Good morning to you. I just came across your site, and really respect what you do. I'm I guess you would call a seasoned pro, but I am picking up a lot of ideas from your fantastic lessons. mainly the precision and phrasing of your wonderful little composition. I've noticed that there is some controversy regarding the original recording and who played it. The great Clarence White or Lloyd Green? I can tell you this. Many years ago mid 70s. Lloyd Green was on the road as a rep and endorser of sho-bud pedal steels. He stopped in a little shop in Western Mass. He would pick up local players, chart out a few numbers and off we would go. I was fortunate enough to be part of his group, although I played bass! The guitar picker was a bit more advanced that I. It was a fun experience, what a great guy. And yes that is him on the original cut! Keep up the good work, you have a seasoned fan. Much respect sir....
Thank-you Ron! That's a great story! Brilliant to have cleared up the controversy over who actually played on this track. I had a feeling it was Lloyd Green, but there's not much reliable information out there.
Yes I agree. As I said in a previous post 5 months ago, I know Lloyd Green and have recorded him many times over the years. It's clearly him. Also, if you are closely familiar with both the B-bender and the pedal steel guitar you can tell it's a steel by listening.
Quite right about Lloyd Green as the person who played the solo on the studio track. Great you got to play with him as well. Apologies Adrian for having doubted you. 🙇
God I love that album. It must have served as the gateway drug to country music for a lot of people. From sturgill simpson to the byrds, I'm afraid the freaks just make much better country music
If you watch the episode of "Playboy after Dark," Clarence White is playing his famous B-Bender. However, he came to the band after Parsons and Hillman left to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. So it would have been Lloyd Green or Jay Dee Maness playing actual pedal steel on the recorded track. :)
Bravo Adrian. Synchronicity raises its head as I have been working on this solo and here you providing some lovely tips. My understanding is Clarence White played this solo on Byrd's album using a Parsons-White B-bender Telecaster, the first ever made. Many thanks for your always excellent lessons.
Amazing timing! Here’s a post from Guthrie Trapp’s Facebook page yesterday. Thank you for a great lesson. “What an honor to have the great Lloyd Green come to our gig last night. He is always a joy to be around. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know him and work with him over the years. If you aren’t familiar with his steel guitar playing, you need to check him out. He’s a total badass and Nashville legend. Pictured here with Jimmy Wallace. We’ll be doing this gig every Thursday 7pm at Kitchen Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Come hang!”
Crazy synchronicity. I just was listening to Sweetheart of the Rodeo a couple of weeks ago, learned the song right after that, and taught it to my son on Monday! Great album, song, and lesson.
Much of that sound was a B bender installed by Clarence White. People who saw Graham live at the time would stand there trying to figure out what he was doing. Great video, great playing.
Yes, hard to get reliable info on this but could well be B bender rather than a true pedal steel. Clarence White certainly played on the album but it's unclear which tracks. Certainly sounds like it could be him on this song.
Great lesson as always Adrian, but I think you were right in the first place, it's Lloyd Green. As a Nashville recording engineer for several decades I recorded him many times, and I also have quite a bit of experience with the B-bender. For me, the subtle bar vibrato across multiple strings on the original solo is telltale. Steel guitar.
Great lesson. Checkout Marty Stuart on David Letterman on TH-cam, they are playing with no pedals and there is another video on TH-cam uploaded by Otis Gibbs, titled Marty Stuart - Showing David Letterman how it is done. That video is 10:40 long, it is an interview of Kenny Vaughan explaining the story of how they played with no pedals through Princeton Reverb 70” issued amps with changed speakers. The house band female guitarist made a yee haw comment and Marty, Kenny, and the band tore it up on the show playing smokin guitar and singing great. It just shows how great tone can be achieved without hundreds or thousands of dollars spent on pedals. Thanks.
This has happened many times now, I become obsessed with a certain record or song for a while and then suddenly get a recommendation of you playing it! Always such different worlds of songs, for example this one/husker du/crime city solution, my hat goes off to you for all your excellent videos and top notch song choices!! From Sydney
Hey Adrian! Happy Friday and great lesson my friend! I just left you a message in the posting for this lesson with the related tabs in Patreon. Looks like maybe a B Bender was in play for this solo! Mind blowing! Again, great lesson! To anyone on the fence about becoming a Patreon supporter of Adrian and this channel, just do it! I found it to be very rewarding! Tabs and backing tracks and more, just brilliant!
Thanks CC. Yes, it could well be Clarence White on the B bender. I've never tried a Bender but it seems to me that even with one installed some of the licks in the main solo would be hard to pull off. Really sounds like a pedal steel to me, though maybe that's just CW working his magic!
