About the studio version, with bendings, check out this video : ruclips.net/video/7wxrn4P7iDM/видео.html Also check out my courses here : lessons.albertolombardi.com/
I used to watch a 15 yr old Scott Mckean from Wimbourne Dorset back in the early 2000s in Mr Smiths music venue Bournemouth playing most of SRVs classics ...unreal.
There is no right way, Any version you play I will love. Stevie's legacy continues on every time you play. In playing his music you honor his legacy, as do all of us, when we try and play his music. Nicely done!!!
A lot of people agree that this is one of the hardest riff that Stevie ever made, I agree because even though the notes are easy, the speed is what kills people, I was able to play it at 100bpm by the 1st month, I’m on month 2 and at full speed and trust me, once you get the speed it actually becomes really easy. Now time to learn the solo section
@Mark Seymour i would have a year ago but sadly i am clean off alcohol for a while whether its a job well done or not i'll say now, tone down the booze while practicing
Great video showing the correct method to play the song. Those top tier players, like Stevie, show you the only way songs should be played. They don't do it too look flash, it is done in the most viable and economical way to play the tune. You have encapsulated this in the tutorial. Well done.
What a great breakdown! As soon as I added to Low E I played it right for the 1st time in 20 years of attempts. If you come to Spring Bar in LA your $ is no good! Got all your drinks for life!
This is simply brilliant! I have tried and given up on learning this many times over the years. Now it makes sense so I will try again. Thank you Alberto.
This is the best and most nuanced analysis on the internet. You correctly explain the rundown on the G string while all the others (as did I) miss that it starts on the A note. Thank you! Here are 2 small points you might consider discussing: 1) On the studio version Stevie is clearly bending (not sliding) on the G and B strings while on all the live versions (that I could find), he is using slides. To my ears bending sounds more powerful, while sliding sounds more accurate (probably because on fretted guitars only 3 notes are played when sliding while many micro-tones sound-out when bending), so both methods seem to have their advantages. 2) At 8:30 of your video you say that Stevie always stays on the V chord for 2 bars, skipping the standard blues progression return to the IV chord. This is usually the case, but sometimes Stevie in live performances did go back to the IV as you can hear (at times) in the RUclips video titled "(4K) SRV - Scuttle Buttin' (Live In Japan)" posted by "Vintage Blues in 4K". I think this adds more variation and makes for more interesting soloing vs. always staying on the V for two bars before resolving to the I in the final bar. Your thoughts? Finally I want to say that I greatly enjoy all your fingerstyle posts. You are truly a master! Thanks again for posting this video.
Cool vid Alberto. Actually there are two 'right' ways to play the lick. The original version of Scuttle Buttin' on Couldn't Stand the Weather is played with bends instead of slides. But Stevie decided the whole step bends were too hard on his left hand fingers considering he had 13's on the E and 17's on the B so he changed it to slides for live performances. Makes perfect sense that he would write it with bends since crazy bends on those 13's were such an integral part of his playing. Just saw a slowed down audio of the lick from that album on Paul Davids' channel, and it is definitely bends instead of slides.
Thanks for the video! With 10s I do think this riff is easier with bends rather than slides for the first two moves, but it really is personal to the player I guess!
I leaned this by the old cassette player method back in the day and I always perceived those notes as bends too, but now after watching these videos, I thought I was playing it wrong. Hard to relearn it this way after so many times playing it with bends. Thanks for the info. Now I don’t feel like I’ve been playing it wrong after all these years.
Yesterday I was at Tommy Emmanuel's gig, when he invited an Italian guy on stage to play with him. He played really well, together with his majesty. Bravo Alberto!
Thanks again for you continued & ongoing high quality & quantity output of; lessons; demos of your own compositions; covers; "Monday 'LIVE' "; background videos; your personalized sharing of your person & personality freely with all your fans; + all the TAB & CDs you've generated, & more!!! "Rock on," & see you at the next "Monday 'LIVE' !!!" Kind regards :)
thanks for sharing your interpretation alberto, & as long as we can appreciate the inspiration SRV has left us in his legacy we have plenty to work on and wonder at , stay cool !
I've learned that when I was 15....and I agreed with most of what ya said. In my experience.. with Stevie. I started listening to whi he liked. And learned a lot then. But scuttle. Will always be that lick
hey, it's always fun to see videos on Stevie. thx man. I've involved scuttle buttin in my own practise routine for couple of decades now. And I really don't think there is a 'right' way at all. Stevie himself uses plenty ways of doing it. I've found my way of doing it at speed when I realized that it is basically a Robert Johnson type delta blues lick at speed. And at speed usually ergonomics come into play. To me, it is definitely a sweep picking lick with accented down strokes on the b on the g-string, the slided e on the e-string, the trilled a on the g-string and the final e on the lower e-string. the rest is just continuous sweeping across the strings. Thus, by focussing on the accented down-strokes it becomes a fluent motion, where the brain only triggers 4 motions instead of multiple single notes. Voila, you're done. Play it on an accoustic and you'll feel the Robert Johnson vibe, In this way I don't feel tempeted to use hybrid picking on the high e-string but never-the-less once you have reduced to 4 trigger points you can involve any adlibs you may like ;)
Surely makes it a little easier but.. now I'm so used to pick it all that sometimes I still prefer that. I really think he could have mixed the two techniques. Unfortunately we can't ask..
