It's So Easy""

[RicTester]

Thanks for the encouraging comment. Cheers. Trivia: Buddy never owned a 57 strat. He had a 56 strat and a couple of 58s after the original one was stolen after a gig. The one I am playing is a '57. One of two I own.

[MegaMitchel88]

Hey thanks alot for the lessons you do a great job. Keep it up with the Buddy Holly stuff. Surprisingly there's hardly any music books on Him, and no instructional DVDs. Is that a '57 strat like what Buddy would have played? Anyway. there's quite a few Buddy Holly songs I'm struggling to learn like "listen to me" and "midnight shift" "Blue days black nights" (his less popular ones) and I can't find tabs anywhere.

[stone007100]

Thanks very much

[RicTester]

The strumming pattern is pretty simple. On the backing track I am simply strumming "One two and three four and". Or put anther way; One quarter note, two eighth notes, then one quarter note and two eighth notes. That is for the rhythm guitar. Watch the lesson carefully for the lead bit. :)

[stone007100]

Hi Rick could you help me with the strumming pattern please I would love to learn this

[Omiewise65]

great , great lesson . Many thanks , Ric . You're the one to make a better guitar player out of me .

[TheWacOjack]

how do i find the backing track

[Andrelix67]

Thank you Ric!

[RicTester]

You're most welcome

[themetal555]

guns and roses?

[LittleDragon2000]

Brilliant work on the lead guitar and great teaching

[RicTester]

Thank you very much. Hopefully I can get a couple more of the Buddy Holly classics online soon

Cheers

Ric

[LittleDragon2000]

@RicTester

Would love to see some full versions of these songs alongside your teaching videos.

[325Chuck355]

THIS IS BRILLIANT!!

[RicTester]

Thank you for the post. Very happy that you enjoyed the lesson.

Ric T

[BlueSuedeTom]

BRAVISIMO!

You do the great man and (Tommy Allsup) justice.

[RicTester]

Thanks Tom. Tommy Allsup is the most!

[stvo2009]

friggin beautiful video dude.

[RicTester]

Thank you. - just trying to do my bit to keep this great music alive. Keep the good times rolling!

[david85251]

Beautiful Strat, Ric. I have one almost exactly like it.

[RicTester]

Thanks - I own two strats - The one on this video is the MIJ 1957 reissue which I gig with. The other is a USA 54 reissue (40th anniversary) which I am scared to take out of the house!

[tristancreeley]

I've watched three of your lessons. Your lessons are a Godsend! I have a good buddy holly tab book but I find tabs to be so time consuming and frustrating. A visual explanation like this can cut the time in half to learn of these songs. Thanks for the tremendous care and consideration that you put in these lessons, they really are a gift to musicians everywhere. What a great contribution!

[RicTester]

Thank you Tristan. Your kind comment is very much appreciated. I am hoping to get some more Buddy Holly tutorials up in the next month or two - he is one of my favorites. If you gain something from these, it makes putting them together worthwhile.

[AustralianGraffiti93]

is that strat a '57 reissue. looks pretty neat

[RicTester]

Yes - you are correct - I have two of these - one USA and the other MIJ. The one I am playing in the tutorial is the Japanese reissue. A fine playing guitar, although when it comes to guitars my favs are the genuine G&Ls

[spizzo1946]

You do a very good job of explaining and showing the changes and rhythm patterns.

[pasa1017]

great i got it in five mins thank you ric

[jcraigb]

im a huge buddy fan thanks for the lesson

[6Heureka]

Thank you very much for this great Learn Video Ric, Wishing you a Happy New Year

[Thrillhouse56]

Great Lesson,

Thanx for posting & Merry Christmas!

Greetings From Germany

[RicTester]

Thank you - always a pleasure