Why do so many people play this riff wrong?

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2018
  • In this video I am showing why many people play this riff wrong.
    Thanks to the peeps of the TH-cam clips I was showing, it's not meant to bash, but to learn other viewers why this happens to so many guitar players! And of course to teach you how to avoid this stuff from happening :)
    FOLLOW ME:
    Instagram: / pauldavidsguitar
    Twitter: / paulmdavids
    SUPPORT ME:
    Patreon: / pauldavids
    **GEAR**
    GUITARS:
    Les Paul Custom Shop Reissue '59
    AMP:
    Kemper Amp - amzn.to/2zWRdZi
    MICS:
    RØDE NTG4 (for vox) - amzn.to/2x51Vwa
    SOUND:
    RME Fireface UCX - amzn.to/2xk7pSM
    Ableton live - amzn.to/2fhPZjz
  • แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต

ความคิดเห็น • 2.6K

  • @PaulDavids
    @PaulDavids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2297

    Oh and by the way, I've been there too. I totally played Master of Puppets wrong back in the days until I really listened to the song again! Any songs you discovered you've been playing wrong the entire time?

    • @sleepymarauder4178
      @sleepymarauder4178 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Paul Davids redbud tree from mark knopfler. Missed a part from the solo. Listening to the song and doing research really helps. Great vid as always!

    • @TUKMAK
      @TUKMAK 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Paul Davids all of them.. literally every song I learn I just try to imitate it as best I can

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ziggy Stardust...I was jumping into a D chord in the verse ("...the Spiders from Mars..." and corresponding spots throughout) instead of playing the single note line that Mick Ronson used to punctuate that moment. It took many years of playing it incorrectly before I finally did some homework and learned the proper part...now if I try to play it the way I used to, it drives me bonkers!

    • @christopherhinton9493
      @christopherhinton9493 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Don’t Fear The Reaper. I used to play the third broken chord as F C F G but I now think it should be F C D G.

    • @exarom1670
      @exarom1670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Many people play 'around the world' by the the chili peppers wrong.

  • @beeeennnnnnn
    @beeeennnnnnn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1453

    He censored his accidental middle finger I'm dying 😂

    • @jaspernolan3780
      @jaspernolan3780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      youtubes hard these days man

    • @elmo451
      @elmo451 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      4:29😂😂😂 coz he's holding the guitar pick with his index and thumb finger that's why he used his mid finger for pointing😂

    • @lamuseiktamer8735
      @lamuseiktamer8735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not YT man... your country ^^ In France we don't have this kind of problem ... yet

    • @thatoneguy-pm8cn
      @thatoneguy-pm8cn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Iktamer it’s a problem on TH-cam not just a country

    • @NopeVS
      @NopeVS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And I came to the comment section just to see who was the first champion to make this comment !! Brilliant 😂

  • @quarter_moon_and_a_guitar
    @quarter_moon_and_a_guitar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1351

    Did you ever consider that Kings of Leon may be playing it wrong and everyone else is right?

    • @tilmanstamm3987
      @tilmanstamm3987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You made my day😂

    • @user-lq6xl8di9m
      @user-lq6xl8di9m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      It may be one of those situations where the producer got lucky. He was so sick of take after take and they couldn't get it right so fuck it - if you don't hit it on the 100th take then this is the song. walah hit song.

    • @POVShotgun
      @POVShotgun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lollll I was just thinking that oh my god

    • @NerdGlassGamingPA
      @NerdGlassGamingPA 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow ... mind = blown

    • @kyerogers7838
      @kyerogers7838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kings of leon are never wrong

  • @0prahTV
    @0prahTV 6 ปีที่แล้ว +914

    this man has a beard, therefore I trust him

    • @ryanwilliams4223
      @ryanwilliams4223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why do you think my name is Beardy ?

    • @jmbwithcats
      @jmbwithcats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you listen to Red Bar Radio? That was such an RBR thing to say.

    • @juanqruz
      @juanqruz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can also tell by his hairstyle he's good.

    • @Capillus
      @Capillus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's something Peter Griffin would say

    • @ComaAlpha
      @ComaAlpha 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      His beard makes me want to punch him even more than I already want to.

  • @thecampfire4877
    @thecampfire4877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    As a musician, I've heard so many covers of this song, and was never really sure why they sounded funny. This is a great video

  • @lopocaldeiramarques4831
    @lopocaldeiramarques4831 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1661

    I don´t even play the guitar, why am I watching this at 3am on a monday

    • @itsallgood5314
      @itsallgood5314 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Francisco Caldeira Marques this would describe my life rn but it’s Thursday night

    • @williamthomas5780
      @williamthomas5780 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Best comment ever.

