If I Had a Hammer - Trini Lopez video free download

Drew Froning

I grew up with the Pete Seeger / Weavers versions, forgot about Trini Lopez, I think I'll play it this way for a change. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

anbwa

Hi Mr Tuffnell aka James, I grew up with this album as my parents used to play it at their parties in the late 60s. Great to stumble on your tutorial and thanks very much!

Marble River

Hard to imagine a peppier version! :)

Sam Karagiannis

good to see you back!!

Gryphonsys

Went to PT tonight and found out about JJ!! I'm a 65 year old dude who's been playing since I was 14 and learned so much from your videos over the years. As important, I really enjoy watching you play and listening to the diversity of tunes. Hell, I wrote an article about you in my blog last year trying to let as many guitarists know about you as possible. Going to JJ was the right thing to do. You didn't just leave but took control. BuYah Dude!! Just don't let the bastards get you down. Keep having fun and letting the rest of us in on it.

joeherrjr

You make it sound easy. For me it's not easy to play those chords that fast and have it sound anything other than like poop. It'll be a lot more practice for me before I'm at that kind of speed.

Oliver Oliver

Hey James. Will you ever get back to covering any Van Halen songs?

Ron Dawczyk

Too Cool! Wasn't that Trini in The Dirty Dozen with Lee Marvin? Didn't he have Gibson signature guitar. An all around great entertainer!

Akileish Ramanathan

JJ, you have stressed enough that becoming a good rhythm player is more important than becoming a good lead-only player. My strumming consistency is all right, and I can get through pretty much all the chords, so can I call myself a good rhythm player? Do you suggest any other gauges to verify it? If I can step into lead playing now, would you please suggest how to begin with it? I'm kinda clueless.

fender bryan

here's a thought eddie Cochran....?

vinayamoz

Was a hit at the time, a classic of the 60' , ..Was Worth showing how to play it. Thank you. Loved those years !

kiff ricard

Holy... Didn't know our super famous and terrible Claude François didn't write that one. He also covered Mad to Love and From me to You. And it's quite ridiculous. Still, cool to see unusual requests !

montclairsv

hi jj, great tune as always. seeing that you are doing somebody new, how about a beautiful marty robbin's tune, devil women. thanks again.

mmsoli75

Dude are you privettricker?

Adam Skogman

Hey man, any chance you could do Animal by Def Leppard. Loved the cover.

1941gildy

Thanks for doing this one. I remember hearing this on AM radio when I was a kid going to summer camp. Brings back good memories. 

Big Ed

James you made me laugh out loud!! Trini Lopez rocks!!Thanks for everything! You're my guitar teacher now for the past 6 months and I am totally improving!

Mark Center

Trini! You the man JJ!!!

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