Kate McCannon Tutorial - Colter Wall Cover

After several requests to provide a tutorial for this song, I finally got around to it. I apologize for the length, but wanted to be thorough. Hope this helps if you were looking for it.

[@ikestein4945]

10k views, 300 of which are mine alone trying to play this! Great tutorial! My wife is less than amused- but I will eventually get it!

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks for the support! Grind it out, you'll get it.

[@725niko]

Same here!

[@daha8805]

print out some tab paper. jot it down. it doesnt take long and saves tons of time. have it behind the screen when u watch the vid. It helps u see that the song is really just several sections with little runs between them. keeping the flow of the song through these runs is the tricky bit!

[@dl3988]

If she doesn’t support your efforts…I’ll lend you three rounds 😜

[@ber08eira]

As long as I can sing that I've put three rounds in Kate McCannon it's a good song

[@thehartless101]

🤣

[@dalegutteridge7149]

That damn bitch kate mcannon

[@yusufnoel569]

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[@alonsorayan2195]

@Yusuf Noel instablaster ;)

[@yusufnoel569]

@Alonso Rayan I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@mattwatson5933]

Thanks mate this is kick ass ... dont apologize for the length if the video mate its great would rather have as much detail as you have put in makes it easier for novices like me lol.. thanks again for taking the time to do this mate greatly appreciated

[@DH_Artist]

Honestly this is the best tutorial for this song out there. Very easy to follow, great teaching, just overall a fantastic job and instantly recognizable when I play it. Thanks so much!

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback!

[@dawidczerniak5177]

Just one comment… you’re brilliant!!! Playing and singing. Thanks for taking the time to teach us that brother… much appreciated

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks for the feedback. I wish I had time to do more!

[@canadiansparky64]

Rex, you are a natural born teacher in my opinion. Well done, I have learned this song from watching your cover but I had to slow it down to 25% and watch 100 times. This explains it so well and now I see some tidbits bits I was missing. Cheers, buddy.

[@freesoulsharid6217]

So great how U explain Timing for Hammer on/ pull of .. best Cover Version ever ! Great Job! Thanks &Greetz from Germany

[@pedrozogbi1]

Love the tutorials out there,Im a begginer so everyone plays incredable to me...but yours felt different,really liked this "mixed" version and you way to explain. Thanks mate💪

[@landonlem159]

You have a really good teaching style in my opinion. Not trying to crunch content into the video. Just giving good solid instructions

[@DH_Artist]

Wow you REALLY made it so much easier!!! Love this video man! Managed to learn the first half of the intro in 10 minutes! Thanks man!

[@sickfool40]

thanks again. good voice by the way. very fun song

[@julieclelland6968]

Hey thanks so much, yours is the most explained tutorial on this I can find, please don't give up what you're doing, love this style of guitar,cheers.

[@tiaanpretorius3375]

This is amazing! Thanx bud you just taught me one of my favorite songs! Great lesson

[@davidcart7772]

Thank you for the tutorial, I had a lot of fun learning this song thanks to your great teaching skills :-)

[@michaelmele3932]

Dude you're sickk! Great job!

[@randywylie3922]

Thank you so much Rex. One of the best lessons I have viewed on You Tube for any song and especially for this one. You take the time to explain each string and fret to be played in slow motion and then play it in real time with singing to match up with the chords and changes. It may take me two weeks but I am going to learn this from the beginning. I have a Martin HD-28 with Gibson medium strings and it sounds great played tuned down like Colter with the third fret capoed.

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks for the feedback, Randy! High praise for sure. You’ve got a fantastic guitar in the HD-28. I’m on the hunt for a new guitar right now actually. Having a hard time deciding between the Collings D2HA, DS2H, 1950’s D28, or a newer recreation of the vintage D28 (authentic, marquis, etc). Got a bit of saving to do 😬.

[@randywylie3922]

@@RexRichardsMusic Sorry Rex, I forgot to ask about your tuning in this cover/tutorial. You have a capo on the second fret. Did you tune down one half step or one full step? Colter plays his on the third fret with a whole step down. You explained why you went to the second fret instead but i didn't catch what, if any tuning you did versus standard? Thank You.

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Randy Wylie It’s down a full step, Capo 2.

