Sure Nuff And Yes I Do by Captain Beefheart - Ry Cooder Slide Guitar Lesson

[@davidglenholme1665]

Just recently I got bored/frustrated trying to play. Then this video comes along and I feel inspired again. Gonna learn this now. Woo hoo. Lets go.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Awesome! I love that first Beefheart record! Definitely in my top ten for that era!

[@jaylpsoldier]

I love that nobody can touch the strings just the way Cooder did. So cool.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oh yeah! He's definitely one of those guys that you can recognize immediately from his touch and tone! That's something we all should strive for - how to sound uniquely ourselves :-)

[@nottavictim5]

Alex St Clair. Not Cooder

[@michaelwaddell9461]

Jeff Morris Tepper in the second band was also awesome.

[@acemcateerguitar]

@@nottavictim5cooder played it on the album

[@HOBMACHINE]

bloody amazing !!!! The sound is tonally perfect !!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks man! It's impossible to sound just like Ry, but we end up sounding pretty good when we try! Oooh that rhymes!

[@alamosabill201]

Very good lesson, I saw the Cap twice in the 70s and again in 84 his last tour, he packed up after that.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Aw man that's awesome! I'm jealous!

[@billydeewilliams9104]

If you mess this up the Captains spirit will haunt you forever!!! (Sounds great!)

[@tomparnell3977]

You've got great taste in music mate, thank you so much for this!!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Tom! I love that first Beefheart record so much!

[@tubetone74]

Great instruction, playing, and selection of very cool tunes that deserve attention.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much, man!

[@hrmerr]

Great demo! The original videos of Captain Beefheart and Ry Cooder playing this song was so ahead of its time.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I know the clips you're referring to! Great stuff.

[@hrmerr]

Some great headgear in that video, too!

[@martinarthur2597]

have loved this tune since I bought the album long ago, fell in love with that riff. Thank you for showing how it’s done. Magic lesson

[@ultang]

This is so cool!! I've been looking at your stuff for a few years now and only saw your Beefheart stuff today. I also didn't realise you had so much Television stuff.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah! I should do some more now that I'm better at filming :-)

[@JLAGAN49]

Well I was born in the desert came on up from New Orleans.....If Don could come on up from the grave you would surely get the gig.👌

[@jeffbogue3718]

, that sounds totally awesome you have the technique and tone down perfect it sounds like

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Jeff! I'll never be Ry Cooder, but I keep trying!

[@jeffbogue3718]

@@EricHaugenGuitar when it comes to the new generation of slide players Derek Trucks is my favorite. Johnny Winter will probably always be my favorite , and Duane Allman . Rory Gallagher was pretty awesome too.Ry Cooder is awesome too . The slide players I saw live were, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Foghat , I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1976 , Allman Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughan , out of all the slide players I saw live Johnny Winter was probably my favorite

[@thibautmatard3725]

first lick is played in octaves, which gives it a deeper sound

[@Lostmychops]

I enjoyed this a lot. Altruistic guitar playing is the best kind of guitar playing.

[@andrewmaltman9443]

Got those catchy rhythms going on. Very inspiring lesson.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+Andrew Maltman thanks so much!

[@mantashaft]

Haugen you wiley bastard you... I hadn't seen this (frankly most of your old videos), but what a great subject for a video.

[@HappyFarmerMG]

Amazing i love this song. thanks for the lesson. I woke up thinking of this Song in my head and i just got a slide so lets do this =)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! btw if you get stuck with slide stuff I've got a playlist of slide lessons too: kzbin.info/aero/PLnWUjmH5ZikEuZpzJz_8DdH7N3Ft3xSwd

[@duaneanderson6393]

that is real nice playing .

[@Dancaetta]

God damn that tone 👍👍👍👍

[@word67]

Great stuff. Gotta tune one of my tele's to open g and get this down, Thanks you.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Charles! Have fun with it!

[@williamgwillam3908]

Good job, great song. I'll capo the second fret in open G.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks William! Yeah I think capo 2 is the way to go - I think I didn't do that in this vid because the action on the mustang wouldn't allow it :-)

[@jamiemelvill4379]

Or you could just tune it to open A- EAEAG#E

[@aazo999]

great playing

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much John!

[@HarryPlaysGuitar7]

Love this song, well played!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Harry!

[@4runner39]

Great lesson my friend ! I've used DADF#AD & open E but never heard of this tuning before ,thanks !

