HONKY TONK | Bill Doggett 1956 | Billy Butler Guitar Lesson
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- VIRTUAL TIP JAR IN DESCRIPTION! Very excited to share this one with you all...an absolute blues guitar classic! Top of the R & B charts in 1956. A standard for live bands since it was first released, "Honky Tonk" was written by organist Bill Doggett, guitarist Billy Butler and tenor saxophonist Clifford Scott. You gotta know this one if you're a REAL blues guitarist:) And no cheating by playing the rhythm part in the open E position! I'm teaching y'all the LEGIT way to play this legendary song. I realized how long the video was once I uploaded it:) So feel free to skip from verse to verse by clicking on the timestamps below. Hope you thoroughly enjoy this one!
-00:10 : Full Song Playthrough
-05:28 : Intro
-07:35 : Verse 1
-15:40 : Verse 2
-20:58 : Verse 3 (1st lead verse)
-27:58 : Verse 4 (2nd lead verse)
-34:14 : Verse 5 (3rd lead verse)
-40:42 : Verses 6-10 (Part 2)
-46:40 : Final Ending Verse! Whew
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brings back memories
So glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks
Such clear patient teaching! And from a renowned performer. Inspiring generosity and kindness.
Thanks so much for the kind words Tom! So glad you enjoyed the lesson.
This song has it all,excellent rhythm,chord stabs riffs,brilliant.
Yeah it is brilliant. Thanks Emma!
Great lesson! I was taught this song years ago by a sax player and had forgotten how to play it. Lots of bad or inaccurate lessons on this out there. Yours was spot-on! Well done and thanks!
You're very welcome! Thanks Shawn.
I love CZcams. Harmonica lesson brought me a guitar lesson too. 🤘🏽🎸
So cool!
I just learned this rhythm from my teacher.
Capo for me my hands would never make it.
Great lesson here.
Really dig the way you break lessons down.
Awesome! Glad you enjoy the lessons and thanks for watching.
I thought I had a pretty good handle on it.. but you just brought it to another level closer for me..in a short time...Thank You.....
Glad to hear it Jack!
wowowow what a treat !! I kinda knew I had been playing wrong for 30+ years :)) Loved it - will be learning from it no doubt (and tipping)
Thank you so much! So glad you're enjoying the lesson. It's a must know for blues guitarists!
@@JakeAndrewsMusic Yes, but almost forgotten I'd say. When I have a bit of spare time I would like to have a couple of lessons with you.... what took me by surprise is that you're in Austin, where I was born, though I never went back to visit.
A great lesson on one of my favorite songs thank you
Glad you've enjoyed it!
In the proper key, F! Way to go!
Great lesson and advice. I remember learning this song in E when I was a youngster. It's much easier for smaller hands to manage. Muscle-memory is making it harder to re-learn in F but no capo for me. :^)
Very true! Thanks.
Congratulations! You have mastered Honky Tonk! I’ve seen dozens of people try, but you nailed it! New subscriber!👍
Thank you Frank-been playing it since I was about 9 years old!
Nailed it.
Yeah man! Thanks again.
Jimmie and Sue doing this at his birthday party was pretty cool
I bet that was cool! Thanks Joe
JAKE! Fantastic lesson! So glad I found you! Plus you are a COOL guy.
Haha, thank you Louis! So glad you enjoyed the lesson!
Thank you … great job teaching this … especially the Part 2 licks that nobody else seems to break down.
Thanks Mark!
Thanks for the post. CLASSIC! Old school 50’s Party, Baby!
You bet! Old Skool is the Only Skool!
WoW...Bad2DBone! Going in my Favorites. Just learned B Butler was the player on Honky Tonk Began practicing the tune & looks to be quite challenging? Luv the bit of raunch you got into it w/ your Strat! Thx much for putting this up on YT. grew up in the '50's & this song has always been a classic...
Thank you Rich! Glad you've enjoyed this lesson. It's one of my favorites.
God dam, I'm gonna have to have a go at this one, it's just freaking awesome.
Excellent lesson!
Glad you liked it!
very good teaching
Thanks and welcome!
Many thanks. You're dead on accurate.
Thanks so much Terry! My dad wouldn't allow me to learn it incorrectly when I was a kid! Glad you enjoyed the lesson.
THNKS A LOT! 1:08
Glad you enjoyed it Martin!
Hey man I enjoyed this. The hardest part for me is the tremolo picking section, but aside from that, one thing I would appreciate your view on is this: the sixths lick at 1:22, I wonder if Billy Butler played it on strings 1 & 2 rather than 1 & 3. Then the following slide down for the lick over the 1 chord can all be played more easily, and with the same shape. Whaddya think?
Hi Ted, yes, I have played it both ways-I used to play it only on strings 1 and 2. I taught it this way as it's probably an "easier" position to play it in at first. But I agree, it has more of the feel on those strings. Thanks so much for commenting!
What are you playing though? Nice and barky clean with grit! Thanks (EDIT).. ok you said a Marshall 68 50W below I see. But still... why is your tone so unique here? There is something so authentic and not heard by myself very often
It's actually straight into a 1959 Fender Princeton tube amp! That's the secret:)
Hey Jake, an absolutely brilliant cover of one of the greatest instrumentals of all time. You've captured Billy Butlers guitar playing and tone to the tee. Kudos!👍👍 Is there anyway to get access to the backing track for playing along? Cheers!
Thank you Keef! I was actually just playing over the original track for this one:)
@@JakeAndrewsMusic That explains why it sounded so authentic!
I lower the bass E string to D.
Great video Jake! I’ve been digging into your first album and was wondering what gear you were using back then? Love the tones on that album!
Thanks Chris! I'm using this same 1960 Strat on most of the album as well as a '59 Gibson 335 and a 1950 Broadcaster as well:) As far as amps-we looped together as many vintage amps as we possibly could! Numerous vintage Fender Tweeds (Bassman, Temolux, Princeton and Champs), some blackface Supers and Deluxe Reverb, and a '69 Marshall Super Lead as well. Using a late 70's Tube Screamer also.
@@JakeAndrewsMusic Awesome! Thanks for the info and the reply. “The Hard Way” is my favorite jam in that album!
Beautiful, what exact model of the marshall is that?
That is an original 1968 50W Plexi Super Lead:)
@@JakeAndrewsMusic ive been satisfied with my guitar tone until i saw your vids man! haha now thats a new tone to achieve for me. what types of effects (if any) were you using in this clip and i suppose you were using the plexi too?
Great lesson. Any link to a jam track you were playing to?
I believe I was simply playing over the original track Nenad! Thanks for tuning in.
Swell. Just please lose
giant distortions as
that entirely ruined
this presentation !
A lesson to learn
and follow ... when
recording any song,
distortions are far
too enhanced /
multiplied by the
recording process
electronics limitations.
Thanks!
Don't be a wimp, play it in 'F'.
Haha yep:)