It combines electric blues, country blues, merle travis style fingerpicking and more. Rockabilly rhythm essentials anyone can play guitar. You just have to get that good country guitar rhythm down, and then theres a short but sweet solo to learn. Mystery train as recorded by elvisscotty moore anyone can. Musician and educator arlen roth hosts this instructional program, teaching aspiring guitarists how to play lead country guitar, creating the signature twang that distinguishes the style. Hot licks learn rockabilly guitar with 6 great masters dvd. King jams with slash and others 66 live at the royal albert hall 2011 duration. The essential rockabilly guitar gear guide pmt online. New rockabilly guitar info, the tutorial book i wrote called how to play rockabilly guitar, and get good, fast. He started to play guitar seriously at the age of eleven, beginning with classical guitar and moving on to blues and rock styles.
Arlen roth born october 30, 1952 is an american guitarist, teacher, and author. Free guitar tabs printable, downloadable pdf guitar tabs. Brian setzer jazzy rockabilly lick online guitar lessons. Within a few hours you will learn the most famous tricks of guitar style and become a master in the style of rockabilly. Revolutionized music instruction and learning resources, through hot licks video and his many. The son of famed new yorker magazine cartoonist al ross, roth took an early interest in the blues guitar stylings of bb king, buddy guy and otis rush. Arlen roth is an american guitarist, recording artist, performer, tutor and author. In recent columns weve been exploring unsung guitar heroes, so lets switch things up a bit and investigate a modern masterthe reigning king of rockabilly swing, mr. Born in 1959, setzer was drawn to music at a young age after hearing the beatles she loves you on the jukebox while out with his parents. Each technique is presented with easytofollow steps and closeups, for easy replication.
When the style developed, in the early 50s, everything was new. New rockabilly guitar info, the tutorial book i wrote called how to. Theres no better way to announce the beginning or ending of a tune than with solid hook. Respected author, columnist, and master guitar authority, all genres, all playing styles. The roots of rockabilly lead guitar my twangy guitar. Doublestops, roll patterns, pick and finger style, advanced bending, arpeggios, harmony runs, turnarounds, banjo, dobro and pedal steel styles, chicken pickin and much more are all demonstrated by one of the worlds master playerteachers. Join facebook to connect with arlen roth and others you may know. Top artists with rockabilly tabs guitar tabs with rhythm. His latest release, paint it black, is the third in a series of instrumental albums that takes a fresh look at timeless songs by preeminent figures in pop music. Gibson super 400 ces, heritage super eagle, gretsch 6120, these three guitars just nail the rockabilly tone. Deke dickerson has an extended collection of old vintage rockabilly guitars and old photos of rockabilly guitar players and you would be surprised at some of the guitars that were played back then.
Theres also more than one way to go about getting that rockabilly tone. With me, yes, i have a collection, but there arent many superfluous guitars, he states. That year, roth lost his wife and business partner, deborah, and their 14yearold daughter, gillian, in a car accident. Product cover for arlen roth teaches fingerstyle guitar. Arlen roth arlen rothguitarist 1978, vinyl discogs. My customers get a lot of satisfaction out of learning a solo theyve been trying to learn all of their lives. Guitar lessons homespun video dvd gitarrentabulatur notenbuch cd max milligan bass guitar music lessons lessons homespun video dvd guitar at a glance lessons homespun video play music video dvd beginner lessons tab learn how to play music video hal leonard bass method gitarre 2 x dvd region 0 fingerstyle guitar tab sheet music bass guitar dvd region 0 beginner bass guitar lead guitar lessons. Tribute to vince gordon, rockabilly guitarist 380,452 views. Gary davis and then played and recorded with son house, bukka white and john fahey. Bear in mind, i couldve chosen three other essential rockabilly licks, but these seemed like nice ones to start out with. It combines rawness with sophistication and can be as primitive or as elaborate as you want to make it.