    • @FranciscoGarcia-pf3ot
      @FranciscoGarcia-pf3ot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same hahaha

    • @bearpitrock
      @bearpitrock 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I play guitar but I, too am watching at 3am on a Monday. 🤣

    • @goncalobessa5915
      @goncalobessa5915 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      because theres a think called marketing and you are beeing influenced by it, ask youtube for more details

  • @kanealson5200
    @kanealson5200 6 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    I start counting the one about an hour before I start playing the song and then I come in around the 6,216th beat. Hey but that's just me.

    • @TheZippy170
      @TheZippy170 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      ha ha, yeah thats me aswell, been playing 20 yrs and ime still shite haha , and i play the same shite riffs over and over again, and never learn fuck all new. powerchords and barre chords if ime not too stoned. haha see ya

  • @eamonsefton5953
    @eamonsefton5953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    THAAAAANK YOU SO MUCH! I've wanted to point this out forever. In highschool my band played this song and we did it correctly, because we listened to the song. It would drive me CRAZY hearing other bands do it wrong.

  • @mjallenuk
    @mjallenuk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    4:28 ... I return your salute sir with tone knobs on! 😁

  • @brianwarner308
    @brianwarner308 6 ปีที่แล้ว +953

    i know a girl named Anna Crusis….i tried to pick her up

  • @TheOneWhoSimps
    @TheOneWhoSimps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    You played sweet child O mine on the wrong pickup position.

    • @XIxR3DEEM3RxIX
      @XIxR3DEEM3RxIX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah and the smell of the room wasn't correct too.

    • @TheOneWhoSimps
      @TheOneWhoSimps 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XIxR3DEEM3RxIX XD

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      How can you play the riff without cocaine and prostitutes.

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Very well explained!

  • @coopercarter
    @coopercarter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +816

    Throw "All Along the Watchtower" and "Panama" in with this for songs everyone starts with the wrong rhythm.

    • @vadlasletta
      @vadlasletta 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cooper Carter agree!

    • @connor-bj6ku
      @connor-bj6ku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      In fairness, "All Along the Watchtower" is a Dylan song so the rhythm is open to a bit of interpretation

    • @coopercarter
      @coopercarter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      I'm obviously referring to the Hendrix version, but lol at the Dylan comment. Too true 🤣🤣

    • @TurtleRocker12
      @TurtleRocker12 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      The Metallibanger Of Mordor it was Dylan's song. Hendrix covered it and made it completely different

    • @connor-bj6ku
      @connor-bj6ku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Metallibanger Of Mordor Haha, good joke

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's not really anyone's fault they are hearing it wrong, as there is a definite stress on the second note of the intro (possibly accidental), not the third note, so your brain is thrown from the start - thanks so much for the video !

  • @gxtmfa
    @gxtmfa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My favorite part was when you pointed to the guy in the first or second video and said “He knows it’s wrong”

    • @luh8389
      @luh8389 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That feeling...
      "Omg... Please, play it the right way at least once, guys". 😭

  • @biscuitking7059
    @biscuitking7059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man if wasn't for people as helpful and useful as you we'd all get stuck thanks so much for this lesson it really did help me

  • @gorbashin
    @gorbashin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    We covered this song for the hot second I was in a band. The first practice was hell because I knew something was off and it took a full half hour before I got it to sound right...and you just illustrated why. Glad to know that even if the mind doesn't know the term, that the ears still hear the truth.

  • @ACrustyHippie
    @ACrustyHippie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    This man's beard is incredible.

    • @jessejordache1869
      @jessejordache1869 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is to beards what Johnny Thunders is to long hair.

    • @eduxmalvido7908
      @eduxmalvido7908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He looks an sounds just like Obi-Wan Kenobi

    • @jaydenjenkins6696
      @jaydenjenkins6696 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is clean

    • @ohyeahyeah4205
      @ohyeahyeah4205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha 69 likes

    • @ACrustyHippie
      @ACrustyHippie 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man, I'm familiar with the dead skin, but all that other stuff is really intense. LOL, you've got a whole other universe on the underside of your chin.

  • @jeffmaxwell7041
    @jeffmaxwell7041 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great instruction on pickup sections. It's always been a difficult thing to explain to students and listeners alike. Thanks for making this easy to understand and communicate to others!

  • @lucapipino
    @lucapipino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't know the song, but watching how you explain this is just mesmerizing. Loved it!

  • @veeralmanekdrums
    @veeralmanekdrums 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1777

    I mean technically it's probably the drummer that's wrong...

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      Well, maybe it's their faults too, but definitely not only.

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Because all play it wrong in the 2nd verse too.

    • @veeralmanekdrums
      @veeralmanekdrums 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Its a great video. Without watching it as a drummer, I would definitely come in on the wrong beat and probably keep adjusting to the wrong beat even if the guitarist tried to correct it!

