Menage, the beak the claw

[@paulward9936]

Good grief.. this is crazy. This man plays plays like I’ve never heard before

[@ajsmusic2561]

I love Jerry! Incredible guitarist, Father, and just the nicest man on the planet.

[@ajsmusic2561]

Stayed with Jerry while doing Vegas gigs together and he was a fantastic guy. Guitar player...Extroardinaire, Forget about it! One of the very best unique pickers out there. As a person, one of the kindest and sweetest men ever. Remember Jerry telling me he worked as a salesman at "Selmers" music store in the UK. One day Eric Clapton walked in while with "Cream" as a young man and bought his 1964 Red ES 335 from Jerry. HOLY COW!!!

[@CaseEJoanz]

Awesome story AJ! It's amazing how these people get into our lives! I was at a Government Mule show at the Fillmore in SF. Was heading down the stairs, and fell back into the arms of the late, great Allen Woody. He righted me, and wished me a great time! And a great time was had!!

[@sarveshwalia7541]

Imagine having the full instructional video of THE BEAK... for a FULL 3 DECADES...and still clueless about HOW to achieve such smooth sounding notes. This guy is from another planet, clearly.

[@VikramDravid]

The Hellecasters album with this tune is one of my all-time favorites.

[@Hugh_Manitee]

A real certified gittar player makes it look easy like this.

[@Rust-Trap-Ranch]

So smooth. So many difficult techniques and he looks like hes playing on battle. His right hand is amazing. I could go on and on. Always one of my very favorites

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I have been playing guitar for the last 38 years and Jerry remains one the THE very best, most inspirational players that I have encountered over those years.

[@Earthsaverdon99]

Wow! Just wow! First heard Jerry when he was with Fairport Convention, and have loved his music ever since. So sorry to hear that he suffered a stroke. Hope that he's on the heal.

[@JesusCentred]

I had that "guitar player " magazine version... spent years looking for a "proper" version.😊

[@ronmillburn8208]

There has never been (and will never be) anyone that can bend a string like Mr J Donahue,,,,this is as good as is humanly possible

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

it ain't just his bendin'....it is the whole playin', every single note, every single thing he does on guitar....every single second of his playin' is beyond any human skill

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@mytelecasterworld3336 With Fotheringay he played in an almost jazz style at time EG ' Nothing More' ... beautiful indeed.

[@brianjennings7644]

I've never got to see that, up close. I'm speechless..

[@CaseEJoanz]

I got to see the Hellecasters live, twice, both at Slim's in SF. Total barn burners! The second show was where I got my copy of H3, which is fantastic! Mad Cows At Ease just destroys!

[@schecterguitarx]

Still some of the sickest guitar playing I’ve ever seen. I wish I could play like that.

[@CaseEJoanz]

Oh yeah. One of ther baddest players to ever walk this planet! That's why I decided to share it!

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

@@CaseEJoanz probably one of the most underrated and forgotten guitarist of all time...i know several professional guitar players who doesn't even know about jerry donahue...i can mention gatton, hendrix, metheny, martin taylor, burton, albert king, di meola, govan, malmsteen, van halen...even slash or clapton....but i say "donahue" and they'd answer...."what???"

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

They need educating !

[@GrumpleSenior]

Heartbreaking watching this and thinking of his condition now. Sublime musician.

[@CaseEJoanz]

Yeah, I knew something was up when I started to see all of his gear on British eBay for sale. Happens to be the best of them. Look how long Jason Becker has stuck around, and still composes through the language the he and his father developed between them interpreting eye movements. I had some injuries I had to deal with and didn't play for about a year. I had no calluses at all, and had to rebuild them, Easiest guitar I had at them time was my 2008 American Standard Telecaster. So, I put .008 gauge strings on it, and realized doing some of those extreme Jerry bends was much easier with a lighter gauge.

[@adevera5359]

Please react Guitar player, finger style, bohemian rhapsody by queen kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOxaXWld7GdaKc

[@jamesha175]

he is a guitar genius

[@jabbadabba1978]

His harmonies/bends are God mode.

[@KomiSteve]

Guy has such an understated look and touch, yet the shit he's doing is crazy. In both difficulty and how cool and unique it sounds. Jerry rules!

[@bjrnmgranvang1107]

I've played on that guitar. Very light gauge strings, like spider web. Oh, And Jerry is a very nice guy.

[@MatGurman]

Now I’m in trouble cause I’m late to dinner.....haven’t been able to stop listening to these monster pickers. That melted my face off!

[@badamaker]

That run at 1:08 just melts my face every time.

[@CaseEJoanz]

That clip is just full of face melters, for sure! The one at about 22 seconds is really sweet too.

[@swacoustic]

The one at 1:20 is pretty good too

[@studiodw12]

you're kidding us, eh? it seems so easy to play you have to have this style in your blood to do it, the country style of the chicken farm so magical and pleasant to listen to !!

[@CaseEJoanz]

Have you ever seen Jerry and Buckethead in the same place, at the same time? The age of chicken culture.

[@CaseEJoanz]

It's on the instructional video that this is from, but I can't even begin to play it. I just noticed that I couldn't find it anywhere on YT, and thought it was a shame to not share this with the rest of the world.

[@museum1401]

Thank you - this is so good.

[@johnh7899]

The tab book for this chart is a black page.

[@corporatehippy]

Jerry's career really highlights the disconnect between popularity and talent. One of the best guitarists in history, but like his bandmate Will Ray, basically nobody except guitar geeks have heard of him.

[@theleftymonster]

My fingers hurts just listening to these bends!!

