The Yardbirds "Shapes Of Things" LESSON w/Mike Pachelli & Jim McCarty

[@aramboodakian9554]

Love this song! Way ahead of its time. I’m 69 now in 2024 so I was 11 in ‘66, but already well into rock music.

[@UnpleasantChuck]

I love all of your song analyses, Mike, and this one is special because of the inclusion of Jim McCarty. This isn’t my favorite Yardbirds song - that would be Heart Full of Soul - but this has one of my all-time favorite drum bits! Every time I hear it, I have to stop whatever I’m doing and listen for Jim’s little hi-hat figure at the end of the bridges going back to the verses. This is the only time I become an ‘air drummer’, and have to tap that out in front of me. (I’m normally a mediocre guitar player, but I excel on the drums for. this small part!) Anyway, thanks again to both of you - it was a great pleasure to enjoy this one again!

[@arthurmee]

Just coming up to my 10th birthday when this was released in the UK, my tender, young mind was blown away. I still love the song.

[@Zafirios]

I love these Yardbirds tutorials. And what a treasure it is to have Jim McCarty talk about the songs and play them.

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

just found this Gem !

[@sapelesteve]

Now that was fantastic Mike & Jim! Great old tune and is was nice seeing Jim still hammering those drums! 👍👍🎤🎤🎸🎸🥁🥁👏👏

[@MPfrance]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Slammintone]

No way!! Jim McCarty! That is so cool.

[@davegarfield9007]

Outstanding, Mike & Jim!

[@marcbolan1818]

Jeff overdubbed a second lead on the solo adding accents. This is the song that changed rock music. Page has said this solo in particular inspired him of the possibilities to change music. Incredible track in every aspect.

[@snowfiresunwind]

Great video. The song still sounds just as powerful as it did back in 1966 when it caused quite an earthquake in the UK at the time. The Yardbirds - such an important and innovative band.

[@bcrater6400]

Outstanding. I wore the grooves out of my Yardbirds vinyls when I was young and learning guitar. Timeless music.

[@bmwtravel1100]

kudos to you for exploring and explaining this Yardbirds classic. More Yardbirds!

[@midnightblues717]

Oh, I enjoyed that Mike! How great to have Jim there again! Thanks to both of you! MB

[@markdavis8532]

Great interview and as always great everything else. love ya, Mike!

[@ScottKistler-c2l]

Great. Love the Yardbirds !! Great lesson !!

[@MickCorgi]

Wow! Now Mike moves into a Yardbirds! I look forward to the sequels.

[@guitarandbeyondplus]

Great Mike, so now after 58 years of trying to learn that sloop I have no excuse. A big Merci.

[@Hoaxer51]

Pretty cool stuff! Thanks Jim for joining in!

[@Hammerman48]

That’s great…..and amazing to see Jim involved!

[@codex3048]

Great to see and hear Jim McCarty on this!

[@juke699]

Exceptional Mike, hope there are more Yardbird songs in the pipeline...

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Yes, please!!

[@edd2771]

Great combining an interview with the lesson! More of this!

[@tomk1tl39]

LOL . . . Jeff playing his solo on just the " G " string . . . ya gotta love these guys back then . . . I"m purty much a '60s nerd 😎 👍👍 . . . tks Mike and Jim .

[@dnbeckmann]

Always love the Yardbirds work, guys! Thank you!

[@MPfrance]

Our pleasure!

[@1rwjwith]

Incredible! First a thank you to Mr.McCarty for the brilliant music. I think this song may be the Yardbirds best master piece..timeless classic and everyone in the band is tremendous on it. Just a mention also that I always loved Keith Relf’s voice, sometime he does not get mentioned. Beck just plays the most innovative guitar of that early Psychedelic era , fantastic lesson❤️

[@billybober1812]

I have played guitar since 1965....Yes a masterpiece....like a lot of Beatles tunes....very basic chord structure...but the tones, the accents in the rhythms..the sum is greater than its parts...such a vibe. As I learn more, and more songs of my teen years, I now have great appreciation for the artist's vibe, and what they invented to fill 2 minutes, and deliver 'get your attention' lyrics.

[@martynspooner5822]

That felt like a real privilege, thanks to you both.

[@glencanyon7845]

What a treat! Thank you both.

[@chrishenry542]

Interesting departure from the Beatles, Mike! And it’s your usual thorough analysis. Absolutely loved this vid!

[@juniorkong9587]

No wonder Gary Moore covered this song on Victim of Changes. Thanks Mike! This was a treat. Keith

[@RallyNova350]

What a great treat to see this today. Have always loved this song. Must have been a thrill to put together the sound-a-like and have Jim play the drums. Thanks for sharing this!

[@DonTSmith]

That song always reminds me of listening to my cousin's records in her basement in Detroit in 1968. I can still recall the musty basement smell.

