JBG was the song that got me playing in 1955 at 11. I have always gone back to it and listened to again and again. This guy really knows it and I picked up the last part of the second solo from him. Now I know the whole thing note for note and feeling for feeling. Thanks
Once again you have put in the hard work to analyse the true formations of these classic riffs which most of us thought we knew how to play decades ago-turns out we were wrong!
"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'" - John Lennon. Great Lesson! Showing the "map" of where all the notes in the solo fall, and how they coincide with the B-flat and E-flat chords was particularly useful. Well played! Keep up the great work!
This was the song that started it all for me about 53 years ago. Still can't quite play it right, but maybe now (WITH THE HELP OF YOUR VIDEO) I'll get down pat. Thanks for all of the great content.
I guess I'm younger - 66, only been playing for fifty-TWO years. You old guys are a real inspiration to me. But I do think the point here is - it's not supposed to be RIGHT. Do you think Chuck BERRY ever played it the same way twice? Just flap 'em around, what comes out is what's "right." Study it like it's Beethoven, Chuck will be the one rolling over - in his grave. Though I do like Beethoven - no lack of balls there! it's all rock 'n' roll.
This is the guy this is the man another excellent lesson every guitar player in the world should know this song and now we're going to learn it right great job like always I know I'm at the right place to learn songs
Yes, NASA sent a clip of "JBG" on Voyager & purportedly when the aliens found it, they replied "SEND MORE CHUCK BERRY!!!" We will...& this guy will show them how to play it. Keep up the good work!!!
I am glad somebody finally showed that intro properly! I see so many players do some variation, which I guess is ok but this is the right way. THE bflat ( piano key) as they call it, is a clue he may have adopted Johnny Johnsons piano playing riff. Of course most play it in A now its easier to jam with but Bflat is it.
Great job both of you!! Your the easiest to understand! For me anyway!! You can follow what your doing and talking about!! I have to sit down and start playing more! Thank you both!!
Talked with keyboard player who toured UK and played German TV with Chuck and said on the flight from UK to Germany Chuck didn't want to talk early rock n roll but only English literature. Also demanded cash before ever stepping on a stage.
@@MSM101 Eh, it may have been a roadshow and the guy was part of some other band or part of the backing band for all the name performers. As for the getting cash up front: this is well known about Chuck (as is: using local players, bringing only his guitar, and using event-provided amps) and he and many performers-especially minority ones -learned the hard way in the early days. Event promoters would often take off with the cash or skim large amounts or use a gun to force a performer to take less than originally promised. Getting paid cash up front was smart.
I saw chuck play at Sam Houston state in about 1971. Check demanded his pay before he took the stage even though that’s not what the contract called for. Chuck had no band with him and used the local “warm up” band as backup.
@@MSM101 Wrong. He toured UK with Rockin Horse (Mike Snow on keys). They also played BeatClub in Germany - if you don't believe someone who knew the band like I did then just look it up on TH-cam and you can see Mike on keys.
I played drums with Chuck in 1971 in North Carolina with the Allman Brothers and Spirit on the same bill and stage. We played all of his hits and the live concert is on TH-cam under UNC 71 Jubilee in the 2nd of 2 segments seen after the Allman Brothers performance .
I have 10 great pictures of me and Chuck one of which we are both laughing and he is holding my hands in stitches bent over. This pic was taken back stage before we went on. My brother took all the photos and I was just doing my thing . They are all classic photos.
Not to take anything away from Mark, I watch his channel too. I just wanted to add my understanding of chucks sound.. the reason why it's hard for a band to cop this groove is that the piano is swinging the beat and chuck is playing 4 /4 time. Louis Jordan's sax playing as well as Johnny Johnsons driving piano sound was often inspiring what chuck played His sound was his own , and deserves all the credit he gets , a poet an inovater and an artist. I could be wrong but I've been told this by someone who understands these things better than i
Nice riffing! But off topic, love your Thunder Road shirt! I've spent a lot of time with Frank and his crew at the West Seattle store. Always have great gear!
