If DEEP PURPLE was DELTA BLUES... "Smoke on the Water" Slide Guitar Cover

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I've been really diggin' mixing the intricacy of chord/melody fingerstyle techniques with the swagger & grease of delta blues slide guitar styles. The slide allows you to hit vocal inflections in a way that fretted playing just can't replicate.
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@justinjohnsonlive 2 жыл бұрын

🎸🎸DOWNLOADABLE TABS FOR THIS SONG: www.musicnotes.com/l/dHdMW

@alexandredebs9191 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Much appreciated.

@johnkren7675 2 жыл бұрын

I was just gonna ask about tabs lol. This deserves Ritchie Blackmore's seal of approval!

@noreborn7798 2 жыл бұрын

cool

@joachimguderian4048 2 жыл бұрын

Would REALLY like to see you do a version of Roy Clark’s Malagueña

@Translator-zj2fq 2 жыл бұрын

LINDO!! Beautiful!!!

@tcrip100 2 жыл бұрын

The running bass line coupled with the percussive slap adds great undertones to the melody. Then you add the slide, it makes an incredible composition. Killer take on a great song. Well Done.

@johndodd6994 2 жыл бұрын

Talk about blowing smoke up someone's arsenal.. you killed it dude

@tcrip100 2 жыл бұрын

@@johndodd6994 I am sorry that sending positive feedback to an artist triggers you. Normal people would just scroll past something they don’t agree with, but you, apparently, are so filled with hate that you can’t accept any sort of positivity. I am sorry that you are such a hate-filled person. Have a great day

@Zzus321 2 жыл бұрын

Playing Rithem N Lead like Jimmy ❤️❤️❤️

@ricekrispy3933 2 жыл бұрын

Nerd

@jacquesstrapp3219 2 жыл бұрын

@@ricekrispy3933 Your comment shows that you're not a musician.

@zwastiunburzy3688 2 жыл бұрын

And when you think about it, "Smoke on the Water" would be a great Delta Blues song title. Great interpretation Justin!

@SantomPh 2 жыл бұрын

Knowing the Mississippi the smoke would be under the water🚣‍♂️

@nonyadamnbusiness9887 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, the whole story behind the song sounds like some dumb shit that could happen in Tunica, Mississippi today.

@ERen-tj6jg 2 жыл бұрын

Smoke on the water... Muddy Waters... Swampers.. It's all good 😎👍🇺🇸

@TheEleatic Жыл бұрын

When the Levee breaks there’ll be smoke on the water and fire in the sky.

@zwastiunburzy3688 Жыл бұрын

@@TheEleatic And Crawdads and gumbo in the pot, Smoooke on the water, fire in the sky, catfish on the table, that's ah what we got! 😁😎

@Gunnnnuttt 2 ай бұрын

Justin could tie an unraveled kite string to a rotten tree branch & make it sound awesome. Unbelievable talent.

@brianfalls5894 2 жыл бұрын

I never get tired of listening to Justin Johnson play. The man has some killer talent and it shows every time he picks up a stringed instrument. The very first time I heard him play anything was on a video where he played a 3 string shovel. That's right, a shovel! A for real shovel!!!!!! I've been a fan ever since.

@midwest7176 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@cyndygough4107 2 жыл бұрын

And me too!!

@mytenthdimension 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! And ever since I’ve felt wholly inadequate holding a shovel.

@cyndygough4107 2 жыл бұрын

@@mytenthdimension Bwahahahahahaha

@patrickhermay4949 2 жыл бұрын

moi pareil !!

@jjb653 2 жыл бұрын

This is just amazing beyond words. The forbidden song to play in guitar stores but they will lay the red carpet out for this 👑

@LeoBram1959 2 жыл бұрын

I assume the guitar police will keep their mouth shut when you play this in the store

@harrymiram6621 2 жыл бұрын

Thought the "Forbidden Song" was Stairway to Heaven, not Smoke on the Water? Or did they add to that list?!

@larrypower8659 2 жыл бұрын

@ Harry Miram ~ Smoke On TheWater is the ORIGINAL forbidden song!

@Morten_Nielsen1979 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderwall is a close contender.

@yourhandlehere1 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer to jam on some lamb. As in the little one, Mary had.

@Gunners_Mate_Guns 2 жыл бұрын

Brother, I couldn't stop smiling as you just killed that. Brilliant reinterpretation!

@bobnixon7123 Жыл бұрын

Same as ¡!!

