Chordplay - The Chords Of Humble Pie

[@patmcmacken1435]

Steve Marriott one of the all-time great voices in Rock.

[@busterstutts9849]

True he kicked ass on guitar as well

[@Mudder1310]

Often noted as a huge influence by Rob Halford.

[@benjack8477]

Top 3

[@tefenstrat]

@@Mudder1310 And Robert Plant said Steve was the best voice in Rock back then

[@ACG7001]

The best

[@jeffb7417]

Great examples of Humble Pie chordplay. I think Dave "Clem" Clempson deserved a mention. He took over from Peter Frampton and was lead guitar (1972 - 1975) on Smokin'.

[@busterstutts9849]

Yes absolutely

[@thomasz4981]

Have you heard Son Of Moonshine by Bakerloo featuring Clem? I looks like it pre dates Sabbath. I wonder who listened to who back in the day.

[@jeffb7417]

@@thomasz4981 I had the self-titled Bakerloo album many years ago - no longer have it. Interesting what you say about Sabbath. In the late '60s when Bakerloo were playing the local blues clubs and pubs, Black Sabbath, who were then called the Earth, were playing the same venues.

[@mikeokizichy]

@@jeffb7417 There are a couple other suspect songs , Bring It On Home & Drivin’ Bachwards. Sounds like someone heard someone else doing them.

[@banopo]

Steve Marriott is on the very very short list of the best. Could do it all

[@ORION2180]

Humble Pie severely overlooked by contemporary rock “aficionados”. Lots of gems by HP, so much better than 30 Days in the Hole. Nice picks here, also check out One-Eyed Trouse-Snake Rumba!

[@fretworkband3204]

I Don’t Need No Doctor! Saw Humble Pie in 1973 in Cincinnati. They headlined with Edgar Winter as the opening act. Great live band!

[@bertgetner9397]

Back in the 70's if you were a rock and roll listener you would have heard "I Don't Need No Doctor" on the radio all the time. It came from an incredible album called "Performances" recorded at the Fillmore. When "Smokin" came out there wasn't another band that could touch them for blues rock n roll. Unfortunately by the time they made big Frampton was long gone. Jerry Shirley put out a book a few years ago called "Best Seat in the House" and it covers the Humble Pie years. It's a must have for a look into their work. Great lesson Dave. Thanks!

[@LouieCaporussoJr]

I have Jerry's book and its great!

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Humble Pie is one of my favorite also. Agree that Jerry's book is a fun backstage look at the band, it's members and the sad business with managers and record execs. Another excellent book came out a year or two ago - "All or Nothing: the Steve Marriott story" by Simon Spence. Utterly fascinating deep dive into a unique, uber talented, but very troubled soul. I hated parts of it as it did not show my hero Marriott in a very good light, but he was an enigma, and ultimately his own worse enemy, and also beloved by many in spite of sometimes being a "sod"! RIP dear man, thank you for giving it your all..💔

[@scottbee501]

This band was huge when I was in college 1971-. Rockin the Filmore. Turn it up loud.

[@paullewis9736]

WoW Dude,Ive loved the small faces since I was a kid I'm now 41,I've never listened to Humble Pie until now,Blown Away

[@jeffhamlin45]

Awesome Man Marriott ROCKS! I always loved The Pie....and Small Faces anything He did was perfect and his voice....oh man... is beyond anybody's touch.

[@dougaigner3258]

Humble Pie were a huge influence on the Black Crowes, too. The album 'Town & Country' has always been a fave of mine, some of Frampton's early work with the band.

[@joseph9061]

Humble Pie Live on the King Buiscuit Flower Hour is an awesome live album (greatest hits). With Dave clem Clempson on guitar and the Blackberries singing background to boot. Definitely worth a listen. Up our sleeve blew me away. Thanks for the great lesson and Keep up the good work.

[@ivanfortuny2244]

yes Steve Marriott Great vocalist and Also excelent guitar player 🎸☮️

[@johnc.mitchelljr.2716]

Humble Pie always came to ROCK the House 💥 Thank you for sharing with us 👍

[@cantcoact4412]

Listened to "Performance" The dynamics are like a slow jog to a mountain, a grueling climb to the summit, leaping from the top, popping a chute, landing in the barrel of a cannon, being shot out of the cannon and landing in a rollercoaster car...etc. Fantastic groove, timing and interplay. Jerry Shirley is bad ass. Three killer vocalists. Stellar IMHO. Thanks.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Very well said. I totally agree !!

