GFR has always been on of my favorite bands. Aimless Lady is killer, and Mean Mistreater is a blues masterpiece! Love that you covered them and recognize their contribution to Rock!
Man, I wore out side 2 of the red album in my teen years; winter&my soul, paranoid & inside looking out! What music! Now I'm trying to play them. Thanks for the memories & tips! Good job passing music on to those who may not know the greatness of Grand Funk Railroad! I really liked the album Survival too!
I wore out and still wearing out that classic Grand Funk Railroad album that came to be known as the Red Album. To me, that was the album Grand Funk Railroad was destined to make, and the definitive Grand Funk Railroad album. All the other early Grand Funk Railroad albums through the 'Survival' album are AWESOME, too.
Great Lesson Video Dave Of One My Favorite Bands Of All Time! I Never Sat Down With My Guitar And Tried To Learn All These Great Songs! Thank You! Time To Hit The Woodshed!!!!
If you want to hear Grand Funk’s heavier stuff listen to their first live album. Studio versions of their music doesn’t do them justice. Best live band I’ve ever seen! By far.
Thanks Dave for this great lesson. I saw Grand Funk Railroad live in the 70th in Berlin. They were at this time a very well known supergroup and for me unforgettable, Footstompin‘ Music and Inside Looking Out, still some of my favorite titles. 😊😊😊
Great ear my friend! I discovered Grand funk in 1971, got a guitar, went about trying to figure out what he was doing ever since. Thanks for the insight into his chord voicings etc, he's definitely got a unique approach. Also love all those huge power chords that sound like a bomb going off. Also has the best right hand of all time. Thanks for the post. Gonna lock my self in the jamb room for a week.
Saw GFR in Louisville Ky winter 1972 . They had a keyboard player then , all sounded great . REO opened promoting the golden country album . Mark Farner was demoted as Gary Dean Richrath took his spot as my new guitar hero . A Great Night ! Both bands were tight n polished .
Thank you Dave. I have always wanted how tô play Save de Land and Hooked on love, nobody did before. You show diferent songs and this is awesome. I am waiting for Chapter 2 of Grand Funk, so many great songs. Please, People lets stop the war, The End, Greed of Man, Good Times, No lies, Ain't got Nobody, Stop looking back and much more. Thank you so much.
awesome video! Mark and GFR have some of the most important and influential music for me, I play some of these songs myself and was aways in awe of the way he twists the chords like this. I love it! =)
Saw GFR on Kirshner's Rock Concert, bought E Pluribus Funk right after that. What an album! Then bought Phoenix, American Band, all of them, as they were all released. Singing, playing guitar or Hammond, Farner always had rock and roll soul. Tremendous vocalist, one of the all time best.
The chord plays are definitely my favorites. I get the most out of these as it gives me ideas to change up and build sections in songs. Right on man. Right on. 🎸
On Time ,.the red album, closer to home and e Pluribus funk were all amazing albums ... Don , mel and mark are top notch, Mel is criminally underrated as a bass player
“Sin’s a good man’s brother” also wasn’t the first song I heard by Grand Funk, but it was the first song that I heard by them that really hit me. Such a cool and tense intro leading into that sick hard heavy fuzzed out riff and then those intense, full efforted shrieking vocals. There just isn’t enough love here in the UK for this period of 70’s wild chunky bluesy rock like Grand Funk, Mountain, Humble Pie, Blue Öyster Cult, or even early Aerosmith. Brilliant lesson as always dude, keep on riffing!
Good job sir. Grand Funk probably the most underrated band of all time. They were the Donald Trump's of their time. The majority of the people loved them and the majority of the Rock and Roll press couldn't stand them. They out did and have outlasted all of the great bands of their time. And they owe it all to the man, MARK FARNER!!! Was and still is everything that was GRAND FUNK RAILROAD.
"and then ya kick on a bunch of fuzz..." Bah hahahaha. Really incredible edu stuff too! The acoustic groove could also be "Only Women Bleed" Alice Cooper perhaps?
This is not the grand funk music I have listened to but thank you for the introduction. Love the riffs you were playing. Keep up the great videos. Awesome content.
