His guitar tone, his perfectly timed choppy chord playing, his melodic solo on ‘Jealous Guy’ from Faces Live is my all time favourite guitar track, every note... just perfect, cheers Ron!

Saw Ronnie Wood playing with Rod and the Faces in 1973 at the Locarno in Sunderland England. He's a very versatile musician. Rod was playing a white grand piano and everyone had tartan scarves. The music was great. Amazing they are still going strong.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Sweet!

@KevinHallSurfing

10 ай бұрын

Feb 74 in Sydney Australia. Was up front, Rod was poncing around and kinda annoying (I didn't find him sexy LOL) so moved left near Ron Wood certainly caught my attention. Yeah weird looking, compared to a typical Australian in that era, and nice smile but first thing I really took in was his approach to guitar was something to behold.

His contribution to the Rod Stewart albums "Never a dull moment" and "Every Picture tells a Story" are really very impressive. Also worth mentioning are the contributions from all the other musicians plus Stewart's amazingly detailed arrangements. Two of my very favourite albums.

@MarkZabel

4 ай бұрын

Yes, a player who knew/knows how to make songs sound better.

I bought "A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse" when it came out, The album is in my top 5 favorite albums, not only for the amazing songs on it, but Ronnie's playing and TONE just keep me coming back for more. So glad to see someone give Ronnie his kudos.

@rickmiller7884

10 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to see them at the Anaheim Convention Center, with Rory Gallagher opening. One of my favorite concerts ever.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yes, all-around excellence with Ronnie IMHO.

Your channel is refreshing because you show that if you "master" the fundamentals " you can actually be a great 🎸 ist!!! 🙏🙏🙏

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

His solo on Debris is just beautiful

Love some Ronnie Wood. Love his tone on " I'm afraid I'm losing you"

yay! Ronnie's got soul!!

Ronnie has always had the ability to add and enhance what is already there, he reads the room where many don't or can't. He's a real asset to any musicians he performs with, a true band member and worth his weight in gold. An excellent musicians guitarist in my book.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

So true.

@frankjurgensen9550

10 ай бұрын

Perfect sideman without noodling to much. Dirty licks for the weaving that's it! Okay the mick Taylor years brought out fantastic albums but their last live Shows with Taylor bothered me cause of his pentatonic noodling. Ronnie took it to new directions. Call it Evolution.

Cindy Incidentally is my favourite Ron Wood song. I'd love to see a lesson for that one!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Cool. Thanks for the suggestion!

@stephenbrignull8433

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. I also love the guitar part on Faces last single You Can Make Me Dance...

Mark, every comment and observation that express here is just perfect...and so succinct. Although not a Stones song, I was always impressed with Ronnie's playing on "Stay With Me."

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! And absolutely - very strong playing on "Stay With Me". It's just such a great all-around rocker. Ronnie's excellent playing AND sound on that is a huge part of what makes it so great!

We also have to plug Ron Woods for his painting and wonderful fun radio/KZread interviews. Wonderfully charming. Ronnie is beloved by his fellow players. He is everyone’s best buddy. He and Paul McCartney are good friends as well.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

He always has seemed like a good guy who doesn't take himself too seriously. Kind of like how Ringo seems to be everyone's friend. If I recall he was involved with "The Rutles" and was featured on the inside sleeve where he was a punk artist doing crooner-types songs ... Forever Squigley or something like that.

Oh he's made the top ten on my best guitarists list.

@MarkZabel

9 ай бұрын

Cool.

Well done!!!!!!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Mark, I completely agree with you about Ronnie Wood. I saw him on a British morning show a few years ago, doing a blues song with an acoustic (one of Keith's apparently!), and harmonica, and he was absolutely brilliant. I think he would definitely make my Top 15 of guitar players.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Geert. I was going to put "He's Better Than You Think" on the thumbnail. His parts with Keith truly are fantastic. Hard to come up with inventive 2nd rhythm parts that are also interesting in and of themselves, but he did/does it consistently.

@drutgat2

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel Absolutely spot on, Mark. Hope all is going well. Take care.

Not to mention his being the bass player for the Jeff Beck group, on Beck's first album "Truth."

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yes, Ronnie was/is multi-talented. Love his slippery style of bass playing with JBG.

Good call on Ronnie, he also played bass on Jeff Beck's first album.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yes, Ronnie was/is multi-talented. Love his slippery style of bass playing with JBG.

