Free Ride (tutorial) - cover by Tonedr

[lighning95000]

ill find my guitar then iam gonna follow p.s. iam 11 your awsome merry xmas

[tonedr]

you are going to be a great player and i'll help any way i can!!!

dale

[75tm400]

Saved as favorite for future reference when I get my new Fender Strat Lol ! Nice job ! Loved it ! Great info.

[tonedr]

love to hear about your start when you get it:) thanks for the kind post and keep pickin!!

dale

[lighning95000]

yor awsome

[tonedr]

really appreciate you checking this out.....all the best with your music!

dale

[bluesaxeful]

I know it must get tiring to have to respond to all these thank yous, but once again, thank you Dale. You;re a good soul. Peace.

[tonedr]

thanks for sharing music and the kind post....greatly appreciate!

all the best with your music,

dale

[clintfan38]

Great tutorial!! Very easy to follow accurate instruction.

[tonedr]

your kind post is greatly appreciated.....all the best with your music!

dale

[tonedr]

thanks for watching - all the best with your music!

[jcomshaw]

I meant 3rd time: F#m, G, D

[jcomshaw]

Dale nice hands! I figured this out off the albumn years ago, & I heard on the chorus:F#m, G, A7, then 2nd time, F#m G, D7, 3rd time, G, F#m, to D, what do you think?

[tonedr]

i think your right....i hope that's what the video shows as well. All the best with your music!

dale

[ifyouwantblood97]

Amazing tone! What is your setup?

[tonedr]

thanks....using a Strat with Fralin Blues Special pups.....into Xotic RC Booster, Fulldrive 2, Headstrong Lil King amp - 1x12. Thanks for watching and all the best with your music,

dale

[fluff191]

What amp are you running in this vid? Your tone is fantastic.

[tonedr]

it's a Headstrong Lil King - basically a Princeton clone. 12 Watts - 1x12 - thanks for watching and the kind post!

dale

[rrobin40]

Great song......great lesson........thanks for the help Dale!

[tonedr]

Thanks so much....sure appreciate you watching!

peace,

dale

[jdbaken]

Love that strat!

[tonedr]

appreciate the post & thanks for watching!

dale

[justinian527565]

A classic I've always wondered how to play. Thanks again for another great lesson, Dale.

[tonedr]

thanks for watching - such a great tune! All the best with your music, your friend....dale,

[rtstodden]

Thanks for posting this classic song tutorial Tonedr! I used to marvel at my buddy playing this song back in the late 70's.  I always wanted to play this song, and learned it from your video in about 20-30 minutes!

-Rich

[tonedr]

hello Rich, really glad the video helped and thanks for watching! Great tune....i wish you all the best with your music, dale.

[EuanFox1211]

This is an amazing tutorial! What amp settings are you using? I have a strat but a Marshall amp, could I get that?

[tonedr]

Thanks for your kind words - sounds like you've got a great rig! My amp is on the Fender side for sure just 12 watts. All the best with your playing,

dale

[drhoades76]

You are a great teacher!  This is a fun tune to play.

[tonedr]

thanks for your kind post.....all the best with your music!

dale

[royalsjv]

I've seen many lessons on this song, and quite frankly I think you do one of the best jobs of breaking the song down... It was a real help.

I am having a hard time with another song, and thought you might be able to hep... it"s John Hall's "Half Moon" (Done by both Joplin and Orleans). I haven't seen anyone try to tackle that riff... Care to give it a try?

Thanks again

M

[tonedr]

Appreciate the kind post - not familiar with the tune but may give it a listen - all the best with your music!

dale

[dontkr]

great job on this song. Hope you don't mind , I'm a guitar teacher and I used

this for one of my students who wanted to learn this song. I kind of already

knew it , but you really broke it down well, so now I know it alot better.

thnks!

