Can You Play This Riff? Ep.13 "ELMORE JAMES"

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  • @GuitarPilgrim
    @GuitarPilgrim  Před 2 lety +8

    Any ideas for the next episode? Let me know down below! Huge thanks to all patrons for your support, TABS for this video are available here: bit.ly/3rGzBKm

    • @erickmo1188
      @erickmo1188 Před 2 lety +3

      I’ve got a great idea… still slide themed- slide in standard tuning ala Duane Allman! He’s the king of southern rock slide!

    • @willardv
      @willardv Před 2 lety +1

      Great to see you playing Elmore James! He is one of my personal favourites. Would love to see you cover someone like Magic Sam or ZZ Top

    • @arturolopez6804
      @arturolopez6804 Před 2 lety

      You should totally do a video on Richie Kotzen, man, he is sooooo overlooked and he deserves to be recognized as one of the best.
      Also, excellent video as always!

    • @jayorag
      @jayorag Před 2 lety

      The solo in Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles, please

    • @craniofacialsurgeon
      @craniofacialsurgeon Před 2 lety

      If you are is a bluesy mood … “Porch Light” by Robert Cray. Really beautiful blues lament ..

  • @rickardlowstedt3257
    @rickardlowstedt3257 Před 2 měsíci

    Takes me back to 70s.I was 17. I got hold of some Elmore James LPs. I saw the pictures of Elmores guitar on the cover. I put away my electric guitar, took my crappy acoustic, stuck an electric pickup in the soundhole. Then turned up my amp and started sliding. The thing is I tried all Elmores songs in standard tuning at first. But the biggest problem was trying to sing like Elmore with my sqeeky little voice. Its a little better now I´m 65.
    This video is great. Great sound and with a great attitude that will help a lot of younger players. May Elmore rest in peace. Great musician.

  • @UncleDoug
    @UncleDoug Před 2 lety +23

    You are so versatile......and talented, both as a musician and teacher. Thanks !!!

    • @alfatone2654
      @alfatone2654 Před 2 lety

      Give it a shot someday Doug...

    • @trevorclarey3336
      @trevorclarey3336 Před 10 měsíci

      Nice to see uncleDoug .

    • @UncleDoug
      @UncleDoug Před 10 měsíci

      @@trevorclarey3336 Thom is the best on YT. I'm a big fan.

    • @UncleDoug
      @UncleDoug Před 10 měsíci

      @@alfatone2654 Maybe I can get my own YT channel ;)

  • @stephenbouchelle7706
    @stephenbouchelle7706 Před 2 lety +9

    You are among the best players on YT, and of those, probably the best singer.

  • @donaldyoung9838
    @donaldyoung9838 Před 2 lety +9

    This Man Is Simply Amazing Is There Nothing He Can’t Play I Always Love Watching His Videos He Is Definitely Number One In My Book Thanks

  • @zongopope
    @zongopope Před 2 lety +9

    I don't know how and I don't know when but I'm gonna get this guy to play at my wedding

  • @federicovicente8116
    @federicovicente8116 Před 2 lety +1

    Blues at its best. In its supposed ease, it has something that distinguishes it from the rest: soul and rawness.

  • @somatder
    @somatder Před 2 lety +4

    aweome and energetic playing as always, but I gotta say man, you rocked the singing on this one. I swear it sounded like a baritone version of Robert Plant

  • @fabientissier1218
    @fabientissier1218 Před 2 lety +1

    Yeahhhh baby!!! What a wonderful new lesson 🙏🙏 thank youuuuuuu

  • @stevensommerfeld6799
    @stevensommerfeld6799 Před rokem +1

    Yeah!! I agree with these guys. I love your playing and singing!!!

  • @benhanbury
    @benhanbury Před 2 lety +4

    I'm enjoying the facial expression when you do the slide! Great lesson as always! :)

  • @nickbrouwer9643
    @nickbrouwer9643 Před 2 lety

    Really liked your singing! And of course as always your playing.