In this presentation, telemaster arlen roth teaches you all the classic licks and riffs of the great telemasters, as well as techniques such as pedal steel bends, behindthenut bends, chicken pickin, classic rockabilly rhythm styles, blues techniques, shuffle patterns, full. Roth is known as the master of the telecaster, but he is also a renowned acoustic guitarist. But truth be told any guitar with right pickup combination is great for rockabilly. His love for country and blues guitar and his innovative experimentation within these styles led to the writing of slide guitar. The arlen roth collection like his playing, arlen roths guitar collection is eclectic and very personal. Redd volkaert, marty stuart, steve wariner, will ray, jerry donahue, johnny hiland and tommy emmanuel and other surprise guests. Hot licks arlen roth hot country lead guitar dvd hot561 southcoast music is an authorised lick library dealer please let us know if there is a new dvd that we can help you with and yes. If you read this far theres a good chance you will want to sign up for my newsletter. Arlen roths guitar lessons at born 30th october 1952, arlen roth grew up in new yorks bronx district. The rockabilly sound is simple in every way imaginable, from the playing style to guitar set up. My twangy guitar was recently named best rockabilly guitar lesson site. It became so popular that even dave edmunds and his 2nd guitarist, mickey gee, arrived there one day to visit this phenomenon called arlen roth and hot licks, thinking it was a store, when it really was just my home. Those ten years of columns became a book, hot guitar. This month we will learn how to bookend rockabilly tunes by learning some very popular intros and outros.
Guitarists can learn to read music notation, chord lyrics charts, or guitar tablature. Youll notice most of the song is played with chords. Sep 23, 2015 below is a guitar tab showing how to play it. Arlen roth is an american guitarist, recording artist, performer, tutor. Nov 21, 2009 arlen roth s guitar lessons at born 30th october 1952, arlen roth grew up in new yorks bronx district. The red number above is the note you should use as your guide when playing this lick in other keys. Top artists with rockabilly tabs learn songs with the online tablature player stray cats buddy holly johnny burnette social distortion eddie cochran roy orbison bill haley cramps jerry lee lewis carl perkins black raven ricky nelson dale hawkins link wray tiger army jerry ross little richard nekromantix gene vincent bill haley and the comets brian setzer orchestra duane eddy dick brave. When i play country or rockabilly on electric, i inevitably slip into the alternatingbass travis picking style.
Fender electric guitars only went into production in 1950, so no guitarist then had too many years of experience playing an electric guitar. Includes sections on basic chords, blues rhythms, fingerpicking, and more. You wont find a better study of the works of grady martin anywhere at any price. From 19821992, he was a columnist for guitar player magazine. Top 10 essential vintage rockabilly guitar solos guitar world. I teamed up with some of the greatest tele players of alltime, such as brad paisley, vince gill, albert lee, steve cropper, bill kirchen, brent mason. Rockabilly guitar ii the scotty moore sound duration. Rockabilly rhythm essentials that blend of rock n roll, country and jazz known as rockabilly is one of the most fun guitar styles there is. See rockabilly rhythm basics and advanced rockabilly rhythm.
If you know how to play guitar and love rockabilly this video for you. Rockabilly guitar guitare notes et tablatures sheet music. Arlen roth teaches fingerstyle guitar a guide to fingerpicking. In the last few lessons weve been working on rockabilly rhythm. This produces a thing we call twang, which is the cornerstone of rockabilly guitar. If you are on a mobile device but seeing this page as the desktop version, our mobile version of this page can be found here. Link wray has been known to play a gibson les paul early in his career and switched to. Rockabilly guitar lesson i gotta know by wanda jackson. Grady martin rockabilly guitar bible my twangy guitar. Arlen roth is an excellent guitar player and a very good tutor.
Hot licks learn rockabilly guitar with 6 great masters dvd jazz and blues guitarist woody mann provides a new introduction on this instructional dvd. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Rockabilly tone involves three basic elements which are. Be sure to check out our other rockabilly lessons while youre here. Arlen roths masters te telgcaster dedicato this book is. Veteran musician and guitar teacher arlen roth hosts this instructional program, teaching aspiring guitarists how to play the slide guitar, covering particular techniques specific to duane allman, elmore james, robert johnson and muddy waters. His wealth of talent and diversity in multiple musical genres enabled him to maintain a busy career as a performer and recording artist since the 1970s.
