Hello Tyler. Can you please tell me about the outro song in your The meeting of Johns video. I think it's is D Minor and sounds like the chords could be D E slide to F A, something like that. And the tuning could be Drop D or Open D. Please point me to the full track. Please.
Tyler, I have another tip... It is better to play high action strings to make yourself used to it... after that, itll be easier for you to play in low action
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@@concretekettle1958 It will make you want to play it more if you bought a guitar instead of a car........LMAO!!! EVH's original Frankenstein guitar cost a whole $125. Now "they" sell a " replica" for $25,000. Who woulda thought, eh?! Keep doing the good stuff!!!🤘😁🤘
Sounds like a joke, but it you took it seriously it would help. Any instrument will help if you're serious because your learn ing about music. Watch bucket drummers on city streets.
@@dennisneumann5930 “Sounds like a joke” It definitely was a joke, kazoo isn’t even closely related to guitar or any stringed instrument for that matter. It’s a Mirliton instrument which is distantly related to wind instruments. I don’t think learning really any wind instrument would help guitar except for maybe rhythm.
Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' was my long standing goal for many years- used to seem to be such an unachievable goal. His tendencies and flow seemed so alien to me 3 years ago, and now it's my go to thing to play when I pick up my guitar! Though it might sound better on a satin PRS, that thing is sleek...
Yeah some people say that he's sloppy but these are mostly instances when he was high on drugs. His rhythm play was just from another world. It's very difficult to nail his style. The greats have a lot of idiosyncrasies that are incredibly hard to copy. Just listen to B.B. King. His solos are nothing complicated but to nail his vibrato and phrasing is incredibly difficult no matter how good you are. With Hendrix it's the flow like you described. Best example for me would be castles made of sand. What an amazing rhythm guitarist he was man... I learned this year to play Minor Swing from Django Reinhardt. Do you know it? It's Gypsy jazz and very hard to play. I can say I have mastered it mostly now and it's a very satisfying feeling.
1. Subscribe to music is win. 2. Practice 3. Now you’re good at guitar Also #15 was super inspirational for me man. I hope I can do even 1% of what you’ve done.
Melodic soulful is WAY BETTER THAN SHRED SPEED! GUITAR NERDS ARE IMPRESSED BY SPEED! NO ONE ELSE IS EG SLASH SOULFUL BUT CAN SHRED STEVE VAI MOSTLY SOULLESS! DON'T HATE ME! I DO RESPECT STEVE VAI BUT HENDRIX SLASH ETC. HAVE REAL FEEL WAY MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN SPEED AND NOTE COUNT!
@@swampdog1592 I mean. He does play with feel, listen to his stuff with Roth. It may not be blues or hardy rock. but its definitely got feel. More orgasmic release or doing a line of coke and going on a rampage, but it's feel. While I will agree, some shred has nothing to it besides "UgH 999BPM gO BrRrR" while that's impressive, it gets very boring. There is definitely shred with feel.
I've been a trainer, teacher, coach and mentor in the areas of personal and professional development for over 30 years now. Within your interpreting, framing and contextualising of these 50 points you have demonstrated a profound sense of wisdom driven by pragmatics. It is said by many that 'knowledge is power', when the truth is 'knowledge applied is power'. This you have demonstrated often and most importantly with humour (as unique as it is sometimes, just ask your wife). There is more here than many will realise at first listening. For your musicianship as well as philosophy to aid us through these strange events, or any events that life throws at us. Just to add over many years this is the first time I've ever left a comment. So good job. This has been an honour and a treasure. Thanks Man
Hendrix would live with his instrument being an extension of his body. He would just wear it and walk around with it on and play during free time. My advice is also #45, take a few day break from guitar, just listen to other music when i do this , for some reason I play stuff I normally wouldn't. Also play other instruments, you can learn techniques and licks and stuff from that and it forces you to play differently. Oh and get a rival, compete with your friends to improve and push each other and learn from each other.Go to music stores and ask to jam with people,especially the older more experienced guys. Its better than watching shredders and wishing you could trade all of your skill just to play that one song, eventually that will change so don't be the next "shredder name" be the next you ;)
@@kingapocalyptic It helps prevent burn out too, you see your friend playing something new? You want to top that and makes you want to shred :) Also you can pick up techniques, riffs , licks, and gear/tone reccomendations from each other !
I think it's important to spend time with your guitar. You dont have to have the tightest and most efficient practicing scedule but just sit down learn a song, learn some theory every day 3/4 of an hour to an hour and you got it.
@@deathmetalstickfigure I went with the cheap Epiphone SL kit. For $150, it has everything I need to start (tuner, amp, picks...) Where I'm at all the stores are closed so I didn't want to buy something expensive without being able to test it and this way I'll have a feel for things by the time I'm ready to upgrade. Plus I think it looks good.
Jeebuz untrue. I use my MIDI keyboard to play notes I come up with on guitar when I’m too lazy. I use a guitar MIDI pack and boom, sounds just like a guitar.
I thoroughly agree with Rocksmith. I love it and can’t stop playing it. Wanna give you advice on how to get the best sound from the game. Let’s say for example you play the game on a PS4. Using the audio directly from the tv will cause an audio delay from your guitar to what you hear. Use a third party speaker system like surround sound or whatever. Plug the console directly to the speaker and void the audio from the tv. This will almost 100% get rid of the audio delay and give you a better quality sound if you use high quality speakers. Sorry for the long post just really adamant about Rocksmith and wanna help out your future experience with it
Rocksmith is super fun and useful, but it can be a bit dangerous. When I hit ~100 hours, I realized I was beginning to sight-read songs instead of actually learning them. That might sound like a good thing, but in practice it translated to only knowing a song because I could see what I’m supposed to play, instead of knowing what I’m supposed to play.
