How to Play Guitar Like Rory Gallagher: Riffs, Licks & Tones | Fender Play LIVE | Fender

[@jacttanna2353]

Middle of the night in Bangkok. Checked my phone and saw notification for this. Brought back some nice memories. Howlin’ Wolf, one of the greatest blues singers of all time, died on January 10, 1976. On that night I was in Waterloo, Iowa working as the road manager for The Canned Heat Blues Band. We were playing a concert with Rory Gallagher at a college in the area. Canned Heat was on stage when I got the news that Howlin’ Wolf had passed. I went out on stage between songs, and told lead singer Bob “The Bear” Hite. He announced the news to the audience, and dedicated the rest of the show to Wolf. When Rory did his show, he did the same. Rory was on fire as usual, and it was a magnificent night of music. But for me, it was just beginning. Backstage after the show, Rory pulled out a beat up guitar case from which he produced an old chrome National Guitar and a bottle of Irish Whiskey. We passed the bottle around, and Rory began riffing on the guitar. For every riff he played Bob knew the vocal. For the next half hour the most soulful, heartfelt blues I’ve ever heard echoed throughout the auditorium. There was no audience other than the clean up crew, but I’d like to think that Wolf was listening in from wherever he was, because it was all for him. From then on, Rory and Canned Heat always tried to get together whenever they were in the same parts of the world. He was a very special guy.

[@MoroccanMelody]

That is a lovely story. I used to love Canned Heat. It must have been a very special night.

[@joyceh2721]

✋Amazing story. What a night that was. Lucky guy. Rory was all about the music. Thanks for sharing.

[@jacttanna2353]

I’ve been in the right place at the right time more often than Forrest Gump.

[@joyceh2721]

@@jacttanna2353 👍 remember buying "Going up the country". Those were the days eh ? Was fortunate enough to have seen RG and Hendrix. good times.

[@patcomer2660]

Great story Jac I’m a big Rory G fan living down the road from you in a place called Bangsaen

[@murdock8068]

Rory is a legend. Not known by many but those who do. What a treasure. I went to Ireland for my wedding getaway. Toured all of the isle. Got to pay my respects to Mr. Gallagher. Thank you guys so much for putting this out so millions can learn about this amaing man and his no compromising stance against the MAN. God bless you Rory!

[@gillesgenete9598]

I've been a loyal fan of Rory since 1972, when I 1st listened to Live in Europe. Then bought all Rory's albums, saw him live in Belgium in 1977. Only in 2012 did I dare learning guitar in hope to play Rory. My 1st guitar is of course a American Vintage 62 strat with Bare Knuckles Irish Tour pickups. Got my Rory Custom Shop Strat later on. Now guilty of having 8 strat, 4 telies, in spite of being an intermediate bedroom player. Went 3 times to annual Rory festival in Ballyshannon, Donegal county of Ireland: Band of Friends of Gerry Mc Avoy with Davy Knowles or Marcel Schepenzeel at guitar, pays Rory the tribute he deserves in front of European crowd joining end of May every year.

[@pauljazz818]

Seeing Rory live in concert way back introduced me to the Blues. I was totally blown away by the emotional’ness of it. The next day I went out and bought every Rory album I could find.

[@alanleemaxwell831]

Most underrated guitar player of all time! The guitarists guitarist... Music lost something the day he died, and all who loved him lost a hero... R.I.P... and thanks for the music 🙏🇬🇧🎸😢❤️

[@traceyzebra3528]

"we can only attempt..." To sound like Rory Gallagher. Yup, that's how we all feel! Davy comes pretty damn close though! As I'm primarily a bass player Gerry McAvoy is one of my absolute heroes. Thank you for a brilliant session.

[@dickstryker]

This has been my experience trying to learn his music from tab. "I know the notes. I know the song. Let's let her rip!" -sounds nothing like Rory- "...shit."

[@paulrob55]

I'm not a guitarist but I love Rory and I love Davy, I recently watched his live version of Almost Cut My Hair and it floored me.

[@daviemcf]

No mention of the best band in the world TASTE! Best album ever "On The Boards" I saw Rory thirteen times.every gig amazing.Rory played over 300 gigs a year all mostly three hours long I saw Taste six times....best gigs ever!!

