Turi
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..this to me is the quintessential rockabilly song, for anyone who's keen on playing this style of music - it's not my favourite rockabilly song, but the way it plays out is Rockabilly 101 for guitar work.
It's got:
Excluding double stops - this song is awesome for learning rockabilly stuff.
There are other, more fiery rockabilly tracks, ones with more technical guitar playing, but for a beginner - this is where it's at - what do you think?
It's got:
- Short, twangy, cool rockabilly intro that leads into the song perfectly.
- Travis picked verses (not a perfect Travis pick but who cares?).
- Rockabilly shuffle/walking bass-line styled chorus.
- Brilliant, stereo-typical rockabilly solo - it's got the one-note spam at the start, incorporates most of the quintessential rockabilly techniques into it, has a small part at about 1:15 that is classic rockabilly - playing something that sounds a little off, and having it overstay it's welcome just a tad - that 'vibe' or 'feeling' is what it's all about IMO. Then immediately after that section, the solo ends with a beautiful melodic line that is a take on some of the vocal melody.
- The way the guitar line wraps up during the outro/end is fantastic - mixes up the playing a bit and lets you know the song is ending.
Excluding double stops - this song is awesome for learning rockabilly stuff.
There are other, more fiery rockabilly tracks, ones with more technical guitar playing, but for a beginner - this is where it's at - what do you think?