the outro to this song just gets me every time! Paul telling the band, "yeah this one, this one...woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!" like there just isnt more rock they can possibly give right now.
Really enjoy learning songs from you. Thank you so much for teaching us all and carrying on the greatest music genre that's ever existed. Once again thank you
Hi Doug, thanks for this 👍. Ever since the "Alright Now" days, I've been a Paul Rodgers fan and when he left Free, my first Bad Company Album was their self entitled debut album including this epic tune. It's always good to get new skills and knowledge and this ol' boomer, surely can tell you this: It's never too late to learn. ☮️❤️🎸
No wonder it never sounded "quite right" when i've played it all these years (smacks head Doh!) Just like I couldn't get the Stones songs "quite right" in standard tuning 50 years ago. Look forward to your video every week.
Interstinng thing about this whole album is so many of the tunes are done in that open c tuning It went straight shooter came around a year later it was pretty much all standard tuned for the most. Thanks for these lessons Doug very cool.
I never used Open C. I love your channel and love that you cover such a range of topics. I rarely tune up for my open tunings. I prefer to tune down and capo. Thank you for explaining the string gages.
Awesome lesson. ❤ Loved this tune since I first heard it on KFRC AM radio in 1974! Never knew the song was in open C tuning nor that there was a harmonizing lead. Yeah, I think open G is the way to go here. Thanks!
Love those forgetful moments where you can't remember names in the midst of conversation or video😅 I love it I'm not the only one at least, but great video, great lesson👍 hopefully I'll make some sort of sound that makes sense today🙏
haa...!!...now THIS is the kind of thing I like...yep....hav learnt this song before( i know...."elsewhere....")...BUT i'm looking forward to go over it with your take....lots of interesting "bits" here...soo...here we go...cheers and thx.....
Dude, your brain must be melted from the alt. tuning stuff. Really great credible harmonies. I bet you did Tele for tuning for stability(longer scale), right? Ü ♫
Brilliant.What a song-and what an underrated Guitarist and wrier Mick Ralphs is-he had a bucket load of songs that Ian Hunter didn't think suited Mott the Hoople (check out the debut album-Moving on,Ready for Love) and found a kindred spirit in Paul Rodgers and the result was magic.The first 2 albums in particular are chock full of classics-Good Loving Gone Bad off Straight Shooter is ina similar vein to this and might be worth a lesson?His stuff with Hoople is also worth checking out-Thunderbuck Ram off Mad Shadows is a total banger-One of the Boys is a slowed down rearranged version of thi to my ears.Keep up the good work.
Hi Doug, have you ever tried the solo with a harmony pedal? My band is covering this but we only have me and the other guitarist doing the rhythm over the solo. I thought maybe a harmony pedal would work. Do you have a pedal in mind? Thanks for this lesson. A lot of choices to try.
Have not, but love the boss harmonist pedal. I'm sure it could do a great job. Not sure if every note would harmonize exactly as on record but most would and you could make it work
@@12footchainIf we are going Dutch, I’m going to address this to you directly now (as a Patreon too), how about some Focus, Jan Akkerman is possibly the most underrated guitarist of all time…
Can’t get enough or midnight rambler in open g 😊 either way two for the price of one. Thanks for the video . Can I ask which mic and editing software you use ? Rock on !
I found out this song was in open C awhile back but no way was I gonna do that! I have played it in standard or open G if I have another guitar player, but you have it exactly as it was recorded. I am wondering how RALPHS played it live since he was the lone guitar player in Bad Company!
The Major pentatonic box#1 but the minor pentatonic box#4 which is a whole step down from the major pentatonic box#1? Its unusual for a guitar solo to use major pentatonic box#1 and switch to minor pentatonic box#4
Doug....i know.....open tunings.....i've tried em but we ain't friends....in this case its the right thing...BUT....i will play it standard only...yep...haha i hate faffing around.....standard it is....cheers...😅
REQUEST: I Wanna New Drug. Do u know it? Just the song-not the lead as it sounds like generic bluesy minor pentatonic scale that I would probably just improvise as it sounds like the licks aren’t necessarily germane to the tune. Although the 6 bar horn interlude might b cool to learn on guitar but not necessary and probably too much work.