[@vibezyoung4264]

A Raw and so much Earthy Natural Guitarist, Straight out of the heart feel. Belting it out on the instrument even as he sang, Rory Gallagher is a legend, still as far as the Fender Guitar goes. He poured His Soul into it and Played with the Spirit within. The instrument has stood the Test of Time and it complemented him Absolutely. Made for each other.

[@cooghoublaga7555]

Saw him a few times in my youth, a lovely man and an amazing guitar player, irish tour 74 still just blows me away, many thanks for this hommage to an often overlooked guitarist.

[@philodonoghue3062]

I thank God daily that I have lived a life immeasurably enriched by St Rory gift of talent, performances ( I got to see/hear/photograph Rory front row) twice in Wellington Town Hall in February 1974 and again in the early’80s at the Wellington Opera House, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🎸🇮🇪

[@davidmoquin1166]

This was wonderful! I personally first heard of Rory as a young serviceman stationed Germany in 75. I purchase Irish Tour 74 and it was the only album I had until around 2015. Now I have most everything and keep trying to find more. Im also a new guitarist starting out at age 66! Fender play is what brought me here. Thank you all so much for this video. David in Massachusetts.

[@phile3741]

Davey killed it! Very inspiring application.

[@davidmahon9076]

Greetings from Ireland & brilliant to see Rory being discussed and played so well, well done to you all - love the Fender by the way 👍

[@fredriancho8371]

So glad to know that so many people love Rory. I'm a total fan and feel he is still alive when I hear his music. No one can match him.

[@joyceh2721]

Great tribute. Davy is great. You can tell he loves Rory. Rory got so much out of his guitar. He was unique. Soooo underated as a musician AND Songwriter. Great job Fender. Fender, we're always up for more Rory.

[@jeffhuggins5483]

Always said that,Rory Gallagher is one of the best guitarist and singers,songster, and musicians entertainers, as well as person of all time, a legend , gone to soon.

[@jerryvahnknight218]

I love Rory!!!!! One of my dream guitars is the Rory Gallagher signature strat!

[@DrDoom-uu3cj]

Rory Gallagher "Live in Europe" was my first album I bought of Rory's. Then "Irish tour '74" came out. I Still have them 47 years later.

[@murdock8068]

Although a newer fan. I happened upon Live in Europe on vinyl. Then a friend at work went to Japan and brought me back the Japanese copy of live 74' like brand new.

[@MoroccanMelody]

David Knowles, you are a credit to Rory Gallagher. Loved listening to you play. You definitely have your own style!! Rory was the best and as a non-guitar player, it was interesting learning about the small techniques that Rory used to get his sounds. Interesting that you pointed out how Rory's playing was very Celtic. Thanks to Fender for an interesting program.

[@cullercoatstunneloflove4307]

I was fortunate to see Rory Gallagher live a couple of times. What an absolutely brilliant sound for a 3 piece band! Sad loss.

[@snogglemonkey]

Me too - at Hammersmith Odeon - late seventies.

[@philodonoghue3062]

Mē freisin / me too Twice Wellington Town Hall February 1974 (front row so I could photograph and tape) Wellington Opera House early ‘80s

[@Hector-yl1kh]

Bought my first Rory albums in the early 1970's, saw him live in 81, cried when we lost him in 95 and still there is something new to learn about him. Just when I thought the world was forgetting him............................(Well he still hasn't made it to the Rock 'n' Roll or Blues hall of fame.....WTF???? Urghhhh!!!). Great vid and discussion, awesome playing and players, thanks so much. (Realise this vid has some legs on it).

[@Jimmy-n7p2b]

Jeg har lyttet til Rory Gallagher siden 1969. Min favorit guitarist

[@daviddalziel884]

Friends of mine just back from the Rory Gallagher festival where there are loads of tribute bands and artists and Band Of Friends are always a highlight. Davy is stunning , what a player .

[@slowhand6083]

million miles away.-fantastic

[@johnmccann8319]

First class guitar playing.Wonderful to see and hear musicians who love Rory.He was an authentic humble genius.Saw him twice in Dublin City in the NATIONAL STADIUM (a Boxing stadium) in my youth.

