"Mystery Train" taught by Pat Kirtley (Pt 1 of 3)

[JolleyRick]

Fingernails, yes. Brent Mason, on his tape, shows you that he uses fake fingernails!!

I've been doing that for over ten years...You buy a big box of nails at Wal-Mart and put them on with nail glue. I have a kit with clippers, fingernail file, nails, glue, and a couple of pushpins to clear the glue bottle!! I play Albert Lee/James Burton style (with a flat pick) so I only put nails on middle and third finger!

Rick Jolley

Colorado Springs

[MrTrevorsProjects]

It seems to me a few vital parts have been breezed past, also when he plays E7 he frets the A string 2nd fret but doesn't appear to pick the string. Great sounding all the same I think we'll all persevere to the end.

[albertanglo]

Gurgle, gurgle......!!!!!!! I am now thinking of just giving up trying....

[saturnfive]

What a Fantastic Performance. I bought Pat's excellent "Pickin' like Chet" DVD (which this is taken from) and am working through Mystery Train at the moment (slowly!). My wife commented "your version doesn't sound like the DVD"...*cough* er.. no...but it's getting there and I'm really enjoying learning it... Such a cool tune!

[2011littlejohn1]

@saturnfive i can do all these bits separately like get an alternating bass going and the chord but getting the hammer on to A at the same time as the alternating bass - it isn't quite clear how this happens (in my instinctive play). I can get the Hammer on and the A and in time but getting it at the same time as the bass is hard it's eithor one or the other at the moment when of course it has to be both. Chet Atkins has got a lot to answer for. Though I wish he was still around.

[TheJimbo1791]

@2011littlejohn1 having the same questions but how about if we pick ALL three top strings with three fingers - when playing E7 and also A - and we take the bass with the thumb going its own rhythm? Then the bass-thumb goes at the same time with the beginning E7 and then just slightly AFTER the A. I think this is the way Pat plays it not sure if I´m correct, though. Tell me what you think :)? Rock on...

[TheJimbo1791]

@2011littlejohn1 So I mean the right hand would go: 1) thumb E string 2) thumb D + three fingers GHE 3) thumb A string 4) three fingers GHE 5) thumb D string

[MrWeedpatch]

One of the best instructional videos I've seen....on rock-a-billy and Scotty Moore....it sure is hard to master....

[gretschky]

those taylors are soooo horrible sounding

[19thSFGA]

Scary ass Estabon fingernails !

[breynolds1957]

Fantastic lesson!

[vonkalsson]

beautiful sound .kool playing.love your style .brill.thanks you for your tips.antony vk

[hiltonjoejohnson]

Saw you play this at 2011 CASS event. Wish I had told you how much I appreciate your playing and lessons.

[Jeffs45rpm]

Pat, I am a bigtime rockabilly fan as well as 50's, 60's tunes. I have lots on the early SUN ..Records. Perkins, Cash, Bill Black, Elvis, Jerry Lee, Moore etc. This is a great version of the " TRAIN". Chet's sound is awesome..and by the way, AWESOME..Picking...what a great guitar jam.. ty for posting this little tune!. jeffs45rpm

[JohnnyNokaster]

I would have to use picks because I can't stand my fingernails that long.

[slangestorm]

very beautiful sound man, love this song .. but sounds better on gretsch 6120 ;)

[shjhdhah]

Pat, I hope you get to read this.

Your tutorials are by far one of the best. Also the production with the zoom shots of the chords add even more.

Please post some more!

[mrbillhicks]

What truely great playing....

[allnylon]

where can the tabs or chords of pats  mystery train be found

[meghandisciullo]

Something very wrong about those fingernails....great playing though!

[jigbuilder22]

This is the best rendition of mystery train I have ever heard. Great playing.

[frettish]

anyone got the tab for this?

[1982evy]

@frettish may i ask you do jou have the tabs allready im looking for them to wen il find them al send it to jou if jou want ronny

[kingsofrocknroll]

sensationell....!!

