Using Rhythm to Play Better Guitar Solos

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  • @jiyanaydemir1965
    @jiyanaydemir1965 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    You should start a series where you jam to some backing track for 5 minutes.I can't get enough of your guitar playing

  • @ThePhantomTommy
    @ThePhantomTommy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love that rhythmic quotes idea. Never came across that before.

  • @Derek2001
    @Derek2001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great tutorial but I would have to say that number seven is my favorite tip of them all. That simple trick alone has really opened my eyes with my guitar playing if I ever want to do is solo

  • @nyacoustics8373
    @nyacoustics8373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last tip was awesome. Amazing how a Xmas song can sound groovy when soloing.

  • @themiddlecase
    @themiddlecase 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent lesson! Rhythm is all too often ignored when it comes to guitar solos. It's part of the reason I'm glad that I was already a drummer before becoming a guitarist.

  • @jasonring5231
    @jasonring5231 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this channel yo. Glad to have discovered it.

  • @58Morvan
    @58Morvan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Samurai! Favorite guitar channel hands down! Clear, useful, innovative, professional content once again.

  • @joshxms2260
    @joshxms2260 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The editing was great in this. Made everything much easier!

    • @adamcolbertmusic
      @adamcolbertmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It really did make it easier to follow!

  • @IbervilleMusic
    @IbervilleMusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this excellent demonstration. This is a side of my playing I've been overlooking for a long time. I know a lot of scales and arpeggios, but I often just end up playing boring straight 8ths. I believe that working hard and often on this could turn each of my melodic ideas into 20 licks that sound completely different while also improving my general sense of time (which is very far from perfect).

  • @Marcnshae2011
    @Marcnshae2011 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super super helpful! This video, along with your video about making solos 10× better!! As advertised! Def worth the watch 🤘🎸🙏

  • @giantdouche7642
    @giantdouche7642 7 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    As Lars Ulrich once said: ''What's a metronome?''

    • @scar4892
      @scar4892 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Giant Douche no he didn't

    • @bryandowdall6851
      @bryandowdall6851 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Zachariah Cargo its a joke..

    • @cygneturesounds
      @cygneturesounds 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Giant Douche Aw! Poor Lars always gets the short end of the drum stick. He's really just a jazz guitarist stuck in a drummers body.

    • @Mausfm
      @Mausfm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i think this is very funny! Greetings from HQ

    • @SerbSimulator
      @SerbSimulator 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kudos for the Video! Apologies for the intrusion, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Riddleagan Blossoming Solo Remedy (do a search on google)? It is a smashing exclusive product for mastering guitar scales minus the normal expense. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my best friend Jordan after many years got astronomical results with it.

  • @josuequinones9366
    @josuequinones9366 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much I already have gotten better thanks to this video. I was always trying to learn new scales to sound better but what I needed was to add some Rhythm to the scales I already knew. Thank you

  • @miskolinaccc
    @miskolinaccc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The rhythmic quoting is a great idea, thank you! Also my #8 is don't over do it, more than 4 or 5 types of note lenghts can be counterproductive and make the solo a bit too confusing for the audience, it makes you stand out, but not in a nice way.

  • @1funkyangel
    @1funkyangel 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude,.. that was an eye opening lesson ! A fresh perspective to standard 6 string playing !! Great work ! 😀🎸

  • @jsc2153
    @jsc2153 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of your best instructional videos !

  • @hauntingstarfish149
    @hauntingstarfish149 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really great video! Mixing up rhythm is so important to creating interesting musical ideas. I'm glad you covered this, and so well too!

  • @zsoltdanko7999
    @zsoltdanko7999 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot SamuraiGuitarist! I'm struggling with my solos for a long time and this video seems to be very helpful.

  • @EricssonB
    @EricssonB 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That very last tuplet example is lit. Damn.
    ::steals::

  • @nicopineapples3238
    @nicopineapples3238 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is nothing but an AMAZING lesson!

  • @apanapandottir205
    @apanapandottir205 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of your best videos!

