Tutorial #1 - 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 A - a great rockin' key! *
Here's a contents list (with times) so you can jump to topics if you wish to:
- 12 Bar Blues in A - Version 1: 01:05
- Rockin' with open chords #1: 02:38
- 12 Bar Blues in A - Version 2: 03:47
- Rockin' with open chords #2: 04:23
- Blues Riffs: 06:15
- Rock 'n' Roll Riff #1 - A Chord Riff: 08:27
- Rock 'n' Roll Riff #2 - A Chord Riff: 10:10
- Rock 'n' Roll Riff #3 - E Chord Riff: 10:55
- Rock 'n' Roll Riff #4 - E Chord Riff: 11:53
- Rock 'n' Roll Riff #5 - D Chord Riff: 12:20
- Rock 'n' Roll Riff #6 - D Chord Riff: 13:50
- Sliding Up to the D Chord: 14:12
- Sliding Up to the A Chord: 15:21
- Rock 'n' Roll Ending Lick #1: 16:27
- Rock 'n' Roll Ending Lick #2: 17:43
- Puttin' It All Together! : 18:09

Whilst I talk about playing rock 'n' roll and rockabilly on acoustic guitar, these riffs and techniques sound great on both acoustic and electric guitar.

* Here are a few of the many great rock 'n' roll/rockabilly recordings (mostly '12-bar blues' based) made in the key of A:
- Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins / Elvis Presley / Eddie Cochran
- Boppin' the Blues - Carl Perkins
- Gone Gone Gone - Carl Perkins
- Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley
- Long Tall Sally - Eddie Cochran
- Looking For Someone to Love - Buddy Holly
- Matchbox - Carl Perkins / The Beatles
- Oh Boy! - Buddy Holly
- Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
- Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
- Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - Warren Smith
- Skinny Jim - Eddie Cochran
- That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
- That's All Right - Elvis Presley
- Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran
- Think It Over - Buddy Holly
- Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
- Uranium Rock - Warren Smith

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