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Did you take your name from the song 'Diamond Dust' (from the 'Blow By Blow' album by Jeff Beck) ?

[@theleftymonster]

@@TheHumbuckerboy 😁you’ve got it brother!! One of the greatest album of all time.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@theleftymonster That happens to be one of my all-time favourites ! ... That album and that song ; changed my whole musical life !!!

[@ajsmusic2561]

Actually, I believe I have some great live recordings of that band. Jerry was at the top of his game!

[@JoseSilva-rt4uh]

Espetacular este estilo de música para guitarra, um dos mais legais de todo mundo!!!!!

[@elgonm289]

I have this video upstairs in my loft, Jerry incredible player

[@xpolot8033]

I'm not into country at all, but wow man, this is quite fantastic !!

[@cliffthelightning]

Jerry really makes me want to pick up my Tele and just hold it while i watch the master at work

[@Sinisa599]

I used to have a Jerry Donnahue telecaster and sold it. What will I do if I don't know how to play like him.🙄

[@GTRalso]

The guy is a beast!!

[@CaseEJoanz]

Not really. This was the opening demo from his instructional video. He does go on to break it down, and show you how to play it. But, it doesn't help all that much. Nobody else is that good!

[@daf827]

I remember Jerry’s playing going back to Fotheringay. His picking was more restrained then to suit the arrangements of the songs, especially Sandy Denny’s, which didn’t lend themselves to Jerry’s chicken pickin’ virtuosity. Playing with bands like the Hellecasters gave him the opportunity to stretch out.

[@TruthSurge]

no flat topped frets for this guy. I remember seeing him in some videos looong time back. He definitely was an explorer of the bending and 5 finger pick technique.

[@asmith6454]

that riff at 120 was awesome

[@martydibergi5228]

It’s Jerry!❤❤❤❤❤

[@zackeriah87]

This dude.......... freaking ridiculous!

[@richardv.582]

Zach Derbas I'm dedicating 2018 to learn from this guy..lol

[@bishopdante]

Ya man, he's out there. Really shows what string bending can do. Man's got strong fingers.

[@TarnTarn-zv6cp]

How the hell he bends them strings is god like,

[@ronraby4561]

Awesome brother

[@muffinman1978]

And you need to have a maple fretboard to play country? No you don't. This is excellent.

[@CaseEJoanz]

Jerry and the Hellecasters really got me into chickin' pickin'. This is what makes me continue it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5XHiqyBqbRpqKM

[@Hugh_Manitee]

He plucked all the feathers off that chicken !!!!

[@jerrylanglois7892]

He sho nuf can bend them strings !

[@spacelouie9955]

thats the Tim Allen sound i needed!

[@sforrester6481]

CaseE Joanz, thank you for sharing this. He is an amazing player. Does anyone have the booklet that came with the video?

[@CaseEJoanz]

Nope. I do not. Hmm, kinda surprised I don't. Sorry!

[@sforrester6481]

CaseE Joanz thanks mate. I have started working it out.

[@CaseEJoanz]

I didn't even know there was a booklet, sorry.

[@sforrester6481]

CaseE Joanz nothing to apologise for. I have the intro part. The rest I am working out. It's great that you can slow it down. These videos usually come with a booklet. There were some great players doing the REH videos. I looked at Scribd and couldn't find it there or anywhere else.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

@@CaseEJoanz There was no booklet, the tabs are on screen

[@massimomoccia]

Scary!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@CaseEJoanz]

Sort of. I have it on VHS, but my old VCR finally bit the dust a few months ago.

[@HernanGonzalez]

do you have more videos from him?

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

This man has 10s on a regular tele and can sound like Clarence, why even play guitar

[@Mathias-hr8sb]

GREAT! ;)

[@davidsisson2026]

Very 👍 ce.

[@victornganguem4113]

J'aime bien

[@ramonefisher5175]

Hello Kyle

[@samjones1341]

do you have the rest of the video??

[@euricocardoso3758]

Eselenti

[@azombiestool]

Wow

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

and people still talkin' and talkin' and more talkin' about guthrie govan....

[@lh7801]

Yeah. Guthrie is a monster. Out of this world musician. What's your point?

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

@@lh7801 he's a great guitarist indeed, not much of my like, but hats off to Govan...what i meant to say is someting about thousands of people statin' Govan is the best...or Petrucci is the best....and the "best" doesn't exist same as the most beautiful woman doesn't exist....if you say Govan is the best you're not just sayin' Govan is the best, you're also puttin' out Donahue, Metheny, Angelo Debarre, Joe Pass and thousands of guitarist around the world that aren't even known.....i didn't mean to say Govan ain't good.....i meant to say Govan is not the only one....

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@mytelecasterworld3336 Donahue and Metheny ... two of my favourite players !

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

@WATER-MAN oh yes, it seems guitar can't go any further after Donahue...one of the most underrated guitarists ever....

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

@@TheHumbuckerboy mine too....good taste....well, if we met here, in this video, it means we all share same tastes.....cheers and greetings from australia

[@darrylosborn511]

This guy should join up with Knoffler

[@inimusikjusdi]

Mantap...

[@giseletanne5139]

🎸🎸🎸

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

😮

[@angelperezmonarrez9892]

holy shit

[@HernanGonzalez]

thanks!!!!!

[@nicholascanoy4553]

OK I quit playing

[@glisparisopraedintorni-cov2455]

Telemaster.

[@nerfherder9021]

awesome! who needs a b bender anyway

[@mikemadden2729]

Only 1:38.......... freaking ridiculous!

[@msminiaturas8891]

Slk