Elliot Easton aint no joke , its easy to come close to playing his solos right, whats not easy is actually playing them exactly as he does, which is why i'm grateful for your channel. nevermind the fact i'm older than you by a few years, you're definitely my favorite uncle
Hey dawg I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am that you made this, I’ve been having issues learning this solo for years and this cleared it all up
this is such a great solo which combines lot's of techniques, it's frazing and it rocks! Been struggling with it ever since I first heard it but before you can actually play it, there's a lot to learn from all sorts of styles and that's just what Elliot was doing. However, you nailed a lot here, Uncle Ben. Ever so grateful!
Thanks Ben! Been struggling with this solo for longer that I care to admit. The alternate fingering for "that little bastard" lick at the end is really helpful.
I can't afford you Ben . excellence is expensive . tell you what though .. the solo in 'Tonight She Comes' has eluded me for many years, and imo is one of the best I've heard. if you ever feel like doing another Cars lesson please consider that one .
Awesome. I learned this recently but was moving to a higher position on the 2-3 strings versus your lower position on 1-2-3 strings. Doing it the way you show is much easier (and apparently CORRECT). Thanks!
Great! The bend demo at 7:10 is not only difficult to play at speed for most people, there's a vid of Elliot himself attempting it on his Gibson tribute guitar... and he flubbed it!
Thanks Ben!! outstanding lesson. I was struggling with how best to play the last part of the solo and had come up with the alternate fingering you showed...works better for my smaller hands.
Awesome practice for some bend accuracy. This is a song I used to jam with my buddies to. Another dude was the lead player so I never learned the solo. Definitely gonna try it out though
Thanks for this. I used to study his playing in clips too. Like that one where he's playing the red lp, but I still couldn't quite get the gist. I've played this for years, but this is better.
GREAT vidja as always Uncle Ben... wow, like you, i've always played this in the wrong position. I hear EMaj, and immediately start to wank in the C#m Panasonic box in the 9th position. Easton's chord following is unmatched... that C note at the end of the first phrase (following the G#M ) always made the solo for me... recognizing you're playing over G#Maj instead of the "in key" G#m and hitting that C (instead of the B) note to really solidify the chord.... sickness.... it made my step mom moist!
Doooood... this is the best Easton solo lesson on the CARS most happenin' track. It IS 'Just What I Needed ' 😁 Thanks. REALLY! I have the LP and a couple of turntables - once, at a party - I dropped this track directly after James Brown's 'Sex Machine,' and the girls on the dance floor went wild! The immediacy of the band, and the switch of genre, the volume increase - heavy weight LP recorded well, deeply grooved HITS HARRRRRRD... People scream! The CARS have a tightness that rivals and rolls with the Godfather of Soul. Can't wait to master Easton's gem 🤞 Thank YOU sir. - Kent
Thanks! It confirms how I broke it down. That string on string country style bend in position 4 (C shape) is a beeeeeotch to play (bend and stretch) so I do just that part in position 1 up the neck where the strings are easier to bend and the structure makes more sense. It’s just a natural there i think plus I carry heavy strings most of the time. Still can’t figure precisely how he plays that note lead in starting at 3:48 but not really that important. He’s definitely striking that note (B) twice then quickly sliding up the string set in pseudo double stops (3rds) for sure. That’s clear to hear. What a great melodic solo. Always thought that since it first came out. Everyone does.
Really enjoying your videos! Thanks for the Fight Fire, Blackened and Master Intro tutorials! Your humor really makes me laugh, especially love the random "meows" and liquor bottles in random shots. They aren't unnoticed. Awesome stuff man. I found myself watching you sand a guitar neck for NO reason other than you were quite funny in it. Especially the random piles of money!
Great job on a great solo, Ben. That 'redneck' part sounds like it is simulating a 'B' bender that is a mechanical feature on some Telecasters used by country artists. Marty Stuart and his lead guitarist Kenny Vaughan use it on many songs.
Appreciate it. Well explained and I love the alternative lick. Sometimes I need a workaround due to my left hand Dexterity:) But I love playing those tunes I grew up on.
