I really love his teaching style. He is magnificent at conveying concepts. I've learnt a lot from some of his articles and teaching material. Anyone who wants to improve the guitar playing should absolutely study Joe Satriani.
The one thing I really love about all these instructional videos Joe has done over the years is that he's really trying to teach the student real musicianship. A lot of the videos nowadays mostly focus on speed (and that's fine, I admit to being a shred fan myself) - but imo things like knowing all the different keys, scales and modes, recognizing intervals and chord voicings are so much more important for one to become a professional musician than just technical ability.
Thank God this dude is on the face of this world. His music has gotten me through so many problems, i have a lot of respect for this talented man. thank you Joe you re the best.
Excellent! Most people on youtube want to show you a particular run, method or song. I'm always left wondering how they attain those particular sounds. My hands never seem to be strong or agile enough to do it so I get frustrated and quit trying. This shows me how to build a foundation for doing those things. Thank you.
This video is very good. I have seen Joe in concert many times and knew he was a teacher but this really shows him in a manner such as I haven't seen before. He has a very calm, matter-of-fact nature that is so not intimidating. I've always thought he seemed like a cool dude but this really confirms it. Very helpful and usable tips. Go Joe!
i love how he says im not really warmed up yet even though he can play that tiny solo with amazing speed and accuracy and show us those amazing little drills and lessons
This provided me with a whole new look on scales. I don't know any scales except A minor pentatonic because I don't feel like learning music theory. This has motivated me to try and use the whole neck.
@bulaba911 You must have misunderstood me; I think Joe Satriani is one of the best musicians alive, and one of the best guitarists too. I was just trying to reason with another commenter.
I posted this video to help guitarists of multiple skill levels, to allow them to hear advice from a master in the field. If you are here to bash Joe Satriani, I kindly ask you to leave.
Joe Satriani has a good soul and that is why he is blessed with the way he plays, he has worked very hard for it and anyone who wants to be good needs to put in the research and the hard work and to know your limitations, thank you Joe for such a cool lesson
I felt the same way earlier this year when I first picked up the guitar and I have average size hands at best. Now I can reach from the first fret to fifth with relative ease. If I can give any advice that helped me is try a chromatic excercise with a 4 finger/4 fret stretch, play the first 4 notes on the Low E string in succession from the first fret to fourth...then move to A string, D, G, B and E. Move over a fret, repeat and come back to Low E. Repeat this all the way up the fingerboard.
Satriani IS a great teacher. He learnt from and taught some great guitarists himself. He probably is one of the greatest guitar knowledge experts (playing wise) alive today. Do what feels comfortable was a tip i particularly like and it's the most important. Everyone is different and uses different playing styles, think outside the box.. Good video.
Yes, i had the exact same problem before. it's all about the strength in your fingers; when you use a hammer on, you must always press your finger on the fret you are hammering on pretty hard, and when you release your finger from the fret, make sure you grab it a little up and then release it fast with a the grab, which is very important.
Within the first 10 or 12 seconds of figure 6 I swear I hear a structure from one of the first 3 Castlevania games from NES!! Satriani! Love Castlevania! Wheeee!!
Joe, You're awesome!! There's not too many guitar gods out there today that share with us lowly amatures (that aspire to play like this) as much as you do. THANKS AGAIN!!
Great tips! sorta simplifies my practice routine now. Guitar is not overly complex when simply following these rituals. After a few weeks you really start to notice some great dexterity. Guitar playing to me is, muscular development and communication between fingers and different parts of the brain that are not commonly used before undergoing guitar playing. Hand to eye coordination is also bettered.
joe I am a ten year old guitar player and I am one of your biggest fans and my dad phillip went back stage with you when you met his friend on an airplane and I want to go to one of your conserts PS...your awsome
@Lolz4Every1 Go to all-guitar-chords(it's a website) ,they obviously have many chords, scales over the whole neck, all possible forms of playing an arpeggio, it can even name chords and scales when you just name the notes. AND, what i find best, it tells you which chords sound good over what and what sounds good over which chords, best guitar resource i've found in my life.
The way he keeps the note progression loud is he picks, then hammers the note, then he pulls his finger off of the string at an angle, bending the string and using his finger as an extra pick, so to speak. You need to turn your hand towards the floor ever so slightly to give it some extra strength.
ity may be thew string is too low, that's what happened with me. there are two (usually) screws at the bridge that you can move up so it doesn't buzz on the fret.
yes it is along with alot of others, including steve vai. which is in my opinion the best of his students, look for steve and the satch on the g3 tour on you tube, great vids.