[@samiam9059]

His stock version of Moon Child is incredible for many reasons.

[@leehambleton9919]

I have seen many guitar players cover rorys work and Davy is without doubt the best I've seen and heard he is brilliant rip number 1 Lee Hambleton from Sheffield

[@stingray4780]

Very well done! Great show and content! Both hosts did a fantastic job honoring Rory with their show Fender Play! Davey Knowles....What can I say. I've seen Band of Friends twice on Longisland in Bayshore NY. Both shows were awesome! Davey really does Rorys music so much Justice! He really captures Rorys spirit within The songs! God rest the Late Great Ted McKenna!!! Thanks again, Bob

[@philodonoghue3062]

The whole Rory (l)earning his chops in show bands ie the Fontana Show Band has its analogue in Jimi Hendrix’s touring the “Chittlin’ Circuit” in the bad old segregation days before crossing The Pond to overnight fame and impact in England. Like all “overnight fame”, that is actually based on years of apprenticeship learning their trade and craft as unknowns eg Beatles in Hamburg

[@banjodenjo]

Great show.The reference to the key of D and d major and minor chords featuring prominently in rory's songs is because irish traditional music is predominantly in the key of D.Thats where Rory picked it up.it was already in his DNA.

[@alexandrospapavasileiou1799]

3:11 "clearly on the bridge pickup" Lol.Toggle switch in the middle😝

[@simonwebb715]

He was on the neck pickup but clicked down just before the donkey said bridge... I also have a Gallagher custom shop.. 😉

[@Jimmy-n7p2b]

The Best of the best att all time RORY Gallagher

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

Rory Gallagher was first discovered in 2006+ on german tv late at night the rockpalast live concert and a former boss of a televison store I worked gave me that rory gallagher Irish Tour 1974 DVD. Totally hooked up on Rory's Playstyle including the volume swell which took me 2 years to kinda recreate that on my shabby tele in the past🙂 Great Video 😃

[@philodonoghue3062]

Taste was essential the template for the ‘power trio’ format

[@kervinrodriguez1833]

Thanks guys, Love Rory Gallagher

[@44scoots]

Davy is the best!! His live shows are phenomenal!!!

[@danielefabriziani4335]

I love Rory gallagher and I love Fender , my favourite guitar !

[@philodonoghue3062]

Best “play like Rory Gallagher” video I’ve ever come across (and there’s quite a few). As a belated learner-player one hears and I’ve always thought so, “try to emulate your guitar hero / demi-god”. Yikes!! But mine is Rory Gallagher.

[@Bluesmusicno1]

Rorys tele was an esquire and a tele set up for slide

[@Piedscooter1]

Davy Knowles, and also band mate in Band Of Friends videos Paul Rose are my favorite guitarist today !!!!

[@Bluesmusicno1]

Rory no1 forever I've got a dy guitars Rory Gallagher tribute guitar I love it 899 not 3500 for decals it's properly relic hardware the lot and the hawk pedal by flynn amps

[@jacobtobias9255]

Nobody can be the king!!!

[@tmgreig]

Been a fan of Rory for 35 years. Ironically, the only way to inherently create music like his, is too close your internet browser, and play your guitar.

[@adrianbirkett594]

Nearest thing I've heard to Rory playing!, well done. Adrian 🍀🍀

[@BkB5870]

Davy, is a badass as well he does a fantastic job covering Rory.

[@desindublin2203]

I saw Rory several times and he was the great guitarist of The Blues / Rock era. However there is footage of him playing more laid back on Germany TV ‘calling card’, ‘a million miles away’ and ‘I fall apart’. For pure blues, ‘what in the world’ and ‘garbage man’. He did, I think 26 tour of America and played to endless tens of thousands people, selling over 30 million records in the age before the internet.

[@mikeault]

Great job guys! And shout out to Davy for all the cool licks!

[@stratjed]

Davy from The Isle of Mann . Played with Mickey Hart on a Tour that was amazing as well.

[@PJ-jz5fm]

Regarding Rory's tone, at one of his concerts in about 1977 he had a rotating speaker cabinet, which I believe was a Leslie from an organ cabinet. You could see the speaker rotating inside. All analogue of course.