Quarantine and your videos have been a huge help, I'm still just on a squire strat, my birthday hit in April and the only thing i wanted was an MXR distortion pedal. I'm an adult beginner (started in January so I've only had 9 months so far) and at first thought it wasn't even possible. But now I'm at a point I didn't think I'd reach in years, let alone months. Every time I jam with my friend with a killer schecter (masks and sanitizer handy) it feels so natural, like I was always meant for it, watching your videos was what kept me motivated back in January when I started and now their my go to for whenever I'm stuck. Thank you
When I was a freshman a few years ago I took a guitar class and I had to play upside down. *I'm a lefty* after the first semester I was the top of the class then I recieved a left handed tele and it was like I was learning all over again.😂
@@rjnunya6524 she was the chior teacher and she and I were new to guitar. She just taught the class because the school told her to. But, I ended being top of the class at the end of the year.
Take advantage of those moments when you feel motivated to learn a new piece of music, most milestones in my playing are related to songs that I really wanted to learn. Took a lot of time but it was worth it Also, finishing every practice session with something I really enjoy to play was a game changer and kinda makes me excited for the next practice session
Duder - that is one fine, spanky fiddle!!! When I started playing guitar way back in '81 when I was 13 - you couldn't find anything you wanted on the internet so I just locked myself in "ye 'ole woodshed" with "ye 'old record player" & learned how to play by ear. I really developed my ear over the years in the 'shed & ruined a lot of vinyl (went through 2 Iron Maiden "Piece of Mind" albums alone). It really comes down to discipline & how much you really love playing music. KISS says it well in "God Gave Rock n Roll To You", "....you can work real hard or just fantasize 'cause it's never too late to work 9 to 5". Keep doing the good stuff!!!🤘😁🤘
About that keyboard tip - when I was in music school, the theory classroom always had a picture of keyboard hanging on the wall. It was like a periodic table of elements on a chemistry class or a map on a geography class. Everything was explained on a keyboard, and everybody was familiar with a keyboard, regardless of which instrument they played. Getting familiar with a keyboard is a great way to familiarize yourself with the relationships between the notes (intervals, chords, scales) because keyboard is so nicely and logically laid out.
My BASS tutor recommended to always start and finish practicing with a favourite song. You feel good when you put your guitar down and look forward to picking it up again.
Rocksmith really is awesome, it's the reason I can play bass. (still haven't tried to tackle guitar yet) It's really great and you can learn pretty much any big song from your favorite artist and it really motivates you to learn more and have fun doing it. Finger > Pick
13:31 The great shawn lane said that this was his favorite way to practice...he would play an insanely hard line at full tempo first instead of starting slow because he said that his brain would only hear it slow and block it from getting to full speed.
After all, no one knows you better than yourself! Awesome work as always! I was actually wondering, can you make another video where you ranked guitarists that people recommended to you on social media? I loved the one back in 2017!
I'm holding you to that Rocksmith statement, I personally learned a lot about jamming and playing with a band from Rocksmith when I didn't actually know other musicians. Like so our boy see's?
Rocksmith is so good for any skill level. I used to get into the habit of only learning certain parts of songs which were interesting to me, but actually playing the full songs in rocksmith meant I learned so much more. It also helps teach you to rely less on your eyes to know where on the fretboard you are, as you have to look at the notes on screen when learning songs. Apparently they're working on a new project and finishing expanding Rocksmith 2014, I'm excited to see where it ends up.
I found it okay, not super useful. Time inbetween songs can be a drag. But true story: Ricky Tilo, who plays for Lady Gaga (and is actually a monster of a guitarist) played the minigame on my buddy's old Xbox account and was so good that he made the online leaderboards on his third try. So I guess there must be something to it if someone that's already really good automatically does well at the game...
i also learned a lot from rock smith, it gave me the ability to work on finger strength while still sounding bad but still feeling like apart of the music. if i hadn't been into guitar hero and eventually getting me into rock smith i honestly wouldn't be where im at today. once you start to get better you will eventually see the flaws in the game but its a good start.
Talking about setting yourself lofty goals,...I'm in the middle of learning the Hendrix version of All Along The Watchtower. I find that recording myself each time I'm learning a new part, really helps in improving my technique. It's a lot more difficult to make a fair judgement on my playing while I'm actually playing. Listening to yourself on the recording afterwards really helps you to locate your weak spots and address them later.
one thing that helped me was learning bohemian rhapsody, it was a challenge but before I did I spent most of my time noodling, playing old stuff that's too easy and not going anywhere. I also used to look at videos like this with a fixed mindset where when he plays I think 'i will never be able to do that' but after learning the solo for bohemian it has helped me so much as it helped me with hammer-ons and bends a lot, it's just pushing yourself and challenging yourself to do more because if you don't you will never improve and you also need to remember everybody was you at some point, music is win was, Brian May was, Hendrix was like pick one and at some point, they were sat just like you finding things hard with the guitar. You just need to keep expanding and pushing the boundaries as that is the only way to progress
@Ethan Perry The Sweet Home Alabama solo is what (thankfully) forced me to start actually using my pinky and I was surprised how quickly I started naturally using my pinky when playing other things I would usually just use three fingers for.
i started playing drums when I was 8 and just recently picked up a guitar when I was about 14 and I feel like the rhythm aspect of drums definitely carried over to guitar
One tip that gave me more awareness of the "feeling" when playing: Improvise normally, but in the first 3 seconds hit the strings hard, and in the next 3 seconds afterwards hit it lightly. Go back and forth hitting it hard then lightly, 3 secs each, feel the motion. Being harsh in the 3 seconds and delicate in the next 3
5:54 Rocksmith is absolutely amazing, please make a series on this! I have learned so much from this game and it has taught me many songs, have over 200 hours in it so far and have to say it has taught me faster than any other learning method I have tried. It has many ways of teaching you from a vast array of songs to learn, to arcade mini games which can teach you things such as scales, there is a whole tutorial section with distinct levels of difficulty, a robust band jamming tool where you select many instruments, styles of music, Tempo etc and will play as hard as you play. There is also many guitar effects and a complete tone designer. Multiplayer so you and your wife or friend can jam along with you as lead or rhythm. 10/10 would recommend
That's what I was told when I was younger, never picked up a guitar, I was handed a bass and told "Yoy are gonna learn Slayer, Tool, Megadeth, Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, Pantera, Dissection, and Amon Amarth. That is the shittiest way to learn, It worked, but it sucks trying songs so hard
@@thepoweroftheweed2215 Have you ever tried to play any of those songs, without ever having touching a instrument? My fingers were not ready for the pain I put them thru. Mostly mental, some physical
As soon as this quarantine is over am trying out a prs i really love the way they look..had my heart set on a les paul..but the blue hollow body is just beautiful..so is that satin
What I did to get super comfortable with frets and playing was learning slayer on a shitty squire with a 1/3 in action my fingers were literally black but worth it
I started out on drums. My mom put a stop to that though and I ended up with an electric guitar for Christmas when I was in fifth grade or so. Now I jump on my friends drum set every now and then, just to affirm that I have no business playing drums. lol although I believe in the short time I spent with drums helped my timing awareness. Over the years my timing has improved and is a elemental part of my style and such. Recently I am trying to learn the violin and the mandolin and want to learn the piano too.
