Steely Dan - Do It Again - Guitar Solo (Cover)

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Here's my take on one of my favorite guitar solos of all time. It was played by Denny Dias on the Steely Dan cut "Do It Again" from their 1972 debut album Can't Buy A Thrill. Dias is primarily a jazz guy and it shows in his playing. The basic ingredients of this solo are pretty mundane. Most of it is based in G Dorian (GABbCDEFG) but there are a few blue notes mixed in there along with some chromaticism. What makes the solo really cook though is the amazing rhythmic choices Dias made and the syncopation of his phrasing. Notice that there is not a single bent string in the entire solo, yet it works perfectly in a rock setting! I would love to know if this was improvised off the cuff or composed prior to the recording. Either way, it's an ingenious work from an underrated guitar hero.

If you're not familiar with Denny or this album, you'd be well served to check them both out. *TECHNICAL NOTE - the original version was recored on an "electric sitar" which was a cheap novelty instrument made by (I think) Danelectro in the 60s and 70s. I didn't have one of those so I used a Voodoo Labs Proctavia pedal to simulate a sitar as best I could. Recorded that direct to Garageband where I used one of their shitty Marshall models. It sounds like crap, but it's the best I could do for now. Let me know if you have any comments or questions. Eventually i'd like to do a tutorial on this. Cheers, VW

VirtualWoodshed

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Any closer and it's the original version. It's literally 99.99% accurate. Beautifully done.

Amarikita

I don't know why this solo didn't get the recognition that Larry Carlton's Kid Charlemagne solo got. It's a phenomenal piece of playing. And these covers are....well....fu@# awesome....

Dougalthepit

You did a great job on a very difficult solo. Denny plays around the time but always knows exactly where he is. The original was a Coral Electric sitar which they rented for the session. I've played this with him many times and the solo is always unique. Chek out Denny Dias and Friends -

abergsten

This is one of the best covers of any solo on YouTouTube. Wow. Well done.

KC

This is my favorite guitar solo of all time. I just never thought I would ever get to watch how it was done.

signdesigners

There's a whole story in that solo. Five parts, I believe.

I. Hesitation
II. Prideful resolve
III. Inability to turn away.
IV. Going ahead with the thing and enjoying it.
V. Resulting failure, lament.

There's also something peculiar about how the rhythm of the solo plays against that of the backing tune. You can feel the pull back, and how the act of pulling back functions as a tease, resulting in the participation being all too full of excitement, and contributing in part to the fated failure.

unrealnews

YouTube auditor here this video is being taken down for copy right reasons cant decipher the difference between you guitar and the original 😂😂😂

dwaynedales

Absolute masterpiece. As good as it gets. This video remains in the library for sure. Thanks. 👍.

fpoynton

Sad they have never done this solo live or at least I've never seen video of it...this song sounded psychedelic album version like black magic woman...live they changed arrrangement

jarrodmcdermott

Fuck everyone that says this wasn't 100%.
Holy crap you nailed this bro. WOW

smudge

excellent and the best solo cover of this song I found on youtube. Great work and I'm also thinking of how to produce this very special sound on my strat

sokka

I missed to learn playing any instrument. But I really woul´d like to know how it feels, to be able playing guitar like here. It must be great

stefanzellner

Please man, make the tutorial. I love this solo, but I find a good tutorial. Thank bro, say hello to Brazil 🇧🇷

bolsonaroe-girl

Sweet. I always check out covers of this solo because it's always been one of my faves too. Most are a shade rough. This one's tight. Good ear and great jam

stevewalzak