how to play "Honky Tonk Women" on guitar by The Rolling Stones | guitar LESSON tutorial

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  • @ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials
    @ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials  4 роки тому +16

    🎵 For more information on this lesson, the DEMO and the TAB: www.shutupandplay.ca/honky-tonk-women--electric.html

    • @kennsimily7063
      @kennsimily7063 2 роки тому +1

      Pops don't like it, said too easy. But turned out fantastic.

  • @grafhilgenhurst9717
    @grafhilgenhurst9717 Рік тому +19

    By far the best version of this out there. I could spend hours working on this (and I did)! Nothing Keith plays is particularly hard once you have it figured out. The genius is in thinking of it!

    • @tomnonnemaker6155
      @tomnonnemaker6155 Рік тому +1

      This is so perfectly stated. I've been playing for only a year or so, at 60... And I got this whole intro learned in a couple hours. On my acoustic. Not exactly fluid to stand up and play in public but I got it pretty good. But like you said, how does someone come up with these licks???

  • @SticksAandstonesBozo
    @SticksAandstonesBozo 3 роки тому +16

    This dude has the most truly accurate guitar tutorials of anyone I’ve found.

  • @Tony-w5x
    @Tony-w5x Рік тому +3

    The amazing Keith Richards! The funkiest nastiest licks ever recorded. A real one of a kind player. You did a great job on that.

  • @hinezilla
    @hinezilla 3 роки тому +11

    I haven’t heard anyone really dig into it this way. This is fantastic. I’ve been trying to show my son this tune correctly. You’ve nailed it and really really well. Thanks!
    I’m a bass player for 30+ years. Pretty good career doing it. Never had an interest in playing guitar. Son is autistic and doesn’t seem to be able to tolerate lessons with a teacher other than me. So thank you

  • @johnr423
    @johnr423 3 роки тому +122

    I don’t care what anyone says, Keith Richards is a guitar genius.

    • @michaelsteven1090
      @michaelsteven1090 3 роки тому +14

      Lots of guitar geniuses out of Britain..In my opinion, the best ever..And I'm a proud American..

    • @cliffspringer8084
      @cliffspringer8084 2 роки тому +6

      No one is saying otherwise lol

    • @that_guy892
      @that_guy892 2 роки тому +7

      @@cliffspringer8084 sadly there are, people think he's overrated and could be replaced by anyone. People don't realize how much thought he puts into each little lick and riff

    • @anthonymitchell9793
      @anthonymitchell9793 2 роки тому +3

      Reminds me of an interview I heard with David Gilmour who said why play a string of 32nd notes when one slowly bent whole note will do?

    • @r3altalk28
      @r3altalk28 Рік тому +1

      Everyone says that 🤫

  • @jonnyshock9165
    @jonnyshock9165 3 роки тому +16

    Your lesson are really accurate, broken down step by step and shown really well. I like the way you teach. You explain things really well!

  • @kevinbabineaux3014
    @kevinbabineaux3014 Рік тому +8

    Good job brother..I use to be able to hit all those notes when I was younger. I had a motorcycle accident and my left hand has sustain some nerve damage. I can still play open chords. But my fingers go numb sometimes. But I love checking out the older tunes. I will never stop playing something tho. I play whenever I can. Good job . You really know how to teach

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, i have a few injuries and arthritis, just can't play like when I was young. Kinda considering a different instrument to compensate. Maybe keys? I'd love to play drums bur fitness level is...not adequate lol

    • @Johnny-hm3xz
      @Johnny-hm3xz Рік тому

      Praying for you brother

    • @TheHesseJames
      @TheHesseJames Рік тому

      Just keep on truckin my friend!

  • @randykintzley5923
    @randykintzley5923 3 роки тому +7

    I've seen tons of other people cover this and NOBODY nails the little nuances down as well as you've done. Just excellent in every respect.