  • @frankyjonez
    @frankyjonez Před 2 lety +3

    You are extremely talented and an inspiration for anyone - even people who don't play guitar!! Best regards from Amsterdam, Frankyjonez

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve Před 2 lety +1

    That was fantastic Thom! Blues is my favorite kind of music & those old Blues men were the best. No lessons needed, just on old beat up guitar & inborn talent! This made my day. Thank you!! 👍😉🎸

  • @theclassicrock8644
    @theclassicrock8644 Před 2 lety +1

    Really loved and enjoyed your tutorial.thanks for the lesson.

  • @hakanaimountainmoon
    @hakanaimountainmoon Před 2 lety +2

    Great tips as ever 👍 Guitar Pilgrim also teaches you the importance of what you don’t play. Best guitar channel on here in my book. And he treats us to some piano from time to time too!

  • @davidjacksonjackson3212
    @davidjacksonjackson3212 Před 2 lety +1

    I have all ways loved Elmore james, and that lesson was fantastic, I will have to go and practice at once. thank you

  • @NicolaiJereb
    @NicolaiJereb Před 2 lety

    Great vocals, by the way. And great content, of course.

  • @tonyvogler7778
    @tonyvogler7778 Před 2 lety +2

    Big fan of Elmore! You really did a Great Job!

  • @marions.120
    @marions.120 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey brother, awesome stuff! Not only are you a wonderful player, but your voice is incredible. Any chance you can do Rollin’ and Tumbling?
    ✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

  • @louisrifat2647
    @louisrifat2647 Před 2 lety

    Absolutely smashing! Big cheers to that what a great vid! 🍺

  • @guilhermedelana7609
    @guilhermedelana7609 Před 2 lety

    Amazing video as always! Elmore James is one of my favourite guitarists. I'd love to see videos about other great bluesmen.

  • @SD_UK
    @SD_UK Před 2 lety

    Great lesson. Thanks.
    Man .. I'd enjoy watching you gig live !

  • @glenncalzada1707
    @glenncalzada1707 Před 2 lety

    Well, you've done it again Pilgrim.
    You simplified a classic so that anyone with a guitar, a pick and a steel ( or bottle ) tube can learn that classic song. Thanks again for giving me the tools I need to blow my friends out of the water.
    You make music fun!

  • @brianmartin1139
    @brianmartin1139 Před rokem

    I love the videos, and you have a great voice.

  • @curtmanners1182
    @curtmanners1182 Před 5 měsíci

    Ike and Tina cover this one like snowfall and Ike plays it in the key of E in standard tuning. It almost plays itself. I appreciate your tutorial method and have added your site to my short list of YT lesson givers and have subscribed. It's nearly Christmas here in Texas so I wish you and yours a safe and happy one.

  • @jayg3559
    @jayg3559 Před rokem

    Sounds great. Nice vocals as well.

  • @MethenySco
    @MethenySco Před 2 lety +1

    Like we’re starting a car… priceless! Totally true.

  • @philhaddoc3521
    @philhaddoc3521 Před 2 lety

    Thank You Man ! I love your channel

  • @borjewahlen6917
    @borjewahlen6917 Před 8 měsíci

    It's great. Thank you.
    Less is more. Keep it simple as Sam Phillips sad. But it is not simple to do, to keep that feeling.
    🙂

  • @josefinasalgado777
    @josefinasalgado777 Před 2 lety +9

    You're videos are always amazing! Have you ever considered recording some covers or maybe even originals? I love your voice and guitar playing, so I'd definitely listen to them!!

    • @GuitarPilgrim
      @GuitarPilgrim  Před 2 lety +8

      you're not the first to ask, perhaps I will do that!

    • @josefinasalgado777
      @josefinasalgado777 Před 2 lety

      @@GuitarPilgrim Yeeees thank you! Would love to hear some full songs of yours!!

  • @Beachbumartist
    @Beachbumartist Před rokem

    Great lesson. Easy to see how Elmore took the Dust My Broom and made some songs from it.

