This Guitar Part Is IMPOSSIBLE (Magic Sam's Boogie)
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- Magic Sam is one of the most underrated guitar players of all time, and his famous blues shuffle is the hardest guitar part I've ever tried to learn.
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Thank You! To SEE someone actually try to figure out a lick/song like the rest of us, rather than teach or show they can play it! This process is so important to growing as a player.
I don't think non-players understand that part. That's why they think that pro guitarists or even working musicians in general are doing something magical worthy of god-like praise... because they don't see the thousands of hours spent stumbling over oneself and feeling like your brain and hands are retarded, and if you happen to be unfortunate to live with a non-player who does not share your enthusiasm for struggling through long periods of sucking, it can be kind of frustrating to explain to them that you're sorry for burdening their ears, but this is the process which must be done. They just don't understand or put two and two together.
Of course, one day, you'll hear them saying "Wow, he's good, isn't he?" like some devil mysteriously showed up and magically made you able to play something with the flick of his blood-pen. And still... they won't understand... this is exactly what Eddie Van Halen or Eric Clapton went through. They may be special, but they weren't born that way. They became that way through PRACTICE!!!
Thats what I was gunna say
This reminds me of Fred McDowell - Shake 'Em On Down picking - man I wish I would do what he does with that riff!
about the muting... he seems to both mute and pick a lot heavier than you're doing it...
also that fingerpicking seems to be his style which he honed over years of playing...
i think a lot of it was the energy of the performance... one big difference between trying to copy a groove and just grooving
you're looking at it from a technical aspect, whereas his was an emotional expression of the joy he was feeling and it showed in his playing
Send it to Rick Beato, of course !
This technique kinda reminds me of bluesmen R.L. Burnside. It makes me think of Poor Black Matte and Jumper On The Line . Magic Sam is definitely underrated IMO.
The way he calls the band back in and shakes his head and goes "YYYEEAAA!!" is the most rock n roll thing I've ever seen.
@Philthy Casual YES I noticed this too. Proper old school RnB trick
This is literally what every band does
@@terjeohrdegard4385 it really isn’t.
Yelling back “heyyy”>telling the band what count to come back in
Reminds me of Rory Gallaghers Cruise on out...
More of these please. Seeing your process for authentically learning this on the spot was helpful to watch.
If everyone can please give a listen to Dont Owe You A Thang by Gary Clark this is very similar no?
Gary Clark Jr definitely plays a bunch of stuff that sounds influenced by Magic Sam.
I appreciate your humility in not hiding the frustration of learning new stuff, and facing one's shortcomings. There's a great lesson there between the syncopated lines.
Yes indeed!
Lol yes , that’s why I’ve been recently interested in learning how to read music. It seems like the easiest way to learn songs
He needs to slow down. Going to fast the first time. No wonder he is frustrated. And he is playing it to straight.
@@gavinw5469 I think he knows that. He doing it for the video. Frustration seems more entertaining than a video of him practicing to a metronome.
@@FaintUnicycle98 also, reading music is a lot harder than tabs, trust me. I am currently learning to read music, but it is no easy feat.
Magic Sam is a very underrated guitarist. You can hear all the riffs Gibbons and Vaughan used in their body of work. Chicago blues at its finest.
Agreed. I have also heard George Thorogood use these riffs in his playing.
I don't think he's underrated. All the great blues guitar players give him the nod especially if they liked a raw west side sound.
This is MENTAL: complete feel . I call this a window cleaner moment because as any guitarist knows there are some players that you listen to who make you feel like taking up Window cleaning 🤣😂 Keep at it Rhett 👍🏻⭐️
same happened to me when learning R.L. Burnside’s See My Jumper Hanging on the Line, couldn’t get it to sound exactly like Burnside, really difficult and very similar technique
Sam Maghett is one of my top all time fave blues musicians. I got to see him at the Ash Grove in LA in 1969 probably not long before he died. I think I have all his known albums.
Make this a series! Learning songs.
