I'm 69. And made my dad drive me 50 miles to get Tres Hombre. Saw the in Pittsburgh 1973. Got c thrown off stage at their concert with J.Giles and BTO. FUCKING GREAT TIMES. I. IN A BAND TODAY BECAUSE OF ZZTOP.
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard this song. Parked on the beach one night with my girlfriend during my senior year of high school, a couple of months before graduation. Just about to leave to get her home on time (her parents would have had me beheaded if I didn't). Radio on, DJ says, new one from ZZ Top, this is called "Gimmie All Your Lovin". Instantly hooked, "Wait hold on, I gotta hear this." Just an immediate rush of knowing you're hearing a great song for the first time. I can distinctly remember reacting to the ending, after the last chorus where they just vamp on C, and Billy solos some more, a little looser than the brilliant solo you demonstrated, then THE ABSOLUTE COOLEST part of the whole song, he does that repeating lick down at the 3rd fret of just C-Bb-G, all full of pinch harmonics, then the bass drops out entirely and he's just vamping on C-Bb. I don't know why, but that part just jumped out at me, and I turned to my sweetheart 17 year old girlfriend (I still know her today, still a sweetheart), and I'm like "Ah man, that's so cool!". She dug the song, not sure she got why I was so excited about that part specifically, but then again, neither am I. Forty+ years later though, it's still the best part of an awesome song to me. As for pinch harmonics, I guess I do the most common thing of just lowering my thumb on the tip of the pick and brushing across the string with outer edge of my thumb. It's important where on the string you pick to hit the right harmonics For some reason the key of C is really easy to find that spot for me. I kind of have a harder time nailing "La Grange" in the key of A, not sure what that's about.
Tanks- I stopt my guitar playing 1987 - now I Beginn wichtig the Age of 67 New- now i will Player the Songs of my Generation an I learn from you- transportieren an greetings from Austria 😊
Really great lesson and demo TFC. Thanks for explaining the chord shapes and so importantly the various broken chord forms and their placement in the solo and riffs. This puts you among the top end of the RUclips guitar tutors. Thank you! 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠👌🏻
Not Surprised your in Nashville Area with your playing ability and You are Great at Teaching, Lot of fortunate guitar players getting your info to help them on their way or helping guitarist in Bands . AWSOME JOB as ALWAYS
I very much appreciate your stories and lessons. Something I just realized about Billy Gibbons is that he never overplays. I think about lead guitar like an actor in a movie. To overplay a scene does not make it better. So much of the time it is something so reserved, maybe seeming to be underplayed .. .but it is played just right. That comes across in a more believable and overwhelming manner. Billy Gibbons, BB King, George Harrison, Mark Knopfler, John Fogerty ... they all have that in common. Tasteful melodic playing you can pretty much hum along with. The flashy guitar players are mind-blowing ..... but to me ... that is like putting 20 TB of chili powder in a recipe that calls for 2TB. There is a blues guitar player who as a young teen played on a talk show with BB King. After the then young guitarist finished playing, BB said to him: "Son ... can I give you a word of advice?" The kid said, "Of course, BB." BB then said, "Your guitar is like a voice .... and it's saying too much." I cannot find a video of that ... but I recall it. And that blues guitarist still overplays to this day. I respect him .... but I much prefer the seasonings of BB King.
Came across so many tutorial videos for guitar on youtube, but this one is unique because it teaches WITHOUT telling me what my gear has to be, where I have to put my fingers, how to achieve this exact copying style of the distributor. It is more about feel and taste and respect for the music that it is referring to. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of this song and greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
YES, SO FAR THE TOP ZZ Top guitarist ❤’ very impressive and I’m so excited. Billy comes to the Magnatone Amplifier manufacturing facility here in St. Louis , Missouri.Killer Vintage amazing guitar shop and luthiers’ it’s four blocks from me.’ I love the man . The Reverend is a musicologist, genius , inventor and a SUPER TALENTED MUSICIAN AND A SUPER NICE MAN . HE HAS A HEART OF GOLD. I LOVE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE TONES IM LOOKING FORL I sold all my professional gear couple decades ago, but I’m getting back into it because I just want to master some . The of the guitar stuff on my bucket list. I’m really blessed to be here studying under you . I’ve sold my Princeton at my fender twin most to stop by the small Marshall practice amp. I still have a cabinet from England to Marshall. Maybe I can get a stack on it but I really would like to try to imitate the sound . I so appreciate your help and I joined Patreon last night and I’m going to print out some of the materials you’re providing. I’ve played for over fifty years and I’m pleased to be working on it and growing. I’m 68 years old and have some health issues past three plus and I’m blessed my fingers and hands are working very well unlike many others my age .
