Elvis Costello Gives Jimmy Kimmel a Guitar Lesson

Elvis talks about seeing Charlize Theron at Disneyland, his Audible original “How to Play the Guitar and Y,” creating his new album “Spanish Model” and he attempts to teach Jimmy how to play guitar.
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[@dabsafe]

I started playing the guitar last year...at the age of 63. Never played an instrument before and it’s never too late to start. Elvis Costello is still the business.

[@walisabeth]

Still trying, at age 69!,, 😂

[@kingzippythethird]

Good for you - Just never give up! Only see it as fun and you'll learn way quicker. On another note, I didn't realise what a nice guy Elvis is. Top Bloke. Hope you are having fun with the guitar!

[@JeighNeither]

I'm a professional musician & producer & have been paying my NYC rent w/it for nearly 20 years. I play guitar, piano, bass, drums, & vocals & I think the clarinet is damn sexy. Give me some hard downtempo jazz in the spirit of Arabian Nights, & no other instrument could do it justice like the clarinet.

[@hunterbiden6484]

I’m a carpet cleaner that pays a mortgage because of pee in folks Carpet. When I get home I play guitar for my enjoyment. I can play read and if I work hard I can shred a little bit but if I tried to pay my mortgage with my guitar I’d be homeless lol

[@zeldas_lullaby]

PUMP IT UP

[@oppositeofh8]

the man is brilliant & i'm eternally grateful to him for giving my adult years such a rich soundtrack.

[@wildkingdom2012]

Agree totally. Elvis is the new king.

[@linguistsam]

For god sake, someone get Mr. Costello a chair befitting his royal status.

[@24jwm]

Because of Covid most talk shows have moved their chairs farther apart, and some guests are obviously not happy with that.

[@Goatchild90]

This Year's Model is one of my favourite albums of all time, just wanted to say that. God Bless Elvis Costello.

[@GordonComstock602]

Same

[@etamommy]

@Norm Meunier lipstick vogue- the frenetic, staccato sounds and melodic vitriol! Love that one. Whole album is high quality, even for Elvis Costello!

[@getlauriekor]

He married my school friend Diana. I was a huge fan in the 80s.

[@tommccormack6341]

Don't leave us hanging with that bombshell.

[@Isidore_Chitosi]

Elvis: "Put your finger here" Jimmy *places finger on Elvis's guitar* Elvis: "Put that finger there" Jimmy: "Ooh on this guitar, okay" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sgtearache5303]

I'm an Elvis Costello fan from way back. Gotta say though, if I were teaching beginner I'd start with E minor. Two fingers right next to each other, no stretching. Give the poor kid something that sounds good right off the bat fer cripe sake! lol

[@hunterbiden6484]

E minor lol yeah that’s so creative.

[@sgtearache5303]

@@hunterbiden6484 lol yeah because you wanna throw a real "creative" chord at a beginner just to show them how much it can hurt! hahaha

[@jimlal1467]

Exactly. Em

[@joyrueb9730]

I ❤️ Elvis my favorite since forever ! Musical knowledge and lyrical genius

[@retinalcircus]

Then there's crimes of paris that has some seriously challenging chord cadence 😂

[@JPMJPM]

Elvis Costello and Peter Gabriel are my all-time favorite male musicians. 👏👏👏

[@katherinehunter9526]

@JPM What about Robert Fripp and David Byrne? I was just wonder if you like these musicians too? Because they are contemporaries, who have an equally interesting body of music they've released.

[@stuarcari]

Wish I got my first lessons on a Martin D-28. I wonder if Jimmy would have been a bit more careful if he knew it was a $3,000 guitar

[@katherinehunter9526]

Jimmy's not a musician, I doubt he even knew it was a valuable guitar. Just that it was a guitar! Bwahahah!

[@duffbaker9554]

@morris lorris 'A multi-millionaire Beverly Hills socialist who doesn't care' is a better description.

[@neilscott3156]

I am seeing Elvis in Ann Arbor on November 2 Looking forward to it very much

[@alex_w_j]

He’s so good live. Best concert I’ve been to

[@caliscribe2120]

I always thought Elvis was underrated as a songwriter and lyricist.

[@danender5555]

Some individuals do care about a ratings...

