3 Easy Rockabilly Rhythms - Essential Boogie Runs w/tabs

[@jamesrodriquez2863]

I didn't realize it until I started looking into Rockabilly style playing, but these rhythms are really 12 bar blues progressions that have been sped up, and instead of hitting each note once you hit it twice. I have also learned that folks like Johnny Cash/Luther Perkins and Chuck Berry are considered early Rockabilly pioneers. Honestly, I've always thought of Cash as a country singer and Berry as a Rock and Roll guy, but that's the whole point of Rockabilly right-----that time in the 50s and early 60s when the two were blended. Dwight Yokum has a hit called Fast As You that has the same rhythm as you show here. It's amazing to me to be finding all this out now when it's been right there plain as day all along. LOL.

[@MrArtist1971]

When I need a pick-me-up I jump over to Damian's channel! What a great guy!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words. :)

[@silverslivver]

the guy is totally awesome

[@MrArtist1971]

@@silverslivver Absolutely. What I love about him is his 100% positive demeanor. Like the best friend you never had. Great job Damian!!

[@keithfaust8925]

I don't know what's cooler: these riffs, that Harmony Rocket, or your Colecovision shirt.

[@ttttmmm6564]

LOL. I was digging that King Diamond T shirt in the Last video!

[@keithfaust8925]

@@ttttmmm6564 King Diamond doesn’t have Donkey Kong. :)

[@ttttmmm6564]

@@keithfaust8925 True: Or Zaxxon and Venture

[@briannewsham1782]

@@ttttmmm6564 Venture, wow I haven't thought of that for 35 years! Nice.

[@DavidLHolzer]

So true!!!

[@disproveofthis]

I love how Damien just sticks to the basics for those who are just learning guitar as well as more intricate stuff more more advanced. I wish i had this basic stuff when i was just starting out. Great job.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Dave for the comment. Much appreciated my friend. :)

[@frankebert4474]

it is really fun watching your videos. as a beginer i practice a lot and every time i come back to the video i am amazed by the precision in your playing. just great (and perfect to keep me humble) thanks from germany

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you're enjoying the lessons. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@thomastehan9477]

Just awesome dude! Great players are not always great teachers, you sir, are both. Loving it!

[@user-nz5em5wg2h]

Thanks so much! I loved that lesson!😎

[@timothydaniels504]

Rhythm lessons are always a treat. It’s the foundation of everything. Thank you Damian!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Timothy :)

[@freejrs]

Your videos always make me happy. I'm glad you're out there in sunny Tampa Bay Florida doing what you do. Makes me feel like everything will be alright. 🌴🌞

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching and for the kind words. I really appreciate it. :)

[@erichhess]

New video on my birthday? Thanks.

[@arranhouston2450]

Happy birthday!

[@Damianblf]

Happy Belated Birthday to you. Hope is was a good one. :)

[@TheDeathmetalex]

Hello my friend! I am a Death Metal Freak for over 25 years. In my youth i heard from time to time the Stray Cats record "rant and rave with the...". A coupel of days ago i bougth a Gretsch Guitar and start playing Rockabilly music. I love this "swinging feel" and the sound of this guitar! Your videos are very helpfull for me to learn about this great style of music! I bougth also your Rockabilly DVD (Download). Thanks for doing this vids and greetings from the Black Forest in the south of Germany! (Btw, it is funny to see that the band SLAYER plays on the same scales as many blues and Rockabilly guitarists . We are brothers but in diferent sounds 😁)

[@Damianblf]

In the 80s I was listening to German bands like Kreator, Destruction & Sodom a lot. In fact they're still great. Congrats on your new guitar and thank you for the support. I really appreciate it. :)

[@scsviiyt]

I really appreciate your videos and attitude! This took me back to being a teen learning guitar. My dad taught me these patterns early on. Thanks for the memories.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Samuel. Glad the lesson brought back some good memories. :)

[@stevewood3360]

Cool rhythms. I’ll be playing these tonight!

[@Damianblf]

Thanks Steve. Enjoy the lesson :)

[@simonjensen5480]

Awesome!! Now I need to learn to solo over this.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching Simon. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@briannewsham1782]

I begged my dad to buy me a Colecovision. He finally did, and they went out of business 2 weeks later. I went out and bought as many games as possible. I mastered Jumpman Junior and Miner 2049'er. Hilarious. Great lesson BTW. Thanks for all you are doing Damian!

