How to play EDDIE COCHRAN: Summertime Blues – GUITAR TUTORIAL

Summer Season Blues by Eddie Cochran released in 1958.
today we are taking a look at a little of rock-and-roll in the secret of E at its structure we have.
three major chords the 1 4 5 the E the A and the B7 but to offer the tune the energy and the momentum.
that it deserves we'' re going to integrate some riffs some rhythms and some techniques.
that are mosting likely to seasoning this up a little this is a wonderful fun track to play and sing.
along too it'' s ideal for summertime starting with the chords the real recording usages.
barre chords however today we'' re doing an open chord version so chord primary is E chord.
number two is A and chord number 3 is B7 now the song has two primary sections that'' s. how I ' ve selected to break it down we have the introductory which functions as critical bullet factors.
throughout the tune and after that we have the knowledgeables they'' re all similar throughout so taking.
the introductory first this is what we'' ve [Music] obtained beginning with the moving area we play this on the D string string four and.
we move from fret one to worry two what we do to obtain this result is fret worry one and pick.
it then slide simply our worrying hand to worry 2 do not repick the string so get utilized.
to that motion Move the finger approximately stress 2 alongside the Fret cable and don'' t lose. call with the string and the Fretboard if you do it will lose the note so what we.
intend to do is preserve get in touch with so you get that note sustaining when you'' ve mastered that you can.
repick the string down up on Fret 2 one and 2 and three and 4 therefore if we consider this in.
beats of 4 one and 2 and 3 and four and we have two repeatings of that for this section.
one and two and 3 and 4 and one and 2 and 3 and 4 and carrying on to the chords.
that are part of the introductory we'' re going from the E to the A to the [Music] B7 as you can can see. there ' s a mix of stressing the chord and then taking the fingers off the chord to play the. open [Songs] strings this happens on the E and the B7 the instructions of strums because we wear'' t begin. on beat one we begin on beat one and which I ' ll count with soon we begin on an up strum.
up down up down up down up down counting the Beats one and 2 and 3 and four and one and 2.
and 3 and 4 and one and 2 and 3 and 4 and one and 2 and three and four therefore get.
utilized to that very first that puts the chords in specifically the best place we can establish the percussive.
facets currently by adding in the [Music] mutes we do this by alternating with our worrying hand playing.
the chord so in this case E to A we'' re then going to quit the strings and on our fretting hand we''
re. going to squash the fingers throughout the strings gently and play down up down so we can get the.
Chuck percussive clicky Rhythm we after that relocate to the B7 and do the very same on the E stop the strings.
flatten the fingers on the stressing hands and do the down up down so counting the Beats.
rhythmically we have one and two and three and 4 and one and two and 3 and four and one.
this Cycles I'' ll play that one even more time one and two and 3 and 4 and one and two and three. and four and one the introductory is the slide one and two and three and 4 and 1 and 2 and three. and four and 1 and two and three and four and one and two and 3 and 4 and one and. two and three and 4 and one and 2 and three and four and one looking at the verses. currently we'can take the chord pattern we ' ve just found out and bring that together with us the verse. I ' ve broken down right into 2 sections one 2 3 I'' m allm [Music] attempt you got to work late what am I mosting likely to do.
cuz there ain'' t no treatment for the summertime [Songs] time beginning with the mute and the chord series. the mutes rest underneath the lyrical lines the chords fit in between the lyrical lines the low-key.
pattern I'' ve chosen right here is based on elements of the [Music] tape-recording I'' ve split this in between.
the bass and the treble strings so we have the one on the low strings and the two and.
on the high strings and afterwards the three and four split once more so we'' ve got one and.
two and 3 and 4 and one and 2 and 3 and 4 and I'' m a mosting likely to. elevate a fuss going to elevate a [ Music] proceeding to the chords [Music ] right here. we repeat that whole sequence [Music] function the next component we have.
is this timeless blues riff index finger second fret D string and the choice is.
going to play Down up or your thumb down up on the A and the D string then the third finger or pinky.
is mosting likely to play the fourth fret D we play the following down and afterwards for the successive take that ring.
finger or pinky off and revert back to the index finger worry 2 so we have 1 and 2 and three and.
4 and 1 and 2 and three and four and that comes in for the area of the verses every time I call.
my child get it D after that we go to an E 2 3 4 1 2 three and 4 and blues once again so we do that 2.
times round so playing that through and counting it for you one 2 3 4 two and three and 4.
and one and 2 and 3 and four and one 2 and 3 and 4 and one and two and 3 and.
4 and one and 2 and three and 4 and one and 2 and 3 and 4 I Ain no remedy for the.
summer time blues after that we'' re right back to the beginning [Songs] once again structure-wise for this.
track we have the introduction after that verse one we after that have a rep of the introductory as a crucial after that.
verse two and once more again the Intro crucial verse 3 and after that we end up on the instrumental.
and the chords cycle round and around to fade I'' m mosting likely to play for you now from the get go.
of the tune to verse two so you can hear how this is assembled one 2 [Songs] 3 I'' m
a. mosting likely to raise a hassle I ' m a mosting likely to raise [Music] all summer season simply dollar whenever I call my baby trying to obtain a date do summertime blues [Music] this lesson on Pretty Female by Roy Orbison shows.
the renowned riff and some great strong open chord playing patterns it'' s the excellent comply with.
on from this tutorial I'' ll see you following time.

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