As a 64 year old guitar player I recall Jeff Beck and his rise to legendary status, I think 'Blow by Blow' really flagged Jeff's remarkable musicality, he was so much more than a Rock/Blues classic player, he had a creativity and panache that was unique. Sorry for your loss, I say this to include all who loved Jeff Beck's music.
63 is coming fast here, and Jeff has been in my rotation since Truth. I was a little young for Yardbirds, but I caught up. This is such a huge loss for those of us who “got” Jeff. Not everyone did, and I get that, but for me this really stings.
I was raised on Jeff Beck. My mom saw him in '71 and '72 and in 2000 for my 30th birthday. My dad had Blow By Blow and Wired on vinyl. He had me listening to them as a child. Finally, when I was 11, I had acquired Truth on vinyl from someone my parents hung out with. The album was already worn out and was a huge influence on my playing. I am still reeling from this loss.
I am 68. Played since 10. Had the major label garage. Becks passing was a severe blow. I don't shed tears. I did. It was bad. Even today I listened to Ended as lovers and got watered up. He didn't follow the money. He was a street rod guy too. Big time. Watch "Crazy for cars" featuring his rods. Many he actually built. Yes. Welded and hack sawed roofs off. He delivered emotional experiences like no other could or ever will. Ended as lovers is the perfect example. Is it 2 lovers that get emotional then tear it up only to make love slowly again. All that with no singer. I missed him in Phoenix with Depp. I will regret that forever. To Jeff. In peace old friend.
Dude, this absolutely gutted me when I heard the news. Jeff was one of the greatest fretboard explorers of all time. If you haven't seen Live At Ronnie Scott's do yourself a favor and go watch it. Two and a half hours of Jeff Beck's guitar wizardry. Vinnie on drums, Tal on bass, guest appearance by Joss Stone, and Eric Clapton sits in for a couple of tunes. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are in the audience. One of the most insane shows ever captured on film. The band is flawless and Jeff is on fire. A fire that has now been extinguished with his passing. A very bright light has gone out in the world. R.I.P. Jeff Beck.
Dave that is a timely tribute to Jeff Beck. He is Mount Rushmore worthy in the world of guitarists. A unique artist that will never be repeated. Thank you.
I remember reading a long time ago in a Jeff Beck interview that he said he injured his thumb while working on a car and was unable to hold a pic so he started playing with just his fingers. Once his thumb healed he started using it as well. That said if you go back further in time you can find video footage but I guess it would’ve been film footage of him playing with his fingers and holding the pick in his teeth. Also want to mention to anyone who is a David Bowie/Mick Ronson fan you can do a UA-cam search for David Bowie playing with Jeff Beck and see him performing with the two of them Bowie and Ronson at their last show with the spiders from Mars. His performance never made it into the movie the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust but the cut footage can now watched on UA-cam it’s pretty awesome highly recommend it probably The most rocking part of the show
'Diamond Dust' off the top! A fave since, well, forever! Saw 'Blow by Blow', bought a bootleg of the same show inside a year, saw Jeff with Jan Hammer: again a moment of excitement and exhilaration when they began this one. Nice job. Rest In Peace and Power Jeff Beck 🙏
Yeah. This hit me harder than EVH. Simply because he was one of the three guitarists that made me want to play. The way he played live was absolutely fearless. He would try new things apparently on a whim, and it worked. He would walk around stage nonchalantly while playing things that most guitarists would have to concentrate and practice for quite some time, then at moments he would strike a "guitar hero" pose, almost as a joke. The fact he would take years off playing to work on hot rods, then record to fund his true love (the cars), and still play such mind blowing guitar is astounding. Damn.........I am going miss hearing new music from him....
I’m so sorry, Dave. As long as I’ve watched your channel I didn’t realize Jeff Beck was your favorite player. Thank you for putting this together. Playing along as best I can tonight ❤
No better tribute, than to show...and play, the parts of Jeff's songs that moved you. And you did a great job👍 I'm 70..and have been loyal to Jeff, since 'Heart Full of Soul'. I heard a quote.. it wasn't the standard one. You know.. "Jeff was one of a kind". It was.. "Jeff, was one...of one." We all have tons of fave guitar players.. But, for me..watching Jeff play, was as if he just wrote the song, a fresh. He could/would express the phrases he played, according to the excitement of the night. He was not a man of many words. He didn't need them! He just said everything that needed to be said, on the last note of the performance. Goodbye, Mr Beck. You were/are a Guitar Virtuoso. And few can leave with that kind of Legacy.
I believe I saw an interview where Jan Hammer was reflecting on saying "Hey Jeff I have an idea for a song for that annoying exercise you're doing." Turned into Scatterbrain. 🤣
Thanks for a GREAT tribute lesson. Jeff was a HUGE influence on my playing. IMHO, he was the only one of the 3 Yardbirds guitar gods who continued to evolve throughout his entire career. I saw him with Jan Hammer at the Nassau Colosseum, and also a few years ago in Boston. One of a kind! RIP....
Beck’s Bolero:.❤️…I think everyone above a certain age who loves music was completely floored by Jeff Beck’s passing… I know I was..still am..😢 We have his music… and we’ll have to accept that there will not be more of that caliber… Thanks for this,man..! Learning his music is the only way we can honor him now.. God Bless Jeff Beck..!