I always forget to breathe when learning something difficult too 😂
My guitar instructor introduced this song to me a while back. Absolutely nasty tone, I love the hell out of it. I wish more songs like this existed.
Breathing..!! Yeah..! I forget to and then go into a coughing fit..!😩
"This guitar part is impossible." That show was recorded in 1969. Magic Sam had been playing guitar in that style for almost 20 years at that point and could improvise around the world with his unique fingerpicking all day long. Rhett has gotten 75% of the way there in 4 days. The way Sam got there is the same way Rhett's trying to get there, listening to scratchy recordings of the blues greats who came before and trying to imitate them. But that's the thing... Sam didn't successfully imitate Muddy and Wolf and Little Walter exactly, either, and that's how HIS sound was born. He spent some time learning - imperfectly - what others had done, and then spent the rest of the time building on that through his own experimentation and creativity. When you try to imitate one of your heroes, but fail to get it exactly right, that's just the start.
Sure, it might be impossible to play EXACTLY like Magic Sam, unless you devote 20 years to playing exactly like Magic Sam, just like Sam did. But that's the point of this whole thing, isn't it? We take what others have done, and use it as an ingredient for our own music concoction, as a jumping off point.
He was the real deal. Great singer, great guitarist; if he wasn't the best, I don't know who is.
It’s cool to see a professional watching and trying to play along with a video like us beginners
That tone is just ridiculous.
I think something that must be taken into consideration is that every time Magic Sam performed this he most likely played it differently. He's just letting go rhythmically!!! Having a blast... Improvising within the groove... going with the flow! I kinda doubt he had a specifically repeated set of rhythmic inflections. This sh!t happens spontaneously for this kind of player! Yeah, I think you nailed it when you said "I think he's adding a beat in there...he didn't do it intentionally, it's improvised." Reminds me of some of the players I've heard live years ago... such as Lightnin Hopkins and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. Sometimes a blues wasn't a strict 12 bar structure or whatever.... they'd add an extra beat or three... maybe it would turn into a 13&1/2 bar blues unintentionally. These guys might even play a whole tune on a single chord with varying rhythms and beats over each repeated form. The blues could use a little more loosening up these days imho. Tight is cool too... just different. Thanks for sharing this great clip. It's very much appreciated 🙏
Rhett show's the every guitarist struggle of learning something new relative to their skill level. And to top it off, by ear none the less
Oh my god….. this takes me (and I’m sure I’m not alone) back to being a kid. But that’s what so cool about the guitar. You are NEVER done learning new stuff.
Gary Clark - “Don’t Owe You a Thing” kind of a similar vibe and groove… I can get that for 20 seconds, and then I fall apart… you should challenge RJ to take a crack at it…
Blues players from back in the day, who play with their fingers, always have some cool rhythm and syncopation techniques. Love this stuff
His tone, the way he fingers plucks, palm mutes and does pull offs is absolutely incredible. This has always been my favorite. Best part, not using a top of the line guitar, but gets amazing sound.
Fun fact: guitars don't matter as much as amps. Really they don't.
@@gavinw5469 I have 35 Vintage amps and guitars. Well aware my friend.😁 A good guitar player can make any guitar sound great.
About the guitar, he is not playing his own axe, but has borrowed Earl Hookers guitar. Obviously this one is better than his regular one.
My Mrs listened in while I watched. Now she understands why she hears the “same thing” from me over and over when I’m practicing at my lowly level of playing. Great video watching you suffer! 😂😂
If it makes you feel any better, I am loving your tone on this.
GREAT! Thanks, Rhett. It's amazing to see a TH-cam guitarist who isn't showing themselves playing perfectly. And that even great guitarists still need to put in the hard work sometimes. Good stuff, mate.
The only thing that keeps me going after decades of playing and writing is to know that absolutely, I cannot copy the greats with any true accuracy and, in return, no one can play my original licks and riffs with the intent and feel like me… without that somewhat simplistic and fragile thought I would have hung up the guitar years ago ✊️😊 There is no substitute for learning other players licks and styles but ultimately its a case of, "DO WHAT YOU DO and DO IT WITH PASSION" 🔥❤️🔥
Hey Rhett, great video! I was able to get quite close by learning the album version, which is slower. The song is “Lookin’ Good” from the album West Side Soul. I posted the video on Instagram, I’ll send it to you!