[tonedr]

i'm glad you could use it and thanks for your kind post! All the best with your music and thanks for sharing it with others, your friend,

dale

[bmxconnor09]

i like that sound, what amp are you using ? great song btw much appreciated

[tonedr]

It's a Headstrong Lil King (Princeton clone) I love it - thanks for your kind post!

peace,

dale

[thespecialist2100]

@tonedr from what ive seen you are by far the best teacher , really enjoy your lessons, would like to request a lesson on silent lucidity by queensryche, pretty sure i have it right but i know if you did it it would be right

[tonedr]

i don't know the tune but i'll give it a listen....thanks for your kind post!

dale

[jrobbins4457]

I have enjoyed all of your posting...I thank you for helping me learn all the great songs that I truly love playing

[tonedr]

thanks for giving your time to watch and i appreciate your kind post - all the best with your music!

dale

[ghjt568]

Very nice instructional video -- it goes to show how great rock 'n roll doesn't need to be shredding guitar licks from exotic modes, nor fancy chord voicings -- just enthusiasm and dead solid rhythm.

[tonedr]

well said!!!! Preach it brother... Thanks for your post.

dale

[thebluesrockers]

could you give a lesson on Fall of the Peacemakers? I love Molly Hatchet.

you give great lessons. thanks for all your time. peace

[tonedr]

I really appreciat your request and willl give it a listen - thanks for your kind words & all the best with your music!

dale

[JohnnyHorton]

I thank you for taking the time to post this for the rest of us. It's very clear and extremely well done.  Thank you. :-)

[tonedr]

hello sir.....thanks for your kind feedback and watching the video! All the best with your music,

dale

[raticide4you]

You're an outstanding teacher! You made it very clear how to play the piece. I appreciate the slow motion parts of your video. The next thing is to do it myself. I'm a great fan of the Winter Bros for over 40 years and I never managed to play their pieces, perhaps this will be a breakthrough.

[tonedr]

thanks for your kind post - i appreciate you watching and i know you will enjoy playing it! All the best with your music,

dale

[stratbnder]

Ronnie Montrose was great. went to "They Only Come out at Night" about 73 I think

Great Show

[tonedr]

that's great...seemed like Montrose had a tune Bad Motorscooter i used to listen to - those were some great days!

[iaingbrennan]

Hi Dale, thanks for the reply, jamming buddy of mine was speaking to me couple ' months ago, he had gone to see the Winter Man in Concert, said he could barely play, Band carried him through the set, in which he did manage to play Free Ride, man is very frail and sick, what a tragedy, all the best man.

[tonedr]

sad to hear but time marches on doesn't it - i think Johnny Winter has been very frail for a long time - they given us some good stuff!!

[iaingbrennan]

Like you say, it's getting the rythm right, how do you get to Carnegie Hall...............?

Must say I do like your ' Stratty Sound' on this one,

[tonedr]

practice - practice - practice! Wish there was an easier way don't you......thanks for giving this a listen. all the best,

dale

[iaingbrennan]

What a great riff this has! always been a real favourite of mine from way back, never could play it, not till I watched this lesson anyway!thanks for showing me the technique,now all I have to do is get the rythm right..........!

[tonedr]

glad it helped and i hope you enjoy playing it.....thanks for watching!

[HowToTheBand]

my band covers this song i was wondering how u got this tone?

[tonedr]

great to hear you are playing this tune! Using 2nd PUP position on strat - a little clean boost then to amp - all the best with your music!

[HowToTheBand]

@tonedr hows ur treble bass and mid set on ur amp and what kind of amp btw u can check my channel for my bands cover of it i learned it a very similar way as you

[tonedr]

Headstrong Lil King amp, treb - 8 bass - 5

[HowToTheBand]

@tonedr thx so much

[kbreezy1127]

it reminds me of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie :D ohh nostalgia lol

[tonedr]

interesting comment! Thanks for watching,

dale

[kbreezy1127]

@kbreezy1127 lol its because dan hartman re-did it for the movie lol, and no problem thanks for the tutorial ;)

[r00fee]

Always reminds me of the movie Air America. Thanks for the lesson ^_^.

[tonedr]

haven't seen that - cool they use this tune - thanks for watching and all the best with your music!

dale

[SOUTHSIDER826]

Dazzes & Confuzzed!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tonedr]

thanks for watching and keep pickin!

dale

[GhostRider6779]

this is so great, I searched for the Freeride- Video just to watch, and now I can play the damn thing;) Thanx so much, tonedr, you really made my day! keep on rockin`!

[tonedr]

that is awesome - one of my all time faves - i hope you enjoy playing it and thanks for checking out the video!

dale

[jazzermonk]

sounds great man ... the last lick is almost right (9:06) i'd play it on the D string with the open D in between the notes (C B A G riff) (D C D B D A D G riff).

