Your "Hearing" is Spot On Accurate. That's precisely how Randy played it. The Hammer Ons and Pull Offs are what make his playing, much more colorful, full and interesting. This is a perfect lesson on playing this song, as was recorded. To me, this is the absolute best version of the song. Thank you, for doing this excellent tutorial of a timeless, hard charging, Mega Rock Classic!
Thank you bro...this song, and your excellent attention to detail are the reasons I love to play guitar. I especially love the way Randy pulls off on that last chord in the opening progression.
Perfectly done. This was the version I was looking for. Thank you sir. Any chance you might do a lesson on 30 days in the hole by Humble Pie? Thanks. You are definitely awesome.
Thanks for a great lesson here. It is really easy to follow. This tune has a great opening and combines these high sounding chords and power chords really well. Appreciate the time you put into your lessons.
@1stDyster I never claim my lessons are 100%. However, I've watched a few live BTO performances here on RUclips and he seems to be in the same area of the neck as me. I'd welcome a description of what you (and he) do differently - or even better, post a video of you playing it. After 30 years of playing, I still learn something new almost every day.
@mnpd007 Well said. I agree about the 2nd guitar playing lower on the neck. I mentioned that in the video - I think it may be an acoustic, but I'm not sure.
excellent, thanks. You made it very easy to follow That Bm7 is also the way Hendrix would play a D. He liked to partially bar with the index finger where you would normally use the ring finger, then adding the second root note, also freeing it for other tappings.
I've seen other people here asking Randy comes up with these chords. Google something called the CAGED chord system and you'll find your answer. The open chords C, A, G, E, and D and can be moved up and down the neck by moving all your chord fingers back by one and this will free your index finger free to now become your barre finger. In normal open chords, the pinky is free to add suspended chords, 6th, 7th and 9th's, etc.. Learning these different positions will now allow five ways to make these open chords up and down the first twelve frets of your guitar neck. The first D chord he plays in this video looks much like the open F chord, but it actually an "E" form chord. The "F" chord is nothing more than the "E" chord moved up in pitch by one fret and the fingers moved around. After you've mastered all of these new chords, you can then purchase the Mickey Baker book on jazz chords and start pulling your hair out! lol
Awesome. I have always played the easy open chords. Now I can play how it really sounds. Great lessons on what to play. How about the lead on this song ? My ear isnt trained like my fingers !
Its called a B minor 7th also if you play Am/Db insted of just Am in the first part it kinda sounds cool. Great vid man ive been wanting to learn this song for a while but havent had time for learning it by ear
Thank you! I have wondered for years how to do that. What effects are you using? Do you have any idea as to what effects BTO used for their distinctive lead guitar sound? Any suggestions are appreciated! Bachman and Turner LIVE: Bachman and Turner HIGHLIGHTS: LIVE! by: Bruce Andrew Peters
That chord is a B-9th. This was typical Lenny Breau. Actually B-7th and the 9th is added off and on .Lovely use of that hammer on the F#-Excellent work!
Actually, those sound close, but are not the cords I saw Randy use when I was front row in a club not more than 7 feet. The way I play it sounds exactly HIS way. Now I cannot say that is the way he played it originally, but when I saw him, he played it the way I know it, and it sounds great!
You can see Randy playing the verses just as you described in this video here Bachman & Turner - Let It Ride (Live At The Roseland Ballroom NYC). His hand never changes position.
The chord you are struggling with is identifying is a Bm7 with an added 9th. The nomenclature for it is simply called Bm9 because boys and girls, any 9 chord automatically includes the (flatted) 7th
The only slight thing he does differently on the record is Randy very clearly hammers on and off the F# minors. One other thing: in the last F# minor I am hearing an E note really ring in the chord on the recording. Other than that, this is spot on.
@analyzingfunny No, I wish! I saw BTO in a club called Brassy's in Cocoa Beach in '88 on a Thursday and saw Robin Trower the following Monday. I stood in the front close enough to adjust Randy's pedals! I made notes on napkins for both shows. I also learned the way Robin played 'No Time' off Passion as that was the tour. I've seen others hack both these songs back in the day. Those were the days... This guy sounds good as every guy I've seen play this 3 or 4, uses the open positions only.
@nwilson59 I wouldn't say you play it totally different. I'm basically playing the same chords that you named except for 1 or 2 very minor differences.
it was I who did the pushin'-stains upon the cushion,footprints on the dashboard,upside down! and it was a pentatonic-mixo-lydian-diminished-harmonic-dominant 3rd 1/4 tone scalenote.
