C'est La Vie on 3 String CBG for Chuck Berry

Wow, what can you say about Chuck Berry. He was such a huge influence on the way rock and roll guitar is played that it's hard to imagine what rock music wou...

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Comment by Derek Rose on March 20, 2017 at 1:00pm

Your passion for his music and influence certainly shines on this! I had to google the French stuff, but yes, roll they will!

Comment by Jim Morris on March 20, 2017 at 12:46pm

Thanks Derek. This 3 min. song that I already knew on 6 string took me a solid 3 hours to figure out how I was gonna make it work on 3 string. It was a fun 3 hours! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Comment by Jim Morris on March 20, 2017 at 12:30pm

Yes Dani and Bear. My earliest memories of working out guitar parts involved Chuck Berry's music so this one really touched me. The slippery part is certainly there for us all and many folks never make it to a good ripe 90 like old Chuck did!

Comment by Jim Morris on March 20, 2017 at 12:26pm

Thanks James O.

Comment by Derek Rose on March 20, 2017 at 12:26pm

Excellent R&R Jim! Didn't know you spoke French! Enjoyed the finger gymnastics.

Comment by Jim Morris on March 20, 2017 at 12:25pm

Thanks AGP. I'm saving the duck walk for Johnny B Good. Little known fact is that the Johnny in that song was actually Chuck's pianist, Johnny Johnson from my state of W. Virginia.

Comment by Slow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bear on March 20, 2017 at 12:06pm
Great job, Jim. A fitting, rock n roll tribute. Losing so many greats right now it seems to be every other day. This mortal coil is getting slippier and slippier it seems!
Comment by James O Lunsford on March 20, 2017 at 11:11am

Rock it on out great job Jim

Comment by AGP # on March 20, 2017 at 11:04am

"Pity about the Duck Walk" Jim, but none-the-less a fine "Rockin' Tribute" to one of (If Not) the BEST!!!!!!!!!!! 

Comment by Jim Morris on March 20, 2017 at 10:09am

Thanks Erasmo. I usually need to rest for 10 min nowadays after rockin'

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