Roadhouse Blues - The Doors - Guitar Lesson

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Learn how to play Roadhouse Blues, as performed by The Doors released on their 1970 Morrison Hotel album. A great blues based jam in E that every bar band must be ready to play :-) . As I say, it's definitely a classic rock "staple".
The lesson covers all the rhythm and lead guitar parts that Robbie Krieger plays on this classic.
Gear used in this video (if you purchase via these links I will earn a small commission):
1968 Gibson SG Special sweetwater.sjv.io/EKvbDQ
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TC Elec. Hall of Fame Reverb: imp.i114863.net/5bdEX2 (room setting)
1963 Fender Bassman amp - vol 6, treble 6, bass 3, presence 6
00:00 Introduction / What to expect
01:52 Getting your tone
03:08 Lesson - Opening riff - 1st position
06:19 Lesson - Opening riff (alternate)
07:03 Lesson - Turnaround riff (short)
08:14 Lesson - Turnaround riff (long)
08:43 Lesson - 2nd verse variation
10:40 Lesson - A chord boogie
11:36 Lesson - Turnaround
11:56 Lesson - Guitar Solo
15:43 Demo - Guitar Solo
16:20 Lesson - 3rd and 4th verse variations
18:20 Lesson - outro section
20:07 Final Thoughts
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[@keithdonohue4631]

“I just happen to have a 1968 SG Special…” So cool.

[@jricoc3475]

I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I love it when you dive into Robbie Krieger's material. His was one of the most unique and authentic blues-rock styles, but he rarely gets mentioned for it. This is a great lesson, as always ...

[@mrcurtis73]

Can’t wait to watch this video later. About 10 years ago I was in a classic rock cover band in a music store in Nashville and this is one of the songs we did. I played the harmonica part on guitar. Lol.

[@ianmckenzie5303]

One of my favourite Doors songs… I’ve always been a Rhythm and Riffiin’ player. I love doing songs with a hard driving R&B sound. Now I know I’ve been playing this song wrong for about the last 50yrs. 😉 Thx again for another great song tutorial 😎🎸 ATB

[@1982pantro]

Hey man, I am 42 and a begginer at guitar. Your videos have been a blessing. Love them specially CCR. Cant wait to go home and practice this one. Doors are awesome! Cheers from Arizona 🍻

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Listen to Robin Trower / James Dewar Winterland concert - 1975 You Tube . ✨🎸✨🇺🇸🏆

[@1982pantro]

@@trevorgwelch7412That was absolutely amazing!

[@jammininthepast]

I always loved playing this live. Its a jam that grabs 'em up and puts 'em on the dance floor. You can easily extend the song too. Lots of fun. Appreciated.

[@bobloblaw8099]

One of my favourite "The Doors" songs.... you nailed it.... I will have to take a long time to do this one, but, once again...Thank you, Thank you, Thank You...!!!!!

[@cerclesvicieux]

Nice insight into Robbie Krieger's style. Looking forward to more Doors tutorials. Thanks for posting!

[@robertshirley3422]

What's truly amazing is that Roadhouse Blues was the B side to the You Make Me Real single. Morrison Hotel was recorded August-Nov '69, released Feb '70.

[@richarddimarco443]

I wish you’d do Frank Marino’s version. Or anything else from Frank. I’ve been playing since 1977 and keep learning that virtual everything I play is wrong. Thanks for all the lessons.

[@shakeyblues5128]

Nice work 12Ft, as I have always been a Fan of Robbie Krieger & The Doors. Happy Easter ♪♫♪♫♪

[@michaelmendillo7513]

Me too bro,, he had a very unique style ! He was a finger picker,,,which to me is crazy !!! But that goes back to his earlier years as a practicing flamenco player. It's a crazy combination, but he made it all fit perfectly!!!! When you think about it, the entire band was a crazy combination !!! Keep on Rockn Bro ! 😂👍🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@marcotorres1196]

You rock master greets from Mexico

[@12footchain]

Greetings

[@philf4086]

You get a lot of energy when teaching us The Doors music! We do to, many of their ideas are SO SIMPLE yet so musical and effective. Thanks!

[@davidgerrard8661]

Nice lesson, again. That SG is gorgeous

[@jeffanderson8384]

Great jam!! Thanks for the lesson!

[@stanleykostrzewski7222]

Love the Doors , this is great !

[@mikelubliner7131]

So many great rock cliques in there that this makes for a great lesson, just for all the different little licks and styles thrown in there. Great lesson overall! Thanks!