Good lesson! Today I was again looking for my right hand on this lick and I did not have any idea to pick the e-string with the finger. But you are right - now it works ;)
@@albertolombardimusic Which 4k video do you mean? I just saw this lesson 10min before yours done by Anthony Stauffer. In my opinion it even comes more natural having two pickings on the high e-string. And after the lick I do not see the deep e-string as an upstroke. I am already on a downstroke again. Maybe you can see this on this video I made for Anthony. I Think this up and down rhythm is also a part that the most people are not aware of. Great in Crossfire f.e. ruclips.net/video/2LX1_3al0qM/видео.html
@@albertolombardimusic Hey great! Thanks a lot. There is another thing that was funny to me. In the "rhythm-part" of the lick he is also doing a mix of upstrokes (on the b and e-side) with his index finger instead of the plek. You can see it clearly on the first "A-chord". He is playing the first an the last upstroke with his finger. And the double in the middle with his plek. So at all you can say that he is playing as economically as possible. And it even works for me after a short while. The same as the octavelick in rude mood. Sometimes he plays with a plek and sometimes he pics it with his finger.
I learned to play this song (well, just the part featured on this video) about 10 years ago, but what I still have so much trouble with is that I don’t hear just a quick slide the first few notes on the G string. The studio version almost sounds like he slows the slide down and makes it sound like 2 hammer-ons as opposed to a quick slide. This actually makes it sound like faster picking to me, because the 2nd middle note is more accentuated and shares equal time. It makes it difficult because it’s like playing at 2 tempos as he goes thru the entire riff. I know it sounds like over analyzing, but the point is I can never make it sound as awesome or fast, even if I play it as fast. Great instructional video by the way 👍
Super video, tanks a bunch! I have learned so much from this. Its so many comments here, so I dont know if someone else have comment on this. But I argue that SRV hold the pick differently from you, he was not using pointy end as you do in the video (but the blunt). I feel that changing the way I hold the pick acutally makes it easier to play the riff at high speed.
That's possible, it really depends on you though. Each of us has a way of approaching picking and although subtle differences in many factors do make a difference, it's almost always harder to start with a new setting than develop your own. If it works for you, that's great
Thanks for making things seem a lot easier, but it's still difficult for me, I need more patience and more practice. You are such a great guide. Im from Taiwan.
Thank you so much. Great to hear how accurate you have this, and really well done in terms of showing is exactly what you are doing. I've been messing with this for a long time and it's really over the limit of my skill set to get the speed up, but I'm certainly looking forward to sitting down later today with your video to have another go at it.
lol, I think you got it right on this one, I commented on the other video that you did for this song. I sorted it out myself with complex hybrid picking but as I compare the recording with what you're playing here , this sounds more like what he is doing. More of a speed picking thing than lots of bends. Good job!! I don't know that he does it the same throughout, he might mix it up a bit.
As usual very nice and full of energy and aggression... 😊 Please provide tutorial of yesterday played by you.... Specially filler part and harmonics. Regards Vikas from India 🇮🇳
4k video not accessible unfortunately - great analysis though, tx a lot. I thought I was the only one tying to get to the essence of playing rightly songs, to make sure it sounds right
There's only 2 people who get this right. This guy and another. Every other person, and there are many, many, even Paul David miss the third slide. It is so fast, it's almost impossible to do. You can see in all the videos, the third slide is the "fastest" part of the lick. Even on the record, it sounds like he does it the first time around and then skips it after that. Live, SRV always does the fast third slide. That's why he is the GOAT God rest his soul. Huge kudos to this guy for getting it right!!!!!
This was a huuuuge help to me as I'd been trying to bend that A note at the beginning since the first time I tried learning this song. Also the knowledge of the middle finger being used to pluck was a gamechanger! So thank you! I did notice something though slowing down the isolated track (on youtube). For the part near the end leading into the open E he doesn't seem to be doing a (starting on the G string) 2-3-2-0 slide. Instead it's a 3-2-0 slide into the A string e (2nd fret) so he can hit the low E string after easily. Obviously you can still do it your way but as far as how Stevie played it (on record) this is what I am hearing. The 2-3-2-0 slide just wasn't feeling right to me when I was practicing & now watching you play it full speed in the beginning it does seem to trip things up a bit trying to slide 3 notes so fast. Just some observations :)
Glad it helped. I think the 2-3-2 slide is always intended by Stevie, but sometimes it might slip, being so fast. But if you watch his hand moving on live performances you can spot that exact 2-3-2 movement. Also on the record he alternates bending the A and the D with slides on different spots, while live he is always sliding. I have ha video on that.
