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)
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
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
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
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.)
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
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!
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'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.
Dude, where have you been all my guitar playing life? How incredibly refreshing it is to watch you play and how inspirational! I've been playing along and learning how to play chordal solos thanks to you!
This is why this style of music has stood the test of time and still tunes kids ears in to it all these years later. To me this always sounds. Fresh. Today's Teenagers love this now too
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).
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.
Just want to say thank you for featuring this amazing musician!! Scotty made it look so easy! An inspiration to generations for sure. You do a kickass job playing these songs! Thanks again!
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.
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!
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!
Undoubtedly THE best analysis of a guitarist's style that I've ever watched - full of both enthusiasm and superb demo snippets. Thumbs up, subscribed, bell rung. I've always loved Scotty's playing. You did him full justice with this analysis. Will now check your channel to see which other of my favourites you've talked about - probably unlikely to find Lonnie Mack (been a HUGE fan ever since '63) but there are sure to be others. Great job.
I fall in this channel. Man, these names are of course the greatest but how you play well all of these different guitarist’s work! The best guitar channel on RU-vid i believe. Cinematography and storytelling are great too. And these guitar tones…spectacular! Keep going please! Thank you.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
It's really amazing the way you dissect styles, music, the history of music through decades and so on... When I was 13 my music preference started with melodic punk rock (90s). But now I bought a guitar, I want to play it in a way that enjoy myself, and I discovering the need to master a broader spectrum of styles. And through your channel I'm discovering the roots of what I like... Because through these videos is very simple to see what you need, what techniques and tricks really matters, who do that for the first time... Priceless. Really congrats for your channel and the fresh, emotional style of your videos.
Man it's unbelievable how much you're bringing to the table. Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge and making it so entertaining. When I get good enough I will def sign up for your Patreon !
Just learning hybrid picking and getting into a bit of rockabilly. Those old songs really are tricky if you've never played that style before. Thanks for this great video/lesson!
Elvis Presley had some great players in the recording studio with him. And his players had the soul depth and diversity of the king to play to. Pure magic.
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!!! ☮️🖖🏽