That tip you mentioned where you flipped over your guitar is a really good one, I do that a lot and it's crazy how far I've come even though I still don't consider myself a guitarist. And also, the thing you said where piano translates to guitar is spot on, I'm primarily a pianist but those skills really translated to guitar beautifully. Specifically with the musicality and improvisation. Pretty much everything you said here is spot on and makes for great advice for new guitarists, well done!
Watching this video makes me feel like it’s actually possible to get somewhere. I’m the type of person who’s very easily overwhelmed and who’s perspective is very easily clouded up, like a fungus is constantly growing on my brain making me feel stagnant, unorganized and incapable, but hearing some of these things kinda cleans all that dirt off of my brain. Nowadays it’s easy to look at all the different avenues to go down and all the different things to practice and how to practice them and all the things you see everywhere that you wish you could do but just can’t imagine yourself doing and then just say to yourself, “I give up”, but my last string of hope and motivation to one day hopefully be among the people I admire in terms of skill resides in this video. Thank you Tyler 😎
The buying a new guitar one is a really valid point. I have numerous ones, not because I wanted to buy one to sound better but purely I didn't want to retune a guitar to play a new song, having to retune would just be a ball ache especially if I was last playing in standard and now drop b 🙃
I must have been doing business with American Musical for at least 15 years now and can confirm they are great to do business with. No questions asked returns, super fast shipping and decent inventory. If they stock it, that's likely where I'm buying.
Can't really do that in a megadeth cover band for example :') I often try but I think it has its limits despite being great when you're already good enough at what you're doing
I love that Tyler flipped the guitar over and tried playing it left handed because I had the exact thought to try that the other week and realized how effortless making both sound and music has become compared to the beginning
Being a cello player helped me a lot. I've been playing it since 3rd grade and all that time that I spent trying to get faster and faster at cello really helped me out when i got into guitar in terms of finger strength and endurance.
2 mths ago i knew maybe 10 chords just to write my music....in 60 days, at 10/12 hrs 7 days a week im killing it! i couldnt get through a scale without fumbling couldnt bend a string. my fingers are flying around my guitars like lighting! very happy
Already commented, but this is one of my favorite video of all time, it gave me a lot of motivation to continue playing guitar, after a 10 years hiatus.
I bought the sweetwater exclusive black satin finish a few yearsago. Its the same guitar. a prs ce 24. And its my baby. Been playing it in my lamb of God tribute ashes of the wake. Super reliable. Super comfortable and just a beautiful piece of gear. Can't recommend enough.
When I was beginning to make some progress in my guitar playing I learned the acoustic guitar parts from Jethro Tull's 'Thick as a Brick' and whenever I want to time travel to my "dim and distant" past I still play those parts to this day.
I've been learning guitar as my 3rd instrument over all, but it's my first stringed instrument. I've found my knowledge of theory and playing I developed playing brass has made the learning process for guitar very smooth.
Here’s a tip that helped me: I write down all the melodies/songs that I learn in a little tab book(I know I know) and every couple weeks I’ll go back to the first page and refresh my memory and just being able to look at the page of numbers and be like “oh so it’s this” then play it after a couple practice rounds is really good to show just how far you’ve progressed
Recording yr practice is a good tip...it's like looking back at yr self in the mirror. Last time I looked, l had left my fly open. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You rate well above the fray. Keep teaching us the guitar stuff. Wisdom will cometh. its a certainty.
What guitar do you recomend for an intermediate guitar player? (would be my second guitar) I have economies, so i could pay like 1000-1600 $. What's your opinion? Cheers from Romania! Your channel inspired and keeps inspiring me! Thanks!
Hey Tyler, I realized that you are really close to the million subs! I cannot believe it, I subscribed to your channel when we were only 90k or something, I'm really proud of you and the effort you made with your channel. Congrats dude!!
9:54 oh my goodness. I always have my guitar on a stand between me and my dresser where my TV is. I do this all the time. Especially when I'm watching TH-cam.
Playing guitar is like the only thing I’ve been doing for the last three weeks, and today I had a lesson on harmonics with my instructor on zoom. Learned a lot of stuff lately with nothing to do
If you have a tuner on your phone sometimes they have a metronome Google the bpm of the song put it in there and just try to play on time or you can Google metronome
Tip 18 is legit. If you struggle with something, making it even harder for yourself will make it feel a lot easier when you go back to how you normally do it.
January 5th 2021.. UK is back in lockdown.. again 😂 but I started taking guitar more seriously again recently so this is a great time to see this video
This has been a very helpful 40 minutes. There are things I didn't know and things I knew but didn't know that I already knew them but I did know them. You know? All kidding aside, this is essential listening. Thank you, Tyler.
Slashzoidguitar456 whatever you do , save up your money. I know I’m just a stranger but you don’t realize how much more focus you get naturally when you buy a brand new guitar that is 1000$ - 2000$ . If you are a fender guy , go with 1,500 & up ( ultra ) if your a Gibson guy , at least 1,800$ - 2,500 $ . Anything below that is fine but not near what the extra money gets you . I learned That the hard way & I worked hard and now have multiple guitars I will own until I’m old .