[@Caleb.G632]

Dude yes. Thank you so much. You gained yourself another subscriber- great explanations

[@GreedyCorpse]

hard u saying sry for a few min man...no worries man...ur helping 1000s of ppl

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks. Yeah, this was one of the first I did. Didn’t realize how long it would take to go through it. I’m more comfortable with it now…or I just don’t care anymore 😂. I appreciate the encouragement tho!

[@aarneg]

Dude, thanks, you just made my day. Seriously thanks this tutorial its awesome! Great job man.

[@brucefeist6266]

Wow, what a song. Thank you for the lesson. Much appreciated. 🤙🏻

[@whit350z2]

Great tutorial man thanks a lot and you have a really good voice for this song

[@jonopomlett1]

Really cool tutorial! Thanks man 🤘

[@johnnybx3254]

Thanks for the great lesson 👍👏🤠

[@gideonelson8418]

Dude great work keep em coming

[@JacobGHenderson]

Awesome lesson. Thank you for this. Seriously consider giving lessons full time. You are a great teacher.

[@teamnoble9715]

Thank you for this

[@kamdenrobinson3705]

please make more, I could watch your lessons all day

[@ludovich.3303]

thank youuuu soo muchh i'll learn this for sure !!!

[@pepepicon2765]

Muy buen tutorial . felicitaciones .

[@BrysonELBoxeador]

Thank u this is a great tutorial

[@bandedracksoutdoors5337]

Amazing job dude

[@firemasterpyro1240]

thanks dude

[@kentuckyblugrass]

Great video brother. New Sub 👊🏼

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks! Much appreciated.

[@Copperhead919]

Nice job man! Just found your tutorial. I have been trying to put this together for awhile now. Your video should allow me to finish. How you considered doing a tutorial on Colters "Snake Mountain Blues"? Anyhow, thanks for your work!

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thank you. It's not perfect by any means, but hopefully it will get you in the neighborhood. I've considered SMB, and will eventually learn it. I love that song. I may piss some people off by saying this, but I think I like Colter's version better than Townes's original. I know...shame on me. I'm taking fingerstyle lessons right now (second lesson tomorrow). Once I get better at that, I'll loop back and pick up more of his picking songs like SMB, Codeine Dream, etc.

[@Copperhead919]

@@RexRichardsMusic I get it brother and I agree with you that Coltere version is better than VanZandts....Either way, great job. You have a knack for this.. You listen to any White Buffalo or Sean Rowe? Check out Sean Rowes "52 Vincent black lightning" and incredible version in my opinion. Oops, typing a book.. Be safe brother!

[@MikhaelEsterez]

Great vid! Thanks!

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

very helpful, thanks

[@jonf6802]

I needed this so badly.. Haha thanks Rex

[@nolan7871]

subscribed for sure, Gangster video I spent two weeks with it most evenings and added a little bit, I can get through the song now and its great. Start doing some Ian noe stuff if you would be so kind. Thanks again!

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Thanks, man. I've got a couple of Ian Noe's songs figured out...well, enough to get through them. They might not be exact, but close (Irene & Letter to Madeline). When I get time, I'll put those up.

[@nolan7871]

@@RexRichardsMusic Right on those are the two I got down, need help w that g slide you do in meathead though!

[@roneilken6668]

Thanks for this tutorial- it’s not easy to play it like you and Colter! 😪

[@RexRichardsMusic]

No problem, I enjoyed this one. Don't let it get ya down. I still haven't nailed this song, and it took me a long time to get even this close.

[@Morgennebel]

Thank you very much from Russia)

[@daha8805]

Great video brother!! I owe u one!! thx.

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Dave Harrison Thanks, Dave. You don’t owe me nothin’. Just glad it helped.

[@rerere175]

Can you please do a tutorial of Shine on Rainy Day - Brent Cobb??? You are such a great teacher!!!!

[@RexRichardsMusic]

I'll take a look at it. I'm just starting to learn fingerstyle (literally took my first ever guitar lesson two days ago - specifically for fingerstyle/Travis picking), so it may take a bit. I'll probably start out learning it by strumming the chords and picking a few of the notes by adding fills/hammer ons/and pull offs. Might not sound exact. I'll put it up if I feel it's even doing it justice :).

[@streetsandsanitation3794]

Always wondered. Why does he tune full step down and put the capo second fret for standard tuning instead of keeping it normal standard tuning? Thank you!