I'd love to know if it was intentional, but the solo to Paper Machete by QotSA has a very similar cadence and feel to this solo...even if it's quite different in terms of note choice/key. And I mean that as a huge compliment! I've found these types of solos that follow the changes with very deliberate phrasing to be in their own category. They're genuinely like little stories within the song rather than just using and abusing licks/cliches, and you can break them up into very distinct sections. A lot of Steely Dan solos have this quality (Larry Carlton's Kid Charlemagne solo being the most famous candidate).
AHAHAHAHAHA i wanted to learn some elliot to spice up my playing a little and by sheer coincedence lo and behold UNCLE BEN!!! lolol im like old enuff to be ur dad but youll always be uncle ben !! rock on dude your fkn amazing
I’m too drunk on Costco wine with gummy bears to keep up with this brilliant shit right now, but it is indeed just what I needed, so I’ll be coming back tomorrow.
Haha really funny you say that, my band is playing both Just what I needed and Say it aint so in a few days, the solos are kinda of similar. In fact, I think at one point Weezer covered this song, but don't quote me on that.
You already had me at "hello," but then you said "the shocker." Make me totally GoL. Mirth appreciated, Benjamin! (GoL = Guffaw out Loud, for the uninitiated.)
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5 years later and this is still the most accurate lesson for this solo.
pretty much a prefect solo. punchy, tells a story, a tad flashy, but still musical, and most importantly, follows the changes!
Elliot Easton aint no joke , its easy to come close to playing his solos right, whats not easy is actually playing them exactly as he does, which is why i'm grateful for your channel. nevermind the fact i'm older than you by a few years, you're definitely my favorite uncle
Hey dawg I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am that you made this, I’ve been having issues learning this solo for years and this cleared it all up
Happy to help!
Thanks, I've wanted to learn this solo since I first started learning lead a few years ago. Easton and the Cars were my favorite in the 80s.
great solo. Elliott Easton was very underrated as a guitarist.
Profdeguit I'm giving your comment a thumbs up, because your comment is so original and clever.
Why " was" ? 😉
I don’t think he was underrated. Who underrated him?
Not at all , he is in the Hall of Rock baby, watch their last performance there.
@@jimmy5634 it is sexy to say some hugely popular guy is underrated.
THANKS BEN ! THAT WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED !
this is such a great solo which combines lot's of techniques, it's frazing and it rocks! Been struggling with it ever since I first heard it but before you can actually play it, there's a lot to learn from all sorts of styles and that's just what Elliot was doing. However, you nailed a lot here, Uncle Ben. Ever so grateful!
This is one of the slickest solos I've ever heard from the 70's.
Well done. Perfect accuracy and instruction. I am quite grateful that i will never butcher this solo again.
One of my fave EE leads. I saw him play live once but not with The Cars, it was with John Fogerty. Great guitarist
You did a great job on this lesson. So clear and precise. Thank you.
This video is just what I needed.
This is sick!!! Thanks man!!
It’s so great when uncle Ben has done a vid on a solo I wanna learn
Thanks Ben! Been struggling with this solo for longer that I care to admit. The alternate fingering for "that little bastard" lick at the end is really helpful.
Great job. Always loved that Rockabilly solo.
I can't afford you Ben . excellence is expensive . tell you what though .. the solo in 'Tonight She Comes' has eluded me for many years, and imo is one of the best I've heard. if you ever feel like doing another Cars lesson please consider that one .
Hey, thank you, Ben. Nice. And great instruction for us slower paced individuala.
Just learned this! Thanks for this killer lesson, it's a beast!!!
Yaay, top quality power pop.. Great practice for bend pitch accuracy. Thanks UB..
Thanks again been for making it look easy are very tricky solo, overlooked and underrated for sure.
Awesome. I learned this recently but was moving to a higher position on the 2-3 strings versus your lower position on 1-2-3 strings. Doing it the way you show is much easier (and apparently CORRECT). Thanks!
Great! The bend demo at 7:10 is not only difficult to play at speed for most people, there's a vid of Elliot himself attempting it on his Gibson tribute guitar...
and he flubbed it!
Thanks Ben!! outstanding lesson. I was struggling with how best to play the last part of the solo and had come up with the alternate fingering you showed...works better for my smaller hands.
