George did probably the most economical solo ever on 'Got my Mind Set on You' - only three bent notes. Only rivalled by Dave Gilmore on Your Possible Pasts. It's interesting to count the notes a player uses during a solo. Less is usually more!! Might be an interesting theme for a video. How many notes can you get away with playing. I'm sure BB King will be in that one!
He’s not only underrated side guitarist, he’s an underrated guitarist. I think he was a virtuoso even early on with the Beatles. I mean listen to his classical guitar playing on Till there was you from ‘’With the Beatles’’ album.
Whenever the Beatles went "country" he gave as close a rendering to it as possible, when it was "rock and roll" the same. Ballad? Motown? George was a consummate guitarist. He studied its various styles. You could tell he was a musician first, and that he loved everything guitar.
@@DaleRobertSzyms nope, watch Mike Campbell’s interview with Rick Rubin when he talks about being asked to play slide on Handle With Care and George was very encouraging of his playing.
Harrison always seems to be the most underrated Beatle, in terms of musical/lyrical skill AND personality, whenever mainstream talks about the band. He was a brilliant bloke, though.
George and Ringo both contributed much more than people realize. Ringo was in drumming what George was in guitarmanship w/ the ability to follow, create and perform in any genre that J or P happen to throw at them. It´s very easy to find a groove and play in it all the time and end up sounding the same all the time. Just look at bands like AC/DC, (for example), the best at what they do but they sound the same all the time. The Beatles didn´t just only change rock and roll music but they changed it several times.
I hate it when people criticise George and regard him not very skilled or talented compared to John or Paul.. He wrote some great songs.. His works with Travelling Wilburies is absolutely beautiful.. and lots of his other stuff.. He was just quiter
George was amazing and I love so many of his solo albums. But when combined with others like jeff lynne, paul, john and george martin, their production and ideas really helped highlight georges genius. Something and here comes the sun are some of the most perfect pieces of songwriting and production in music history.
If George had been the guitarist and songwriter in any other group he would had had the platform to really shine and therefore been appreciated far more. But in the Beatles with two other geniuses like Lennon and McCartney he was often restricted and overshadowed.
George's quick change fretting of extremely difficult chord shapes on super uptempo numbers was god-tier level. And his picking on everything was machine precision. He was better in these two areas at 19 than most people get in a lifetime. And he didn't just do it in his bedroom. He did it with a screaming horde in his face and a billion people watching on live tv.
Can't have a conversation about George Harrison's skills as a slide guitarist without mentioning his amazing slide solo on the Alvin Lee song "The Bluest Blues"
His slide playing was a direct result of his study of Indian music and he was able to use a lot of Indian techniques with it, quarter notes for example.
George understood melody and always relied on his natural ability to use melody in his guitar work , from the beginning. Actually , some of George's best use of melody does come from the early days . He basically was the Beatle sound .. John was a very clever guitarist .. but George helped so many of their songs with his ability to push a song in the direction he knew it needed to go .. And he also had fun on his songs , like "I want to tell you" , the guitar work in the song is relatively easy , but it works in a way that others weren't incorporating in rock music .. his work on all Beatle songs is ingrained in everyone's ears... As it should be
I could spot George's playing anytime when I heard Belinda Carlisle's 'Leave a light On' someone had the radio on as soon as I heard the guitar riff I said 'That's George'. He could play so beautifully I would have tears in my eye's his slow guitar to me none finer. God Bless George ❤️
"George is one of the greatest slide guitarists of all time",said Eric Clapton.And he was right.His slide playing is amazing, always creative and original.The Beatles used slide on the song Old brown shoes, didn't they?
George played slide on the solo for All You Need Is Love and I always hated it. I thought it was the worst solo of his career, actually the only bad solo of his career.
By far the best slide solo George ever recorded was on the ALvin Lee song "the bluest blues"--Alvin also follows him with one of his greatest ad test solos.
Was going to make that same comment. George always found the essence of whatever song he was playing and served the music better than most any guitarist you could name. The Bluest Blue is one his greatest solos, slide or otherwise.