Hi Rhett! I’m rewatching the video. If I can give you a couple tips, the muting comes from the right hand, specially from snapping the finger under the strings, similarly to what early bluesman did with the thumb on the low strings as they played melodies. A tip that is said to come from Magic Sam himself is to have wet finger tips, which I found to be helpful in some way! I hope it helps!
Very inspiring. Whether to practice more or send my guitar through the wood chipper, I haven't decided. Think I'll give it a go any-hoo. Thanks for sharing this. I haven't hear it before. Very cool indeed.
Please consider: You would have mastered this IF you had played through a clean amp or an Acoustic. I get trying to match Magic Sam's tone, but in this application it IS counter productive to your efforts.
Master THE GROOVE first, then cop the tone.
I love the study of highly syncopated musicianship, it is humbling In the power and timing. This is an example of that complex advanced sound we all love! I have only nailed this once in my lifetime, so I have much to learn! Thanks Rhett!!!!!
Man. This clip and Magic Sam were both TRULY MAGIC. Thank you for sharing with us. The fact that he did all of this while singing too is ridiculous. RIP Magic Sam. Its also an acommplishment that you got this far in four days is a testament to your musicianship.
Failed attempt? I disagree. You have the gist of this- I would call it four days of success. It can take months even years of noodling around with tunes like this and then one day all the baby steps come together and you got it. I am an accomplished finger-style guitarist and over the course of the last 3.5 - 4 years have really been studying bluegrass flat-picking, with a focus on David Grier...took a couple thousand hours the first year to get a grasp and even start to get it down ( the way I wanted to)and a few thousand more hrs.since then- but I'm getting it, it's all very comfortable and familiar now....but what a humbling experience it has been.
The old question that goes something like this.....How do you eat an extra large pizza by yourself? Answer: One bite at a time. p.s. "Transcribe" software is your cheap friend to be sure. You'll thank me later....... YW
Dude… look at your right hand. You have your thumb further towards the headstock than the index finger, which is opposite of what Magic Sam Is doing.
Try putting your index forward and you will note that it is easier to do this.
Its awesome to see some magic sam love! This song is a masterpiece and not easy to play. Thanks so much for doing this vid!
Big Bill Broonzy's Hey Hey Baby is another boogie thats a monster too, and not easy to play with authority either.
Good call on Big Bill!!! There was a man with a serious thumb
@@charliegillis5399 lol, ....right?!! I love that dead thumb style, as they call it...
Mance Lipscomb was great at it too, as you know.
I have been trying to nail this tune on and off for it seems like forever lol. There are a couple of good cover versions that I use as reference, my favourite being a guy chewing on a tooth pick all the way through (sorry whoever that is I can't remember your name), he really rips it up and adds a few of his own touches. But the original cannot be bettered, it is an astonishing display of guitar mastery, in my opinion without equal.
"Hey Hey" is a beast of a tune to get right. But once you do get it right, it's satisfying as hell to play it.
@@largeeng lol, ...youre talking about pearl blues w/toothpick
Gatemouth Brown could just play this. Similar right hand, fingers.
Greg Koch plays that boogie with the Koch Marshall Trio in a song called boogie yourself drade
Greg definitely can do this groove!
Key is thumb and fingers independence which Greg is killer at
I tried to play this for weeks, you got A LOT farther than I did. Thanks for trying and sharing your process, that's what I really learned from this vid. I'm gonna try again based on what you showed us.
Gotta be one of the greatest guitar grooves and live performances, ever. Much quicker than the studio version.