@garygruber1452 Жыл бұрын

This kind of talent is extremely rare. At 73, I've seen a lot and heard a lot of great music. This guy is the real deal.

@svenklingen4849 2 жыл бұрын

"I smell whiskey, i smell smoke, i dont know when it started, i guess it was when the guitar strings were bent, far beyond everything they ever been made for. and as that man started to play, a familiar tune yet so unknown, so pure, so true, a phrase or two echoed through my mind, memento mori, carpe noctem, until the very end of time...." thanks Justin - you are awesome and very inspiring.

@GustavoBecker05 2 жыл бұрын

De fato um belo comentário

@svenklingen4849 2 жыл бұрын

@@GustavoBecker05 obrigado.

@andrewmantle7627 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think I have him figured yet; whether he has a crack in his ego wide enough for the soul of blues and rock to slop through, or if he has the pure heart of a child who can hear Robert Johnson crying from the grave. At any road, he plays and interprets beautifully. Damn!

@svenklingen4849 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmantle7627 It might help to stop analyzing and start enjoying.

@mikeyoungblood1706 2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmantle7627 I'm pretty sure Justin has visited the same crossroads as Robert Johnson did.

@christinabittner4424 2 жыл бұрын

That moment when someone makes you realize while there may be snow upon the mountain there is still plenty of fire under the hill. Fantastic job Mr JJ!

@horusfalcon 2 жыл бұрын

The mark of a true musician is that they can make any tune sound good while playing their instrument. This is so very enjoyable. Good work, man!

@codinghusky5196 2 жыл бұрын

yeees, but this is a strange example to leave this comment on. I mean, this is one of the BEST fucking tunes ever developed by humans as a species - this dude is fucking genius, but it really doesn't TAKE one to make THIS sound f'ken awesome.

@jereuter01 Жыл бұрын

@@codinghusky5196 The riff is great but the original song is mediocre. And this interpretation should have been done in 2-5 - 3.0 minutes.

@jydymyyyr9630 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of those songs that's been overplayed to the point I only want to hear it once every 5 years... up until now! Love this version!!!!!

@luluwinke6581 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same and will continue to remember, freedom and good health is all I can ask for how music could ever be banned (i.e., Afganistan) is difficult to ever try it.

@Janetsfear 2 жыл бұрын

I attribute that to this song being the closing act on the greatest era of popular music in history. My wife graduated in 73 with Smoke on the Water and me in 74 with "Bennie and The Jets" for crying out loud. So we hung on to this last great rock song of the rock domination of popular music, and played it to death.

@tombuchanan379 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. But if you want to like it again in the original I suggest a listen to Made in Japan.

@jydymyyyr9630 2 жыл бұрын

@@tombuchanan379 I'm a big DP fan and really like their mk2 and mk3 lineup albums... have just grown tired of Smoke on the Water.

@tombuchanan379 2 жыл бұрын

Completely understandable. The cool thing about Ritchie is that when you get burned out on one era you have 50 years of completely different stuff to go to. 👍

@wendy_says_so Жыл бұрын

Justin - thank you for being the inspiration for me getting into the luthier craft. Saw you cranking on 3 strings and started building cigar box 3 strings, then a 4 string bass. I'm now about 9 instruments in, and any time I start flagging, I watch you cranking on a shovel.

@daddiospatio Жыл бұрын

The man is amazing and inspiring!

@jeepfvr 2 жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong with Deep Purple. Great choice for the single.

@bonsummers2657 2 жыл бұрын

The first 30 seconds were stereotypical delsta-blues-waste-playing.

@alphagt62 2 жыл бұрын

“That was so dang blue, it was purple”

@joelgraham3 2 жыл бұрын

63 years old - closest I came to this kind of music (your style) was with the Winters brothers and that crew around them - I'm from the northeast. But we always respected it and liked the hits that made it up in our direction - it's really nice to hear you play - you're in that zone and bring back a lot of memories for me for some reason - you could have sat in with any of them - thanks - great playing

@user-wp2sb5dt5y 2 жыл бұрын

Атмосфера и картинка просто супер! Про игру на гитаре вообще молчу~виртуоз! 👍👏🤘

@tambovrodina5719 2 жыл бұрын

Согласен. Он и на лопате играет так , как никто . 👍

@user-or7is1tl3p 2 жыл бұрын

Риф примитивный Выручает то Что музыкант суперактивный

@westondecker68 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been to the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival several times (I grew up about twenty miles from it) and you’ve captured its essence in a few short minutes. Bravo, and Hoo Rah!