    • @MrTruthAddict
      @MrTruthAddict 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah but if the guitar player wasn't shitty he would have stopped playing and told him to start over. I play guitar and drums so I pay attention to these things, but so many people do shit like this all the time. I've quit a lot of bands over stuff like this, because a lot of guitar players have huge egos and they don't want someone else correcting them. Ridiculous

    • @joemclocklin8651
      @joemclocklin8651 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Technically he's the one with the most difficult job. Take a lazy riff and make it decent. Also this band sucks hard elk balls.

  • @Diegoromero2006
    @Diegoromero2006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've only been playing the guitar since october last year but i can really appreciate videos like these that arent meant to criticize but to teach. Theres a Difference between people that just play and musicians just like "there are pilots and there are Aviators". Great job

  • @eddiejr540
    @eddiejr540 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't even begin to count all the songs i've played wrong...the problem was lack of patience and inexperience...now i take my time and really dive deep into the nuances...you can always learn something from every song you master...great vid...love your stuff...rock on my brother!!!

  • @dennisboxem
    @dennisboxem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Played this song probably 250+ times as a drummer. And yes, its been interesting. Especially as there's an open hihat on the 'and' of 4 where the drums come in. Which could be used to fix the feel if the guitarist has the beat inverted. But it has also been known to cause widespread panic because the guitarist realises at that point he has the pulse all wrong and then goes to try and fix it :P

  • @enzorum2560
    @enzorum2560 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    4:28 😂😂😂 the finger

    • @tkplg21
      @tkplg21 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAAHAHA lol

  • @AlexMS02
    @AlexMS02 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Oh I played that song with my band and we had that exact problem

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's what I mean! We've all been there ;)

    • @AlexMS02
      @AlexMS02 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paul Davids Thanks man!, maybe we could try to play it again and see what happen :)

    • @465marko
      @465marko 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even if you guys just realised it wasn't right, you were probably more switched on than most people (in my honest opinion!!).

  • @davidlean1060
    @davidlean1060 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I think of the riff as if it was a ska type rhythm and it makes sense then.

  • @vincentgirard-reydet2447
    @vincentgirard-reydet2447 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mind = blown! This seems so obvious once you've shed the light on it... it happens in a LOT of songs with accentuated notes. Thanks for taking the time to explain it slowly!

  • @mikeandrenita
    @mikeandrenita 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    so glad you pointed this out. I've seen many cover bands play many things wrong due to stuff like this. It drives me nuts!! thanks.

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thanks for clearing this up - it always confused me ! Same with the beginning to Drive My Car

  • @ericksonnuyda1542
    @ericksonnuyda1542 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aside from all the quality of insights i am learning from you man, i like all the jackets you're wearing. Keep teaching.

  • @AirsoftAddicted
    @AirsoftAddicted 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a nice upload... you are very positive and it's a pleasure to learn from someone like you. All best, keep up a good work.

  • @richeywcassel
    @richeywcassel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    |1+2+3+4+|REST-0-16-0-14 Is how I play it and imho I think sounds groovier and is easier to drum to, but it is in fact as you say on the 4.

  • @icenic_wolf
    @icenic_wolf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    As a life-long drummer who's now learning guitar, THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one who noticed this, and it's been driving me CRAZY.

    • @icenic_wolf
      @icenic_wolf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also often-butchered: Enter Sandman... Kills me when the riff is started on 1.

    • @releaseden3rgy895
      @releaseden3rgy895 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trent Michael yeah even in interviews Caleb says he hates that he even wrote this song, especially since it was their top hit. Still a very catchy and fun riff to play!

  • @Londonjefsomething
    @Londonjefsomething หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hahahahaha! The middle finger blur! So perfect. This has always been the most G rated guitar channel on youtube.

  • @ironicallyscreaming
    @ironicallyscreaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i really like this guy. he seems like the kind of teacher to be patient and understanding even with a complete beginner

  • @azmainmomen9010
    @azmainmomen9010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Hey Paul can you make a video which sorta showcases the kind of music style Mateus Asato has?

    • @paulolsen6870
      @paulolsen6870 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Azmain Momen it's called noodling.

  • @LeftHandedGuitarist
    @LeftHandedGuitarist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    The problem when the band comes in is usually the drummer being off. I've worked with a couple who got this song right and it was always glorious! Other times it's up to the rest of us to shift the riff and match to what the drummer is laying down. I agree that if you don't do that then that's never going to sound good.

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      LeftHandedGuitarist Ah, the joys of playing with a drummer that has difficulty counting off the beginning of a song that isn't a straight "1, 2, 3, 4..."! Feeling your pain brother lol!

    • @ShootNeutrality
      @ShootNeutrality 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Try working with a singer that can't keep time. Sympathy for the Devil becomes interesting.

