How to Play 'Twenty Flight Rock' - 1950s Rock 'n' Roll/Rockabilly Guitar Tutorial - Jez Quayle
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In this tutorial I teach how to play Eddie Cochran's classic rock 'n' roll/rockabilly song, 'Twenty Flight Rock', in the key of A (written by Ned Fairchild and Eddie Cochran).
The version of the song I play and teach here is based on Eddie Cochran's 1956 recording.
A song sheet containing the lyrics and chords can be viewed or downloaded from my songbook blog here: jezquaylesongbookhome.files.w...
In this tutorial I refer to some of the guitar techniques I teach in my Tutorial #1, which can be viewed here: • Tutorial #1 - Acoustic...
A video of my complete, acoustic guitar version of this song (recorded in 2016) can be viewed here: • Twenty Flight Rock - E...
A video of me playing this song live with my band 'The Fast Rattlers' (in 2018) can be viewed here: • Twenty Flight Rock - E...
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The most important song in music history (otherwise Lennon and McCartney might never have played together) - and very well explained to boot. I am thrilled!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
@Evil Rev It's one of my absolute favourite rock 'n' roll songs. I introduce it at gigs in the same way.
@thebeatlesandqueen8817
2 жыл бұрын
Rip Eddie and Lennon
@radomirratkovic9014
2 жыл бұрын
Still they never played Eddie's music...They have done nearly everyone except him
2021. Yes yes.
I did not know that Eddie had recorded two versions of this song. Great lesson, I wish I were still young to learn how to play the guitar so well
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Oliver! 🙂 I'd don't believe that you're too old to learn to play like this.
your videos make me want to barricade myself in a room and practice till I can play even half as well. please don't stop making these!!
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Hehehe ....yes do it! I have some more videos planned. Just need to find the time to make them.
Great guitar player, great singer, great teacher, what else to say ? The most effective tutorials ever seen on youtube.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks very much! You'll make my head swell.
This tutorial made my grandparents proud :) couldn't done it without you
@RocknRollSongbook
7 ай бұрын
Aww thanks very much! 👍
Again the best rockabilly guitar lessons on line! Keep' em coming Champion!!!!!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, really? Thank you very much Mike! I have more planned. 😃
Omggg that voice and playing skills, at first I thought it was only guitar playing
I still love old song than now.. old song is power.
You are the king of youtube rock and roll tutorials!! Awesome knowledge and explanations.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Karl!
I wish I could like this twice. I just recently bought the signature Eddie Cochrane and with your help I will try and do that song justice. Thanks for everything.
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much David!
I always wanted to play this song. I have watched tutorials, some better than others. This is spot on and fun! Thank you :)
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
0:50 What a great song! Lol Makes you feel good!
@RocknRollSongbook
9 ай бұрын
👍
Thank you for your guitar lessons. You show it on an easy way. You give me back the joy of playing guitar. Thanks a lot.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! That's great to hear!
What a great video simple and to the point, and clear graphics and instructions on how to play the song. Excellent.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Ron! I'm glad you found this video useful. It's very nice to get such positive feedback 😊 - Jez
This song and lesson is sooo good...thanks a million!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Bob! Glad you like it.
i love this❤ I'll be able 5o learn this because of ur tutorial , thanks man
@RocknRollSongbook
7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Merci Jez !! Et longue vie au Rock .... !!
Fantastic , you have really inspired me to learn rock'n'roll guitar with your easy to follow lessons.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Anthony! That's really good to hear.
Thanks for posting this!
Thanks so much for filming these tutorials Jez. I am really looking forward to giving them a go. I love how you’ve put them together as well - very professional :)
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Kay! This stuff's great to play, and not too difficult if you build it all up in stages. I'm glad you think my video creations look professional. They're fun to make. 😃
WOW, What a great lesson, You have a great voice Thank You. It's my favorite Eddie Cochran song.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Gary! It's my favourite Eddie Cochran song too.
Nice presentation! Thank you!
@RocknRollSongbook
Күн бұрын
Thanks very much Mike!
I watch a lot of your videos, love the rock and roll thank you for the lessons their great 👍
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Danny! That's great to know. I'm pleased you like these guitar lessons. I'm having fun making them. 😊
Nice lesson! Thank you Jez.
@RocknRollSongbook
7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Another superb lesson. Thank you very much.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Jon!
Great tutorial, great song, great cover. Thank you. You have a fantastic voice
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Keith! Glad you liked it.
Merci beaucoup cher Monsieur pour m' avoir éclairé sur ces choruses que je cherche depuis longtemps. j' adore. Paulo.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup Paulo! Je suis ravi que vous ayez trouvé cela utile. Meilleurs voeux d'Angleterre!
I love .Good job mate. You are the best teacher.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Joanes!
Jez thanks for teaching these, fantastic!!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Guy! I'm glad you found it useful.
Thankyou for a great lesson
Thank you! You just brought some excitement in me to pick up and play!
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott! That’s good to know.