@philhopper3642 2 жыл бұрын

Now i want to hear space truckin done like this!

@randallparker8477 2 жыл бұрын

WELL DONE! Back in '73 a Navy buddy of mine from Mississippi did the same thing with this song and several others, it was fantastic also. Thanks for the memories!

@ericwilliams2317 2 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly lost for words. That's a wicked take on a rock classic - fantastic!

@caminosdeExitoyProsperidad 2 жыл бұрын

I’m having a glass of wine with my wife on our back deck, and this is the perfect sound for our night. Thank you.

@jimsherlock6015 2 жыл бұрын

Another example of why Justin is the best at what he does... laying down some righteous blues!!!

@Saltwater-Beagles 2 жыл бұрын

Love how you make it sound like an entire band is playing with ya and how you carry a base line the whole way through. Absolute master!!!

@hakanaxlund4316 2 жыл бұрын

Simply a great version! Love your work Justin!

@mikelabor7688 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice work!

@jb3830 2 жыл бұрын

How many guitars? We don’t know, Among them at least one Diddley Bow, He tunes up the strings, Dons one or two rings, And it’s off to Blues Heaven we go.

@nathanthomas8184 2 жыл бұрын

Resonate 2 play a slide JJ grabs the neck wood kind 6 string blues in the sky Fire & water can come alive

@finieclimber 2 жыл бұрын

i dig the way you took a song we are all familiar with and show how that looks with a different voice but there is no mistaking its roots. good stuff

@matthewwallace1374 2 жыл бұрын

excellent version. stunning playing.

@NKBobcat 2 жыл бұрын

I Love this! Shared it to my friends!

@celticfury7328 2 жыл бұрын

Modern day Richey Blackmore, with his near total aversion to electric music, would most definitely see the beauty in this Delta country blues rendition! ❤️

@roberthickerty390 Жыл бұрын

I started watching these videos because he was making guitars out of shovels and such and then playing them. Incredible! Now I watch because he is such agreat guitarist. Truly gifted.

@neleig 2 жыл бұрын

Always amazing!

@horatiohornbie7395 3 ай бұрын

I've been playing for 35 years.... started playing slide 10 years ago, you are a massive influence on my playing. I steal all your licks.... just letting you know.

@autk 3 ай бұрын

They aren't his, they are a product of a hundred years of blues and slide

@guitarifuldexter6366 2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool! I love that bass you do at the same time! That guitar is beautiful as well! 🤘🎸

@violaozine 2 жыл бұрын

Sensacional seus blues... Parabéns!!!

@stevenduperouzel7198 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful guitar. Love the sound

@MOzarkMike 2 жыл бұрын

How bless am I to live in a time when I can poke a button on a little device and hear this incredible musician play?

@stevenhickenjr 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@JJH0USE1 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant cover. Salute!

@matts2588 2 жыл бұрын

Very good job!!! I like it!

@jamessharp9790 Жыл бұрын

Just super sick cool and crisp. Thank you

@griller506 2 жыл бұрын

We need more songs like this, simply amazing.

@BadassBrutusGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Love your dobro Justin, awesome slidin' cover!!!

@RickBeall 4 ай бұрын

Great weaving of elements and styles together.

@Stephen-zq2wf 2 жыл бұрын

Delta Purple Sounds Mighty Good

@russ3022 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! You've taken one of the most overplayed songs of all time and made it desirable to listen to again. Thanks!!

@stephendix8877 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic, a work of art.

@jerryjones188 2 жыл бұрын

That was tight and enjoyable! Incredible job, incredible talent! Thanks.

@sciexp 2 жыл бұрын

¡Bravo! ¡Bien hecho! ¡Well done!

@peterjons3954 2 жыл бұрын

Just love it when a talented person does an arrangement of a rock tune acoustically. Takes some thought to rearrange it for one instrument. Nicely done and thanks.

@hanksaluminumsiding3748 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing!!!

@danrossi6554 2 жыл бұрын

well done. sounds great

@Joel_Powell 2 жыл бұрын

So well done - what a combination of genres. Super creative!

@user-mn8nn9hc3z 2 жыл бұрын

Браво! Слежу за Вашим творчеством.

@rogerlittreal642 Жыл бұрын

Dude....that was awesome! Thanks for sharing.