I tried tuning my g string to that no way i could come close to it , way to high sounds cool but no reason to tune it like that , when you can get the same sound from a440
I didn't even try to tune the G string ti E, I just swapped strings 1 and 3 and then tuned them. It's a pain if you have one guitar for sure, but that was what worked for me
Great Choice, Great lesson, Great Soloing.....!!! Your one mistake; why a Tele on the Rhythm Guitar?? Everybody knows Mick Ralphs was a 100% Les Paul Man, including his hits and guitar-playing with Mott The Hoople. Those opening chords would sound fatter with your cool Les Paul!!! 🎶🎵🎶🎸😂😂😂
I wasn't claiming he usedca tele. I used 3 guitars in the lesson, one for each tuning. I wasnt going to retune the LP all day.. That rhythm part is an open C tuning.
@@jameshazen2907Sure..and Martin Barre now plays a Paul Reed Smith live...a lot lighter than a LP Standard. Live vs studio recording are two separate animals.
Disagree. Muck Ralphs on these clips is clearly playing open tuning, first chord open, and it's in C pitch. Perhaps Paul Rodgers didn't use Open tuning live for himself, but Mick is. th-cam.com/video/WmJrisOBzJ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DMsRboR39gxGo2cl and here are examples th-cam.com/video/z4sKdiWlLR8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RP2V8Y3vsFRC7m7P
I watched those clips and I have seen Both Bad Co & Paul Rodgers in Concert and that's not what I witnessed. In the video I would suggest when you see (Poorly), Mick's hand down low on the neck that he is @ 3rd fret C or maybe passing to a Cowboy C. Additionally I would also believe that the guitar did not have a "String Swap" (which was a swap you suggested might be). I would have to say that whoever the Guitar Tech was for Mick over the years would be the accurate source. Upon looking at several other Bad Co Videos they appear to reflect conventional tunings. Just my view. No disrespect meant to you or your teaching as we all have ways of playing this wonderful instrument the Guitar! Best regards.
This is the tuning on the record. Years ago I bought a Bad Company music book and in it Mick Ralphs goes in to an explanation of the tuning. This is also the tuning for “Moving On” I believe. They may have used standard tuning live, sounds close and makes the solos doable. The C tuning is impossible to bend.
I can't get enough of Bad Company. Thanks.
the outro to this song just gets me every time! Paul telling the band, "yeah this one, this one...woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!" like there just isnt more rock they can possibly give right now.
Really enjoy learning songs from you. Thank you so much for teaching us all and carrying on the greatest music genre that's ever existed. Once again thank you
My pleasure!
Hi Doug, thanks for this 👍.
Ever since the "Alright Now" days, I've been a Paul Rodgers fan and when he left Free, my first Bad Company Album was their self entitled debut album including this epic tune.
It's always good to get new skills and knowledge and this ol' boomer, surely can tell you this: It's never too late to learn.
☮️❤️🎸
No wonder it never sounded "quite right" when i've played it all these years (smacks head Doh!) Just like I couldn't get the Stones songs "quite right" in standard tuning 50 years ago. Look forward to your video every week.
Can't get enough of this channel
haha! I saw what you did there :-)
@@12footchain apologies couldn't resist that joke
Thanks, man! Can always count on you to get me ready for rehearsals.
Interstinng thing about this whole album is so many of the tunes are done in that open c tuning
It went straight shooter came around a year later it was pretty much all standard tuned for the most.
Thanks for these lessons Doug very cool.
Nice! I found a decent backing track online on this one. Much fun! Thx.
The best play of this besides Mick. Thanks, man.
I never used Open C. I love your channel and love that you cover such a range of topics. I rarely tune up for my open tunings. I prefer to tune down and capo. Thank you for explaining the string gages.
