Guitar Lesson: Dissecting the Bo Diddley Beat
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ArtistWorks blues guitar master Keith Wyatt breaks down the Bo Diddley beat. Get free blues guitar lessons: artistworks.com/freelessons
This guys is amazing. Used to be my teacher. The man loves the Blues with his entire soul...
Very cool rundown of how Bo varied the basic riff. My motto is: If you can’t feel it, you can’t learn it.
This is an absolutely fantastic lesson - just the right amount of history, practice and theory. You have an exemplary talent for teaching - hats off to you, sir!
I used to have a vhs with you teaching beginners blues lessons. Saw you speak at MI in Hollywood back in 08’ glad to see you’re still at it brother
Great stuff. Easier said than done . Once you have it mastered ,you've arrived .
Bo used a capo because he tuned to an open chord. BUT... one thing he did was play that chord damped with his left hand, rather than with the notes ringing out - you can hear this most clearly on the intro to 'You can't Judge A Book.'
Here's the way I replicate it with a guitar in standard tuning - it works for anything above open E.
Ditch the capo and use a 'grab' chord (I.e. top string to bottom, index finger fretting the E and B string, middle finger fretting the G string, ring finger fretting the D and A string, thumb wrapped around fretting the bottom E.
But the trick is, rather than putting your fingertips between the frets, put them (fairly lightly) on top of the frets. It takes a little getting used to, but this damps each string, and gives you a really authentic Bo sound.
Try it - you might like it!
It is highly likely that Bo Diddley took his name from the home made one string instruments of the south called "Diddley Bows". That is backed up by his use of rectangular body guitars imitating home made "cigar box guitars" that are still popular today. BB King and many other early blues players learned to play on those improvised instruments.
Thanks for posting! Great session!
Great insight, thank you for the lesson, that Bo Diddley sound is timeles!
I'm an extremely satisfied subscriber of Keith Wyatt's Blues course at ArtistWorks. Finished the fundamental section and working my way through the intermediate section now. Top notch, well-paced lessons like the one you see here. One of the best investments of my money and time for my musical journey.
Steve, Thank you for your testimonial on the course/training. Would you mind sharing what level and/or experience you had prior to taking it ? I am just trying to gauge when it might be appropriate for me as a relative beginner. Thanks much!
--Vic.
@@vb14086 Hi Vic, my recommendation is for you to signup for one of the shorter subscriptions and give Keith's Blues course a try. The Fundamental section is perfectly structured for a beginner. Plus, a unique ArtistWorks benefit is that you can upload videos of your playing to Keith for his thoughtful assessment, guidance and encouragement. To answer your question, I’m an experienced intermediate player that's been engaged in serious study for 20+ years. I also teach acoustic guitar on the side to beginner and intermediate students.
@@blues61 Thank you, Steve as I just saw your response. I very much appreciate your responding to my queries. I may just do as you suggest as soon as I finish Paul Davids' introductory course. I find Keith to be just wonderful, so accomplished and knowledgeable as well as just a great guy. Best wishes and thanks again!
--Vic.
Man you got history groove attitude and like ability with great explanations
Interesting background on how the beat was born. Cool to see how the magic is made.
Thanks for posting. I don’t use picks, only pseudo classical Flamenco finger style. If I can’t get the sound going, I’ll buy a pick!!
Thanks for the lesson. Keep em comin’ - Love the Blues, and variations off of the Blues like the Bo Diddley groove. Can you do a lesson on “Tramp” by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas. I believe it was played by Steve Cropper.
Awesome stuff man thanks!
I wish I played but this is just interesting to listen to!
Great introduction. Very informative indeed.
This is a fun lesson. If you want to have fun doing nothing but playing rhythm guitar, this is it. Plus there are a million varies to the Bo Didley beat that you will never get bored.
Now, that is a perfect BO’s beat! Very good explanation!
And excellent playing!
What a great explanation. It looks like a D chord shape you are playing, sliding up and down. But I think you called it other names, as the position changes. Is that a D shape?
Excellent overview for this neophyte who's still hovering up at the top of the neck with open chords...
Bo could solo as good any person I've ever seen
I wish he showed the beat more
Beautiful Tele😍
nice lesson.
Hey! Bo Diddley was released April, 1957.
sixty years ago I learned that the Bo Diddley beat couldn't be copyrighted because it's the old traditional "Ham Bone" rhythm from field workers in the colonial slave-held South, which originated in west Africa and kept alive thru various means - you could even hear the grade school girls keeping time skipping rope to "Hand Jive". Thanks, cool stuff.
I met BO AND WOW He hated Johnny Otis!( hand jive hit version)
heya, Keith!
Ok, open g tuning with capo, and what is the chord shape for an open tuning?
e?
My Kingdom for a guitar lesson on Bo's Bounce.
I suspect that is one of those songs where if you need a lesson... you shouldn't try it :)
There are literally a million variations of the Bo Diddley beat. You can spend hours and hours messing around with different accents and strum patterns with this. When Bo played live, he never played the song exactly like the record, he was always changing things around.
Everyone in rock n roll was influenced by these 3 found fathers of rock: Bo diddley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard: Listen to Panic in Detroit from Alladin Sane By David Bowie, that's Bo Bidleys beat
...is very difficult to obtain a Diddley sound with a telecaster...too thin; not rockin
good stuff, less talking more playing is better!
why did CZcams get rid of the dislike button?
If I had to guess it's because all of their Covid videos get downvoted to oblivion.
Bo didley is named after the Diddley stick... which the African American in the south played...! 🇦🇺❤️Bo 👍
Rhythm makes me a Little out of breath .Sounds good
Ok mate but you only talk!!!
Too much talking. Thanks but that was hard work