@@larrypower8659 What he came up with for Alvin shows why george was the right guitarist for the greatest band of all time. He serves the song and that's why Alvin wanted him. That pretty much sums up what Alvin said about it.
what Ive noticed in looking at George's playing from early on he never just played the same chord progression as John, he would always revocalize the chords and used triads, that wasn't something you saw a lot of in the early 60s, it would have been cool to see some slide mixed in on the early stuff
I’ve been on a George Harrison deep dive after watching that early 2000s 8-hour Beatles documentary. There were so many performances in there that I had never seen. There’s a great Beatles Anthology book that pairs with it. With that and a Beatles fakebook, I’ve been excited to grab my guitar everyday.
@@GuitarPilgrim I was a teen there when they hit in America. It was awesome, but I didn't realize then how it was a once in a lifetime event. I kinda feel sorry about the state of popular music today. By the way. Love your channel.
@@snekmeseht Between the Beatles & the 'English Invasion' and the S.F. Fillmore/Winterland scene, that's a rich time in America never to be revisited. Too bad our Counterculture resulted in our kids and grandkids being thoroughly ripped-off..
George was an awesome guitarist. Love his music. My favorite Beetle. George wrote 5 of the top 10 Beetles songs. He really was held back for the first 5 years of their career.
Beatle. And Your statement that George wrote five of the top ten Beatles songs is only your opinion, not fact. Other people's opinions are equally valid.
George really took slide guitar to a new and different place. His pre-slide work was tasteful, interesting and quirky. But his slide playing was unique and inspirational.
Jeff Lynne stated in no uncertain terms that, "George was the BEST slide player ever because of his subtle approach and the unique tone." A lot of slide players try to sound like Duane or EC or Walsh or Felder or... and many of them really sound a lot like those guys. George wasn't interested in sounding like anyone but himself. His tone and subtle sound is instantly recognizable. Nobody else sounds like that! George was a very skilled guitarist and most certainly the best all-around guitarist in the Beatles.
You forgot to mention the tune Cheer Down, written by him and Tom Petty. He was an amazing slide player. I love how in the early stages of The Beatles he was messing around with the slide in the song This Boy, it sounds great!! Cool video!!
He played slide on Badfimgers Day after Day and he was working on several songs from the All things must pass album including my sweet lord with slide guitar in the studio with the Beatles in 1968-69 heard from an interview with him in 1991
Having Jeff Lynn say he was the best slide player period, speaks volumes. Any slide player knows how damn good he was! George did play some slide as a Beatle. One in the 60s and slide on both Anthology songs
George had the gift of playing just the right amount of guitar that accents a song...adding to it but not overbearing it. Plucking a chord at the right part of a song/hitting that "disenchanted" chord/ great fills, he was the proverbial sessions guitarist that also sang and wrote great songs.
I've really come to appreciate George's precision and the lack of wasted notes. Everything he played was just so perfectly conceived. The solo on Something is one of the best ever, not because it's flashy, but for the exact opposite reason. And his style contrasted with John's so incredibly well. Those two were an incredible guitar playing team. Thanks for a video on his slide work.
I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this and that tip at the end. I've been playing guitar for 28 years and only now am I getting serious about my slide playing. I throughly enjoyed your video thank you
Was waiting for this! It's official... you are my favourite guitar channel on RUclips! Thanks so much, not just for all your hard work, but your passion and love for the instrument shines through and think we all connect with that! Keep rockin' dude 🎸🤘 Love you man! ❤️
So nice to see someone giving George credit for his awesome slide playing, but he wasn´t just pretty darn good, but I think he was hands down, one of the best. His playing was so much more precise than anyone else´s I´ve ever heard. The only other note-for-note precision close to it I´ve ever heard was done by peddle-steel guitarists. By the way Mr. Pilgrim, your slide playing is pretty damned good as well.
Thank you for this excellent video! Without a doubt George Harrison was criminally underrated. He played and explored ever style of music; country, R & B, Blues, Rock, Classical etc. Also singlehandedly introduced the electric 12 string Rickenbacker into pop music (Rodger McGuinn said that George changed his life). Nylon string, steel string acoustic if it had strings he played it. I believe Paul McCartney said that if you take a Beatle song and remove George’s solos, fills, licks etc. the songs fall apart. He also played a incredible slide solo on Alvin Lee’s “The Bluest Blues.” Please consider covering the slide for; “Isn’t It a Pity,” “Cheer Down,,” “Beware of Darkness” (personal favorite) “Give me Love.”
