Goodbye Carolina - Marcus King GOES DEEP!

[@tktrips9]

Beautiful analysis of a beautiful song. If you don't get teared-up listening to Marcus King, you are missing half of what he and his music is all about. Thanks!

[@thomasbrenner4807]

When you hear that guy play, it's best just to shut up and close your eyes. As a lifelong guitar player I realize he takes nothing and turns it into not only something special but something timeless and moving. He is in his own lane on that axe. It's not just really good, it's iconic. It's Hendrix and Duane. It don't get no better in this world.

[@DavidVanmeterDutch]

Blues rock is the only music that always gives me a visceral response. This is amazing to see live!!

[@Kaisermb1]

With the amount of soul and gift this young man exhibits I guess I can buy the apparition story. He’s definitely channeling way beyond his years.

[@Christatum411]

Marcus made me shed tears at a solo acoustic show I saw him play in Austin. Dude is something special

[@vincentreyes6154]

I personally think King's performance [of] "Goodbye Carolina" at the Opry was the best version of the song. Definitely bluesy, but [with a] country element in it. Here [unlike his usual fuzz and distortion pedal tones], he just uses a bit more of a biting and clear tone, a little more hot and driven than clean, and just eeking into the twangy realm. [It's almost a straight into the amp type of sound.] It's strange, but it's possible with his ES-345 and his Fender Super Reverb (or perhaps his 50W Orange signature amp) and it works perfectly for this song. [Better that the studio and the other live performances of this song, dare I say.] And on the solo bit, I was thinking similar things about the solo. We were in Dm for the whole song (Tyler from "Music is Win" calls it "the saddest chord ever") and then we go into the more peaceful, I would even argue an ethereal D Major key for the solo. Well, technically it's D Mixolydian since we have the C Maj chord in the progression, but it's still emitting the same emotion as the major scale. King's more of a bluesier player, yet he executed the Mixolydian scale with ease at the Opry. The solo was tasty, soulful, and fit comfortably in the progression from the main solo progression all the way through the turn-around. And this solo was played by someone who constantly talks about expressing himself through the guitar as an extension to his person and soul. Not only does he talk the talk, he walked the walk. He demonstrated that all too well in this performance. Kudos to Marcus King, and God bless him in his endeavors!

[@anthonyrussell9706]

Gotta respectfully disagree. Jam in the Van version is fantastic.

[@vincentreyes6154]

@@anthonyrussell9706 That is a good one, though. I'm just saying from the perspective as someone who is in choir, who plays guitar, [who has some elementary knowledge of music theory] and whose ear is tickled more by country than by rock, that I personally prefer the Grand Ol' Opry version. But both the acoustic and band performances from Jam in the Van were amazing too!

[@tasz8381]

Totally agree

[@catcowatch1]

....moves me to tears too! ....as real as music gets!

[@henryolsenguitar]

It gets me every time. Even now re watching the video 🥲

[@paulhunter3247]

Hey man. This was my most played track of 2021. Didn’t know the back story until your video just now. Makes it a whole lot more poignant now. Thanks for taking the time to present this.

[@Kendo276]

It is a fantastic, moving and deep song. Love Marcus King. This was a great reaction/lesson. Thank you.

[@freekvancauwenberghe]

my thoughts exactly!!

[@realtorjames2586]

Great song indeed! You have to see the jams in the van performance with overdrive and lots of incredible slide. It's on KZbin as well

[@chrisk8376]

Not cheesy at all, man I've been listening to this song all week. I learned soo much more about Marcus from this video, it is quite an emotional journey. Excellent work!

[@kg4st]

Beautiful song..Beautiful artist.!!

[@bocostel]

This is a great song and performance!! I keep coming back to this. Thank you

[@henryolsenguitar]

Welcome, glad to share! 😄

[@securethebag1613]

this was amazin. thanks so much. the up in heaven analogy hit the nail on the head brother

[@bencoonen6652]

I just love that you are touched by the music. That’s it’s not just an appreciation of technical ability but it goes deeper. Very nice!

[@frankbaber5849]

I discovered Markus king about 2 yrs ago,like you i was blown away by his talent ,steve ray von influnce and marshal tucker, finally new talent 👏.

[@__bam]

Great breakdown sir. Such an emotional and well written song, especially coming from such a young guy. Marcus King is just a great player and singer. Got a new subscriber here.

[@Johnjingleheimerschmidtt]

dude -- this song hits me hard, too. I pressed that follow button the second you cried the first time. well done

[@henryolsenguitar]

Yeah man, It still gets me every time! haha

[@jozeftenwood]

Great Henry !! There is always something to learn in your videos ! And this song also moves me a lot . Thnx , G .