great vid, just a couple details I'd like to add: - in the studio version, Stevie's bending those notes instead of sliding them (if you listen to it pretty closely, you'll see). I can guarantee you that, cause I've seen some old footages of the very first live performances of this song (about 82' or 83'), and you can clearly see him bending those notes (sadly I couldn't find these footages again, I guess YT took them down). - second point is that at the live performances, he used to play the open A string right after the B7 chord (right before playing the last lick, kinda similar to Mary Had a Little Lamb)
You’re right on both points, although in the studio he does both versions (bending and slides). Also live he changes the ending line here and there. I should make an addendum video 😂
@@albertolombardimusic lol I didn't know he does both versions in the studio. And yeah, he changes the ending line several times. An addendum video would be great lol
Hi Alberto. I believe it schould be an A-note (A flat more correct) on the 4-count. Then slide up to the B flat and back again. I have also practiced the tune for a long time and think it makes more sence with an A and think that that's what i'm hearing. I have made a music sheet but could not attach it. As you say, SRV uses slide (at least live) in stead of bends. The slide up and down from A to B flat sound like a standard blues-bend you can hear on for example Catfish blues with Hendrix. You are defenitly one of the best to play Scuttle Buttin that I have heard.
Thank you Frank, I don’t understand what part you are referring to but I’m pretty sure the notes are all right. Yes there is been a long debate about landings and slides, I couldn’t find actual proof that he use the slides or bands on the recordBut they do sound like bands
@@albertolombardimusic Yes, the notes are correct Ab Bb Eb Bb Db-Eb Eb Db Bb Ab A. It's the last Ab I would play on the 4th beat (The tune is in 4/4 beat). In minute 2.46 it sounds like you want to play the A that comes after the Ab on the 4th beat.
OK, I think I understand what you mean. First of all you were talking in E flat Minor that is a bit confusing because I am playing it in standard tuning. So in your reasoning the A note that you are referring to is actually the flat five. You are suggesting that the note that comes right before that, the fourth, is actually to be played on the beat. I don’t think that is correct. That is just a grace note that leads to the flat 4Th. Furthermore it will be even harder to play if you delayed the natural A even more (actually a Bbb) Hope it makes sense, glad you enjoyed.
@@albertolombardimusic Thanks again for your reply. To make youre version even better, you could of course tune down a half step. But also use the middle pickup. I believe thats what SRV did (most of the time).
I agree, As do most players. Which is why I never understood the emphasis on perfecting the studio version of any song. The studio version is just what was captured in that moment. It's not some carved in stone way a song should be played.
I am very curious what you think of Mr. Tabs version of this song. I have been playing his version for a while, but I have seen SRV play it your way. Very interesting. Thank you friend.
Just wondering was SRV obsessed with Freddy King’s song “Just Picking” ? Both ‘’Mary had a little lamb” and ‘Scuttle buttin' seem to be derived from this song. Not implying plagiarism because he put his own take on it
Thank you for the details that you shared, I never picked up the middle finger plucking for the open string, I was doing it with a sweep. I did a similar video with a certain part in the Tornado Of Souls solo. If you like that solo, I invite you to check it out.
lol, at your guitar, I do the same thing, the volume knob is forever in the way, I either move it one spot or stuff one tone knob into the recess tapped , 'full on' and wind up with volume and one tone.
Thank you very much this will help me a lot i wasent sure about the bass and treb and i felt like it was too easy all up in the middle. and the presence i was thinking way lower. Your sound is just perfect so i will take you advises thanks.
@@albertolombardimusic le analisi che fai sul repertorio di SRV, sono tra le approfondite di tutta RUclips. Hai un tutorial completo tutta Scottie Buttin?
Thanks Roberto, not sure what you mean, but if I understand correctly you mean how the riff is laid on the beat, where are the rests etc. You might have a point, but I also think it stands out when I play it slowly. Do you agree?
@@albertolombardimusic Hi, sorry, I was probably not clear. What I meant is that one of the amazing thing of this riff is the rhythmic division between the various parts, and so would be great if you could also show and teach about it. PS: I wrote in English to let everybody understand but perhaps if i had written in Italian would have been clearer... :-)
Hello AL, thanks for the tutorial. Still my third favorite acoustic player, only behind EC and T.E.! How about leave my little girl alone or Cold Shot? Thanks again
Well I'll be damned, I've been struggling with this one for years and now I know why... I've been playing it wrong. I've heard it said that he uses Bends on the studio version but if he does it this way live, it's probably because the bends weren't consistent enough... Great video!
Good lesson. Only comment is regarding the right hand. These details are simply how Stevie felt natural in his own playing style to play this riff. I submit that it isn’t required. As long as it’s played well i5 doesn’t matter your right hand technique on this song. The hybrid one note pic is completely insignificant
I can't play it with a pick, just fingers. I believe that when he plays the E on the 4th string (the one before going to the bass note), it's not a single note. Instead he kinda rakes upwards to it with the other strings muted. Besides seeing this in videos, I think you can also hear it in the recording. What do you think?
