The AWESOME Rolling Stones Lick that changed rock guitar for me!

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[@mikescheibinger5191]

the simple little lead riff that kicks off "if you can't rock me" is such a clean and casual toss-off that the genius of it goes right over yr head. epitome of cool, nothing to prove, just a cool, exhilarating breeze of exquisite tone and slippery pentatonic bliss. it's really all i need in a riff. dude kept it real.

[@camwelch9948]

I am so happy to see Mick Taylor getting his flowers here on KZbin. So many channels recently (past year or so) have been covering his work and techniques which I am endless grateful of. Thank you for the video!

[@MarkZabel]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

and any and all live Stones for his era is ALL Taylor comments unless a few guilty people say "I like Ron Wood but..." which cracks me up because Mick was FIRST and Mick was really the lead guitarist who helped define the entire live Stones sound

[@joekeiser6221]

The stones were at their best when Mick Taylor was with them. He lit the band up. Great guitarist indeed.

[@MarkZabel]

My favorite Stones era definitely ... and by far. Although I *do* like the interplay between Keith and Ronnie too.

[@briand377]

@@MarkZabel Mick Taylor was also at his best while in the Stones. Classic example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts .

[@claymor8241]

He was a cut above as a player but tbh with the Stones that was never the point of their music. They just felt they needed a top lead player to fit into that era. Ronnie Wood fit in better both as a player and person.

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

I think thats debatable but not necessarily untrue, although I love Ronnies stuff!!

[@theoriginalDAL357]

Joe K., I couldn’t agree more. With Ronnie Wood on lead, the Stones’ music lost the depth it had with Mick Taylor. Oh well, such is life, at least we got 5 years of the Stones at their peak.

[@GuyGGormanandtheGMen]

Dude!!! I love the way you can unpack SOOOOO much out of a short lick! You break it down into chunks and you give us visuals, which makes it so much easier. You give us the notes AND you give us the theory which allows us to be creative and expand upon the ideas to meet our own needs! And you keep it short but sweet! You're an awesome teacher!

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you so much! I work pretty hard to keep it short and compact!

[@manuelbockman1244]

I totally agree😃😃😃ThanX , mr Zabel🎸🎶💙🎶

[@sobeit1927]

I agree too . Thank you

[@maplechill75]

Mick Taylor is definitely my favorite classic rock guitarist. He doesn’t get the press of some from that era but his playing was fantastic. One of the big three guitarists to play with John Mayall along with Clapton and Greeny.

[@MarkZabel]

He's one of the masters for sure.

[@teleguy5699]

And maybe to his detriment, he didn't "guitar god" his solo's with the face gestures and hands in the air. Just played such nice clean solos.

[@MarkZabel]

Maybe. But I'd bet he's doing alright. I imagine stardom is overrated.

[@johnschaefer2238]

Taylor on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking just wonderful!

[@MarkZabel]

Totally agree!

[@hermandelgado7139]

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[@2war2bray]

The way you explained the guitar work here is excellent, some of the best I have observed if anyone wants to get anything out of it. Well done.

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you!

[@jr13227]

Taylor’s work on Ya Ya’s is what really got me into rock n roll

[@farmboypresents9977]

Yer, midnight rambler taught me rock!

[@billpholde4816]

Mick Taylor, a complete guitar genius for all time.

[@alanthomson1227]

His John Mayall years contained some amazing work . Blues from Laurel Canyon

[@SoulDaddy33]

@@alanthomson1227 Absolutely. Bare Wires as well. He worked a lot harder when he was with John Mayall. He almost seemed on vacation comparatively when he went to the Stones.

[@johnscialfa7391]

@@SoulDaddy33 ridiculous

[@Kleermaker1000]

Mick Taylor, the most soulful and lyrical guitarist of them all.

[@magpiesfan]

Keef's solo on Sympathy was great but then Mick comes in, and what he does is brilliant.

