Members voneville Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 I've been playing punk for 15 years and am trying to broaden my horizens a bit. I've been messing around with rock instrumentals lately. But I want to learn some of that early rockabilly stuff like Scotty Moore, Cliff Gallup etc... Any tips (for playing, not for gear)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walfordr Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Get some Jazz lessons, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 there are a couple of Setzer instructional videos, might be a good place to start chicken pickin the blues scales will get you by but jazz comping ability will set you apart from the other doompa-doompas doing the fill-in-the-blankbilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotubman Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Jim Weider has a good DVD at Homespun.http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg/prodpg.asp?prodID=484&prodType= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted March 22, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Since someone brought up jazz, I got to ask, where would you start? Jump Blues and Bop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkytone Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by twotubman Jim Weider has a good DVD at Homespun. http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg/prodpg.asp?prodID=484&prodType= now that looks worth 25 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walfordr Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Setzer is your man. Play like him and that genre is done. This is is not a small task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgmacaw Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 One word, doublestops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walfordr Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by bgmacaw One word, doublestops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 I highly recommend the following DVD: Rockabilly Electric Guitar with Paul Pigat I bought my copy from learnrootsmusic.com or something like that. It's an excellent production with lessons that make sense and all fit together in order. ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blues_rocker Posted March 22, 2006 Members Share Posted March 22, 2006 Originally posted by walfordr Setzer is your man. Play like him and that genre is done. This is is not a small task. agreed, he is the king of his genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg p Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Setzers use of blues,bebop swing and jazz are awesome.Take almost any jazz chord and wiggle your bigsby and its awesome. Brian could make heavy metal sound like rockabilly.He makes it more authentic sounding than the real stuff from the fifties{i dont no how but he does it}But paul pigats dvd is really awesome!Check out all the chat about it on the gretch pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 If you get a slap back delay you will automatically start playing rockabilly like a pro. I guarantee it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Professor Tom Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 If you want to sound like Cliff Gallop get some flatwound strings, this advice comes from Jeff Beck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mc5nrg Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Learn to finger pick and spend some time listening to and learning country blues and early traditional country/bluegrass as Rockabilly is drawn from a mix of these styles.Listen to early Sun records ,Elvis,Cash,Carl Perkins as well as other folks like the Rock and Roll Trio and Wanda Jackson, Gene Vincent,Billy C.Riley,Jack Scott.For more recent offerings the Stray Cats,Lee Rocker and Robert Gordon with Link Wray or Gatton to really blow your mind.Learn to Travis pick...check out Merle Travis and yes Chet Atkins and even early Bakersfield country,Joe Maphis etc. Must be plenty of instructional material out there...check out Arlen Roth's offerings.Also Dave Rubin and any Billy Zoom instructional stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Originally posted by mc5nrg Learn to finger pick and spend some time listening to and learning country blues and early traditional country/bluegrass as Rockabilly is drawn from a mix of these styles.Listen to early Sun records ,Elvis,Cash,Carl Perkins as well as other folks like the Rock and Roll Trio and Wanda Jackson, Gene Vincent,Billy C.Riley,Jack Scott.For more recent offerings the Stray Cats,Lee Rocker and Robert Gordon with Link Wray or Gatton to really blow your mind.Learn to Travis pick...check out Merle Travis and yes Chet Atkins and even early Bakersfield country,Joe Maphis etc.Must be plenty of instructional material out there...check out Arlen Roth's offerings.Also Dave Rubin and any Billy Zoom instructional stuff. I agree with the above post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brunog Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Hey I've been playing rockabilly for a long time and in order to learn the how to solo in this style you have to think like a country/jazz player. By that I mean you have to think about playing over each chord as compared to trying to pick a scale and playing it. So if you know your chord tones you should think like this: A chord usually voiced like a Dom 7 A - C#- E - G Use of the C or flat 3 as a passing tone is very common in rockabilly. So you can play a run like A - C - C# - E - G - A over an A chord and go from there. Then you add your tensions to that where the 9 and 6 are most common B and F# in this example The use of thirds and sixths is big as well usually done out of the Mixolydian or Ionion mode of the chord being played Mixo Mode of A Chord A C# G B F# A E G D F3 C# E B D Ionion Mode of A Chord A C# B D C# E D F# E G# F# A G# B Of course this is just a sample of things that make the style of the playing Also start thinking about doing 3 octave runs using the major pentatonic of the chord being played. Over A you can start on the low E and play E - G - A - C# - D - E - G - A etc. etc. until you reach the E on the 12th fret of the high E Of course this is just a sampling of the style gut some ideas for you to think about that will allow you to come up with some of your own ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Originally posted by brunog Hey I've been playing rockabilly for a long time and in order to learn the how to solo in this style you have to think like a country/jazz player. By that I mean you have to think about playing over each chord as compared to trying to pick a scale and playing it. So if you know your chord tones you should think like this: A chord usually voiced like a Dom 7 A - C#- E - G Use of the C or flat 3 as a passing tone is very common in rockabilly. So you can play a run like A - C - C# - E - G - A over an A chord and go from there. Then you add your tensions to that where the 9 and 6 are most common B and F# in this example The use of thirds and sixths is big as well usually done out of the Mixolydian or Ionion mode of the chord being played Mixo Mode of A Chord A C# G B F# A E G D F3 C# E B D Ionion Mode of A Chord A C# B D C# E D F# E G# F# A G# B Of course this is just a sample of things that make the style of the playing Also start thinking about doing 3 octave runs using the major pentatonic of the chord being played. Over A you can start on the low E and play E - G - A - C# - D - E - G - A etc. etc. until you reach the E on the 12th fret of the high E Of course this is just a sampling of the style gut some ideas for you to think about that will allow you to come up with some of your own ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brunog Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Guitar is Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg p Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 oh {censored} boot roots!!!! that is funny!!thats exactly what my head was feeling like trying to follow that wealth of info.By the way,i still think you have the best tele{that green one} yeow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FckStick Jones Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://youtube.com/watch?v=jgUCs72RDHs I know this doesnt help but you gotta see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BootRoots Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 Originally posted by greg p i still think you have the best tele{that green one} yeow! gracias, but its not green, its a goldtop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mc5nrg Posted October 3, 2006 Members Share Posted October 3, 2006 For getting into swing and jump blues styles and mixolydian soloing etc. check out:www.swingblues.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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