Country Soloing Over The Byrds You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024

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  • @roncondon4679
    @roncondon4679 3 года назад +22

    Good morning to you. I just came across your site, and really respect what you do. I'm I guess you would call a seasoned pro, but I am picking up a lot of ideas from your fantastic lessons. mainly the precision and phrasing of your wonderful little composition.
    I've noticed that there is some controversy regarding the original recording and who played it. The great Clarence White or Lloyd Green? I can tell you this. Many years ago mid 70s. Lloyd Green was on the road as a rep and endorser of sho-bud pedal steels. He stopped in a little shop in Western Mass. He would pick up local players, chart out a few numbers and off we would go. I was fortunate enough to be part of his group, although I played bass! The guitar picker was a bit more advanced that I. It was a fun experience, what a great guy. And yes that is him on the original cut! Keep up the good work, you have a seasoned fan. Much respect sir....

    • @acpg
      @acpg  3 года назад +2

      Thank-you Ron! That's a great story! Brilliant to have cleared up the controversy over who actually played on this track. I had a feeling it was Lloyd Green, but there's not much reliable information out there.

    • @MarshallMorgan-51
      @MarshallMorgan-51 3 года назад +3

      Yes I agree. As I said in a previous post 5 months ago, I know Lloyd Green and have recorded him many times over the years. It's clearly him. Also, if you are closely familiar with both the B-bender and the pedal steel guitar you can tell it's a steel by listening.

    • @cmaddox1020
      @cmaddox1020 Год назад

      Quite right about Lloyd Green as the person who played the solo on the studio track. Great you got to play with him as well. Apologies Adrian for having doubted you. 🙇

  • @artcamp7
    @artcamp7 3 года назад +29

    God I love that album. It must have served as the gateway drug to country music for a lot of people. From sturgill simpson to the byrds, I'm afraid the freaks just make much better country music

  • @chriss1492
    @chriss1492 3 года назад +15

    This is a bit of a dream come true: I’ve oft hoped you would do a Byrds track from one of their more country flavored works and voila here it is!

  • @filled_soda
    @filled_soda 3 года назад +17

    I absolutely love Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Especially the Gram tunes
    ....and definitely the Gram versions on the expanded album

    • @filled_soda
      @filled_soda 3 года назад +4

      @Anne O'Nymous Chill out. Have you heard of a typo? Jesus

    • @filled_soda
      @filled_soda 3 года назад +1

      @Anne O'Nymous and yes, I do love it. Ta.

    • @sean68mtown
      @sean68mtown 28 дней назад +1

      Such a great album. Couldn’t have said it better myself.

  • @kevinraabe457
    @kevinraabe457 3 года назад +4

    Always the English gentleman, and a very very talented player of more than one genre... you're the man Adrian!!! I'm a big fan

  • @dannyhowell3184
    @dannyhowell3184 3 года назад +7

    This has always been on my list for things to learn. Thanks, Adrian. That’s my weekend sorted... down in that easy chair!

  • @barberoriley5059
    @barberoriley5059 3 года назад +13

    This is lovely stuff, Adrian. Yet another example of your exemplary taste.

  • @painted8
    @painted8 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous! RIP, Clarence White!

  • @fredt1430
    @fredt1430 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the country stuff. Im a life long player and thoroughly enjoy picking up stuff from your videos. You are a great teacher!

  • @davidewing55
    @davidewing55 3 года назад +1

    Crazy synchronicity. I just was listening to Sweetheart of the Rodeo a couple of weeks ago, learned the song right after that, and taught it to my son on Monday! Great album, song, and lesson.

  • @cmaddox1020
    @cmaddox1020 3 года назад +9

    Bravo Adrian. Synchronicity raises its head as I have been working on this solo and here you providing some lovely tips. My understanding is Clarence White played this solo on Byrd's album using a Parsons-White B-bender Telecaster, the first ever made. Many thanks for your always excellent lessons.

    • @sdfswords
      @sdfswords Год назад

      That's true, and Adrian gets a convincing sound off his left hand alone. I've tried a B-bender, they're cool but somewhat tricky to use.

