Very intuitive and stellar playing. Thank you for unselfishly sharing this with us. And thanks for keeping the music alive for future generations. Kudos to you sir.
I think the process for the most part was a couple good hook riffs, including bass lines and pretty much an unfinished. Next step is lyrics and when Ronnie heard something he liked he started coming up with lyrics. That's pretty much how most people do it unless the song had already been written by someone else on an acoustic or piano which many great songs were and still are by real musicians. AI is for suckers and fools. You aren't learning a damn thing that way.
Hi Scott, thank you so much for your great work! I'm 53 now, since Lynyrd Skynyrd hit my ears in the late 70's, I'm addicted to their gorgeous guitar work and compositions. Swamp Music is my all time LS-favourite. I always wanted to play it the right way, but I just didn't know exactly what to do, but you made it!!! Thank you again! I'm looking forward getting more of your perfect tutorials. Many regards from Germany Christoph
Thankyou Scott for sharing your Swamp Music Ed King story, precious moments my goodness. Fascinating to me, loved it. Love L.S. love your playing. Awesome !
Wow I never would have figured that out. Ed was the best. Long story but I gave a Cassette of original songs to a roadie on the 1st reunion tour. Ed called my house a few months later and ask for more songs. Blew my mind. Later he let me know they decided to write they're own for the next album. Quite a thrill.
Scott, I think you got it 100%...Ed was right when he told you such a compliment, you were lucky to have had the honor to spend time with such a legend... That riff is one of the first I worked on, back in the days, when I was learning guitar, I think 1989...We had no youtube at that time and I had to slow down the tape recorder to understand what he was doing...I went on a simple man cruise in 2011, and I met the Skynyrd Guys, Little feat Guys, Blackberry Smoke guys, and Don Barnes, who is one of my favorite guitar God, and a very nice guy either, But My biggest regret is That I never had the chance to meet Ed (and also his good friend Jeff Carlisi)..Best best regards, and hope to meeting you on a european and french tour with the APB !!!
Great lesson , playing and stories shared about the great Ed King! I’ve always said , there’s not one “better” guitar player from Lynyrd Skynyrd- they were all so great and complimented each other’s styles, yet they were uniquely different. Even after Ed left, Steve fit so well with the Skynyrd sound - everything about the band was like a destined story that wrote itself out perfectly. All the guitar parts dovetail each other into one grand presentation of the song - modern day Beethoven/Bachs just putt it out there! Ha! I sound like a kook, but I just love Lynyrd Skynyrd!
I'm so glad I've stumbled onto your channel Scott. I've been listing and trying to play Skynyrd music for all most 40 yrs. Lol. They have always been my "come back to band" when l lose inspiration. Watching your videos and listing to the stories has made me pick up the guitar again after 5 yrs of not playing. Now learning and playing is fun again and I owe that all to you Thanks again you're a great teacher...
@@cannadaincowboy do you like any tunes by foghat ? do you know the foghat song ' sarah lee ' the reason why i ask - is some of their rhythms are so intertwined and coalescent - that i get the same feeling of complete involvement with them as i do many of the SKYNYRD tunes such as ' swamp music ' which is my total favorite song of all time since i first heard it back then . the ' sara lee ' song by foghat is also one that gives me the continuous anticipation of the next notes to be played and then when it gets to the end - i play it again ...
@@cannadaincowboy i asked chatlbgtxyzump : about foghat being an influencer for LYNYRD SKYNYRD : Yes, Foghat was indeed one of the bands that influenced Lynyrd Skynyrd. Foghat, an English rock band formed in the early 1970s, was known for their blues-rock sound characterized by driving rhythms and powerful guitar riffs. Their energetic live performances and blues-infused style resonated with Lynyrd Skynyrd and other southern rock bands of the era. While Lynyrd Skynyrd's sound had its own distinct flavor, they were influenced by the bluesy rock style and stage presence of bands like Foghat, contributing to the overall tapestry of southern rock music.
Spot on!! This is a song from my childhood. Dad always asked if I could play it, and eventually I did the same thing. Sat down with the record and learned by ear
Sounds like me" would’ve made my head swell so big, I would’ve been so nervous, I mean it was Ed King, the King, wow. That’s amazing. Love your videos and your band I’ve got new inspiration to get back into jamming again thanks for sharing your videos , so many parts I’ve been missing you break it down easy to learn from. Thanks 😊 and keep rockin. 😊😊
Great tutorial! I found your channel a couple of years ago trying to learn this song. I've been practicing these parts ever since. I have been anxiously waiting for you to release Part 2 showing the other guitartist's parts. This song is a jam, and I'd love to see your breakdown of the other parts. Rock on! 🤘
Hello, This is a real treat to have you run down this song for us. Second Helping is one of my all time favorite albums and your Ed King stories i love to hear. Scott, hats off and Thank you !