You're playing with slides instead of bends. Some people would say that's wrong. The truth is, I've seen SRV play that song and in multiple videos it is apparent that sometimes he played it with slides in the riff, and sometimes he played it with bends. BOTH are right.
Maan, i just saw a video of Paul Davis going into details on this lick. somehow e felt that 1 note was missing, and i think you just nailed. by doing the embelshment part and alos the slide on the D to E, makes everything flow smoothly in one movement. Thanks a lot for sharing. i hope ur video is also shared with Paul´s comunity. in the end we all just want to learn from each other.
Thank you Gladison , that is a good video! He goes a bit more into the bending issue, which I think I will made a video about soon. Feel free to share my video in Paul comment section with your notes! Ciao🎸🎸
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About the studio version, with bendings, check out this video : ruclips.net/video/7wxrn4P7iDM/видео.html
Also check out my courses here : lessons.albertolombardi.com/
Is there regualr TAB or Guitar Pro Tab for the Scuttle Buttin' lesson please Alberto ?
It's nice to hear I'm not the only person who has been spending decades trying to play this!
It's a bunch of us
I used to watch a 15 yr old Scott Mckean from Wimbourne Dorset back in the early 2000s in Mr Smiths music venue Bournemouth playing most of SRVs classics ...unreal.
There is no right way, Any version you play I will love. Stevie's legacy continues on every time you play. In playing his music you honor his legacy, as do all of us, when we try and play his music. Nicely done!!!
Well of course I mean to sound as close as possible to Stevie. Thank you!
A lot of people agree that this is one of the hardest riff that Stevie ever made, I agree because even though the notes are easy, the speed is what kills people, I was able to play it at 100bpm by the 1st month, I’m on month 2 and at full speed and trust me, once you get the speed it actually becomes really easy.
Now time to learn the solo section
A real master of precision, you’re a fantastic teacher man 👍👌👍thank you !
cheers!
not being funny, but i've finally almost nailed this at tempo by simply commencing my practice routine with a couple of beers.
pjc 73 loosening up is important for this riff, just don’t overdo that ah ah
I always practice with beers hahaha cheers boyo :D
i practice with alcohol too, it makes my perception of time slower so i can scale the riffs slowly
@@Pauly421 Same here hahaha
@Mark Seymour i would have a year ago but sadly i am clean off alcohol for a while
whether its a job well done or not i'll say now, tone down the booze while practicing
Great video showing the correct method to play the song. Those top tier players, like Stevie, show you the only way songs should be played. They don't do it too look flash, it is done in the most viable and economical way to play the tune. You have encapsulated this in the tutorial. Well done.
"I've been working on this riff my whole life" haha I instantly subbed :D
Still working on it too :D cheers man
lol same
Seriously?
It’s so easy really!
I figured it out and got it down in one night!
I’ve been playing guitar for many, many years though.
What a great breakdown! As soon as I added to Low E I played it right for the 1st time in 20 years of attempts. If you come to Spring Bar in LA your $ is no good! Got all your drinks for life!
Mike dizzle hey Mike really happy it helped, I come to LA to play every once in a while 💪🏻💛
This is simply brilliant! I have tried and given up on learning this many times over the years. Now it makes sense so I will try again. Thank you Alberto.
This is the best and most nuanced analysis on the internet. You correctly explain the rundown on the G string while all the others (as did I) miss that it starts on the A note. Thank you!
Here are 2 small points you might consider discussing:
1) On the studio version Stevie is clearly bending (not sliding) on the G and B strings while on all the live versions (that I could find), he is using slides. To my ears bending sounds more powerful, while sliding sounds more accurate (probably because on fretted guitars only 3 notes are played when sliding while many micro-tones sound-out when bending), so both methods seem to have their advantages.
2) At 8:30 of your video you say that Stevie always stays on the V chord for 2 bars, skipping the standard blues progression return to the IV chord. This is usually the case, but sometimes Stevie in live performances did go back to the IV as you can hear (at times) in the RUclips video titled "(4K) SRV - Scuttle Buttin' (Live In Japan)" posted by "Vintage Blues in 4K". I think this adds more variation and makes for more interesting soloing vs. always staying on the V for two bars before resolving to the I in the final bar. Your thoughts?
Finally I want to say that I greatly enjoy all your fingerstyle posts. You are truly a master! Thanks again for posting this video.
thanks Tom cheers!
Your lessons are the most comprehensive,in depth lessons I've ever seen on RUclips.. You're a natural teacher
Thank you! 😃really appreciate
I want to say that you are an amazing teacher buddy. Thank you for being here !
Thanks Atanas
Thanks so much my brother..i learned 'Struttin' Jerry Reed from your vid...still the best played on YT imho ❤
Cheers!
