Midnight Rambler (Ya Ya's Version) - Rolling Stones

[@ChefClary60]

What I love about Keith is simplicity that translates into freaking great rock riffs. By using the capo to a B he created a signature sound...the opening riff in this song. In similar ways he's used open G and the D hammer on or whatever that move is called. I have a buddy who started the Ozark Mtn Daredevils and told me a story of getting to record in London with Clapton. They were struggling with a guitar part for a long time and Keith walks in, grabs the guitar and says, "This is how it is mate". Did something really simple that worked perfectly for the song. Epic.

[@laurentldoldi840]

I purchased Get yer ya ya's out in 1970 (I was 15), and played it every day. 51 years later I am learning to play Midnight Rambler after 2 years learning guitar, what an incredible song!

[@qcerv1777]

Just got my copy in the mail today (24 y.o) and here I am

[@RichardCristiani-n4v]

I learn more from watching you jam than any other format. Made me a better player. Thank you James James

[@rosswind4837]

A rhythm guitar masterpiece, with lots of variations and tempo changes.

[@wrenchhead4378]

That’s keith baby!!!

[@adumbratesly]

Man this just re-emphasizes what a great rhythm guitarist Richards is - thanks for sharing this!

[@gerardusch]

And what a phenomenal songwriterteam Jagger/Richards is. This song will still sound fresh in 1000 years from here.

[@edouglaspratt]

​@@gerardusch It's fun to focus in on the guitar solos. Keith goes first and it's a rippin solo. Then comes Mick and he's takes it into the ether. Yeah, the best live rock tune ever! -Doug Pratt, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

[@abulayla1000]

Who but jagger could sing this song

[@cgavin1]

Well that's the thing. Keith uses the guitar for its intended purpose: rhythm. Its one of the things that makes the Stones so powerful and primal: they keep it basic. No fancy FX pedals, no real distortion, no flashy solos, no tremolos.. just solid rolling rhythm n blues.

[@RollingStoneZzzzz]

Sorry guys! You left out James James! Bad Ass good guy and Bad Ass good teacher!👍🏻👏😉💕

[@MrPhotodoc]

I was like 15 when I saw this album at an Eagles grocery store where I worked. I was broke but bought it and still have it 50 years later. I have willed it to my kids.

[@franckschoch4502]

La meilleur version.... 50 ans que je l ecoute... Toujours les FRISSONS

[@thomaslafore-doc8992]

love all those different permutations -- sweet playing. that taylor solo roound 08:23 that closes the song is pure bliss -- so frantic and furious

[@kevio6868]

Charlie really made this bad ass record happen. one of the best live albums ever recorded

[@burningdust]

Absolutely. A timeless classic in every way.

[@tomjones9935]

This album is what made me a Stones fan in the first place. I walked into a house party full of people, probably 200. This very song was playing, and literally everybody in the house were dancing. The whole floor was moving up and down.

[@jimmyoriley5234]

I just turned 26, and I'm glad that i can play this fantastic rhythm fluently. This video is actually the reason I bought my first electric guitar (squier 70s strat), with the money I had been saving since the first time I watched this cover, back in mid 2018. Thanks for the inspiration, I'm gonna keep classic rock and roll alive Stay healthy to you and your lovely assistant :)

[@Mtz96]

Just turned 26 in Oct. currently working on this with my casino!

[@Losmescalitos]

The greatest blues rock song ever. IMHO. I was fortunate to play in a Stones tribute band for 6 years and we always took off when we played this, as did the hot sweaty pulsating audience. It takes you to another place. Just a masterpiece.

[@markenmel1]

I'm prog fan, but Midnight Rambler off Ya Ya's is possibly the best live rock concert song ever(imho)! What a band!

[@SRVACE]

And yet so simple

[@ziblot1235]

You might be right, Mesc!

[@wrenchhead4378]

Having ben in a few bands i hear ya loud and clear... there are sometimes that the band and the crowd are just right... its magic.

[@majorsmythe1]

Honoring the best Rhythm axeman EVER in rock n ROLL. The soul of the Stones. Good job on this.

[@huascar66]

YaYa's version of Midnight Rambler is my favorite and your playing shows why. This is such a beautiful chord progression, soulful, rhythmic, and it makes me wanna dance, jump, scream, and shout at the Devil. Nice job, very nice, by the way!

