Dude don’t ever doubt yourself when teaching. Your idea here, simple yet totally effective. As others have said I totally got phrasing for the fist time today. Thanks so much for sharing your genius. Seriously.
Stitch - it’s human, but you’ve been at it SO LONG and WE ALL love you! You are a fantastic person and a huge inspiration. It’s HARD work and we notice and showcase it at our levels. Thank you! Love these
This video has completely changed the way I approach lead guitar, and I have watched countless videos that never seemed to help me improve. I watched this video about 6 months ago when I bought my electric guitar and I have improved drastically just because of this video. I am self taught on acoustic and had some lead guitar basis there but I could only play one style/sound (very Jack Johnson like). Now because of this video I can play lead phrases that can match various genres that I’ve been trying to create in. Thank you so much for sharing this lesson with all of us. I can stress enough how many “lead guitar” or “guitar solo” tip videos I’ve watched and of all them yours was the key to my progression. Respect 🫡
Guitar player of 10 years.. I cried watching. How simple the phrase, "I like pizza", yet such beautiful emotion, such raw energy that just makes me happy and made me remember why I love playing so much. "I like pizza, too." Thank you for this, this truly did help my playing.
I cried too, but from laughter at how every phrase I legit heard "I like Pizza" every time and it was just funny lmao. BUT, it actually worked and I get what he's saying so it's working great as a teaching tool.
@@kagenotatsumaki I did the exact same thing and I can’t stop laughing and crying at the simplicity and the beauty of this whole thing nothing has ever clicked more with me
You've just explained one of the hardest concepts so easily; which most guitarists usually fail to execute properly. The technique is to just let go, be calm and feel the rhythm. This concept is very deep yet very simple. Thank you! Keep going!
Brilliant technique. This is often overlooked. so many people hum and grunt when they play this is a grat way to become one with your guitar. Great video
I usually don't comment on youtube vidoes but I couldn't help myself. I am mostly taught guitar through youtube and there's so much information out there that it can be overwhelming. But your videos are so simple and concise. I have been playing seriously for only a few years so I know all the basic chords and the pentatonic scale and that's about it. I just got finished practicing over a backing track with the pentatonic scale as I usually do and always find myself repeating the same licks or phrases and try my best to step outside the box but your "creature of habit" comment is spot on. As soon as I finished practicing I came on youtube and this video came up in my recommended and it helped me so much. I want to thank you. You have a gift for teaching.
WOW !....Just wow. After all of the books, videos and lessons, this youtube video brought it to me. I cant thank you enough for bringing real such an awesome teaching method to us.
Im 60 years old, been playing since I was about 17. Iv played alongside _a lot_ of musicians, and this is the first time that anyone has suggested anything like this, and its brilliant! So simple and _so accurate!_ Awesome job, much respect.
Incredible, sub consciously I'm doing this but I could not make any sense of why. Now it all makes. My grandma that passed played the guitar and she always said to sing. I finally get it now Sing with the guitar , people may not know what your saying but you already know that "you like pizza".
I just came across this video and this truly opened my eyes to phrasing. As someone who played scale-based solos, this opened a new door for me. I did “I like pizza, i like pizza too,” and added a “do you?” Every fourth bar and I cannot believe how melodic it sounds! Great stuff! Thank you!
This was a really good lesson. Most times you just wanna pick up the guitar and jam out some random notes. This gives you that phrasing factor that you were going for. You nailed this lesson, extremely helpful
I’m a little stoned right now but I just had the insane realization why I haven’t been moving forward in my guitar journey and it’s because I needed a lesson like this. Idk why I told you this but I feel like you and I really realize how valuable this is. Play on man
Absolute game changer.. I am self taught and from the south of India.. And this has opened my mind soo much.. Please don't doubt your methods.. In my opinion you are probably one the greatest guitar teachers on UA-cam.
'I'm not here to master just to spread light' that you are my friend, that you are. I wish you'd been my guitar teacher growing up! Thank you for your lessons!
