David T Walker Style Chord Embellishments

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[@taildragger53]

Does David T Walker know about this? He'd be very impressed & very flattered. He's a real sweet,humble guy. Love the video by the way.

[@ecnalav]

David T Walker is such a kind soul. I reached out to him a couple times on Facebook and he responded both times! He is such a gracious person! Not arrogant at all. I told him how much I love his guitar playing and what a role model he is and he took the time to thank me both times!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

very cool, would love to meet him

[@JackBNimbleify]

It's funny because I heard about this dude when he played with Vulfpeck. Thanks for the lesson

[@jwaj]

Me too

[@jonathanmcpherson102]

Great lesson, and thank you for having the cultural sensitivity and respect to give credit to the originator of this technique

[@clearmanlawyers753]

Thank you Rick. I appreciate that you pick great material, play it well and assume your audience knows something too.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you Beau, that's exactly what I'm trying to do

[@derekdauchan2741]

Really loved this lesson Rick , always loved the gorgeous sound of David T. Walker. Every now and then it sounded like his tuning was just a hair flat which made his embellishments sounds more warm and soulful. Maybe it just the way I'm hearing it. Love the sound.

[@fattymcfatterson3651]

Yup, rootless voicings are great in a horn band setting. Easier to play and really clean up a cluttered mix. Thanks for the video Rick!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thanks Fatty, yeah ,most of the time I play these rootless for those reasons

[@basslinephunk3441]

Rick I'm not a guitar player. I play bass and I'm recording by myself now. You're helping my music greatly with these lessons. You make it easy to sound good. 🎵👍

[@TastyGuitarcom]

awesome, glad to help you!

[@FilmFlam]

You seem to be an excellent and patient teacher.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@jackcprime]

I saw an interview where David T Walker mentioned playing with the broad side of his pick instead of the point, that's a small part of how he got that warm "brushy" sound! just a cool extra tip

[@TastyGuitarcom]

yeah, that definitely helps get that tone!

[@ttbfan]

Great lesson Rick. I love David T's playing. It's tough to get the pinky to quickly and accurately get those hammer ons and pull offs. Beautiful stuff. Never can say good bye instrumental is an all time fav of David's playing.

[@ryanmelvey8764]

great lesson thank you!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you for watching!

[@charlespeterson3798]

I was studying Leo Kottke yesterday, some of his middle period work, and by coincidence noticed his finger picking on the lower 3 strings exclusively, establishing the same vibe you are describing on the David T. Walker tutorial. Interesting coincidence. Great insight on your part and generally unknown. Great work. Thanks as always.

[@briansix3243]

Just gotta say, I watch a lot of KZbin channels for lessons and ideas. All of your 'licks' videos are among my favorite - a great way to quickly learn some beautiful playing! I'm still working on last week's Eddie Hazel licks but I can't wait to try these out. Thanks!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thanks Brian, yeah I'm sure it can be hard to keep up with all of them as I'm trying to release 2 times weekly now....was gonna film a new one today, maybe I'll take the day off to let you catch up :)

[@waynealazraki887]

Thanks Bro

[@newmoon54]

Hi Rick, I'm new to your channel. But when I saw the title of your video,, I had to stop and check it out. I'm a super-huge ~Larry Carlton ~ fan of 40 years. Knowing that Larry was a chief guitar player for the ~Crusaders~ ,, and ~David T. Walker~ was also,, I've been digging deep into Walkers musical catalogue. And I'm really amazed at the warm-emotive playing style he has, and how very familial it is with Carlton's style! I'm sure you're familiar with Larry Carltons style. I enjoyed the professional production of your video(s)! Thank you! Sonny.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you Sonny, glad you found my channel! Yeah I dig Carlton's playing too, one of the tastiest players ever :)

[@rushikeshkamble3340]

So informative .... Thank you so much 😊

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you for watching this!

[@victorpearson1418]

*WHAT'S GOIN' ON " is a mind blower . Live with Pretty Purdie .

[@mraggrovator]

Awesome lesson.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thanks for your continued support!

[@neilcrowesongs9768]

beautiful

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonyhume100]

I just got a friend into your tutorials and we had a lot of fun with the cornell Dupree licks - is it possible to have a follow up to the Dupree video. those licks were so cool - we can make a few variations up ourselves but your knowledge is much deeper than ours. keep 'em coming

[@TastyGuitarcom]

antonyhume hume that's awesome, thanks for sharing it with your friend! I may do another one in the future but have a lot of other things to get to first......I would say check out my video on "3 simple steps to create r&b fills" that will give you the tools you need to start creating these on your own

[@69goldi]

Nice as always

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thank you!

[@toddb9311]

Dang, thanks! The Sidewalk is one of my all-time favorites. Could Freddie Robinson be far behind? I've also been diggin' Clarence Nelson.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thanks for the suggestions but I've got some other stuff coming up first....stay tuned!

[@markmarkosky8859]

Learning lots from you. Thanks. What model Ibanez is that. Looks like a small body.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you! It's a Japanese AM200, smaller body than the AS, killer guitar

[@13thAMG]

Wow, very interesting. And here was I thinking that John Mayer got most of this kind of subtlety & embellishments from Hendrix. Did DTW always use a pick? Some of the songs he played on would have had quite a pace in them and it would have been quite some discipline to maintain that soft brushing stroke. He was kind of like an art painter, wasn't he? Thanks Rick.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

not sure if he always used a pick, video I've seen he is using one all the time, and from his tone on stuff I would think he is not playing finger style but can't be certain....the soft brush stroke kinda thing is great for the slower stuff but yeah it wouldn't keep up on the faster stuff, his uptempo funk rhythm chops are equally sublime

[@tylerj5870]

He uses the opposite end of the pick. That's how he can do the slow brush easier

[@jermaineholland7108]

Great lesson! What’s your favorite album with David T Walker on it?

[@TastyGuitarcom]

man, way too much good stuff to pick a favorite, obviously his stuff with big artists is amazing but been checking out his solo stuff recently and there is some beautiful stuff there too!

[@chriscurtis8344]

That's DTW on "the Mack" soundtrack album by Willie Hutch TG nailed that sound . TG ,Do people think you're a... well you know what I mean . 😎You're a Baad man. Thanks for sharing. So cool. 🎸

[@TastyGuitarcom]

haha, thank you....just trying to bring some cool, useful stuff that hasnt been done to death on every channel, thats my mission!

[@peterchoe]

David t also plays with the side of the pick instead of the tip, and uses more upstrokes than downstrokes.

[@djchrisware]

Hi Rick, can you make tutorial to include David T's chromatic slides down the neck - Thank you - great tutorials - Chris

[@TastyGuitarcom]

hi DJ, can you send me a link with a time marker that shows what you are referring to?

[@djchrisware]

@@TastyGuitarcom Hi Rick - lots of those great slide up and down chromatic harmonised runs by David T Walker at 2.10 secs on this live video kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6Kvnp6Yfrucetk Thanks for your help - you do some superb videos - DJ Chris Ware

[@djchrisware]

@@TastyGuitarcom Hi Rick, thanks for your great guitar tutorials - David T Walker - chromatic runs up and down on this video at 2.10 secs - DJ Chris Ware

[@kennethbethany5078]

If I didn't see this guitarist's face I would really think it was David t walker

[@Poincianaa]

he likes to use the flat side of the pick

[@rchiadkeller2064]

Love ur vids but as a noob i get intimidated watching and listening to u. Sounds/looks like a lot of technique and musical jargon compared to the rock stuff i see on other channels. I see it definitely ain't easy to get funky.