Nice work, mate. Kind of ironic, I started playing metal like Ozzy and stuff, and now many years later I developed a liking for this sort of thing. Your video is very helpful.
Man, much respect to you for making this video to highlight Scotty's talent. He's pretty much a hometown boy here in Southwest Tennessee, right along with Carl Perkins and Elvis. We are very proud of them all. Just seems Scotty and Carl don"t get their due respect as much as they should for what they did to change popular music forever. I haven't had a chance to look through all your videos yet to see if you've done one of these videos about Carl. If not, I would love to see you do one pretty soon. Thanks again for showing some of these licks, and playing them extremely well to boot! I'm subscribing! Have a good one Brother. (Bryan, Jackson TN)
Joe Romo III said: _Dude, you’re so incredibly entertaining, and an absolutely brilliant guitar player as well...love all your videos!!!_ Agree! (England)
Scotty was working without a prior template for Rock N Roll, he WAS one of the originators. He was coming from Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and Jazz guitarists, not really blues players. Thanksgreat job!
💯 that’s the difference,he made the connection to rock/pop that tied it together when Leo Fender was changing the sound of guitars / amps to distortion / sustain - players added echo and effects but this is the bones right here. The Brits ran with it
I just discovered your channel, and this is the first video I watched, and I've subscribed. This was a fantastic, concise lesson, and it will give me hours of stuff to practice. Without Scotty Moore and his great rhythm section, I don't know if Elvis would've been the immediate sensation that he was. To me that early stuff is his best. Also, what I love about the stuff you chose and this style of playing is that there's so much melody, and, even if it's not someone's style of music, this is such valuable information for anyone in a band with two guitar players. And learning how to play melodies with these simple chords opens a world that is just endless. Thanks - great stuff!
It is my understanding that they started messing around after recording other stuff at Sun and playing their jazzed up ‘ That’s Alright Mama ‘ and Sam Phillips asked them what they were doing? They said they were just fooling around , so Sam told them fool around some more and play the whole thing. He turned on the tape and when they were done he cut a few demo records of it and that is what you hear and what started it all. By the end of the week everybody was looking for that guy on Sams latest record.
the beatles covered this elvis song, they were big fans, and george harrison loved country guitar style ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AW0OXl3dxVw.html
Nice little demonstration on Scotty Moore's playing style. He's certainly one of my favourite guitar players being inspired by Chet Atkins and Merle Travis style of playing. Nice upload.
Oh, he's been appreciated for quite a while now: Moore was ranked 29th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2011. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015 (Wiki).
when you break it up like that, I truly for the first time begin to appreciate country guitar’s inner beauty. Thank you. And man, you sure can play guitar!
Absolutely loved this video. First visit and subbed right away. Huge thank you from an old Rk n Rler... fortunate to be 13 years old when Elvis burst on the music scene in the UK in 1956.
Absolutely astounded by the amount of effort and knowledge that these videos must take you to put together for us to enjoy. I can only be amazed at your talent and simple explanations that make these videos a compulsive watch and more important for me a big learn. Please keep them coming and many thanks
Scotty Moore was so underrated and underpaid, love this video, thank you so much. Back to the same era, I understand that the great Buddy Holly played some of his basic chords slightly different, is there any chance of showing some of these please?
This was a perfect lesson that should be the basis for all beginner to advance lesson primer for all guitarist. It early and I don't have my glasses. So I'm not sure if I'm making sense but these Scotty Moore licks shown here should never be taken for granted when it comes to melody and technique. Thankyou for being able to show and explain this with all your videos.. .
You continue to blow my mind with your ability to play and recreate such amazing players' creations. Your talents and teaching abilities are top level to be sure. I'm glad you are out there. You are a bright light in this world. Stay Well.