    • @joricklania8627
      @joricklania8627 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If the drummer is off, don't keep playing. If you keep playing on an off beat, can't it only get worse?

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Shoot Neutrality omg, you've been cursed with the worst curse there is for a musician...bandmates that can't even count to FOUR! lol!

    • @ShootNeutrality
      @ShootNeutrality 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He can count to four just fine, he just starts the count in the wrong place.

  • @jelijansen
    @jelijansen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hallo Paul, just want to let you know, that you’re by far the best online teacher I ‘ve ever experienced on TH-cam. Not only is there lots of underlaying musical information, you’ re accurate and it all fits in place after watching your videos. Top! Thank you so much.
    Greetz
    Jeli Jansen, Zutphen

  • @zuma5278255424
    @zuma5278255424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm glad this got an explanation!
    As a drummee I could never figure out what people were doing wrong, but I knew I've heard it wrong once or twice. Good to know I'm not going crazy

  • @hobbesismycat
    @hobbesismycat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    @Paul Davids, what sort of jacket is that? I really like it!

  • @Quotenwagnerianer
    @Quotenwagnerianer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    So to be precise it is not the guitarist who plays it wrong, it is the job of the band to enter on the write note. ;)

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except if the guitarist is still wrong on the beat, they will compensate incorrectly again... to the way they hear it in their head.

    • @marekburag
      @marekburag 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      yup and then wait for the second verse

    • @shawnparlour8562
      @shawnparlour8562 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is a drummer issue, surely.

  • @matthewmoore4298
    @matthewmoore4298 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Liked and subscribed, awesome video. You really break down the importance of timing without making it complicated or being pretentious. Love it.

  • @timhanson8556
    @timhanson8556 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    brother you are one great monster player !!! i always dig your
    corrections and very clear teaching style.. thank you for your
    time to make us better players.

  • @CargoShorts7
    @CargoShorts7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey Paul what are your biggest tips for improving your timing and understanding of how to play on the proper beats. For me, I play based on feel much more and have trouble thinking about the timing and beats at the same time. This is a huge draw back when I get together to jam with my mates. Any suggestions?
    Thanks!

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hey Willy, it sounds like you should become friends with a metronome...a solid rhythmic foundation is not only nice to have, it's critical if you plan on playing with other people! I'm sure Paul will be able to expand on this in much more detail, he's at least a thousand times the instructor than I am...best of luck with your musical journey!

    • @REDEEMERWOLF
      @REDEEMERWOLF 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Metronome

    • @soundofBeers
      @soundofBeers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreeing with the metronome answers and keep practising slowly!

    • @carljohnson4691
      @carljohnson4691 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, metronome. That should be your first accessory after a tuner.

    • @leftfieldcrush5952
      @leftfieldcrush5952 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with the metronome suggestions, but something I found helped a lot when I started out was getting a really basic guitar book that took me through the theory of rhythm along with scales and chords and whatnot. It’s been my experience that learning the “dots” and counting gives you a better understanding of how music works. It seems like a backwards step at first, but the benefits quickly show...and it doesn’t take away your feel for the music but rather enhances it. Can’t hurt to try (?) :-)

  • @NathanLaValley
    @NathanLaValley 6 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    Am I the only one that noticed that he blurred out his own accidental middle finger? 4:28

    • @farout666
      @farout666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      TheMusicVlogger because demonitisation

    • @matrixarsmusicworkshop561
      @matrixarsmusicworkshop561 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @hearyoume9004
      @hearyoume9004 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      cuz he realized he was accidentally doing a middle finger (?

    • @hearyoume9004
      @hearyoume9004 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Luke Dahleen probably he did that joking and censored it just to have fun or something, who knows

    • @hearyoume9004
      @hearyoume9004 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luke Dahleen I do hope that too

  • @SleightlyPersonal
    @SleightlyPersonal 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I only watch your videos every once in a while (for no particular reason). I subscribe because every time I do watch, I enjoy it. You are always so calm and constructive, and I think every guitar enthusiast should hear what you have to say.
    So thank you for being a positive, constructive influence on guitarists and aspiring guitar players.

  • @manew578
    @manew578 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job! The details make the quality! Keep on going!

  • @sebradfield
    @sebradfield 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a lot older - a bass player who started playing in the '60s. Two of these that always affected me in different ways were both Beatles songs.
    1. I Want To Hold Your Hand: The intro starts on an off beat, and I've never been able to listen to it and get it right in my head. If I play it it's easy, because I can count it out, knowing when the singing starts. and it matches the middle section of the song, but if I'm listening to the recording it always throws me.
    2. She's A Woman: The guitar walks down on the off beat and always plays the two and four beats. After the walk down the bass comes in on the one and three counts, making a fairly standard old-school rock 'n' roll beat. The problem came with one guitarist who always got thrown out of synch when I came in. In this case it was easy for me, but he just couldn't get it right to save his life. As soon as I'd come in he would stop and complain.
    I'm betting that every single one of us has at least one of those little oddities that was easy for the guy who created it but drives the rest of us crazy.