[@geoffhay2218]

I like this detail!

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

Thanks!!! Another, Favorite!! I saw The Back Doors in Atlanta - they were Quite Good!!!

[@alexbowman7582]

My friend here in Glasgow was touring as a guitarist with Simple Minds and spent a day with Robbie Krieger. I haven’t seen him since he got back to ask him about it.

[@philipgolden8121]

Hi Alex greetings from up the road in Dundee, Doug’s videos are excellent cheers🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@alexbowman7582]

@@philipgolden8121 cheers mate.

[@robbiemontgomery581]

Another Scottish viewer here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@filteredjc4653]

Fantastic I was playing this with a band last year and as usual you picked up a couple of things I missed, absolutely love your channel for all those little details

[@johnbarrios4531]

Thanks!….hey man…I have played this song many years ago..WRONG ,,,,lol,,,,well at least I knew it-- I was close… just needed to fine tune it….thanks again… a group of professional musicians in Chicago just pick me up to finalize their line up for a Chicago-based classic rock dance band…. I needed to make sure I got this song right.

[@12footchain]

Thank you! Awesome, good luck in the band, go kill it!

[@davidlind3237]

I Love the Official Musical Notation! I’m plugging in, mixing and a matching! Thanks!

[@thq4941]

Gonna have a real good time. Great lesson! Thank you.

[@mvp019]

You nailed that tone...

[@francesclarke6808]

Nice. Love that guitar 🎉

[@petestern3639]

Can’t wait to dig in!

[@peterdoiron6435]

It's such a great hook 12 foot. Keep um coming. You're lesson are the best.

[@12footchain]

Thank you!

[@paullavallee1631]

Awesome tune Awesome lesson

[@bobbyhill1005]

Frighin Awesome Sir!

[@JamieToddBand]

Great tone!

[@matthanafi]

I've been waiting for this one!

[@user-nz5em5wg2h]

You are awsome my brother from Warren 😎

[@DanoColin]

Great explanation

[@jtbkilmartin9110]

Fantastic lesson.Love this. Have an SG plus Lyre and just had it cranked as I type....

[@scottalbee3211]

Love it!🎉

[@londoncalling1757]

Simple minds waterfront Intro always reminds me of roadhouse blues ...

[@riffcodgerpetermcaleer8638]

Great song. Cheers

[@Wilyam-07]

Thank You...❤

[@IrishBog]

3 whole minutes before I hear a single guitar note played. I was thinking this lesson better be bloody good

[@jeffrobodeenyehcmon5925]

I thought how wrong I've been playing it. Very cool...I'll be doing it proper from now on!

[@guydouglas6094]

A great sound/tone, but what a great riff and song. Again, a good lesson to a very cool song. 👍👍👍

[@michaelmendillo7513]

Luv the lesson my Brother and the SG !!! Been wanting to buy one for a long, long time ! They are not cheap ! But sooner or later I will build up the balls to part with the money !!! Lol !!! I am not cheap, but have 5 other axes, and one asks himself, do I really need another one ? Addiction is a terrible thing ! 😂😂😂✌️🎸🎸🎸✊️✊️✊️🎸🎸

[@zigzag2510]

THE guitar!❤

[@909darkhorse]

Love it man!

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful Easter long weekend doug ❤😊

[@brucehelppie6119]

great breakdown and explanation of how to play. i play most songs wrong lol. your lessons really help me improve.

[@ianmorton8110]

A classic tune from Morrison Hotel - excellent breakdown and instruction Doug. Really appreciate you profiling the talent of Robbie Krieger and his ability to play the blues while accentuating the sound of the other members of the band. Some other good groves off that album. Peace Frog?

[@southpaw1959channel]

Epic!

[@monmixer]

Can't even remember how many times I played that song in smoke filled dive bar.

[@markdesod561]

Robby Krieger was one of the most underrated guitarist of the ages!! Back then you didn't need pedals to get your sound. It was always included in all your amps and gear. How about JH 'Love or Confusion' for a lesson??

[@MichaelReeps]

Thanks for this. I think the reason you hear Robby Krieger hitting individual notes on the verse licks is that he plays with his fingers and not a pick. There's a video of him on YT showing how he plays it and it's a thumb and fingers affair.