[tonedr]

Thanks for watching & great to hear you play this song - all the best!

dale

[amateuraddiction]

your a great teacher. i absolutely love this tune as well! what amp settings do you recommend to get the best/most accurate or true to the recording sound?

[tonedr]

Thanks for watching & your kind words are very appreciated! I wish I had a simple answer but so many different amps & guitars, however to match original a strat is a MUST - amp mostly clean, some verb I really hear no other effects. All the best with your music!

[supercoyote78]

thankyou for your lesson it was great

[tonedr]

i appreciate you watching and wish you all the best with your music!

dale

[MrJackanthony]

@tonedr Thank you soooo much man. lovely riff. just makes me smile when i hear it.

[tonedr]

i'm with you! One of my all-time fave tunes....sure appreciate you watching!

dale

[osouthgateguitar]

Thanks man. I'm going to play this riff for about 2 hours now.

[tonedr]

that is great! Appreciate you watching......this is such a great tune!  all the best with your music,

dale

[GtrDudeL]

great lesson!

[tonedr]

appreciate you watching - all the best with your music!

dale

[MeltedProphet71]

Great lick! Thanks for the lesson, cleared up some questions that I had, parts of how I was playing just didn't sound right. You showed me the proper voicings.

[tonedr]

thanks for checking it out - all the best with your music!

dale

[SaintWilliamIII]

Thanks, this video helps a lot.

[tonedr]

appreicate you watching - all the best with your music!

dale

[Knibbel56]

A great lesson of a rock guitar classic played on a beautiful strat.

Does anybody know the name of it's color.

I think it's surf green but I'm not shure.

[tonedr]

thanks for watching and the kind post - all the best with your music!

dale

[wyry]

Excellent lesson!

I woke up today and wanted to know free ride... I figured out part of it and then watched your video... I was rockin' it out before I could finish my first cup of coffee... ;-)

[tonedr]

made my day! Thanksf for watching and from one FR fan to another - keep pickin!

dale

[wyry]

Hey Dale!

Really, your lessons are good. I'll be back for more. I just feel like quickly learning some favorites and you've got quite a few.

Thanks a lot... Much appreciated...

Luther

[MultipleFlavors]

guitar seems so hard..........

[tonedr]

i feel that way most days! appreciate you watching,

dale

[schiffnhauser]

Excellent all round ,smooth,I am glad to have fumbled on to your tubes,thanks for sharing.

[tonedr]

i sure appreciate you watching......hope all is good!

dale

[zeek827]

just an excellent guitar player thanks for your time my friend. You've helped this wannabe

[tonedr]

great old tune isn't it - thanks for your kind post. Keep rockin!

dale

[icosaface]

Thanks Dr Dale, another great lesson.

[tonedr]

i still love this tune so much! Thanks for taking your time to check it out - best,

dale

[TheSlipknotmaggot45]

thanks man was one of my top 5 songs to learn thx again !

[tonedr]

thanks for watching and i hope the video was some help - keep rockin!

dale

[OsainteveO]

One of my commenters turned me on to your site. Very nice! I got a few good tweaks from watching this vid. I agree that Free Ride is one of the all-time greatest riffs. Whenever I play it in a music store, people's ears perk up and heads turn!

[tonedr]

appreciate you taking time to stop by - sounds like we share a love of this great tune! Hope all is good,

dale

[Quimbinator]

Hey, what are your setting on your amp for this when you play.

[tonedr]

think i recorded this without any pedals - on the Headstrong treble maybe 6-7, bass 5ish - reverb around 3 and low volume. Thanks for watching,

dale

[raross6119]

thanks dale your lessons are wonderful very helpful and great selection of music hope to see more

[tonedr]

Sure appreciate the kind words & thanks so much for watching! Hope all is good,

dale

[BretMicheals2002tour]

tonedr .what equipment you used for that song on "free ride".thanks .oh awesome start is that a 57 or 60

[tonedr]

i'm running my strat into a Exotic boost pedal and then the Headstrong Lil King amp. I've had the strat a few years now, bought it used in Nashville. Made is USA is about all i know. Gutted it and put RS Guitarworks stuff and and Fralin PUPS. Thanks for yoru kind words and watching the videos!

dale

[frankaxtell]

very cool Dale!