@@acpg - I listened to it several more times, and I am in agreement with you that it seems like some of it would be difficult without a true pedal steel. I guess all I know for sure is it’s a great song with a great solo and great fills throughout the tune🤠
@@CC-qb9sm Yes, lots of debate here about who played what and I'm honestly not sure! But you're right, great song and solo regardless of all that stuff!
I had not seen this video before today. You have beautifully captured the archetypical country licks and sounds, Adrian. The well-placed chord tones are so key to sounding great -- and I guess that's true for pretty much any genre. To this day, it is the bread and butter for hybrid bands such as the Eagles. Tele + Country = a match made in Guitar Heaven.
That's absolutely what it is. I just recently saw Marty Stuart playing the actual Telecaster that Clarence used on the studio version. From my observations, it has a internal "B Bender" operated off of the forward strap eye. Near the neck pocket, as opposed to the Hipshot model.
Thanks for another great lesson, Adrian. The idea of playing over the chords rather than just soloing in the key centre is really useful for learning the fretboard. I recently had to relearn Sultans Of Swing, and realised it is a great tune to learn to practice this technique, as every riff and phrase relates to the chord being played. Cheers!
Thanks for doing this song Adrian. Love Sweetheart of the Rodeo as well. Interesting to see the underlying chord progression (G-Am-C) came up in another song I was learning "Country Girl" by Brinsley Schwartz (Nick Lowe). There's something about the transition from Am to C that is magical. I never tire of hearing or playing those to chords, Am to C or vice-versa.
Its worth a mention that JayDee Maness was all over that album on steel as well. Another top dog in the steel world. This album was a window into country for me as well. Great vid as always Adrian!
Sweet sweet music Adrian, finger lickin soul satisfyin country guitar riffin, I cannot believe you'd get any thumbs down for such a wholesome piece of work Adrian we love you please keep up the good work.
Right! it's not pedal bends, it's his guitar strap pulling the B string. For a long time, people wondered about Mr. White , i.e. "how does he do that??" he was an amazing musician.
Wow!! Country (blues) guitar is absolutely your wheelhouse forte', Adrian!! Very nicely done and if I thought moving over to England was the secret to mastering this great style of solo guitar I'd have moved there rather than here deep in the heart of Texas!! Jim C.
You need a b-bender guitar and watch Marty Stuart's version of this. He plays the pedal steel parts with perfection on his tele which was owned by Clarence White of the Byrds by the way. :)
Hello Adrian, I must admit that when you get down with country you always sound good. it's always a learning experience. Thank You. I wonder Adrian, if you wouldn't mind telling me about some of past bands you've been in ?... I'm really curious... I always notice that when you are playing that you have a smile on your face, looks like you really enjoy what you're doing. Randy in the great North Woods of Michigan
I believe the original is made using a B-string bender developed by Gene Parsons and Clarence White of the Byrds. Both also playing on the original recording.
Hi Adrian. Nice tutorial on your videos, especially your versatile country picking. I have two telecasters, one from the late 80s and a 52 reissue like yours. If you want a pedal steel sound, try one of the Jerry Donahue’s 5 way super switch schematics. You won’t be damaging your Fender, in fact, you can put it back to stock if you prefer the original spec. Keep up the great work……🇮🇪👍
Really enjoy the insight in the theory, exercises and music genres. Look forward to more country, rockabilly and British alternative progressive lessons!
EXCELLENT tutorial Adrian!!!! Thank you soooo much for this. Out comes my tele that I haven't had the chance to play much and I think this will be a perfect song to learn as a beginner lead, I hope :)
Adrian, I just love your taste in music! A great song and solo! Thank you for sharing! A great open tuning/ slide song is Jeff Buckley's Last Goodbye! Was into Byrds and Buckley phase a few years back! Cheers!!
Although Clarence did use the actual "B Bender" his brother invented. Then later went on to market & would actually install himself if you sent your guitar to him. But i think im gonna go with the "Hipshot" model. Its cheaper, works just as well, and dont destroy your guitar. It installs in just a few minutes and good used one can be had for about $100. bucks!
Superb Adrian. Have you considered flipping the control loom around. Then swap volume to tone position. Get your little finger under pot for swells like the old times players
Thanks for the great lesson. Should check out the Marty Stuart show with guest Roger McGuinn. Marty plays Clarence Whites B bender to re- create this great song.
Good morning to you. I just came across your site, and really respect what you do. I'm I guess you would call a seasoned pro, but I am picking up a lot of ideas from your fantastic lessons. mainly the precision and phrasing of your wonderful little composition.