REALLY enjoyable, Jez. Thanks very much for putting the time into making these videos - they’re obviously appreciated by a lot of people. They’ve got me back on the six string - but I’m really looking forward to some tutorials on the uke!! PS greetings from a Covid-free IOM (for over 3 months now). Stay safe, and all good wishes.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Dave! Glad you're enjoying the videos. I don't have any uke tutorials planned at the moment, but we'll see. Glad to hear the IOM is Covid-free. It seems that most people in our area are acting like the lockdown is over, so I'm not surprised there have been spikes in West Yorkshire. We're happily keeping ourselves to ourselves though.
Wonderful !
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Jeff!
Beautiful!!! Thanks sir!!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
Thank you. Good lesson, good groove and voice.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jean-François!
great tutorial, really good voice - excellent. Thank you!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! Glad you like it! 😃
Brilliant tutorial many thanks for sharing.
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
Le solo en accords est un super exemple pour moi qui ne connais pas grand chose en solo. Voilà encore de quoi travailler et améliorer mon jeu. Merci !!!!!!!
Superb, I’m looking forward to learning this
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stephen. Have fun!
Wonderful lessons tank you very much.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Daniel!
A great tutorial!!
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Vladimir!
Like how the echo comes in when you start singing LOL great tutorial !!
@RocknRollSongbook
7 ай бұрын
Hehehe. Thanks very much! 👍
Very good !!! I liked !!!
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Luiz!
Excellent tutorial Jez, cheers for that!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Richard!
Only just discovered your channel Jez,you certainly play the rock and roll brill , I will certainly be tuning in regular to try and better myself but cant ever see me singing and playing it as good as you, great stuff Jez👍.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much John! I'm glad you like these videos. Keep on rockin'!
Whaaaa impressed and love it!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Ron!
Thanks ! You are the best! I know that we love the original rock n roll music.. Eddieeeee cochraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannn!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! Eddieeeeee! :D
Phrasing is great on the solo.He was ahead most artists...
Your stuff is good here and you got great tone and great precise cadence. Nice.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Jack!
Great song of a great rock and roller taught by a great teacher. Why I didn´t meet you thirty years ago¿
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Javier! 😄
Awesome!
@RocknRollSongbook
2 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Brad!
Yep Twenty Flight Rock. Cool song and Very important song. McCartney played it to John. John said your in. Of course Paul mentioned about George. George played Ronchy then George is in. That was the beginning of The Beatles.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
That's right!
Excellent thanks
@RocknRollSongbook
8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Another awesome one bud 🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍👍
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much mate! 😃
At last some one I can understand thankyou great tutorial
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Sally. I'm glad you found it useful.
Absolutely top job
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much bluehazeboy!
Wonderful! Thanks!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve!
cool Rock'n'Roll guitar playing.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Allergy Boys! 😃
Great video!
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Joe!
Love it. Now to hit my Strat.
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! Yeah, get that Strat out.
Always loved this song and always played it in A, it just sounds better to me.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
I agree!
One of the first song Paul McCartney learnt to play. :)
Love it
@RocknRollSongbook
8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Another great, tutorial… Thanks
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
This is the song Paul played for John, after which John said he could be a Beatle.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
That's correct. Paul also played 'Be-Bop-a-Lula' to John at the Woolton Church Fete. He says that he played neither of them very well, as he had to play them on a right-handed guitar.
amazing
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
Love it!!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Ben!
Brilliant Jez! Thanks for another great lesson. I really like the way you improvise for the solo on this and other songs. I wonder if you could do a lesson on how to use different chord inversions to do this.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Brian! 😃 I appreciate your positive comment about my rhythm solos. I think you're the first person to say anything about them actually! I have been wondering about making a tutorial like you've requested, but wasn't sure if folks would be that interested. I'll give it some thought. 😃
@briankierans2926
3 жыл бұрын
@@RocknRollSongbook Fantastic! Thanks Jez.
@joymachinejoymachine3951
3 жыл бұрын
@@RocknRollSongbook love the way you play Jez.. yes please to a tutorial of your solos!! Really really want to learn some solos as a solo player and want to fill the songs a little bit don’t know how. Any help is massively appreciated! 😊
Merci beaucoup !!!
Thank you
Nice job!!
@RocknRollSongbook
8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
Very cool ..!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
Your voice really fits that song🤨🤨. Great job
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! That’s nice of you to say.
Jez - I dig your tutorials man, cool video on Twenty Flight Rock!
@LukeMcHale
3 жыл бұрын
It's funny I started a video, but put it down for a few weeks, hoping to get back into the swing of things this weekend - and it is also a song tutorial, and then I see you have been releasing tutorials as well - great minds think alike! 😁🎵
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Luke! I'm having a lot fun making these ...and Shotcut is proving to be invaluable! 😃
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, great minds think alike! 😃 I've been getting requests for tutorial videos for a few years on my rock 'n' roll channel, but always resisted until recently. It seemed too much like hard work! But I've always enjoyed teaching guitar and uke, and during this lockdown I've been teaching via Zoom instead of face-to-face. Been teaching folks around the world, including one of your countrymen -- a university professor in Seattle to whom I'm teaching punk ukulele ...it gets a little bizarre at times! "Okay, sing and strum along with me: "Anarchy for the UK! It's comin' some time, a maybe ..." Talking to a camera like that reminded me that making these videos may be a fun project. I look forward to seeing your tutorial video! All the best, Jez
@LukeMcHale
3 жыл бұрын
Jez that's really cool that you also give guitar and uke lessons! Well...punk uke...that is a surprise!
