Danny Gatton- Licks and Tricks 3

[yankeeG]

Got that, kid? Pretty silly, huh?

[casszen]

Thanks 4engle. I'm lovin' this shit.

[mrronniepassion]

Good teacher.

[a7x7636]

i dont understand those chords at 3:42. any help?

[rishimgupta]

if only youtube existed back then, god wouldent have had to take danny from us for his guitar lessons.

[theLanguageLab]

what is the name of the song started at the 0:22?

[172flier]

@theLanguageLab - I am a Pilgrim

[7pifer]

@theLanguageLab Hi, did you find out the name of the song at 0:22? I am trying to find it out too thanks!

[workinmanstone]

@7pifer I am a pilgrim, its an old Merle Travis song.

[VintageSG]

'Sounds harder than it really is'. No Danny, it really is hard :-)

I'm another just getting into playing like this, well, trying and mostly failing. He makes it look so effortless, whilst I'm gurning away. So sad that such a talent left this world that way.

[danrendine]

Thank you for posting! And thank you to Danny Gatton! So so sad! Seems like the coolest guy. What a player -- thank you for leaving your music!!!

[1967ax]

OK....sure....I can do that.....maybe in another life. For him it was simple. He was a talent beyond us all. I'll try. This instructional serious is phenomenal. and I'll improve from it....but let's face it guys......nobody can do this but Danny. If there's someone out there......please get back to us......I'm not holding my breath......

[wooden891]

Danny You were the best, so sorry your gone, I play a cd of his before every gig to get insperaition

[MarcusWellf]

"Alright kid, you got that? - Yeah sir, Mr. Gatton.

[bareknuckles2u]

Kewl! I love watching this guy play guitar!

[h0b0ch1c]

So good. Can't wait to get home and play around with this on my guitar.

[ljp31009]

Back in the late '80's, when I was about 19, I worked as the shipping guy at Groove Tubes/ GT electronics. I was raised on Van Halen/ Yngwie. You remember the days. I remember one of the old country guys there lending me a Danny Gatton disc. One of those moments that gave me a whole new perspective on what can be done with a guitar.

[MindKillSwe]

He makes me fucking dizzy with this amazing playing.

R.I.P.

[synesthesia67]

holy shit...what's warp factor 11????

[wungabunga]

@synesthesia67 what he's playing in heaven, silly!

[JerkMorrison]

"and you can throw in the Travis stuff"..... yeah, or - you probably can't.

[ohthewiles]

"pretty silly huh?"

[MaxPaws]

"Alright kid, ya got that?" LOL

[whatishe]

I've been playing guitar for 16 years, I feel like I just started playing..

[fraterlucifer888]

@whatishe true that,Im with ya on that and Ive been playing for 22 years, this is why danny gatton was called "THE HUMBLER"

[Hypnus9]

To me, while this is a style I don't pursue as much as I do fusion, I feel like Danny had a way of making what he played sound as if what he was doing was the way the guitar was meant to be played. God rest your soul, Danny Gatton. You were truly one of the greats.

[metalcore929]

What a loss. RIP.

[Zarrinkoub]

what's the name of the merle travis song he plays?

[raremountainbear]

Apparently, he didn't account for me watching this video. Hey, man, it's not as easy as you make it seem! I wish I would have known about this guy when he was alive. He's incredible.

[kdjfnvjvd]

PURE MASTER!!!

[pattynVABeach]

@Fractaloid SORRY, it would not let me reply directly to you. There is a reason for not seeing much on Danny. Both of these DC boys, Danny and Roy Buchannon's families waited years to really let anything out. Probably a trust issue. Two people have the rights to distribute his stuff or so I am toldIf you want more then go to Tom Principato's web site. I am sure he can help you find more since he is one of the two chosen ones.

[pattynVABeach]

@Fractaloid @Fractaloid There is a reason for that. Both Danny and Roy Buchannon's wives waited years to let anything out. Two people have the rights to distribute his stuff or so I am told ( I knew both guys). If you want more then go to Tom Principato's web site. I am sure he can help you find more since he is one of the two chosen ones.

[pattynVABeach]

@Fractaloid There is a reason for that. Both Danny and Roy Buchannon's wives waited years to let anything out. Two people have the rights to distribute his stuff or so I am told ( I knew both guys). If you want more then go to Tom Principato's web site. I am sure he can help you find more since he is one of the two chosen ones.

[SvenVilhelmsson]

Thank you so much for that. It will take me years to get into it, but its worth it…

[honkyxadonis]

why am i only just hering about this guy?

[ajparsons67]

He is my hero!!!Long live Danny Gatton!

