Your teachings are exposing my weaknesses. Great job! More work required. Thank you for taking the time out of your life to hand us the keys to the palace. You’ve got style and your playing is phenom. Appreciated.
These lessons are fantastic. I’m a noob, so I really appreciate the break down and all the camera views. Looking forward to more! Now....if only I can convince my husband that we need a Gretsch Falcon in the toolkit. 😂
TM. your vids Kill! Biggliest time. rockbilly with alt and upper partials, give it a great blusey, western swing, hillbilly jazz vibe. i love yer fashionista styely. i'm a gerry hattrick, who does my own orig stuff, and i love refreshing my chops with yor kickin' vids. whatever genre that i'm working on, my wife n i put on our threads 'n' shedz. Cheeers from a HockeyBilly geezer in SpoCanada. (1 year late).
What a treat! I love to see people so enthusiastic about their music. Good lessons, easy to follow. Cool sounds, clothes, guitars, everything! Thumbs up from me.
I've been a metal guitarist all my life and i'm so gratefull to you, who made it easy for me to relearn the guitar with a music that i've been rediscovering. I'm 61 years old, and it's never too late to learn ... thanks again from Quebec, Canada
My wife just bought me a new Korean Gretsch electromatic, and I have been watching your videos at 1/2 speed and trying to play along to learn all these kool riffs. I will probably watch them over and over until I get the riffs down! Thanks for sharing these great videos.
OK.. dude. your lessons so far are great. I seem to have a irresistible draw to this style of music. I attempted to participate in your youtube open mic but, once your part was complete I could not continue to watch the next musician. Probably because I wasn't subscribed to the next talent in the line up? IDK. Anyway, the only thing I can suggest to make your channel any better is perhaps a "listening lesson". For example a song or two that highlights the concepts you're teaching. Good luck man! I pray for lots of success for you and your channel.
Thank you Ronald! That's a good idea! You should be able to watch the next act on my Facebook page. They aren't linked up to my RUclips as of yet; I haven't figured that part out :) keep watching though, more to come! I appreciate your support!
Well......Tom.....whenever you are ready to put your RUclips instructional videos on CD or even better DVD .....buy as many as you make.....I'm waiting !!! Text you in the past over this.....excellent work most appreciative for your generosity by sharing.
My favorite was the diminished arpeggio licks....Being a metal player, I constantly use the diminished scale to get that exotic sound....and in rockabilly, it sounds totally badass......Great video
Tom your Rockabilly videos inspired me to go out and purchase a Gretsch G5410T Rat Rod. Keep the videos coming you are a positive influence on many aspiring guitarists . Keep up the great work and may you and yours have a better 2021.
Again, nicely done! I've always had a great appreciation for Rockabilly. I'm glad you're doing this, it's very helpful. I'm hoping in future lessons you'll cover appropriate phrases over chords been utilized. Thanks!
I love your video's man and I of course love rockabilly music. Please make some more diminished/ jazzy hot licks/ runs and maby some ryhhm chord patterns (spicy chords) . Thanks al lot for sharing you're work. Love it... Mike
Hi Tom. Cool channel I just tripped across! Fun and informative for someone like me just learning guitar. I never picked up a guitar until almost two years ago, I had no idea what I was getting into. I practice every day and see improvement every day but it’s turned out to be a lot more of a challenge than I originally “thought” Thanks again, I’ll be looking forward to your new lessons.
"I should get a... leopard skin shirt " or " DA DA DA DA .. dippidy doo" that's how I will remember the cadence ! Enjoyed your three in a row lessons. Fun , easy and sounded good. I was better sounding with each of them. And I did like the leopard skin stuff ! Liked and subscribed ! Mike from Boston
Your lessons and teaching style are great, thanks for posting these. A suggestion would be to show where the root is in the licks so they can be easily transposed to a different key or over a different chord.