Thanks a great song to learn!
Awesome lesson. ❤ Loved this tune since I first heard it on KFRC AM radio in 1974! Never knew the song was in open C tuning nor that there was a harmonizing lead. Yeah, I think open G is the way to go here. Thanks!
Fabulous song choice.
Brilliant, thanks!
Thanks for solving the mystery!
Wow 12 Ft I saw Bad Company at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto back in 87. So loud ♫♪♫♪♫
I am 71 and did not go
Love those forgetful moments where you can't remember names in the midst of conversation or video😅 I love it I'm not the only one at least, but great video, great lesson👍 hopefully I'll make some sort of sound that makes sense today🙏
haa...!!...now THIS is the kind of thing I like...yep....hav learnt this song before( i know...."elsewhere....")...BUT i'm looking forward to go over it with your take....lots of interesting "bits" here...soo...here we go...cheers and thx.....
This video makes me driven to start messing with that open C tuning. Gonna do it on a Donner DJC-1000.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend ❤😊
Dude, your brain must be melted from the alt. tuning stuff. Really great credible harmonies.
I bet you did Tele for tuning for stability(longer scale), right? Ü ♫
Dig the SG!
TOP !!!! Lesson - Tx sooo much!!
Tough tackle this one. At least for me. Appreciated.
Brilliant.What a song-and what an underrated Guitarist and wrier Mick Ralphs is-he had a bucket load of songs that Ian Hunter didn't think suited Mott the Hoople (check out the debut album-Moving on,Ready for Love) and found a kindred spirit in Paul Rodgers and the result was magic.The first 2 albums in particular are chock full of classics-Good Loving Gone Bad off Straight Shooter is ina similar vein to this and might be worth a lesson?His stuff with Hoople is also worth checking out-Thunderbuck Ram off Mad Shadows is a total banger-One of the Boys is a slowed down rearranged version of thi to my ears.Keep up the good work.
Do you have some Johnny cash songs for your new videos to learn
Great. Very informative. I think I'll stick to open G. Close counts at my level of expertise.
Hi Doug, have you ever tried the solo with a harmony pedal? My band is covering this but we only have me and the other guitarist doing the rhythm over the solo. I thought maybe a harmony pedal would work. Do you have a pedal in mind? Thanks for this lesson. A lot of choices to try.
Have not, but love the boss harmonist pedal. I'm sure it could do a great job. Not sure if every note would harmonize exactly as on record but most would and you could make it work
never knew about that open C thing; the open G sounds more prominent to me though...great job as always brother; thanks for sharing
...early live footage shows paul and mick playing single note harmony solos?
Thanks! How about Radar Love by Golden Earring? Including the catchy bassline.
Definitely
Are your hands wet on the wheel, and have you been driving all night? Some Focus wouldn’t go amis either…
@@12footchainIf we are going Dutch, I’m going to address this to you directly now (as a Patreon too), how about some Focus, Jan Akkerman is possibly the most underrated guitarist of all time…
You must have the fastest growing guitar channel on TH-cam and there is a reason for that. Thanks for all the good stuff!
Tryin'! thanks for the note
Can’t get enough or midnight rambler in open g 😊 either way two for the price of one. Thanks for the video . Can I ask which mic and editing software you use ? Rock on !
I use reaper to capture audio, sm57 mic
@@12footchain great natural sound ! Cheers
I found out this song was in open C awhile back but no way was I gonna do that! I have played it in standard or open G if I have another guitar player, but you have it exactly as it was recorded. I am wondering how RALPHS played it live since he was the lone guitar player in Bad Company!
The Major pentatonic box#1 but the minor pentatonic box#4 which is a whole step down from the major pentatonic box#1? Its unusual for a guitar solo to use major pentatonic box#1 and switch to minor pentatonic box#4
I was wondering if you could get to Open C by tuning E A D G B E to E G (tune down) C (tune down) G C (tune up 1/2) E? So E G C G C E?