JOHNNY B. GOODE was recorded January 6, 1958 at Chess recording studio in Chicago. Besides Chuck playing rhythm guitar and overdubbing leads and riffs, Lafayette Leake played piano, Willie Dixon bass and Fred Below drums. What makes the recording unique is the jazz swing drumming against Chucks straight 4/4 rhythm. Most drummers play this song wrong. They play a rock beat. But Below played a swing beat.
@@7colliemacOn the legendary record, he plays it in Bb. However, In all his later live performances including with Julian Lennon and Keith Richard as well as with Bruce Springsteen, Chuck sang the song in the key of C!!! He was amazing!
Nice! I am going to learn this song soon to do a guitar cover, and deeply enjoyed your appreciation and praise for the pure rock n' roll riffs and Chuck's brilliancy! Appreciate it and subscribed! : )
Best Guitar 'How-To on the Tube. Done it again!💥Brilliant. Just realised that I've never sat down and taught myself this. Going to change that next - Thanks I think Chuck once said that these intros licks fills and solos of his were written to try to emulate the sound of a brass section that he didn't have. Amazing to think of that being the case, if so. They became rock guitar lore. Literally the sound of Rock'n'Roll ;)
hey all new guitar players out there, it's me, some guy... some guy that leaves a comment. you know that old classic Chuck Berry sound you're all looking for? well, listen to this! i know you all aren't ready for this but, your great grandparents, they love it.
11:18 I played this song for years before realizing I was playing those chorus riffs out of time from the original. The timing on it is a little tricky.
I have seen this played so many times and mostly in other keys and played incorrectly since I started playing out in 69'. I then played drums. I switched to guitar and never played it this exact. Actually, never wanted to do the song as I had so many memories of it done so poorly (kind of like Proud Mary LOL). I would play this again if I took the time to learn it the proper way. Thanks, love what you do.
Outstanding video, thanks for doing this. You sure showed me how to do it right. Keith Richards made his entire career off "Johnny B. Goode" and all the other Chuck Berry riffs and solos he recorded during his amazing career. As far as I'm concerned, if you don't know how to play "Johnny B. Goode" you're not a rock and roll guitar player.
Great Lesson! I've been playing this wrong for decades 🤣, so thank you! Correct me if I'm wrong, but do you need to add some more dots on your visual of the fretboard and notes @5:55? When you start playing the call and response stuff @16:50...you're hitting the B and G strings at the 10th and 11th frets? Your dots end at the 9th fret.
It boggles my mind to try to imagine how through-the-roof exciting this must have sounded to kids in 1958. It's not surprising rock and roll scared the hell out authorities who tried to ban it for fear it would spark riots. I've heard both Keith Richards and Lemmy discuss the context of the times, both pointing out how dull and boring popular music was at the time, and then suddenly stuff like THIS (and Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, etc.) started blasting out of their radios. Unimaginable, but easy to understand how it sparked a cultural revolution for the youth of the time...
Mark is terrific. I've been subscribed to him forever. The guy I miss on YT is James James. His channel is still there, but sadly he doesn't produce content anymore. You are helping to fill that gap very well, though.
According to Keith Richards, while he was making the documentary about Chuck (Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll), Chuck never played the song live the same way, even in how he tuned. He said it made it tough when they filmed the live sequences for the film because the other band members were always having to adjust that.
Many thanks for your JBG Lesson Really good exposure to the lead guitar riff. I'm old enough to remember (pushing 80) that guitars in the '50's and Early '60's had wire wound strings in the G (3rd) position. I might be wrong, but I think you had to slide up two frets rather than bend up two frets in the solos. on the G string ?? just a thought.
