Wow, talk about a labour of love! I know full well how long it takes to work out, record and edit a guitar video. You deserve a medal! Superbly presented, informative and interesting. A+++
Thanks very much for taking the time to look at it and for your positive comments. Yes, you're right - it takes an enormous amount of time and effort. But it's a track that I love and I really enjoyed doing it.
I've been listening to Layla (and everything by the dominos) since I was ten, never tire of the material. This is by far the most revealing and most informative video of how Layla was all put together. Many thanks. Eric, Bobby, Jim, Carl and Duane would all be impressed.
You are the best. I learned more about this song in 26 min than in the last 45 years since I first heard and fell in love with Layla. Thank you man 👍👍👀
Thanks David, and to everyone else for the kind comments. I am really pleased that you liked it. It's a brilliant track that has been part of the soundtrack to my life. So I tried has hard as I could to do it justice. More on the way.
I'm old enough to have seen Duane play three times before he passed......what a guitar player.......he was my mentor .....been playing guitar since I'm 16...... He was my influence the night I saw him play with Delaney and Bonnie.....was expecting the Clap......but low and behold there was this guy with long blonde hair wailing away it was Duane..... Eric's replacement. Saw him play with the Brothers.....then he was gone......long live Duane Allman
John Thank you very much for your comments. As you might imagine I am a huge Duane Allman fan but I never got to see him live so I am very envious. Best Wishes. David
Great story John, thanks for sharing it. Truly the biggest loss among musicians of that era, as far as blues and rock from the heart goes, even (respectfully) considering Jimi and some of the others from that era (at least to me). The whole story of how he and Eric met and Duane started playing on the LAOLS sessions is magical, and thank God a genius like Tom Dowd was available to capture the guitar tones right and do those layered mixes, they were just beyond good for the time ("Bell Bottom Blues" much?). Can you believe they started playing clubs and sometimes only 50 or 100 people would show up - no one knew who "Derek..." was.
I'd be grinning too, after nailing all of those parts, and playing them as well as you did! That was just insane! I've been listening to this for years, but have never been brave enough to try to figure it out. I learned Free Bird pretty early on, and now I will learn this. I cannot say thank you enough! Fantastic!!!
Such a wonderful song and to have the creation of it so painstakingly transcribed is a truly fantastic contribution to the community and the historic record. Good Job
Very cool! Great a analysis of all the parts. My high school stage band played Layla with all these parts assigned to different horn sections, it was amazing. Of course the trumpets got the main lick, those divas!
Just found this channel and i just want to THANK YOU a lot for making these videos. I basically never comment on videos but this channel is GOLD. You have one more follower and subscriber now my friend! Thanks for this! Let's see this channel grow dude! Good stuff should be on top. ALWAYS.
Totally amazing, great job mate. I could never figure out why EC playing Layla live never sounds anything like the studio version (and I've seen him several times, with Doyle B and other great guitar players in the band, not to mention clicking around on YT), but with 6 parts, and Duane trying to figure out which perfect PAF Gold Top (Gold body?) to play up Yonder, it's a tough act to follow. I even found a Live Layla on YT with Derek Trucks playing (Doyle too), and I thought "THIS IS IT!!!" but darn it if Derek didn't slip into his sitar noodling style when the magic moments arrived (with perfect technique of course, hitting every semitone on the nose)... he could have channeled a little Uncle Duane and been my hero, but now he's just the most super competent slide player around (nothing special).
Thanks a lot for the very kind words. I have seen EC live several times and I had the same thought which is one of the reasons I did the research and the video. I completely agree on your other observations. I am a really big Ronnie Wood fan - I have seen him play slide guitar live many times and I think he’s really good - but for a truly ‘inaccurate’ version of Layla live, check out the version on Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert.
Not to hair split, but Derek Trucks’ slide style is based on the sarod, not the sitar. Other than that I agree that the live versions, no matter how good, are always “lacking” due to the practical impossibility of recreating all the layers in the live context.
