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People don't realize how a true musician like you should play like this.......without playing so clean, without all the noise and buzzes and correct notes..your playing like a true studio musician... Great Job 😀

Jesus..it is hard to express how much you nailed this. Just amazing. I am not sure any of the actual Doobies could have explained it this well. Good god yall.

Dude you have either played that a bazillion times or are actually Pat Simmons. Nailed every nuance of the song. Excellent stuff!

I play this song and I thought I was doing a pretty good job of it till I saw your video. Man, you have all of the little details worked out and they really add to the authenticity of this song. Love it. Thanks for this great video.

Yet another great lesson showing me how to play a classic song the correct way! Who ever gave this a thumbs down deserves a thumb in the eye.

Best detailed lesson I’ve ever seen for any guitar song (and I watch a lot of them). I was shocked at the amount of cool small details . I’m using your lesson to help me attempt a cover of it. Thanks.

What a Very good teacher you are.

The right hand technique is what really makes this riff come to life.

Love China Grove one of those songs that never gets old. Rock and F*ing Roll

Hah! Great lesson and a grand old tune, brings me back to a different world. Thanks for sharing this!

You really lay out the song so well. Thank you for all your hard work. Most appreciated.

This guy blows me away, outstanding guitarist thanks.

Been playing this song since 1973 and never knew about that cool rhythm part in the solo - that G chord came out of nowhere for me. Excellent job!

Holy crap. I never comment on any of these but hell... I have heard this song about 6 trillion times and just have to say....what an ear you have! You are picking up things I doubt even the original players were consciously doing. I am an old who gave up playing years ago...but still own a couple of guitars. You have def. inspired me. Great job! I just wish you would rip out full versions at the end.

excellent tuition, makes a song that I was frightened of look reasonably simple , enough so , that I'll give it a go , love it ..

I went to a Doobie brothers show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia in 1982 and John McPhee played all the lead on this including the intro , the sound of him playing a Flying V at really high volume absolutely blew my mind. It was the best guitar sound that I’ve ever heard in my life. Thanks for this lesson ( it’s brilliant) I just wanted to let you know of my amazing experience thanks and to mention John McPhee , he blew my mind. Best wishes to you from Northern Ireland 🌌💕🌠.

this lesson has really inspired me to get my rhythm playing sorted out, I'm a rubbish player wanting to get good enough to play with other people fantastic work!

Another great lesson!...thanks for sharing your talent one of the best by far!

Awesome and fun song to play. I'm having a blast playing it. Thanks for posting. Great job breaking it down!

Absolutely love your lessons and the Doobies are one of my favorites. There is one song of theirs that I hope one day you'll provide a lesson on and that's Toulouse Street. A tune that is so hauntingly beautiful, yet they hardly ever play it live. In fact the first time I've heard them play it was on the album "Live from the Beacon Theatre". Patrick Simmons is a brilliant finger stylist. Thanks for all you do.

As always, great lesson with much appreciated attention to detail. Looking forward to solo lesson!

Wow, i love those cords!. Sounds great. The Doobies really rocked.

I totally agree, Tom Johnston is the voice of the Doobie Brothers! Listen To The Music was one of the first riffs I learned to play...after I learned to play!

i really love your tutorials i m learning songs i wouldnt even know if it wasnt for your channel thanks a lot !!!!!!!

Man, that is too cool. Thank you for sharing.

Your lesson on this tune encouraged me to revisit it, and make some worthwhile adjustments. I'm now looking forward to the solo lesson. Nicely done, and thank you.

You are a treasure . I tried learning this decades ago. Didn't get very far and what I did play was well, a little off. Lol . For starters , I was doing the up down chucka -chuka -cheat . Your opinion about guitarists and the 95% is 100% true. It has always been about the groove, punctuated with a solo that grooves just as hard.

Brilliant lesson, really nailing the nuances of the rhythm. Top work man!

Another great video. Really love the history and stories about the songs you teach. Great stuff!

You've got me on a Doobie Brothers roll here, another awesome tutorial. Thanks again!

Amazing lessons man. Thank you very much. Love the commentary and history lessons.

OMG Masterful .. I started laughing with enjoyment about half way through .. I couldn't help myself ( my strange brain thought I bet Keef wishes he'd written this for the Stones .. But it would have to be a lot slower LOL ) & what a GR8 Band the Doobies were .. Another Classic lesson in your own mastery of muting & letting strings ring .. Just wonderful .. Stay safe & Big love to you & all of your loved ones ..

Glad somebody got these parts down to pass along thx, it's a very enjoyable rocker with great leads too.

I absolutely agree with you. I used to play bass in a band in the 80s and played this song. I loved Tiran Porter's bass parts. And I love Tom Johnton and the Doobies this songs.

Thanks for the lesson. Your lessons are some of the best on the net. Love this song and fool around with parts of it all the time but never stuck with it to learn the whole enchalada. Now is as good a time as any. Looking forward to the lead break down too.

Best guitar tutorials on the web. Thanks so much for your knowledge and attention to detail.

Great lesson, This is so much fun to play

That 14:00 on just sounded so much like my teen youth, almost teared up. Outstanding musicianship and lesson 🙋🏼‍♂️

Great job man. I love this song from my youth and have always wanted to learn it properly, thanks much brother!

Your right on the money! Great Job,I played these songs when I was Sixteen....

Wow...right on!! That's exactly my experience with the Doobies! Really appreciate the McDonald tunes but the Tom Johnson stuff is the Doobies! I'm acquainted with the Doobs manager Bruce Cohn and have met Tom several times and watched him perform with the band 5-6 years ago at the Cohn winery....literally 3 ft from where I was standing. Best rock concert ever. You ever get to No. California, stop by and we'll go over to the winery...maybe some of the band will be hangin' out.

