Ry Cooder Rhythm Guitar Trick

[paulgoldreich]

Thanks David for all your brilliance. Ry is such an extraordinary player. I saw him and Chet Atkinson playing in London -acoustic - set. Mind blowing.

[twangmeister]

A really great lesson. I've been using open G on and off for many years now and learnt something new from your lesson. Many thanks for taking the time to record and upload it.

[mariannegrittanimusic]

Hey David, not sure now how I discovered you, but I'm glad I did. I started my late night guitar adventure this evening with an old video recording of Ry's Jesus on the Mainline, which I'm pulling out of my own archives and dusting off. Glad that the rabbit hole led to you. You have a great way of explaining things and breaking them down. I've subscribed and am looking forward to whatever else you have to share. Thanks for taking the time.

[jimajello]

Tks David. Very informative. Different tunnings lending great rhythms & sustains. You are the go to man who clearly breaks the important details down & has truly improved my playing. Jim

[billconley]

Hey David. Just discovered you on YouTube . Many years ago I took your workshop on swing guitar in CT and you launched me into swing/jazz and even dobro and pedal steel. you were a very big influence on my playing and growing as a musician so now I've subscribed and looking forward to continuing learning from you. Thanks for the Ry Cooder insights. Bill C from Vermont

[paulhoward]

Love that trickster Ry Cooder!! I'm sure all your followers appreciate this kind of insight, very cool!

[bigsmall]

I would love it if you made a video series elaborating on Ry Cooder's tricks. He's the best and so are you!

[boofit]

Discovered you about a month ago and really enjoying your channel. Never been able to get my finger picking to work with the side of my thumb so got some of those Black Mountain picks to see if I can try again. Love the 00-18 by the way. Thank you!

[richardburt]

Very patient lemon and good for beginners

[richpels]

I saw Cooder in 72 or 73 in Rochester, NY opening for Captain Beefheart, whom he was producing at the time. He went off on the Stones between songs, saying they took drugs to stay up all night and practice all the stuff he taught them during the day, and basically took a lot of his sound for what they were writing at the time. He didn't sound mad so much as frustrated they hadn't included him in the composition of the songs. Seemed to feel cheated. His performance was typically amazing. And the Beefheart band was amazingly strange and uniquely wonderful in their own way. I never understood why they were together on tour until I found out that Cooder wasn't just producing Beefheart, but sort of babysitting him for the label, since the Captain was totally bonkers.

[simonsbuddy]

Excellent video...I wish I had you when I was figuring this our for myself in 1972 from a 33 1/3 record!! Youtube
is like having an older brother who shows you shit.

[chrisghiardi]

Just in the first stuff I hear Lowell George as well ...

[tedpowers]

Could you do some Capt Beefheart vamps with this style Like Goona need Somebody on your Bond?

[arlenroth]

Cooder told me about this little dittie when I was doing a book about him back in 1976 or

[jaeztheone]

knew that Keith got G tuning off '69/70 ish……...Hence the '5 strings-3 chords-2 fingers-1 asshole...…...but he's still a genius

[billdyke]

I think Keef would be quite chuffed to be called 'reptilian'... (Is 'chuff' acceptable across the pond? On these shores it means somewhat amused)... Good trick, btw. 🇬🇧👍

[billw]

The general idea of “Ripping off” a musical technique or sound is sort of an odd notion as everything is derivative if one only knows where to look

[JosephRevard]

Thanks... That's great, and very useful.

[theriversedge]

Love it! Thanks for the lesson. But then he capos in the open tuning doesn't he? Why does he do that?

[michaelcraig]

If you are playing in these odd tunings, how do you play along with someone in a different tuning? What if one person is in standard and someone else is using an odd tuning? How do the notes on neck change? Do you need to re-memorize the notes on the neck all over again, to play in odd tunings? See, this is kind of confusing to me, not sure how it all works..