Turn Turn Turn - full version of solo performance by Roger M

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18 жыл бұрын

Roger McGuinn solo performance of the Byrds hit "Turn Turn Turn". While this is from his instructional video, this video was on his web site for downloading for several months. Try www.homespuntapes.com to order Roger's instructional DVD and see in detail the techniques used in Turn, Turn,Turn and other Byrds classics. Roger's DVD is also available on Amazon.com
Note to Roger McGuinn's fans: KZfaq sent me a note explaining that this video may be infringing copyright but no action was required on my part (they have not requested that I remove this video).
Let me make my views clear: I posted this video to increase interest in Roger and possibly increase sales of his instructional DVD for which I provide a link.
Lately there has been a rash of KZfaq take-downs of cover performances by amateur musicians, usually initiated by complaints of music publishing companies.
It strikes me as foolish for music publishing companies to force KZfaq to remove cover performances of popular songs (the Eagles have been especially heartless about this). These amateur cover performances are actually forms of flattery to the songwriter and the performer; they make not one red cent for the teenager that creates the cover, but they increase interest and buzz for the original song and its creators.
Normally I'd ascribe this heartlessness to greed, but squashing interest in music is going to affect these artists who foster the take-downs in a very negative way. Our copyright and patent system is being abused lately and it only stifles innovation.
Cheers, Jim Lynch

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@catchersmitt0 14 жыл бұрын

I love it when recording artists actually show how they played their songs. It's not only to teach us but to leave an archive of their work & technique. Invaluable.

@closertotheheart 8 жыл бұрын

That hybrid picking of his is something else!

@sambassbo93 7 жыл бұрын

Jasper Yangchareon no kidding, banjo rolls I believe. Sounds great!

@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885 5 жыл бұрын

@@sambassbo93 It probably doesn't hurt that he started out on banjo.

@ericynot 16 жыл бұрын

We don't often get to watch a master at work up close. That's good stuff.

@daf827 2 жыл бұрын

Roger’s picking is so distinctive and intricate, especially those banjo rolls in the instrumental break. A national treasure indeed.

@ElliottMichaels56 10 жыл бұрын

The intro and ending progression to this song is perhaps the most powerful hook in contemporary music.

@27hfd 3 жыл бұрын

The bridge is also excellent.

@larrypower8659 3 жыл бұрын

Probably not as powerful as Like A Rolling Stone, or Sunshine Of Your Love. And definitely not as powerful or recognizable as Purple Haze or even Mr. Tambourine Man. Close, but no cigar ...

@errorsofmodernism9715 3 жыл бұрын

@@larrypower8659 Larry, were you born annoying or do you have to practice alot?

@Jeffcatbuckeye Жыл бұрын

@@larrypower8659 I find the opening to be the epitome of the 60s…even more so than mr tambourine man. It just rings of that time period, hence why it was used in forest gump.

@larrypower8659 Жыл бұрын

@@Jeffcatbuckeye Hard to disagree.

@texastwostep 15 жыл бұрын

I have a Rickenbacker 330-12 string and you cannot fully appreciate McGuinn's exquisite guitar skills until you try to replicate his finger pick / strum patterns. McGuinn was an original. He extended the capability of an instrument and created "a sound". I am always in awe of this musical pioneer.

@annehajdu8654 Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv 3 ай бұрын

Roger slipped in banjo picking ,that's his secret ingredient.

@jvt6 3 жыл бұрын

The heart stops at the start, then sways and sings through each memorable note. Ending in peace and wanting more. The ultimate replay.

@abradfordajb 2 жыл бұрын

Mr McGuinn and that Rickenbacker is a timeless, iconic sound that is etched into my mind & heart.

@sammyday3341 Жыл бұрын

Met him at a sound check. A true gentleman. When he hit the opening chords with that reverb, I looked over at his wife. She said it gives her goosebumps every time he plays it.

@specterlocators1603 Жыл бұрын

This man is outstanding guitar player, Many people have tried to imitate his guitar rhythm in this song, but none come close to it so far

@123xconnieb 9 жыл бұрын

Roger McGuinn is an American treasure.

@gordonm7038 6 жыл бұрын

123xconnieb Amen. I wish Gene Clark was still with us. Gene was an amazing dude. No Other blows me away. Rock on...