  • @petersymons2007
    @petersymons2007 Před 2 lety +1

    Great lesson - thank you. I feel even I might be able to get the basics down on this one!

    • @GuitarPilgrim
      @GuitarPilgrim  Před 2 lety

      give it a try, its great fun to play this one

  • @bjornlindhe5301
    @bjornlindhe5301 Před 2 lety

    Great stuff, that gives mi inspiration.

  • @turkeytrac1
    @turkeytrac1 Před 2 lety

    Duuuddeee!! Amazing!! Thank you sooo much!!!!

  • @KTUBE1770
    @KTUBE1770 Před rokem

    I love his enthusiasm

  • @Bramslootmans
    @Bramslootmans Před 2 lety +1

    Damn u can sing the blues! 👌🏻
    Zeer netjes 😛

  • @paulcooper5748
    @paulcooper5748 Před 2 lety

    Awesome jeremy spencer done a good job on early fleetwood mac records.

  • @sylvainclere3523
    @sylvainclere3523 Před 2 lety

    J'aime beaucoup cette chaine,j'aime beaucoup ce gars,un super musicien

  • @fenstrato1
    @fenstrato1 Před 2 lety

    Your passion for Music (Guitar and Piano) and your energy in playing gets my 66 YO self moving a little quicker on my "AXE"..Thank you for the entertainment and the education!

  • @martinpascal1039
    @martinpascal1039 Před 2 lety

    i wish one day you talk about the simplicity of lowell george at slide guitar would love it !

  • @rj9724
    @rj9724 Před 2 lety

    Loved it !!

  • @steveg.3022
    @steveg.3022 Před 2 lety

    Great! Love it!

  • @lepoutrepierre736
    @lepoutrepierre736 Před 5 měsíci

    Ouah !!! c'est du super top...Merci
    ...

  • @olafunger6454
    @olafunger6454 Před 2 lety

    Great Studio

  • @L_Chawngthu_8
    @L_Chawngthu_8 Před 2 lety

    Elmore James is the king! Please do a video on his Dust My Blues and Goodbye Baby please

  • @edimilo1
    @edimilo1 Před 2 lety

    WoW you play and sing 👌 thanks from Canary Islands 💥💥

  • @iannicholls7476
    @iannicholls7476 Před 2 lety

    That is rocking!

  • @marcusparadizo1927
    @marcusparadizo1927 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic

  • @MethenySco
    @MethenySco Před 2 lety

    Dude can sing and play like the boss!

  • @DavidStoops-ml8ib
    @DavidStoops-ml8ib Před 11 dny

    Very simple you say? You have to have feeling

  • @user-sq3xm6ll3i
    @user-sq3xm6ll3i Před 2 lety

    You're a badass... awesome!

  • @noahtenshen
    @noahtenshen Před 2 lety +1

    I want to pre-order your blues album! I LOVED this! And that's not to say I don't Love Everything you do--but this was soul touchingly good! Gotta be fun to be you. Stay Well!

  • @gusgarcia4461
    @gusgarcia4461 Před 2 lety

    Guitar Pilgrim you are the mutz nutz.
    Thanks for sharing some blues with us.
    You can sing dude, you can surely sing.

    • @GuitarPilgrim
      @GuitarPilgrim  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks Gus, trying to sing elmore james wasn't easy. I wasnt sure I could pull it of

    • @gusgarcia4461
      @gusgarcia4461 Před 2 lety

      @@GuitarPilgrim You pulled it off big time.
      I’ve seen so many of your videos, you always keep me interested right to the end.
      You’re a blinking good guitarist and teacher.
      Thanks for all you’ve taught me.

  • @Beachbumartist
    @Beachbumartist Před 4 měsíci

    Really great playing, you have great lessons. Can you please show up how to play Dust my Broom? Thank you

  • @vladavasiljev
    @vladavasiljev Před 2 lety

    You look, play and sing like real super star!

