Can You Play This Riff? Ep.13 "ELMORE JAMES" 

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You are so versatile......and talented, both as a musician and teacher. Thanks !!!

You are among the best players on YT, and of those, probably the best singer.

This Man Is Simply Amazing Is There Nothing He Can’t Play I Always Love Watching His Videos He Is Definitely Number One In My Book Thanks

Takes me back to 70s.I was 17. I got hold of some Elmore James LPs. I saw the pictures of Elmores guitar on the cover. I put away my electric guitar, took my crappy acoustic, stuck an electric pickup in the soundhole. Then turned up my amp and started sliding. The thing is I tried all Elmores songs in standard tuning at first. But the biggest problem was trying to sing like Elmore with my sqeeky little voice. Its a little better now I´m 65. This video is great. Great sound and with a great attitude that will help a lot of younger players. May Elmore rest in peace. Great musician.

I don't know how and I don't know when but I'm gonna get this guy to play at my wedding

aweome and energetic playing as always, but I gotta say man, you rocked the singing on this one. I swear it sounded like a baritone version of Robert Plant

That was fantastic Thom! Blues is my favorite kind of music & those old Blues men were the best. No lessons needed, just on old beat up guitar & inborn talent! This made my day. Thank you!! 👍😉🎸

Yeah!! I agree with these guys. I love your playing and singing!!!

Yeahhhh baby!!! What a wonderful new lesson 🙏🙏 thank youuuuuuu

You are extremely talented and an inspiration for anyone - even people who don't play guitar!! Best regards from Amsterdam, Frankyjonez

Blues at its best. In its supposed ease, it has something that distinguishes it from the rest: soul and rawness.

Really liked your singing! And of course as always your playing.

I'm enjoying the facial expression when you do the slide! Great lesson as always! :)

Like we’re starting a car… priceless! Totally true.

Well, you've done it again Pilgrim. You simplified a classic so that anyone with a guitar, a pick and a steel ( or bottle ) tube can learn that classic song. Thanks again for giving me the tools I need to blow my friends out of the water. You make music fun!

Absolutely smashing! Big cheers to that what a great vid! 🍺

Amazing video as always! Elmore James is one of my favourite guitarists. I'd love to see videos about other great bluesmen.

Great vocals, by the way. And great content, of course.

On the spot! Great!

Big fan of Elmore! You really did a Great Job!

Great lesson. Thanks. Man .. I'd enjoy watching you gig live !

I have all ways loved Elmore james, and that lesson was fantastic, I will have to go and practice at once. thank you

Sounds great. Nice vocals as well.

Great tips as ever 👍 Guitar Pilgrim also teaches you the importance of what you don’t play. Best guitar channel on here in my book. And he treats us to some piano from time to time too!

I love the videos, and you have a great voice.

Really loved and enjoyed your tutorial.thanks for the lesson.

Great! Love it!

It's great. Thank you. Less is more. Keep it simple as Sam Phillips sad. But it is not simple to do, to keep that feeling. 🙂

Thank You Man ! I love your channel

Great stuff, that gives mi inspiration.

Loved it !!

I love his enthusiasm

Ike and Tina cover this one like snowfall and Ike plays it in the key of E in standard tuning. It almost plays itself. I appreciate your tutorial method and have added your site to my short list of YT lesson givers and have subscribed. It's nearly Christmas here in Texas so I wish you and yours a safe and happy one.

Great lesson - thank you. I feel even I might be able to get the basics down on this one!

Duuuddeee!! Amazing!! Thank you sooo much!!!!

Hey brother, awesome stuff! Not only are you a wonderful player, but your voice is incredible. Any chance you can do Rollin’ and Tumbling? ✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

Your passion for Music (Guitar and Piano) and your energy in playing gets my 66 YO self moving a little quicker on my "AXE"..Thank you for the entertainment and the education!

You're videos are always amazing! Have you ever considered recording some covers or maybe even originals? I love your voice and guitar playing, so I'd definitely listen to them!!

Fantastic

Great Studio

Ouah !!! c'est du super top...Merci ...

You're a badass... awesome!

i wish one day you talk about the simplicity of lowell george at slide guitar would love it !

Elmore James is the king! Please do a video on his Dust My Blues and Goodbye Baby please

Awesome jeremy spencer done a good job on early fleetwood mac records.

