The Proper Alright Now Chords - Deep Dive

[@05ntgrace]

what was the first chord again? just kidding bud, thanks

[@daveknight957]

Hi Dave, this is Dave, 40 years a bassist, messed about on guitar - saw Free at the Oasis club in Portsmouth in 1969 (before they hit the big time in 1970) and was blown away. I've been trying to get those chords ever since. You Wonderful person, it's taken me 54 years to find the right chords and you've done it for me THANK YOU. I now have to battle with arthritis to get that sound and stretch the fingers .... aaaaaaargh - Thank You again.

[@sjlacey65]

Alright Dave !

[@tonytee4280]

Dave's guide to getting cramp in your fretting hand. Always wondered how he played it live given there were 2 parts on the recording. Now I know. More like this Mr Simpson please

[@riffcodger]

I saw young Paul kossof play this live in 1970. And yes that third chord is simply cosmic. Well done Dave for highlighting all of this stuff.

[@timmungenast]

I'm very happy for you that you got to witness that. I was only 10. As for the magical third chord (a G with a rub between the 4th and the 3rd), the only other place I've heard it is Allan Holdsworth (on his Road Games album).

[@user-lt7me7rw1b]

2:39 2:45 3:10 3:10 3:17

[@user-lt7me7rw1b]

3:43

[@johnsmyth3281]

So very JEALOS , lmao....

[@brucereed4145]

I was also fortunate enough to see them, in 1969, but the hordes descended to primarily see Blind Faith. For that reason I was not able to get as close to the stage as I normally did. I was a fan of theirs (Free) by that point. Paul played his stripped top Les Paul (#10).

[@Bluesbreaker57]

How brilliant seeing someone give Paul the recognition he deserves. 👏👏

[@GroundFrog69]

SPOT ON! I found those heavenly 3rd and 4th chords by accident after 1000s of years of experimenting. I had them apart from the extra low A on the E string which I am going to steal. Brilliant. Very well demonstrated and you've made a million guitarists very happy.

[@Dave-nm3xc]

Are you a vampire? 😆

[@theaxe5150]

Only Dave can make a 1 minute lesson 19 minutes long and still keep it entertaining. 😎🤘Thanks, I've been playing it wrong for 40 years.

[@JTPiano2011]

Got cha beat, I’ve been playing it wrong for 44 years 😮 d’oh!!!!

[@SweetPicklenation]

Ughh.

[@carstenbornscheuer255]

Da können wir uns alle die Hände reichen. Ich spiele es 41 Jahre falsch😂😂😂. Aber wir lernen ja jeden Tag dazu.

[@JDStone20]

This is easily my favorite guitar KZbin channel. Dave makes my day and life better, and his music on bandcamp speaks to me. I would have thought he was a Gen-X'er!

[@jackgilchrist]

It's cool to know how the original artists play stuff. Doesn't mean anyone else has to play it that way. Play it the way you like to play it and what sounds good to you. Play it with different chord shapes if you want. Play it in a different key if you want. It's not "wrong" or "incorrect," it's just different. Sometimes the artists themselves play it differently live, or play it one way early on and play it different later in their career.

[@thedavesimpson]

Your right but this video is made to focus on the way the person who originally played on it played it. If you don’t want to play it the way Paul did fine. I don’t care.

[@jackgilchrist]

@@thedavesimpson I understand. Not a criticism of you or your video, which was great and helpful. Rather it was a criticism of the idea, which I see way too often, that unless you play something exactly how the original artist did, you are doing it wrong. Knowing how the original artist played a song (and how he or she may have varied it) and being able to play it that way is a good idea, though, and can only help us grow as musicians, as long as we don't get locked in.

[@thejimmymeister]

@@thedavesimpson Paul Kossoff did play it the way you call "wrong" and "not real." He played it that way on the album.

[@jeffreypaulross9767]

@@jackgilchristWhy not learn it the right way first? Then, if you do decide to play it the wrong way, you’ll have more depth of understanding! Like the old saying goes, learn the rules before you break them.

[@jackgilchrist]

@@jeffreypaulross9767 Yeah, I think I've heard that before somewhere. 🙂

[@tuckasamms]

Aahh this is brilliant Dave. I've waited since the 70's to find the true Elixier - and now I've found it . Cheers Dave.