I've noticed that there is some controversy regarding the original recording and who played it. The great Clarence White or Lloyd Green? I can tell you this. Many years ago mid 70s. Lloyd Green was on the road as a rep and endorser of sho-bud pedal steels. He stopped in a little shop in Western Mass. He would pick up local players, chart out a few numbers and off we would go. I was fortunate enough to be part of his group, although I played bass! The guitar picker was a bit more advanced that I. It was a fun experience, what a great guy. And yes that is him on the original cut! Keep up the good work, you have a seasoned fan. Much respect sir....
Thank-you Ron! That's a great story! Brilliant to have cleared up the controversy over who actually played on this track. I had a feeling it was Lloyd Green, but there's not much reliable information out there.
Yes I agree. As I said in a previous post 5 months ago, I know Lloyd Green and have recorded him many times over the years. It's clearly him. Also, if you are closely familiar with both the B-bender and the pedal steel guitar you can tell it's a steel by listening.
Quite right about Lloyd Green as the person who played the solo on the studio track. Great you got to play with him as well. Apologies Adrian for having doubted you. 🙇
God I love that album. It must have served as the gateway drug to country music for a lot of people. From sturgill simpson to the byrds, I'm afraid the freaks just make much better country music
If you watch the episode of "Playboy after Dark," Clarence White is playing his famous B-Bender. However, he came to the band after Parsons and Hillman left to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. So it would have been Lloyd Green or Jay Dee Maness playing actual pedal steel on the recorded track. :)
Always the English gentleman, and a very very talented player of more than one genre... you're the man Adrian!!! I'm a big fan
This is a bit of a dream come true: I’ve oft hoped you would do a Byrds track from one of their more country flavored works and voila here it is!
I absolutely love Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Especially the Gram tunes
....and definitely the Gram versions on the expanded album
@Anne O'Nymous Chill out. Have you heard of a typo? Jesus
@Anne O'Nymous and yes, I do love it. Ta.
Gorgeous! RIP, Clarence White!
This is lovely stuff, Adrian. Yet another example of your exemplary taste.
Bravo Adrian. Synchronicity raises its head as I have been working on this solo and here you providing some lovely tips. My understanding is Clarence White played this solo on Byrd's album using a Parsons-White B-bender Telecaster, the first ever made. Many thanks for your always excellent lessons.
That's true, and Adrian gets a convincing sound off his left hand alone. I've tried a B-bender, they're cool but somewhat tricky to use.
This has always been on my list for things to learn. Thanks, Adrian. That’s my weekend sorted... down in that easy chair!
Great playing and instruction Adrian. Thank you.
Thank you for the country stuff. Im a life long player and thoroughly enjoy picking up stuff from your videos. You are a great teacher!
Amazing timing! Here’s a post from Guthrie Trapp’s Facebook page yesterday. Thank you for a great lesson.
“What an honor to have the great Lloyd Green come to our gig last night. He is always a joy to be around. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know him and work with him over the years. If you aren’t familiar with his steel guitar playing, you need to check him out. He’s a total badass and Nashville legend. Pictured here with Jimmy Wallace. We’ll be doing this gig every Thursday 7pm at Kitchen Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Come hang!”
Tea? Do you ever drink coffee? Adrian, you excel on country licks and I've learned a lot of those from you....Thanks!
Crazy synchronicity. I just was listening to Sweetheart of the Rodeo a couple of weeks ago, learned the song right after that, and taught it to my son on Monday! Great album, song, and lesson.
"My solo is a hodge podge...." Your solo is gorgeous!
You can’t drink TEA and teach Country !!!! Ha Ha…. You friggin’ Brits…. JUst kidding, love your channel and lessons….
Much of that sound was a B bender installed by Clarence White. People who saw Graham live at the time would stand there trying to figure out what he was doing. Great video, great playing.
Yes, hard to get reliable info on this but could well be B bender rather than a true pedal steel. Clarence White certainly played on the album but it's unclear which tracks. Certainly sounds like it could be him on this song.
YAAAAAASSSSSSSS! I can finally mimic the pedal steel licks on this song! Thanks Adrian!
Fantastic. You always make it look incredibly simple 😏
I love the steel bends and open runs, they have a real beauty.
😎🎙🎸✅
Nicely done Adrian. I really enjoyed your choice of notes with the country techniques. Fine solo.
Dang son! Your gonna get the Pedal steel guy fired!
Great lesson as always Adrian, but I think you were right in the first place, it's Lloyd Green. As a Nashville recording engineer for several decades I recorded him many times, and I also have quite a bit of experience with the B-bender. For me, the subtle bar vibrato across multiple strings on the original solo is telltale. Steel guitar.
