Jim Bob Gairrett Steel Guitar Lesson 1 "In the Mood"
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- This is Jim's inaugural lesson. He is a renowned steel guitar player currently on tour with Sammy Kershaw. He just finished a 10-year stint with Kenny Chesney (and has some great stories). Your producer worked with him previously in "The Gairrett Brothers Band".
One of THE greatest teaching DIY's is this one. WOW! I believe EVERY person trying to learn to play the PSG, DO this often. It is awesome. You can't imagine what this will do in your learning "curve".
Thank you kind Sir Jim for making this video.
Wow, thank you! That is quite the compliment. If I ever get to where I have a paid course, I will definitely use it. Thanks again!
Hi Jim.I'm 69 years old and I play PSG since 3 month and I love this instrument. It will be a long way....Thanks a lot for your lessons. Hello from France!
I just found this video and I appreciate all the help I can get. I am a 72 year old retired dirt contractor and I have acquired a sho-bud double neck in pristine condition. I think that pedal steel is the most beautiful insterment on earth. thanks for the video
So much respect for a pedal steel player some of the best musicians out there
Jim Bob, I doubt you remember me, but in 1985, we produced a show featuring you, your brothers, and Shorty Spang in Independence, Mo. at the old RLDS Auditorium for the Firefighters Benefit Fund. The next evening, you boys played for the KC Parks & Recreation at Swope Park. My wife and I hung out with you backstage there. You guys did one hell of a show both nights, and the audiences loved you. Glad to see you're still playing that steel guitar! I am very sorry to hear about John. I hope you are doing well. Give our regards to Darrell and Shorty! I have a bunch of photos of you guys back then, if you'd like copies.-Terry Janes
I wish I could find more posts by you. You are easy to understand and give wonderful directions and explanations.
HI Jim I just found you on here on you tube. I have been playing pedal steel since 1958. My first steel was Fender 1000. After I got out of the service I bought a new ZB in 1974. I'm still playing it. I am now 81 years old and still playing at clubs in the area. Love it !!! I live in the Spokane now after selling our home in Kettle Falls Wa. I am a retired mail carrier. I have been to Billings before. Anyway just thought I'd send you a message. Thanks for your video !
That was amazing and brought back great memories of when I started on the pedal steel at age 10. This was my first song my teacher taught me in Dallas. Haven't played for years as I gravitated to the five string banjo. In the process of going back to my roots and purchasing a pedal steel at age 67. Think I'll relearn In The Mood. Makes me think of my Dad as he would tap his foot as I played. In The Mood was his favorite song during his time in China during WWII. Thanks.
Thanks for the great lessons your great at what you do, by the way when your phone rang during in the mood I got up and answered my phone. Luv ya bro
Jim Bob. Your videos help more than anyone's Ive viewed. Hopefully you can do some more soon!!
I appreciate your lessons. You make learning very simple, even if its not. Please continue with your project it is appreciated by us all that are trying to learn a complex instrument.
You guys out there teaching pedal steel , I just wanna say thank you so much for what your doing .
Hey, man. Thanks! I see you've seen a couple of the other lessons. Stay with it!
Thanks from me too
I’m waiting for my pedal steel guitar from GFI to come. I find your style of teaching very spontaneous and you make it look everyone can do it. Thanks. I’ll be looking up more your tutorials. I’m an absolute beginner in PSG. I do have years of experience with the guitar. I hope it will help me transition to PSG. I have just retired so I have ample time trying a new skill set. Thank you very much!!👍👍👍
Hey Jimbob!
Great to see you pickin and doing these things.
We need to get together sometime I’m retired now and pickin around town when I want and enjoying life! Miss ya friend!
Van Coffey
Thanks for the video, I'm a beginner at 75 years old but this is on my bucket list and quite a challenge! I will be getting a new Mullens steel in a couple months, I see you play a Mullens. Looking forward to more instruction videos, they are a big help!
Jim is one great player and teacher...........Thanks for your showing! Give us some more, I THE MOOD was the very first song I learned!, Great job!
Thank you so much !
Your a fantastic teacher that anyone can easily learn from .
Keep up the great work ....
Hey, man! Here you are again! Are you from Sho Bud?
Great job Jim
Very useful to a guitar guy whom is now trying to learn to play steel after 50 years lol
Thank you for your time in doing this
Every ten years I tell myself..."I think I'm improving"....
