CORTEZ THE KILLER - Neil Young (Solo Cover) Greatest Guitar Solos #39

[@lindsaywhorton990]

My favorite Neil Young song of all time! And you do it justice

[@enjoyableEagle6]

By far one of Neils best solos, so much raw emotion put into this solo. Simple yet so powerful at the same time. A true masterpiece in my opinion. Great cover and great lesson as well on this solo. Have yet to find a better lesson

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Thanks Evan, appreciate that very much.

[@themongoloid8944]

I really like the way you analyze and interpret the songs and the FEELING. Keep on keeping on man!!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Thanks Mongoloid! Great name btw. I like what I'm doing at this point. Having fun with it.

[@SMPMS8389]

God this whole song is so mellow but so emotional

[@alexnunes8571]

WELL DONE! You are right on! Neil Young is not the technical type. It’s about the feelings and emotions that come with his music. Warren Hayes takes the solo to another level… You hit it out of the park! Great job and thanks for the insight!

[@erich8955]

Beautiful song. Great cover of it. Neil Young is one of the ultimate "feel" guitarists.

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

ERIC! Thanks. Good to hear from you. Yes, I agree. He definitely puts everything he's got into his solos. Not the most technically gifted of players, but one of the most soulful. One can feel every note he plays.

[@GuilleSKS]

Thanks a lot for this video ❤ Great solo, song, and tutorial!

[@odysseebalavoine3649]

Amazing ! Your playing is perfect , well done . David from France

[@garyh.238]

Sounds wonderful - you really captured Neil's feel on that solo. Great insights on it too. 👍

[@michaelgartner9006]

The greatest thing about these videos is the way they crossover so many different genres of music and styles of guitar playing and your discovery or affirmation of why the solos are great depending on your familiarity of them. You’re both a teacher and a student in a master class on the history of rock guitar playing. I look forward to these videos every week. Awesome work.

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Well that's very nice of you to say. Thank you! I'm having fun with it. Learning lots of new things myself. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

[@jonblumer4431]

Man I seriously light up whenever I notice a new video of yours in my sub page or in the suggested videos. Amazing playing as always, I wish I had a sixth of your talent!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Thanks Jon. Appreciate the compliment. I'm enjoying doing it.

[@BB-ub7iz]

Wow! Beautifully done! I’m in outer space!

[@lnhislmage]

Wow that’s really nice. Can’t believe I missed your channel but I’m sure glad I’m here now . Very often just watching somebody play a song well is the best lesson you can get. Neil moves around so much that it’s impossible to see what he’s doing. The droning notes of the double drop d tuning help to create the mood. Definitely worth digging into.

[@thomashernandez3307]

Cortez the killer is a unique neil young guitar solo. Very distinct. Very neil young.

[@waynestanley2240]

Incredible

[@mitchweber2423]

This is great and I appreciate it. Thank you!

[@guitourney]

Ohhhhhhhhh this is just what I needed

[@osborn5599]

Great distribution of your distortion. Very clean and crisp. 🔥

[@CoolEyeColorado]

My fav Neil Young song. You did a great job! Look up why the song so abruptly...fascinating but perfect for the song.

[@SMPMS8389]

Ooooh shit!!!!! My favorite Neil track

[@lindsaywhorton990]

Me2

[@barrynv]

Well done. I think Neil Young doesn’t get enough credit for his melodies, which tend to be simple, original and memorable. They stick.

[@grantwilcox3738]

Thanks Kelly! Love the lessons for these obscure solos! Keep up the good work!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Hey grant, no problem man. I'll keep em coming. Gonna try my best to pump out at least one a week. Great solos that are a bit more obscure/overlooked or that don't have tutorials. Appreciate the Patreon donation as well. Thanks for that. Very much appreciated!

[@pomod]

Love Neil's shaky guitar playing. He's got some awesome solos, some only use one note! -- Cowgirl in the sand, Cinnamon Girl, Southern Man on CSNY's Four Way Street. Live I've seen him stretch Cortez out for 1/2 an hour. Zuma's a great record as well; Often overlooked but one of my faves.

[@jamesmeegan4755]

Such an underrated KZbin channel.

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

I think so too! Haha. Spread the word!

[@blkiwi]

sounds great, really liked your thoughts at the end. The inimitable Neil Young!

[@walterjr.steinert6054]

Really great! I had major guitar face just watching & listening.

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Thanks Walter!

[@73glenno]

This is No. 1 for mine. Top shelf!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

It's a remarkable solo. I absolutely love it.

[@Jhossack11]

Wow! You never cease to amaze! Great stuff!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Thanks Jim! I appreciate it.

[@devillexxgaming3921]

Make that guitar scream. 😢 absolutely my favorite song

[@ArtyomAnna]

you sir are an inspiration... love how you replicated the amp-about-to-blowup tone!!

[@Pauler23]

Beautiful playing Kelly, you got the feel and emotion that's for sure. I'm a massive Neil fan and enjoyed watching and listening to you here. A tutorial on this would be just awesome!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

I really should do a tutorial. I don't think there are any. Just need to find the time.