  • @CarlWinter-oy8uf
    @CarlWinter-oy8uf Рік тому +4

    Brilliant lesson --the entire song -!-been watching Keef play this open tuning for the last 45 years --love your professional style ---thankyou

  • @philipatkinson6036
    @philipatkinson6036 6 років тому +72

    Since I discovered Andy I've learnt more in 4 months than I have in 30 years of trying to get better. You have a form of genius. I've noted that no matter whose song you are doing, you nail it like that guitarist. You do Neil Young songs and we could be listening to Neil. Same here. That is an extraordinary skill. Your selfless service of the guitar and what it does to enrich the life of us guys out here scattered about the world. All done anonymously with not a hint of self promotion. I suspect you are a better bloke than guitarist.

    • @lfader
      @lfader 5 років тому +2

      @ well put. Immensely talented and just selfless inn getting it across with patience! Guy's s ringer!!😜👍

    • @Five2_Bravo
      @Five2_Bravo 5 років тому +1

      I'm rekindling my teenage interest in playing guitar when I was just playing in a garage band. I'm amazed what you can learn on UA-cam. I've learned more in a few weeks than I ever did in the five years I spent living on my guitar.
      But you mention Andy. This guy sounds like Rick Beato. It's not him? Andy who?

    • @dickvandenberg7941
      @dickvandenberg7941 5 років тому +3

      Grown up in the sixties and getting in to music since then, now in my pension period, left with a intense desire to learn songs from that time that i couldn't play then, I'm so happy with Shutup&Play's Andy, the best teacher anyone could wish. So I fully agree with Philip, it has filled my life with a dream, I never could have fulfilled without this excellent teacher. I'm connected with him in his enthusiasm for the music we all love. Thanks a thousand times. Unfortunately I'm not able to donate to Andy because I didn't succeed in getting financially independent during my life, sorry for that, If I had money, I gave it all to him.

    • @rgbrin
      @rgbrin 4 роки тому +2

      try also Tim Pierce...great stuff

    • @leetledrummerboy
      @leetledrummerboy 4 роки тому +3

      @@Five2_Bravo damn if youtube was like this when i was growing up I'd probably be a half decent guitarist by now

  • @1960beemer
    @1960beemer 4 роки тому +9

    Wow, not only did you make this lesson easy, but a pleasurable one too! Thank you so much

    • @sandymackenzie1448
      @sandymackenzie1448 Рік тому

      Great video and pace. Very enjoyable to watch and learn. Slow and normal speed.❤

  • @imannonymous7707
    @imannonymous7707 6 років тому +30

    Midnight rambler Live is another track nobody seems capable of tackling..but we all know you can. Wanted to play it right for 30 years
    This is awesome thank you..its your humble demeanor and attention to detail..you're an amazing instructor.

  • @79943
    @79943 4 роки тому +1

    Such a great lesson! One of my favorite thing about your vids is that you have "normal" hands and fingers yet are able to play anything, reach any note, any fret, etc. Your little finger is really just a little finger, not something that looks like a yard stick. On some of these lesson vids you see guys with outrageously long fingers and you think "No way I can play any of this without that reach". Not true, you prove the case. Thanks for the vids you do, they are awesome.

  • @lilmike2710
    @lilmike2710 Рік тому +5

    The more i learn this song the more i realize that K Richards is a musical genius.... I could sit and write riiff after riff for 1000 years every day and i would never come up with anything even nearly as brilliant as just this one song..

  • @Fnortner01
    @Fnortner01 Рік тому +3

    I used to just fake my way through this. I love seeing how to do it right. It's taking a lot of work but I'm finally getting it down, Thank you for the lesson.

  • @gustirock
    @gustirock 2 роки тому +23

    What a great guitar riffs Keith is a genius 👏🏻 great lesson 🤘🏻

  • @georged9194
    @georged9194 Місяць тому

    The live version on Get Yer Ya Yas Out is a veritable treasure trove of nasty guitar sounds. A masterpiece. Thanks for this lesson!

  • @bernbsy
    @bernbsy 11 місяців тому

    There are so many others that don't get it right but yours is absolutely spot on!! Easy to see and understand and you're a great guitarist! Thanks!!

  • @blainebradley1833
    @blainebradley1833 6 років тому +9

    You are an amazing player. Thank you for your attention to detail in your lessons.