[@johnfreeman210]

Steve Marriott, a man with an absolutely amazing voice bless him! But also a very very underrated guitarist. Sadly missed by all and especially me!

[@kutsbothways]

Was pretty much Nut Gone over the Pie and was fortunate to see them open for GFR, who was biIIed as the Ioudest band touring at the time. Marriott and Frampton real stoIe the show, which is saying a Iot considering the popularity of the RaiIroad at that time. "TeII them Steve Marriott is here."

[@ORION2180]

For lesser known bands, Ten Years After is definitely worth checking out, Cactus too!

[@douglaschristine8387]

Thanks David for putting Humble pie and Steve Marriott's name out there. Once they hear his voice and music they're hooked and then they can spread it to others. So freaking good. One of my first bands when I was young, Performance rocking the Fillmore, fantastic album. Peace buddy.

[@lees7836]

Many thanks for this one David. As others have said, Steve Marriott was an overlooked guitar hero. I was fortunate enough to see him live on 3 occasions and he was also an amazing vocalist and all-round showman.

[@cato451]

Thank you. Songs from my youth. I still listen to the Smokin’ album at least once a month.

[@VonBluesman]

Humble Pie was a great band.

[@spideymarino]

Brilliant! Love Humble Pie! Great songs, guitar parts but also killer guitar tones. 👍👍

[@funkfan1751]

Humble Pie is one of my fav Classic Rock Era bands. The Ole Garageband used to do 'Stone Cold Fever' & ' I Don't Need No Doctor' back in the 70's. Thanks for the mini-lessons on these songs as I want to learn C'mon Everybody now!

[@kevinhellon4348]

His voice was the best in a great band.

[@tonychavez1733]

I got to see the pie at winterland.... great band. You know she's got a thunderbox... four day creep... Steve would sing his talking to the audience between songs.. who does That ?

[@wbfojnewton1]

Jerry Shirley was the awesome drummer and played on every album.

[@outtathyme5679]

Love Humble Pie

[@earlthornton5689]

Ok man... you continue to be my favorite lesson leader, by so much more a music historian

[@joeurbanowski321]

Just found your show..the episode that featured some of Frank Marino’s licks.! 2 for 2 so far..!👍🏼 Both great episodes..! Thanks.🙃

[@tomfoolery2082]

Saw hp in 1973 at louisville ky . In the convention center downtown . Back then streaking was a thing . U know run accross the parking lot in ur birthday suit . So of coarse some guy thinks it's his duty to streak accross the stage . The band went along with it , and he got arrested , hp front man said they wouldn't let em stay in jail . Gona get em out after the show . Did they ? No clue . It sure made for a great concert . Love the channel.

[@owenoneill5955]

For anyone that hasn't seen it, check out Marriott playing ' five long years' on youtube. Vocals and guitar playing of the highest order.

[@cincox3919]

Thanks...I LOVE Humble Pie. Steve Marriot was Jimmy Page's first choice as a singer for Led Zeppelin.

[@ledflaplin2001]

Actually it was Terry Reed, then Marriot.

[@bordonbert]

""How would you like to play guitar with broken fingers?" Those were the days! Plant's style in those days was directly copied from Marriott. Listen from 3:30 to this Small Faces track. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqGTm41qd6yoetk Heard that before? That was released in 1966, about 2 years before LZ were even conceived and a young Robert Plant was acting as the Small Faces gopher! I think it was Marriott who recommended him to Page when he was shot down himself.

[@johnsanchez7676]

Thank you David! this is my style of playing.

[@jonholland6067]

Rockin the Fillmore is just full of frampton guitar work. Btw the album smokin features Clem clempson on lead guitar as opposed to frampton.

[@Chewwy153qt]

4 Day Creep is my favorite HP song.

[@anthonycashero7605]

Clem was great when I saw HP. At Winterland.

[@greg77hot]

I was there in the 70's rock era...and while we never thought of HP as a super group .in fact Peter Frampton wasn't even a household name yet! We loved Smokin and live at the Filmore especially the live version of I don't need no doctor .