Ronnie's brief solo on Shattered is a classic for following the chords. Textbook!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yes, great all-around song IMHO. But 100%, his solo fits perfectly.

I never realized that was him! What a classic solo! Thank for clueing me in on his stones work too, I also had no idea

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Awesome. Glad to help!

Such a nice chap, great communicator and full of useful insights into guitar playing.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve!

I was just listening to Every Picture! Amazing work

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yes, still one of my favorites. So many songs that ring true on it.

Agree on Every Picture. Amazing album. Thanks for your lesson and insight.

@MarkZabel

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening!

Ronnie (n Keith as well!) has (have!) always been a great inspiration in my playin style. ;)

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Awesome!

The side-by-side neck views also help demonstrate why a capo is a great thing to have at a song circle or guitar pull. playing in a different register from everyone else gives a richer sound to the overall group

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely. The much-maligned capo is a great tool!

Always liked Woody's aloof playing. He reminds me of the plate spinner on the old Ed Sullivan show. Just when you think he's going to lose it, he picks it up and keeps on going. To hear some of his best & great guitar playing, listen to him on slide guitar on the Faces, "That's all you need." One of my all time favorites. He should have stayed with the "Faces." I loved their sound and the writing of Stewart/Wood vs Jagger/Richards.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks. I really like both of the styles. He clearly made a good choice as a musician who probably wanted to keep the lifestyle going. Plenty of scope to do what he wanted and The Stones had great longevity ... at least as a touring act. Rod did too, but maybe Ronnie wouldn't have loved the direction. Some of it, anyway.

Great lesson Mark!!! Great music and a classic solo. Doesn't get better than that. Keep up the great work 🎸

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Rock on Paul!

Solid breakdown and solid graphics breaking down the patterns. Keep it up!

The Keith riff🙏🎸👍the most unmistakable riff in the world😃.

GREAT INFO! as always 👍

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love that LP Deluxe. ❤ I hacked mine up with PAFs in the 70s. 🙄

My favorite solo of all time. Also the tune is amazing. I loved Rod with the Faces also was incredible and do not get the credit they diserve. Ronnie Lane's writing was incredible. Their working class lyrics were essentially high class all the way. Great job descibing that iconic solo. Love you Brother!!!!!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton Paul!

Ronnie makes a good fit for being a Rolling Stone. He was great with the Faces.

Good stuff Mark 👍🏻 Slides, playing over chord tones and through them, using triads and their inversions Its a road map that’ll take you up and down the neck, vertically and horizontally Its so simple its almost complicated

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jonny! Yes, it's simple, but as with many simple things it means we can use them in many different ways and very flexibly. So it can seem complex even if it's simple at its heart.

@JonnyDank888

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel The possibilities are endless aren’t they, thank you Mark

In some ways I grieve the day Ronnie joined the stones as he is so buried in their sound it's like he left he's identity at the door! I mourn the loss of the type of guitar work he did with the Faces and Rod Stewarts solo albums, he really shone, not only the epic 'Stay with Me' but also 'That's all you Need' (what a tone) the great funky playing on 'I'm Losing you' the beautiful 'Debris' and the brilliant Faces swansong 'You can make me Dance, sing or Anything' Stunning vibe. Again you have to question the mighty Stones and there treatment of band members regarding song writing credits as all the way back to the Jeff Group, Ronnie was constantly writing with Rod and then Ronnie Lane in the faces days and then he just stops when he joins the Stones??? Hmmm another case of the MIck Taylors blues. It's not that he didn't know what he was getting into before he joined the band either as he and Jagger put 'It's only Rock'n'Roll ' together in he's home studio at 'The Wick' in Richmond and when Keef was presented with the track he couldn't deny it's strength but proceeded to wipe all of Ronnies parts off ( or so he thought but according to Ronnie he forgot about Ronnie's acoustic 12 string which is still on there much to Ronnie's delight) and then took the Co write credit !! Thanks for pointing out Ronnies contribution its good to know he is still in there no matter how low in the mix he is.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

I really like Ronnie's play with the Stones and I believe he contributes a ton to their sound ... but I understand what you're saying.