  • @johnnydorsey650
    @johnnydorsey650 Місяць тому

    Dude that is one "BEAUTIFUL "LES PAUL.I love your video's,they are always spot on.Keep them coming.

  • @jacko717
    @jacko717 5 років тому +4

    More accurate than anyone else. The only guy I've heard mention the slightly flat B string.
    This dude knows his stuff🤘🏻

  • @briancorcoran8266
    @briancorcoran8266 5 років тому +1

    There’s a lick in the solo that nobody on UA-cam seems to be able to get right. Right at about 2:02 on the track. I play what I hear and do my best with it. You really nailed this one thanks for the lesson

  • @royboy3597
    @royboy3597 5 років тому +1

    I watch alot of your videos. You pick alot of the songs I like. I'm 61 your a very good teacher. I suck at gutair but still plug along. I like, when you say, a lot of guys do this, but I hear this. Your descriptions of a guitarists leeds and feel are spot on.,

  • @tjrunlimited
    @tjrunlimited 2 роки тому +4

    Great lesson. Thanks. Always so thorough and complete. One stop shop.

  • @wataboutya9310
    @wataboutya9310 6 років тому +5

    Man! I’ve been waiting to learn how to play that one properly for a very long time. Awesome!

  • @lawrenceklein4918
    @lawrenceklein4918 4 роки тому +3

    You are an exceptionally patient and generous teacher! Thank you so much!!

  • @vextract4662
    @vextract4662 2 роки тому +1

    LOL you gotta be as good as Keith to start just playing it how you like, I deeply appreciate you showing us how he laid it down on tape so we could learn it first. Always loved this tune.

  • @rickbrower4170
    @rickbrower4170 3 роки тому

    One of the best if not the best teachers on the TUBE

  • @GuillermoGuzman-nm8nb
    @GuillermoGuzman-nm8nb 3 місяці тому

    I never get tired of listening to this piece of music thank you very much

  • @Hoochiecoochieman9090
    @Hoochiecoochieman9090 8 місяців тому

    I've alway wanted to learn HTW as it is one of my favorite Stones' songs. Keith's work is genius, but for me, you've unlocked a whole new world for me with the open G tuning, and suddenly it became easier. If I can play it, ANYONE CAN! Thanks!

  • @matty0000
    @matty0000 5 років тому +2

    Man I love the stones, and as an 18 year old learning guitar still this keeps inspiring me to keep on goin. 🎸

  • @findJLF
    @findJLF Рік тому +1

    Beautifully taught - exceptionally well presented. You clearly know this track and Keith very, very well.

  • @JoseSantos-rp5hi
    @JoseSantos-rp5hi Рік тому

    What a lesson ! Fabulous. How no Earth is it possible to nail it like this ? Thanks !!!

  • @TheQakman
    @TheQakman 4 роки тому

    Great lesson very easy to understand. Your explanations make it a lot easier. Only thing I sat looking at the head of your guitar for a long time thinking “I’ve never seen a Les Paul with a blue headstock “. I know it’s the lighting

  • @gogcc
    @gogcc 5 років тому

    the best guitar tutor on you tube ......... period !!!!!

  • @alandmcleod5988
    @alandmcleod5988 2 дні тому

    you are the best teacher on UA-cam !

  • @markclinebell7671
    @markclinebell7671 6 років тому +3

    Thankyou Andy! Great playing, great tone, & great teaching style! You are an awesome instructor!

  • @michaelcrawley5211
    @michaelcrawley5211 11 місяців тому

    I never had to confidence to play music until this guy and a few others…. You guys are awesome! S&P teaches really good detail in a way I can relate to…. Now I play live music and even sing occasionally it just feels so good to play tunes in front of a crowd (okay very small crowd) but I wanted to do that and I may not sound great it is still pretty awesome and these sites make what seems climbing mountain just a long hill.

  • @ricktan4635
    @ricktan4635 3 роки тому +2

    Simply awesome ! Your tutorial has been most informative. Thank you very much

  • @ChefClary60
    @ChefClary60 5 років тому +5

    Been playing this in the band I play with for a long time. I learned a LOT from this. Those little fills and the harmonics are bad ass. Thanks for this!