@jackhopkins3751 5 жыл бұрын

He should receive a Kennedy Center honor for his enormous contribution to American music.

@gezatherton1071 5 жыл бұрын

A global treasure!

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

He is such a great and humble dude 😀

@annehajdu8654 Жыл бұрын

Yes he is.

@johnmacdonald1813 4 жыл бұрын

You can say what you like but that's guitar playing at its best.

@KRW628 4 жыл бұрын

Back when the Earth was cooling, I met Roger and i told him that the break in Turn was the slickest piece of guitar work I'd ever heard.

@drrobert7543 4 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a whole band unto himself with the mighty Rickenbacker 12-string!

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

The Rickenbacker is so darn good 😀

@hydraIX 13 жыл бұрын

The Byrds were by far one of , if not , THE Quintessential , and Most Influential Folk - Rock Band to ever shape the sounds of 1960's music...period !!! They are truly in a class...all their own !!! And are one of the many bands that splinted off to form more influential bands to come !!! Their influence and mentorship can still be felt to this day !!!

@musicallystoned7489 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching guitar heroes like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Malmsteen, etc thanks to my dad and my uncles. But I was far more impressed by this particular clip. Saw it when I was 14, I had never seen anything like it. Something finally made me pick up the guitar and learn to play. Roger McGuinn will always be my first "true" guitar hero.

@peterhadeed6556 2 жыл бұрын

Roger McGuinn is one of the gifts from God that he gave to this planet to help mankind! I was 12 year old when I first heard of Roger, and now I am 68 years old and STILL am in awe of his talent.

@pungarson1610 Жыл бұрын

I must have been the same age when I first heard McGuinn because I too am 68 and his sound still thrills me.

@annehajdu8654 Жыл бұрын

I'm 66 and lifelong fan of his.

@tedgeldberg6498 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to be 70 in 2 months, and I vividly remember hearing Turn, Turn. Turn when it came out in 1965, and it still is my favorite song of all time. I rember the day I bought the album as a 12 year old at the White Front store (a discount department store that preceded stores like Target. It was thrilling then and thrilling now.

@kathleenkelly6563 Жыл бұрын

Yes one of the best songs ever❤

@Drewg351 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the sound of that Rickenbacker !!!!!! You know that sound instantly.

@leroy2488 13 жыл бұрын

Excellence. No band required, lead rhythm and bass in one, a master of the 12 string guitar.

@berkeleyhome 15 жыл бұрын

I lived thru the 60's...and to this day...this song resonates like every few others...it's tmeless...and can speak to us all..if we listen.

@EJsigstrat 12 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the best songs ever written. Simple, beautiful.

@Trevcx650 10 жыл бұрын

Wow what a masterpiece, how talented is that !

@thevacuumtubejunky9774 5 жыл бұрын

He turned the book of Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1-8 into a song.

@ExplodingPsyche 3 жыл бұрын

@@thevacuumtubejunky9774 Actually, Pete Seeger did.

@DrakulaLen 13 жыл бұрын

I had been toying with guitar since I was 8. Hearing this song by the Byrds made me get more serious and I saved 2 years to buy a 12 string. Roger McGuinn is my hero. A true musician.

@6stringwood 10 жыл бұрын

Wow! Roger sounds as good as he did years ago. This is what pure raw talent sounds like. We need more like this in todays world. Great Rickenbacker sound as well.

@st_matthew_miami5648 10 жыл бұрын

I have the full video. Roger is an exceptional guitar player and singer, and was the one who held the group together over the years, from the David Crosby era to the final period with Clarence White. They would have broken up without Roger. As David Crosby once said, the sound of the Rickenbacker 12 is the "signature sound" of the Byrds.

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect 😀

@timothydaniels504 5 жыл бұрын

This song, especially the Byrd’s version, is one of the positive and iconic songs of the ‘60’s. I had the good fortune to see Bill Frisell and his band ( the Tony Scheer, Kenny Wolleson, Greg Leisz version) perform this in Santa Barbara a few years ago. Pete Seeger had passed a few months before and there were no dry eyes in the audience. The sweetness of those big, chiming chords is overwhelming. Thanks to Roger McGuinn for turning Pete’s vision into an anthem for all time.

@lynchzilla 5 жыл бұрын

Agree 100% with you.

