Andy Aledort Blues Lesson - A Tribute to Blues Great Albert Collins

In this episode of In Deep, blues master Andy Aledort shows you how to play like blues great Albert Collins. For tabs, go to : www.guitarworld.com/lessons-co...

[@fishing4truth91]

I met Albert Collins by chance in a Safeway market on Western Avenue and Venice Blvd., in Los Angeles. He lived on Arlington and Pico Blvd., which was about 10-12 blocks from where I lived. What a shock to discover that he lived in the neighborhood. He was a very nice person and invited me over to jam with him and his bassist, Johnny B. Gayden. I saw him just after "Ice Picking" was released at the Whiskey on Sunset. He burned the house down! He had a 300 foot cable on a spool and walked through the club, hit the bar and went out the front door to entertain the people standing in line for his second set. All the time, never missing a note of his solo and never stopping for a second, even when downing the drink that was waiting on the bar for him. Wow!

[@eolden7749]

Great lesson. Albert Collins was one of my most favorite blues entertainers.

[@Darkwell0071]

You guys are nuts Andy has looked that way for over 25 years and can still blow anyone of you off any stage without breaking a sweat and tell what he is doing each note of the way.

[@VonBluesman]

Cool lesson. I never knew you interviewed Albert and had played music with him. Every time I hear his name, I picture that big smile he had, he used to look so happy when he played his guitar.

[@thegreatestdao]

Thank you very much for explaining how Albert tuned his guitar and showing us some of his tricks.

[@jordandelacruz1866]

Andy is awesome! A GREAT teacher and instructor! I have transcriptions he's done since the 80's before YT generation of good and not so good online teachers!

[@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes]

Bruce Wayne are they sold online ?

[@bradking1067]

@@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes get the old 80's issues of "Guitar for the practicing musician" if you can.thats it. thanks God loves you deeply shalom 🎸🔊🎇🎊🎶🎈🎆⛰️🏔️✨🎉🏞️🐕

[@kgmessier]

More amazing tone and playing from sage Prof. Aledort.

[@robertharrison7874]

Thanks for presenting a practical way to emulate that tuning and some of Albert’s approach!

[@bradking1067]

Thanks for sharing , been into Andy since the 80's.Hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🎸🔊🎇🎊🎶🎈🎆⛰️🏔️✨🎉🏞️🐕

[@johndanter2246]

A big part of his sound was his thumb on the bass string so often pulled a tiny grace bass note before he plucks, say, a huge vibrato 7th or root on the 2nd string for instance. Just trying to add to what you've kindly posted, and thanks for that. For me, he was the most moving voice too ... 'if money was trouble ... ' seemed a very lovable guy, I play his stuff all the time.

[@gusl1979]

Andy is a great player and teacher !

[@MrDoomed81]

Seen Andy open up for Frank Marino at BB Kings in NYC, met him outside smoking a Cig, talked with him,thanked him for the lessons over the years.....very gracious down to earth guy.

[@tommartin7728]

Love the mint green pickguard on the black strat.

[@tigertkvcub]

excellent, at last Albert collins lesson, the way Albert played. and not forced into so called standard tuning, by players who cant teach. thanks Andy Aledort.

[@PeterKertesz2013]

Thank you for sharing!!!

[@oombaclyde5736]

Nice.

[@ozguraltiok1183]

collins always used a capo on 7th freth am I mistaken ?

[@blackdog19-64]

Amazing way to play! It's like your doing more with less or something? but it's a sweet! It sounds so busy like but looks to be easier? Not sure but I like it.

[@golfalot1]

The Master Of The Telecaster!!

[@Jimmydale7]

The intro to this is great blues, does it have a title? I would buy it!

[@jezzbass1826]

thank u

[@jgomezorellano]

You're a genial teacher! I always thunk the blues couldnt teach, but you just shown the opposite

[@franckmollardditfrankigoes3174]

Merci beaucoup :)

[@sro2405]

Great easy to understand lesson! Could you please tell me what capo you were using? Thanks!