Slow down your listening speed and play it (sing it) note for note, one note at a time (even a couple notes played right turns to the whole piece eventually)....... it's not how fast the rabbit is but how far the tortious can go. That's the way I learned "Freebird" in the 70s (Jr High) using no tabs and a worn out cassette tape. I could play every part at one time or another.......
thx for the video, haven't known this piece, and you gave me a challenge and inspiration which gave me the joy the last couple of weeks trying it and going on as i still can't master it
furthermore it explained me some of the playing of one of my greatest influences john lee hooker which i haven't understood since i heard john lee hooker for the first time on cd 30 years ago when i was starting playin guitar
That sounds like a north ‘Mississippi a.l.a. RL Burnside style schuffle
The best advice i could say is work slowly with a CLEAN sound, add the grit later
I can play part of the hard part pretty good but took a lot of jackassing around but still isn’t Sam I got no mileage
First off, this reminds me just watching the Beatles "Get Back" film in which it somewhat demystifies the genius factor of writing and recording a song together. It takes time and work...and then it takes even more time and work.
As for the guitar, although I can hear you've got about 75% figured out, the biggest thing I can hear and notice is the feel.
Trying to play that part at speed is so difficult that your right hand pattern sounds very straight by comparison. Magic Sam's pattern swings hard...and at that tempo is like hardcore jazz players swinging at tempos of 200 bpm and faster.
The swing is the thing.
I think one way of trying to internalize that swing feel is to practice that pattern by only plucking out the essential repeated notes alone with a heavy swing plucking...just to get that swinging rhythm.
When you listen to a riff pattern such as that, all the in-between repeated drone notes simply help to establish the tonic or root of the chord. At that speed, your ear tends to focus in on the more melodic and syncopated melody at the end of each pattern.
So I would try playing a stripped down version of the riff to get that right hand swinging hard with the rhythm...and then add the complete pattern...not forgetting to swing that mama-jama. 😎🎸
Hopefully this approach helps. Let me know how you're swingin'...✌
Yeah I get more swing when I turn on the metronome and only play unaccented notes. Like, if it's triplets, I ignore the beat note and only play the two subdivided notes. And if it's evens, same process. It helps me sublimize the straight beat so I can focus more on the swing notes. Basically, I try to feel the "and" as much as I can, so when I reincorporate the beat notes, they aren't robbing my focus and feel.
I remember trying to learn this song on guitar. The pattern drove me crazy until I figured it out.
I think you're a lot closer than you think. I know this guy is a legend but I've never listened to him till now. Which brings me to a last point, check out ZZ Top's Buck Nekkid for a very similar vibe, albeit much muddier but really pays tribute (borrows) from the original bluesmen
Paul Rishell and Annie Raines do a great version of this. Paul’s got the guitar part nailed and Annie plays some amazing harmonica.
Welcome to my world. All of the phrases you used, such as “This is like relearning to play guitar”, “Visible frustration sets in” and “I can’t figure out what he’s doing right here” are like things I think when I’m trying to learn any song by ear, including “Mary Had A Little Lamb” (I’m not talking about the Steve Ray Vaughan or Buddy Guy version, just the basic version).
Been there. SO been there!
Have you tried Lifeson's solo from La Villa Strangiato?...
I think it’s good to keep in mind Magic Sam may have developed those parts from years of enjoyment practice. In my mind those are the licks you gravitate towards constantly that have become your own. His muscle memory, force & neural pathways can’t be expected to be copied in 4-5 days although you went a long way in that time. I would break it down into even smaller sections and just do one section until mastered instead of trying for 3. Patience is a virtue and it’s a cool sound.
Hi Reth, Great how you documented what you aimed for (incredible guitar player!), your vision on what the difference is between to cover someone and to play like someone and finally your failure on this part. You can easily not show your disabilities, but doing so (as a TH-camr), makes you an even more respectable guitar player. Well done, thanks! Btw, still great playing though.
Very fun video. Congrats! Hugs from Brazil.
This is valuable watching someone with far more skill on guitar struggling. Teachable moment, not everything comes easily, takes work.
When you slowed it down I thought it sounded like revolution by the Beatles.