Pipsta agreed , but to some people like myself , what I put in my hands can also either influence me or do the opposite . In terms of creativity / energy etc. I wholeheartedly agree with you , and for most that is absolutely correct .
I happened to be working on chord progressions and triads when I tried Yousician for the first time. Their triad exercise was so excellent it basically gave me full flexibility on the DGB strings and I only did it for like 20 mins. I am an experienced player, but I come from metal and didn't get too into voiced chords. Rocksmith is fantastic for beginners/intermediates.
similar to #45, but about 10 years ago I was practicing everyday until I got tendinitis and that sucked so bad. After getting over that, I changed my routine to where I practice 6 days a week (usually an hour a day depending on the day) and have one day a week where I don't touch a guitar. Most weeks, that is Saturday for a few reasons (spend uninterrupted time with the girlfriend, go out and travel, etc....). Have had zero issues with injury and motivation since adopting that 6 day a week practice schedule. Also tied into this is TRAVEL! Really hard to be inspired if all you do is stay at home all the time (obviously after quarantine is over). Go experience life and more often than not, something will inspire you.
Back to taking a break tip. When I'm learning something new and it's not quite going well, like a new riff, or a cord. Sometimes moving on to something else, or taking a day off from it helps me. When I get back to it, it just seems easier the second time around.
I’m terrible at guitar and just starting but I’m pretty good at trumpet and I can 100% say that even if you aren’t the biggest fan, learning music outside your comfort zone will teach you tricks and rhythms you would have never thought of in your life stuck inside a music bubble. Supper important to explore and actually try to learn those different styles.
Now that's a lot of tips.
Music is Win hey Tyler what guitar would you recommend out of all of your guitars
Hello Tyler. Can you please tell me about the outro song in your The meeting of Johns video. I think it's is D Minor and sounds like the chords could be D E slide to F A, something like that. And the tuning could be Drop D or Open D. Please point me to the full track. Please.
Cool beans man! Plug my channel next time?
Is that the prs u giving away to me your new super system student?
Tyler, I have another tip... It is better to play high action strings to make yourself used to it... after that, itll be easier for you to play in low action
Never compare yourself to another player.
Compare yourself to you from yesterday.
This is underrated.
And NEVER compare yourself with Slash or Brian May LOL
That's a good idea hhahahahahah
Rule 4 of 12 rules for life.
@@arnettw9711 no joke I can play Clapton, Dave Navarro, Edge, Hendrix etc etc but I can NOT follow barely anything that Slash does
That's very wise. Thank you for that!
"Consistency is key"
But is it Major or Minor?
Good one! 🤣🤣
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u must be fun at parties
Gregory Morr1son that’s an original insult
UnchainedSociety ???
That is a killer guitar.
TruthGuitarMethod And a killer player
Concrete Kettle well Tyler is proof so it must work, 😎
@@concretekettle1958 It will make you want to play it more if you bought a guitar instead of a car........LMAO!!! EVH's original Frankenstein guitar cost a whole $125. Now "they" sell a " replica" for $25,000. Who woulda thought, eh?!
Keep doing the good stuff!!!🤘😁🤘
@@concretekettle1958 its gotta be true right?
That IS a killer guitar.
“Playing other instruments can help”
Me with my guitar and kazoo: *yes*
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Sounds like a joke, but it you took it seriously it would help. Any instrument will help if you're serious because your learn ing about music. Watch bucket drummers on city streets.
@@dennisneumann5930 “Sounds like a joke”
It definitely was a joke, kazoo isn’t even closely related to guitar or any stringed instrument for that matter. It’s a Mirliton instrument which is distantly related to wind instruments. I don’t think learning really any wind instrument would help guitar except for maybe rhythm.
I play the ukulele and now a gutair
Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' was my long standing goal for many years- used to seem to be such an unachievable goal. His tendencies and flow seemed so alien to me 3 years ago, and now it's my go to thing to play when I pick up my guitar! Though it might sound better on a satin PRS, that thing is sleek...
Yeah i remember that, for me it was texas flood by srv
I know exactly what you mean man, mine is probably kid Charlemagne
Yeah some people say that he's sloppy but these are mostly instances when he was high on drugs. His rhythm play was just from another world. It's very difficult to nail his style. The greats have a lot of idiosyncrasies that are incredibly hard to copy. Just listen to B.B. King. His solos are nothing complicated but to nail his vibrato and phrasing is incredibly difficult no matter how good you are. With Hendrix it's the flow like you described. Best example for me would be castles made of sand. What an amazing rhythm guitarist he was man...
I learned this year to play Minor Swing from Django Reinhardt. Do you know it? It's Gypsy jazz and very hard to play. I can say I have mastered it mostly now and it's a very satisfying feeling.
1. Subscribe to music is win.
2. Practice
3. Now you’re good at guitar
Also #15 was super inspirational for me man. I hope I can do even 1% of what you’ve done.
-Being in quarantine
"Not my first choice"
Was literally his first choice
with age comes refinement.
🤣😂🤘🤘🤘
Melodic soulful is WAY BETTER THAN SHRED SPEED! GUITAR NERDS ARE IMPRESSED BY SPEED! NO ONE ELSE IS EG SLASH SOULFUL BUT CAN SHRED STEVE VAI MOSTLY SOULLESS! DON'T HATE ME! I DO RESPECT STEVE VAI BUT HENDRIX SLASH ETC. HAVE REAL FEEL WAY MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN SPEED AND NOTE COUNT!
@@swampdog1592 u wot m8?
@@swampdog1592 I mean. He does play with feel, listen to his stuff with Roth. It may not be blues or hardy rock. but its definitely got feel. More orgasmic release or doing a line of coke and going on a rampage, but it's feel. While I will agree, some shred has nothing to it besides "UgH 999BPM gO BrRrR" while that's impressive, it gets very boring. There is definitely shred with feel.
