.....and above all else: Humble. A most redeeming quality which so many feign or ignore entirely. Born to play. Born to teach. Govan is a model of dedication to the art, the skill, and the passion necessary to truly earn the title of virtuoso.
Jack Skull do you know that Guthrie is actually an arab? He was born in Teheran as Gufri Gaffar. Go look at his Wikipedia page. Those facial hairs may have covered it, but if you look closely, Guthrie's facial features are very arabian.
He talks about the unemotional feel of shredding right before he ignotes his fretboard on fire with the friction of his fingers shredding. He can play/do anything. He once beat Forrest Gump at ping pong using nothing but a 1mm pick.
Guthrie maybe the fastest shredder who knows all the chords and modes. But he definitely is the greatest rhythmic player. His groupings Subdivisions Rests His percussion And everything rythmic is absolutely perfect. Guthrie is the greatest rhythmic player in the world. And that makes him the greatest player in the world.
"Feel responsible for the notes you play...." ~ "The listener will forgive any anomalies they might hear" ~ this guy is amazing in his concern for the listener. How many guitarists prioritize this? Well, we all should, as should any musician.
same lol. its not about his technique. his musicality and imagination is fucking insane. there are tons of techniqe players. like not only guitar the whole fucking classical music community 90 percent of them are just technical. wish we had composers like bach but all we have are virtuosos rn. more than enough of em
This guy is probably one of the best guitar players on the planet, the fact that he gets his message across in English to the more novice players out there is absolutely phenomenal. What a fantastic player.
His terminology is so amazing haha. Guthrie is the type of guitar virtuoso that will shame you in a musical shred off then spend the next 2 hours explaining to you why it was necessary to put you in your place and how he was able to summon such techniques and genius. In Eb minor 7 add 11.
He doesn't look comfortable in his own skin at times, but he communicates so well. It just shows how much he loves what he does and how much he knows about it. Love the guy and believe he is one of the greatest about right now!
He has the air of a man that's intelligent enough to have done anything - scientist, academic, great author, etc. - but his guitar hobby pushed its way to the front.
Not really a feel player though, too caught up in theory. I think when you spend too much on the technique side of things it's something you have to sacrifice.
Myriad Pro I think you need to get out more ...or perhaps try listening to what the prof is emparting on playing the guitar - its not really about video production.
Thank goodness for Guthrie's clarity of thought. Communication is an art I do not often associate with top class players. I could listen to Guthrie's clear explanations all day. And it's refreshing to hear him say when he's not sure about something rather than pretend otherwise. It was a joy to see him perform with Mr. Wilson on the Raven tour and I am very much looking forward to watching and hearing him play again in a month or so on Wilson's H.C.E. tour. If you haven't listened to his gorgeous emotive playing on Drive Home then do check it out.
I've been playing for 40 yrs and I've came across countless teachers to some degree or another, and I've never actually "heard" what any one of them was trying to convey to me, until now! Guthrie Govan you have explained in such a way that I "get it" 100%, and that to me is nothing less than amazing! You, my friend, are God's gift to players everywhere! You have re-excited me to a degree I haven't been in quite a while! A sincere thank you seems to pale in comparison to the true extent of my true gratitude.
Marty Friedman did a similar thing for GW, and sure enough implied the same principle as Guthrie: start on the right note, end on the right note, and play some wacky bs in between and its alright. Frank talk from the masters. Its great
Guthrie Govan, in my opinion is hands down, the best and most complete guitarist in the world today. How is it possible, that I've only just recently found out about this guy? He should be a household name... and definitely somewhere towards the top of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time... (I've never seen him mentioned)... who makes up that stupid list anyway?
As good a player as he is, he doesn't write material like Satriani or Malmsteen....this is why people don't know about him...Clapton is a great example of someone who can't play shit, but everyone has heard of him..
I think he is the most complete gtr player of all time, and what strikes me is not that he only knows the tricks and technique of most Gtr genres he knows the melodic style and feel so well...
***** Oh yeah... Feodor Dosumov is another incredible player... amazing dexterity! Nah... I wouldn't be surprised how many great players are out there. I'm aware of a whole bunch of em... and yeah, I'm also aware that there's a whole bunch out there I know nothing about at all. But for me... Guthrie Govan is one player that's really captured my attention... he just seems to have it 'all together'. He has an endless array of tones... feels... chops... and ties it all together in a very musical way. He's a very human type player... very organic in his approach if you know what I mean?