Thanks for this. Jeff was also my favorite guitarist. I saw him live 16 times over 50 years beginning in 1972. I always loved his chords, heavy bluesy at the beginning but he was also a textbook for tasteful R&B chickas and voicings beginning with Rough & Ready in 1971. He got jazzy beginning with Blow By Blow, often letting the keyboardist do the heavy lifting with Jeff adding in those partials. On his 2016 Loud Hailer tour there was no keyboardist, just a rhythm guitarist playing fairly basic chords. That night we all got treated to a bunch of Jeff Beck rhythm guitar and ‘JB chords’ as he was required to play more with that band config. He was rock solid. One lick I’d add in is the influential walk-up riff in Rice Pudding (1969). It’s been borrowed and modified by such groups as Aerosmith who used their version of it as one of the main riffs in Sweet Emotion. Jeff called them out for this - in a joking way as he and Joe Perry were friends. You can also hear a bit of it in AC/DC’s Back in Black.
I am familiar with most of Jeff's music from The Yardbirds up to his recent work. I graduated from high school in 1975. I purchased "Blow By Blow" as a graduation present to myself. I loved it immediately. But for my own personal taste, I will be forever "stuck" on the " Trruth" album. Now with his passing, I want to learn every song on that album. His mastery of the wahwah pedal is incredible on this album. I thank God for all the live (audio only) videos from 1968-69 of the Jeff Beck Group on UA-cam. They help document what that band was like live and for me have become companions or expanded versions of the Truth album. Thank-you Dave for including some of the Truth material in this video. I was hoping to find some of the jazzy chords that Jeff used on various versions of "Blues Deluxe." Hopefully my ear will be strong enough to figure them out for myself. Thanks again. And we all will miss Jeff and his music.
Hey Dave,,,,,Got what your saying ,This is deep,,,We musicians get so attached to the greats and what they do, that when something happens to one of them we feel it,(something is gone,) when Stevie Ray / Eddie Van halen/Randy Roads died I felt just weird all day,,,its like my guitar teacher died that day, I thought maybe I should not play guitar today,,,,,THEN it was like SRV said,,,NO PLAY,,,PLAY YOUR ASS OFF,,,,SO I did just that.,,, R.I.P ALL THAT HAVE GONE,,,,,WE MISS YOU,,,WE PLAY/WRITE/ PERFORM WITH THE SAME LOVE / DEDICATION OF MUSIC AS YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GOD FOR THE GIFT OF MUSIC. ,,, Dave Thanks -GOD BLESS - keep playing .....RJ.
I grew up listening to Jeff Beck along with Clapton and Page, Hendrix etc. Still heartbroken over the loss of Jeff but I loved your ode to the master David, Thank you!
I'm one of those that you mentioned about "scouring the internet" for all things Jeff Beck, which led me here and I'm glad it did (subscribed!) I'm old enough to have been around for the Yardbirds and when he moved on to bigger and better things. Out of the three, he is without question, my favorite guitarist to come out of that group. Like you, I was devastated when I heard the news and I can't help but think that if he hadn't toured that he'd still be with us today. Thelonious Monk once said that "There are no wrong notes on a piano". Jeff Beck demonstrated and proved that the same holds true on guitar. A real master. R.I.P. Mr. Beck and thank you for sharing your virtuosity with us all and leaving us with such great music to enjoy.
I have always been a Jeff Beck fan. He has been a part of my musical life since I can remember. I think what people miss is Jeff's pure musicality. He could get inside any genre and make it his own. Yeah, he was a monster guitar player, but that really misses what he was. I saw him play live twice. Unforgettable, mind bending. Good bye Jeff, you will be missed, you will be remembered.
I know what you mean Dave, when I first discovered Jeff Beck back in the early 70s I was completely mesmerized at his unique and definitely untouched style. I heard about his passing about the same way as you did, it stopped me in my tracks. As I thought about it my mind began to reminisce and memory after memory came rushing back on those early years, like a time machine crashing back to earth. I'm still having a hard time understanding how we lost such a champion and master, he will never ever be forgotten, but eternally missed.
thanks for this great "memorial" lesson of wonderful Jeff Beck....and YES...that 3rd lick certainly was the "them" idea behinfsmoke on the water....what else...?? Cheers David....and we all are sort of in disbelief that Jeff has gone...
This is a very healthy way to mourn. I really appreciate the emotion that you have put into this tribute. The album "Wired" helped me through a very traumatic few years when it was released. I wore out 2 copies (on a decent turntable!). His playing was, and still is an emotional release for me and I am still full of tears. Thankyou Dave, and thankyou Jeff for the music you played and the music that your uniqueness has inspired over the years.