[@MAP448]

The reason most folks play it that way Dave is when you're a single guitarist & to make it sound right while only having 1 guitarist, then u have to compromise between the 2 high & low octaves. No one's wrong or right, there is only compromise between the 2. Once again you've done another wonderful video though. I've missed you & your mates a lot. I can't wait to see part 2 of that guitar video your working on. Any ideas when we can see that?

[@Dad-Gad]

He shows you how Paul played it live , thus , That's the right way . Any other way is inherently wrong .

[@CrazedFandango]

@@Dad-Gad Different.

[@StevenHadfield]

​@@Dad-Gad The vast majority of people have never seen Free live, but have heard the record version on the radio, Spotify, vinyl, CD, TV. There's two versions, right is a matter of perspective.

[@steviedee9826]

@@Dad-Gad You got bullied at school, didn't you?

[@Gregorypeckory]

​@@Dad-GadSays who? If it's got a high A on the album, obviously playing it is a perfectly legitimate choice. Aside from that it's rock and roll which comes from improvised music, and it's lame and silly to call someone covering a R&R tune "wrong" if they play a chord voiced with the same notes, except it's "different than how they played it live. Saying you're playing a song wrong because you're playing the album version is beyond nitpicky and just plain silly, and like I said, It's rock and roll; there's room for variations.

[@bluessumlin...7067]

Oops! Have been playing this wrong for ages.. many thanks for sharing the correct way Mr S!👍🙂🎸

[@rickycompton2610]

Finally someone who gets Paul Kossoff, Dave thanks for this great Lesson sounding killer as always I see you have been Loving the new Les Paul!

[@morbidrockgod]

Thank you for sharing! Paul's definitely one of the greats!

[@seancubs56]

This gives me a ridiculous amount of joy to finally see, and hear how he got that sound! As ever, your down to earth explanation filled with all the human frailties of tired fingers etc,make this a joy to watch! 😊

[@johnnorth9355]

Thank you Dave but my old arthritic fingers don't stretch like that anymore 😞. I will stick to the easy way of playing it and that suits me fine these days. Most of my neighbours are so young they will not know the difference lol. I was blasting it out on my newly acquired Squire Telecaster Deluxe custom (which turns out to be a 2008 model from the s/n - no idea if that is a good thing or not ?). Using the bridge pickup it sounds just right to me for this. Already falling deeply in love with it.

[@craigparse1439]

8:00 and we're now doing the 2nd chord in the intro. I love this stuff. Dave, you're a legend!

[@johnladd5016]

Playiing along on a Jazzmaster. You're right about it being harder on this scale of neck! But thank you, these chords sound huge!

[@w13rdguy]

Few songs bring as visceral a response in the feels as this one, and none hits quite the same. Thanks, professor Dave!

[@meinhendl]

agree !!

[@JDiston1]

Paul Kossoff's' guitar playing was lovely. When it comes to 'feeling' he's up there with Peter Green, Dave Gilmour, etc. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Thanks for the upload Dave.

[@theguitarbunker]

Thanks Dave! Oh my, I love Koss. I went to the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, primarily to see my mentor, Pete Townshend. But then, Free came on stage Sunday morning and Koss stole my heart! My avatar here is my Gibson Custom Shop Paul Kossoff 1959 Les Paul Standard Green Lemon Burst Tom Murphy Aged. Of course, there’s not one day when I pickup this guitar that I don’t think of Koss and all the joy he’s given me over the years. My ambition was to play rhythm to his lead, but sadly before we knew it, he was gone. Continue to rest in love and peace dear Koss.

[@donaldbutcher1260]

What you are describing is the " G" chord shape in the CAGED system

[@miketurnbull7410]

Joyous and infectious, as always, thank you.

[@MulaMusic67]

Good stuff Dave, and your enthusiasm for those chords is a sight to behold! 😎

[@davidwolfe9391]

I always wanted to pay homage to this song, but was never able to sort out the chords to this level of accuracy. Thanks for sharin- can't wait to get it down...

[@briankeenan4901]

It's about time somebody enlightened us about the correct chords for this song. Thank you.

[@lovingpeace9715]

Yup, that's the way I've played the song for years, and so many people play it wrong. Hope they will see your video and start playing this great song properly as it sounds so much better. Great job cheers

[@EternallyThankful-os6pz]

Bro - this was an awesome lesson !!!! You're soooooo right - the correct chords and its resolution are just beautiful - thanks so much for sharing this !!!

