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How to Play Mystery Train Rockabilly Guitar Scotty Moore

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Uploaded by on Mar 11, 2008

This is a "how to" video for playing finger picking style mystery train riffs on guitar. I learned it off a Danny Gatton instructional guitar tape from the early 1980's. I show how to pick it slowly then how it should sound at a faster pace with a mish mash of built for speed by setzer thrown in for yucks.

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  • As someone just learning to play the guitar bit more left hand action wouldn't be bad to see. But tottaly enjoyed the video, the sound and found it informative and not too fast for a beginner to learn from. Thank you.

  • @slavetotheblues Hi, check out part two for more of the left hand stuff.

  • Do you remember the model number of your Kay?

  • @jmayon Sorry, I can't remember, it was stamped on the inside of the guitar and seems like it was one letter and one number. It was a really nicely made guitar although the neck was really big, but I got used to it and it wasn't a problem at all.

  • TIP!!!

    tune the 6th E string before post it on youtube :D

  • @TheSixtenZone thanks for the tip but if you've ever played while damping the strings, you would know that laying your hand on a string raises it's tone ever so slightly.  the string is in tune otherwise.

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  • I love this video!!

    Don't change anything. Let me be the first to say. Failed muscians who complain about minor points like that piss me off. I was playing at live jam with a bunch of guys who bitch about minor crap when they should be worried about having fun and making a great time for themselves other musicians there and the audience.

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  • Ur playing is heavenly

  • Do you have an echo or delay on the low E string only, but none of the others? I notice when you pluck the bass E string, it sounds twice--but I don't notice that you're striking it twice. Thanks!

  • what chords is this?

  • BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OHHHH !!!!!!!!!!

    =D

  • Great video! Thanks. 

  • i love the sound of that guitar! btw are you from texas or something? hahaha :)

  • Thank ya ver much!

  • Great stuff! If you are interested more about this train stuff check out TheTwangboy´s channel, specially his train groove video!

  • Alrite!! very cool!

  • @ShelsleySpecial I'm using an old echo pedal and a small amount of overdrive on the small marshall practise amp. Hope that helps.

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