They were my favorite band in high school , and to this day I still listen to them , the music was so incredible and mark had one of the best voices , they were amazing!
My Favorite Late Night Lesson so far Dave. Hope you follow it up with part II. Are you Ready, Time Machine, High on a Horse, The Railroad, Into the Sun, Winter and my Soul, and Sin's a good man's brother would be some potential covers...
Love me some GFR. They are staples in my music rotation. I like all the eras they had even the Good Singin' Good Playin' breakup album. It's too bad Mark and the other guys can't settle their differences.
You hit the nail right on the head. GFR is just one of those bands, like Rush, where you have to actually listen to their ALBUMS to get what they're really all about and understand their greatness. The handful of hits on the radio don't do them justice. There's a reason why their albums sold better than their singles---they are, first and foremost, an ALBUM oriented band!
Dave.....You might need to revisit "Save The Land" on its own....This one always escaped me on what Mark Farner was doing, chord wise but it would be great for a more in depth look at it....Thanks in advance
Love Mark ! Got to know him in the 80's .Super nice man. He was my hero as a young guitarist and power vocalist. Sin's a good man's Brother. Loved when they blew Zeppelin off the stage. A classic story. Mark's Eastwood Messenger is still with him. I saw them a week before they did the sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Check out his song Paranoid
Disclaimer: I'm commenting only because you asked. I'm really glad that you made this video. I'm a huge student of Farner. he was my biggest guitar influence when I started playing guitar in the 70's. I also like your intentions but there were a few mistakes. Sin's a good man's brother: The intro is played up by the 12th fret (the alternative way you showed) (Although your way does sound good.) The power chords for the verses are played E5 over B and D5 over A. You slide down from the E5. He never plays an open E chord for the verses. Save the Land ; Really good. Hooked on Love: Perfect except for the end of the riff. You play D D D D D# E. It should be D D D D D# E. Paranoid: This is the only one that is way off. After the opening chords, Instead of playing single notes, they should be power chords. E5- Eb5, G5-Gb5 etc. Aimless Lady: Your chords are "right" but they should be played down at the first frets off of an E minor. The "walk up" A-B-D doesn't happen at all. Hooray: Perfect and cool that you covered a very obscure GFR song.
I saw GFR in Nashville in August 1969 right after their real debut at the Atlanta Pop Festival. I had never seen any band like them nor a front man that commanded the stage like Mark Farner. And they were incredibly LOUD. Still my favorite band of all time. Mark was on That Metal Show, I think as a last minute fill-in and you could tell that the only stuff Eddie Trunk was familiar with was their later more poppy stuff like American Band, Locomotion, Bad Time, etc. Their early stuff, 1969-1971 was HEAVY, especially for a 3-piece band. They actually outsold Led Zeppelin during that time and sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. If you want to hear them at their best, check out their first Live album: ruclips.net/video/QzvErw_8tTk/видео.html
I don't think that Farner gets the respect he deserves. Ot should be mentioned that a lot of his early tone was due to that Messenger guitar that had an aluminum neck and DeArmond pickups. A very metallic sound that os really hard to recreate. Nice job on these.
GFR is one of the greatest band. Until 1975 they were my favorites. For me they were better than LZ, DP, BS and others (the Beatles and the Stones are out of classifications ). LZ became my favorite in 1975 after their PG and until now. Still love GFR
Great video, Mark was the most under-rated I think he was one of the best. I remember just smoking the devil weed and had a black light with posters on my wall. Those were the days of peace @!
I don't know how Sin's A Good Man's Brother was recorded but when Mark Farner plays the intro during live shows he is playing at the octave (12th). I think he also is playing all the open strings except the notes played around the E chord @ the octave. You can see this on some RUclips video's.
They dropped the Railroad appendage after the Terry Knight lawsuits in 1972, which left them nothing but the band name. Knight got all the money and publishing. They also added Craig Frost on keyboards at that time.
