Heartbeat by Buddy Holly

[RicTester]

Thanks for the kind words. Keep rockin' and let the good times roll!

[alexfatt]

god bless you! brilliant playing, keep up the good work!

[RicTester]

Always a pleasure Keep the good times happening!

[yettosevengoodpuppy]

@RicTester Thanks Ric, Great help Cheers

[MrPantone123]

Great. Informative. Thank you.

[RicTester]

Thank you Thomas - I appreciate ypur comment tremendously

[Predator19651]

@RicTester hi there Ric,

I've just found your channel,excellent work,im not a total novice player but i'm having a little trouble following some of the instructions (im slow ,your a little fast) regarding heatrtbeat ,would it be possible for you to post the tabs for the chords used in the part starting at 2:30 in the video "a" to "d" to "e" including the strum pattern (ie which strings ) cant figure it out

Love buddy Holly (and your channel)

Regards

Terry

[thomasojii31]

Very enjoyable.

An excellent lesson.

Kind regards.

[hwanj]

this is a very helpful lesson! thanks a lot.

[coyclown]

I love the ring on your guitar, it is so exquisite. Just like the ring of Buddys guitar.

[JoeTakeHolly]

LOVE YOUR PLAYING VERY GOOD

[RicTester]

@JoeTakeHolly Thank you very much for your kind comment and long live the music of Buddy and his friends

[princetyrion2010]

really accurate and you come across a a nice guy too. Learning this for a wedding band i am in, and thats sorted me out brilliant. Keep up the good work!

[RicTester]

@princetyrion2010 Hi and greetings from Australia. This song has always been very popular in my live sets - it is one of those ageless songs really worth knowing when you are gigging. Hope the wedding show goes well. Cheers. Ric T

[RicTester]

@princetyrion2010 Thanks so much for the good rap. I really appreciate you stopping by at my channel. Regards, Ric T

[ultrakool]

rod taylor, is that you?

[blackwatchuk]

can you give fingering positions for the bridge please.

[empireuniverse]

Thanks for sharing! Would you put Buddy's playing up with the best of them? I'm realizing how complex some of his songs were as I try to learn them.

[rogersgitar]

Hello Ric - You have a very good lesson here Thanx !! - I realle enjoye the way you explain - and the guitars you use ;-)

[RicTester]

@rogersgitar Thank you for your kind comment. I love the rock and r&b from the 50-60s

[SEAJEA6560]

Ur awesome ric, really enjoyed ur vids and tutorials, i learnt a lot as i love buddy,s music in song and playin ..Thankin U very much ,..Cheers.

[RicTester]

@SEAJEA6560 Thanks for your kind words and support. I am so glad that others enjoy the same music as I do!

[kokolanza]

There are 28 hits for "Buddy Holly Heartbeat" and NOT ONE by Buddy Holly.

[RicTester]

looks like you'll just have to go and get the CD

[barnetboy2]

what frets are the power chords?

[ringodingo]

Someone doing the dishes in the background?  I play a Tele too. Nice lookin Tremelo bar.

[lostboy8814]

This guy is good..............really good.Love that vintage 'Tele' too.

[deftonesfan192]

Really great lesson and a gorgeous Telecaster what type/year/issue is this?

[anewengland]

Great tutorial. Couple questions. You said the chards are A, D and 7th. What Chord is 7th?

Also what chord are you basing it off on the 12th & 14th frets? I know it sounds correct but just curious how you found that and knew to use just the top two strings.

[loyboy1979]

So....5th fret A barred 10th fret D barred 12th fret E barred. And also your hammering the small finger--- This is how i see it.

[mquisto]

very useful, thank you

one comment though, I notice when you finger the 'riff' parts you seem to be forming more or less a full chord and then hitting just the couple of strings that comprise the riff. This can make it hard to see which strings you are actually playing even if it is a more natural way for you to play it.

[buhmabee]

Hands down the best Heartbeat lesson.

[summoner41]

wow thanks ric your lessons are ace i am learning so many songs thanks to you dont ever give up teaching us people we need people like you who give so much time and effort so we can enjoy our guitars thanks mate

[RicTester]

Glad that you enjoy the lessons. "Tell Me How" by Buddy and The Crickets is now up for viewing. Regards

Ric

[BlueSuedeTom]

Yeah! come on Ric . . TELL ME HOW!

lesser known or not it's BRILLIANT.

[RicTester]

Hi Tom

I have done "Tell me How" and will be putting it up in the next day or so

Enjoy

Ric T

[BlueSuedeTom]

GREAT! look forward to this, and any other "Crickets" songs.

[RicTester]

It is now up - enjoy

[TheZimma]

Hi well done i liked the lesson its easy to follow,cheers Tony

[RicTester]

Thank you - one of the many great Holly songs!

[Sunambra]

Very very good

[RicTester]

Thank you very much - Keep the good times rolling

[kdc7759]

Hi Ric. Really, really good lesson. Now all I've got to do is learn those chord triads! Any chance of doing a tujtorial on Buddy's 'Tell Me How'? Thanks, Kevin

[RicTester]

Thanks for the nice comment. "Tell Me How" is one of the lesser known of the Holly songs, but nonetheless a goody. Will have a look at it soon!

[RicTester]

I have just completed "Tell me How and will be posting it is a day or so.

Cheers

Ric T

[RicTester]

Tell Me How is now up - enjoy

[GantzIsSloppy]

Luv the intro guitar riff on this song!!