@williamtauriello1581 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Simply wow. Well done!

@janrandles8683 2 жыл бұрын

Great tune as the rain sets in on Cherokee Lake today. Thanks Justin!

@marysefonta8371 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome, Justin, from the begining to the end ! Very nice until the last note, wonderful playing ! Thanks for the vidéo.

@marcusparadizo1927 8 ай бұрын

So great ! Fantastic !

@perthmike7 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work Justin 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@kv9568 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing quite like watching master at work. Beautiful!

@Ed-zc6dl 2 жыл бұрын

Just when I thought I couldn’t listen to this song again, you come along and change my mind. Awesome 👏

@TheOneTrueSpLiT 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome JJ, true brilliance.

@jerrymoyers7496 2 жыл бұрын

So well done, justin.

@andrewjameshenderson1389 2 жыл бұрын

What a great version of a fine song! Takes me away...❤

@huseynguitar4676 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite songs. It's good that you are singing this song in its entirety.

@billholman279 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Simply amazing!

@ionianatlas7037 2 жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing, outstanding, fantastic version !!!

@thehouseofronin9209 2 жыл бұрын

I've always loved this song, I've never imagined that it could sound this sweet! JJ brings new life and magic to this classic

@robertwolbert5922 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is absolutely something else. and I am glad I stumbled across his stuff. I want it all.

@bas717 Жыл бұрын

This gave me goosebumps! Amazing! Thank you for sharing your gift!

@majorxlr8n Жыл бұрын

WOW!! that was incredible!!!

@KevinMerinoCreations 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@patrickfarley8036 2 жыл бұрын

The ONLY VERSION of that song I ever really enjoyed was the one on the Made In Japan album, UNTIL NOW! HOLEY SHEET BATMAN THAT WAS BRILLIANT!!! For me, the MIJ version has met it's match! Well done, Sir! Well done! 👏👏👏👏👏

@Richkandoo 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this one Mr J

@rkoff5744 2 жыл бұрын

Kicks ass! Great cover! Love the reimagining.

@sapelesteve 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic version of that classic tune JJ! As usual, you nailed it big time & I am pretty certain the Deep Purple would approve. 👏👏🎸🎸👍👍

@lancehaley9417 2 жыл бұрын

Love your music and your steel-slide guitar, Justin. I used to drive around in my 550 hp 1969 396 Camaro SS/RS with my buddies listening to Machine Head on 8-track tape in 1972. Yes, 550 hp. That is not a typo. That engine was built to the hilt and you could hear it coming blocks away. Barely street legal. My younger brother called it "The Beast". We loved listening to Smoke on the Water while cruising down the road on warm summer nights. Every time I hear this song it takes me back to the Summer of '72.

@adnanabdillahghifari720 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect mix of delta blues and classic rock

@LOBO68117 Жыл бұрын

Absolute class from a fantastic guitarist JJ

@kholbrook203 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!!! I love it Justin❤️ That was one of many favorites when I was younger, but you make that song exceptional!!!!! Thank you for bringing your talent and music to us🙏🏻💖🥰

@archief1783 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing, it sounds like two people are playing, the finger style is incredible

@cristianotagliaferri8493 2 жыл бұрын

Spettacolo! Great! Very nice!

@stephengraves5877 Жыл бұрын

The best out there, Man you rock!

@pawnwrestler1 2 жыл бұрын

This guy has such a great musicality to his playing. Seeing a future legend in break time

@rjshier9188 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't help but sing along in my head. Great job as usual.

@checkpointchecky9665 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah me 2 was trying remember all the lyrics 😂🤣🤫

@heatmizer-jim6762 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite cover of this classic song!

@davidashley4386 2 жыл бұрын

Such a cool interpretation.

@gregjohnston3504 2 жыл бұрын

Brought back great memories of my high school garage band! We played the heck out of Smoke on the Water (and many others), but don’t think we ever sounded as good as this rendition!

@Swinty_Pjotr 2 жыл бұрын

🤘🎸🤘🎸Świetna aranżacja! Nie mogę przestać słuchać tego artysty😃

@maximpetric7279 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Justin!❤️

@zool38 Жыл бұрын

very nice version, thanks man!

@magistersteveperkins 2 жыл бұрын

Well, this is just the best thing ever. I LOVE Deep Purple and I LOVE blues. Could never have imagined this combination happening, but now that I hear it, I know it could only have by done by the one and only Justin Johnson.