How to Play Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker on Guitar

[@dogxhot]

I usually avoid any YT channel that claims to reveal secrets ,or amazing quick methods,or has an opening screen of someone showing how fast they can play. Despite the name of this channel this guy has some substance and depth. One of KZbin's better instructors

[@michaelmojo9598]

Best 9 minutes I've spent on KZbin. So clean, not a wasted note in that very very simple bit. Thank you.

[@macstil585]

Agree 100 percent so good

[@cottonwoodslim3497]

This gentleman really seems to get the feel of this song. Great lesson.

[@windyworm]

Saw John Lee Hooker, Curtis Jones and Big Joe Williams in 1969 at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. First concert I ever saw and it sort of spoilt it for all the concerts that followed. A M A Z I N G !!!

[@Kowasi]

I'm not jealous... I'm jealousy itself.

[@TheDMcGinley]

One of the very best overall lessons I've ever had, and I've been playing this song for years. I was getting further away from the roots of the song, and this brought me right back. He is such a great teacher and understands how this is very bass driven, and the more you stay to the simple beat etc., the better it is. You can get crazy on the solo part - you can always do that, and JLH had his moments - but the heart of it is call and response, and reminds me of a more brutal "Hey Joe", with the lyrics so vivid and threatening between licks (though much less lethal LOL, more metaphorical). Anyway . . . this guy is a great teacher with great advice. Learn this and watch the JLH videos, you will own this song soon enough.

[@Bennett-d4o]

Prezactly.

[@MrBenjigee]

Jimi Hendrix was a John Lee Hooker tribute act essentially. I'm not shitting on the legend Jimi, he was a great player. But not as good as the original, JLH.

[@skaybaltimore]

Thanks. I never would have even attempted to play this tune but you made it so clear and accessible. I really appreciate it!

[@micheldesrosiers2922]

just got my new guitar and start learning playing at 65 (but 35 in my head) So well explained and good photo plan to see hands disposition . Thanks again and one of those days, maybe you ll see me on TV at those rock concerts for elderly lol

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Welcome to the brotherhood! Never too late to start learning guitar - enjoy the trip 🙂

[@steelframe]

Wow, where were you when I needed you! Back around '65 I was just learning guitar and was asked to play bass with an older student at school and this was the first song I needed to learn. He gave me the record to practice with and when JLH went off on his own towards the end I just lost it. I couldn't figure out how the band was to fall behind and catch up so smoothly! Bonus points for "Plectrum"

[@dexranch]

I just stumbled across this video. Wow, what I've been looking for for a long time. A simple, slow, patient lesson. You sir are a godsend. Thanks subbed

[@rickeyshaw5761]

You make it look so easy, and it becomes easier, Smooth and relaxed kinda vibe, thanks so much for your lessons

[@helpIthinkmylegsaregone]

As a black person, middle aged white men unironically make the world go round.

[@gabrielgrigonis9840]

Thank you very much for this. I am a new guitarist at the age of 48. I looked for a teacher that would teach me music and note songs. My hoalnisbto develop an ear and play with others. I love how you teach using actual notes and not tabs. I also like how you do a close up on your strum hand which most everyone forgets to show or teach.

[@tonyechtzeit]

Dude, it was so great, I have to leave a comment and I write NO comments !!! "so clean" directly to my last two remaining guitar synapses! I think they also forced me to write that to you. God bless you, Bing and Bong

[@hansspa3892]

@Antonio K. That’s a pretty long NO comment dude. Or was it just the Bong?

[@donnacolwell3988]

Thank you so much! Excellent lesson. Your instructions are clear and concise. I'll give it a try playing without the pick.

[@kprice5877]

So cool! Really the best description. Rhythm and Feel. Like has been said before " Not a wasted note" Thank-you

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Lovely. Very true to John's sound. He could do incredible things with a chord and seemingly only a few notes. A very sly and deceptive sounding guitar player. What I love about John Lee is that he never played the same song twice. We was always improvising around his basic theme. His sense of rhythm was incredible and you really hear it when he plays unaccompanied. Thanks sir.

