Little Sister (Lesson) - Elvis

[@Filmbuf-g2k]

First class....as a guy who knows his chords but wants to learn songs...your lessons are great....no wasting time explaining or showing chords ...

[@walterjr.steinert6054]

This is one of my favorite James lessons. Rock N Roll!

[@Jkel913]

I’ve been playing that simple lick wrong for literally decades. Not anymore. Thank you very much, JJ. As always.

[@purplecowideal]

I am happy that you don't explain every chord, especially an E chord!! Good lord. There are plenty of little books and such for that.

[@mrbigg7255]

Right on.

[@kansasblues]

i understand the criticism is hard to take especially when your so free with your time and experience. There are those of us that are greatly appreciative of your time, THANKS SO MUCH!!

[@tdtom1376]

Yes! Been wanting this one, ever since you got on your Elvis Kick.

[@1Keef]

JJ I can't help but drool every time I see your ES 345. It is absolutely stunning and killer sound. Loved the tutorial. Cheers.👍👍

[@thepaulmacfarlane]

Kamupchea 1979 concert Rockpile with Plenty.. Lowe flubs the end. it's really good.

[@gavvino1]

thanks for this great lesson. my favorite version of this tune is Dwight Yoakam's with Eddy Shaver on guitar.

[@skipbauchmam5995]

Great lesson. I’ve always liked this song. The guitar licks create an incredible vibe. New players trying to learn this from this site should use headphones And buy/ download the song. That really helps.

[@truthstillmatters59]

This is one of the first songs I learned on guitar. Now that I watched this video I see how I can add fillers and licks to make it my own version. Very cool!

[@TypicalGirls]

That Elvis movie the other night was excellent (TCM), and The Kids Are Alright came on after...I think. I'm getting them all confused and mashed up. It was a great musical weekend. :)

[@markhorton3041]

Yeah TCM really had it going on last week! Lots of great music movies

[@matthewbabich442]

Your the best!! Love your “lessons” and choice of music. Been a fan of yours for years

[@rnrsteev]

I been here for years, I love this channel.

[@602davido]

A Hank Garand classic.

[@johnwilder1746]

Learned Dwight Yoakam version with Pete Anderson,s lead real similar

[@meyerjp3]

Your guitar tone is perfect for that song.

[@pp140301]

im gonna go play that now thank you!

[@wildbill2122]

I would have guessed Scotty Moore and his Trusty Super-Jumbo GIBSON Super-400, BUT NO....its Hank Garland on Electric Guitar and Scotty on Acoustic ! Holy $#!T I am impressed ! Roibert Plants & ROCKESTRA version is pretty ROCKIN' !

[@markopolo3435]

A big thank you as always.

[@leonardoeloi67]

This one's got Cool licks. It reminds me of i saw her standing there by the Beatles.

[@CCB6939]

hey James....Awesome as always! i also love Rockpiles version w/Robert Plant on vocals , Dave Edmounds on Guitar I believe.... they did a great job covering it. hey just bought a Peavey Vypyr Vip 2. should be in tomorrow, I can't wait.!! I was very impressed with the versatility,!Thanks for the recommendation James

[@kellyp9438]

Seriously you’re the best!!

[@timothyjohnson3545]

GREAT stuff, James! Definitely Hank Garland. 👍🏻 He and Bill Munroe were the principle architects of the Nashville Sound. “A list” session player and crossover guitar virtuoso played with everyone from Cowboy Copas to Red Foley, the Everly Brothers, the Chuck Wagon Gang, Patsy Cline, to Elvis Presley. When asked who was the best guitar player in Nashville, Chet Atkins didn’t hesitate: “Hank Garland”. Took his Nashville Allstars to the Newport Jazz Festival and blew minds. Check out the classic “Jazz Winds From A New Direction” LP with Hank, Joe Morello and Gary Burton on CBS Records. Guy did it all until permanently incapacitated in his tragic September 1961 auto accident.

[@SkipjackStevens]

Here you go again Jimmy! Another one I've been working on for my eventual 'amateur open mic night' once places open up again. Now I'll really slay em. Thanks bud.

[@michaelchaiken2299]

A Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman masterpiece. There's a hotel room tape of Lou Reed playing this for Nico in 1968.

[@robertstotts2343]

They say double A side 61 rca victor .his latest flame a lil sis b...hank Garland lead guit lil sis Scotty acoustic Dj drums Hank credited for bass on latest flame .keep trippin on this elvis stuff respect to this channel.

[@robertgoodwinr6523]

Thankyou for this lesson, James. This helps huge. Peace from Boston.

[@bayareablues2255]

Great song! Thanks for the video. ;-)

[@andrewbigelow1415]

Fantastic "how-to" on one of my favorite Elvis songs - Thanks! Now, let's see. E major, that's 6th string open, 5th string 2nd fret . . . .

[@peterjones4809]

Great guitar song, I used to hear The Nighthawks play this one live with Jimmy Thackery on guitar !

[@munsonHOF]

Great lesson. I really like the way you’re going through a lesson like this. I’ve been playing acoustic and I’m just learning electric. You are helping a lot showing how to do technique stuff. You are right there are other videos on KZbin to learn chord shapes. We need videos like this that are a level up. Great job.