[@tajvida8710]

It’s this kind of deep dive analysis of the right way to play to play this riff, that elevates Dave’s channel above most of the others…

[@paso193]

LOL! That last part playing the lead was worth the price of admission! Nice vibrato, mate! Did P.K. proud! HA!, HA! One of my favorite songs playing in a cover rock band back in the day. Damn - I wish I had the right chordal pattern back then! Those chords were gorgeous! Thanks for posting this! 🤟👍

[@clarissaanaferreirasieiro2127]

I have small hands and looking Dave teaching these chords my fingers they start hurting but can't wait to arrive home tomorrow to check if i can do them .

[@rjprivate]

Ooo I love this. Did I miss the chorus? There is something sweet going on there too. Thanks for helping to nail this classic

[@steverussell6277]

great video, shows how kossof, was such a quirky and unique player. gone but not forgotten...........thank you.

[@paulkramer9666]

It comes across. There's a big difference adding that A at the 5th fret. 👍 Free had such a melancholy sound with those chord voicings like that third chord. Nice string bends and vibrato at the end there too! You come very close to replicating Kosoff's speed and accuracy with your vibrato technique. Right on it! 😊

[@JammyGit]

Be My Friend is such a touching song, it's impossible to listen to it without choking back the emotions. The same goes for Heavy Load.....beautiful songs, beautiful vibes ✌️

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Don't Say You Love Me is probably my favorite Free song ever. Paul Kossoff was such an incredible player. So tragic that we lost him so soon.

[@stradaveriusfiddle]

Yes by jove! I believe you have successfully deconstructed the ingredients for one of the coolest guitar riffs ever! Thanks so much for sharing and taking the time to make sure that even the rather slow learners, like myself, could still get it! 🧐🎸

[@Birkguitars]

Shut Up And Play did a really good break down on this as well and agrees with the principles but does put in the high A because it sounds more like the studio version and that is what that video is focussed on. Most of it is A major to D major and back again but the third chord is complicated. It is A F G D E across the strings but that means it is basically D E F G A which should really not work because it is five consecutive notes from the scale of A mixolydian. A jazz guitarist might call it D9add11/A but then most likely their head would explode.

[@hankgiddyup]

Not F but F#

[@willdenham]

I've never seen more versions of such a simple song before in my life.

[@brothermarc7293]

My wife and I will adopt you, we are old & handicapped, clean smelling, pot smoking, organic cooking but our hearing ? Cannabis Rex or Creambacks, Joe Walsh,Zeppelin and John McGloughlin ..... you being human with great music is why we watch, thank you

[@jcook3986]

In the original key the chords are A D/A then an implied A7 played as Asus (13), so 6 (F#) and b7 (G) played crushed next to each other and the sus4 (D) on top. The b7 (G) providing the lift from the 6th (F#) in the D/A.

[@DavidBiddle]

This is such a wonderful solution to an endless puzzle for me. I do think my hand is gonna needa stretch a bit and I'm gonna need to love pain once again. No question, this has made my week.

[@leemerrell4923]

Always wondered about that song. Now I understand! Thank you for that, Dave, that was beautifully explained. 🤓

[@paulvankleet]

It's no wonder I've never managed to work the chords out! Thanks, Dave. (Though my 72 year old fingers still can't stretch those lengths, even on my Les Paul!).

[@mairenared]

Brilliant lesson Dave. I saw Paul Kossoff play this live at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and remember the stripped Les Paul perfectly. He also played the solo slightly differently from the recorded version which shows how great an improviser he was. Such a shame he left us way too soon :-(

[@arcadia1081]

Now I am envious. That betters my Jimmy Page experience in 1988.

[@Edgar_Randolph]

I saw jesus come to after a 3 day bender with judas, Gabriel & Joseph. Guy drank us all under the table, the amount of wine was unbelievable....that was a coupla thousand years ago

[@timallen6025]

I like this guy and his enthusiastic ‘ can do’ teachings . Always wanted to have a go st this one and do it justice.. thank you 🙏

[@christaylor4145]

Really interesting Dave and very enlightening, I”m looking forward to severe cramp trying this out😂😂cheers mate.

