I had the honor of meeting Roger McGuinn a few years ago at The Ryman. A friend of mine I grew up with played in Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives. Marty was playing a charity event and Roger was a guest musician. I had goose bumps during the sound check as Roger hit the opening chords of Turn, Turn, Turn. I looked over at Roger’s wife and she said “It happens to me every time”. Really nice couple.
Note:the song was actually written by GENE CLARK, who sings lead on it. McGuinn’s 12 string guitar dominated for sure! That solo I always loved, very modal folkie still and of course Crosby was a folkie just learning to play electric. Great job.
The Byrds, Stones, and Animals were my favorite bands in the 60s. McGuinn somewhere tells how he came to learn the banjo after hearing Bob Gibson play at his high school. He learned to play the banjo, guitar, and 12-string guitar at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. McGuinn started his career playing the banjo and guitar, touring with the Limeliters and Chad Mitchell Trio while he was still in highschool. Of course, our band played a few Byrd songs. Still love 'em, especially "My Back Pages." Wish we'd had this great lesson back then instead of all the hours sitting in front of that crappy little 45/33 rpm record player. Great lesson! Thank you.
Fun fact: Jim McGuinn was the only band member to play an instrument on the original recording. (He became Roger McGuinn later on, after being renamed by John Lennon.)The Wrecking Crew, along with McGuinn’s Rickenbacker playing, were the musicians on this song. The Byrds sang the vocals. This is one of my all time favorite songs. Thanks for the lesson.
Reception Although it was initially released as the B-side of the "All I Really Want to Do" single, "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" was itself heavily promoted by Columbia Records during the time that "All I Really Want to Do" spent on the Billboard charts.[4] As a result, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., reaching number 103 on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[4] Mark Deming has commented that "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" was the first song written by a member of the Byrds to be commercially successful.[8] Cash Box described it as "a hard-driving, fast-moving happy-go-lucky infectious blueser."[9] Since its release, the song has become a rock music standard, inspiring a number of cover versions over the years.[10] It is also considered by many critics to be one of the band's, as well as Clark's, best and most popular songs, with Rolling Stone magazine ranking it at number 234 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[6][11] Personnel The Byrds Gene Clark - lead vocals, tambourine Jim McGuinn - 12 string Rickenbacker guitar, backing vocals David Crosby - guitar, backing vocals Chris Hillman - bass guitar Michael Clarke - drums
NO IT WASN'T LENNON Personal life. When McGuinn started with the Byrds, he used the name Jim, which he thought to be too plain. He became involved in the Subud spiritual association in 1965 and began to practice the latihan, an exercise in quieting the mind. He changed his name in 1967 upon advice from Subud's founder Bapak.
Played this one on probably a hundred gigs many years ago, although my band did it more like the Tom Petty version. I didn't have a twelve strings so I just used a really clean Strat with an analog doubler/chorus with a slow sweep to give it sort of that sound, and really tried to pick the arpeggios really cleanly throughout. I loved singing the harmony parts on this one, too.
Nice demo! Love the FireGlo! That’s one of my favorite Byrds songs and I love playing it on my RIC 12s. I got a 660-12 in Jet Glo (would have bought it in FireGlo, if my local Dave’s Guitar Shop had one there that day) a few years ago specifically because I wanted the wider neck at the nut. I have a 330-12 and a 360-12c63, both with the narrower necks. It makes a big difference in playability. All 3 have the vintage toaster pickups, but each has its own special personality in terms of tone. Bells of Rhymney is another great one for learning triads and inversions in the solo.
Well…. I’ve since added a 4003 bass in FireGlo, so now I have the George Harrison 360c63 in FireGlo and the bass. My other 2 Rics are both JetGlo. I’ve grown to love my black 660 with the sparkly gold pick guard and truss rod cover. Probably a keeper.
