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There's some questionably heated debate/criticism circulating down below about my use of the word 'infamous' in this video title. My thinking was - this type of SRV lick is infamously stolen by guitar players the world over. Perhaps I should have used 'famous' instead. Oh well. I'm not losing sleep over it and neither should you. As you were ;)
Lol my bad. This video has continually showed up on my recommended videos for weeks & it irritated me every time i saw it. I was drunk earlier & decided to comment on it
When I hear those rifs, I always remember the great influence of Buddy Guy and Otis Rush, two of the masters of the Electric Elastic Blues, from the Delta to Chicago, those rifs were made and polished like the rocks in the Mississippi river by the running water every single day. Like Lightnin Hopkins said: You can imitate me, and you will not fail even if you do, because that is your style, that is the magic of blues, everyone has its style.
I think im going to check iut your online course your seriously one of the best teachers ive seen the way you go over everything slow and at good speeds its very nice and extremely helpful and you dont go all over the place you stick on track with what your teaching not trying to show to kuch and confuse people its literally perfect I would take your course any day of the week seriously good job
SRV is one of my favourites musicians and I really wanted to sound like him, but without be one more clone, and this class helped me a lot, thank you and hello from Brasil!
You bring theory to life, and demonstrate learning it, is fun. Learning scale form patterns is the starting point to improvisation. Thank you for what you contribute to make guitar playing a journey of exploration.
I love that lick with the flat 9! I am a picker who grew up in the 60's and 70's and I am pretty sure Jimmy Hendrix originated it in the late 60's and used it often. I remember hearing it on Jimmy's "Red House" blues. Thanks for covering this cool sounding lick!
WELL It's floodin' down in Texas...aaaaaall of the telephone lines are down... Love it, my dude. I used to play in a band with a guy who would play SRV tunes and point out which sections of solos came from which other guitar players. "Oh, that's a Freddie King thing. This one he got from Lonnie Mack. That's a Chuck Berry riff." It was a pretty cool way to learn about influences.
Very well said. Thanks for putting it into my language. I usually looked at the b9 as a major 2nd as a lot of blues players bounce between major and minor blues scales.. your explanation just turned on that little lightbulb that I haven't quite been able to grasp! Thanks!
excellent lesson, thank you. I've already incorporated a similar lick into my playing after hearing Hendrix use it in red house. this is different, however, and I have now have more than one way to play the lick. nice to know those additional notes are the 9th and flat 9th.
It may be brief but I like the fact that you’re explaining what is what. Most people just show you and say hey play this and it’ll Spain’s awesome. I’m still learning but I’ve played guitar for a long time but have never had a proper professional lesson. So keep it up bro
Daniel Theoden Gary Moore had an identical one back in the day, historically speaking he didn't divert to Gibson until he'd had minor success and had to the cash to upgrade 😂
Weren't most of Marks "Strats" really Schecters? I'm pretty sure he moved to Schecter custom Strat copies pretty early on, I could be wrong though. Going from a Strat to a Les Paul isn't an "upgrade". That I AM sure of.
Fender made a Knopfler strat. This strat in the video looks more like a fiesta red where as the official fender Knopfler strat is hot rod red. I own it, actually when I bought it I didn’t really know much about Mark. I bought it because I like 7.25 radius fret board in combo with jumbo frets. Plus it’s a ‘59 body with ‘62 neck, both are the best years respectively. And the hot rod red is serious, it’s gorgeous and it’s nitro! With the stock Texas Specials and that thing cooks! After receiving a gift and through very lucky trading of that gift and things following it I eventually was able to get my Knopfler strat FREE!!! I’ll never part with it!
This lesson was GREAT! Thank you for the choice to skip theory by time stamping it yourself! Thank you for breaking down the note choices and rhythms and fast, medium, and slow speeds. I never realized he played so many 9 and b9s! No wonder these licks has been so elusive! You’re a great teacher. Please keep it up!
I'm the same about the flat nines. Those have always been mistakes in my mind. I guess if you pass through them quick enough...but,still they sound like mistakes to me.
@@analogman9697 They aren’t mistakes, rather degrees of tension and release. 9b creates a lot of tension which means either resolve it quickly or resolve it fully to the 1. In this case, he’s doing both.
My take on this: SRV was just playing the minor pentatonic for the V chord. What you call the flat ninth is actually the flat fifth of the D minor pentatonic. SRV would mostly play this lick over the V chord. Buddy Guy also does that a lot, but on other positions.