I was fortunate enough to see him play live 3 times. So amazing as a musician guitarist, a total inspiration. So sad to loose another legend. He will be missed. 😢
Nice video brother. I am devastated too. He has been a major part of my life. A friend and I in high school, played Rough and Ready, literally every day for a time, we loved it so much. I saw him first at Day On The Green in 1976. Then with Stevie Ray Vaughn, amazing. With Santana and many other times, concluding in 2014 with ZZ Top. Twelve times all together! I can't believe that I will never see him again live. Unreal. I was following his last two tours almost daily on UA-cam as they were coming out. It was incredible. His age has crossed my mind now and then, but he was so healthy and playing so powerfully and beautiful. So it was quite a shock for me as well. I've taken solice in his music and interviews also. So grateful to him. He enriched our lives beyond measure. I actually heard him talk about starting recording of Blow By Blow and not really being that knowledgeable about chords. He said that George Martin helped him alot to learn about them. Interesting. I really enjoyed your lesson. I play guitar and chords are not too known to me either. For a while they seemed complex and mysterious. But then one day I thought, whats wrong with me; I know basic scales, and chords are just notes of a scale played at once! Duh. Lol. I still have more to learn but I have the basics at least. Thanks again. Bless Jeff Beck 🙏 a true world treasure. We love you. 🕉
Thank you for doing this, and doing it so well. Yes, I can imagine the emotional challenge you were up against and will be up against for some time. Jeff was a phenomenally gifted player, for sure. But he was also someone whose spirit embodied the very essence of making music. There are many great guitar players who can emulate their own heroes, but Jeff sought the unknown, thus fuelling his daring and unpredictability. A great example is the video of him and Eric Clapton doing 'Further On Up The Road' at the Secret Policeman's Ball. EC does his solo, then Jeff steps up. And right from the first note it is obvious that this would be a very different - albeit perfectly fitting - solo. The look on Clapton's face is so revealing, with a smile that says 'Jeff's creamed me again...but I'm loving it.' An yes, your points about the early timing of some of Jeff's riffs and how they likely influenced those who followed is a very valid point. Ritchie Blackmore has said that the two great guitarists out of the UK were 'Big' Jim Sullivan and Jeff Beck, so 'Smoke On the Water' might very well be inspired by Jeff's riffing. Joe Bonamassa cites that open lick into 'Let Me Love You' as his big inspiration. The departure of Jeff from this world is such a massive loss. Hopefully you will continue to do features on his playing as there is so much inspiration and insight to be had from what Jeff did and what you reveal.
A very tasteful and thoughtful tribute, thank you. When you quite literally only have one of something, you don't want to lose it, whenever it happens you won't be ready. And Jeff wasn't ready either, he had so much left in the tank. His passing has profoundly affected a great many people,an irreplaceable talent and by all accounts a lovely guy. Very sad but his music won't ever die, that's some comfort.
Hi Dave. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your fantastic videos and lessons - and in particular this one about my favourite guitarist of all time - Jeff Beck (RIP). I think Richie Blackmore - (another favourite of yours and mine!) - said it best years ago in an interview when he was asked about Jeff. He said, "Well Jeff has notes on his guitar that the rest of us weren’t given". Keep up the great work you do and best wishes to you from Ireland.
I was hoping for a Jeff Beck chordplay. As you were running through that, it just jumped out at me that Jeff Beck - You Know What I Mean is a direct influence of Spin Doctors - What Time Is It! Thank you very much.
Yeah... Music is the best Therapy! This was so great... I so appreciate this video! I've been in what I'm calling my Jeff Beck Coma since I heard the news and deep diving into his music. I'm learning so much about him that I didn't previously know, not to mention interviews, videos, concerts, etc. I'm even building a Tribute guitar in his honor like his left handed headstock Custom Shop Fender Strat you set him play on occasion live. Missed the chance to see him this past November... really regret not going! Love him for his emotive playing and mostly for doing what he wanted... he was an amazing player, and person! RIP Jeff Beck! 😎🤘🎸💔
I really appreciate that you made a unique video about Jeff Beck with a take on his playing that nobody else even seems to think about. One of the best youtubers 100%
Perfect tribute. We were just joshin' you yesterday. As tributes poured in from all over alot of us wanted to hear what you had to say because we respect you. And I was on your Jeff Solo Secrets vid when I heard he had passed. I was a huge fan from the Yardbirds on. Saw him many times. My main guitar is a 1994 Jeff Beck Strat. Love the fat neck. Anyhow it was a shock, and I still can't get all the way around it. Feels so empty. Thanks Dave. You do Good.
As a contemporary of Jeff, I can say that I have followed him through every stage of his development in a state of full current awareness, not retrospectively, and grown with him, both technically and appreciatively of his fulsome mastery of his chosen instrument. I shall miss him as I would a member of my family, as a result, and also as a favourite mentor and guru of emotional expression. (David Harper, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Thanks for the heartfelt tribute David. Jeff was a monster on guitar, and he always looked like he was having fun while playing live. Great lesson and keep up the great work!
Jeff Beck burst out on the scene when I in high school. Blue Wind was the big hit the year I graduated. RIP. Thanks for taking us down the road of memories in JB's early days.
Well, that opening convinced me! I think all of us music and guitar fans are moving into uncharted territory with our heroes leaving us. You did a fantastic job of both holding it together and also presenting Jeff's best stuff.
Freaking awesome, Jeff has to be nodding in approval on the other side, thanks for including people get ready, that is when I became aware of Jeff Beck
Knew you were a big fan when on a previous video you told a story about how you waited around after a show to meet Jeff and get his autograph.RIP Jeff Beck.
He was a rare breed for sure, pushing the limits until the end. While his colleagues pretty much stayed in the same places, Jeff took a sharp turn with his instrumental stuff, playing style, and beyond. Got to see the Guitar Shop show in the early 90's and was completely blown away! Thanks for this!
Dave, thanks for this. Yes .. heartbroken…I was just watching clips from him in the Yardbirds. All the close ups.. no pick. Check out “heart of soul” in particular, crystal clear, all fingers. I would defer to you dissecting his solos and chords and various techniques.., but, have a look again at the old black and white footage. no pick. Otherwise , thank you Sir, hats off.
