The Riff That Robert Johnson Sold His Soul To Play
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A man asks the devil: “How much does it cost to be the greatest guitar player in the world?”
The devil says: “That will cost you your soul.”
The man asks: “Hm... that's a little steep. What can I get for a dollar?”
Devil: “Greatest bass player in the world.”
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There’s an old joke that goes “Stevie Ray Vaughan made a deal with the devil. No one knows what Stevie got, but the devil got guitar lessons.”
I've heard that about Jimmy Page too!
Yo I love this comment
Probably learned all of Keith Richard’s techniques, probably got one of his guitars too, so he can live forever
Ethan Thee Nah man, the devil sold his soul to Jimmy Page.
That's one of those things you can swap names in with anyone who's not 27 club
Anyone else surprised by the fact that he isn't playing a PRS?
Matt Underwood there are no prs guitars at az music pro. The most expensive guitars there are the Taylors and the American fenders.
@@cardprophecy97 las prs cuestan lo mismo que una fender o una taylor
@@cardprophecy97 te falto gibson, martin, ibanez, esp, etc.
Because Martin is superior 🤷🏻♂️ #1833
He is bashing the blues tho and thats in his repatuar
"Oh son, you sold your everlastin' soul for that?"
"Well, I wasn't usin' it at the time."
classic
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Gonna be honest. I came expecting Robert Johnson licks. But I still wasnt disappointed!
Im here... soul intact 😅
Nice One Bob!
YT Gold 🥇
Me too 😄
So you thought
Nah u sold it
The Devil knew of his talent, he just needed permanent guitar lessons from Robert himself
RC32 rate my song please
Tommy Johnson was not Robert Johnson. Tommy Johnson was another famous blues guitarist that was rumored to have sold his soul to the devil. It's actually suggested that the legend was switched from Tommy to Robert over time.
Facts
Neither the video poster or most of the comment makers here know that. ruclips.net/video/VU6eLg3GWuA/видео.html
@kevindlinc well that might be the stupidest comment I've ever read.
There are so many rumors on that. Because I've heard in the past Tommy was Roberts real name and changed it after his wife died giving birth.
I’ve also heard rumors that say that they were two individuals and Robert sold his soul after
The movie Is set in the early 30’s sorry to be a know it all but it’s my favorite movie....
Came here to say the same, plus the Robert Johnson myth was appropriated from Tommy Johnson. So if it matters for anything the Coen brothers got it right by naming the character Tommy. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Johnson_(musician)
Whats the name of the movie, I want to watch it now
@@imdavid78 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Favorite movie of all time
Brendan Hawkins Correctamundo
dude you gotta do more acoustic blues videos! This was phenomenal!
Yes! You should do more! And, your beautiful woman dancing was definitely great too!
The devil went down to Arizona
That s good
He went looking for guitars to steal
The devil went down on Arizona. Read that again
We have the perfect weather here.
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this has to be one of my favorite guitar riffs of all time one of the most soulful blues rythm riffs possibly of american history imo and as soon as i heard it it was stuck in my head i was blown away by the funkyness yet simplistic blues based nature of the riff its as if the guitarist was capturing the essence of a mans sorrow.
Ty Tabor sends a Wink Wink (great riff though)
I’m sure this is a “Clickbait title”. If you ever wanted to see where Robert Johnson learned to play the blues, you should travel to the north MS delta. He learned to play sitting on the porch of a old store in Clack,MS, and on Dockery Farms. Prolly sold some of his soul too.
It was clickbait. This guys just running through man of constant sorrow
If anyone wants to know more about Robert Johnson, there is a documentary on Netflix about his life.
I'm from the delta. I've searched for those crossroads for years. It's legend here. I'll tell you one thing I know. It's not close to Clarksdale like they say.
I'm from the delta. Arkabutla dam
@@astrzmbie9968 I went to school in clarksdale. At Kirkpatrick elementary. Then I moved away
The original song "Man of Constant Sorrow" is from 1913 written by Dick Burnett if I remember correctly.
Can anyone else imagine that Johnson worked out his playing without supernatural assistance?