Cool vid Alberto. Actually there are two 'right' ways to play the lick. The original version of Scuttle Buttin' on Couldn't Stand the Weather is played with bends instead of slides. But Stevie decided the whole step bends were too hard on his left hand fingers considering he had 13's on the E and 17's on the B so he changed it to slides for live performances. Makes perfect sense that he would write it with bends since crazy bends on those 13's were such an integral part of his playing. Just saw a slowed down audio of the lick from that album on Paul Davids' channel, and it is definitely bends instead of slides.
Thanks Patrick, check my pinned comment about bendings!
Thanks for the video! With 10s I do think this riff is easier with bends rather than slides for the first two moves, but it really is personal to the player I guess!
I leaned this by the old cassette player method back in the day and I always perceived those notes as bends too, but now after watching these videos, I thought I was playing it wrong. Hard to relearn it this way after so many times playing it with bends. Thanks for the info. Now I don’t feel like I’ve been playing it wrong after all these years.
best tutorial of scuttle buttin I've ever watched!
Cheers
Le tue lezioni sono stupende. ottimo lavoro
Very helpful. I too have tried for a couple of years to play that riff . Thanks man
Yesterday I was at Tommy Emmanuel's gig, when he invited an Italian guy on stage to play with him. He played really well, together with his majesty. Bravo Alberto!
I heard they played this exact song
@@albertolombardimusic They nailed it 😉
Thanks again for you continued & ongoing high quality & quantity output of; lessons; demos of your own compositions; covers; "Monday 'LIVE' "; background videos; your personalized sharing of your person & personality freely with all your fans; + all the TAB & CDs you've generated, & more!!! "Rock on," & see you at the next "Monday 'LIVE' !!!" Kind regards :)
I'm working like a mine rat :D
thanks for sharing your interpretation alberto, & as long as we
can appreciate the inspiration SRV has left us in his legacy
we have plenty to work on and wonder at , stay cool !
Thanks William, he was truly amazing
I've learned that when I was 15....and I agreed with most of what ya said. In my experience.. with Stevie. I started listening to whi he liked. And learned a lot then. But scuttle. Will always be that lick
hey, it's always fun to see videos on Stevie. thx man. I've involved scuttle buttin in my own practise routine for couple of decades now. And I really don't think there is a 'right' way at all. Stevie himself uses plenty ways of doing it. I've found my way of doing it at speed when I realized that it is basically a Robert Johnson type delta blues lick at speed. And at speed usually ergonomics come into play. To me, it is definitely a sweep picking lick with accented down strokes on the b on the g-string, the slided e on the e-string, the trilled a on the g-string and the final e on the lower e-string. the rest is just continuous sweeping across the strings. Thus, by focussing on the accented down-strokes it becomes a fluent motion, where the brain only triggers 4 motions instead of multiple single notes. Voila, you're done. Play it on an accoustic and you'll feel the Robert Johnson vibe, In this way I don't feel tempeted to use hybrid picking on the high e-string but never-the-less once you have reduced to 4 trigger points you can involve any adlibs you may like ;)
This cat is unbelievable, vary blessed!!!!
I'm trying not to get discouraged!!
Thanks Tim !
Best lesson on yt. Thanks man.
You’re right. It’s the right hand middle finger that makes the difference. I’ve been searching for this answer for years.
Surely makes it a little easier but.. now I'm so used to pick it all that sometimes I still prefer that. I really think he could have mixed the two techniques. Unfortunately we can't ask..
Very well done! Thanks for sharing. I will finally get it right...
Adriaan Dorresteijn thanks Adriana, glad you enjoyed!
Really good job man. Sounds and looks exactly like SRV. Best tutorial for scuttle buttin!
cheers
Good lesson! Today I was again looking for my right hand on this lick and I did not have any idea to pick the e-string with the finger. But you are right - now it works ;)
Mick Scharf thanks! It comes pretty natural but I always thought he picked everything.. instead there is a nice 4K video where you can see it clearly
@@albertolombardimusic Which 4k video do you mean? I just saw this lesson 10min before yours done by Anthony Stauffer. In my opinion it even comes more natural having two pickings on the high e-string. And after the lick I do not see the deep e-string as an upstroke. I am already on a downstroke again. Maybe you can see this on this video I made for Anthony. I Think this up and down rhythm is also a part that the most people are not aware of. Great in Crossfire f.e.
ruclips.net/video/2LX1_3al0qM/видео.html
This is the vide Mick, if you slow it down in some shots his movements are really clear ruclips.net/video/4vuiXSII9fA/видео.html
@@albertolombardimusic Hey great! Thanks a lot. There is another thing that was funny to me. In the "rhythm-part" of the lick he is also doing a mix of upstrokes (on the b and e-side) with his index finger instead of the plek. You can see it clearly on the first "A-chord". He is playing the first an the last upstroke with his finger. And the double in the middle with his plek. So at all you can say that he is playing as economically as possible. And it even works for me after a short while. The same as the octavelick in rude mood. Sometimes he plays with a plek and sometimes he pics it with his finger.
