but first time I've ever done it. Would like to hear you play, "You're Right She's Left She's Gone." thanks. The beginning of a beautiful relationship.
thank you for the support brother! You're right, the solo on ''You're Right She's Left She's Gone'' is pretty awesome to!
What a superb video. So engaging and informative. Excellent work fella
This is really cool. I love the lessons and tabs to help us play a little more like this.
I’ve just started playing guitar with an Elvis music lover who sings with me. I need to l learn what you’re demonstrating. Thank you!
Love the strat you play. Good video dude. Keep em coming.