Totally agree. As a kid in the 80's I would sit at the speaker that would have the most guitar in my parents living room, trying to hear what he was playing in such a busy song. Technology !! What a talent. I have loved the band since I was six, when X came out, and always have appreciated his rhythm playing that was buried in the mix. His solos live on in history as some of the best ever, and were usually out and open on the records. These isolated tracks are game changers for this Chicago Nut
@@liamg2271 the combination of Kath's guitar playing and singing was the heart and soul of that band without question. Additionally I think Chicago was very underrated as a rock band before Terry's death and they went soft. Luke is a different animal but underrated nonetheless. Both have been major influences on my life's musical journey
Always interesting hear how a true master plays. I have played this song for a very long time.....but here I can hear Terry plays a low register F chord instead of a high register, and a few other nuances at around 1:00 that I have now changed to. Fun stuff!
This is awesome. This is the first time I've really got to hear the guitar in this song. Man what a great guitarist he was. Thank you so much for posting this.
He could have played this "straight-ahead" but Kath was too soulful to do that. There are a lot of little things he is doing with his right hand that you have to listen carefully to here. He is also doing subtle things with his left hand that give the guitar part that extra punch.
@ Black Dog bones, you must be like me. I learned by playing the cassette or album by going back over the chords and riffs thru the stereo and we had no tabs back in the early 80`s you did it by repetition. Only to pick up the guitar the next day and find you missed a bunch! LOL.
This was in 1972 ! When you get down to it Kath is playing with aggression . You can hear elements of Punk forsure . What keeps it from being a full on Punk element is Kath is playing more legato rhythmically than staccato . But that guitar tone is RAW !
It's probably a Tele thru a Champ cranked or something. Sometimes you think it's a huge amp with powerful double coils on the ax......and it's not, it's a tiny amp.
@@nickf9392 Terry Kath (of Chicago) was given one which led to a partnership with the group and its management team in 1972. Pignose Industries was started by Terry Kath and other members/associates of the band, Chicago, in 1972. They introduced their product (designed and patented by Wayne Kimbell and Richard Edlund) to the music industry at the 1973 Summer NAMM show, with tongue-in-cheek hyperbole, as the "Legendary" Pignose Amplifier. Now known officially as the "Legendary 7-100," the amplifier is still in production and used primarily as a portable practice amp. It has also found a role in recording studios, having been used on records by Joe Walsh, Eric Clapton and Frank Zappa. Terry had a Tele with Pignose stickers all over it, he was probably playing that.
@@Teacherman1955 wow I never knew this-- this song just popped up on a set list I'm learning and I had the isolated guitar parts mostly right (except I'm playing those keyboard descending parts) and I thought exactly what the original comment said- must be a large amp with powerful coils-- I gotta try this and the Pignose amps actually run really affordable. It'll be a nice compliment with my Carvin tube which gets lovely natural and clean tones
Getting in the weeds here, but... at 1:06 did Terry goof that chord? Sounds like he played a D major chord, when he intended to play a D minor7 chord (as at 1:43)? Needless to say, I'm the last person who could criticize, but I'm coming more from the perspective of how sometimes, when little goofs happen, the artist will just decide to leave them in.
Extremely thin. I've heard he used a tenor guitar high A string as the 1st string with Fender 10s (apparently he'd move them down a slot so the 10s' 1st string would become the 2nd string and so on)
I seen a documentary that his daughter put together and it implied that he was going to leave Chicago and start a solo career. That would have been something to hear for sure.🍻
Terry Kath, most underrated guitarist in history.
That is mostly due to the band he played.
Legend has it that someone once asked Jimi Hendrix how it felt to be the greatest guitar player; Jimi responded, “I don’t know, ask Terry Kath”.
Great to hear Terry’s Guitar parts alone because there buried under the horns and hard to distinguish, what a player!
Totally agree. As a kid in the 80's I would sit at the speaker that would have the most guitar in my parents living room, trying to hear what he was playing in such a busy song. Technology !!
What a talent. I have loved the band since I was six, when X came out, and always have appreciated his rhythm playing that was buried in the mix. His solos live on in history as some of the best ever, and were usually out and open on the records. These isolated tracks are game changers for this Chicago Nut
There’s someone who really gets the Telecaster thing - really mashing it. So powerful.
Definitely the most underrated guitarist in history along with Steve Lukather
Lukather would admit he wasn't in the same league with Kath. Few were.