  • @jaredrodriguez3578
    @jaredrodriguez3578 Před 2 lety +5

    for me the best song of elmore is it hurts me too, and eric clapton on the album from de cradle pays him an incredible tribute, the best version of all after the original

    • @davidhertzberg9066
      @davidhertzberg9066 Před 2 lety +1

      The original version of It Hurts Me To was by Tampa Red.

    • @jaredrodriguez3578
      @jaredrodriguez3578 Před 2 lety +3

      @@davidhertzberg9066 really? i thought it was from elmore because in a concert eric clapton mentions that the song is from elmore

    • @davidhertzberg9066
      @davidhertzberg9066 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jaredrodriguez3578 czcams.com/video/34VJzHT9nuk/video.html
      Tampa Red's version from 1940.
      Very nice with a Kazoo at the end

  • @EERJ
    @EERJ Před 2 lety

    LOVE IT.

  • @larrypower8659
    @larrypower8659 Před 2 lety +1

    Elmore’s main tuning was Open D, like Pilgrim has here.

  • @kianhendrick3794
    @kianhendrick3794 Před rokem

    You sing pretty well ! You should release a blues album

  • @craniofacialsurgeon
    @craniofacialsurgeon Před 2 lety

    Hi Thom, Today is a good day! like starting a car?😂. Will never forget that! Love the piano backing at the close too. Question - Why the Les Paul are not the Stratocaster?

  • @richardcrocker8048
    @richardcrocker8048 Před rokem

    “Da bluz come down on me ….. Mississippi Fred McDowell

  • @DETROITBULLET
    @DETROITBULLET Před 2 lety

    John lee Hooker said it best "throw all the fancy chords away .. just get this B"

  • @DavidStoops-ml8ib
    @DavidStoops-ml8ib Před 11 dny

    Amazing

  • @massimo9133
    @massimo9133 Před 2 lety

    Well done

  • @SuperAnimelover100
    @SuperAnimelover100 Před 5 dny

    Brian Jones idol, Elmore James. :)

  • @TheRichieC78
    @TheRichieC78 Před 9 měsíci

    Great video! I'd love to know your settings on the amp and pedal (?) you're using.

  • @pedrolins359
    @pedrolins359 Před 2 lety

    Great

  • @douginny
    @douginny Před 2 lety

    Now that you got the Les Paul, I think it's time to get an SG and set it up for slide.🎸🎸🎸🎵🎵

  • @hanshalkes4978
    @hanshalkes4978 Před 2 lety

    Elmore James got nothin' on this, baby!

    • @GuitarPilgrim
      @GuitarPilgrim  Před 2 lety

      Hey Hans! Leuk van je te horen, groetjes uit Ierland!! ook namens floortje!

  • @LaptopLarry330
    @LaptopLarry330 Před rokem

    Elmore James played his guitar in open E tuning.

  • @robertpaulis439
    @robertpaulis439 Před 2 lety

    You be "rollin" Pilgrim!

  • @564df6g5h4d6f5g4h6d5
    @564df6g5h4d6f5g4h6d5 Před 2 lety

    You got it going on there Pilgrim 😀

  • @alfatone2654
    @alfatone2654 Před 2 lety

    I think I like open D now better than open G. I guess it paid off getting a new 6 string to kick around in a different tuning. Thanks for your unabashed enthusiasm.

  • @koeliejoelie2
    @koeliejoelie2 Před 2 lety

    Your skills on the guitar is known by now.
    But again your singing is great.
    Doorgaan... vooral doorgaan ,😅

  • @michaelmendillo7513
    @michaelmendillo7513 Před 2 lety +1

    If I could play this riff like you , I would have my own channel Pilgrim. !!!! 😂😂😂✌✝💕💕💕

  • @besttech3216
    @besttech3216 Před 2 lety +2

    which more difficult:
    Playing a fast difficult riff or playing a slow but emotional touching riff ?
    Thanks for your videos 👍🏼

    • @GuitarPilgrim
      @GuitarPilgrim  Před 2 lety +3

      the latter most definitely, fast is technique. One cannot fake emotions

    • @besttech3216
      @besttech3216 Před 2 lety

      @@GuitarPilgrim Every time I listen to the aolo of Double trouble by Eric clapton or many solos by Pink Floyd, it gives me goosebumps.
      That is said, I respect the fast playing, kudos for whoever can master this.