Sure sounds like George. That song and the break in Badge by Cream had many listeners at the time saying - hmm, that part reminds me of the Beatles. lol
I know we are talking slide here, and this one isn’t slide, but his solo on Something is stellar. Really melodic, with some very interesting phrasing choices
Excellent repertoire you pulled from. REALLY cool you pulled George's Licks from John's solo work.. I've been diving into Klaus lately myself.. cheers mate
The way like George Harrison played slide guitar was unique. It was deep, lovely, romantic. We can heard it on "The Beatles - White Album", but it flows out on "All Thing Must Pass" and "Living a Material World" Albums! George lives! Cheers from Brasil!
Another brilliant tutorial. Like all your other videos on RUclips, clearly explained and played exactly like the original. A real music fan,the best guitar tutor on the net.
George actually played slide (in a rudimentary way) when he added some slide parts to 'Strawberry Fields Forever'. He got Beatles' roadie Mal Evans to make a slide by cutting out a piece of the metal tubing of one of the amp stands. (He eventually came to prefer glass slides, though).
Oh! George your are gorgeous Way you slide the guitar, we really wonder what you are! You radiate more than a pulsar. You carved something deep, in the barks of our hearts, Coz your songs are too infectious. Oh George, you’re gorgeous. Oh George, you’re gorgeous. Way you strum each and every chord, It makes me closer to my sweet lord, Your tunes are mystically augmented. Your voice is unparalleled and lyrics truely unprecedented. It’s all too much contagious, You are the real genius! oh! George you are gorgeous. We are brainwashed with your music!!!
Keep in mind he was only 19 when the Beatles recorded in 1962. He had no RUclips tutorials either. Also keep in mind he was only 27 when The Beatles ended in 1970. I've always found his solo parts to fit in perfectly with their songs.
Excellent video Thom! Let's never forget that it was George who played all of the solo lead guitar parts on all of those amazing Beatle songs. John would play the rhythm part of the song and George would come up with the solos. Then there are the classics like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes The Sun". Doesn't get much better than that! 👍👍🎸🎸😉😉
@@BeatlesTranscriber Can wrong be expressed as a percentage. 🤔 Anyway, George played the vast majority of those great Beatles solo's. And he was really good at it.
The solo in Nowhere man at the end of the solo, I believe he incorporated a bottle neck, and by the way, George and John did that lead together. Check it out, please. So simply, but has stuck in my mind for 50+ years.
George Harrison and Don Felder are the best examples of melodic playing guitar solos, they both knew to play within chords which I find kind of challenging…
Some fab technique tips explained very well. I see you used a drop D for the 1st string on My Sweet Lord, which makes a lot of sense and enables playing the harmony licks on the one guitar. Neat - wished I knew that when I did my All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary gig! One thing though, George used open E tuning often, especially early in his solo career, and Gimme Some Truth is one of those (it's actually even easier in open tuning.)
Bloody hell Pilgrim! Every time I look through your huge back catalogue of wonder I find something useful. Beautifully explained, you are a master of the slide as well? Chordal tunings (Elmore James video) and the standard tuning, no fret noise or dodging notes - you-are amazing. I got so frustrated with my bottleneck that I threw it away. I better go and get another one… 🤝🙏🏻👏🏼 I did not know that George played slide on “how do you sleep?”. Poor Paul
Great job hearing that "my sweet lord" slide run! I found the bottom harmony...was tough...thanks! will release a cover later this week probably...thanks again
The slide solo on Isn't It a Pity is my favorite. The guitar player who plays the recorded part plays it perfectly on the 2002 and hall of Fame tribute. But I can't find his credit easily on Google.
The Slide guitar on Day after Day by Badfinger is played by Harrison , I think is one of the best slide guitar ever played ; it´s a masterpiece ; Pilgrim would you please upload it ? . The song was recorded in June 1971 and became a hit in February 1972
The best slide player, in my opinion. He deviated from the typical slide playing (as you showed) and created something totally original, based on his influence from Indian music. "Isn't It a Pity," "Give Me Love," "Beautiful Girl," "Blow Away," "Your Love is Forever," "Life Itself," "Cloud Nine" (both studio and Japan version), "This is Love," and the list is endless. "Cheer Down" and his solo on Belinda Carlisle's "Leave a Light On" are his two best slide solos, in my opinion.