I have an old Jackson guitar, it has a real buttery smooth thin neck. I still play it, although I'm not exactly sure the model, I mostly play my Gibson LP standard though, but most of my gigs are for big band jazz concerts.
if you learn the notes on the neck that always makes it easier, but search youtube for a video called "Hopscotch Method", that should help you. I am recalling this from memory but im pretty sure the video is still around, it's a good method for getting around the neck. Hope this helps!
Hey rjcool1988. I think I mite have have suggestion. It's something I learnt from a John Petrucci book. If you are having trouble reaching with your little finger then try the same exercise on a higher fret. Starting high and gradually moving to the lower frets is like progressive overload so you can add resistance as you improve. It's a pretty simple idea, but it works quite well.
To clarify: He's not referring to economy picking, that's something unrelated. He's referring to your left hand movement: When you change from chord to chord, or note to note, try to keep your fingers as close to the fretboard as possible when you lift them up, and try to only press them down with the pressure needed to sound the note and keep it ringing. It helps to keep your hand parallel to the fretboard. You have to practice this slow, but it will help you play faster.
It can also have alot to do with the settings of your guitar and amp. Digital or modeling systems seem to not "amplify" hammers and pull-offs as much, but still this can be circumvented. If you wanna play at more modest volumes I'd say get something like a Tube Screamer and play it through a dirty amp, should get a pretty loud h/o p/off sound. This is in addition to what efhve said, it your not hitting it and snapping your finger off, the string wont resonate well. Let me know if this helps.
To be honest, as a teacher myself, out of key practice is best for new students who dont know the scales or intervals yet. So they can practice something until they gain more knowledge/strength.
I really love his teaching style. He is magnificent at conveying concepts. I've learnt a lot from some of his articles and teaching material. Anyone who wants to improve the guitar playing should absolutely study Joe Satriani.
The one thing I really love about all these instructional videos
Joe has done over the years is that he's really trying to teach the
student real musicianship. A lot of the videos nowadays mostly
focus on speed (and that's fine, I admit to being a shred fan myself) -
but imo things like knowing all the different keys, scales and modes,
recognizing intervals and chord voicings are so much more important
for one to become a professional musician than just technical ability.
Great tips. But he still tried to kill Harry Potter.
Yes!!! you're right!!
Damn spiders
the video that flipped me to upper intermediate level. i love you joe satriani, thank you
Definitely good advice to live by as a guitarist! Straight from the master himself :)
Thank God this dude is on the face of this world. His music has gotten me through so many problems, i have a lot of respect for this talented man. thank you Joe you re the best.
Figure 6 creeps me out
Priceless Tips.. I remember seeing this Years ago and it hitting home while starting to learn.🙏 great sounding guitar too.. yea.. 😌🙌🎶
Damn it, he makes it look SO easy to do, master hahha.
Excellent! Most people on youtube want to show you a particular run, method or song. I'm always left wondering how they attain those particular sounds. My hands never seem to be strong or agile enough to do it so I get frustrated and quit trying. This shows me how to build a foundation for doing those things. Thank you.
When Joe Satch talk about guitar, you listen.
I’m back after watching this 10 years ago. These are solid tips for lead playing.
When Satch talks about guitar, you just listen! He's just an amazing guitarist!
This video is very good. I have seen Joe in concert many times and knew he was a teacher but this really shows him in a manner such as I haven't seen before. He has a very calm, matter-of-fact nature that is so not intimidating. I've always thought he seemed like a cool dude but this really confirms it. Very helpful and usable tips. Go Joe!
3:08 "I'm not really warmed up right now"
O_O
bav123 right?
i love how he says im not really warmed up yet even though he can play that tiny solo with amazing speed and accuracy and show us those amazing little drills and lessons
amazing player and instructor. I walked away from this with a few ideas
I admire Joe for these insights and his willingness to share. It speaks volumes about the man.
U r the best!
You know, I've watched this video a million times and only now have I realized the efficacy of these exercises. Joe is still a great teacher.
Please. No epic trolls here. If I see any they will be deleted. thanks.
This provided me with a whole new look on scales. I don't know any scales except A minor pentatonic because I don't feel like learning music theory. This has motivated me to try and use the whole neck.