Hi David, Great stuff man, Been a Funk Fan since 1969. I must have listened to the red album 9000 times back then, (my first Record Album) lol I wanted to see how to play 'so you wont have to die' from the Phoenix Album. Even though its a lot of organ maybe you could show how to play the chords to it (even replacing the organ with guitar chords) I can watch and learn it but I'm not good at figuring from the sound myself. I just want to learn it and sing with it. Thanks for your catching of the 'always been' underrated musician Mark Farner! Rock ON.
Earl Slick 70's album and 80's albums lesson and Chris Spedding Lesson, both have been in a lot of sessions albums like SHARKS 70's album and Chris spedding first album 1975 was produced by Mickie Most. Al Estrada Riffage solo album lesson, Sam Boller tapping licks shred licks, Vinnie Vincent arpeggios and shredding licks his VHS lesson video to make a lesson on.
Hi! I Just watched your video for early Grand Funk Lessons & subscribed. One of my favorite songs on E Pluribus Funk is Upsetter. I'm probably what I'd consider mid-intermidiate skill on guitar. I've just never been able to figure out the intro for Upsetter & haven't seen any Lessons for it. Any chance you could show that one?
The chords are correct perfect but you are missing the grace notes played with the pinky finger...it is NOT just a strum you must mix the strum with the grace notes...listen again!
Mark is a brilliant songwriter and singer. A very special person
Awesome David! Grand Funk Live 1970 changed everything for me! Raw Guitar Power! Great Lesson!
Mark Farner is criminally underrated. Those albums in the 70's we're awesome. Great lesson Dave!! Keep up the great work 🎸🤘
I start guitar with those songs, in 1970 , great video.
Keep that 70ish-ness coming, David!!!! What a great decade for guitar! Thanks!!!!
Could listen to that sound all day!...Thanks David
Great lesson. Not many understand the influence Grand Funk Railroad had. And still has. Thanks for the insightful lesson.
GFR has always been on of my favorite bands. Aimless Lady is killer, and Mean Mistreater is a blues masterpiece! Love that you covered them and recognize their contribution to Rock!
Man, I wore out side 2 of the red album in my teen years; winter&my soul, paranoid & inside looking out! What music! Now I'm trying to play them. Thanks for the memories & tips! Good job passing music on to those who may not know the greatness of Grand Funk Railroad! I really liked the album Survival too!
Very enjoyable video - not too many have gone in depth on Mark Farner's playing.
I can remember jammin to Heartbreaker… and Mean Mistreater …. Great stuff to grow up on..
Thanks man..!
One of my favorite bands. When I was a kid in the early 1970s I wore out three copies of the “on time” album.
I wore out the Live Album...
I wore out and still wearing out that classic Grand Funk Railroad album that came to be known as the Red Album. To me, that was the album Grand Funk Railroad was destined to make, and the definitive Grand Funk Railroad album. All the other early Grand Funk Railroad albums through the 'Survival' album are AWESOME, too.
Great Lesson Video Dave Of One My Favorite Bands Of All Time! I Never Sat Down With My Guitar And Tried To Learn All These Great Songs! Thank You! Time To Hit The Woodshed!!!!
Grand Funk live has to be in the top three live albums.
If you want to hear Grand Funk’s heavier stuff listen to their first live album. Studio versions of their music doesn’t do them justice. Best live band I’ve ever seen! By far.
This is going back a ways I had a 8 track in my bedroom it was a loop. the first three albums played nonstop.Brings back a lot of memories
Great video !! I was wondering when you were gonna get to Grand Funk !! Glad you made it !! Thank you !!
Intro tune sounds like Only Women Bleed by Alice Cooper. Great lesson; GF are legends! Thank you
Great stuff Dave. Grand Funk friggin rocks!
Thanks Dave for this great lesson. I saw Grand Funk Railroad live in the 70th in Berlin. They were at this time a very well known supergroup and for me unforgettable, Footstompin‘ Music and Inside Looking Out, still some of my favorite titles. 😊😊😊
did humble pie open?
@@craigrheberling Yes, and Steve Marriott sang: „I don’t need no doctor“
Are You Ready, Footstompin' Music.
They created so many cool tunes with tremendous gruvez.
Cool stuff as usual David, thanks. I forgot some of the lesser known stuff, some I didn't even know.