I've been a trainer, teacher, coach and mentor in the areas of personal and professional development for over 30 years now. Within your interpreting, framing and contextualising of these 50 points you have demonstrated a profound sense of wisdom driven by pragmatics.
It is said by many that 'knowledge is power', when the truth is 'knowledge applied is power'. This you have demonstrated often and most importantly with humour (as unique as it is sometimes, just ask your wife). There is more here than many will realise at first listening. For your musicianship as well as philosophy to aid us through these strange events, or any events that life throws at us. Just to add over many years this is the first time I've ever left a comment. So good job. This has been an honour and a treasure. Thanks Man
TLDR: random guy in TH-cam comments uses big words to sound smart, while in reality saying nothing except that this is a good video.
Why do you write like a bot?
Hendrix would live with his instrument being an extension of his body. He would just wear it and walk around with it on and play during free time. My advice is also #45, take a few day break from guitar, just listen to other music when i do this , for some reason I play stuff I normally wouldn't. Also play other instruments, you can learn techniques and licks and stuff from that and it forces you to play differently. Oh and get a rival, compete with your friends to improve and push each other and learn from each other.Go to music stores and ask to jam with people,especially the older more experienced guys. Its better than watching shredders and wishing you could trade all of your skill just to play that one song, eventually that will change so don't be the next "shredder name" be the next you ;)
@@kingapocalyptic It helps prevent burn out too, you see your friend playing something new? You want to top that and makes you want to shred :) Also you can pick up techniques, riffs , licks, and gear/tone reccomendations from each other !
I think it's important to spend time with your guitar. You dont have to have the tightest and most efficient practicing scedule but just sit down learn a song, learn some theory every day 3/4 of an hour to an hour and you got it.
what a confusing way to say 45 minutes
jeccf yeah 45 would’ve been faster to type to
Practiced picking for this while video. Thanks for the advice!
@@jeccf5072 haha sorry I'm used to say it like this :)
@@jeccf5072 lmao😂😂😂
You are so awesome!!
Bought a guitar for something to do during quarantine, just need my fingers to toughen up so I can actually put in the practice.
Good luck! I bought my first one a few months ago. It's super fun! And it doesn't really take that long to toughen up your fingers :)
That's great! May i ask what kind of guitar did you buy?
always keep in mind the more you watch russian folk dancing, the less your fingers will hurt when you play
@@deathmetalstickfigure I went with the cheap Epiphone SL kit. For $150, it has everything I need to start (tuner, amp, picks...) Where I'm at all the stores are closed so I didn't want to buy something expensive without being able to test it and this way I'll have a feel for things by the time I'm ready to upgrade. Plus I think it looks good.
@@bdylanfan90 Nice. I play a squier stratocaster. :)
For me, it was when I quit trying to get better, and just started to have more fun.
Joy Guitar Girl my playing automatically picked up when I started having fun...😀😉
It has to be fun
Wait dont touch that skip button
This is going to change everything
lol
Yeah the ad
It just makes me skip it
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Do you know the reason why so many people say they want to play guitar, yet so few actually learn to play?
“Piano is the ultimate instrument”
- top ten anime betrayals
Jeebuz
It, in a way, is. You can program anything you want on a MIDI keyboard. Guitar, drums, piano. The possibilities are endless.
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Nehemiah Zo no matter what you program. A piano will never sound like a guitar
Jeebuz untrue. I use my MIDI keyboard to play notes I come up with on guitar when I’m too lazy. I use a guitar MIDI pack and boom, sounds just like a guitar.
Nehemiah Zo if your keyboard sounds like your guitar then you clearly don’t play very well
I thoroughly agree with Rocksmith. I love it and can’t stop playing it. Wanna give you advice on how to get the best sound from the game. Let’s say for example you play the game on a PS4. Using the audio directly from the tv will cause an audio delay from your guitar to what you hear. Use a third party speaker system like surround sound or whatever. Plug the console directly to the speaker and void the audio from the tv. This will almost 100% get rid of the audio delay and give you a better quality sound if you use high quality speakers.
Sorry for the long post just really adamant about Rocksmith and wanna help out your future experience with it
Aaron Siemer thanks for the tip!
Rocksmith is super fun and useful, but it can be a bit dangerous. When I hit ~100 hours, I realized I was beginning to sight-read songs instead of actually learning them.
That might sound like a good thing, but in practice it translated to only knowing a song because I could see what I’m supposed to play, instead of knowing what I’m supposed to play.
Just play on pc, much less of a headache
Quarantine and your videos have been a huge help, I'm still just on a squire strat, my birthday hit in April and the only thing i wanted was an MXR distortion pedal. I'm an adult beginner (started in January so I've only had 9 months so far) and at first thought it wasn't even possible. But now I'm at a point I didn't think I'd reach in years, let alone months. Every time I jam with my friend with a killer schecter (masks and sanitizer handy) it feels so natural, like I was always meant for it, watching your videos was what kept me motivated back in January when I started and now their my go to for whenever I'm stuck. Thank you
When I was a freshman a few years ago I took a guitar class and I had to play upside down. *I'm a lefty* after the first semester I was the top of the class then I recieved a left handed tele and it was like I was learning all over again.😂
Why didn’t you just restring the right handed guitar?
As opposed to playing upsideown
@@rjnunya6524 she was the chior teacher and she and I were new to guitar. She just taught the class because the school told her to. But, I ended being top of the class at the end of the year.
Edit: we didn't think about it.
@@rjnunya6524 I would guess you would need a different nut and I don't see a school music teacher going through that effort
Take advantage of those moments when you feel motivated to learn a new piece of music, most milestones in my playing are related to songs that I really wanted to learn. Took a lot of time but it was worth it
Also, finishing every practice session with something I really enjoy to play was a game changer and kinda makes me excited for the next practice session
Duder - that is one fine, spanky fiddle!!! When I started playing guitar way back in '81 when I was 13 - you couldn't find anything you wanted on the internet so I just locked myself in "ye 'ole woodshed" with "ye 'old record player" & learned how to play by ear. I really developed my ear over the years in the 'shed & ruined a lot of vinyl (went through 2 Iron Maiden "Piece of Mind" albums alone).