@bulaba911 You must have misunderstood me; I think Joe Satriani is one of the best musicians alive, and one of the best guitarists too. I was just trying to reason with another commenter.
And you call this an easy warm-up Joe??? this is already genius !! with love and respect Joe, thx for the inspirational lesson !!
I posted this video to help guitarists of multiple skill levels, to allow them to hear advice from a master in the field. If you are here to bash Joe Satriani, I kindly ask you to leave.
FearTheCalm what if my hand was too small for figure 2
@@trentonayershandsoffire3620 use a classical guitar sitting stance and keep ur palm off the guitar neck, you will be able to reach pretty far.
17 years ago? This must be one of the first videos uploaded to UA-cam! Why doesn’t this have 100m views??
Hello : )
Times has changed so much since 2006, it’s crazy.
I want to watch puppy videos.
Joe Satriani has a good soul and that is why he is blessed with the way he plays, he has worked very hard for it and anyone who wants to be good needs to put in the research and the hard work and to know your limitations, thank you Joe for such a cool lesson
1:57 I tryed, and I lost my finger.
In every way , shape , and form he has got it all down ....
He has this very common sense approach to teaching ....
Joe's awesome !
great, if you're after that 'firetruck that has to pee' sound....
The man possesses striking balance of talent and work ethic. Thanks for sharing this.
seriously wtf is that beanie
Wow..Ive been playing for 21 years and i find this exercise fascinating
not only a great player, but a great teacher as well.
Great instruction. ~S
The last exercise was nice. Tanks mr. Satriani!
He's such a brilliant, practical guy. Clearly the heart of a teacher.
I felt the same way earlier this year when I first picked up the guitar and I have average size hands at best. Now I can reach from the first fret to fifth with relative ease.
If I can give any advice that helped me is try a chromatic excercise with a 4 finger/4 fret stretch, play the first 4 notes on the Low E string in succession from the first fret to fourth...then move to A string, D, G, B and E. Move over a fret, repeat and come back to Low E. Repeat this all the way up the fingerboard.
excellent!
Satriani IS a great teacher. He learnt from and taught some great guitarists himself. He probably is one of the greatest guitar knowledge experts (playing wise) alive today.
Do what feels comfortable was a tip i particularly like and it's the most important. Everyone is different and uses different playing styles, think outside the box.. Good video.
Yes, i had the exact same problem before. it's all about the strength in your fingers; when you use a hammer on, you must always press your finger on the fret you are hammering on pretty hard, and when you release your finger from the fret, make sure you grab it a little up and then release it fast with a the grab, which is very important.
this is probably the best advice I found yet
Within the first 10 or 12 seconds of figure 6 I swear I hear a structure from one of the first 3 Castlevania games from NES!! Satriani! Love Castlevania! Wheeee!!
Joe, You're awesome!! There's not too many guitar gods out there today that share with us lowly amatures (that aspire to play like this) as much as you do. THANKS AGAIN!!
Have my front row ticket for a Satch show in October, can't wait!!
To fellow guitarists, we know this is gold.
He's my favorite guitar player for all time! Great lesson.
wow nice exercise/warm up! and Joe satriani still makes it sound so awesome/nice :D
He seems like one the friends you have who actually show up to help you move.
that chord exercise is BRUTAL
A terrific helpful video, courtesy of one of the greatest guitar players of all time.. Great post. Thanks!!
great tips! thx satch!keep it outta the box. practicing and listening!
wow.... just wow.. tryed this lesson out for about 30 minutes and now my pinky can do things it never did befor :O im amazed
thanks joe, your song great, and thanks for teaching..
I watch a lot of his recorded concerts and that appears to be his favorite guitar.
Those diminished chords sound really cool in the pattern he plays it in. Slightly gypsy jazz-like.
This is a blessing....thank you Satch....
tone is everything...satriani is coming to my country by the end of the month.
Useful tips and exercises not only for the newbie.
great job awesome video joe
I love satriani he is so cool. fantastic musician Thanks for posting this video.