He actually doesn't bar the chords. It's called abbreviated chords. So some times he is not playing all sic strings but as you said..he has that strong rhythm behind him. i would absolutely use your method in a one guitar band for a fuller sound. thanks..
You have a great ear for figuring out what was actually played. And we get to benefit from it, so thanks! For that chord you were trying to figure out the name of appears to be a B Minor 9th. Here's a great app for figuring out the name of anywhere your fingers land on the fretboard. jguitar.com/chordname
Your version of the intro sounds good but check out "BTO's -Randy Bachman - Let It Ride (Live).flv". You cannot paste links herein so this is how it is styled . In RB's original chords, the A string is always ringing open and the first three chords are fretted only on the B, G & D string. I also ring the little E until he gets to a clear bar chord. It is remarkable easy to play and the open strings make it sound huge, even acoustically.
Why would you say chord hell? This seems like a pretty efficient way to play it and sounds quite good. Mr. B can probably play the tune many different ways and achieve a similar sound. It might depend on the group set up. I just saw a performance where they had 2 bass players, the fellow from the referenced video and Turner. With all due respect to Randy, what on earth does BTO need 2 bass players for? But it may have actually been a special appearance for Turner. Anyway, cheers! Keep it up!
Dude, you did fine! On those bar chords, just tell 'em to squeeze the neck until there's maple syrup. And tell your students and followers if they don't know that it's a Bm9 that you play at the 7th fret, to put their guitars in the trash and take up another instrument!
good lesson. my band does this song as it is one I can sing(you know me the lead player that sings 3-5 songs a gig). Just gotta say all the theory nuts are missing the key point.The chords when used as 7th's and sus 2nd,etc, etc, etc are used to create tensions, dissonance or consonance , and good resolutions in a song. If your band puts it together and the dynamics are there, dont worry about it so much. Let your band leader orchestrate it. if ya want lots of theroy, get a teacher that knows,
Once again Randy Bachman puts us in chord hell. - That was funny. To help people learn these chords and understand these voicings, search CAGED. It will help and then these chords make more sense.
IMO, those opening chords are the greatest chords ever recorded. Something about them just grabs you by the ear, and you must listen.
roger that. By the ear, AND THE HEART
Opinion is affirmative
Your "Hearing" is Spot On Accurate. That's precisely how Randy played it. The Hammer Ons and Pull Offs are what make his playing, much more colorful, full and interesting. This is a perfect lesson on playing this song, as was recorded. To me, this is the absolute best version of the song. Thank you, for doing this excellent tutorial of a timeless, hard charging, Mega Rock Classic!
I've watched 3 "Let It Ride" tutorials and so far yours is the best. Nice job.
Great job!!! I like how you touched on all the ways you can play this song. Keep up the good lessons. Thanks :)
Thank you bro...this song, and your excellent attention to detail are the reasons I love to play guitar.
I especially love the way Randy pulls off on that last chord in the opening progression.
Perfectly done. This was the version I was looking for. Thank you sir. Any chance you might do a lesson on 30 days in the hole by Humble Pie? Thanks. You are definitely awesome.
I want to congratulate you on the almost perfect tone you have grabbed for not just this song but all the others you have done. Very impressive.
One of my favorite classic rock songs👍😎
Thanks for a great lesson here. It is really easy to follow. This tune has a great opening and combines these high sounding chords and power chords really well. Appreciate the time you put into your lessons.
Well done, I tried for hours as a kid trying to figure this song out to no avail. Thanks!
Hey, nice job. You explain it very well. It's such a cool riff. Thanks again.
i really love the tone your guitar has sweet,also great lesson...
Thanks for posting this lesson - your ears were right on !
Randy Bachman is a great guitarist! I love BTO! Nice job 👍🎸
Luv ya man,you always give the best BTO tutorials.
thanks much.
Dude that is so right on the money. Great job!! 😊
@1stDyster
I never claim my lessons are 100%. However, I've watched a few live BTO performances here on RUclips and he seems to be in the same area of the neck as me.
I'd welcome a description of what you (and he) do differently - or even better, post a video of you playing it. After 30 years of playing, I still learn something new almost every day.
Recently I heard an old song by BTO and didn't realize how great these songs were
@mnpd007
Well said.
I agree about the 2nd guitar playing lower on the neck. I mentioned that in the video - I think it may be an acoustic, but I'm not sure.