Anything else wouldn't do it. I knew it was in C solo area Bass player over 40 yrs . I have been playing different Robin Trower songs lately. Which might make some good lessons at some time
Absolutely amazing breakdown! And thank you!! If you want another Billy Gibbons song, please check out “Good Love” by the Black Keys and Billy… I think you’d love the tones. And thanks,
Awesome lesson and playing! and “your” tone is also great. I totally agree about BFG always playing the perfect riff/lick and always in the pocket. Also, nice guitar collection!
one more thing....Billy only ever playes "what needs to be there"...and doesn't fill us up with a million notes that we don't "need"....yep....less is more....
Nice 12ft, I sat 2nd row Maple leaf Gardens back in 1990 with Colin James opening up. I guess they use to prank opening acts and a bunch of rubber fish were thrown at Colin, too funny. It was the Recycler tour. Set List Was: Planet of Women Sleeping Bag Got Me Under Pressure Waitin' for the Bus Jesus Just Left Chicago Tell It I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide Heard It on the X Lovething Ten Foot Pole 2000 Blues Blue Jean Blues My Head's in Mississippi Give It Up Cheap Sunglasses Penthouse Eyes Party on the Patio Doubleback Concrete and Steel Gimme All Your Lovin' Tube Snake Boogie Sharp Dressed Man Enchore: La Grange (with Sloppy Drunk Jam) Legs Tush After the concert my girlfriend's car wouldn't start so we were stuck in Toronto in a parking lot. We flagged down a tow truck at 3:00am as there was no Cell Phones back then 😂 Thanks for your insight on The Reverend Billy Gibbons R.I.P. Dusty Hill ♪♫♪♫♪
fantastic lesson man, i found various tabs for this tune and none of them stacked up to what I was hearing on the record. Thanks for laying out these riffs so well. Rev Willie G is such an awesome player
Great lesson as always. I’d love someone to do an in depth of Balinese. Balinese is a great song no one I know of shows the whole thing. Love the channel!
Hay man don't forget when Billy plays this live that intro I noticed he taps a harmonic with his right hand and let's it Ring to give it dynamic but I don't know exactly what not he is hitting but it's sounds badass
Finding the initial intro lead really challenging. Just cant seem to get from the G10th back to the A8th E8th quick enough, plus my initial bend is inconsistent. More practice is needed, and this lesson definitely helps 👍
haa...sorry...me again...wish i was as ergonomic as Billy...but i did learn something "new" today.....great stuff...cheers...keep up the good work....love it...
Super lesson! I really value the content you created for this channel, and your enthusiasm is infectious!
Thank you very much, super generous!
I'm 69. And made my dad drive me 50 miles to get Tres Hombre. Saw the in Pittsburgh 1973. Got c thrown off stage at their concert with J.Giles and BTO. FUCKING GREAT TIMES. I. IN A BAND TODAY BECAUSE OF ZZTOP.
As a drummer, I find Billy's guitar style to have s great tone and expensive notes that fit the song perfectly. A true legend! Great Job!
I totally agree with you about the lead playing in this song. One of my favorite Billy Gibbons solos.
That whole album is a lesson in perfect solos.
Its funny, but the slide that he does right when they go into the chorus is my favorite part of the song 😂 the tone makes the slide is perfect!