Wow, this is a great idea. There's a reason you're the best teacher on youtube. How does the quote go, if you can't explain it to a child you don't know it well enough. You know it very well and know how to teach it. I like pizza, too!
if Students could sit with you around a fire and listen to you, just listen to you they would be a better musician the very next day. not only a musician but a better person. thats the kind of Teacher you are. ❤️❤️
Anyone wanting to advance the improv side of getting into the feel of music will benefit greatly from this man. I started in 1968 & he is a talented musician. It is possible he may be the best teacher here on UA-cam. My opinion.
I tried this out today, and I wanted to say that it almost feels like the reason I'm hearing the words with my notes is because I want it to say that, like people who hear their cat or dog say "I love you," but, no, it ACTUALLY WORKS at having you "sing the notes," if you will, with your fingers, like you're a singer, as you play the notes to the sayings you come up with, the words come out THROUGH the notes (the syllables/rhythms/patterns)! AWESOME! 😀 Thank you, Stich! ☺️👍
I've been playing guitar for 40 years and this is the most brilliant breakdown of phrasing I have ever seen. Great job! ('Course, it helps that I like pizza...)
This is best guitar lesson I ever came across on UA-cam. For anyone who wants to solo but kinda gets befuddled with chords and scales,this is perhaps the most effective way to do it. Rhythm is the key, the number of notes dont really matter but how you create phrases within those notes . Love how simple he makes it look, the basics of phrasing. Great job, great lesson,simple and effective.
This is the most valuable tutorial I’ve ever seen. I always had this problem on guitar and since I’ve started playing piano I’ve really felt trapped by my phrasings. I’d kind of resigned myself to that but this has opened my eyes. Thank you very much.
Duuuuuude! Guitarist for 14 years here, it took exactly 10 seconds for me to sub and like! I have somehow never thought of this. I'm not particularly good at guitar, but I am going to find a new jamtrack and explore the crap out of this exercise! Thank you for existing man
I believe Frank Zappa talked about spending time doing this. Just having normal conversations with people and matching your emphasis and timing on one note over and over.
He did this interesting experiment where he had Steve Vai notate his speech and then play his guitar along with it. His song Jazz Discharge Party Hats does this. Love Frank Zappa, best musician of all time.
I love when I do something without thinking much about it and go "that can't be right" and then I find a video on it : D awesome dude your smile is infectious instant subscribe!
I'm fairly new to guitar. This is where I was stuck. Now I'm not. I can jam now. Don't doubt yourself brother. This is fantastic I sent it to all of my friends.
I don´t understand why you think i´m going to roll my eyes, any tip anyone can give is amazing and well apretiated to me. The fact that no one learns the same way as everyone is a breath of fresh air, my dude! No matter how silly it might sound; as long as it helps you to get better! You´re a good teacher, you seem so happy to be teaching not only a living, but a passion, and that´s VERY rare. Please keep at it, man! Sending love from Taco land!
That was the best and most effective "phrase" teaching that I have heard. I will practice as I now actually understand the "feeling" part of music. Well done and thank you!
Call and Response!!! Sometimes it looks like people are talking to themselves while they're laying down a lead. I've often wondered if they weren't using this very approach. It's probably the best way to come up with a lyrical sounding solo for those of us that aren't blessed with being natural born virtuosos.
that is the key to lead playing..if you cant hear a phrase or lick in your head..you cant play it. The better players just have a knack of tuning into a song that then leads to a solo..I do try !
My mind is blown. It seems like something we should naturally do. You mean my whole time playing guitar it never occured to me to write words and copy the rythm as I speak it? When so many songs do it. SMH? Bro just made the best soloing video on youtube. Infinite phrases. He earned my support and sub!
I don't think that I've ever laughed so hard when a person played a solo, but I busted out laughing when he played the first four notes after the backing track started! I must admit, this method of teaching phrasing is genius! I had a jazz piano instructor who taught me a similar method some years ago. I struggled with my solos, but he told me to say, "I like fly-ing kites" through the keys during one lesson. It felt like with world of improvisation opened up to me. lol. This video brings back memories while causing me to get a bit hungry cause, "I really like pizza"!
Hey! Never doubt about your teaching, I sat through the whole thing with a smile in my face without even noticing it, your energy is simply so warm and joyful I was learning and enjoying myself at the same time so thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with such high spirit! :)
I have been playing professionally for 40 years and this is one of the best lessons I've ever seen. Please don't worry about people laughing it's hitting home with me.