This is really good tutorial to sneak into rockabily. The first one, I watched from the beginning till the end without hopping. Gimme some mo´, baby!! I will stay tuned with my hungry Gretsch.
I really enjoy the way you walk through the instructions. If I could make a suggestion, you should go through your equipment and give breakdowns on the various gear the same way.
Hahaha COVID 19 works too! Never thought of that one - good call! But youre right, too depressing :) Glad youre enjoying the lessons ; thanks for your support!
Thanks David! All the licks are played in A but can be transposed to any key. Whatever the key is, make the first dim chord the same root as the key and it will work (eg - if youre in G start the lick with the first chord 2 frets lower than shown - x x 14 15 14 15 ). You can really make it work almost anywhere; dim chords are fun that way. Hope this helps, and enjoy!
These are great tuition videos. I play Big Band Jazz when we're not locked up, locked down or locked in by the Covod-19 pandemic and really enjoyed working through these lessons. Keep 'em coming. PDFs? Downloads?
Great vids ! I never really intended to play rockabilly but no doubt there are a lot of tasty licks and chords and you showcase them very well. Props for the camera work too\m/
Tom I have a Guild X 175 Manhattan. I am contemplating adding a Bigsby to it. Would B60 or B70 work. Thank you. I also have a Gretsch G2655T with a B50. Im trying to keep the cost down. lol! What do you reccommend. Thank you. BTW your videos are very clear and concise.. Thank you for posting.
Just talked to my friend and master luthier Tim at Atomic Guitars ( www.atomicguitarworks.com ). He said that he would need to measure to make sure, but typically, on an archtop, a B60 would probably be better because the angle from the bridge is already good. A B70 with the hold down bar is helpful for solidbodies that are flatter because it helps to give a sharper angle coming down from the bridge, while an archtop already has a good angle coming down from the bridge. Bear in mind that this is without seeing and measuring the guitar. Hope that helps! I will probably be having Tim guest on an upcoming video to talk about technical stuff, so watch out for that. Thanks!
@@tommein Thanks for the quick response brother. I don't plan on doing this for a while so I have time to plan. Thanks for the videos you do a good thing.
Just watched all three videos over twice... and I'm in the office haven't even got my guitar with me!! Excellent ideas and presentation. One, hopefully constructive, comment is that whilst I understand the licks are all moveable it may be an idea to indicate which key they are in and which chords they link when you play them to the tab. Would make it easier to transpose for newer players or those like me who struggle to pickup key signatures, although I think these are mainly in all in key of A? Thanks again for your hard work.
Thanks for watching Arch! Yes they are almost all in the key of a, and I will make the key more clear in upcoming vids. Check out video 4 , all the keys are listed :)
Theres definately something very cool about these endings(and coconut shrimp!) but quite how its going to sound with my awful playing is another matter.
I wish you would use a more straight camera shot of what you're doing. When you shoot at an angle your first finger tends to hide what the rest are doing. Which leaves me to guessing and trial and error. Yeah the chart helps, but is too time consuming . Try some straight on shots and see if your followers like it better.
That is a great lick to play right before you change from the I to the IV chord, or any place there is a change from one chord to another. Thanks for watching!
You are correct Edward. Good eye! Thank you for pointing that out; the tab was written incorrectly. I cant fix the tab in the video, but: Here is a link to the correct tab. drive.google.com/file/d/10gWNKlNCR-3zFH-I2wBaMLzmCPIQR3jp/view?usp=sharing
If you’re hungry you can have “Buffalo Wings.” And it’s always good to watch the game with “Pizza and Beer!” My friends in the UK might say; “Meat and two Veg.” 😉
Your teachings are exposing my weaknesses. Great job! More work required. Thank you for taking the time out of your life to hand us the keys to the palace. You’ve got style and your playing is phenom. Appreciated.
Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching! New vid this weekend!
this is what I was looking for a long time ago, thanks !!!!!
Thanks man! More to come!