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+4runner39 Cool! I'm happy to help!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oh I just saw your channel! What a treasure trove of Stones wisdom! Awesome!

[@4runner39]

Haha thanks but what I do is more straight-forward . You actually can read music and understand the theory behind it ,I don't ! It is great that you are doing some of these more obscure artists / songs . Have just started getting into Beefheart a little bit recently and some of it rocks pretty hard ! I only knew him as a Zappa sidekick but he was a great musician in his own right I'm finding out . Is there any chance you could do "Call on Me" from Safe as milk? would like to see how you play intro chords

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oooh that'd be a good one! I've been working on "Tropical Hot Dog" for a while now - maybe I'll switch over to that one :-)

[@davedee6339]

Beefheart-y! Fantastic.

[@elvergalarga4461]

that looks so fun I'm out to get me a slidy thing for my finger....I love the beefheart by the way, one of my favorites. in any chance you read this comment, could you do autums child?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Good idea! I've taught a few others off that record, but not that one. Man, he was so ahead of his time!

[@carsickphil]

Superb in every respect. Liked and subscribed.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Cool! Thanks for your support! (^.^)/~~~

[@garlnd]

That turn around tho!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Ry is eternally the man, the dude, & the boss. So much feel in his playing.

[@iandavidson4852]

Magnificent.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Ian! I love this record! It's so ahead of its time!

[@slideon]

Thanks for the lesson m8!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

It's my pleasure Adam! killer Bob Ross avatar btw - "let's just put some happy little slides over here.."

[@Silmarillion80]

You're the best!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks man! Viva Le Beef!

[@noahfindlay528]

any chance you could do a video on early beefhart/magic band style guitar in general

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Ooh that’s a weird one - I wouldn’t even know what to call that style! Acid non linear jangle blues?

[@GladmanNow]

Don’t get me wrong. I love both these men.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Indeed!

[@jbcphx63]

Brilliant!!!

[@Cananalope]

Your Mustang looks so good with walnut and a tortoise pickguard. sounds amazing, wish I never sold mine. I love your videos.. Tom Waits tunes, Beefheart, Velvet underground. I love it! Do you have tabs transcribed for this tune? I keep having to remind.. using a lighter as a slide and borrowing my friends extremely cheap strat rip off. Feels good to be playing again though. Had a jam with friends the other night, first time I touched a guitar in 3 years and fell in love all over again.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much! I do have tabs for the stuff you see my play on my channel! Hit me up at my email: [e-mail] and for 3 paypal bucks I can send 'em your way!

[@sigspearthumb3249]

FYI as much as I love the Captain and Ry, the melody is just "Rollin' and Tumblin'" by Hambone Willie Newbern.

[@InfiniteRhombus]

ry cooder is an insane player, ive never ever ever ever heard anyone come close, some people might say "oh jimi etc was better" but imo he didn't come close.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+Iggy Tubmen Totally! He's one of the inimitable greats! Plus, he was like 19 when he did safe as milk. Daaaaang!

[@michaelmendillo4614]

Just a minute ! Guys from R.I shouldn't know how to play like that !!! Lmao ! Thanx Eric ! Your quite good at this backwoods playing !!! 😁🖒💕💕💕

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Michael! Just call me Professor Dirt :-)

[@michaelmendillo4614]

@@EricHaugenGuitar lmao !!! I live in Fla. These boys down here love this stuff ! Me too actually ! I never knew about this tuning and the use of the Capo !!! Man !!! Thats Southern Gold !!!! I have to do this,,, but all my guitars are electric and already set at different tunings !!! Lol !!! Going to be some work involved here !!!! Lol. I want an acoustic again, I havent really played one since I started out 30yrs ago !!!! I would love to have a Gibson, I only played on a replica of one,, and man , it was an experience!!! Sounded so good !!! I was impressed,,,,, 😁🖒

[@simonhill3281]

Very nice sir

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Simon!

[@ryanpaulretouch]

Thank you so much for this, Eric. Would there be any chance of a lesson for "A carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond" in the future?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Oooh that'd a cool one - it's been a while since I taught some beefheart I;ll add it to the request list!

[@colincampbell4261]

Thanks.

[@blondre]

This video just makes me happy lmao

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay!

[@warrensimpson3276]

great sound.....

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Warren!