Great ear my friend! I discovered Grand funk in 1971, got a guitar, went about trying to figure out what he was doing ever since. Thanks for the insight into his chord voicings etc, he's definitely got a unique approach. Also love all those huge power chords that sound like a bomb going off. Also has the best right hand of all time. Thanks for the post. Gonna lock my self in the jamb room for a week.
To many don’t just put on an album and from start to finish anymore. Good point.
Dude is that a 13th Floor Elevators t-shirt OMG. Great lesson btw, jammed along!
I had a hunch which song would be featured before opening the video. Love the intro of Sin is a Good Man’s Brother and love the videos 👍👍👍
Saw GFR in Louisville Ky winter 1972 . They had a keyboard player then , all sounded great . REO opened promoting the golden country album . Mark Farner was demoted as Gary Dean Richrath took his spot as my new guitar hero .
A Great Night !
Both bands were tight n polished .
One of the most underated bands, love their music, was my time in the 70th ❤
Thank you Dave. I have always wanted how tô play Save de Land and Hooked on love, nobody did before. You show diferent songs and this is awesome. I am waiting for Chapter 2 of Grand Funk, so many great songs. Please, People lets stop the war, The End, Greed of Man, Good Times, No lies, Ain't got Nobody, Stop looking back and much more. Thank you so much.
Their album Closer to Home is where it started for me. And still my favorite GFR album.
awesome video! Mark and GFR have some of the most important and influential music for me, I play some of these songs myself and was aways in awe of the way he twists the chords like this. I love it! =)
Saw GFR on Kirshner's Rock Concert, bought E Pluribus Funk right after that. What an album! Then bought Phoenix, American Band, all of them, as they were all released.
Singing, playing guitar or Hammond, Farner always had rock and roll soul. Tremendous vocalist, one of the all time best.
The chord plays are definitely my favorites. I get the most out of these as it gives me ideas to change up and build sections in songs. Right on man. Right on. 🎸
On Time ,.the red album, closer to home and e Pluribus funk were all amazing albums ... Don , mel and mark are top notch, Mel is criminally underrated as a bass player
Also their Live-1970 is killing, I still have the vynil
I agree , because they were a power trio he did all these fill ins that most bass players don’t have a clue , plays that bass like a guitar
“Sin’s a good man’s brother” also wasn’t the first song I heard by Grand Funk, but it was the first song that I heard by them that really hit me. Such a cool and tense intro leading into that sick hard heavy fuzzed out riff and then those intense, full efforted shrieking vocals. There just isn’t enough love here in the UK for this period of 70’s wild chunky bluesy rock like Grand Funk, Mountain, Humble Pie, Blue Öyster Cult, or even early Aerosmith. Brilliant lesson as always dude, keep on riffing!
Good job sir. Grand Funk probably the most underrated band of all time. They were the Donald Trump's of their time. The majority of the people loved them and the majority of the Rock and Roll press couldn't stand them. They out did and have outlasted all of the great bands of their time. And they owe it all to the man, MARK FARNER!!! Was and still is everything that was GRAND FUNK RAILROAD.
"and then ya kick on a bunch of fuzz..." Bah hahahaha. Really incredible edu stuff too! The acoustic groove could also be "Only Women Bleed" Alice Cooper perhaps?
My very first concert at 17 was seeing GFR at Shea Stadium with Humble Pie with Marriot and Frampton.
That was the show where the whole stadium was shaking. Must've been wild
Love the G Funk!!! Marks a natural Born lead man!!
This is not the grand funk music I have listened to but thank you for the introduction. Love the riffs you were playing.
Keep up the great videos. Awesome content.
Their older albums are much heavier than the more well-known tunes
That acoustic progression reminds me of Alice Cooper's Only Women Bleed.😎🤘🎸
Yep, started singing there.
Wonder whose was first. Have to research that.
@@jfo3000 Sins a good man's brother from Closer to Home album released June 1970. Only women bleed from Welcome to my nightmare 1975.
Your right David Save the land is cool riffage 👍
Made me research their stuff and plug my LP into my Marshall at 10pm...wife just loved it!😬
I liked how grand funk continually progressed till the end.
