Start Me Up (Lesson) - Rolling Stones

[@RollingStoneZzzzz]

James, I love Keith's style so much I keep my Telecaster in the key of Keith...open G...Always! I am old 66 now and saw the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in the early 60s and Stones etc. I got my first guitar shortly after. However 🤔...there was no James James and KZbin back then.😪 James, if there was KZbin then...Maybe🤔...just maybe...I would have been on the Ed Sullivan show too! Lol! Since discovering you on KZbin my guitar playing has improved unbelievably!! It never did before. If it means anything to you(I think it does) James... Thanks for all your help with my playing!...Really!!😉👍🏻 Ray Boston Massachusetts

[@OthO67]

Still watching this eight years later, for some reason. 😎 I miss you man, hope you’re doing okay.

[@Chief1987]

Cause JJ still the man. I'm glad he's kept up all his amazing videos 🤘

[@stevekille447]

Man what would I do without your posts! From the popular to the obscure, whenever I’m looking for a tune your my go to guy 👌

[@althecat4290]

you make everything you play look so easy,thanks JJ

[@twoj7663]

It's nice to see you demonstrate how such simple guitar chords and movements have created great rock hits. Keep it going!

[@jettemane]

I've followed you for some time and always am amazed at the simple elegance of your presentations. Love this one. Got into alternate tunings late in life after reading Life and Richard's description of leaving the low E string off. Immediately took it off my pawn shop buy ($75) Epiphone SG copy and its become my "Stones guitar". Now this old man has another one to play to the universe thanks in large part to you.

[@vincentabbott8704]

Thank you so much for teaching us open g and the true genius of Keith

[@TonyHickschick]

I only like a handful of Stones tunes and this is one of them. Thanks

[@jamesjames9275]

Only a handful?! :)

[@TonyHickschick]

+James James Sorry to disappoint you but , yes, only a handful. I realize they are one of the greatest bands around and I have nothing against true fans. I just think a lot of their music is boring or not interesting to me. At least I know a bit about their back round and the names of the band member, which is a lot more than I can say for many other bands I am not totally true to.

[@jamesjames9275]

Fair enough.

[@OthO67]

0:46 ~ a slinky rhythm part. That is a great description.

[@juanfarfala2574]

Muy claro!!!........gracias genio!!!!!, te sigo desde Argentina!!!!. Aguanten los Stones!!!!.

[@TimTaylorMusic]

Fecking brilliant as usual mate

[@GeoZero]

DUDE I'm so glad top see your videos again!

[@davidnika446]

6:08 and on: Yeah dude! You said EXACTLY what I've felt since I was 11 years old, when I was first getting into the Stones. I love so many albums and live releases (official and bootleg)...but not everything. The nuances of Start Me Up (album version) are never found on any live performance. I dream of them getting back o that on this particular song, but I doubt that will ever happen. But hey, I do appreciate 50+ years of their stuff. Anyway, great breakdown!

[@AmateurPro94]

Great video James keep up the good work

[@stonz82]

cool I never picked up on the move to 2nd fret bit - thx for posting

[@GuitarDave-1]

Happy to hear about your new channel. I watched mamy of your tutorials and your final video from your last channel. I am a play by ear guitarist and echo the same sentiments you did on your old channel. Wishing you all the best with this channel.

[@shirleybayliss7563]

I think you are sooo awesome. A great player. Thank you for this and all your time on lessons.

[@johnmurrin9734]

thank-you once again great teaching vids brotha i relied on your channel heavily for a long time ..best vids on yt bro not to stretched out to the point nice and clear! excellent!

[@MaestroMasterStratoCaster]

Fantastic riff Super telecaster Pozdrawiam Thank you

[@bbaird67]

always awesome

[@iaminbetweendays]

Thanks for all the videos!

[@melroberts7987]

Love it!! Thanks..My project in the morning!

[@michaelchappell6570]

Great simple version thanks for making it easy to follow and yep the sound is right on..thanks so much for your lessons one of a kind..

[@huckaberry8912]

Nice sound MAN...thanks for your time in this matter ;)

[@thestereoclub6735]

Cool guitar!

[@stringmantony]

Nice job!

[@PocketAcesforRonPaul]

Great video, thanks for doing these. I'm a beginner trying to work on the newer/live opening Keith does; kind of like a hyper-strum move before going to the 3rd fret. I can't get it quite right, but I'll keep trying.

[@gallegomalo9437]

Wow! It's exactly as Keith does! Thanks

[@studio-qd9yc]

Heloo Man ! Thank you for your very good lesson. Congratulation ! ! !

