Can't You Hear Me Knockin'? (tutorial part 1 (STANDARD TUNING))

[jkrischan]

Awesome man....great playing and transcribing...much appreciated

[Chookiman]

IT'S JUST WRONG. : (

[washboardblues]

Where's jun626's version?

[pmay222]

its upside down coz you are australian right..?

[deweypug]

Awesome job figuring out one of the most infectious riffs in rock!

[xxsolidsteelxx]

damn this is hard though

[xxsolidsteelxx]

Thank you SO much, I wanted to learn this and not have to tune my guitar to that weird ass open G tuning, rock on!

[illmaticR]

This starts off too slow and when it gets tricky it's speeding up and not zooming in anymore. Great...

[rollingstopp]

lot of fun- another blast from the past

[puntatacco]

Thanks for the lesson, I learn all the song, but I think you forgot a small part at the beginning of the song, between the intro and the bend part with the ring finger.. Sorry for my english!!

[sk8bulldog]

YOU ARE AWESOME! :D

[TheDmentd1]

Nice work, thanx!

[nickeax]

@TheDmentd1 You're welcome!

[ToothyGus]

which amp are u using? u have that really thick tone even with a strat...thanks for this vid

[nickeax]

@ToothyGus Geez, it was a while ago. I think I was just plugged straight into a Vox AC15 HH.

[glennshere3]

the upside down thing is awesome, thanks

[nickeax]

@glennshere3 You're welcome!

[robertomarciano]

nice

[smellycat2009]

very easy to see... thanks!

[ritter89]

I've been saying for yrs that instructional guitar vids for novices should be filmed upside down so that the student can look over the shoulder of the teacher, as opposed to head-on. Wish they had stuff like this when I was learning. All I had was an intro book with black and white pics. I got so pissed I copied records and learned how to play by ear instead.. Good video

[nickeax]

@ritter89 I recommend learning by ear too. That's how I learned. Once you know the basics of rock guitar, it's not too difficult. :)

[atmdaddy]

@ritter89 Upside down and goofy views create bad habits, pretty much like tab. You are never going to get your favorite guitar player to give you this view. So when tab is half wrong you are left with only your ears and available concert footage of the man playing the song you're screwed if you relied on too many crutches. Just my opinion but I think normal view is best.

The final judge on exactly how something is played

[astronorm111]

Thanks so much...Excellant

[nickeax]

You're very welcome. :)

[ewetoobie]

@nickeax: I agree, my bro plays it 10x better in standard tuning than this guy....

[nickeax]

Wouldn't be hard.

[loraljohnson]

@nickeax Very nice. First time I saw something from this angle; excellent idea. I actually saw your link to the right while looking for something else. Glad I found this, may help some friends I know. But I really wanted to compliment you on your reply to the "flame". Exactly why I don't try to help people on here learn stuff. Peeps get something for nothing and tell you they can find it better elsewhere. Why are they here then?? LOL

[rossman265]

amazing guitarist

[nickeax]

Amazingly sloppy! ;)

[rossman265]

I thought it sounded very good.

Being sloppy I thought you had the Richards sound down pat.Where is tutorial part 2?

[nickeax]

Not yet complete sir.

[faaradar]

Great playing my man. Thanks for the post.

[nickeax]

You're welcome mate!

[STIZHEAD]

Thanks for posting man! Greatly Appreciated!

[nickeax]

You're very welcome!

[nickeax]

You too, but what about after this week? :)

[nickeax]

I'm glad you like it!

[cloveman40]

of of the best rifs of all time.keith isnt the guitar player who played it

[nickeax]

I think I know what you mean!

[shmutzydawg]

its payed in open g tuning ya gotta it all wrong

[nickeax]

LOL, thanks for the tip, mate.

[Psumescroat]

haha it says (in standard tuning) in the beggining, so you dont have to change the tuning

[davd2468]

thanks man! great video! gave me a good idea of the structure of the song

[nickeax]

You're welcome champ.

[nano13ga]

OK. I HAVE to say, that this was VERY informative. Ive been wanting to learn this song since I was a kid, but was too lazy to work it out on my own. Due to this video, from yesterday to today, I can play the entire song!! THANK YOU NICKAXE!! I love playing this song through my Les Paul it sounds JUST like the record!! CLassic down and dirty Stones!! Thanks again man!!