This is absolutely amazing; I watch a lot of youtube guitar videos, and this one is just want I'm looking for. If you kept this up you could become very successful.
This is a classic love song and I'm not being facetious(I think I spelled that right :-) ) Anywho..I'd LOVE to see and learn the piano part for accompanying the solo. And I'm a guitarist/vocalist but used to play piano as a kid and before THAT I was playing the dreadded accordion. Why? I asked pops the same question decades later. He said he was surprised i stuck it out and got good. Not the good part,our family are all musically inclined,but sticking to the accordion. It helped me into the piano mode and then...started playing pop's guitars and opening his 70s SONGBOOKS by the fireplace. And the rest is history. Good memories )))))
Thank you so much for this. So much info and so entertaining. Like yourself, this song blew my mind when it was released, and that main riff drove me to buy my first guitar. Can play the main riff but never had the patience to pull apart the song. My next 15 days in lockdown for Coronavirus just got a lot more interesting. Thank you, fantastic video.
This is a great resource and a truly impressive undertaking! One quick correction: I'm 99% sure Duane only plays slide on the solo and outro. He's playing straight guitar (in standard tuning) for all the other tracks, including the call-and-response licks during the verses. He was renowned for his smooth one and one-and-a-half step bends (you can hear this on "Midnight Rider" for example, where he manages to sound like a steel guitar player even while playing in standard tuning without a slide at all), so I grant it DOES kind of sound like he's playing slide at some points. But he probably didn't put the ol' Coricidin bottle on until his solo--you'll hear him doing this a lot in live ABB recordings, sometimes even slipping it on mid-solo like he does in the version of "Mountain Jam" and (if I remember correctly) "Dreams" on Fillmore East.
Thanks very much for taking the time to see the video and to provide well-considered feedback. You raise an interesting topic. I have seen Eric Clapton live, with George Terry as second guitarist, and have watched many videos of him in concert. I have never seen him able to recreate the main riff as it is on the record. That will be partially down to the fact that the track was speeded up in post-production. I have listened to bootlegs (Carl Radle’s private tape which is at the original tempo; the Tampa live gig with Duane Allman) and the isolated tracks including the main riff. I tried different approaches when recording the video. The only way I could get close to the recorded version - bear in mind I did it at concert pitch and at the original tempo - is by a combination of picking and slide, not bending. I will say this, if you listen to the isolated main riff track, Eric and Duane are playing incredibly well in unison. I struggled to play that well in unison with myself and had to use some DAW editing to get everything lined up. As ever, I keep an open mind and I am prepared to be persuaded.
@@CrackingtheChord to be clear I believe Duane played his famous solo & outro (starting at 2:14 in the album version) entirely with his slide. But everything before that--his harmony playing with Eric on the "signature" Layla lick, as well as the lead lines he plays behind the verse (like the one starting at around 0:50)--that's all fretted playing. I've only seen one other slide player with the precision to truly emulate Duane's careening-off-the-fretboard Layla solo, and that's Derek Trucks. Been trying myself for a couple years, and can still only get a few seconds in without turning sour. Anyway, as you can tell I've been minorly obsessed with the who-plays-what-parts question on Layla & OALS for ages. And with Duane's technique in general, for that matter. Thanks again for the great breakdown!
Totally Awesome!!! Interesting how they varied the BPM to 115..no wonder I couldn't match it in D minor! Fascinating how they "built the main hook lick". I am so thankful to have seen this video..I've had this CD in my truck for the past month listening to all the tunes and this was really a treat.
Hi Konlatee. Glad you liked it enough to want more. If you mean the slide guitar in the second half of the song, I cover that in my Layla Piano Coda video.
I know it's probably a guitar effect but I can swear I"m hearing something that simulates vocals going Naaa, naaaaa between the guitar licks when it's put all together i.e. 23:23, 23:27. Hear it? That's cool!
Cracking the Chord thanks...you are really accurate and (i think) respectful...i loved your job...i'll send you soon my live version on my birthday jam ( the incoming 18/3...)... sure... will be my version...not a copy ... but loveful and passionate...