These lessons are fantastic. I’m a noob, so I really appreciate the break down and all the camera views. Looking forward to more! Now....if only I can convince my husband that we need a Gretsch Falcon in the toolkit. 😂
Glad you're enjoying them Marcie!
If my wife said go get a white falcon, I'd be out that door so fast!! But, A G5420t is going to have to be the one to be going on with!!
TM. your vids Kill! Biggliest time. rockbilly with alt and upper partials, give it a great blusey, western swing, hillbilly jazz vibe. i love yer fashionista styely. i'm a gerry hattrick, who does my own orig stuff, and i love refreshing my chops with yor kickin' vids. whatever genre that i'm working on, my wife n i put on our threads 'n' shedz. Cheeers from a HockeyBilly geezer in SpoCanada. (1 year late).
I'm new to rockabilly .., your vid was very helpful to me . I'll continue to watch for your other ones ! Thanks a bunch !!!
What a treat! I love to see people so enthusiastic about their music. Good lessons, easy to follow. Cool sounds, clothes, guitars, everything! Thumbs up from me.
Rippin! I'm IN!!
Just what I have been looking for! Thank you!
I've been a metal guitarist all my life and i'm so gratefull to you, who made it easy for me to relearn the guitar with a music that i've been rediscovering. I'm 61 years old, and it's never too late to learn ... thanks again from Quebec, Canada
So great to hear! Thank you so much Serge!
My wife just bought me a new Korean Gretsch electromatic, and I have been watching your videos at 1/2 speed and trying to play along to learn all these kool riffs. I will probably watch them over and over until I get the riffs down! Thanks for sharing these great videos.
Outstanding series of videos. Thank you. LOVE yer cool licks and yer cool look!
Thank you so much!
Man these rockabilly vids are awesome. Great instruction!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Tom
Hi Tom, lesson 1, lesson 2 and lesson 3.. good work! When number 4? 😊 Ciao from Italy
Grazie Livio! Glad you like the channel! I am working on number 4 right now. Coming soon! Ciao!
Great video! I hope more videos coming up about how to use diminished licks in rockabilly
More to come! Glad you liked them!
Real gone cat 🤪🤟💣💥 !
Thanks man!
OK.. dude. your lessons so far are great. I seem to have a irresistible draw to this style of music. I attempted to participate in your youtube open mic but, once your part was complete I could not continue to watch the next musician. Probably because I wasn't subscribed to the next talent in the line up? IDK. Anyway, the only thing I can suggest to make your channel any better is perhaps a "listening lesson". For example a song or two that highlights the concepts you're teaching. Good luck man! I pray for lots of success for you and your channel.
Thank you Ronald! That's a good idea!
You should be able to watch the next act on my Facebook page. They aren't linked up to my RUclips as of yet; I haven't figured that part out :) keep watching though, more to come! I appreciate your support!
Its actually a Facebook open mic and I stream to my youtube. My Facebook page is facebook.com/tommein
Love the laughing lick
Thanks David!
Man, you're such a great player! I am trying to learn guitar & these are the most valuable lessons. Cheers from an old Las Vegas drummer!!
Thank you friend!
Another Great Video !!! Thanks Tom !! Len from Chico, California
Thanks Len!
Well......Tom.....whenever you are ready to put your RUclips instructional videos on CD or even better DVD .....buy as many as you make.....I'm waiting !!!
Text you in the past over this.....excellent work most appreciative for your generosity by sharing.
Thank you my man. Its been a while. Stay tuned
Another great lesson, thanks Tom
Thank you Dan!
Thanks. Love the look!
Thank you Kevin!
Fantastic love your content
For the rhythmic word... Rock-A-Billy
Good one! Thanks!
The "Nicolas Cage" thing got me... Lol, VERY effective... Been singin it for 2 days solid now, lol...
That was a fun lesson! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks! Hello from Russia!
Hello my friend!