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard this song. Parked on the beach one night with my girlfriend during my senior year of high school, a couple of months before graduation. Just about to leave to get her home on time (her parents would have had me beheaded if I didn't). Radio on, DJ says, new one from ZZ Top, this is called "Gimmie All Your Lovin". Instantly hooked, "Wait hold on, I gotta hear this." Just an immediate rush of knowing you're hearing a great song for the first time. I can distinctly remember reacting to the ending, after the last chorus where they just vamp on C, and Billy solos some more, a little looser than the brilliant solo you demonstrated, then THE ABSOLUTE COOLEST part of the whole song, he does that repeating lick down at the 3rd fret of just C-Bb-G, all full of pinch harmonics, then the bass drops out entirely and he's just vamping on C-Bb. I don't know why, but that part just jumped out at me, and I turned to my sweetheart 17 year old girlfriend (I still know her today, still a sweetheart), and I'm like "Ah man, that's so cool!". She dug the song, not sure she got why I was so excited about that part specifically, but then again, neither am I. Forty+ years later though, it's still the best part of an awesome song to me.
As for pinch harmonics, I guess I do the most common thing of just lowering my thumb on the tip of the pick and brushing across the string with outer edge of my thumb. It's important where on the string you pick to hit the right harmonics For some reason the key of C is really easy to find that spot for me. I kind of have a harder time nailing "La Grange" in the key of A, not sure what that's about.
Just a thought.. Move your pick/hand closer or further from the bridge.. They are at/on every note..you just need to MAKE THEM HAPPEN,
That lead has some real soul to it. Great job on the playing it!!!
Great job! Billy F is one of my favorites. His solos aren't a million notes, just the right ones! It's all feel and vibe. And double stops.
Tanks- I stopt my guitar playing 1987 - now I Beginn wichtig the Age of 67 New- now i will Player the Songs of my Generation an I learn from you- transportieren an greetings from Austria 😊
Never to late, I'm 63
I'm pretty much the same. I am itching to get my guitar and distortion pedal out. After watching this young guitarist.
the best zz top lesson going around
Great lesson -- if you have any interest in expanding your ZZ portfolio of lessons, I'd love to see a Rough Boy lesson here.
Really great lesson and demo TFC. Thanks for explaining the chord shapes and so importantly the various broken chord forms and their placement in the solo and riffs. This puts you among the top end of the RUclips guitar tutors. Thank you! 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠👌🏻
Good lesson, good feel
Love how you move through quickly. I can grab the parts I can hear easily and labor on the ones that take a little more dexterity. Thank you
Not Surprised your in Nashville Area
with your playing ability and You are Great at Teaching, Lot of fortunate guitar players getting your info to help them on their way or helping guitarist in Bands .
AWSOME JOB as ALWAYS
I very much appreciate your stories and lessons. Something I just realized about Billy Gibbons is that he never overplays. I think about lead guitar like an actor in a movie. To overplay a scene does not make it better. So much of the time it is something so reserved, maybe seeming to be underplayed .. .but it is played just right. That comes across in a more believable and overwhelming manner. Billy Gibbons, BB King, George Harrison, Mark Knopfler, John Fogerty ... they all have that in common. Tasteful melodic playing you can pretty much hum along with. The flashy guitar players are mind-blowing ..... but to me ... that is like putting 20 TB of chili powder in a recipe that calls for 2TB.
There is a blues guitar player who as a young teen played on a talk show with BB King. After the then young guitarist finished playing, BB said to him: "Son ... can I give you a word of advice?" The kid said, "Of course, BB." BB then said, "Your guitar is like a voice .... and it's saying too much." I cannot find a video of that ... but I recall it. And that blues guitarist still overplays to this day. I respect him .... but I much prefer the seasonings of BB King.
Great lesson on an great song
Man that solo wails 😅thanks for sharing
That is a cool colored Les Paul. You have your Billy down.
Excellent lesson as usual. Great tone on the LP.
That’s what I needed to learn, thanks for the breakdown!
Fantastic stuff a perfect guitar lesson!
Billy is such an excellent player!! 🎶🎵🎶🎸
Best lesson on this great classic Accuracy 🎯🎶🎷🎻🎼
Smokin' lesson -- bravo.
