Wanted to give this a BIG like yesterday, but I knocked a beer over into my keypad when I jumped up to give you a standing ovation... Bravo my man. What a great inspiration and tutor you are. Second to none. Thanks !
So glad you brought Blackmore into the mix, a man ahead of his time. Of course, Highway star is an iconic solo, but the two solos he does in Lazy are my favorites. Absolutely a master class in blues guitar with a little natural minor thrown in.
Been following you since the top 100 solos project and I stepped away for a bit and I must say your channel has turned into a great resource for us intermediate guitarists trying to get better. Thanks for the content!
This lesson made me realize a mistake I've been making for years on Steve Lukather's solo on The Tubes Talk To Ya Later. I was watching your right hand during the 1:30 minute mark, and realized my right hand hasn't been picking fast enough. Excellent lesson!
In an interview with Ritchie back in the late 70's (IIRC) he was asked what one piece of advice he would offer to a developing guitarist. That one thing was to learn to use your pinky finger as much as possible.
This is GREAT. You are right about this and if someone is not as skilled, they can STILL take each piece as a chunk and paly it slowly and they will learn and progress. Great video. Thank you.
Almost anything by Richie Blackmore from the "Machine Head" album is a great study in blues/rock phrasing and technique. My personal favourite is Lazy, but "Highway Star" is really good too, and although the main riff is usually frowned upon these days due to being overplayed, the solo from "Smoke On The Water" is another masterclass in blues/rock soloing and phrasing. Every solo on the album is great, as is your lesson!
The solo that unlocked the key to soloing for me was "Look At You Look At Me" by Dave Mason, 'way back in the day. The emotional way he wound his solo notes around the background chords suddenly made it all make sense. I dont know if it has *all* the technique ingredients, but it sure has a lot of em.
Second half of the eighties it must have been that I had a chance to attend a guitar lesson from some guy who appeared to know what he was talking about. It was a personal session and you could present him with two solos you wanted to learn. On a cassette tape I brought the solos from Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan and of course the one from Highway Star, the Made in Japan version (the one I first heard and the one that still blows me away). First I confronted him with Steely Dan. He told me they were a band who mainly worked in the studio and that sort of thing was probably next to impossible to play live. Then came Highway Star. He looked at me wearily and said 'I hear a sloppy guitar player'. That was my session! He couldn't make heads or tails of it. One of the most disappointing things I ever experienced. And boy, was he wrong! 🤣 I enjoyed this demonstration tremendously! Thank you!
I think you chose two top shelf examples. I play bass. I do not play any of what I think are solos, on bass just licks and riffs to spice up a groove. So from someone with at least a little concept of what it might take to compose, improvise, copy or duplicate guitar solos but also has the ears of a non player, fan when it comes to what is a good guitar solo or not, I think you nailed it. Reeling seems to use all of the notes and Highway Star is just live and special. Didn't Richie Blackmore say something against trying to be too perfect? I think he loves to improvise but that solo seems to have a map. I like some of my happy accidents.
Tremendous performance, discussion, and lesson! There is something here for everyone and in particular there is something in this lesson for everyone! 🤠
Hahahahaha!!! Damn. Worked the hell outta that. Very Nice! I’m on it. Thanks Flashing back to 1974 when I was 16 in my 64 GTO with Highway Star Blasting on the on ramp to the highway. Watch out!
And finish off with a whammy! Love it. Different song, but one more analog trick for those about to rock...tilt your (older) amp and drop it back to make the reverb spring rattle and explode "Fire!" I won't guarantee your speakers will survive it at high volumes though.
