Russian Rag ( ragtime fingerstyle guitar )

[Treeshagger1]

Beautiful,went into a trance and forgot my worries(n shit)..your like xanax coming through my lap top...Loved it!!

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks for your comment - Xanax eh ! - havent heard that word for a long time - those Bret novels I think - take care and thanks for watching - Johnson

[amccolgan1]

Could you lend me some talent? I don't have any and God seems to have given you too much!

[johnsonhogg]

Its funny how you think I have talent and I know that I have none at all - suppose it depends on the objective - these take a lot of hard work - i always found the guitar a bit like a computer game - after 5 hours of playing none stop its seemed like minutes to me. - take care - Johnson

[RemzofFrance]

nice and straightforward, congratulations!

[johnsonhogg]

thanks very much for commenting - johnson

[mostdanjarous1]

that was beautiful.

[johnsonhogg]

thanks for commenting - take care - johnson

[Nevyle]

Are there tabs for this piece??

I must learn it!

[johnsonhogg]

I learned this piece from the album ( with tab ) called Masters of the Ragtime guitar which you can get from Amazon or Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop - Also you can get this piece and tab also from Stefan Grossman Guitar Workshop where the album is a solo album of Lasse Johansson called - Early Jazz for fingerstyle guitar - also you could search out Lasse Johansson web site on Google - you shall see his albums and arrangements on his web site. Goof luck Johnson

[Nevyle]

wow, a whole new world just opened for me.

thanx, great sound

[1432tom]

This is such a great interpretation of the ups and downs of life, Russian, American, or any other.  Haunting, exciting, relieving, and soothing.

[johnsonhogg]

That was a nice piece of writing - thanks for your kind words - Johnson

[woos2045]

Slavonic Boogie...I am diggin it!!!

[johnsonhogg]

thanks for liking the thing - johnson

[0ldfinger]

Still blows me away this one. It's fantastic. Bravo johnsonhogg!!!

[johnsonhogg]

thanks chum - nice words from a nice guy

[owlet1963]

@johnsonhogg AMEN!!! not to mention quite a guitar player too! He and Reprac9 are making me turn green with envy when I listen to them play! And I am neither Kermit the frog, nor Irish,HA!

[owlet1963]

@0ldfinger You were right! Thanks for pointing this one out! Now all I have to dois practice forthe next 99 and a half year in order to be that good! :)

[melnickgre]

Very nice!

[johnsonhogg]

glad you liked it -thanks - Johnson

[Conn0lly]

jesus johnson. thats class.........

[johnsonhogg]

thanks friend - appreciate it - Johnson

[bjy690]

The Best



[johnsonhogg]

thanks and take care friend

[ox0Jason0xo]

the description is wrong i wouldent say this is advanced fingerstyle more mid range stuff i can think of many many harder things and you cant call both advanced

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks - you are right - maybe I should have said too advanced for me - thanks for commenting

[ox0Jason0xo]

@johnsonhogg lol no you played it well jsut in fingerstyle terms there are alot harder things

[maurabazzarelli]

That was beautiful. Amazing job!

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks for your comment - good luck with your stuff - Johnson

[redhairedlad]

Fantastic job! One of my favorite treasures is the Cobb's ORIGINAL sheet music for this handful, found in an antique emporium in Point Pleasant, NJ.

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks - i have seen the cover of the original pn the Lasse Johansson web site - I can imagine its definately worth having - thanks for commenting - apreciate it.

[giorgiopicker]

pss hey, ) btw did you enjoy this one?

トゥクトゥクスキップ - テルミン～Russian Rag

[johnsonhogg]

yes liked this one - also the banjo version - johnson

[giorgiopicker]

now this is funny i used t play this in Em...but with no capo...but you probably right ,much less bass fretting...I pulld it out by ear...couple a lifetime ago...

think I'll rehearse it...

[johnsonhogg]

thanks Giorgio - ohnson

[applejuicerrrrr]

yo dude no need to listen to bassgroove you SHRED!

[johnsonhogg]

thanks for paying attention to other comments - take care

[bassgroove21]

good style and very acute playing but your too stiff, i'm not seeing much originality in your playing try putting a little more soul into it.

[johnsonhogg]

thanks for helping me to progress - thanks for your commet

[YofterMofter]

@bassgroove21 Jealousy is toxic.

[adrianodamas]

It forgives for the errors in my writing. I am of Brazil I do not say English and I used the translator of geogle to write. You burrow very. Pleasant… very Very good… Success and everything of good…

[johnsonhogg]

thank you for your comment - appreciate it - johnson

[MrLrmj]

Awesome. Is that an FG-345?

[johnsonhogg]

no sorry - its a yamaha FG 340 ( 2 ) - thanks

[bravenickpayne]

You are a master!

[johnsonhogg]

thanks for your appreciation and comment - johnson

[ddanze]

Johnson, that is a fabulous playing - your economy of motion is something else!

[johnsonhogg]

thanks David - I always think comfort first with focus on the required pattern for the next postition and keep working through it that way - its not where I am so to speak - its where I need to be next that matters.

[1canyonguy]

Another fantastic tune from you andalso played so well

[hooblagoo]

I loved this. It inspired me to start playing guitar.

[johnsonhogg]

@hooblagoo  - glad it was useful for something - thanks

[carvetop01]

Excellent performance. Very fluid lines. Very clean playing. Bravo!!

allen 5*****

[646879]

cool stuff...i always liked ragtime....a happy sound! even this minor miracle...good picking!