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching the lesson Brian. I had got a Atari as a present in 2nd or 3rd grade. I always wanted a ColecoVision as a kid. Didn't get one until I was an adult lol. On my street growing up the other kids had ColecoVision, Intellivision & the Odyssey 2. Which was a fun console to play. :)

[@BytownUrbex]

Noting and learning all your riffs 😎🤟 thx for teaching us 🤟🤟🤟

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@chrisbailey905]

Damian, i just found your channel this week and i cant thank you enough for these lessons. You are by far one of my favorite channels on youtube!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Chris, that means a lot. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@travismedland]

Seriously, who can dislike this mans video

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Travis. I really appreciate it. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@doovie101]

LOVE the Coleco t-shirt!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@chaskan100]

I stopped by your page and seen you with a Harmony Rocket. I have an early 60s Harmony Rocket with the Two Dearmond gold foil pick-ups my Dad gave me when I was just a kid. They are awesome guitars and I still play mine in my band and record with it as well. It was good to see you have an appreciation for them. and "Guitar Boogie" was one of the first boogie licks I learned back in my childhood. Thanks Damian, another cool bit of "Coolness"

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Charles for watching & for sharing about your Harmony Rocket. Keep on Rockin' my friend. :)

[@SuperDeadRooster]

Great content. I'm a hard rock and metal guy, but love this stuff!!

[@Damianblf]

Awesome. Glad you're digging the lessons :)

[@johnsee7269]

Real boogie woogie! Rock on!

[@scorpy6331]

Thanks again Damian, I was doing something similar but your way is much cleaner, & I gotta get that walk down at the end down😁👍

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Cheers :)

[@catalinvoronca689]

Men you are a gem in youtube, your channel is gold, thank you a lot for your work !!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@johnw4659]

Perfect for a beginner like me. Thanks very much for this one!

[@Damianblf]

You're welcome John. Thank you for watching. :)

[@SuperKillbill1234]

excellent lesson ty Damian.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@TropicalLatitude]

Very practical usable stuff!

[@joeharris8633]

Awesome Damain! Always love the inspiration at the end of the lesson.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Joe :)

[@silverslivver]

thanks for all your work...I really needed this one. I knew a simple version for ex 1 but 5 chord run on different strings...2 and three are both comfortable challenges for me....I'm actually able to make whole progressions sound good. Very encouraging. Thanks.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. Glad you found the video helpful. :)

[@randallmimbs300]

Sometimes you need to go back to the basics,great lesson

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching Randall :)

[@paurelut]

Thanks a lot Damian

[@boomerdell]

Great lesson as always, Damien, thank you!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for the kind words. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@martynspooner5822]

Thanks again Damian too cool.

[@williamhunt9874]

Really enjoyed this

[@biospheres]

Flood of old memories came back w/ pic of the Gulfport Casino....grew up there years n years ago .. some of the best music/musicians came out of that area ...so long ago....makes me yearn for that place & time & the hotties on that spa beach...except for the hangovers..that place was Al Capone's winter stomping grounds.

[@Damianblf]

There's a nice painted mural of John Prine in Gulfport. You probably know that he had a house there. Have you ever been to the Jungle Prada area in St. Pete? The old restaurant by the water is said to have been a place where Al Capone would sneak in alcohol from boats during prohibition. Thanks for watching the lesson. :)

[@biospheres]

@@Damianblf What gets me...very few knew it but that was some of the last stomping grounds of Jack Kerouac "End of the Road" you could write a book about infamous outlaws, pirates and 60's/70's Rock n Rollers that wet their whistle there. And the Roaring 20's prohibition Era is a whole other story. Al Capone's house was a short boat ride from that pier. He kept the Cuban booze across the Bay and Buyers on Gulfport side.

[@dantecantu2626]

Another fun lesson and a great one for warming up the digits! Thanks Damian!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching Dante. Cheers :)

[@pommol]

I realy 'suck' at playing rock n roll on gitar...but thanks to you! I'll slowly get it! And by slowly...I mean ...on a blues-tempo... LOL!!! Manny thanks from Belgium! :-)

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson John. Thanks for watching. :)

[@jono4708]

No red tide on this beach!

