Big Spike Hammer - Tony Rice Transcription Analysis

[@angelovanoeveren7936]

1:25 06:23 07:53 08:58 9:58 10:05 10:13 10:46 11:04 11:20 12:09

[@rjmoney9]

This is some top shelf bluegrass guitar content. You got some nice chops and also break it down at the perfect pace. It's not too slow, not too fast. I have always loved this song and this guitar solo, and I'm having a blast learning through it with your video. You have so many videos I want to check out after I learn this one... I'm going to have to be extra disciplined in doing some transcribing myself for skill development when I know this channel is a click away haha. Thanks for this

[@budg.6094]

Whenever Tony got the chance in this solo, he goes up and throws in the high D to create a syncopation. This is what creates the solo’s genius. Without it, the solo isn’t near the same. I don’t see why someone who is an excellent player such as yourself would not pick up on that.

[@budg.6094]

I’m editing this comment. I was going off Tony’s live recording. His studio version, which I just heard for the first time, contains few, if any, of the grace notes I was talking about. I guess he thought of that later.

[@als1023]

I love this man's work and teaching skill, so clean, economy of motion and accurate. Thank You for this lesson !! All the Best to you and your followers in 2012.

[@caleb101089]

Love the bourgeois guitars you use in your videos!

[@MrJoebarns]

TC You are a gifted player and teacher Thanks for sharing 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👍

[@sillydrunkenbastards6599]

very nice love that break cant wait to learn it

[@joereadel]

Great lesson! That guitar sounds really good too.

[@lafiddler1846]

Great job and teaching! I'll definitely use this.

[@aaronjones3613]

Awesome teaching job

[@thepressleygirls]

Nice!

[@addicted2archery199]

Pick boy!!!!!

[@segulliford]

Smokin'

[@rjmoney9]

One thing I've caught so far (probably just cause it's a high enough note in the solo for my ears to catch) but at 9:09 I'm almost positive that Tony isn't catching the high D but the high G.

[@greentaxidermy]

Hey RJ, you may be completely right! I would definitely gravitate towards that high D to avoid a string crossing if I was the one creating the solo. He might also be catching both on the upstroke. That's just what I'm hearing, but your ears might be picking up on something I'm missing!

[@mathewgladden8914]

Dam son.

[@tg8303]

When you're picking, is your hand floating or are you laying your hand on the guitar? If you're floating, how do you do it? I have to anchor my hand like molly tuttle.

[@greentaxidermy]

I normally use my pinkie as the "anchor" point. It just glides across the top (so more of the Steve Kaufman/Bryan Sutton school of thought rather than the Jake Workman/Molly Tuttle approach)

[@skatetodeath666]

She does not anchor any more

[@tg8303]

@@skatetodeath666 what makes you say that? Seems like she does I watched a new video and she does. How do you suggest I stop anchoring? Right now it seems impossible to flat pick without it.

[@skatetodeath666]

@@tg8303 you can clearly see in this video how she plays. No anchoring. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6iplneDg85-jpY

[@skatetodeath666]

@@tg8303 I just used elastic bands on my 2 fingers I always anchored with. And then I had to learn not to lol its as simple as that. But I don't really find either way any better.