Awesome showcase Ross!! Nobody can do SRV as good as Ross! There's a very clean and sharp element to your SRV that most folks miss on. Awesome job Ross!
Thank you for the great lessons. I think it would be worth emphasizing that the proper application of this type of lick in the blues would be to use it as a turnaround lick. The reason being that the ninth and flat ninth in any key become the fifth and flat fifth notes of the five chord in a blues song. This is usually the only time those notes (especially the flat ninth) sound right and is why this type of lick isn't best to be randomly employed over a whole song.
Dude. For sharing, regardless of baiting potential, with such generosity you deserve a brotherly hug. You are an AMAZING teacher. I wish time travel was possible. That you got into a time capsule, propelled yourself back to 1979 when I first tried to pick up an electric guitar and my teacher said he had taught me everything he knew...... Well that's not possible, so I just have to Like your post. You are truly AMAZING. IN your understanding of music, AND in explaining it to others. Bless you, and may your efforts be blessed monetarily, and spiritually. Can I adopt you? Lol Coming back for lessons when 6 yo daughter finally finds one of the guitars I've set up for her to stumble across at home, Again, bless you.'You have NO IDEA how great you are. Even if you have some kind of feeling you're doing well. Multiply by a gazillion. True love. Now,, let me digest, 9flat, same as 2nd flat you said?? Oh..... *getting pen & paper* Cheers, H
I was fortunate in the fact that being a border at Milton high school in Bulawayo, Rhodesia Africa one of our physics teacher's Simon had been a student at the Royal academy of music. I was a budding twelve year old guitarist 1972 when he arrived at our Senior school with long hair and a beard but wow what a great guitarist, some afternoons he would sit down and show me the correct way to play song's explaining how the actual scale's worked, he was there right through my senior boarding day's until I went to university. I still keep up my guitar session's, the lesson given here is actually originally Albert King/ Then Roy Buchanan/ SRV and many other's including John Mayer, Bonnamasa ect. Still it was a cool lesson on 9ths for an old Royal Marine who is getting a bit long in the tooth!
I TNINK MOST PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR GENUINE APPROACH TO OPEN THE MINDS OF STUDENTS THAT WANT TO DO THE WORK TO LEARN, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ROSS.
This young Man knows so much, and teaches it so even a beginner can understand it if he takes the time to study it, I'm 67 have been playing for years by ear only with a very limited understanding of the basic theory, and his course is helping me get so much farther in my understanding why I've been playing this besides it just sounding good, to why it sounds good. $ 20 dollars is a mere pentence for the years you'll gain in your playing circles around others. If you want to move ahead go for it.
yeah, stealing like an artist. if you don't, you'll just waste your life coming up with what's already there. Instead, take what's already there and make something new of it.
I started playing guitar 20 years ago, and learned all by ear, with a few tips from friends, and I don't know any of the theory behind playing. I just know what to play, but when other musicians try to communicate ideas to me using actual music lingo, I dont know what they mean. Thanks for the breakdown.
I checked this out to see how bad it would be like many others. My apologies! You play great, have nice Strat tone, and are an articulate teacher. Nice job!
yeah. what is with the lack of vids with great SRV tones from modelers? a good one is crazy rare. This may be the best one I've heard. If I could achieve that tone with the Pod Go, I would dive headfirst into modeling gear. As long as I could produce that sound and, dare I say "feel", live with a power cab I'd sell what I needed to in order to get there. But I don't want to spend the major jack for an AXE (and probalby get lost in parameter-hell) if I don't have to. If that's the only option then so be it.
I always heard Stevie do that but could never find it myself, and there it is. It's too simple. I thought it was trickier than that. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Hi Ross! Thank you very much for this lesson. Quick question: I see that you using your pinky very rarely in the solos (as SRV used to do). Is there a particular reason for that? And do you think a beginner/intermediate level player can do the same thing or should he train the pinky like other fingers (to build a good technique) ? Cheers !
Hey Ross great job and well explained and BTW I used to see and speak to Srv in Austin so in fact the phrases your teaching are correct. I knew his techs and played most of his main guitars . Zach Berry or Rene were the techs who alternated tours.. Great lesson theoretically correct and I learned alot thanks....
Really cool how you outline the blue notes but emphasize to incorporate these techniques vs cloning yourself into another Stevie copy👍 Thank you! Aloha
Hi Ross, Love your videos, and thanks for all the great info! Quick technique question for you: I noticed that you played the majority of the examples without using your pinky. I've also noticed that many great guitar players like Stevie, Wes Montgomery and Eric Johnson likewise play the majority of their single-note lines with only three fingers. They usually only use their pinky for chords. Is there an advantage to not using the pinky for single-note lines? I've always wondered about this. Thanks in advance!