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

In an interview, Steve Marriott said these great musicians were horrified when the British Music Press labeled them a "Supergroup". He said after that, there was no where to go but down and they hadn't even had the chance to perform and "earn their chops". He said they chose the name "Humble Pie" to show people that THEY didn't think they were a Supergroup.

[@DHgtr1]

Hi...Great lesson ..still waiing for Faces/ Ronnie Wood lesson..he seems to b the forgotten man from the 70s..imo he was briiliant...Thanks...Dave

[@mlasch1478]

LOVE the SMOKIN album on the wall behind you. No More Whitesnake LOL

[@thommyers3080]

Thanks Dave u kick total ass. oh yeah Humple Pie. I luckily saw Steve Marriott in 1976 open up for Robin Trower

[@julianschulz1620]

You can hear how influential that kind of riffing was for the hard rock bands that came after. That third riff reminds me of an earlier Krokus song called, Burning Bones.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

They have 2 great live albums I break out regularly when a need to hear a massive wall of electric guitar goodness (which is quite often).

[@MT-or7lv]

I like that Earth and Water Song I'm gonna have to learn it.

[@ronmartinez2766]

Thank you for giving Humble Pie and Steve Marriot their due props! Steve's favorite instrument, btw, during the Humble Pie years was a black and cream Les Paul like the one you are playing in this video. Great video! I'll be in the man cave banging out these chords this afternoon! Still waiting on the long promised BLACKFOOT Late Night Lesson... ;)

[@ACG7001]

I thought his favorite was the Epiphone coronet he put the custom pickguard on, he was always playing it in live videos

[@ronmartinez2766]

@@ACG7001 Yea....I saw the Epi on a live show on German TV once and wondered what it was! Living in Europe in the 70s, We had the chance to see Humble Pie quite a few times live, and my most vivid memory is of that black Les Paul. He always played that one every time we saw them. But maybe I'm just remembering the Les Paul because I craved one myself. LOL!

[@ACG7001]

@@ronmartinez2766 true haha and you’re super lucky to have seen them live, can’t imagine how good it was

[@jeffkokosinski1784]

Love this band saw Marriott and the pie at Hammerjacks years ago Ass kickin band

[@robertiaccarino4363]

nice to hear the old licks again; better to see them too

[@rhllnm]

30 Days In The Hole - my high school anthem!

[@bghammock]

.. and now I gotta add some Humble Pie records to the collection. You're getting expensive, David. LOL I actually never gave them a shot. Always heard about them, and of course knew 30 Days, but never dove in. Thanks!

[@babylemonade2868]

Same,I’ve always meant to listen to them but never have. I will now and I’m sure I’ll end buying a few records

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Their album cuts and live performances are their best work IMO. Start with "Smokin", "Rock on", and "Performance:Rockin the Fillmore". This albums, IMO are the Pie at their peak. Enjoy, and spread the word 💥✌

[@douglanham7955]

Nice work breaking down some great music by a criminally-underrated band. Would love to see you dissect Four Day Creep.

[@GS-uy4xo]

Love your channel!!! Thanks for sharing such amazing insight ✊🏼

[@therhino1207]

Very cool. Thanks for the Earth and Water song intro!

[@belotface]

Saw them in "79 with Randy Hansen and Head East opening, What a great show.

[@leecracknell7864]

Great video, love humble pie. Thanks mate, Lee

[@muskymike1885]

it's been said that Steve had perfect pitch with his voice, he was was one of the great ones

[@purplecowideal]

Wonderful. Thank you. I do recall seeing humble pie in Orlando after they made live at Fillmore . Marriot never wore a shirt. He was a powerhouse. Singer and guitar player. 😢

[@stanstocker8858]

Thank you kindly! Their sort of quirky version of Walk On Gilded Splinters drifting into Leaving Trunk from Rockin the Fillmore is one of my all time favorite live recordings. Note for note covers are so boring, and they sure did these in their own way while still hanging on to the original feel. Heard this live album when it first came out, and sure felt pretty challenged as a beginning high school kid guitarist! Always enjoy your posts. Stay well, keep laughing!

[@frankwalton7323]

I saw them in 71 Marriott guitar work was as impressive as Frampton that night. They were the warm up band for sabbath and mountain. At the spectrum up close and a fight broke out by the stage what more could you ask for. I bought the rock on album the very next day?