...Similar to Rick Beato and his RU-vid channel and series”What makes this song Great” (1.17 million subscribers and growing). The guy in the featured video is actually much cleaner than Rick though
Hello, I just found your channel and so far am loving it. You play with such ease it makes me very envious, but I'm sure you have heard that before lol. One thing I would like to "maybe" correct you on is that in an interview with James Burton a long long time ago he said that Scotty Moore ALWAYS used a thumb pick and Mr. Burton said that he tried to duplicate those old sounds and use a thumb pick but just could not do it. Also on the Elvis channel on Sirius Radio they were interviewing Scotty Moore and other members of not only that original Elvis band but also what came to be known later as the TCB Band and they too said that Scotty always used a thumb pick and in fact when Elvis was told to replace that original band it was Scotty's use of a thumb pick only that rendered him "just a country lick player and not a rock and roll player" insult by those who were trying to get Elvis to move on past those guys. Now, I suppose later on Scotty could have went more to using a regular pick? But several sources have confirmed that on those early Elvis records all he used was a thumb pick. Now to some this might seem a trivial point, to those I say, YOU try playing those songs and solos using only a thumb pick! Can you imagine someone actually insulting that original lineup as if they were just a group of hacks or something? Now now don't be undervaluing Elvis's guitar playing on those old songs, he also had to sing and move like he did lol. Actually Elvis was a decent guitar player, certainly no Scotty Moore, but still pretty decent given his training before hitting the stage. In fact, Elvis was more of a musician than most people give him credit for. On his song " Baby I don't care" listen to that bass playing, that is Elvis playing the bass! Elvis's original bass player, whose name escapes me right now, was trying to learn to play the electric bass for that song, he always played a stand up bass, and he just couldn't get it down. After a little while he tossed the bass on to a chair and walked out. Elvis supposedly said, "give me the damn thing" and picked it up and the song we hear even to this day is Elvis playing that song after only rehearsing it 3 times!! That takes some talent to pull that off and that song has a lot of the bass alone playing! Anyway, I look forward to watching more of your video's and hearing and watching you play!
Great guitar playing, not many guitarists can play like Scotty Moore he had an innovative complex & intricate style of playing. Solos created around chords & riffs rather than single notes which Scotty did later on the early RCA records. A mixture of Country, Blues & Jazz quite unique for the time.
As the British would say, Booji Wooji. Stevie Ray was my friend. A good friend sold him a guitar when SR was 16. I asked how he sounded. I won't repeat his response. But a couple of my buddies gave him a place to live and a place in Dallas to get him started. I'm the only one left alive. I loved them all and my friend Joe Ely.
It's this use of the extra space that made me fall for Jazz guitar. So naturally I try to play this way, but the legendary guitarists are very creative with their tools. Truth, learn anything interesting and find your sound. Good luck.
Guitar Pilgrim, I was 13 in 1955 when I first heard Scotty Moore play Mystery Train and it changed my life. I wrote to Scotty a few years before he died to request a signed copy of his book, and told him that I believed that it was he and not Elvis that created the Big Bang that was Rock & Roll. Without Scotty, what would have EP become? Through his caregiver, Gail, I learned that he was quite pleased to hear this. You are do his playing style the best I have ever heard, and I've heard a lot of players tell about his influence. You made this old man smile one more time.
That's great to hear brother, I had the same experience when I was a young boy listening to the beatles and of course Elvis, those brilliant licks by Scotty, his guitarplaying whenever I hear it puts a huge smile on my face as well! Best to you!
SD West - A word I'm not given to squander: cool. It's very cool that at such a young age you were tuned-in enough to pay proper acknowledgement to a proper sporting hero. (All of my absolute, genuine heroes are musicians over and above athletes.)
I have just found your channel through RU-vid suggestion. It sounds wonderful when you sing "I forgot to remember to forget her". A little bit like Cliff Richard. Too bad you stopped singing so soon. Instantly subscribed!
Scotty Moore was a master of the CAGED method before they had given it a name. I also learned the CAGED method without knowing it existed...but I cannot do it with such grace! Rock on!
One little thing : in the solo for That's All Right, you only hit the open E string for the bass run the first time through, when the solo is first kicking off. The next two times through, you're supposed to be hanging onto the double-stop to make it sustain, and jump back into the bass run on the second note, which is the E string fretted at the second fret. But that's part of the genius of Scotty : he knew Bill was doubling that run on bass, so he could skip that first note and nobody could really tell, because Bill was filling in that note on bass. Listen to Elvis' version with all of the bass turned off so that you can really hear Scotty's guitar in detail, and you'll hear it for yourself : he only plays that open E the first time, and then let's Bill fill that note in the next two times 👍
It's great to read expert analysis like that, hats off to you Chad. I think the point you're making is testament to their comprehensive grounding in folk and country music where there is no reliance on drum to create layers of sound and every reverberation is melodic. I consciously recognise that guitar / bass duality in a lot of the rockabilly I listen to and it makes all the difference when you have competent musicians who don't overplay their part. A lot of modern 'rockabilly' doesn't have that grounding and is essentially 'thrash' by comparison.