The Cocktail stick is the same thing as a tooth pick or much longer length? you would have to Loosen all your strings to insert the cocktail stick and then retune your guitar?
Wayne, I used the cocktail stick because it was the right length and diameter, also because it would follow the radius of the fretboard easily. So all I had to do was tune the guitar, slide the stick in from the side, then make some tuning adjustments.
@@CrackingtheChord I'm guessing a cocktail stick is different length than a Tooth pick? So you don't have to detune loosing all the guitar strings to slide the cocktail stick in?
Even with 11 gauge strings I find that the strings 'ground out' on the frets playing slide, so the cocktail stick is there to raise the action just a touch and prevent this. The cocktail stick I use is hardwood with a diameter of 1.9 mm and is 80mm long. The fret height is 1.08mm so it lifts the string by 0.82mm.
Duane allman made this tune that solo is one of the greatest ever
Wow, talk about a labour of love! I know full well how long it takes to work out, record and edit a guitar video. You deserve a medal! Superbly presented, informative and interesting. A+++
Thanks very much for taking the time to look at it and for your positive comments. Yes, you're right - it takes an enormous amount of time and effort. But it's a track that I love and I really enjoyed doing it.
I've been listening to Layla (and everything by the dominos) since I was ten, never tire of the material. This is by far the most revealing and most informative video of how Layla was all put together. Many thanks. Eric, Bobby, Jim, Carl and Duane would all be impressed.
Thanks Ross. I am really pleased that you liked it.
This is one of the best tutorial example of understanding layering tracks, using chordal and harmonic structural. Thank you for your amazing video.
Never enough Duane Allman. Many thanks for this outstanding breakdown. Duane had the best tone IMHO.
I keep coming back to this video for it's purity of recreation. Superb effort
You are the best. I learned more about this song in 26 min than in the last 45 years since I first heard and fell in love with Layla. Thank you man 👍👍👀
Thanks David, and to everyone else for the kind comments. I am really pleased that you liked it. It's a brilliant track that has been part of the soundtrack to my life. So I tried has hard as I could to do it justice. More on the way.
I'm old enough to have seen Duane play three times before he passed......what a guitar player.......he was my mentor .....been playing guitar since I'm 16...... He was my influence the night I saw him play with Delaney and Bonnie.....was expecting the Clap......but low and behold there was this guy with long blonde hair wailing away it was Duane..... Eric's replacement.
Saw him play with the Brothers.....then he was gone......long live Duane Allman
John
Thank you very much for your comments. As you might imagine I am a huge Duane Allman fan but I never got to see him live so I am very envious. Best Wishes. David
Great story John, thanks for sharing it. Truly the biggest loss among musicians of that era, as far as blues and rock from the heart goes, even (respectfully) considering Jimi and some of the others from that era (at least to me). The whole story of how he and Eric met and Duane started playing on the LAOLS sessions is magical, and thank God a genius like Tom Dowd was available to capture the guitar tones right and do those layered mixes, they were just beyond good for the time ("Bell Bottom Blues" much?). Can you believe they started playing clubs and sometimes only 50 or 100 people would show up - no one knew who "Derek..." was.
Great job breaking this down. I never realized the tuning was off until I just learned how to play it.
Outstanding. Nothing on UA-cam comes close to this.
I'd be grinning too, after nailing all of those parts, and playing them as well as you did! That was just insane! I've been listening to this for years, but have never been brave enough to try to figure it out. I learned Free Bird pretty early on, and now I will learn this. I cannot say thank you enough! Fantastic!!!
Glad you liked it!
Such a wonderful song and to have the creation of it so painstakingly transcribed is a truly fantastic contribution to the community and the historic record.
Good Job
Awesome job. Didn't knew Duane played in this track but this explains the awesome slide parts. Thank you!
nice work! Especially with Duane's solo
Best lesson ever! Thanks for taking the time to share this
Very cool! Great a analysis of all the parts. My high school stage band played Layla with all these parts assigned to different horn sections, it was amazing. Of course the trumpets got the main lick, those divas!