  • @meduka_meguca
    @meduka_meguca 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd also say that this applies to other instruments as well, especially in a jazz environment. Very helpful!

  • @GandaPrakasa
    @GandaPrakasa 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't even understand any of these since I gave up all the technical long time ago. Yet I still find it interesting. Arigato gozaimas, Sensei!

  • @camilovillamizar6171
    @camilovillamizar6171 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job breaking down and explaining these tricks!

  • @tomaszmazurek64
    @tomaszmazurek64 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    A small hint of my own - learn to swing. Combining swung eight notes with longer notes, triplets, straight notes and polyrhythms leads to some really complex, but groovy rhythms.

  • @shaneharrington3655
    @shaneharrington3655 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    DUDE. Agh! Such a good video. As usual! Thanks!

  • @LeoFelipelli
    @LeoFelipelli 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video. Thanks a lot. Greets from Argentina!

  • @Lassevdh
    @Lassevdh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    But I don't wanna fuckify my solos😳

  • @eddyguizonde401
    @eddyguizonde401 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good video, but i was expecting something involving dead notes or chords as well. that's a trick i use often, to add a chord in my solos to hammer the emphasis of what kind of rhythm i'm playing. play a run, couple of dead notes, then bam! a chord in accord with the drums. not always on the main beat, either. bang your head when playing, you'll find adding a chord on the off-beat to be both jarring and memorable. i'd recommend listening to alice in chain's man in the box for a great rhythmic example.

  • @VinceTrueMental
    @VinceTrueMental 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video as always man ! :D

  • @arashnoorinia5596
    @arashnoorinia5596 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jared was right man this dude's good. Keep up the good work fam.

  • @euge9235
    @euge9235 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    2:26 every Kirk Hammett solo ever

    • @chris_outh
      @chris_outh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      DRUGS'HAVEN *obligatory wah joke*

    • @euge9235
      @euge9235 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Space Cow 01 lol

    • @bryson.guitar
      @bryson.guitar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DRUGS'HAVEN every Metallica fan ever: ACTCHUALLY

    • @NeloAmaru
      @NeloAmaru 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @C A M bitch pls
      *puts on 2.0x speed*

  • @theorlandoproject1210
    @theorlandoproject1210 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't believe how good your videos are...even the biggest scrub would understand you ... And I love the last point you mentioned, I'll probably try that with some cannibal corpse lyrics xD

  • @samuelwnovak
    @samuelwnovak 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I appreciate the use of the notation.

  • @rorobinou2810
    @rorobinou2810 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect video and presentation and playing man 🤘👍🤘

  • @Giovanni_Frau
    @Giovanni_Frau 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Sensei for this great lesson!

  • @RandyBakkelund
    @RandyBakkelund 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent Video and Ideas for a video! This is really cool!

  • @Silkysime
    @Silkysime 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for such a great lesson

  • @sloanguitar4862
    @sloanguitar4862 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks my friend, this was really helpful!

  • @Chilajuana
    @Chilajuana 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool lesson my brother...........

  • @pvanukoff
    @pvanukoff 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm going to be humming that sweet rendition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for days. Thanks :)

  • @davidhollowelljr949
    @davidhollowelljr949 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Neat.

  • @aaroncreek180
    @aaroncreek180 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've always wanted to know how to fuckify my soloing. Thanx Steve.

  • @leonardosforzin6774
    @leonardosforzin6774 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Arigato Sensei
    Seriously, now it starts for me an entire day of practicing ahaha :D

  • @redpoint6870
    @redpoint6870 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome advice!

  • @raulo9892
    @raulo9892 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @NorwegianUke
    @NorwegianUke 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video, very helpful :) Thanks!

  • @RomanSerenade
    @RomanSerenade 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, really helpful!

  • @188Blink
    @188Blink ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn! Thank you!

  • @DeadlyTemplar
    @DeadlyTemplar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love his dry humor :D

  • @xmccormick
    @xmccormick 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    #6 reminds me of when I spazz practicing scales. Talk about unpredictable accents...