  • @bubba-rh3hz
    @bubba-rh3hz 4 месяца назад +1

    Great playing and instruction Adrian. Thank you.

  • @willrowe9920
    @willrowe9920 3 года назад +1

    Amazing timing! Here’s a post from Guthrie Trapp’s Facebook page yesterday. Thank you for a great lesson.
    “What an honor to have the great Lloyd Green come to our gig last night. He is always a joy to be around. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know him and work with him over the years. If you aren’t familiar with his steel guitar playing, you need to check him out. He’s a total badass and Nashville legend. Pictured here with Jimmy Wallace. We’ll be doing this gig every Thursday 7pm at Kitchen Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Come hang!”

  • @mikequinlivan8842
    @mikequinlivan8842 Год назад +2

    If you watch the episode of "Playboy after Dark," Clarence White is playing his famous B-Bender. However, he came to the band after Parsons and Hillman left to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. So it would have been Lloyd Green or Jay Dee Maness playing actual pedal steel on the recorded track. :)

  • @markhafkenschiel3872
    @markhafkenschiel3872 2 года назад

    Everything you play makes me smile! I very much appreciate your feel and your musical explanation of how it is played! Thank you!!

  • @billdowney1487
    @billdowney1487 7 дней назад

    This is a top notch video --- in all aspects. Great learning tool for those transitioning from rock to country.

  • @oyajiblues
    @oyajiblues Год назад +2

    You can’t drink TEA and teach Country !!!! Ha Ha…. You friggin’ Brits…. JUst kidding, love your channel and lessons….

  • @User57186-y
    @User57186-y Год назад

    This has happened many times now, I become obsessed with a certain record or song for a while and then suddenly get a recommendation of you playing it! Always such different worlds of songs, for example this one/husker du/crime city solution, my hat goes off to you for all your excellent videos and top notch song choices!! From Sydney

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 3 года назад +1

    I love the steel bends and open runs, they have a real beauty.
    😎🎙🎸✅

  • @frankortega4280
    @frankortega4280 3 года назад +2

    Nicely done Adrian. I really enjoyed your choice of notes with the country techniques. Fine solo.

  • @frankycompagnone7356
    @frankycompagnone7356 3 года назад

    It's time I've told you,brother you got soul! I been watching and learning from you for a couple years. My thanks and hat is off to you.

  • @danreid6712
    @danreid6712 2 года назад

    SIR....you inspire me to keep growing musically.....TY

  • @carlcusack1180
    @carlcusack1180 3 года назад +1

    YAAAAAASSSSSSSS! I can finally mimic the pedal steel licks on this song! Thanks Adrian!

  • @Daytripper51
    @Daytripper51 3 года назад +1

    Tea? Do you ever drink coffee? Adrian, you excel on country licks and I've learned a lot of those from you....Thanks!

  • @steveraller4757
    @steveraller4757 Год назад

    My favorite online guitar teacher doing a song from my favorite band! Awesome!

  • @timmatuszewski8428
    @timmatuszewski8428 3 года назад

    Appreciate your overview of theory, background of artist and productive lessons. Keep up the great work.

  • @geraldbrown2875
    @geraldbrown2875 5 месяцев назад

    Fantastic Adrian I love pedal steel licks and Clarence White! A Canadian fan from across the pond! 👍🎸🇨🇦

  • @dowaliby1
    @dowaliby1 2 года назад

    I had not seen this video before today. You have beautifully captured the archetypical country licks and sounds, Adrian. The well-placed chord tones are so key to sounding great -- and I guess that's true for pretty much any genre. To this day, it is the bread and butter for hybrid bands such as the Eagles. Tele + Country = a match made in Guitar Heaven.