Relates to the (all too familiar) questions, following with, "What you may be doing wrong". He then leads into ground up solutions broken down into concepts based on levels of proficiency, and finally punctuates the lesson with elegant summations. Not sure what more anyone could want. There is a heap of sage advice here. Thank you very much for all of this. My personal favorite was, " It's where you put the notes, not where the notes are."
Guthrie is now my biggest ispiration in music and guitar, every one of his songs is not only filled with awesome ideas, but flows amazingly well. Thanks for the awesome music mr. Govan, now I shall make my own as you said!
Hey Guthrie! You have inspired my son and I to raise our own bars to higher expectations within ourselves to the next level. Thanks a million times over. Only once in life time comes along a virtuoso such as yourself, that really understands his own limits and strives to exceed them in every performance. Our hats are off to you my friend. Take a bow, you are due that many times over. Keep on doing your own thing and staying true to your own ideas, and we await you next great moment! Thanks again Dana E.
I mean this in the nicest way, but where does this sort of extra-ordinary talent, musical knowledge, eloquence come from. Is it from the planet earth (and to repeat I do mean that nicely !)?. I have just about enough musical knowledge to follow what he is explaining and he does have the ability to break down, explain and simplify some difficult concepts, but that said, will I never be able to execute them at any sort of proficiency ?, I doubt very much !. I had the good fortune to watch him at Music Live around 2009 and he signed a copy of Erotic Cakes for me. Came across as a really humble, nice and patient guy, as he does in many of these type of videos.
I'm thinking the same thing. Possible ET. Guthrie is the best and by far. I read a comment on a different video from a guy who went to high school with him, said Guthrie was always a master at guitar lol
First...GG is so generous sharing his knowledge. Secondly...he seems to be the most intelligent communicator of guitar instruction. Thank you GG!! Thirdly...IMHO...he is probably the most 'complete' guitarist ever.
I love how Guthrie Govan plays a lot of different styles, technical stuff, and improvises on a level far higher than many shredders are capable. Yet, BLUES guitar is what he loves and considers himself as first. Unlike most modern technical guitar players these days who often underestimate blues guitar for being "technically simple", Govan would rave about BB King, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, SRV, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale and Yngwie Malmsteen equally. That's one of the main differences between guys like Govan/Hutchings and other modern shred players nowadays.
He conveys ideas so clearly, and speaks so well, I was forced to watch this. I'm a drummer. lol. There is a lot to learn about musicality here for anyone.
that's what one semester of literature on a uk college do to you, he left in pursuit of professional music career, i mean with this level of dedication he could do just about anything on an excelent level
I love it when really accomplished individuals are willing to "break down" their ideas and techniques to a level that others who are less accomplished can keep up and learn. Guthrie is a great player, a great teacher and communicator. I admire his abilities and I appreciate his willingness to share.
Guthrie is an incredibly proficient articulator of just about any subject matter. He seamlessly blends colloquialisms with proper semantics to achieve very relatable, understandable explanation. His brain operates at a high intellectual level.
listening Vai, satriani, malmsteen, Howe, cotzen for 20 years. how is it possible I never heard of Guthrie? what a gem! what a beautiful day! a new hero on my list.
He needs that, along with the capo. It's a Crutch. This guy is so overrated its stupid. Makes a couple albums and spits some fusion and blues in the shred and everybody thinks this is the "greatest guitarist of all time" give me fucking break? Smh
Notice how much he cares about the "listeners" ear not being annoyed. There's something to that. We often play what WE think is cool but never stop to consider our audience, whether they can actually hear it or not..... If you were playing for accomplished musicians it would matter a hell of a lot more than a drunk and high audience.... but I think we get the point. Don't just consider what YOU think is cool. That flat 5 became extremely popular through EVH, and Guthrie is 100% correct:: It is not a not to resolve on or consider as an actual part of the scale.(quote) .."I'ts kind of the worst note in the world, and if you land on that, you're hurting people, really, really jarring note, use it in context as an ornament, it's not considered to be a 'melodic note' in its own right" ~ I"ve never heard a guitarist talk of the flatted fifth in a blues scale in such a careful way as far as its usage is concerned. Just listening to this guy talk is instruction enough let alone hearing him play..... amazing
Guthrie is so amazing! By far the best fusion progressive player out there right now. His understanding of the theory of music is awesome. One thing that I teach is knowing the fret board. know every note on it. It helps with the shaping of runs.