    • @petemull67
      @petemull67 5 років тому +2

      I think it's the small harmonic phenomenon that makes this masterpiece, this guy ain't raw enough though

  • @r3altalk28
    @r3altalk28 Рік тому

    “All I did was just use my three fingers … just doin that rock’n’roll thing.” Lol … love it man 🤙

  • @lubstorfk
    @lubstorfk 6 років тому

    Thank you so much for posting this. I've learned more from watching your videos than from anyone else. Love your style of teaching.

  • @NoFretts
    @NoFretts 6 років тому +1

    Just amazing how your attention to detail nails this song...brilliant! Thank you so much.

  • @has123456
    @has123456 Рік тому

    Great, man! Thanks!
    10:14 👍 It is essential to demonstrate the count of time in bars. Thus, in this way, it becomes easier to absorb learning and also to be situated in the execution of the instrument. Whenever possible, do it that way.
    Thanks for this lesson.

  • @patricklastname5646
    @patricklastname5646 5 років тому

    You're so good I just don't even pick my guitar. I just enjoy watching you doing what you do best.

  • @kennethcdavis7842
    @kennethcdavis7842 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for all that work you'r putting in. Appreciated Ken

  • @PhilFeedback
    @PhilFeedback 3 роки тому +4

    Great lesson video, thanks for posting this video. Just saw The Stones in concert and they played it. So I wanted to check out your YT channel to learn how to play the song

  • @lagpressure
    @lagpressure Рік тому

    Thanks for posting... been playing this for decades just as you show here... someone showed me this tuning back in the early 80's... the guitar makes a lot more sense if you simply bar a major chord. This really should be standard guitar tuning...

  • @michaelsteven1090
    @michaelsteven1090 4 роки тому +1

    What an amazing ear..This is not an easy song to play correctly..but now it's possible..awesome.

  • @jeffatkins8103
    @jeffatkins8103 5 місяців тому

    Never thought I’d be able to play this. Got it 95%. I’m playing it on a $250 Squire Affinity Tele I just bought and it never goes outta tune! I play it more now than my American Strat. 😂

  • @encoreunefois1X
    @encoreunefois1X Рік тому

    Honky Tonk Women is really bound up with Keith in many people's minds. It's only a few weeks ago that I heard that Mick Taylor had much more to do with this track than I'd previously recognised. You can hear his influence I think especially where you point out the use of the Mixolydian scale at one point. I was told it was Taylor's idea to rearrange Country Honk in this way to create Honky Tonk Women and whilst I initially struggled with the idea, it now makes more and more sense to me.

  • @chocodiledundee1
    @chocodiledundee1 5 років тому +8

    Wow amazing song lesson , I’ve met this dude once he looked like total nerd he knew all the RollingStones songs on standard tuning he showed me a few Classics on guitar but there is only so much I could remember when I got back home .
    Thank you

    • @bluestriad
      @bluestriad 4 роки тому +1

      Total nerd? wtf does that matter?

    • @jamesthe-doctor8981
      @jamesthe-doctor8981 3 роки тому +1

      @@bluestriad it's cool, I looked like a total nerd in the 70s when I was constantly told, "man, you know more Led Zeppelin songs than anybody else I know." I also got laid more than anybody else they knew.

  • @hflores7621
    @hflores7621 3 роки тому +1

    You’re one heck of a good teacher!!! Henry

  • @jesseter24
    @jesseter24 4 роки тому

    Thanks for all the info on this, been playing it A major for years, singer related, I don't keep a spare in open g and was having some trouble finding all the right notes even though I could hear them but after watching this it made better since. Thanks

  • @jean-gillescosta6808
    @jean-gillescosta6808 2 роки тому

    learnig with this men is a real pleasure . thank you !

  • @rickpandolfi7860
    @rickpandolfi7860 3 роки тому

    This is such a great explanation and demonstration. I couldn't be more appreciative. I'm still looking for the country version (accoustic)...