God Bless you Jim Bob . I am going to get this down today Thanks to you . This will go along way for me . And spur me on to learn more from you . I will keep you posted
How nice to hear from you Jim Bob, I sure hope to see you do more vids. I have always enjoyed hearing you play. This is a nice presentation of "In the Mood", Richard in Hardin Mt
Jim spoke to you after the Biloxi show. Brother this is an excellent starter lesson. Hope there are some eager steel players seeing this video. It's a must. Steel is real.
Hi Greg! Finally got around to answering your comment. Glad we had the chance to chat on the phone. We are getting pretty good viewership. These first few lessons have been a good test. We are spooling back up to produce some more and will be launching a private Facebook Group soon. Take care.
lol. how many of y'all called that number? I'd hate for this guy to get everyone out there calling for advise on gear.
Great Lesson BTW! Thank you for what you are doing!
I sincerely doubt a better tune could have been chosen to introduce a student new to the pedal steel. Jim, I really appreciate your 'accessible' teaching style - thanks!
Amen, amen and AMEN!
Great Lesson. Nicely explained. Thanks so much
John Russell UK
Thanks so much for that.
I dont play but that was totaly enjoyable watching and listening to your voice Love that song In The Mood !!!! also your hands look so young !!!!!! LOVE THE STEEL GUITAR !!!!
Great lesson! Lots of nice tips. As a side note, that chromatic walk up using the 5th and 10th strings will be a challenge for beginners because of the tendency to just slide your way up, rather than stopping at every fret. Practice, practice, practice. Ben Price - San Antonio
Us Steelers will take all the instruction we can get!!!
Thank you!
Thank you!
I'm happy to be able to do this instruction and glad you had the chance to see it! If it helps you, I am honored!
Excellent JB
Real nice Jim brilliant explanation ? 👍🏴🥃
Very inspiring!
Thanks Jim for your willingness to help us beginners... Looking forward to seeing more lessons, even if it's all the way down here in the mountains of East KY .
Hi Ted. I'm really glad that I could help you out 'cuz that's what I'm focused on, helping the guys who are just starting out. No one seems to be doing that. I want for you guys to get some instant gratification when you are just starting out. Thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate you tuning in. I am going to continue to focus on what you need.
We have a great wee pedal steel club in gartcosh/Scotland ..🏴 and like yourself some of these lads have been playing 30/40 + years and like yourself very fluent in your playing and technique ye I play the Bud emmon s set up have 2 pedal steel guitars both MCI s one single and the other double neck . but both have different pick up sounds as someone changed the original single neck from its original to a George Les pick up ...? But yes it's all to do with practice and the bar and the volume pedal and learning different ways to obtain the notes and riffs thanks for posting band helping all the newbeez I guess at some point I may post a couple of my hard learnt tunes ...cheers 👍👏👏👏🏴🥃..
Perfect pace and level of detail.
Thanks, Mike!
lessons begins at 2:03
Thanks Jim!
Yea, but, if you skip to 2:03 you'll miss my back story! You wouldn't want to do that! :-)
Thanks Jim, great lesson
Thanks, John, glad you liked it!
Smooth sound...😎
Hi Jim, thank you so much for this lesson for us 'newbie' steel players. I am 78 and live in England. I have played 6 string standard guitar for over 60 years and last year I got my first PSG which I love. I am left handed so I had to have one made in left hand, which doubles my learning curve because, like when I learnt 6 string guitar, I have to learn/rethink everything backwards, like 'mirror' fashion, but I am enjoying the challenge! Again thank you for your time and excellent video to help us newbies.
PS my name is Barry Palmer, but my post will show as in my wife's name.
Hello Barry, your message reminded me of my guitar instructor some 65 years ago. I did his head in on arriving for lessons with a 6 string left handed guitar. He never could handle it - giving instruction that is!! Yet, i built my own pedal steel, and have never once looked at right handed instruction and got confused. Just a natural translation without even thinking about it. Hope you have got the hang of it now.🙂
@@Melvvynfirmager Hello Melvvyn, Thank you for you kind message. Yes I have got a bit of the hang of it now, just busking along to some 'old school' Country records.......Billie jo Spears, Tammy wynnette, Merle Haggard etc. I'm really enjoying it! It's easier strength wise because I don't have to hold down chords like with the 6 string guitar, I have Neuropathy (week hands and feet) but it's more of a mental challenge! When they say 'Left knee right' I have to do 'Right knee left' . But that's the fun isn't it!
Great lesson Jim, many thasnks
And thanks to you William!
Very helpful also for lap steel!