[@jeffreyborthick3769]

Excellent breakdown of a deceptively simple song!! Kudos on the explanation of Beck's rhythm dynamics!!! The bass break nailed me to the wall when I was a kid - It's great to know where that came from!! Further kudos to Mr McCarty for that nick/composition. A quick breakdown of that would have been nice, especially when Dreja's part needn't take up so much time, but you da boss!! Thank you x7!!!

[@christopher9152]

Always love to see Jim on your channel. Thanks for another great video, gentlemen!

[@philbeattie3978]

Great another song to add to my own band. Cheers Mike.

[@2011littlejohn1]

This is so interesting. I saw them play this in Singapore in 1966 - in fact I think they opened with it. Jimmy Page was on guitar. At the time they were very innovative nobody sounded like them. For some reason they were support for the Walker Brothers - philistines that we were we walked out when they came on.

[@RR-uj2vx]

Awesome. Thanks to you both.

[@dahur]

Love it..!

[@johnmorano6095]

Excellent Video! Thanks!!

[@Cbcw76]

I love Jim's increasingly frenetic drumming during the solo... I wonder who led who?!!

[@jguitar23]

neverending thanks for this tuto🎉

[@ragnadrabinowitz7629]

cool! love yardbirds! more yardbirds!

[@ReedHomanMusic]

Awesome video Mike! I recently watched one of your live performances, the one with frank Stallone. It was awesome! Your lead guitar was really good on that song. I really enjoyed the solo you performed

[@jacksmith9788]

Very cool!

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Awesome. Thanks guys! 😎🍻

[@jamesgorski1398]

Saturdays are the best days always

[@johnhaller7017]

Chris Dreja always added a certain rhythm guitar magic to any of The Yardbirds tracks he played on at the time. An unmistakable unifying element of the Yardies'. Good to see Jim McCarty replaying those times too. Great exposition Mike and Jim. That Jeff Beck solo and It's 66' again.

[@54macdog]

Oh so cool!

[@shawnkennedy855]

This is just....cool.

[@michaelchicolabarbera5071]

Grazie to you Mike and to you Jim! So wonderful to see and hear you in this nifty tutorial! Mike, appreciate your meticulous attention to detail and breakdown of the integral components of this song. Don't crucify me on this observation, but any chance that Sir Paul garnished his solo on "Taxman" from recollecting Jeff Beck's work on "Shapes of Things?" ☮

[@erict1917]

Love it.

[@roxyroxburgh9566]

FABULOSO!!!

[@timothyhennig80]

Great lesson and song! Always one of my favs. My problem is I've got Dupuytren's contracture and I couldn't play a barre chord if my life depended on it. I either have to play a power chord, or the middle 4 strings.

[@אסףיטבת]

Paul mcartney's guitar solo on "Taxman" was inspired very much

[@soldmeout]

Great!

[@backpages4910]

Sweet!

[@743lplkp]

good skills

[@juniorkong9587]

I may be the only one around who still listens to Box of Frogs.

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

"Shapes of Things": Coincidentally we see Mike's shape, that is his profile, for the first time. 🙂

[@cherylstein2585]

I almost learned to play lead guitar with this song and then music passeded . Me by and I stayed on rythem guitar oh well I still have fun....

[@FAB7362]

Top this by getting Ringo or Paul to accompany you on one of the many great Beatles lessons you have done.

[@carlotomass119]

Great as usual Jim is a legend thanks again Mike

[@phylliscanning7664]

Love it! Always wondered how in the world did Keith Relf manage to electrocute himself while playing the guitar. In the back of my mind I wonder if there's something I don't know that could be a danger with my own playing the guitar. Don't practically think so, but any insight of the details of that tragic situation?

[@MPfrance]

@phyllis - Keith was playing guitar in his basement where he had a studio. The wiring on his guitar was not grounded. Properly grounded wiring allows electricity to travel safely to the amp. Without it you'd get shocked from touching a microphone, etc.. There was an exposed metal pipe on the floor. While holding the guitar - touching the strings - he stepped on that pipe and became a conductor for 230volts. That had to hurt. Even worse - his eight year old son found him dead.

[@phylliscanning7664]

@@MPfrance OMG! So sad! How do you tell though if your guitar is properly grounded?

[@MPfrance]

@phyllis - You'd hear a LOT of humming from the amp. Or - Hold your guitar strings down and a grab a microphone (plugged into another system) and if you get shocked - there's a ground problem somewhere!

[@phylliscanning7664]

@@MPfrance Thanks. That helps.

[@olafbigandglad]

Is Jim the only original Yardbird still alive? Don't scream Clapton, because he wasn't an original member.

[@inafloor]

Jim & Chris Dreja.

[@jorgeperez9842]

And Paul​