Great lesson, really clear and easy to follow. You manage to pack a lot of info into a short time, yet without going too fast. Thanks so much for taking the trouble. I've been playing this riff for two days now and I'm still not quite up to speed, but I'm getting there! Oh man, the blisters...
@blurplesimon I appreciate the comment; it's a pleasure to help - Enjoy the journey don't worry about getting to the destination!! Happy Holiday's ~ Joe
@jsteelman1000 No, in open G tuning you would start with open strings and have to change fingerings to transpose the chords. Not sure if it would be easier as I've never tried it but that is an interesting question. Thanks for that......My best ~ Joe
It's lessons like these that make youtube so great! Thanks for spending the time to teach others! I was able to pick this song up straight away. Great work!
@rcflybry I couldn't agree more - it's something I wish I had but did not, since others do have it, it's my way of helping everyone out ~ I really appreciate the comment ~ My Best ~ Joe
he played it your way.. i think he would say, "i did it my way"..lol. p.s.-he also draped a hand towel over the strings to mute them when he recorded the track. nice work!
@JonathanAnon Glad to hear you like it, just take it slow at first and build up the "muscle memory"-then the speed will come. Best of Luck-I'm sure you'll nail it ~ Joe
@gtrjoeles yeah I got the CD of songs to learn for next month, and thought I'd better give this a bit of time.. Do you know if this is the way that James Burton played it.. I've seen other versions online played with open strings.. And I cant find a video of Burton playing it..
@JonathanAnon I'm not sure if it's how James Burton played it, but it made the most sense to me this way - I tend to think in "economy of motion". I think you should play it the most comfortable way for you ~ Joe
Awesome job my friend. Thank you so much for this. I've needed to learn this for so long. I love ELVIS and this soong too. GOD bless you for showing this to us.
@Janicemaxwell You are most welcome, I appreciate the comment. I'm blessed after all these years of struggling to be able to play well enough that, for me, the least I can do is share what I know to help others.
hey joe,i just wanted to tell you great job on your guitar lesson for Suspicious Minds.i've been playing guitar for many years and check you tube quite often for guitar lessons(there's always something new to learn)and i have to say yours is one of the best i've seen yet.everything is nice and clear and you take your time showing all the chords and riffs to the song.ok well thanks again and keep up the good work
@vinylrocker08 My, thank you very much for the nice comments; it's nice to hear that I help and I'm on the right track. Teaching can be difficult with all the different skill levels you try to reach. Nice comments like this really make my day. All my best ~ Joe
hello joe its me again i,m about your age, and like you wait till wifey is out ( no jobs done again ) own a tele like yours only played for 2 years , coming on nicely, thanks to people like yourself, the wife loves elvis so elvis lessons always go down well p.s. don t like d tuning the guitar, e.g. jail house rock. want to play it but cant get head round it. well off to work now unfortunitly .thanks again stay safe.
Thanks a lot!
steffeonthetube 1 month ago
that is so great my friend . i can listen to that riff all day , i sure wish i knew how to play guitar, AWESOME , many thanks for posting.
lvsfan101 1 month ago
Great lesson, really clear and easy to follow. You manage to pack a lot of info into a short time, yet without going too fast. Thanks so much for taking the trouble. I've been playing this riff for two days now and I'm still not quite up to speed, but I'm getting there! Oh man, the blisters...
blurplesimon 2 months ago
@blurplesimon I appreciate the comment; it's a pleasure to help - Enjoy the journey don't worry about getting to the destination!! Happy Holiday's ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 2 months ago
Hello Joe if it's in open G tuning you still play the same way you show?
jsteelman1000 3 months ago
@jsteelman1000 No, in open G tuning you would start with open strings and have to change fingerings to transpose the chords. Not sure if it would be easier as I've never tried it but that is an interesting question. Thanks for that......My best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 3 months ago
Hey dude sounds good! Just wanted to say that I think the riff maybe in "open G" tuning??? DGDGBD.
mcdilae 4 months ago
That riff is a bitch!.
Well done Joe...very well done!
lukessummerguitar 4 months ago
@lukessummerguitar Agreed!! I really appreciate the comment my friend ~ All my best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 4 months ago
It's lessons like these that make youtube so great! Thanks for spending the time to teach others! I was able to pick this song up straight away. Great work!
rcflybry 5 months ago
@rcflybry I couldn't agree more - it's something I wish I had but did not, since others do have it, it's my way of helping everyone out ~ I really appreciate the comment ~ My Best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 5 months ago
Great work man.and great to see and hear and see a breakdown of this amazing guitar part and song!! I learnt alot!!
sbbinahee 6 months ago
@sbbinahee Great to hear it helped, I really appreciate the comment ~ All my best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 6 months ago
he played it your way.. i think he would say, "i did it my way"..lol. p.s.-he also draped a hand towel over the strings to mute them when he recorded the track. nice work!
josephobable 6 months ago
top man, really well presented, big hand for you man!
leonardjohnny67 7 months ago
Excellent, thanks for the lesson!
berluismz 7 months ago
@berluismz You're very welcome, I appreciate the comment-it makes doing the lessons fun! ~ All my best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 7 months ago
@gtrjoeles best lesson here on you tube for this song, many thanks
pcf258 6 months ago
@pcf258 Thank you so very much, the comment is so much appreciated ! ! ! ! ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 6 months ago
Nice Job Joe.. have to learn this for band next month.. think I'll try your way..
JonathanAnon 8 months ago
@JonathanAnon Glad to hear you like it, just take it slow at first and build up the "muscle memory"-then the speed will come. Best of Luck-I'm sure you'll nail it ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 8 months ago
@gtrjoeles yeah I got the CD of songs to learn for next month, and thought I'd better give this a bit of time.. Do you know if this is the way that James Burton played it.. I've seen other versions online played with open strings.. And I cant find a video of Burton playing it..
JonathanAnon 8 months ago
@JonathanAnon I'm not sure if it's how James Burton played it, but it made the most sense to me this way - I tend to think in "economy of motion". I think you should play it the most comfortable way for you ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 8 months ago
Awesome job my friend. Thank you so much for this. I've needed to learn this for so long. I love ELVIS and this soong too. GOD bless you for showing this to us.
Great job and you play so great too :)
Janicemaxwell 9 months ago
@Janicemaxwell You are most welcome, I appreciate the comment. I'm blessed after all these years of struggling to be able to play well enough that, for me, the least I can do is share what I know to help others.
All my best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 9 months ago
hey joe,i just wanted to tell you great job on your guitar lesson for Suspicious Minds.i've been playing guitar for many years and check you tube quite often for guitar lessons(there's always something new to learn)and i have to say yours is one of the best i've seen yet.everything is nice and clear and you take your time showing all the chords and riffs to the song.ok well thanks again and keep up the good work
vinylrocker08 11 months ago
@vinylrocker08 My, thank you very much for the nice comments; it's nice to hear that I help and I'm on the right track. Teaching can be difficult with all the different skill levels you try to reach. Nice comments like this really make my day. All my best ~ Joe
gtrjoeles 11 months ago
hello joe its me again i,m about your age, and like you wait till wifey is out ( no jobs done again ) own a tele like yours only played for 2 years , coming on nicely, thanks to people like yourself, the wife loves elvis so elvis lessons always go down well p.s. don t like d tuning the guitar, e.g. jail house rock. want to play it but cant get head round it. well off to work now unfortunitly .thanks again stay safe.
fenderbryan 1 year ago