[@d.m.conroy6717]

he got real in this interview

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

which Elvis?😀

[@danender5555]

@@Nicolas-uu3jr The one who spoke to Jimmy Kimmel... Give a video and title one more try before another cheap joke...

[@CuriousCritter17]

He’s known for being a master of those things.

[@Ohsolovely2]

If charlize is a fan of elvis..how did she not know she was on the ride with elvis? LOL

[@susans654]

Exactly! How funny that she was on a theme park ride with someone she thought was Elvis Costello. I think it wasn't Costello's son either but rather just some dude that looked like EC. And he just went along with it because who wouldn't when gorgeous Charlize Theron is involved lol.

[@paulagardner1651]

What a delightful man, lovely speaking voice!

[@officialelviscostello_]

@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸💖

[@easyguitarlicks2131]

I Would Start with an em chord-;) much easier than this g chord-,)

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

Love Elvis. "take that chewing gum out of your ears" 🎵😎👍

[@theone31man]

My favorite TV shows to play along with are Western's. The Rifleman is a great song to learn as you watch.

[@TheRealSchnitti]

Marty Schwartz here on KZbin taught me my first guitar cords. Years later I'm noodling around with my guitar every day. ;)

[@alexc656]

Love Marty

[@aDubStepdrop]

Marty is king 👑

[@TheRealSchnitti]

@@aDubStepdrop At one point I switched mostly to licknriff, because of fingerstyle. If you are into something like that, he has A LOT of cool fingerstyle lessons...

[@sarahslater3534]

God bless ! Damn So I’m at the Palladium damn that was great he saying Sara smile to me awesome

[@AnotherSixStringerChannel]

Love that they chose a couple of Martins there, D-28s it seems

[@augustaugust7667]

He's my personal hero..... I've had such an intensity for him since around the time he started out..... I've got to work backstage for tours directly with the entertainers when I got to work the last day of his tour with Sting/ police/concert show in San Diego I was thrilled just to even be around him..... Backstage he had his big tall black hat

[@SteveBarton13]

Little Hands of Concrete

[@acbenepe]

Carlos Santana is the best lead guitar player I've ever seen live and Elvis Costello is the best rhythm guitarist I've ever seen.

[@NewMessage]

Reminded me of a Drunk Conan the Barbarian teaching Princess Jehnna to use the sword.

[@jimmyholloway8527]

So cool to hear Elvis Costello say, "Sit down and watch TV and play along with the music"... EXACTLY how I started back in '78. But it was The Beverley Hillbillies, not The Love Boat. It is also the advice I give to kids just learning to play too. Despite KZbin and all the free music to learn from, the casual approach of just sitting and watching and picking out a tune on 1 string lets you get familiar with the neck before trying to even play a chord.

[@jezebelinadancer]

He made learning the guitar "En Vogue" again. nyuk nyuk nyuk

[@sarahslater3534]

Ohh nooa virgo thank you for teaching us so many things Elvis

[@officialelviscostello_]

@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸💖

[@toolrammsteindeftones]

Peace love and understanding cover by A Perfect circle, I strongly recommend to hear it

[@f1s2hg3]

Jimmy Kimmel this is the best of Jimmy Kimmel when Elvis schools Americans on guitar playing wow!!!! Thanks 😊

[@animateangus]

Imagine your beginner guitar being a Martin…

[@odw_99]

I love Elvis Costello, one of the first artists I discovered for myself in the late teens, I’ll always love him

[@deboisblanc]

I'll take one of those Martins please.

[@anthonymorales842]

Brings out a couple of martin dreads

[@katherinehunter9526]

So wonderful to see you Elvis. I'll never forget the first time I ever saw you on TV. It was the night you were the music act on Saturday Night Live!! You stopped the band from playing as you started the first song and then broke into Radio Radio instead! A much more controversial song!! Bless your musical Soul! Thanks for all the year's of fabulous music. ✌❤🎸🎶🤘 🇨🇦💃🐈

[@CincyDude5]

I think Lorne Michaels told him that he'd never be on SNL again and that he was through and something like that. Neither came to pass.

[@cramperella]

Poor guy is being strangled by his too tight suit. He needs a post Covid suit.

[@f1s2hg3]

This is why Jimmy Kimmel is famous it’s his music lol Jimmy Kimmel rock on kido!!!!