@@mickscharf Yeah I saw that, he probably mixes things at will up on the easier parts :)
Very impressive. Just dropping in the comments to help you in the algorithm. You deserve it
Thanks Adam
Best tutorial I found so far.
Fantastic! Thanks for the clearing this up!!!!!
guitarlancer hey buddy thanks 💛💛
@@albertolombardimusic Watched the whole thing just to be entertained by your captivating Italian accent. Keep it up!
Hahaah that’s funny right? 🎸🎸🎸
The Word is "The Blues". Great playing.
Stevie was the bomb!
I learned to play this song (well, just the part featured on this video) about 10 years ago, but what I still have so much trouble with is that I don’t hear just a quick slide the first few notes on the G string. The studio version almost sounds like he slows the slide down and makes it sound like 2 hammer-ons as opposed to a quick slide. This actually makes it sound like faster picking to me, because the 2nd middle note is more accentuated and shares equal time. It makes it difficult because it’s like playing at 2 tempos as he goes thru the entire riff. I know it sounds like over analyzing, but the point is I can never make it sound as awesome or fast, even if I play it as fast.
Great instructional video by the way 👍
Thanks, he bends mostly always on the studio cut. Check out my video on that
Super video, tanks a bunch! I have learned so much from this. Its so many comments here, so I dont know if someone else have comment on this. But I argue that SRV hold the pick differently from you, he was not using pointy end as you do in the video (but the blunt). I feel that changing the way I hold the pick acutally makes it easier to play the riff at high speed.
That's possible, it really depends on you though. Each of us has a way of approaching picking and although subtle differences in many factors do make a difference, it's almost always harder to start with a new setting than develop your own. If it works for you, that's great
SRV was a genius touched by the hand of God
You are a VERY GOOD teacher I could pay you anytime show more songs
Thank you, not sure I understand the second part 🙂
you nailed it. Saved me a lot of stress! Thnx
The best yet well done sir exactly like Stevie
Thanks for making things seem a lot easier, but it's still difficult for me, I need more patience and more practice. You are such a great guide. Im from Taiwan.
Yes take your time, it’s a difficult one
I think you nailed it bud, thanks, I’ve been working this out for years
Thanks, it's a great riff
This makes me take a long, deep breath before taking my first crack at it.
i wish more musicians we're as honest as you . thank you so very much ,i also been working on it all my life. You got it done perfect.
It's a great riff, cheers!
Thank you so much. Great to hear how accurate you have this, and really well done in terms of showing is exactly what you are doing. I've been messing with this for a long time and it's really over the limit of my skill set to get the speed up, but I'm certainly looking forward to sitting down later today with your video to have another go at it.
Have fun!
Like that you're a great jazz player as well. These are fun and familiar tunes for improving my chops so my jazz playing improves.
Awesome
best tutorial so far very innformative thank you
Best lesson I have seen...Thank you
thanks, appreciate that
Fantastic! I’ve been working on this forever.
It’s a tough one!
The world is unic. thanks for the tutorial
I've been meaning to learn this riff for about 30 years. Thanks for the vid. Really helpful
Glad it helps!
Thank you, great tutorial!
Very helpful, just like your Little Wing lesson.
awesome
lol, I think you got it right
on this one, I commented
on the other video that you did
for this song.
I sorted it out myself with complex hybrid
picking but as I compare the recording
with what you're playing here , this sounds
more like what he is doing.
More of a speed picking thing than lots of
bends. Good job!!
I don't know that he does it the same
throughout, he might mix it up a bit.
Yes he does mix with bends on the record, and possibly sometimes picks instead of hybrid
Excellent video - got my workout here!!
Cheers!
Just bought your Fermi de Parma
Will def check out pride and joy
The Sky is crying and Riviera Paradise are faves for sure TY ciao
Thanks man, hope you enjoy it!
As usual very nice and full of energy and aggression... 😊 Please provide tutorial of yesterday played by you.... Specially filler part and harmonics.
Regards Vikas from India 🇮🇳
Ciao Vikas, thank you! For the Beatles I have the score/tab on my website albertolombardi.com - Send me an email from the website
Well done Thankyou from Australia
Cheers!
4k video not accessible unfortunately - great analysis though, tx a lot. I thought I was the only one tying to get to the essence of playing rightly songs, to make sure it sounds right
Yeah looks like it’s been taken down. Thanks!
Thanks !!! Super lesson👍👍👍Best regards!!!
hey thanks
There's only 2 people who get this right. This guy and another. Every other person, and there are many, many, even Paul David miss the third slide. It is so fast, it's almost impossible to do. You can see in all the videos, the third slide is the "fastest" part of the lick. Even on the record, it sounds like he does it the first time around and then skips it after that. Live, SRV always does the fast third slide. That's why he is the GOAT God rest his soul. Huge kudos to this guy for getting it right!!!!!