[tonedr]

hello sir - hope you are doing great! Thanks for the kind words - sure means a lot from you. Take care,

dale

[xXMMXx23]

your an amazing guitar teacher....definatly one of my favorite riff as well...

you play it as well as the song. very well done...and thanks for the lesson man.

[tonedr]

sure appreciate that - thank you for watching! It is a great old tune isn't it - keep rockin,

dale

[TrevM]

appreciate your clear explanation, thanks for the video.

[tonedr]

thanks for taking time to watch - sure appreciate you kind post, take care,

dale

[spoon12bil]

sounds spot on

[tonedr]

thanks for watching - all the best,

dale

[rrphelps]

uh okay... he's teaching us the song and using a web camera and you are probably listening through computer speakers...

yeaaaaaahhhhh.....

great job tonedr!

[tonedr]

thanks - apprecaite you taking time your time to watch and thanks for the kind post!  Hope all is good sir,

dale

[blueoctober1000]

you can play but i think your tone is off by quite a bit, or at least for this song it is

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you watching.......all the best,

dale

[rrphelps]

sounds spot on to me... go back and listen to the original... this guy is money.

[blueoctober1000]

to be honest i think its his neck, because rosewood gives a more warm tone, and less twangy. And i just think it lacks the twanginess to it and its a little to warm

[stratthead]

No he's got it right, bridge/mid postion for the cluck.

[blueoctober1000]

just because you have the right pickup selection does not mean you have the right tone, i just think it lacks the twanginess of the song and is a little to warm, which i think is due to the neck being rosewood

[michaelhuss1]

quite a bit? not really, and even if he was, what the fuck does it matter, he shows you how to play it well. critical fuck

[shawnsblues2]

Dale, This is great!! I love your tutorials! Awesome man! Thanks again, Shawn

[tonedr]

hello Shawn - hope you are doing great! Really appreciate the kind words.....thanks for watching! Take care,

dale

[scottedick]

awsome stuff....

i don't think i seena vid from you to this song, i will look, but if none,, how about it?

play us some of it!

[tonedr]

hello my friend! Sure appreciate you checking out the vidoe - i've posted a video response of me playing the tune. All the best!

dale

[jimmymac30]

Dale, thanks! You are a great guitar player AND teacher.

[tonedr]

hello friend! Sure appreciate the kind post - hope you are good sir!

dale

[cheezyridr]

oooohh, i like this one. great pick for a lesson!

[tonedr]

one of my all time favorites - thanks for taking your time to watch! Hope all is good,

dale

[azb24]

Excellent! I can't wait to play around with this riff. :)

[tonedr]

hope you enjoy - thanks for watching!

dale

[dennisfisher59]

dale

I love your tone

what are your setting and Equipment and effects?

[tonedr]

thanks so much - i appreciate you taking time to check it out. I'm running my strat straight to the Headstrong amp - volume on maybe 2 - boost the treble a bit and some reverb - need new tubes!!

hope all is good,

dale

[tallorder9]

What axe does Edgar use on this tune?

[tonedr]

i'm not positive but to my ear it sounds like a strat all the way.....sure appreciate you watching!

dale

[martinaxman]

Nice sounding ax! Nice job on the video. Yep. I'll be working on that on my acoustic. I know it won't sound as good, but it'll be fun to play! Thanks!

[tonedr]

we really did have some great music growing up didn't we!! Hope you are doing great my friend......thanks for the kind post,

dale

[tlc445]

Great lesson on Edgar Winter Group's Free Ride

[tonedr]

thanks for watching and covering the title!! All the best,

dale

[jefferyvonlindt]

As a drummer who's getting my son to play drums, i have found alot of your videos helpfull in getting him into some classic jams! Thanks alot, i could never figure out alot of these tunes myself....

[tonedr]

hope you guys have a great time - sharing music with you kids is just amazing! All the best to both of you and thanks for watching,

dale

[T1m3Trav3l3r]

Thanks, I forgot how to play a lot of these old songs, and never learned some of them. Great lesson!

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you taking time to check it out........thanks for the kind post!

best,

dale

[Quimbinator]

What's the song?

[tonedr]

Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group........sorry about that and thanks for watching!

dale