Jerry Reed Claw Style - Levi Clay Country Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson & Theory

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[Imw]

Brilliant lesson. I’ve now quit my job down at the carwash and left my mama a goodbye note.

[TimNelson]

Refreshing to know somebody is paying close attention to what the supergrandmaster Jerry Reed did. Bravo, from the US.

[jubbaronny]

I watched this lesson a couple of years ago and you might as well have been talking Japanese. I’ve just stumbled across it again and amazingly got it down in 5 minutes. Muddling away doing my own thing at my own speed to reach a certain level of competence has definitely helped me move on to a more advanced standard.

[jscordoba]

This is a great lesson. When i was a kid, guy at a guitar shop tought basic travis picking like this.. muted pucking hand only.

[waynemartin]

Been playing for years. First video that allows me to actually grab this song. Thanks

[GrumpleSenior]

Not many people changed music with their talent but Jerry’s one of them. Also the humour……anyone that can write “She got the goldmine, I got the shaft” is automatically genius.

[donaldroberts]

WOW! Thank you. I never realized this. Cool.

[miikdaniels]

Fantastic teaching technique, never questioned a single thing you explained!

[dennisjohndreher]

Most underrated guitarist of our time. He invented a lot of what they are playing today. For all you guitarist that are in a rut, pick up a Jerry Reed song book and see you next year. Lol

[el_kraken]

Sweet lesson. First time I came across Jerry Reed's music was listening to Amos Moses on the K-Rose radio station in GTA San Andreas.

[jackvial]

Great lesson. Always wondered why it didn't sound right when I tried playing the claw riff. Now I know.

[iangray]

Just watched this with my wife, Claire Lynch, who has many versions of Wabash Cannonball on YouTube with numerous pickers, including Jim Hurst (himself a big Jerry fan). Claire was delighted and impressed. As am I. Thank you !

[ericashmusic]

Jerry's take on it all is just fabulous of course, & thanks to Clay for puttin' it up.
Jerry must have picked it up from Mexican bands, where these Spanish rhythms are common and inherited. This takes me back- 50 yrs ago 1970's & for a few years. I was a guitarist on Cruise ships in bands. A nightmare situ cropped up on one cruise, "Dorita Y Pepe" were a fabulous Latin American dance couple 'Cabaret Act'. At first rehearsal, quite a few of their Show dances had this 123, 123, 12 patterns ( with hand clapping & castanets-You probably recognize that now) but the tunes also included bars of 6/8 - 3/4 { 12, 123, 123, --12, 123, 123, } -4/4 mixed in the same tune. The sheet music they handed us had been around for years, ripped & taped up, ink smudged & badly repaired, Up tempo as well, 30 mins in, I was a nervous wreck. 5hrs later it was the evening 'Live Show' by some miracle we got tho' it. I laughed about it later of course, & it just occurred to me to share it, someone might recognize a similar situation and smile ! & laugh.

[kennyhollidayjr]

Thank you, been flat picking for 45 years and started finger style last year, this is a great lesson. One of the few times I've ever been so frustrated to the point of putting my guitar down was learning this song. 😂 finally getting some speed on this after few days with the metronome.

[jackdawes]

Exrcellent instruction, Levi. Thanks man! 'Jerry Reed info ' sounds like a goer. I now know what I'm doing this evening. 😊

[vinnieirvine]

That “weird Bb chord” - That’s known among classical and flamenco players as the flamenco Bb chord which has a fattened 6th.... it’s quite clear that some of these patterns are originally from Malagueña - tex mex - Hispanic influences- you can here lots of flamenco style imported ( of course) into Mexican styles

[danielwalsh]

Wonderful lesson. Some people are natural teachers. Thanks.

[genesmalley]

I have learned every song from his book..Heavy Neckin.. I still love to play them all.

[Rowan-qdec]

When I was a kid, I sat in front of our record player with my guitar..playing Jerry's songs over and over.. trying to figure out how he did what he did.
I love 💕💕 him and miss him terribly.

[kenwentworth]

Very well done my friend . I am going to get to a new level because of you .