Thank You Dave for your video. I was and still am a huge Jimmy Page fan, just as The Beatles poured music into my ears as a very very young child, The Immigrant Song grabbed my heart while going to first grade. While learning about Page I discovered Clapton and Cream. Then Jeff Beck...when I realized the song I thought Jimmy played were Beck, and then hearing his Blow By Blow? I knew he was every bit as great as the other two...then I saw him leave all of his peers in the dust. Not from an egotistical point of view, but a force of nature, that was also a regular down to earth guy who loved hot rods and hated the music business. He was a mentor not just as a guitarist, but as a man who grew wiser and hipper as the years went by, and yet unlike his contemporaries , he did not look in the rear view mirror, but ahead to new horizons. He crossed over into so many genres, what other guitarist can say that? He brought immediate legitimacy and respect to everyone he worked with. Plus his sense of humor was incredible, what I would give to be in a room with him and Ronnie. Not only did he inspire me to play, but also build guitars. I built a '54 Oxblood Les Paul, a `54 Candy Apple Strat with Sophia Trem, and `60 hollowbody double cut JR because I love Crazy Legs..thanks to him I'm a huge Rockabily fan. Like you, I loved him and miss him terribly. Thank you so much for your video. God Bless
Definitely a one of a kind, this dude was in his own league. I’ve never been into his stuff so much, so maybe I shouldn’t to jump in the bandwagon as sad as his passing is, idk, but his phrasing technique was so unbelievable that a whole book could be written on it and everyone should at least try to listen to him. RIP Jeff; absolute guitar god.
I was devastated and cried for an inordinate length of time and was tearful even the following day. I have heard a lot of guitarists, fans, producers etc say that they are actually deeply affected by his passing. Uniquely so.
Beautifully summed up David.Like all the great classical composers they are eternally immortalised in their work For us to appreciate and enjoy for all generations 👍
Hey Dave, you made me pick my guitar up earlier than usual today. I "discovered" Jeff Beck by record shop browsing lottery luck in '89, when Guitar Shop came out. I was a thrash metal fanatic back then, but Where Were You hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a watershed moment in my musical horizons expansion, I had soon listened to everything he recorded, and yes, Hi Ho Silver Lining and Love is Blue too 😆 Thanks for a deserving tribute to a musical giant who constantly reinvented his music, while always remaining true to himself.
Jeff Beck just literally NEVER got old. I am very sorry that he is gone. I'm a huge fan of Jeff's. He was among the very best guitarists in the world, and, in his style of playing, he was the best! I've never heard another guitarist who can sound just exactly like he did! There was only one Jeff, and that's for certain!
I started playing in bands while I was in college in the mid-70s and at that time Jeff had become everyone’s guitar hero with Blow by Blow. I re-discovered Jeff and saw him live a couple of times in recent years and was astounded how he held things together at his advanced age and was still incredible. All this week I’ve been watching interviews of him and he seems like such a great guy. I have proclaimed to my friends in recent years that he is definitely my favorite guitar player of all time and that will never change. I will miss the man so much!
I fired up Guitar Shop tonight and had forgotten how good that album is. Back in the day I bought anything Terry Bozzio was on and discovered Jeff that way. Love the channel
As a 64 year old guitar player I recall Jeff Beck and his rise to legendary status, I think 'Blow by Blow' really flagged Jeff's remarkable musicality, he was so much more than a Rock/Blues classic player, he had a creativity and panache that was unique. Sorry for your loss, I say this to include all who loved Jeff Beck's music.
64 here, as well. Started playing in ‘67. Jeff was a giant in my musical life, too. My humble condolences.
63 is coming fast here, and Jeff has been in my rotation since Truth. I was a little young for Yardbirds, but I caught up.
This is such a huge loss for those of us who “got” Jeff. Not everyone did, and I get that, but for me this really stings.
Try playing "Where were you." It is impossible.
"He plays notes that aren't on my guitar." Ritchie Blackmore.
This man never got old. So so sad. Jeff you’re not dead you’re still alive ……….just on another plane.
I was raised on Jeff Beck. My mom saw him in '71 and '72 and in 2000 for my 30th birthday. My dad had Blow By Blow and Wired on vinyl. He had me listening to them as a child. Finally, when I was 11, I had acquired Truth on vinyl from someone my parents hung out with. The album was already worn out and was a huge influence on my playing. I am still reeling from this loss.
I am 68. Played since 10. Had the major label garage.
Becks passing was a severe blow. I don't shed tears. I did. It was bad. Even today I listened to Ended as lovers and got watered up.
He didn't follow the money.
He was a street rod guy too. Big time. Watch "Crazy for cars" featuring his rods. Many he actually built. Yes. Welded and hack sawed roofs off.
He delivered emotional experiences like no other could or ever will. Ended as lovers is the perfect example. Is it 2 lovers that get emotional then tear it up only to make love slowly again. All that with no singer.
I missed him in Phoenix with Depp. I will regret that forever.
To Jeff. In peace old friend.
All I can say is………..FANTASTIC!!
Another treasure has left this world. A tremendous loss for us all.
Scatterbrain. Jeff Beck is my favorite guitarist too. I got teary eyed, man.
Dude, this absolutely gutted me when I heard the news. Jeff was one of the greatest fretboard explorers of all time. If you haven't seen Live At Ronnie Scott's do yourself a favor and go watch it. Two and a half hours of Jeff Beck's guitar wizardry. Vinnie on drums, Tal on bass, guest appearance by Joss Stone, and Eric Clapton sits in for a couple of tunes. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant are in the audience. One of the most insane shows ever captured on film. The band is flawless and Jeff is on fire. A fire that has now been extinguished with his passing. A very bright light has gone out in the world. R.I.P. Jeff Beck.
