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Another great Cramps song (if you’ve not seen my Goo Goo Muck video check it out here). Interesting Human Fly fact: the track was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, produced by Alex Chilton of Big Star.
The backing I play along to at the start of the video is my own and is available to anyone who signs up to my Patreon page.
I’ve written out the Poison Ivy part in full below. The fuzz guitar part and PDFs of both parts can be found on my Patreon page.
This one’s a great modern Christmas song. Nice and easy to play; I’ve written out the music below. If you want a printable PDF get it here. Merry Christmas!
The original recording sounds like this:
This is great too, Jimmy Page playing air guitar!:
A rock ‘n’ roll classic. And a great one to try if you’re a beginner, though I can’t imagine any player who wouldn’t have fun playing this. Mostly it’s quite straightforward, just take care with the timing, which is a bit quirky in places. Listen closely to the original to get a feel for what’s going on. I’ve written it out below. Download a high-quality PDF here. (Theory nerds, I’ve chosen to write it out in 4/4, though there’s an argument for notating it in 12/8. 4/4 just makes a bit more sense to me and is less cluttered and easier to read.)
I put together this quick backing track which I play over at the start of the video. Have a go playing along. It’s a really good test of how well you know the piece, and will really help you to nail the timing. The count at the start is 1 2 3 4 1 2 (then play the opening Dsus2 chord on beats 3 and 4 before the band kicks in.
For the video I used my Jazzmaster (an American Vintage 65) through an 80s Fender Super Champ. The amp was set fairly quiet and clean; overdrive was from a J Rockett Archer pedal. The tremolo effect is a Fulltone Supa-Trem.
I couldn’t find much definite info on exactly what Link used for the original recording. Some suggest he used a Les Paul (which in 1958 would have had P90s) into a Multivox Premier amp. Overdrive was apparently a result of his slashing the speakers in the amp!