[@MichaelKatonOfficial]

Great vid Dave! I’m sure you are correct…but I was shown the kinda ‘wrong way’…by Andy Fraser himself… I was living in Los Angeles in the mid-1970’s and went to an audition through The Musicians Referral Service…It turned out to be Andy Fraser and he was putting together a band…It was in West Hollywood at a ‘band house’…drums,amps etc. set up in the living room/dining room…we jammed and he dug my playing and invited me to join his band…He invited me to hang out after the audition to talk and drink some wine and beers…I asked him about All Right Now as we sat face to face casually jamming some blues…he grabbed my guitar as he handed me his bass (the same cherry colored SG looking one he was famous for)…he showed me the riff and sang the song as he was playing it…his voice sounded ALOT like Paul Rodgers… What he showed me was kinda in between what you are doing and the ‘wrong way’… Another interesting thing is when I tried to play his bass something wasn’t right…that’s when he laughed and told me that he kept the ‘E’ string tuned one whole step low to ‘D’… It was a cool experience…I socialized a couple times we him and the band (bbq etc.) and we were supposed to start rehearsing…but something fell through and it never came to be… Thanks for your channel Dave!!!,Michael Katon www.michaelkaton.com

[@ZappaBlues]

I have a small hand with a dwarf pinky. I am physically unable to play it like you and Paul. 😩

[@thedavesimpson]

Sorry to hear this. :(

[@wasp6439]

I have played it wrong for over 40 years, I have seen the video clip of Paul playing it dozens of times and not once did it occur to me 😑 Thanks Dave!

[@Wesley-zl2fz]

HEY YOUR RIGHT ON,,KOSS IS # ONE A LES PAUL,,MISS HIM DEARLY,,THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME KEEPING HIS MUSIC AN NAME ALIVE,,FROM TEX.WESS

[@timmcquaid372]

Class video and so funny! An eye-opener. Well done and thank you Dave!

[@PurpleHazer239]

The late great Michael Casswell did a great tutorial on the long version of this song with the longer solo. If you find this way difficult just play whichever is easier, it sounds great whichever way you play it.

[@Pedro2706]

First time here-anyone sat with a les Paul in front of a shedload of marshall/orange kit gets my vote straight away!!!Great breakdown and there's alot of confused info about how to play this so thanks.Interesting when you break it down and play a slow arpeggio-reminds me of "Mouthful of Grass" off the "Free album-which is a banger of an album anyway.

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

Koss used Gibson Sonomatic Medium gauge (12's) with heavy plain B and G and played in standard tuning.

[@thedavesimpson]

I personally doubt this very much. If you look at some close up footage of his guitar neck the strings are not that thick. But. Thats just my opinion. :)

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

This information came from a Melody Maker published back in the mid seventies.@@thedavesimpson

[@Mooseboy08]

Okay, I've only watched nine seconds of this, and I'm already convinced this guy knows his stuff.

[@philibowey4809]

Kossoffs playing is unreal like ........very underrated guitarist the stuff he played with Free for the age they all were was unreal their music deffo stood the test of time 🤘🤘

[@alanpalmer9702]

Well done Dave! I can confirm I saw PK use these chords in 1971 in concert. Great gig!

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

The funny thing is- if he was trying to sound like Townshend, the high A note is precisely correct…Townshend would frequently use his pinky on the high B and E strings when playing an A chord (bar or open) to capture additional notes and have a different inversion of the chord…a la “The Real Me”, “See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You”, etc.

[@irishwarhammer9388]

Snotty AF clean🤘 scary with drive. Great breakdown. I’m 62 and I’ve played it as you’ve demonstrated since ‘76. Good on ya. I’m a dinosaur, it’s rad that you youngsters go back and check out the realio. I really love playing G major bar chord with my thumb holding the low E on the third fret and not fretting the the major third and letting the open G ring. It’s massive with gain. I got hip to that from Dave Murray. Keep up the good work. It’s refreshing. 🤘🎼🎸

[@flyonwall360]

A few years ago, I was going to cover this song, and it never sounded right. So, we shelved it. I'm in a different band now, and after seeing this video, I may pull it off the shelf and give it another try. Thanks for posting this video. All this time, what Paul was doing was right in front of us, and you were able to see that.

[@philfyphil]

That’s part of the problem. There is a tendency for people to either over play it or use too much distortion. There is a video of a famous guitar player (Doug Aldrich) and frankly the way he plays it is god awful, both in sound and style. It’s a hard rock blues number, not heavy metal.

