4 EASY Status Quo Techniques

Want to Play Guitar Like Status Quo!? Watch this Status Quo analysis before learning how to play ANY Status Quo song on guitar! Trust me - you'll really benefit from this if you love Status Quo and want to learn how to sound like them.
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First step - you'll need a single coil style guitar - preferably a Telecaster!
The second step - tune it properly! Did you know ‪@OfficialStatusQuo‬ tune their guitars to Open G?
What is the open G guitar tuning? It's D, A, D, G, B, D (Low E to high e)
Third step - enjoy it!
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0:00 Status Quo riff intro
0:17 What does Status Quo sound like? Tuning? Shuffle?
1:00 Status Quo guitar tuning - Open G ( D, A, D, G, B, D)
2:31 The status quo blues shuffle style and how to play it!
5:01 Riffs using 6ths intervals + example of how Status Quo use them
5:15 How to play a Status Quo style riff with 6ths intervals on guitar
8:18 Double-stop lead guitar phrases in the style of Status Quo
10:33 Outro to Status Quo style tips and guitar tricks
Fan of Status Quo? Well, you're going to LOVE this video on Status Quo guitar lessons and techniques from ‪@LeighFugeGuitar‬ In this video, we'll be exploring the habits and playing styles of one of the most iconic rock bands of all time - Status Quo. Whether you're a beginner guitarist looking to learn the basics on how Quo get their iconic and unmistakeable sound, or an experienced guitar player looking to nail the Status Quo tuning and solo style of Rick Parfitt or Francis Rossi - Leigh Fuge has you covered.
In this guitar techniques video, we'll break down the sound and guitar stylings of Status Quo, analyse their distinctive tuning, and how they use a shuffle blues style to create a driving, energetic sound that was responsible for sending Glastonbury into a frenzy (were you there?). Leigh will also go over the specifics of the Status Quo guitar tuning - Open G. This tuning (D, A, D, G, B, D) is essential to getting that classic Status Quo sound, and we'll show you how to tune your guitar to match.
Next, we'll delve into the Status Quo blues shuffle style, and show you how to play it on guitar. This is a key element of the Status Quo sound, and something that all fans of the band will want to learn. We'll also cover how Status Quo use 6ths intervals in their riffs, and demonstrate this with an example from one of their most popular songs, "Down Down." Then, we'll show you how to play a Status Quo inspired style riff using 6ths intervals on guitar.
And finally we'll break down the use of double stop lead guitar phrases in the style of Status Quo. This is a more advanced technique for experienced guitarists, but we challenge you to try! It's essential for anyone looking to really nail that classic Status Quo sound on guitar (so grab your Tele).
So if you're ready to learn the habits and playing styles of Status Quo, grab your single coil guitar (or any electric guitar) and let's get started!
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Be sure to tune your guitar to Open G - (D, A, D, G, B, D) Get your NOTE FOR NOTE Status Quo Guitar Lessons: www.licklibrary.com/learn/artists/status-quo Play along with Rick Parfitt (Status Quo backing tracks): www.licklibrary.com/learn/backing-tracks?viewAllArtists=status-quo

[@michaelbeckett3890]

They don't get enough credit for there guitar skills. Francis was one of the most exciting players in the seventies. That's what constant criticism from the press leads to they hated bands like Quo because they had no control over them

[@licklibrary]

They certainly don't get enough credit - they're an incredible band!

[@iangillon6981]

Spot on!!

[@wirelessboogie]

By the 90's he became a much more accomplished player. Unfortunately he never regarded himself as an archetypical solo guitar player, so there's no longer much emphasis on lengthy solos in Quo's music, although he still does fantastic pieces, like the solo in Go Go Go.

[@bluearmy4228]

Great stuff! Thanks!

[@benjaminandersen5167]

This is the right tuning, G-G-D-G-B-D

[@DarleyHR2024]

that g tuning doesnt sound as accurate as rick's open G which both the 6th and 5th string are G

[@marksmith-hs9li]

Fantastic video , about time someone did this. Maybe tell us how to get the sound on a amp and the settings to use. Five star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@licklibrary]

Will do!

[@frankiegladwinmusic]

Any tips on getting that great quo sound through the amp, great video 😊

[@mattapple2105]

I only understand " Railway Station " ...but it sounds cool, so, thank you : )

[@andrewcremona3811]

You're wrong. Bottom E is tuned to G the same as the A.

[@leesloan8216]

and you should know Andrew, ( not being sarcastic by the way as I know who you are )

[@robw9994]

For songs like Down Down the low E is actually tuned up to G

[@REIRBL]

👍👍👍👍

[@renatoporcu3097]

8 marzo Roma ❤

[@renatoporcu3097]

18 marzo Roma ❤❤❤❤❤

[@juanantoniomoreno9826]

Well, easy (in capital letters), when you have to change the guitar tuning is a curious concept

[@nathanconstable859]

Quo also push the beat. (Starting the chord change momentarily before the 1 count) subtle but very much their thing. Rick plays mostly downstrokes. Plus - his strings were like telegraph poles. The 4th string was wound.

[@iannorton2253]

I'm still confused about the tuning, as there seem to be contradictions.

[@nathanconstable859]

Both the E and A - are tuned to G (Rick’s tuning) - the rest is right

[@wirelessboogie]

Sorry, some of the rhythm guitar in this video sounds to me more AC/DC than Quo, even though chord-wise it's still correct. Rick Parfitt really developed a more sophisticated technique to it.

[@nathanconstable859]

Mostly downstrokes

[@QuoPaperPlane]

'the worst band in the world or the true progenitors of working class punk heavy metal' No, not my words but from an article I remember reading back in '78 in Encyclopaedia Of Rock. Not sure what they meant but Quo were at the front of my listening pleasure back at school in the early to mid 70s.

[@crazykatys77]

but people still know who they are since the 60s

[@ihasmdb389]

Nahh, Status Quo sound anything BUT choppy. The most essential key to their songs is the groove

[@01blaval]

Yes, choppy would be AC/DC….