Well done! I can honestly say I’ve learned more from watching your videos than from anyone else on UA-cam or in person. I really appreciate you taking the time to teach the technique AND the application!
These are just purely awesome. There are so many of them, too. I have learned more from your videos than I have frommost other material I have seen in the last few years. Thank you so much.
Ur pushing me to identify/memorize the locations of my 3rds & 5ths...not just roots...and that has improved my confidence. Now 2nds bent to 3rds. Much appreciated! My knowledge has def surpassed my skill...lol.
The tone coming out of Tele's excellent. I like the way you show the licks you're teaching in context. It's the difference, knowing the lick's good, understanding how it can be used is the difference between knowing and not knowing.
Hiya, Brother. Another fantastic lesson. I'm very grateful for these. We all are. I find myself saving almost each one in a Guthrie Trapp sub-list, which makes no sense, since we can all just go to your channel and search to our hearts' content. One thing which comes to mind is how clear you make the concepts, which is especially essential to what is likely the largest percentage of the playing public thirsty to learn and watching your stuff. At your level, you will always make even expert players' heads snap around. But what you do for that broad population of intermediate-to-accomplished players is not only what I'm most grateful for but what I hope creates your biggest following. Examples in this one are the emphasis on chord shapes, how you see them and pausing to talk about the mechanics of bending technique. Thanks again. You're building a very loyal following.
thanks Guthrie. these videos are great resources for me, someone who loves country, jazz, and blues, and hopes to tie it all together. really looking forward to an episode on chromaticism hopefully, but grateful for all your lessons
They really are all tied together in ways sometimes obvious, and in other ways not so obvious. Swinging the rhythm, I IV V progressions and changing up from minor to major 3rds etc, are all important aspects of all 3 genres. One of my favorite players of all time Steve Morse, is superb at all 3 and can blend them effortlessly, and to my ears naturally, even within the context of a single tune.
I've wondered how you make that tele sound like a pedal steel! So much to learn. So much to practice! Thank you, Guthrie. It's so great to be able to learn from someone at your level. It's a great day. 🤙🏻
These are such great pointers, especially the emphasis on accurate note-bending. I hear so many out of tune bends live. Also totally worth watching until the end to hear your lovely and melodic improvisation!
Thank you for the awesome lesson. I grew up listening to and learning to play guitar by listening to classic rock before branching out to everything I could in my late teens. But what I didn't know back then was just how many country riffs my favorite guitarists like Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix played. One of the things that makes me most proud to be a musician is that all genres have elements from many other genres. Music is truly a universal language.
So happy to see your subscriptions and views starting to take off. You so deserve all the recognition and thanks for yet another beauty lesson for free yet again.
I just discovered Guthrie from Tim Pierce's channel, who I learned about from Rick Beato's channel, who I learned about from Adam Neely's channel. All of them have been a real blessing for my continued musical education.
Awesome video Guthrie. I've been watching some bend videos of yours from a few years back. This one is an awesome inclusion to those lessons. I've got my triads and next octave over chord shapes down all over, thanks to you and a few other teachers. Now I'm focusing on phrasing. I keep sliding into the 2 same bends out of habit, so this video again comes at an awesome time, thanks again!
and I've been mixing major and minor over the shapes constantly, so the major to minor bends, then back to the C shape 3rd, then an old lesson of yours that slides that 3rd on the B and D string down 2 frets then chromatics and hammers and pull offs down to open E. Awesome. I've continuously been able to mix lessons and licks from your old videos together with these new ones you're posting. It's been an amazing experience so far. And like I said Guthrie, I watch hundreds of video lessons on here a week, yours are by far up there with the VERY best of them, and they are my favorite. I look forward to the notification whenever you've posted another one. Thank you for finding the time to put these lessons forth for all of us. There are a great amount of people like myself who have played for years and never learned this information about the chord shapes. Watching Tim Pierce, Ford Thurston, Carl Verheyen, Jeff Mcerlain, Andy Aledort, and yourself, mostly thanks to introductions by Brett Papa, I've learned more in the last 4 months than the previous 20 years I've been playing. If I make it to Nashville this summer, I'm going to take up that lesson offer from you.
So great! You are such a killer player man! I totally visualize the chords and scales the same way. While I still have some catching up to do, it makes me feel like I’m on the right track.
