Darrel Higham: Rockabilly Rhythm Lesson

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[@warfarinoverdose7221]

I can't believe this guy was just doing rhythm guitar (pretty much volumed down) for show with Jeff Beck, he is so talented and nailing it almost like Setzer. They should've done some lead guitar combo, I know Jeff Beck is golden tier but this guy definitely deserved to play in more leading role. Anyway, like him, he is so humble and yet so skilled.

[@jacktoddy9783]

Darrel certainly has the chops when it comes to Euro-Rockabilly, which I much prefer. Always, he is authentic and honest in his playing and renditions. A real joy live - thank you Darrel.

[@MegaNavek]

This man is the business ...watch and learn...all your videos are great mr higham big big thumbs up....

[@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660]

He’s so freaking good.

[@5150show]

Amazing guitar player

[@SpiderStratagemVI]

Great little lesson! I come from a downstroke powerchord type of playing so this is nice and challenging! I appreciate you taking the time to show us some chops and tasty licks!

[@kevernepointon4033]

lovely sounding Gretsch Darryl been looking for one of these for a while now

[@paulcooper5748]

Love it.

[@denisechetty4019]

Love it!

[@DMSProduktions]

High-ham? I always thought his name was pronounced Hig-ham! Oh well! That Gretsch of his sounds SO good! It screams 'rock'n'roll'!

[@IgnatiusCheese]

DMSProduktions me too haha

[@DMSProduktions]

Yep!

[@buddyollie180]

DMSProduktions So did I lol🤗

[@lioncurlew]

Hi am

[@DMSProduktions]

@@lioncurlew I already SAID that!

[@ferpirata76]

Thanks a lot, man. Great lesson!

[@rockroll456]

brilliant going to see him at the rock ridge rumble👍👍👍

[@stevelavan69]

great tip thanks so much!

[@markdpricemusic1574]

Sweet and solid lesson, clear as a bell.... many thanks for this one!

[@leonkonink3059]

Nice riffs thanks

[@user-lr8hw7dg5c]

Лучший гитарист рокобилли!!!👍👏👏👏

[@DmitriChoulanov]

it's cool, I wanna learn it, thanx

[@freebee8221]

the first one was very good

[@OlegCapovani]

Amazing

[@waygone6657]

Cool! Thanks 👍

[@ChuckThunder1111]

Great! Thanks brudda!!

[@Adibarum]

that is some "Cool" guitar playing Darrel..thanks..that second track has a bit of John lee Hooker Swagger about it

[@user-yt7kb9bd5l]

Damn I wish I could do that.

[@donframeli9855]

I listennto Daryl all the time

[@gumba5267]

Tank you

[@Steeve9292]

Darrel's a great player and always seems such a lovely personable bloke. So much so I almost don't begrudge the lucky bastard having been married to Imelda May. Almost :D. *Edit to account for the fact they've now split.

[@DMSProduktions]

WAS!

[@Steeve9292]

+DMSProduktions Oh they've split? I had no idea. Best amend the second part of my comment then.

[@DMSProduktions]

Haha! Yup, a year or 2 ago now!

[@aljadissanchez9043]

Exelente 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@chrisabraham8793]

Would love to learn this, where would you begin and what are the steps of practice, ie learn finger picking first, learn chords, or both together, practice on short riffs similar to learning Banjo uke short riffs.

[@mrcreative6020]

Yeah I got a bug recently when I started looking at Eddie Cochran videos and listening to his music and then I discovered Brian Setzer who I thought was fantastic, however I actually think Darrel Higham is a better player than setter and more authentic to the rockabilly style. I’ve been playing guitar for years and piano but now I wanna focus on rockabilly guitar and learn it as quickly as I can saving up for that Eddie Cochran Grech replica

[@donframeli9855]

In my wild eyed dream

[@johncarlo7395]

Hi Darrel, can you tell me your reasons for fitting a P-90 at he neck, also the arm on the Bigsby looks like it will turn full circle, I've had to file down the stop on mine, I also have another Epiphone that has gold hardware and don't want to file that down in fear of ruining it, my Gretsch has two DeArmond Dynasonics, would it sound better if I fitted a P-90 at the neck position, John.

[@pjh6930]

He's heavily influenced by Eddie Cochran who, modified his 1955 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollowbody with a Gibson P90. In fact, the guitar Mr Higham is playing in this video is, the Gretsch Eddie Cochran signature 6120. This model is fitted with a Bigsby arm that does swivel, however, As always, He's retro fitted a fixed arm as on Cochrans original guitar.