There is something very reassuring about Guthrie's way of teaching. His approach is musical rather than technical, and he never makes you feel inadequate as a guitar player.
Everything Govan teaches makes absolute sense. I hate arpeggio player because it all sounds the same and the search for speed seems so mundane and vulgar. Govan knows the difference between elegance from mundane. I appreciate his devotion to the instrument and awareness of the difference between fast playing and fliperama repetition. (fliperama is a 70's reference to the repetitive motion of a pinball machine).
It’s nice to hear someone explain things in terms of feel and result rather than traditional theory (something that was positively discouraged in my day as being a lazy shortcut). I’m a pretty good jazz keyboard player but ‘playing outside’ somewhat baffled me until someone explained in similar terms i.e. you don’t actually need to learn new scales but just use your existing scales in a relative position, and each chord has a number of ‘go to’ relative positions depending on the sound you want to achieve. Maybe it’s a shortcut but it works!
Guthrie Govan totally gets it. He knows how to communicate effectively and fluidly in his teachings as he does in his guitar playing. Also knows how to set guitar tone and volume to appease the listener and not offend them with annoying squeal and noise...
The only thing that I think learners of lead guitar don't realize is that you have to be a great rhythm guitarist in order to be a great lead guitarist, that's where their musicality or sense of music is missing. It's unrealistic for a learner to think they can master lead guitar without mastering rhythm guitar first, especially if they are serious about becoming genuine musicians. The current novelty about shred guitar is that it's only circus tricks to impress girls rather than a serious intention to create genuine music 🎸 The great lead guitarists in the real world play both rhythm and lead in their music recordings and concerts
Chuck Norris tried to best Guthrie in a guitar shred duel. During one of Guthrie's speed runs, Chuck actually burst into flames AND THEN GUTHRIE ATE HIM.
I saw him in Houston last August. Watching him live is even more amazing!! Ive been playing 30 years..I could live another 200 and still not be at his level.
Around 2:16 he says about how to use pentatonic mostly and introducing the 2 notes that make the scale Dorian. I did that with Aeolian: I figured it out without watching this lesson on the first week that my guitar teacher introduced me to 6 common minor scale shapes.
24:09 are such lovely chords in progression. Here you go:
6x5555 - C/Bb
7x7655 - B11 (A/B)
8x8755 - C9
x85555 - Fmaj9 (C/F)
4x4454 - Eadd9/G#
3x3453 - G13
6x7755 - Bbmaj7#11
025212 - Em11
Thanks a lot
Guthrie Govan is the Merlin of guitar. His guitar is an extension of his higher self. Highly intelligent and artculate as well.
.....and above all else: Humble. A most redeeming quality which so many feign or ignore entirely.
Born to play. Born to teach. Govan is a model of dedication to the art, the skill, and the passion necessary to truly earn the title of virtuoso.
Why him and Steve Vai haven’t worked together I do not know
that hair, that beard, plus that white shining background... he looks like rocker jesus in heaven.
+Ahmad Ilyas Jesus shreds hard ...
Jack Skull
do you know that Guthrie is actually an arab? He was born in Teheran as Gufri Gaffar. Go look at his Wikipedia page. Those facial hairs may have covered it, but if you look closely, Guthrie's facial features are very arabian.
Jack Skull
at least i tried.....
+Ahmad Ilyas Captain Caveman
If you're such a pedant about Jesus being an Arab, then why use a totally Caucasian Christ in your avatar?
He talks about the unemotional feel of shredding right before he ignotes his fretboard on fire with the friction of his fingers shredding. He can play/do anything. He once beat Forrest Gump at ping pong using nothing but a 1mm pick.
Surely one of the nicest folks out there. He never says a bad word about anybody.
This guy feels like a living encyclopedia of music.
He is ;)
its allan hodlsworth, the only guitarist he would never dare to imitate even once
The professor title is there for a reason. A very good one.
He's such a clear thinker and explainer; it really sets him apart from many shredders.
He did go to Oxford
He's actually a jedi knight.Taught by good old Yoda.
@@adriangroeneveld9341 he's more like yoda himself
Guthrie maybe the fastest shredder who knows all the chords and modes.
But he definitely is the greatest rhythmic player.