Yeah there was a lot of that. Some guys took the low E string and threw it out, moved all the other strings over one, and added a banjo string on the high e/1st string slot. Until string manufacturers started making unwound 3rds
Thanks 12-Foot. This song has been on my list for 40 years. Shame on me. As soon as I get done with dinner here, I'll give it a whirl. Oh, by the way... I do play this my own way so it's not like I haven't tried. It's just not verbatim. Thanks again. sw (subscriber)
Chuck Berry would play the intro in many different ways from the original recording. Daryl Davis from the Washington DC area was one of his main keyboard players. I just saw him recently at the Birchmere and Alexandria.
If you find yourself getting tired on that rhythm riff you can always do this: Middle finger 6th fret Low E, Pinky 8th fret A string, then block with pinky and ring, still middle finger 6th fret and Index 5th fret D string. Easier!
chuck was the man, he used to tour in his Cadillac, him and a guitar, he would get a local band to learn his hits and to back him up , pay them 1000 bucks and he would get 10000
WHAT A EXCCELENT LESSON TUTORIAL, I AM VOCALIST AND GUITARIST WITH A HOBBY BAND AND I LIKE TO MUCH THIS ICONIC SONG OF CHUCK BERRY THAT HAS A LOT OF COVERS INCLUDED THE BEATLES , AND JOHN LENNON WAS A BIG FAN OF CHUCK, AND THERE ARE A VIDEO HERE ON TH-cam PLAYING TOGETHER🙂🙂🎤🎤🎸🎸 AS SAME AS KEITH RICHARDS ROLLING STONES GUITARIST WHO RECEIVE A PUNCH ON HIS FACE WHEN TOOK THE BERRY GUITAR IN HIS DRESSING ROOM...LOL 😂 THANKS FROM MÉXICO. JOE.🙂🎤🎸
Chuck also stole Walbash Cannonball for his hit The Promised Land. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been so critical of The Beach Boys. Music is circular. Great lesson!
I'm not sure the the song was originally played in A# because they sometimes used to roll the master tape faster after the song was recorded to make a song faster in the actual record. That changed the key up to the next key. I know they did it with Sweet Little Sixteen so why not with Johnny B Goode also. Besides why would a guitar player choose to play in A# as A is so much easier?
Yo Man, Chuck and Doug[?] (12 Foot Chain) can play a guitar just like 'ringin' a bell' Hat's off to you! Great Job on lesson. You are correct EVERY guitar player should know this tune, pretty much started here, it's on my list with your instruction, thanks! Excellent job! Hey, wondering about another 'speed' player, Alvin Lee of Ten Years After fame. How about (I know this is a big ask) the EPIC solo from 'Good Morning Little School Girl' from Ten Years After Recorded Live 1973 LP? It's super fast and a bit long and in my mind, this solo stands with all the greats from the 2nd British Invasion bands.....it's worth it, PLEASE and THANKS!
Marvin Berry his cousin overheard it on a gig after cutting his fingure while breaking into a trunk,a local stranger volunteered to take over for him on guitar,Marvin then called unselfishly his cousin chuck on the pay phone just off stage and let him here it {one time over a 50s model pay phone}
Guitar techniques magazine claimed this was recorded in A and sped up (along with vocals to make him sound younger). They also noted an open d (sounding as Eb) string accidentally hit by Chuck which would have sounded different against Bb. The second half of the intro solo is overdubbed whilst the first guitar moves to the chugging part. What do you think? You’re playing off these parts is awesome by the way. They sound so good!
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JBG was the song that got me playing in 1955 at 11. I have always gone back to it and listened to again and again. This guy really knows it and I picked up the last part of the second solo from him. Now I know the whole thing note for note and feeling for feeling. Thanks
The song was released in 1958.
Perhaps you’re thinking of « Maybellene » which came out in 1955.
Oops. Not good with dates
That’s the best breakdown of the exact notes for Johnny B. Goode that I’ve ever seen. Well Done, Maestro!🙌🏻🙌🏻🍎
Once again you have put in the hard work to analyse the true formations of these classic riffs which most of us thought we knew how to play decades ago-turns out we were wrong!