[@StealthParrot]

Great, loved 30 Days and their early stuff. Speaking of Peter Frampton .. sounds like a Late Night Lesson ;-) Thanks.

[@tefenstrat]

Thank you Mr. chordplay LOL I am a HUGE PIE fan! Peter used to call them the "Pie". There is a fantastic blues song on Smokin called I wonder. To this day I cant seem to find out if Steve played the lead on this song or if Clem did? If anyone out there knows please let me know?

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

"I Wonder" is my favorite Pie tune also. Clem plays that wonderful blues guitar solo. Steve has the soulful Harmonica solo and of couse his singing - stunning 🤩

[@douglaschristine8387]

I just realized there aren't a lot of humble pie guitar lessons out there. Thanks for the lessons David!

[@andymellor9056]

Excellent stuff and great choice. Whilst we're discussing underappreciated 70's bands & Guitarists, what about the Groundhogs and Tony McPhee?

[@gunnerdee84]

Just getting into Humble Pie, like what I'm hearing after just the first album. Thanks for the lesson these will be fun to play around with.

[@Yourbankaccount]

Jimmy Page initially wanted Steve Marriot to be the singer of Zeppelin! Imagine them with two guitarists

[@tonychavez1733]

Until Marriotts management told Jimmy how would you like to play with broken fingers ?

[@Yourbankaccount]

@@tonychavez1733 Peter Grant would break their necks then hahahah

[@robertphelps1574]

@@tonychavez1733 I believe it was Don Arden who said that

[@benjack8477]

I don't think Steve would have fitted in with led Zeppelin think of plant the clothes he wore tight pants like a strutting peacock and all that wasn't Steve

[@Yourbankaccount]

@@benjack8477 never seen Plant wearing tight pants lol

[@silviaspecR2050]

Earth and water song was written by Peter Frampton at that time he was just 19 yrs. I can’t believe just 19 yrs old guy written such a wonderful song. He can be thought unequaled comporser and guitarist.

[@rareform6747]

Love that Beck Album Picture . I play "Where Were You" song . 👍

[@RemyTrahant]

Awesome lesson, David! I’m gonna try to play that riff from Earth and Water Song on my nylon string fingerstyle right now!

[@ZalMoxis]

Great stuff.... true simplicity always wins the day

[@HK-21]

Awesome lesson, thank you for this! I would love to see your take on Mister Ring from the AM Rarities Record.

[@markrobinson8410]

Peter Frampton is a great guitarist!

[@Ncharlestun]

I was lucky to see Steve three times. HP with Clem in '74. At a club when he had a broken leg. I saw Pete solo in '74 and 2010. Check out the Steve with Humble Pie Carolina 1983 video. I got his autograph that night. I still have it. You can see his technique.

[@patrickkish6662]

Dude, if we're ever in a supernatural/Interstellar rock battle for the fate of the earth, you might get picked as the guitar player. No pressure 🤙🏼

[@morganchatsworthiii9178]

21:40 Better songs than the hits. So true BTO comes to mind. Ever consider a segment on Randy Bachman's great riffs? Fred Turner is my all time favorite singer!

[@spitmahoney1153]

Awesome, man ! Saw them at the Fillmore a month or two before they recorded the Performance album. Was just blown away at how tight they were. Didn't really know them aside from Marriott, & actually thought Frampton would be playing keys. On the way home I said to my buddy, man for a keyboard player, that dude really smoked on guitar ! Then saw them three more times before Frampton quit. What a bummer. Smokin' was great, but I really lost interest in them after that.

[@wossamotta1731]

Looking for a great really lesser known fusion guitarist from the 70s....try John Goodsall of Brand X. Macrocosm from Morrocan Roll is filled with great licks.

[@mardin56]

Seconded. Not sure what became of John but Moroccan Roll is so good.

[@randall4411]

All of us that grew up with their music are so lucky . Guitar music has been swept under a rug .

[@douglaschristine8387]

Agreed, anyone hears that voice and they're hooked. Like, whose that!/

[@DustOne13]

Jerry Shirley was the drummer, very underrated

[@55davidmark]

Humble Pie Hot 'N' Nasty Rockin The Winterland ...Import album with "clem" They rocked from start to finish ..get it!!!!nuf said

[@mrabrasive51]

Humble pie was the fuckin rockenist band in the fuckin world!.end of discussion!