His groupings
Subdivisions
Rests
His percussion
And everything rythmic is absolutely perfect.
Guthrie is the greatest rhythmic player in the world.
And that makes him the greatest player in the world.
certainly seems to be the most complete in terms of breadth of ability
alive? maybe
ever? certainly not
What a great teacher. Love his approach in this lesson, Guthrie's a legend.
mattchurchill He should be, i taught him everything he know's (just kidding).
You did a great job. Give him a few years and he should be a half decent guitarist!
mattchurchill Why thank you.
mattchurchill I think he's about ready to try a Green Day song.....
Ori Fenichel Hell, I think he can already play Sweet Child O'Mine
I like how he nods and smiles after he makes a point.
"Feel responsible for the notes you play...." ~ "The listener will forgive any anomalies they might hear" ~ this guy is amazing in his concern for the listener. How many guitarists prioritize this? Well, we all should, as should any musician.
I think I could listen to him talk about music all day and quit playing music myself, and be totally satisfied with that decision.
"Here's a little thing that kinda works over some chord tones" (then effortlessly flows through perfectly placed passing tones and jazz runs)
HAHAHAH
This guy's an excellent communicator. Much appreciated.
Guthrie's advice changed my entire approach to music. Thanks Guthrie x
Plays blues lick: "There's something vaguely musical about it." So true.
one of the few guys who can play everything with a clean sound
Man, every time I watch a vid like this, I realize how much I suck.
hahaha.... me to 😢
same lol. its not about his technique. his musicality and imagination is fucking insane. there are tons of techniqe players. like not only guitar the whole fucking classical music community 90 percent of them are just technical. wish we had composers like bach but all we have are virtuosos rn. more than enough of em
same here bruh🥺🥺
"Trying to feel responsible for the notes you play." Guthrie is awesome!
This guy is probably one of the best guitar players on the planet, the fact that he gets his message across in English to the more novice players out there is absolutely phenomenal. What a fantastic player.
This fucking guy! Light years beyond anyone posting here and still genuinely trying to teach. 10 thumbs up!
as it should be
His terminology is so amazing haha. Guthrie is the type of guitar virtuoso that will shame you in a musical shred off then spend the next 2 hours explaining to you why it was necessary to put you in your place and how he was able to summon such techniques and genius. In Eb minor 7 add 11.
He doesn't look comfortable in his own skin at times, but he communicates so well. It just shows how much he loves what he does and how much he knows about it. Love the guy and believe he is one of the greatest about right now!
He has the air of a man that's intelligent enough to have done anything - scientist, academic, great author, etc. - but his guitar hobby pushed its way to the front.
Got his English degree from Oxford Uni, so yeah.
Not really a feel player though, too caught up in theory.
I think when you spend too much on the technique side of things it's something you have to sacrifice.
The brutal Gate signal in the video is driving me kahoonas
Myriad Pro I think you need to get out more ...or perhaps try listening to what the prof is emparting on playing the guitar - its not really about video production.
Wow lol ^
Thank goodness for Guthrie's clarity of thought. Communication is an art I do not often associate with top class players. I could listen to Guthrie's clear explanations all day. And it's refreshing to hear him say when he's not sure about something rather than pretend otherwise.
It was a joy to see him perform with Mr. Wilson on the Raven tour and I am very much looking forward to watching and hearing him play again in a month or so on Wilson's H.C.E. tour. If you haven't listened to his gorgeous emotive playing on Drive Home then do check it out.
I've been playing for 40 yrs and I've came across countless teachers to some degree or another, and I've never actually "heard" what any one of them was trying to convey to me, until now! Guthrie Govan you have explained in such a way that I "get it" 100%, and that to me is nothing less than amazing! You, my friend, are God's gift to players everywhere! You have re-excited me to a degree I haven't been in quite a while! A sincere thank you seems to pale in comparison to the true extent of my true gratitude.
Marty Friedman did a similar thing for GW, and sure enough implied the same principle as Guthrie: start on the right note, end on the right note, and play some wacky bs in between and its alright. Frank talk from the masters. Its great
Obg por postar, Guthrie é sem dúvida uma corrente de uma excelente geração de guitarristas da atualidade.
Guthrie Govan, in my opinion is hands down, the best and most complete guitarist in the world today. How is it possible, that I've only just recently found out about this guy? He should be a household name... and definitely somewhere towards the top of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time... (I've never seen him mentioned)... who makes up that stupid list anyway?