[@TheDMcGinley]

So true!

[@srm8866]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video - even though I have played the guitar for nearly 40-years. Well done!

[@gurigran1799]

Excelent teacher. Simple, slow, and with swing!

[@DatRaccoon1215]

I appreciate you going slowly through the tutorial it really helps beginners.

[@jrenaud22]

My first video I've seen of yours. What an enjoyable lesson. Wonderful explanation and close-up shots of your finger positioning. Thank you for addressing hand size and not pretending everyone can reach everything with just more practice. And you seem like an awesome person to hang with!

[@alanfisher4399]

I love this guy he's such a good teacher i.know most of what he demonstrates but still to listen to this guy he makes it sound so refreshing

[@lerouxloots2424]

This song is the essence of blues - great lesson for a great song!

[@csharpminorseven]

Great clear teaching - thank you. I remember seeing John Lee Hooker on the black & white tv back in the day, doing 'Boom Boom' on the programme 'Ready Steady Go' (I think), and being completely blown away - nothing like it in the UK at that time! So I'm grateful to you for putting out this video and after more than 50 years I'm finally getting it down and coming full circle!! :-)

[@slippeddiscs1]

John Thanks so much for this. Ive always been a strummer, so I decided to venture out and learn this. I appreciate the clear explanation and presentation. Excellent pacing and review. .

[@raypitcher9767]

THIS WAS BY FAR THE VERY BEST INSTRUCTION FOR THIS SONG, EXCELLENT TUITION, EXACT AND TO THE POINT, THANKS TO YOU I CAN NOW PLAY IT CORRECTLY BAR FOR BAR. YOU ARE A GENIUS SIR.

[@hansspa3892]

@Ray Pitcher. I think your caps lock key is stuck or you are just screaming?

[@raypitcher9767]

@@hansspa3892SCREAMING, BECAUSE I ENDED UP WITH SORE FINGERS..........But it was worth it............

[@hansspa3892]

@Ray Pitcher. Glad we got that sorted.

[@Jpiersons1]

Fantastic lesson and loved the "blisters" scream at the end!

[@ericheine2414]

That was an excellent lesson. Good instruction accompanied with good advice. Bravo

[@emiltrees]

Excellent, now I can practice this all night. I love these blues licks because it's based off feeling. Great Job!

[@jimmybocanegra6701]

Practice with feeling but call it jamming out

[@stanleyredman7612]

Thanks for your lesson,sir! So clear and perfect for beginners with blues!

[@bladerunner9646]

This was such a clearly explained tutorial - thank you very much.

[@joetroutt7425]

I didn't look for this video but it's the video I needed. Thanks for a thorough tutorial on this song.

[@basilclay6363]

Can't stop playing this now. Cheers, great lesson.

[@gabriel.hodges9959]

2nd day on guitar and with an 9 minute video I can play this perfectly! Thanks

[@ashvanegypt7383]

I am delighted with the lesson and the way you made it sound so simple.

[@hyennussquatch4597]

What a great lesson! I´ve bought my 1st guitar two months ago and this is the first song i am learning. Thank you!! Greetings from Bohemia :)

[@rickybgoode9078]

I'm an older beginner (just started 2 months ago myself). My grandmother always said my family came from Bohemia. Greetings from Mississippi!

[@hyennussquatch4597]

@@rickybgoode9078 Greetings to Mississippi from Bohemia! Have a good year 2021!

[@rickybgoode9078]

@@hyennussquatch4597 You too Hyennus!

[@wilsonbrazil1220]

Thank u sir, very clear lesson. u are very good teacher, help me a lot to , I m Brazilian your pronuciation it´s clear like water

[@Ghostdog4]

You indeed are a Top Shelf teacher. Well done

[@fabiopunk1661]

excellent thanks. Around 3:00, I see a little nuance: after the open A, a quick string mute to have a clean E afterwards.

