Red Haired Boy Bluegrass Guitar Lesson - History, Rhythm, Melody, and Variations!

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

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  • @ragesoss
    @ragesoss 2 года назад +9

    this is one of best videos i've ever seen. i love your enthusiasm about the idea of welcoming someone into an oral tradition.

  • @Mrsournotes
    @Mrsournotes 2 года назад +4

    Couldn’t agree more about Strum Machine. Been using it for a while and it sure beats wearing out cassette tape recorders (that was many moons ago). Nice video Marcel!

  • @oldtimetinfoilhatwearer
    @oldtimetinfoilhatwearer 2 года назад +4

    I love the history bit- you should do college style lectures

  • @andrewluker4036
    @andrewluker4036 4 года назад +13

    I keep googling "biggest baddest billygoat" expecting to find lessons with marcel

  • @Andoroid
    @Andoroid Год назад +2

    One of my favorites. I also notice it's commonly called "Little Beggerman" / "Beggerman" among a lot of Gaelic groups

    • @petefeltman
      @petefeltman Год назад

      The lyrics that I've heard for it are very much so about a little beggerman

    • @HAMILTONPROVIDEO
      @HAMILTONPROVIDEO Год назад

      Tried the app but don't see why they couldn't add an optional melody button. It's just chords.

    • @petefeltman
      @petefeltman Год назад +1

      @@HAMILTONPROVIDEO I believe the idea is that the musician is supposed to play the melody and then improvise on it while the app plays the chords for you

    • @HAMILTONPROVIDEO
      @HAMILTONPROVIDEO Год назад

      @@petefeltman Yes but I bet it would be appreciated by beginners, unfamiliar with the tunes and most likely to use this app.

  • @idahoduckhunter
    @idahoduckhunter 4 года назад +2

    So fluid how it plays through the melody without being boring

  • @timtsh
    @timtsh 10 месяцев назад

    I had been wanting to learn this for a while, and your lesson was the best, man. Thank you so much--Tim.

  • @blankn1612
    @blankn1612 4 года назад +1

    So happy about this one. I just finished learning another take on this and now I can learn another. Helps that my kiddo has red hair too.

  • @davidweaver4882
    @davidweaver4882 2 года назад

    That was really cool the way you popped up in the first measure and the first and second ending

  • @joseviedma2044
    @joseviedma2044 2 года назад +1

    Hola Marcel. Saludos desde España. Me gusta muchísimo como tocas, soy amante del bluegrass desde siempre y aprendo todo lo que puedo... Muchísimas gracias

  • @poguie
    @poguie 2 года назад +1

    Very nice presentation Marcel. Loving this tune and so nice to know that it goes back hundreds of years! Nice cat too... I feel the same way as author Mark Twain... "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction." There you go sir, thank you, I have subscribed to your channel.

  • @jpcannon9329
    @jpcannon9329 4 года назад +1

    Havent picked on this tune in a while and this was a great way to kick off a beautiful Saturday in Raleigh. Cheers Marcel!

  • @JackR845
    @JackR845 Год назад

    Learnt a few fiddle tunes now but I keep coming back to this one, such a great melody and thanks for the lesson!

  • @bertbennett2719
    @bertbennett2719 3 месяца назад

    Well done. I play this on dulcimer. Look forward to learning on guitar.

  • @ericecklund676
    @ericecklund676 4 года назад +3

    Hi Marcel, I love the history lessons on the Bluegrass tunes, and I like your shirt. Piney Flats, TN is about 15 miles away from me on the back roads. Great video!

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  4 года назад +3

      Glad you liked the lesson! The shirt was sent to me by a fan. If I remember correctly, it's from a comic book called Jake Stone that he wrote and produced. I think him and his daughter do art somewhere in east Tennessee!

    • @stevelowe6169
      @stevelowe6169 4 года назад +1

      Marcel thanks for wearing the shirt. Brought a smile. Yeap Eric im in piney flats. Marcel is correct T shirt is part of our comic book we made. Love Marcel videos.

    • @ericecklund676
      @ericecklund676 4 года назад +1

      @@stevelowe6169 I thought something was up, as I couldn't find this motorcycle shop shown on the T-Shirt anywhere on Google Maps.

    • @joseviedma2044
      @joseviedma2044 2 года назад

      Que suerte... Yo vivo a 20000 km. de Marcel

  • @tonywatson2682
    @tonywatson2682 4 года назад +1

    really great posting Marcel. In my view one of yoour best. Thank you Tony

  • @benjaminlehrer5735
    @benjaminlehrer5735 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the lesson Marcel! You are awesome!

