How to Play "Don't Take Me Alive" BEST EVER Guitar Intro

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  • Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
  • How to Play the Best Guitar Intro Ever! I believe Larry Carlton’s guitar intro to Steely Dan’s “Don’t Take Me Alive” to be amongst the best guitar intros ever. Great note choice, unique bends, Larry Carlton signature triad moves. It’s all there and the best thing is that it’s actually all done in a simple framework, so it’s easy to understand!
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  • @MarkZabel
    @MarkZabel  2 года назад +2

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  • @DickWrath
    @DickWrath Год назад +6

    In the past 6 months, this has become my most listened-to Dan song. It liked it when I first bought the LP in '76. I avoided listening to it too much because it was so dark and I was young living on a diet of Lenny Bruce and Steely Dan. That darkness and beauty reminds me a lot of Carlos Santana.

  • @cowboygypsey
    @cowboygypsey 5 месяцев назад +3

    Love the wall mural.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  5 месяцев назад

      Thanks! Local artist.

  • @alexdotdash7731
    @alexdotdash7731 2 года назад +5

    Super well done video., I am gen-z person but love steely dan so much. Their music is truly amazing and some of the best rock/jazz/blues fusion ever!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Thanks so much! You have great taste in music!

  • @d5u2ke
    @d5u2ke 2 года назад +5

    Long been one of my favorite rock solos! Thanks for teaching it so clearly! And exactly correct.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Thanks so much David!

  • @sirwinston2368
    @sirwinston2368 2 года назад +2

    Not too bad Zabel. 45-year guitar player here. First electric guitar was a mid-60's ES-335 12-string. Bought it at Richard's Guitar in Livonia, MI, $300, July 3, 1976 (honest to God; you never forget your first Gibson). But... I am a LAZY guitar player. If only I had RUclips back in the day... I would be awesome today. Still a hack but getting better thanks to YOUR videos. Thank you Mark. Sir Winston of Locksley. Oh, never had 12 strings on that guitar, ever. The nut is 1-9/16, crazy narrow for a 12-string.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Sir Winston! My first Gibson is the one you see in the video. 1982 ... last year they made them in Kalamazoo. Bought it new from Castiglione's Accordions on the east side of Detroit. Still remember the boxes and boxes of stuff - all stacked on top of each other. The opposite of any retail today and more like an attic. I bought a 335 because of ... Larry Carlton!

    • @b.wiggins714
      @b.wiggins714 3 месяца назад

      In 1976 I bought my first Gibson Les Paul from Sam Goody's in Crabtree Valley, Raleigh NC - said the same thing about RUclips that you did - if only I had it back in the day. God only knows where we'd be today.

  • @eddiejr540
    @eddiejr540 2 года назад +6

    “...Agents of the law
    Luckless pedestrian
    I know you're out there
    With rage in your eyes and your megaphones...”
    Excellent stuff my man...one of my all time favorites!!!!!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Larry! It's definitely one of my all time faves as well. I meant what I said - the decision to learn this on my own when I was 17 or 18 BT (Before Tab) was hugely helpful in my development as a player. I found this intro very inspirational!

    • @eddiejr540
      @eddiejr540 2 года назад +1

      @@MarkZabel ...same here... I learned so much copying Larry’s stuff...those double-stop bends and finger twisting runs he does...I sat for hours as a kid hunched over the record player moving the needle back !!!!

  • @secularZoo
    @secularZoo 2 года назад +4

    My favorite guitar intro to a Steely Dan song is Josie. I believe also played by Larry Carleton

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад +1

      That's a good one and memorable, though Aja is too much jazz and not enough rock for my taste. I think it's Larry Carlton playing that, but Dean Parks is also on it ... and Walter Becker plays the solo on it. Thanks for watching and for the insight!

  • @Teleman73
    @Teleman73 2 года назад +5

    Great one! I think he used a modded Princeton. Heard of Slowhand, obviously but Oldhands Zabel doesn't sound like a good nickname!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for the info on equipment! You always know that stuff with amazing precision!
      LOL! Hey, when you're over 40, you've got to take care of your hands. Warm up and so forth. Trying to tie your hands into knots to play exactly what someone else played when a totally reasonable alternative that's much easier and healthier is available - that's for the young! :)
      Thanks for watching!

    • @Teleman73
      @Teleman73 2 года назад +1

      @Mark Zabel yep. Got a Birthday today and can relate to the over 40 hand care for sure. Helps on a 335 compared to a Fender 7.5 radius neck.

    • @eddiejr540
      @eddiejr540 2 года назад +1

      I been chasing Larry Carlton’s tone my whole life...he’s one of the greats!!!

  • @larsfocken3456
    @larsfocken3456 2 года назад +2

    There is a rig run down video of Larry Carlton by Premier Guitar. In this video Larry shows us the tweed amp he used for the Steely Dan recordings. It is available on RUclips.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Great.

    • @larsfocken3456
      @larsfocken3456 2 года назад +1

      Thank you very much for this exciting and very useful video.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      @@larsfocken3456 Sure thing!

  • @johnthomas1843
    @johnthomas1843 2 года назад +1

    I've always loved this song, one of my favorites from one of my favorite bands!

  • @arobins
    @arobins 2 года назад +1

    There's a video of Larry playing it live where he says he had to learn his own solo so he could play it.

  • @philf4086
    @philf4086 2 года назад +2

    Great lesson, thanks!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Thanks Phil. Glad you liked it!

