Rockabilly Guitar Lesson - Hey Porter by Johnny Cash

[@gordenscottfan3107]

It is written in his book "I was there when it happened" by Johnny Cash's base player Marshel Grant that Luther took 2 weeks to learn that break as he learned it note by note, only took a week to get the second one's lead for "CRY< CRY

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Love that story such a great artist American legendary country rock sound by an artist with one of the great soul voices that still inspire artist forever

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Are you a guitar player with that insight

[@antonioj.gonzalez4585]

Excellent lesson. Thank you very much for the work you are doing week after week.

[@graemerogers3237]

Great lesson as always. Hadn't actually heard this song so I'll have check it out.

[@nazirite11]

Great lesson !!!!

[@Rattlehead930]

Great lesson! This is one of my absolute favourite Johnny Cash tunes! :-)

[@jonkern9503]

You are correct about the band being tuned sharp. I have never seen Luther Monroe use a capo. Those early Sun Records were all over the page. The 1955 version of Folsom Prison Blues is tuned 3/4 of a step sharp. It's in the key of "somewhere between F and F# sharp". lol

[@RockandrollNegro]

Why do you call him Luther Monroe? He never even knew his middle name until adulthood. He always went by Luther Perkins. And no, Luther Perkins hated capos because they got in the way of his fretting hand, so he tuned up while Johnny used a capo.

[@tonyking9844]

Awesomely played and explained very good job randy love this beat thank you for the videos

[@ducktailcat]

Thank you very much for your comment, Tony! I try to keep the videos coming as often as possible

[@ThePappygretsch]

Great video. Shame they didn’t have youtube back when I was just learning guitar as a kid 😕

[@ducktailcat]

I know, I also played my tape reels at half speed to transcribe the licks back then

[@anthonysanchez3275]

Bob Hicks - "Rock Baby, Rock" !!!!! Keep up the sweet vids man!

[@ducktailcat]

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[@JohnnyRebKy]

A little slap back delay is essential to really nail the sound. Took me years to figure that out

[@clintmiller2408]

Don't forget reverb.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

@@clintmiller2408 yes definitely. But most people already know that. But something was always missing when using reverb alone. A delay pedal is what put icing on the cake. Just a slight delay slap back

[@SolarReturn1966]

Excellent lesson my friend! Appreciate you! Best regards!

[@zacharybernard3709]

Great lesson! Can you also make Get Rhythm solo by Luther Perkins?

[@ducktailcat]

Yes, it's on my list

[@therockerfoo2339]

Are you using flatwound or roundwound strings?

[@bobburnett1691]

Can you show all of us how to play the intro to there you go by Johnny Cash

[@ducktailcat]

Yes, I wrote it on my request list. I just don't know when exactly

[@gregorystoner8226]

Hi, randy can you make a video on how to play the Cramps version of shortin' bread thank you for Greg Stoner

[@ducktailcat]

Hi Greg, I'm sorry, The Cramps are not really my cup of tea. I'm focusing on the original 1950s sound, cause that's what I love listening too. Thank you for commenting though!

[@gordenscottfan3107]

Nice you actually cover how Luther Perkins played this, so many guys are trying to teach this more like Bob Wootton...Simple was Luther's playing...Bob Wootton added more notes even in the simple backing parts...as has been said Luther was the inventor, Bob Wootten the master of this style back up.

[@bryantaskins4448]

I prefer Perkins personally.

[@n.rcashofficial]

​@@bryantaskins4448I like Bob Wootton better. I learnt Bob's style before Luther's style.

[@jrcarchive1932]

I always play this in E. Is that fine too????

[@ducktailcat]

Yes, sure. whatever works for you is fine

[@michaelthrasher5900]

It sounds best in E

[@arman6119]

johnny cash said this tune was the first they recorded and it took 34 takes for luther to get the solo right....never changed a note thereafter

[@clintmiller2408]

A little bit of echo? Reverb?

[@ducktailcat]

Sam Phillips didn't use reverb back then and guitar amps started only a few years later to include spring reverb.

[@ya_local_band_nerd8859]

I’ve listened to hey porter and some of the solo you played is a little incorrect

[@ducktailcat]

Coul you send me the correct tabs?

[@carlosprieto5970]

There aren't many goodvideos that show me how to play just because ,do U know it?

[@ducktailcat]

Hi Carlos, Yes I don't play it exactly like Scotty, but pretty close. Anyway much closer than everything that's here on KZbin. I have to do some other requests first. But I will definitely put it on the list. Probably early next year.

[@ducktailcat]

Here's how I do it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJS7XmCngt-UorM

[@sebastienguilland8259]

No partition.....