Cars - Just What I Needed - guitar lesson (solo) with tabs! 😎🎸

[@ChrisMcCarthy-h1n]

Most spot on lesson for this song on KZbin!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed this fun solo from Elliot Easton! Next up we have an '80s hair metal classic solo that I've never seen anyone tab correctly. Well, I finally figured out the problem, and I'm really excited to share it with you all. Hint: 🐭

[@lorenzomartone1476]

Ratt? I really hope it’s a song from Out of the Cellar or Invasion of Your Privacy (I’ve never liked the other albums)

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Out of the Cellar is certainly one of the most influential albums for me. So many great songs, riffs, and solos. :)

[@in5d]

nailed it!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Thanks bro! :)

[@guitarmemoir]

Absolutely. Great call. His phrasing is is/was impeccable.

[@drewflax]

Totally underrated. He is harmonically more advanced than most rock players. I love the way he follows the chord changes during that solo. So tasty.

[@denice0556]

Thanks for the lesson love your guitar sir❤❤❤

[@lloydmenzel3531]

Thank you. Mr. PDX GUITAR FREAK. I CAN'T WAIT. YOUR THE BEST.

[@geemac7267]

Love the Cars and Elliott Easton is one of my favorite players. Thanks for this.

[@starydobrymagazyn8592]

Please scorpions "still loving you" outro + solo as the next tutorial, your tutorials are absolutely the best, and I stuck at that one😊

[@robbnasinovish]

great lesson; needed the finishing touches on this one from your work! rock it on

[@ryanlee2546]

Easton's tasteful use of double stops on this tune are *CLASSIC*

[@billwarkentin3630]

I remember when the Cars first album came out. So different than what I usually listened to, but yet it was so likable! Thanks for the lesson, Dave!

[@MrAnthony000004]

you do great lessons

[@fuzzcous]

Good job, Elliot is a great player. Your Firebird sounds fantastic.

[@frankmarrero2112]

Thank you for the lesson you are an amazing guitarist thank you for sharing it .

[@goneflying140]

Elliot Easton is one of my favorites. He is so expressive!! I just love his solo on tonight she comes. His trem work is amazing in that song.

[@michaelhawkins6149]

Yep....he was awesome

[@PDXguitarfreak]

For sure! :)

[@lorenzomartone1476]

Hi PDX, I really appreciate your guitar lessons and the great effort you put into them. Unlike the vast majority of other lessons available online, yours are super precise and detailed. You are truly the best guitar teacher! I discovered your channel thanks to the solo lessons from the hard rock bands of the '80s, which are my favorites. While I like The Cars and appreciate Elliot Easton, I honestly wouldn’t try to learn one of his solos. I would much prefer to spend my time to learn a solo from Dokken, Winger, Autograph, Ozzy (Jake E Lee era) or Ratt. It’s a shame that lately you’ve been posting so few lessons dedicated to hair metal bands, but know that you are still number one in your field. No one provides lessons as beautiful and in-depth as yours! Thanks again for everything you do! Lorenzo (from Italy)

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Hi Lorenzo, I appreciate your comment. I certainly have others that have said they prefer when I do the '80s stuff too. Hopefully I can find the right balance because I know many also appreciate the fact that the 70s stuff is a lot easier. Anyway, I think you will like my next video! :)

[@buc501]

Loved it Dave , great job once again.

[@rexxengineering8333]

This is the first solo I ever learned. I played it live in a battle of bands in spring 1982. I played the whole thing in the 9th position back then, having learned it by ear. I now know from KZbin that Elliot plays much of it lower down on the neck so I have updated my approach.

[@DarkendSun]

Elliott was very underrated.

[@yakfishin4912]

Not in my book. He was bad azz

[@PDXguitarfreak]

For sure!

[@PDXguitarfreak]

It's funny because so many people say he is underrated, and therefore if so many people say it, how can he be underrated, right? 🤩

[@yakfishin4912]

@@PDXguitarfreak I don't think he's underrated. I think his fan base has gotten older or passed on honestly. Look at Jerry Reed, one 9f the baddest ever but so few today even remember who he is yet at one time he too sat at the kings table.

[@wallofrock6725]

Hey you did a great job. Easton is a great dude.

[@lloydmenzel3531]

We used to have their album and cassettes. 👍👍

[@The..Butterfly..Effect]

This song is happiness in a bottle - You should interview Elliot

[@PDXguitarfreak]

That would be amazing!

[@stratocasterbob]

Yes, The Cars 1978 debut album should be in every rock guitar lovers' collection!!!👍Bob

[@winstonsyme5899]

I remember reading the track list and thought it was a greatest hits album.

[@vegasdogg111]

That gold firebird is so tasty 🤘🏻

[@ascentiall]

Thought the riff before the solo was “hit me with ur best shot” 😅

[@PDXguitarfreak]

It does sound like it :)

[@Guto-df3hq]

Muito bom, valeu demais Man 😎

[@mikeVmysterious]

can you do both solos for knocking at your back door?

[@joshbartle9462]

Hey love the lessons. Could you do a lesson on Arizona by scorpions

[@Quazi-Moto]

Guitarists -- Help a fellow out. My 35-year passion for the instrument has died. I open my case, stare at the guitar, and nothing stirs in me anymore. So I just close the case again. Anyone else gone through this? How did you get out of it? I've tried forcing myself to play, but quickly discovered that's the exact wrong way for me to do it.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

I went through a period where I didn't play much... first it was college, then my early career got in the way. Honestly, being able to share music with others via KZbin really helped rekindle things for me. It's as if my playing has a purpose now as opposed to just me wanking by myself... and most importantly, I really enjoy it. That's the key though, I think, is finding how to make it enjoyable again. I realize that's not very helpful, but I'm just sharing my personal story. 🎸

[@Quazi-Moto]

@@PDXguitarfreak At least some of ya can get past the funk that I am mired in. That's a good thing. It hurts my head and heart that what used to mean EVERYthing to me, now means so little. I hate it.

[@lloydmenzel3531]

Have you done any Almond brothers lessons. ??

[@lloydmenzel3531]

I spelled it wrong. Allman . There. Lol.

[@PDXguitarfreak]

Funny that you mention Allman Brothers, as I will likely be doing a lesson on one of the solos before end of year.