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George did probably the most economical solo ever on 'Got my Mind Set on You' - only three bent notes. Only rivalled by Dave Gilmore on Your Possible Pasts. It's interesting to count the notes a player uses during a solo. Less is usually more!! Might be an interesting theme for a video. How many notes can you get away with playing. I'm sure BB King will be in that one!
Awesome, pls try Give me love (give me peace).
@@timheine5816 No it's not, it all George, Clapton is not on that album. This is how to play it: ruclips.net/video/2JxwIDbBHfU/видео.html
@@timheine5816 I think you’ll find George is playing slide on those two, tho Pete Drake is playing pedal steel on the latter as well.
His solo on how How Do You Sleep is just incredible.
I wish he'd done more edgy solos like that in his own work. Of course, he wanted to do that solo again, and Lennon had to persuade him it was great.
I made the tab if people want it
@@pickleheal1431 YES
@@pickleheal1431 give it lol
I know it’s one of my favorites! I learned to play it recently and it’s a blast to play.
What gives George's slide work such a unique sound is he plays in standard tuning. Many slide guitarists use some sort of open tuning.
Not so sure about that. I've heard that he sometimes used drop D tuning.
@@angelobranford1029 still its not a open tunning, open d would be but not really drop d
@@jaxspades5736 However, drop D is not standard tuning. That comment is what my reply is referring to.
@@angelobranford1029 true i am just saying that it doesn’t mean it makes it easier for him except for chords ig
@@angelobranford1029 haha semantics go brrrrr
He’s not only underrated side guitarist, he’s an underrated guitarist. I think he was a virtuoso even early on with the Beatles. I mean listen to his classical guitar playing on Till there was you from ‘’With the Beatles’’ album.
Exactly! How about the solo to "All My Loving"? Not easy to play with the ease that he does on the Ed Sullivan Show. He nailed it everytime!
Not to mention And I love her
Yes, I think he was a virtuoso
Whenever the Beatles went "country" he gave as close a rendering to it as possible, when it was "rock and roll" the same. Ballad? Motown? George was a consummate guitarist. He studied its various styles. You could tell he was a musician first, and that he loved everything guitar.
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Free As a Bird is another example of Georges slide abilities
It totally makes that song. And it's a really good song too.
I laughed at first because I misread your post. I thought you said that he played slide on Freebird...lol
@@Kacee2 he didnt?
Freebird?
@@dillonfriz In English "Free AS A Bird". Look for it
I remember his slide solos like handle with care when he was in the studio with the travelling wilburys
That was Mike Campbell
@@johnkennedy814 Nope, that was George
@@DaleRobertSzyms nope, watch Mike Campbell’s interview with Rick Rubin when he talks about being asked to play slide on Handle With Care and George was very encouraging of his playing.
@@johnkennedy814 do you have a link to that interview? I would very much like to see that
@@johnkennedy814 nope, h.
His slide work on Free as a Bird is the best indication of how he would sounded playing slide guitar with The Beatles.
Here is how to play Free As A Bird: ruclips.net/video/4UhV6GZPI1U/видео.html
Harrison always seems to be the most underrated Beatle, in terms of musical/lyrical skill AND personality, whenever mainstream talks about the band. He was a brilliant bloke, though.
George and Ringo both contributed much more than people realize. Ringo was in drumming what George was in guitarmanship w/ the ability to follow, create and perform in any genre that J or P happen to throw at them. It´s very easy to find a groove and play in it all the time and end up sounding the same all the time. Just look at bands like AC/DC, (for example), the best at what they do but they sound the same all the time. The Beatles didn´t just only change rock and roll music but they changed it several times.
that he was; not 'weird' at all. that's a projection from elementary penguins.
I hate it when people criticise George and regard him not very skilled or talented compared to John or Paul..
He wrote some great songs.. His works with Travelling Wilburies is absolutely beautiful.. and lots of his other stuff.. He was just quiter
George was amazing and I love so many of his solo albums. But when combined with others like jeff lynne, paul, john and george martin, their production and ideas really helped highlight georges genius. Something and here comes the sun are some of the most perfect pieces of songwriting and production in music history.
If George had been the guitarist and songwriter in any other group he would had had the platform to really shine and therefore been appreciated far more. But in the Beatles with two other geniuses like Lennon and McCartney he was often restricted and overshadowed.