0:47 key of C: 1:01 playing out of the chord shape means… 1:08 visualizing key notes 1:16first classic country style string bend is G shape C chord. 1:30three different shapes low, middle and high parts. 1:56 playing out of the high resister G shape baring triad on b, d and g strings and then 8th fret baring with the e and b strings with the 5th finger 2:21 play the high strings e and b and bend e ring finger on 7th fret always bending up to the major third on the 9th fret. G string 7 fret up to major third. It’s a peddle steel emulation 3:12 bending tips: using the little finger gives enough leverage but bending with the ring finger gives more control and the middle finger even more control. 4:05 closer up the neck maybe use the ring finger. Reinforce the finger you’re bending with. 5:11 bending in tune in multiple string playing is crucial. 5:54 you’re always bending up to a note So sing it. 6:45 f bend 6:54 g bend 6:56 f bend 7:00 c bend 7:21 Key of E: c shape e chord 8:16 classic bend country style 8:24 fretting for it 8:56 blues pentatonic … fretting e not 9th fret g string 9:21 minor pentatonic in e 11:04 over view of the whole thing 11:15 A chord half step bend out of a shape bar chord. Bend from major 3rd up to the 4
Thanks man! I would say just play what scales you know but start slow and make sure every note is clear. Don't try to go too fast. Down up down picking is what you want.
It very rarely is the right hand picking that is the actual problem. It's coordinating both hands together that is usually the culprit. The issue arises because you literally have to place your fretting finger(s) down *before* you pick the string(s). This means your fretting hand has to constantly stay slightly ahead of the beat. That may sound complex at first, but after you start doing it, it will eventually come naturally. Do it very slowly at first like Guthrie says (that is always the wisest approach), but focus on making sure your fretting finger lands a micro second before you pick the string. Then once that starts to feel normal you can forget about ever having to think of it again and it will just happen naturally. This is how you get past any stumbling block on the guitar. Isolate the issue (most important), then play through it slowly until it starts to feel natural. Only then do you want to increase speed.
Hey mate, there is a band called Robert John and the Wreck. Check out „oh miss carolina“ if you like it, i would love a breakdown of that intro as it fits the topic pretty damn good
I know this is an older video, but i still refer to all of Guthrie's always helpful lessons. But one thing I'm dying to know is..What is the history of that beautiful Tele? I've seen RJ Ronquillo playing it on a Brett Papa episode or two, and i think I've even seen Uncle Larry with it? What's the story Guthrie? Lol! Is it original? Who owned it first out all of you.?.And where is it now? Inquiring fool wants to know! 😂
These last few lessons have truly provided Light bulb moments for me(and I'm sure I'm not alone). super generous of you to share. What gauge strings do you use/recommend?? Thanks again.
On the 1st bend u showed us in key of C, do u ever bar the 1st & 2nd strings w/your ring finger & then use your middle w/your index behind your middle? Or do u always bar the 1st & 2nd strings w/your pinky? I only ask b/c I don't have an electric guitar and I'm only using an acoustic.
Well done! I can honestly say I’ve learned more from watching your videos than from anyone else on UA-cam or in person. I really appreciate you taking the time to teach the technique AND the application!
Thanks a bunch man!!
the Truth!
Yeah serious Guthrie, you are a musical beast. Awesome videos
These are just purely awesome. There are so many of them, too. I have learned more from your videos than I have frommost other material I have seen in the last few years. Thank you so much.
Thanks Guthrie. I'll try my best to put these Classic Country 101 Bends in my toolkit.
sbadali1 Great! Thanks man!!
I love your style Mr. Guthrie...thanks for sharing those valuable secrets sir!!
Thanks man!!
So great Guthrie. If the whole Nashville thing gets old, you’ll be able to spend the next 50 years teaching and never miss a beat.
MattyBEightyThree thanks man!!
Ur pushing me to identify/memorize the locations of my 3rds & 5ths...not just roots...and that has improved my confidence. Now 2nds bent to 3rds. Much appreciated! My knowledge has def surpassed my skill...lol.
Great! Thanks man!!
If you have the hard mental part done, then it's mostly just repetition to increase your physical abilities now.
1:48 "There's a lot of music in this shape" Guthrie that is just one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Ha! so true. Thank you friend.