Soooo glad i happened across this video. An absolutely excellent examination of a great guitarist's work presented with superb skills. Great vocals as well. Thanks so much. Gonna be spending some major time on this channel. Well and truly subscribed. Wow!
I’m not a guitarist nor do I read music, but I love music and it’s history!!! This is such a great video, which shows the greatness of the late great Scotty Moore!!! He really was amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! ☮️🖖🏽
This is such an amazing video... I just don't know where to start... I took guitar lessons many many years ago and I remember my instructor talking about the early guitarist like Scotty Moore and Chet Akins... he was so, so impressed with there level of skill... can u do more lessons on rockabilly? i think it's really important and overlooked by today's shredders... as always big thanks.
In the Sun record days, Sam Phillips had to keep reminding Scotty to keep it simple as Scotty wanted to show off his jazzy licks. Scotty got the message which is why his iconic licks were studied years later by rockers like Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, and Brian Setzer to name a few.
@@kevdean9967 Yep. In the early rehearsals and early takes of the Sun sessions. Scotty loved the fast tunes. Listen to the "Too Much" break to hear Scotty's jazz inspired licks.
Dang, I'll never forget the first time I saw Scotty Moore's work with Elvis! Absolutely legendary and influential guitarist in the world indeed! I was hoping you could do one of Gary Moore!
His playing mattered. Not many guitarists can play that way. He treated the song as his master and made a great servant. As much as I like the modern day axe players, they couldn't do this like Scotty, if at all.
His amp came from James " Lucky" Ward from Columbus Georgia. As a matter of fact, Scotty and James both used Ray Butts amps. When Lucky was in Memphis recording with Curly Money Scotty heard "Lucky" playing on the song " Chain Gang Charlie" and said man I want that sound... Only 50 of these amps were made. ( By the way in my profile picture I am playing the 1954 fender Strat that was used on many recordings in the Sun studios. ( It was Lucky Ward's personal guitar.
Many thanks for that excellent video highlighting the outstanding guitar playing of Mr. Scotty Moore. He has been overlooked way to many times despite how much he contributed to the music that means so much to so many people. Your playing was fantastic as well. This is the first video of yours that I have watched. I liked it so I'll subscribe. I'll stay subscribed as long as this channel produces really good videos like this.
Scotty helped pioneer rock and roll. Every rock, hard rock and heavy metal guitarist owes a debt of gratitude to him for putting the electric guitar in the forefront of popular music.
This Scotty Moore lesson was the very best ... no ... it was freekin awesome. I love this style, and hardly anyone does it. Thank you for a great lesson, I'll have a lot of fun with this.
You apologize at 11:55 for getting off into singing while playing and I wondered why. I wanted to hear more. My desire is to be able to sing and play together the song which I’m playing....
It's an absolute joy to watch and listen to your videos.Your playing is beyond belief and so effortless.IMHO this was the best Elvis period in his whole career,for me,once the 60's arrived it was just a pale shadow of the 50's stuff...I could listen to you playing this kinda stuff all day long..Thank you.
Of the hundreds of music lesson videos I have watched this is an absolute Gem. I’m an instructor at the VA with guitars4vets, we teach veterans with PTSD to play guitar and award them with a new guitar after competition of 10 lessons. As a Vietnam veteran it is a honor for me to be a part of the program. I am looking forward to sharing this with them. Just happened to stumble upon you today, you have an amazing gift...thank you so much, Jack
You are a great musician and nail the licks that every guitarist should know. All these licks are incorporated in one way or another into Hendrix Harrison Knoppler SRV Page Stetzer the list goes on.. Bravo!
I've seen a lot of great guitar tutorials on RU-vid over the years and this is one of the very best! Amazing work and a great tribute to a very underrated guitarist. Thanks!