[@AJPennyPacker2]

I don’t mind the lack of walking through the entire song, this is perfect. Just learn the chords and follow along…I looked up this video because of 7:21 (that progression in the breakdown). That breakdown at the end which begins at 7:07 and then really starts to catch your ear for its rhythm at 7:13…and then definitely becomes that freight train of heavy rhythm Keith is known for by 8:02 - after Jagger cuts out, (“I’m gonna tell ‘em”) - that section where Keith’s rhythm that he’s been laying down for a minute or so…where it becomes the focal point, like it’s all you hear…that’s a signature point of this album for me, which I consider one of the best live albums of all time. Definitely a top 7, so many great songs for the Stones in their prime…I wish this was recorded because it might be better than Ladies and Gentlemen, apples and oranges, I say. Thanks for taking the time and effort to do this one, I’m subscribing just out of appreciation. I can rewatch this to learn and look for anything else I want to learn.

[@grahamallaway3292]

“A beat or two after” lmao, right on tap as usual!! I get more from your lessons than anyone else on the internet. And this track is the Stones and Keith at their/his supreme best (I prefer the original as well)

[@ziblot1235]

I rarely. just sit and watch one of these lessons. I go get my guitar, buy I was enjoying this one so much, I sat my ass down and listened. Really great job. Thank you so much

[@pickeringpat]

I just wanted to take a second and say to you a big Thank You for these wonderful lessons. I saw your video comment on your Last posting a year ago, and I thought too myself that anyone that ridicules or has negative comments I would just say to myself that it is pure envy. I am 66 years old and have certainly learned a lot from your lessons, I must say you are a very gifted and talented young man and Do Not let morons dis-way you in any of your musical endeavors. Please keep it up.

[@biged949]

Glad I found your new page! You are my favorite guitar teacher of all time! Fuck all the haters!

[@TheFenderKeith]

That tone !!!!!! I take my hat off....PERFECT!!

[@billonbass2286]

The Ya Ya's version of this song IS THE BEST version of it and you did a great job. It's exactly want I wanted to learn today. Great job on this.

[@bonitabill2596]

EF ‘ ING AWESOME JOB! You nailed one of the best live licks ever. Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out clarifies who the best rock & roll performers were in ‘69. Great job; hopefully you enjoyed it ❤

[@davepett6531]

Love this great job as always please start doing these again

[@keithjones1150]

Privettricker, you did the the best lessons on the internet. As a great Stones fan I love 'em all. You taught me all the songs. Great version here. Loved it all my live. Such an easy song to play but so unbelievable powerful. Keef is a genius to write that stuff.

[@williamdon3442]

Yes. When I’m stumped this is whom I turn to.

[@petre.w.487]

This guy is the real deal man !!...he is an excellent tutor for those people who have a few chords under their belt !!...

[@DDEENY]

I definitely prefer the YA-YA's version of "Midnight Rambler" to the LET IT BLEED version because it has that great live energy which made YA-YA's a killer live album at a time when live recordings were coming out great as the recording technology caught up. My first version of YA-YA's was on 8-track tape, which shows my age.

[@green323turbo]

Keith likes this version too.. thats why he changed it. The origional slide doesn't sound that good, imo. There are a lot of good versions in 71-72 tours. Check out the round house version.. its awesome

[@hywel4605]

yeah, live at the marquee

[@123jkjk123]

Me to - Mick Taylor (need I say more!)

[@Dialetheist]

my favourite is in the Marquee club 1971 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmmac2ecp9l4npo

[@ludannelasyvyus1824]

@DDEENY Yes - 16 in '69 goin' to see The Stones twice at the L.A. Forum 11/1969.

[@ALBERTKING901]

Absolutely HYPNOTIC! Thanks for posting this.

[@funguy4utube]

That is so freaking great ... PT/JJ you always amaze !

[@ajdc88]

how can you not adore that version, James?

[@funguy4utube]

PT/JJ you never cease to amaze me ! Thanks for all you do to show us and motivate us !

[@badguitar5653]

This is one of those songs that's more fun to play than hear, and now I can play it. How cool is that...

[@privettricker]

More fun to play than hear -- exactly.

[@RollingStoneZzzzz]

The James James Gang rides again!....I wish 😪!👍🏻👏😉💕 Thanks James!

[@frankhoward7645]

Wow! I've been listening to these chords for over 50 years and thanks to you, I finally got to see them!