Joe K Thanks man!!
Thanks for connecting the chord shapes. You created a monster
Ronald Gray Thanks man!!
Those country style bends sure sound sweet, they are on my list of things to learn. Thanks Guthrie.
Home Guitar Player Thanks man!!
Amazed at the frequency of the great content Guthrie. Thanks so much!
Thanks man!!
You and Guthrie Govan are my favorite Guthries😀Thanx for all the lessons!
Thanks man!!
The tone coming out of Tele's excellent. I like the way you show the licks you're teaching in context. It's the difference, knowing the lick's good, understanding how it can be used is the difference between knowing and not knowing.
Thanks man!!
Good stuff, great lesson. I knew most of the bends but still learned a lot. The resolution and a couple were new to me. Great lesson.
Don McCown Thanks man!!
Guthrie you deserve a zillion subscribers, keep up the incredible work!
Paul Camus thanks man!! Spread the word!!
Hope there’s a lot more coming our way Guthrie.. great lesson as always👍👍
newhallskins thanks !!
Hiya, Brother. Another fantastic lesson. I'm very grateful for these. We all are. I find myself saving almost each one in a Guthrie Trapp sub-list, which makes no sense, since we can all just go to your channel and search to our hearts' content. One thing which comes to mind is how clear you make the concepts, which is especially essential to what is likely the largest percentage of the playing public thirsty to learn and watching your stuff. At your level, you will always make even expert players' heads snap around. But what you do for that broad population of intermediate-to-accomplished players is not only what I'm most grateful for but what I hope creates your biggest following. Examples in this one are the emphasis on chord shapes, how you see them and pausing to talk about the mechanics of bending technique. Thanks again. You're building a very loyal following.
G Barge thanks a bunch for those words man. Means a lot!!
Great player AND teacher. Good stuff!
swoopdog54 thanks man!!
thanks Guthrie. these videos are great resources for me, someone who loves country, jazz, and blues, and hopes to tie it all together. really looking forward to an episode on chromaticism hopefully, but grateful for all your lessons
Thanks a bunch man!!!
They really are all tied together in ways sometimes obvious, and in other ways not so obvious. Swinging the rhythm, I IV V progressions and changing up from minor to major 3rds etc, are all important aspects of all 3 genres.
One of my favorite players of all time Steve Morse, is superb at all 3 and can blend them effortlessly, and to my ears naturally, even within the context of a single tune.
Pure inspiration, awesome teacher as well!
Fredrik Grahn Thanks !!
Thanks GT!!!! I could watch your videos all day long (sometimes I do!).
44scoots thanks man!!
Yes... more of this! Thanks buddy.
Thanks man!!
Thank you , look forward to the next one too, have a good one man , amazing content ,
im annonymous Thanks !!
Awesome lesson Guthrie! Keep em comin. . .
Jorey Reitman thanks!!
I've wondered how you make that tele sound like a pedal steel! So much to learn. So much to practice! Thank you, Guthrie. It's so great to be able to learn from someone at your level. It's a great day. 🤙🏻
Thanks man!!
I need a Tele like that in my life!
These are such great pointers, especially the emphasis on accurate note-bending. I hear so many out of tune bends live. Also totally worth watching until the end to hear your lovely and melodic improvisation!
Charlie Montgomery thanks man!!
Nice sounding pickups......enjoy your playing thanks for sharing
Thanks man!! Russ Pahl made those and the guitar..
Thank you for your time Guthrie
Great lesson man! You rock! 🎸🤠
Rogerio thanks man!!
Thank you for the awesome lesson. I grew up listening to and learning to play guitar by listening to classic rock before branching out to everything I could in my late teens. But what I didn't know back then was just how many country riffs my favorite guitarists like Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix played. One of the things that makes me most proud to be a musician is that all genres have elements from many other genres. Music is truly a universal language.
Aylbdr Madison well said! Thanks a bunch!!
Only from this video can one learn a lifetime. 15 minutes of concepts that will educate you all your life.
Here is a new subscriber!
I appreciate how you explain things into the ground😀 This is probably a characteristic of videos that get rewatched many times.
So happy to see your subscriptions and views starting to take off. You so deserve all the recognition and thanks for yet another beauty lesson for free yet again.
Thanks man!!