Alf Tupper... hehe he doesn't know developing an individual musical style which is easily recognized by others after hearing a few seconds of your play is just about the pinnacle of musicianship.
JJ Ryan Of course it is and I know that. What I'm saying is the Alf guy is focused more on trying to emulate someone else's distinct style instead of cultivating his own.... regardless of how "recognizable" it will be. It will still be his own style, since we all play differently whether famous or not.
I'm 55 years old and one thing I will never forget for the rest of my life is that the 9 and flat 9 lie between the root and the 3rd! I'm just saying, great job!
Stevie wouldn't agree with your statement now I respect it as your personal opinion however I would hope you listen to a bit more Albert King its possible over time your opinion may change? Stevie as Great as he definitely was ..did in fact copy a lot of Albert Kings Licks and I do mean a lot..as matter of fact Stevie was so spot on...watch Albert Kings reaction in the Famous sit in video that both albert and stevie did together....sorry if I come across as a huge fan of Albert Kings....its because...well..I am..and so was Stevie Ray Vaughan 😎👍🙏.
Chuck berry , anything these players do was spawned by the early bluesmen. Jimmy Page once said the thing about playing the blues is that's it's very difficult to come up with licks that haven't already been done. And I'm pretty sure its true..Stevie seems got most of his inspiration from previous texas bluesmen, Albert King, and Freddy King..along with others from that era. But if you've listened to those guys you'll hear what I'm talking about. He also drew inspiration from Jimi Hendrix as well. Give a listen to led zeppelins "Tea for one" if you haven't heard it. I think Mr. Page accomplished some blues riffs in a way that hasn't been done before. Brilliant song inho...
Those two licks aren't so much SRV licks as they are Freddie King riffs both. SRV and most players know the "three kings". Albert King turnarounds and BB king vibratos give the blues style that makes up Stevie's sound. That and Jimmy Lee's solo of course.
Just fantastic. Thanks for sharing your hard won expertise and skills Mr. Ross Campbell. The variations will flow once the player masters a few SRV/Hendrix basics...we can't help it...we re all Primates after all is said and done. Mischief and Mayhem are our calling cards.
Ross Campbell Yeah. They play maybe one or two songs at the start. Then its anyones game. Random people will come up with random people and make amazing music. Its a juke joints so its proper bluesy. I went with my friend the week before Christmas and never intended to play. Ended up going up with him after a few pints and the place went wild. Really fun night. Highly recommend it to anyone
@Grace&Danger None of the blues greats were technical giants. Jazz is a perfect marriage of intellect and technique, while blues is a perfect marriage of emotion and technique. Technique always advances in a dexterous manner. Think about Goven compared to this guy, it's laughable. But does that mean this gentleman can't play? Fuck no! He's clearly a person that put the time in. Don't get into the habit of comparing playing over technical ability, because it's a convo that eventually dismisses the greats over a certain time. It's a fickle discussion.
@@matthewhorizon6050 As much as a love SRV he's pretty repetitive and has a rather limited set of licks he plays over and over again. He plays them incredibly fast and with an intensity few ever matched though. Govan is in another class entiriely for mine though
This one has more T Bone too. Stevie did not only get stuff from Albert. Lonnie Smith played a big role too. But no Albert no Stevie for sure. But no T Bone no rock or blues lead guitar at all.
Not to be confrontational but Nonsense... This is an established genre and I could tag these licks to a dozen different players.. Not that Albert King or Tom Bone didn't employ them.. But trust me lads there's a horn line that predates all of it.. However in the modern vernacular Stevie owns these phrases.. He just left that much of a dent.
RD400D78 It means bad in quality/deed, or abominable. So these licks would be Infamous because he stole them. From the dictionary: "the medical council disqualified him for infamous misconduct"
To me SRV was a clever copy cat who stole from the black players, like Page stole them and like Gary Moore stole them, brutalized the licks, sped them up. He copied the Master Hendrix to a large extend. So for me he did not make any lasting impression, same is all true for Gary Moore. No offence to SRV-fans, it is just my personal opinion.
If you listen to interviews with any number of old blues players they talk about how they all borrowed and built on each others' music. It's part of the tradition. SRV very much acknowledged his influences and even had Albert King open for him in 1984 and 1985 (it was amazing). Hendrix was a monster blues player, too. It's not a competition.