[bobdwilliams]

Excellent playing! AWESOME! I hope you don't mine me stealing this from you? It'll only take me 20 years to learn it ha ha ha

*thanks for posting this gem, johnsonhogg! Peace

[johnsonhogg]

thanks for the nice words and I am happy that you liked the thing bob.

[Gmancrap]

Whats the song name?

[gsboss]

olawdy this is schweet

5star bro

[johnsonhogg]

Thankyou

[clockworkreactor]

lol dont be modest your epic lol

[clockworkreactor]

Wow just wow, im a huge fan of rags and never once heard of a russian rag before and im in love :P, i aspire to become las good as you. Epic work :)

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks for your comments - I wouldn't aspire to become as good as me. I am not so good

[bjy690]

Awesome stuff. I remember you playing Anji at Holywell High a long long time ago

[johnsonhogg]

What a memory - I remember trying to decide between playing Anji or Silver Swan. Either way I remember a lot of tutting as I fluffed parts up. Cant remember if I was 15 or 16 and reckon it must have been sometime in 77.

[Taro8World]

すばらしい (Mighty fine! Bravo!)

[RhodeIsland75]

someone made a comment the other day about 'Russian rock n roll' and could I imagine such a thing, (a bit like English Vodka I spose) which has lead me here. Amazing.

[johnsonhogg]

Thank you for your kind comments

[sourapple121]

i was randomly on youtube and i think i typed in advanced fingerpicking, you came up as the third result. And i am thanking god that you did. this is amazing guitar work a pleasure to listen to. instant 5* and subscription

[johnsonhogg]

you make me feel good with these comments thanks

[SkootSucksAtLife]

that was incredible :O

[johnsonhogg]

thanks very much skoot

[stevietheflea]

That's a real inspiration! Thank you.

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks for your comment Stevie. Makes it worthwhile recording the thing

[stevietheflea]

Any tips on fingernail health? You see, I dropped my pick about 10 years ago, and never bothered to find it...

[johnsonhogg]

I have about 2 or 3 mm free overhang per nail nothing too long. Have to keep them like this and dont allow them to get any longer or they break.

[jimihendrix1967]

Sounds like Rachmaninoff Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 C sharp minor

[johnsonhogg]

think you are correct; prelude yes

[doggeds]

thankyou very much for the tips johnsonhogg . I love your playing by the way! keep putting up videos : )

[doggeds]

i'm learning to play this song . but i find it really hard to play up to tempo because of the right hand. got any tips for right hand technique? Do you have to alternate fingers when playing several notes on one string to get it up to speed?

[johnsonhogg]

Analyse each section, play in a way that you find comfort, forget the theory. Yes index and second finger for the runs but again why not try resting your little finger on the scratch plate for hand stability. ( although I dont )

So , take each section on its own, dont try to play it all, relax and find comfort and ease.

Tempo - you have between 3,05 mins and 3,35 mins to do this, use it. I play this a little fast but comfortable

Good luck

[jonayork]

What an interesting mix, rag and the surreal whimsical Russian sound. Nicely done!

[johnsonhogg]

Thanks Jon

[acousticland]

very interesting composition. Man,you play so good.

[unkownkilla]

Wow I'm speechless! jeez man!

[dukeroyall]

You play so beautifully that it's just stunning. Your technique is so accomplished that the music is delightful and fun without the distraction of seeming like a finger buster. (I have to agree with daddystovepipe, though -- why the reverb/echo?) Thanks, and please post more.

[daddystovepipe]

Fine picking, you do this fingerbuster justice (would prefer a natural guitar sound though).

[HAMADATakasi]

Very nice and enjoyable ragtime guitar.

You are good guitarist.

Also I love Yamaha guitar.

[Paullythehat]

Very nice m8y.... Crisp and clean.. Gr8 sound.. 5***** and subbed/shared..

[0ldfinger]

I would be in traction for a week if I tried to play that. Brilliant!

[KO5787]

this is great, and thank you for your video response, i love your style

[ddanze]

Kudos! You have really been doing your home

work and it shows! I found this one easier than Nightmare or Monk.

Thanks for sharing!!

[jimbojimbojimbojimbo]

very nice!!!!! this style is my absolute favorite

[ponchnipe]

Brilliant !

[dima666]

amazing!!!!

[tom44119]

Absolutely Brilliant !!! 20stars !

[johnsonhogg]

Thank you

[johnsonhogg]

I fell of my chair when I saw that you commented. After years and years of trying to play your arrangements it is really really nice that you comment.I have just pulled out your albums to remind me what you look like. Section 3 is difficult, especially that strange positioning ( I dont know any chord names )on the third change but I tried to work around that. Yes I tried but couldnt get the thing down to 3:08 minutes which upset me. Again thankyou for commenting, it made my day, week, year.

[RaffaeleMartinoni]

I'm really impressed. Congrats.

[NeezyDeezy]

Wow, what an absolutely incredible job with this technically challenging piece!

+ more points for choosing a rag variation, which I love.

How long have you been playing guitar??

[johnsonhogg]

-thanks a lot for your comments - Ive been playing on and off since the age of about 12, got hooked on kicking mule stuff around 14 but after a number of years realised that it was too specific and not appealing to most. It was only when I stumbled on youtube that I thought I'd put some stuff on for those who may be beginning their journey with this guitar style.

[NeezyDeezy]

what kind of guitar do you play?

[johnsonhogg]

yamaha FG 340(2)nothing special, bought it around about '83,

[ponchnipe]

What talent ! I can't believe it,

can we have some more?? love it.

[poppyrosina]

really nice work john !! that is so great!I play the guitar but not as good as you .