I still enjoy Ronnie Wood being a mod with the Birds in the film "The Deadly Bees"

Just got into the Stones on “Some Girls?!?” WHAT??? I love Ron Woods, but My friend Mick Taylor was the height of the Stones playing. “Sticky Fingers” & “Exile on Main Street” are their masterpieces. I also love “Beggars Banquet” & “Let it Bleed” after that. “Some Girls” & “Tattoo You” were Ronnie’s best. Ron Woods on the Faces album “A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse” is Ronnie rocking at his best. BTW, just having fun with my favorite silver grey guitar slinger.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Hey buddy! I'm probably a good bit younger than you Gary. (LOL!) I was barely 5 when "Sticky Fingers" came out. Hadn't even heard The Beatles then - nothing but Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and maybe Mitch Miller and Glen Campbell! I came of musical age during the Stones' lull after "Goat's Head Soup" and "Some Girls" was their re-awakening after Mick T left. I remember hearing "Shattered" at a junior high dance. Good times. I did a video a few months ago about the first time I realized I was hearing Mick Taylor. Blew me away (although I still love Ronnie's play). I agree The Stones' masterpieces are during Mick T's era, "Let It Bleed" being my favorite. Totally agree those 4 are their best with "Some Girls" probably coming after that ... maybe "Tattoo You" or maybe something during Brian Jones (other than Beggar's). The Stones were different with Ronnie and also viable. The Mick T era helped Jagger and especially Richards really blossom. I think Keith was relieved he could focus on rhythm only - and boy did he ever! Ah, we could go on I'm sure.

@GaryBook

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel That it explains your brilliant musical ability, weened on the true greats, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky. Let’s not forget Bach, one of the greatest. Billy Joel is probably the most sophisticated recent composers. His playing is way above the other piano singer songwriters. He was initially raised on classical music. If that gets into you at a young age along with some of the American songbook, you are destined for great music sensibility. Paul McCartney secret was his daddy was a musician and Paul learned or heard those standards, hence his sense of melody. Billie Joe Armstrong, of Green Day, sang and did American musicals in school, hence his ability to write such catchy tunes. Pete Townsend and Elvis Costello’s dad’s were professional musicians. You can’t get a better beginning if you want to be a good composer or writer. So I say, you were luck to be weened on the great masters. I am a bit older. I caught the end of the sixties and was blessed to enjoy one of the great years in music, 1971. Apple TV has a terrific multi episode documentary on that year, you will see the wonderful musical experience I grew up during. I feel bad for the kids today because the music isn’t as great. They would best to study great classical music, American Songbook and the sixties & seventies.

Ron Wood might not be technically the best (I don't care), but he's LONG been my favorite. The intro to Jodie and Oh No Not My Baby, are just perfection. The amount of sharp funky twang (Jodie) or/smooth melancholy (Oh No Not My Baby) with just the right amount of 'dirt' holy f...n' s...!!! Gets under my skin every time.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, exactly. That nails it. He played *exactly* what was needed. His work with Rod/Faces was impeccable. And his bass in the Jeff Beck Group ... his own slippery style, excellent as well.

Very interesting. Saw Rod and the Faces back around 72-73, good times.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Cool!

@Mark Zabel -- I would love to see a deeper dive into Ronnie's earlier stuff from Faces. A deeper breakdown of "Had Me a Real Good Time" would be really cool if you like,... or even "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" as well - cool Ronnie guitarwork here

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks for the suggestions!

Good stuff, MZ!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Awesome discussion Mark, it’s not technical skill that creates a great solo. Yes the basics of slides bends and pull offs are necessary. But it’s the way it’s expressed by the player and presented in the song. I never realized how memorable this solo is, of course i heard it when I was around 12, the radio played the hell out of it. And the mandolin stood out for me for rythym , but the solo is also etched in memory , it’s very lyrical playing . Also loved some girls. Rock disco Arguably the stones best album.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@willibobsful

10 ай бұрын

“Some Girls”Yeh for me the best with the equal being the second (I think)album with Route 66 on it.And top marks for the album title too.

I spent most of my life thinkin' Jeff Beck played the Maggie May solo. I stand corrected. Its a hell of a compliment for Ron tho😅

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! This giveaway has ended though. Sorry.

Great video!!!!!!!!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

@jeffrowlette

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel You're an excellent teacher 👏

Every Picture Tells a Story is one of the best LP's ever produced. The Faces are as good as any of them as far as I'm concerned. I saw Aerosmith and Jeff Beck open for The Faces in Lakeland Fl. 1975. What a line up.

