Reggie Young was an amazing man and his intro to the Dobie Gray song "Drift Away" was also an amazing thing. Of course everything he did was pretty amazing. After the studio in Memphis closed he ended up in Nashville and played on almost everyone's studio recordings. Read his discography and you cannot help but be amazed. Reggie Young may not have remembered exactly how he did the original song, he did so many songs for so many artists and years later when he discussed it I am sure he would not know exactly how he did it, after all on that song he said there no charts at all and he didn't read music and made up all the riffs to fit the voice of the person at the time and the song they brought. Truly a genius in the studio.
ADRIAN, I LOVE YOU, BROTHER!! YOU HAVE NO EGOTISTICAL TURNOFFS, BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!! THANKS FOR A COMPLETELY BEAUTIFUL DEMONSTRATION 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🎸🎸🎸🎸🎚🎚🎚🎚🎵🎵🎶
Spot On Adrian! I am a big Elvis fan, always been! My birth day is the same as Elvis, 8th of Jan! I have argued many times that many musos do not play it correct. You are great and excellent!
People, if you don't know who Reggie Young is, you need to do some research! Probably one of the most tasteful session guitar players of all time. He played on so many influential hits that it is legendary! He was a Memphis guy, Muscle Shoals guy and a Nashville legend for years..... He played a gold top Les Paul on Dobie Gray's " Drift Away", a Strat on George Strait classics like the fireman and unwound, he played on Merle Haggard classics such as , " Stay Here and Drink and that's the way love Goes.... His solo to Travis Tritt's " Anymore" and Help me Hold on, just to name a few! He legendary status spans several generations and he is the ultimate session player in America .........He had great taste and was known as the king of layout... knock you over with a just a few timely placed notes with the perfect tones that were born with the songs he played on!
Just turning 65, I've been playing this song since I was in my 20's. Funny thing is I've always played that first G->C in the root position and always always felt it might not be the way Reggie played it. For one, I sometimes have trouble articulating all the C chord notes which I would only notice upon recording myself. And now with isolated tracks you can hear Reggie making a position change going into the C chord as well as a slight slide along the fretboard. That can only occur the way you play it, changing position. I'm not sure I'll change at this point but happy to realize what's probably happening. Thank you.
This is perhaps one of the best barr chord exercises I have ever seen. Never noticed this until I watched you play it. I mean, you are using 5th string major and and minor chords and 6th string major and minor chords. I definitely will be working on this. Thank You!
Lots of attempts on this on YT...but your version rings the truest. Tone on the JM is terrific. Thanks for doing. This will keep me busy for the next five years.
Thanks for this lesson. I had learned this song from another lesson on TH-cam, which sounded great, but wasn’t exactly like the original song (probably a James Burton version). Also really appreciate that you show how you can use play the chords in different positions.
Great breakdown. I play this in the root position because there is more harmonic resonance (could be considered both good or bad) and it's more efficient. Much less movement and finger gymnastics.
Great Stuff again Adrian & best version & teaching on YT ❗️See u still ain’t lost that cheeky knowing smirk when you’re nailing it 🎸🤩 Thanks for you time 🤘🏻
So, it was recorded Jan 22nd 1969 in 8 takes. I have takes 4-8 from a collection called American Sound Sessions. There's some chatter about the riff and lots of Elvis clearing his throat and joking with the engineer. The mixes are different so you hear different things. Yours seems spot on but you might want to give these a listen.
Interesting - I didn't realise that alternate takes were out there to listen too. I'll check them out, and maybe I can fine tune my transcription a bit further.
There are lots of videos on this song but not one as good as yours!! Really great Adrian. There are some alternate takes that the band are rehearsing and we can hear Reggie much more clearly than on the final master. Tell me if you want to hear some of it. You know, some James Burton will always be a great material... early JB or 70's JB with Elvis. Take care!
Scotty traded the Gibson for a chime keyboard and it got left at American. It was given back to Gibson for some work. Sometime later Elvis came in to cut a session of crap from his movies and the suspicious demo was played to him which he loved. Reggie played just like you heard and stopped during the piano chorus picking up again at the bridge and verse. The rest is history. Got paid $300 record sold 20 million copies.
Adrian - have you ever consider that tuning down one whole step could make the fingering easier???? I don't know if will work out - but I feel like the riff is not in standard tuning. You're great.