"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'" - John Lennon. Great Lesson! Showing the "map" of where all the notes in the solo fall, and how they coincide with the B-flat and E-flat chords was particularly useful. Well played! Keep up the great work!
This was the song that started it all for me about 53 years ago. Still can't quite play it right, but maybe now (WITH THE HELP OF YOUR VIDEO) I'll get down pat. Thanks for all of the great content.
I guess I'm younger - 66, only been playing for fifty-TWO years. You old guys are a real inspiration to me. But I do think the point here is - it's not supposed to be RIGHT. Do you think Chuck BERRY ever played it the same way twice? Just flap 'em around, what comes out is what's "right." Study it like it's Beethoven, Chuck will be the one rolling over - in his grave. Though I do like Beethoven - no lack of balls there! it's all rock 'n' roll.
How did you do?
This was the guy and song that got me into guitar. Saw him play this on TV in the early 70’s. I was 12 years old and that was it for me.
How you teach is impeccable. You have a flow of teaching that so easy to follow. Keep up the good work. Been playing it wrong for 36 years.
Every one knows he got the riff from Marty McFly.
Marty got it from T Bone Walker.
Wasn't he helped by Marvin! Marvin Berry!
@@richardwallace4212 😂 exactly!
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This is the guy this is the man another excellent lesson every guitar player in the world should know this song and now we're going to learn it right great job like always I know I'm at the right place to learn songs
Excellent teacher
Yes, NASA sent a clip of "JBG" on Voyager & purportedly when the aliens found it, they replied "SEND MORE CHUCK BERRY!!!" We will...& this guy will show them how to play it. Keep up the good work!!!
I am glad somebody finally showed that intro properly! I see so many players do some variation, which I guess is ok but this is the right way. THE bflat ( piano key) as they call it, is a clue he may have adopted Johnny Johnsons piano playing riff. Of course most play it in A now its easier to jam with but Bflat is it.
Thanks for the mention brother! Great video!
No problem, the least I could do. Thanks for your awesome content.
@@12footchain Right back at you - great stuff you're doing.
Great job both of you!! Your the easiest to understand! For me anyway!! You can follow what your doing and talking about!! I have to sit down and start playing more! Thank you both!!
1st song I learned to play oh so long a go .... thanks for showing me how to play it the right way 🙂
Talked with keyboard player who toured UK and played German TV with Chuck and said on the flight from UK to Germany Chuck didn't want to talk early rock n roll but only English literature. Also demanded cash before ever stepping on a stage.
I can tell you now that *that* keyboard player never toured with Chuck. He used "pick up" musicians at every venue, often his support.
@@MSM101 Eh, it may have been a roadshow and the guy was part of some other band or part of the backing band for all the name performers. As for the getting cash up front: this is well known about Chuck (as is: using local players, bringing only his guitar, and using event-provided amps) and he and many performers-especially minority ones -learned the hard way in the early days. Event promoters would often take off with the cash or skim large amounts or use a gun to force a performer to take less than originally promised. Getting paid cash up front was smart.
I saw chuck play at Sam Houston state in about 1971. Check demanded his pay before he took the stage even though that’s not what the contract called for. Chuck had no band with him and used the local “warm up” band as backup.
@@MSM101 Wrong. He toured UK with Rockin Horse (Mike Snow on keys). They also played BeatClub in Germany - if you don't believe someone who knew the band like I did then just look it up on TH-cam and you can see Mike on keys.
@@larryallen1093 I've seen him three times in Scotland under exactly the same circumstances.
I played drums with Chuck in 1971 in North Carolina with the Allman Brothers and Spirit on the same bill and stage. We played all of his hits and the live concert is on TH-cam under UNC 71 Jubilee in the 2nd of 2 segments seen after the Allman Brothers performance .
wow that is great! So I have to ask, any interaction with him? I've heard stories about how he may not have treated his support bands all that well.