Swear his shit was simple!!!! Mozart and all them we're shredding before he was even born!!! You just need some mystery and back story to get people interested
Ala Mooji you ever tried playing any of Robert Johnson’s stuff yeah it’s not shredding but it’s definitely not simple
Yes, I can imagine that he learned to play from the generations of black blues men that came before him. Give credit where credit is due.
@@alamooji3716 Yup. I think of him as the first shock rocker. LOL. His stuff used to scare people back in the day. It's on documentaries in the internet. LOL.
Ike Zimmerman. That's who taught him.
O Brother is one of my favorite movies, thanks for the awesome video shouting it out!!
Has anyone seen the movie “crossroads”
Good stuff... Ralph macchio prob spelled wrong...
Just watched that yesterday, as a matter of fact.
Still stands up.
Yeah its a gem
Steve Vai.
'Nuff Said
Is that the one where he is taken under the wing of an old guy and it ends with him defeating jack butler in a karate match?
The Britney movie?
This made me grab my acoustic and start learning it, love that old blues sound and that song, grit sweat and love by brothers bright is another similar one I want to learn 👍
O’ Brother Where Art Thou is one of, if not, my favorite movie
Its a perfect film, i love it, George Clooney's best movie, songs are great, and it is an amazing story.
Yeah the music is great, it even inspired a lot of bands like Mumford & Sons
The story is Homers Odyssey, Sirens, Cyclops, it follows the story line.
Coen Bros' magic, they're awesome!
@@shadyknopfler7720 Yeah, I didn't like hearing it referred to as "an old George Clooney movie".
@@greenatom Absolutely
You should make a video on that sweet guitar battle between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai in the movie crossroads
Pretty sure that was ry cooder playing Ralphs parts in that.
Definitely his slide playing throughout the movie. But not 100% sure about the final duel with Steve.
Jon Trownson the final duel was Steve Vai playing both parts, but you’re correct that Ry did all the slide stuff
Alex5000 already did that one. He also livestreamed Passion&Warfare and AlienLoveSecrets being played on their entirety in one take. That guy deserves more views, god fucking damn it
Everyone knows that Macchio would definitely beat Vai in a guitar battle! 😬
A great movie... Ry Cooder on slide, Vai on his part and the version Macchio plays, Sonny Terry on harmonica. Arlen Roth was involved as well.
Didn’t think you’ll stop by my hometown of Flagstaff AZ and that’s awesome 😎
I'm not ok with "O' Brother Where Art Thou" being called an "old George Clooney movie"
I stop by that shop every time I’m in flagstaff!
The song in oh brother is based off of an old folk tune. The earliest one I've found is by Barbara Dane and is actually called "Girl of constant sorrow".
7:00 proof that he sold his soul to the devil...his playing made a girl appear outta nowhere
Tommy Johnson is the character in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou. Robert Johnson is a different person 🎸
Nice riff played well but has absolutely no connection whatsoever to Robert Johnson. He never played that riff nor did he ever play that style of guitar blues.
I’d just like to say that obviously character in the movie is obviously based on Robert Johnson and that is obviously the obvious connection that you have obviously overlooked to write an obvious comment that’s obviously a waste of time and an obvious tell of an obvious superiority complex that you obviously need to work on before saying obvious things and missing out on obvious little jokes.
The character says that his name is Tommy Johnson, another bluesman
Is not R.J.
@@thejack0fhearts43 Don't see any little jokes, just a few inaccuracies.
@@raoulernestolupi5054 Thanks Raviolo, yes I have all Tommy Johnson"s recorded works on CD and am aware that he offered the story of the Devil and the crossroads many years before Robert Johnson claimed it.
Peter Thompson
Jesus Christ, what a snob. I’ll bet you own 20 guitars and play 2 songs.
I remember when learning this song, the guy told me to tune strings up 3 steps and i did and they broke looool
okay what did u think was gonna happen😂
*He was the devil*
Correction brother. Covered by Dan Tyminski not Tim ;)
Thank you
Tim Kyminski.. yikes lol
I believe they recorded the song for the movie, it wasn’t a cover.
