Legendary Licks You Think Are Hard (but aren't)

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  5 років тому +2856

    What are some more licks people think sound hard but actually aren't?

    • @michaelwebster1918
      @michaelwebster1918 5 років тому +229

      One, metallica

    • @JayFreely
      @JayFreely 5 років тому +96

      Ain't talkin bout love

    • @ronnienose8608
      @ronnienose8608 5 років тому +38

      How about the solo on Extreme's 'Get The Funk Out?'

    • @MrBeetlefly
      @MrBeetlefly 5 років тому +32

      I think Green-Tinted Sixties Mind by Mr. Big could be on that list too. Like Eruption or Thunderstruck it's one of those cool-sounding licks, that actually require just some feel for the rhythm and the groove. If you manage to get your fingers synchronized, it is really not that hard but sounds and looks awesome!

    • @benwaller4654
      @benwaller4654 5 років тому +28

      Byob

  • @dillonmacpherson3350
    @dillonmacpherson3350 5 років тому +11095

    I think what makes the free bird solo hard is that it's like 57 hours long

    • @minigungaming5915
      @minigungaming5915 5 років тому +710

      And half of it is insane bends

    • @metaltom2003
      @metaltom2003 5 років тому +635

      Yep. It's definitely an endurance solo.

    • @masondixon1718
      @masondixon1718 5 років тому +279

      Truth... My fingers were not ready to learn Freebird when I gave it a go. Took a lot of endurance exercise.

    • @yearginclarke
      @yearginclarke 5 років тому +127

      I wouldn't call it exactly easy just because of all the bending. Knowing what to play is not that hard, it's just the bending. And you can't play the solo convincingly it you don't keep up that endurance level of bending ALL the time. At least that's how it is for me.

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 5 років тому +77

      Yeah, it's got very repetitive patterns and licks so it's relatively simple but it goes on for quite a while so it gets tiresome.

  • @markronnell4283
    @markronnell4283 3 роки тому +1483

    Eruption is actually difficult. The only part that is easy is the tapping section. Everything else takes practice. I finally nailed the full eruption solo today and I’ve never felt more accomplished.

    • @bigsquisums
      @bigsquisums 2 роки тому +43

      The licks, not the solo.

    • @krapiak
      @krapiak 2 роки тому +156

      and yet the tapping part is the only part that impresses non-players

    • @sandalnice3333
      @sandalnice3333 2 роки тому +46

      The tapping part is still kinda tough though but still definitely the easiest part of the song

    • @Blake-od5mb
      @Blake-od5mb 2 роки тому +12

      First thing on guitar I learned was the tapping part I skipped smoke on the water only reason because people kept telling me no that I couldn’t do it but here we ate I agree the tapping is easy just takes time to learn that speed and keep up with it but the whole solo noooo way not a peace of cake at all

    • @14Kingenbingen88
      @14Kingenbingen88 2 роки тому +1

      @Coon Pooch k

  • @filipavsec1988
    @filipavsec1988 4 роки тому +2253

    "Its easy if you know natural harmonics"
    Me, the very next second on youtoube: "how to do natural harmonics"

  • @jeffbaker634
    @jeffbaker634 4 роки тому +603

    The Freebird solo isn't just one guitar. There's three going at it. That's what makes it spectacular. For people who are just learning, the last thing they wanna hear is " this is easy or it isn't hard " just show them how it's done and with practice it gets easier. But you are very good. Thanks for sharing.

    • @guitarcomet5
      @guitarcomet5 2 роки тому +27

      I played Freebird in several bands throughout my time in local classic rock bands. By the time I was in my mid 20s (playing for 10 years) I learned all the licks, but developing the strength and stamina to play the entire solo by myself took several more years. By the time I was 35, I had several people approach me saying I played it better than anyone they’ve ever seen. I guess that means it took me 20 years to play it all the way through during a 3-1/2 hour set of 35+ songs. When I played in a band with a second guitar player, they always wanted to play some parts of it…until they heard me doing it right. Then they backed down and let me do it…so it must not be “easy”….lol

    • @expertarcher8542
      @expertarcher8542 Рік тому +3

      I thought the free bird solo was 2 guitars and they played the same exact thing.