[@AndyAledort777]

That’s a Kyser capo-I dig em, and also like Thalia and Elliott capos which are fantastic…

[@richardross1119]

Been waiting for years for someone to dissect Alberts secrets......thanks, didn't mention the right hand l noticed, but that's ok, it was very informative.....

[@richardross1119]

Is there a vid on Collins?

[@hectorheath]

How did he come about with the tuning ?

[@AndyAledort777]

His cousin, Willow Young, taught it to him we he first started to play…

[@olyaxman]

Actually traditional or standard tuning is an Em7add11 if you hit all the strings open.

[@PeterMacLeod88]

Does not sound well whatever it is called

[@kootab]

I like the tone you're getting! Yes even though it's a Strat that's ok, it's still a good tone! So what is your rig? What amp are you using? How do you dial in your tone knobs etc? Please and thank you for the video! I was lucky enough to see Albert Collins a BUNCH of times when I lived in Houston, back in he day, Great player!

[@AndyAledort777]

Thanks so much & glad you dig the lesson! I have to admit it’s so long ago I have no idea what the amp was, cuz Guitar World always had different amps in the studio; it might be a reissue blackface Fender Deluxe with an OCD distortion pedal…

[@reidsmith8739]

I don't think i ever saw Albert playing a Strat or using a pick.Playing a Tele with your fingers and also using the ashtray cover will change your sound instantly. How many Tele players ever leave the ashtray on,that's part of the Albert Collins sound. If you want to hear someone that has Albert down,check out Guy King.He gets so close,you think you're listening to AC. Very little of this actually sounded like Albert.I thought that was the point,

[@jimigrunge]

The lesson is still available via the way back machine: web.archive.org/web/20170615164811/www.guitarworld.com/lessons-columns-blues-jazz/ice-man-tribute-blues-great-albert-collins/30409

[@DayTripperLennon]

Great lesson! But why not use a Telecaster?

[@latouselatrec]

Why

[@AndyAledort777]

Sry there was no Tele available that day but I would have used one if I could have…

[@alexjohnston8889]

to really sound like Albert ditch the plectrum, he used fingers and thumb and sort of snaps the strings

[@user-zr2mq5nj2r]

OPEN E tuning is so cool.I call that is Albert tuning.

[@comicblueswithjonygitar36]

Minor, open e minor, that's the trick

[@user-zr2mq5nj2r]

Comic Blues with Jonygitar thats right ! open E m There are a lot of guitar enthusiasts in Japan too. thank you for sharing. My English is so bad...sorry

[@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes]

Waw

[@Nitsua_Atayha]

Very sweet guy ya ok he didnt like nobody AT ALL

[@edwardivanisko2705]

Who "didn't like nobody at all " , AC ? If you're meaning , in your semi-literate manner , Albert - you're full of Texas cow dung. A C let this 17 year old messed up kid ( in 1971 ) into his dressing room at Gassy Jack's Saloon in Vancouver BC with his girls and their bling , called me friend like we were old buds , and asked me to play something for him on my mandolin , and told me to keep on playing all my life .The next night he dedicated " When A Guitar Plays the Blues " from the middle of the dance floor with his extra long patch chord to me - " My friend Ed " - up in the balcony seats ...... but " he didn't like nobody at all " . I was a "nobody " but not to him . He was the most down to earth famous musician ever right on par with Rory Gallagher .

[@latouselatrec]

Seems like mr. Collins made up his own brand of music!

[@williamcopperge7909]

Albert played tele

[@jeffcannon8566]

Now, do that with your fingers instead of that pick.... You know, like Albert did.

[@rockngpa5094]

Your capo position isn’t even close to Collins position , try capo on 10th fret I bet you’ll be closer to his tone and don’t be afraid of playing a short neck to illustrate someone tone...

[@scottchesal3851]

Why are you playing a strat!??!

[@docgiggles2893]

Sounds nothing like Albert Collins.

[@billgator2005]

man you likely are a gr8 geetar player but your examples of albert collins sound nothing like albert collins.. sorry man but you are dreamin'

[@billgator2005]

waste of time ... what collins are you referring to???

[@hesch-tag]

Phil Collins

[@billgator2005]

you don't think like albert collins at all..