I’m 67. And I still can’t believe just how good these guys are. My first album was Lynyard Skynyrd Smokes. What 72?. I was the only black person in Beaver Falls Pa. Who knew who in the hell they were. I was in a Play about Hank WilliamsSr. Lonesome Hwy. Where Hank learn to sing from a Street Singer named Tetot. And it reminded me of Ronnie learning from Curtis Lowe. With my Roots from The Delta. And the blues. Yep. Still here. This is the traveling shit.
Jimmy Rodgers learned from the Black bluesmen of Mississippi. Elvis, and Jerry Lee Lewis. They all did. Us white boys owe it all to the Black man. Just stating facts.
yo ! old man - i am a couple of years behind you - tell me what is your favorite bluesy LYNYRD SKYNYRD song ? mine is ( i just listened to it a few minutes ago ) ' cheatin woman ' make you crazy - cheatin woman make you a fool - she'll leave your heart so lonely - brother there's nothin that you can do
@kablammy7 Man that a hard one. Has to be Curtis LOW. SO much of that song us me in someway. I played Teetot. In a Hank Williams play Lonesome Highway. Like Ronnie. Hank used to hang out with a Black man who taught him how to sing.
Me too, kids don’t know what they have these days with UA-cam, back then it was cassette players, pen and paper, and my ear, did what we had to do to make it sound close enough to the original. 😊😊
I'm 61 years old and I must say I am so impressed with the way you teach. Thank you so much......... Peace and blessings Love Allen, Ed, and Steve's guitar playing
Fantastic video and lesson, Scott! One of my favorite tunes by one of my favorite bands. Second Helping is just chock full of great playing and great songs. It's tied with Street Survivors as my favorite Skynyrd album, Ed and Steve Gaines were truly fabulous players, and both offset Gary and Allen perfectly. Great job breaking it all down, and yes, we'd all love to have you guys play through this and other Skynyrd tunes together. I used to listen to that major pentatonic run after the solo over and over- I just thought it was so perfect. Loved the way you wove in the story about meeting Ed, too. I always wished I could have met him and thanked him for all the inspiration. Thanks, man- I can't wait to see what you do next. Great tone from that Strat, too (I'd never heard of that line before, either. I'd love to hear any tips you have about getting Ed's #2 position tone. I own 4 strats, but can't seem to nail it close enough for my tastes. You made my day!
HA! You hit the nail on the head... both those albums are Masterpieces IMHO... So different but so wonderful. You just don't hear that kind of thoughtful composition and songwriting any more. Unique band from a unique time...
@@seraines Yeah I hit it pretty hard, think I have it mostly nailed down... may I request you do a 'I Know a Little' tutorial..? I watched a couple UA-cam vids I think you could do a better job. Also watched your Whiskey Rock-a-Roller good stuff! Takes me back to high school haha.
Ed became my favorite guitar player, i was playing in a band from the early seventies and saw Skynyrd in 75, the moment I first heard Alabama he became no 1 as those solos were just beautiful, the fact it was in G major also gave it a deeply uplifting feel, and as for Ronnie? I'm not joking when I say I probably think of him every day..the power of music I guess, love your playing..regards from England
I never get tired of listening to SHA - it has nearly everything in it as far as popular American musical/traditional genres: Rock, Country, Gospel, Blues - it’s a masterpiece of a song, IMO.
So good 👍.. that is so cool your story... You have to be obsessed and in lovewith the guitar to really learn .. I'm still trying to figure out some of their riffs.. and I'm 63 I love Skynyrd..great playing man ..
Such a cool song that I never heard until I stumbled on your tutorial. I finally figured it out with your help. Thanks for taking the time to break it down. I also used Amazing Slowdowner to listen to the little nuances that you capture so well. You've become my go-to guitar instructor for Skynyrd. Appreciate all the effort you go through, owe you a big thanks Scott.
Hey Scott I also bought my first electric guitar in 1980. I was 14 and saved up the money for it working at my Uncles restaurant. It’s a Les Paul and I still have it and play it today. Skynyrd was then, and still is my favorite. Thanks for the videos brother! Keep on rockin’!
I wish I had the ones I sold! Except the Steve Stevens Hamer. Couldn’t get rid of it fast enough. The only one I ever bought on the internet without playing it first. I’ll NEVER do that again.
While this wasn't their most popular song it shows their creative genius. The lyrics and guitar parts are... swampy for sure and all over a I-IV-V chord structure. I remember when you did this 3 years ago, I'm just getting to it now. Time flies. Hope you are well Scott! God Bless and thanks for doing this video.