Guy I’m 53 and learn more from you guys than those who egos bury everything that say. Keep it up and safe travels. I spent 20 years trucking and know the road can be a friend and your worse enemy.
Anything that helps people express from within from a deeper place, getting away from thinking about fingers and frets and stuff, is great well done! I like teaching people how to sing the scales and then learn to scat and improvise with the voice. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
@@harrygarcia8749 The cronut is a croissant-doughnut pastry. It resembles a doughnut and is made from croissant-like dough which is filled with flavored cream and fried in grapeseed oil.
I’m a software engineer with aspirations of collecting and gamifying the best practices and principles and this was always one of my favorite ways to think about improvised melody. A true classic and great for younger players IMHO 🙌
WOW! You have just given me the AHA moment. I am so grateful. I have been “Playing” guitar off and on for around forty years. I end up putting it down because I get discouraged and frustrated. I have NEVER heard, or seen anyone approach learning this way. MY DEEPEST THANKS. My name is Carlos
You are hands down the best teacher out there. Your lessons are always practical and give me something to implement and practice immediately. Thank you!
a couple years ago, on one of your live chats I told you my frustration with my in person guitar teacher. I asked them how do you improvise and his response was "you really can't teach it - you just have to get it." You called him a quite appropriate name and I stopped going to him. I kinda thought I figured it out since then but this one about phrasing finally stuck. Mind blown - thank you Stitch!!!!
This is one the better ways I've heard people teach phrasing, usally everyone just give you a scale and says, mix them up and never talked about the mentality of it all great video,helped me out and I'm not even a guitar player lol 🤣
Thank you Zack for suggesting this video! Stitch you are such an awesome teacher. I wish I could get private zoom lessons from you. I have had some lessons in the past. I think I have a decent foundation, but I’m all over the map with my learning here on you tube. I need a good teacher like yourself to get me on the right path. I just turned 60 and want to become a much better guitar player. Playing guitar and my pets keep me going in life.
Holy hell that's brilliant! I'm sure a similar idea to this comes naturally to all of the great soloists but almost 10 years in I hear this and first try I'm already more musical.
Keep allways that humble to teach man... We are nothing more than students in life. The lesson make totally sense to me, I often struggle with being stuck in the same structures so jaming gets kind of reiterative... I will give it a shot!
Great lesson. I’m just an old guy trying to learn the instrument. This is a lesson I’ve kind of seen before but the light didn’t go on until today. TYVM
I loved this vid. I watched a lot of "just practice phrasing on two notes and play around with them. Look at what I can do on two notes. Now you try, and then adapt it to the neck." Never thought it was that easy. The way you phrased it as a feeling with accent, not just a tempo, really hit a light bulb for me.
Playing bass and guitar for over 12 years... you gave me the breakthrough Ive been looking for the entirety of my playing! Thank you and you're clearly a great teacher.
Wow - I've been playing for almost 30 years and I often feel totally stuck in the same patterns I've been playing forever. This is a genuinely brand new idea to me and I'm so stoked to dive into it! You have a gift, thank you! Subscribed and looking forward to watching more.
This is such a breath of fresh air and very unorthodox compared to the videos I usually watch on UA-cam. Such a pleasant teacher too, glad I found this
wow! This method is simply incredible. This is the first time I've understood how to phrase properly. Kudos to you brother. Keep shining. You're an awesome teacher and a human being.
Dude don’t ever doubt yourself when teaching. Your idea here, simple yet totally effective. As others have said I totally got phrasing for the fist time today. Thanks so much for sharing your genius. Seriously.
Stitch - it’s human, but you’ve been at it SO LONG and WE ALL love you! You are a fantastic person and a huge inspiration. It’s HARD work and we notice and showcase it at our levels. Thank you! Love these
Totally I agree don't doubt yourself man your good and this helped
This is a great approach, really makes a lot of sense. Thank you very much!!!
Agreed !
