Guitar Cover - "She's The One" - The RAMONES (Tabs in video description) 

Thanks so much! This has been a hobby of mine for almost a decade; The surprising uniqueness of this style and it's sonic quality has always been interesting, and I suppose you pick up on a lot of the little details the longer you mimic it. On average, Johnny Ramone's skills are bizarrely misunderstood compared to many famous players' signature styles. Over the years it has been amazing to hear people's appreciation for accuracy and detailed information on this channel, so that has has really encouraged me to keep putting stuff out there.

Wow, thank you very much! I have been playing these songs as a hobby for almost a decade and I can’t help but notice little details that I like to mimic. I have no idea how Johnny was playing like he did in just a few years! Hopefully these videos can make Johnny’s unique style a little more widely understood.

@@HardlyRamone There are a couple of keys to his style that many lose in the process. Key 1 - he rarely strummed (up & down). He did but not often. Key 2 - He rarely did a straight 8 count, meaning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 following the high hats... he would drop a down stroke and didn't always do it the same, hence something like this 12345 78 or 1234 678 etc etc. That isn't easy to do at that speed while also changing chords. It becomes natural once you get it, but sooooooooo many bands doing Ramones covers don't do it and it shows. --- I think his lack of ability back in the beginning is what forced his approach and that's a good thing.

Tarantula Productions Same here. It honestly has a bit of a mucky sound, but you can definitely see it and hear it in live footage. I will say though, the minor chords sound better and sneakier through this Marshall emulation than most other rigs Ive tried.

@@HardlyRamone Yeah, absolutely. Honestly, it wasn't until the HD 35mm video of them performing She's the One that I properly clocked how he was actually playing it.

@@SpiderKing389 Nice. I remember cross checking their Old Grey Whistle Test 1978 performance and the Rock n Roll High School movie for the minor shape, and there it was. The minor 3rd is particularly audible in the movie mix of She's The One. Johnny was so sporadic with the minor chords in his career, but seemed to use them correctly when he did.

how many Ramones songs have minor chords? blitzkrieg bop, i wanna be you bf, pet sematary, poison heart, she is the one, i want you around. Can't think of any other song

@@sensacionsombria5125 I'm not sure, but the album & early live versions of "Oh Oh I Love Her So" end with an A13 of all things. So strange for a Ramones song, but not bad, just a rarity.

Ha, I appreciate that. I don’t have Johnny’s signature energy/attitude (nobody does), but I think the stance and low slung guitar are part of what created his sound. It forces your wrist to move a certain way over time.

@@HardlyRamone yeah I wish I could play that low, my fingers are kinda short so it’s hard to make barre chords.

@@punkrockcentral1812 yeah that’s frustrating. I have the type of physique Johnny had (I’m his exact height too) so his style probably comes more naturally. I believe he said the first thing he did before learning guitar was sling it as low as his arms/hands would let him, so I guess his playing style developed to be really intertwined with that.

@@HardlyRamone do you think we can collab? If so, do you have social media to contact?

@PunkRockCentral I'm open to discussing collab ideas. I don't have a lot of social media for this account, closest thing would be my recent Ultimate Guitar profile. Pretty sure you can send messages there, but let me know. www.ultimate-guitar.com/u/HardlyRamone

Thanks for the support. I whipped up some tabs for this song and put them in the video description for ya. They are exactly what I played in this video. If you get those chord shapes down, you can easily learn many other Ramones songs by copying my other guitar covers or just finding chords by ear.

I've always loved that gritty Road To Ruin guitar tone! One of Johnny's best. Glad I was able to get close to it with the Marshall JMP 2203 plugin.

@@HardlyRamone gonna have to buy my self one of thos at some point couse let me tell ya this ole line 6 I'm using just ain't cutting it 😂

@@cathanramone Ha, well they offer free trials to let people test the plugins out before buying! I would recommend that to make sure it works for you

@@HardlyRamone will do dude! Thx 🤘

Funny enough I actually do take measures to prevent carpal tunnel occurring from the rest of my daily activities, in hopes of balancing it out, haha. I guess we’ll see if that works… but I’m down to accept the medal

@@HardlyRamone I was an old school punk rock/metal drummer. I have a natural click in my elbow lifting a spoon now. Sorry I just found all your other videos... going to check them out now. Being a punk rock kid from Montana back in the day was difficult to acquire good punk. Road to Ruin is one of my favorite albums and you nail it. Thank you!

Squier Bullet Strat but it’s very modded in terms of hardware/electronics

Sony a7iii, but it needs lighting equipment to look like this

@@HardlyRamone really cool, cheers dron Barcelona

@@cristianlopreste6348 cheers 👋

e um marshall

What is your source? I have always wondered if it was perhaps a minor shape (it should be), but I have done pretty extensive combing of live footage to search for an answer, and never found evidence of Johnny Ramone not fretting the G string with his middle finger.

@@HardlyRamone just talk about my hear. Im not a proffesional. but I guess that always sounds better an a minor with a g song. Oh! And Im a really Ramones freak fan too!

@@daninvader Well, your comment makes me want to re-check live footage to see if there is anything more high definition on RU-vid now, haha. This chord in this particular song has always been suspicious to me. I just default to saying Johnny Ramone played a major chord unless I can find proof he didn't, or least I can hear the minor 3rd really well.