I have 10 great pictures of me and Chuck one of which we are both laughing and he is holding my hands in stitches bent over. This pic was taken back stage before we went on. My brother took all the photos and I was just doing my thing . They are all classic photos.
That was so well done!
Thanks!
Thank you!
Not to take anything away from Mark, I watch his channel too.
I just wanted to add my understanding of chucks sound.. the reason why it's hard for a band to cop this groove is that the piano is swinging the beat and chuck is playing 4 /4 time. Louis Jordan's sax playing as well as Johnny Johnsons driving piano sound was often inspiring what chuck played
His sound was his own , and deserves all the credit he gets , a poet an inovater and an artist.
I could be wrong but I've been told this by someone who understands these things better than i
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Awesome lesson! Thanks for the demo and discussion! 👍
Always enjoy your lessons. You're one of the best on YT..
Thank you!
Great lesson.....your a good teacher
Great lesson. Beautiful guitar. Thank you very much.
Good timing, I've been working on this. Chuck had huge hands, and could rock out on the 1st position F chord easily
Man, I joined your patreon, I did the Beck level. Man, you have some great tabs. I can't wait to learn some of these songs the correct way. Thank you
Thank you!
Jimi Hendrix did a version on the Live at Berkeley record that boogles the mind....
Good job! Love the note chart. I’ve done that myself for scales and licks since 1969!
No more excuses.. now i just gots to learn johnny `b`flat😎👍
thanks 😁
Great lesson as always
-I know the intro but learned several things
Amazing lesson!
The ROCK'N'ROLL guitar!!!
Nice riffing! But off topic, love your Thunder Road shirt! I've spent a lot of time with Frank and his crew at the West Seattle store. Always have great gear!
JOHNNY B. GOODE was recorded January 6, 1958 at Chess recording studio in Chicago. Besides Chuck playing rhythm guitar and overdubbing leads and riffs, Lafayette Leake played piano, Willie Dixon bass and Fred Below drums. What makes the recording unique is the jazz swing drumming against Chucks straight 4/4 rhythm. Most drummers play this song wrong. They play a rock beat. But Below played a swing beat.
Yes you are right, the dichotomy of chucks straight time playing vs the swing backbeat is such an important nuance
Chuck plays it in B# most guitarists (including me) play it in A.
@@7colliemacOn the legendary record, he plays it in Bb. However, In all his later live performances including with Julian Lennon and Keith Richard as well as with Bruce Springsteen, Chuck sang the song in the key of C!!! He was amazing!
@@7colliemacdon’t you mean B flat. Because B sharp would be C, I guess.
My personal favorite guitar teacher. My pleasure just to listen and watch even if I don't learn to play 😊❤
Thanks for the kind words!
This is it.. the holy grail 🎸
Love that guitar.
Awesome lesson.👍🏼
The king of duads and triads.
Nice! I am going to learn this song soon to do a guitar cover, and deeply enjoyed your appreciation and praise for the pure rock n' roll riffs and Chuck's brilliancy! Appreciate it and subscribed! : )
You're going to have to show us the duck walk to hahaha
That I would like to see 🤣
Best Guitar 'How-To on the Tube. Done it again!💥Brilliant.
Just realised that I've never sat down and taught myself this. Going to change that next - Thanks
I think Chuck once said that these intros licks fills and solos of his were written to try to emulate the sound of a brass section that he didn't have.
Amazing to think of that being the case, if so. They became rock guitar lore. Literally the sound of Rock'n'Roll ;)
Thank you very much, a great tutorial, friendly and clever.
hey all new guitar players out there, it's me, some guy... some guy that leaves a comment. you know that old classic Chuck Berry sound you're all looking for? well, listen to this! i know you all aren't ready for this but, your great grandparents, they love it.
Amigo, eres muy buen maestro !!! Tocas de modo original, me gusta, así que me suscribo, cordial saludo! 😄👍
Welcome!
Robert Johnson is the granddad of rock n'roll, prb the thing Chuck Berry adapted - and simplified, masterfully, for mass-consumptoon.