This video has completely changed the way I approach lead guitar, and I have watched countless videos that never seemed to help me improve. I watched this video about 6 months ago when I bought my electric guitar and I have improved drastically just because of this video. I am self taught on acoustic and had some lead guitar basis there but I could only play one style/sound (very Jack Johnson like). Now because of this video I can play lead phrases that can match various genres that I’ve been trying to create in. Thank you so much for sharing this lesson with all of us.
I can stress enough how many “lead guitar” or “guitar solo” tip videos I’ve watched and of all them yours was the key to my progression. Respect 🫡
You’re not only the best teacher, but you make me happy just watching. You’re obviously a great human being. Thanks for doing what you do.
That's a nice thing to say
yes he's a wonderful human bean.
You are the most humble teacher on UA-cam Thank You so much. You make learning so enjoyable!
One of the best piece of advice ive heard in my 16 years of playing guitar
Guitar player of 10 years.. I cried watching. How simple the phrase, "I like pizza", yet such beautiful emotion, such raw energy that just makes me happy and made me remember why I love playing so much. "I like pizza, too." Thank you for this, this truly did help my playing.
I cried too, but from laughter at how every phrase I legit heard "I like Pizza" every time and it was just funny lmao. BUT, it actually worked and I get what he's saying so it's working great as a teaching tool.
@@kagenotatsumaki I did the exact same thing and I can’t stop laughing and crying at the simplicity and the beauty of this whole thing nothing has ever clicked more with me
The Bob Ross of guitar. I appreciated this video all the way around. Very interesting
That'd be Marty Friedman
I’m not here to master, I’m here to shed light. Love it
This is the first lesson on phrasing that I can actually execute. The crazy ideas are often the best! Keep your creative genius flowing! Thanks.
Exactly! The best thing I get from this is your trying to sing on the guitar. Nobody may know what your saying but you do!
You've just explained one of the hardest concepts so easily; which most guitarists usually fail to execute properly. The technique is to just let go, be calm and feel the rhythm. This concept is very deep yet very simple. Thank you! Keep going!
I'm gonna try the phrase "these pretzels are making me thirsty". And a call back of "no soup for you".
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"Vandelay Industries"
These work well lol
Brilliant technique. This is often overlooked. so many people hum and grunt when they play this is a grat way to become one with your guitar. Great video
I like to try and harmonize and sing it at the same time : D
I usually don't comment on youtube vidoes but I couldn't help myself. I am mostly taught guitar through youtube and there's so much information out there that it can be overwhelming. But your videos are so simple and concise. I have been playing seriously for only a few years so I know all the basic chords and the pentatonic scale and that's about it. I just got finished practicing over a backing track with the pentatonic scale as I usually do and always find myself repeating the same licks or phrases and try my best to step outside the box but your "creature of habit" comment is spot on. As soon as I finished practicing I came on youtube and this video came up in my recommended and it helped me so much. I want to thank you. You have a gift for teaching.
Hay man dont pay no mind to what people say about talking to much . You are the best ! STAY COOL BRO
WOW !....Just wow. After all of the books, videos and lessons, this youtube video brought it to me. I cant thank you enough for bringing real such an awesome teaching method to us.
Im 60 years old, been playing since I was about 17. Iv played alongside _a lot_ of musicians, and this is the first time that anyone has suggested anything like this, and its brilliant! So simple and _so accurate!_ Awesome job, much respect.
Incredible, sub consciously I'm doing this but I could not make any sense of why. Now it all makes.
My grandma that passed played the guitar and she always said to sing. I finally get it now
Sing with the guitar , people may not know what your saying but you already know that "you like pizza".
I just came across this video and this truly opened my eyes to phrasing. As someone who played scale-based solos, this opened a new door for me. I did “I like pizza, i like pizza too,” and added a “do you?” Every fourth bar and I cannot believe how melodic it sounds! Great stuff! Thank you!
Ian. Thank you for being my guitar teach man. You never disappoint. Ever. Enjoy your travels bro.
This was a really good lesson. Most times you just wanna pick up the guitar and jam out some random notes. This gives you that phrasing factor that you were going for. You nailed this lesson, extremely helpful
I'd say the guy who won second place is the actual winner , to get an actual lesson with you live .
Great now I'm going to me singing "I like pizza" every time I pick up my guitar now.
