Kon Tiki - Guitar -Tutorial - The Shadows
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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My guitar lesson / tutorial of how to play The Shadows 'Kon Tiki' . In this lesson I will show you clearly and accurately how to play the electric guitar solo just like Hank Marvin.
"Kon-Tiki" is an instrumental tune by the Shadows. It became a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart in October 1961. It was the fifth Shadows hit and their second to reach the top of the UK chart.
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At age 70 I visited the music shop and said "I want to sound like Hank". They sold me a cheap guitar the same colour as his and the amp that Brian May uses to practice. I am struggling with Kon Tiki which has always been my favourite but day by day its getting better even though Hank finishes before me. This has only been possible due to your excellent tuition. Please accept my thanks for making a dream almost come true.
Hi Martin, it always pleases me to hear of people like yourself working hard to follow their dreams! I'm very glad to have made a small contribution to that and wish you well with the rest of your musical journey. Thank you for your kind message, have fun and all the best, Ken :-)
Thanks for sharing.Now I can play Kon Tiki the correct way as the Shads.👍😍
Thank you for your kindness and generosity
Thank you Dominic! :-)
Finally, a lesson straight to the point without the boring blablablabla. Excellent! Thanks
Thank you Heinz! Have a great week! Ken :-)
Thanks Ken, I always wanted to learn how to play that, now I can, thanks to you, fantastic lesson. Thank you.
Thank you David! :-)
Brilliant tutoring ! Your notes and style are perfect and authentic...only I tear my hair out in frustration with Hank's addiction to playing double and triple notes...I am all thumbs there.
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your kind comment, all the best! :-)
Excellent, another good guitar lesson by Ken, love it, thank you so much Ken and take care.
Glad you enjoyed it Andrew, thanks very much! You too take care! :-)
How can your videos and lessons keep getting better?!?! I (along with many others I suspect) have learnt many things from your tutorials. Not only the tunes themselves, but also techniques and tips on playing style and sounds,effects etc. Fantastic work Ken
Hello Alex, I'm glad you are learning a lot from my tutorials. Eventually once the channel has growth and I start getting some revenue from the video ads I am hoping to invest in some newer equipment i.e cameras etc. My stuffs getting old now and worn out now...much like me haha. It does the job for now but I do hope to improve the visual and sound quality as i progress with it. Thanks for all your encouragement buddy, it's greatly appreciated. Regards, Ken
You are a wonderful teacher, my friend. Thank-you!
I am glad you enjoy my teaching methods, thank you Paul! All the best, Ken :-)
You have the best shadows channel on utube I got lost years ago with many of hanks techniques and have started over again my progress has been awesome since using your help thank you..😊😊😊
Thank you Paul, I appreciate your kind comment. Glad to hear my channel is helping you with your playing. :-)
@@kenmercermusic thank you for reply..you are a true professional in music and sharing your knowledge with us all is a God send.🎸🎸🎸🎸🤗🤗🤗
WHAT CAN I SAY YOU ARE THE BEST IN TOWN PLEASE KEEP COVERING SHADOWS . HOPE U WILL COVER SHINDIG SOMEDAY....APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND GREAT EFFORT ...GOD BLESS YOUR HEART ....{:-)
Hello mithoo1234, thank you for your message, always nice hearing from you my friend. I have looked at the songs you have requested Walk Don't run and Shindig, I am working towards making them sometime soon. It may take a little while but I'll get there. All the best, Ken :-)
Hi Ken, I found your wonderful site a few weeks ago. I dusted off my old '83 Schecter Super Strat early Texas A model and getting into the Shadows instrumentals. I'm just about up to speed with the Kon-Tiki double stops.
After 2 weeks of lurking on your channel I deciced to pull my finger out and subscribe yesterday.
Thanks for the great tutorials and covers.
Kind Regards John.
Hi John, it's good to hear you are doing well with your playing and enjoying my tutorials! Thanks for the sub and the encouraging message it's much appreciated! I hope you continue to get pleasure from your making music with your guitar! All the best, Ken :-)
Thank you Ken for a easy to follow tutorial, as per your guidance and in addition being a lefty I'm learning my 5th shadows tune. A BIG Thank you to you ...?
Thank you Peter, keep up the good work and have fun! All the best, Ken :-)
Thank u for all your videos I love the way u teach. Mark SA
So nice of you to say so Mark, thank you! :-)
Another great tutorial, very well explained, this one is more difficult for me as I have a lazy pinky, ive played this one in the past doing it my way but now I am learning the correct way, thanks very much Ken.
Thanks John, good to hear that my tutorial was helpful. Keep rocking that guitar! Ken :-)
Beautiful tutorials
I have been watching your Tutorials for Shadows and really very good work
Thanks you sharing
Regards
Thank you my friend! All the best, Ken :-)
Hello Ken,
Once again I send you many thanks for your tutorial on this great little tune.
