Teach: Isley Brothers Tribute - Hope You Feel Better Love

[devotion1100]

MIKE ! Youre A REAL Guitar Playah To Me FAM . . . Please Dont Stop Sharing Licks ! You Are A Master Teacher !



[IsleyTribute]

@devotion1100

I'm blushing right now! Thanks!

[devotion1100]

Way Tuh Break It Down Bruh !

[MultiScoffer]

Thank You! You are one of the few to play, IMO, a very challenging riff on youtube. Can you PLEASE listen to the song titled "Number One" by Patrice Rushen and then show us how to play the guitar riff on youtube? I have asked many guitarist on youtube to play this song but none have stepped up to the plate. I'm confident that you can do it from what I just saw and you appear to be the type of person that wants to help guitarist such as myself. Will you do it? Let me know either way. Thanks!

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@MultiScoffer

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I remember that song! I don't know if I have the opportunity to finesse all the riffing the guitarist is doing, but I listened to it and picked out a few chords and notes if you want to play around. I think the focus is on Cminor and Fminor with the lead note riffs centered around that Eb to F. Hope that helps!

[MultiScoffer]

@IsleyTribute Thank you for your response. It sounds like that when you have the time you are willing to do a demo on that song. Good! When you do this demo please let me know.In the meantime I will try the chords that you've mentioned. When you get a chance, listen to" Rising From The Ashes" by Erie Isley. It is the only album I believe that he only made. Thanks again!

[taildragger53]

Oh, that 7#9th is SO Jimi Hendrix. Reminds me of "Crosstown Traffic". Thank you for this video!

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@taildragger53

You're welcome!

[jAllen2292]

i'm having a hard time hearing the difference between major and minor chords any good advice

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@jAllen2292

Minor chords sound mooder. You are lowering the 3rd of a 1-3-5 chord (1-b3-5)

The best wayt o hear the difference is to play the same chord betwen major and minor alternating over and over again and listen until you har the difference:

A to Ab to A to Ab ... and so forth

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@IsleyTribute

Meant to say "moodier", not mooder ;)

Some people even use the term "sad". Use of minor scales over major chord progressions results in a "bluesy" sound, for instance.

[APG2112]

Mr. Buie, after watching some of your clips it reminded me of a song I wanted to learn a long time ago.It's titled Funky Ride by Outkast from the early 90's.It's heavily influenced by the Isleys and Funkadelic and I'm sure you will find it quite interesting.Any help with chords/scales on it would be greatly appreciated.I've tried to find info for it on the web to no luck.And if there's anyone on youtube with the chops and knowledge of soul/R&B to figure it out it's gotta be you.

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@APG2112

I hate the way Youtube posts threads ... makes it hard to figure out who I've answered and who I haven't. I will check it out and see if I can help.

[devotion1100]

@IsleyTribute YOU ARE MY DUDE ! ! ! I CANT BELIEVE HOW BLESSED YOU ARE FOR SHOWING THIS STUFF- 1000 THANKS

[APG2112]

Great posts! One my favorite guitarists.Isleys' music and style is very emotional and melodic and you sir pull it of very well(for not being a real guitar player you got me fooled).I was looking for some of their live shows and saw your posts,glad I did!Look forward to seeing some more.Great music and excellent job with the lessons.Thanks for sharing your experience!

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@APG2112

You are WELCOME!

[moroccanroller]

Dude, you deserve a Nobel prize for musical nicetey - than you a zillion for shown me this, I;ve been fiddling with it for years. That tune is a KILLER!

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@moroccanroller

Glad to assist!

[awfulblues]

Not a real guitar player? Excellent vid's! What about the two chords immediately before going into chorus with the D9#7 and E9#7? These Isley lessons are phenomenal, Thank you so much for the insight!

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@awfulblues

Am7, Bm7

C, D will also work

BTW that's D7#9 and E7#9

I'm glad you enjoyed the vid!

[v125138]

@awfulblues Excellent and you lie like a cheap persian rug. You are a good teacher and you have a unique ability to explain complex musical equations. Thank you for posting.

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@v125138

LOL! You made me feel good to say that! I appreciate it!

[ctune1]

Dude, You are incredible! Great guitar, singing and you are a natural teacher too!

Thanks for sharing this!

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@ctune1

Thanks a lot!

[TaiMiles]

Go ahead, Mr. Buie!

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@TaiMiles

Thanks, lady! Call me again ... I don't have your number locked in, went to see my parents on the weekened, and by the time I tried to call you back, I had a bunch of unknown numbers to sift thru. :*(

[SONICSOUL174]

One of my favorite songs.

[meandrunk]

R.I.P. Marvin -- jeez, just listen to his bass riff -- relentless, keeping an impossible pace. No wonder Ernie was so good having to keep up with him!

[PlatinumProductionzz]

@meandrunk

Thanks!

Yes, Marvin ... R.I.P.