@MarkZabel

4 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely fantastic!

You really good man good job

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

I agree man...His riffs especially the Faces...the into to "Stay with me"...one of the greatest riffs of all time...Ronnie Wood. With the Stones...his licks are subtle...but hit the spot every time.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Nice work on this lesson Mark. Ronnie is a very accomplished & creative player! Thank You!! Cheers Mark👋🖤🦋🖤

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure Kris!

When i think the Stones 2nd thing comes to mine is MICK TAYLOR ❤ my favorite stones tunes were done in MT YRS

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Love Mick T, but Jagger and Richards are the core of the core of The Stones.

@davisdeen-ty4so

10 ай бұрын

Your 100% right my friend ! Lately I've been relearning there great old songs ,MOST OF THERE greatest Tunes in my opinion were in the mick taylor years ! Thanks for the GREAT LESSONS

I have always been a big fan of Ronnie Wood's I've Got My Own Album To Do. If you people haven't heard it check it out. His bass work with Jeff Beck Group is very good

Whos going to take the place of these great bands when they die,Rolling Stones,AC/DC,Lynyrd Skynyrd,I guess no one can ever replace these bands,I hope rocknroll doesn't die.

I bought the album "Gimme Some Neck" (Ronnie also did the artwork!) while in college. I love his version of "Seven Days" by Bob Dylan and, of course, "F.U.C. Her". 🤣 (Hey, like I said, I was in college living in a fraternity house!)

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Cool.

His solo on You Can't Always Get What You Want on the Love You Live album is killer!!!!!!

depends whose list but hes number 1 for me

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Cool.

Me too!!!!!!!!

MARK, do a YT lesson about "pocket modes" because Neal Schon uses pocket modes just stays one octave range 7 notes range which is a pocket but keeps changing the scales tonal center changing the scales function. I'm not sure what other rock guitarist uses Pocket modes but try to find more examples to make a YT lesson about it

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

I'll look into it.

@waynegram8907

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel Thanks, the rhythm chords changes while Neal Schon will keep the same motif which the motif will become a pocket mode which will change the scales "function". I'm not sure what other rock guitarist do this because its almost like Neal Schon is using slash motifs like slash chords. Most of his melodic lines are pocket modes

I’ve been hoping someone would make a video about Ron Wood. Keith gets all the love, and he rightfully deserves the love, but there’s no Rolling Stones without Ron. His lead playing in Start Me Up is what got me interested in him as a guitarist. Love his stuff from Faces as well. It’s a shame his stuff would get buried in the mix sometimes

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

Hey Mark! Would you post a video showing how to play the solo in the Doobie Bros. song "Jesus Is Just Alright?"

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Great tune! Thanks for the suggestion.

Hey Mark, Ron Wood didn't play the guitar solo on Maggie May it was Martin Quittenton. Ronnie played the Electric and 12 String Acoustic & Bass on the track.

@MarkZabel

Ай бұрын

Martin Quttenton played the acoustic intro. Ronnie played the electric guitar parts, including the solos in the body of the song.

Ronnie is certainly in my top ten guitarists. Probably top five, actually. Massively underrated!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Yes, totally.

He gets all the credit for Rod Stewart's Every Picture Album and all of the Faces albums, his work with Stones will always be second fiddle to me.

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There would be no Stones without Ron Wood. There really shouldn't be without Charlie either. Just my opinion. Indeed his work with The Faces is amazing too.

Give me artful guitar craft like this over wank, virtuoso single note solos any day of the week. Taste & feel wins every time.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Every once in a while I hear a virtuoso solo that's also moving ... but that's extremely rare. Usually it's a "look what I can do" solo. Much prefer players like Ronnie, Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, and the like. Some soloists, like IMHO Duane and Frampton also played very tasty solos without showing off.

I think the Mick Taylor era was when the Stones were at a high point. Woods is a good journeyman guitarist, but Taylor was a master.

Thumbs Uo people It's free And it helps Marks vids. 🙂

Ronnie is a good guy who I have come to appreciate but wish he did a better job over the years being a big Stones fan. He has overcome some challenges that explain his times when he was not cutting it in my view....probably because Mick Taylor was a true virtuoso guitar player coming up with some of the best guitar playing in rock and roll.