He's a huge part of the Revolver album. A ground breaking album overshadowed by the Srgnt.Pepper, Abby Road, and White albums.
I think he proved his skills with his first album. Excellent songs!
@@clintatk
Yes true Clint, Revolver is one of my favourite albums and much overlooked.
George's quick change fretting of extremely difficult chord shapes on super uptempo numbers was god-tier level. And his picking on everything was machine precision. He was better in these two areas at 19 than most people get in a lifetime. And he didn't just do it in his bedroom. He did it with a screaming horde in his face and a billion people watching on live tv.
Bravo
This is my favourite video so far, George Harrison is my absolute hero. My son is called Harrison is his honour.
Can't have a conversation about George Harrison's skills as a slide guitarist without mentioning his amazing slide solo on the Alvin Lee song "The Bluest Blues"
and Belinda Carlisle
His slide playing was a direct result of his study of Indian music and he was able to use a lot of Indian techniques with it, quarter notes for example.
Indian shows up in every slide solo he did. ;)
George understood melody and always relied on his natural ability to use melody in his guitar work , from the beginning.
Actually , some of George's best use of melody does come from the early days .
He basically was the Beatle sound ..
John was a very clever guitarist .. but George helped so many of their songs with his ability to push a song in the direction he knew it needed to go ..
And he also had fun on his songs , like "I want to tell you" , the guitar work in the song is relatively easy , but it works in a way that others weren't incorporating in rock music .. his work on all Beatle songs is ingrained in everyone's ears... As it should be
from CRY FOR A SHADOW on through TILL THERE WAS YOU, and finishing with I WANT YOU YOU SO BAD (SHE'S SO HEAVY), george and john played well together.
His slide solo on Alvin Lee's The Bluest Blues is his best imo. So beautiful❤️
I could spot George's playing anytime when I heard Belinda Carlisle's 'Leave a light On' someone had the radio on as soon as I heard the guitar riff I said 'That's George'. He could play so beautifully I would have tears in my eye's his slow guitar to me none finer. God Bless George ❤️
George was the secret weapon of the Beatles , with his guitar playing and his harmonies ! Thanx for sharing this, always love your videos!
His slide work on 'Blow Away' blew me away!
His playing on Isn't It A Pity is beautiful beyond words. RIP George Harrison.
The solo on "How Do You Sleep" alone answers the question - he was GREAT.
His best performance on the slide guitar is in "Give me love"
"George is one of the greatest slide guitarists of all time",said Eric Clapton.And he was right.His slide playing is amazing, always creative and original.The Beatles used slide on the song Old brown shoes, didn't they?
Nope
Lennon played lap steel on “For You Blue” and surprise, surprise; it was brilliant
@@OzTwanger it's true,I didn't remember...great job of Lennon.
George played slide on the solo for All You Need Is Love and I always hated it. I thought it was the worst solo of his career, actually the only bad solo of his career.
@@warrenburroughs3025 There is no slide on this song.
George’s guitar work is especially excellent on his final album Brainwashed. Check out Marwa Blues for a good example.
Marwa blues is a masterpiece!
I love George's slide guitar on the song "Leave a light on" by Belinda Carlisle
By far the best slide solo George ever recorded was on the ALvin Lee song "the bluest blues"--Alvin also follows him with one of his greatest ad test solos.
Absolutely correct.
i absolutely love his slide on the bluest blues. Alvin lee and Tommy Bolin are both my personal favorite guitarists.
Was going to make that same comment. George always found the essence of whatever song he was playing and
served the music better than most any guitarist you could name. The Bluest Blue is one his greatest solos, slide or
otherwise.
@@larrypower8659 What he came up with for Alvin shows why george was the right guitarist for the greatest band of all time. He serves the song and that's why Alvin wanted him. That pretty much sums up what Alvin said about it.
what Ive noticed in looking at George's playing from early on he never just played the same chord progression as John, he would always revocalize the chords and used triads, that wasn't something you saw a lot of in the early 60s, it would have been cool to see some slide mixed in on the early stuff
I’ve been on a George Harrison deep dive after watching that early 2000s 8-hour Beatles documentary. There were so many performances in there that I had never seen. There’s a great Beatles Anthology book that pairs with it.
With that and a Beatles fakebook, I’ve been excited to grab my guitar everyday.