My fav. Eddie song
REALLY GREAT EXPLANATION, am slowly getting the hang of it. love the chord solo. wheres the lesson on that ?
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Tony! I'll probably make a tutorial on that solo some day. In the meantime, you may find my tutorial on how to play 'Great Balls of Fire' useful -- where I explain a fairly similar rhythm solo.
Great voice
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
Thanx ,I'd been wondering about A or G. I like both a little more of a challenge in G. I do it as an instrumental, kind of an opening, then do the A w/vocal later in the set
@RocknRollSongbook
7 ай бұрын
I'd be interested to hear how it sounds as an instrumental. 👍
Dieser Song brachte dass beste Songschreiberteam zusammen
@RocknRollSongbook
6 ай бұрын
👍
Hay lắm anh ơi. I love it
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Cảm ơn rất nhiều!
That was great.I always did the rhythm to summer time blues till i checked out u tube.
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks John!
That´s the ONE, Jez!!! Brilliant.. cool ending
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Boyd! I'm glad you like it. 😃 I play an A6 at the end of the song, but I think Eddie actually played a different chord ...maybe an A7.
@bluestough
3 жыл бұрын
@@RocknRollSongbook You played it just perfect, Jez! THX Song opened Macca the door to Beatles, lol, John was IMpressed..
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! When I perform this one at gigs I often tell that story about Paul playing this song to John at the Woolton Church Fete in Liverpool. I don't live too far from Liverpool, and I also know one of the Quarrymen (Rod Davis). Paul also played 'Be-Bop-a-Lula' to John. What a lot of people don't realise is that Paul borrowed a right-handed guitar to play the songs, although he's left-handed. He played the guitar upside-down rather than in the right-handed way, and so he didn't actually play the songs very well on that occasion -- not like you see in Beatles biopics. John was more impressed that Paul knew all the lyrics to the songs than by his guitar playing. Although Paul was already a much better guitarist than John.
@bluestough
3 жыл бұрын
@@RocknRollSongbook A Kingdom for a visit in Liverpool, Jez;) I was in Hamburg St Pauli around 17th of August and visited the Beatles sites, did some footage too, lookahere kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5ynttZvgMbHgpM.html
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
That's great! I've never been to Hamburg, but I'd love to visit some day. Whereabouts in the world do you live? Like you, I like to travel with an instrument (either guitar or ukulele). Here's me playing a rock 'n' roll song on my ukulele at Sun Studio in Memphis a few years ago -- standing on the spot where Elvis stood to record 'That's Alright'. It looks a bit silly, I know, but it was quite a thrill: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eoqZrNuvfb3WY5c.html
You are a top man
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Sai!
I hope you'll teach me again on some other day..
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
I'll be here.
Круто. Доступно. Красавчеггг!!!
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Алекс! 🙂
You sing pretty good too!
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mary!
Can you do a class on your version of the solo
thanks very much, i love this guy i can understand with he thanks (sorry of my english is very bad but is not my First lenguaje, i spreak spanish)greeting form chile,La, new suscriber
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Malcolm! I'm glad you like my video. Thanks for subscribing. I wish I could speak Spanish as well as you speak English! Best wishes from England - Jez :D
@malcolmmssc4842
3 жыл бұрын
@@RocknRollSongbook you have my full support, your videos are fun and easy to understand, you also explain well,muchas gracias por tus videos!!! (thanks very much for you videos!!!!) ya quiero ver tu próximo tutorial (I already want to see your next video)
Thanks for lesson. Rockabilly rules
@RocknRollSongbook
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Keep on rockin'!
Fantastic, thank you 🙏 So how do you do that solo?
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! It's just a lot of messing around.
please teach us the solo , please. like how you do it
Just bought the original 45 of this record USA record, it cost me well ok 90 dollars but it plays near mint and I smile knowing that it is the original pressing, it probably wasn't a big hit here in USA , cause the record s go for alot, but you know it is worth what some fool will pay for it , meaning me, ha
@RocknRollSongbook
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a lot of money for a single ...a nice bit memorabilia though!
Good enough to secure you a position with The Quarrymen.
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron! If only I had a time machine.
@gliddyglopgloopy
Жыл бұрын
I could find some uses for such a machine, too.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just bought your book today. Your instruction is superb! What model Gibson is that ?
@RocknRollSongbook
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Tony! I’m playing a Gibson J45 standard.
Nice , what are the chords u use on solo pls
A, E, D are very popular in 50s rock
Dear Jez, could you tab your 'solo interlude'? Best regards Frank
Did it justice ⚖️
@RocknRollSongbook
8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Brian!