@jedcampett7328 5 ай бұрын

Roger Mcguinn, excellent musician and excellent personality!

@dwdstring 10 жыл бұрын

Just Beautiful ! Great Song ! Great Guitar ! Great Message !

@TheHype81 12 жыл бұрын

Timeless.... Genius.... Touching.... There are no other words for it.

@andrewlynn2623 2 жыл бұрын

Just the usual Roger (Jim) McGuinn -utterly brilliant!

@garywilson4854 3 жыл бұрын

your music will live on for generations to come...

@jwilliambillmoore6825 14 жыл бұрын

Thank God i got to see him perform solo - to really appreciate his talent!!!

@finoroverato7640 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous. I cannot heap enough praise on this.mesmerizing! Written by the great Pete Seeger

@MrRonnieG 14 жыл бұрын

I grew up in L.A. and was of the Class of 1965. We use to hangout @ The Troubadour on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood which is where Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark and Chris Hillman first met. Though many talk about Gene Clark as the father of the Byrds I have argued, for many years, that while McGuinn might not have been the father of the Byrds he WAS the driving force (and the sound of his 12 string Rick the origin of the Byrds trademark signature sound) of the Byrds; one of the BEST ever.

@FnPATVTeam 14 жыл бұрын

"And Roger Mcguinn had a twelve string guitar, and it was like nothing i'd ever heard."

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

....and that what makes this tune so great 😃

@gordon5004 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. Fast fingers. I could practice that for years and not be able to do that. Bravo.

@tonybeards9153 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, just found this .. what a performance.He sounds like the whole band👍😎

@denniswilliams4495 Жыл бұрын

What a great song...Roger's one of my favorites...a real Artist..Love the way he plays...and yes...he is a national treasure...

@Brian_Gawlak 14 жыл бұрын

2:00 in to the song is the sickist part!! Love how he picks the strings like a banjo, simply the best 12 string musician

@josette4231 13 жыл бұрын

I met him in NewOrleans,La. 1968. It was so cool to see him play that 12 string guitar. Lucky lady whoever he married. I heard he has a son.

@rickshannet8647 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful song from the Bible, played and sang by an amazing guitarist! I remember when they Byrds first played this, and it's still life changing and one of my favorite songs! I like getting to watch his finger work up close. Thank you!!

@Flaghorn 15 жыл бұрын

Underrated. You got that correct. Honest, genuine, brilliant.

@cheesecakfatboy7229 4 жыл бұрын

I Like Roger McGuinn He’s my favourite guitarist

@exfed9 9 жыл бұрын

Thank You my Brother in Christ !!! Singing that Song brings tears to my eyes as I'm so thankful for God's Love as I know you are. Lets pray all our friends come to the truth before the end ! May God Bless you and the Mrs. See you next time you come to "The Egg" in Albany or up this way in Saratoga.

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

We need to continue to pray and help one another 😇☺

@videomaniac108 9 жыл бұрын

It's so good good to hear your voice and the sweet voice of your Ric on KZfaq. All the best from a lifelong admirer. Can you hear me clapping at the end of your performance?

@MrRonnieG 11 жыл бұрын

That Rickenbacker has been with Roger McGuinn for 50 years now and has become simply an extension of the man himself. The Byrds were the greatest 60's band to come out of L.A. and it was due, in no small part, to Roger McGuinn. I hope he plays that Rick until time itself has expired.

@TheHype81 12 жыл бұрын

You put the radio or the tv on and the only thing you hear is about crime, catastrophes, hunger, war etc... and then you see this vid. There are still beautiful things in this World!!!

@willieluncheonette 8 жыл бұрын

gorgeous----what a talent!!

@kc9056 Жыл бұрын

Listening to this song ALWAYS licks my mood up a few notches. Thanks Roger.

@giuseppemanta9646 6 жыл бұрын

stunning guitar playing

@gowiththeflowish 11 жыл бұрын

Absolutely genius. It doesn't get any better than this.

@StMikkeli 11 жыл бұрын

As all greats do, he takes something simple and puts a creative twist on it that makes it unique. He makes it look so easy, but simple and easy are not synonyms.

@mufcfan96 15 жыл бұрын

Fantastic..... Does it really matter who influenced who, just listen to Roger singing and playing this great song and appreciate how good he is solo!!.... Foxy!!...