[nickeax]

You're welcome pal! Just bear in mind that the main intro part is NORMALLY played in open G tuning.

[nano13ga]

Yes I know, thanks. :)

[Lunarmoonbase2]

Very nice job. Most informative guitar video I've ever seen without narration. Holding the camera at that angle definitely helps. Hope to see more from you!

[nickeax]

I'm glad!

[rococooler]

Great Help, thank you.

[famq161180]

nickeaux could have left on normal camera.

But thanks for the demo

[nickeax]

Of course I could have. :)

[Supercoolrockerdude]

well done but slow down a little more it makes it alot easier to learn thanks

[nickeax]

I do break it down later, just watch for a bit.

[Supercoolrockerdude]

o thanks alot and the camera angle your at is the easiest way to learn and see it and also thank u for playing it before the video [i hate lessons that dont]

[zubernick]

Feel like I'm looking from the northern hemisphere to down under cause you're upside down!

Nice lesson - thanks

[nickeax]

ha ha ha cheers.

[sweetishjeebar]

fucking love that song

[nickeax]

Me too!

[San5a]

Sorry I would help you..I didn't see the info...

[x2mars]

great stuff

[nickeax]

Thank you!

[ledzepplinisthebest]

Hey nickeax,thanks for the lesson! What kind of amps do you use?

[nickeax]

You're welcome. I use a Vox AC15 Heritage Handwired head and a matching 1X12 cab, and a Peavey Classic 30, sometimes with a Marshall JMP-1 for the preamp.

I used the Vox for this video, no pedals IIRC.

[jumpingjack46]

tabs

[nickeax]

Nah, this'll do.

[TheCakeGuru]

you sure? because you'd be a hero for tabbing this in standard tuning.

[nickeax]

I have a couple of concerns with tabbing something like this. Firstly, if you can't recognise the standard rock/blues 'devices' I'm using here, (CONT...)

[nickeax]

then I would recommend doing some more training in that area. If you don't, you may harm your future playing and learning ability. Second, this type of music is all about technique, TAB offers very little information relating to technique. You don't even know which fingers you should be using.

Sorry for the wall of text, but I have a genuine desire for people to learn properly, and to learn the things that will help them to work out songs like this for themselves.

[TheCakeGuru]

alright, makes sense,

keep up the great playing man.

[bunterx]

well said! as a guitar teacher im totally fed up with students demanding every single note tabbed out.. This teaches absolutely nothing other than meaningless sequences of numbers. the key as you say is to teach generic positions for particular chords/phrases where the fingering is crucial. anyone with common sense can then fill in the gaps themselves. Dont give in to the tab police! keep guitar lessons visual and informative. as i rule i refuse to play anything unless i understand it.

[bunterx]

nice tone - i prefer a fender amp ( blues junior) personally to get the keef tone - usually with a fender guitar too as they were designed to work together. tone is pivotal for this style. maybe you could explain in your lesson what your set up is and how you set the tone/volume on the guitar and amp to get the right balance between a clean and distorted signals. great work though!

[nickeax]

My mentality behind tone is "nice guitar into nice amp". ;)

Sometimes, I use a nice drive pedal. He he he he he...

[bunterx]

i understand but a relative beginner could do with some technical info.

[nickeax]

Ok, I know what you mean. I will post a video response of the gear I use most often. And I probably should make video about the subtleties over drive and amps and stuff?

Thanks for the tip.

[GLeNss]

What amp do you recommedn I got a KUSTOM 10 watt from 5 years ago. cheap but Im wondering should I get an upgrade with better sound :D

[nickeax]

Only what you think matters, it's YOUR amp! If I had no amp, but my current knowledge of what's out there and $AU1000.00, I'd spend it on a Peavey Classic 30.

If you've been playing for five years, you should take your own guitar into a shop and plug into some amps that fit your budget.

[frups]

awesome :D

[j7777777]

hi , are you playing in open tuning or standard tuning ?

great playing anyway , cheers jimmy :)

[nickeax]

Standard tuning, as stated in the notes. :-)