Greatest ever song
11:18 I played this song for years before realizing I was playing those chorus riffs out of time from the original. The timing on it is a little tricky.
I would like to request a lesson for Run Rudolph Run. Your lesson on Johnny B. Goode is awesome.
I have seen this played so many times and mostly in other keys and played incorrectly since I started playing out in 69'. I then played drums. I switched to guitar and never played it this exact. Actually, never wanted to do the song as I had so many memories of it done so poorly (kind of like Proud Mary LOL). I would play this again if I took the time to learn it the proper way. Thanks, love what you do.
Outstanding video, thanks for doing this. You sure showed me how to do it right. Keith Richards made his entire career off "Johnny B. Goode" and all the other Chuck Berry riffs and solos he recorded during his amazing career. As far as I'm concerned, if you don't know how to play "Johnny B. Goode" you're not a rock and roll guitar player.
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Thanks mate.
Love learning a Marty mcfly classic!
Great video! Thanks.
Great channel, thanks for all the fantastic content 🎸
Michael J Fox played all downstrokes in Back to the Future. Which I thought showed his chops pretty well. Thanks 🤙🤙
Love your contract. Wait for them!
Great tone from this rig...!!!😁👍👍😎
"i guess you guys aren't ready for that, but your kids are gonna love it."
Great Lesson! I've been playing this wrong for decades 🤣, so thank you! Correct me if I'm wrong, but do you need to add some more dots on your visual of the fretboard and notes @5:55? When you start playing the call and response stuff @16:50...you're hitting the B and G strings at the 10th and 11th frets? Your dots end at the 9th fret.
It boggles my mind to try to imagine how through-the-roof exciting this must have sounded to kids in 1958. It's not surprising rock and roll scared the hell out authorities who tried to ban it for fear it would spark riots. I've heard both Keith Richards and Lemmy discuss the context of the times, both pointing out how dull and boring popular music was at the time, and then suddenly stuff like THIS (and Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, etc.) started blasting out of their radios. Unimaginable, but easy to understand how it sparked a cultural revolution for the youth of the time...
Mark is terrific. I've been subscribed to him forever.
The guy I miss on YT is James James. His channel is still there, but sadly he doesn't produce content anymore. You are helping to fill that gap very well, though.
Talk talk talk, get on with it !
Heavy Metal of the 50's
Cheers...
According to Keith Richards, while he was making the documentary about Chuck (Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll), Chuck never played the song live the same way, even in how he tuned. He said it made it tough when they filmed the live sequences for the film because the other band members were always having to adjust that.
Where 12foot chain stories came from,Sir!
I am a retired engineer and I am blown away when I see things that are “math”. Was Chuck Berry a mathematician? Is all music math? How, what,…..?
I doubt any other guitar player inspired more people to play, chuck was some entertainer.
Many thanks for your JBG Lesson Really good exposure to the lead guitar riff. I'm old enough to remember (pushing 80) that guitars in the '50's and Early '60's had wire wound strings in the G (3rd) position. I might be wrong, but I think you had to slide up two frets rather than bend up two frets in the solos. on the G string ?? just a thought.
Yeah there was a lot of that. Some guys took the low E string and threw it out, moved all the other strings over one, and added a banjo string on the high e/1st string slot. Until string manufacturers started making unwound 3rds
Thanks 12-Foot. This song has been on my list for 40 years. Shame on me. As soon as I get done with dinner here, I'll give it a whirl. Oh, by the way... I do play this my own way so it's not like I haven't tried. It's just not verbatim. Thanks again. sw (subscriber)
Chuck Berry would play the intro in many different ways from the original recording.
Daryl Davis from the Washington DC area was one of his main keyboard players.
I just saw him recently at the Birchmere and Alexandria.
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Welcome!