  • @VonBluesman
    @VonBluesman 2 года назад +3

    Great lesson. Checkout Marty Stuart on David Letterman on RUclips, they are playing with no pedals and there is another video on RUclips uploaded by Otis Gibbs, titled Marty Stuart - Showing David Letterman how it is done. That video is 10:40 long, it is an interview of Kenny Vaughan explaining the story of how they played with no pedals through Princeton Reverb 70” issued amps with changed speakers. The house band female guitarist made a yee haw comment and Marty, Kenny, and the band tore it up on the show playing smokin guitar and singing great. It just shows how great tone can be achieved without hundreds or thousands of dollars spent on pedals. Thanks.

  • @timothkeyyprice
    @timothkeyyprice 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful.... thanks for doing it.

  • @Blue_3rd
    @Blue_3rd Год назад

    Thanks for another great lesson, Adrian.
    The idea of playing over the chords rather than just soloing in the key centre is really useful for learning the fretboard. I recently had to relearn Sultans Of Swing, and realised it is a great tune to learn to practice this technique, as every riff and phrase relates to the chord being played. Cheers!

  • @custerranch
    @custerranch 2 года назад

    Good grief, you did that well!!
    Especially without a B-bender like Clarence's. You really are a master at any genre.

  • @joycethomas8868
    @joycethomas8868 3 года назад +1

    Nice work !!! I’m sure Mr White would approve. Even without the B bender. Cheers from Akron, Ohio

    • @rldel99
      @rldel99 3 года назад

      Right! it's not pedal bends, it's his guitar strap pulling the B string. For a long time, people wondered about Mr. White , i.e. "how does he do that??" he was an amazing musician.

  • @andrewlupton2426
    @andrewlupton2426 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for doing this song Adrian. Love Sweetheart of the Rodeo as well. Interesting to see the underlying chord progression (G-Am-C) came up in another song I was learning "Country Girl" by Brinsley Schwartz (Nick Lowe). There's something about the transition from Am to C that is magical. I never tire of hearing or playing those to chords, Am to C or vice-versa.

  • @jimc6687
    @jimc6687 3 года назад

    Wow!! Country (blues) guitar is absolutely your wheelhouse forte', Adrian!! Very nicely done and if I thought moving over to England was the secret to mastering this great style of solo guitar I'd have moved there rather than here deep in the heart of Texas!! Jim C.

  • @rocnpops62
    @rocnpops62 3 года назад +1

    Much of that sound was a B bender installed by Clarence White. People who saw Graham live at the time would stand there trying to figure out what he was doing. Great video, great playing.

    • @acpg
      @acpg  3 года назад +1

      Yes, hard to get reliable info on this but could well be B bender rather than a true pedal steel. Clarence White certainly played on the album but it's unclear which tracks. Certainly sounds like it could be him on this song.

  • @lbinterviews
    @lbinterviews Год назад

    Great song. I remember it when it came out. Great lesson. Thanks.

  • @timmatuszewski8428
    @timmatuszewski8428 3 года назад

    Really enjoy the insight in the theory, exercises and music genres. Look forward to more country, rockabilly and British alternative progressive lessons!

  • @PhoShzel75
    @PhoShzel75 3 года назад +1

    Wow! This is a great lesson. Thank you!

  • @chrismorgan7494
    @chrismorgan7494 3 года назад +4

    I first learned this song from Dylan and the Band "Basement Tapes".

    • @mrjasondylan
      @mrjasondylan 3 года назад +1

      Of course most Byrds hit songs were Dylan songs.

  • @frankycompagnone7356
    @frankycompagnone7356 2 года назад

    I owe you a debt of gratitude. Thank you.

  • @RTD121276
    @RTD121276 3 года назад +4

    Fantastic. You always make it look incredibly simple 😏

  • @spanishtickle5684
    @spanishtickle5684 2 года назад +1

    This is brilliant. Just learnt it but to get up to the timing of the recording is going to take a lot of practice! Thanks

  • @CC-qb9sm
    @CC-qb9sm 3 года назад +2

    Hey Adrian! Happy Friday and great lesson my friend! I just left you a message in the posting for this lesson with the related tabs in Patreon. Looks like maybe a B Bender was in play for this solo! Mind blowing! Again, great lesson!
    To anyone on the fence about becoming a Patreon supporter of Adrian and this channel, just do it! I found it to be very rewarding! Tabs and backing tracks and more, just brilliant!