  • @Allguitarinfo
    @Allguitarinfo 10 місяців тому

    Dude ..your badass for teaching us ..just simply THANKS .....always ALWAYS learn the right way from YOU..

  • @JohnnyBGood-ii8kt
    @JohnnyBGood-ii8kt 6 років тому +2

    Thanks Andy, this is one of my favorite Stones songs, I just love all the songs on Beggars Banquet. I plan on play this as a solo number soon.

  • @geneahart5607
    @geneahart5607 4 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful song this is, guitar heaven, thank you Keith! Great video!

  • @coyoteblue05
    @coyoteblue05 6 років тому +8

    Another awesome lesson. Thank you.

    • @tonyguitar8072
      @tonyguitar8072 6 років тому +1

      Yep...his guitar lessons are awesome!

  • @tjrunlimited
    @tjrunlimited 2 роки тому +1

    Great lesson. Thanks. Always so thorough.

  • @cgrovespsyd
    @cgrovespsyd Рік тому

    I love this song so much! Thank you! Great instruction. Went beyond just giving the basics.

  • @Llyrin
    @Llyrin 6 років тому +7

    Thanks, Andy. Great lesson and backstory, as always. This was a song I could never quite figure out, without your help. Open G 🤦‍♂️Well, that’s why I’m only an amateur.
    Shaun

  • @southsideshenanigans
    @southsideshenanigans 6 років тому +1

    It has arrived !!! Another open G banger ! Rock on ! 🎸🤘🏻 can’t wait to perfect this one thanks Andy !

  • @thomasmorano7779
    @thomasmorano7779 Рік тому

    You did Keith justice,great lesson,fun in g tuning.thank you

  • @michaelsablan8772
    @michaelsablan8772 4 роки тому

    Aloha Braddah! Wow, this one looks like fun and sounds great! Mahalo nui loa again for another share of your professional talent Braddah!

  • @jackwalker1272
    @jackwalker1272 11 місяців тому

    @ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials Hi, I'm really having trouble with the part at 5:36. I can't seem to barre the A chord and also do the middle and ring finger bit. I either mute the D with my ring finger, or the barre moves and gets muted. It feels really impossible, and I'm lost as to how you do it so easily. Can you give any tips as to hand placement, or just any tips in general to make it easier? Thanks.

  • @melroberts7987
    @melroberts7987 2 роки тому +1

    LOVIN this lesson at 62yrs old!

  • @gregmeeks2753
    @gregmeeks2753 5 днів тому +1

    thank you....beautiful guitar !

  • @RickGuitarPRS
    @RickGuitarPRS Рік тому

    Great job. Thank you. Keith Richards is so talented

  • @highwayroadrunner206
    @highwayroadrunner206 2 роки тому +1

    Really nice and spot on! Thanks.

  • @DannyWilley
    @DannyWilley 11 місяців тому

    Awesome lesson and playing!!

  • @adamjoffe9521
    @adamjoffe9521 6 років тому +1

    Awesome licks brother...very well done! Bravo!

  • @WScott-gd2mj
    @WScott-gd2mj 6 років тому +1

    Brilliant! Thanks for another great lesson.

  • @o.w.dobbins6927
    @o.w.dobbins6927 4 роки тому

    Thanks for putting all of the time
    in this video explanation, the best I've seen!!

  • @sousayes
    @sousayes 6 років тому +4

    Really apreciate this great great lesson! You’re the best doing this on Utube, thank you very much for sharing.

  • @trevorclarey3336
    @trevorclarey3336 Місяць тому +1

    I love this song .

  • @dedesuryana8523
    @dedesuryana8523 3 роки тому +1

    Wow keren. Anda memainkannya sangat baik.... Saya suka 👍👍👍

  • @demonrouge3338
    @demonrouge3338 3 роки тому

    You’re one of the best on UA-cam. Whenever I want to know how to really play something this is where I come. Is there anyway you can change the perspective so that the camera is looking where you are looking? In other words like we would look at a guitar when we are playing? I don’t know if you can flip it around and flip it upside down in an editing thing or what I’m not that good at that stuff. But I know I usually watch them holding the camera at my chest upside down so that I can see it from the players perspective.