Dave that is a timely tribute to Jeff Beck.
He is Mount Rushmore worthy in the world of guitarists.
A unique artist that will never be repeated.
Thank you.
Jeff Beck is on Mount Everest all by himself!
Heystop…. Wowterrible …. That has nothing….nothing todo with Jeff Beck… NOTHING Hey… by yourself a Bike….. wowwwwwwwww
Beck - Unique & Brilliant RIP!
I remember reading a long time ago in a Jeff Beck interview that he said he injured his thumb while working on a car and was unable to hold a pic so he started playing with just his fingers. Once his thumb healed he started using it as well. That said if you go back further in time you can find video footage but I guess it would’ve been film footage of him playing with his fingers and holding the pick in his teeth. Also want to mention to anyone who is a David Bowie/Mick Ronson fan you can do a UA-cam search for David Bowie playing with Jeff Beck and see him performing with the two of them Bowie and Ronson at their last show with the spiders from Mars. His performance never made it into the movie the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust but the cut footage can now watched on UA-cam it’s pretty awesome highly recommend it probably The most rocking part of the show
'Diamond Dust' off the top! A fave since, well, forever! Saw 'Blow by Blow', bought a bootleg of the same show inside a year, saw Jeff with Jan Hammer: again a moment of excitement and exhilaration when they began this one.
Nice job. Rest In Peace and Power Jeff Beck 🙏
Yeah. This hit me harder than EVH. Simply because he was one of the three guitarists that made me want to play.
The way he played live was absolutely fearless. He would try new things apparently on a whim, and it worked.
He would walk around stage nonchalantly while playing things that most guitarists would have to concentrate and practice for quite some time, then at moments he would strike a "guitar hero" pose, almost as a joke.
The fact he would take years off playing to work on hot rods, then record to fund his true love (the cars), and still play such mind blowing guitar is astounding.
Damn.........I am going miss hearing new music from him....
❤️ r.i.p. rock in peace Jeff Beck !!! I know he was your favorite
It’s so hard to imagine that Jeff Beck is gone. This was great lesson that really points out how versatile a player he was. A true original. Thanks.
Jeff Beck was a genius. R.I.P. Guv’nor
Terrific tribute. I feel like I did when BB King died - I cannot imagine a world without him.
RIP Jeff Beck aka Crazy Fingers. Thanks, David! Wonderful Lesson!
Loved his Live with Jan Hammer album 1977.
Another really really Goode one..thank you..another barn burner...!!
I’m so sorry, Dave. As long as I’ve watched your channel I didn’t realize Jeff Beck was your favorite player. Thank you for putting this together. Playing along as best I can tonight ❤
I got to see Jeff with Stevie Ray Vaughan! Amazing show! RIP Jeff and Stevie 🙏❤️🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
You're posts are great my brother..I visit you often.
No better tribute, than to show...and play, the parts of Jeff's songs that moved you.
And you did a great job👍
I'm 70..and have been loyal to Jeff, since 'Heart Full of Soul'.
I heard a quote.. it wasn't the standard one. You know..
"Jeff was one of a kind".
It was..
"Jeff, was one...of one."
We all have tons of fave guitar players..
But, for me..watching Jeff play, was as if he just wrote the song, a fresh.
He could/would express the phrases he played, according to the excitement of the night.
He was not a man of many words. He didn't need them!
He just said everything that needed to be said, on the last note of the performance.
Goodbye, Mr Beck.
You were/are a Guitar Virtuoso. And few can leave with that kind of Legacy.
I had the pleasure of seeing Jeff Beck in 99. Thank you Jeff for All of your music. R.I.P. Thanks to you also David
I believe I saw an interview where Jan Hammer was reflecting on saying "Hey Jeff I have an idea for a song for that annoying exercise you're doing." Turned into Scatterbrain. 🤣
it is so frantic sounding that it's like an assault on your ears. love it in the context of that album, though.
Thanks for a GREAT tribute lesson. Jeff was a HUGE influence on my playing. IMHO, he was the only one of the 3 Yardbirds guitar gods who continued to evolve throughout his entire career. I saw him with Jan Hammer at the Nassau Colosseum, and also a few years ago in Boston. One of a kind! RIP....
Beck’s Bolero:.❤️…I think everyone above a certain age who loves music was completely floored by Jeff Beck’s passing… I know I was..still am..😢
We have his music… and we’ll have to accept that there will not be more of that caliber… Thanks for this,man..! Learning his music is the only way we can honor him now.. God Bless Jeff Beck..!
Thanks for this. Jeff was also my favorite guitarist. I saw him live 16 times over 50 years beginning in 1972. I always loved his chords, heavy bluesy at the beginning but he was also a textbook for tasteful R&B chickas and voicings beginning with Rough & Ready in 1971. He got jazzy beginning with Blow By Blow, often letting the keyboardist do the heavy lifting with Jeff adding in those partials.
On his 2016 Loud Hailer tour there was no keyboardist, just a rhythm guitarist playing fairly basic chords. That night we all got treated to a bunch of Jeff Beck rhythm guitar and ‘JB chords’ as he was required to play more with that band config. He was rock solid.
One lick I’d add in is the influential walk-up riff in Rice Pudding (1969). It’s been borrowed and modified by such groups as Aerosmith who used their version of it as one of the main riffs in Sweet Emotion. Jeff called them out for this - in a joking way as he and Joe Perry were friends. You can also hear a bit of it in AC/DC’s Back in Black.