[@yeohann1]

Mick was amazing he was only about 20 and I wondered how someone so young could be so masterful and what I saw as unorthadox for a blues player. "Sympathy" and a song called "Vacation" which he did with John Mayall inspired me to play guitar. Thank you for your lesson on this song. Over 50 years later Im still messing it up.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@johnscialfa7391]

Yep

[@aalbi2781]

How about his amazing guitar solo off of John Mayall's Bare Wires album on I Started Walking? :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaaZm3yCZs2IhpY&pp=ygUoam9obiBtYXlhbGwgYmFyZSB3aXJlcyBJIHN0YXJ0ZWQgd2Fsa2luZw%3D%3D

[@Andynauga]

If anyone’s wondering on the get Yer Ya Ya’s out record Keith plays lead on Carol, Little Queenie, first part of Sympathy, Live with me and Honky Tonk Women

[@andrewhgee]

Yeah - and far more fun/interesting than Mick Taylor's solos

[@Andynauga]

@@andrewhgee I like them both…my all time favorite record

[@doublek321]

I love Mick's playing on "Time Waits For No One".

[@MarkZabel]

Absolutely!

[@frankmoore1299]

I agree. Absolutely sublime picking

[@gui-texzan7477]

Winter. Moonlight Mile. The list goes on.✌️

[@thelifewaver]

MASTERPIECE!!

[@cheneyrobert]

I saw the Stones 17 October 1973 at Vorst National in Brussels (Brussels Affair) Billy Preston on keyboards, Steve Madaio on trumpet, Trevor Lawrence on saxophone and Mick Taylor on lead and slide…..the Stones at their finest…the band was cooking and Mick Taylor absolutely took them to a different level. I went to high school with Ertegun’s nephew so 😎it was a pretty special concert for a few of us 🥂

[@MarkZabel]

Awesome!!

[@encoreunefois1X]

Lucky bastard.

[@dougpeters1625]

Outstanding tutorial. The graphic overlay on the fretboard are fantastic and the guitar sounds great. Thanks!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you like it!

[@michaelmott1498]

Ive been a casual player for years, and this was by far the best understanding and visual I have seen. You have changed my view of playing with one video

[@MarkZabel]

Wow, thanks!

[@michaelmott1498]

@@MarkZabel I mean casual 40 years, rhythm only type guy, campfire chords and such. Bought many books, but felt like I hit a wall. This first video I looked at was eye opening , I can see that now. Perfect session

[@alexjames1146]

I always loved Mick Taylor. The solos were so good sounding.

[@jimc6687]

This short lesson tops Mark's all-time favorite and best portrayed lessons!! Great job, M.Z.!! Jim C.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Jim C!!!

[@jzito9707]

Ya-yas is still my favorite album after 50 years. The Mick Taylor years were the only ones that had any appeal to me. Recently was asked to do the solo for Sympathy in a cover band. I learned Keith's, then Mick's, and then added some of my own and could change it nightly. But I always kept that first part of Mick's in it every time. Thanks for a nice break down. I knew what to do, you showed us the why. Nice job!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks! (For the background info too. Nice!)

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

Sympathy's end and Stray Cat Blues are the best Taylor stuff, but to me Ya Ya's doesn't use Taylor like the bootlegs Brussels affair and Philly Special or even Ladies and Gents would do...

[@Anjohl]

Love the overlays on the fretboard! As someone just starting down that journey (learning the fretboard, not playing, been playing for 30 years!), that makes it all come together *so* much better!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd]

Saw them in Houston in '72. I can still listen to it when I want to. What a blast.

[@MattGranz]

Thanks Mark! I love this lesson. After years of stopping this song during Keef's lousy solo I finally heard Mick's contribution and was immediately wanting to learn it. I taught myself but of course learned it wrong. Your lesson was beautifully done. I want to see you do the rest of his solo now. 😁

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Matt!

[@seansmith6745]

Great video! Felt like you made it for me. I’ve been obsessed with this solo for at least 35 years upon first discovering it in high school. I’ve also been a guitar player for even longer than that and while I could always play Keith’s solo, the skill level to play Mick’s was always just above abilities. Every year or so I give it a go. You’ve inspired me to take another stab at it. Thanks for the video!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks so much for your kind note! Glad you liked the video!