Jim...when you are striking 4,5 and 6, are you striking each string individually. You're doing it so fast I can't tell. Your playing and instruction is awewsome!!!
Jim really looking forward to MORE VIDS,,Thanks a Bunch
Thanks, Danny. Working on a couple more.
Nice intro preceding the lesson!
This is great!
Thanks, Tony!
I love you dad!
Thanks for the Lessons
I Hope there will be more. All the Lessons in UA-cam are a amazing Help for beginners like me. I am from Germany and this Instrument unfortunatly is very rare here..
Could you do a Lesson bout some desert Rose Band stuff?
That would be great.
You got a very kind Style of explaining.
Hi, Marc. Thank you for the view and the nice comments. It's nice to hear from someone so far away. I have actually been to Germany around 1978 with Susan Raye. We did 17 different shows (all military) in 3 weeks! I was twenty! I remember when over there I had lost my bar and had to improvise with a half-filled salt shaker with duct tape over the holes! You might be surprised how many steel guitar players there really are in Germany. There may be a lot more of us than you realize. I am going to start a private Facebook group pretty soon and maybe some of them will come out of the woodwork. Steel guitar is experiencing a resurgence right now. On behalf of myself and King West Media Group, I really appreciate your comments. We have two more lessons currently in the edit bay.
Yay for the Jimmie Day style...
Awesome video!!! Do you typically pick block or palm block? Love the sound of your fast picking.
I used to use an Erniel Ball volume pedal with my steel but the string kept snappin' cause how much I used it !
It's my go to volume pedal for 6 string guitar !
Hi, Si. I like the Ernie Ball pedals. EB is my favorite pedal; very durable, easy access. Yes, the string does break sometimes but they do make a kit for like $10 that comes with a string and a spring and some instructions. I need to replace mine every couple of years.
Hello, You have a plan make some new video with Jim´s pedalsteel lessons?? Thanks for answer :) Big greetings from Slovakia in middle Europe :)
Thanks for the motivation Jim... Got to be an old guitar player always wanting to play pedal steel. Getting started finally. You have cell service in MONTANA? I DONT HAVE IT IN NY !
Hey Jimmy. Hi from Cookeville. Thanks for the lesson. Do you have any videos showing the awesome picking technique? Brian
I mean, it’s right there. Just slow the video down with the UA-cam controls and use your ears.
Jim - many thanks! You play beautifully. I'm very taken with your right-hand and wondered how you're fingering the 'In The Mood' head. It LOOKS like you're picking strings 6,5,4 with thumb/1st/2nd but can you confirm that? It's either that or you're crossing-over - I can't quite figure out what you're doing. Great videos! I play 'Day', too, incidentally. Your blocking is terrific!
Does anybody have a tab for this?
Thank you.
I do so love your youtube videos Jim ... I am looking for a music man in the Calgary, Alberta area to assist me with my pedal steel guitar ... hoping you could help me or maybe someone here will see my request? My husband gave me a dual-board pedal steel with an amp for christmas, and I would love to learn and play and make a lot of noise, but I need someone who knows this instrument to tune the strings, pedals and knee levers then set up the amp for optimal sound ... while I watch, talk and learn how to do this myself. I've talked to all of the music instrument/lessons stores in this city and cannot find a single soul as of yet. I am willing to pay that person a "reasonable amount" for their troubles. Would you, or someone here, know or be willing to assist me?
Hello Laila, just read your message, sorry I can't help, living in the UK. But, just wanted to say how disaapointing no one responded. I hope you are now a hot player, having got it figured. I learnt 48 years ago with no help what so ever, even built my own left handed pedal steel, as no money. Just started again after 45 year absence, and relearning my chops. Good luck to you. Melvyn
Are you doing anymore videos
Great lesson! Is there more lessons in the future?
Yes, John. Two more are in the edit room, plus an intro pending. We have this here for demonstration purposes and are working on monetization options.
The lesson was really good, but please add the intro section.
Thanks, Gene. We have two more lessons in editing and are waiting on a new guitar for the setup lesson.
Hi Gene. I have thought about your comment for awhile. I have decided to hold off on the intro until a later time. I am initially concentrating on more beginner-friendly instruction. The intro was actually written for a horn section and involves some chromatic movements that I will teach eventually, just not right away. Thanks for your comment.
Please get a short haircut and a clean shave. Then, I might listen to you.
I am not sure if this is a joke, but hope it ia! in which case😀 If serious, then pretty crappy thing to say, and your loss🙃