Lifes Been Good - Joe Walsh | Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play Life's Been Good, as performed by Joe Walsh released on his 1978 "But Seriously Folks" album.

The lesson covers the rhythm and lead guitar parts.

00:00 Introduction / What to expect
01:00 Tuning and tone
02:50 Lesson - Intro riff
07:58 Lesson - Bridge
11:30 Lesson - Verse & Chorus
15:26 Lesson - Guitar solo
19:36 Lesson - Outro chords
20:17 Lesson - Random Outro licks
22:08 Final thoughts

Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):

2020 Fender 70th Anniversary Broadcaster
DynaComp (on lead parts only) output 2 o'clock, sensitivity 11 o'clock
Boss DD8 Digital Delay (standard delay setting - only on lead part)
1983 Fender Super Champ - Channel 1, Vol 9, Master 2, Treb 8 Bass 5, Mids 2

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[rexmonarch]

Here's Joe Walsh story. In the early 1980's I lived n the mountains west of Boulder Colorado -- up on Sugarload Mountain Road. Early one Sunday morning in the winter there was a knock-knock-knock on the front door. I opened the door and I immediately recognized that the person at the front door was Joe Walsh. He looked like he'd been at a party all night where he couldn't leave because he couldn't find the door. He asked me if I would help him get his Mercedes out of the snowy ditch along the road in front of the house. I grabbed a shovel and snow shovel and followed him across the road. Joe took the snow shovel and I used the shovel and we dug all the snow from around and under the car. Then I dug a path back up to the road. Joe was slipping and sliding and falling down in the snow and having a good ol' time. Then Joe got into the car and shifted back and forth from drive to reverse and I pushed the car -- finally the car broke loose and made it back up to the road. Joe shook my hand and said "Thanks" and motored on down Sugarloaf Road towards Boulder.

[GregA-frbf]

I now know where my old albums ended up! Your taste in music is stellar!

[ZigbertD]

Love it. People love to talk about this or that guitarist being "underrated", and usually it's someone who's great but not necessarily a household name as a great guitarist. Elliott Easton is the epitome of the most often-mentioned underrated guitarist. This makes him the guitarist most celebrated for his underrated-ness, the poster child of underrated guitarists. In the Cars Hall of Fame induction, he even said "I guess this means I'm finally rated."

Walsh rarely gets mentioned in "underrated" conversations. He's super-famous, he was in the freakin' Eagles, he played the solo (along with Don Felder) on "Hotel California" fer crissakes. Yet he remains under-mentioned in the pantheon of great guitarists. But he also seldom gets mentioned as underrated. This makes him the most underrated at being underrated guitarist.

[PhilFeedback]

Great lesson video, thanks for making this video.

It ain’t the Heat, it’s the humidity that gets ya 👍

[kimalexander]

The enjoyment you bring is outstanding week after week & in such a humble way. Who knew today would be this much fun ? Sorry Doug, if you had to melt doing this for us. Thank you, sir. From Les's hometown.

[henryspevak]

Thank you for simplifying the f to F three fret move and equating d pentatonic, you rock star!

[davehappablap]

Damn! This is SPOT ON! Killer! Thanks.

[michaelsnowdon]

You do a fantastic job of breaking down the guitar parts, I am grateful to have stumbled across your channel.

[HermanCombs]

Life been good thank you for helpful tips takes me back 😊

[davidlind]

Thanks! This summer has been hot as hell.

[shakeyblues]

Just fantastic, Joe has always been a guitar hero of mine. Attended many shows, Ringo's All Star Band with Todd Rundgren Dave Edmonds and Joe walks out on stage with a big Pink bunny suit playing a big drum. I don't want to work I want to bang on the drum all day. Top shelf as always ♪♫♪♫♪♫

[rayross]

Thanks! How about Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back in Town or Whiskey in the Jar?

[craighurley]

Fun tutorial dude !

Thanks a bunch, you got a new sub today !!

[johnfosker]

Absolutely brilliant Doug you are a top top bloke, thanks for

[KerryKrueger-tsfv]

Thunder Road guitars, west Seattle!!!

[guydouglas]

Excellent work! Always loved this song. Interesting about the 10" speaker thing with a Telecaster guitar - your sound is spot on! Joe Walsh was recently playing in Stephen Cobert Late Show band - he rocked out and clearly still enjoys playing. Joe Walsh is one of my fav guitar players.

[francovani]

The little acoustic guitar chord break in th middle reminds me of the piano part in Neil Young "s Buffalo Springfield suite "Broken Arrow ". Great guitar song by Joe just the same

[fabientissier]

So cool! Love Joe walsh... thak you so much for that top quality lesson. Won’t you someday breakdown Tony Joe White songs ? Cheers 🍺

[oblivianation]

That was fantastic! I was just a little concerned that you didn't talk about the importance of facial expressions. I caught myself making them.

[philf]

Really good lesson, I've played this one for years. It is alleged (verified?) that a Cooper Time Cube is used on the main riff, adding to the body of the sound and the double tracking effect.