They were my favorite band in high school , and to this day I still listen to them , the music was so incredible and mark had one of the best voices , they were amazing!
They have so many cool tunes their deep cuts, Winter & my Soul, Mr Limo Driver, In Need, are very tricky to play! Correctly.
Sins a good man’s brother is sooooo good!! Marcus k does a good job of it. Thanks for this. Sooo awesome. New subscriber.
My Favorite Late Night Lesson so far Dave. Hope you follow it up with part II.
Are you Ready, Time Machine, High on a Horse, The Railroad, Into the Sun, Winter and my Soul, and Sin's a good man's brother would be some potential covers...
Brilliant. I spent hours in my youth some time ago now!, learning these songs for our school band.
Love me some GFR. They are staples in my music rotation. I like all the eras they had even the Good Singin' Good Playin' breakup album. It's too bad Mark and the other guys can't settle their differences.
You hit the nail right on the head. GFR is just one of those bands, like Rush, where you have to actually listen to their ALBUMS to get what they're really all about and understand their greatness. The handful of hits on the radio don't do them justice. There's a reason why their albums sold better than their singles---they are, first and foremost, an ALBUM oriented band!
Mark was one of the best...this is bringing back memories
loving that acoustic guitar
Dave.....You might need to revisit "Save The Land" on its own....This one always escaped me on what Mark Farner was doing, chord wise but it would be great for a more in depth look at it....Thanks in advance
Monster Magnet did a great job covering sins a good man's brother on the spine of god album
Thanks for the deeper dive into Grand Funk! Would you consider an episode about Randy Bachman?
In 2009 mark farner was a judge in the battle of bands we were in and thank you also won in traverse city mi great job
Love Mark ! Got to know him in the 80's .Super nice man. He was my hero as a young guitarist and power vocalist. Sin's a good man's Brother. Loved when they blew Zeppelin off the stage. A classic story. Mark's Eastwood Messenger is still with him. I saw them a week before they did the sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Check out his song Paranoid
Paranoid is definitely a killer track
Great stuff ! Thanks Man!!!
Disclaimer: I'm commenting only because you asked. I'm really glad that you made this video. I'm a huge student of Farner. he was my biggest guitar influence when I started playing guitar in the 70's. I also like your intentions but there were a few mistakes.
Sin's a good man's brother: The intro is played up by the 12th fret (the alternative way you showed) (Although your way does sound good.) The power chords for the verses are played E5 over B and D5 over A. You slide down from the E5. He never plays an open E chord for the verses.
Save the Land ; Really good.
Hooked on Love: Perfect except for the end of the riff. You play D D D D D# E. It should be D D D D D# E.
Paranoid: This is the only one that is way off. After the opening chords, Instead of playing single notes, they should be power chords. E5- Eb5, G5-Gb5 etc.
Aimless Lady: Your chords are "right" but they should be played down at the first frets off of an E minor. The "walk up" A-B-D doesn't happen at all.
Hooray: Perfect and cool that you covered a very obscure GFR song.
Your lessons rock ❤
Hell yeah ! Thanks Dave.
Great lesson!!Mark Farner!!
I saw GFR in Nashville in August 1969 right after their real debut at the Atlanta Pop Festival. I had never seen any band like them nor a front man that commanded the stage like Mark Farner. And they were incredibly LOUD. Still my favorite band of all time. Mark was on That Metal Show, I think as a last minute fill-in and you could tell that the only stuff Eddie Trunk was familiar with was their later more poppy stuff like American Band, Locomotion, Bad Time, etc. Their early stuff, 1969-1971 was HEAVY, especially for a 3-piece band. They actually outsold Led Zeppelin during that time and sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles.
If you want to hear them at their best, check out their first Live album: ruclips.net/video/QzvErw_8tTk/видео.html
Completely agree. They are one of the greatest bans ever
I was there mind was blown away, don't remember some things lol
1st 3 albums
@DavidS19551 I'd say the first 5 albums plus Grand Funk Live
And thank you that was great my favorite links (farner) and you kick ass..please more if you have the time!!!
