The B-52's - Rock Lobster (play along)

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slackerVK

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Guitar tabs - boosty.to/slackervk/posts/a0c...
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Tuning: CFxxFF
Album: The B-52's (1979)

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@mclark1708 10 жыл бұрын

such an underrated guitar riff

@prod_sen_ 7 жыл бұрын

M jc Its so bloody mean coming from a band like this. Never fails to impress me.

@jackruby45 10 жыл бұрын

First I've ever seen someone actually play this correctly. Hats off to you sir!

@ultrakool 10 жыл бұрын

amazing how minimalistic guitar playing can sound so catchy

@bryanphillips3183 6 жыл бұрын

just thinking the same thing; Ricky (and the rest) are just on a whole different level!

@mad_cat_1st 6 жыл бұрын

THIS dude understands Ricky Wilson's method.

@PDBO 9 жыл бұрын

Of all the folks out there on KZfaq and TAB sites who (still) say they know RW's RL tuning, AFAIK only one person ever proved it. Much respect for slackerVK.

@Tropicalfrooploops 11 жыл бұрын

the song you play while re stringing

@101Volts 3 ай бұрын

Not with typical string gauges.

@douginny 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I thought that Stephen Stills tuning for Suite Judy Blue eyes was the craziest tuning ever. But this takes the cake. RIP Ricky. PERFECT cover. Thanks

@victormontano7148 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome specially the last part of the song which is the best with all that guitar play!.

@2ndpriority289 7 жыл бұрын

I love the b 52s! I went to the hard Rock In Orlando last year and they sounded amazing.

@Cherrytea558 9 жыл бұрын

Love it! Thanks so much for the upload.

@tdaddyify 10 жыл бұрын

We are covering the whole first album - I will share the other tunes with you once I do the video. Thanks for doing this.

@meandthemrs7403 7 жыл бұрын

one of my top 5 favorite guitar songs.

@dominichetherington2287 7 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm gobsmacked what a fricken delight this is you sir are a ⭐️✨🌟

@Hyberlol 9 жыл бұрын

this vid really isnt a lesson but its by far the best thing youtube has when it comes to this song. good job on this vid but the other youtube lesson vids on this song are almost unbelievably bad. theese youtube lessons for rock lobster are the worst i have ever come across when trying to learn ANY song on youtube....so koodos to the dude that did this one. in my opinion....up until the 5 minute mark, this song is just kind of funny and weird....but cool. right at the 5 minute mark the b-52s really hit the funk aspect of it and turn it into a really funky guitar piece. the first whole part of the song is really easy to learn but at the 5 minute mark it gets alot trickier to do it right...all the while adding in that serious funk and rhythm that makes us all just wanna rock n roll. THAT, is the part of this song that needs the actual teaching....the first 3 quarters of the song can be played by any idiot...as the other youtube vids have proven beyond a doubt....and even the easiest stuff is done terrible lol. i like this vid though.

@samuelcreed2758 8 жыл бұрын

Way to lazy to read that but cool... XD

@eddiegerlach7121 8 жыл бұрын

love the sound...4 strings.....incredible....well done!

@ProjeKtCamus 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched 5 other covers of this beforehand and they were all wrong. You sir, have nailed it, including the open tuning and guitar setup. Bravo!

@dannyinaus 5 жыл бұрын

great job buddy! Thank you for uploading this!!!

@charlieramonesbackingtrack8876 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You're playing it right! spot on! Thanks!!

@flipidy94 10 жыл бұрын

dedication you got that tuning down right!~

@mistermoonlight1719 6 жыл бұрын

You have great taste in music man, I've seen multiple different covers of yours and like them a lot!!

@RBR-lo2ei 11 ай бұрын

Well played sir. Literally, well played!!! 👍

@IdolHans 9 жыл бұрын

nailed it. perfect.

@jasongandar8208 3 жыл бұрын

Great job man sounded on point.

@mypuppydog 3 жыл бұрын

The ending is killer! Pass me the tanning butter sir. The best by far. Great job 👍

@EdwoodCA 12 жыл бұрын

Dude. That's was swingin'! WELL DONE!

@j2uazon83 10 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome cover.

@DeepnoteStu 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing it right. Alotta "tutorials" attempt it in standard tuning which sounds lame.

@john2759 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent you really rock 😎🎸

@bryanphillips3183 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video; seeing the guitar parts shows just what a genius Ricky was. Heard he was a nice guy, too. Would love to have met him. You, Mr. Slacker, are pretty cool, yourself!

@Dexmente 12 жыл бұрын

Freaking awesome dude!

@autocrow 10 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@jabvgarcia214 4 жыл бұрын

Addicted song

@scottgold11 12 жыл бұрын

omg perfect!!! thats great

@teinu6218 Жыл бұрын

terrific my friend boy is tight

@skent714 9 жыл бұрын

I asked Ricky backstage if he was missing strings on his guitar...he shook his head and threw me out of the party. Great cover slackerVK!