In the 1970s or 1980s charlie feathers played a yamaha sa30. His latest release, paint it black, is the third in a series of instrumental albums that takes a fresh look at timeless songs by preeminent. The success was instantaneous, and the mailbox was overflowing at 46 warren st. Most notably with johnny burnette and the rock and roll trio. This song is a classic and probably one of the slower tunes of the rockabilly. Using classic rockabilly tunes like blue suede shoes, little sister, thats all right mama, matchbox blues and thatll be the day, fred sokolow shows the styles and techniques needed to play rockabilly guitar solos and backup. This time around, i decided to grab my rapidly aging black levis shirt, my awesome new levys guitar strap and my gibson music city jr. In this presentation, telemaster arlen roth teaches you all the classic licks and riffs of the great telemasters, as well as techniques such as pedal steel bends, behindthenut bends, chicken pickin, classic rockabilly rhythm styles, blues techniques, shuffle patterns, full chord bends, banjo rolls, and more. Allow arlen roth and his doublejointed pinky to lay it down for you. Arlen roth hot country lead guitar hal leonard online. To guitarists raised on his hot licks instructional video series, session and touring great arlen roth is something of a legendary figure.
Arlen roth about the author by student and friend joe dalton in early 1982, after competing the book nashville guitar i was in search of further guitar instruction, on the back cover i noticed a short bio on the author arlen roth, and hoped he was still teaching in new york city as the bio mentioned. Three essential rockabilly guitar licks guitar world. I think any guitar with a good clean sound can be used to play rockabilly. Mar 20, 2006 rockabilly fingerpickingflat picking pete gorilla. Rockabilly rhythm essentials in this lesson i take a detailed look at the rhythm guitar techniques employed by scotty moore, carl perkins and any number of rock n roll greats. The first approach is to use the same kind of equipment that the original pioneers of rockabilly used. Heres your chance to learn more than 150 original acoustic licks in a detailed lesson from the one and only arlen roth. Lonesome train on a lonesome track this is another classic rockabilly guitar piece. Music notation is a great system, but it isnt the most modern, or best system for learning modern pop, rock, blues, country and heavy metal guitar songs. What arlen refers to as simply the tragedy happened just two days after gillie had recorded the theme song for a nickelodeon show about an allgirl rock band, in which she acted, sang, and played guitar. A simple system for students and teachers on the fundamentals of blues guitar. Simple rockabilly licks using the b and the g string. Product cover for arlen roth hot country lead guitar.
The pmt guide to brian setzerstyle rockabilly guitar. Unique guitar lessons from master rockabilly arlen roth. Roth attended the high school of music and art in new york city. If youre looking to add some fire to your rockabilly playing, and have always wanted to learn those certain rockabilly licks that just arent in any books or videos, then look no further. The grady martin sessions if youre a rockabilly fan, chances are youve heard the work of grady martin before.
These are the songs modern players like darrel higham, tk smith, paul pigat, jim heath reverend horton heat, jd mcpherson, buzz campbell. Although hes an avid collector of not only guitars but also art and vintage buicks, theres a pragmatic side to his arsenal. But while merle travis and most other players associated with the style use the thumb to play the bass notes, i prefer to use the flatpick, with my middle and ring fingers sounding the lead notes on top. With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, guitar notation legend and strum and pick patterns. Aug 26, 2018 gibson super 400 ces, heritage super eagle, gretsch 6120, these three guitars just nail the rockabilly tone. Inspiration behind creation of arlen roth brand name guitars, each one a distinct and distinguished model, currently manufactured by three companies. Country guitar lesson play that song one more time by randy richter. It covers both the rockabilly guitar page and my trio the jime. Having bought his cassette based lead guitar series some years ago, i was impressed by his ability to teach without being able to see him play.