This is quite simply the best lesson for this song, the breakdown, the description and the method used for this tutorial is superb. Thank you!
Thank you, much appreciated
What a great lesson. No BS. Thanks
Great job🎸👍learned those squeakerz with a fender heavy teardrop taste of side pick and thumb meat 😆 yes back in the 80's
Came across so many tutorial videos for guitar on youtube, but this one is unique because it teaches WITHOUT telling me what my gear has to be, where I have to put my fingers, how to achieve this exact copying style of the distributor. It is more about feel and taste and respect for the music that it is referring to. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of this song and greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
Thank you! Greetings.
Great way of describing Billy's playing!
I learnt it from here after playing it wrong years ago, and now it’s back in the set. Excellent lesson.
Great to hear!
You playing that off the top was crazy good
You are a great teacher, thanks please continue with ZZ tops songs la Grange, and legs my favorites
Wow, this was the best lesson of this song by far that I've seen. Thanks
such a wonderful guitar solo
Great job! His lead work is so melodic. Dig all ZZ Top's riffs and licks.
You can never do to much zztop lessons......never......cheers....
1000% correct about Mr. Billy Gibbons, your tone and playing are spot on!!!!
YES, SO FAR THE TOP ZZ Top guitarist ❤’ very impressive and I’m so excited. Billy comes to the Magnatone Amplifier manufacturing facility here in St. Louis , Missouri.Killer Vintage amazing guitar shop and luthiers’ it’s four blocks from me.’ I love the man . The Reverend is a musicologist, genius , inventor and a SUPER TALENTED MUSICIAN AND A SUPER NICE MAN . HE HAS A HEART OF GOLD. I LOVE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE TONES IM LOOKING FORL I sold all my professional gear couple decades ago, but I’m getting back into it because I just want to master some . The of the guitar stuff on my bucket list. I’m really blessed to be here studying under you . I’ve sold my Princeton at my fender twin most to stop by the small Marshall practice amp. I still have a cabinet from England to Marshall. Maybe I can get a stack on it but I really would like to try to imitate the sound . I so appreciate your help and I joined Patreon last night and I’m going to print out some of the materials you’re providing. I’ve played for over fifty years and I’m pleased to be working on it and growing. I’m 68 years old and have some health issues past three plus and I’m blessed my fingers and hands are working very well unlike many others my age .
Excellent lesson thanks
You nailed it 100% Great tone and playing. Working on this one..chipping away. Thanks for the lesson
12ft chains Rocks 🎉🎉👍
Thank you!
Excellent lesson. Thanks so much for that brother!
You make playing the guitar fun!👍🎸🎵
thank you!
Great tone first off and playing and great teaching bro
Thanks for a great lesson. I didn't discover you until recently and man I'm sure glad I did.
Welcome! Tell your friends!
That’s cause Billy’s the best!
Divinely ordained solos, played on the Pearly Gates Les Paul, 😇 great lesson, thanks!
Anything else wouldn't do it.
I knew it was in C solo area
Bass player over 40 yrs .
I have been playing different Robin Trower songs lately.
Which might make some good lessons at some time
Outstanding Brother!!!!!
Absolutely amazing breakdown! And thank you!!
If you want another Billy Gibbons song, please check out “Good Love” by the Black Keys and Billy…
I think you’d love the tones.
And thanks,
So well demonstrated, killer tones and so relaxed. thank you so much, I loved every second 5*
Nailed it. Pinch harmonics and all.
Love that Les Paul, that red!
I love Gimme all your Lovin and BFG! I can’t believe I’m jus now finding your video. Excellent lesson and your tone killer! Thanks for posting.
Just lovin your lesson and your tone and technique has hit the nail on the head. Greetings from the UK
Thanks man! Greetings and welcome. Glad to have you here.
Love this. Your lessons are the best. Clear. Accurate. No nonsense. Enjoyable. Thanks man.
What a fantastic lesson of this great song thank you, I gonna check out your other videos thanks again.
Awesome, thank you!
Awesome lesson and playing! and “your” tone is also great. I totally agree about BFG always playing the perfect riff/lick and always in the pocket. Also, nice guitar collection!