It really comes down to discipline & how much you really love playing music. KISS says it well in "God Gave Rock n Roll To You", "....you can work real hard or just fantasize 'cause it's never too late to work 9 to 5".
Keep doing the good stuff!!!🤘😁🤘
About that keyboard tip - when I was in music school, the theory classroom always had a picture of keyboard hanging on the wall. It was like a periodic table of elements on a chemistry class or a map on a geography class. Everything was explained on a keyboard, and everybody was familiar with a keyboard, regardless of which instrument they played.
Getting familiar with a keyboard is a great way to familiarize yourself with the relationships between the notes (intervals, chords, scales) because keyboard is so nicely and logically laid out.
What am i doing here. I play bass
Honestly same
i play nothing :(
@@danamilkyway shame try bass it's really fun
Jamie Falconer ok mate, i'll try..
so where can i find "50 Ways to Get Better at Bass"?
@@danamilkyway I do not know, hopefully he will venture into it
Just found you on TH-cam, I got a spark 40 and I'm browsing to get better. You're channel really helps
Your videos are letting me not to give up and keep on grinding. Never stop doing the good work.
My BASS tutor recommended to always start and finish practicing with a favourite song. You feel good when you put your guitar down and look forward to picking it up again.
Rocksmith really is awesome, it's the reason I can play bass. (still haven't tried to tackle guitar yet) It's really great and you can learn pretty much any big song from your favorite artist and it really motivates you to learn more and have fun doing it.
Finger > Pick
I cannot pick. I have tried so many times. I feel disconnected from the guitar.
13:31 The great shawn lane said that this was his favorite way to practice...he would play an insanely hard line at full tempo first instead of starting slow because he said that his brain would only hear it slow and block it from getting to full speed.
I went from electric to classical and never looked back. Highly recommend it. I'm going to go back to electric but I ended up loving classical guitar!
After all, no one knows you better than yourself! Awesome work as always!
I was actually wondering, can you make another video where you ranked guitarists that people recommended to you on social media? I loved the one back in 2017!
I'm holding you to that Rocksmith statement, I personally learned a lot about jamming and playing with a band from Rocksmith when I didn't actually know other musicians.
Like so our boy see's?
Rocksmith is so good for any skill level. I used to get into the habit of only learning certain parts of songs which were interesting to me, but actually playing the full songs in rocksmith meant I learned so much more. It also helps teach you to rely less on your eyes to know where on the fretboard you are, as you have to look at the notes on screen when learning songs.
Apparently they're working on a new project and finishing expanding Rocksmith 2014, I'm excited to see where it ends up.
Rocksmith is good, I just wish it wasn't so glitchy.
I found it okay, not super useful. Time inbetween songs can be a drag.
But true story:
Ricky Tilo, who plays for Lady Gaga (and is actually a monster of a guitarist) played the minigame on my buddy's old Xbox account and was so good that he made the online leaderboards on his third try.
So I guess there must be something to it if someone that's already really good automatically does well at the game...
i also learned a lot from rock smith, it gave me the ability to work on finger strength while still sounding bad but still feeling like apart of the music. if i hadn't been into guitar hero and eventually getting me into rock smith i honestly wouldn't be where im at today. once you start to get better you will eventually see the flaws in the game but its a good start.
I like rocksmith also due to the fact that you can use it like an amp.
Talking about setting yourself lofty goals,...I'm in the middle of learning the Hendrix version of All Along The Watchtower. I find that recording myself each time I'm learning a new part, really helps in improving my technique. It's a lot more difficult to make a fair judgement on my playing while I'm actually playing. Listening to yourself on the recording afterwards really helps you to locate your weak spots and address them later.
one thing that helped me was learning bohemian rhapsody, it was a challenge but before I did I spent most of my time noodling, playing old stuff that's too easy and not going anywhere. I also used to look at videos like this with a fixed mindset where when he plays I think 'i will never be able to do that' but after learning the solo for bohemian it has helped me so much as it helped me with hammer-ons and bends a lot, it's just pushing yourself and challenging yourself to do more because if you don't you will never improve and you also need to remember everybody was you at some point, music is win was, Brian May was, Hendrix was like pick one and at some point, they were sat just like you finding things hard with the guitar. You just need to keep expanding and pushing the boundaries as that is the only way to progress
Looking back at where you started is such good advice
When I started using my pinky finger more it felt like I was playing guitar wrong for years
100% agree
Well thats because you WERE playing the guitar wrong, or atleast not to your full potential
@Ethan Perry The Sweet Home Alabama solo is what (thankfully) forced me to start actually using my pinky and I was surprised how quickly I started naturally using my pinky when playing other things I would usually just use three fingers for.
i started playing drums when I was 8 and just recently picked up a guitar when I was about 14 and I feel like the rhythm aspect of drums definitely carried over to guitar
Same here. The rythm aspect of drums definitely transfers over
One tip that gave me more awareness of the "feeling" when playing:
Improvise normally, but in the first 3 seconds hit the strings hard, and in the next 3 seconds afterwards hit it lightly. Go back and forth hitting it hard then lightly, 3 secs each, feel the motion.
Being harsh in the 3 seconds and delicate in the next 3
5:54 Rocksmith is absolutely amazing, please make a series on this! I have learned so much from this game and it has taught me many songs, have over 200 hours in it so far and have to say it has taught me faster than any other learning method I have tried. It has many ways of teaching you from a vast array of songs to learn, to arcade mini games which can teach you things such as scales, there is a whole tutorial section with distinct levels of difficulty, a robust band jamming tool where you select many instruments, styles of music, Tempo etc and will play as hard as you play. There is also many guitar effects and a complete tone designer. Multiplayer so you and your wife or friend can jam along with you as lead or rhythm. 10/10 would recommend
“Maybe if you’re just learning a ton of Megadeth and Metallica songs and you just wanna be a riff lord”
I feel personally attacked
Same
Also... go state!