Brilliant it's just getting it up to speed , another solo a bit more recent when Ritchie went to the Castle Blackmore Knight his solo on the live song its on You Tube called Blackmore's Night - The Circle (A Knight in York, 2012) masterful , he has the yellow strat I strongly recommend watching it
I'm going to give this one a try. The idea of "just one guitar solo" is really practical and builds confidence, and not just for solos. I chose Blue Sky for the "one song" (really liked your cover of Duane's solo) because it's a great song, but it has everything for a beginner/intermediate player. Hammers, pulls, bends, slides, double stops, hybrid picking, and vibrato. Before this I'd try learning a song and get frustrated at the difficulty. But now I have the confidence to try because other than memorizing the notes/riffs it's nothing I haven't been playing already. Thanks for another great lesson KDA!
never realized this, got my scals down and I free style nice harmonys but I don't slide and can't do half of them in this for now. Been wanting this all in one practice.
Great choice! This solo DEFINITELY has nearly every technique that a guitar player should hone to become a better guitar player. I love your channel and I hope you keep making awesome and informative videos like this! I would have chosen Catfish Blues from Hendrix's "Blues" album. It has everything-tight deliberate soloing in key, soulful and emotive improvisation, sonic wah and fuzz tones, and just fantastic riffs that make for one of my favorite guitar recordings of all time. *and yes, I know its technically 2 solos broken up by a drum solo in the middle but it still covers many techniques and styles that will no doubt sharpen the skills and abilities of any guitar player! I can't recommend this channel enough...it has provided me with more than I ever couldve imagined or hoped for. I'm eternally grateful for finding it. 🤘🤘🤘
Man I never realized how much EVH took from Blackmore it was all right there in that one solo !! Never was a Blackmore fan but that was a crazy solo have to go watch and research RB style a little deeper .
Some of his live performances are incredible! I watched an eighties era video of Rainbow supporting, Straight Between the Eyes and his playing, physical performance and Rock Star attitude really took over the stage. Some really fast playing.
Im 57, just beginning " again" after not playing for 15 years and not ever being any good. Im picking things up from watching you and others. I dont know keys or fret notes. Obviously i know string notes. Im sure i sound lame hahaha. I watch your videos or videis with number tabs and try to memorize that way. Heres my question. Is there a trick to remember all the notes or is it just a matter of doing a solo over and over and over til you get it? Love your lessons
glad you didn't mention name of artist or song in the title as he is known for not sharing his techniques with others and you nailed it. from the album machine head
Excellent I think it's amazing that Richie did that finger-picked 😱 It's like when you watch that live I'm so afraid from 1975 Lindsey Buckingham with that white Les Paul ringing and bending notes like a madman everything done fingerpick to
How is it I’ve never come across your channel? This is another song and in this case an amazing solo. This one I can play, just a little slower than the original, and I have trouble remembering the part towards the end where he goes up and down the frets on the E string. And I’ve been doing those bends with my pinky finger and I think it would be better to use the ring finger. Can’t hurt to try.
Hey man, thanks! The RUclips algorithm hates me, haha. I'm used to it by now. I think that I use too much copyrighted material and as a result, I get copyright claimed a heck of a lot. I don't think that RUclips likes that very much.
Fantastic Lesson ! 🥰 Just discovered your Channel . 😊 New Sub for sure . 😉 This is a great Example of why EVH was so enamored with RB . Out of Scale passing Notes, is one of Eddie's Trademarks in his Solos ! 😍 The other DP Song that might offer some insight into Technique, especially with Touch, & Attack, would be Lazy ! 🙄 Cheers ✌️🤙🇨🇦
The most important thing for me to spend time to learn a lead solo is to love the song. I'm not in junior high anymore, Deep Purple didn't age well, all the 'important' things are different now.
True enough. I meant to get into that, but when one's going stream of consciousness putting down a tutorial, things get missed and forgotten along the way. I think that I mentioned when there were chord and scale shifts, but yes, I didn't demonstrate the rhythm underneath, or explain the chords very well.
@@KellyDeanAllenGuitar it just helps so students can see why the lead is the way it is. Without the underlying chords, the lead is just a bunch of licks.
@@KellyDeanAllenGuitar Hi Kelly. Please teach "I'd Love To Change The World" by Ten Years After. It's such a cool song from the "Woodstock" years. Your lessons stand alone!!! Thanks for So many songs. You inspire me and thousands of players of every level!!!