    • @marcoseduardodasilvabergam545
      @marcoseduardodasilvabergam545 Рік тому +2

      ​@@expertarcher8542 Allen Collins starts and holds the solo in one piece. Steve Gains was the second guitarist and he starts playing later (if you listen, for example, to Live at the Fox Theater - Version 1976, you'll notice it at 7:48. OBS: not talking about this period in this video. Hope u understand). The third and final guitar for the solo is by Gary Rossington and basically he's doing the rhythm. It is worth remembering that in the studio version, Allen plays one guitar on top of the other.

    • @expertarcher8542
      @expertarcher8542 Рік тому +1

      @@marcoseduardodasilvabergam545 thank you for clarifying. I don’t know where I heard that it was only 2 guitars

    • @nzo_6543
      @nzo_6543 8 місяців тому

      ​​​​@@expertarcher8542indeed three guitarist,
      Allen Collins - starts and holds the solo
      Steve Gaines - joins playing the solo later with Allen
      Ed King- former guitarist in the band before Steve joined in,
      Gary Rossington- lead slide guitar/rhythm when the guitar solo started

  • @johnreiff1788
    @johnreiff1788 5 років тому +6760

    yeah... easy... *cries in smoke on the water*

    • @holycake3759
      @holycake3759 5 років тому +30

      John Reiff sameeeee brooo

    • @snowrider6669
      @snowrider6669 5 років тому +32

      John Reiff Can I play these drop D barre chords?

    • @vitorstreetboys
      @vitorstreetboys 4 роки тому +11

      sweet child of mine

    • @InternetHandle123
      @InternetHandle123 4 роки тому +39

      lmao im just restarting playing guitar. all i can play is happy b day, smoke on the water n the riff for iron man by black sabbath lmfao. also i'm starting on a 12 string so this gonna be hard as fuck

    • @Do-lf8ne
      @Do-lf8ne 4 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂

  • @RJRonquillo
    @RJRonquillo 5 років тому +6679

    When someone asks for Freebird, I say "Sure!" and then play "Sweet Home Alabama". A lot of times they don't notice the difference.

    • @teemusid
      @teemusid 5 років тому +99

      I saw "E" (Mark of the Eels) do that very thing opening for Tori Amos.

    • @nolly8202
      @nolly8202 5 років тому +4

      Lol

    • @randomguitarnote8887
      @randomguitarnote8887 5 років тому +238

      Lol true, i play “simple man” though for a better mind fuck effect

    • @SeamusFries
      @SeamusFries 5 років тому +37

      RandomGuitarNote I think simple man solo is better

    • @jacksoncodey9442
      @jacksoncodey9442 5 років тому +21

      R.J. Ronquillo Guitar 😂😂 the funny part is it’s not fucking sweet home Alabama 😂 it’s simple man. All you people are dumb

  • @oscarmcfadden6718
    @oscarmcfadden6718 3 роки тому +506

    Freebird is like a rap freestyle. It’s not impressive because it takes the time to learn it, it’s impressive because someone clearly thought it up in the moment while jamming and it sounds great.

    • @tonyisnotdead
      @tonyisnotdead Рік тому +18

      rap freestyles are as impressive as speeches or debates

    • @confusedcat-sm9cy
      @confusedcat-sm9cy 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@tonyisnotdeadrap freestyles are pretty impressive, it requires good imagination and speech to make a good and catchy one

  • @northernmilorsomething6351
    @northernmilorsomething6351 4 роки тому +807

    Pretty sure he’s just flexing

    • @waynesmith8608
      @waynesmith8608 4 роки тому +3

      You would say that

    • @MikeyFilmsYT
      @MikeyFilmsYT 4 роки тому +6

      @@waynesmith8608 but is he wrong?

    • @MikeyFilmsYT
      @MikeyFilmsYT 4 роки тому +1

      Yes

    • @sixstringmadness6426
      @sixstringmadness6426 3 роки тому +8

      But can he play stairway to heaven? 😂😂

    • @toxic_oma__1207
      @toxic_oma__1207 3 роки тому +2

      No but, he is a very good Guitar or the best player ever and he is teaching everybody. I am playing E-Guitar because he is the best teacher and he did it for us for his Community.

  • @jmstampe
    @jmstampe 5 років тому +1584

    I can’t listen to that thunderstruck lick without my mind pretending to hear drunk sounding Aussies going “Uh-ah, uh-ah ah ah ah uh!!”