@@liamg2271 the combination of Kath's guitar playing and singing was the heart and soul of that band without question. Additionally I think Chicago was very underrated as a rock band before Terry's death and they went soft. Luke is a different animal but underrated nonetheless. Both have been major influences on my life's musical journey
I never new his pick hand was so aggressive.. he’s banging those riffs much like Stevie Ray V. Style
Always interesting hear how a true master plays. I have played this song for a very long time.....but here I can hear Terry plays a low register F chord instead of a high register, and a few other nuances at around 1:00 that I have now changed to. Fun stuff!
This is awesome. This is the first time I've really got to hear the guitar in this song. Man what a great guitarist he was. Thank you so much for posting this.
Wow《☆》Cool rhythm multitasking fills & strumming👍✔Truly underappreciated🖖🤓🏈
Great! Terry a la carte! 🎶💋🎵
First time listening to this! (I remember when I heard the whole album, wayyyy back in the day! 🤘❤️
He could have played this "straight-ahead" but Kath was too soulful to do that. There are a lot of little things he is doing with his right hand that you have to listen carefully to here. He is also doing subtle things with his left hand that give the guitar part that extra punch.
Kath left us too soon!
I love it.. the best way to learn a song .. at least to me
@ Black Dog bones, you must be like me. I learned by playing the cassette or album by going back over the chords and riffs thru the stereo and we had no tabs back in the early 80`s you did it by repetition. Only to pick up the guitar the next day and find you missed a bunch! LOL.
This cat is nice. Like really fuckin nice. They have him so down in the mix - Who knew?
WOW, That was Cool
This was in 1972 ! When you get down to it Kath is playing with aggression . You can hear elements of Punk forsure . What keeps it from being a full on Punk element is Kath is playing more legato rhythmically than staccato . But that guitar tone is RAW !
Those jabs at 2:20!!!!
While this is much cleaner, the first time I heard this was listening to a Quad 8-track played on a regular player. It was mind-blowing at the time.
Hi ..What awesome chugging going on here ...always loved this ..to hear it on its own is Great... Thanks...Dave
It's probably a Tele thru a Champ cranked or something. Sometimes you think it's a huge amp with powerful double coils on the ax......and it's not, it's a tiny amp.
My bet is a pig nose. I have it and sounds dead on. And Terry loved them too.
@@nickf9392 Terry Kath (of Chicago) was given one which led to a partnership with the group and its management team in 1972.
Pignose Industries was started by Terry Kath and other members/associates of the band, Chicago, in 1972. They introduced their product (designed and patented by Wayne Kimbell and Richard Edlund) to the music industry at the 1973 Summer NAMM show, with tongue-in-cheek hyperbole, as the "Legendary" Pignose Amplifier. Now known officially as the "Legendary 7-100," the amplifier is still in production and used primarily as a portable practice amp. It has also found a role in recording studios, having been used on records by Joe Walsh, Eric Clapton and Frank Zappa. Terry had a Tele with Pignose stickers all over it, he was probably playing that.
@@Teacherman1955 I know my friend, trust me I know!
@@Teacherman1955 wow I never knew this-- this song just popped up on a set list I'm learning and I had the isolated guitar parts mostly right (except I'm playing those keyboard descending parts) and I thought exactly what the original comment said- must be a large amp with powerful coils-- I gotta try this and the Pignose amps actually run really affordable. It'll be a nice compliment with my Carvin tube which gets lovely natural and clean tones
@@nickf9392 That's what I thought too, I used to have a classic Pignose back in the day, I recognized the sound.
So many licks that get buried underneath the horns-including the great lead-in at 00:29.
Holy cow man
Anyone know the actual chords? Seems like Dm C G-----Dm C F to start.
Getting in the weeds here, but...
at 1:06 did Terry goof that chord? Sounds like he played a D major chord, when he intended to play a D minor7 chord (as at 1:43)? Needless to say, I'm the last person who could criticize, but I'm coming more from the perspective of how sometimes, when little goofs happen, the artist will just decide to leave them in.
I love Terry Kath's guitar playing, but he obviously didn't waste a lot of time tuning.
So I wasn't the only one who noticed it...
A lot of older recordings have guitars that aren’t properly Intonated. It is what it is and still sounds great. Better than modern auto tune.
It’s ROCK’N’ROLL
Sounds like very thin strings and no compression
Extremely thin. I've heard he used a tenor guitar high A string as the 1st string with Fender 10s (apparently he'd move them down a slot so the 10s' 1st string would become the 2nd string and so on)
Too bad Kath was stuck with Chicago. They muted everything that was special about him.
I seen a documentary that his daughter put together and it implied that he was going to leave Chicago and start a solo career. That would have been something to hear for sure.🍻
never would have thought so out of tune.
Maybe that’s why it’s drowned in the mix.