The beatles got me into music when I was young, they're the best!
@@GuitarPilgrim I was a teen there when they hit in America. It was awesome, but I didn't realize then how it was a once in a lifetime event. I kinda feel sorry about the state of popular music today. By the way. Love your channel.
@@snekmeseht Between the Beatles & the 'English Invasion' and the S.F. Fillmore/Winterland scene, that's a rich time in America never to be revisited.
Too bad our Counterculture resulted in our kids and grandkids being thoroughly ripped-off..
The king of brevity, George could give you more in a few glorious and perfectly crafted notes than most guitar players could give you in a lifetime.
He was a superb slide guitarist. His solo on Alvin Lee's "Bluest Blues" is testament to that.
Absolutely agree with this, the solo on that song is fantastic!
George was an awesome guitarist. Love his music. My favorite Beetle. George wrote 5 of the top 10 Beetles songs. He really was held back for the first 5 years of their career.
Beatle. And Your statement that George wrote five of the top ten Beatles songs is only your opinion, not fact. Other people's opinions are equally valid.
thats a stretch even for a Harrison fan like me. 3 for sure.
The fact that there are so many songs here that people think you should have mentioned is a testament to how good he was
Great video!
George had his own space with slide guitar, and that is saying a lot. He was unique from all the slide greats.
George's slide solo at the end of Cheer Down is wonderful.
George really took slide guitar to a new and different place. His pre-slide work was tasteful, interesting and quirky. But his slide playing was unique and inspirational.
His slide work on some songs of All things must past are Just perfect, brillant and unmatched. I really find him very inspiring !
George's slide in "Backoff Boogaloo," is one of my favorites!
Jeff Lynne stated in no uncertain terms that, "George was the BEST slide player ever because of his subtle approach and the unique tone." A lot of slide players try to sound like Duane or EC or Walsh or Felder or... and many of them really sound a lot like those guys. George wasn't interested in sounding like anyone but himself. His tone and subtle sound is instantly recognizable. Nobody else sounds like that! George was a very skilled guitarist and most certainly the best all-around guitarist in the Beatles.
You forgot to mention the tune Cheer Down, written by him and Tom Petty. He was an amazing slide player. I love how in the early stages of The Beatles he was messing around with the slide in the song This Boy, it sounds great!! Cool video!!
The end riff on This Boy actually doesn’t use a slide. It’s a double stop that you slide with your fingers. Great riff to learn
I was just scrolling through for any mention of Cheer Down. That slide is so emotive. Love the wry wit of the lyric too.
He played slide on Badfimgers Day after Day and he was working on several songs from the All things must pass album including my sweet lord with slide guitar in the studio with the Beatles in 1968-69 heard from an interview with him in 1991
George was and is still an underrated guitarist. He came up with very simple licks but he put his own twist on them that pros can't figure out!
Having Jeff Lynn say he was the best slide player period, speaks volumes. Any slide player knows how damn good he was!
George did play some slide as a Beatle. One in the 60s and slide on both Anthology songs
George had the gift of playing just the right amount of guitar that accents a song...adding to it but not overbearing it. Plucking a chord at the right part of a song/hitting that "disenchanted" chord/ great fills, he was the proverbial sessions guitarist that also sang and wrote great songs.
Late 80s/90s george was something else. Not even just on slide. His break on cool dry place is mind blowing
Great video, thanks. One plus of a (mostly) post-Beatle slide guitar sound is that it became his signature sound that identified him as a solo artist.
I've really come to appreciate George's precision and the lack of wasted notes. Everything he played was just so perfectly conceived. The solo on Something is one of the best ever, not because it's flashy, but for the exact opposite reason. And his style contrasted with John's so incredibly well. Those two were an incredible guitar playing team. Thanks for a video on his slide work.
I cannot begin to tell you how much I loved this and that tip at the end. I've been playing guitar for 28 years and only now am I getting serious about my slide playing. I throughly enjoyed your video thank you
George's playing on Dylan's If Not for You Bootleg is amazing
George is perhaps my favorite Beatle. The Quite and Talented he is!