Great teacher. Love the recap parts. Makes it easy to learn. Thank you.
Yep, that sounds exactly like it. Elliot Easton does have some awesome solo's.
Thanks Uncle Ben, "You Might Think I'm Crazy but all I want is to learn this tune".
Nobody could teach me this solo until Ben! Thanks!
Yay!!! Elliott seemed to get snubbed a lot in the guitar realm back then. Thanks for the lesson!
100 % accurate....
Great Work AxeBenster
You really show the importance of the bends to get that 1/2 step jump up......thanks again
Awesome practice for some bend accuracy. This is a song I used to jam with my buddies to. Another dude was the lead player so I never learned the solo. Definitely gonna try it out though
great lesson thanks mate!
Thanks for this. I used to study his playing in clips too. Like that one where he's playing the red lp, but I still couldn't quite get the gist. I've played this for years, but this is better.
Thank you Ben... you saved me hours...
GREAT vidja as always Uncle Ben... wow, like you, i've always played this in the wrong position. I hear EMaj, and immediately start to wank in the C#m Panasonic box in the 9th position. Easton's chord following is unmatched... that C note at the end of the first phrase (following the G#M ) always made the solo for me... recognizing you're playing over G#Maj instead of the "in key" G#m and hitting that C (instead of the B) note to really solidify the chord.... sickness.... it made my step mom moist!
Panasonic box! my sides lol
Definitely my favorite guitar channel on you tube.
Thanks so much....very well presented and easy for an old guy like me to understand!
"That little bastard" had me belly laughing uncontrollably. Great video, well done.
Thank you for an excellent lead solo lesson on this great song… specially that “li’l bastard” part!!! Love it!!! 😢😮👍😂❤🤗
Doooood... this is the best Easton solo lesson on the CARS most happenin' track. It IS 'Just What I Needed ' 😁 Thanks. REALLY! I have the LP and a couple of turntables - once, at a party - I dropped this track directly after James Brown's 'Sex Machine,' and the girls on the dance floor went wild! The immediacy of the band, and the switch of genre, the volume increase - heavy weight LP recorded well, deeply grooved HITS HARRRRRRD... People scream! The CARS have a tightness that rivals and rolls with the Godfather of Soul. Can't wait to master Easton's gem 🤞 Thank YOU sir. - Kent
Love all the metal stuff Ben, but please do more like this. So many great bands out there other than metal.
Saw The Cars with Kansas andThin Lizzy top bill. 1978- great show!
You nailed this. Thanks for posting this, always wanted to learn this sucker!
hi Ben .Fabulous autopsy.
been playing this basterdized for 40 years but now know the most accurate way.
cheers Ben.
your video are top class .❤.😊
Thanks, Ben. One of the easiest guitar lessons ever, that I could follow, and it explains why I always had trouble doing it right.
Oh darn what a nice solo :D I gotta check this group out
Thanks! It confirms how I broke it down. That string on string country style bend in position 4 (C shape) is a beeeeeotch to play (bend and stretch) so I do just that part in position 1 up the neck where the strings are easier to bend and the structure makes more sense. It’s just a natural there i think plus I carry heavy strings most of the time. Still can’t figure precisely how he plays that note lead in starting at 3:48 but not really that important. He’s definitely striking that note (B) twice then quickly sliding up the string set in pseudo double stops (3rds) for sure. That’s clear to hear. What a great melodic solo. Always thought that since it first came out. Everyone does.
Wow, most excellent tutorial. Kudos!
cant beat the tone you got a while back when you covered this solo
Great instruction, very well done! That was a big help and thanks a lot.
I just played this on stage with my Dads band. I just didnt know the solo. So im going to get it down for next time.
Just what I needed . Thanks 👍🏼
Lots of views trying to learn this one. Great lesson. Thanks.
Your tutorials are so easy to follow and understand. 2 thumbs up, as well 2 big toes up.
Super clear. Many thanks.
definitely a fun sounding solo!
What a beautiful guitar!
Dude I don't know if this one or the Peg one are my favorites but this is FANTABULOUS 🎉
I agree! I decided to learn this solo and saw a few lesson out there, Uncle B you got it dialed in...!!