[@RexRichardsMusic]

I think it is to 1) shorten the distance between frets while still producing the same notes as first position 2) string tension is reduced 3) with his voice, he can easily drop to lower keys by moving the capo to the first fret or removing it. 4) you can get to an open d on the low E (‘drop D’) by only capo-ing the 1-5 strings. Not speaking for him because I’ve never heard him explain it, but that’s my hunch. I started doing this because he does, and I will never not do it. It’s really versatile.

[@jasper_north]

Why tune down and then capo on the 2nd fret if it is standard tuning again? Help me with that thought please... is it to have a better spread?

[@faithfullmate2657]

He explaines it in the (me and big dave"colter wall") video. .sorry for the shit english btw

[@RexRichardsMusic]

J A Z Z P E R it does a couple of things. 1) it shortens the distance between frets, and 2) reduces string tension on the neck of the guitar. This is especially important when playing vintage instruments like Colter does. You could also bump up the gauge of your strings up without adding too much tension. I also like it because you get some little buzzes and tones mixed in since the strings are looser. All that said, not required by any means.

[@woodcockjohnson4475]

Dude. Nice.

[@jappo666]

awesome way to teach! you should do it as a job mate! thx :D

[@adriansaavedra7923]

I’ve always done the G chord where right before I hit the E I remove my finger and hammer on just after the strum go back up and down with the full G chord, and the hit the open E as I transition into Am

[@ElliotsM3]

I have no idea how to read music or play cords I just pick a song and learn 🤣 I’ll get there

[@hunteryoungblood649]

If not for this tutorial i wouldnt have known ive been playing my a minor a string to far up.

[@firemasterpyro1240]

heh

[@hunteryoungblood649]

@@firemasterpyro1240 i get am and e mixed up, i dont know the names of half the chords i play.

[@C0LDW4RK1D]

Could I learn this as a complete beginner, or should I try picking up guitar on something else?

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Hey Austin, you absolutely could learn this song as a beginner, but I'd start out just strumming the chords with a pattern you're comfortable with. It won't sound EXACTLY like the recorded Colter Wall version, but it will sound good (mine doesn't sound exactly like it either :)). Then, with practice, you can work on the strumming pattern and adding the hammer-ons and pull-offs. As an unsolicited suggestion, though, I think that Me & Big Dave or Plain to See Plainsmen would be better "starter songs" if you want to play a CW song.

[@C0LDW4RK1D]

@@RexRichardsMusic hey, thanks for the advice, and I'll check out those other songs as well. Here goes.

[@gumball3049]

Steve Earle's BEN McCULLOCH came longgggg before, and is all ya need to know to play this.Many tutorials exist on this. This video is VERWY WELL DONE, however, it is like fawning over a Keith guitar lick and knowing nothing about Chuck Berry.

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Susy Liberato I’m not exactly sure if this is a compliment, if you’re suggesting I don’t know Steve Earle’s ‘Ben McCulloch’ (and how similar Kate McCannon) is to it, or that I’m some doe-eyed Colter fan not aware of music prior to 2015...or all 3 at once. So, 1) thank you, 2) I realize Steve Earle influenced Colter Wall’s work, and 3) if folks are trying to learn ‘Kate McCannon’, they don’t go to KZbin and search for a tutorial on Steve Earle’s ‘Ben McCulloch’...doesn’t work that way. I think that covers all of the possible intentions of your comment. If you’re into Steve Earle covers, I did one of Little Sister and Copperhead Road. They’re on the channel. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@gumball3049]

@@RexRichardsMusic My last sentence was probably all I needed to write.

[@rieleyslocum870]

Longer guitar tutorials are better tutorials

[@markeverest2451]

Any chance of a tab to run alongside the tutorials :)

[@RexRichardsMusic]

Eventually, I'd like to be able to do that. I'm the youngest "old guy" you'll ever meet in terms of technology.

[@pes_comps]

What is your guitar model?

[@RexRichardsMusic]

This is a Takamine EG-334sc. I got a D-28 Authentic a couple years ago that I play the more now. Here’s a link to a rundown video of the two: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIbIXqqKjJh2nLs

[@donalddingler1263]

You sound good, you just need to practice Randy, you gotta play thru it. How's that Vaughn, sounds like a number one hit.