Nice video, but I play and sing with acoustic guitar while sitting on my porch outside or at a gathering inside. I am the only one with an instrument (guitar of course). I know open chords just fine and that is what I play with my songs I sing. I want to make my songs interesting as just playing open chords gets boring fast. At this point, I'm only interested in dealing with open chords, and maybe the F barre chord. I want to play intros, instrumentals (Bridges?), and outros with my songs, BUT I need to keep the rhythm going. I want to be able to play interesting parts with my chords, like the walk-ups, licks, fills and other things like that which make chords interesting and pleasant. I'm not interested in doing "solos" but would like to be able to play something nice between the verses of a song (is that the "Bridge"?) and in other places. So far, I've found no one who teaches this.
Try some basic Travis Picking lessons. The Bridge usually has a different chord progression and comes between the verses of a song. Other simple stuff to make your chords more interesting would be to check out some of the simpler Chet Atkins or Tommy Emmanuel stuff - yes they do have some fairly simple stuff. Their skill is mainly in the execution of the pieces rather than the underlying complexity of the songs themselves.
Ritchie was a virtuoso ---this solo certainly NOT for beginners. --surely the TAB explains it easier--(with your guidance of course)? Your students have a lot of sweat ahead !
Sooooo....at what point are you going to reveal and discuss one of the most important features about this solo, if not THE most important. THE SOLO IS HARMONIZED !
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Wanted to give this a BIG like yesterday, but I knocked a beer over into my keypad when I jumped up to give you a standing ovation... Bravo my man. What a great inspiration and tutor you are. Second to none. Thanks !
So glad you brought Blackmore into the mix, a man ahead of his time. Of course, Highway star is an iconic solo, but the two solos he does in Lazy are my favorites. Absolutely a master class in blues guitar with a little natural minor thrown in.
No doubt !
Been following you since the top 100 solos project and I stepped away for a bit and I must say your channel has turned into a great resource for us intermediate guitarists trying to get better. Thanks for the content!
Cheers mate, and thanks for that!
This lesson made me realize a mistake I've been making for years on Steve Lukather's solo on The Tubes Talk To Ya Later. I was watching your right hand during the 1:30 minute mark, and realized my right hand hasn't been picking fast enough. Excellent lesson!
In an interview with Ritchie back in the late 70's (IIRC) he was asked what one piece of advice he would offer to a developing guitarist. That one thing was to learn to use your pinky finger as much as possible.
You are a true, master guitar tutor, Mr. Kelly. From Malaysia, as a beginner and basic Fender Stratocaster owner, we salute you !
This is GREAT. You are right about this and if someone is not as skilled, they can STILL take each piece as a chunk and paly it slowly and they will learn and progress. Great video. Thank you.
Thanks man, appreciate the kind words!
One of my fav songs by one of my fav bands. Your videos are great! You are so relatable.
Almost anything by Richie Blackmore from the "Machine Head" album is a great study in blues/rock phrasing and technique. My personal favourite is Lazy, but "Highway Star" is really good too, and although the main riff is usually frowned upon these days due to being overplayed, the solo from "Smoke On The Water" is another masterclass in blues/rock soloing and phrasing. Every solo on the album is great, as is your lesson!
The solo that unlocked the key to soloing for me was "Look At You Look At Me" by Dave Mason, 'way back in the day. The emotional way he wound his solo notes around the background chords suddenly made it all make sense. I dont know if it has *all* the technique ingredients, but it sure has a lot of em.
Second half of the eighties it must have been that I had a chance to attend a guitar lesson from some guy who appeared to know what he was talking about. It was a personal session and you could present him with two solos you wanted to learn. On a cassette tape I brought the solos from Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan and of course the one from Highway Star, the Made in Japan version (the one I first heard and the one that still blows me away).
First I confronted him with Steely Dan. He told me they were a band who mainly worked in the studio and that sort of thing was probably next to impossible to play live.