I like pizza too!
....better that than mindlessly worrying about practicing scales, shapes, and sequences
@@Feverdream7777 Yes, but I sat down to practice guitar but I ended up ordering a pizza instead.
Now I'm singing 'I like the colour green' to the tune of 'Centerfold' by J Geils Band
@@gregoryvanderpas4176 HAAAA😖😆🤣😂🤣
You're the Bob Ross of teaching guitar. I feel so calm watching this.
I’m excited to try this. Been playing for a while now but I’ve never seen phrasing explained like this and it really clicked with me!
Playing close to 20 years now. This proves I still know nothing. What a beautifully simple explanation. Love this.
Genius in its simplicity yet effectiveness… the part of the puzzle I was missing 👍❤️
This maybe the greatest idea for conveying this idea I've ever heard..
I’m a little stoned right now but I just had the insane realization why I haven’t been moving forward in my guitar journey and it’s because I needed a lesson like this. Idk why I told you this but I feel like you and I really realize how valuable this is. Play on man
Ian --- You, my man, are brilliant! This is the finest phrasing lesson -- EVER... thanks again, Man...
Just spread the word my man!
The Austin Powers method. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much.
Absolute game changer..
I am self taught and from the south of India.. And this has opened my mind soo much.. Please don't doubt your methods..
In my opinion you are probably one the greatest guitar teachers on UA-cam.
'I'm not here to master just to spread light' that you are my friend, that you are. I wish you'd been my guitar teacher growing up! Thank you for your lessons!
Wow, this is a great idea. There's a reason you're the best teacher on youtube. How does the quote go, if you can't explain it to a child you don't know it well enough. You know it very well and know how to teach it. I like pizza, too!
I'll be damn!!!
Never looked at phrasing like this before. My game just got much better
StichM, how many times must I thank you man, you're bring joy, all the best to you and the family. Thanks
if Students could sit with you around a fire and listen to you, just listen to you they would be a better musician the very next day. not only a musician but a better person. thats the kind of Teacher you are. ❤️❤️
I love when you get in that zone....eyes closed, gigantic smile on your face :)
Anyone wanting to advance the improv side of getting into the feel of music will benefit greatly from this man. I started in 1968 & he is a talented musician. It is possible he may be the best teacher here on UA-cam. My opinion.
Thanks Bro 👊
You have solved the exact problem I was having with my improvisation, and it only took you a few minutes. Thank you so much for this! 🍕
I tried this out today, and I wanted to say that it almost feels like the reason I'm hearing the words with my notes is because I want it to say that, like people who hear their cat or dog say "I love you," but, no, it ACTUALLY WORKS at having you "sing the notes," if you will, with your fingers, like you're a singer, as you play the notes to the sayings you come up with, the words come out THROUGH the notes (the syllables/rhythms/patterns)! AWESOME! 😀
Thank you, Stich! ☺️👍
I've been playing guitar for 40 years and this is the most brilliant breakdown of phrasing I have ever seen. Great job! ('Course, it helps that I like pizza...)
do what he says next time you order a pizza...
This is best guitar lesson I ever came across on UA-cam. For anyone who wants to solo but kinda gets befuddled with chords and scales,this is perhaps the most effective way to do it. Rhythm is the key, the number of notes dont really matter but how you create phrases within those notes . Love how simple he makes it look, the basics of phrasing. Great job, great lesson,simple and effective.
This is the most valuable tutorial I’ve ever seen. I always had this problem on guitar and since I’ve started playing piano I’ve really felt trapped by my phrasings. I’d kind of resigned myself to that but this has opened my eyes. Thank you very much.
Duuuuuude! Guitarist for 14 years here, it took exactly 10 seconds for me to sub and like! I have somehow never thought of this. I'm not particularly good at guitar, but I am going to find a new jamtrack and explore the crap out of this exercise!
Thank you for existing man
I believe Frank Zappa talked about spending time doing this. Just having normal conversations with people and matching your emphasis and timing on one note over and over.
He did this interesting experiment where he had Steve Vai notate his speech and then play his guitar along with it. His song Jazz Discharge Party Hats does this. Love Frank Zappa, best musician of all time.