Great lesson. Checkout Marty Stuart on David Letterman on TH-cam, they are playing with no pedals and there is another video on TH-cam uploaded by Otis Gibbs, titled Marty Stuart - Showing David Letterman how it is done. That video is 10:40 long, it is an interview of Kenny Vaughan explaining the story of how they played with no pedals through Princeton Reverb 70” issued amps with changed speakers. The house band female guitarist made a yee haw comment and Marty, Kenny, and the band tore it up on the show playing smokin guitar and singing great. It just shows how great tone can be achieved without hundreds or thousands of dollars spent on pedals. Thanks.
their live album from the Fillmore is RIDICULOUS
This has happened many times now, I become obsessed with a certain record or song for a while and then suddenly get a recommendation of you playing it! Always such different worlds of songs, for example this one/husker du/crime city solution, my hat goes off to you for all your excellent videos and top notch song choices!! From Sydney
Good grief, you did that well!!
Especially without a B-bender like Clarence's. You really are a master at any genre.
Thanks for sharing! Rehearsed it today, playing it tomorrow at a gig here in sunny Sydney, nowhere as good as you though!
Sure it will sound great Mike! Good luck with the gig. Looking forward to live music returning here in the UK.
I'll learn it
This is brilliant. Just learnt it but to get up to the timing of the recording is going to take a lot of practice! Thanks
Everything you play makes me smile! I very much appreciate your feel and your musical explanation of how it is played! Thank you!!
Hey Adrian! Happy Friday and great lesson my friend! I just left you a message in the posting for this lesson with the related tabs in Patreon. Looks like maybe a B Bender was in play for this solo! Mind blowing! Again, great lesson!
To anyone on the fence about becoming a Patreon supporter of Adrian and this channel, just do it! I found it to be very rewarding! Tabs and backing tracks and more, just brilliant!
Thanks CC. Yes, it could well be Clarence White on the B bender. I've never tried a Bender but it seems to me that even with one installed some of the licks in the main solo would be hard to pull off. Really sounds like a pedal steel to me, though maybe that's just CW working his magic!
@@acpg - I listened to it several more times, and I am in agreement with you that it seems like some of it would be difficult without a true pedal steel. I guess all I know for sure is it’s a great song with a great solo and great fills throughout the tune🤠
@@CC-qb9sm Yes, lots of debate here about who played what and I'm honestly not sure! But you're right, great song and solo regardless of all that stuff!
It's time I've told you,brother you got soul! I been watching and learning from you for a couple years. My thanks and hat is off to you.
I had not seen this video before today. You have beautifully captured the archetypical country licks and sounds, Adrian. The well-placed chord tones are so key to sounding great -- and I guess that's true for pretty much any genre. To this day, it is the bread and butter for hybrid bands such as the Eagles. Tele + Country = a match made in Guitar Heaven.
That's absolutely what it is. I just recently saw Marty Stuart playing the actual Telecaster that Clarence used on the studio version. From my observations, it has a internal "B Bender"
operated off of the forward strap eye. Near the neck pocket, as opposed to the
Hipshot model.
My favorite online guitar teacher doing a song from my favorite band! Awesome!
Thanks for another great lesson, Adrian.
The idea of playing over the chords rather than just soloing in the key centre is really useful for learning the fretboard. I recently had to relearn Sultans Of Swing, and realised it is a great tune to learn to practice this technique, as every riff and phrase relates to the chord being played. Cheers!
I first learned this song from Dylan and the Band "Basement Tapes".
Of course most Byrds hit songs were Dylan songs.
Thanks for doing this song Adrian. Love Sweetheart of the Rodeo as well. Interesting to see the underlying chord progression (G-Am-C) came up in another song I was learning "Country Girl" by Brinsley Schwartz (Nick Lowe). There's something about the transition from Am to C that is magical. I never tire of hearing or playing those to chords, Am to C or vice-versa.
Its worth a mention that JayDee Maness was all over that album on steel as well. Another top dog in the steel world.
This album was a window into country for me as well.
Great vid as always Adrian!
Sweet sweet music Adrian, finger lickin soul satisfyin country guitar riffin, I cannot believe you'd get any thumbs down for such a wholesome piece of work
Adrian we love you please keep up the good work.
People thumbs down Adrian because "hE taLkS tOO mUcH"
187k subscribers tells Adrian is definitely getting thumbs up from a few people.
Beautiful.... thanks for doing it.
Great lesson. And wow, how great was Clarence White?!?
Nice work !!! I’m sure Mr White would approve. Even without the B bender. Cheers from Akron, Ohio
Right! it's not pedal bends, it's his guitar strap pulling the B string. For a long time, people wondered about Mr. White , i.e. "how does he do that??" he was an amazing musician.