I am heartbroken about Jeff’s passing. The giant of guitar players, the best there was. Thank you for this tribute. He will be dearly missed.
Dave, you’re a gem! We will miss JB so much. This chordplay will be an archive for the ages. Thank you! RIP Jeff!
First time I heard scatterbrain I was blown away. Becks Bolero was the song that got me into Jeff Beck in the late 80s.
I am familiar with most of Jeff's music from The Yardbirds up to his recent work. I graduated from high school in 1975. I purchased "Blow By Blow" as a graduation present to myself. I loved it immediately. But for my own personal taste, I will be forever "stuck" on the " Trruth" album. Now with his passing, I want to learn every song on that album. His mastery of the wahwah pedal is incredible on this album. I thank God for all the live (audio only) videos from 1968-69 of the Jeff Beck Group on UA-cam. They help document what that band was like live and for me have become companions or expanded versions of the Truth album. Thank-you Dave for including some of the Truth material in this video. I was hoping to find some of the jazzy chords that Jeff used on various versions of "Blues Deluxe." Hopefully my ear will be strong enough to figure them out for myself. Thanks again. And we all will miss Jeff and his music.
Hey Dave,,,,,Got what your saying ,This is deep,,,We musicians get so attached to the greats and what they do, that when something happens to one of them we feel it,(something is gone,) when Stevie Ray / Eddie Van halen/Randy Roads died I felt just weird all day,,,its like my guitar teacher died that day, I thought maybe I should not play guitar today,,,,,THEN it was like SRV said,,,NO PLAY,,,PLAY YOUR ASS OFF,,,,SO I did just that.,,, R.I.P ALL THAT HAVE GONE,,,,,WE MISS YOU,,,WE PLAY/WRITE/ PERFORM WITH THE SAME LOVE / DEDICATION OF MUSIC AS YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GOD FOR THE GIFT OF MUSIC. ,,, Dave Thanks -GOD BLESS - keep playing .....RJ.
I just found out less then half an hour ago. I'm so sad about this one I really don't know what to say.
R.I.P. Jeff!! ❤
I grew up listening to Jeff Beck along with Clapton and Page, Hendrix etc. Still heartbroken over the loss of Jeff but I loved your ode to the master David, Thank you!
Nice tribute for a great influence on all that ever gave a listen.
Hey David. You did Jeff's brilliant playing proud! As someone once said "guitar playing is not a competition, but Jeff Beck wins"...........
My mouth dropped. Eddie and Jeff. Just blew me away. I hear Depp was by hus bedside when he passed. Bronchial meneghitis
I'm one of those that you mentioned about "scouring the internet" for all things Jeff Beck, which led me here and I'm glad it did (subscribed!) I'm old enough to have been around for the Yardbirds and when he moved on to bigger and better things. Out of the three, he is without question, my favorite guitarist to come out of that group. Like you, I was devastated when I heard the news and I can't help but think that if he hadn't toured that he'd still be with us today.
Thelonious Monk once said that "There are no wrong notes on a piano". Jeff Beck demonstrated and proved that the same holds true on guitar. A real master. R.I.P. Mr. Beck and thank you for sharing your virtuosity with us all and leaving us with such great music to enjoy.
I have always been a Jeff Beck fan. He has been a part of my musical life since I can remember. I think what people miss is Jeff's pure musicality. He could get inside any genre and make it his own. Yeah, he was a monster guitar player, but that really misses what he was. I saw him play live twice. Unforgettable, mind bending. Good bye Jeff, you will be missed, you will be remembered.
I know what you mean Dave, when I first discovered Jeff Beck back in the early 70s I was completely mesmerized at his unique and definitely untouched style. I heard about his passing about the same way as you did, it stopped me in my tracks.
As I thought about it my mind began to reminisce and memory after memory came rushing back on those early years, like a time machine crashing back to earth. I'm still having a hard time understanding how we lost such a champion and master, he will never ever be forgotten, but eternally missed.
thanks for this great "memorial" lesson of wonderful Jeff Beck....and YES...that 3rd lick certainly was the "them" idea behinfsmoke on the water....what else...??
Cheers David....and we all are sort of in disbelief that Jeff has gone...
Well done. There is a subtle beauty in his use of chords, voicings, and string choices. 😎
Of all the guys i grew up listening to he was probably the most unique.
This is a very healthy way to mourn. I really appreciate the emotion that you have put into this tribute. The album "Wired" helped me through a very traumatic few years when it was released. I wore out 2 copies (on a decent turntable!). His playing was, and still is an emotional release for me and I am still full of tears. Thankyou Dave, and thankyou Jeff for the music you played and the music that your uniqueness has inspired over the years.
Jeff is a legend inspired many Thanks for the lesson..
Dude! Nice- the Scatterbrain riff is my chops check. If I can pick that cleanly, my chops are happening. Jeff Beck is my guy...
Needed this one this week. Thanks DB.
You're one of the first people I thought of when I heard the news. Sorry for your loss. RIP Jeff one of the greatest of all time.
The whole guitar community is right there with you. Great lesson.
You're a remarkable player Dave, and one of the few that could do such a great job covering my favourite player.
I was fortunate enough to see him play live 3 times. So amazing as a musician guitarist, a total inspiration. So sad to loose another legend. He will be missed. 😢
I cannot touch a guitar for a while.
This hurts badly.
Thank you
Nice video brother. I am devastated too.