This was on the radio 10x a day back in the day) thanks for the great lesson

Great lesson , Tom Johnson's sound is the Doobie Brothers . Great insight on Johnson's rhythm playing , per Johnson in interview : It was about a guitar style I called “chucka chucka," which for me was about playing percussive stuff and finding a way to put a drummer into the song without a drummer being there. That’s also where “Long Train Runnin’” came from.

Though I knew it until I saw this. Really great job with the nuances of this great song. Thanks!!

Always the best lessons.

Here I thought I had that pretty close 30yrs ago with it consisting of around 6 chords. Ha ! No wonder the lackluster sound. Guess it was good enough for a row home basement band. Andy, your ear is amazing !! ALL the subtleties. Great guitarist !

Makes me want to put down my acoustic for a while. GREAT rhythm

Damn Brother! I never knew what all I was listening to before, this was AWESOME! Thanks

What an awesome lesson, good work Sir !

Incredible, such an awesome teacher!

Nice lesson! I learnt it a lil diff; when walking down I hold the A & D at 7th fret & walk the base from D to C#. Gives it an eerie, foggy, swamp feel that's resolved with the A power chord.

this is so Awesome!! hahaha.. this is the very first thing I learned to play on guitar, about 40yrs ago.. I had totally and completely forgot about it for years and years, until I saw this video! hahahaha.. Thank You, for the stroll down memory lane!! I'm going to be jammin on this all day now!!! hahahaha... its such a Fun song to play, and everyone knows it as soon as you hit the first 3 chords! 😁🤙 Rock on Buddy 🤘

Just blown away my friend..I thought I could play this song lol..now after watching you..hopefully I can ..awesome video lesson thank you 😊

Just the perfects lessons, thank you so much!!

Anyone who thumbs down these tutorials is a bonafide twat. Change my mind, I dare ya!. Best lessons out there, attention to detail and those little things that make ALL the difference. Nobody does it better. I have learned so much from you. My humble gratitude man. I have and will donate again

I can actually learn how to play that now - I was making it way too complicated - thank you so much!

Hot damn are you good and fab teaching too ! Many thanks ! Your choice of amp 'n guitar tone is spot on ... but you know that.

Great lesson Andy.

Thank you for all these. I think one reason I like your vids so much as you are so enthusiastic about the the the music and the original players. I loved your vid on Bowie's Heros and the link to the vid about the making of that. Oh.....and the lessons are great too!

Excellent as always

THE BEST tutorials....!

Well done . Easy to see what you are doing.

Thanks so much. Great lesson. Surprised by the A7 -C7 -always knew there was something else going on there.

This is just a great presentation of the song.

A total inspiration to us 'try hards' - great lesson and I'm gonna have a go at the bits I can manage and take it from there!

Fantastic.lots going on there.I have to sing and play guitar.nice challenge.only the one guitar and keyboards.Great lesson.

Great great lesson. Thank you.

You nailed on man. Love it.

Fantastic - as usual!! Ordered a 2nd hand 'ART SGX2000' on the net(had one before and 'lost it') helping me recreating the right sound while practicing

fantastic came on you by chance brilliant

You're great buddy! You help me a great deal!!! Thank you kindly.

You’re still one of the best teachers Tha k you South Alabama

Andy, i have come to understand and totally believe what you are saying about rythm. Me being sinestral, i realise that left hand is as important, if not more so than right. Working on Ramble On really demonstrated this to me, (pretty hard to actually get that rythm right!), and starting on Sultans rythm, you are so right! By the way Listen To The Music is Tom's best, awesome song.

Great lesson! Thanks!

Another AWESOME, AMAZING lesson from you!! Thank you!!

Great lesson thanks

Great job as always

Another really interesting vid here S&P. It just struck me that one thing to look out for here for learner guitarists out there is that you can hear fret slap on almost every chord played. That isn't in any way a criticism of either the playing or the guitar, both are superb. It's just pointing out that there is an obsession today with having a guitar with an ultra low action and also without a hint of fret buzz or slap. Once you are playing amplified it isn't anything like the problem people are being made to think it is. As Flanders and Swann sang, "It all makes work for the working man to do!". Don't fall for the industry myths and legends, always use your ears and your brain to question and don't be afraid to reject them!

Fantastic!!

Thank you - really helpful!

You are such a great guitarist

Great attention to detail

OUTSTANDING tutorial

great vocal intro on the doobies and rhythm guitar playing....tom had GROOVE and FLOW...you re a freak of nature...tone and exact phrasing...amazing...ultimate guitar teacher...you could set up at ANY college anywhere and be the big man on campus instantly

Thank You.Your are a good Guitar Teacher.Greetings

Thank goodness someone got the strumming correct. Watch and learn, he just made it easy.

This feel eludes me to this day. I made have had it once or twice but lost it again.

Thanks Randy for yet another great tutorial.

Great teaher! learned a lot thank you!

Well done. Easily explained. Would love to see a lesson on Spooky.

how ironic that you've done this tutorial. these guys are touring around oz soon with the sensational Carlos Santana. WOW!!!! cant wait. thx buddy.

I totally agree with you on Tom Johnston. Everyone seems to thing prime Doobie Brothers was Michael MacDonald, but I prefer Toulouse Street and the Captain and Me personally.

Great demo, both at regular speed and slowed down.

Absolutely. Accurate😊🎸

Finally, a concise and accurate lesson for this awesome tune!! AND the solo.

You’ve made me a better guitar player. Thank you

just needed help with the chorus, thanks

When I first learned this song I played a D5 with just index and pinky then just moved the index to 4A when still having pinky on 7D. Not sure which way is correct. Kinda hard to tell.

Great job as always.....that bass player was a monster.....he was like another lead player....