[y2joylen]

nice pick ups:)

[fuxgood]

'Sounds harder than it really is."

Uh...didn't he mean to say it really is hard. LOL

I was so fortunate to have lived in the DC area and saw Danny perform many times. What a great guitarist and an even nicer human being. We miss ya Danny.

[xelad1]

amen to that. I was spacing out for a second and doing something else while listening to this video, and then all of a sudden I heard him do that crazy line after the slow rythm playing at 2:36, needless to say I was surprised

[Prestostark]

One of the greatest guitar players ever...Long live Danny in our memories and in video! Just seems like the guy you wanted to know.

A gift to the world of guitar.

[jbrstockport]

really getting into my country playing (travis, banjo rolls etc) and I feel like an absolute beginner again. This stuff is fucking hard man! Then you get Gatton just rolling this stuff off like it's nothing. What a loss to the guitar world. Great player.

[shikhargupta89]

Wish I could take lessons from him

[efarmer385]

What Merle Travis song is that in the beginning

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

"I am a Pilgrim" Merle Travis ~ late 1940s or early 1950s.

[jimmy9803]

I really like berkleyhome's comment. Danny Gatton used his technique as a means to an ends. The end result was one of the greatest guitarist to come around. Musicality transends everything else. These videos are the best I've seen for showing his style of picking. All I need to do is sit on the bed and practice for 15 years. How he died is really his and his family's own business.

[plastichrist]

i liked your statement about musicality transcending everything else

how he died is important to everybody who chooses to follow the path Gatton seems to have carved

it is possible for musicians, especially, to be susceptible to tumultuous emotions like depression

danny killed himself for a reason. whether it's the same reason that made him sound the way he did or not, who knows?

back to practice!

[BluesHeavy]

ITs funny but when you play a tune over and over again your hands just move its like your not their, but to stop and slow down and show it to someone it is got to be so tough. especially appregios and finger picking where its all feel and tempo.

[zingoza]

Wow i usually hate guitar "HOW TO PLAY" videos,d.v.d,s, but he makes it look so simple,you would even try it as apposed to other instructional videos,when you just say i can,t play as good as that...like how he shows you the right hand without any chords....GENIUS...!!!!

[garmonbozia318]

Colynkebralex- "after you have learned everything there is to know about music" ??!!!!! Hate to break it to you, but nobody knows everything there is to know about music. But I certainly agree that DG got a hell of a lot closer than most.

[berkeleyhome]

he had such a great understanding of the basic musicality...so many just memorize, he knew the music

[stashJ8]

thats very true...damn...its seems like ive mesmorized more than i have just known, i should get around to fix it

[hyrulesurfer1]

Danny committed suicide. He shot himself in his garage. Very sad.

[Prestostark]

Hard to watch this without crying. Danny was such a talent, and his suicide was a tragic waste. Thanks for preserving and posting these priceless lessons. Sad as it is, you can't help but laugh when he says "That is the simplest way to play guitar - believe me - no one is lazier than I am!"

[s1914]

@Prestostark Nice comment - well said.

[Prestostark]

@s1914 Sometimes I think the final straw for Danny was when grunge went crazy and took over the music scene. He was probably extra depressed that people who could play a few chords could gain such admiration. Meanwhile, a true virtuoso like himself could hardly even get on the radar. The real players and session people and those in the know gave Danny the highest possible marks; they knew his dedication and skill was way beyond what most can hope to achieve. But depression is a painful foe. Sad.

[runningforsoup2]

does anyone have the tab to the merle travis picking style part? i have most of it but the melody line throws me off still. for the fact of the matter is there somewhere to get the tab to all of this stuff cause it seems like a book goes with it. thanks

[salpi23]

:) confirmed.. He was a genius.

[auto4union]

Talk about an unsung guitar hero !! So sad he never got the recognition he so deeply deserved !! Staggering talent !!

[gyabki]

great!! dg rules!!

[DanSindel]

I think Danny Gatton (RIP) is my new teacher

[chet1952]

that's a E6

[kyleeld123]

the f# is played "2x222x". instead of the picking pattern "6,4,5,3" he skips down a string to "6,3,4,2". hope this helps.

[Modes9]

This is one of the best lessons on hybrid picking on youtube. I can't thank you enough for posting this! I'll be sure to check out your others.

[SonnyREast]

Whoa,thats some hot shit pickin'!

[notbendable]

6:27

[exampletownoutlaws]

That chromatic lick at the end, on the top three strings, amazes me every time. I HAVE to learn that.

[livepulse]

Bloody hell... what a great video!!! Danny is truly the Telemeister!!!