  • @prsmantse1
    @prsmantse1 5 років тому +2592

    Do an opposite video. "Licks that sound easy but are ridiculously hard" lol

  • @kimiixDD
    @kimiixDD 4 роки тому +508

    He looks like he’s wearing a crown. If you see it, you can’t unsee it. Haha.

  • @MrTNT49
    @MrTNT49 Рік тому +52

    0:40 Freebird
    4:05 Eruption
    5:50 Thunderstruck
    7:45 Whammy bar stuff

    • @lordofrims
      @lordofrims 10 місяців тому +7

      4:22 One (metallica)

  • @NitemairMedia
    @NitemairMedia 5 років тому +3679

    "Freebird solo is not hard" proceeds to attempt to play it and sounds nothing like the song.

    • @kenmoon2331
      @kenmoon2331 5 років тому +337

      That's where he lost me too.

    • @aaronrenslow7522
      @aaronrenslow7522 5 років тому +153

      Lmfao. Was thinking the same thing.

    • @FirstLast-vv6lv
      @FirstLast-vv6lv 5 років тому +190

      its simple man

    • @KrushKrills
      @KrushKrills 5 років тому +75

      @@FirstLast-vv6lv mama told me, when i was young

    • @chicosuman
      @chicosuman 5 років тому +85

      I thought it was just me... There's no Freebird at all

  • @keymaster430
    @keymaster430 3 роки тому +122

    Some drunk: "Play FREE BIRD!!!"
    Solo guitarist on stage: "Um, ok. I need a couple more guitarist up here with me..."

    • @Leatherface123.
      @Leatherface123. 3 роки тому +13

      Need 3 guitars a bassist drummer and piano then some weed beer and glue
      A 1958 Gibson Explorer which is at least $1 million so yeah your gonna need a lot

    • @Salty_Taco9357
      @Salty_Taco9357 2 роки тому +3

      “Everybody just stay here we might be a while”

  • @XJ_Josethie
    @XJ_Josethie 3 роки тому +732

    Eruption isn’t hard.
    Plays the single most easy part of the entire song.

    • @brettdelong6161
      @brettdelong6161 3 роки тому +49

      That’s the whole point

    • @gorg996
      @gorg996 2 роки тому +52

      I know the beginning of eruption. Aka the A power chord at the beggining of the song

    • @noam.yuvalor1381
      @noam.yuvalor1381 2 роки тому +29

      That’s the most famous part, and also the part that people that are non guitarist or even guitarist will probably expect to hear when they ask for eruption….

    • @jordanraney7062
      @jordanraney7062 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah, but it's also probably the most well known part of the song

    • @ethanpederson
      @ethanpederson 2 роки тому +26

      This series is legendary licks, not solos.

  • @evanjamieson6638
    @evanjamieson6638 4 роки тому +133

    The intro to Thunderstruck was like the first thing I learned on an electric guitar. Simple patterns have always been easy; almost to a fault since they get ingrained in your fingers and more creative licks can be harder to learn from so much repetition of the easier stuff.

  • @KilljoyRPMX
    @KilljoyRPMX 5 років тому +2222

    Legendary Lil Wayne Riffs You Think Are Easy (but aren't)

    • @IxLuckyxI
      @IxLuckyxI 5 років тому +108

      Sad but true. He plays so wrong, itˋs tremendously hard to get his playing right

    • @lidokork
      @lidokork 5 років тому +51

      Unironically difficult to be that trash

    • @mitchellcrawley6897
      @mitchellcrawley6897 5 років тому +52

      Killjoy he taught eddie van halen Steve vai randy rhoades and dimebag darrell how to play guitar

    • @davidevans1723
      @davidevans1723 5 років тому +7

      Killjoy the classic lil Wayne comment

    • @BoilingHotCoffee
      @BoilingHotCoffee 5 років тому +6

      This is the first time in quite a while I heard anyone mention Lil Wayne. I don’t think he’s relevant anymore lol

  • @nicecatplays5922
    @nicecatplays5922 5 років тому +519

    *No, The wibbily ibbly dibbly part!*

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 4 роки тому +2

      Why are you even here gen Y?
      Did the big red wiggles car break down or something?
      Harry Potter not working out for you?
      You paid for nothing and got no friends!

    • @astora4671
      @astora4671 4 роки тому +8

      @@dreyn7780 ?????

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 4 роки тому +1

      Hey, something real has just happened! The yellow wiggle fell down while on stage! Let’s go!