@M6A1t6t 14 жыл бұрын

Amazing doesn't even begin to describe this song or his playing. He is just incredible.

@jeanpat8946 7 жыл бұрын

Everything is great ! The song the sound the voice !!Roger is a master !!!!!!!

@dhh02192 14 жыл бұрын

Been a Byrds fan since early 70's, but seeing this reminded me of a chance I had around 15 years ago to see Roger live at a seafood festival in Hyannis, MA. He was solo, mostly acoustic 12 string. My wife was convinced she would hate his music, went to sit in the car. My stepdaughter was so taken that she dragged my wife back to listen. Wife loved the music. I caught Roger just as he came off the stage and got him to autograph a tshirt from the festival, which I still have, never worn!

@CameronLilly2 11 жыл бұрын

Wow is right! When playing a 12 String, t is INCREDIBLE to not accidentally mute an octave string, or to have some hiccups in your playing. Roger McGuinn is playing for over 3 full minutes with the airy chime that myself, and countless experienced musicians only get for brief moments at a time when playing. AMAZING!

@ROCKSTARCRANE 14 жыл бұрын

Roger and George put Rickenbacker on the map. What a magical instrument. Bought mine in 1967, and I will be buried with it.

@goatghost 14 жыл бұрын

I, normally, don't share Facebook videos, but Roger McGuinn of the Byrds is simply amazing. :-)

@holdemNE1 8 жыл бұрын

My goodness gracious, this is so beautiful and looks so difficult. Amazingly done.

@bobareebop 14 жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous guitar sound!

@TheMotorhead51 10 жыл бұрын

Pete Seger,the artist that wrote this song sadly passed away yesterday 1 27 14.May he forever rest in peace.Turn Turn Turn is truly one of the greatest rock song ever recorded .

@jnizzlep 6 жыл бұрын

You didn't know Seeger was also Solomon?

@carloseduardocarvalhofreir3931 6 жыл бұрын

Triggers Libtards I think Bill Miller said that Pete Seeger wrote the song and not the lyrics. So there is no dispute with Solomon or any other biblical guy. C Eduardo

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

@TheDpoppop RIP Pete Seeger you'll always love the Byrds cover of your song.

@whec65 13 жыл бұрын

One of the GREATEST song renditions of all time.

@Catswhiskers100 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this video. It is truly wonderful to listen to an artist of this calibre.

@BandWagon07 16 жыл бұрын

What an instrument! that was a great performance.

@woodywoods5373 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a musician, there's not to many talented people around anymore.

@lynchzilla 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The overuse of digital sampling and AutoTune effects has made people who produce music lazy. Everything sounds so robotic these days.

@Gene6002 11 жыл бұрын

One of the best close up video shot of a great artist showing his hands and picking technique....Thank you Roger !!

@freemancarl 3 жыл бұрын

*PURE ARTISTRY*

@Jaycubb22 14 жыл бұрын

Superb! One of the greatest songs, and a superb artist!

@McZachary28if Жыл бұрын

This song embodies the sixties like no other.

@endless66 16 жыл бұрын

the original was a defining musical moment in my young life - great demonstration of the great jingle jangle sound on that rickenbacker

@lorenotrambo9551 4 жыл бұрын

They were the best of times ..

@gordonm7038 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Tom Petty another Rickenbacker rocker! He played 6 string. Probably still does. Rock on Tom...

@gordonm7038 6 жыл бұрын

Great rumbling solo!

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Pete Seeger the Banjoist who wrote the song

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know 😀

@MrRonnieG 12 жыл бұрын

McGuinn's 360-12 created the signature sound that was The Byrds of the 1960's. Great stuff.........

@rvcrvc2 16 жыл бұрын

His vocal skills & his presence, have also been under-appreciated, especially in the Byrds time frame, but not exclusively

@tom.hoffmann6585 3 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@spaceword 17 жыл бұрын

If harmonics touch perfection then this falls far short and I'm relieved that it does because that way it will always be seen, heard and never forgotten. Love it thankyou for posting.

@snailhairdune 15 жыл бұрын

Fucking amazing. I've heard this song hundreds of times and it STILL send shivers down the spine everytime, one of THE defining moments of the 60s, absolutely magical.