[@davidhamilton7780]

Love the video, thanks. Seeing as Robbie plays with his fingers, it would be perhaps easier (and certainly quite different) for him when working through the solos. Not sure if you are in the band, or just wearing the t-shirt, but please say hi to George!

[@pyro-gliffix1738]

Doing us right!

[@ralphditchburn1456]

Great. Lonnie mack

[@marions.120]

Love the shirt, they’re really good! ✌️😎🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶 P.S. So are you!

[@MedeSINman]

Great tutorials. I have a song suggestion the original: Rock me baby by BB king. thks

[@robertshirley3422]

Great tutorial!! Not sure if Robbie recorded the song with the SG. Much of his recording studio material was performed on his Black Beauty Les Paul Custom.

[@charlesharper7292]

I cut the chain! I'm playing with my transmitter/receiver toy!😂

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

Nice Axe.

[@johnstorace1967]

3-1/2 minutes before a note is played. Nice.

[@12footchain]

Like I say within the first minute or so, all my videos have chapters in them so you can click right to the part you to see, so just know if you come back to visit again (and I hope you do) just jump to the playing parts if that is what you are after.

[@chappym2]

Great lesson as always. Would like to request "The End" the next time you do a Doors lesson. Your lessons stand out. Are you a studio musician.

[@12footchain]

No, but would love to try that

[@vayabroder729]

Great lesson as always! I always wondered why Krieger used solid state amps (Acoustics?) instead of a good old Fender Twin, for example.

[@binarysunset6662]

He used Acoustic amps only live. All studio work was recorded with a Twin Reverb.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

I would like to learn Kozmic Blues by Janis Joplin blues group . Also Summertime ....

[@VI-rt7sh]

There's an alternate take solo on the studio footage of Summertime on KZbin.

[@johnmerrill4717]

That’s just some simple elegance there my friend.

[@Jonesy1978]

Where did you pick up that shirt? Interesting take on the zoso symbol.. Awesome channel

[@marions.120]

That’s a band that does Zeppelin covers. Great stuff!

[@12footchain]

Look up pfoz on youtube. People's front of Zeppelin. Love what those guys do

[@Jonesy1978]

@@12footchain in checking them out I've seen some of their vids before.. Buddy does a great job covering Plant. Thanks for the reply.

[@rhinomechanics8423]

Beautiful. Fellow Guitar Players, Subscribe, and Have Fun. Lots of info in these Clips

[@12footchain]

Thank you!

[@pskully57]

I still wonder, how a roadhouse can make you sad.

[@stevemaben6239]

Awesome original song but I prefer status quos version

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

I WANT Several Says, but I'll have to go with Epiphone, or Other - I have a Harley Benton, tuned to Open E for Slide - something that is gong to Take Time but I really want to EMBRACE, Duane Allman!! And, Tom Gray of DELTA MOON, an Atlanta based Band - his passed away about 2 years ago... after extensive battle with that cancer monster... , but He Never Quit playing and his 2nd Guitarist, Mark Johnson - ch😅 put their album version, first and then the Live version of, R.L. Burnside's, Goin' Down South!!! All the Best!!

[@alanmcclelland5245]

Caught Delta Moon at the Kitchener Blues festival in Ont Canada about 15yrs ago, great band.

[@douglaschristine8387]

I thought the guy with the guitar at a glance was Pauley Shore, lol.

[@Henry3Studios]

Robby doesn’t actually use a pick

[@12footchain]

You're right

[@tomwilliamson6545]

Saw him live in '09 front row, Robbie played right in front of me whole show was his marker. I was 10 feet from him. As a guitarist amazing guitar lesson from Robby Krieger first hand. To see Spanish Caravan played properly in front of you finger style is amazing.

[@rockplaneta3359]

Why slides????

[@letterli]

yes, muting is THAT important here! Here you will hear if people can play a proper shuffle beat....many think they can but when they play it...grrrhhh

[@TheRycooder]

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[@joecrowaz]

Step one... Get a Quarter... Or a Nickel in a pinch 😂

[@oatnoid]

Also Robbie hardly ever used a pick which is why his thumb on his right hand has been worn down to a 1/4 inch nub. Ha, made you look.

[@captainsouth4460]

So much blabbing, get to the riffs man!!! Adios

[@avalanche9026]

Come on man. I bet it’s the only tune you can play ? Show off ? Don’t make a science of it just play. Did you know ? Most of hits of 70? We’re made accidentally?? Beeng drunk ? Or drugs ?

[@jengleexemailcomau]

great lesson on a great rock song.