Then came Highway Star. He looked at me wearily and said 'I hear a sloppy guitar player'.
That was my session! He couldn't make heads or tails of it. One of the most disappointing things I ever experienced.
And boy, was he wrong! 🤣
I enjoyed this demonstration tremendously! Thank you!
I think you chose two top shelf examples. I play bass. I do not play any of what I think are solos, on bass just licks and riffs to spice up a groove. So from someone with at least a little concept of what it might take to compose, improvise, copy or duplicate guitar solos but also has the ears of a non player, fan when it comes to what is a good guitar solo or not, I think you nailed it. Reeling seems to use all of the notes and Highway Star is just live and special. Didn't Richie Blackmore say something against trying to be too perfect? I think he loves to improvise but that solo seems to have a map.
I like some of my happy accidents.
Fabulous lesson. Really like how you explain were all the notes are coming from. Concise and easy to follow.❤
The photo of the Strat with the giant tremolo bar explain it all... Blackmore, the MAESTRO!
So much to learn from this channel 💥
Yes, True.. a real Fontaine
Blackmore is one if not my favorite guitar player. Thank you for this great tutorial.
Tremendous performance, discussion, and lesson! There is something here for everyone and in particular there is something in this lesson for everyone! 🤠
Is there anything you can’t play perfectly. And another thing you are a fantastic speaker and teacher. I loved your history thing I recently viewed.
The ULTIMATE guitar solo!!! RITCHIE BLACKMORE!
The solo on on the track ‘Lay Down Stay Down’ on the Burn album is a Blackmore classic!
Easily one of my least favourite solos, but you’re absolutely right about it containing an abundance of technical wealth. Nicely done!
Hahahahaha!!! Damn.
Worked the hell outta that. Very Nice!
I’m on it. Thanks
Flashing back to 1974 when I was 16 in my 64 GTO with Highway Star Blasting on the on ramp to the highway. Watch out!
And finish off with a whammy! Love it. Different song, but one more analog trick for those about to rock...tilt your (older) amp and drop it back to make the reverb spring rattle and explode "Fire!" I won't guarantee your speakers will survive it at high volumes though.
!! Good lookin' out !!
Thanks for sharing.
Great! Ritchie Blackmore is underrated
Brilliant it's just getting it up to speed , another solo a bit more recent when Ritchie went to the Castle Blackmore Knight his solo on the live song its on You Tube called Blackmore's Night - The Circle (A Knight in York, 2012) masterful , he has the yellow strat I strongly recommend watching it
Awesome, KDA!!😍🙏
I'm going to give this one a try. The idea of "just one guitar solo" is really practical and builds confidence, and not just for solos. I chose Blue Sky for the "one song" (really liked your cover of Duane's solo) because it's a great song, but it has everything for a beginner/intermediate player. Hammers, pulls, bends, slides, double stops, hybrid picking, and vibrato. Before this I'd try learning a song and get frustrated at the difficulty. But now I have the confidence to try because other than memorizing the notes/riffs it's nothing I haven't been playing already. Thanks for another great lesson KDA!
Unmistakable Ritchie Blackmore back in the Deep Purple days. Classic Rock! Thanks.
Fantastic lesson! You are a monster!! Thank you.
never realized this, got my scals down and I free style nice harmonys but I don't slide and can't do half of them in this for now. Been wanting this all in one practice.
amazing and the solo that inspired me to learn guitar
Great lesson, thx!! Always wanted to learn it.
yep...once sectioned up its quite "doable" and as you say sort of intermediate....very Ritchie Blackmore......good one....learned it....
Gorgeous!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you so much!
Always find your tutorials very helpful !! And who wouldn't want to learn Ritchie Blackmore style ?!?! This is the music I grew up with 😎🤘🎸🎶🎶
God this is such a cool solo and you are such a great player my friend, you truly are an inspiration ☮️👍
great breakdown, lesson and playing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love me some Blackmore! My favorite solo of his.
Well done !