As good a player as he is, he doesn't write material like Satriani or Malmsteen....this is why people don't know about him...Clapton is a great example of someone who can't play shit, but everyone has heard of him..
Check out Tommy Emmanuel on acoustic,, Guthrie thinks he's god on an acoustic! Guthrie is fantastic,, I only knew about him 2 years ago too.. Cheers!
I think he is the most complete gtr player of all time, and what strikes me is not that he only knows the tricks and technique of most Gtr genres he knows the melodic style and feel so well...
Bob Smith THIS IS THE BEST APPROACH TO GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED ON GUITAR IVE EVER SEEN
***** Oh yeah... Feodor Dosumov is another incredible player... amazing dexterity! Nah... I wouldn't be surprised how many great players are out there. I'm aware of a whole bunch of em... and yeah, I'm also aware that there's a whole bunch out there I know nothing about at all. But for me... Guthrie Govan is one player that's really captured my attention... he just seems to have it 'all together'. He has an endless array of tones... feels... chops... and ties it all together in a very musical way. He's a very human type player... very organic in his approach if you know what I mean?
Guthrie is an excellent teacher, and one of the best guitar players I have ever seen!
Relates to the (all too familiar) questions, following with, "What you may be doing wrong". He then leads into ground up solutions broken down into concepts based on levels of proficiency, and finally punctuates the lesson with elegant summations.
Not sure what more anyone could want.
There is a heap of sage advice here. Thank you very much for all of this.
My personal favorite was, " It's where you put the notes, not where the notes are."
Guthrie is now my biggest ispiration in music and guitar, every one of his songs is not only filled with awesome ideas, but flows amazingly well. Thanks for the awesome music mr. Govan, now I shall make my own as you said!
"If it gets too weird, you know where the pentatonic shape is". Excellent.
thank you for being the one teacher who explains lessons simple and to the point , we need more like you .kudos
15:56 "When you kick in all the distortion and all the... \m/ \m/... gain." lol
Hey Guthrie! You have inspired my son and I to raise our own bars to higher expectations within ourselves to
the next level. Thanks a million times over. Only once in life time comes along a virtuoso such as yourself, that really understands his own limits and strives to exceed them in every performance. Our hats are off to you my friend. Take a bow, you are due that many times over. Keep on doing your own thing and staying true to your own ideas, and we await you next great moment!
Thanks again Dana E.
I mean this in the nicest way, but where does this sort of extra-ordinary talent, musical knowledge, eloquence come from. Is it from the planet earth (and to repeat I do mean that nicely !)?. I have just about enough musical knowledge to follow what he is explaining and he does have the ability to break down, explain and simplify some difficult concepts, but that said, will I never be able to execute them at any sort of proficiency ?, I doubt very much !. I had the good fortune to watch him at Music Live around 2009 and he signed a copy of Erotic Cakes for me. Came across as a really humble, nice and patient guy, as he does in many of these type of videos.
I'm thinking the same thing. Possible ET. Guthrie is the best and by far. I read a comment on a different video from a guy who went to high school with him, said Guthrie was always a master at guitar lol
First...GG is so generous sharing his knowledge. Secondly...he seems to be the most intelligent communicator of guitar instruction. Thank you GG!!
Thirdly...IMHO...he is probably the most 'complete' guitarist ever.
I love how Guthrie Govan plays a lot of different styles, technical stuff, and improvises on a level far higher than many shredders are capable. Yet, BLUES guitar is what he loves and considers himself as first. Unlike most modern technical guitar players these days who often underestimate blues guitar for being "technically simple", Govan would rave about BB King, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, SRV, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale and Yngwie Malmsteen equally. That's one of the main differences between guys like Govan/Hutchings and other modern shred players nowadays.
Yeah, this man absolutely loves blues and jazz
The way he explains things is beautifully articulate, as well as being very unique and importantly, accurate.
He conveys ideas so clearly, and speaks so well, I was forced to watch this. I'm a drummer. lol. There is a lot to learn about musicality here for anyone.
that's what one semester of literature on a uk college do to you, he left in pursuit of professional music career, i mean with this level of dedication he could do just about anything on an excelent level
I love it when really accomplished individuals are willing to "break down" their ideas and techniques to a level that others who are less accomplished can keep up and learn.