    • @NewYorkSong1
      @NewYorkSong1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      50 Frickn years Pro player and I STILL cant play that frickn opening to Hold Your Hand right! Good God!

  • @jacksonpayne3477
    @jacksonpayne3477 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    That les Paul is sexy

    • @BTsMusicChannel
      @BTsMusicChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You should maybe try to talk to it and get its number? Or are you too shy?

    • @MadaraUchiha-sp3jh
      @MadaraUchiha-sp3jh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, I think he's too shy to do that.

    • @AbsoluteAbsurd
      @AbsoluteAbsurd 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      x’D true

    • @vecernicek2
      @vecernicek2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It has a very tight plug, too

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And that flame is on fire…

  • @deans9531
    @deans9531 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    man I love your videos. always so educational and interesting. best guitar youtuber there is.

  • @digisw2418
    @digisw2418 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    very informative and you do a great job of explaining things. enjoyed watching even though I never learned this riff myself.

  • @martinsa4573
    @martinsa4573 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the verse guitar riff in Around the world by RHCP is another one that is so simple, yet i still do not understand it to this day.

    • @chromaticswing9199
      @chromaticswing9199 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude, that’s been bothering me forever! I’m a bassist, and I naturally want to sync with the guitar so badly.
      The guitar has a 16th note syncopation, moved just before the strong beat. If you need help feeling it, take a metronome and count “1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & *a*”
      On the a of 4, clap or tap or whatever. Repeat until you can keep the quarter note pulse in your head while accenting the a of 4.
      Hope this helps!

  • @SixStringflyboy
    @SixStringflyboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    191 people have never heard of pick-up notes...

  • @derekting1994
    @derekting1994 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful explanation! Simple and effective, love it!

  • @milanrotar8176
    @milanrotar8176 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    As always thank you for posting your videos

  • @kevinnashiscool1
    @kevinnashiscool1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    “Ana cruises” hello new band name.

    • @butterstik9236
      @butterstik9236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Sounds more like a name for a pub.
      “Hey have you been to anacrusis?”
      No. What is it?
      “A pickup bar.”
      Oh... ok.

    • @kevincollier4546
      @kevincollier4546 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@butterstik9236 This comment is not getting the respect it deserves

  • @danjolliffe6769
    @danjolliffe6769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Foo Fighters - Times Like These. The time signature change in the hook to 7/4. Seen so many bands mess it up. Another video idea for you

  • @mackenzienellis7591
    @mackenzienellis7591 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well explained and totally supportive and helpful. Great video.

  • @mvlouie5
    @mvlouie5 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This explanation was so helpful. My band played the riff wrong last week. Crossing my fingers we get it right now :)

  • @TheClagga96
    @TheClagga96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Is it me or did I think this vid would be for Smoke on the Water? as that is a riff that soo many ppl get wrong lol

    • @royalcat10
      @royalcat10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well I don't think a lot of people get Smoke on the Water 'wrong' per se. Just different than how it's originally played. Usually they play it in a different key, or in the same key but using different fret positions. Neither of these are wrong, just different.

    • @carlkolthoff5402
      @carlkolthoff5402 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      royalcat10 Anyone playing that riff using powerchords and a pick is pretty far from what Ritchie did in the original.
      (Hint: Try fingerpicking fours instead.)

    • @royalcat10
      @royalcat10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A fourth chord is just an upside down powerchord. (So a Power Chord would look A-E, a Fourth looks like E-A) So as I said, just using different fret positions. The same overall chord that the person hears whether it's played as a fourth or a power chord (5th chord) is the exact same. It just gives a bit of a different 'flavor' depending on which you use. Neither are 'wrong' they are just different ways to play the same thing.
      It's true that that isn't the way Ritchie played it in the original, but that doesn't mean that they are playing the wrong notes, or rather the wrong intervals if the person plays it in a different key.

    • @hansolo989
      @hansolo989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought it would be paranoid

    • @RabbiRan
      @RabbiRan 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Clagga
      Your lol ruined the joke

  • @LeoSilva-sn3zo
    @LeoSilva-sn3zo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are the man !!!!!

