Yeah... But... No... He actually plays it in 'drop D' and uses a whammy pedal to drop the note on the press of your foot. Even a cheap Behringer Whammy pedal will do the trick. Also, he doesn't use a 'shrill' tone from a Strat, it's a humbucker with some killer overdrive. To get that vibe you need to be in drop D. If you're really good with your whammy technique you can do the effect without resorting to a Whammy pedal. But live? Use a pedal for consistency. It's much more than just the notes...
Great lesson, man! I like the way you throw in lots of technical terms (vibrato, pentatonic, staccato), as if the lesson's for someone intelligent, as well as the way you include many subtle ways to make it sound as much as possible like the band plays it. Thank you!
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Excellent lesson of guitar!
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satothequeen 10 hours ago
fab x
blondiebabs 18 hours ago
you are my idol, thank you for posted this video!
MrFckubanez 1 week ago
Great Lesson Simon, I got asked to learn this one yesterday by members of my band, great song, great teaching, I subscribed mate, Cheers
Tafkap1974 1 week ago
BADASS! :D
EntertainKaroline 2 weeks ago
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TheAmusementchannel 2 weeks ago
Great lesson ...
MegaEliotNess 2 weeks ago
Great sound. Very informative tutorial. Detailed step by step. Excellent video Simon.
Herfortz 2 weeks ago
Thanx for the nice comment on my page..although, I cannot take credit for anything but putting them ON my page : )
~Tammi~
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RockyWhyNott 3 weeks ago
You're really good, Simon! Ali:)
AllisonBrustofski 3 weeks ago
Yeah... But... No... He actually plays it in 'drop D' and uses a whammy pedal to drop the note on the press of your foot. Even a cheap Behringer Whammy pedal will do the trick. Also, he doesn't use a 'shrill' tone from a Strat, it's a humbucker with some killer overdrive. To get that vibe you need to be in drop D. If you're really good with your whammy technique you can do the effect without resorting to a Whammy pedal. But live? Use a pedal for consistency. It's much more than just the notes...
swamilainen 3 weeks ago
lesson, great...♫ interesting
CARLONCHO3333 3 weeks ago
I enjoyed this lesson. Thanks for posting it!
gqfiend 1 month ago
Great lesson, man! I like the way you throw in lots of technical terms (vibrato, pentatonic, staccato), as if the lesson's for someone intelligent, as well as the way you include many subtle ways to make it sound as much as possible like the band plays it. Thank you!
chackers 1 month ago
I believe he uses the Digitech Whammy pedal to make the dive.
LBdreaming 1 month ago 3
@LBdreaming actually, he uses
StealThisGuitar98 1 month ago
@LBdreaming I use my whammy bar with my left hand while picking the low E string. Much cheaper than a Whammy pedal.
Line6PodXtPro 1 week ago
I would recommend that you use a dive pedal to help keep it in tune if you can get your hands on one
simonjajames 1 month ago
The Black Keys use a tremolo pedal instead of the sammy bar in order to stay in tune and get a consistent sound.
sicemdawgs47 1 month ago
@sicemdawgs47 do you even know what a tremolo pedal does??
jgriff95 1 month ago
You should use a whammy bar instead for the original sound.
S2033468 1 month ago
OMG Thanx!!! we r doing this for our school concert and my teacher sux at teaching! lol I can finally be like "In yur face Teach!" lol
obsessivereader116 1 month ago
Fantastic lesson. I have uncovered some hidden skill within me :D THANK YOU Simon
KnightOfNostalgia 1 month ago
I love this song!! thanks for sharing
amandawooning 1 month ago
Thanks! Awesome lesson! Subscribed!
tintinet 1 month ago
Great videos, thank you!
BromptonBubble 2 months ago
love "the long way down" .... yeah... practice slow.... learn fast
stomachlining 2 months ago
Nice man! what amp settings do you use?
B1U2R3P4S5 2 months ago
SWEET! I love this song. I was going to do a vocal cover of it earlier this year. Great work!
DLSings 2 months ago
Excellent lesson! More black keys lessons please :)
MrPerrik 2 months ago
Thanks for the nice words on my channel page. Some great instructional videos here. :) Janet
onewomanandsomesongs 2 months ago
Great song! Also great lesson! Thanks!
1234Minorthreat 2 months ago
Glad to subscribe!!
caddis05 2 months ago
Hello, hello, hello!! I notice that there are a lot of you using this video... Please help me in return by subscribing to my channel!!! Thanks and all the best!
simonjajames 2 months ago 5
thanks man
0158720 2 months ago
great video !
Stickincrowd 2 months ago
Nice lesson Simon! I liked it. Nice Strat! Of course I'm probably biased. lol.
alanfree3 2 months ago