[@mitchellkaye9619]

I always learn so much watching your videos. Thank you for demonstrating classic rock so well for the rest of us.

[@yankeelawdog]

I'm astonished ever time I watch another one of you videos. You don't miss a note or nuance.

[@JamesPetroff]

I always loved this song. This is really fun to play. Thanks.

[@Evo7773]

WOW, MAN!!!! Watch how this master piece is actually played, it's a dream come true!!! Thanks a lot, Bro!!! I really love this song!

[@tyronebrown9936]

The greatest song by the Stones.

[@andrewptob]

This made me smile. Thanks for that.

[@terrytlse]

Waou! Thisis definitively the good one! Make me feel like when I was forteen in the late sixties!I must retrieve my capo!

[@G.Patrick_Johnson]

I am re-visiting this video after taking a year off of playing guitar. It still holds the same power today, as when I first viewed this video. Thanks again

[@cosmai23]

You're the best! Your videos are getting me so deep into the Stones again. Such great tunes and you do a great job of laying out the chords.

[@tommym321]

You’re great man. Thank you for your immense contributions to all the guitar players and music lovers in the world. You would need a stadium to store the good karma you’ve accumulated though the thousands of hours of labor you’re doing, for free. Thanks.

[@acemanz]

great jam James!!!! Flat out rock and roll!!! great job

[@kebigginge]

Just watched and commented (positively!) on the last video on the other channel. Again I say thank you. I agree entirely - more fun to play than hear. Playing's what we're all here for, and learning from someone like you is a privilege. Thanks again and respect from New Zealand.

[@jbrooks1348]

Sweet..the new channel is up and running with some killer tunes. Glad you're still hanging with the rest of us who enjoy learning new things on the guitar.

[@JKPTubin]

James, you are amazing. Thank you SO much for all your posts. Great stuff!!

[@tomjones9935]

I totally agree, you do have the best lessons on the net. I would guess that probably 85% of the guitar players in the world all learned by ear, including myself. I thought I was a pretty proficient Stones player. Then, I started watching your vids- I learned more from you in the first month about open tunings, slide, etc. Biggest surge forward in decades of playing for me. Keep it coming! Hope you are doing well.

[@57stratman16]

I'm glad that you decided to continue sharing your gift and knowledge with us. Thanks and be well.........

[@kanamaster]

Great performance, both yours and the one of the Stones. I'm a Cuban living in Germany since some years ago. Tomorrow night (March 25th, 2016) they will be playing in Havana, my original hometown....... FOR FREE!! Man, I can't beleive I am so far away!!!!!

[@G.Patrick_Johnson]

I am looking forward to the new direction you are taking things with your new channel, and thank you for this video! One of my all time favorites!!!

[@michaelmorschett5043]

.....Well done.....best version ever......You're right....Charlie at his best.... Greetings from Germany....

[@fredthompson6176]

Thanks for posting....even though I was able to figure this out a while back, it's great to see I got it right....I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see someone else who loves this stuff like I do!!!

[@lakefield2112]

thank you. I absolutely love the Ya-Yas version of Rambler - gets me out of my seat every time :)

[@tagejessen9192]

thanks JJ, superb superb,-- absolutely great Ya Ya album, makes you feel like 16 again. Follows you through your life and further.

[@alexgiraud1463]

I really like James Classic Rock Guitar style, he has lots of musical guitar Talent, plays mostly by ear, & more, & after listening to his Question & answer KZbin Video, I think he’s an inspiration to play music & Guitar 🎸🎶🪘😎

[@donheller231]

Man .. I always played it with the incorrect cords . Sounded ok but ... Your spot on ! Thank you so much !

[@dennisfelicia5555]

Wow love your playing! Keep on Riffin!

[@waynewilcox444]

Awesome, awesome , awesome!! The studio version is one of my all-time faves also, but you nail this!! And long live Nigel Tufnel!!!!

[@pschroeter1]

I remember being a kid in the early 70's and walking uptown in the snow to buy Get Yer Ya Ya's Out. When I got it home and played it I was (at first) disappointed. I had looked at the track list and thought it was a Greatest Hits album. My opinion of it grew exponentially as I got the albums I meant to buy. I love the live version of Love In Vain and actually learned it once. Never could make Jumpin Jack Flash sound right.