Thanks John. This Guy :)
Exactly John
But try to figure it out when all you had was the album or cassette when it came out.
Great tone! What are you playing through?
This was a huuuuge help to me as I'd been trying to bend that A note at the beginning since the first time I tried learning this song. Also the knowledge of the middle finger being used to pluck was a gamechanger! So thank you!
I did notice something though slowing down the isolated track (on youtube). For the part near the end leading into the open E he doesn't seem to be doing a (starting on the G string) 2-3-2-0 slide. Instead it's a 3-2-0 slide into the A string e (2nd fret) so he can hit the low E string after easily. Obviously you can still do it your way but as far as how Stevie played it (on record) this is what I am hearing. The 2-3-2-0 slide just wasn't feeling right to me when I was practicing & now watching you play it full speed in the beginning it does seem to trip things up a bit trying to slide 3 notes so fast.
Just some observations :)
Glad it helped. I think the 2-3-2 slide is always intended by Stevie, but sometimes it might slip, being so fast. But if you watch his hand moving on live performances you can spot that exact 2-3-2 movement. Also on the record he alternates bending the A and the D with slides on different spots, while live he is always sliding. I have ha video on that.
great vid, just a couple details I'd like to add:
- in the studio version, Stevie's bending those notes instead of sliding them (if you listen to it pretty closely, you'll see). I can guarantee you that, cause I've seen some old footages of the very first live performances of this song (about 82' or 83'), and you can clearly see him bending those notes (sadly I couldn't find these footages again, I guess YT took them down).
- second point is that at the live performances, he used to play the open A string right after the B7 chord (right before playing the last lick, kinda similar to Mary Had a Little Lamb)
You’re right on both points, although in the studio he does both versions (bending and slides). Also live he changes the ending line here and there. I should make an addendum video 😂
@@albertolombardimusic lol I didn't know he does both versions in the studio. And yeah, he changes the ending line several times. An addendum video would be great lol
Hi Alberto. I believe it schould be an A-note (A flat more correct) on the 4-count. Then slide up to the B flat and back again. I have also practiced the tune for a long time and think it makes more sence with an A and think that that's what i'm hearing. I have made a music sheet but could not attach it. As you say, SRV uses slide (at least live) in stead of bends. The slide up and down from A to B flat sound like a standard blues-bend you can hear on for example Catfish blues with Hendrix. You are defenitly one of the best to play Scuttle Buttin that I have heard.
Thank you Frank, I don’t understand what part you are referring to but I’m pretty sure the notes are all right. Yes there is been a long debate about landings and slides, I couldn’t find actual proof that he use the slides or bands on the recordBut they do sound like bands
@@albertolombardimusic Yes, the notes are correct Ab Bb Eb Bb Db-Eb Eb Db Bb Ab A. It's the last Ab I would play on the 4th beat (The tune is in 4/4 beat). In minute 2.46 it sounds like you want to play the A that comes after the Ab on the 4th beat.
OK, I think I understand what you mean. First of all you were talking in E flat Minor that is a bit confusing because I am playing it in standard tuning. So in your reasoning the A note that you are referring to is actually the flat five. You are suggesting that the note that comes right before that, the fourth, is actually to be played on the beat. I don’t think that is correct. That is just a grace note that leads to the flat 4Th. Furthermore it will be even harder to play if you delayed the natural A even more (actually a Bbb) Hope it makes sense, glad you enjoyed.
@@albertolombardimusic Thanks again for your reply. To make youre version even better, you could of course tune down a half step. But also use the middle pickup. I believe thats what SRV did (most of the time).
Great playing and lesson. Great SRV tone too. What are you playing through? Thanks.🙏
Thanks, tube screamer and fender amp
GRAZIE MILLE! Best vid on this out there!
Grazie a te!
this is a serious tutoltal. thanks a lot
Thanks Andrea!
So goodd!
💛💛💛
Bad ass 👍🏻 I think the word you were looking for is “Fluid”
Grazie , nice tuto
Stevie played it differently in the studio than he did live.
I agree, As do most players. Which is why I never understood the emphasis on perfecting the studio version of any song. The studio version is just what was captured in that moment. It's not some carved in stone way a song should be played.
Muchas gracias ... excelente explicación, aunque no pueda tocarla 😅 pero tu trabajo es brillante... bravo
Gracias!
Sei un Grande! Bella lezione
Grazie!
I am very curious what you think of Mr. Tabs version of this song. I have been playing his version for a while, but I have seen SRV play it your way. Very interesting. Thank you friend.
Not familiar with it, but you can try a bunch of ways. This is how he plays it live, I also have a video about the studio version.
Just wondering was SRV obsessed with Freddy King’s song “Just Picking” ?
Both ‘’Mary had a little lamb” and ‘Scuttle buttin' seem to be derived from this song.