    • @drugtaker3283
      @drugtaker3283 3 роки тому +1

      @@dreyn7780 Its called Money for Nothing for a reason, stupid boomer

    • @noturbrother
      @noturbrother 3 роки тому +1

      @@dreyn7780 ????????

  • @boomereater2232
    @boomereater2232 3 роки тому +159

    “This is the first lick that really any guitarist learns” *cries in Crazy Train*

    • @onnikokkonen1901
      @onnikokkonen1901 3 роки тому +15

      Crazy train is pretty Hard for me ngl

    • @Snavels
      @Snavels 2 роки тому +1

      My first riff that I actually learned was "In the Belly of a Shark" because drop D is my favorite tuning

    • @user-gr8uz6mn3t
      @user-gr8uz6mn3t 2 роки тому +5

      I feel like Crazy Train is definitely one of the first tapping licks everyone learns but it scares everyone off because of the last shred at the end of the solo

    • @faze-kii1135
      @faze-kii1135 2 роки тому +1

      @@onnikokkonen1901 pero más difícil es tocarlo exactamente igual, llevo un año perfeccionando ese solo y apenas lo logré hace una semana

    • @2216sammy
      @2216sammy 2 роки тому +4

      @@user-gr8uz6mn3t No , the entire Crazy Train solo is easy . What makes VH so difficult is he doesn't play traditional scales and patterns he does it completely differently . That and his hand stretches are mind boggling .

  • @matty0000
    @matty0000 4 роки тому +47

    Honestly no matter if it’s easier than we think, I will never forget the first time I heard Eruption. I will forever be blown away

    • @Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn
      @Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn 2 роки тому +1

      Followed by that great version of You Really Got Me!
      What a perfect introduction to a band, great guitar solo, then a killer version of a song you already know. It's just a shame they went pop after that.

  • @falx94
    @falx94 5 років тому +678

    4:15 "This is the first tapping lick that really any guitar player learns..."
    NUH UH MINE WAS ON--
    4:22
    ...Oh.

    • @pi2z806
      @pi2z806 5 років тому +27

      crazy train :D

    • @aerot.m8976
      @aerot.m8976 5 років тому +5

      What do you mean crazy train ?

    • @pi2z806
      @pi2z806 5 років тому +20

      @@aerot.m8976 it was my first tapping solo

    • @pi2z806
      @pi2z806 5 років тому

      Nice

    • @Thefvkingoat
      @Thefvkingoat 4 роки тому +1

      mine was eruption

  • @fiveish77
    @fiveish77 5 років тому +182

    One of my older bands learned free bird before a big show and inevitably someone shouted “play free bird” and we did. People were pretty mind blown and it really isn’t that hard of a song. Just very long.
    Also, another pretty easy double tapping lick is the beginning of the crazy train solo. That was my first tapping lick.

  • @chpke7750
    @chpke7750 4 роки тому +47

    A riff that never fails to impress a crowd is *smoke on the water* . Trust me, although it looks quite intimidating to most guitar players, it's actually very simple when you get the hang of it, and it's even more impressive to play in front of a crowd!

  • @Leatherface123.
    @Leatherface123. 4 роки тому +106

    Eruption is actually the hardest song to play on guitar
    The live version with all of the whammy dives and tremolo picking and

    • @TheFReeFRiesss
      @TheFReeFRiesss 3 роки тому +9

      Maybe for you. Just keep practicing and you'll be laughing at yourself for saying that one day

    • @Leatherface123.
      @Leatherface123. 3 роки тому +15

      Not just the tapping part
      The whole 10 minutes of eruption live

    • @Untoldanimations
      @Untoldanimations 3 роки тому +2

      Tapping a triad on one string is the easiest thing you can do on guitar

    • @mulfss
      @mulfss 3 роки тому +8

      @Ayda Sh you know eruption isn’t just tapping right?

    • @mulfss
      @mulfss 3 роки тому +4

      @Ayda Sh but he said whammy dives and tremolo picking which isn’t in the tapping part

  • @mraBJJ33
    @mraBJJ33 5 років тому +315

    Your pick hand raised into the air as tribute to the gods or rock is the only acceptable way to play thunderstruck, change my mind.