@@samb8369 it's actually an old Stanley Brothers song. The guitar part is all Dan though!
@Jay Knudson Don't forget Alison Krauss. Man, she and Union Station are some of the greatest bluegrass/country bands I've heard.
I love I brother for where art thou. Thats what got me into country and bluegrass, well that and tony rice. Im pretty sure it takes place in the 30's cause it says it's around the great depression.
"OLD" Clooney movie?! Yikes, I'm getting old.
@TacoTacoTacoTaco Huh?
Hands down my favorite video of yours! Please do more instructional videos like this
That first rift with the capo sounded like man of constant sorrow
Hey I guessed it yay
I've been trying to figure out the secret to that lick for a long time. Who knew it was that simple... Thanks for sharing!
When he said old Clooney movie I was like damn.. it is old. I hear this kind of stuff so much living in the south.
Was that the Rock Lobster dance!!! Loved it lol
Mr....you are a kick ass ax grinder....sharp!
Being from the Mississippi Delta, I appreciate this video very much.
I was in a guitar store today for the first time and I thought about the advices about not beeing afraid to ask for picks and try out no matter who is arround🙂
HOW AM I BARELY SEEING THIS!? I grew up in Flagstaff! that’s pretty much the only music store there so was there all the time lol
Dude, slow it down just a bit more and it sounds like “When the Levee Breaks”
Like led zeppelin never stole any songs... S2H!!! Lol
It really does lol....that's my favorite led zeppelin song
Led Zeppelin owe everything they have to the black men they stole from lol
"Boy,You ain't gonna never get that lost song if you can't make the train talk" (Crossroads, 1986 - cheesy film, great music. Soundtrack by Steve Vai and Ry Cooder)
o brother where art thou is one of my favourite for sure
Reminds me a lot of ZZ Tops "Just Got Paid"
Great vid. I wish i were in Flagstaff today. It's 10F here out on the Alberta prairie with a wind from the NW.Brrrrr. Jim
I can't believe you went to this store. I used to live in Flagstaff, there's only like 2 music stores in that town!
Not to be a movie nerd, but the movie was set in the 20’s. When Johnson was around. He died in 38. And the movie got his story wrong. Robert sold his soul at the crossroad like the movie says, but in the movie he’s named Tommy Johnson. Tommy Johnson was supposed to also have sold his soul like Robert, but Tommy surfaced in the 30’s and 40’s.
as far as I know that movie is not intended to be an accurate bio on Johnson's life, it's just a freaking clever cameo, would you guys relax or something, jesus xDDDDDDDD
Not heard that riff since "Passion, Grace and Fire" - awesome!!!!!
This song has been following me all week, now it's back again in a tutorial. Supernatural!!!!!😲
I LITERALLY GO TO THAT SHOP ALL THE TIME DAMNIT I MISSED MEETING YOU
That's my favorite movie of all time, it's crazy cause I have always wanted to learn to play this haha
"Oh, Brother" was set in the early to mid 1930's during the Great Depression. Instead of being in history class, you were hanging out in the band room. JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!! Cool riff, maestro!
More interested in that riff you did in the at the start of video
I’ve taken two music history classes at my college for humanities requirements or whatever and both classes we learned about Robert Johnson, interesting guy
De Oppresso Libtard haha we didn’t learn about him, in pretty sure both classes were based off of the same textbook. But yeah now I see the movie said tommy but why is the title Robert 😂guess I wasn’t paying attention
damn man my fam was deciding if we should go there the day before so i could pick out my guitar for my birthday. i couldve met u.
Duuude! ive never seen a guitar video so descriptive and informational. played slow and explained. and it's not even a song tutorial if you will because no tabs going across screen. id love to see if u have tutorial videos on how to learn to play songs. btw oh brother where art thou is my favorite movie and I've alllways loved that song
My favorite from O Brother Where Art Thou is "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues."
alot of the old time blues players used to use the sound of a train on the tracks to get great rythems
I love how this video isn’t even about the title character
The only reason people dislike your videos is because they are sad they can't play like you.
1 mil subs is near! You deserve IT so much!!
