Drunken Hearted Man (the "Check out my riffs" Open G jam)

Ok, here's the obligatory flashy, gymnastic "check out my riffs" take on this old Robert Johnson delta blues tune for the 13-18 yo rock and rollers out there who were raised on Grand Theft Auto. I find that the key is to imagine that the song is a hamburger and the leads are sweet, sweet ketchup. Then, you squeeze the ketchup bottle way too hard, and ruin the hamburger.

There's less flash and more soul in my other takes of the same song. Check out my channel.

How do you like the double chin? Ugh. Well, you're gonna be closing in on 40 someday, too, kid. Laugh while you can. Let's see if when you get there you can play an acoustic guitar half this soulfully :-)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• delta
• blues
• acoustic
• guitar
• riffs
• leads
• Robert
• Johnson
• Drunken
• hearted
• man
• depressing
• lesson

[grindamadurin]

Hey man, this is great, been following your videos for some time now and you never cease to amaze me, the feel and groove in all your vids is great!

I'd like to thank you for being on youtube first of all, and secondly for being a great inspiration, after watching your vids i had to tune my guitar to open G, and i've left it like that ever since! :)

[GuitaristInProgress]

@grindamadurin Thanks, man. I don't get a chance to catch up on my comments often, but I see all of them, and you've left some really nice ones... for a guy who basically just sits around his room playing for his own pleasure, getting appreciative feedback like yours really makes my day. Glad I could provide some enjoyment & more importantly some inspiration... makes me feel like I'm making the best use of my time. Thanks again.

[spawnsharks]

Hell yeah, Mike.... you really do that well!

[GuitaristInProgress]

Don't know how I missed this comment when you posted it but, hey, thanks, man... yeah, this is one of my faves.

[ftwelve12]

Your blues playing is really great, seriously. It took me a while to move on to some of your other covers besides the Hitchcock one, and they're great. I'm glad I did.

[GuitaristInProgress]

Thanks man. It took me a really long time to feel like I found my voice. It's amazing to me that after 20 years of sitting around my room playing, suddenly here's youtube, and other people appreciate my private joy. It makes my day to get compliments like this, thanks!

[OfficialArmonist]

0:12 riff is awesome. A loop of that walking up the neck would make a great intro by itself. Great cover.

[GuitaristInProgress]

You bet, man, I will. :-) Thanks.

[rpbarradas]

Open G always give a fantastic feeling and u're just playin' it right on...Keep on doin' it

[GuitaristInProgress]

Thanks as always, man, glad you enjoyed it!