[@Damianblf]

Not where I took that picture about a week ago or so on my phone thankfully. Thanks for watching the lesson. :)

[@CreatureWillis]

Awesome guitar tone for these riffs! It sounded just like a Carl Perkins recording.

[@Damianblf]

Thanks Jeff :)

[@ianpullman203]

Appreciate every video you do Damian! 👍🏻

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much Ian. :)

[@dwc1dwc1]

Great vid. Misfits posters AND Mechagodzilla in the background. You may just be the coolest guy in the world.

[@HughJengine]

Thanks for taking the time to put this up Damian. Always enjoy it. In fact today I've been working on a nice previous lesson of yours on Cliff Gallup whom I love. Cheers, Guy.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Guy. Much appreciated my friend. Cheers :)

[@ewan2527]

Hi Damien. Just found your channel and if this video is anything to go by then I'm in for a treat. Loved it.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching the lesson. Hope you'll find the other lessons on my channel helpful. :)

[@stufromoz8164]

G'day from Down Under.

[@EricVickers-g5t]

Hi Damian I've loved rock and roll and rockabilly for many years but only recently started playing guitar and i love it,i struggle with the backing tracks because I'm not quite up to speed just yet but not giving up,can i practice with a metranome,if so at what tempo speed would suit a learner like👍👍

[@satamique]

Awesome!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@DEATMANPIP]

Cheer D,B good lesson, fun as ever !👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. :)

[@fsindler1]

Really enjoy Damien the jazz the rockabilly and the jump and swing. So much fun. Only problem is now I need to add a hollow body electric guitar to the five I have already. What’s the best bet for a good mid range price hollow body electric I won’t grow out of.

[@Damianblf]

Maybe a Epiphone inspired ES-335 or a hollow body from the Gretsch Streamliner collection. The Gretsch Electromatics are fantastic as well. Thanks for watching. :)

[@joryvernon3891]

Amazing licks! Thanks. Off to practice!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@cmmbsnyder55]

Awesome lesson, Damian!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Chuck :)

[@user-vl6lg4vv7n]

Cool ,as usual ))

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@indianro]

Great ...

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@markusw1072]

Boooooooooogie Woooooooooogie yeeeeeees

[@Damianblf]

Boogie Woogie for life! :) Thanks for watching Markus. Keep on rockin' my friend.

[@lennolopez8540]

Fantastic. Thanks!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you my friend. :)

[@AntonioCavicchioni]

Cool! Thanks!

[@michaelhoag1168]

That guitar sounds great. It go’s to show “less is more”. BTW - did you ever break down Hot-Rod Lincoln”?

[@Damianblf]

Hey brother. Thanks fro watching. :) I have done a lesson on Hot Rod Lincoln about a year ago I think. I love that song. :)

[@rockroll456]

Awesome bud

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. :)

[@richardockenden8669]

Hey Damian do you do any lesson requests? Well if you do how about the guitar solo from blue moon turns to gold by the king. Elvis.

[@konjunto2477]

Where can I buy a Harmony Rocket like the one you are playing?

[@Damianblf]

Check on Reverb. That's where I bought mine. Thanks for watching the lesson. :)

[@michaelthomasbanschitz3749]

So .. is there way to sing over these examples?

[@davidsmith-hb1jx]

Coleco vision? I had intellevision. I guess we can still be friends 😏

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching David. The sports games for Intellivision were so good. Loved playing them back in the day. :)

[@FrankSpeer66]

Cool! What model guitar is that?

[@Damianblf]

Hi Frank, it's a vintage Harmony Rocket. :)

[@FrankSpeer66]

@@Damianblfthank you! how do you like that guitar? It has no truss rod right? How does it hold up down here in florida?

[@nicolaszavala5791]

You have a lot of talent, teach tequila

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for the kind words. :)

[@Trentonpage]

"Cool cat"

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@ekw555]

new furniture in the back room ??

[@Damianblf]

For the past few months I've moved to the other side of the back room. I'm now closer to my computer which I now use to record all my lesson performances on. The new spot gives me easy access to everything. I also put a giant cat tree for my cat in my old video spot lol. Thanks for watching the lesson & Keep on Rockin'

[@Firedancer100]

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