[@thierrylorent6809]

has given goose pimples for many years must have listened to it a ZILLION times FAN-TAS-TIC

[@joezot8175]

Yes, one of THE best Versions! Thanx Man!

[@raffaelemarcantonio4682]

il migliore album dei rolling stones l'adoro e questo ragazzo è un fenomeno!! bravissimo!!

[@alexyoung2813]

Once again your awesome, fantastically great

[@burningdust]

Awesome. Made my lazy Saturday afternoon!

[@GregoryGreock-hz2mg]

Kick ass cover James.

[@ztarz99]

The best on you tube. Thanks for posting.

[@Weshopwizard]

Glad to check out the new channel. Keep on playing and I will keep watching/enjoying!

[@vickmart1484]

Thank you for contributing, from Mexico

[@jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294]

James: I just listened to this again for the 100th+ time. You really captured the essence of the song, and this has given me some great clues on how to play this. Cheers.

[@RickCoramkutretwAIKJUTG]

O my sweet Lord ! His left hand control of those strings ! and the chords with their blues happening ! I know when something is more than I could ever achieve - even if a maestro of the electric guitar tutored me in person; even if he had the "Patience of Job", I could never get the flawless rhythm and left hand accuracy displayed in this tutorial video. ( Alan Robinson, thanks )

[@user-sz5xs7dm4u]

Yes , yes you can , it is called practice , no one picks it an play , after you grip the neck an pick an strum , it happens , when you look at 3 long years to start , looking at it that way is overwhelming , find a song an go after it , then you enjoy an it is fun , screw the long drawn out teacher an boring lessons

[@johnkenney7987]

I grew up on this album. Fantastic job!!

[@garygerkin9988]

You are nailing it Brother

[@fredthompson6176]

Thanks for teaching the right way to play stones songs. Many people can benifit from learning this style.

[@petehendew1458]

Thanks for all your posts I'm 45 and I just started playing guitar I've learned a lot from you and your channel thanks again

[@11spike7]

Jumping garden walls and stealing mistresses. That old midnight rambler was a randy one! Great lesson. Nice cheeky tone, that.

[@jamesjames9275]

11spike7 "I'll steal your missus from under your nose..." That's worse than stealing a mistress!

[@kelvinmarshall9108]

Great song ..great playing ..I know how to play this but I always learn a bit extra from you !!!

[@nielsanderspoulsen1462]

Very good ! And those amps ampeg Keith and Mick T is playing are outstanding

[@mudflapp3728]

that groove sends a shiver right up my freekin' my spine.

[@frodo261]

Keith was a very underrated player. You are one of the best on YT

[@bighardbooks770]

Killer iam! I remember trying to figure this out, back in the 80s! A capo! 🎉

[@shanfaulkner4960]

GREAT JOB!!! LOVE IT!!!

[@zolfodor4835]

Beautiful to watch & listen 👌👌❤️❤️

[@MilanPotica]

You nailed that one buddy! Spot on!

[@promark5317]

My go-to song to work out shuffles (drum practice)

[@undermoonlightglow]

This rocks. Thank you.

[@donheller231]

Another great lesson Sir James !

[@alangriff1]

Just found your channel again JJ (PT). Love it . Good to catch up again. I'm a life viewer...

[@kammhron]

Nice! Great jammin' tune. Thanx again.

[@knalter]

Excellent man, thanks a bunch!!

[@keiferreefer1]

Harmonica sounds so great on this tune, just right for the sound or something, slide and some fuzzy blues guitar and a rocking backbeat, just gotta have it sometimes, just like eggnog over the holidays and champagne on New Years ye know, got to hear that driving blues, makes ya run that extra mile w ease

[@claysimon]

I have been playing it for years without a capo, and I wish I had had this kind of help a long time ago, Thanks mate

[@davecarpenter7266]

You smashed it. Awesome

[@jeanpat8946]

Man you really rock !! Awesome

[@MrSmitht04]

Best channel on youtube

[@GregThorneKTM500NB]

Awesome bro, thanks again for the vids. As always, Great tone!

[@jeffb5463]

Fantastic!!

[@robsgarage4746]

Prefer this version. Very nicely done. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@tigersterone3345]

Sir, good Sir Knight Sir, I cannot thank you enough for your video. Nobody else got it right.

[@matiasponsxx]

Excelente James great rhythm flow as usual

[@markusaurelius777]

Friggin awesome bro

[@jimbronie]

Awesome as always!