    • @gremlin9870
      @gremlin9870 4 роки тому +6

      Thunderstruck is played with alternate picking *drops mic

    • @brettski3152
      @brettski3152 4 роки тому +3

      @@gremlin9870 not live it isn't

    • @gremlin9870
      @gremlin9870 4 роки тому +11

      @@brettski3152 in the music video it's played with hammer on pull offs. In original recording it's alternate picked

    • @06AngusSG
      @06AngusSG 4 роки тому +2

      Even live Angus picks it... I've personally seen him do it 5 times. Just sounds wrong with hammer-ons.

    • @hichigoshirosaki3665
      @hichigoshirosaki3665 4 роки тому +7

      @@06AngusSG you're all dumb asses just enjoy the fucking licks

  • @slayerandgreendayfanboy9242
    @slayerandgreendayfanboy9242 4 роки тому +962

    They are really not that hard.
    Me: *Failling to play Seven Nation Army*

    • @AvanRoyOfficial
      @AvanRoyOfficial 4 роки тому

      Howowoaoaoao

    • @brettfisher3808
      @brettfisher3808 4 роки тому +8

      As someone who started guitar three days ago and doesn’t even know how to read notes, trust me I struggled on it for those first three days but can do it quite well now

    • @brettfisher3808
      @brettfisher3808 4 роки тому +1

      Lxrd Kami thank you I will try my best

    • @sstaners1234
      @sstaners1234 4 роки тому

      Like...Me trying to perfect Metallica one opening solo.

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 4 роки тому +1

      I fly kites man! I’m topgun.
      I’m gonna be in the new movie someday! You watch me! I’m gonna come back and buy this town! My key will be on the type writer soon.

  • @noahtheyeeter7022
    @noahtheyeeter7022 3 роки тому +36

    Tried the last trick, whammie bar immediately snapped

  • @eustishyre5850
    @eustishyre5850 2 роки тому +11

    This is so absolutely important for young musicians. When I was teaching myself electric guitar as a teen (pre UA-cam) all I saw was tabs that seemed like completely random fingers and strings. I never understood how patterns are linked together to actually learn these rather than just hard memorization note by note. This are downright impossible if you're just staring at the tablature and see numbers everywhere.

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants 5 років тому +761

    Very impressive, now do it all again on a 12 string acoustic.

    • @Max-dr6rz
      @Max-dr6rz 4 роки тому +26

      make the string action very high

    • @ItsRevival
      @ItsRevival 4 роки тому +25

      With a Floyd Rose

    • @salatieljyrustumanan4929
      @salatieljyrustumanan4929 4 роки тому +5

      Or on my telecaster(It has .012s and sky high action)

    • @manan-543
      @manan-543 4 роки тому +4

      Omg epico. Slap like now if you want him to do this challenge

    • @alex-ir9uq
      @alex-ir9uq 4 роки тому +4

      12 string acoustic whammy bar

  • @viammortis
    @viammortis 5 років тому +1067

    Timestamped riffs:
    1:59 part of the solo from Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (he goes on about that one for a while)
    4:07 Eruption - Van Halen
    5:53 Thunderstruck - AC/DC
    7:47 not a riff, just a whammy bar dive (like the end of Cemetery Gates by Pantera, or any power metal solo)

    • @PioloAskal2009
      @PioloAskal2009 5 років тому +59

      Yey it's you again. Thank you for also timestamping the other video.

    • @dirtyharry1881
      @dirtyharry1881 5 років тому +41

      Thank you for saving me 10 minutes. Time is a precious commodity

    • @Kazzzy03
      @Kazzzy03 5 років тому +6

      your a legend

    • @nick260682
      @nick260682 5 років тому +3

      powergamer6
      I guess it depends if you just want the list of what he considers not as hard as it sounds, or the explanation; which is the whole point of the video.
      If you just want the list, why bother timestamping it?

    • @whosaidthat84
      @whosaidthat84 5 років тому

      You are the real music is win!!

  • @Paulkuriansunny
    @Paulkuriansunny 4 роки тому +35

    Legendary licks to try out in a guitar store to impress those employed there.

  • @xXB1ueNnjaXx
    @xXB1ueNnjaXx 3 роки тому +21

    Is it just me or could anyone else hear the “thunder, Ahh ah ah ah ah ah ahhha” at 6:30

  • @argie9914
    @argie9914 5 років тому +1520

    8:52 imagine not being able to get harmonics on all frets
    This meme was made by the bass gang

    • @guitardude125
      @guitardude125 5 років тому +21

      From my knowledge, any basic guitar you have can only have harmonics on like 4, 5, 7, 9, 12 etc.

