Statesboro Blues

[MrMuddymilton]

You could play easily with the Allman Brothers Band. Great playing and sound. I´d like that you posted more tunes.

[aynrandy1]

Great job!

And I'm at this moment experimenting with my slide on the ring finger

Do you do anything special to your guitar like set the action higher or use super thick strings?

[tetsuzotsukamoto]

Great！ from Japan

[ArtVandaleit]

wow im trying to play along and watch ur slide hand, and then i read that ur in standard and im in open e, hahaha fail on my part!, great playing and feel tho man!!!

[Nocaster]

@ArtVandaleit Thanks - lol. Had I known better back when I posted this I'd have probably been a little clearer in the title. Thanks again for the kind words

[MrMuddymilton]

@ArtVandaleit Duane Allman plays this tune in open E tuning. Warren Haynes in standard. But in open E you can play THE ENTIRE SONG between the 8 an 10 frets!!! including the fills, except when goes up in the solo to the 20 and 22 frets, and that´s all. (of course, is not easy play it)

[aden2013]

Good job bro, tried it ma self, I tell ya, it ain't easy ;)

[BAMdrix]

Are you using D mixolydian?

[elcantil22]

You certainly have the technical skills - relax, relax and let 'er rip. Great tone from your LP. Critics are critics - ignore them and just play that thing.

[elcantil22]

You know what you're doing - let her rip.

[frankklopp]

awesome job, dude!!

[scotchiedude]

Nice job! But here is my take. I have been playing for 35 years. I'm pretty good. But every time I play slide, I always gravitate to the INTRO of statesboro blues. That's the only part I like, other than the fills. The part where Duane goes waaaaaaay up the neck is really obnoxious, even for Duane. It is really bad sounding, esp for people to mimick. No one loves Duane more than me, but I honestly don't like it. Better yet, cop Warren Hayne's job on this--1990 Seven Turns utube bit.

[Laganzamusic]

great

[pablothepueblo]

Genuinely, This is the closest to duane i've seen on youtube :D Great job!

[Lynch34]

great job man,

[MrChrisguitar]

excellent but you should do it with a backing track instead of the song

[al31230]

Perfection!

[SirPwn4lot]

I'm sorry to have to break this to you, but I saw this other guy on Youtube who I think does a better job. His name is Duane Allman :D

[melcochablues]

Nice......check my video ........just search "Coricidino"

[michaelmchung]

Great!!! I've been practicing for a few weeks with a glass bottle and I'm still having hard time muting strings that I'm not playing. I tuned to open G, but I'm going back to standard after watching your clip. Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing.

[retropicker]

Spot on, man!

[bluespower]

nice take !

bp

[bucknorm]

you're hired!

[retroman360]

whats your tuning?

[riptide76]

He said it was a standard tuning...

[RogerColes1]

Awesome playing, Wow, Keep it up!!!

[disciullo77]

WOW...AWESOME! I'm about to attempt learning this one. I was going to try it in Open E, but I like how you did this so well in regular tuning. You still retains that Duane tone and feel.

[6557andrewg]

I like to see people on youtube "having a go" without people picking the shit out of what they do. Good job mate. Great song.

[Artedelbasket]

great job!

slide!

[WPMinor]

Great Stuff. I am new to slide, picked up a D open tuned guitar on stage the other night gonna, try this and got upside down. So it should have been in open E and if I want it to sound better I see I just have to learn it in Standard. Any changes to your action for this and string guage?

Thanks for the killer tone Nocaster.

[Nocaster]

Thanks for the kind words.

To be honest, this is probably a ton easier in open E, but you can get a passable version in standard. No special setup or string gauges for me. Just muting, muting and more muting - lol

[deweypug]

Nice work!

[vintagekory]

Thanks for posting this nocaster! I going to keep watching it with guitar in hand until I get it. Keep doing what you do my friend. Vintagekory

[jessupar]

its not a "classic Allman Brothers song," its a Classic Blind Willie McTell song.

[Nocaster]

Yes I'm aware who wrote it, but "classic Allman Brothers version of the Blind Willie McTell" would be unnecessary to anyone with a couple of working ears and any degree of familiarity with both versions.

But thank you for taking the time to set the record straight for the uninitiated who happen upon my obscure little corner of youtube.

[jessupar]

i suppose "Allman brothers version of the blind willie mctell classic" would sound better, but since you seem to be TRYING to come off as an arrogant prick, thats fine too.

[Nocaster]

Wait, you're sole purpose for posting a comment on my video was to play internet fact police, just to give your own self-esteem a little goose because *gasp* someone was wrong on the internet...yet I'm the arrogant prick?

How the fuck does that work?

[jessupar]

i was pointing out that the song was written by a musician whom i happen to like better then the allman brothers. you sounded like you were claiming they wrote it. i was trying to make sure you werent actually trying to say it was written by them. thats like saying jack white wrote any of the songs he plays.

as a reply you said "anyone with a couple of working ears and any degree of familiarity with both versions." which i thought was rather rude. thats how i came to "arrogant prick"

[lsdman14]

LMAO! How does Nocaster come across as the arrogant prick when youre trying to be a smartass trying to correct him!

[kedocom]

actually its a classic Allman Brothers production of Statesboro Blues

[roadsong66]

Did you set the guitar up for slide by raising the action, or are you playing slide without any bridge height modifications?

[frankenz1]

Excellent Job, real nice playing, you made Duane proud.

[flatSplat]

Also like to mention, nice job on the volume knob. That there is a lost art of dynamics control.