Great lesson again, I really appreciate the stuff you do. So much great contect in your channel, keep it up! Also, love seeing and hearing those Rickenbackers you have just purchased - they are so very unique and different than anything else. I suggest you add a good quality compressor like Diamond or Janglebox to get the maximum Jangle out of them. Please do more Ric songs.
Wow, I JUST bought a 660/12 as well!! Beautiful guitar. (I guess with the extra pickup it’s a 670. Whatever….). I also wanted the wider neck. And I didn’t want the R tailpiece.
I saw that hanging on the wall... I thought WTH.. I have a 660/12 and it only has 2 PU's. I also have the 1993plus/12 with the same neck. I play the lead around the open chords which sounds better playing solo. Great video... Now I hope you try out King Of The Hill.....
Ah, the Gene Clark days. Crosby said he developed his style so he could be heard over Michael Clarke. Thanks for this. Now, how about "Set You Free This Time"?
You may refer to David Crosby’s playing on some live recordings , but not on the hit record . The only member of The Byrds to play an instrument on the record was Roger , ( then Jim ) , McGuinn . All other instruments were played by studio musicians .
According to published reports/books on the Byrds, and David himself, It was Crosby who played rhythm. The studio musicians (not yet known as “the wrecking crew” at that time) only played on the Mr. Tambourine single in that album,
Congratulations ! enjoy your new guitar. I have a 620 & i like the sound but it IS, too narrow at the nut. Exactly what you described, i need a wider width, like on our '74 Les Custom. Is the neck on the 660 flat or like a radius Doug ? Thanks.
A local shop had a bunch of vintage Rics about 20 years ago he was selling reasonably. I am a huge tom petty fan and really wanted one but they felt like half of a neck in my hands. I've wondered if I would have adjusted to it over the years because I'll never get one for $700 ( his price on a couple I was looking at, . Can't remember the model # but it wasn't a 330/360.)
I JUST NOW need this, and it JUST NOW pops up. Odds? The country is going to HELL, but maybe, at some point 4 or so years from now, all of us SANE ones will Feel a Whole Lot Better.
@@thomasrobinson182 Since i wrote my comment i read that Gene had a panic attack attack and wouldn't fly which made him unable to tour so maybe Jim HAD to put him in the past.
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I had the honor of meeting Roger McGuinn a few years ago at The Ryman. A friend of mine I grew up with played in Marty Stuart’s Fabulous Superlatives. Marty was playing a charity event and Roger was a guest musician. I had goose bumps during the sound check as Roger hit the opening chords of Turn, Turn, Turn. I looked over at Roger’s wife and she said “It happens to me every time”. Really nice couple.
This song was one of our band we had 60 years ago and it’s part of my all time very dear memories!
Same thing for the band I played in(67-68). The lead guitar was a Gretch 12 string electric. Our band was inspired by The Byrds
Note:the song was actually written by GENE CLARK, who sings lead on it. McGuinn’s 12 string guitar dominated for sure! That solo I always loved, very modal folkie still and of course Crosby was a folkie just learning to play electric. Great job.
Played this song in my high school band back in the Sixties. We opened at homecoming for the Cryin' Shames, Great memory.
The Byrds, Stones, and Animals were my favorite bands in the 60s. McGuinn somewhere tells how he came to learn the banjo after hearing Bob Gibson play at his high school. He learned to play the banjo, guitar, and 12-string guitar at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. McGuinn started his career playing the banjo and guitar, touring with the Limeliters and Chad Mitchell Trio while he was still in highschool. Of course, our band played a few Byrd songs. Still love 'em, especially "My Back Pages." Wish we'd had this great lesson back then instead of all the hours sitting in front of that crappy little 45/33 rpm record player. Great lesson! Thank you.
My favorite Byrds song!
Fun fact: Jim McGuinn was the only band member to play an instrument on the original recording. (He became Roger McGuinn later on, after being renamed by John Lennon.)The Wrecking Crew, along with McGuinn’s Rickenbacker playing, were the musicians on this song. The Byrds sang the vocals. This is one of my all time favorite songs. Thanks for the lesson.