    • @acpg
      @acpg  3 года назад +2

      Thanks CC. Yes, it could well be Clarence White on the B bender. I've never tried a Bender but it seems to me that even with one installed some of the licks in the main solo would be hard to pull off. Really sounds like a pedal steel to me, though maybe that's just CW working his magic!

    • @CC-qb9sm
      @CC-qb9sm 3 года назад +1

      @@acpg - I listened to it several more times, and I am in agreement with you that it seems like some of it would be difficult without a true pedal steel. I guess all I know for sure is it’s a great song with a great solo and great fills throughout the tune🤠

    • @acpg
      @acpg  3 года назад

      @@CC-qb9sm Yes, lots of debate here about who played what and I'm honestly not sure! But you're right, great song and solo regardless of all that stuff!

  • @roytonai255
    @roytonai255 3 года назад +1

    Great lesson! One of my favorites. Loving some Fender bender.

  • @kelley71
    @kelley71 7 месяцев назад

    Awesome. I really enjoyed this! Thank you!

  • @carolinawestern3875
    @carolinawestern3875 Год назад

    That's absolutely what it is. I just recently saw Marty Stuart playing the actual Telecaster that Clarence used on the studio version. From my observations, it has a internal "B Bender"
    operated off of the forward strap eye. Near the neck pocket, as opposed to the
    Hipshot model.

  • @MikeWh
    @MikeWh 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing! Rehearsed it today, playing it tomorrow at a gig here in sunny Sydney, nowhere as good as you though!

    • @acpg
      @acpg  3 года назад +3

      Sure it will sound great Mike! Good luck with the gig. Looking forward to live music returning here in the UK.

  • @thejamnasium6447
    @thejamnasium6447 3 года назад +1

    their live album from the Fillmore is RIDICULOUS

  • @mikewebb2875
    @mikewebb2875 3 года назад +1

    Brilliant solo Adrian - one I shall definitely try to learn.

  • @brmahoney27
    @brmahoney27 10 месяцев назад

    This is so beautiful, I always thought it was a Pedal Steel. Wow.

  • @keithchilvers7434
    @keithchilvers7434 3 года назад

    Some great licks to take away here. Thanks

  • @KUDGHAT1
    @KUDGHAT1 3 года назад +2

    I'll learn it

  • @Psychiccleaners
    @Psychiccleaners 3 года назад +1

    Been listening to Byrds a lot lately!

  • @TrippingTheTube
    @TrippingTheTube 2 года назад

    Great riffs. I'm going to have to work on these.

  • @anthonyderosa5181
    @anthonyderosa5181 3 года назад

    One of my favorite songs. Excellent lesson as usual.

  • @regularnimnule9715
    @regularnimnule9715 3 года назад +1

    "My solo is a hodge podge...." Your solo is gorgeous!

  • @gavindunn8770
    @gavindunn8770 3 года назад

    Its worth a mention that JayDee Maness was all over that album on steel as well. Another top dog in the steel world.
    This album was a window into country for me as well.
    Great vid as always Adrian!

  • @robsierra516
    @robsierra516 3 года назад +1

    thanks for making these videos

  • @jamesmunday2708
    @jamesmunday2708 3 года назад

    stunning riffs I now have the need to play this.

  • @teleacousticplayer9386
    @teleacousticplayer9386 3 года назад

    EXCELLENT tutorial Adrian!!!! Thank you soooo much for this. Out comes my tele that I haven't had the chance to play much and I think this will be a perfect song to learn as a beginner lead, I hope :)

  • @PureMadMetal
    @PureMadMetal 3 года назад +1

    Sweet sweet music Adrian, finger lickin soul satisfyin country guitar riffin, I cannot believe you'd get any thumbs down for such a wholesome piece of work
    Adrian we love you please keep up the good work.

    • @jeffreysims3831
      @jeffreysims3831 3 года назад

      People thumbs down Adrian because "hE taLkS tOO mUcH"

    • @PureMadMetal
      @PureMadMetal 3 года назад

      187k subscribers tells Adrian is definitely getting thumbs up from a few people.