[flatSplat]

Well, If I want to figure out how to play that song I think I'd watch this video over and over again to get it done. Good job.

[codythunder]

Great Job Man!

[koolala]

Are you playing an R8?

[koolala]

OK---it's an 03 standard. Fantastic!

[RobertxPlaysdrums]

Is that a "Blues Bottle" that your using?

[atenfootdrop]

very nice

i would assume you learned this by ear due to the fact thats its in standard

[wexona]

so much better than duane

[eyesforgot]

You are the Dude, I've been trying to get Duane's style down for a year now and what you did from standard tuning inspires me to neglect the E tuning for the time being.

Gracias.

[HendrixClaptonSRV]

i wish i could play this like that

[jwalabama]

I am impressed and envious. Is this difficult?

[jwalabama]

I should ask-- how long did it take to learn this?

[mdsmith1979]

Do you have the tab for this in standard tuning? All I can find is open E.

[Nocaster]

Nope, sorry. The only one I've seen is in open E also.

I'd TAB it, but I'm far too lazy - lol

[elrevoltoso]

you are one bad motherfucker playing that

SUPER JOB AT IT

[deadnskinny1]

you make me want to pick up my guitar and throw it out the window.

that was a perfect cover, freaking incredible.

thanks.

[wartonboy]

The thing with Statesboro Blues is that Duane Allman left his mark on it and if you don't play it his way it just doesn't sound right, and some excellent guitarists have tried and failed. There's a couple of sharps and flats but let's be honest, slide has never been an exact science. This will do for me. Excellent job.

[Mastas999]

wow good cover filmore east is an awesome cd its where the bros first got big cuz of how good duane played

[rdjohanson]

i was sneaking in the boot hill saloon (daytona) in the summer of '69 at the tender age of 17 to hear duane, and the bros, i think that was before fillmore, not sure though. Their recordings never did them justice like being there. The music flowed through your ears down your back thru your toes and back again. what memorys, this guy did a nice cover, thanx for the post. class of '70

[lefthandedcigs]

Good job, just need a joint and a beer and we are there

[pspence1]

not too bad.. not too bad.. just need to loosen up a bit. .have fun on duane's part. don't take so techinical and you'll be the real thing

[jwm1976]

Nice job. Playing this in standard tuning makes it difficult to be fluid in copping Duane's parts. There are too many position shifts as opposed to just playing it in open E. Aside from that, there will never be another player who can play slide like Duane did.

[MountainsInTheMist]

Derek Trucks is getting pretty damn close...

[Nocaster]

No argument from me on this. Derek is amazing!

[zakkwyldesliver]

Derek is definitely the best slide player out there right now, but he's also 4 years older than Duane was when he died.

[Nocaster]

Great point. I think one thing Derek has going for him is that his pool of influence is pretty deep.

You also have to remember that the instrument has evolved a great deal since Duane. So many barriers have been smashed since then, that the jumping off point for someone with Derek's talent is light years ahead of what it was 40 years ago (not that I'd know from experience - lol).

[siggiag]

perfecto

[CrudeDude]

Oh HELL yeah !

[coolmerc3]

Very good job...A++++

[koolala]

The only really bad part is around 2:03, 2:04---other than that, it's damn close. Great job!

[ftyfty123]

Very Nice!

[soursaul]

too much man! great sound!

[guitarbob63]

Great slide and playing with the energy of the original. I added a video response I was hoping to be my Dicky to your Duane. Great vid.

[mistervicenteblues]

that's great buddy, you got a great les paul there, wonderfull playing!!!

[GallaN666]

Nice job! i love em old Hound dog taylor slide techniques :D GREAT! / André From sweden!

[yiorgosv]

Nice, man !!!

Thanks !!!

[flardacracker]

bro..you do about as good a job as I have heard on this tune..and I have watched Dickey play it in the seventies, and Derek play it also.. I played it in standard for years..very similar to this..just an outstanding representation of Daune Allman.. too bad I can't give you ten.

[LinkyR]

Very Nice..It's great to see people still using the slide..Great job..

[derdude]

rocks. i love slide guitar.

[cookieandcourage]

good playing.

[jvoltz25]

what tuning did you use? and what key is the song in? THANKS

[Nocaster]

I'm in standard tuning. The song is in the key of D

[birddoggarton]

not to bad man.

[csason]

excellent job. I learned this in standard, because I didn't know Duane used open E, it still seems easier on some parts to do it in standard. you did a great job.

[csason]

I used to play this to e44 all the time..thats how I learned it, but I have been trying to learn it using ope E, (like he did) but you have done a great job...excellent

[skydog46]

Great job man!! What's the guitar and set up? Historic LP or? What amp?

[Nocaster]

It's an 03 Standard on the bridge pickup with the tone rolled back to about 8, straight into my practice amp, a Reverend Hellhound.

[DGF12Pack]

Nocaster - Now I know why you never replied to the home made CD I sent ya.

12Pack

[willwadd]

try putting your pickup selector on middle to cut the nasally tone. and what duane did was turn the tone and volume knobs down to cut out squeals. and try to cut your fingernails to give it a more legatto sound.

but you've really got some great playing here, i know that i could never do that in standard.

[kiltmaster8]

i desperately want to learn this song. i bought a slide and have almost no idea what to do with it.

[laxballdmw]

I love the note you (and Duane) hit at 1:33...definitely my favorite note in the song. So many great licks in this one.

[wlochaczysko]

great work man, it's a pity there's so few slide players nowadays