Otis Redding – ‘Hard to Handle’
’Hard to Handle’ is one of soul legend Otis Redding’s best-known works and was originally featured on the album The Immortal Otis Redding, the first to be released following his death in a plane crash in 1967. It was famously covered by The Black Crowes in 1990 and was also featured heavily in the movie The Commitments. As with the majority of the Stax recordings, the Stax house band (with Duck Dunn on bass) was used on the recording.
When learning this piece, you might find the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) useful:
- Beginner Level – Giants of Bass – Duck Dunn
- Beginner Level – Song Tutorials – The Beach Boys ‘Good Vibrations’
- Intermediate Level – Song Tutorials – The Blues Brothers ‘She Caught the Katy’
A transcription (with TAB and without) is available for this course. To download it, please visit the Free Stuff page. Please note that a backing track is NOT included with this course. The track used in the play-along can be purchased from www.karaoke-version.co.uk.
This course is 14 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
1. ‘Hard to Handle’
This video is a demonstration of the bassline for this song, performed on a Fender Precision Bass, strung with flatwound strings.
2. Intro Section
This lesson will show you how to plays the song’s famous intro section, which features a simple two-bar riff that is repeated.
3. Verse Sections
This video covers the first verse section in detail. This is a great line, one that will be reused for all of the subsequent verses.
4. Chorus Sections
This lesson will show you how to play the chorus. It also covers the remainder of the song’s structure, as all of the previous parts are repeated.
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