  • @gustavogonzalez8303
    @gustavogonzalez8303 3 года назад +1

    You are brilliant! I love yr videos.

  • @billville111
    @billville111 3 года назад +1

    Love this guy 👍

  • @twangfactorjones6838
    @twangfactorjones6838 3 года назад

    Cracking good lesson mate! Absolutely brilliant take on that solo, well done!

  • @jaj6688
    @jaj6688 3 месяца назад

    Great lesson

  • @RC-Heli835
    @RC-Heli835 Год назад +1

    Dang son! Your gonna get the Pedal steel guy fired!

  • @MarshallMorgan-51
    @MarshallMorgan-51 3 года назад +5

    Great lesson as always Adrian, but I think you were right in the first place, it's Lloyd Green. As a Nashville recording engineer for several decades I recorded him many times, and I also have quite a bit of experience with the B-bender. For me, the subtle bar vibrato across multiple strings on the original solo is telltale. Steel guitar.

  • @lees7836
    @lees7836 3 года назад

    Beautiful. Thank you.

  • @ST-xg3gy
    @ST-xg3gy 3 года назад +5

    Great lesson. And wow, how great was Clarence White?!?

  • @fireinthesun2408
    @fireinthesun2408 3 года назад +1

    Great Byrds track

  • @iannicholls7476
    @iannicholls7476 3 года назад

    Thanks Adrian, that is a great lesson.

  • @billydelacruz1500
    @billydelacruz1500 3 года назад

    Adrian, I just love your taste in music! A great song and solo! Thank you for sharing! A great open tuning/ slide song is Jeff Buckley's Last Goodbye! Was into Byrds and Buckley phase a few years back! Cheers!!

  • @Randy.100
    @Randy.100 3 года назад +1

    Hello Adrian, I must admit that when you get down with country you always sound good. it's always a learning experience.
    Thank You.
    I wonder Adrian, if you wouldn't mind telling me about some of past bands you've been in ?... I'm really curious... I always notice that when you are playing that you have a smile on your face, looks like you really enjoy what you're doing.
    Randy in the great North Woods of Michigan

  • @njuham
    @njuham 3 года назад +1

    There's a lovely Gram Parsons BBC documentary from the late 00's IIRC, well worth watching, a tragic story though.

  • @paulcoleman3081
    @paulcoleman3081 3 года назад +1

    I'm sitting at the feet of a master. What a privilege.

  • @christofkraemer743
    @christofkraemer743 3 года назад +1

    What tasty licks! 👌💪🤘

  • @duaneulman9915
    @duaneulman9915 Год назад

    Thank you. I love this lesson :)

  • @pearsedunne9938
    @pearsedunne9938 Год назад

    Hi Adrian. Nice tutorial on your videos, especially your versatile country picking. I have two telecasters, one from the late 80s and a 52 reissue like yours. If you want a pedal steel sound, try one of the Jerry Donahue’s 5 way super switch schematics. You won’t be damaging your Fender, in fact, you can put it back to stock if you prefer the original spec. Keep up the great work……🇮🇪👍

  • @LazLore
    @LazLore 3 года назад

    Hello, hope you are ok, l really enjoyed watching your new video upload about country guitar tutiorial, sending my full support to you, stay connected, best wishes to you in the future.

  • @rustygoldfanatic8830
    @rustygoldfanatic8830 2 года назад

    Not bad buddy,sound pretty great to me,and your style is great love it.

  • @CountryHitsUSA
    @CountryHitsUSA 3 года назад

    Great Lesson 🎸

  • @timdybala7127
    @timdybala7127 Год назад

    Howdy from western Colorado!