A melhor gravação é a de estúdio..O interessante é que jamis burtom é auto de data ele aprendeu tocar inspirado eim gitarrista que viveu antes dele eu também aprendi tocar depois que ouvi James burtom tocar. Blues suede shoes.james burtom deu uma ótima roupagem nas músicas interpretadas por Elvis a banda toda fez uma grande diferença nas suas canções. BRASIL 🇧🇷
Adrian, first, you are to be heralded for having such a good ear or for conducting the background investigation on how the signature licks are actually gripped and performed on guitar. I think you are right about the original Elvis record and how Mr. Young played the part. What I also think you deserve credit for is not-churning out more garbage and heaping praise on artists for this, that or the other as respects their use of certain chords, riffs, finger picking or whatever. I view so many players/instructors on-line and the first thing rolling out of their mouth would be how "a Hendrix chord" was employed in the signature riff and finger/hybrid pick of the C chord. I mean Jimi Hendrix was not the first guitar player to use alternative chord voicing techniques. I mean in your research, did Mr. Young credit his Suspicious Minds lick to Jimi Hendrix? I greatly value and enjoy your channel and what you perform and instruct on. You are a bloke with formidable talent, judgment and patience in laying it out like you do. Kudos and best of the holidays and New Year wishes.....from the USA.
Hi from New Zealand I have always wonder how to play the studio recorded version. The first I have heard of Reggie Young? I can play the guts of the tune. But not that distinctive start of the studio tune and it just did not sound right no matter how I play it. Easy to play the live version I think, play by Scotty More/ James Burton. Yes, it sounds bang on Adrian and your right I associate you to jazz music. I use a lot of your jazz riffs. I hope this makes sense? Thank for sharing with the world
Great lesson as ever Adrian. I'm away at the moment so no guitar with me but could the last note of the riff on the i and iv chord parts be played as the open next string down to give a bit more time for the change?
Yes, I'm sure the song and arrangement are a bit overblown for some tastes. Guitar is great though! Love Motown, so definitely be up for looking at some. Any particular requests?
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you sir are a hero!! only lesson on TH-cam with the exact riff from the record. Great work buddy!!
Absolutely! As soon as I saw him in the search I searched no more! Best on TH-cam!
There's actually a wrong note in there!
@@jamesbyersmusic Which one(s)?
exactly. I seen Jon MacLennan play this in his tutorial and it's good, but listing this guy, he's more accurate. @@JonayPS
have had the deepest respect for Reggie since the mid 70's.
One of the greatest.
Reggie Young was an amazing man and his intro to the Dobie Gray song "Drift Away" was also an amazing thing. Of course everything he did was pretty amazing. After the studio in Memphis closed he ended up in Nashville and played on almost everyone's studio recordings. Read his discography and you cannot help but be amazed. Reggie Young may not have remembered exactly how he did the original song, he did so many songs for so many artists and years later when he discussed it I am sure he would not know exactly how he did it, after all on that song he said there no charts at all and he didn't read music and made up all the riffs to fit the voice of the person at the time and the song they brought. Truly a genius in the studio.
Very well said 👌🌌
REGGIE Young is great he played on the original "DRIFT AWAY"!!
Adrian you are incredible ! Elvis, Scotty ,Reggie and James would all give you one Hell of a thumbs up!
Adrian, you are a hell of a teacher and artist! Thanks for the lesson.
ADRIAN, I LOVE YOU, BROTHER!! YOU HAVE NO EGOTISTICAL TURNOFFS, BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!! THANKS FOR A COMPLETELY BEAUTIFUL DEMONSTRATION 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🎸🎸🎸🎸🎚🎚🎚🎚🎵🎵🎶
At last a correct way to play this lick. Many Thanks.
I'm caught in a trap, i can't play that...but Adrian he will teach me...HORNS
Spot On Adrian! I am a big Elvis fan, always been! My birth day is the same as Elvis, 8th of Jan! I have argued many times that many musos do not play it correct. You are great and excellent!
People, if you don't know who Reggie Young is, you need to do some research! Probably one of the most tasteful session guitar players of all time. He played on so many influential hits that it is legendary! He was a Memphis guy, Muscle Shoals guy and a Nashville legend for years..... He played a gold top Les Paul on Dobie Gray's " Drift Away", a Strat on George Strait classics like the fireman and unwound, he played on Merle Haggard classics such as , " Stay Here and Drink and that's the way love Goes.... His solo to Travis Tritt's " Anymore" and Help me Hold on, just to name a few! He legendary status spans several generations and he is the ultimate session player in America .........He had great taste and was known as the king of layout... knock you over with a just a few timely placed notes with the perfect tones that were born with the songs he played on!
You the man. And Elvis.