Scott, thanks for the great videoi love your channel, you play it the right way, i love that, keep on rockin Brother, I love to hear your stories with Ed, , Cousin Figel
just as i like to listen to this song over and over - a thousand times over i really enjoy seeing and hearing your attitude when taking about how much attitude is in this song ! attitude and altitude a similar attitude and altitude i find in ' you got that right ' ! ! ! maybe you can make a video on that one ? !
Great work and tone. These parts fit the song so well and really accent Ronnie and vice versa. It’s incredible the way they weaved three guitars into individual parts that stand out yet do not so much they take away from the song. This is only accomplished IMHO by jamming together as a band for countless hours, something sadly missing from most of today’s music.
Nice lesson! You must be in good ol' Ashevegas if you're playing with Artimus. I grew up there and in Atlanta. Those hills are FULL of great musicians. Hope to get to see you sometime. Thanks for the tutorial!
Awesome Scott... I've been playing it all wrong for years. And Ed King was playing like that since he was in his early twenties while I'm in my early 60's. He must have had a great teacher.
I can relate. The small town in South Alabama I grew up in, no one taught guitar. A couple of friends knew a few chords. After I learn those, my folks got me a chord book and I learned everything from my turntable. I was a master at placing that needle back on the perfect spot I was working on. Locked myself in my room and woodshedded as a kid.
@@seraines lol... Yeah... I wore out Machine Head, Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, 4 and then in 1977 someone gave me Pat Travers Putting it Straight trying to figure out what those guys were doing (I thought Mars was brilliant and Nicko was off the planet)... I was a big P.T. fan... I actually got to meet him and used to hang out at his studio when he moved from Miami to Orlando in 1983. He was pretty cool... I actually got to play that old P.O.S. Melody Maker through his rig... He didn't play half as loud as I did... He was awesome. I did not learn to appreciate Ed King for probably another 10 years.
Thanks! Awesome video. Watched it when you first put it out a year ago and it really got me back into Skynard. (I needed help focusing on positive things during Covid). Seems like half the songs in our sets were Skynard back in the 70s. (Never really played it right...UNTIL NOW!!!!). I also got me one of them guitars from the 80s too. Really hate adjusting the truss rod on it! (fortunately I rarely need to get after it). Very fun. Really appreciate your insights to Ed Kings perspective on all your vids.
absolute great video scott !!! and a spot on description of eds hilarious "most interesting man in the world" type personalty......the last time i was on the dock at the hell house location, i had swamp music on my mind while sitting there wondering if some of the lyrics came from that exact same spot. It is surely is swampy right where it is located.
Of all the songs on this channel that I’ve been playing for years THIS one I’m happy to say I was playing ( mostly) right. The other songs I’ll admit you took me to school! This one too but again I almost had this one. Great channel!
Wow such a cool song. Had not heard that in a while. Interesting, my studies in Travis picking helped me, at least pick up the intro. It amazes me how fast and greasy smooth all these songs were. Over the top musicianship . . .Thanks for breaking it down.
Thanks Scott, I always wanted to play this, I wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall when you got together with Ed, it is unfathomable, how he went from the Strawberry alarm clock, ( which I totally didn’t like ) to being the driving force in Skynyrd. Allen and Gary are no doubt great, but Ed really provided something foundational and his counterpoint was always spot on,just unbelievable.
I grew up in 70's as a young guitar player learning. that first Skynyrd album was a huge part of my learning by ear of course. Molly Hatchet, Blue Oyster Cult, Tom Petty and the Heart breakers had their first album out. Aeroskiths first album was a great learning tool also. I messaged Ed one day because I had some old pictures of him from the tribute tour. I was working as an IA stagehand at that show. My buddy was a professional photographer and the Steward that day and he took some great pictures. I asked him if he wanted them and told him that I cut my teeth on the first 3 or 4 Skynyrd albums and loved his playing and asked him a couple of questions about those parts and I was pleasantly surprised that nhe actually answered me. what a nice fellow. He passed a couple of years after that. I'm still sad. I knew he had heart problems but didn't know he had an actual transplant. What a guy. My Brother was also at that show in Pittsburgh when Ed quit. Of course we didn't know that but putting 2 and 2 together my brother told me that half the band was so drunk they had to bring chairs out for them to finish the show and Ronnie was really drunk.