  • @dariosantos1895
    @dariosantos1895 2 года назад

    U are great man. Thanks for the video

  • @DeplorablePepe
    @DeplorablePepe 9 месяцев назад

    Good job... you nailed Marty Stuart's ending run of licks he uses for the end of the solo. 👏👍

    • @MrPhilfridge
      @MrPhilfridge 5 месяцев назад

      Marty Stuart was about 11 when Sweetheart was recorded , i can only assume you are referring to the 2018 celebration tour with Marty and his band that Hillman and McGuinn did. The lead on the original record was the late and very great Clarence White

    • @DeplorablePepe
      @DeplorablePepe 5 месяцев назад

      @@MrPhilfridge Yeah, I went to a couple of the Sweetheart of the rodeo Anniversary shows, of course I'm referring to that.... Lloyd Green played the original recording, Clarence joined the band halfway through the recording of the record.

    • @MrPhilfridge
      @MrPhilfridge 5 месяцев назад

      @@DeplorablePepe Clarence didn't according to John Rogan's excellent biogs till after Sweetheart but prior to Dr Byrds , though of course he'd been doing stuff with them since Younger than Yesterday and also Gene]s '66 album with the Gosden Bros.

    • @DeplorablePepe
      @DeplorablePepe 5 месяцев назад

      @@MrPhilfridge Clarence joined the band officially sometime in the last week of August '68, the same week Gram Parsons left the band. 'Sweetheart' was released August 30th of '68. Within a month of Clarence joining the band he convinced Roger to fire the drummer and hire Gene Parsons. After Gene was hired, Hillman left the band and started working with Gram, they'd eventually become the Flying Burrito Brothers. Oddly enough, Gene and Clarence helped Hillman and Gram get the band started until they could find a rhythm section.

    • @MrPhilfridge
      @MrPhilfridge 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@DeplorablePepe I've followed the Byrds and their off spring since i was 14 back in ''65 . I have read pretty much everything out there on the band, the Burrito's , Gram. Gene etc and i have head that is probably overloaded with useless Byrds trivia ! As far as Clarence joining is concerned up page you said he joined during the recording of Sweetheart, which of course he didn't, and you corrected above He joined after the South Africa and effectively he replaced Gram , though of course Gram wasn't in the band for his guitar playing. Glad your into them, and i guess you're a player too hence your visit to Adrian's page. Those bends are a lot easier with a b bender, maybe you have one too?

  • @dommccaffry3802
    @dommccaffry3802 3 года назад +1

    Gotta be the tele for this one !!

  • @Alex16993
    @Alex16993 3 года назад +1

    You need a b-bender guitar and watch Marty Stuart's version of this. He plays the pedal steel parts with perfection on his tele which was owned by Clarence White of the Byrds by the way. :)

    • @twelvemeister
      @twelvemeister 3 года назад

      Meanwhile for the vast majority of target audience who don't have a b bender.

  • @DanCThorpe
    @DanCThorpe 3 года назад

    Thats great. Thanks

  • @TheOlmecindian
    @TheOlmecindian 3 года назад

    Hey thanks a lot been wanting to learn this 😎

  • @dzjen4131
    @dzjen4131 3 года назад

    Thanx for another great lesson, btw.... you`re an incredible guitar player!

  • @EricCirca
    @EricCirca 3 года назад

    Really nice playing!

  • @hbg423
    @hbg423 3 года назад

    Awesome, thanks

  • @jitsroller
    @jitsroller 3 года назад

    Beautiful

  • @TheMumzik100
    @TheMumzik100 3 года назад +1

    Great!

  • @dandean2345
    @dandean2345 3 года назад

    Superb Adrian.
    Have you considered flipping the control loom around.
    Then swap volume to tone position.
    Get your little finger under pot for swells like the old times players

  • @dccam58
    @dccam58 3 года назад

    Thanks for the great lesson. Should check out the Marty Stuart show with guest Roger McGuinn. Marty plays Clarence Whites B bender to re- create this great song.

  • @TheZeekgeek1
    @TheZeekgeek1 3 года назад

    Excellent job without a B-bender!

  • @robsierra516
    @robsierra516 3 года назад +1

    I noticed the telecaster in many country music songs

  • @frankcreamer9270
    @frankcreamer9270 Год назад

    Very nice

  • @benwilson52
    @benwilson52 3 года назад

    Gold thanks