[jakuzanova]

Dear Michael, i just wanna say that i luv this Isley tribute stuffs what you did ! I am from Europe, Hungary - Budapest. In this part of the world the Isleys and other soul and funk joints are not so popular like in the states; but i still with my statement - this type of music is a real masterpiece !

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@jakuzanova

I ws stationed in Scotland for two years and the folk over there LOVED the little four-piece band we put together. Folk over there have great taste in music, when they wanna ;-)

[IsleyTribute]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate that!

[PhuckHue2]

you know your stuff! I think at 02:22 Ernie plays a Cmaj7 chord

[IsleyTribute]

Without cheching the recording, you know ... I can't dispute that .... CM7 and Em are extremely close, sonically. So, I may have missed that. And Ernie DOES hit a lot of Maj7 chords. I love them.

Thanks ... I'll double-check that when I get to pull the CD out.

[IsleyTribute]

Dang if you aren't 100% right! :)

You know I couldn't rest 'til I checked it. Definitely a C played in the bass.

Thanks!

[JazzricMusic]

Hey Mike, you got it down bro...Thx for sharin,,,,

keep up the awesome work...

[IsleyTribute]

Thanks!

[ladyjaisun]

Hi Mike! And to think you use to be shy! Keep On Pushin' Baby.

[IsleyTribute]

It's my Jai!!!!!

Wassup, gurl! I was just thinking about you this past week. Great to hear from you!

I'd love to see you at one of your gigs soon!

[butterp7]

Dude, good shit. Me and my jamming guys are always pulling out some Isleys but I couldn't figure the intro. Keep going man!!

[Violinaire1]

Cool, man! Thanks!

[Blugave]

Yea, this is good stuff. Ernie Isley has always been one of my favorite guitarists. He was doing this stuff way back before a lot of guys knew what guitar playing is all about. You've increased my repertoire quite nicely. My jamming buddies eyes lit up when I busted this one out last week. My fingers still hurt from my Ernie-esque soloing. Thanks man!! and keep up the good work

[IsleyTribute]

Ha ha ha!

Great way to shock the guys! And yep ... soloing his stuff will put another set of callouses on your fingertips! LOL!

[taildragger53]

@Blugave Ernie Isley learnt alot of his stuff directly from Jimi Hendrix when Jimi played in the Isleys (circa 1964). The solo on this tune really proves it. Reminds me of Jimi's "Machine Gun" when Ern hits that really high note. This is a great video..wonderfully explained.

[jimimadison]

you're not a real guitar player??? get the hell outta hear...you blew that out the box man!!! love it love it...thanks for the inspiration...will try those when I get home...sweeeet bro!!!! love those 7th#9th chords..also correct me if Im wrong but Funkadelic uses the same chord E7#9 in One Nation...love that chord..niiiice

[IsleyTribute]

Man, 'precitate the kudos! :)

I don't recall the section you bring up about One Nation. But, the 7#9 chord is a VERY distinctive sound. If you hear it, I'm sure it's there! :~D

[willie0343]

Man can you imagine a fusion of DOOBIE BROTHERS and ISLEY BROTHERS guitar playing AWSOME I'LL buy it

[IsleyTribute]

I know, right!!!

[gripedwards]

You'r'e an excellent guitarist, and oops...You let it slip out that you can SING!

Do you have a CD out?

Great job

[IsleyTribute]

Ha ha ha! Slip of the tongue! ;)

I have a sampler and also a couple CD's from singing with a Gospel Group. You can see some of my Gospel Group's stuff online at Youtube/Violinaire1

[MTBFury]

Man you are amazing!!!

[IsleyTribute]

You guys are ALL my firends!!! ;~D

[MacDrevi0us]

Anyway you could break that lead down a little slower? Is that just your standard blues scale (1-flat3-4-flat 5-5-flat 7)?  Its so fast I can barely hear it : )

[kstrat]

Hi Michael,

Your Isley tutorials are great! Some of the best stuff I've seen on YouTube.

Geez how can you say your not a real guitarist?

Anyways.. keep on posting such good soulful instructional videos!

Peace...

-Ken-

[IsleyTribute]

Thanks a lot! I only know a microcosm of what others know guitar-wise. And playing portions of Isley tunes does not compare to the breadth of Ernie's talent, is what I mean by that. I appreciate your encouragement! :)

[MacDrevi0us]

Right on. You should try breaking down "Ernies Jam" thats a great song too. Let me know what you think...

-Cody-

[IsleyTribute]

He's using his standard licks on that one .. perhaps I should dig a little deeper into what I hear going on when he plays some of those riffs, and post them up :)

[MacDrevi0us]

That would be awesome. I love his style I just cant quite figure out whats going on so yeh it would be cool if you made a video of that! Keep of the good work I like what you're doing!