We were spoiled in that era. Those that you mentioned and Rush, Heart, Eagles. Every day was filled with hits songs. Try to find something good now. Ronnie was a mean drunk. I read an interview where Billy Powell said when the plane crashed, he knew instantly that Ronnie was dead, and he was relieved that it was finally over. Powell was one of Ronnie's favorite punching bags and had actually knocked his two front teeth out for playing the intro to Freebird too long. He said before the crash he had told himself enough is enough and wanted to quit the band. Ronnie had also, in a drunken rage, broke a bottle and cut Gary's hands telling him he would never play guitar again. There are some pictures of Gary playing with bandaged hands.And Ed left in the middle of a tour because Ronnie was out of control and threatened him.
great lesson Scott! I feel like you're revealing the true inner secret licks of Skynyrd. some are so subtle but they really add so much to the song. Ive learned so much from this vid and your tutorial on 'Whiskey Rock A Roller. I too bought my Strat new in '77 when I was a Senior in hs. I still have it and everyone thinks its a reissue cause it plays so nice and still looks new. probably the worst decade for Fender, but I got lucky. Really appreciate everything you put into your lessons. Hope to catch APB some day!
Hi Scott, thanks for all the great guitar lessons. I know you get tons of requests and hopefully mine will make it to the top of your list by popularity and your own love for the song, "That Smell". Thanks!
So glad I found your video. Swamp Music was the first song I ever heard by Skynyrd on FM album play. Great playing. I’ve been trying to play this.... But man I was so far off on a lot of it. Thanks for sharing your playing.
Thx Scott. Very helpful. It might be even more helpful though if every now and then you actually call out the string plus fret numbers (even if only very briefly). Thx for the helpful insight.
Great playing, great choice to break down for us. If your up to a request I would love to see a tutorial of the rhythm to I Know a Little, a lot going on in that song on album, really hard for me to nail it down, The intro solo was much easier for me to pick out, still having trouble all these years later with the dang Rhythm ! Here's hoping, your time is valued by many of us part timer's !!
That's a great job sir on a rocking Skynyrd tune! Really cool to have Ed King tell you it sounded like him. Quite the compliment.
Very intuitive and stellar playing. Thank you for unselfishly sharing this with us. And thanks for keeping the music alive for future generations. Kudos to you sir.
Dang Ed was just a total genious on guitar...He was so good at matching the guitar licks to the lyrics man.!!!!!!
yes, he was
I think the process for the most part was a couple good hook riffs, including bass lines and pretty much an unfinished. Next step is lyrics and when Ronnie heard something he liked he started coming up with lyrics. That's pretty much how most people do it unless the song had already been written by someone else on an acoustic or piano which many great songs were and still are by real musicians. AI is for suckers and fools. You aren't learning a damn thing that way.
Hi Scott, thank you so much for your great work! I'm 53 now, since Lynyrd Skynyrd hit my ears in the late 70's, I'm addicted to their gorgeous guitar work and compositions. Swamp Music is my all time LS-favourite. I always wanted to play it the right way, but I just didn't know exactly what to do, but you made it!!! Thank you again! I'm looking forward getting more of your perfect tutorials.
Many regards from Germany
Christoph
Thank you, Christoph!
Im with you there buddy....
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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Thanks Scott. One of my favourite LS songs. So much going on in this song. Master craftsmen. Always loved Ed’s playing.
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
Check my general comment .
Mine too, can't turn it off once it starts...can't do it; wont do it !
Thankyou Scott for sharing your Swamp Music Ed King story, precious moments my goodness. Fascinating to me, loved it. Love L.S. love your playing. Awesome !
This song grab me from the first time I ever heard it . Second Helping “ Say ! Hey pretty mama ‘
WELL YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ! YOU SHORE GOT THAT RIGHT !
I just want to say thank you for keeping the old Skynyrd licks alive!
country band i been playing in has started doin this one and of COURSE i come to scott raines to help me NAIL it. great as always friend
Awesome brother! 🙏🏼
I have been trying to cipher this song for almost 45 years, this clears up a lot. I cannot thank you enough! This is what I love to play .
Nice to hear from someone who started out the way i did , spot on ! Thanks !
Awesome, one of Skynyrds best songs
I absolutely agree!
WELL YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ! YOU SHORE GOT THAT RIGHT !
I have been watching this video for about a year and a half and I am finally getting there. Thanks man!!!! You are awesome!!
Awesome! Keep it up! 🤘🏼
Wow, glad I found this video!!
What a player! What a story! This is gold, thank you and God bless you!
That was glorious! Ed king rocks.
Wow I never would have figured that out. Ed was the best. Long story but I gave a Cassette of original songs to a roadie on the 1st reunion tour. Ed called my house a few months later and ask for more songs. Blew my mind. Later he let me know they decided to write they're own for the next album. Quite a thrill.
I love this song !
I enjoyed every minute of your story, I met Ed when he was setting in with Billy Ray Cyrus (late 90s) at a Rodeo Oklahoma City.very humble man .