[@richarddoran4217]

What a beautiful thing Rory Rock

[@ANGELITO42460]

Thank you, everything I saw of you will help me

[@vlecram]

Met Davy after a Band of Friends show. Super nice guy and such an incredible player!🎸🎸

[@sonjadietz5297]

Band of Friends !!!! Genial !!!!

[@marcelaoyarce5384]

Very very nice try dear sir, I thank u very much for this tribute to Rory

[@heinztania9393]

Rory fazia sua strato gemer, falar, sussurrar, gritar..... Acho que foi pra isso que Leo Fender fez a strato!!

[@CarrigansGuitarClub]

Absolutely brilliant

[@williamhartley1225]

No one can or could play like Rory Gallagher

[@blues6782]

This is great, love it!

[@josephgrogan6052]

Love Rory .. this is great...

[@enlightenedchristian3183]

Davy Knowles play "What's goin' on " by Taste I'd love hear the solo off the album .

[@lukecassidy6300]

This is amazing 🙌🏻 Míle buíochas !

[@coletownsend8316]

Brilliant job

[@slowhand6083]

bad penny-great

[@murdock8068]

You can tell some of Rorys influence from Roy Buchanan. Big volume swell user and telecaster genius!

[@ramspace]

Davy, I have you on my playlist. BZ.

[@martinmcphillips3836]

I have seen rory's guitar in ballyshannon

[@barra6709]

I saw all of his guitars in 2006 in a museum exhibition. I unfortunately wasn't in to him at the time.

[@jerrypinner1671]

The second "G" in Gallagher is silent as in Gallaher- just saying.

[@gillesgenete9598]

This is debatable. I asked the question to Irish guys in Ballyshannon at Rory's festival, and some prononced the 2nd "g", other didn't, apparently depending on where you live in Ireland, North of South, and how old you are !?

[@nikolaiplotnikov7243]

What did is Davy using?

[@petersuppe8309]

👌.. Thanks

[@nelsonkiiru7252]

And Afrika too ( u forgot that)were here, late night.

[@ronwood7029]

You couldn’t copy Rory had his own style , his singing was also way up there too , no ego with Rory Proper Irish legend wish I’d found him sooner , but I was into csny for a while , no one could touch Rory

[@owenmcgee8496]

Dminor & triplets...hmm. I don't play. I think Rory's stuff up to '76 was often more subtle. He didn't always play the electric loud. He would do some unusual slide guitar on slow blues tunes with absolutely minimal bass & drums (one bass note; just a snare) that sound a bit like the "spooky" sound on acoustic slide that Leo Kottke or John Fahey might go for. Not sure, but I think he was doing that even before his 1st Taste record (e.g. Muddy Waters' "brand on you"); certainly up to '73 (e.g. Hoodoo Man). Instead of doing funk things he'd do very fast muted rhythmic picking a bit like Al Di Meola would do a couple years later. And then with distortion & the like: while Hendrix/Cream had those wah-wah tremolo arm solos, Rory would often use distortion to go from very quiet to insanely intense - notes will become hard to determine in the barrage of sound - in a way that, to me anyway, always sounded way more intense than any of the punk guys, Stooges or whatever through to Pixies/Cobain etc., because it sounded so natural, it being purely improvised and of the moment. An early example would be Same Old Story on Live Taste (1970). The thing is: every rock player tends to play intense. Maybe some have real aggression problems (lol). But with Rory: somehow it often seemed more "real", "direct", not just someone going nuts for effect, because it was improvised. Not the most musical of observations, or things. But anyway, Rory had "a thing". A real improviser. But not a jazz player. He didn't challenge himself that way, harmonically etc. If he didn't get unwell, I imagine he'd had developed some of the stuff he was doing up to '76 better, from Fresh Evidence (1990) to even fresher evidence. But even hearing him as a teen for the first time in the early 90s, it was evident hearing live tapes of '92-'94 gigs that he was on his last legs. You could almost hear it in his voice. The intensity in his music at that time was like someone struggling to bring out what was no longer there. I wasn't surprised to hear when he died. On acoustic, apart for DADGAD, he'd deserve a shout out for writing a few original ragtime tunes: Unmilitary Two Step, Barley & Grape Rag. He also did a cover thing, Rag Mama Rag, with bottle tops under shoes and all for a one-man-band effect live in Holland '76 that I always remember hearing because he sounded so at home in a style that nobody else was doing. I think his best effort at a "country blues" was one of his very first songs, Hail, which sounds like a "country blues" original but is also a song that paints a vivid story of a busker/street performer in any style of music or any/every street. I think it was one he should've kept performing, but he'd do covers on the acoustic instead. Blues songs with bad lyrics and then the cowboy song, Western Plain, in a Celtic tuning.

