Rock 'n' Roll Songbook's video: Tutorial 4 - Acoustic Guitar 1950s Rock and Roll Rockabilly - Jez Quayle

In this video I teach how to play 12-bar blues-based rock and roll/rockabilly in the key of G - another great rockin' key! * Here's a contents list (with times) so you can jump to topics if you wish to: - 'Johnny B Goode' in G (excerpt): 00:11 - Why play rock 'n' roll in the key of G? : 00:57 - 'Blue Suede Shoes' in G (excerpt): 01:54 - 12 Bar Blues in G: 02:43 - The 'turn around': 03.23 - A rockin' strumming Pattern ('train rhythm'): 03:46 - Rock 'n' Roll Riff - G Chord Riff: 04:44 - Rock 'n' Roll Riff - C Chord Riff: 07:14 - Rock 'n' Roll Riff - D Chord Riff: 09:08 - Puttin' It All Together: 10:13 - 12 Bar Blues in G play-along - 'straight' rhythm: 10:24 - 12 Bar Blues in G play-along - 'swing' rhythm: 12:10 - 'Slippin' and Slidin' in G (play-along excerpt)13:08 I've recently published a chord songbook called '50 from the Fifties' ...containing 50 classic rock 'n' roll songs from the 1950s. All of the songs can be played with just 4, easy open chords! It's ideal for both beginners and experienced guitarists who want to use the techniques I teach in my tutorials on some great rockin' tunes. It contains classic hits by the likes of Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and many more. If you'd like to buy a copy then search for 'Jez Quayle Rock and Roll Songbook' on the Amazon or Lulu.com websites. * Here are a few of the many great rock 'n' roll recordings (mostly '12-bar blues' based) made in the key of G: - Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard - Johnny B Goode - Jerry Lee Lewis - Little Queenie - Jerry Lee Lewis - Lotta Lovin' - Gene Vincent - Lucille - Everly Brothers - Mean Woman Blues - Jerry Lee Lewis - No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry - Rave On - Buddy Holly - Reelin' and Rockin' - Chuck Berry - Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - Jerry Lee Lewis - Schooldays - Chuck Berry - Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran (2nd studio version) - Ubangi Stomp - Jerry Lee Lewis Song sheets, containing the lyrics and chords (arranged in G) for 'Johnny B Goode' and 'Slippin' and Slidin' (both featured in this video) can be viewed or downloaded from my songbook blog: - Johnny B Goode: https://jezquaylesongbookhome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Johnny-B.-Goode-in-G.pdf - Slippin' and Slidin': https://jezquaylesongbookhome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Slippin_-and-Slidin_-in-G.pdf