  • @BTsMusicChannel
    @BTsMusicChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am with you on the "who cares if it is exactly note-for-note, but you have to make it rock" attitude. And when it comes to making something rock, the pitches are 99.9% of the time not as important as playing them in time. I also agree that too many people rely on tabs. How do I know? Because they ask me to make them for stuff that I've performed on my channel. During the 80s, when I was first learning guitar, we didn't have tabs or the internet. Back then, guitarists used their ears and didn't get caught up in note-for-note as much as making it work musically. Your point about looking at performances on TH-cam is spot on! If a guitarist wants to learn a song, first try my ear and get as far as you can. When you get stuck (or if you want to check your work), go look at a live clip. I sometimes take a look at other solutions to the musical problem by looking at a tab or another person's performance, but I don't go there first and I don't trust them implicitly. Tabs have become the enemy of the people. Good video -- and you don't come off as a snob. (I was afraid you would after I saw the title.)

  • @UmpaHimself
    @UmpaHimself 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video my friend. Short, sweet and to the point. A lot of younger players miss things like this, hopefully they will find their way to your videos.

  • @JazzGuitarScrapbook
    @JazzGuitarScrapbook 6 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    I'm a guitarist. If it's not on the beat I don't understand it.

    • @joricklania8627
      @joricklania8627 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Jazz Guitar Scrapbook become a drummer. You'll figure out afterbeat notes and pickup notes quickly.

    • @nibbles324
      @nibbles324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've played by myself for 25 years. My timing sucks because it's not an issue. Still sound ok though

    • @kingadalou
      @kingadalou 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jazz Guitar Scrapbook listen to tool. It'll make sense

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      25 years is a long time. The musical narrative is fairly well set by that point.

    • @HrSamstag
      @HrSamstag 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      nibbles324 I'm a drummer, since 35+ years now. As soon as i would see that you care that less for timing i would quit rehearsing with you immediately.

  • @milab9384
    @milab9384 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    But in the end, it's not the guitar player who makes the mistake but the drummer, who is joining at the wrong time, is it? Please correct me if i'm wrong

    • @Klassenfeind
      @Klassenfeind 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mila B Absolutely.

    • @DavidvdGulik
      @DavidvdGulik 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Both, a lot of guitarists make the mistake of changing how they play it the moment the band joins in

    • @TheMutantMindframe
      @TheMutantMindframe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      its everyone involved if nobody is internalizing the count correctly

    • @cscfpv6221
      @cscfpv6221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Until the riff changes and the guitarist changes at the wrong time because they are taking the queue from the drummer. It is both, playing together, that are messing up. They are creating a scenario together where they both play it incorrectly.

    • @markfox6871
      @markfox6871 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty sure it was done intentionally. Starting on the wrong beat is ear catching like tuning to E flat instead of E major. When you hear this it will grab your attention because it sounds different and that makes it difficult to ignore. You know you head something but not sure what it was. It’s only takes a second and it’s done. Now your mind is trying to figure out what just happened and You are drawn in. It’s a subtle accent designed to encourage a reflex from the listener. I use techniques like this and several others all the time when writing music. Another example is changing the time signature of a song from 4/4 to a 3/4 and then back a 4/4. The band tool changes time signatures quite well in several of there songs. It takes some planning and skill to make it work but if done right is very effective and hard to notice. We instinctively want to start on beat and stay on beat. starting at the bottom of the count is hard even when you are aware of it. He even started at the top of the count by accident at one point in the video and called out his own mistake. So I say the band did this on purpose. It’s hard to do that by accident and a drummer that is half decent would start on the wrong count unless they mean too.

  • @charliezxi
    @charliezxi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I second you making this a series! This kind of stuff drives me nuts !

  • @WyckedEntertainment
    @WyckedEntertainment 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos bro, keep up the great work - Cheers man!

  • @DimitrisFatisisMusic
    @DimitrisFatisisMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very well said! Tabs are nice when you begin playing the guitar, but when you start hearing the song you can get the most out of it! And you ‘re practicing your ear too! It’s a whole new level and it feels great! Keep the good job , Paul! 🤘🏻🎸🙏🏻 P.S I hope the Les Paul is alright! 👍☺️

  • @ThorneyedWT
    @ThorneyedWT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Did you say "horcruxes" are the problem?

  • @nicolasgroove
    @nicolasgroove 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always great! Tks for that! Fixing the world one riff at a time

  • @classicjamtracks
    @classicjamtracks 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very smooth playing - and a great sounding Les Paul :)

  • @rogeriosartori555
    @rogeriosartori555 6 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    That's cool although I never played this riff because I don't even know what song is that

    • @webseiter
      @webseiter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You missed Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon all trough the past 10 years!? I did not know this was possible TH-cam land. I mean, that song - the whole album - was a massive hit worldwide and for good reason.

    • @Jebrysalus
      @Jebrysalus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I'm on the same boat. Have no clue what song that is.

