I have loved your lessons since the PT days. Still, I can't believe you mention Monkey Man and Beast of Burden in the same breath... MM is one of the greatest riffs of all time!!
your Privettricker library is so vast, it took me this long to figure out you moved. I just watched your Privettricker farewell video yesterday, and I'll be honest, I felt heartbroken when you explained how you were being treated by certain RU-vid trolls. You've managed to singlehandedly create what is arguably the most comprehensive, easy to follow, and accurate encyclopedia of classic rock guitar lessons known to man. That, my good sir, is one hell of an accomplishment. How dare anyone on RU-vid treat you any way other than with gratitude and respect. I'm sure I'm not alone in this sentiment. thanks so much for keeping it going!
The intersting thing to me is how he single handedly has made the most comprehensive guide pretty much just out of the joy for playing. Lots of other guitar playing "teachers" on youtube always feel like they talk down to you or throw lots of silly angles that make it weird to learn things. But James James/Privattricker and also the lady tokabilitor seem to combined have the best lessons ever!
@@luvittodeath7031 check Privettricker channel. If you can't find it check "monkey man lesson", is the same guy teaching on his previous channel. Then check the last video on the channel.
2:04 I have always played the 5th fret on the B string on that part instead of the 4th fret. Saves me stretching my pinky for the G string, and I may be wrong, but it sounds closer to the record in my opinion.
I played the studio version along with you so I could hear you and Keith at the same time and WOW!! Your timing was perfect note for note. There was no delay at all between you and Keith. It was as if I were listening to the studio version in 2 different players at the same time. I am very impressed. In my experience, not many people are capable of that.
First heard Monkey Man as a 12yo (44 years ago...) having just started purchasing all their LP's ; was amazed at how great Monkey Man was....how come I'd never heard it on radio ?? But it was the same when I got Sticky Fingers...Sway, Can ya' Hear Me Knockin', Dead Flowers....so many unheard gems !! And then Exile...kept playing first song, Rocks Off ! Classic albums and, indeed, great memories from when I was just getting started.
Just sayin' u are awesome and i like ur humility and knowledge Wish i had an ear like u! But then i'd have to be u and altho i think u are totally amazing i am mostly happy being me! Ty for sharing ur talent
It's actually staggering how many of my favorite songs were written in standard tuning with a capo on the 2nd or 3rd fret (How Soon Is Now, Until The End Of The World, Norwegian Wood, Champagne Supernova, etc., etc.). As far as I'm concerned with this classic tune, mystery solved. As always, thank you for making guitar playing a lot less mysterious and a ton more fun.
Totally agree with your comment that Keith plays stuff differently live vs how it was recorded. It's funny, I like to do research and see how guitarists reproduce their songs live for clues on pieces that I'm stuck with but watching Keef vids for live performances (while entertaining) often don't provide "the" answer.
I would guess the main reason keith plays things different live is he finds short cuts that still sound structurally similar because at this point in his game, I don't think he could concentrate hard enough to make all those subtle changes. He wrote things at that time that he can probably barely play now, if he could at all.
Love this lesson, and I'm convinced. I actually learned -sort of- a non-capo version of this. It kinda works with live recording sometimes. But this version sounds exactly right, plus, it has so many of the chord shapes Keith uses so often... Thanks again!
I remember this from the PT channel as it was a big eye opener. When I can't find the capo, I still play it in the same key. When it comes to the E chord, I just play the B, G, and D strings on the 9th fret and occasionally hit the B string on the 10th fret. For what I'm doing, it's good enough. I do the same thing on the 9th and 7th frets after playing the F# minor chord on the 9th fret during the beginning of Under My Thumb. It's a gas.
It's a shame Keith Richards can't play like he used to he was a lot sharper in 1968-78. Heroin and age fucked up his hands. If you don't believe me just watch ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling Stones he's 10 million times better in 1972 than he is now, UNFORTUNATELY.
Btw: any time you feel like revisiting the demo you did of Ron Wood's part on "Hey Negrita" on the PT channel, man, I would LOVE a lesson breakdown of it. (That's actually the video that started me down the magical wormhole of the PT and JJ channels. I dream of being able to master that riff... It's still too hard for me to really figure out from watching the PT demo. -A friend of mine says he thinks you play it better than Ronnie does.) Totally understand if you don't wanna do it, but I would be hugely grateful if you did.
I just found your video. This is spectacular!!! Bringing one of my fave songs to life like nothing else. It is that incredible opening to this song. A keyboard or xylophone or?
This song is in the key of E don't cha think? Not talking about capo or not. The root key is E. The chords are all in the key of E. And the root chord of the melody is an E. A is the 4th, B is the 5th and C#m is the 6th. Hence the key of E.
@@kbatao e major and c# minor scales share the same notes, just different root notes. they also share the same chords. if the song is in a minor key, which i believe it is, then it's in c# minor.
I know you did this awhile ago but you are absolutely right. Especially about the fact he does virtually NOTHING the same on stage as the original studio recordings..Especially from the late 60's stuff...Actually thats true for the whole band but that is largely because of Keith!
hey James...love your lessons and your attention to detail. Question...I notice between this explanation of Monkey Man, and your lesson (both published on the same day), the main riff is played differently. In the lesson you hold down the 2nd & 3rd fingers (at 7th & 9th frets respectively) when you put your pinky on the 9th fret G string. In this explanation it looks like you always take off the 2nd & 3rd fingers when you put down the pinky. They both sound good. Did you notice something different between making the two videos? Is it just how you feel at the moment when you play this song? Thanks in advance!
I soooo completely agree with you. I wonder who needed a second lesson for that one, the first was enough, as far as I'm concerned. Really funny to listen to your comments though.
Like always great lesson,please can yo do the slide part of Ronnie,Madison 2003,I´m not sure if Ronnie is in the standard tuning playing this slide,thanks.
I think some of the Stones live shows sound pretty rough & unpolished (and I love the Stones).. I mean they have guitar techs & roadies.. they should just as easily be able to hand Keith a guitar with a capo, drop D, open tuning, etc etc..
you really have an excellent ear. If i need to know how to play something the right way, i look at your videos Just a question.. why can't you play it with bar chords ?
I think that you are awesome JJ. I have most of your stuff book marked in my privet tricker folder. You give me some great insight on how to play some Beatles and Stones songs. Trolls suck. Your lessons are spot on and asking a friend to teach me something is like pulling teeth. You are a cool dude.
You are correct sir, He plays every thing different live than studio for obvious reasons, You can hear those hammer ons on the record and there is no other way to do it
There's definitely a capo in the studio version. It would sound pretty close without one but not as sharp as with one. I think the reason Keith used a capo in the first place is because it's standard tuning and standard tuning isn't good enough for him without some sort of modification haha.
I think you're correct that this is how it was done in the studio and that Keith does it differently on stage and that that doesn't really mean anything. The thing about Monkey Man though is that unlike lots of the open tuning songs, if you do it without the capo, it still sounds good, whereas most of the open tuning songs just sound like crap if you try to fake it in standard.
+Whiskers B I suspect that the way Keith approaches tour rehearsals is to say, "Hey, let's do Monkey Man on this tour. What key is it in? OK, count it off..." And he doesn't even refer back to how he originally played it, he just comes up with an arrangement that works. Onstage, he's not worried about things like hammer-ons and suspensions. He approaches guitar playing like an impressionist approaches painting.