That's what I was told when I was younger, never picked up a guitar, I was handed a bass and told "Yoy are gonna learn Slayer, Tool, Megadeth, Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, Pantera, Dissection, and Amon Amarth.
That is the shittiest way to learn, It worked, but it sucks trying songs so hard
@@travistoole What do you mean?
Why would it hurt to learn songs from artists you mentioned?
@@thepoweroftheweed2215 Have you ever tried to play any of those songs, without ever having touching a instrument?
My fingers were not ready for the pain I put them thru. Mostly mental, some physical
Well of course you can try em' when you get better
As soon as this quarantine is over am trying out a prs i really love the way they look..had my heart set on a les paul..but the blue hollow body is just beautiful..so is that satin
What I did to get super comfortable with frets and playing was learning slayer on a shitty squire with a 1/3 in action my fingers were literally black but worth it
I started out on drums. My mom put a stop to that though and I ended up with an electric guitar for Christmas when I was in fifth grade or so. Now I jump on my friends drum set every now and then, just to affirm that I have no business playing drums. lol although I believe in the short time I spent with drums helped my timing awareness. Over the years my timing has improved and is a elemental part of my style and such.
Recently I am trying to learn the violin and the mandolin and want to learn the piano too.
i started playing the guitar with a quarter and my speed improved when alternate picking with a regular pick
That tip you mentioned where you flipped over your guitar is a really good one, I do that a lot and it's crazy how far I've come even though I still don't consider myself a guitarist. And also, the thing you said where piano translates to guitar is spot on, I'm primarily a pianist but those skills really translated to guitar beautifully. Specifically with the musicality and improvisation.
Pretty much everything you said here is spot on and makes for great advice for new guitarists, well done!
I am a great magician.
4:45 Your clothes are white!
5:05 Your clothes are green!
Haha! Now I shall be known by the name of Betty.
But isn't betty a woman's name?
@@ACDC267*Dramatically takes off jacket* Hit it!
*It's hammer time!*
Watching this video makes me feel like it’s actually possible to get somewhere. I’m the type of person who’s very easily overwhelmed and who’s perspective is very easily clouded up, like a fungus is constantly growing on my brain making me feel stagnant, unorganized and incapable, but hearing some of these things kinda cleans all that dirt off of my brain. Nowadays it’s easy to look at all the different avenues to go down and all the different things to practice and how to practice them and all the things you see everywhere that you wish you could do but just can’t imagine yourself doing and then just say to yourself, “I give up”, but my last string of hope and motivation to one day hopefully be among the people I admire in terms of skill resides in this video. Thank you Tyler 😎
When I bought my strat I became a much better player because the new sound that the strat gave me opened me up to different styles of music.
The buying a new guitar one is a really valid point.
I have numerous ones, not because I wanted to buy one to sound better but purely I didn't want to retune a guitar to play a new song, having to retune would just be a ball ache especially if I was last playing in standard and now drop b 🙃
I think what the guy meant with "distancing yourself with the guitar community" is that 90% of the time is just guys in their 50s arguing about wood.
I think that the guitar community is awesome. I learn so much from other people and feel really inspired to get better.
Rocksmith is amazing and it's worth it even just for the song catalog.
Keeping an open mind always, is key!
Absolutely.
1:15 me when I make a mistake during a show
GuitarGuy comment memes are so amazing and original
Yes🔥🔥
I must have been doing business with American Musical for at least 15 years now and can confirm they are great to do business with. No questions asked returns, super fast shipping and decent inventory. If they stock it, that's likely where I'm buying.
The best tip I've ever received as a guitar player is simple: Tap your feet. It helped me tremendously with keeping time when I first started playing.
True,thats a really good thing to do,Paul Gilbert always talks about that. :)
Can't really do that in a megadeth cover band for example :') I often try but I think it has its limits despite being great when you're already good enough at what you're doing
I love that Tyler flipped the guitar over and tried playing it left handed because I had the exact thought to try that the other week and realized how effortless making both sound and music has become compared to the beginning
Practice effectively and consistently
Factual. Consistency is key for improvement and making new habits.
The Irish Potato exactly!
@@NivanSharma Yes. It's easy to learn but hard to master.
The Irish Potato yup you gotta embrace the process and have fun getting good at the instrument!
@@NivanSharma I completely agree. I love scales and other stuff because of how much it can help make up stuff and with ear training.
Being a cello player helped me a lot. I've been playing it since 3rd grade and all that time that I spent trying to get faster and faster at cello really helped me out when i got into guitar in terms of finger strength and endurance.
Great vid 👍🏽
So glad you posted this.
8:04 also assumes the posibility of choosing between different guitars
the piano one is so good. I know a little piano and it has helped me think about the fretboard in a great way
2 mths ago i knew maybe 10 chords just to write my music....in 60 days, at 10/12 hrs 7 days a week im killing it! i couldnt get through a scale without fumbling couldnt bend a string. my fingers are flying around my guitars like lighting! very happy
Okay but almost no one has time or attention span to play 12 hours a day lol
Already commented, but this is one of my favorite video of all time, it gave me a lot of motivation to continue playing guitar, after a 10 years hiatus.
Don't practice til you get it right, practice til you can't get it wrong.
I bought the sweetwater exclusive black satin finish a few yearsago. Its the same guitar. a prs ce 24. And its my baby. Been playing it in my lamb of God tribute ashes of the wake. Super reliable. Super comfortable and just a beautiful piece of gear. Can't recommend enough.
I can’t lie I clicked off this vid on tip 30 and started playing guitar. Thanks and sorry 😂
When I was beginning to make some progress in my guitar playing I learned the acoustic guitar parts from Jethro Tull's 'Thick as a Brick' and whenever I want to time travel to my "dim and distant" past I still play those parts to this day.
1:30 “Proclivity” ... Thats a good word.
Hah I thought the same. Specifically, it's nice for switching out with "affinity" given the use case.
I've been learning guitar as my 3rd instrument over all, but it's my first stringed instrument. I've found my knowledge of theory and playing I developed playing brass has made the learning process for guitar very smooth.