[@robertfuhrman2122]

First time hitting your YT page...I really enjoyed how you not only show the guitar parts but you hit on how painful and artistic Marcus writes the song...You are truly a good musician. Thanks

[@mseitz1rr]

the chord change in there is Dmaj7 to Amin7 ... it is just soooo damn tasty. Try that sequence, I'm sure you're gonna hear the difference.

[@StratCatStrut1974]

Thanks for sharing that breakdown with us brother. Its nice to hear from someone who really gets it dude 👍 Everything spot on man...We are cut from the same cloth!!! ✌🏼

[@SophisticatedBob]

Great song. And sweet, sweet Eastman

[@Bildad1976]

What a gripping emotional song, eh? And Maggie's harmony (I forget her last name) was the icing on the cake! Another incredible treat is the duet by Marcus King and Billy Strings doing "Summertime"!

[@mbruss5257]

Thx for your analysis! marcus kick my ass when i first heard this song

[@Ghost-lf2qj]

I've been playing this song nonstop for 5 days since discovering it and today decided its time to learn it on guitar. This led me to your video and channel and I couldn't be more thankful for either. Appreciate you ✌️

[@henryolsenguitar]

Thank you brother, I'm very happy to hear that!

[@craigblock138]

Henry, this is my first of your videos and love the passion and work for accuracy. Somehow this song popped on my feed the day of my good friends funeral. His family have set up a memorial night at his favorite club and hired a band in which I will play this song so thanks for this video...

[@henryolsenguitar]

Glad you liked it. Sorry about your friend, I hope this helps you for the gig! :-) All the best!

[@LOMOARCHER]

This is a truly amazing song for all sorts of reasons. What makes this for me is the second solo which is pure Duane Allman, one of his influences. This is really a fantastic peace of guitar in a great and very meaningful song to him.

[@WorldsOkayestGuitarPlayer]

I've been listening to this song on repeat lately... not sure why. Awesome video man

[@detect7]

Very helpful, thank you. I look forward to more Marcus King deep dives

[@billdaker1120]

Excellent job!

[@mcstratoman]

Thank you Henry for this acknowledgment of a great artist, a great song and having Marcus tell how this song came into being. I feel those same emotions when I hear this. Marcus is one of the most soulful musicians I have ever heard. Thank you Henry for presenting this, in the way you did. You got my subscription!

[@henryolsenguitar]

Thanks 🙏

[@timmyb4066]

One of the greatest pieces or artistry from our time, this one hits deep!

[@texasreddirt1408]

Love Marcus King and love this song. This one is his best lyrically. My second favorite is probably Virginia. Warren's slide playing on that is just.......wwwwwwooooooooooooo. So good.

[@fabienares5577]

Your T59/v looking great dude!

[@atp2051]

Thanks for the vid! Great! Really enjoyed it. And thanks for the passion you put in it. 👍

[@realtorjames2586]

You guys would probably like Marcus and Billie strings playing "summertime" together. I actually found Marcus because of Billie Strings and these 2 are the best out there right now in my opinion

[@graham49y]

Great tutorial (one of the best)I know from experience there are few men with your passion and emotion....I've been covering and learning this song today and as you say just takes you deeper and deeper...I hadn't seen the interview of Marcus before...

[@henryolsenguitar]

Glad you liked it :-)

[@tasz8381]

Gets me everytime. Great job. 😥

[@shadyshiver]

Getttttt downnnnnn !!!

[@musicbymrbliss]

Hi Henry! First of all, what an amazing perspective about the chord progressions related to the story of the vocals, it opened my mind big time for my next songwroting process. I wanted to ask you about the solos. And please correct me if Im wrong, if we have the chord progression Dm, F, G/B, C wouldn’t the Key be C major just starting on the II Chord? And also, when he changes to D and C for the last solo, wouldnt that be the V and the IV Chord of G major (which is the Dominant Chord (V) of the C major Key? And therefore solo around the G major and D major scale? I would love to hear your opinion! And thanks for these kinds of videos, they are amazing! 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@miskalaine]

What an amazing song and the female voice is something else. 😮

[@Bildad1976]

Maggie (I've forgotten her last name). Her harmony was the icing on the cake!

[@Panic59]

yes sir

[@henryolsenguitar]

❤️

[@gplats3526]

Thankyou imagine what he will be doing in Ten years . I saw him at blues festival Byron bay . I thought that chick can sing then I got up close and Fuk me that young man can sing 😀😀😀

[@sharkair2839]

nice guitar.

[@gbc77000]

Ever figure out why your Eastman was constantly going out of tune?

[@danielc6709]

Idk babe....you are the only one who ever sees it lol