[@TheNuzzman]

I just saw Elvis Costello last night at The Tillis Center in Upper Brookville,the show was great as usual.

[@freddybuiatti]

Lipstick Vogue still slaps

[@TorrentFiend10]

Someone as experienced as Elvis Costello ought to know a much simpler easier way to ease people into guitar playing, especially if they've never ever tried playing a guitar chord before. Although she is a natural easy cord that is basic for anyone who knows how to play it's actually not a simple easy chord shape to make with your hand if you've never ever played guitar before. Once you learn how to do it muscle memory kicks in and it's super easy to do anytime and it feels simple and easy if you know already how to do it but for someone with zero experience this is a stupid cord to attempt to teach somebody. First you have to warrant in the idea of being capable of playing guitar because if they can't get the first or second thing you show them they will probably give up. For this reason you should always start someone off with something simple like a, a minor. E or E minor. A minor and E are actually the same cord but just one string up and require a relaxed position. E minor you could play with only two fingers on the same fret while strumming all the strings. Super easy and comfortable to play. the D chord is also a common basic cord that is very important for any musician and also has a fairly relaxed feel once people get the basics of A and A minor, and E and E minor under their belt. E minor is definitely the easiest to show a absolute beginner. Two fingers on the second fret. Strings that are right next to each other. Heck you could even use one finger to hold down both if you want.

[@sarahslater3534]

Underrated are under the radar?

[@amandaneese7813]

Brilliant

[@michaelmoraga2926]

John Coltrane rock, rolled, and twisted the bass clarinet... Elvis 💜

[@richardschneller7674]

I love both these guys ❤

[@suzannefarrington4143]

I really do like his singing voice, though…and his wit and talent could get anyone worth getting.

[@officialelviscostello_]

@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸💖

[@kaypee1972]

Put your finger here, and Jimmy walks over 😂😂😂😂

[@jdmoncada8205]

I listened to the audiobook, and it was brilliant. I now want Elvis to narrate everything.

[@kJ922-h3j]

For this kids wondering, this is one of the artists who’s song “inspired” an Olivia Rodrigo song lol. Oh he actually performed it here too, pump it up

[@lawrenceiverson1924]

Nice to have TV money they've both got Martin D-28s

[@joshuarizalforeman816]

Almost Blue, 1981, Elvis Costello goes country. What an album. I was a 15-year-old punk/psychobilly but this album changed my appreciation of MUSIC as opposed to genre.

[@jayboyee452]

Rockabilly's were cool.

[@wendydarling5790]

Jimmy plays the guitar like he cartwheels.

[@officialelviscostello_]

@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸💖

[@readresp8994]

How did Charlize Theron mistake a 14-year-old son for his father Elvis Costello? And what happened to her kids after she left them in the Disneyland Park "with a pickle and a Coke and not an adult" to be with Elvis Costello who was really his 14-year-old son?

[@tashasteeves]

Sounds like Charlize was bullshitting a little bit

[@btRU_funQsta]

the Steve Morse method - TV sound off, woik it!

[@jakeryan9469]

Jimmy. That chair has got to go.

[@timothyd9543]

He's really looking like Salman Rushdie in his old age.

[@antoniovalle7071]

This show makes me feel like in the 80’s when I used to watch Carson every week day. Guests and monologues are as good as it was on Carson’s show. Good job Jimmy Kimmel

[@jaschul]

I dunno if that shirt is you, EC. Big fan from way back, but fashion-wise you looked best in the skinny-tie "new wave" era.

[@cumulusterraticus3446]

Having a girlfriend named CLARIE NETT WHICH SAYS PLAY MY 3 CHORD GUITAR HERE !🎸🔌📻

[@ST-xg3gy]

So people don't tell truthful stories. Charlize. Also, this is the weirdest segment ever seen on this show. What about the yackety moccasins?

[@jambutty2218]

It must be an amazing feeling. The country that produced the music and artists that inspired his and our playing. Loves him and his music. He must be in heaven whilst alive. 🇬🇧

[@freddybuiatti]

EC is so cool

[@f1s2hg3]

Bluegrass music Jimmy Kimmel get Bob Dylan on the show doing Bluegrass folk songs from the old days!

[@Rysslassable]

YAY, Elvis!!!