[@prettythings3]

Yeah, me too. After hearing Mick’s work with the Stones I started discovering his John Mayall contributions, which are excellent. This was a great video; I studied percussion very seriously with a symphonic percussionist who wanted his students to know some theory (I even had to sight sing at my lessons). Mark’s explanations made perfect sense. I’m in awe of you guitarists!

[@ncander64]

Thank you, Mick Taylor and Keith Richards do the guitar work on that record. The original solo was done and created by Keith Richards, who along with George Harrison remain rock’s most underrated guitarists.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@FantomWireBrian]

Keith is the man on guitar in the band before and after Taylor.

[@dwaynemcallister7231]

Yes truly a genius, created so many sounds unheard of before at least by my ears, though in the book Life, I recall reading Keith say because MIc Taylor was so good he was inspired to write better songs@@FantomWireBrian

[@MaxRadin]

Thanks! That is probably the best explanation of Myxoldian mode I've ever seen. And Mick Taylor is such a terrific player. His work on Blues From Laurel Canyon with John Mayall, right before he joined the Stones, was so good. He really put the Country vibe in the Stones IMO.

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you so much! Rock on!

[@bjones8470]

I was just learning to play guitar at 13 in 1977 when I got turned onto The Stones and Zeppelin. I was and have been mesmerized by those artists since

[@DarrylJordanOLW]

Thank you, sir. Those graphics for the seven ascending triads are a huge help to viewers' appreciation of the relationship between mode and scale on a fretboard. A lot of work went into this. You're giving Beato some tough competition -- or as prefer to look at it, we're blessed with different presenting styles, allowing a breadth of viewer/student/subscriber experience of music theory!

[@MarkZabel]

My pleasure. Yes, absolutely I don't see it as competition. (I'd be quite depressed if I did!) Glad you're enjoying the videos. I *do* work very hard, not just with the graphics, but in keeping the videos short and still keeping the key learnings and sharing what I experienced too! Thanks for noticing!

[@frankdardano3182]

Such a pleasure to listen to you speak of the details of your comprehensive music life, in your early years. A sense of incredible modesty seems to permeate all of your efforts. I am over 70, you look younger, but I sure like to listen to you, not just for real memories, for sounds exactly like the record. Do you remember when guys played Smoke on the Water, completely in barre chords? Oh, the good old days, you are passing on a skill I wish you were around in the late 50s and Ventures were the only guitar music! Every music, by sheet music for b flat, or anything for piano, don't know cant read music, constant urge to order no 3 with extra rice,and tea. You pass it on well my teacher friend, keep it going!tf

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks brother! And yes, I remember playing SotW using barre chords myself. I learned 4ths playing R&B songs in my early 20s and ... viola! There is was. Who would think "Rainy Night in Georgia" would lead to playing "Smoke on the Water" the (more or less) right way, but that's what did it for me.

[@janezimmerman7987]

The solos in YaYa's Sympathy are some of rock's best. They're simple and not technically difficult, but they're great. Just tremendous.

[@MarkZabel]

Agree. I wouldn't say Mick's solos are a walk in the park, as they're phrased so perfectly as well! Just fantastic.

[@janezimmerman7987]

@@MarkZabel I can't think of anybody that uses the pentatonic scale along with blues-flavored phrasing and feel that I like more than Mick Taylor. By my lights, the two Mick's version of the Stones was by far the best. As for difficulty, the solos weren't blisteringly fast or harmonically complicated so that you had to spend months figuring out what notes they were playing and why they worked. But it sure is a challenge to create something so compelling oneself. Those solos really stood the test of time.

[@janezimmerman7987]

@Michael Schaefer For a very long time I thought I was alone in my strong admiration of those solos. Most people I know have never heard them. Good to find company. They are so very good.