[IsleyTribute]

OK ... I will try to do that for you. Keep in mind I'm not practiced-up at giving video guitar lessons. This vid is really more for people who already know a lot, but want to see how to do an Isley tune.

But, I will try to be very specific on this solo for you. You teach me, and tell me how what I post up next helps you. :)

[MacDrevi0us]

Sounds good thanks for working with me : ). Keep doin yer thing!

[MacDrevi0us]

What gauge strings do you use? Nice vid by the way.

[IsleyTribute]

Thanks! I use standard 9's.

[Tishauna7]

"ELECTRIC PURGATORY now on AMAZON!" is a alternate keyword to use in the youtube search engine.

[Tishauna7]

Ernie is sick in the head, he's a HUGE influence on my playing along with Hazel, Santana, Vernon Reid, Hendrix, vai, tom morello, van halen..i'm annoyed that a lot of rock guitarists gets all of the accolades. black guitarists gets overlooked.

people like living colour inspred me to start my all black female band "Outlaw Starr"

[IsleyTribute]

Sounds like we have a lot of the same likes. Any vids of your band?

[Tishauna7]

not yet, but.....thats not a bad idea

[IsleyTribute]

I checked out some of your links. Very cool stuff. I've always felt black musicians were stuffed into the corner of a tight stereotype. I approached lead singer of my gospel band about doing a song tinged with metal, and though he was polite about it, he was doubtful.

I thought "you kiddin' me?" The Violinaires were known for innovative sound back in the day; why not bust out for real? Oh, well. People can have limited thinking sometimes. :*( I still beleive he can think outside the box.

[Tishauna7]

dude you need to look up "Electric Purgatory Trailer - Part II" on you tube. also check out a group called red lotus. they did some gigs with my band.

[IsleyTribute]

Will do :)

[jsamc]

such a over looked underated group. what kind of pedal do you use for the lead parts.

[IsleyTribute]

I agree with you ... truly ground-breaking group! I was using an old Roland ME5, but have upgraded to a Line6 PodxtLive

[InuyashaPrincess14]

If I told you I was searching the net for EXACTLY a guitar tutorial on this song, no one would believe it, but it's true!!!!! Thanks!!!!!

[IsleyTribute]

Happy to accomodate! This is one of the greatest songs they did, imo, and it is refreshing to hear others have such feeling for it! I'm glad you enjoy!

[ali0015]

man i love the way u put it all 2 gether:do u think that u could do under the influence off the real deal lp?.......i love the one were u & ur son is playin.....we love 2 c a father & son lay it down.

[syzzur]

Very Nice!!!

[IsleyTribute]

Thank you!

[LowRCS]

Nice playing Mike. Are you running straight into that Marshall, or thru a box?

What you're doing is good. Most people charge to give lessons, and I'm sure there are a gang of kids glued to their monitors learning. Lol, wish they had this stuff when we came up. Keep up the good work playa!

[IsleyTribute]

Thanks for the props!

I am using an old Roland ME5 for Guitar effects. The lead has some delay, distortion and wah in it with a tad bit reverb.

[IsleyTribute]

I'm posting this because I love the Isley brothers and I want to share that love for them with anyone who will listen. I am so thrilled to see this generation of musicians rediscovering the Isley's over and over again.

FREE RONALD ISLEY!!! :~D

[jonofgold]

Great, great, great video sir. Thank you for sharing. Just curious, how do you figure out the chords for common songs like this? Is it just by ear? Thanks again. Jon

[IsleyTribute]

Thanks for the props. :)

Learning by playing with and asking others helps. When I played in a couple R&B bands, I sat down with Isley songs and listened, tried to reproduce the sound, listened some more, played more ... you just keep doing until it sounds right. Sometimes you are a little different from the original, but music is about variation, too, right? :)

[IsleyTribute]

Listening to the bass line helps ... lots of times the bass is playing the root of the chord. Also, the more chords you have in your own arsenal, the better you know your scales, the more likely you will better analyze songs you learn by ear.

[IsleyTribute]

Of course, when you can find tablature for a song already, that helps tremendously. But, lots of times, those tabs have the simplest chord form and it's not what the artist really played.

[jonofgold]

I agree. I've discovered the more you listen to and play around with the guitar the more the chords start to come to you. Thanks for the info. I'm pretty amatuer but I love this music and this is what I try to do in my off time.

[alwo12]

hey sorry bro i just found your video on footsteps. cool stuff ive been playing it wrong .thers another guy on u tube plays isleys songsu u kats be burnin those solos

[alwo12]

u can burn those strings man ,how about posting chords for footsteps in the dark

[IsleyTribute]

I posted the chords in the text for ya ... hope u can follow it. It's in the text for the song.

[examinfo]

Great Job! Can you break down the Isley Bros Ohio/Machinegun

[IsleyTribute]

Never played it, though I've heard and love it. I just posted one other I did the other day, "Choosey Lover". I hope you enjoy it.