Scott, I think you got it 100%...Ed was right when he told you such a compliment, you were lucky to have had the honor to spend time with such a legend... That riff is one of the first I worked on, back in the days, when I was learning guitar, I think 1989...We had no youtube at that time and I had to slow down the tape recorder to understand what he was doing...I went on a simple man cruise in 2011, and I met the Skynyrd Guys, Little feat Guys, Blackberry Smoke guys, and Don Barnes, who is one of my favorite guitar God, and a very nice guy either, But My biggest regret is That I never had the chance to meet Ed (and also his good friend Jeff Carlisi)..Best best regards, and hope to meeting you on a european and french tour with the APB !!!
Great lesson , playing and stories shared about the great Ed King! I’ve always said , there’s not one “better” guitar player from Lynyrd Skynyrd- they were all so great and complimented each other’s styles, yet they were uniquely different. Even after Ed left, Steve fit so well with the Skynyrd sound - everything about the band was like a destined story that wrote itself out perfectly. All the guitar parts dovetail each other into one grand presentation of the song - modern day Beethoven/Bachs just putt it out there! Ha! I sound like a kook, but I just love Lynyrd Skynyrd!
I'm so glad I've stumbled onto your channel Scott. I've been listing and trying to play Skynyrd music for all most 40 yrs. Lol. They have always been my "come back to band" when l lose inspiration. Watching your videos and listing to the stories has made me pick up the guitar again after 5 yrs of not playing. Now learning and playing is fun again and I owe that all to you Thanks again you're a great teacher...
how has it been going with your progress bud ?
@@kablammy7 pretty good I’m in a Southern Rock band. So we have a whole set of Skynyrd. Digging into the Blues again also. Thanks.
@@cannadaincowboy
do you like any tunes by foghat ?
do you know the foghat song ' sarah lee '
the reason why i ask - is some of their rhythms are so intertwined and coalescent - that i get the same feeling of complete involvement with them as i do many of the SKYNYRD tunes such as ' swamp music ' which is my total favorite song of all time since i first heard it back then . the ' sara lee ' song by foghat is also one that gives me the continuous anticipation of the next notes to be played and then when it gets to the end - i play it again ...
@@cannadaincowboy
i asked chatlbgtxyzump : about foghat being an influencer for LYNYRD SKYNYRD :
Yes, Foghat was indeed one of the bands that influenced Lynyrd Skynyrd. Foghat, an English rock band formed in the early 1970s, was known for their blues-rock sound characterized by driving rhythms and powerful guitar riffs. Their energetic live performances and blues-infused style resonated with Lynyrd Skynyrd and other southern rock bands of the era. While Lynyrd Skynyrd's sound had its own distinct flavor, they were influenced by the bluesy rock style and stage presence of bands like Foghat, contributing to the overall tapestry of southern rock music.
@@kablammy7 wow I did not know that. I never got into Foghat but I’m gonna listen to there non hits now. 👍
Spot on!! This is a song from my childhood. Dad always asked if I could play it, and eventually I did the same thing. Sat down with the record and learned by ear
Sounds like me" would’ve made my head swell so big, I would’ve been so nervous, I mean it was Ed King, the King, wow. That’s amazing. Love your videos and your band I’ve got new inspiration to get back into jamming again thanks for sharing your videos , so many parts I’ve been missing you break it down easy to learn from. Thanks 😊 and keep rockin. 😊😊
Great Tune!
WELL YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ! YOU SHORE GOT THAT RIGHT !
Great tutorial! I found your channel a couple of years ago trying to learn this song. I've been practicing these parts ever since. I have been anxiously waiting for you to release Part 2 showing the other guitartist's parts. This song is a jam, and I'd love to see your breakdown of the other parts. Rock on! 🤘
This video helped me learn one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite records. Thank you for passing it along Scott!
Hello, This is a real treat to have you run down this song for us. Second Helping is one of my all time favorite albums and your Ed King stories i love to hear. Scott, hats off and Thank you !
I’m 67. And I still can’t believe just how good these guys are. My first album was Lynyard Skynyrd Smokes. What 72?. I was the only black person in Beaver Falls Pa. Who knew who in the hell they were. I was in a Play about Hank WilliamsSr. Lonesome Hwy. Where Hank learn to sing from a Street Singer named Tetot. And it reminded me of Ronnie learning from Curtis Lowe. With my Roots from The Delta. And the blues. Yep. Still here. This is the traveling shit.
Jimmy Rodgers learned from the Black bluesmen of Mississippi. Elvis, and Jerry Lee Lewis. They all did. Us white boys owe it all to the Black man. Just stating facts.
Beaver Falls Pa. I've been to Sadie's Big Beaver!
yo ! old man - i am a couple of years behind you - tell me what is your favorite bluesy LYNYRD SKYNYRD song ?
mine is ( i just listened to it a few minutes ago )
' cheatin woman '
make you crazy -
cheatin woman make you a fool -
she'll leave your heart so lonely -
brother there's nothin that you can do
@kablammy7 Man that a hard one. Has to be Curtis LOW. SO much of that song us me in someway. I played Teetot. In a Hank Williams play Lonesome Highway. Like Ronnie. Hank used to hang out with a Black man who taught him how to sing.