An Elvis bass player named Jerry Scheff played the amazing driving bass line on L.A. Woman.
Brilliantly worked out and explained as usual. Much respect and many thanks to you Sir.
Great song, got in to it when I had to learn “going for gold” shed seven for a pub band I was in in the 90’s.
Superb job, mate! This old dog can still learn new tricks. Reggie Young-what a musician.
Best advice i heard is at the end... "The best tone kids.. is just the guitar str8 into amp!" Nofx pure beauty
Yep, he nailed one of my favourite guitar parts... again.
That's the true and real tab.. Bravo 👏
finally someone doing it right!!!
Just turning 65, I've been playing this song since I was in my 20's. Funny thing is I've always played that first G->C in the root position and always always felt it might not be the way Reggie played it. For one, I sometimes have trouble articulating all the C chord notes which I would only notice upon recording myself. And now with isolated tracks you can hear Reggie making a position change going into the C chord as well as a slight slide along the fretboard. That can only occur the way you play it, changing position. I'm not sure I'll change at this point but happy to realize what's probably happening. Thank you.
Always the go-to teacher. A stellar job -- thank you.
Any Reggie Young content you want to throw into the lessons queue will be greatly appreciated.
You nailed that opening riff, well done
Elvis lives through your guitar.
Bollocks!
Yours seems to be the only video that gets the pattern right. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
This is perhaps one of the best barr chord exercises I have ever seen. Never noticed this until I watched you play it. I mean, you are using
5th string major and and minor chords and 6th string major and minor chords. I definitely will be working on this. Thank You!
Seriously good job on this fantastic song!
Outstanding lesson as ever - thanks Adrain!
Thanks!
Beautiful. Not so many people know this. Great.
I always liked the guitar bits in this song, now I know how to play them. Thank you. :)
Lots of attempts on this on YT...but your version rings the truest. Tone on the JM is terrific. Thanks for doing. This will keep me busy for the next five years.
Thanks for this lesson. I had learned this song from another lesson on TH-cam, which sounded great, but wasn’t exactly like the original song (probably a James Burton version). Also really appreciate that you show how you can use play the chords in different positions.
You're super cool, man. Much respect for this, as well as your other offerings.
Love this song, thanks.
Beautiful!!
Great breakdown. I play this in the root position because there is more harmonic resonance (could be considered both good or bad) and it's more efficient. Much less movement and finger gymnastics.
That was brilliant sir. What a great lesson. Many thanks.
Great Stuff again Adrian & best version & teaching on YT ❗️See u still ain’t lost that cheeky knowing smirk when you’re nailing it 🎸🤩 Thanks for you time 🤘🏻
First class well done!
Absolutely brilliant tutorial, clear explanation as always, thank you!
You Sir are GREAT!
Thank you for this! Much love!
Great stuff Adrian thanks
.....Greatest of songs.......
You are awesome Adrian keep up the great work. From across the pond!
Golden!
So, it was recorded Jan 22nd 1969 in 8 takes. I have takes 4-8 from a collection called American Sound Sessions. There's some chatter about the riff and lots of Elvis clearing his throat and joking with the engineer. The mixes are different so you hear different things. Yours seems spot on but you might want to give these a listen.
Interesting - I didn't realise that alternate takes were out there to listen too. I'll check them out, and maybe I can fine tune my transcription a bit further.
Fantastic lesson---really great breakdown and analysis that is easy to follow, thank you!!
nice man!!!!! thank you for sharing.
Beautiful
Thank you very much, thank you very much!
Awesome. Thank you!
Good to see you're still digging your 65 JM
Brilliant!!!! thanks for the lesson!!!
Sweet....another challenge....time to water the cactus...and on a Jazzmaster! Thanks, great lesson.
I persevered to find open chords that match because that G add C is nice...tough but fun for acoustic. Thanks.
I love your channel bro!
Fantastic song and lesson!!!
WONDERFUL
Very good!
Dude your channel is phenomenal you should do more Beatles and Elvis! Anyway keep up great work !
THANKS ADRIAN!!!
Gosto desse estlio ritimiblus gospel Elvis ...Brasil
There are lots of videos on this song but not one as good as yours!! Really great Adrian. There are some alternate takes that the band are rehearsing and we can hear Reggie much more clearly than on the final master. Tell me if you want to hear some of it.
You know, some James Burton will always be a great material... early JB or 70's JB with Elvis.
Take care!