[@a.c.4732]

All I've got for you a is a Sincere thank you . That said , as you get older, you learn the true meaning of the word "sincere" . So, Sincere thanks !

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Thank you for your kind words

[@stevestickland1706]

Great lesson with full understanding of the "timing versus ........ the feeling of the Blues" man, thanks for this.

[@nealdmiller]

Seen lots of music teachers. I'd have you teach my own kids! Thank you!!!

[@janpeckart9015]

Richtig gut nach 10min.hat ich das Stück im Sack. Total super. Werde mir auf jeden Fall mehr Lessons geben . Zu empfehlen

[@nicolen.9642]

I've learned a lot from your help. It's very true! The blues is mostly rhythm and feel. I get that more and more as I advance! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Thanks for the brilliant simple lesson. As far as I am aware the Funk Brothers were the backing session musicans on the hit recording of J L Hookers Boom Boom, it's a great classic song but it sounds all over the place and hard to pin down to the bare bones.

[@markieeziebear5362]

Thank you for this great lesson sir, i'm grateful for your patience..

[@colinlyne8688]

This man’s good, and so relaxed. Thank you.

[@Johnylancaster]

Im new here but then I noticed he doesn't upload anymore? May God bless him for his blues knowledge and wisdom. And good health

[@gtsipejr]

He has an enormous amount of videos to keep you busy. Some are only 1 year old. Hopefully he'll be back when the pandemic has passed. I might add that he's taken a few breaks that lasted over a year previously.

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Yeah, working mainly on my own I find it hard to keep up with everything at once! So, the last three years I have concentrated on creating a new course (The Five Main Elements of Music) that is a bit different from previous courses in that the student uploads videos and takes little tests as they go along... check it out on www.secretguitarteacher.com/ - it's in the Interactive section of the new site. I really appreciate your concern, but I am fit and well and have plenty more lessons in the pipeline 🙂

[@ted9876]

Really good and straightforward. I saw JLH years ago. Subscribed!

[@russellmartin7757]

Thank you sir. A very informative, and explained clearly. I like the way you take your time to explain. Thank you very much.

[@JoshHopkinsYT]

Thank you sir for taking the time to make the video. I can finally play along with the song :)

[@avialexandru3071]

That was really good! So smooth! Maximum points for the end part. "I got blisters on my fingers!"

[@zvezdanstojanovic3724]

Thank you so much!

[@gallor1able]

thank you so much for this vid. I just got into Guitar and want to play the blues so bad your an excellent teacher took your time and i was able to play along still have ways to go thank you for a good start

[@cravinbob]

When I was a kid I wanted to play guitar so badly and now they tell me I do.

[@williamtaylor874]

Hi welcome to guitar ! Enjoy

[@Ratsotone]

As I'm just a guy who noodles a bit at home, I picked up my guitar and followed your video, after a short time using the same notes, I found Clapton's lick from Bad Love 👍

[@masonsteven77]

You're a gifted instructor, and besides, you seem like a very decent fella. Cheers

[@moogdome2562]

Thank you so much. love your smooth delivery. best wishes for the new year.

[@tom9537]

What a great Lesson. I’m and old guy and this was well done! Thanks!

[@augusti1]

Great to learn from you, cool, cheers from Belgium

[@henryF222]

I was so relieved that I found a good guitar tutorial of this song, Awesome vid

[@pauloromao5951]

Very good guitar class!! I'm learning from Brazil.

[@kennywalker808]

Fantastic video, I'm on the way home from work and can't wait to pick up my guitar!

[@gunnar_langemark]

I may just have found the opening I need to be inspired to learn the blues guitar. Thanks for posting this instructional video. Let's see in about a year (just put it in my calendar, so I may come back here by then).

[@argo9150]

Gunnar Langemark likewise!! Let’s compare notes. I wanna progress to Junior Kimbrough

[@jeffsnedden3843]

Thank you for this! Love this song, keep those old blues lessons coming!