following your step by step I have now completed the piece and it sounds good. Regards from Herts UK
Nice work Carl, glad to hear you are making good progress with your guitar playing and enjoying yourself! All the best, Ken :-)
thanks wey much wonderfull
Thank you Zlatan! :-)
Hi Ken - a super tutorial like you always do so useful to those learning the song.. Holiday starts tomorrow - hope you have a great weekend.. All the best.. Phil
Cheers Phil, have a great holiday I hope you are off somewhere nice. Stay safe and have fun! All the best, Ken :-)
Hi ken , thanks 4 explaining and doing it slowly , I can now try this bit by bit when I'm on my own , im only a beginner so i have no confidence in myself so im scared ok getting it wrong in front of someone , this also goes 4 my keyboard or anything else , thank you ,
Hi Sue, I'm glad to help out. Don't worry about making mistakes, confidence is something you build up over time. I can remember when I first went busking with my guitar in London's West End 21 years ago and I was afraid to sing in front of people, instead of singing I whistled the melody quietly to myself and then gradually built up to a hum. Before I knew it I was singing at the top of my lungs in the busiest subways and squares in front of hundreds of people. Even professionals make mistakes we just learn to cover them. I often have 'off' days when I feel like I am not performing as well as I hoped to do, this is normal for everyone. The important thing is to enjoy playing and give it your best. Confidence will come don't worry. Remember that most people will only realise you made a mistake if you make it obvious that you did i.e pulling a face . Just keep going like nothing happened and they will most likely never even know about it. Believe in yourself and enjoy what you do. Wishing you the best, Ken :-)
Excellent...cheers mate from Toronto.
Thanks very much! All the best! :-)
Thanks Ken for another great lesson!
You are very welcome, thank you! Have a pleasant weekend! Ken :-)
Excellent Ken, well explained. Regards Paul
Thanks very much Paul! Enjoy your weekend! Ken :-)
hi ken great tutorials you are doing keep them coming all the best ken:-)
Many thanks Colin! All the best to you too! Ken :-)
Love your tutoring keep it up please and stay safe😀👍
Thanks very much Harry! :-)
Hi Ken, i waiting The guitar lesson for Main theme 👍
I'm not making anymore videos for the time being. I work full time now. :-)
Hi "that's a great lesson . merci .. I like it ..the lesson and the Song tooo ..
Thanks very much! Have a great day! Ken :-)
Hi Ken....Well presented and explanatory tutorial video....
Have a great Friday and Weekend......Best regards....Dave
Many thanks Dave, wishing a great weekend, all the best, Ken :-)
Hi Ken great tutorial on this tune as usual. What gauge pick do you use personally.
Thanks Brian, I use the Dunlop .73mm for everything I do. :-)
Hi Ken, another great Tutorial. Take Care Mate.
Thank you my friend! I hope all is well with you and your family! Have a great weekend! Ken :-)
Hi Ken ,,hope alls well with u and the family bud ,,listen thank you so much for all yr time and effort in putting these vids on here for us newbies etc,, I'm so grateful , love learning the guitar,,and you make it easy to understand bud ,,,for those of us starting out m8,,,and who cant afford spec guitar etc ,,what would u re-commend a cheap set up but still hold good quality ?,,well my friend ,take care and of those you love ,,once again thank you plz keep em coming ,specially Christmas ones as its not far away now hahah cheers Mac
Thanks for the encouragement Mac, all is well here buddy. I hope you and your family are all well too. If you email me with some more details of what you are hoping to achieve i'e Marvin sound, Clapton etc. and what your budget is and I'll try to point you in the right direction. Also send me a list of the gear you currently own and whether you want to go with software, hardware or both. Also do you intend to gig live, play at home, use speakers or earphones? Any details you can give will help figure it out. mercermusic@hotmail.it Christmas videos are on my to do list. In fact I'll be starting them quite soon, I'm all pre-recorded up until the end of October so once the November releases are ready I'll have to start with the festive stuff. Speak to you soon, Ken :-)
Beautifully explained and sound quality is excellent. Can you please let me know the amp setting and guitar setting knobs for the sound as produced in this lesson.
Thank you for your kind comment. I don't remember the settings I used, but this video explains what equipment I use. :-) ruclips.net/video/17pRIIYGGj8/видео.html
Surely that should be E7 in the intro?
Yes the intro is E major for the first two strums then a change to E7, well spotted! I must have been tired when I made the video and forgot to name that chord. Cheers, Ken. :-)
Yes .. it’s an E7 ( from a D7 shape)
Jolly good mate!!!
Thank you! :-)
Great lesson!
Can you please help with the amp settings to get that tone?
Hello and thank you! To get Hanks sound digitally you can use Native Instruments Guitar Rig... or get an AC30 Vox amp, TVS3 echo system or something similar, Morley swell pedal, and Kinman pickups on your Strat.
at 11:22 in your video this is where Hank leaves an awful clam on the Dance On album. On later emakes he fixes this. I could never understand how he let this get included on this album.
I'll have to listen, I never noticed. But I haven't heard it for many years. :)
Very good, may I ask what reverb/echo you favour please
I use a computer software called 'Native Instruments Guitar Rig'. :-)
Muito bom, parabéns
Obrigado Luiz! :-)
What equipment you using for that rich tone sound ?
Native Instruments Guitar Rig - If you haven't heard of it, it's a software for guitar tones. I record the sounds in Sonar Platinum. And of course the American Fender Special guitar. :-)
Hi, Ken great tutorial, sounds to me that Hank plays another chord on the outro I e, 4th fret 1st string / 3rd fret 2nd string / 4th fret 3rd string , not sure what the chord is
Hi banjobunny19, Hank played various arrangements over the years so it's likely you found a different version. Can you send a link to the video you watched so I can explain what chord he is playing? It's probably the same chord played in a different position. Glad you like my tutorial. Ken :-)
Hi,Ken it was while watching the Shadows at the Palace Theartre in Manchester in the 1960s, I noticed this chord after the normal E 7th, I was playing lead guitar with the Manchester Roadrunners at the time so started playing this chord in Kontiki, it only seems to be used on some versions you hear
Hi,Ken worked it out Bruce was playing a low E7th in the outro and Hank played a high E7th for two counts then A major,
The intro in E7 sounds better..