If you find yourself getting tired on that rhythm riff you can always do this: Middle finger 6th fret Low E, Pinky 8th fret A string, then block with pinky and ring, still middle finger 6th fret and Index 5th fret D string. Easier!
i play this through a dimed Marshall double stack and BOSS Metal Zone pedal for 18 hours a day
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ThankS .i met Chuck
this was great thank-you
That was great
You should do a lesson for chuck berrys promised land that elvis covered. Only teach the james burton solo used for elvis rendition
Thank You
"...But your kids are gonna love it" ----Marty McFly
He look like prince❤❤❤❤
I want to play like Chuck Berry..😊
The only one's that don't tap their feet to this song ....are deceased !!😊
chuck was the man, he used to tour in his Cadillac, him and a guitar, he would get a local band to learn his hits and to back him up , pay them 1000 bucks and he would get 10000
WHAT A EXCCELENT LESSON TUTORIAL, I AM VOCALIST AND GUITARIST WITH A HOBBY BAND AND I LIKE TO MUCH THIS ICONIC SONG OF CHUCK BERRY THAT HAS A LOT OF COVERS INCLUDED THE BEATLES , AND JOHN LENNON WAS A BIG FAN OF CHUCK, AND THERE ARE A VIDEO HERE ON TH-cam PLAYING TOGETHER🙂🙂🎤🎤🎸🎸
AS SAME AS KEITH RICHARDS ROLLING STONES GUITARIST WHO RECEIVE A PUNCH ON HIS FACE WHEN TOOK THE BERRY GUITAR IN HIS DRESSING ROOM...LOL 😂
THANKS FROM MÉXICO.
JOE.🙂🎤🎸
Thank you, Saludos
Played on a proper red Marty McFly Gibson guitar
Nice shirt!
looking over your right shoulder that sunburst thats hanging is it a 60s Baldwin?
Epiphone Casino
Chuck also stole Walbash Cannonball for his hit The Promised Land. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been so critical of The Beach Boys. Music is circular. Great lesson!
I'm not sure the the song was originally played in A# because they sometimes used to roll the master tape faster after the song was recorded to make a song faster in the actual record. That changed the key up to the next key. I know they did it with Sweet Little Sixteen so why not with Johnny B Goode also. Besides why would a guitar player choose to play in A# as A is so much easier?
Cool daddy O 😊
Chuck invented rock. Period.
I’d have to say Little Richard
Starts playing at 03:00
Thanks for the lesson! And nice shirt! Love me some Thunder Road! Are you a Seattle guy?
Lived there 25 years,. moved to TN 4 years ago
Ahh yes, when I was young kid ....
Nice video. You look like Southside Johnny.
Yo Man, Chuck and Doug[?] (12 Foot Chain) can play a guitar just like 'ringin' a bell' Hat's off to you! Great Job on lesson. You are correct EVERY guitar player should know this tune, pretty much started here, it's on my list with your instruction, thanks! Excellent job!
Hey, wondering about another 'speed' player, Alvin Lee of Ten Years After fame. How about (I know this is a big ask) the EPIC solo from 'Good Morning Little School Girl' from Ten Years After Recorded Live 1973 LP? It's super fast and a bit long and in my mind, this solo stands with all the greats from the 2nd British Invasion bands.....it's worth it, PLEASE and THANKS!
Marvin Berry his cousin overheard it on a gig after cutting his fingure while breaking into a trunk,a local stranger volunteered to take over for him on guitar,Marvin then called unselfishly his cousin chuck on the pay phone just off stage and let him here it {one time over a 50s model pay phone}
Please do run run Rudolph
i was 6 years old when i heard this song 1st time.....still like it...haa....
Guitar techniques magazine claimed this was recorded in A and sped up (along with vocals to make him sound younger). They also noted an open d (sounding as Eb) string accidentally hit by Chuck which would have sounded different against Bb. The second half of the intro solo is overdubbed whilst the first guitar moves to the chugging part. What do you think? You’re playing off these parts is awesome by the way. They sound so good!
Thank you. All sounds plausible and 1000% the 2nd part is overdubbed, as is the solo