This is my first time hearing it. I thought Ritchie was, well, supposed to be really good. Thanks for the demo, Sir.
Great choice! This solo DEFINITELY has nearly every technique that a guitar player should hone to become a better guitar player. I love your channel and I hope you keep making awesome and informative videos like this! I would have chosen Catfish Blues from Hendrix's "Blues" album. It has everything-tight deliberate soloing in key, soulful and emotive improvisation, sonic wah and fuzz tones, and just fantastic riffs that make for one of my favorite guitar recordings of all time. *and yes, I know its technically 2 solos broken up by a drum solo in the middle but it still covers many techniques and styles that will no doubt sharpen the skills and abilities of any guitar player!
I can't recommend this channel enough...it has provided me with more than I ever couldve imagined or hoped for. I'm eternally grateful for finding it. 🤘🤘🤘
Excellent job 👍as always. Thank you
Cheers mate, thanks!
Great lesson, great lead!..
Brilliant... Thank you!!
Fantastic!
Man I never realized how much EVH took from Blackmore it was all right there in that one solo !! Never was a Blackmore fan but that was a crazy solo have to go watch and research RB style a little deeper .
Some of his live performances are incredible! I watched an eighties era video of Rainbow supporting, Straight Between the Eyes and his playing, physical performance and Rock Star attitude really took over the stage. Some really fast playing.
That a beast of a solo
Im 57, just beginning " again" after not playing for 15 years and not ever being any good. Im picking things up from watching you and others. I dont know keys or fret notes. Obviously i know string notes. Im sure i sound lame hahaha. I watch your videos or videis with number tabs and try to memorize that way. Heres my question. Is there a trick to remember all the notes or is it just a matter of doing a solo over and over and over til you get it? Love your lessons
glad you didn't mention name of artist or song in the title as he is known for not sharing his techniques with others and you nailed it. from the album machine head
I don't get it, didn't he just do that to trigger people into clicking the video?(which is good).
He also mentioned everything in the description.
Excellent
I think it's amazing that Richie did that finger-picked 😱
It's like when you watch that live I'm so afraid from 1975 Lindsey Buckingham with that white Les Paul ringing and bending notes like a madman everything done fingerpick to
Great Job! I can play it ...after warming up ...for a long time lol. Yep ..All the good techniques.
Wow! Saw DP last nite at Bethel Woods
IM IN. ALWAYS loved the final bending lick in this solo. I almost wait for it lol.
great lesson.!!!
Having grown up on "Made in Japan" in the seventies...I recognized it immediately.
Love the Guthrie reference on your guitar
thanks mate 👏👏👍👍🙏🙏
How could one not subscribe after watching this?
Good stuff!
This is great,please do a Randy Rhoads Mr.Crowley breakdown it would fit very nicely with this lesson.
very good job. thx a lot !
I would suggest Mr Crowley (at about half speed!) is an absolute bounty of techniques.Not one solo, but one song with so many built in tutorials
Subscribed. I’m hooked 👍💯
Awesome! Thank you!
How is it I’ve never come across your channel? This is another song and in this case an amazing solo. This one I can play, just a little slower than the original, and I have trouble remembering the part towards the end where he goes up and down the frets on the E string.
And I’ve been doing those bends with my pinky finger and I think it would be better to use the ring finger. Can’t hurt to try.
Hey man, thanks! The RUclips algorithm hates me, haha. I'm used to it by now. I think that I use too much copyrighted material and as a result, I get copyright claimed a heck of a lot. I don't think that RUclips likes that very much.
Hey man, thanks for that my friend!
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rob ! Canada!
Fantastic Lesson ! 🥰
Just discovered your Channel . 😊 New Sub for sure . 😉
This is a great Example of why EVH was so enamored with RB . Out of Scale passing Notes, is one of Eddie's Trademarks in his Solos ! 😍
The other DP Song that might offer some insight into Technique, especially with Touch, & Attack, would be Lazy ! 🙄
Cheers ✌️🤙🇨🇦
Thanks Curtis!
