Tutorial #3 - Rockabilly Boogie Guitar - Carl Perkins Style - Part 1 - Jez Quayle

In this video I teach the boogie guitar technique Carl Perkins used to accompany himself when singing his rockabilly classics 'Blues Suede Shoes', 'Boppin the Blues', 'Gone Gone Gone', etc. Carl not only used this technique when playing his own compositions, but also when covering other rock 'n' roll songs. This technique sounds great on both acoustic and electric guitar.
Here's a contents list (with times) so you can jump to topics if you wish to:
- Demonstration: 'Boppin' the Blues' in A - 00:05
- Boogie Riff#1 played along with an A chord - 01:15
- Boogie Riff#1 played along with an E chord - 03:30
- Carl Perkins Boogie Riff#1 played along with an A chord - 03:45
- Carl Perkins Boogie Riff#1 played along with an E chord - 04:34
- Palm Damping - 04:46
- Boogie Riff#2 played along with a D chord - 05:03
- Boogie Riff#3 played along with a D chord - 05:57
- Carl Perkins Boogie Riff#2 played along with a D chord - 06:37
- Carl Perkins Boogie Riffs#2 & #3 played along with a D chord - 07:10
- Putting all the riffs together in a 12- bar blues - 07:19
- Walk- up Lick (when changing from the A to the D chord) - 07:54
- Carl Perkins Boogie Riff#4 played along with an A chord - 08:50
- Demonstration: 'Blue Suede Shoes' in A 10:34
Although I suggest the use of 'palm damping' when playing in this style (as Carl Perkins did), these boogie riffs also sound great if you let the strings ring.

If you'd like to learn more of this guitar technique, here's a link to my Tutorial #7 - Rockabilly Boogie Guitar - Carl Perkins Style - Part 2:    • Tutorial #7 - Rockabilly Boogie Guita...  

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's some tab for the Carl Perkins style lick I play at the end of my 'Boppin' the Blues' demo at the beginning of the video:
e------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------2-----|
b-----------7/8---------8--7---------6------|--5-----------------------------------2-----| / = slide
g-----------8/9---------9--8---------7------|--5h6----6--5----6---------------2-----| h = hammer-on
d------------------------------------------------|------------7--5----7---------------2-----|
a------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------0-----|
e------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
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