Folsom Prison Blues Solo (1955 version) Guitar Lesson

[@EnginesnAudio]

If you watch the videos of luther playing this live and search how to play it from what ive found this man is the only one who got it right

[@southernpride2003]

Look up AR Cash Luther Perkins back to the basics

[@swvacollings290]

Johnny and the group did tune up a half step a lot early on. There’s a great vid online of them playing Big River where he’s playing E shapes and some members of the house band are fingering F chord progressions. It was a trick I believe Bill Monroe gets credit for though I’ve no idea if he invented it. Bill was VERY competitive and opinionated about his music. He always wanted the Bluegrass Boys to “pop” and stand out from all other Acts. Tuning up a half step made strong tension higher and gave more cut and volume. Thanks for all your lessons.

[@rdstroud1]

Nick, I just found this lesson when searching for one on Folsom. This is excellent teaching that anyone can follow and pick up. You have a talent for teahcing as well as playing guitar. This is coming from teacher of 43 years experience in the classroom. Your methods are stright forward and they make it easy for an inexperienced player to learn. Thank you so much for this lesson, and I will look for others of yours. Ane I will join as a paying member!

[@pfelice157]

Dude, fanTAStic explanation. You nailed all the important aspects to be aware of instead of just directing through strings and frets. This is basically exactly how I explain it to my students. Nice work.

[@stratluvr]

I had to learn this song for a show with a band I 've never played with, your vid was the most direct and easy to learn, a big thanks to you sir

[@itsmrfs]

amazing instructor. breaks it down into small simple pieces that flow from one segment tot he other when yu put it all together. Im a novice player and had this licked in 15 minutes. cheers

[@sustainablelife1st]

This is a great tutorial, explaing the chords underlying the solo helps a lot!

[@chinogori]

That is a great teacher

[@weslleygoncalves2265]

Thanks a lot! Watching this video turned learning much easier. God bless you and Johnny. Thanks again

[@joecrappiegill]

Hi NIck, I just found this page. It's great! I'm 65, pretty much a beginner, with surgery s on all fingers and both wrists.....They don't work so good anymore. Lol! I've heard someone play a version of the solo part lower than your version...somewhere within the first 5 or 6 frets. It seems like it would be so much easier for me and still sound ok. I'm wondering if you could do a tutorial or send me some tabs etc, if you know that version or could find it. I love old Johnny Cash tunes! Thanks Nick Joe

[@williamburgos9705]

So awesome man thank you so much! I always wanted to learn this solo the proper way. Thanx!

[@unclenote]

Very thorough teaching ! Thank you.

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Thanks for commenting 🙂

[@southernpride2003]

​​​​Debbie Horton the only female guitarist to play with Johnny Cash taught me how to do the boom chicka boom rhythm when she was here in NC she was very nice she also taught me Folsom prison blues I'm mostly self taught on guitar but I still like to learn new things and my buddy in Nashville makes me my own custom 8 Guage flats with a wound third I'm 20 turning 21 soon Luther is my guitar hero and the guitar in my profile picture is homemade built by me and my grandpa the shape was inspired by Earl Scruggs banjo me and Earl both being from Shelby NC

[@michaelshakib7777]

Excellent video. Great playing and explanations are clear.

[@sweetkittiez]

Thank you ✌️🤟

[@PhilFeedback]

Great lesson video, thanks for posting this video. It helped

[@begtotheroots]

Thank you very much! Great teaching style in all your videos!

[@FernandoRamirez-ub4zw]

Great song and Great teacher!! Thanks for this lesson

[@helvisro]

Its just great lesson ! You have all my respect! I would love a full tab of this lesson ! Thanks

[@terribletim9859]

Great lesson Pard!! I’ll take a copy if still available! Keep up the lessons friend!

[@Travis_in_Florida]

Fantastic ❤ thank you

[@Alex16993]

Yeah, Johnny Cash is always much appreciated! :)

[@QuantumGamingUploads]

Love the guitar 🎸. Perfect sound

[@The3289691]

Ya! I love the sound too!

[@maxwmusic8276]

Thank you for the tutorial. Really helped me, the second part of the solo needs some practice though. Have a nice day and best regards from germany

[@operatorenabla8398]

Great lesson sir, helped me out a lot.

[@zivamariediva8082]

easy to understand sir. Many thanks from down under

[@vicmorrison8128]

A thumbs up! Thanks coach! I shot a man just so I could watch him die....what a great line and how he got away with it so many years ago still amazes me. Its all in the delivery I guess. What a life force!

[@gordenscottfan3107]

Luther was the all time "Amateur" guitar player who's playing is legendary today...no one ever got more mileage out of three note rhythm and single string solos.... all because his first amp was wired full volume and he had to tone it down with his palm so John could be heard.....

[@markgilbert7377]

Nice clear tutorial. Great job.

[@4192362]

Marshall Grant one of the original Tennessee Two with Luther Perkins says in his autobiography that they tuned up to F.

[@VictorRodrigues-pw3dn]

Thats why I subscribed

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

Yeah buddy

[@claytonmalanowich5970]

That was so awesome

[@AurelienCarnoy]

So helpful. Thank you sir

[@tomliagridonis2312]

Great lesson. I think the 4th tab, the E an Em, is not shown quite right.

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Thanks for flagging that up. You are right - that’s an error in the graphics. Hopefully most viewers know how those chords are fingered and won’t be thrown by it !

[@fahnert]

Thank you for this lesson. Nice job. Some of the tab needs correcting. The E chord is shown looking like an Am. It should be shifted up one string each. Also, the B7 needs to show the strum after each single B note. 🙂

[@brianodonnell1]

Agree, at 7.37 the tab needs to be fixed to be E rather than Am

[@ilijadimitrovski1789]

Thank you, the vido really helped me : ) best of luck to you : ))

[@markmanning6773]

Great lesson

[@josepheberhardt2976]

I would appreciate a copy of the tab, please.

[@SteveAustin-q6d]

Take a screen shot & open file to view!

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Have emailed this to you

[@SteveAustin-q6d]

Fun lesson! Got to come later, got new Ibanez & action not set, notes on 1st - 3rd frets too close to fretboard & floyd rose I never intonated😢 next time😂

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Good luck with the set-up. Hope to see you again soon :-)

[@jeff8246]

Thank you brother

[@johnaustin1825]

Please email me the tabs for this excellent lesson.

[@baldemarmiranda2067]

You are awesome lo e your videos'

[@patriot4786]

Thank you sir

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[@msherer260]

although he was a great guitar player I was so disappointed seeing the "Highwaymen" with Reggie Young, he just added more guitar and could never play the cadence as good as Bob Wootton or Luther Perkins.

[@AthelstanEngland]

Yep classic case of "less in more" in Luther's playing, perfectly replicated by Mr Wootton.

[@georgieb584]

Easy to follow, great teaching style. Thank you and be well