Guthrie is a great player, a great teacher and communicator. I admire his abilities and I appreciate his willingness to share.
Guthrie is an incredibly proficient articulator of just about any subject matter. He seamlessly blends colloquialisms with proper semantics to achieve very relatable, understandable explanation. His brain operates at a high intellectual level.
Unlike you.
Uncle Jane :(
He's so engaging and articulate. Listening to him talking about guitar is such a pleasure.
"The other one is horrible"...that one had me laughing for a while!
such a cool and funly made lesson... always great to see Guthrie teaching
Guthrie : “I could never play it, especially with you watching me”
*Proceeds to play the arpeggio perfectly at break neck speed*
imagine you teach walking to someone who hasn't walked before, it's that kind of thing you've done so much you don't even have to think about it
What an INCREDIBLE instructional video! Demonstrates solid theoretical background in a very applied and "ear-oriented" way
Dude this guy's incredibly good I can follow exactly what he's trying to say...
How the hell can people dislike this?
Such a brilliant mind and incredible way of expalianing things.
Such a versatile guitarist
18:50 "Gods little joke, at our expense" lol
13:58 - WTF?
Just crazy co-ordination.
Will practice but it seems just crazy difficult.
I do love it tho.
Luv and Peace.
4:55 "If you land on that you're hurting people" lol I love Guthrie
listening Vai, satriani, malmsteen, Howe, cotzen for 20 years. how is it possible I never heard of Guthrie? what a gem! what a beautiful day! a new hero on my list.
Really hate the noise gate on the audio, you hear static then it cuts then its back.
He needs that, along with the capo. It's a Crutch. This guy is so overrated its stupid. Makes a couple albums and spits some fusion and blues in the shred and everybody thinks this is the "greatest guitarist of all time" give me fucking break? Smh
OmniscientVirtuosity lolwtf? He's talking about the vocal recording, Guitar World fucks that up all the time.
i scrolled down just to find this comment and like it.
OmniscientVirtuosity 😂😂 he was taking about a different thing
Joined by the fact that Guthrie is still in these pauses and you feel every time that the video stopped... WTF?!? 😆
Can you see a circle of light behind his head?
The white background was designed to hide it to make him look human and less godlike.
@@bakarenibsheut12 relatable
Very good teacher.
..love the way he explains and goes real slow so you can catch what it is that he's doing.
God damn Guthrie can really reverse psychology a shredder. Love it. His use of English is about as superior as one could get to.
really generous, informative and lucid tutorial.
Many thanks Guthrie.
Notice how much he cares about the "listeners" ear not being annoyed. There's something to that. We often play what WE think is cool but never stop to consider our audience, whether they can actually hear it or not..... If you were playing for accomplished musicians it would matter a hell of a lot more than a drunk and high audience.... but I think we get the point. Don't just consider what YOU think is cool. That flat 5 became extremely popular through EVH, and Guthrie is 100% correct:: It is not a not to resolve on or consider as an actual part of the scale.(quote) .."I'ts kind of the worst note in the world, and if you land on that, you're hurting people, really, really jarring note, use it in context as an ornament, it's not considered to be a 'melodic note' in its own right" ~ I"ve never heard a guitarist talk of the flatted fifth in a blues scale in such a careful way as far as its usage is concerned. Just listening to this guy talk is instruction enough let alone hearing him play..... amazing
Not only it is a pleasure to listen to him playing, it is also a pleasure to listen to him speaking!
Guthrie - he looks like a wise owl!
Apart from anything, he's gotta be one of the best teachers around :)
This man is a genius, there isn’t really much more to say…
The guy is phenomenal. I'm inspired, the technique and "guitar etiquette" is outsanding. Effortless.
30:28 Did Guthrie Govan just say he can't do something on the guitar? How humbling, I guess I shouldn't give up just yet.
VeganGains'SlightlyLessRetardedTwin
He looked sad after he said that.
He's so awkward, but extremely skilled at explaining as well as playing. God bless him, we need more musicians like Guthrie!
"If you land on that, you're hurting people." 🤣
Guthrie is so amazing! By far the best fusion progressive player out there right now. His understanding of the theory of music is awesome. One thing that I teach is knowing the fret board. know every note on it. It helps with the shaping of runs.
Nice to have free lessons from god.
There is something very reassuring about Guthrie's way of teaching. His approach is musical rather than technical, and he never makes you feel inadequate as a guitar player.