Great video . Very good teacher.
The B minor chord you are unsure of if B minor 7.
LOVE a 6:36 nd LIGHT .
Man that was as solid a tutorial as there has ever been! Thanks bro!
I used to be a mover and setup guy with the band.. Great times for sure...
cool!!! i've been playing this for years on the lower chords...didn't get to experiment on the higher frets. Thanks for showing me!!!
@GuitarMastaDav
The chord is a Bm7.
I'm no expert on theory, but I'm pretty sure that a sus2 is not the same as a m7th.
Good job, you've really captured the essence of how Randy plays it
great lesson on a great song thanks
Excellent
excellent, thanks. You made it very easy to follow
That Bm7 is also the way Hendrix would play a D. He liked to partially bar with the index finger where you would normally use the ring finger, then adding the second root note, also freeing it for other tappings.
Excellent tutorial!! Keep it up!!
the guitar tone sounds so good
Awesome! And thanks for taking the time to help us!!!!
Very well done! Excellent!
When he did another version with Bachman Cummings he played the 1st 2 chords as E position Chords
thank you for this. your ears hve got it right. good job. cheers
dude you are great teacher thks
Sounds great to me, and the chords were fun.. thanks for sharing!
Great job thank you so very much
I've seen other people here asking Randy comes up with these chords. Google something called the CAGED chord system and you'll find your answer. The open chords C, A, G, E, and D and can be moved up and down the neck by moving all your chord fingers back by one and this will free your index finger free to now become your barre finger. In normal open chords, the pinky is free to add suspended chords, 6th, 7th and 9th's, etc.. Learning these different positions will now allow five ways to make these open chords up and down the first twelve frets of your guitar neck. The first D chord he plays in this video looks much like the open F chord, but it actually an "E" form chord. The "F" chord is nothing more than the "E" chord moved up in pitch by one fret and the fingers moved around. After you've mastered all of these new chords, you can then purchase the Mickey Baker book on jazz chords and start pulling your hair out! lol
I'm just using a POD XT. I can't remember what preset I used - sometimes I'll tweak the settings from day to day.
i watched your aint seen nothing yet vid. you rock bro!
Awesome. I have always played the easy open chords. Now I can play how it really sounds. Great lessons on what to play.
How about the lead on this song ? My ear isnt trained like my fingers !
Its called a B minor 7th also if you play Am/Db insted of just Am in the first part it kinda sounds cool. Great vid man ive been wanting to learn this song for a while but havent had time for learning it by ear
Great tutorial!!
Awesome!
Brilliant!
Thanks for the lesson
Thanks. Helpful. Life is hard and guitar playing is even harder.
It alternates between a Bm9 and a Bm7 (pulling the pinky off and on).
Thank you! I have wondered for years how to do that. What effects are you using? Do you have any idea as to what effects BTO used for their distinctive lead guitar sound? Any suggestions are appreciated!
Bachman and Turner LIVE: Bachman and Turner HIGHLIGHTS: LIVE! by: Bruce Andrew Peters
I love this guy!
Nice lesson!
i think you are spot on
@OsainteveO thank you
This video is now one year old :o
Thanks for the lesson, that A is such a pain!
That chord is a B-9th. This was typical Lenny Breau. Actually B-7th and the 9th is added off and on .Lovely use of that hammer on the F#-Excellent work!
12-9-17 will their be a part 2 soon :: I’m hoping
Actually, those sound close, but are not the cords I saw Randy use when I was front row in a club not more than 7 feet. The way I play it sounds exactly HIS way. Now I cannot say that is the way he played it originally, but when I saw him, he played it the way I know it, and it sounds great!
You can see Randy playing the verses just as you described in this video here Bachman & Turner - Let It Ride (Live At The Roseland Ballroom NYC). His hand never changes position.
The chord you are struggling with is identifying is a Bm7 with an added 9th. The nomenclature for it is simply called Bm9 because boys and girls, any 9 chord automatically includes the (flatted) 7th
Very nice - I have watched a couple other videos of yours. Tremendous teaching abilities not to mention - you sound Canadian?
Nailed it!
Nice breakdown ~
That sounds right on.
Quite right, and nicely done. I think Randy does a pull-off on that F# minor, though, right?
The only slight thing he does differently on the record is Randy very clearly hammers on and off the F# minors. One other thing: in the last F# minor I am hearing an E note really ring in the chord on the recording. Other than that, this is spot on.