Damn u can sing the blues! 👌🏻 Zeer netjes 😛

Guitar Pilgrim you are the mutz nutz. Thanks for sharing some blues with us. You can sing dude, you can surely sing.

That is rocking!

LOVE IT.

J'aime beaucoup cette chaine,j'aime beaucoup ce gars,un super musicien

You look, play and sing like real super star!

Dude can sing and play like the boss!

Great lesson. Easy to see how Elmore took the Dust My Broom and made some songs from it.

WoW you play and sing 👌 thanks from Canary Islands 💥💥

Really great playing, you have great lessons. Can you please show up how to play Dust my Broom? Thank you

Amazing

for me the best song of elmore is it hurts me too, and eric clapton on the album from de cradle pays him an incredible tribute, the best version of all after the original

Well done

Elmore James got nothin' on this, baby!

You sing pretty well ! You should release a blues album

Elmore’s main tuning was Open D, like Pilgrim has here.

Great video! I'd love to know your settings on the amp and pedal (?) you're using.

“Da bluz come down on me ….. Mississippi Fred McDowell

You be "rollin" Pilgrim!

Hi Thom, Today is a good day! like starting a car?😂. Will never forget that! Love the piano backing at the close too. Question - Why the Les Paul are not the Stratocaster?

I want to pre-order your blues album! I LOVED this! And that's not to say I don't Love Everything you do--but this was soul touchingly good! Gotta be fun to be you. Stay Well!

If I could play this riff like you , I would have my own channel Pilgrim. !!!! 😂😂😂✌✝💕💕💕

Very simple you say? You have to have feeling

Your skills on the guitar is known by now. But again your singing is great. Doorgaan... vooral doorgaan ,😅

Great

You got it going on there Pilgrim 😀

John lee Hooker said it best "throw all the fancy chords away .. just get this B"

Do you make your own backing tracks? Or is it possible to download them?

Now that you got the Les Paul, I think it's time to get an SG and set it up for slide.🎸🎸🎸🎵🎵

Hell YEAH!! 00

could you do a study on Django Reinhardt? Please!

Bro, do you like Duane Allman's style?

are you running any pedals or sound modifiers?

Whats the name of the song?

Brian Jones idol, Elmore James. :)

Hey Pilgrim, I have been a big fan for a long time. I notice you aren't muting the strings with your left hand. I started slide yesterday and I saw on youtube that I should lay my fingers on the left hand gently to mute the strings. If I don't do that my strings buzz. But the I see you and I also saw Eric Clapton and you do not use that technique. Can you explain? thank you.

I think I like open D now better than open G. I guess it paid off getting a new 6 string to kick around in a different tuning. Thanks for your unabashed enthusiasm.

Elmore James played his guitar in open E tuning.

which more difficult: Playing a fast difficult riff or playing a slow but emotional touching riff ? Thanks for your videos 👍🏼

Did you want to cover this song ?, I think it's good!

niceee

Please play Stranger Blues some time.

Please "Dust my broom"

Peter Green's Albatross... Maybe easy, but...

Pilgrim, there is no great sounding acoustic guitar lesson on Chain Of Fools. We need your help. SOS.

Eric Clapton also has a great version of this song!

Are you just a RU-vid guy, or do you have some recordings/ gigs out there? I enjoy your playing

Hey Pilgrim, have you ever heard the playing of Lowman Pauling? He's an influence on Clapton, John Fogerty and Steve Cropper (among others). He's got some great, really dirty sounding guitar lines on songs like this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1qzjxnOfwgc.html Just wait for the solo's, trust me

The question " Can you play...? " is much more than just a rhetorical one. Whenever I compare original recordings with performances of today, I have serious doubt, the old guitar slingers are in fact able (!) to play the original licks if they wanted. Example: Pretty Things / Dick Taylor : Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut ( the 30+ second guitar solo is second-to-none in 60 years ) Example: Rolling Stones / Keith Richards : It's All Over Now ( nobody ever since, Keith included, could play the solo this way ) So, dear Pilgrim, lend your ear to the above and make a video, playing the stuff note-by-note. If anybody can do it - it's gotta be yourself !

No. I cannot.

Merci. How come playing Elmore James is so badass? Asking for a friend.

Hate hearing people try to be Elmore