Great tips! sorta simplifies my practice routine now. Guitar is not overly complex when simply following these rituals. After a few weeks you really start to notice some great dexterity. Guitar playing to me is, muscular development and communication between fingers and different parts of the brain that are not commonly used before undergoing guitar playing. Hand to eye coordination is also bettered.
thanks for tha tips. i will practise so much now. thanx ur a legend
dam this video helped alot ! getting better at the hammering and pull offs also at strectching the most
@easydp Doing warm-up exercises and massages before you begin to practice helps prevent injuries. Simple stretches to your arms and hands also help.
this lesson is worth good amount of money, i am glad that he teaches careless of getting money out of it
joe I am a ten year old guitar player and I am one of your biggest fans and my dad phillip went back stage with you when you met his friend on an airplane and I want to go to one of your conserts PS...your awsome
@Lolz4Every1 Go to all-guitar-chords(it's a website) ,they obviously have many chords, scales over the whole neck, all possible forms of playing an arpeggio, it can even name chords and scales when you just name the notes. AND, what i find best, it tells you which chords sound good over what and what sounds good over which chords, best guitar resource i've found in my life.
great lesson gave me a lot of confidence
I suck slightly less on guitar, because of this simple lesson. Love it.
I will go and practice those 40 hours a day. Thank you for teaching me, master.
Nothing like 40/8 practice. Somehow longer than 24/7.
hey man thx for the tips sooooo helped me by the way your guitar playing is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo awsome
The way he keeps the note progression loud is he picks, then hammers the note, then he pulls his finger off of the string at an angle, bending the string and using his finger as an extra pick, so to speak. You need to turn your hand towards the floor ever so slightly to give it some extra strength.
@lucidsg it's just a finger per string. Ex: 1 finger on 1st fret of E string - 2 finger on 2nd fret of A string.
ity may be thew string is too low, that's what happened with me. there are two (usually) screws at the bridge that you can move up so it doesn't buzz on the fret.
these tips are great! thanks a lot Satch!
yes it is along with alot of others, including steve vai. which is in my opinion the best of his students, look for steve and the satch on the g3 tour on you tube, great vids.
Thanx for the video! It really helps me improve my guitar playing :)
I have an old Jackson guitar, it has a real buttery smooth thin neck. I still play it, although I'm not exactly sure the model, I mostly play my Gibson LP standard though, but most of my gigs are for big band jazz concerts.
if you learn the notes on the neck that always makes it easier, but search youtube for a video called "Hopscotch Method", that should help you. I am recalling this from memory but im pretty sure the video is still around, it's a good method for getting around the neck. Hope this helps!
Great guitarist and teacher.
Hey rjcool1988. I think I mite have have suggestion.
It's something I learnt from a John Petrucci book. If you are having trouble reaching with your little finger then try the same exercise on a higher fret. Starting high and gradually moving to the lower frets is like progressive overload so you can add resistance as you improve.
It's a pretty simple idea, but it works quite well.
Every note he plays sounds awesome....
great job joe, you seem like normal down to earth guy, keep the beginner stuff coming
To clarify: He's not referring to economy picking, that's something unrelated. He's referring to your left hand movement: When you change from chord to chord, or note to note, try to keep your fingers as close to the fretboard as possible when you lift them up, and try to only press them down with the pressure needed to sound the note and keep it ringing. It helps to keep your hand parallel to the fretboard. You have to practice this slow, but it will help you play faster.
Thanks for the tips Joe nice job.
he's a great teacher thanks Satch
one of his best lessons
It can also have alot to do with the settings of your guitar and amp. Digital or modeling systems seem to not "amplify" hammers and pull-offs as much, but still this can be circumvented. If you wanna play at more modest volumes I'd say get something like a Tube Screamer and play it through a dirty amp, should get a pretty loud h/o p/off sound. This is in addition to what efhve said, it your not hitting it and snapping your finger off, the string wont resonate well. Let me know if this helps.
Thank you, Mr.Striani
this was the most useful lesson on youtube
We shake hands in 2008 , at Guitar Center Manhattan NY city, very nice guy.
Joe Satriani is an amazingly humble man and an unbelievably incredible guitar player...
To be honest, as a teacher myself, out of key practice is best for new students who dont know the scales or intervals yet. So they can practice something until they gain more knowledge/strength.
I have the book he wrote with a collection of all his tips!! Its an awesome book!
Thanks TEACHER
You are GREAT!!!
Thanks
@MisticWays actually you can't stop it from braking.
if the string is old it will brake, inevitably.
and yes it has happenned to me, many times lol
i so wanted to take lessons from him...he seems to be a very cool dude....
im doing all the picking exercise, it helps a lot.