Cool! sounds like you nailed the higher register,the exact name of the chord (bm7) is important for theory but hey it sounds right so it is! thanks.
i kinda refuse to play c shape bar chords but maybe ill give in lol.. it does sound quite the same at the 5th fret A or the 12th
@analyzingfunny
No, I wish! I saw BTO in a club called Brassy's in Cocoa Beach in '88 on a Thursday and saw Robin Trower the following Monday. I stood in the front close enough to adjust Randy's pedals! I made notes on napkins for both shows.
I also learned the way Robin played 'No Time' off Passion as that was the tour. I've seen others hack both these songs back in the day.
Those were the days... This guy sounds good as every guy I've seen play this 3 or 4, uses the open positions only.
Great
right on thanks
guy
ty you have a good ear
@nwilson59
I wouldn't say you play it totally different. I'm basically playing the same chords that you named except for 1 or 2 very minor differences.
Thanks! You are correct about the name of that chord at 5:00.
That sounds really close - nice shimmery sound to it. I believe you've got the chords down. What effects are you using?
Thank you sir.
Good job. see Bachman & Turner - Let It Ride (Live At The Roseland Ballroom NYC)
it was I who did the pushin'-stains upon the cushion,footprints on the dashboard,upside down! and it was a pentatonic-mixo-lydian-diminished-harmonic-dominant 3rd 1/4 tone scalenote.
He actually doesn't bar the chords. It's called abbreviated chords. So some times he is not playing all sic strings but as you said..he has that strong rhythm behind him. i would absolutely use your method in a one guitar band for a fuller sound. thanks..
You have a great ear for figuring out what was actually played. And we get to benefit from it, so thanks! For that chord you were trying to figure out the name of appears to be a B Minor 9th. Here's a great app for figuring out the name of anywhere your fingers land on the fretboard. jguitar.com/chordname
+Jeff Hight Here's the B Minor 9th fingered on that above app.
jguitar.com/chordname?string5=9&string4=7&string3=7&string2=7&string1=9&string0=7
good 1 thanx
thanks😀
yes, good tune
perfect tone mate!
Your version of the intro sounds good but check out "BTO's -Randy Bachman - Let It Ride (Live).flv". You cannot paste links herein so this is how it is styled . In RB's original chords, the A string is always ringing open and the first three chords are fretted only on the B, G & D string. I also ring the little E until he gets to a clear bar chord. It is remarkable easy to play and the open strings make it sound huge, even acoustically.
Why would you say chord hell? This seems like a pretty efficient way to play it and sounds quite good. Mr. B can probably play the tune many different ways and achieve a similar sound. It might depend on the group set up. I just saw a performance where they had 2 bass players, the fellow from the referenced video and Turner. With all due respect to Randy, what on earth does BTO need 2 bass players for? But it may have actually been a special appearance for Turner. Anyway, cheers! Keep it up!
Yes Bm7.
Great video, Low Pass Filters are your friend.
Dude, you did fine! On those bar chords, just tell 'em to squeeze the neck until there's maple syrup. And tell your students and followers if they don't know that it's a Bm9 that you play at the 7th fret, to put their guitars in the trash and take up another instrument!
good lesson. my band does this song as it is one I can sing(you know me the lead player that sings 3-5 songs a gig). Just gotta say all the theory nuts are missing the key point.The chords when used as 7th's and sus 2nd,etc, etc, etc are used to create tensions, dissonance or consonance , and good resolutions in a song. If your band puts it together and the dynamics are there, dont worry about it so much. Let your band leader orchestrate it. if ya want lots of theroy, get a teacher that knows,
You got more likes than a guitar instructor 👍😀
wow
The chord is a b minor seven add nine
Thanks for the comment!
I hope the hell it's not early onset of Alzheimers....
Once again Randy Bachman puts us in chord hell. - That was funny. To help people learn these chords and understand these voicings, search CAGED. It will help and then these chords make more sense.
Bm7ad9?
Here's proff that you're right on the fret position: ruclips.net/video/-uRM7M20JBU/видео.html
The chords like that sound very close.
It's a Bm9. ;-)
Hey thank you for post this! I was racking my brain out trying to figure this chord!!
@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf In fact, I believe that it's a Bm7add9 (take off 4th finger to get the 7th, add 4th finger to high e string to get the 9th. :)
bto is my 4th cousin
smiles that is a b minor 7th :)