My favorite was the diminished arpeggio licks....Being a metal player, I constantly use the diminished scale to get that exotic sound....and in rockabilly, it sounds totally badass......Great video
Thanks man! I love diminished sounds. They are useful in any type of music! Rock on!
“Eggs, chips beans & honeyroast ham”. ? I’ll get my coat….
Love it!
Love that laughing riff!
Thank you!
From san diego via cape Town south africa 🇿🇦, thank 🙏 you very much dude real 😎
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for your videos ! 😊
love you videos and learning many stuff.
great video again..im a blues gitarist en now starting some rockabilly..it nice ..you explain it so clear
Thank you for watching!
Love your channel, especially your relaxed and unintimidating approach. Can’t wait to see your next installment
Thank you so much!
My Favorit lessons now here!! this man Rocks🎸
Thanks JW!
@@tommein i Play Metal,but i Like Rockabilly now i Order extra a hollowbody Axe lol..ist great fun!!
You’re da best brother
Thank you my man!
So cool Tom. Best tunes, best show and tell, and tabs made it all work.
Thank you so much!
Excellent lesson. I particularly liked the diminished licks! Thank you, Tom!
Very welcome! Thank you for your support Andre!
Subscribed !
Super👍👍
Thank you 👍
Very thoughtful and insightful teacher!
Thank you so much!
Tom your Rockabilly videos inspired me to go out and purchase a Gretsch G5410T Rat Rod. Keep the videos coming you are a positive influence on many aspiring guitarists . Keep up the great work and may you and yours have a better 2021.
You too ! Thank you for the kind words and the support!
Again, nicely done! I've always had a great appreciation for Rockabilly. I'm glad you're doing this, it's very helpful. I'm hoping in future lessons you'll cover appropriate phrases over chords been utilized. Thanks!
Definitely more to come. I appreciate your support ZS!
I love your video's man and I of course love rockabilly music. Please make some more diminished/ jazzy hot licks/ runs and maby some ryhhm chord patterns (spicy chords) . Thanks al lot for sharing you're work. Love it... Mike
Thank you Mike!
Hi Tom.
Cool channel I just tripped across!
Fun and informative for someone like me just learning guitar.
I never picked up a guitar until almost two years ago, I had no idea what I was getting into.
I practice every day and see improvement every day but it’s turned out to be a lot more of a challenge than I originally “thought”
Thanks again,
I’ll be looking forward to your new lessons.
Thank you for watching Kerry! More to come!
I also teach online using ZOOM if youre interested in private lessons.
Keep rockin!
Da da da da “Make the girls scream”
vraiment super
Merci!
@@tommein C'est un plaisir !
Oh heck yes! Keep em coming brother!
I will! Thanks Witt!
Hello! I´m from Spain! your videos are great, don´t stop doing this lessons i´m learning a lot, thank you so much!
Thanks Inaki! More lessons to come!
Great video Tom
VERY cool stuff here; thanks!
Thank you Sebastion!
Gracias maestro. Aprendo mucho con Usted.
Por favor continue con las clases !!!!
Gracias mi amigo!
You're fantastic.
Thank you so much
Great, I gotta go buy a new guitar now. Thanks!
Great excuse to buy a new axe! Haha!
If youre an experienced player and you want to skip the part about endings, jump to 9:00 to just watch the licks. Enjoy!
Great teaching and love ur vibe
Great stuff. Excellent lesson Tom!
Thank you Art!
You Rock Tom!!
Thanks Mark!
Loving the videos Tom! Thanks man, helping me get over the Covid blues!
Excellent ! Thank you for watching!
Very entertaining! Keep it up, Tom!
Thank you! I will give it my best!
Love your content! Keep grindin’ cool cat!
Thanks son!
Tween you and me, Drinkin my tea, Just wait and see, Double the fee, You can go on and on. Thanks Tom
Your lesson gets the creative juices flowing.
Thanks for the line! Your rhymes sound real fine. Better than mine! Must be a sign ...?
Thanks, your comment made me smile!