Not implying plagiarism because he put his own take on it
Merci Alberto ! Il n'y a pas de meilleure vIdéo sur ce riff légendaire que la tienne 👍🎸
Merci Manu 💛🎸
Awesome man!
cheers
Grande, bellissimo tutorial!
Grazie Filippo!
Like the way play. How long have you been playing in years
You sound great!
Thanks!
Thank you for the details that you shared, I never picked up the middle finger plucking for the open string, I was doing it with a sweep. I did a similar video with a certain part in the Tornado Of Souls solo. If you like that solo, I invite you to check it out.
lol, at your guitar, I do
the same thing, the volume
knob is forever in the way,
I either move it one spot
or stuff one tone knob into
the recess tapped , 'full on'
and wind up with volume and
one tone.
yeah, way to go
what are yours (treb/mid/bass) setting cauz im strugling nailing the sound, aawsome lesson by the way best ive seen!
you mean on the amp? Straight in the middle all 3, with presence up to 9/10. Thank you!
Thank you very much this will help me a lot i wasent sure about the bass and treb and i felt like it was too easy all up in the middle. and the presence i was thinking way lower. Your sound is just perfect so i will take you advises thanks.
That is a beautiful Strat
Thank you!
Bellissimo tutorial. Ottimo canale
Grazie Fabio 💛
@@albertolombardimusic le analisi che fai sul repertorio di SRV, sono tra le approfondite di tutta RUclips. Hai un tutorial completo tutta Scottie Buttin?
@@fabiotini4647 purtroppo no, anche se la suono al 90% uguale.. 🎸🎸
Great tutorial. It would be interesting also to see the rhythmic division of the riff
Thanks Roberto, not sure what you mean, but if I understand correctly you mean how the riff is laid on the beat, where are the rests etc. You might have a point, but I also think it stands out when I play it slowly. Do you agree?
@@albertolombardimusic Hi, sorry, I was probably not clear. What I meant is that one of the amazing thing of this riff is the rhythmic division between the various parts, and so would be great if you could also show and teach about it. PS: I wrote in English to let everybody understand but perhaps if i had written in Italian would have been clearer... :-)
Your English was perfect, you just didn’t mention why. You’re absolutely right 💪🏻
oh, that's funny, I was just in a discussion and showed the rhythm section. Maybe this could help you
ruclips.net/video/2LX1_3al0qM/видео.html
Mick yes you got that right, I talk about that as well in the video!
Hello AL, thanks for the tutorial. Still my third favorite acoustic player, only behind EC and T.E.! How about leave my little girl alone or Cold Shot? Thanks again
thank you Mark, I have Pride and Joy inn the line!
Che bello!da imparare subito di grande effetto.!ok Lombardi!!
Eh un riff d’acchiappo 😂💛
Excellent! Thank a lot!
cheers
Well I'll be damned, I've been struggling with this one for years and now I know why... I've been playing it wrong. I've heard it said that he uses Bends on the studio version but if he does it this way live, it's probably because the bends weren't consistent enough... Great video!
Yes he mixed bending and slides in the studio, mostly bends. Check out the video in the first comments for benidings info. Cheers
Awesome! Thank you for the lesson.😊
Cheers Danny, a great riff indeed!
Good lesson. Only comment is regarding the right hand. These details are simply how Stevie felt natural in his own playing style to play this riff. I submit that it isn’t required. As long as it’s played well i5 doesn’t matter your right hand technique on this song. The hybrid one note pic is completely insignificant
Of course, I play it with all picking for that matter. But understanding his approach is important as well.
probably the hardest blues riff ever!
true
Every notes combination may become difficult is pushed at high speed, and even the hardest one may become easy if slowed down
not blues
The word is fluid! :)
it is
I can't play it with a pick, just fingers.
I believe that when he plays the E on the 4th string (the one before going to the bass note), it's not a single note. Instead he kinda rakes upwards to it with the other strings muted.
Besides seeing this in videos, I think you can also hear it in the recording.
What do you think?
You're playing with slides instead of bends. Some people would say that's wrong. The truth is, I've seen SRV play that song and in multiple videos it is apparent that sometimes he played it with slides in the riff, and sometimes he played it with bends. BOTH are right.
so for the open B and E strings played at the beginning u just let them ring? i wonder if u need to mute the previous note before u play another one
No time to mute them
Maan, i just saw a video of Paul Davis going into details on this lick. somehow e felt that 1 note was missing, and i think you just nailed. by doing the embelshment part and alos the slide on the D to E, makes everything flow smoothly in one movement. Thanks a lot for sharing. i hope ur video is also shared with Paul´s comunity. in the end we all just want to learn from each other.
Thank you Gladison , that is a good video! He goes a bit more into the bending issue, which I think I will made a video about soon. Feel free to share my video in Paul comment section with your notes! Ciao🎸🎸
Nice job 👍
cheers
Grazie Alberto, spiegato benissimo.
Di nulla 💛
Great job!!
TY..very helpful