He has been a major part of my life. A friend and I in high school, played Rough and Ready, literally every day for a time, we loved it so much. I saw him first at Day On The Green in 1976. Then with Stevie Ray Vaughn, amazing. With Santana and many other times, concluding in 2014 with ZZ Top. Twelve times all together! I can't believe that I will never see him again live. Unreal.
I was following his last two tours almost daily on UA-cam as they were coming out. It was incredible. His age has crossed my mind now and then, but he was so healthy and playing so powerfully and beautiful. So it was quite a shock for me as well.
I've taken solice in his music and interviews also. So grateful to him. He enriched our lives beyond measure.
I actually heard him talk about starting recording of Blow By Blow and not really being that knowledgeable about chords. He said that George Martin helped him alot to learn about them. Interesting.
I really enjoyed your lesson. I play guitar and chords are not too known to me either. For a while they seemed complex and mysterious. But then one day I thought, whats wrong with me; I know basic scales, and chords are just notes of a scale played at once! Duh. Lol.
I still have more to learn but I have the basics at least.
Thanks again. Bless Jeff Beck 🙏 a true world treasure. We love you. 🕉
Thanks for doing this. Jeff was the greatest and it was a huge loss for all us Beck lovers
I hit "like" before the vid even started lol. Jeff and Jan Hammer live is an all time fave. Thanks for the excellent content David!
Thank you for doing this, and doing it so well. Yes, I can imagine the emotional challenge you were up against and will be up against for some time. Jeff was a phenomenally gifted player, for sure. But he was also someone whose spirit embodied the very essence of making music. There are many great guitar players who can emulate their own heroes, but Jeff sought the unknown, thus fuelling his daring and unpredictability. A great example is the video of him and Eric Clapton doing 'Further On Up The Road' at the Secret Policeman's Ball. EC does his solo, then Jeff steps up. And right from the first note it is obvious that this would be a very different - albeit perfectly fitting - solo. The look on Clapton's face is so revealing, with a smile that says 'Jeff's creamed me again...but I'm loving it.'
An yes, your points about the early timing of some of Jeff's riffs and how they likely influenced those who followed is a very valid point. Ritchie Blackmore has said that the two great guitarists out of the UK were 'Big' Jim Sullivan and Jeff Beck, so 'Smoke On the Water' might very well be inspired by Jeff's riffing. Joe Bonamassa cites that open lick into 'Let Me Love You' as his big inspiration.
The departure of Jeff from this world is such a massive loss. Hopefully you will continue to do features on his playing as there is so much inspiration and insight to be had from what Jeff did and what you reveal.
A very tasteful and thoughtful tribute, thank you. When you quite literally only have one of something, you don't want to lose it, whenever it happens you won't be ready. And Jeff wasn't ready either, he had so much left in the tank. His passing has profoundly affected a great many people,an irreplaceable talent and by all accounts a lovely guy. Very sad but his music won't ever die, that's some comfort.
Hi Dave. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your fantastic videos and lessons - and in particular this one about my favourite guitarist of all time - Jeff Beck (RIP). I think Richie Blackmore - (another favourite of yours and mine!) - said it best years ago in an interview when he was asked about Jeff. He said, "Well Jeff has notes on his guitar that the rest of us weren’t given". Keep up the great work you do and best wishes to you from Ireland.
I was hoping for a Jeff Beck chordplay. As you were running through that, it just jumped out at me that Jeff Beck - You Know What I Mean is a direct influence of Spin Doctors - What Time Is It! Thank you very much.
As a Rolling Stones fan I always felt it was influence on “Hot Stuff” from the “Black and Blue” album.
Beautiful tribute, thank you
Fantastic tribute Dave…pure class, just like him.
Thanks brother👍
Thank you for this! ❤❤❤
Yeah... Music is the best Therapy! This was so great... I so appreciate this video! I've been in what I'm calling my Jeff Beck Coma since I heard the news and deep diving into his music. I'm learning so much about him that I didn't previously know, not to mention interviews, videos, concerts, etc. I'm even building a Tribute guitar in his honor like his left handed headstock Custom Shop Fender Strat you set him play on occasion live. Missed the chance to see him this past November... really regret not going! Love him for his emotive playing and mostly for doing what he wanted... he was an amazing player, and person! RIP Jeff Beck! 😎🤘🎸💔
I really appreciate that you made a unique video about Jeff Beck with a take on his playing that nobody else even seems to think about. One of the best youtubers 100%
It took me some time to think about that too. It made me cry after listening to so many of his songs that also made me cry.
Awesome Dave. Jeff Beck was one of my favorites. I think he was extremely innovative.
I felt so stupid crying for someone I've never met, but like you I have studied him for years. RIP to the God of Guitar
Perfect tribute. We were just joshin' you yesterday. As tributes poured in from all over alot of us wanted to hear what you had to say because we respect you. And I was on your Jeff Solo Secrets vid when I heard he had passed. I was a huge fan from the Yardbirds on. Saw him many times. My main guitar is a 1994 Jeff Beck Strat. Love the fat neck. Anyhow it was a shock, and I still can't get all the way around it. Feels so empty. Thanks Dave. You do Good.
Also stunned by Jeff Beck’s passing. Thanks for doing this.