[@briansmith2163]

I used to advise people who wanted to learn guitar to sit in front of the tv and practice changing chords. It works.

[@marshwetland3808]

Worked for me. No one told me to do it. Was just trying to make the hand positions automatic.

[@briansmith2163]

@@marshwetland3808 That's how I did it. No stress. No "practice" just have it in your hands while hanging out.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

@@briansmith2163 I was doing that right as I saw this comment lol

[@phillipphinney206]

Martin Guitars . No cheap guitars on Kimmel.

[@lawrenceiverson1924]

I coulda swore Spanish Model was from a few years ago!!!

[@josephwolcott1751]

Same birthday as Halford, as well as Simmons he mentioned

[@mtheora5956]

you've got to love the teacups. and Elvis!!!

[@lawrenceiverson1924]

Declan Mc Manus' father played trumpet!!

[@justinhill5509]

Who let Jimmy Kimmel touch a Martin??

[@tonyboneful]

Love Elvis Costello, don’t understand his tailor

[@hammun6]

Oh my God, right? If I were Elvis Costello at this point in his career I would not subject myself to such uncomfortable clothes. I'd go on TV shows wearing shorts, a breezy Hawaiian shirt and flip flops.

[@catherinefisher8534]

@@hammun6 last night LL Cool J was in onsies. :-)

[@sewingBay1255]

He is British, and dresses as such. That is a classic British tailored dress shirt and probably a beautiful Saville Row suit. Not everyone needs a university sweatshirt, shorts and flip flops.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

It's an English thing. That's called style.

[@kenc9236]

I went to high school with he's wife back in the day.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Love him but what’s up with the ill fitting suit?

[@lawrenceiverson1924]

Doesn't sound like Jimmie's guitar is in tune!!!

[@donaldstarkey4646]

G D C cord's and some moves and away you go

[@December-oj2un]

Cool. He mentioned La Santa Cecilia.

[@mininchico]

He is a magical being! I love his music from the 80'00 he was punk before there was punk! A classic artist!

[@officialelviscostello_]

@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸💖

[@patbiss7742]

He's incredibly chill for someone who's having to put up with jimmy kimmel

[@officialelviscostello_]

@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸💖

[@ferringtoncaster]

Walks on with a Logan Roy vibe

[@sspbrazil]

What a waste of a nice Martin guitar too.

[@zendragon4037]

am i mistaken or didnt Jimmy Kimmel come out and play electric guitar not too long ago....dude can play.

[@wendydarling5790]

Pretty sure you're mistaken. Maybe you're thinking of Conan.

[@this_is_jmdub]

I have genuinely never heard of him

[@philisaacs224]

4:37 5:01 5:31

[@kennfujioka]

Gee- a lesson on a Martin D28…

[@eltorocal]

"...it's a doll revolution..."

[@cumulusterraticus3446]

🔊🎶🎶FAMOUS🎶 & 🎶GLORIUS 🎶

[@alex_w_j]

Coolest guy on the planet

[@lawrenceiverson1924]

The clarinet is in b flat

[@BallariRaja_]

I Don't Know Y I Am Watching This

[@bradleyboagenstein3239]

Same reason as me. You can’t sleep and it’s late.

[@shayaan2354]

@@bradleyboagenstein3239 the performance was based tho too

[@stevej1154]

More great songs than just about anyone ever? More than Dylan, more than Bowie? No. But he does have some good songs. Hyperbole is just part of the game.

[@hoover728]

He said ‘just about anybody’ so not sure what you’re on about. And honestly, when it comes to lyrics and melodies both, there are only a couple who can touch him.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Tons of better songwriters

[@hoover728]

@@jamesfitzgerald6636 Name 4

[@tylerhackner9731]

Nice 👍 love him

[@willmississippi]

All fine and dandy until "the angels want to wear my red shoes"

[@tommccormack6341]

Insiders called that song the one that sounded like the Byrds...

[@urasam2]

I don’t understand your comment

[@Roadwaymike]

This guy rules

[@earth_295]

4:33 lmao

[@ajaybiju5228]

Wow

[@deltabilly1]

I once spotted Elvis Costello on the street in New Orleans and I didn’t care.

[@MrSupaflyd4384]

😻

[@millerwolf8233]

First comment?

[@narabdela]

Who cares?