[@Umbrey_Dunctum]

Amazing tone. It's clean and sharp but big and thick and sticky. No distortion.

[@jamesjames9275]

Those 345's coming out of Memphis were great.

[@Umbrey_Dunctum]

I just checked the Memphis period and my CS 356 was made about 2004, and it sounds nothing like yours😢Maybe it's the workman blaming his tools 😂

[@billydelacruz1500]

Rockpile with Robert Plant was my first exposure to this song! MTV actually use to play the clip from Concert For Kampuchea(?) I think some synapses connected there lol! Awesome JJ!

[@JackPC]

If I don’t get it, it’s on me. Thanks for this and all your free instructions and lessons. You Rock.

[@streetpi1010]

Four days and 3 EP lessons. Amazed. Lovin' this stuff. Lots of great insight and stuff to woodshed on. Thx JJ. I enjoy your new lesson format. Viva Elvis , Scotty, and Hank!

[@seven7is430]

I have a red 2002 ES 345 no Bigsby - the most beautiful and precious thing I own - about time to learn little sister

[@rainman42]

Thanks for this...your way of explaning helped me play it perfectly,not hard but not beginner either....somewhere in between..

[@bigbear450]

Love your stuff

[@kevsimpson88keys77]

fantastic thanks

[@ricardomolina5566]

beautiful ,nice thank you

[@tonykurdillaii5099]

"I went for some candy and along came Jim Dandy!?!"

[@jojo123469]

Hi James, Canada here. I hate, hate not having discovered your channel years ago. I just came across your channel, and I just have to tell you you are one of the best teachers for guitar. I'm a mediocre guitar player but after following your lessons and styles, you have made me improve, and I mean improve, my guitar playing. Thanks a thousand times.. Canada.

[@ianperfitt]

On Wikipedia it says Scotty Moore is playing acoustic rhythm guitar but I only hear Hank's lead on the recording...hmm...

[@word67]

Didn't realize Hank Garland played on this. Garland is one of a kind really.

[@jx14aby]

I thought it was Scotty Moore. It was too early for James Burton?

[@jamesjames9275]

@@jx14aby Too early for James, too late for Scotty. :)

[@TheHonestLawyer1]

@jamesjames you get nothing but positive comments from me man you're awesome!! Love love love your channel. I don't frequent very many channels regularly but your channel is definitely one I always tune into. I also like the volume you play the song at in the background. Its just enough to hear the song in the back. And your ear is amazing. Wish mine was as keen haha. Maybe one day.

[@nickd8289]

Is that how the record goes. I've been playing this song for years in bar bands and I guess i changed it a little over the years. Its cool to see how it was originally , thanks for great lesson.You have a really good ear, mine has slipped a little over the years, since not using records to learn songs anymore.I cheat and use youtube. I'm jealous, I think I have to start using my ear, more,again

[@DeadDiverDan]

Have you seen the movie "CRAZY that tells Hanks story. It's got some good music in it.

[@theseeker6097]

James, your awesome man! Any chance you can look at Neil Diamond's Holly Holy? Would love to see your take on this many thanks

[@stevea2488]

Man , the more I hear Elvis riffs , the more I realize how much Marc Bolin was influenced by the King . I Like you're chops!!

[@tonysexton8207]

Awesome lesson

[@kevinreilly8132]

Fun stuff!!

[@GooglelyTube]

Hey JJ, you mentioned you think that Hank Garland was playing the lick. There's a video here on YT posted by Romaico Nieuwland with various clips of Elvis in the studio and it looks like James Burton is playing his pink paisley Tele doing the leads throughout the song. That aside....you rock and I really appreciate your videos.

[@jamesjames9275]

Those are rehearsals for one of Elvis' Vegas residencies in 1970. James joined the band nearly a decade after Little Sister was recorded in 1961.

[@joaoriecken9598]

Melhor aula! Obrigado

[@skiphoneyman2712]

Killer job!!!

[@flintdavis2]

Nice lesson, thanks!

[@irenecamargomacedo6626]

Actually, in the beginning, on the E chord, I've heard it go D UD D UD D DU (16th notes)

[@robsgarage4746]

your doing a great job J just keep on what your doing. I know exactly what chords your doing and know how to play ( advanced) but yr ear is better than mine. As for the Eddie Van Halen stuff I don't do out of respect for him and that's his thing ( lead guitar with piano and percussion infusion). that's his thing and i leave it alone. I prefer Page and Lifeson.

[@kencade6544]

Pretty slick

[@larrykiefer6109]

Your lessons are absolutely fantastic and many of us need and love them. However, I must correct you in one area. After the ending verse lines (for example: don't you do what your big sister done), the E chord is not played with all down strokes. This part actually begins with an upstroke. It doesn't matter much but is, in my opinion, a small difference that might help others.

[@rd812]

The James Brown album never moves.

[@solomonwaigani4512]

Robert Doran I think it’s a "James Brown for President" bumper sticker. 😉

[@geoffreybreasley9845]

Is that you Barry