As a contemporary of Jeff, I can say that I have followed him through every stage of his development in a state of full current awareness, not retrospectively, and grown with him, both technically and appreciatively of his fulsome mastery of his chosen instrument. I shall miss him as I would a member of my family, as a result, and also as a favourite mentor and guru of emotional expression. (David Harper, Nova Scotia, Canada)
much appreciated , , thank you Dave
That's the way Jeff would want it..Great video
I saw him last year in London, amazing. so shocked :(
Thanks for the heartfelt tribute David. Jeff was a monster on guitar, and he always looked like he was having fun while playing live. Great lesson and keep up the great work!
Jeff Beck burst out on the scene when I in high school. Blue Wind was the big hit the year I graduated. RIP. Thanks for taking us down the road of memories in JB's early days.
Great lesson , Thank you so much , Jeff's Music will live forever !
Well, that opening convinced me!
I think all of us music and guitar fans are moving into uncharted territory with our heroes leaving us. You did a fantastic job of both holding it together and also presenting Jeff's best stuff.
Thanks Dave, what a great tribute and lesson on a true pioneer of the guitar. Keep up the great work.
Jeff Beck RIP 🎸
Freaking awesome, Jeff has to be nodding in approval on the other side, thanks for including people get ready, that is when I became aware of Jeff Beck
Thank you for sharing this.
The Guitar will play what the voice wont say❤️🎸
Thanks for posting this, and yeah, it’s a shocking loss for all of us, I just saw Jeff in October here in NJ and he looked and sounded amazing ….
Knew you were a big fan when on a previous video you told a story about how you waited around after a show to meet Jeff and get his autograph.RIP Jeff Beck.
R.i.p Jeff. Nice tribute Dave. I was thinking you gotta do know what I mean... and you did 👍
He was a rare breed for sure, pushing the limits until the end. While his colleagues pretty much stayed in the same places, Jeff took a sharp turn with his instrumental stuff, playing style, and beyond. Got to see the Guitar Shop show in the early 90's and was completely blown away! Thanks for this!
Every musician he touched turned to gold 🙏🏼
Dave, thanks for this. Yes .. heartbroken…I was just watching clips from him in the Yardbirds. All the close ups.. no pick. Check out “heart of soul” in particular, crystal clear, all fingers. I would defer to you dissecting his solos and chords and various techniques.., but, have a look again at the old black and white footage. no pick. Otherwise , thank you Sir, hats off.
Thank You Dave for your video. I was and still am a huge Jimmy Page fan, just as The Beatles poured music into my ears as a very very young child, The Immigrant Song grabbed my heart while going to first grade. While learning about Page I discovered Clapton and Cream. Then Jeff Beck...when I realized the song I thought Jimmy played were Beck, and then hearing his Blow By Blow? I knew he was every bit as great as the other two...then I saw him leave all of his peers in the dust. Not from an egotistical point of view, but a force of nature, that was also a regular down to earth guy who loved hot rods and hated the music business. He was a mentor not just as a guitarist, but as a man who grew wiser and hipper as the years went by, and yet unlike his contemporaries , he did not look in the rear view mirror, but ahead to new horizons. He crossed over into so many genres, what other guitarist can say that? He brought immediate legitimacy and respect to everyone he worked with. Plus his sense of humor was incredible, what I would give to be in a room with him and Ronnie. Not only did he inspire me to play, but also build guitars. I built a '54 Oxblood Les Paul, a `54 Candy Apple Strat with Sophia Trem, and `60 hollowbody double cut JR because I love Crazy Legs..thanks to him I'm a huge Rockabily fan. Like you, I loved him and miss him terribly. Thank you so much for your video. God Bless
Definitely a one of a kind, this dude was in his own league. I’ve never been into his stuff so much, so maybe I shouldn’t to jump in the bandwagon as sad as his passing is, idk, but his phrasing technique was so unbelievable that a whole book could be written on it and everyone should at least try to listen to him. RIP Jeff; absolute guitar god.
I was devastated and cried for an inordinate length of time and was tearful even the following day. I have heard a lot of guitarists, fans, producers etc say that they are actually deeply affected by his passing. Uniquely so.
You said it all. Thankyou for this.
Thank you David
Beautifully summed up David.Like all the great classical composers they are eternally immortalised in their work
For us to appreciate and enjoy for all generations 👍
Awesome lesson a great tribute to a master. Thanks David!
Hey Dave, you made me pick my guitar up earlier than usual today.
I "discovered" Jeff Beck by record shop browsing lottery luck in '89, when Guitar Shop came out.
I was a thrash metal fanatic back then, but Where Were You hit me like a ton of bricks.
It was a watershed moment in my musical horizons expansion, I had soon listened to everything he recorded, and yes, Hi Ho Silver Lining and Love is Blue too 😆
Thanks for a deserving tribute to a musical giant who constantly reinvented his music, while always remaining true to himself.
Jeff Beck just literally NEVER got old. I am very sorry that he is gone. I'm a huge fan of Jeff's. He was among the very best guitarists in the world, and, in his style of playing, he was the best! I've never heard another guitarist who can sound just exactly like he did! There was only one Jeff, and that's for certain!
I started playing in bands while I was in college in the mid-70s and at that time Jeff had become everyone’s guitar hero with Blow by Blow. I re-discovered Jeff and saw him live a couple of times in recent years and was astounded how he held things together at his advanced age and was still incredible. All this week I’ve been watching interviews of him and he seems like such a great guy. I have proclaimed to my friends in recent years that he is definitely my favorite guitar player of all time and that will never change. I will miss the man so much!
I fired up Guitar Shop tonight and had forgotten how good that album is. Back in the day I bought anything Terry Bozzio was on and discovered Jeff that way. Love the channel