@@jan_Travis also the dangerous kitchen! i love uncle FZ
@@caffeinebean2238 yes me too! Frank is the best.
I love when I do something without thinking much about it and go "that can't be right" and then I find a video on it : D awesome dude your smile is infectious instant subscribe!
Ian just started listening began to laugh and then realized what a cool idea 🎸💡
I’m keyboard player, and found this very helpful!
For crying out loud don’t ever stop teaching. This was my roadblock! Thank you.
I'm fairly new to guitar. This is where I was stuck. Now I'm not. I can jam now. Don't doubt yourself brother. This is fantastic I sent it to all of my friends.
Thanks Zack...oh yeah, and thanks Stich!
I don´t understand why you think i´m going to roll my eyes, any tip anyone can give is amazing and well apretiated to me.
The fact that no one learns the same way as everyone is a breath of fresh air, my dude!
No matter how silly it might sound; as long as it helps you to get better!
You´re a good teacher, you seem so happy to be teaching not only a living, but a passion, and that´s VERY rare. Please keep at it, man! Sending love from Taco land!
Great lesson! This is such a great help,you’re a genius!
Watching your videos have really opened up the possibility of improving almost ten times faster than other methods.
A Stich in time saves nine.
This is a great lesson! thank you for sharing!
That was the best and most effective "phrase" teaching that I have heard. I will practice as I now actually understand the "feeling" part of music. Well done and thank you!
Call and Response!!!
Sometimes it looks like people are talking to themselves while they're laying down a lead. I've often wondered if they weren't using this very approach. It's probably the best way to come up with a lyrical sounding solo for those of us that aren't blessed with being natural born virtuosos.
that is the key to lead playing..if you cant hear a phrase or lick in your head..you cant play it. The better players just have a knack of tuning into a song that then leads to a solo..I do try !
My mind is blown. It seems like something we should naturally do. You mean my whole time playing guitar it never occured to me to write words and copy the rythm as I speak it? When so many songs do it. SMH? Bro just made the best soloing video on youtube. Infinite phrases. He earned my support and sub!
This makes sense, totally. How else do you make the guitar talk but by practicing this phrasing. Super!
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I don't think that I've ever laughed so hard when a person played a solo, but I busted out laughing when he played the first four notes after the backing track started! I must admit, this method of teaching phrasing is genius!
I had a jazz piano instructor who taught me a similar method some years ago. I struggled with my solos, but he told me to say, "I like fly-ing kites" through the keys during one lesson. It felt like with world of improvisation opened up to me. lol. This video brings back memories while causing me to get a bit hungry cause, "I really like pizza"!
I kept smiling the whole time when he played I like pizza. This example is nice I think I apply it to the bass
Hey! Never doubt about your teaching, I sat through the whole thing with a smile in my face without even noticing it, your energy is simply so warm and joyful I was learning and enjoying myself at the same time so thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with such high spirit! :)
Damnit, this is actually brilliant.
I have been playing professionally for 40 years and this is one of the best lessons I've ever seen. Please don't worry about people laughing it's hitting home with me.
Music is about saying something, else why do it? Great lesson!
Very quietly the best guitar teacher in youtube. Always good stuff, man. Thx.
"not here to master. I'm here to shed light." Okay mister terrapin haha
Man, I'm re-learning guitar after 20 years and this is a gem, why didn't I ever think of that! Thank you, subbed right away.
So great. I can’t wait to “eat some pizza” later
I’ve been playing guitar for 55 years and this is the most fun lesson I’ve ever heard.
Excellent dude!
Oh no shit? Getting ready to do the rv thing too.
Ah, yep. Needed this video in buckets thankyouverymuch
Guy I’m 53 and learn more from you guys than those who egos bury everything that say. Keep it up and safe travels. I spent 20 years trucking and know the road can be a friend and your worse enemy.
Oh, so this is how I stop noodling and start making music!
Yes. It's about pizza,not ramen.
@@petergriffin9338 bruuuhhhh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Anything that helps people express from within from a deeper place, getting away from thinking about fingers and frets and stuff, is great well done! I like teaching people how to sing the scales and then learn to scat and improvise with the voice. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
"I like doughnuts and cronuts," a longer phrase.