Reception
Although it was initially released as the B-side of the "All I Really Want to Do" single, "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" was itself heavily promoted by Columbia Records during the time that "All I Really Want to Do" spent on the Billboard charts.[4] As a result, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., reaching number 103 on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[4] Mark Deming has commented that "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" was the first song written by a member of the Byrds to be commercially successful.[8] Cash Box described it as "a hard-driving, fast-moving happy-go-lucky infectious blueser."[9]
Since its release, the song has become a rock music standard, inspiring a number of cover versions over the years.[10] It is also considered by many critics to be one of the band's, as well as Clark's, best and most popular songs, with Rolling Stone magazine ranking it at number 234 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[6][11]
Personnel
The Byrds
Gene Clark - lead vocals, tambourine
Jim McGuinn - 12 string Rickenbacker guitar, backing vocals
David Crosby - guitar, backing vocals
Chris Hillman - bass guitar
Michael Clarke - drums
McGuinn was the only Byrd to play on Mr. Tambourine Man and I Knew I'd Want You, the b-side. This is a band performance.
NO IT WASN'T LENNON Personal life. When McGuinn started with the Byrds, he used the name Jim, which he thought to be too plain. He became involved in the Subud spiritual association in 1965 and began to practice the latihan, an exercise in quieting the mind. He changed his name in 1967 upon advice from Subud's founder Bapak.
Exactly.
I STILL play this timeless rocker.. thanks for pulling it out of the vault. Rock ain't dead yet. Kudos, fret brother!
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nice been listening tp this for 60 yrs
Fabulous lesson! I really appreciate your explanation of the solo and why those riffs work.
Thank you!
One of my favorites! Crosby on the Tenny 🤘
Great lesson and great sounding new 12 string! Unmistakable Ric👍
Wow, I just stumbled upon this…didn’t realize it was so recent. Great lesson..’gratz on the new stick!
This song, Turn Turn Turn and Tambourine Man are enough to provoke the purchase of a nice Rick 12 string! I'm so tempted.
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Thanks!
Thank you!
Love that guitar! Now I gotta go get one! Great lesson. I 've always loved that song, but had forgotten about it!
wow that's a gorgeous rickenbacker 12! thanks for doing this - mcguinn is an incredible musician and it's good to see him getting his due.
Wonderful explanation on the solo. Thanks so much.
Love the Rick! I own 3 twelves but no Rickies (they just don't speak to me). Congrats on the new get-ter. Thanks for the great lessons.
Played this one on probably a hundred gigs many years ago, although my band did it more like the Tom Petty version. I didn't have a twelve strings so I just used a really clean Strat with an analog doubler/chorus with a slow sweep to give it sort of that sound, and really tried to pick the arpeggios really cleanly throughout. I loved singing the harmony parts on this one, too.
So good. Many thanks, Love all their stuff and heard them 1 st time round. Keith
Nice demo! Love the FireGlo! That’s one of my favorite Byrds songs and I love playing it on my RIC 12s. I got a 660-12 in Jet Glo (would have bought it in FireGlo, if my local Dave’s Guitar Shop had one there that day) a few years ago specifically because I wanted the wider neck at the nut. I have a 330-12 and a 360-12c63, both with the narrower necks. It makes a big difference in playability. All 3 have the vintage toaster pickups, but each has its own special personality in terms of tone. Bells of Rhymney is another great one for learning triads and inversions in the solo.
Oh man, I was looking for the jet glo in the 660 but srttled on this one...I might be into a trade
Well…. I’ve since added a 4003 bass in FireGlo, so now I have the George Harrison 360c63 in FireGlo and the bass. My other 2 Rics are both JetGlo. I’ve grown to love my black 660 with the sparkly gold pick guard and truss rod cover. Probably a keeper.
A brilliant lesson
Great video! Thank you! 👍😎❤️
Awesome thank you sooo much!