[@gillesserrigny6324]

​@@janezimmerman7987 Mick Taylor, a top class guitarist ! In Ya Ya's.we realize that Keith is forced to bring his guitar playing to its best. May be out of pride, or by pleasure (the both, may be). But, he'll as good as with Mick. The best duo of guitarists of the rock and roll.

[@jmjrademakers]

Best life album of the Stones. Keith & Mick different styles fitting so wel together as I had never heard before. By finding out wat they were doing on the guitars it was the best school guitar playing for me.😎

[@Kirkhill]

I've now watched many of your videos, this one was my favorite for adding that extra sauce to my solos!

[@MarkZabel]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@anthkraus4433]

Love Mick , met him several times and gave him some photos I took of him and his band , signed a few for me .

[@MarkZabel]

Very cool!

[@windyhillbomber]

Absolutely the best breakdown of basic theory for a beginner I have seen. The visual cues and graphics were really helpful.

[@MarkZabel]

Wow, thanks! Glad it was helpful!

[@Theweeze100]

Thank you so much. I’ve always loved that album, I think it’s one of the greatest live albums in history, and seems to be a real sleeper. That was a great break down of that solo. I’m glad I have subscribed to your channel.😮

[@MarkZabel]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@bryonmartin9221]

Thank you. Been playing live for 40 years but never understood how clear and simple this could be. My head just went POP!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad it helped!

[@crisprtalk6963]

One of my favorite music moments was meeting Mick at a club in Connecticut back in the 80's. I got a chance to talk with him and really enjoyed his playing that night. Never forget it.

[@MarkZabel]

Wow, awesome!

[@johnscialfa7391]

Awesome I had a similar experience I met him in 1999 when he played in Atlantic City....great guy,spent over an hour talking to him

[@AstraMusicOfficial]

@MarkZabel Hi, Mark! Hey, what a great video about that fabulous solo. My Dad saw your vid today and sent me the link. I listened to all my Dad's Stones records when I was a teenager and Mick Taylor was a great inspiration in learning lead guitar. That unique, musical and intricate solo I attempted to learn when I was 14. We'd just moved to France and I'd been given a Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite and that's what I used to emulate many of Mick's solos as I learned guitar. Thanks for your fascinating insights into the nuts and bolts of the modes and techniques used in the solo and for giving MT the recognition he deserves.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks! Very cool story too. I appreciate it!

[@AstraMusicOfficial]

😊@@MarkZabel

[@gediminasmurauskas7817]

There are several Mick Taylor lead-guitar gems that are commonly overlooked. One of my all-time favorite Mick Taylor leads with the Rolling Stones happens on 'Hide Your Love'! 'Shine a Light', the Jagger-Richards tribute song to Brian Jones, is another Mick Taylor lead-guitar gem.

[@MysticOblong]

Thanks for the nice and clear explanation of the thinking behind Mick Taylor's playing here. Another thing that's notable in Mick Taylor's soloing is the way he can keep solos rolling along fluently. A lot of guitarists play short licks and string them together as little phrases but Mick Taylor could also keep them moving and looping in smooth and dynamic rhythmic patterns. Hard to talk about music but I think if anyone else has appreciated this in Mick Taylor's playing they'll know what I'm on about here.

[@MarkZabel]

Yes, very lyrical I think. Just flows.

[@MysticOblong]

​@@MarkZabel Yes "flows" is the word. The lead guitarist on Hawkwind's debut from 1970 is another player from that era that leapt out at me for that rolling style that is pretty essential if soloing over one static chord. Think he left the band after their first album and he seems to be pretty much an unknown these days. Moderation allowing, here's the type of playing that brings Mick Taylor to mind: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZS8nqGhgJejkMU

[@kleberveridianogoncalvesde6293]

Thank you for the lesson !!!

[@MarkZabel]

You're welcome.

[@dontbakdown6015]

Mick Taylor..yet another graduate of the John Myall blues guitar academy.😊

[@TeamStevo24]

You sure got that right, so many great lead guitar players started with Mr. JOHN MAYALL. (Clapton, Taylor, Green, Trout, Mandel, Montoya, Wittington) ETC, ETC, ETC.