@Terryomalleyonline 9 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@eddiemurphy6178 8 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@joshlobster 13 жыл бұрын

just perfect!!! totally rocks"!!1

@sarahjackson_Michael 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@bitemenow609 13 жыл бұрын

Good job... I dug it

@TomYaz 13 жыл бұрын

THUMBS UP! BEST VERSION EVER

@Ricscott 12 жыл бұрын

that guitar is amazing, oh flower of scotland!

@xhuger1 13 жыл бұрын

omg i love you vid man! nice lol

@teashamochaful 7 жыл бұрын

I wanna play this some day

@gabusb87 9 жыл бұрын

That's just plain awesome, really. I've been looking for a decent cover this hole time and you just made my day. Could you share tabs for this cover??? Thumbs up

@LucaFrappola 6 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@HumGuitar 7 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!

@xhuger1 13 жыл бұрын

@slackerVK True, true.

@fallsjd 7 жыл бұрын

nice job

@jersonmajin 6 жыл бұрын

Goos job

@joshlobster 13 жыл бұрын

man, the B's should invite you to play with them!!

@teashamochaful 7 жыл бұрын

this cool

@chrispotter6521 7 жыл бұрын

Great job with the tuning. What brand & model guitar are you playing? Reminds me of a mustang.

@Muperman1 12 жыл бұрын

Well yes we can see the positions. And he's given the tuning. Use your ears and a bit of common sense and it should be fine. Just don't order the guy to write tabs for you.

@101Volts 5 жыл бұрын

I wrote a tab for it and I hope I did a good job for "Most Accurate B52s Rock Lobster Tab of Early 2018" tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_b-52s/rock_lobster_tabs_2321243

@kalpipo300 5 жыл бұрын

Wow.

@Mrchubbyohe 11 жыл бұрын

super job I think thats perfect! I always wondered what that crazy 4 string tuning was. I think he didnt know how to play guitar just make up his own style.

@YersenPestis 12 жыл бұрын

it's possible to play it by muting the other strings it's just hard not to press down on them as well as the non muted strings. just takes practice. also great cover

@dasmodul 6 жыл бұрын

Really want to try and learn this. May I ask where you found the backing drum/vocal tracks?

@die_tejada 8 жыл бұрын

5:12 the song enters another dimension. is that tuned in E?

@101Volts 6 жыл бұрын

Low to high: CFxxFF. x = no string in the slot. The song's tuned in 445 Hz (slightly higher pitched,) not the standard 440. -The whole first album's in 445 HZ; that may or may not be a production oversight.- Some songs on the first album, but not all, are in 445 hz.

@laughingdaffodils5450 5 жыл бұрын

@@101Volts Thanks for the tuning. I don't know in this case but very often albums in 445 or higher are because they were sped up ever so slightly in the studio.

@101Volts 4 жыл бұрын

@@laughingdaffodils5450 You're welcome. It turns out, though, that I was wrong about the entire album being in 445; the songs "52 Girls" and "6060-842" are not in 445, for example. Dance This Mess Around, Rock Lobster, Lava, and There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon) are in 445 though.

@Dune137 4 жыл бұрын

Great job! I love it!

@robertmiller6910 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome mate, looks complicated lol

@tricksebas 12 жыл бұрын

@slackerVK ok, but i have 2 questions, the first: whyfour strings?, and the second: can you pass me the tab with the tunning?

@jacksauawesome 6 жыл бұрын

what notes did you play? stuff i've seen online is always different

@tiki_trash 6 жыл бұрын

LONG LIVE RICKY!

@scottoleson1997 8 ай бұрын

This instantly makes me think of Thurston Moore, Presidents of the USA, and other artists that decided to remove strings instead of adding more, (7, 8, 9 string guitars). Limitations breed creativity

@101Volts 3 ай бұрын

Ricky tended to use 5 string tunings most often. However, the thinnest two on most of his tunings were normally the same string gauge, tuned in unison. You might also want to check out the band Morphine, since Mark Sandman gave the idea of 2 and 3 string guitars to Chris Ballew of The Presidents. But don't expect Morphine songs to sound anything like The Presidents.

@humpfrog 12 жыл бұрын

Pissin' on the fire/ Havin fun Diggin' patatoes/ Bakin' in the sun

@aggoldstein 5 жыл бұрын

Please do Trism

@Dexmente 12 жыл бұрын

Is my impression, or do you use your thumb over some parts of the song?

@mtndew3456 12 жыл бұрын

Hello, is there anyway i can get the tabs for this song?

@KenshinZZ 7 жыл бұрын

What amp did you use?

@delanomuzik 12 жыл бұрын

Hey can you send me the tabs that you use or send me a link of the tabs that you used in this song.

