Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens (Guitar Lesson w/TABS)

[@davidreichert9392]

A bit crazy to think that Ritchie's recording career lasted a mere six months, and yet he still achieved legendary status.

[@DungNgo-zi8jg]

wow, really

[@Dobs1914]

At such a young age aswell, he was 17 when he died.

[@davidarnold760]

Always appreciate your history lessons on the unsung heroes of early rock and roll!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you David :)

[@alexcantelou2469]

Wow. Crazy. Ritchie Valens tune done up while sporting a Banned in DC t-shirt! Two of my favorite types of sound in one vid! 🤘

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@gescheitine]

Hi Damian. A very great song. I'm working out an article about the plane crash of February 2 1959 and few weeks ago I was reading a book and found out that Ritchie was just crazy about the bending in guitar solo. So he managed to put bends everywhere in his songs - which is what he have done in “Come on Let’s Go !”. Thank you very much, Kareen.

[@jimmylovesbikes]

your positive attitude in all your videos is just awesome

[@Damianblf]

Thank you. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@peterszakal]

Thank you, great to learn from you!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Péter :)

[@bulldawg7232]

Crazy!! I just watched LaBamba last night with my kids! Forgot how good that movie was but too much Bob..

[@Damianblf]

Great movie. I don't think I've ever met a person who didn't enjoy the film. Have a rockin' weekend my friend. :)

[@Dennistcb78]

Great Performance 😎 TCB 😎 Great singin my Friend 😎 TCB 😎 Rockabilly Rules 😎 TCB 😎 Great Story

[@Damianblf]

Thank you my friend. Cheers :)

[@brianreilly5103]

Thank you for the history and the great lesson.

[@chrishayne9066]

I and I , loved the lesson and the T shirt ♠️

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Chris. :)

[@atomicflash1753]

Thanks for telling me who played the guitar on this song I've been wanting to know that for years thanks for showing me how to play it

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed the lesson :)

[@johnacott1238]

A brace of Damians -even ZZ Top might be worried!

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching :)

[@DamianG56]

​@@Damianblf You didn't teach the strumming pattern to the song.

[@Hank_8]

Great tune, hammer tee! Always a pleasure with you

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@vincentabbott8704]

Just got last week's lesson under my fingers, time to start another..much appreciated, it's the timing that rocks these great songs...takes time to nail it..

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching Vincent. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@toddflowers8052]

Thanks for this brother ....one of my favorite songs of all time !!! Have a great weekend !!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Todd. I was just in your area yesterday. I dropped my daughter and her fiends off at the Manatee County Fair. Have a great weekend also. Cheers :)

[@Pappysan]

First time I've seen a marker (asterisk) for the tab... excellent idea!

[@AndreiJS1983]

Hello from Brazil. Tks for the class.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

GOLDDUST!
Massive THUMBS UP!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Tom. :)

[@johnblair2939]

bloody fantastic.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@mrstrongest]

Too cool, PLUS a split-screen so you can be your own front-man vocalist!! Fantastic, as usual-- thanks, Damian!! 🎸🚀👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Mark :)

[@seanhartman6496]

Looking good Damien!

[@Damianblf]

Thanks Sean. Good to hear from you. Hope all is well. :)

[@jeffreyjohnson646]

Great song for beginners and intermediate players. Excellent lesson!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@bobbymray]

Thanks Damian. Great lesson. Energy on 11! Come on, let's go!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. :)

[@liviots]

Come on, let’s go Damian! 😊

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@carlquance2542]

Love the history Damian. Thank you. As someone who bought your Rockabilly cds, I can highly recommend. I used to have a condo in St. Pete…wish I could have caught you locally. All the best…

[@Damianblf]

Thank you so much. Keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@robcacc7240]

Thank You. Your lessons are great. Love how you break them down. 🇦🇺🦘👌

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic! Thanks for posting. 😎

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Cheers :)

[@d.v.o1208]

Ricardo Valenzuela....rules.!!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Liked today. Subscribed years ago.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Scott. I really appreciate it. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@bustov75]

Bravo!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@jettstap]

This awesome I would love you to do marshall Crenshaws version of crying waiting hoping

[@johnw4659]

Yes. Please !!!!!!

[@Damianblf]

I do plan on doing a lesson on his version sometime in the near future. His take on the song is superb. Thanks for watching. :)

[@rudymikula7129]

Love it. Fun version of a great song.

[@listairgin]

Great lesson/ demo! Thank you Damian and thanks so very much indeed for the information about the original recording and the guys name that played the brilliant lead guitar on the original. I always wanted to know who that was. Thanks to you Damian now I do. 🌌🌅🌠👍🏻😉🕊

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@davidshort8226]

Love your lessons!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you David :)

[@byronlowder]

Love this one Damian-Thanks

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Byron. :)

[@johnw4659]

Thank you for a great lesson and for those final thoughts as always. I watched a documentary last night on the song American Pie and Richie's sister was featured in a couple of segments. She seems like a lovely woman and had some very profound things to say to Don McLean about her brother.

[@Damianblf]

Very cool. I'll have to check out that documentary. Thanks for watching. :)

[@paulfitz61]

Brilliant , thank you Damian ❤👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Paul :)

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

Muy bueno. Muchas gracias maestro..

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Salvador. :)

[@nickefgen9219]

I like this tune it’s one of my favorites, great video thank you for posting it

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching :)

[@CC-qb9sm]

Fantastic! Wishing you the best as always Damian 🤠

[@Damianblf]

Thank you CC. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@b-trackrollin3157]

👍 Great Damian

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@gregorytaylor6366]

Perfect! This sounds GREAT and the tab is killer. THANK YOU!