[@aakkoin]

That guitar looks and sounds amazing, and I don't even really care, I'm a drummer

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Ha! That's how you know it's a looker! I play drums too - got a sweet old set of champagne sparkle ludwigs that complement to old Mustang nicely: instagram.com/p/BxPcUUwnB6x/?

[@brunograyfox]

Meu amigo, parabéns. Sou brasileiro, adoro Frank Zappa e seus parceiros musicais. Me ajudou bastante. Quando vier ao Paraty - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil, será bem vindo. Quando quiser sugestões de músicas brasileiras, conte comigo. Vale a pena conhecer além da bossa nova. Grande abraço.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Excelente! A verdade seja dita, não sei muito sobre a música brasileira fora de Jobim. Quais são alguns dos artistas que você recomendaria?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Isso é ótimo! Eu vou fazer uma lista de reprodução de spotify e começar a verificar essas coisas! Obrigado!

[@brunograyfox]

Faça pesquisa neste Blog. Eu acredito que seja interessante baixar os discos em MP3. quadradadoscanturis.blogspot.com.br/

[@frankszappaschin]

nice . real nice

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks so much!

[@dengie75]

is the right hand doing the cooder tehnique from your other video ? also what pedal do you use? great stuff man

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah it’s definitely similar! I don’t remember what crunch pedal I was using in this vid, but I always put a little rig rundown in the description box. It was probably my beloved Strymon Deco ❤️

[@EstevanOsorio]

Fantastic! I love playing this song. Did you get all that gain mostly from the Deco?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+Steven Osorio Yeah! That's all Deco going into the Normal Channel of my Tweed Pro. It has a really great overdrive tone! Very unique and "squishy," for lack of a better word. Also, the Deco KILLS for slapback echo.

[@DANILOBALDO5]

hey master. can you tell me the tune of your guitar to play this song is EAEDCE?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Almost! It's E A E A C# E -- Open A tuning. It's great for slide guitar and blues!

[@DANILOBALDO5]

thanks genius. i hope you can upload more songs of the captain beefheart. regards

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+DANILOBALDO5 You're welcome! And yup, I'm always working on beefheart stuff. Currently I'm stuck on Tropical Hot Dog but I should get it sorted out soon enough :-)

[@DavidMartin-dn5ye]

How about some non slide Cooder

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+David Martin Good idea! ...now, which tune to transcribe.....I'm off to spotify to do some homework!

[@brunel23]

Is there a tab for this?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Aha this one's so old I haven't gotten around to adding it to the website ooops!

[@JonasDaniel95]

Do you have it as a tab so I can read it also? I find it easier to play while seeing it as a tablature :)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+Jonas Jørgensen Yeah buddy, no problem! I can tab it out, scan it, and email it to you - for a modest suggested donation of like 3 bucks :) If that's cool with you, hit me up by email: [e-mail] and I'll get tabbin'!

[@JonasDaniel95]

+Eric Haugen hmm I don't know about that man, it was just if you had it already, im saving up for a SG '61 reissue that I reserved so I don't feel like throwing money at unnecessary things :)

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+Jonas Jørgensen I hear ya, man! Congrats in advance on your SG!

[@JonasDaniel95]

+Eric Haugen thanks man :) I've dreamed of having a SG since I started playing guitar I don't know why I've waited so long haha

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

+Jonas Jørgensen Oh yeah! They're the most comfortable Gibsons to play. People don't realize, but they have great clean tone too!

[@GladmanNow]

Ever heard Rye’s comments on playing for Beefheart? Seems the relationship did not last long as the Captain reportedly repeatedly changed his arrangements.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yeah, I watched that little documentary - seems like the captain was an intense dude. Possibly suffered some degree of mental illness - but what a genius!

[@sawsquaresinetube]

1k like right here

[@jt4534]

Was it not Alex St. Claire who did the slide work?

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I’m not sure, but there’s some footage floating around YT where you can see a young Ry playing it Spinks credited him :-)

[@FreakG.M.O]

BEEFHEART!

[@ergbudster3333]

Hmm.. Mojo NIxon? "I'm gonna dig up Howlin' Wolf.. and put his skull on my guitar". But then again, all too much slide sounds more or less the same.

[@thibautmatard3725]

good playing but the transcription is not correct

[@nottavictim5]

St Clair! Not Cooder. St Clair

[@edtilly186]

zoot horn is much better