Yes that would also be another version of an open C
@@12footchain Your one of my favorite channels. I love how you introduce each song with background information and assorted interesting details.
Doug....i know.....open tunings.....i've tried em but we ain't friends....in this case its the right thing...BUT....i will play it standard only...yep...haha
i hate faffing around.....standard it is....cheers...😅
all good
You could do a lot worse than explore some Mott The Hoople tracks, they were far more than a band that Bowie wrote a song for.
REQUEST: I Wanna New Drug. Do u know it? Just the song-not the lead as it sounds like generic bluesy minor pentatonic scale that I would probably just improvise as it sounds like the licks aren’t necessarily germane to the tune. Although the 6 bar horn interlude might b cool to learn on guitar but not necessary and probably too much work.
Good Loving Gone Bad please!
Ooh, good one
Simon Kirke was the drummer
The bassist played with King Crimson.
I tried tuning my g string to that no way i could come close to it , way to high sounds cool but no reason to tune it like that , when you can get the same sound from a440
I didn't even try to tune the G string ti E, I just swapped strings 1 and 3 and then tuned them. It's a pain if you have one guitar for sure, but that was what worked for me
Great Choice, Great lesson, Great Soloing.....!!! Your one mistake; why a Tele on the Rhythm Guitar?? Everybody knows Mick Ralphs was a 100% Les Paul Man, including his hits and guitar-playing with Mott The Hoople. Those opening chords would sound fatter with your cool Les Paul!!! 🎶🎵🎶🎸😂😂😂
I wasn't claiming he usedca tele. I used 3 guitars in the lesson, one for each tuning. I wasnt going to retune the LP all day.. That rhythm part is an open C tuning.
He did use a Tele live on this tune. He also used a firebird in Mott the hoople.
@@12footchainGotcha!! 🎉🎉🎉
@@12footchainThe smiling emojis were meant to connote an element of harmless trash-talk.
@@jameshazen2907Sure..and Martin Barre now plays a Paul Reed Smith live...a lot lighter than a LP Standard. Live vs studio recording are two separate animals.
This lesson need a disclaimer for required eye protection prior to tuning. 😉
Why not just leave the g string where it is and tune the d string up to an e? That seems easier…
Because the pitch of the E is important. It needs to be the octave pitch E, not the equivalent of the d string tuned up 2 frets. Know what I mean?
If you've ever watched Bad Co Play this song - This IS NOT the way Mick & Paul play or tune their guitars.
Disagree. Muck Ralphs on these clips is clearly playing open tuning, first chord open, and it's in C pitch. Perhaps Paul Rodgers didn't use Open tuning live for himself, but Mick is. th-cam.com/video/WmJrisOBzJ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DMsRboR39gxGo2cl and here are examples th-cam.com/video/z4sKdiWlLR8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RP2V8Y3vsFRC7m7P
I watched those clips and I have seen Both Bad Co & Paul Rodgers in Concert and that's not what I witnessed. In the video I would suggest when you see (Poorly), Mick's hand down low on the neck that he is @ 3rd fret C or maybe passing to a Cowboy C. Additionally I would also believe that the guitar did not have a "String Swap" (which was a swap you suggested might be). I would have to say that whoever the Guitar Tech was for Mick over the years would be the accurate source. Upon looking at several other Bad Co Videos they appear to reflect conventional tunings. Just my view. No disrespect meant to you or your teaching as we all have ways of playing this wonderful instrument the Guitar! Best regards.
This is the tuning on the record. Years ago I bought a Bad Company music book and in it Mick Ralphs goes in to an explanation of the tuning. This is also the tuning for “Moving On” I believe. They may have used standard tuning live, sounds close and makes the solos doable. The C tuning is impossible to bend.
@@KenWarrickPaul’s tuning was standard and Mick’s was in Open C. His guitar tech during the 70s, Syd, can attest to this.
CCGCEC
Chicken😂
Your talking to much