[RicTester]

So do I. Remarkanle that the song was not a hit (at the time)

[banjometal]

Hiya. You really nailed the tone on that as well as playing it dead-on. I've been playing Buddy's tunes for 35 years and always figured he used really heavy guage strings. Just out of curiosity how heavy are the ones on that sweet tele you've got there? Thanks

[RicTester]

The fifties rocker who was renowned for putting heavy strings on his guitar was Carl Perkins. A lot of the country artists did this because their outfit did not include a drummer, and by hammering on thick low strings they could get a percussive sound. As for Buddy, I don't know, but we could ask Tommy Allsup who was the guitarist on the session - and is still with us. As for me, I use 9-42 on the Tele. I find that the Bigsbys work well with lighter gauge strings.

Cheers

Ric

[tl1095]

Trying this one out on a new Gibson, thanks for the lesson, Great Cover.

[jcraigb]

awesome thanks for the lesson been playing this on my guitar all day now

[RicTester]

Glad that you enjoyed the jam. Call back for more soon

[col1rbtx]

You sing pretty well also. You should do a complete singing version of the song! I think Tommy Alsup played lead on the original 'Heartbeat' by Holly. He was an Oklahoman that later opend a studio in

Odessa, Tx. I have some songs up on uk-tube also: Robin Brown / West Texas rockabilly

[RicTester]

Yep, Tommy Allsup played guitar on some of Buddy's best songs. Thanks for tuning in

[TheBlokeNextDoor]

Nice one, thanks.

[RicTester]

Thank you - I notice that you are a fan of Jay Hawkins who I met in 1988 when he toured Australia. A really nice and very intelligent fellow. Had the pleasure of having a drink and a chat with Jay after his show. Love "Feast of the Mau Mau!"

[zaphodhornblower]

wow amazing ric love your lessons..and uve shown me the only reason worth using a tremlo on..normally they just put me out of tune and i dislike them..essentially why i bought a telle recently..u dont see many trem

telles..but your bigsby sounds like its werking very well..keep up the good werk..ill be following you lessons..

das..keep up the good werk..

[RicTester]

Hi and thanks for the good rap.

Personally I think that the tremolo adds a lot of expression to the sound. I guess having said that, many of the great guitarists have made their living without them - the great James Burton with his factory spec tele for one. Keep the good times rolling!

[RicTester]

Thanks David. Heartbeat wasn't a hit at the time it was released, but has become one of the real classics over the years. Enjoy

[historicbloke]

I cant play but enjoyed thanks

[Thrillhouse56]

Hey Man!

Thanx a lot for this lesson!!!! Really great, although it's sometimes a little bit fast (i had troubles with the bridge..) but after 1 hour stoppin' and playin' i think i've got it! It's better when it's slower i think...

Please do post more of that lessons, buddy holly was so ahead of his time!

btw: cool guitar!

Greetings from Germany

Thrillhouse

[RicTester]

Hi and greetings from Australia. Thank you for your kind comment. I will be posting a lesson for "It's So Easy" in a few days

regards

Ric

[coyclown]

For some reason whenever I heard this song,it always reminded me of a hawaiian song. So in essence I would have this picture in my mind of Buddy performing at a luau wearing a grass skirt and no shoes with a tropical flower in his ear, bare chested and playing a ukelele.

[RicTester]

Hi - thanks for your comment.

Calypso and latin beats were very poular in mainstream pop in the late fifties - this was helped a lot by the popularity of Harry Belafonte. In 1957 The Diamonds scored a huge hit with the rhumba rhythm of "Little Darlin'"

Pat Boone also hit with "Speedy Gonzalez" a couple of years later. Hope to post a couple of songs by The Fleetwoods soon - a great group from the fifties.

[RicTester]

Thank you very much - this song is one of my favourites from the Buddy Holly catalog and it is great to be able to share the music

[ToneKats]

Well done - I've done it for years but I find your chords more precise than the ones I used. Thanks.

[RicTester]

Thank you - very glad you liked the lesson - stay tuned for more - I am doing "Lonesome Tears" at the moment - should be up in a few days :)

[ToneKats]

I have a site at rockabillyotis which you might enjoy if you like obscure and well known Holly tunes performed in front of a live theatre audience

[marsguitars]

Thanks Ric, I've been playing this song for years but still found some useful tips from your lesson. You've got a nice teaching style!

[RicTester]

Thank you very much - this is one of my favourite Holly songs - I am looking for some of his more obscure and less covered songs to do lessons for - hopefully something will be up soon

[stevinne1]

I really enjoy your lessons. This was a good one.

[RicTester]

I appreciate your support and kind comment - happy playing !

[6Heureka]

You are a really good teacher thank you very much for this lesson. Now I have much work to learn it.5 stars from me

[RicTester]

I am so glad that you liked the lesson. You make my day with your kind remark - thank you

[StikPivot]

Very good lesson. And I'm glad you liked my version.

[saxby01]

Great lesson----except it would be so much better if we could see you playing the whole song without the pictures of Buddy Holly---kind of spoils the point.

[horseshoe67]

Enjoyed lesson, nice level of detail though I had to revisit the bridge several times. I didn't care that much for BH until I watched this vid and you may have spun off another fan. Great post so keep 'em coming. - Sam

[RicTester]

Thank you very much for your kind remark. As time allows, I can manage about one new posting per month. Keep the good times rolling - Ric