[@flyonwall360]

@philfyphil Years ago, I learned that like everything else with sound, distortion is like makeup and should be used to enhance and not cover. After all the years I've been playing, I've never tried an Orange amp. I used to use an Ampeg B15-XY Portaflex with a Hughes and Ketner Cream Machine for a nice rock sound. Nowadays, I use a Fender Mustang III with a Les Paul. For a modeling amp, it can get some amazing tones without sounding like a tin can full of pissed of bees.

[@craigmatthewson2013]

The lack of the high A note is way more noticeable than the addition of the low A. Each to their own but personally I prefer the high A to be present, given that the low A is pretty much impossible to tell apart from the open A once amped up.

[@darrenofdrivers]

Yeah Koss played it wrong live 😂

[@craigmatthewson2013]

@@darrenofdrivers I ain't saying he's wrong I'm saying I prefer to hear the high A rather than the additional low A, just personal preference.

[@darrenofdrivers]

I know I was just kidding with you

[@philfyphil]

Yes, but the high A is played on one side. I think Dave is using the added low A for the other side, or for when playing it live to fill it out. It’s a good suggestion in my view. I play the chorus chords in a different place as well which gives it more guts. I think Kossoff’s live playing of this is pretty awful, certainly the version I watched.

[@vicpnut1]

@@philfyphilwouldn’t most cover bands have a bass player who could fill the bottom A though while guitar gets the “second channels” high A?

[@bobgreen8142]

Is there going to be another video showing what Paul played in the chorus? I've worked it out by ear, as I did the verse (I never played the high A) and it seems to be mostly on three strings which leaves a good space for Andy's bass and is a contrast to the fatter sound in the verse. I always loved Paul's playing, he had such a great tone and chord voicings as well as that fabulous vibrato when he was soloing. Thanks for this video!

[@timmungenast]

Thank you, Dave! This is great and useful! I have loved this song since I was a little boy, and I love it just as much 50-plus years later.

[@MTBTexasBikeRider]

😮 awesome I love ❤️ this song 🎵 Thanks Dave great video 👍😎🎸🤘

[@patrickkem689]

Absolutely brilliant thank you. I have been playing that On the high A for so long. My hands are still numb from playing it on a Strat lol but they will recover.

[@JD-nq4vb]

I have that video in my library, and every time it comes on I just look behind the band at their stacks. It looks like they just throw any amps they had at the time in their old Volkswagon van and hit the road playing gigs. Those were the best of times, all leading to the 80's...what a time to be a teenager.

[@albert2395]

The A on the low E string does move, because he makes a sliding sound with the low A, sliding towards the nut.😊

[@kennygordon8986]

...i was at the gig where Koss broke the headstock...Becket played support, with a singer called Terry Slesser....no idea what happened to him.....oh.....and you got the chords spot on....nice one, bro....!!

[@marcuscafolla7207]

I love this, thanks Dave, awesome stuff. Love the t-shirt as well :)

[@glennlilley8608]

There has to be a million horror stories about learning this song We, circa 74ish ,played it in G ,never quite right (box chords) then tuning pipes were discovered Of course like all 13 year olds We "were bored of that anyway "😮

[@bakken6969]

Finally someone who gets it right 👍!! Yeah, that sounds more Paul!! Thanks mate!! 🙌🙌🔥🔥🎸💯⚡⚡

[@ratman0073]

Thank you for the revealing of what I was hearing, but couldn't quite nail it down. It's been like an itch I couldn't scratch for 53 years! 🎉😮

[@astrums99]

This is awesome. Thanks Dave. Would love to see a Paul Kossof series similar to what you did with Peter Green. Absolutely fantastic!❤

[@User-jk8wq]

Excellent video as always! One slight tidbit of info you might be interested in is that All Right Now was recorded with a Selmer Treble and Bass 50 amplifier, not his conventional Marshall (or so I hear). Also, maybe I’m going crazy but if you listen closely to the intro I swear I can hear a third guitar track panned up the centre but really quiet. Maybe bleed from the drum mics?

[@billbrett365]

I agree. 'pretty chords'. Thanks for the video.

