Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly Guitar Lesson

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Covers lead and rhythm parts of the Buddy Holly classic.
2001 US Fender Stratocaster, Seymour Duncan SSL-1 and SSL-5 pickups, Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue, Eminence Legend 105.

[@joashtunison351]

Yo, guys like you stick to the real thing as originally played. So many otherwise good players ignore or fail to grasp the nuances of original recordings. Good job.

[@pupperman75]

Good point in the lesson. Just because the song only has three chords doesn't mean you should underestimate Buddy Holly. Just goes to show you how important the basic fundamentals are. Just like in boxing or martial arts, you may be able to hit and kick hard, but if you have improper balance, a weak stance and a sloppy technique, then you will fall flat.

[@JellyrollHorton]

I didn't think this lesson was "rough" at all, Hoodrio.! I tried to learn from this lesson four years ago when I bought my first electric guitar, but I was too ignorant to get it. Today, everything made sense and fell right into place. Thanks for posting. I've watched your other lessons as well, and they are all good.

[@steveprudell9976]

Very Good 👍 Your approach is spot on .

[@Hoodrio]

Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@golfdom1987]

Great lesson! You're one of the best teachers on the net!

[@cosmicowboy111]

Very good, best I've come across on here ... thanks for posting!

[@danielhartman5086]

Thank you. You Sir are a very smart and a very patient guitar teacher.

[@jec5476]

Awesome lesson! I always enjoy your videos and really learn a lot from them.

[@BookofIsaiah]

Thanks for the lesson!!!!! PLEASE keep the Buddy Holly lessons coming!

[@senturianprongs8449]

Thanks man, this lession was great I've loved this sing forever but couldn't find a good tutorial:)

[@scholle4711]

Great lesson! Especially because you explain the"WHY"!!! GREAT!

[@viperBSG]

everything your saying to learn the tempo is what I am doing. Wow! Thats so cool. thanks for the video helped out a lot.

[@markcerretani1978]

Thank you for this lesson. Would have been nice to see you play the entire song/solo all the way through but still got a lot out of this.

[@jenskapmeyer2579]

Cool, great lesson, thanks a lot for sharing!

[@1taylorgibson]

Love buddy. Thanks for a good clear lesson.

[@dntamuu76]

Great lesson. This awesome - thanks!

[@nicomarzuk]

Thanks man,great lesson!

[@randalmcmurphy1893]

fabulous music

[@bradnelson2637]

Awesome!

[@nickefgen9219]

Great video thank you for posting it

[@bustan44]

I wasn't going to watch any lesson videos for this song because I thought "oh I got this, Bo Diddley...yaya". You were totally right, I was starting the rhythm lick on the wrong beat. Thanks dude.

[@tonym994]

Hoodro, this was a lot of fun. I happen to love the Grateful Dead's cover. especially the way this tune leads them into more traditional music.for me, it puts Holly in w/ legendary American folk (the double live 'Bertha' record),and it fits, but that's me .nice sound on that baby blue strat .Buddy would've liked it.

[@dlsmpsn]

It's not blue, it's green. Probably Surf Green.

[@jgsj2]

Thank You,,,Really enjoyed the lesson..

[@baggleman]

great lesson! thanks any chance you can do the crying, waiting, hoping rhythm & lead? would be awesome to learn. thanks

[@redspecialdude1]

i understand you completely i have a good ear for music im a self tort singer/ guitarist. .great video and lesson mate .

[@jamjax]

Thanks. Good clear lesson. A full runthrough to start would be good too. I find a few vids I like need that as well. Good teacher. Good video as well.

[@codeblue27]

Love the lesson and the sonic blue

[@tubedude4859]

I been playing this wrong for many years Thanks for telling me how its gonna be

[@Ricknlena]

Perfect lesson

[@walkerhjones]

Thank you

[@steveprudell9976]

Exactly 💯 excel

[@itsallaboutbuddy]

Great Stuff!!!

[@thegashman1]

rocking - and SPOT on, thanks man

[@randalmcmurphy1893]

cool lesson!

[@jamesfletcher865]

thanks a really great lesson ! going tp try it out for myself see if I can be as good as him one day haha :)

[@southernpride2003]

This is how I've always played it since I was 14 when I learned it I'm glad I've been playing it right the entire time I'm 20 now and Buddy Holly is still my favorite guitar player I've always said he played rhythm lead more than regular rhythm I've been playing guitar since I was 7 cause of Luther Perkins and Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry I use GHS 9 gauge flatwounds strings with super light gauge thin strings from a 8 gauge strings pack so I can bend and solo easier so pretty much my own custom string gauge is 9/38

[@RyanMohrOfficial]

By far the best lesson for this song on KZbin! Do you think you could make a lesson for "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by Chuck Berry? I can't find any lessons or decent tab online for it.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you.

[@ricardorrr8041]

wow

[@chpp_]

not one negative comment....you're something else man...great job

[@claffertymusic]

2:15 excellent idea! thats what im doing

[@Parkie355]

Is that a key change when it goes A-D-A. D isn't in the key of E is it ?

[@Hoodrio]

No, but good question. When I said that the A-D is also a I-IV, I didn't mean that the key of the song had changed but rather was just trying to demonstrate the relationship between those 2 chords and how it mirrors the E-A relationship (which is also a I-IV). Think of it this way: The song is in E, and he plays a little riff over the IV chord (A). That riff is A-D.

[@Hoodrio]

SSL-1 neck and middle; SSL-5 bridge.

[@xpmark1]

What pickup(s) are you using for the rhythm?

[@Hoodrio]

xpmark1 looks like I was in the second position (bridge/middle) which was a combination of a Duncan SSL5 and SSL1.

[@xpmark1]

Thanks,@@Hoodrio

[@funguy4utube]

Correct ... but you know that.

[@mrodeif]

You mention others don't show the right way to play it.....yet...then you say "You can do it this way...or that way"....well.....what is the exact correct way?

[@jimharringtonsr.2793]

I think either way you get the same D-shape E, it was how he came into it. Taken with the move up the fret board, the "barre" approach makes sense. Or if you are a rookie like me.