Played this over & over maybe 100 times when I first heard it on the DVD. Absolutely killer. My favourite thing on the entire freaking internet. Sam’s playing Earl Hooker’s cheap Les Paul copy there with that killer tone that Billy Gibbons would kill for! Wonderful. Rhett you did a hell of a job here too! Respect ✊️🎸✨
The fabulous Greg Koch does this pretty great too.
You have a winner with this video. I believe most of us can relate to this; and there is a kinship in sitting together trying to figure out the secrets of the universe. Well-done and best to date, for me personally.
The live version of Big Big Love is another one. The notes are easy to figure out. The sheer intensity and power is the hard part. I can’t do it. Plus he’s singing at full force. Impossible I tell ya! 😲
That tempo is crazy! It almost sounds sped up it’s so fast!! What a great performance.
Always remember - if you play the wrong note once, it's a mistake. Play the wrong note twice, it's jazz.
Magic Sam was a giant, a guitar hero to many of us.
Sam tearing it up on the great Earl Hooker's guitar.
Really enjoyed that. I was thinking "what is that", and then "he'll never get that"... it's like impossible. You did really, really well though. Other thought was the general vibe reminded me of Ten Years After "Going Home". Great job!
I'm on day 5 of learning to play guitar. My ring and pinkie fingers have blisters. Index and middle are fine due to my work. 6:12 That reaction, that's me about 98.72% of the time while playing. Frusssss-traaaaation... lol. Oh, it just occurred to me that this might be the reason so many famous guitarists liked to dance with Mr. Brownstone. It melts that frustration away. Everything is always mellow.
Happy your starting to learn with music like this! My first song that I learned to fingerpick was Lonesome Valley by Mississippi John Hurt
He’s muting with both hands but mostly with his picking hand, you’re overthinking it… it’s just a fluid motion… your other problem is you’re using a guitar simulator not a high volume live amp… when you’re fighting feedback the muting will come naturally; or you’ll pay dearly for it lol… You ever wonder why the old school rides the hell out of the volume knob? Just need need it 300 times louder to begin with, same as SRV, if the amp isn’t tingling your balls then your not at 10 yet or your too far from the amp… You have to be pretty insane to chase the true nature of these tones, it’s odd to me that everyone admires players and chases their tones, but completely disregards the 1000 watts of tube amps 3 feet away, like Hendrix, SRV… name that tone god… pretty sure that massive sonic power has more than a little to do with it and there’s physically no way an AxeFx is gonna do the job…
Totally agree...
That is truly a mind bender of a riff you did well remember it was second nature to him after years of playing in that style i don't know if anyone could get up to his speed in a short time
Would love to see some Neil Young on the channel.
This Magic Sam video has been on TH-cam for a few years. He was using Earl Hookers guitar.
MAAAAAn this is the greatest kind of videos !! I love it !! It's a real insight in how you train your ears and learn songs without tabs !!
Keep doing those !!
I've been obsessed with this video for years, really great to see you analyze it precisely like this. Another classic one I've never been able to get exactly right is RL Burnside's See My Jumper Hanging On The Line. Just a thought, if you want to turn this into a series haha!
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Loved seeing you struggle brother! Sounded killer. Check out greg koch doing it on his wildwood livestream also from today (12-7-21) after someone who probly watched your vid asked him if he had ever played it. “Of course i have” said greg. And he does-but he kochifies it.
You almost need to be a really good drummer to capture all of the notes in a speedy syncopated pattern and hold time for even a few bars ... great stuff Rhett! PS: I would suggest getting a Vidami foot controller for learning licks on TH-cam. If you're not familiar, its a 5 switch TH-cam transport controller which allows you to never take tour hands off of the guitar to control the videos with your feet. -
Like Waylon said, " Hoss... the secret to playing guitar is in your RIGHT hand, not your left" ~
Rhett, I was at the Ann Arbor Blues Fest, It was a Awesome time, you got to see people that you may never heard of, But when you left the Show, you knew who they were and what you have been missing in Music, A Major Learning Experience , John Lee Hooker, a very young Bonnie Rait Ect. Cousin Figel
Magic Sam's Boogie-hell ya! What a performance, love it. Love seeing you work through the piece-seeing the struggles and challenges, and the realizations is very helpful. Thank you for sharing that side and not just showing you nailing the piece.
