The Tragically Hip have launched the newest version of their guitar tutorial collection on YouTube, specializing in their 1992 single ‘Locked in the Trunk of a Car.’
For the step-by-step tutorial, guitarist Rob Baker breaks down the intricacies of the only within the Canadian rock band’s Bathouse Studio in Ontario. “[Gord Sinclair] came with this very simple guitar melody, finger picking on the two fingers and a little three-note bassline, playing simultaneously with it. As soon as I started playing it on the electric guitar, everyone just fell into place,” Baker shares of the tune’s backstory. “We had that song up on stage playing it live for probably a year before we got to London to record it. ‘Locked in the Trunk of a Car’ was better live than it was on the record. It was one of those songs that continues to have life when you take it onstage.”
He then particulars how one can play the riffs and discusses his strategy to the tone of the electrical guitar, earlier than answering a couple of fan questions. Baker revealed the next as a response as to whether his explorations in open tunings have been impressed by Keith Richards’ approach: “The Rolling Stones for me were the portal into everything else. Through the Stones I discovered blues music, R&B music, reggae music, country music, you name it. They opened up a world for me that flows forwards and backwards, and in all directions.”
‘Locked in the Trunk of a Car’ was the lead single from The Tragically Hip’s third album, Totally Utterly. The tune peaked at No. 11 on Canada’s RPM singles chart, with the accompanying video successful for “Best Video” on the 1993 Canadian Music Video Awards.
The brand new tutorial follows the premiere episode, which showcases guitarist Paul Langlois’ breakdown of ‘Wheat Kings’, additionally discovered on Totally Utterly. The Tragically Hip, who stay one in all Canada’s greatest rock teams, have been inducted into the Canadian Music Corridor of Fame in 2022. Final 12 months, a documentary on their profession, The Tragically Hip: No Costume Rehearsal, premiered on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition (TIFF).
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