I just discovered Guthrie from Tim Pierce's channel, who I learned about from Rick Beato's channel, who I learned about from Adam Neely's channel. All of them have been a real blessing for my continued musical education.
Hey Guthrie,
Awesome Lesson!!
Thank you!!
Love Guitars thanks!!
Thanks, Guthrie! Very inspiring.
Excellent lesson!! So important to learn to hear the note your bending up to to stay in tune. Brilliant stuff!
Old Guy's Guitar Vlog Thanks man!!
I get all giddy every time I see Guthrie has posted a video.
Ha! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you! Your lessons are awesome 👍
Thanks man!!
More great content. Thanks GT
Callan Turner Thanks!
Amazing. Thanks Guthrie!
Aprendendo aqui do Brasil.
Christian Jhonny Thanks man!!
Nice licks man. You gave me much to practice. Great lesson.
Thanks man!!
Awesome video Guthrie. I've been watching some bend videos of yours from a few years back. This one is an awesome inclusion to those lessons. I've got my triads and next octave over chord shapes down all over, thanks to you and a few other teachers. Now I'm focusing on phrasing. I keep sliding into the 2 same bends out of habit, so this video again comes at an awesome time, thanks again!
Great man!! Thanks a bunch!
@@guthrietrappmusic gotta thank you again. These plus the two I'd been using, I now have a bend out of each position to work with.
and I've been mixing major and minor over the shapes constantly, so the major to minor bends, then back to the C shape 3rd, then an old lesson of yours that slides that 3rd on the B and D string down 2 frets then chromatics and hammers and pull offs down to open E. Awesome. I've continuously been able to mix lessons and licks from your old videos together with these new ones you're posting. It's been an amazing experience so far. And like I said Guthrie, I watch hundreds of video lessons on here a week, yours are by far up there with the VERY best of them, and they are my favorite. I look forward to the notification whenever you've posted another one. Thank you for finding the time to put these lessons forth for all of us. There are a great amount of people like myself who have played for years and never learned this information about the chord shapes. Watching Tim Pierce, Ford Thurston, Carl Verheyen, Jeff Mcerlain, Andy Aledort, and yourself, mostly thanks to introductions by Brett Papa, I've learned more in the last 4 months than the previous 20 years I've been playing. If I make it to Nashville this summer, I'm going to take up that lesson offer from you.
Lance Cluff so glad it’s working!! Thanks so much for the positive feedback man! Hit me up anytime!!
I like the servo motor analogy Guthrie you must be an electrician in your other job .
andy96356 Ha!! You’d be shocked if I said yes.. 🤓 I’m not though ... 🎶🎶
Please keep demonstrating too,,,that is where a lot of the good stuff is.
Don McCown Thanks man!!
So great! You are such a killer player man! I totally visualize the chords and scales the same way. While I still have some catching up to do, it makes me feel like I’m on the right track.
Thanks a bunch man!!
hello sir you r one of the best as always.
Thanks man!!
Love that Tele! It's just broke in... Love your vids!
GT just doesn't stand for Guthrie Trapp, it's a pseudonym for "Great Tutor" nice job GT, love it.
KN Pepper Thanks man!!
Sounds great Guthrie! Love these videos. I’m definitely booking a lesson, as soon as I figure out how to work my new laptop lol
mlite84 awesome! Thanks man!
Hey Guthrie, been loving your videos.. great content and you explain the lessons so clearly. Keep them coming and thanks so much !! cheers man :-)
Davey_O thanks man!!
Nice lesson
Dr Gonzo thanks man!!
Nice lesson man ! 😎
TheSebtrain thanks!
Another Great lesson! Thanks GT for sharing. Are you playing near Cincinnati, i would love to see you live and say Hi. You Rock!
Dave Massie thanks man!!
Solid
Allen Ronaldson Thanks!
Amazing stuff as always GT.. Just an update you're on 14k subscribers.. :)
Quynh Nguyen Thanks man!!
Great stuff man. Can you do an intro lesson on hybrid picking? Need help with getting some of the fast hammer on/pull off licks down. Thanks
Joe Hernandez Thanks man!! Happy to do a private lesson!
Hey GT can you prepare a lesson on how to make a role and how to apply it on a solo ? Thanks !
Peros Thanks for watching man! I’d be happy to do a private lesson and cover all that and more.