Glad you liked it Lee ..and great story!
Especially like the smile at the end. It's all about having fun, isn't it!
When I was in college I used to listen to Layla while studying organic chemistry. Chemistry was easy; playing Layla; or trying to play it, was harder.
Great depth of analysis. Really great to see a classic track so well broken down. Thanks
Fantastic job, one of my all time favorites!
Wow, this has to be the most research lesson on here. Well done mate, learnt new things about the song.
I never knew you could go beyond the frets but Duane never seemed to be one for rules or boundaries.
Just found this channel and i just want to THANK YOU a lot for making these videos.
I basically never comment on videos but this channel is GOLD.
You have one more follower and subscriber now my friend! Thanks for this!
Let's see this channel grow dude! Good stuff should be on top. ALWAYS.
Thanks very much! Glad you liked it.
Layla, forever!! 🔴🎌
Man… love this. Thank you for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Totally amazing, great job mate. I could never figure out why EC playing Layla live never sounds anything like the studio version (and I've seen him several times, with Doyle B and other great guitar players in the band, not to mention clicking around on YT), but with 6 parts, and Duane trying to figure out which perfect PAF Gold Top (Gold body?) to play up Yonder, it's a tough act to follow. I even found a Live Layla on YT with Derek Trucks playing (Doyle too), and I thought "THIS IS IT!!!" but darn it if Derek didn't slip into his sitar noodling style when the magic moments arrived (with perfect technique of course, hitting every semitone on the nose)... he could have channeled a little Uncle Duane and been my hero, but now he's just the most super competent slide player around (nothing special).
Thanks a lot for the very kind words. I have seen EC live several times and I had the same thought which is one of the reasons I did the research and the video. I completely agree on your other observations. I am a really big Ronnie Wood fan - I have seen him play slide guitar live many times and I think he’s really good - but for a truly ‘inaccurate’ version of Layla live, check out the version on Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert.
Not to hair split, but Derek Trucks’ slide style is based on the sarod, not the sitar. Other than that I agree that the live versions, no matter how good, are always “lacking” due to the practical impossibility of recreating all the layers in the live context.
What a well made and great lesson!! You've earned a sub man this had to take forever to create
Omg thank you for making this❤️
Glad you liked it.
Thank you so much, this was brilliant
Glad you liked it!
Great video, very informative. Layla is up there with best ever classic rock songs.
Glad you liked it.
The video is very professional and well put together. It has the format of a Masterclass, thank you!
Thanks very much! Glad you liked it.
Great job!! You're a crack! Thanks for bring us all guitar parts!
This video parts 1 & 2 -- An extraordinary achievement.
Thank you very much. Glad you liked it.
This is absolutely amazing; I watch a lot of youtube guitar videos, and this one is just want I'm looking for. If you kept this up you could become very successful.
Thanks. I appreciate the comments and I'm glad you liked it!
Brilliantly done ! Informative and very authentic. Clearly you did a lot of real research to put this together. I look forward to more songs !
Man this was amazing! I really appreciate the time you put into doing this. I don't know how 15 idiots could give this a thumbs down :(
This is a classic love song and I'm not being facetious(I think I spelled that right :-) )
Anywho..I'd LOVE to see and learn the piano part for accompanying the solo.
And I'm a guitarist/vocalist but used to play piano as a kid and before THAT I was playing the dreadded accordion.
Why? I asked pops the same question decades later. He said he was surprised i stuck it out and got good.
Not the good part,our family are all musically inclined,but sticking to the accordion.
It helped me into the piano mode and then...started playing pop's guitars and opening his 70s SONGBOOKS by the fireplace. And the rest is history. Good memories )))))
...btw THANK YOU for this AWESOME job of breaking this song down for us! :-)
Thank you so much for this. So much info and so entertaining. Like yourself, this song blew my mind when it was released, and that main riff drove me to buy my first guitar. Can play the main riff but never had the patience to pull apart the song. My next 15 days in lockdown for Coronavirus just got a lot more interesting. Thank you, fantastic video.