    • @caiobustamante7736
      @caiobustamante7736 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alexander Langer I am Brazzilian, so is Rogerio, and... Well... I Guess it wasn't a really great hit here

    • @AnomieTrain
      @AnomieTrain 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, I've never heard this song. I think the only song I've ever heard from Kings of Leon was Molly's Chambers and that was because--I think it was in an Apple commercial? It just shows you how out of the loop I am.

    • @danielsgrunge
      @danielsgrunge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't mind listening to it
      Search for Come Around Sundown, it's an awesome album

  • @GodnezZz1337
    @GodnezZz1337 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Did you just flip me off? 😱😱

    • @Cowglow
      @Cowglow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gojko Nezic i saw that too.

    • @iwashere368
      @iwashere368 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @adrianbruton4689
      @adrianbruton4689 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's now been fuzzed out. Haha

    • @quailstudios
      @quailstudios 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go checkout Eric Clapton and you will see that sometimes guitarists have that hand position when we play. Apparently you flip people off from time to time and that is why you can see this symbol so readily. For guitarists, we don’t see that as a rude symbol when holding a guitar. :)

    • @christophersmith8850
      @christophersmith8850 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saw that too! Why the block out now

  • @BakCh0y
    @BakCh0y 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    your voice is so soothing. great video too

  • @6strings735
    @6strings735 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw this looking for something else, glad I watched. Nicely done.

  • @christopher0310
    @christopher0310 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    THIS! This reminds me of that joke Fred Armisen made in "StandUp for Drummers"
    Guitar player plays intro.
    Drummer comes in...
    No no no no no. Its on the AND of FOUR. See 1, 2, 3, 4....

  • @oudaram1
    @oudaram1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    We could mention that these upside down intro riffs, created to surprise the listener when the beat comes in, are rarely something you can feel, so they can only be played by people by denying their natural musical instincts. But, you become a better musician and they are a lot of fun.

    • @cia1328
      @cia1328 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oudaram1 but if you are used to playing harder music like Progressive music that's always changing from natural to compound and odd time signatures, this is rudimentary. Not to mention the subtleties that the percussion adds with ghost notes

    • @465marko
      @465marko 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +terran236 YOU'RE a ghost note.

    • @nnnnnnnnnick5557
      @nnnnnnnnnick5557 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like the ocean by led.

    • @oudaram1
      @oudaram1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      like a bubble under the rubble

    • @jaqen-huzzah
      @jaqen-huzzah 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except they're not created to surprise the listener. They're created because the musician is hearing non-existent beats in his head before he starts playing, and is too familiar with their own song to realise that no-one else can hear what's going on in his head. But yeah, figuring this stuff out is good practice.

  • @Holbot
    @Holbot 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great, man. You woke me up and watched the full video. Keep it uP!

  • @TwoCablesOCN
    @TwoCablesOCN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I stumbled upon this video, I have never heard this song in my entire life (hey, I'm 39, I live under a rock, etc.), I'm just a drummer, but I 'Liked' this video before I finished watching it because this is the kind of stuff that TH-cam needs much more of. Thank you for doing this, Paul! I thoroughly enjoyed this entire video.
    In defense of anyone who makes this mistake with *any* song, it is all in how you are hearing and interpreting the rhythm. I have been playing and making music on my drums for about 25 years (since the summer of '93), and I still make this mistake with songs on occasion. It just happens. I don't know how to describe *why* it happens though. Again, I think it's just all in how you are hearing and interpreting the rhythm. Even though I have 25 years of experience playing and making music as a drummer, I didn't hear what was wrong until you explained it. And, just as you demonstrated, it's still easy to hear the rhythm incorrectly.
    I have a recent example. I am helping out a local cover band. They do a couple of songs that they start off with *guitar only* in a reggae-style: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, and The Tide is High by Blondie. Now, when they do their guitar-only intro, they are playing the correct notes, but it is very easy to hear and feel their beat incorrectly. That is, instead of hearing the guitar strumming as being on the up beats (which would be the correct way to hear and interpret it), I sometimes hear them only on the downbeats because of the way they're playing it. So, I have to force myself to say "*and* 1, *and* 2, *and* 3" etc. along to the guitar part with my "and" matching each accented guitar strum so that I'm not playing on the wrong beats when it's time for me to start playing!
    So, the song Sex on Fire isn't the only song that has downbeats that can be easy to incorrectly hear and interpret when all you're hearing is the guitar, regardless if you're the one playing the guitar or if it's someone else (like a band mate). If you're in a band and it's clear to you that you're the only one who knows where the 1st beat of the measure is due to having a guitar part that makes it easy to incorrectly hear where the 1st beat of the measure is, it's your job to stop and take the time to patiently teach your band mates where it is, explaining that yes, it's very easy to hear it wrong.

    • @BrainiacFingers
      @BrainiacFingers 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is why the drummer should always count off the song even if the drums don't enter until later. That way everyone knows where 'one' is. It's really that simple.