[@pauljohnson3454]

Right on bro.

[@terrier53]

If you guys want to hear something unbelievable, checkout KZbin videos of the Stones in Philadelphia and Texas in 1972. Mick Taylor's lead guitar work on Gimme Shelter is just the best.

[@johndaugherty4127]

Man, we were so lucky to grow up on that music. Thank you for the lesson. You always teach the very best songs!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Teleman73]

Great lesson as always! Mick Taylor has been a great inspiration, I need to go back and listen to him.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks man!

[@jbstonesfan]

As a lifelong Stones and MT fan I appreciate anyone who understands how much Mick Taylor meant to the band and guitar players. I was fortunate to see him both with the Stones and solo and he is truly one of the greatest players of his era . Sadly overlooked by many . When he was ranked 37th all time by RS magazine I had to laugh as he is easily in the top 10 and from 69-74 arguably the best.

[@MarkZabel]

Mick is just sooooo good. His lines flow more than just about anyone else from that era. Takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary.

[@gernotboesser6901]

You have to listen to his playing on the live recording of "sway" with carla olson, just unbelievable 🙏👌

[@gui-texzan7477]

Mick was an amazing player who, by 1973, hit his stride as a writer and arranger. (Moonlight Mile and Winter are still two of my favorite Stones cuts.) Jag and Keef didn't want or need a third person in the writing process, so they cut arguably the most talented musician in the band. The same mindset held George Harrison down until he released All Things Must Pass in 1970.

[@jbstonesfan]

@Gui-Texzan I think being in the Stones brought out his best artistically but it was very hard on his shy , reserved personality. Mick and Keith did allow him to shine those years live, but no one was going to get in between their writing credits. Look, it took RW decades to become a full member.

[@aliveandwell829]

100% !!! But when you look at the top ten or twenty of the RS picks, it's pretty clear that they have no idea. MT is EASILY in the top 10!

[@FlipSideCT]

A Stones head here.....thank you so much for presenting this! So well done and explained. Now if I only saw this in 78'!! keep them coming

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!!

[@Questioneverythingx]

the best part is a lot of these guys didn't even know what they were playing, but just that it sounded cool.

[@mikeclark3013]

Love your analysis! There are several examples on that album of the different styles vis a vis Mick and Keith. The one you mentioned is indeed sublime, but the two Chuck Berry covers illustrate Keith’s beautifully raw approach. “Stray Cat Blues” is another showcase of Taylor’s virtuosity. All in all I think Ya Ya’s is one of the finest live albums by any band ever.

[@MarkZabel]

Yes, absolutely. The contrast really elevates the music IMHO. I love how Ronnie and Keith play together, but the Mick Taylor era Stones truly benefitted from his more refined style. It made everyone better.

[@UkuleleBobbyKemp]

Lovely stuff thanks Mark - always Great to see Mick Taylor getting props!!... 🙏

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@MCobbjr]

Love Mick's solo work on that record. Thanks for a great lesson!

[@MarkZabel]

My pleasure!

[@bernardausterberry9795]

I became a Stones fan with Mick Taylor, and left with him.

[@timbermannh]

I hear ya and kinda agree... BUT the Brian Jones era was fantastic as well.

[@Kleermaker1000]

@@timbermannh I became a Stones fan during the Brian Jones-era, but then I heard Get Yer Ya Ya's Out! and put my head in the speakers every time Mick Taylor did something special. Got bored of the Stones when he left. The best live concerts are with Mick Taylor. The proof is on my channel, in the playlists of all the tours he did with the Stones from 1969 until his last concert with them in 1973, Oct. 19 in Berlin. Their best concert ever thanks to Mick Taylor.

[@chuckpotockimusic2288]

This is awesome! I'm particularly impressed that you chose to play a Les Paul Deluxe...a guitar that hasn't gotten its' due because humbucker and P-90 snobs don't appreciate its' greatness. I own a Deluxe myself and it's one of my favorite guitars to play; Minis are so versatile and have a unique character and tone all their own! Very nicely done! Keep rockin' that Deluxe, man! 🎸 👊😃

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks brother!