@3legs463 8 жыл бұрын

Were the 4th and 5th strings removed?

@jacobcalloway7136 8 жыл бұрын

yes

@101Volts 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if they are here but in the original B-52s recording, the middle 2 are. They get in the way.

@AoVRelentless 9 жыл бұрын

So... A 4 string guitar? I want one xD

@Frijolero18 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah but they cost so much. You have to take off two strings of your guitar just to get one.

@AoVRelentless 9 жыл бұрын

Frijolero18 Damn, could you make a tutorial on that? Seems pretty difficult...

@Frijolero18 9 жыл бұрын

AoV Relentless I would but it's a very long process. I believe Piero Scaruffi published a 1000 page book on it.

@AoVRelentless 9 жыл бұрын

Frijolero18 That must cost a lot too :(

@Frijolero18 9 жыл бұрын

AoV Relentless Only a lot of time reading it. :)

@fercorgo64 6 жыл бұрын

NAIS !!

@CesarClouds 3 жыл бұрын

It's my understanding doing a Ricky Wilson is not easy but you seem to have found the path.

@dawnbaxter33 8 жыл бұрын

In their 1980 SNL performance, Wilson lets go of the fretboard when playing the riff after the 'Let's Rock!!!' chant vk.com/video12201345_170625274

@maildegwen 13 жыл бұрын

Wonderful !! I tried to find some tabs on the Net but I have only found wrong ones... Is it possible that you send me the tabs of what you play for this song ? I would like to play it with my band... Thanks in advance,

@101Volts 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not the uploader, but I tabbed the song: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_b-52s/rock_lobster_tabs_2321243

@selenaandjon 9 жыл бұрын

Hey man nice cover....it would be nice for us beginners if you could do a tab, theres not a really good one Ive found yet

@BrandonRelkamOfficial 6 жыл бұрын

Iraq Lobster!

@CinnabonSwaderz 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. What gauge strings?

@slackerVK 5 жыл бұрын

9 years... I don't remember. Maybe 12-52.

@ivan902 11 жыл бұрын

Tab Tab tab Tab Tab!!!! Please please!!!

@Val-dk1zt 4 жыл бұрын

I play this on tune CFCFCF very easy press 1 or 2 strings. The druggman like Keith Richards or Rick Wilson want to play sto easy melody with original sound

@SuperEzio7 7 жыл бұрын

tab please

@101Volts 5 жыл бұрын

Here's one: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_b-52s/rock_lobster_tabs_2321243

@gratefuldank 12 жыл бұрын

y do they only use 4 strings

@crunchysoup8515 5 жыл бұрын

They don't need the others for the song and they'll just get in the way

@dantoro14 10 жыл бұрын

where is the TAB my friend? please i need it!

@jmpmcd 10 жыл бұрын

me too, come on lad get thee head together

@ultrakool 10 жыл бұрын

tab, for this? you're kidding, right? watch his fingers, there's like eight notes or something and it's all linear single note lines, alternately picked. not a chord to be found. it's like playing twinkle, twinkle little star...even a bonehead can learn this ;p just tune your guitar to that retarded open tuning and there ya go

@ultrakool 10 жыл бұрын

alright, there are a couple of power chords, but c'mon ;p

@101Volts 6 жыл бұрын

It's not that simple. I made a tab of the shorter Time Capsule version and although it's a fairly simple song, there are subtleties that aren't so easily heard. tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_b-52s/rock_lobster_tabs_2321243

@fatadam16 6 жыл бұрын

Here comes a bikini whale aaaaaaahhhh!!! Great cover dude!!

@aldisley6565 7 жыл бұрын

Can somebody explain the 4 strings please

@slackerVK 7 жыл бұрын

The only person who could explain the 4 strings died in 1985.

@mistermoonlight1719 6 жыл бұрын

slackerVK if I were to guess, its most likey one of either of these two things. Either he did it so that way he wouldn't accidentally hit any strings that he wasn't wanting to / to keep the sound straight and pure / no unwanted open strings being hit, Or to remember easier what strings to play for riffs. But idk.

@mistermoonlight1719 6 жыл бұрын

slackerVK I would think so he wouldn't accidentally hit any unwanted open strings

@mistermoonlight1719 6 жыл бұрын

Al Disley .

@101Volts 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what Ricky's reasoning was, but from a practical perspective, it's almost like Mister Moonlight said; you must not have strings there which shouldn't be hit.

@jorgealvites2406 9 жыл бұрын

Buen video , solo que la pista esta muy alta

@ungabunga6735 Жыл бұрын

What’s the tuning tho

@101Volts Жыл бұрын

CFxxFF, (x means no string in that slot,) tuned slightly sharp; in 444 Hz, instead of the standard 440 Hz. However, you'll never get the same tone without the same weird string gauges.