Sorry Mark. Ron has been criminally underused as a guitarist in the Stones. His best work is all with Rod.

2 ай бұрын

Oh Yeah! Wicked Messenger , Flying , Every picture tells a story...The simple guitar trick I learned from listening to him in the early 70's was tuning to drop-d

I fell under their spell as a pasty white teen from discovering ENGLAND'S NEWEST HITMAKERS (hit makers? ha) All the songs i assumed were Stone's songs, Thus my musical education began... and no internet to help! Plus I & millions like me were thrilled their OUT OF OUR HEAD'S LP proudly, defiantly showed their pimpled faces!

Ron Wood and most other musicians know the secret islearn to listen ?

I hv Some Girls. Great

The reason that Ronnie doesn't get more respect for his playing is that before he was a Rolling Stone, he was a Rolling Stones' fan. He knows that it's not the Ronnie Wood show, It's the Rolling Stones' show. That's why he got the job, and Beck / Clapton / Marriott / Gallagher etc did not. I think you would be hard pressed to find a real Stones' fan who did not believe that, with hindsight, he is the right man for the job.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Seems to me he should get more respect for that and not less. Seeing musicians who are into the music they play is always fun.

@plrndl

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel You're probably right, but the world does not work that way. One amazing Beck / Clapton solo, or Marriott vocal would have more impact than anything Ronnie has done. However, the good guy has got the job he always wanted.

Besides your great video, I really don’t think that Ronnie plays that part of beast of burden. It sounds totally Keith to me. There’s another guitar there, the third guitar to apear, soloing all along the music, that sounds like Ronnie to me. Cheers 🙏

@MarkZabel

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. What you say could be right. It sounds like Ronnie to me though. It's difficult to know for sure. Ronnie often plays triad-based stabs and little pentatonic licks. Ronnie is credited with "electric guitar, acoustic guitar", while Keith is credited with "electric guitar, backing vocals." Not super-clear. Keith and Ronnie play "the weave" so well, I don't really know for sure.

@paulorsbrito

6 ай бұрын

​@@MarkZabel yeah, I see

Ronnie ROCKS he wrote ONLY ROCK & ROLL... Hes important to the Stones

Ronnie was always good, but it was a SHAME Mick Taylor never stuck with them, HE was their BEST guitarist after Brian Jones!

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Love Mick T's playing. Keith totally blossomed as a player during that era. I think it was because he didn't have to think about soloing any more. Jagger and Richards also improved their songwriting. Ronnie was needed to re-inject some needed juice back into The Stones after "Exile on Main Street". Probably a very good thing for Mick T that he left though.

@sichuancowboy

10 ай бұрын

True, he was deep into heroin by the end of Exile on Main St. @@MarkZabel

@DMSProduktions

10 ай бұрын

@@sichuancowboy That's Keef maann!

@WillieDuitt1

10 ай бұрын

@@sichuancowboy I think most of the people involved with the making of that album were.

Perhaps Ronnie kept things simple so as not to upstage the mandolin player.

@gitfiddlio

10 ай бұрын

Gotta wonder how many mandolins that song wound up selling

@rossdunning7018

10 ай бұрын

That was Ray Jackson of Lindesfarne

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

LOL! I don't think so, but that's yet a 3rd theme that makes the song recognizable. (The singer's melody, Ronnie's theme in the solo and the mandolin theme.) The song at the end is played like a medieval round, with the mandolin theme and Rod's singing played over and over. Kind of matches the vibe set in the opening guitar bit.

Dead right on all counts Mark.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks David.

Because the guy who preceded him was in a league of his own?

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@PreacherAtArrakeen

10 ай бұрын

@@MarkZabel well? It is true. Ronnie is good at weaving in and out of Keef's grooves, but his soloing isn't as fluid or complex as MT's. Beggars Banquet-Exile On Mainstreet. Peak Stones.

@PreacherAtArrakeen

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I know MT is barely on BB or LiB. Still. Peak Stones.

Ron Wood is over rated simple..... i mean he is a good player but.....

Can't wait to hear the new Stones album... first in a long time. Ronnie is just amazing both with the boys and Rod Stewart.

@MarkZabel

10 ай бұрын

Agree!

@JBDay28

10 ай бұрын

@MarkZabel Not a great guitar player myself, but love to learn little licks like these.