[@gramcameron4469]

Looks like a p90 goldtop tribute L.P too me , with a pair of firebird copy pickups ... !?

[@richbailey8174]

This was THE lick to figure out when I was in high school when the Get your Ya Ya's album came out. Me and my friend Steve spent a day learning it and it was so cool when we did!

[@MarkZabel]

Cool!

[@ProgRockDan1]

Thanks for sharing the chords

[@telecomex]

Hey Mark, keep em comin! I sincerely like your easy going style, and how you have discovered so many subtle and not so subtle influencing riffs within the music of our/my generation. Just sipping a beer and noodling on my Korean Vintage LP and really enjoying the moment. Thanks very much from way up here in surprisingly sunny and warm (today) Vancouver BC - ss

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks! Glad to hear from a fellow classic guitar friend in BC! I still want to get out there some day to fish!

[@alexbowman7582]

The KZbinr guitar pilgrim pointed out in a video that the initial Taylor lick, which is basically what Nicky Hopkins is playing on keyboard on the studio recording is plucked with fingers.

[@MarkZabel]

Interesting.

[@fredthejunkman]

Thanks Mark. I look forward to your posts, 'cause I learn something new that is always easier than I thought.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@mdspman000]

That was a nice explanation and I appreciate that you talked in terms of music (intervals and chords) instead of just showing finger positions.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@stevehoran5595]

Heh! When I read the title I had a gut feeling you'd be talking about the 6ths in Sympathy For The Devil. My favorite part is when he ups the volume a little to go into single notes and you hear the guitar tip over a little into feedback/sustain. Get Yer YaYas Out is a great instructional aid, partly in division of labor between lead and rhythm guitar work. Keith's relatively awkward lead playing sets the stage for Mick's more commanding solo. When Brian Jones was in the band, Keith was the lead guitarist. When Mick Taylor joined, he found his true calling as a great rhythm player.

[@MarkZabel]

Yeah, the whole solo is great and this prelude just sets the stage. You're 100% spot on about Keith finding his calling. Mick T helped him find it for sure. I love how Ronnie and Keith weave between each other too, but MT's contrast inspired him.

[@sodneymvlin7715]

Oh my another one of those moments when things come together and make sense. Thanks

[@MarkZabel]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@patguitare]

Great tutorial of the great work that Mick shared during his time with The Stones! 'Get Yer Ya's Ta's out was my bible for learning and understanding the mixture of major and minor pentatonic scales in the same song, plus what you have described in your great video here. All you young or old guitarists who are into this style, Listen and pay attention to this guy!

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you!

[@ChristiaanHartNibbrig]

I don't understand technically what's going on with Mick Taylor, but he is in my top five all-time rock guitarists. Clean, long lines. The solo in "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" is my favorite, and a quintessential Mick Taylor jam. Yuge fan here. Yuge.

[@davidwilley3609]

Unfortunately if you watch him play live now he does not have that it factor that he used to. he doesn’t have that unique sound anymore and his playing is mediocre at best

[@FantomWireBrian]

Keith played the opening riff on " Can't you hear me knocking " . Keith not Taylor. Check the studio credits while Taylor was with the Stones. Bass work was also amazing from Keith in the studio . 😎

[@ChristiaanHartNibbrig]

​@@FantomWireBrian I wasn't talking about the opening riff, but the long one later in the song; the one with clean long, bendy notes. And I am pretty sure that is not Keith Richards. In fact, check it out live. You can youtube it.

[@aliveandwell829]

@@FantomWireBrian The opening riff is 100% rhythm guitar... Oh yeah, and it is pure GENIUS! Kieth works wonders with the open G tuning!

[@Andynauga]

I would love to hear your take on the 6ths in the live version of Stray Cat Blues..perhaps MTs high mark with the stones 🙂🎸⭐️

[@jmjrademakers]

I agree with you. Same style as Sympathy for the devil.