  • @cgdoublezerorc
    @cgdoublezerorc Před 2 lety

    Hell YEAH!! 00

  • @fatkitty4207
    @fatkitty4207 Před rokem

    Hey Pilgrim, I have been a big fan for a long time. I notice you aren't muting the strings with your left hand. I started slide yesterday and I saw on youtube that I should lay my fingers on the left hand gently to mute the strings. If I don't do that my strings buzz. But the I see you and I also saw Eric Clapton and you do not use that technique. Can you explain? thank you.

  • @albertopanico7860
    @albertopanico7860 Před 2 lety

    Yeah!

  • @k0vae
    @k0vae Před 2 lety

    niceee

  • @miquelvc
    @miquelvc Před 2 lety

    could you do a study on Django Reinhardt? Please!

  • @padavid8861
    @padavid8861 Před 2 lety

    Do you make your own backing tracks? Or is it possible to download them?

  • @pedromichel6042
    @pedromichel6042 Před 2 lety +2

    Bro, do you like Duane Allman's style?

  • @billyclub56
    @billyclub56 Před 2 lety

    Are you just a CZcams guy, or do you have some recordings/ gigs out there?
    I enjoy your playing

  • @345kobi
    @345kobi Před 2 lety

    Pilgrim, there is no great sounding acoustic guitar lesson on Chain Of Fools. We need your help. SOS.

  • @daleduke1315
    @daleduke1315 Před 2 lety

    Peter Green's Albatross... Maybe easy, but...

  • @michaelernest5930
    @michaelernest5930 Před 2 lety

    Eric Clapton also has a great version of this song!

  • @aceforlife6599
    @aceforlife6599 Před 2 měsíci

    are you running any pedals or sound modifiers?

  • @adamwright1619
    @adamwright1619 Před rokem

    Please play Stranger Blues some time.

  • @stratlounge2835
    @stratlounge2835 Před 2 lety

    The question " Can you play...? " is much more than just a rhetorical one.
    Whenever I compare original recordings with performances of today,
    I have serious doubt, the old guitar slingers are in fact able (!) to
    play the original licks if they wanted.
    Example: Pretty Things / Dick Taylor : Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
    ( the 30+ second guitar solo is second-to-none in 60 years )
    Example: Rolling Stones / Keith Richards : It's All Over Now
    ( nobody ever since, Keith included, could play the solo this way )
    So, dear Pilgrim, lend your ear to the above and make a video, playing
    the stuff note-by-note. If anybody can do it - it's gotta be yourself !

  • @thomasjhansenfu7298
    @thomasjhansenfu7298 Před 2 lety

    Did you want to cover this song ?, I think it's good!

  • @pitbul8183
    @pitbul8183 Před 5 měsíci

    Please "Dust my broom"

  • @enclavehere6495
    @enclavehere6495 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey Pilgrim, have you ever heard the playing of Lowman Pauling? He's an influence on Clapton, John Fogerty and Steve Cropper (among others). He's got some great, really dirty sounding guitar lines on songs like this one: czcams.com/video/1qzjxnOfwgc/video.html
    Just wait for the solo's, trust me

    • @enclavehere6495
      @enclavehere6495 Před 2 lety

      here's another good example of his lead playing czcams.com/video/2amu_UPFQeU/video.html

  • @Rivasblues
    @Rivasblues Před 2 měsíci

    Whats the name of the song?

  • @BrenQ99
    @BrenQ99 Před 2 lety

    No. I cannot.

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 Před 2 lety

    Merci. How come playing Elmore James is so badass?
    Asking for a friend.

  • @jorgenlinne4183
    @jorgenlinne4183 Před 3 měsíci

    Hate hearing people try to be Elmore