[@jimcragg862]

hi Darrel wonder if you could help an old rockabilly bad knees bad back too much touring - i have been redoing my early 50's Gretsch guitar don't want to say much at this stage, and the real Eddie Cochran's Gretsch if you want to call it an assemble line- the one i have which i picked up from a shop in Minnesota the kind of shop that has things no one wants it was in a tea chest $55 dollars shop owner thought that's what the tea chest was worth/ stated cleaning it in between touring, i could not believe what i had in my hands when i looked at the paper work with the Guitar and searched this on the Gretsch data base, they Guitar was the second Guitar after Eddie's Guitar/ but been having problems finding a set of inlays like Eddies had, and the copy one i have like yours darrel, hell you were so right to say buy this. i asked at Gretsch if they had a set i could buy/ and they said that they only made enough for the one's there making, as you and i know they don't make them any more, there made in china and Korea for $250 dollars but they still sell them at the same high price, so i told them they are going on to a Eddie's guitar / they asked for the numbers which i sent / email i got back had really changed from some inlays to HOW MUCH WOULD YOU TAKE YOUR THE GUITAR AS IT IS NOW/ I HAVE NO INTEREST IN SELLING IT IS MORE A LABOR OF LOVE SOMETHING YOU HAVE DONE YOUR SELF- YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN / I TOLD THEM I HAD NOT CONSIDERED SELLING SO WOULD NOT KNOW A PRICE, IT WENT BACK AND FORWARD THEY HAD GOT TO £50,000 DOLLARS/ DARREL YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO/// Gretsch Guitars are not just a guitar, not like a Fender Strat or a 335 jazz to me they are the sort of guitars you through away at the end of a gig/ not a Gretsch, you make sure they go back in the case or the rack and lock it/ there is no amount of money i would take for that Guitar/ remember if there offering me that kind on money/ then how much is in it for them so if you know of any where that i could get the inlays i would be most thank full if you do/ thanks mate an keep doing what your doing, Rj.

[@paulwhiting1648]

Hi Darrell I have just brought a Peavey Rockingham and want to learn how to play original Rockabilly.Can you please recommend a good starting point i.e would you learn Rhythm first or bearing in mind I'm now 53 years old would you just copy songs off You Tube?

[@wittvonwitt4403]

Paul Whiting ive been looking for a Rockingham forever but im in the states and no luck. Hows it play?

[@Connect-EDCTA-po6le]

Darrel I hope you get this. I predict with total confidence, were you to put together a series of sessions to teach today you would go stratospheric within a month. Listen dude. If yo got kids, put them through college! Do this! A well-wisher. x

[@user-yo4oj4ro5o]

You’re so right man, he has a patreon you pay a fiver a month and he has hundreds of tutorial videos on there :)

[@paolacabrejo7524]

I like high class baby

[@RackwitzG]

Anyone tried to copy the riffs? The first one is breaking my fingers, but sounds soooo cool. A common technique in Rockabilly frustrating me. The second riff is managebe but also difficult.

[@effinjeffin1811]

"Featured in Guitarist 420" I bet so! I bet so.

[@Sithguy77]

Great, I've always wanted a guitar lesson from Alec Baldwin!

[@cpr58]

COuld have used some tabs on that last one.

[@lucasdeoliveira1821]

1:00 how can this be possible?

[@DavidGarcia-pi9wn]

I just noticed homie is using a wound g Imma try that Just got flats put on my gretsch Hoping intonation will be better

[@NiekkieNick]

Playing that G chord like in the video is a real fingerkiller for me!!! Never been able to play a chord that way. Why not play a full bar chord??

[@JohnnyFriendly]

Greater flexibility. With the open-f shape you can use your all four fingers for melodies and licks and still quickly revert back to the chord. You can even quickly move up the neck. With a barre it's impossible to do any of this. It's harder to master but once you've got it you won't go back to barre chords again.

[@paulparker7992]

Yep. Same. Some people just have longer fingers , thumbs or more flexibility.

[@LarryStallings-dk4rr]

I THINK DARREL COULD MAKE BU CUE BUCKS MAKING HOW TO PLAY SONGS ON DVD'S ARE MAKE SONG BOOKS WITH TABS AND RHYTM

[@charliecap9904]

brian setzer is the greatest rockabilly guitar play ever but Darrel is second best to him and Charlie cap is right behind Darrel //Charlie cap matchbox blues song on you tube those are the 3 best to me //tommy

[@peterforrest3424]

You were born not far from Tommy in Groundforce,same accent

[@ChristianMarxist2]

"Shan't"--haha, yeah show everybody how English you are! Cool.

[@rockyruane9379]

I never understood Higham. How can Eddie Cochran be your idol? Just seems weird. I guess he had to choose Cochran because he sure as hell wasn't gonna be able to make a career doing Elvis stuff.

[@Twangabilly]

Maybe because Cochran was one of the greatest artists from the 50’s; Who wrote countless great songs and was a talented guitarist, despite only being 21 when he died.

[@rockyruane9379]

@@Twangabilly lol

[@tonytotten408]

All been done before it's nothing new just all rehashed hybrid pickng as was Brian setzer as he also ripped off from a few great 50s guitarist but hey ho thanks Darrell for your input . you're a Good guitarist in your own right 👍👏seen you a few times and at the rave ?? Etc Were you also hit a few bum note s yourself doing the Jean Vincent tribute thing act for Gerry chatty box lol among with the so called artists that performed that night poor poor ? and Peter from the go getters was the only artists that nailed it for me that night also seen you with the lets be together again w bob and the bare cats re iform re issue thing not impressed at all both you's are reading lyrics / notes on from the stage floor that night I ain't having a troller pop at you I as am a bass player among other instruments I play so Im entitled to my view and opinion cheers? me the Eddie Cochran look a like !lol when he was young now I'm 85 *