@gordonm7038 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing changes and strum/picking style and beautiful vocal! Genius. I love Gene Clark too.

@michaelgibson5047 3 жыл бұрын

Seen Mr Mcguinn play at wolf trap in 2003. Then again in 2014. Very humble and knowledgeable gentle. Spoke to his wife camillia both times very nice lady. True muscian great time had for all.

@glh1956 12 жыл бұрын

terrific guitar riff, excellent song, timeless

@RT060789 9 жыл бұрын

Just perfect guitar playing.

@pokerstar2004 11 жыл бұрын

This was part of an instructional video, its really great to see just how he is playing. What a great song, and a great sound! (not to mention awesome playing)

@MrBruceBarham 15 жыл бұрын

iM GLAD THIS GUY GAVE US SO MUCH MUSICS...THE TURN TURN TURN SINGLE TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO PUT TOGETHER, BUT IT WAS THE BEST VERSION EVER OF THIS TURN

@Jomor44 11 жыл бұрын

That was fantastic am I glad I came across this. I always loved the the way he plays and sings. Thank You.

@shutdownthefed 16 жыл бұрын

why is this the most amazing thing ive ever seen

@thisistheworldtoday 5 жыл бұрын

Seeger snd Dylans music brought to a level of beauty only Roger can play

@alvanwalls8371 3 жыл бұрын

This guy pumped out the hits of the 1960s .He could spin songs into gold country folk into Rock and Roll Radio hits of a generation.

@hanskrems268 2 жыл бұрын

Roger McGuinn - one of the greatest!

@javiergarciasoler5990 9 жыл бұрын

Esta esw la verdadera esencia de la musica, para mi, un solo instrumento , una voz, y todo el sentimiento del mundo, condensado en tres minutos. Nopuede haber mas belleza, ni anhelo mejor conseguido para un musico, que se capaz de transmitir tanto con tan poco artificio. No reniego de mucha musica tan elaborada en los laboratorios, pero ante temas como este solo puedo que quitarme el sombrero y rendir pleitesia

@lynchzilla 9 жыл бұрын

JAVIER GARCIA SOLER I translated Javier's comment via Google Translate: This is the true essence of music, for me, a single instrument, a voice, and the whole feeling in the world, condensed into three minutes. And nothing can have more beauty, or gotten better than a musician who is able to convey so much with so little artifice. I deny much music as developed in the studios, but to issues like this I can only take my hat and applaud.

@LyonsArcade 6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps one of the best guitar solos ever in the middle? He switches it up a little bit on this version but what a legendary lick.

@lynchzilla 6 жыл бұрын

I agree. If you listen to the album version, there are two 12-strings going during the solo. One is doing a rather complex Travis-picking pattern and the other is simply playing the melody. When they played live (see the Ed Sullivan version), Roger does a neat trick where the melody part is done by his index/thumb pick and his two finger-picks are doing a dinga-dinga-dinga bit (as shown in this video too). These days where he's by himself, he is doing a nice chord strumming which gives a better rhythm effect. He rarely plays the guitar solo during his touring performance these days.

@LyonsArcade 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a sucker for those voice lead melody solos where they just play it straight, this is probably one of the best examples (the record version). Here he handles the 'two guitar' problem very well all things considered, very classy player.

@GoMaGreGi 16 жыл бұрын

I ricordi si sovrappongono alle note di questa splendida canzone......momenti indimenticabili.....

@roadrunner49 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting up this amazing version of a great song. I remember seeing him 2-3 times in the 60s and early 70s. What an astonishing musician and songwriter.

@bacerockz 5 жыл бұрын

Every bit as good as the original recording rendition. Roger has not lost a step!

@ixsachi 13 жыл бұрын

It's truly awesome along with the guitar playing. The old generations were great by any means. And the song itself is so soothing. Thanks to the original poster of this song..

@robertlee8474 10 жыл бұрын

My first favorite song..way back when.

@MrWskas 11 жыл бұрын

brilliant....he led the way for so many and probably had no idea at the time....

@fichtervideo 11 жыл бұрын

Roger is a national treasure.

@mufcfan96 14 жыл бұрын

Rickenbacker...... Its a fantastic sounding guitar & this is one of my all time fav songs just a great great sound & Roger makes the guitar sing!! Big thumbs up from Foxy!!