"I should get a... leopard skin shirt " or " DA DA DA DA .. dippidy doo" that's how I will remember the cadence ! Enjoyed your three in a row lessons. Fun , easy and sounded good. I was better sounding with each of them. And I did like the leopard skin stuff ! Liked and subscribed ! Mike from Boston
Thanks Michael! Hey I like that one! Watch for my next video, I'll put that one in there. Thank you for your support
Your lessons and teaching style are great, thanks for posting these. A suggestion would be to show where the root is in the licks so they can be easily transposed to a different key or over a different chord.
That's a great idea. Thank you!
This is really good tutorial to sneak into rockabily. The first one, I watched from the beginning till the end without hopping. Gimme some mo´, baby!! I will stay tuned with my hungry Gretsch.
Thank you! More coming!
These lessons are killer!!! Great instruction. You keep it simple and tasty! Like coconut shrimp. Thanks, Tom!!!!
Thanks Jimmy!
Hey Tom Good Job, how about some Travis picking lessons? I’m really interested in the embellishments on the four.
Sounds like a future episode! Thanks Doug!
I wish I had your videos 30 years ago😉😆😆😆I'd learned all rockabilly tricks with a lot of hard work😣😣😣😣
Me too! Better late than never! Thank you for watching!
Tom .. these lessons have been fantastic ... Great Stuff !!!
Thank you Arron!!
Excelent motivation to take my Gretsch out of its case and leave the Strat resting for a few weeks.
Keep em both out! Make it a party!
Thanks for watching!
@@tommein great material, man. It helps a lot. Thanks!!
I really enjoy the way you walk through the instructions. If I could make a suggestion, you should go through your equipment and give breakdowns on the various gear the same way.
That's a good idea man. Thank you!
“Zoom zoom zoom zoom, COVID 19!” 😂 Nah, I’ll stick to “Let’s all eat some coconut shrimp!” 🍤 I’m loving these lessons and learning a lot. Thanks man, keep ‘em coming!
Hahaha COVID 19 works too! Never thought of that one - good call! But youre right, too depressing :) Glad youre enjoying the lessons ; thanks for your support!
Love your channel. What key does the laughing lick work in? Keep the videos coming.
Thanks David! All the licks are played in A but can be transposed to any key. Whatever the key is, make the first dim chord the same root as the key and it will work (eg - if youre in G start the lick with the first chord 2 frets lower than shown - x x 14 15 14 15 ). You can really make it work almost anywhere; dim chords are fun that way. Hope this helps, and enjoy!
These are great tuition videos. I play Big Band Jazz when we're not locked up, locked down or locked in by the Covod-19 pandemic and really enjoyed working through these lessons. Keep 'em coming. PDFs? Downloads?
Thank you! I love big band, I played in a big band for 5 years! I am currently working on pdf downloads for subscribers and will have them up soon!
Great vids ! I never really intended to play rockabilly but no doubt there are a lot of tasty licks and chords and you showcase them very well. Props for the camera work too\m/
Thank you so much!
A cool phrase “Billie Jean King”
That's an ace! Thanks!
Tom I have a Guild X 175 Manhattan. I am contemplating adding a Bigsby to it. Would B60 or B70 work. Thank you. I also have a Gretsch G2655T with a B50. Im trying to keep the cost down. lol! What do you reccommend. Thank you. BTW your videos are very clear and concise.. Thank you for posting.
Thats a good question. I will ask my guitar tech guys at Atomic Guitars and get back to you. Thanks for watching and rock on!
Just talked to my friend and master luthier Tim at Atomic Guitars ( www.atomicguitarworks.com ). He said that he would need to measure to make sure, but typically, on an archtop, a B60 would probably be better because the angle from the bridge is already good. A B70 with the hold down bar is helpful for solidbodies that are flatter because it helps to give a sharper angle coming down from the bridge, while an archtop already has a good angle coming down from the bridge. Bear in mind that this is without seeing and measuring the guitar. Hope that helps!