100% AGREED!
"and the other one is Horrible." Laughed so much haha
The locrian mode, and he obviously is right haha
yeah, I'm shit with Locrian too... though Frank Gambale's Modes No More Mystery VHS does a great job showing you how to apply it well.
locrian is still my favorite
Mr.Guthrie Govan
素晴らしい。🎸ギタープレイヤーですね！！！！
アメージング!!! Amazing！！！
virtualhugyougotthis
9:30 "I can never play it, specially with you watching me " you damn liar
Quite possibly the best lessons on the Internet.
"He once made a mistake on the guitar just to see how it felt"
''He doesn't miss his pinch harmonics...his pinch harmonics miss him''
hahahahhahahahaha made my day
It felt... Well... Let's be frank... Bad. So he stopped.
+Pier-Luc Tardif Did Zakk Wylde say that?
Was just to say ''I'm not a alien'
Why does this video hurt my back so much?
Mr. Govan you explained very good. Thanks!
Everything Govan teaches makes absolute sense. I hate arpeggio player because it all sounds the same and the search for speed seems so mundane and vulgar. Govan knows the difference between elegance from mundane. I appreciate his devotion to the instrument and awareness of the difference between fast playing and fliperama repetition. (fliperama is a 70's reference to the repetitive motion of a pinball machine).
Brilliant guy...wish I could have lessons with him. He is so smart and funny I can imagine he would keep me entertained as well as teach me guitar.
we are mostly guys... this guys honesty is on next level
Yes
Totaly
Awesome lesson, the first 5 minutes have completely changed the way I approach guitar
4:13 "How do I play outside..." Easy. Step 1. Go outside. Step 2. Play.
What a great teacher, thanks for sharing.greetings from HK.
14:10 thought he was gonna start singing it's not unusual to be loved by anyone (8) Carlton dance Lol
It’s nice to hear someone explain things in terms of feel and result rather than traditional theory (something that was positively discouraged in my day as being a lazy shortcut).
I’m a pretty good jazz keyboard player but ‘playing outside’ somewhat baffled me until someone explained in similar terms i.e. you don’t actually need to learn new scales but just use your existing scales in a relative position, and each chord has a number of ‘go to’ relative positions depending on the sound you want to achieve. Maybe it’s a shortcut but it works!
Guthrie is a genius
one of the best shredders right now and he also gives great lessons
String dampers are a thing. I always tied a sock around the neck and thought I'd invented it
Same here. Then i bought a fret wrap
If you did something that you never saw someone else do before, You DID invent it! ;)
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I'm not really a Guthrie fan....but he's a great teacher and he's growing on me for sure.
Holy noise gate Batman!
Guthrie is the man. Excellent lesson!
78 Kirk Hammett fans.
Guthrie Govan totally gets it. He knows how to communicate effectively and fluidly in his teachings as he does in his guitar playing. Also knows how to set guitar tone and volume to appease the listener and not offend them with annoying squeal and noise...
The only thing that I think learners of lead guitar don't realize is that you have to be a great rhythm guitarist in order to be a great lead guitarist, that's where their musicality or sense of music is missing. It's unrealistic for a learner to think they can master lead guitar without mastering rhythm guitar first, especially if they are serious about becoming genuine musicians. The current novelty about shred guitar is that it's only circus tricks to impress girls rather than a serious intention to create genuine music 🎸 The great lead guitarists in the real world play both rhythm and lead in their music recordings and concerts
Agreed. Guthrie's loops are amazing
What girls, lol? :D
muito legal agora podemos ver como são as técnicas no guthrie govam.
Chuck Norris tried to best Guthrie in a guitar shred duel. During one of Guthrie's speed runs, Chuck actually burst into flames AND THEN GUTHRIE ATE HIM.
The Artful Dodger In fact Guthrie Govan is the reason why Chuck Norris doesn't play guitar...
I saw him in Houston last August. Watching him live is even more amazing!! Ive been playing 30 years..I could live another 200 and still not be at his level.
Why are people so rude in these comment sections
Maybe because they can't play in this way in just 3 weeks?
Around 2:16 he says about how to use pentatonic mostly and introducing the 2 notes that make the scale Dorian. I did that with Aeolian: I figured it out without watching this lesson on the first week that my guitar teacher introduced me to 6 common minor scale shapes.