[@Damianblf]

Thanks Gregory. Glad you're enjoying the lesson. :)

[@scorpy6331]

Nice Lesson Mistro! Thanks once again 😁

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@rs3018]

Nice! Thanks for this lesson also thanks for the trivia you always share with you lessons.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@cigdamagelungs]

Thx, love the Los globes version to

[@Damianblf]

They did a incredible job playing Ritchie's song on that soundtrack. Thanks for watching. :)

[@eddiet2]

Go ahead, Damian!!!!! Damn, that was REALLY done well, Ritchie--Damian!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. :)

[@bulldawg7232]

0:25 Oh no, something is wrong with my eyes, I'm seeing double!
4 Damians!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@tonychavez1733]

Great lesson 👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Tony :)

[@jefferzone61]

Kudos again!! A LOT of information, musical and otherwise, in 8 minutes! It's only rock 'n'roll, but I like it! 👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. :)

[@peterm3964]

Love your stuff .

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@joeharris8633]

Awesome bud! Always loved the solo on this song.Thanks for your hard work like always Bud!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@trout3685]

Hey great video! Thanks.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@rockinbobokkin7831]

Great lesson! I've finally practiced my country triads enough to use your lessons for real. Hopefully I can master this one and start truly adding licks to my pallet

[@Damianblf]

Glad you're enjoying the lessons. Keep on rockin' :)

[@Frank-in-NY]

It must be in the Air! I went to the local Supermarket two hours ago, when I walked in, this began playing. Great stuff as always Damian.

[@Damianblf]

Great coincidence. Thanks for watching :)

[@BlackRaven156]

Yes, it is in the air, I've been hearing this song and other Ritchie Valens songs a lot lately.

[@alvaroalonsorivera6676]

this is a very cool lesson.
Youre a good teacher.
NIce bad Brains shirt btw

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@SteveHart-tt7wk]

Another great video! And I see your cat is also a fan of your guitar work!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Steve :)

[@rolandpucci8417]

Excellent l'ami Damian

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@KalmBliem]

Cool shirt Damian! I love Bad Brains. 👊

[@Jambock1975]

You are the best!!!! Thank You!!! Very, very good! Since Brazil!

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

This and Rave on were the first songs that I learnt to play, that was 42 yrs ago 🤣
Like deployed 👍
😎🎙🎸✅️

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much and keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@princeali1786]

Just stumbled across your sight and found you pretty damn cool and very knowledgeable! I subscribed immediately. Thanks for the help brother ! Great playing and great singing !!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@VitoGaarin]

Superb👍👍👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@thechange1980]

👏 👏 👏

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@ademiroliveirasantos792]

Very good....

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@joelcamp5445]

Just another great lesson, thanks Damian. If you ever get the chance do you think you might take a look at Black Cadillac by Joyce Green, I can never quite get the intro. Thx

[@Damianblf]

Ah yes, that song does have a cool intro. I'll write it down into my request book. Thanks for watching. :)

[@jacqueslheureux3173]

Thanks, 😃

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@Deadwhacks62]

Could you do a tutorial for fast freight or dooby dooby wah?

[@Damianblf]

I was just listening to Fast Freight last night. That's a rockin' instrumental. I'll put down your requests into my book. :)

[@chrispope4869]

I love the way you teach, does your dvd do this with the tab and chords appearing as in this beautiful little piece 😊 also is your dvd available to play on U.K. region devices . . . I have a Sony PS 3 that I play my dvds on

[@Damianblf]

Thank you so much for the kind words. The DVDs are region free so they will play on any player. You can also purchase them as a download also. My "Ultimate Rockabilly Guitar" course comes with tabs as PDF files but they aren't on the screen. In that course I talk you through each lick slowly note by note. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@lennolopez8540]

Super!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you my friend :)

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

Tampa Bay!!

[@Steve52344]

Hey. You got that great solo break down, note for note. Impressive. What kind of guitar did Rene Hall use for his solo?

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for the kind words. I wish I knew what guitar Rene Hall played on the track but I don't.

[@KevinGreen-vx4ok]

Excellent singing and the lession and your playing is really thanks for such excellent lessons.kev from the uk

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Kevin :)

[@HorstReznizek-il8yq]

good job bro

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@joeharris8633]

Cool cat!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Joe :)

[@kingdavidhoward]

Thanks, could you do a lesson on Marvin Gaye's, sexual healing or Michael Bolton, When a man loves a woman, a melodic version. Thanks 👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you. I do like that song by Marvin Gaye but I usually focus on guitar styles from the 1940s & 50s.

[@AthelstanEngland]

Has the backing track got an acoustic guitar on Damian? Tried to play this live as a three piece and always sounds empty during the solo.

[@foxyjazzbopper]

👌👌👌

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@TheChristafershawn]

Calico Kitty. 😸

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@MJs_IQ]

What’s the strumming pattern?

[@Jtaco09]

What is the strumming pattern

[@berlin-west4651]

👍🇩🇪

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@danielsauriol]

And what is the name of this magnificient cat ? :- )

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. Her name is Tye :)

[@rocksayrockstars]

Aku kirain dia coky bolemayer ntrl 😆

[@BeatlesTranscriber]

Wow what a disappointment. I always thought Valenz played the solo. 😢

[@XLBiker13]

As always, a super fun guitar AND history lesson. Thank you. I just noticed you're no longer playing your Brian Setzer signature 6120. Did you get rid of it or just retire it? The one you're now playing is the same one I owned. For a short period they lost the Chet Atkins endorsement and simply put Nashville on the pickguard.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it. I still have the guitar. It was in a video of mine about a month ago. I bought it in 1996. It's the first Gretsch I ever owned. I saved up and sold a lot of gear to buy it lol. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)