  • @l6srob990
    @l6srob990 2 года назад +1

    Larry Carlton was also the reason i ve always tried to improve my playing never be anywhere near but fun to play some of his stuff i can

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Huge influence for me. And yes, always working on it! Thanks for watching.

  • @Turboy65
    @Turboy65 2 года назад

    I've made it my mission to learn this note for note. Amp of choice: My '69 Marshall Plexi, cranked.

  • @bmcpsd31
    @bmcpsd31 2 года назад +1

    I love the picture on your wall. Lessons are good too.

  • @kahlesjf
    @kahlesjf 10 месяцев назад

    Great Lesson, Mark. Thanks!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  10 месяцев назад

      Glad you liked it!

  • @paulsorbello8060
    @paulsorbello8060 2 года назад

    Hello Mark, Great video, I played it in a rehearsal and I missed a few changes. So I came back and actually played it with you note for note. Thank you Mark
    I think we are both from New York

  • @FMorgigno1
    @FMorgigno1 2 года назад +1

    Really well done. I’d love to see the rest of that song in a follow up lesson.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Thanks Frank! I'll put it on the list!

  • @225rip
    @225rip Год назад

    Excellent job

  • @Zach-ck5jv
    @Zach-ck5jv Год назад

    Awesome, very well done! Thank you for the tutorial, it was excellent

  • @barryarsenault9796
    @barryarsenault9796 Год назад

    Thanks it was the one I mentioned too!😊

  • @josephliptak
    @josephliptak 2 года назад +1

    Great tune

  • @lookoutforfrankie2611
    @lookoutforfrankie2611 2 года назад

    This is definitely one of the coolest solos ever, thanks so much for teaching it! There's only one problem... I've been trying to learn guitar about a year now, and all these bends are killing my fingers!!!!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      You're welcome. Make sure you're using light strings. And take a break when it starts to hurt!

    • @paalavstaal
      @paalavstaal 2 года назад

      get some Ernie Ball super slinkys, they've helped me alot with bending

  • @glenkepic3208
    @glenkepic3208 2 года назад +1

    Great !
    Played for a few years then sold everything (i miss everything). This is '80.
    Move and back at it. Band, gear, gigs.
    Along the way a LC bit. Buy a Memphis (please don't laugh) blk 335 type. Set neck. Good guitar.
    Did i get anywhere ? Nope Just wanted Room 335.

  • @jdj62464
    @jdj62464 2 года назад +1

    The Hollies "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      That's a great one for sure!

  • @rickroberts9182
    @rickroberts9182 2 года назад +1

    How about the guitar intro to "Don't stop to watch the wheels go round" by The Doobie Bro's?

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Yeah, good one. Not well-known.

  • @guitaristinseattle
    @guitaristinseattle 2 года назад +1

    Best teacher!!!!! Mahalo!!!

  • @paulmurphy8993
    @paulmurphy8993 2 года назад

    Brilliant. Thank you for this.

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @johnwiskinguitardad251
    @johnwiskinguitardad251 2 года назад +1

    Great video. I've never been a huge Steely Dan fan (as my dad would listen to it on repeat on long car rides), but this video is pushing me to have another listen. Any album recommendations to start?

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Thanks Josh! It sort of depends. If you like more rock, then Katy Lied or The Royal Scam are good to start with. If you like the jazzy stuff, then Aja.
      I prefer the "rock" side myself, but that's me.

    • @rorylisbon4723
      @rorylisbon4723 2 года назад

      Royal Scam the entire album, Can't buy a thrill has a nice solo on "Do it again". Also "Reelin in the years" is great too. They had a 4 CD greatest hits collection with tons of stuff.

  • @deanparramusic3629
    @deanparramusic3629 Год назад

    Yeaaaaaaaaah man!!

  • @markgillespie7591
    @markgillespie7591 2 года назад +1

    Good one👍

  • @neilsouza3899
    @neilsouza3899 6 месяцев назад

    Hi Mark what year is your 335?
    Great lesson!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  6 месяцев назад

      It's a 1981 or 1982. I forget. It was the last year they made them in Kalamazoo. It's definitely my "baby"!

  • @kristinapence4051
    @kristinapence4051 2 года назад +1

    Hard to disagree! Larry is one of the best!

  • @allenkinahan6955
    @allenkinahan6955 Год назад

    Thank you!

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  Год назад

      You bet!

    • @allenkinahan6955
      @allenkinahan6955 Год назад

      @@MarkZabel Just to add I appreciate the alternate fingering for those of us who might be denying our age.

  • @billysheppard6091
    @billysheppard6091 2 года назад +1

    Dam.i didn't know John Stewart can shred

  • @shawnlarock9159
    @shawnlarock9159 24 дня назад

    Before you click away 😮

  • @michaelhayes2794
    @michaelhayes2794 2 года назад

    At the end when you play it through it would have much better to have had the backing chords

    • @MarkZabel
      @MarkZabel  2 года назад

      Thanks for the feedback. I get both requests so I balance the two. The backing chords obscure the sound for many, but for some they help to understand how chord tones are being used and/or how changes are being played through. I do both on the member's site, but for RUclips it kills the algorithm to do both. I switch back and forth. It also depends upon the availability/cost of obtaining the backing track and/or the difficulty of making it myself.

    • @michaelhayes2794
      @michaelhayes2794 2 года назад +1

      @@MarkZabel it would be bound to be complicated (Steely Dan) but we love it👨🏻‍🦳

  • @martykelley2001
    @martykelley2001 Месяц назад

    GOOD TEACHER !

  • @archangelmichael347
    @archangelmichael347 Год назад +1

    Oh,yeaaah,white room335