Was waiting for this! It's official... you are my favourite guitar channel on RUclips! Thanks so much, not just for all your hard work, but your passion and love for the instrument shines through and think we all connect with that! Keep rockin' dude 🎸🤘 Love you man! ❤️
So nice to see someone giving George credit for his awesome slide playing, but he wasn´t just pretty darn good, but I think he was hands down, one of the best. His playing was so much more precise than anyone else´s I´ve ever heard. The only other note-for-note precision close to it I´ve ever heard was done by peddle-steel guitarists.
By the way Mr. Pilgrim, your slide playing is pretty damned good as well.
Thank you for this excellent video! Without a doubt George Harrison was criminally underrated. He played and explored ever style of music; country, R & B, Blues, Rock, Classical etc. Also singlehandedly introduced the electric 12 string Rickenbacker into pop music (Rodger McGuinn said that George changed his life). Nylon string, steel string acoustic if it had strings he played it. I believe Paul McCartney said that if you take a Beatle song and remove George’s solos, fills, licks etc. the songs fall apart. He also played a incredible slide solo on Alvin Lee’s “The Bluest Blues.” Please consider covering the slide for; “Isn’t It a Pity,” “Cheer Down,,” “Beware of Darkness” (personal favorite) “Give me Love.”
Give me love, yeah that's a beautiful song, great suggestion!
My favourite guitarist/musician of all time! Also this video is my very favourite of all of yours!
Man how did you not include day by day by bdafinger..he’s playing slide guitar in that song. Such a classic riff and song
Sure sounds like George. That song and the break in Badge by Cream had many listeners at the time saying - hmm, that part reminds me of the Beatles. lol
I believe it was played by both George and Pete Ham together. George also played a great slide solo on Harry Nilsson’s “You’re Breaking My Heart”
George felt a need to develop his own recognizable sound. His signature. He certainly succeeded.
His playing on Cloud Nine live version is amazing
I know we are talking slide here, and this one isn’t slide, but his solo on Something is stellar. Really melodic, with some very interesting phrasing choices
My favorite guitar solo ever.
Excellent repertoire you pulled from. REALLY cool you pulled George's Licks from John's solo work.. I've been diving into Klaus lately myself.. cheers mate
George rocked on slide guitar!!!
He absolutely did!
Is it me or is this guy like the nicest, friendliest guy ever?😄
Day after Day itself it´s a Masterpiece , The best song Pete Ham ever wrote , ( and he wrote many good songs for sure )
The way like George Harrison played slide guitar was unique. It was deep, lovely, romantic. We can heard it on "The Beatles - White Album", but it flows out on "All Thing Must Pass" and "Living a Material World" Albums! George lives! Cheers from Brasil!
Another brilliant tutorial. Like all your other videos on RUclips, clearly explained and played exactly like the original. A real music fan,the best guitar tutor on the net.
"Give me love" solo - wow, its unrepeatable..
I agree, it's incredible
'Something' almost feels as if it has slide guitar on it. George's phrases are so liquid and glassy.
Great video Pilgrim. I love George's solo he played with Alvin Lee on Bluest Blues. It is amazingly beautiful and "Blue".
George actually played slide (in a rudimentary way) when he added some slide parts to 'Strawberry Fields Forever'. He got Beatles' roadie Mal Evans to make a slide by cutting out a piece of the metal tubing of one of the amp stands. (He eventually came to prefer glass slides, though).
Oh! George your are gorgeous
Way you slide the guitar,
we really wonder what you are!
You radiate more than a pulsar.
You carved something deep,
in the barks of our hearts,
Coz your songs are too infectious.
Oh George, you’re gorgeous.
Oh George, you’re gorgeous.
Way you strum each and every chord,
It makes me closer to my sweet lord,
Your tunes are mystically augmented.
Your voice is unparalleled and lyrics truely unprecedented.
It’s all too much contagious,
You are the real genius!
oh! George you are gorgeous.
We are brainwashed with your music!!!
I think the guitar bit on my sweet lord is my favourite bit of guitar work from anyone.
George was never underrated to me, ever since I was a child he was my gold standard ❤️
Keep in mind he was only 19 when the Beatles recorded in 1962.
He had no RUclips tutorials either.
Also keep in mind he was only 27 when The Beatles ended in 1970. I've always found his solo parts to fit in perfectly with their songs.
George Harrison is one of my all time favorite musicians - on many levels, not just in terms of guitar skills.
That was super inspiring, great playing! Thanks for sharing how George played the slide, awesome video mate.