[@MarkZabel]

Sounds good!

[@FantomWireBrian]

Keith played the studio track for Stay Cat , and Taylor had nothing to do with it . Check studio credits on the LPs .

[@TheBoboMaker]

I have been using 6ths for some time, but was always confused on how to integrate them in within the context of a random chord progression I'm improvising over. Because the two shapes can either be for a major or minor chord. I didn't know how to choose the appropriate shapes for a particular chord progression. This is a start on how to do that. Thanks.

[@MarkZabel]

Awesome! Glad to help.

[@miked3317]

Very clear explanation with the pics of the fretboard, excellent 👍

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@chanang453]

great insight and playing as usual ....thanks mark

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whisky2roxy]

There were so many great rock guitarists in that era. And all types of music, everything from the Allman Bros to Yes to the Stones.

[@daviemcf]

Rory Gallagher Peter Green Duane Allman Dickie Betts Jimmy Page Gary Moore Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler Brian Jones Mick Taylor Keith Richards Jimi Hendrix Ted Turner Joe Walsh Steve Howe

[@whisky2roxy]

@@daviemcf Steve Hackett, Robin Trower, Alvin Lee....we can go on endlessly

[@dchanson55]

Yes! I like his solo and Keith's on Sympathy For the devil on the Ya Ya's recording!

[@teleguy5699]

Probably the album and specifically that song that turned me from a casual Stones fan to this super fan for life. My brother brought the album home but I'm not sure he listened to it. I wore it out and have had probably 15 versions of this album since. Before I started playing guitar, I knew all the rhythm parts of that album by heart.

[@MarkZabel]

Yeah!

[@martyrdanielson]

My mind is blown. As a mostly KZbin taught guitarist, this was a simple and understandable explanation of Mixolydian.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@artful_dodger59]

Keith was the catalyst for me to pick up a guitar, but as a kid in the 60s and 70s with no internet, i didn't know it was Mick Taylors insanely fluid fretboard excursions that were making my jaw drop. This is a great how-to vid, thank you!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@ChrisMythMusic]

The ya yas version of this tune changed my life and ears , always reference this Mick Taylor solo when I have covered it , and credited him for teaching me all those tasty 6ths, so I enjoyed your video. Coincidentally I just watched a video of the Stones working out Sympathy in studio, and realized that it was the great Nicky Hopkins on the keys, that first started playing the Steve Cropper motown moves. Taylor hadn’t even picked up his guitar yet but like a great musician, he heard it and went off on it ⚡️

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the info.

[@Grunfeld]

Thank you so much for this great explanation. Makes sense and really useful.

[@MarkZabel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnmaritato3587]

I remember seeing "Gimme Shleter" in the theater. When the solo came on for "Love In Vain" I also thought it was Keith (absolutely soaring slide solo). But when I found out it was Mick T., I became a lifelong devotee. Mick T. made me want to stop being a lead singer and become a guitar player. That was about in '71 and I'm still learning!

[@MarkZabel]

Great all-around player. Really inspired the Stones to make their best work.

[@miked3317]

Great video Mark! Very interesting indeed! 🙏👏👍😊

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frankscutari9516]

Nice job!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@frankscutari9516]

@@MarkZabel no thank you!

[@tubularbill]

Brilliant Mark! Wonderful lesson. Thank you!

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@senseiruss]

This is an excellent analysis and explanation. Nicely demonstrated, and very helpful. Thanks, Mark!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@michaelmerrullo2043]

Any time your talking Mick Taylor your talking my language. One of the first licks little Michael Merrullo worked out on his own. Though I didn't really know what the theory behind it. Thanks to many great teachers like you, I finally know what the hell I'm playin lol. Saw Mick at The Club in Cambridge twice in the 80s. I bought a Sunburst Les Paul for $500 used at Wurlitzers in Boston, my first electric around 1979 because I wanted to be like heroes Mick Taylor and Leslie West who played one at a Rathskellar show I went to. I lost it (stolen )years later.which is part of a long sad story. looking forward to checking out the course.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Mike! I've never been able to see him live other than on KZbin. BTW, the course is on the site for members right now, so you don't have to wait!