[@glennestockley]

thank you sooooo much....blessing and respect...:)

[@jbo3781]

Thx. this tells me a lot for practicing.

[@holgate1970]

Many Thanks for ur effort in these lessons!!

[@layyyry]

Start Me Up is close enough to Before They Make Me Run. Just bought the Hyde Park video 2 days ago and had to watch Start Me Up again today!!

[@brankoj62]

That's It,for the people who want to play this properly,the far Best lesson in You Tube, great.

[@67foxcharlie]

Thanks. I'm gonna try to tackle this one.

[@luvittodeath7031]

That tone is epic! Could you possibly tell me the settings?

[@Ezzy-h2s]

Good .I,m enjoy

[@Nicholas-dreamlove]

RIFF MASTERING 101.

[@patlav3848]

Nice shirt

[@jbrooks1348]

Great lesson, as always. Is Ronny playing the lead fills in standard tuning? Always a challenge with Stones tunes when trying to incorporate both guitars and the different tunings. Well, at least a challenge for myself;)

[@patlav3848]

thanks good open G

[@wooferdevlin3571]

once again, you nailed the nuance of the rhythms. simple chord structure, but there's a lot of push and pull to the strumming. you showed nice variations while keeping it simple enough to learn. does Keith still play that natural Tele with the 6th string missing? when you don't wrap thumb, are you muting 6th string with your 1st finger tip? otherwise, I don't know how you strum the chords' root/bass note on the 5th string without hitting the 6th. I really like your channel, hope you keep it going.

[@TheBigDean18]

+woofer devlin Yes he plays Micawber all the time.

[@wooferdevlin3571]

+Jonathan Dean - thanks. I went to the keith shrine and I was thinking of "malcolm", but he keeps 4 tele's with 5 strings. ernie ball actually makes him a custom 5 string set- not for sale to the public. if he had just subscribed to JJ's channel, he could have learned how to mute the 6th string. lol

[@leapsplashafrog]

I think keefs prob the greatest Rhythm guitarist ever. Fascinated how he's changed tunings over the years and it's interesting to compare how he uses open g with someone like Joni Mitchell. Cheers

[@moodforaday-rl3ww]

leapsplashafrog keith and pete townshend are in my opinion the two greatest

[@williamdon3442]

Is it a pt or a fender you’re playing???

[@lptomtom]

Great, as always. You're the best! On an unrelated note, have you written songs in the past? I'd be curious to see what guitar parts you'd create!

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Very nice! "Tattoo You". The last great Stones album in my opinion.

[@jamesjames9275]

+rubicon1983 Agreed. Even though it was a bits-and-pieces album of leftovers, it still holds together better than anything else since Some Girls. Some of the production sounds a little dated, but it's a solid album.

[@rubicon-oh9km]

+James James Did you care for "Steel Wheels"? I tried to love it but just couldn't.

[@jamesjames9275]

+rubicon1983 I think about half of it is OK. It was better than Dirty Work. But the most important thing about Steel Wheels is that it brought the band back together. Musically, it ain't much. At least, not in my opinion.

[@rubicon-oh9km]

+James James The biggest thing I equate "Steel Wheels" with was being 20 years old and going to college in Tampa, FL in '89 and letting my then girlfriend talk me out of going to the show that I had won tickets to because "she hated the Stones". Yes, I'm an idiot.

[@RobertLane78]

Great lesson and thanks for all you do! I was thinking "Get together" and immediately went to "Ohio" on PT. I just want America to meet in the middle. Both tunes were in my head today. I think you know how that goes. I'm going to have to create a separate folder for your lessons. They're just that much better than other lessons. Your ear is really noteworthy. Is that a new axe? I love it.

[@VitaTristis]

Nice sounds. What pickups do you use?

[@jamesjames9275]

Those are stock Fender HBs.

[@gustavosantiago1258]

Hey James, I'm playing at this cover band now, and its really helpfull to watch your videos! thanks a lot i wonder when did you start playing guitar? How do you memorize so many songs?

[@erikosanchez1003]

Gustavo Santiago he Started Playing with 13

[@thatguitarplayer2903]

How did you learn to play the guitar? Did you have a teacher, or did you learn by interpreting songs by ear?

[@jamesjames9275]

+ThatGuitarPlayer I've learned everything by ear.

[@jasonbyas6150]

+James James Me too bro, but you sure do make it a helluva lot easier! whenever I want to check myself I just watch you. Long time fan...

[@ottohoulihan2743]

Surely that chord at3:45 is wrong?? The "mean mean machine" bit.

[@rickevans6710]

yeah i think thats wrong aswell

[@richat1691]

what pick ups did you/keith use, is there a humbucker in there ? thanks, nice playing as always.