I’m 15 and I bought this guitar with my own money. This is gorgeous. It’s coming Wednesday. Dang they are fast.
What kind of guitar? Do you like it?
recently I goyt stuck in a rut with guitar and picked up bass and it allowed me to comeback with a fresh mind for guitar.
My lord your username pic is uh..........well I'll never eat bologna again ok!
Can you do a video “Habits of Brian May” feel like there’s a lot to cover
Paul Nolan yes!
Here’s a tip that helped me:
I write down all the melodies/songs that I learn in a little tab book(I know I know) and every couple weeks I’ll go back to the first page and refresh my memory and just being able to look at the page of numbers and be like “oh so it’s this” then play it after a couple practice rounds is really good to show just how far you’ve progressed
Just a quick question before I watch the video.
Is one of the tips "practice"?
Recording yr practice is a good tip...it's like looking back at yr self in the mirror. Last time I looked, l had left my fly open. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You rate well above the fray. Keep teaching us the guitar stuff. Wisdom will cometh. its a certainty.
What guitar do you recomend for an intermediate guitar player? (would be my second guitar) I have economies, so i could pay like 1000-1600 $. What's your opinion? Cheers from Romania! Your channel inspired and keeps inspiring me! Thanks!
LeFREAK 19 for your price range I would STRONGLY suggest a Gibson Sg standard! These are top of the line guitars for a good price!!
The kirk hammet White zombie guitar
I just bought a 1500 ibanez premium; I couldn't be happier with it!
I boughy myself an Ibanez GRG 170DX I'm an intermediate player as well waiting for it to arrive heard its a good one !
PRS, PRS, PRS.
Hey Tyler, I realized that you are really close to the million subs! I cannot believe it, I subscribed to your channel when we were only 90k or something, I'm really proud of you and the effort you made with your channel. Congrats dude!!
this is not a joke but I started playing bass and after a while of playing only bass, I was way better at guitar than I was before
I started guitar in december and learning it is easy in quarantine.
“AW YOU RIFFED ALL OVER YOUR SELF”
-Daniel Thrasher
Let’s help Tyler get to 1 million! He’s so close and he deserves it!
To get great finger strength play bass
9:54 oh my goodness. I always have my guitar on a stand between me and my dresser where my TV is. I do this all the time. Especially when I'm watching TH-cam.
I forgot to buy strings before quarantine
My high e string broke way before quarantine, guess what? I still don't have one.
@Lemon Grass Usually, the shipping is more expensive than the strings themselves.
Afonso Rodrigues no, you now have a bass.
@@TheDrummerGamer it's a .46 low e so it kinda works?
@Lemon Grass Not working in all places
Playing guitar is like the only thing I’ve been doing for the last three weeks, and today I had a lesson on harmonics with my instructor on zoom. Learned a lot of stuff lately with nothing to do
I love youtube logics: 27 likes 0 views
That kind of comments are a pain in the ass
If you have a tuner on your phone sometimes they have a metronome Google the bpm of the song put it in there and just try to play on time or you can Google metronome
*tip 51: play the bass*
😭😭😭
@@X-EvilAsh hey bass don't cry, I'm a bassist and I like bass more than guitar :D
@@besnardowski5912 I know lol its ight
WISE CHOICE
I like them equally
Tip 18 is legit. If you struggle with something, making it even harder for yourself will make it feel a lot easier when you go back to how you normally do it.
1:52 you're breaking your cable! O:
Yeah that gave me OCD, Him bending the cable
January 5th 2021.. UK is back in lockdown.. again 😂 but I started taking guitar more seriously again recently so this is a great time to see this video
I mainly smack my head with music.
This has been a very helpful 40 minutes. There are things I didn't know and things I knew but didn't know that I already knew them but I did know them. You know? All kidding aside, this is essential listening. Thank you, Tyler.
I've always wanted a guitar that's over 500$
Slashzoidguitar456 whatever you do , save up your money. I know I’m just a stranger but you don’t realize how much more focus you get naturally when you buy a brand new guitar that is 1000$ - 2000$ . If you are a fender guy , go with 1,500 & up ( ultra ) if your a Gibson guy , at least 1,800$ - 2,500 $ . Anything below that is fine but not near what the extra money gets you . I learned That the hard way & I worked hard and now have multiple guitars I will own until I’m old .
It's not about the guitar it's about the player
Pipsta agreed , but to some people like myself , what I put in my hands can also either influence me or do the opposite . In terms of creativity / energy etc. I wholeheartedly agree with you , and for most that is absolutely correct .
I happened to be working on chord progressions and triads when I tried Yousician for the first time. Their triad exercise was so excellent it basically gave me full flexibility on the DGB strings and I only did it for like 20 mins. I am an experienced player, but I come from metal and didn't get too into voiced chords. Rocksmith is fantastic for beginners/intermediates.
i like how you have a t-shirt under a polo.
similar to #45, but about 10 years ago I was practicing everyday until I got tendinitis and that sucked so bad. After getting over that, I changed my routine to where I practice 6 days a week (usually an hour a day depending on the day) and have one day a week where I don't touch a guitar. Most weeks, that is Saturday for a few reasons (spend uninterrupted time with the girlfriend, go out and travel, etc....). Have had zero issues with injury and motivation since adopting that 6 day a week practice schedule.
Also tied into this is TRAVEL! Really hard to be inspired if all you do is stay at home all the time (obviously after quarantine is over). Go experience life and more often than not, something will inspire you.
Back to taking a break tip. When I'm learning something new and it's not quite going well, like a new riff, or a cord. Sometimes moving on to something else, or taking a day off from it helps me. When I get back to it, it just seems easier the second time around.
I’m terrible at guitar and just starting but I’m pretty good at trumpet and I can 100% say that even if you aren’t the biggest fan, learning music outside your comfort zone will teach you tricks and rhythms you would have never thought of in your life stuck inside a music bubble. Supper important to explore and actually try to learn those different styles.