F I R E 🔥
Ritchie said he could mop the floor with just about anybody on guitar. I thought that sounded arrogant until I heard him play. You got that nailed
He was truly an outstanding talent. I'd go so far as put him in the top 5 of all time. Brilliant player.
Not so sure he could even win a guitar competition against others from his own childhood village. Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
@@winstonsyme5899hahaha
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In a battle of pure technique he can be put above Page, Beck is hard to top.
@@Turquoise636
I don’t know what ‘pure technique’ is, could you explain.
Love Blackmore👍
So, when did Woody Guthrie get a signature model? Thanks for the lesson, I may give this one a go.
Never heard this one before
RB is a Mt Rushmore guitarist. Now try the rhythm part for 6 minutes straight. dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit. Great vid
Damn.......just damn!!!!!!!!!! 👍
Thanks mate!
The most important thing for me to spend time to learn a lead solo is to love the song. I'm not in junior high anymore, Deep Purple didn't age well, all the 'important' things are different now.
I would have said "Do you feel like we do" by Peter Frampton.
pre eruption that van halen modeled... he went to a star.. this is the moon landed still epic,,,great and wonderful
Great execution- acapella, no less
I’m a highway star!
In my opinion the solo to Hotel California is a better choice.
Deep Purple - Highway Star if you're curious...
What about "Lazy"?
I got scared at the last sixteenths. Hahahahahahahahah 😂😂
Maybe Kid Charlemagne?
It's doable.
Nice. But knowing the underlying rhythm chords would have given it some context.
True enough. I meant to get into that, but when one's going stream of consciousness putting down a tutorial, things get missed and forgotten along the way. I think that I mentioned when there were chord and scale shifts, but yes, I didn't demonstrate the rhythm underneath, or explain the chords very well.
@@KellyDeanAllenGuitar it just helps so students can see why the lead is the way it is. Without the underlying chords, the lead is just a bunch of licks.
@@KellyDeanAllenGuitar Hi Kelly. Please teach "I'd Love To Change The World" by Ten Years After. It's such a cool song from the "Woodstock" years.
Your lessons stand alone!!!
Thanks for So many songs. You inspire me and thousands of players of every level!!!
Thought you were going to say hotel California.
I guess forgot to mention strings guage.
I would hate to sound like that.
Wheres the tapping🤣
Nice video, but I play and sing with acoustic guitar while sitting on my porch outside or at a gathering inside. I am the only one with an instrument (guitar of course). I know open chords just fine and that is what I play with my songs I sing. I want to make my songs interesting as just playing open chords gets boring fast. At this point, I'm only interested in dealing with open chords, and maybe the F barre chord. I want to play intros, instrumentals (Bridges?), and outros with my songs, BUT I need to keep the rhythm going. I want to be able to play interesting parts with my chords, like the walk-ups, licks, fills and other things like that which make chords interesting and pleasant. I'm not interested in doing "solos" but would like to be able to play something nice between the verses of a song (is that the "Bridge"?) and in other places. So far, I've found no one who teaches this.
Try some basic Travis Picking lessons. The Bridge usually has a different chord progression and comes between the verses of a song. Other simple stuff to make your chords more interesting would be to check out some of the simpler Chet Atkins or Tommy Emmanuel stuff - yes they do have some fairly simple stuff. Their skill is mainly in the execution of the pieces rather than the underlying complexity of the songs themselves.
Vi-BRAH-to, not vi-brat-o
Ritchie was a virtuoso ---this solo certainly NOT for beginners. --surely the TAB explains it easier--(with your guidance of course)?
Your students have a lot of sweat ahead !
Sooooo....at what point are you going to reveal and discuss one of the most important features about this solo, if not THE most important. THE SOLO IS HARMONIZED !
Technically, sound.Goes everywhere on the fret board, yet nowhere melodically!
You know, your guitar sounds like it’s coming out of a 3 inch speaker. Recording sounds bad. Sorry.
1:24 I wanna be you sir 😎