  • @peenoos
    @peenoos 6 років тому

    Thank you for teaching me tears in heaven and blackbird! Always looking for a new one to learn!

  • @bldallas
    @bldallas 2 місяці тому

    Great job. I hate changing from standard tuning, so it make it harder on myself, but I’ve been able to transpose - so to speak - most of this to EADGBE tuning. Would love to see your take on playing it that way.

    • @ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials
      @ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials  2 місяці тому +1

      It'll never sound right in standard. Open g has a certain magic. Cheers, Andy.

    • @bldallas
      @bldallas 2 місяці тому

      @@ShutupAndPlayGuitarTutorials I’m with you l, but I’m not gigging, so it’s still the song, just slightly different tones. Plus, Keith relies on the D, G, and B strings in several of those riffs, and their tuning doesn’t change when you shift to Open G.

  • @joedurham1943
    @joedurham1943 6 років тому +1

    Great lesson,sounds great acoustically too.

  • @steverhinefrank5589
    @steverhinefrank5589 4 роки тому +1

    i actually really love Country Honk, but you made this one look really fun to play. any chance of giving us a country honk lesson... thanks

  • @fredthompson6176
    @fredthompson6176 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for being so precise...I love this stuff!

  • @delcapslock100
    @delcapslock100 6 років тому +19

    The problem with learning songs like this is they ring in your head for days on end until you are sick of them :)

    • @qua7771
      @qua7771 3 роки тому +2

      True, but then set it aside and have it in your arsenal.

    • @malcolmbrewer
      @malcolmbrewer 2 роки тому

      Ear Worms

  • @JKentF
    @JKentF 6 років тому

    Take the top E string off to really do it Keef style. And I’m not sure he bends in the intro lick. I think he slides off from the 4th fret. Could be wrong though.

    • @southsideshenanigans
      @southsideshenanigans 6 років тому +1

      You will always see Keith slide on stage but I think Andy’s got it right as far as the recording. You can hear that bend in there

  • @plasma3211
    @plasma3211 3 роки тому

    It's amazing that so many do not understand the genius of Keith Richards!

  • @chadwickpainter8212
    @chadwickpainter8212 6 років тому

    Well done. I really get excited when I watch your videos. Thank you.

  • @jamesnusky6257
    @jamesnusky6257 5 років тому +1

    great job. Thanks for the information.

  • @chaketzcruz1734
    @chaketzcruz1734 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks man for this lesson ❤️

  • @scott729
    @scott729 6 років тому

    Always get something out of it man ... cuz you the man. Always spot on and easy to follow tutorials ... thanks. Wish you weren't so anonymous though, but I understand.

  • @henrikbodinghansen1624
    @henrikbodinghansen1624 Рік тому

    Thank you very much for this great lesson🙂

  • @erichemard7066
    @erichemard7066 4 роки тому +3

    I got my guitar out to learn this song which is one of my favorite stones song. After 10 mins my picking hand was twisted all in the strings, I peeled 2 finger nails off my fingering hand and I think I broke something in my hip...I’m headed to the hospital. Thanks man.

    • @mdew24
      @mdew24 4 роки тому

      But it was worth every minute. Try learning in standard tuning while he is teaching you in open G. My fingers are twisted but I avoided the hospital visit.

  • @jplevasseur2797
    @jplevasseur2797 5 років тому +2

    You're the greatest! Thank you!

  • @ClassicJukeboxBand
    @ClassicJukeboxBand 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome! I always wanted to learn this, thanks.

  • @Crowfeather-v5o
    @Crowfeather-v5o 4 місяці тому

    Awesome Instruction and Presentation 🎉❤😊

  • @tweedguitar9103
    @tweedguitar9103 6 років тому

    always wanted to learn this properly, thanks andy. you have this down pat.

  • @JustWatchreviews
    @JustWatchreviews Рік тому

    Excellent tutorial, thanks!

  • @Ezzy-h2s
    @Ezzy-h2s 3 місяці тому

    Vefy good perfect. I'm enjoy all your video. Thanks