Glad you like it and very best wishes for coming safely out of lockdown!
What an amazing video with so many details! I have been obsessive over this song for many years.
Glad you liked it!
This is a great resource and a truly impressive undertaking! One quick correction: I'm 99% sure Duane only plays slide on the solo and outro. He's playing straight guitar (in standard tuning) for all the other tracks, including the call-and-response licks during the verses. He was renowned for his smooth one and one-and-a-half step bends (you can hear this on "Midnight Rider" for example, where he manages to sound like a steel guitar player even while playing in standard tuning without a slide at all), so I grant it DOES kind of sound like he's playing slide at some points. But he probably didn't put the ol' Coricidin bottle on until his solo--you'll hear him doing this a lot in live ABB recordings, sometimes even slipping it on mid-solo like he does in the version of "Mountain Jam" and (if I remember correctly) "Dreams" on Fillmore East.
Thanks very much for taking the time to see the video and to provide well-considered feedback. You raise an interesting topic. I have seen Eric Clapton live, with George Terry as second guitarist, and have watched many videos of him in concert. I have never seen him able to recreate the main riff as it is on the record. That will be partially down to the fact that the track was speeded up in post-production. I have listened to bootlegs (Carl Radle’s private tape which is at the original tempo; the Tampa live gig with Duane Allman) and the isolated tracks including the main riff. I tried different approaches when recording the video. The only way I could get close to the recorded version - bear in mind I did it at concert pitch and at the original tempo - is by a combination of picking and slide, not bending. I will say this, if you listen to the isolated main riff track, Eric and Duane are playing incredibly well in unison. I struggled to play that well in unison with myself and had to use some DAW editing to get everything lined up. As ever, I keep an open mind and I am prepared to be persuaded.
@@CrackingtheChord to be clear I believe Duane played his famous solo & outro (starting at 2:14 in the album version) entirely with his slide. But everything before that--his harmony playing with Eric on the "signature" Layla lick, as well as the lead lines he plays behind the verse (like the one starting at around 0:50)--that's all fretted playing. I've only seen one other slide player with the precision to truly emulate Duane's careening-off-the-fretboard Layla solo, and that's Derek Trucks. Been trying myself for a couple years, and can still only get a few seconds in without turning sour. Anyway, as you can tell I've been minorly obsessed with the who-plays-what-parts question on Layla & OALS for ages. And with Duane's technique in general, for that matter. Thanks again for the great breakdown!
Totally Awesome!!! Interesting how they varied the BPM to 115..no wonder I couldn't match it in D minor! Fascinating how they "built the main hook lick". I am so thankful to have seen this video..I've had this CD in my truck for the past month listening to all the tunes and this was really a treat.
Wow, this guys the real deal man, nice to find with so many folks out there close but not all the way there. Good job dude.
Thanks Robert. Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent. Superb playing, teaching and history lesson. Thanks.
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Dude great video you make more of these
Thanks! Will do!
I first heard Layla on a eighties commercial. "Is that freedom rock man"? "Yeah man". "Well turn it up man"
Fantastic! I now have so many more parts of this song down.
Wow, very impressive video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Phillip. Glad you enjoyed it.
Best lesson!! and admirable effort!!
It's a great video. Thanks. I'll be waiting for more songs of the dominos.
Thanks Raul. Should have another one up soon.
Cracking the Chord you're amazing
It’s been 3 years now... I still waiting for slide guitar lesson for another part of this song. Hope you guys make it soon!
Hi Konlatee. Glad you liked it enough to want more. If you mean the slide guitar in the second half of the song, I cover that in my Layla Piano Coda video.
@@CrackingtheChord Oh, Thank you very much. :) I'll check on it now!
john dowd music guru genius such creative spaces
Perfecto
Excellent format enjoyed thoroughly.
Incredible video. Thank you for your dedication and hard work!
Thank you for the great feedback and take care of yourself!
Great breakdown and history lesson. Well done!!