  • @ralphwalton6736
    @ralphwalton6736 4 года назад +1

    thank you for the lesson marcel....i love this song

  • @brandonc7559
    @brandonc7559 3 года назад +1

    Marcel, your videos are great buddy!

  • @analogman9697
    @analogman9697 3 года назад +2

    Love your lessons and your presentation!

  • @OurLifeHasGoneToShed
    @OurLifeHasGoneToShed Год назад

    Great lesson Marcel, just started flat picking and this was very helpful. Thank you!!!

  • @nickroberts3744
    @nickroberts3744 4 года назад +2

    Keep it up!! LOVE this content!!! Trying to get better at flat picking and this stuff helps ALOT

  • @scottsmith4145
    @scottsmith4145 Год назад

    Love this history of this tune! Thanks

  • @erikhoffman2866
    @erikhoffman2866 Год назад

    I've been watching you for years now ...and, I died in a river on the Oregon trail. Probably because I broke something along the way/trail.... Anyways not sure why I have never seen this video until today!?!? I never comment on anything, but I had to just because the break that you played in the start was just freaking beautiful! Beautiful. Thank you

    • @erikhoffman2866
      @erikhoffman2866 Год назад

      Especially after you start talking over it. Beautiful

  • @dejaliloquy
    @dejaliloquy Год назад

    Excellent lesson 👏

  • @JustinHollandFitness
    @JustinHollandFitness 4 года назад +1

    Video, I like this format

  • @johntait491
    @johntait491 Год назад

    Strum Machine is an excellent practice aid. 😉

  • @frankswatek1067
    @frankswatek1067 4 года назад +1

    thanks, GREAT LESSON!!!

  • @steffanlewis3418
    @steffanlewis3418 Год назад

    Thank you for an excellent video

  • @gregsanders7064
    @gregsanders7064 Год назад

    Awesome, thanks for this video

  • @kevinmills7067
    @kevinmills7067 4 года назад +4

    Would love to see a breakdown of Cherokee Shuffle.

  • @georgebowling2723
    @georgebowling2723 Год назад

    I enjoyed this, thanks

  • @jmarg76
    @jmarg76 3 года назад

    Great stuff Marcel! How about a lesson for Streamlined Cannonball?? Ever consider doing that?

  • @gregblackmusic
    @gregblackmusic 2 года назад

    Great lesson!

  • @ethanburnett4404
    @ethanburnett4404 4 года назад

    a cool one to do would be must be seven by billy. that one i have so much trouble with i feel like i’m playing it wrong lol. love the stuff man! thank yiu

  • @SkidGear423
    @SkidGear423 8 месяцев назад

    Lived in the tri cities my whole life and never heard of a jarheads chop shop in piney flats lol

  • @angelovanoeveren7936
    @angelovanoeveren7936 3 года назад +1

    B part: 7:14 (learning)

  • @banjoguy331
    @banjoguy331 3 года назад +1

    Awesome lesson! I like your shirt: Jarheads Chop Shop in Piney Flats, TN. I live in Piney Flats. Where is Jarheads Chop Shop?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  3 года назад +1

      It's from a fan named Steve Lowe, he wrote a comic book that takes place in the area. This is the fictional chop shop from that comic!

    • @banjoguy331
      @banjoguy331 3 года назад

      @@LessonsWithMarcel --------- Ahhhh, that explains why I never heard of it. I'll check out the comic book. Thanks.

    • @stevelowe6169
      @stevelowe6169 2 года назад

      Wow 2 of us from Piney Flats here at Marcels youtube page.

  • @mbauer224
    @mbauer224 4 года назад +1

    Awesome video - i am beginner and this really helped explain some of the key points with bluegrass. I bought the tab/sheet music. Is there a place that has the variations in a printable format?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  4 года назад

      I'm hoping to get those up on the site soon! For now if you email me at help@lessonswithmarcel.com I can get them to you myself!

  • @darrenmalbut8499
    @darrenmalbut8499 4 года назад

    Awesome awesome video, thank you :)

  • @dangerousperson9278
    @dangerousperson9278 4 года назад +1

    Cool!

  • @dramkilgallen5237
    @dramkilgallen5237 4 года назад +1

    Billy Strings has a video called Billy Strings Live stream where he plays Pallet on your Floor. I'd like to see you explain what he's doing.

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  4 года назад +1

      Copy and paste me a link bro!

    • @dramkilgallen5237
      @dramkilgallen5237 4 года назад

      @@LessonsWithMarcel ruclips.net/video/BtuGnNlX-UI/видео.html -- It's the first song he plays.