Excellent video Thom! Let's never forget that it was George who played all of the solo lead guitar parts on all of those amazing Beatle songs. John would play the rhythm part of the song and George would come up with the solos. Then there are the classics like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes The Sun". Doesn't get much better than that! 👍👍🎸🎸😉😉
Do your research. You are 100% wrong. Paul
And John also played solos. Also Eric Clapton played the solo on While my guitar and not George
@@BeatlesTranscriber Can wrong be expressed as a percentage. 🤔
Anyway, George played the vast majority of those great Beatles solo's. And he was really good at it.
Would love to see you do more slide - say some Elmore James!
Elmore James is the man!! Good suggestion:)
George says” Elmore James got nothin' on this, baby", while John Lennon plays some slide guitar on For You Blue
The solo in Nowhere man at the end of the solo, I believe he incorporated a bottle neck, and by the way, George and John did that lead together. Check it out, please. So simply, but has stuck in my mind for 50+ years.
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@@victorarena23 Your right, my bad, George played the lead on Drive My Car and used a slide on the ending of the solo.
Excellent video.
I love watching your videos - always informative and full of passion!
He was the best by far. So subtle and expressive.
George thank for the music such an inspiration
George Harrison and Don Felder are the best examples of melodic playing guitar solos, they both knew to play within chords which I find kind of challenging…
Would have liked to seen you cover the slide guitar solo on this is love
Absolutely brilliant thanks for the tips
Listen to Badfinger's, Day after Day!
George's slide is sublime!!!👍
One of your best videos! If you want some ideas, revisiting some of David Gilmour slide playing would be fantastic. Cheers
Cheerdown, stuck inside a cloud and rising sun. His slide work is out of this universe
RIP George the most underrated guitarist
Some fab technique tips explained very well. I see you used a drop D for the 1st string on My Sweet Lord, which makes a lot of sense and enables playing the harmony licks on the one guitar. Neat - wished I knew that when I did my All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary gig! One thing though, George used open E tuning often, especially early in his solo career, and Gimme Some Truth is one of those (it's actually even easier in open tuning.)
There’s a tasty slide solo in ringo’s back off boogaloo.. Geer!
Bloody hell Pilgrim! Every time I look through your huge back catalogue of wonder I find something useful. Beautifully explained, you are a master of the slide as well? Chordal tunings (Elmore James video) and the standard tuning, no fret noise or dodging notes - you-are amazing. I got so frustrated with my bottleneck that I threw it away. I better go and get another one…
🤝🙏🏻👏🏼
I did not know that George played slide on “how do you sleep?”. Poor Paul
He was a great great great musician
Amazing his slide also on Belinda's Carlisle "leave a light on for me"
Great job hearing that "my sweet lord" slide run! I found the bottom harmony...was tough...thanks! will release a cover later this week probably...thanks again
The slide solo on Isn't It a Pity is my favorite. The guitar player who plays the recorded part plays it perfectly on the 2002 and hall of Fame tribute. But I can't find his credit easily on Google.
I think that is Marc Mann.
You should definitely check out the song Day After Day by Badfinger.
The slide in that song is killer
Hmm you're the 2nd person to mention that song, I will have listen!
George and Pete Ham played that solo together, harmonizing. No overdubs.
We need more videos about George style
The Slide guitar on Day after Day by Badfinger is played by Harrison , I think is one of the best slide guitar ever played ; it´s a masterpiece ; Pilgrim would you please upload it ? . The song was recorded in June 1971 and became a hit in February 1972
Thanks for sharing
2:11 Wow, where did that solo come from ??? (it's so good)
Is "Gimme some truth" by John Lennon, and the solo is from Harrison 🤯✨💞
@@alavezruizjosemanuel7862 thank you :)
The best slide player, in my opinion. He deviated from the typical slide playing (as you showed) and created something totally original, based on his influence from Indian music. "Isn't It a Pity," "Give Me Love," "Beautiful Girl," "Blow Away," "Your Love is Forever," "Life Itself," "Cloud Nine" (both studio and Japan version), "This is Love," and the list is endless. "Cheer Down" and his solo on Belinda Carlisle's "Leave a Light On" are his two best slide solos, in my opinion.
I was waiting for this for a long time. Hope you make another one on songs like any road and marwa blues from George's last album