[@johnianknox1629]

Dave, fantastic video, you've explained the real chords so well, now I'm an old bassist more than a 6 stringer but loved it, also have been a FREE freak since the age of 16 and now I'm 69 and still play them at least a couple of times a week, is Koss the most underrated guitarist ever ?, of course he is, as is my 2nd favourite Rory Gallagher. Look forward to your next one, WELL DONE SIR.

[@TheCommonSenseProfessor]

Great Kermit the Frog impression @12:40😆. Thanks for a very helpful video Dave!

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

Hi Dave, amazing to see you show this. I've been playing this song since the mid seventies and now realise I worked out those chords just by ear listening to the track when I was in my early teens...😮😮😮

[@Songguy1985]

That second chord picked is the first beautiful chord of "Love you so".

[@perdix99]

Thanks - great lesson. Take the shape down two stops; fourth finger on G on low E string and you have the opening for another song. Suspicious eh? xx

[@ravensmead1558]

Paul made so much of what he had !! always has very clever inversions going on !

[@robbyclark6915]

Thank you for posting this! I knew what i was hearing on the record was not what everyone was playing on the tube. Never mind the big A over the top. Im talking about everyone going from some form of a G to D before resolving to the A. Which is technically right, but ........ not right at the same time? I got close but kept trying to go to a D before resolving. It's one of those riffs where your ears tell you there's something happening that actually isn't happening.

[@WScott-gd2mj]

Great stuff, thanks. Personally I prefer the "high A" studio version, but this is cool to know if your pinky can handle it!

[@J_Braz_]

Awesome! Thanks for the detailed explanation. That's a sweet LP btw. How you like the neck relief, string height on your guitars if you don't mind my asking?

[@megagatvol]

Brilliant….I’m going to try it out now.

[@simongarlick9191]

Superb video Dave. I have always played it the other way but not anymore 👍

[@Wesley-zl2fz]

What gadgets strings are you using,,I use 91/2 I'm thinking of going back to 10,,THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY,,FROM TEX.WESS

[@johnsmyth3281]

Clearly I'm talking nonsense, PIST O'CLOCK, just trying to make a connection, because I think you are CLASS!!!!!

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Don't recall how he played it when I saw Free live May 1971 ... but was certainly impressed. 🤩

[@5150show]

Dave you are a absolute legend ❤

[@caniican]

Greetings from Las Vegas USA. It's bloody brilliant Dave. Mommy LOL!! Absolutely feeling your joy😁✌☀

[@LanceJean02]

Well done Dave! I'm always learning a little bit from you...

[@NickVanCash]

No kidding Dave that D chord triggers a feeling that can’t be described! There are a lot of chords Koss played that I heard for the first time when listening to him… Oh btw you should totally do a video on Be My Friend that also covers the little solo at the end! There only about a handful of solos that make me shed a tear and this is one of them… Take care and keep rocking on that burst mate ;)

[@davidclark3603]

The first single I ever bought. God, that makes me feel so old!!!!

[@EzyRider177]

Love this, thank you! Best source for Green and Koss content on here. Excellent beard status also. I assume chord 2 is a D major (so D/A?); and then chord 3 sounds like a V, so... Em9add11/A? wtf

[@danielsuarez1431]

It's stunning your sensitivity when tou play those chords .Thanks Dave. Here Daniel from Lima, PERÚ

[@kennethdismukes1942]

It's hard to hear the fretted low A on this recording, but a major clue that Paul is doing that on the studio version is the one time he slides that fretted low A down at about 1:40 on the studio recording. When you listen to the studio stereo version of the guitar isolated, that high A is very prominent, and the tone is much brighter than your tone here, which is maybe why many people play it with the high A. But I can definitely see from the video that Paul doesn't do that live. That third chord is very difficult to discern even with the guitar isolated, but I'm going to try it a while as you have taught it here. Thanks for the video!

[@stephenwade2069]

Hi Dave, I tried out something with that low A note on the E string. I tuned the E up to A and played it without the finger stretch. seemed to work quite well. Thanks for a cool instructional video.

[@qddk9545]

Then you get problems with the middle piece.

[@stephenwade2069]

@@qddk9545 not if you play it on the A string

[@alexkennedy7671]

I never knew that Dave, very interesting and definitely much more demanding on the old fingies than the alternative. I will have to explore the pain! Cheers Alex

[@me.roderick]

Thanks for hanging out in my living room Dave. Just quality stuff dude!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