  • @proprodlc1777
    @proprodlc1777 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    GREAT VIDEO

  • @GratefulV
    @GratefulV 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent

  • @PostCrusifixion
    @PostCrusifixion 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    how to get out of the confort playing zone? anyone have an advise?

  • @Zantrop64
    @Zantrop64 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I don't agree with the term verbal diarrhea a text must be impressive at first sight to have an impact on the reader or else any kind of argumentation is weak and lame also punctuation only leaves time for the reader to think but he or she must not rest while reading or he or she will not get your point and just imagin a way to say that you are wrong furthermore punctuation only makes your comment arder to read because it's not just a long flow of words leading the reader to the almighty truce alsoifyouputspacebetweenwordsitiseasiertociteonlyapartofthetextandtrytoproveitwrongbutyoucannotifyourtextisonelongwordthatdoesnotmakesanysense
    Just kidding you're right mate

    • @3abueno
      @3abueno 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd like to toss out a correction, if I may:
      Most guitars typically use one of the soft maples for their tops. Soft maple tends to be figured far more often than hard maple, and it takes stains/dyes well (hard maple does not like being stained or dyed and it comes out really blotchy; it requires a tinted shader or clear coat instead.) Soft maple isn't one species, but several (the thing that makes them "soft" is that they're not as hard/dense as Hard Maple, which is a specific species. Both are still moderately hard woods.) The dried weight of soft maples is generally between 34-40lbs per cubic foot. Most guitar manufacturers these days (including Gibson) use African Mahogany (aka Khaya), because Genuine Mahogany (aka Honduran Mahogany) is incredibly expensive and difficult to obtain now thanks to hundreds of years of irresponsible over-harvesting; Genuine Mahogany is typically reserved for custom shop and other high-end instruments due to its scarcity.
      I bring this up because the dried weight of African Mahogany is about 40lbs per cubic foot, while the dried weight of Genuine (Honduran) Mahogany is 37lbs per cubic foot. In other words, both are basically the same weight as the various maple species used for tops. If you made a carved-top LP with a solid chunk of mahogany instead of a maple cap, it would weigh the same as one with a maple cap. The top on an LP adds weight to the body simply because there's more wood, not because of a weight difference between maple and mahogany.
      Just for fun (and since I'm already on the topic): Sapele is sometimes used as a mahogany substitute (they're in the same family), but it weighs around 42lbs per cubic foot, which is closer to the weight of Hard Maple (about 44lb per cubic foot.)
      As for why Gibson started using weight relief (or "tone chambers" or whatever the hell they're pitching them as this year), I have no idea. I have a hypothesis, but it's just my best guess as a guitarist and occasional woodworker. Only Gibson knows the real answer, but I'd bet money that it's far less interesting than how their marketing department tends to spin it. ;)

  • @aikensource
    @aikensource 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    USE A METRONOME... and #7... incredibly useful tips. Thanks Steve! xD

  • @SynthApprentice
    @SynthApprentice 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    While not a guitar track, my most recent uploaded video is of a phrase that makes use of that 3 against 4 polyrhythm.

  • @jorenspomerancevs7663
    @jorenspomerancevs7663 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Teaching tips from sensei would be cool

  • @benlittleton1663
    @benlittleton1663 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Watching this on silent looks like it's on fast-forward.

    • @scar4892
      @scar4892 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ben Littleton holy shit. It really does

  • @benaaronmusic
    @benaaronmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep it funky, my friends.

  • @sagidash6159
    @sagidash6159 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    7:43 that moment when you get trolled

    • @humpdefunk
      @humpdefunk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aw man I got destroyed lol!

    • @racoonlover3000
      @racoonlover3000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a good one.

    • @whobian123
      @whobian123 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smart. but didn't get me

    • @GavinVillarrubia
      @GavinVillarrubia 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sagi Dash I’m an idiot

  • @aweberg8862
    @aweberg8862 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks :)

  • @supedersen
    @supedersen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about pauses?