0:47 key of C:
1:01 playing out of the chord shape means…
1:08 visualizing key notes
1:16first classic country style string bend is G shape C chord.
1:30three different shapes low, middle and high parts.
1:56 playing out of the high resister G shape baring triad on b, d and g strings and then 8th fret baring with the e and b strings with the 5th finger
2:21 play the high strings e and b and bend e ring finger on 7th fret always bending up to the major third on the 9th fret. G string 7 fret up to major third. It’s a peddle steel emulation
3:12 bending tips: using the little finger gives enough leverage but bending with the ring finger gives more control and the middle finger even more control.
4:05 closer up the neck maybe use the ring finger. Reinforce the finger you’re bending with.
5:11 bending in tune in multiple string playing is crucial.
5:54 you’re always bending up to a note So sing it.
6:45 f bend
6:54 g bend
6:56 f bend
7:00 c bend
7:21 Key of E: c shape e chord
8:16 classic bend country style
8:24 fretting for it
8:56 blues pentatonic … fretting e not 9th fret g string
9:21 minor pentatonic in e
11:04 over view of the whole thing
11:15 A chord half step bend out of a shape bar chord. Bend from major 3rd up to the 4
Great stuff Guthrie, any suggestions for a right hand that has the stupidest most uncoordinated fingers to ever play a guitar?
Thanks man! I would say just play what scales you know but start slow and make sure every note is clear. Don't try to go too fast. Down up down picking is what you want.
It very rarely is the right hand picking that is the actual problem. It's coordinating both hands together that is usually the culprit. The issue arises because you literally have to place your fretting finger(s) down *before* you pick the string(s). This means your fretting hand has to constantly stay slightly ahead of the beat.
That may sound complex at first, but after you start doing it, it will eventually come naturally. Do it very slowly at first like Guthrie says (that is always the wisest approach), but focus on making sure your fretting finger lands a micro second before you pick the string. Then once that starts to feel normal you can forget about ever having to think of it again and it will just happen naturally.
This is how you get past any stumbling block on the guitar. Isolate the issue (most important), then play through it slowly until it starts to feel natural. Only then do you want to increase speed.
@@guthrietrappmusic it's the hybrid picking style that my fingers won't cooperate with. You make it look effortless
Great lesson...In the future, can you do a lesson on the actual technique of chickin pickin and how to integrate it into one's playing?
avatar90404 thanks man!! Happy to do a private lesson. These are just little iPhone clips!
Hey mate, there is a band called Robert John and the Wreck. Check out „oh miss carolina“ if you like it, i would love a breakdown of that intro as it fits the topic pretty damn good
Guthrie- any chance you could extend this lesson with bending vibrato- specifically when bent. Thanks again!
Patrick Carroll thanks man! I’m happy to book a lesson. These are just quick iPhone clips. 👍😎🎶
I know this is an older video, but i still refer to all of Guthrie's always helpful lessons. But one thing I'm dying to know is..What is the history of that beautiful Tele? I've seen RJ Ronquillo playing it on a Brett Papa episode or two, and i think I've even seen Uncle Larry with it? What's the story Guthrie? Lol! Is it original? Who owned it first out all of you.?.And where is it now? Inquiring fool wants to know! 😂
These last few lessons have truly provided Light bulb moments for me(and I'm sure I'm not alone). super generous of you to share. What gauge strings do you use/recommend?? Thanks again.
Thanks man! I use D'Addario NYXL 10-46 strings
On the 1st bend u showed us in key of C, do u ever bar the 1st & 2nd strings w/your ring finger & then use your middle w/your index behind your middle? Or do u always bar the 1st & 2nd strings w/your pinky? I only ask b/c I don't have an electric guitar and I'm only using an acoustic.
Hey man, what pick ups have you got in the Tele? They sound really similar to the Bare Knuckles I put in mine.
why does the D note work with the bend on the minor bend?
Not sure.. I'll have to listen when I have time
This doesn’t sound right on my humbuckers. Can you lend me that tele until I sound like you do?
Charles Sheppard Ha! 335 will get close!
My ear is only reliable 30 cents to the note and 10 above
Which makes for very unpleasant bends, I'm just out here shooting from the hip😢
Use a lapel mic dude
mike burstein thanks for watching!
My fingers hurt.