  • @dash_R
    @dash_R 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i played the riff of dizzy miss lizzy wrong until recently lmao

  • @spivvo
    @spivvo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    On a similar theme.... the opening of “rock and roll” by Led Zep

    • @KingBlonde
      @KingBlonde 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For sure

    • @ziiofswe
      @ziiofswe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As a drummer: Fuck that intro.
      As a drummer who found a good tutorial a couple of years ago and figured it out: It's stupidly easy to play right once you know how.

    • @ThiscouldbeaName
      @ThiscouldbeaName 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      uhm i dont get it whats with that riff? its super easy to play

    • @ziiofswe
      @ziiofswe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Riff? I'm talking about the drums. Lots of people "don't get it". They improvise and manage to play it anyways, because it isn't that advanced... but lots of drummers think it's a bit weird, doesn't quite make sense.

    • @ThiscouldbeaName
      @ThiscouldbeaName 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ziiofswe Yeah, i know you meant the drums. I was rather talking to Paul Grice
      but i get what you're saying

  • @8billiondoomed
    @8billiondoomed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i’m glad someone addressed this

  • @imsiepimsie
    @imsiepimsie 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video and i really loved the explanation. Thank you!

  • @stevens5541
    @stevens5541 6 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Learning music is harder than an alien language....wish I could understand and play a guitar

    • @thedominator4796
      @thedominator4796 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lone wrecche that scar face reference made me chuckle

    • @lucasclavijo803
      @lucasclavijo803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you tried it?

    • @stevens5541
      @stevens5541 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucas Clavijo ...yes...it just baffles me and it's to hard

    • @Calilou52
      @Calilou52 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Steven S You can do it man, i was the same way when i first picked up a guitar. I couldn't understand how people made these insane beautiful sounds with strings but i didn't let that stop me. 5 years later and i'm not the greatest, but i can write my own songs that i really enjoy which is what playing an instrument is all about. Just don't get caught up in wanting to be the best and just develop your playing style.

    • @Aaron-zh4kj
      @Aaron-zh4kj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nothing is stopping you but YOU! the internet has all you need (just filter through information, because all good AND bad information is on the internet unfortunately). But don't make "arriving" or "becoming amazing" your goal. Make getting better than you are right now everytime you pick up the instrument your goal. If the heart is there, which it sounds like it is, I imagine you have some natural inclination. But very important, practice and hustle is more important. Steve Vai once said that he was never a natural at guitar. What made him become as good as he is was learning to love practicing. Another famous quote, can't remember the individual (he wasn't a guitarist), is "talent is overrated. Hustle and hard work is the real stuff." Take that and never make excuses. I believe in you! That's why I took the time to type all this!

  • @nebojsavukovic2772
    @nebojsavukovic2772 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    +Paul Davids Can you post that shifted smells like teen spirit ? It really sounds awesome.

  • @arturoalcala3223
    @arturoalcala3223 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Paul thanks great video- greetings from Chicago Illinois.

  • @chloeacoustic9273
    @chloeacoustic9273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m literally about to learn this riff with my band, and wondered what was going on with this riff. Glad I watched this video before getting into bad habits myself! Cheers ears!

  • @tomcordellmusic
    @tomcordellmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    knowing KOL they just fucked up the intro in the studio and left the extra beat in there

  • @gabrielaugustus
    @gabrielaugustus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Can you please make this title more vague?

  • @flarkey
    @flarkey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an amazingly pedantic video - and I loved it! Must mean that I'm a pedantic guitar geek too! Thanks

  • @joshuadawson6719
    @joshuadawson6719 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. Only started reading music recently and still have to mouth the numbers as I play to keep track.

  • @deepanshusingal9207
    @deepanshusingal9207 6 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    You re magical. I am lucky i find you..☺️

    • @dezionlion
      @dezionlion 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      like a unicorn? maybe yall can color together! that guitar sounds great. too bad all the songs you play on it are gay

    • @dezionlion
      @dezionlion 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mark Seymour fuck off Mark wasn't talking to you

  • @musik350
    @musik350 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What happens to his hand at 4:27??

    • @lanethomas2549
      @lanethomas2549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He accidentally flipped us off so he had to blur it out

  • @moetimski9767
    @moetimski9767 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice. Intelligently technical. Don't even like the tune but now I'm gonna learn it!

  • @BryceRogers_
    @BryceRogers_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!!

  • @Joum92
    @Joum92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    the anacrusis is actually a dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver

  • @richardstone5096
    @richardstone5096 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Hey all

  • @fayser1
    @fayser1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    great stuff... what a teacher you are... brilliiant

  • @rankeeratsingh
    @rankeeratsingh 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    youre a great person man, and a great teacher.
    thankyou for all the great stuff
    love from india