[@michaelmerrullo2043]

I just went through the GBE string exercises. And viewed some 5-T Level 2

[@maxratio]

Great information and insight Mark. I always appreciate your expertise and guidance in helping me make sense of the fretboard and soloing! Keep up the good work!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@SullenMorbius]

Sweet lesson. Always loved that lick. Thanks for breaking it down. I love Get Yer Ya Ya's. Mick Taylor stamp all up and down that record. My fave solo off the record is the mini one that leads into the final lyrics of Midnight Rambler.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks! Those Midnight Rambler licks are fantastic!

[@bobbyrubio]

That was one of the coolest guitar tutorials on the web!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@charlesfellows8130]

Thanks, great breakdown, very clear explanation.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@rdwwdr3520]

Great video! That is a great recording (Ger Yer Ya Yas) and many good licks in there.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@ep9229]

Years (many years) ago I learned "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison and it opened me up to harmonized 6ths. I still try to incorporate 6ths and 3rds into my playing whenever I can to add harmonic interest.

[@chrischristi1818]

Awesome Bro!! You NEVER cease to amaze!!!!!

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!!

[@johnmac8084]

Inspiring video again Mark I'm not new to 6ths, but this is a great example

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@harrytonto3875]

Excellent presentation. Know the song well. My High School band did the entire Get Your Ya Ya's out album cover to cover, and nailed it. Worked all the time and put money in the bank for college.

[@MarkZabel]

Sweet! Wish the bands I worked with did that too! (I did the same, but for R&B/Soul bands in Detroit.)

[@brainbaffles8539]

If my parents had the money at the time, and I could go back in time 40 years ago, whereby you were my guitar teacher, I truly believe Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, David Gilmore, George Harrison or Peter Frampton wouldn't be able to hold a candle to me today. Fantastic Video !! I love being a legend in my own mind :)

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video.

[@joefockler1870]

Mark, Always great guitar knowledge and lessons. I thoroughly enjoy your teaching and skill on the guitar.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Joe!

[@luisfernandoenrique]

Absolute best, thank you so much for sharing

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you!

[@vacationrichard974]

This is great, man. Thank you, brother.

[@MarkZabel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@derekclacton]

Gotta love that Gold Top look and those mini humbucker tones!

[@MarkZabel]

Yes, I do!

[@lawman3966]

The song that brought Mick to my attention was Dead Flowers. Great fills and licks, followed by a highly melodic and memorable solo. I wish he'd never left the Stones. I wonder if he regrets that decision.

[@patricethureau4276]

I think this is Keef solo : Mick Taylor joined the band on July 1969 while Sympathy for the Devil was recorded on June 1968.

[@johnmac8084]

This is a live version recorded in November 1969, released in 1970 on Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out

[@MarkZabel]

@patricethureau4276 This is Mick's part. It's from "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out", not the one from Beggar's Banquet.

[@billygroves5476]

As good as Mick Taylor was I still like the beggars banquet version the best. No doubt Mick is very much underrated.

[@seanlahm4826]

I am so happy I found your channel. Great selection of riffs and instruction. Plus it helps that we have the same musical tastes.

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks Sean!

[@nunyafunyuns]

I love Mick's work on Can't You Hear Me Knocking.

[@MarkZabel]

Definitely!

[@GeorgeTesta-l9q]

Absolute great lesson! Bravo

[@slidelarson]

Thanks for breaking it down so succinctly. I'm curious what pickups you have on that LP? I've never seen any like them.

[@surfrby8876]

Cool little lesson , I'm a Mick Taylor fan and subscribed

[@MarkZabel]

Thanks!

[@chalyjudge7749]

Great video! Thank you! Nice 70’s Goldtop LP with the mini humbuckers 👍😎

[@MarkZabel]

Thank you!