Fantastic Adrian I love pedal steel licks and Clarence White! A Canadian fan from across the pond! 👍🎸🇨🇦
Some great licks to take away here. Thanks
Been listening to Byrds a lot lately!
Appreciate your overview of theory, background of artist and productive lessons. Keep up the great work.
I'm sitting at the feet of a master. What a privilege.
Wow! This is a great lesson. Thank you!
Wow!! Country (blues) guitar is absolutely your wheelhouse forte', Adrian!! Very nicely done and if I thought moving over to England was the secret to mastering this great style of solo guitar I'd have moved there rather than here deep in the heart of Texas!! Jim C.
Awesome. I really enjoyed this! Thank you!
Brilliant solo Adrian - one I shall definitely try to learn.
Great lesson! One of my favorites. Loving some Fender bender.
SIR....you inspire me to keep growing musically.....TY
thanks for making these videos
I owe you a debt of gratitude. Thank you.
You need a b-bender guitar and watch Marty Stuart's version of this. He plays the pedal steel parts with perfection on his tele which was owned by Clarence White of the Byrds by the way. :)
Meanwhile for the vast majority of target audience who don't have a b bender.
Hello Adrian, I must admit that when you get down with country you always sound good. it's always a learning experience.
Thank You.
I wonder Adrian, if you wouldn't mind telling me about some of past bands you've been in ?... I'm really curious... I always notice that when you are playing that you have a smile on your face, looks like you really enjoy what you're doing.
Randy in the great North Woods of Michigan
You are brilliant! I love yr videos.
I believe the original is made using a B-string bender developed by Gene Parsons and Clarence White of the Byrds. Both also playing on the original recording.
This is so beautiful, I always thought it was a Pedal Steel. Wow.
Hi Adrian. Nice tutorial on your videos, especially your versatile country picking. I have two telecasters, one from the late 80s and a 52 reissue like yours. If you want a pedal steel sound, try one of the Jerry Donahue’s 5 way super switch schematics. You won’t be damaging your Fender, in fact, you can put it back to stock if you prefer the original spec. Keep up the great work……🇮🇪👍
Really enjoy the insight in the theory, exercises and music genres. Look forward to more country, rockabilly and British alternative progressive lessons!
Love this guy 👍
What tasty licks! 👌💪🤘
Great riffs. I'm going to have to work on these.
Great song. I remember it when it came out. Great lesson. Thanks.
Not bad buddy,sound pretty great to me,and your style is great love it.
EXCELLENT tutorial Adrian!!!! Thank you soooo much for this. Out comes my tele that I haven't had the chance to play much and I think this will be a perfect song to learn as a beginner lead, I hope :)
Thank you. I love this lesson :)
One of my favorite songs. Excellent lesson as usual.
U are great man. Thanks for the video
Hey thanks a lot been wanting to learn this 😎
Cracking good lesson mate! Absolutely brilliant take on that solo, well done!
Adrian, I just love your taste in music! A great song and solo! Thank you for sharing! A great open tuning/ slide song is Jeff Buckley's Last Goodbye! Was into Byrds and Buckley phase a few years back! Cheers!!
How have I missed this? Clarence is smiling down
Great Lesson 🎸
Great lesson
stunning riffs I now have the need to play this.
Gotta be the tele for this one !!
Howdy from western Colorado!
Although Clarence did use the actual "B Bender" his brother invented. Then later went on to market & would actually install himself if you sent your guitar to him. But i think im gonna go with the
"Hipshot" model. Its cheaper, works just as well, and dont destroy your guitar. It installs in just a few minutes and good used one can be had for about $100. bucks!
There's a lovely Gram Parsons BBC documentary from the late 00's IIRC, well worth watching, a tragic story though.
Great Byrds track
Great taste in music! Everything you play, no matter the style, is excellent. What string gauge do you use?
Thanks Adrian, that is a great lesson.
Awesome, thanks
Thats great. Thanks
Thanx for another great lesson, btw.... you`re an incredible guitar player!
Superb Adrian.
Have you considered flipping the control loom around.
Then swap volume to tone position.
Get your little finger under pot for swells like the old times players
Beautiful. Thank you.
I noticed the telecaster in many country music songs
Thanks for the great lesson. Should check out the Marty Stuart show with guest Roger McGuinn. Marty plays Clarence Whites B bender to re- create this great song.
Excellent job without a B-bender!
Great!
Wonderful...
Just my thoughts the Telecaster is great the way it is why mess with it.
Again Thank you for lesson.
Gold thanks