[@jamesjames9275]

I don't know what guitar Keith used on this recording, but it sounds like a humbucker to me. With the Tele Custom, he tended to use the middle position, with the bridge single and neck HB together.

[@amasrof]

Are you playing a Schecter PT?

[@jamesjames9275]

I have 2 of those, but this is a Fender. I don't have it any more.

[@amasrof]

Ahh, OK; looks like the Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Thanks ! ...and thanks for all the vids too !

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey what model guitar is that?

[@jamesjames9275]

Telecaster FMT HH

[@gjs850]

Nice! Is that a G&L geetar?

[@jamesjames9275]

That's a Telecaster FMT HH.

[@CCB6939]

+James James which of your Tele's do you prefer? the FMT with humbuckers or the Pink Tele with single pickups. I was just listening to your lesson on Micks Dont tear me up. Im thinkin about getting a Tele and not sure which model to get.

[@jamesjames9275]

+Chris C Apart from being the same general shape, the two guitars aren't really anything alike. On the FMT you can't really get traditional Tele tones. That's probably the more versatile of the two, actually. It's got a coil tape in the bridge pickup. But if I had to choose, I'd go with the pink one.

[@CCB6939]

Thanks James, I definitely want that classic tone. Going with the single pickups .

[@pjdemorest26]

Is it easy to transcribe

[@jamesjames9275]

+Pj Demorest I don't know what you mean.

[@daanv2047]

You mean to standard tuning - see m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX7Qqn5shdCksKc

[@salsageordie]

I'd be on it but i would wake the neighbours . Tomorow .

[@Zelelidis13]

could you tell me the key in this song if you mind?

[@jamesjames9275]

+giannis zelelidis It's in C.

[@Zelelidis13]

major or minor?

[@jamesjames9275]

+giannis zelelidis It ain't minor, that's for sure!

[@Zelelidis13]

ok thanks :)

[@bigsamsrecords]

I think it's in F actually. The first chords is C but i think it's the 3rd blues chord. I think this blues chords progression is F (first , the tonic chord), Bb (second, where it boogies) and C (the last blues chord that he uses as first but just as fast transition and then in the chorus). I was thinking about that, it is a quite easy song but out of the standard rules... If it was in C, it should start in G (fast transition), C (the tonic) and F (last blues chord). Dunno if it is clear enough. Ciao.

[@scorp4165]

1:30 thanks for coming back so quick

[@jamesjames9275]

That's just walking down 3-2-0.

[@scorp4165]

thanks

[@Losmescalitos]

It's a nice riff yeah, but when I was in a Stones band (I was Keef) me and the singer hated playing the song. It was a real struggle to make it interesting. The Crowd loved it though, and you would always get bald 60 yo men strutting like Jagger. The tone needs to be clean and not too much bass. You got it pretty good here.

[@betasavoir]

Yes (4 years later lol), I can't agree more! It's a very hard song to make it sounds correctly. And very hard to reproduce what Keith does in live/studio. There's a kind of groove which I can't describe and I think that only Keith knows the secret x)

[@republikautopijaofficial7134]

It's nice , but you got one needless chord ( B flat on chorus part , just before you back on main C riff ) !

[@EddieLeeFunn]

KEEF!

[@flotenn3351]

Hm is it just me or do you get that chorus wrong? IMHO it's only C(5th fret) and F(10th) pretty straight and that 8th to 7th thing you do everytime comes only in the last part (mean mean machine) and there it is 8th 7th 0th rather than your 3rd, which sounds not right at all. Don't want to be mean, but one can hear that you're not in tune with the backing track in the aforementioned parts. Your lesson for Before they make me run is pretty good, so i was a little disappointed when i listened to this one.

[@scorp4165]

sorry to be so pathetic for not working it out but whats the run after the third fret section. You move too quick for me to follow(not a criticism) thanks again as always

[@jamesjames9275]

What's the time code in the video for that part?

[@albb5]

scorp4165 it's just going frets 3-2-0 in the fifth string before coming back to the beginning of the riff. (By saying fret 0 I mean playing the fifth string without pressing any fret), playing frets 3-2 and falling back to the beginning of the riff works too. For me it's simply about the groove you want to give to your playing, not so much about being exact in terms of playing what Keith plays in the studio version. This is one of those songs that admits you to add your own personal thing by creating little licks or phrases that fit the rythm and the tuning . Btw, great lesson James, thank you for your nice work.

[@scorp4165]

thanks for your time

[@babyfacemick]

11

[@stricknine8623]

Creepy shirt

[@zeckham100]

No one plays that opening bit right