So cool. Thanks.
In the final analysis, I think mix favors Duane's part a bit too heavily in the rhythm but other than that, it sounds spot on.
Good job, thanks for sharing
Awesome video! You've got a new fan in Texas can't wait to check your other videos out cheers
Awesome! Thank you!
That big cheesy grin at the end 😂😂 great tutorial my guy
Thanks Lee. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
Thank you this is the best tutorial
Absolutely amazing video
Take my hat off to you for getting this job done
Superb Video mate!👍🇬🇧🎸👍 🇺🇸🎸 Your very Knowledgeable I really appreciate that!
just amazing, congratulations for it!!!
A great demonstration of how incredible Duane's touch on slide was. These are similar notes and a great tutorial but sound nothing like Duane.
Almost. Like Duane is imposible!!
Wow what an awesome video. Well done sir
great work and effort!! bravo... enlightening
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for this amazing video
Thank you for this video - I found it very helpful.
this was amazing
Thank you.
テーマ弾きでスライド入れると本物になりますね！最後の笑みが達成感ありでナイスですw
ありがとうございました
The rhythm is actually really groovy.
It all comes together at 22:40.
Incredible!
great work.Thanks a lot
Amazing job!
Thanks for the great feedback Gabriel and take care of yourself!
This is amazing
I know it's probably a guitar effect but I can swear I"m hearing something that simulates vocals going Naaa, naaaaa between the guitar licks when it's put all together i.e. 23:23, 23:27. Hear it? That's cool!
Good Job Mate
ty for the information
Awesomeeee lml
You rock!
I love your videos
Please do a Cracking The Code on Keep On Growing.
Super!!!
fter22:+ The reserved smiled on your face tells it ALL. Enjoyment & satisfaction.Great Job on Video and Lesson.Thank you.
Love the video I'm subbed now, can you do some on Zeppelin? Hope the channel grows.
Great video but not sure if Duane's verse part was done with a slide originally.
Yes it was.
Terrific job! Could you upload or share the audio file of the complete track?
Wow
Glad you liked it.
I love this!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💝
and what about the marvellous jim gordon section??? in an excellent job like your is unbelievable you left this ston unturned!!!
Hi Ettore,
Funny you should say that! It's coming soon.
Cracking the Chord thanks...you are really accurate and (i think) respectful...i loved your job...i'll send you soon my live version on my birthday jam ( the incoming 18/3...)...
sure... will be my version...not a copy ...
but loveful and passionate...
great effort, bravo, one comment, the opening rhythm part you cut off the note after the "Albert King" riff, Duane lets it ring....
Thanks. If I get the chance to update it, I'll take that into account.
Excellent now just the piano and slide outro please?:)
Thx. Your wish is my command - ua-cam.com/video/xBjxuqPRfDs/v-deo.html
The Cocktail stick is the same thing as a tooth pick or much longer length? you would have to Loosen all your strings to insert the cocktail stick and then retune your guitar?
Wayne, I used the cocktail stick because it was the right length and diameter, also because it would follow the radius of the fretboard easily. So all I had to do was tune the guitar, slide the stick in from the side, then make some tuning adjustments.
@@CrackingtheChord I'm guessing a cocktail stick is different length than a Tooth pick? So you don't have to detune loosing all the guitar strings to slide the cocktail stick in?
Correct!
Cracking the Chord....or Dancetech???
Tom Dowd would have been proud!!!
Thanks Rick. Glad you liked it.
What's that you've wedged there by the first fret and what's the purpose?
Even with 11 gauge strings I find that the strings 'ground out' on the frets playing slide, so the cocktail stick is there to raise the action just a touch and prevent this. The cocktail stick I use is hardwood with a diameter of 1.9 mm and is 80mm long. The fret height is 1.08mm so it lifts the string by 0.82mm.
@@CrackingtheChord makes sense, i can't make it sound clean on the really high stuff. Is part 2 out already?
You can find Part 2 here: ua-cam.com/video/xBjxuqPRfDs/v-deo.html