I will probably be having Tim guest on an upcoming video to talk about technical stuff, so watch out for that.
Thanks!
@@tommein Thanks for the quick response brother. I don't plan on doing this for a while so I have time to plan. Thanks for the videos you do a good thing.
De, dah, de, de Twenty Flight Rock.
Great lesson. New subscriber alert.
I like it!
Thank you for watching!
Great lessons.Cool guitar!
Thank you for watching!
Nicolas Cage 😂🤟🏻🔥
Coconut shrimp! :)
@@tommein buffalo wings 🔥
In our band we call it the ‘let’s end it there’
How bout this for an ending: Tom Mein Gui Tar! 4:57
Words for the Classic Rockabilly Ending Riff Rhythm: "Elvis is cool!"
Thank you for your great videos which I only discovered a couple of days ago.
Bravo et merci de France
Merci mon ami!
Just watched all three videos over twice... and I'm in the office haven't even got my guitar with me!! Excellent ideas and presentation. One, hopefully constructive, comment is that whilst I understand the licks are all moveable it may be an idea to indicate which key they are in and which chords they link when you play them to the tab. Would make it easier to transpose for newer players or those like me who struggle to pickup key signatures, although I think these are mainly in all in key of A?
Thanks again for your hard work.
Thanks for watching Arch! Yes they are almost all in the key of a, and I will make the key more clear in upcoming vids. Check out video 4 , all the keys are listed :)
@@tommein will do Tom thanks.
The tab is showing chamber on from 5 to7 on the G string
Ah yes! should be b string. Dang this tablature! Thank you!
Theres definately something very cool about these endings(and coconut shrimp!) but quite how its going to sound with my awful playing is another matter.
You can do it!
Rhythm phrase: "A Ver-y cool cat " might fit
I wish you would use a more straight camera shot of what you're doing. When you shoot at an angle your first finger tends to hide what the rest are doing. Which leaves me to guessing and trial and error. Yeah the chart helps, but is too time consuming . Try some straight on shots and see if your followers like it better.
On which chord would you play the first diminished lick?
That is a great lick to play right before you change from the I to the IV chord, or any place there is a change from one chord to another. Thanks for watching!
Hi Tom...great lessons!...The tab is incorrect and should be 5 -7 hammer on the b string, not G string... I believe?..
Thanks man! I believe you're correct. Man I need a proof reader. Apologies!
@@tommein Fine!..it's easily done!...I try and play a variation of that lick sometimes and hammer the B string!...lol
Are you playing the “ G “ string ? It sounds like it’s only the B and E string. Please advise
You are correct Edward. Good eye! Thank you for pointing that out; the tab was written incorrectly. I cant fix the tab in the video, but:
Here is a link to the correct tab.
drive.google.com/file/d/10gWNKlNCR-3zFH-I2wBaMLzmCPIQR3jp/view?usp=sharing
Vlog when?!
Putting the idea together for that now
Just sub. Cheers
Thanks Rev!
@@tommein right on I know the struggle on the RUclips.🍸🍸
From this time hence forward, you must make the Nicholas Cage Face when you play this ending! Roflol 😜
Wouldn't that be an amazing world of everyone made that face. :) Cheers Master Joe!
@@tommein Yes sir, I believe it would! 😋
Dodgy shirt Tom but great stuff from you!
Thanks
Haha thank you Nigel!
hers is my take... Ice cream man is david lee roth
Hey that fits! Thanks and thank you for watching!
How about "talk to you soon"!
Hey that works! Thanks for watching!
I need a Gretsch
Cant beat em!
If you’re hungry you can have “Buffalo Wings.” And it’s always good to watch the game with “Pizza and Beer!” My friends in the UK might say; “Meat and two Veg.” 😉
Those all work, and now I'm hungry!
phonetically im using ' Setzer is King '
I like it! Thanks Tony!