This was absolutely fantastic, man if I could have had access to this when I first started out at 13...
Me too, kids don’t know what they have these days with UA-cam, back then it was cassette players, pen and paper, and my ear, did what we had to do to make it sound close enough to the original. 😊😊
I'm 61 years old and I must say I am so impressed with the way you teach. Thank you so much.........
Peace and blessings
Love Allen, Ed, and Steve's guitar playing
great playing, scott! you really capture the feel to that song. great lesson, too!
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
just now found you and it seems I have been waiting all my life to hear/see this correctly. OMG! I'll be up the rest of the night!!
Fantastic video and lesson, Scott! One of my favorite tunes by one of my favorite bands. Second Helping is just chock full of great playing and great songs. It's tied with Street Survivors as my favorite Skynyrd album, Ed and Steve Gaines were truly fabulous players, and both offset Gary and Allen perfectly. Great job breaking it all down, and yes, we'd all love to have you guys play through this and other Skynyrd tunes together. I used to listen to that major pentatonic run after the solo over and over- I just thought it was so perfect. Loved the way you wove in the story about meeting Ed, too. I always wished I could have met him and thanked him for all the inspiration. Thanks, man- I can't wait to see what you do next. Great tone from that Strat, too (I'd never heard of that line before, either. I'd love to hear any tips you have about getting Ed's #2 position tone. I own 4 strats, but can't seem to nail it close enough for my tastes. You made my day!
Thank you, Mark! 🙏🏼 That means a lot man! Second Helping was Ed’s favorite. He called it a masterpiece. I agree. More coming on tones. 🤘🏼
HA! You hit the nail on the head... both those albums are Masterpieces IMHO... So different but so wonderful. You just don't hear that kind of thoughtful composition and songwriting any more. Unique band from a unique time...
@@seraines that yellow strat sounds great and is cool looking too…
WOW! Swamp Music perfection!
Dude I have been wanting to learn this for years you are crushing it!!!! Yeah! Thanks you!
Get on it! 🤘🏼😝🤘🏼
@@seraines Yeah I hit it pretty hard, think I have it mostly nailed down... may I request you do a 'I Know a Little' tutorial..? I watched a couple UA-cam vids I think you could do a better job. Also watched your Whiskey Rock-a-Roller good stuff! Takes me back to high school haha.
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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Another instant classic - really appreciate the hard work you put into these. It's all there for anyone who needs the detail.
Whew! Tough stuff! My favorite LS song.
WELL YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ! YOU SHORE GOT THAT RIGHT !
@@kablammy7 I Know A Little bout that too! 👍
Ed became my favorite guitar player, i was playing in a band from the early seventies and saw Skynyrd in 75, the moment I first heard Alabama he became no 1 as those solos were just beautiful, the fact it was in G major also gave it a deeply uplifting feel, and as for Ronnie? I'm not joking when I say I probably think of him every day..the power of music I guess, love your playing..regards from England
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
Check my general comment .
I never get tired of listening to SHA - it has nearly everything in it as far as popular American musical/traditional genres: Rock, Country, Gospel, Blues - it’s a masterpiece of a song, IMO.
Want to Thank the APB for coming to Hudson Falls N.Y. and putting on one amazing show... Great meeting you in person...
Than you. So much fun!
Scott dam good . Perfect
Love this video and the Head nod from Ed means gold! You are very very talented thanks for sharing Scott!
Love the Artimus Pyle Band and the spirit of the original Skynyrd band. From a ‘77 HS graduate who had ALL the albums! Thanks.
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So good 👍.. that is so cool your story... You have to be obsessed and in lovewith the guitar to really learn .. I'm still trying to figure out some of their riffs.. and I'm 63 I love Skynyrd..great playing man ..
Thank you!
Thank you, Scott! VERY informative and useful.Taking you time to show us this is a great thing. Again, thank you!!
Thank you for watching!
Man your talented! Thanks for sharing.
Such a cool song that I never heard until I stumbled on your tutorial. I finally figured it out with your help. Thanks for taking the time to break it down. I also used Amazing Slowdowner to listen to the little nuances that you capture so well. You've become my go-to guitar instructor for Skynyrd. Appreciate all the effort you go through, owe you a big thanks Scott.
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
No wonder Ed (finally) invited you over. This is fantastic.
Hey Scott I also bought my first electric guitar in 1980. I was 14 and saved up the money for it working at my Uncles restaurant. It’s a Les Paul and I still have it and play it today. Skynyrd was then, and still is my favorite. Thanks for the videos brother! Keep on rockin’!