[@Zwopper]

Now please do The Raspberries! ❤️

[@ledflaplin2001]

Absolutely!!! Great call!!!

[@Zwopper]

@@ledflaplin2001 Thanks! Paul Stanley was/is a big fan, he borrowed quite a bit from The Raspberries. He has said in an interview that the intro riff to 'Firehouse' is "an homage" to the song 'Go all the way' by The Raspberries.

[@ledflaplin2001]

@@Zwopper Wally Bryson is an underrated and spectacular guitarist. Uses very cool phrasings and chords for their songs.

[@noelsalisbury7448]

Had to smile at that-Steve Marriott's R&B girl backing group ( who previously were Ike & Tina's backing group "The Ikettes" - he called them "The Blackberries"

[@spideymarino]

How about doing some Wishbone Ash? Great harmony lines and chord work. Thanks.

[@petermayonejr.3420]

..During that era, they were as good as anyone! You should've covered their most intense song, "I don't need no doctor"!

[@RUNNOFT71]

Another awesome video. Man I love your channel!

[@johnlloyd-jones3055]

Rockin the Fillmore and Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East were the two best live albums of the era. Funny how all the best stuff went down at the Fillmore.

[@LouieCaporussoJr]

Safe as Yesterday (1969), Town and Country (1969), Humble Pie (1970), Rock On (1971), Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore (1971), Smokin' (1972), Eat It! (1973) Thunderbox (1974), Street Rats (1975) and 2 in the 80's - On to Victory (1980) and Go for the Throat (1981)

[@thomasfarmer1730]

Yes true…people in Australia are familiar with Sabbath,Zeppelin and Purple but the other English trio Humble Pie,Faces and Free are pretty unknowns

[@johnstevens282]

BBC made a series called Rock Family Trees, some of the episodes are available on KZbin - worth watching, if you are interested in, UK rock groups evolution

[@theroadking547]

Thanks 👍.

[@greg77hot]

Omg David ...I was just thinking about HP smokin and the Fixer last night...weird

[@franksantos7163]

Hey Dave how about some martin Barre of tull

[@pablochristianpuentesjuptn4525]

El arreglo de ese tema es de Clem Clempson el guitarrista que entró en Humble Pie cuando salió Frampton...

[@Bob-Bakley]

Awesome vid!!! In the late 70’s I was a Neil Young fan, and although he is not a shredder I’d be very interested in a Chord Play on him! Any thoughts?

[@tonehound671]

Awesome playing and lesson. Tone is great. What amp are you using? Dialed in nice.

[@robmcvaigh796]

That’s not Frampton on the Fixer. It’s Clem

[@thomasryan5681]

Clem from SAHB?

[@purplecowideal]

Someday maybe you can demo the leads to natural born bugie and down home again. 🎉🎉🎉

[@garyvainer6972]

Dave what amp are you using? The sound is incredable!

[@LateNightLessons]

Thank you! It's an old Behringer V-Amp Pro rackmount unit plugged into a powered HeadRush 1-12 cabinet. The only other thing in the signal chain was an MXR DynaComp with the Output all the way up and the Sensitivity all the way down. Thanks and rock on!

[@bernardoconnor5512]

Hiram Bullock soon, please 🙏

[@patmcmacken1435]

Dave, your acoustic guitar sounds great are you going direct or is that just the ambient room mic? What is the make and model?

[@LateNightLessons]

Hey! It's a Breedlove Companion (travel-size) acoustic in Black Widow finish. It's great and basically the same size as an electric guitar (it's very comfortable). I'm plugged into my amp, but using a clean setting/tone, plus the mic on my camera picks up sound/tone too - so I guess it's a blend/mix. Anyway - thanks and rock on!.

[@frooke2]

come on everybody!

[@mikeowen1192]

In my opinion when Clem clempson replaced Pete they where harder rocking listen to live in San Fransisco 1972 see what you think I prefer this to rocking the Fillmore saw them a few times in Manchester UK probably still the best live band I have seen my top albums eat it smoking and Fillmore also check out live in London Steve Marriotts packet of 3 it shows how great a guitarist he was and legendary vocals all on KZbin

[@riodejaneiro664]

The Fixer

[@LouieCaporussoJr]

The Fixer...