[Flametopology]

Damn...that perfectly timed echo sounds so incredibly cool!

[atmdaddy]

I'm mostly harder/classic rock so I'm trying to do it hybrid pick and fingers. Man this is good stuff though. I think pt 2 he shows that main lick outa E7 and A while keepin the train a chuggin with the bass line.

[atmdaddy]

Sheez I cannot figure out how to get the bass line with the main riff, I can do the E7 riff just thumping away on the low e but I believe you gota get the e,a,and d strings involved.

[thesilverfox]

Génial !!!

[daveedgeguitar]

Beautiful Tone! Great version. Thanks for posting. I love this song.

Regards, Dave

[midislseguy]

Jeez! That's really good!! Great picking and stunning tone. Hats off to ya. I know that guitar would not sound nearly as good if I was playing it..as Chet once said" how's it sound now"( referring to the guitar, as it was sitting in a chair)..its all in your hands!

[insanewarlock666]

nice guitar

[reginaldbailey]

Just met this guy (Pat Kirtley) at a Taylor Roadshow. Really a great guy, funny, friendly and obviously a great guitar player. Super cool guy.

[LuckyJim1]

This is a great video but I'm struggling to master the main E7 / A 'riff''. Pat says he uses 3 fingers for playing the A but it looks like he uses only 2 and his thumb. Can anyone help?

[surfstomp]

Sure: Danny Gatton has some vids on utube called Licks and Tricks and on the one entitled "Forward rolls" (I think #6) buried at the end of that vid is an excellent lesson on the Mystery Train head. Take a look and it may do the job. Don't get frustrated because Pat Kirtley is genius.

[LuckyJim1]

Thanks a lot surfstomp - the Danny Gatton videos are excellent. The Mystery Train lesson is a great help. So many new exercises for me to practice now! Cheers!

[rbound827]

Sounds great

[babaradio]

AWESOME!

[rebelbhoy1888]

superb man,, gotta love the king

[amerdan]

Dude!

[billville111]

1:11 - 1:17 Yeaaahh Baby.

Gotta learn THAT now.

Thanks for the lesson. Bill

[boesap]

Wonderfull sound, great playing !! It's a Taylor T5 custom

[dejathorus]

Wicked

[antjamima]

whats that???

it's PAT.........

[JesseBuss]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[thatMikhail]

Wow! I like this man and I like this guitar!

[ellisfarrier]

Great guitar playing!!! Fingernails are scary. I believe he is so good because he is undead and been practising for two hundred years!!!

[fenderboy88]

awesome tone from the guitar,that guitar looks like a taylor

[felixrockss]

excellent player and teacher ,reaaly , sincerely .... but one thing to mention , he has a very distinctive tone .... but not to play mystery train

[peacemaker281]

Excellent!

[TrueBeginner]

I just bought the DVD that this is from. It's great! It has a little tab book too. He has arranged things so you can manage the tunes as solo fingerstyle guitar. I'm working on "Hidden Charm" just now. It's fun.

[CairneyHillMusic]

Pat-

Great arrangement!

Chris

[scottwbutler]

Thanks for posting! What is the make of your guitar? Ive not seen one like it. Its beautifull

[ViperSRT1008]

It's a Taylor T5. They are a unique, gorgeous, and very versitile guitar.

[FENDIN10]

This is so much more than a guitar lesson,we

need more of Pat Kirtley on here.

[TrueBeginner]

Priceless! Thanks for posting.

[psychemusik]

That´s the kind of instruction you want to have. Thanks a lot for posting. It just makes it more interesting when you get all that background. It´s motivational...

[johnhorneguitar]

Can't believe he's using that crappy zoom pedal.

[FENDIN10]

Well it doesn't sound "crappy" to me.

[jimwalsh2001]

The Rosetta Stone of Rock 'n' Roll guitar; everything springs from this. Thanks.