  • @AshLovesToSkate
    @AshLovesToSkate 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey man
    So I was thinking
    While writing this comment
    About how to phrase all of my sentences to make it a more interesting read
    So I tried and I tried
    But I
    Couldn't really think of a very interesting
    Comment to make
    but I just wanted to say WELL DONNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @DevilMayAsian
    @DevilMayAsian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Welp, I guess I'm gonna challenge myself to fit Amazing Grace's rhythm into a guitar solo.

    • @adamcolbertmusic
      @adamcolbertmusic 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Pop goes the weasel" is pretty good to mix in too ;)

    • @wardesu2120
      @wardesu2120 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      use "i VI VII" i love to solo over that personally, and i'm not even good. :P

  • @benjin.c
    @benjin.c 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Video, is the backing track anywhere available?

  • @DJ.OZsOfficial
    @DJ.OZsOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great

  • @humpdefunk
    @humpdefunk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Samuraiguitarist Im a patron and do you happen to have the audio files ''When Genres Collide'' I wanna upload a cover of your solo for one of them on instagram and make you a proud Sensei

  • @andreaquino4267
    @andreaquino4267 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    is there a name for the song used in your example

  • @epiczeven6378
    @epiczeven6378 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If little wayne was a 1 and Petrucci a 10, my solos would be a 2 :D

  • @gonzadiazsola
    @gonzadiazsola 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    GET THE FUNK OUTTA HEREEE

  • @raymonddegennaro3097
    @raymonddegennaro3097 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anybody else experience the entire 1:04:47:22 of the 7:42 video fly-by in about 5 seconds?

  • @dwye4696
    @dwye4696 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rudolph the red nosed reindeer homey! :)

  • @GreenToMe2000
    @GreenToMe2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know what the best pickups are for my strat?

    • @strawberryroan1941
      @strawberryroan1941 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      NERTEND OH! Tex mex, texas specials, custom shop 69s... Find some you like and buy them

  • @darlyngton_nyc
    @darlyngton_nyc 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    IT WAS LAUNDRY DAY FOR HIM.

  • @thepediatricresident1039
    @thepediatricresident1039 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a bit confused about the Polyrhythm part. Isn't that actually a 3 over 4 polymeter instead of a polyrhythm ? I may be wrong though , would love some clarification !

    • @MatEnAlks
      @MatEnAlks 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sukrit Munshi polyrhythms always start on "one" whereas polymetres don't have to repeat anytime. Simple difference between them. Polyrhythm 4 over 3 is basically 3/3 and 4/4 at the same time. They make an interesting and completely unique structure

  • @Otm_Shank
    @Otm_Shank 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rudolph the red-nosed, rock star, rail-snorting reindeer lol

  • @sukhdevsantani817
    @sukhdevsantani817 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    He said there is Rhythm in Rhythm. when he said you can accent the beat, and polyrhythms and stuff

  • @THESUNDANZEKID
    @THESUNDANZEKID 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @intermedianguitarsguild4482
    @intermedianguitarsguild4482 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Fuckify"

  • @AidyHD
    @AidyHD 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Solos would go better un-"fuckified" thank you very much.

  • @viniciusseth5025
    @viniciusseth5025 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2nd

  • @TheRealReTox
    @TheRealReTox 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First, you need Edward Van Halen.
    Second, you can't get Edward Van Halen unless you have a righteous video.
    Third, get Edward Van Halen so you can make a righteous video!
    Forth, profit!

  • @Loopaz
    @Loopaz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    605th

    • @Squash03
      @Squash03 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did somebody ring the *dinkster*

  • @GoldenGunner111
    @GoldenGunner111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If Sensei pins this, I will like my own comment.

    • @jwbeats35
      @jwbeats35 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sgt.LMAO What's the point?

  • @gereonH
    @gereonH 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pleeeeeease add '"normal" notation. Looking at Tabs, I see just numbers. With notation you see instantly what it sounds like. Thank you!

  • @fyuri2124
    @fyuri2124 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1st

  • @antonaxelsson3336
    @antonaxelsson3336 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3rd i guess :(

  • @UnbreakableFury1
    @UnbreakableFury1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funk what now?

  • @JonathanNiday
    @JonathanNiday 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    3rd