I wish I had the ones I sold! Except the Steve Stevens Hamer. Couldn’t get rid of it fast enough. The only one I ever bought on the internet without playing it first. I’ll NEVER do that again.
While this wasn't their most popular song it shows their creative genius. The lyrics and guitar parts are... swampy for sure and all over a I-IV-V chord structure.
I remember when you did this 3 years ago, I'm just getting to it now. Time flies. Hope you are well Scott! God Bless and thanks for doing this video.
Pretty impresive old son. Thanks for this. I like the part "put the needle on the record", bring back memories!
Scott, thanks for the great videoi love your channel, you play it the right way, i love that, keep on rockin Brother, I love to hear your stories with Ed, , Cousin Figel
Thank you so much for doing these!. Spot on!
I love that story about ed and you! Cool stuff! I could listen to those kind of stories all ay! Thanks scott!
24:26 Ooooohhh that riff is so good!
just as i like to listen to this song over and over - a thousand times over
i really enjoy seeing and hearing your attitude when taking about how much attitude is in this song !
attitude and altitude
a similar attitude and altitude i find in ' you got that right ' ! ! !
maybe you can make a video on that one ? !
Great work and tone. These parts fit the song so well and really accent Ronnie and vice versa. It’s incredible the way they weaved three guitars into individual parts that stand out yet do not so much they take away from the song. This is only accomplished IMHO by jamming together as a band for countless hours, something sadly missing from most of today’s music.
I agree. 👍🏼
Love it!
Always a good lesson with, Scott!
Thank you for watching!
I'm always floor'd at the awesome guitar work on this song thank you so much Scott I'm still working on it 🎸🎶👀
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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Great story! Great song! Thanks so much for sharing.
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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Wow! Thanks a lot Scott! Loved this song for long long time! Now I can sort of play it!
Scott...this was a song we didn’t playin my band, but always wanted to. U unpacked it. Thanks.
Nice,
One of my many favorite songs from ""Skynyrd!".
Awesome tutorial !!
Great tone !!
Love it !!!!!
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Fantastic ! Gonna give this a go now brilliant playing !!
Ed used to live not far from me In Belleplain State Forrest. Another fine lesson, can’t wait to see y’all again here in New Jersey
Thanks So Much Scott. I have been playing it wrong for all these years. Now< i will go back the drawing board, and relearn the right way
Thank you so much for taking the time to do these tutorials. God bless.
Nice lesson! You must be in good ol' Ashevegas if you're playing with Artimus. I grew up there and in Atlanta. Those hills are FULL of great musicians. Hope to get to see you sometime. Thanks for the tutorial!
Loved this. From the start to the end.
And your a smart player, you know😀
Awesome Scott... I've been playing it all wrong for years. And Ed King was playing like that since he was in his early twenties while I'm in my early 60's. He must have had a great teacher.
I had no lessons... I had to pick up what I could by watching friends but hybrid picking is something I've only come to learn in the last 20 years.
I can relate. The small town in South Alabama I grew up in, no one taught guitar. A couple of friends knew a few chords. After I learn those, my folks got me a chord book and I learned everything from my turntable. I was a master at placing that needle back on the perfect spot I was working on. Locked myself in my room and woodshedded as a kid.
@@seraines lol... Yeah... I wore out Machine Head, Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, 4 and then in 1977 someone gave me Pat Travers Putting it Straight trying to figure out what those guys were doing (I thought Mars was brilliant and Nicko was off the planet)... I was a big P.T. fan... I actually got to meet him and used to hang out at his studio when he moved from Miami to Orlando in 1983. He was pretty cool... I actually got to play that old P.O.S. Melody Maker through his rig... He didn't play half as loud as I did... He was awesome. I did not learn to appreciate Ed King for probably another 10 years.
@@2programsofgod Pat’s great. I’ve played a bunch of shows with him. Always has a great band.
don't stop till you get it ! you can do it !
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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Great Story. Ty
Hey Scott. Love this! Opened for yall at Hazzardfest this year. The last one.
Nice! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼
Thanks! Awesome video. Watched it when you first put it out a year ago and it really got me back into Skynard. (I needed help focusing on positive things during Covid). Seems like half the songs in our sets were Skynard back in the 70s. (Never really played it right...UNTIL NOW!!!!). I also got me one of them guitars from the 80s too. Really hate adjusting the truss rod on it! (fortunately I rarely need to get after it). Very fun. Really appreciate your insights to Ed Kings perspective on all your vids.
Nailed it. That's it buddy. Note for note. Thanks for sharing
That's some fancy stuff. Very nice! 🔥
absolute great video scott !!! and a spot on description of eds hilarious "most interesting man in the world" type personalty......the last time i was on the dock at the hell house location, i had swamp music on my mind while sitting there wondering if some of the lyrics came from that exact same spot. It is surely is swampy right where it is located.