Awesome. Can you break down the guitars in Eight Miles High? Crosby did some great rhythm jabbing in that one, imo.
Great lesson again, I really appreciate the stuff you do. So much great contect in your channel, keep it up!
Also, love seeing and hearing those Rickenbackers you have just purchased - they are so very unique and different than anything else.
I suggest you add a good quality compressor like Diamond or Janglebox to get the maximum Jangle out of them. Please do more Ric songs.
This takes me to the powerpop late 70’s somehow…
This is a great pop song.
Thank you.
vielen Dank👍
Thank you so much
Thank you. The great Gene Clark. The only thing I want to play before I die is the beginning riff of Swlabr just like Mr. Clapton.
Coming soon
One of Gene Clark’s songs
Eight Miles High!!!
Wow, I JUST bought a 660/12 as well!! Beautiful guitar. (I guess with the extra pickup it’s a 670. Whatever….). I also wanted the wider neck. And I didn’t want the R tailpiece.
The riff was a straight steal from the 1963 song "Needles and Pins" - take a listen to the great Searchers hit.
Yes, I know that song, I can totally hear that
You should do "Along Comes Mary"!
Could you do a video on how to lay "Why" by the Byrds???
I saw that hanging on the wall... I thought WTH.. I have a 660/12 and it only has 2 PU's. I also have the 1993plus/12 with the same neck. I play the lead around the open chords which sounds better playing solo. Great video... Now I hope you try out King Of The Hill.....
Ah, the Gene Clark days.
Crosby said he developed his style so he could be heard over Michael Clarke. Thanks for this. Now, how about "Set You Free This Time"?
Awesome lesson. Can you do Obla de obla da?? Please!
reminds me of Tom Petty’s
“ Listen to Her Heart
This came 20 something years before Petty
You may refer to David Crosby’s playing on some live recordings , but not on the hit record . The only member of The Byrds to play an instrument on the record was Roger , ( then Jim ) , McGuinn . All other instruments were played by studio musicians .
The wrecking crew!
According to published reports/books on the Byrds, and David himself, It was Crosby who played rhythm. The studio musicians (not yet known as “the wrecking crew” at that time) only played on the Mr. Tambourine single in that album,
@@joeesquire5927 nope ! …. like Crosby could remember anything from that period .
Mc Guinne is also finger picking on the 12 string.
Tom Petty had this song on his Full Moon Fever Album
Congratulations ! enjoy your new guitar. I have a 620 & i like the sound but it IS, too narrow at the nut. Exactly what you described, i need a wider width, like on our '74 Les Custom. Is the neck on the 660 flat or like a radius Doug ? Thanks.
Sweetwaters specs say 10" radius. Would love to play on that 74 custom
A local shop had a bunch of vintage Rics about 20 years ago he was selling reasonably. I am a huge tom petty fan and really wanted one but they felt like half of a neck in my hands. I've wondered if I would have adjusted to it over the years because I'll never get one for $700 ( his price on a couple I was looking at, . Can't remember the model # but it wasn't a 330/360.)
12 string solo is double tracked on record.
I JUST NOW need this, and it JUST NOW pops up. Odds?
The country is going to HELL, but maybe, at some point 4 or so years from now, all of us SANE ones will Feel a Whole Lot Better.
Donavan may have had something to do with the weird d with f#
It was n not very clear what Crosby does with the D chord.
Acknowledge Gene Clark as writer so younger viewers can google him and learn about him since he's been erased by the members!
Most Clark fans disparage the others and their talents, especially McGuinn, and would probably be happy to have them removed from the recordings.
@@thomasrobinson182 Since i wrote my comment i read that Gene had a panic attack attack and wouldn't fly which made him unable to tour so maybe Jim HAD to put him in the past.
I doubt Crosby played on the record. They still had studio guys playing on their records at that time.
Full band recording...
Sorry- how to play!
A brilliant lesson