[@PaulSmith-jk7cy]

I am new in this channel, this is the first video i watched. I liked it, so i suscribe. Good job.

[@fly1327]

Nice! So simple, a classic. When I listen to his studio recording, I hear the bass response adding an extra note: E G A (G) E, I think letting him keep his 6th string fretted at G after beat 2 and playing it as the last of a triplet on beat 3, immediately pulling off to get the E on the down of beat 4. When I play it this way, it sounds and feels right.

[@anthonyslattery8808]

Thankyou great tutorial I've only been playing guitar for 5months and this was the song that inspired me to start. Played the ukulele for 2 years so have some finger dexterity 👍

[@minime6339]

I just love that you took the time to research this and posted a simple easy to follow video about it. Just a joy to watch.

[@theroadking547]

I'm gonna love having blisters on my fingers. Thanks for the lesson.

[@JVF5793]

What a great video! Outstanding job breaking it down!

[@danielcastillo1225]

I just subscribed just because I'm a big fan of John Lee Hooker, great teaching vid

[@NoGreedSeeds]

I love the Blues!! Jesus, this is so thorough, thanks for sharing!!! 🎸🎢

[@dannyphillips995]

Superb , you’ve made a classic easy to play . Thank you.

[@jeffshaw7035]

Thank you very much for this, great lesson, and great teaching style.

[@Sk8ermosher]

I love this, thanks for the lesson my dude

[@makrele2487]

Thanks for this very good video. I try and try. Greatings from Germany

[@jx14aby]

Cheers from Los Angeles!

[@kysmik8214]

Thank You! Your teaching style is SUPERB!

[@santiagodelmonte2341]

Exiting. One of the very best on this site.

[@goodo5691]

love it......what a great blues teacher

[@Nationalist101]

Not big into watching tutorials to learn things. But this is very clear; easy to understand/follow. Good work

[@williamwmcqiv6157]

Best 9 minutes and didn't get an ad thanks!

[@someoneelse.2252]

You made this easy. Thanks from Canada. Subscribed.

[@JusSteve53]

Awesome session. This will be in my repertoire soon.

[@Hugoskrat]

Merci Beaucoup Mister Blues Man !! from France !!

[@kevincleary5953]

Quality all round 🙏

[@lightfoot413]

Thank yo kindly Sir..Ive been wanting to learn these licks and they are quite simple..Boom Boom Boom Boom..lol

[@Saulbrotherr]

Thanks for share you experience, God bless you...

[@Scottish_Canuck]

Simply fantastic lesson- thanks!

[@christophercox9150]

As a beginner, that 2nd part played on the D and G strings is really satisfying

[@silversun371]

Thank you very much sir.A brilliant video!! I like it when you let loose &sing...you got those blues!!!

[@tammydickey7737]

Thank you for the video! Looking forward to more!

[@efremlee6990]

Yep I could go all around it all day and not quite get it right but I think you nailed it on the head thanks

[@BrljoMrljo]

God I do love yt algorithym sometimes. This is by far my favourite blues song and I love your tutorial! Thank you on your effort.

[@watfordkev]

Lovely job - many thanks Sir! Nice axe too btw!

[@JerAtoZ]

Superb. A great video for people to learn a classic song. Thanks.

[@someoneelse.2252]

Excellent tutorial. Many thanks.

[@jackhunter7355]

Fantastic video lesson been trying g to get this song for ages. Great teacher

[@quinnwilliams5163]

Great lesson. Love the singing too

[@SecretGuitarTeacher]

Thanks, that is very kind of you 🙂

[@rexterrocks]

That was perfect. I'm a huge fan of loads of reverb too,

[@M240-x7y]

i could listen to you every day

[@jonathanleslie9100]

absolutely brilliant. thank you so much.

[@hillwellford9637]

Great stuff. I just got out my own little used Ibanez AG75 just to match your look!