I don't think that Farner gets the respect he deserves. Ot should be mentioned that a lot of his early tone was due to that Messenger guitar that had an aluminum neck and DeArmond pickups. A very metallic sound that os really hard to recreate. Nice job on these.
geez I remember GFR - first concert I saw in middle school when American Band came out.
GFR is one of the greatest band. Until 1975 they were my favorites. For me they were better than LZ, DP, BS and others (the Beatles and the Stones are out of classifications ). LZ became my favorite in 1975 after their PG and until now. Still love GFR
Great video, Mark was the most under-rated I think he was one of the best. I remember just smoking the devil weed and had a black light with posters on my wall. Those were the days of peace @!
I don't know how Sin's A Good Man's Brother was recorded but when Mark Farner plays the intro during live shows he is playing at the octave (12th). I think he also is playing all the open strings except the notes played around the E chord @ the octave. You can see this on some RUclips video's.
Hooray is a Bonus Track and was not released as part of the original vinyl lp.
Great lesson. We just started working on Inside looking out, but i really thank you for the Trower videos.
Thanks Dave ... love GFR
Awesome !!
The ENTIRE Red Album ROCKS!!!!!!
They dropped the Railroad appendage after the Terry Knight lawsuits in 1972, which left them nothing but the band name. Knight got all the money and publishing. They also added Craig Frost on keyboards at that time.
Great work, miss it!
Plus that drummer was fantastic as well
Too bad he turned out to be such a asshole.
Homer Simpson described him as "competent" lol
Hi David, Great stuff man, Been a Funk Fan since 1969. I must have listened to the red album 9000 times back then, (my first Record Album) lol I wanted to see how to play 'so you wont have to die' from the Phoenix Album. Even though its a lot of organ maybe you could show how to play the chords to it (even replacing the organ with guitar chords) I can watch and learn it but I'm not good at figuring from the sound myself. I just want to learn it and sing with it. Thanks for your catching of the 'always been' underrated musician Mark Farner! Rock ON.
Earl Slick 70's album and 80's albums lesson and Chris Spedding Lesson, both have been in a lot of sessions albums like SHARKS 70's album and Chris spedding first album 1975 was produced by Mickie Most. Al Estrada Riffage solo album lesson, Sam Boller tapping licks shred licks, Vinnie Vincent arpeggios and shredding licks his VHS lesson video to make a lesson on.
what a cool guitar.
Is that a 13th Floor Elevators shirt that you have on?
Started out with one of my favorites. Sins a Good Mans Brother.
The same way you broke it down is exactly how i got into GFR you gotta just dive in it
great vid..thanks gfr great band
One of the best. Until the latter year..Loneliness!! Schacer greatest bass player
Out on the road for forty days classic
First!! Love your vids!
Opening chord changes sounded close to "Only Woman Bleed"
Anyone remember T.N.U.C. on the live album? “…I work all day makin’ up nickel bags” always made me laugh. Notice what the title spelled backwards is.
That lyric is from Inside Looking Out.
Just saw a YT video where Mark played the intro to Sin's at the 12th fret.
Sin's A Good Man's Brother. Recognized it from the first chord.
Do Mahavishnu 20\8 "Meeting of the Spirts" & "Birds of Fire" in 6 rifs - yeah?
Great video again dave.
What's you thoughts on Lindsey Buckingham?
hope you do a Lennon/McCartney/Harrison video!
In a video, Mark Farner begin to play the intro in 12 fret, not this way of playing, but it's close in sound. IMHO 🎸
Hi! I Just watched your video for early Grand Funk Lessons & subscribed. One of my favorite songs on E Pluribus Funk is Upsetter. I'm probably what I'd consider mid-intermidiate skill on guitar. I've just never been able to figure out the intro for Upsetter & haven't seen any Lessons for it. Any chance you could show that one?
I think Clutch stole some of that first riff on big news
Find some MC5 too. Stooges if you can.
GrandFunk Foreever!!!!!
When you get so board and have nothing to work on. Please look at RAMJAM. There greatest hits rocks.
The chords are correct perfect but you are missing the grace notes played with the pinky finger...it is NOT just a strum you must mix the strum with the grace notes...listen again!