Could you do Shake it Up???
great lesson and a hell of a workout on an acoustic guitar but I am ready for band practice tonight :)
Naisu! This video is just what I needed!
Tough one for me to get on my own . The fat string pedal steel lick cheat is nice thanks
Great lesson!! You were right about doing this solo previously in the 9th position! Great job!
Excellent work on this lesson.. I been wanting to learn this perfectly since before the youtube blewup..
Really enjoying your videos! Thanks for the Fight Fire, Blackened and Master Intro tutorials! Your humor really makes me laugh, especially love the random "meows" and liquor bottles in random shots. They aren't unnoticed. Awesome stuff man. I found myself watching you sand a guitar neck for NO reason other than you were quite funny in it. Especially the random piles of money!
Awesome. Thanks 😊Uncle.
Your awesome Ben. Thank you
You saved my cold Canadian ass with this one!! Thanks Uncle Ben.
Thanks alot Uncle Ben haha you rock !!!
you got it Ben, nice work.
Finally, an exact copy of how it is actually played
That guitar sounds really good. I know Uncle Ben had lots of practice but his axe helps too. It's a tele on steriods.
All I can say is Thank you Ben for that bendy lesson, Elliott Easton a very tasty player.
Great job on a great solo, Ben. That 'redneck' part sounds like it is simulating a 'B' bender that is a mechanical feature on some Telecasters used by country artists. Marty Stuart and his lead guitarist Kenny Vaughan use it on many songs.
Great lesson!
Appreciate it. Well explained and I love the alternative lick. Sometimes I need a workaround due to my left hand Dexterity:) But I love playing those tunes I grew up on.
Thanks Ben....nice breakdown. I am using 10’s I prefer the alternate method as well.....
Awesome! Thanks Uncle Ben.
Thanks a lot. Great tutorial!
Great tutorial , thanks! 🙏🏻
I'd love to know if it was intentional, but the solo to Paper Machete by QotSA has a very similar cadence and feel to this solo...even if it's quite different in terms of note choice/key. And I mean that as a huge compliment!
I've found these types of solos that follow the changes with very deliberate phrasing to be in their own category. They're genuinely like little stories within the song rather than just using and abusing licks/cliches, and you can break them up into very distinct sections.
A lot of Steely Dan solos have this quality (Larry Carlton's Kid Charlemagne solo being the most famous candidate).
I could never play that lick clean, but it is much easier in 9th pos. Thx Uncs.
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS HELPED ME
one of the first guitar solos I noticed and wanted to play it on guitar...
That and 'In the Mood' by RUSH...then I heard 'Mr. Crowley'...
Thumbs Up, Uncle Ben.
Thank you so much, I really needed this, I heard the solo on songsterr and it was just off, thanks a lot!
Yes!
AWESOME!!! Thank you!
AHAHAHAHAHA i wanted to learn some elliot to spice up my playing a little and by sheer coincedence lo and behold UNCLE BEN!!! lolol im like old enuff to be ur dad but youll always be uncle ben !! rock on dude your fkn amazing
I’m too drunk on Costco wine with gummy bears to keep up with this brilliant shit right now, but it is indeed just what I needed, so I’ll be coming back tomorrow.
did you come back and learn it?
Hearing it slower makes me wonder if this was inspiration for Weezer's Say It Ain't So solo.
William Leary that's a keen observation, and it may surprise you to learn that Rick from The Cars produced the Blue album!!!!
Haha really funny you say that, my band is playing both Just what I needed and Say it aint so in a few days, the solos are kinda of similar. In fact, I think at one point Weezer covered this song, but don't quote me on that.
You already had me at "hello," but then you said "the shocker." Make me totally GoL. Mirth appreciated, Benjamin! (GoL = Guffaw out Loud, for the uninitiated.)
The Shocker, lol!!! Thanks for the laugh!
nice job Ben nice axe
The shocker is now an official guitar technique!
I fucking love this song.
Rip Ric Ocasek
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR'RE AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great song, great solo, great lesson thanks!!! Don't see it anywhere in the comments tho. "The shocker" roflamo 😂😂😂 no one caught that?
very nice