Robert Johnson is very underrated
The movie is definitely set in 1935.
Babyface Nelson is in the movie and he died in 1934
True, but Robert Johnson’s first ever recording was in 1935. It’s fiction that interacts with history; so, it’s possible that it should be set in 1934, especially given the fact that Nelson is headed for the electric chair near the end of the movie. Given the fact that we know Nelson was shot to death, it’s hard to nail it down with pinpoint precision.
Well, Tommy Johnson became famous nationwide in 1928; so, it’s highly unlikely that he waited til the mid-thirties to “sell his soul”, and it’s even more unlikely that he wasn’t recognized by the movie’s other characters. And it’s indisputable that the film takes place during the height of the depression no earlier than 1932. So, that muddies the water even more.
Well it definitely isn't in the 40' or 50's. Time for a watch party. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
The movie uses things from the 20s, 30s, and 40s due to the fact that certain events band people didn’t exist or do what they were famous for at the same time as other celebrity characters did.
Well, this is the best, I've always loved that song in that movie
thanks man for sharing, learnt this its cool as
You talked about "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" from my favourite directors, Coen Bros. Brilliant and underrated directors, among the best, imo.
Agreed, some of the best directors. This film was also loosely based on Homers Odyssey, not that loosely in places tbh :) Well worth watching.
@@nickbrown8892 It's kind of an Odyssey set in the 30's
Fun fact, man of constant sorrow is an old folk song, original artist is unknown.
A lot of your idols have probably done it. Vai, and the rest of them. Not something to joke about because it still happens to this day.
Such a great riff and such a great movie.
Really wish I saw this last week when I was in AZ. Literally stopped in Flagstaff our our way to Canyon... and would have checked out the store 😂😂😂
Antonio Fioore Hey dear , hope you feel happy with this sound 👍👍👍☺️ ruclips.net/video/H4G9msFFypY/видео.html
Great job brother 5 states left keep doing what you doing I look forward to the next video ya got me I’m hooked..... also my favorite movie as well thanx shawn🤘
that's so crazy, I walked past that guitar store literally yesterday, it's on route 66 in downtown Flagstaff
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Dan Tyminski and Ron Block are two of my favorite flat top pickers.
Tommy Johnson is unrelated to Robert Johnson. Everyone assumes they used the Tommy name in the movie to imply it was RJ, but Tommy Johnson was a real blues musician and he is where the legend of selling your soul to the devil to play the blues came from. As the years pass, more and more people who are smarter than myself are on the fence as to whether the legend should be attributed to RJ at all. It was Son House who said RJ must’ve sold his soul to play like that… I’m in the “he didn’t sell his soul camp” but I’m also in the “Tommy Johnson actually may have” camp
Was thinking from the title this would be about Robert Johnson's music. Bummer dood
So glad your finally makin a bluegrass video
Great 👍 riff
I tired this riff in drop a o a 7 string, very nice!
That's one cool looking headstock...
Funny how we just started with this song in ensembles in school. Thanks. Also i tune down both E stings. Try that you may like it
The intro riff is even better
It remind me to Mrs Robinson riff
Dude I really enjoy hearing you play an acoustic.
Totaly worth it.
Great movie!
the upper body and head movements help with understanding the rhythm flow
Robert Johnson, made immortal by the true saviour. Don't deny the gift ya'll.
Love Me some Slot Head Martins!
That is cool as hell.
Wooo Flagstaff
He is back with an acoustic!!
Hey, I got my first guitar at that store back in November.
Awesome, never heard this before. Going to learn it thanks
Me: i wonder how much i can get for my soul?
Satan: you got a PlayStation remember?
Some of those parts where you slowed down to help demonstrate just had me thinking of borderlands.
OLD George Clooney movie!
It was also set in the Great Depression (30s), didn't you notice the cars?
As usual, great lesson !! Enjoy your sense of humor!!
It's Dan Tyminsky. Not Tim Kiminsky or whatever you said.
Tim Danminsky*
I mean it’s a Tommy Johnson riff and in the movie it’s Chris Thomas King playing guitar, but it’s still an awesome riff!