Magic Sam was only sitting in with Earl Hooker's band....and borrowed his Les Paul copy too - incredible
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Thanks Rhett....my brain hurts from this LOL! Amazing feel in Sam's playing....just can't teach that.
Now we know why he was called magic Sam😂😂😂 BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rhett.
It's all about muscle memory. He had the basic of that shuffle already integrated into his system for years (if not decades) so he then was free to play all kind of variations and inversion on the fly. Very, very impressive.
The way he is picking is so crazy. A whole lot of those guys back then had no formal training. They just picked up the instrument and developed their own style.
West Side Soul was the first old school blues album I ever really got into. Love Magic Sam.
Hey Rhett, awesome attempt! Your tone is amazing in this, what gear did you use?
Second this. How’d you get that, Rhett?
Hi Rhett! This is an outstanding video! I have been following you for a long time, and this is a really good. Just feels like so real!
Happy to see this film footage getting the traction it deserves I only by chance found it long ago and knew right off how damn good it was and who took from him ha
One hell of a musician RIP Magic 💥
I'll see your Magic Sam's Boogie and raise you King Crimson's "Fracture" and Phil Keaggy's "Addison's Walk."
Try it in Open A, or D capoed to the 7th fret. It's way easier. Still hard, but much easier.
Magic Sam played The Poppycock, Palo Alto Ca High and University, May 1969. We ran it, did lightshow, lived on the 3rd floor. I kept a diary and left a comment on Magic Sam, he was so nice and great musician... L Hopkins and E Hooker played their in 1969 too. Charlie Muscle White, Dan Hicks, New Riders of Purple Sage, Sons Of Champlin, Heart, Frumeousbandersnatch, Stonehenge...
You did well! This is the Holy Grail of boogie. I've tried it myself and didn't get nearly as far as you. Magic Sam was magic.
I have that exact same guitar that Sam played (that's actually Earl Hooker's guitar)...it's a 1968 Univox pre-lawsuit Les Paul Custom, the Rhythm and Blues model. Not the mass produced Gimme model. It's one heck of a crazy guitar, I love it.
Sam is playing Earl Hooker's Univox Les Paul copy. Earl and Junior Wells "Little by Little" key track.
Don't tickle it.. open hand close hand. Talk with right hand.. different way to think right hand.. you'll get it.. right hand close then open.. like talking.. key is beat 3rd .. you'll get it
^ ^ Ha ha Ha! No wonder you have blisters on your thumb! I just watched that video........Thats the definition of "boogie" The drummer and bass player are so sharp too .....just amazing! Foxy Love fae Scotland VVxx
I play this with a pick, always takes a blues UP a notch to spontaneously end the song with it! But I’ll admit I’ve never grasped that wild fingerpicking feel!
Hello: Here with Sjaak, I'm busy with this kind of fingerpicking fore a few years but this doesn't mean that I 'm good in it because I just play guitar a few time's a week, fore ten to twenty minutes, but when I saw you doing this the first thing wich came up in my mind was WOODSTOCK BOOGIE--CANNED HEAT. I'M LOOKING WITH THE NEIGHBOORMAN AT THE MOMENT, and we thought about JONHNY WINTER I have a cd in my hand it is called '' hey, where's your brother?'' Have a nice christmas with number four of it. By the way could he play boogie woogie.
And it wasn’t even his own guitar. He borrowed that Japanese LP copy from Earl Hooker that night. Legendary West Side Chicago Blues.
Thank you!
I very much appreciate this stuff.
The did call him MAGIC Sam for a reason though....😉
Great video Rhett 👍🏻 I think it speaks to the frustrations many of us mere mortals have when trying to learn a new song, or anything new really 😂😂
Thanks for sharing 😊
P.S. when you have time could you post a video - How To play - Magic Sam’s Boogie? 😂🤣😁🤣
Just joking!
great. It's like me trying to learn more basic guitar parts...exhausted after 15 minutes. 67 years OLD