Scotty traded the Gibson for a chime keyboard and it got left at American. It was given back to Gibson for some work. Sometime later Elvis came in to cut a session of crap from his movies and the suspicious demo was played to him which he loved. Reggie played just like you heard and stopped during the piano chorus picking up again at the bridge and verse. The rest is history. Got paid $300 record sold 20 million copies.
Great info David! Thanks for that.
@@acpg Just another guy who got ripped off by that slob!!
Excelent! Great song and very good explained. Please, more Charlie Christian :)
Nice one Adrian.
Excelente video 👍
...because I love your teaching, .... :)
If you wanna know how to play it right, you go to Adrian. Top class as always, kudos to you.
It's abt time I got 2 hear the rt opening 2 this song! I often wondered if it was a baritone guitar on this great song but that sounds cool!
Yes!!
Great lesson - can you do looking glass by the la’s
Adrian - have you ever consider that tuning down one whole step could make the fingering easier???? I don't know if will work out - but I feel like the riff is not in standard tuning. You're great.
There's a video in youtube where reggie shows how it's played (also Son Of A Preacher Man and others) and that's the way he plays the riff.
A melhor gravação é a de estúdio..O interessante é que jamis burtom é auto de data ele aprendeu tocar inspirado eim gitarrista que viveu antes dele eu também aprendi tocar depois que ouvi James burtom tocar. Blues suede shoes.james burtom deu uma ótima roupagem nas músicas interpretadas por Elvis a banda toda fez uma grande diferença nas suas canções. BRASIL 🇧🇷
Gucke heute nachmittag kein Fussball, sondern werde das lernen. Gruß aus Berlin
Adrian, first, you are to be heralded for having such a good ear or for conducting the background investigation on how the signature licks are actually gripped and performed on guitar. I think you are right about the original Elvis record and how Mr. Young played the part. What I also think you deserve credit for is not-churning out more garbage and heaping praise on artists for this, that or the other as respects their use of certain chords, riffs, finger picking or whatever. I view so many players/instructors on-line and the first thing rolling out of their mouth would be how "a Hendrix chord" was employed in the signature riff and finger/hybrid pick of the C chord. I mean Jimi Hendrix was not the first guitar player to use alternative chord voicing techniques. I mean in your research, did Mr. Young credit his Suspicious Minds lick to Jimi Hendrix? I greatly value and enjoy your channel and what you perform and instruct on. You are a bloke with formidable talent, judgment and patience in laying it out like you do. Kudos and best of the holidays and New Year wishes.....from the USA.
Fine Young Cannibals, (now forgotten) did a cool cover of this song. I think they stick to the script as far as guitar is concerned.
The best!!
Hi from New Zealand
I have always wonder how to play the studio recorded version. The first I have heard of Reggie Young? I can play the guts of the tune. But not that distinctive start of the studio tune and it just did not sound right no matter how I play it. Easy to play the live version I think, play by Scotty More/ James Burton. Yes, it sounds bang on Adrian and your right I associate you to jazz music. I use a lot of your jazz riffs. I hope this makes sense?
Thank for sharing with the world
Wow! This is the best lesson available for this. Do you have a PayPal payment for those of us who want to pay you for such a brilliant lesson?
Awesome bud
Nice lesson , cant beat a bit of Elvis! Also cant beat a bit of Alan Partridge haha
That picking thing is crazy, Adrian. Is it just me or does it sound somehow... Christmasy? On the G and D in the bridge, I mean.
you're good!!!!.
Great lesson as ever Adrian.
I'm away at the moment so no guitar with me but could the last note of the riff on the i and iv chord parts be played as the open next string down to give a bit more time for the change?
Nice!
I really enjoy playing this song although I wouldn't call myself an Elvis fan, any chance of doing "Goodbye Little Boy" by The Triffids?
So Reggie does NOT play this in open G? I saw a video on YT where a guy plays it in open G on acoustic guitar and it works great. Just another option.
I think Reggie young played it on James Burtons Gibson he bought of him for $80
You looks like a Caio Ribeiro from Brazil!
i sub and thumbs up my friend!
Thanks for playing it a little slower than Reggie.
Great lesson struggled to figure the different positions myself. Fine Young cannibals did a great version, any fundamental differences?
The FYC version is fantastic - same question- any big differences?
Not a fan of the song, but you teach it well. Have you ever been interested in Motown tunes? Funk Brothers were great musicians.
Yes, I'm sure the song and arrangement are a bit overblown for some tastes. Guitar is great though! Love Motown, so definitely be up for looking at some. Any particular requests?
👍🙏
Hi Adrian!!! I need your tab please
Fala demais
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