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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Amazing stuff brother!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I don’t even play guitar but i love these videos.😊
Of all the songs on this channel that I’ve been playing for years THIS one I’m happy to say I was playing ( mostly) right. The other songs I’ll admit you took me to school! This one too but again I almost had this one. Great channel!
Wow such a cool song. Had not heard that in a while. Interesting, my studies in Travis picking helped me, at least pick up the intro. It amazes me how fast and greasy smooth all these songs were. Over the top musicianship . . .Thanks for breaking it down.
Thanks Scott, I always wanted to play this, I wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall when you got together with Ed, it is unfathomable, how he went from the Strawberry alarm clock, ( which I totally didn’t like ) to being the driving force in Skynyrd. Allen and Gary are no doubt great, but Ed really provided something foundational and his counterpoint was always spot on,just unbelievable.
I grew up in 70's as a young guitar player learning. that first Skynyrd album was a huge part of my learning by ear of course. Molly Hatchet, Blue Oyster Cult, Tom Petty and the Heart breakers had their first album out. Aeroskiths first album was a great learning tool also. I messaged Ed one day because I had some old pictures of him from the tribute tour. I was working as an IA stagehand at that show. My buddy was a professional photographer and the Steward that day and he took some great pictures. I asked him if he wanted them and told him that I cut my teeth on the first 3 or 4 Skynyrd albums and loved his playing and asked him a couple of questions about those parts and I was pleasantly surprised that nhe actually answered me. what a nice fellow. He passed a couple of years after that. I'm still sad. I knew he had heart problems but didn't know he had an actual transplant. What a guy. My Brother was also at that show in Pittsburgh when Ed quit. Of course we didn't know that but putting 2 and 2 together my brother told me that half the band was so drunk they had to bring chairs out for them to finish the show and Ronnie was really drunk.
We were spoiled in that era. Those that you mentioned and Rush, Heart, Eagles. Every day was filled with hits songs. Try to find something good now.
Ronnie was a mean drunk. I read an interview where Billy Powell said when the plane crashed, he knew instantly that Ronnie was dead, and he was relieved that it was finally over. Powell was one of Ronnie's favorite punching bags and had actually knocked his two front teeth out for playing the intro to Freebird too long.
He said before the crash he had told himself enough is enough and wanted to quit the band.
Ronnie had also, in a drunken rage, broke a bottle and cut Gary's hands telling him he would never play guitar again. There are some pictures of Gary playing with bandaged hands.And Ed left in the middle of a tour because Ronnie was out of control and threatened him.
great lesson Scott! I feel like you're revealing the true inner secret licks of Skynyrd. some are so subtle but they really add so much to the song. Ive learned so much from this vid and your tutorial on 'Whiskey Rock A Roller. I too bought my Strat new in '77 when I was a Senior in hs. I still have it and everyone thinks its a reissue cause it plays so nice and still looks new. probably the worst decade for Fender, but I got lucky. Really appreciate everything you put into your lessons. Hope to catch APB some day!
Keep uploading more tutorials ...more will subscribe .amazing lessons.
Beautiful strat. Appears to be a good top.
It’s heavy, but awesome. Bought it new off the shelf in ATL in 1980
@@seraines I have always enjoyed heavy guitars.
I'm down in Spartanburg so you're just up the big hill from me. Glad to find your page. Subscribed!
Great job you just got yourself a faithful follower
You’re guitar tone is amazing. Great clean sound.
Thank you so much for the lesson!! Your are such a great player!!!.
Excellent 👏 👏
Hi Scott, thanks for all the great guitar lessons. I know you get tons of requests and hopefully mine will make it to the top of your list by popularity and your own love for the song, "That Smell". Thanks!
So glad I found your video. Swamp Music was the first song I ever heard by Skynyrd on FM album play.
Great playing. I’ve been trying to play this.... But man I was so far off on a lot of it. Thanks for sharing your playing.
fantastic scott
Amazing sound and a very cool lesson 👌🏼
Thx Scott. Very helpful. It might be even more helpful though if every now and then you actually call out the string plus fret numbers (even if only very briefly). Thx for the helpful insight.
Nicely done Scott...RIP Ed
I absolutely love your playing, long live Skynyrd.✝️🛐✡️
Great playing, great choice to break down for us. If your up to a request I would love to see a tutorial of the rhythm to I Know a Little, a lot going on in that song on album, really hard for me to nail it down, The intro solo was much easier for me to pick out, still having trouble all these years later with the dang Rhythm ! Here's hoping, your time is valued by many of us part timer's !!
Swamp Music is my favorite song ever and ever - amen .
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