[@53jakey53]

@@KellyDeanAllenGuitar Please! What about the leads on the B string? Btw thank you so much. Was trying to figure out the harmonics in this tune. You're the man!

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

@@53jakey53 thanks dude! Love this solo. Had to work this one out by ear. Was a fun challenge.

[@IvanSDizon460]

Great solo

[@marcrossignol1783]

Love this one - so glad it converted you to enjoying Neil

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Thanks Marc! Yeah, I really enjoyed learning and playing this one.

[@TatersUnited]

Very well done. Neil’s playing is hard to imitate. You gotta ask yourself “how would Neil play this lick?” Haha, this helped me get a better feel for the song. You nailed the tone too.

[@meddlehedd1194]

You did a great job on this. I learned the first 1:45 of the intro from your Cortez tutorial video but when you get into the chords I'm out of my depth. Well done

[@nickmcevoy1]

good job man.

[@Tremolo100]

this is great! Where can you get this backing track? Tone is killer --- even on a Squier! 😂 (one of my favorite guitars)

[@robertjolley88]

Jesus man. You killed it. Absolutely beautiful. Can you describe kinda how you used the trem bar at the end there? You rock.

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

I was holding it between my pinky and ring finger throughout the end part. Just banging on the notes and giving it some hard vibrato. Added some chorus to give it some wobble as well.

[@neaituppi7306]

Great tone. I just did a cover of this too.

[@giovannifarinacci4533]

Just amazing video, may I ask what effects are you using or what gear is on this track. Thank you from Montreal.

[@hobonickel840]

Thank you! .. Are you still using Bias fx2? If so I was just curious if you had tried any other vst's and or amp sim software? I am trying to navigate this water. It seems like bias fx2 is getting lots of praise but there is tonex and a host of other software. Was wondering if you could shed some light on this... I live way out in the country and I'm trying to set me up a home studio for the first time..thx 🙏

[@stevecolon6511]

Thank you for posting this and the other longer note for note lesson video. Could you tell us what the three note sequence is that you play starting at just over 3 minutes in this video? It is a repeating pattern that you play. I have been trying to figure it out but cannot seem to get the right notes. I am assuming this video like the other was recorded in double drop D tuning? Thanks again Dean!

[@johnyvolvo434]

Killer bro

[@osborn5599]

🤘

[@joeantolak4629]

Neil vibes hard on this

[@JackDaniels10101]

Dave Matthews and Warren Haynes, in New York, is my absolute favourite interpretation of this song. Nice to see some less generic songs on the list :)

[@raystack6250]

What.pedals thanks

[@djohnson5675]

Hey Kelly, great work! What rig are you working with?

[@lindsaywhorton990]

😥❣️

[@nickzilla656]

Hey, only found your channel recently and was going back through the videos. I'm a huge Neil Young fan, and really liked hearing what you had to say about this song. I don't think you really take requests, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on this solo compared to the version from Live Rust. My ma always said that Neil never played a solo the same twice, which as far as I can tell wasn't much of an exaggeration on her part.

[@cledithmartin452]

Your mother is absolutely right. 😂👍 I’m 19 and my father has always listened to Neil and it got me into him. Always improvises a new solo each time he plays the majority of his songs. Their were just jam tracks to him. He would go out in his field in a huge barn and record albums and then go out in the field and blare it on huge monitor speakers in the barn and listen from a distance. Very unique approach to music and a very unique passion.

[@osborn5599]

U look like Steve vie 🤘

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

Haha, I've gotten that before a number of times. I'll take it.

[@patrickm7987]

I can't find #'s 1-38 on KZbin..?? Any ideas. (I just stumbled upon you, nice work. I may get re-inspired myself, thanks).

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

I haven't done them yet. It's a work in progress

[@patrickm7987]

@@KellyDeanAllenGuitar Oh...That explains it... :o). Is Sweet Child of Mine forthcoming. (Many vid's on the 1st solo...nothing much on the solo toward the end of the song. Food for thought....honorable mention if not on 100 list..?? BTW, big fan of Dicky Betts. My best pals wife cleaned house for him for many years, 10+ easily. I got a signed Allman Bros pic via them, pretty cool. Per my pal's wife, Dickie (toward the end of their work relationship), was quite an ass. She quit when he wanted her to come to work in a French Maids outfit. Agh, the life of an (ageing) rock star. Kinda sad really, my pal's wife was pretty upset about the whole thing. Enough dirt...keep rocking!!!

[@funktionwebweb6735]

and he played it on a Fender

[@mainecanoe]

Trust me- if a musician of Neil Young’s caliber wanted to be a highly technical soloist he 100% could have been. But he was more interested in feel, tone and reckless abandon

[@joshyepyepzo8356]

Mate be the first one to do a tutorial on this...

[@KellyDeanAllenGuitar]

I did actually. Check my channel.

[@gabrieltedone9529]

Every song is good when you learn how to play it.