Ha, now , what's a cronut?
@@harrygarcia8749 The cronut is a croissant-doughnut pastry. It resembles a doughnut and is made from croissant-like dough which is filled with flavored cream and fried in grapeseed oil.
I’m a software engineer with aspirations of collecting and gamifying the best practices and principles and this was always one of my favorite ways to think about improvised melody. A true classic and great for younger players IMHO 🙌
Brilliant! That opens the door to playing lyric as the sentence.
BEST GUITAR LESSON EVER!
WOW! You have just given me the AHA moment. I am so grateful. I have been “Playing” guitar off and on for around forty years. I end up putting it down because I get discouraged and frustrated. I have NEVER heard, or seen anyone approach learning this way. MY DEEPEST THANKS. My name is Carlos
Carlos, I felt every word. Thanks so much for reaching out and enjoying the video.
You are hands down the best teacher out there. Your lessons are always practical and give me something to implement and practice immediately. Thank you!
This is stupidly simple yet brilliantly applicable.
a couple years ago, on one of your live chats I told you my frustration with my in person guitar teacher. I asked them how do you improvise and his response was "you really can't teach it - you just have to get it." You called him a quite appropriate name and I stopped going to him. I kinda thought I figured it out since then but this one about phrasing finally stuck. Mind blown - thank you Stitch!!!!
Stunned. So simple and yet all the difference in the world.
This is one the better ways I've heard people teach phrasing, usally everyone just give you a scale and says, mix them up and never talked about the mentality of it all great video,helped me out and I'm not even a guitar player lol 🤣
Thank you Zack for suggesting this video! Stitch you are such an awesome teacher. I wish I could get private zoom lessons from you. I have had some lessons in the past. I think I have a decent foundation, but I’m all over the map with my learning here on you tube. I need a good teacher like yourself to get me on the right path. I just turned 60 and want to become a much better guitar player. Playing guitar and my pets keep me going in life.
mesmerezing, it really opened me a new door on music (since I'm selftaught).
Legitimately one of the best videos I’ve seen on creative expression on the guitar
Go figure, indeed. Really enjoy your wit and gentle manner. You're a fun and informative teacher to watch.
Protect this man at all costs. He just saved our phrasing.
You've blown my mind. I have chills. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for this brilliant lesson!!
your tone of voice and joyfulness made me happy
Holy hell that's brilliant! I'm sure a similar idea to this comes naturally to all of the great soloists but almost 10 years in I hear this and first try I'm already more musical.
This is one the most important pieces of advice I've ever watched. A real can't believe I didn't think of it moment. Love your work!
Wow! Maybe the best 8 minutes I spent all day.
Keep allways that humble to teach man... We are nothing more than students in life. The lesson make totally sense to me, I often struggle with being stuck in the same structures so jaming gets kind of reiterative... I will give it a shot!
Great lesson. I’m just an old guy trying to learn the instrument. This is a lesson I’ve kind of seen before but the light didn’t go on until today. TYVM
I loved this vid. I watched a lot of "just practice phrasing on two notes and play around with them. Look at what I can do on two notes. Now you try, and then adapt it to the neck." Never thought it was that easy. The way you phrased it as a feeling with accent, not just a tempo, really hit a light bulb for me.
Playing bass and guitar for over 12 years... you gave me the breakthrough Ive been looking for the entirety of my playing! Thank you and you're clearly a great teacher.
God Bless You Sir. You deserve a Nobel Prize for this trick.
Wow - I've been playing for almost 30 years and I often feel totally stuck in the same patterns I've been playing forever. This is a genuinely brand new idea to me and I'm so stoked to dive into it! You have a gift, thank you! Subscribed and looking forward to watching more.
Finally someone put it into words for me. I finally understand because of you. Unreal..
This is such a breath of fresh air and very unorthodox compared to the videos I usually watch on UA-cam. Such a pleasant teacher too, glad I found this
wow! This method is simply incredible. This is the first time I've understood how to phrase properly. Kudos to you brother. Keep shining. You're an awesome teacher and a human being.
This makes TOTAL SENSE!! WOW..JUST WOW! Thank you sir. God Bless You!