[@TheTrollMastah]

Bring back the American Vintage line already

[@eoincostello4634]

In one interview with Rory he said you have to hit the bloody thing 😂

[@WithTheGrain]

Rory Gallagher is name that I never heard in the states until the last few years, now he seems to be everywhere. I wonder why he finally seems to be making a splash? Or maybe its just my age, 40 something was too young to know him while he was most productive and I was too caught up in 90s alternative back in the day...

[@lewisheapy]

He definitely seems to be getting more recognition nowadays. I think with the ability to stream and discover music more easily people are finally catching on. You might be interested to know he has an album called against the grain!

[@murdock8068]

Im 40 and know of Rory Cochran from Dazed and confused was the only Rory i knew of.

[@barra6709]

I think guitar community have kept Rory and the likes of Gary Moore alive. When learning you're bound to come by them. Rory was successful in Europe. He always deliberately played clubs more so than stadiums and he wouldn't let the record companies release singles or music videos, so that definitely hindered his exposure in the USA.

[@fredi3397]

Hi Rory

[@col145]

Someone once asked Jimi Hendrix….. what’s it feel like to be the greatest guitarist in the world, & Jimi replied I don’t know ask Rory Gallagher.

[@jensschettler1732]

have to say... I am a big Rory fan and love Strats. I had the chance to play this CS Rory Strat in a Store. I was not impressed at all. Sounds really dull und lifeless to me. An American Pro II sounds more Rory than this. But the look is impressive. And the craftsmanship is outstanding. It is more a look thing than a sound thing. The time you play it you thing it sounds authentic cause that placebo effect. But on the recordings later in a blind test the AM Pro II sounds much better.. So I bought that and a nice amp for the same price of this Strat.

[@gillesgenete9598]

Plug that Rory custom shop strat in a Vox AC with volume at 1pm, and play Rory's songs. If you don't feel it means Rory is not your thing. Apart from the tones, the woods chosen for that Rory custom shop are really at another level than that of a US Pro kine.

[@peterwallwork4778]

He’s about as close as he’ll get to Rory but very well done and he definitely knows what he’s talking great show lads 👍

[@spartan8390]

Well, looks like I'm using a sick day to play guitar.

[@numv2]

Gallagher was also constantly tweaking his volume and tone knobs

[@alessandrofriche]

what song is 9:47 ??? somebody helo meeee

[@nigelbeasley]

Maybe... Sleeping on a Clothes-Line from the Tattoo Album?

[@ericpiteau50]

These guys dont show you much unless you sign up for the Fender subscription

[@rickeymitchell8303]

It's almost like these guys are just playing what they took from his playing or what inspired them none of them seem to have took the time to really capture his feel

[@jensschettler1732]

clearly on the middle pickup dude. Not bridge

[@slowhand6083]

philby-

[@micheal-y8x]

pay attention to the only guy in a check shirt an jeans.

[@kkbandchannel]

i can answer the video in one second, you can't! :)

[@Dignity4allhumanity]

Its pronounced Galla-her please lads if you butcher his name before the licks

[@rosarosamedina2859]

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[@Andy_Ross1962]

Apart from letting you all show off a bit, what is the point of this?

[@gav25x]

Celebrating the style of Rory Gallagher, great Fender player, maybe 😱😱😱

[@gav25x]

Johnny Marr sounded 💩

[@dotkennedy7443]

I almost couldn't tell it was scripted. Lol. Not.

[@user-1-800-spanked]

IS LOU MARTIN STILL BANGING ON THE KEYS???

[@user-1-800-spanked]

THANKS FOR A GREAT JOB, LETS HEAR CALLING CARD,,,,,pLEASE.....JAN S,