    • @the_original_Bilb_Ono
      @the_original_Bilb_Ono 3 года назад

      @@LessonsWithMarcel please help me understand that song and some does and donts when improvising.

  • @bikebum2006
    @bikebum2006 2 года назад

    Under the rhythm area, I'm looking for the alternating base strings to play, and don't see this in the Downloads I purchased. Also, on the F chord you play, are you holding down the 1st fret on the high E string?

  • @blankn1612
    @blankn1612 4 года назад +2

    Hey Marcel, question. Some of your notes sound like they get muted before you move to the next. Is that your way of playing and what should I be looking for in the tabs to understand when that happens?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  4 года назад +2

      Totally! This more has to do with how you hear the phrasing in your head. In this tune we have a lot of moments with two quarter notes of the same pitch. For instance, measure four we have two F notes. I tend to hear the first one as short and the second as long in this melody. I've heard lots of fiddle players phrase it similarly but ultimately most of that interpretation is up to you!

    • @blankn1612
      @blankn1612 4 года назад +1

      @@LessonsWithMarcel awesome. Thank you my friend

  • @cajunguitarman
    @cajunguitarman 4 года назад +1

    have you watched’s scott fore’s melody version?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  4 года назад +1

      Of course, that crazy hammer-on/slide/harmonic is always so beautiful in his intro!

  • @charleshill9649
    @charleshill9649 2 года назад

    Is alternate tag 1 same as what Tony often played? Or does he squeeze in another open E?

  • @gam1471
    @gam1471 4 года назад +1

    I first heard 'Red Haired Boy' in the early 1970s played by Dan Crary on this LP by the Bluegrass Alliance: ruclips.net/video/37xAo5CXP6g/видео.html
    Dan's guitar break begins at 22:38.
    This tune, and also his version of 'Beaumont Rag' on the same LP got me listening to these tracks time and again, trying to learn what was being played.
    Another LP entitled 'Bluegrass Guitar' on the American Heritage label in 1970 gave me lots of inspiration - his punchy, fluid and clear playing amaze me to this day. Thanks Dan!

  • @_thedashdude_
    @_thedashdude_ 3 года назад

    Been wanting to get into bluegrass lately this is a huge help

  • @dougstine1757
    @dougstine1757 3 года назад +1

    Hey Marcel, why don't you include the variations in the purchased TAB since you've already done them?

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  3 года назад +1

      I don't know why I don't... I think it just slipped my mind when I made this. Thank you for the reminder, I'll have to go update that product!

  • @RK-jc7ws
    @RK-jc7ws 2 года назад

    Hi there mate thanks for the lesson! I have a question - I've been slowing down the intro of the video to see what you're doing, when slowed down it sounds like you're putting a bit of a swing on it but at normal speed it isnt as noticeable. are you infact putting a swing on it or is it just my ears playing tricks? Thanks!

  • @elgonm289
    @elgonm289 10 месяцев назад

    Brilliant, I forget it's a lesson 😂.. love it and thank you Marvel

  • @cburns3256
    @cburns3256 3 года назад

    Just straightened out my right hand after 30 years

  • @davestambaugh7282
    @davestambaugh7282 2 года назад

    I like to play fiddle tunes on guitar, however I never play in the key of D with a capo at the second fret using C fingering and the key of A with out a capo. This way no one will think that I am trying to play bluegrass but I don't know what I am doing.

  • @joseph2832
    @joseph2832 Год назад

    Any insight on how you are fingering this tune? Following scale shapes, chords shapes or what comes easiest? This question is also for the comment section. Thank you for the video.

  • @dougstine1757
    @dougstine1757 3 года назад

    Thanks. Also what capo are you using? I've never seen one like that. I'm sure others have asked, so pardon the repetition.

    • @LessonsWithMarcel
      @LessonsWithMarcel  3 года назад

      More info about types of capos in this video: ruclips.net/video/DsYDhkpz3Dw/видео.html
      This capo is called the "Ultimate Capo" I believe elderly instruments has it in stock. It's a chunky solid brass screw back style capo. They're handmade in someone's garage in Portland.

  • @travisrunyon
    @travisrunyon 4 года назад +1

    Franks Red Hot! 🤘

  • @tomasheavin8939
    @tomasheavin8939 Год назад

    8:15

  • @unsurprisingly
    @unsurprisingly 4 года назад

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @charlestew8792
    @charlestew8792 4 года назад

    Thanks Marcel. Good contact lead about strummachine.com/marcel

  • @bennyshaversmusic590
    @bennyshaversmusic590 2 года назад

    Stick to the melody

  • @fartperson1089
    @fartperson1089 4 года назад +1

    Thank you. Lovin this series