Thank you kindly!
Well done!
one more thing....Billy only ever playes "what needs to be there"...and doesn't fill us up with a million notes that we don't "need"....yep....less is more....
Less is less.
INSIGHTFUL DEMO, WELL DONE, GOOD JOB
Nice 12ft, I sat 2nd row Maple leaf Gardens back in 1990 with Colin James opening up. I guess they use to prank opening acts and a bunch of rubber fish were thrown at Colin, too funny. It was the Recycler tour.
Set List Was:
Planet of Women
Sleeping Bag
Got Me Under Pressure
Waitin' for the Bus
Jesus Just Left Chicago
Tell It
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
Heard It on the X
Lovething
Ten Foot Pole
2000 Blues
Blue Jean Blues
My Head's in Mississippi
Give It Up
Cheap Sunglasses
Penthouse Eyes
Party on the Patio
Doubleback
Concrete and Steel
Gimme All Your Lovin'
Tube Snake Boogie
Sharp Dressed Man
Enchore:
La Grange
(with Sloppy Drunk Jam)
Legs
Tush
After the concert my girlfriend's car wouldn't start so we were stuck in Toronto in a parking lot. We flagged down a tow truck at 3:00am as there was no Cell Phones back then 😂
Thanks for your insight on The Reverend Billy Gibbons R.I.P. Dusty Hill ♪♫♪♫♪
Outstanding job,,excellent lesson and learning ,your great 😊
Your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
Thank-you! Tell your friends 😀
I LOVE this level of accuracy 👌🏻 great job
Wow! Thank you!
fantastic lesson man, i found various tabs for this tune and none of them stacked up to what I was hearing on the record. Thanks for laying out these riffs so well. Rev Willie G is such an awesome player
Thanks for that!
Waitin for the Bus!!!!
Great lesson as always. I’d love someone to do an in depth of Balinese. Balinese is a great song no one I know of shows the whole thing. Love the channel!
I concur with my buddy. Please consider Balinese
Tasty. Good ear, brother. Tone is on point.
Very good lesson
Very tasty riffs great explanation thk You!
Perfect, you're great bro.
Thanks!
Excellent dude - thanks from England!
Wow, that is impressive. Tone is spot on, and you've nailed the licks. Outstanding!!
Hay man don't forget when Billy plays this live that intro I noticed he taps a harmonic with his right hand and let's it Ring to give it dynamic but I don't know exactly what not he is hitting but it's sounds badass
Excellent ! Thanks a lot for sharing Sir !!
One of my favourite from ZZ Top
Subscribed.........You are the best teacher I have seen on here......Thank you !!!❤❤
Thanks a mil, really enjoying learning this !!
Awesome lesson your channel one of the best thx 🎸🌟
Wow. Thanks! Love your tone hack. I can pull that off my shelf and I don't need a Fuzz Face!
Finding the initial intro lead really challenging. Just cant seem to get from the G10th back to the A8th E8th quick enough, plus my initial bend is inconsistent. More practice is needed, and this lesson definitely helps 👍
Awesome lesson. Thx for doing a Great job on helping us.
Blown away immediately!!!! Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥
i almost shit my pants..i had to back the video up..couldve swore he said the great and LATE, Billy Gibbons 😂 Thank god I was wrong 👍
Well I’m impressed
Great lesson, any chance you can do a video on the outro sole please :)
Awesome
Me too...14 yrs old saw that vid and I knew! 🤟🏽
Earned a subscriber for this one. Absolutely excellent and most accurate I’ve heard yet
Awesome, thank you! And welcome
Wow You nailed it .
Love your ZZ lessons...How bouts some Ten Dollar Man or Whiskey'n Mama...
thanks - more coming
Love it! Ty
Excellent!!
haa...sorry...me again...wish i was as ergonomic as Billy...but i did learn something "new" today.....great stuff...cheers...keep up the good work....love it...
So glad you did this! Keep them coming.
Good stuff! I was off quite a bit! 😄
Really enjoying your lessons thanks
Excellent job on this!
Subbed. Had me at Billy gibbons