    • @jbisch272
      @jbisch272 5 років тому +27

      Peyton Wilson 2, 3, 15, 16,

    • @bynosaurus4024
      @bynosaurus4024 4 роки тому +107

      Imagine having to fret a string to get a separate note.
      This post was made by the harp gang.

    • @guitardude125
      @guitardude125 4 роки тому +6

      @@jbisch272 depends on how good your pickups are. Singles dont do much, my emgs dont get 2 or 3

    • @ujjwaltyagi3030
      @ujjwaltyagi3030 4 роки тому +2

      Someone explain me the joke

  • @SlimOnCod
    @SlimOnCod 5 років тому +1342

    haha can’t get confused by scales if you never learned them 😎

    • @wickedbabushka3475
      @wickedbabushka3475 5 років тому +30

      trent.exe damn right my dude

    • @wickedbabushka3475
      @wickedbabushka3475 5 років тому +33

      Ladarius Johnson It’s a joke buddy, relax

    • @kikoredog
      @kikoredog 5 років тому +5

      Ladarius Johnson reported 2 police

    • @jeffc4178
      @jeffc4178 5 років тому +1

      Pathetic.
      Geez 1967 Shelby
      YOU sound like the bitch.
      You always chime in on other people's conversations?

    • @sneal1313
      @sneal1313 5 років тому +4

      @@ladariusjohnson709 u cant even shred bro

  • @arbuthnotmumsboy8178
    @arbuthnotmumsboy8178 4 роки тому +11

    I actually got asked to play freebird just the other day by a plonker. I started playing Blackbird and he said "no man, thats not it" so I started playing High flying bird."No. man, that's not it". So I then said "sorry man, guess I don't know that one". I need to learn more songs with the word bird in the title.

  • @sierraparker8779
    @sierraparker8779 4 роки тому +2

    I love it! Watched three of your videos in a row on a night when coworkers saw me carry my guitar into the restaurant. Of course I was assaulted with the usual... can you play this? Will you play me that? I ain't a jukebox people! I love that you debunk the stuff everybody... even us guitarists think is hard. I love also that you point out the easy sounding stuff that really is. If I play my original stuff for a non musician they are so not impressed. I don't know many who can follow it. Even just hanging out in the box. There are so many nuances that make a piece ones own that simple is anything but. I love watching you explore that! Keep it up!

  • @danh5150
    @danh5150 5 років тому +105

    Just a quick note on the Eruption tapping pattern; Eddie isn't tapping a simple triplet pattern on each triad (as 95% of guitarist do, including myself for years). What he does is tap and then pull off on the 'highest' note on each shape [w/ right index finger] while his left index finger holds the 'lowest' note, THEN hammers and pulls off on the 'middle' note on each shape [w/ left ring or pinky finger]. This actually gives a 4 note repeating pattern [high-low-middle-low] instead of a triplet [high-middle-low]. With the combination of the delay and the speed he's changing shapes on the record it can trick the ear into sounding like a 'triplet' tap without delay. It's actually a little weird to play at first, but you can definitely hear a difference. Props to anyone trying their hand at Eruption! ;o)

    • @milooksala4544
      @milooksala4544 5 років тому +3

      Oh, I actually thought that thats how you should tap any song lol

    • @aaronhill8464
      @aaronhill8464 5 років тому +3

      danh5150 Eddie is the king after all 🤘🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @seungwonlee4449
      @seungwonlee4449 4 роки тому +5

      danh5150 i thought its high low middle, not high low middle low or high middle low

    • @programmer1840
      @programmer1840 3 роки тому +1

      Are there any videos showing this? All the UA-cam videos seem to be showing it the 'wrong' way, using triplets.

    • @danh5150
      @danh5150 3 роки тому

      @@programmer1840 I've seen some people on UA-cam play it like that, but they never talk about it. They just play it like they assume that everyone taps it like that. I first notice it the VH I transcription book (Hal Leonard or Cherry Lane; can't recall the publisher).

  • @semin811
    @semin811 5 років тому +1799

    my gf shall never watch this video

    • @ryanelison4539
      @ryanelison4539 5 років тому +13

      Omg.

    • @Preston_Rowe
      @Preston_Rowe 5 років тому +20

      Haha my thoughts exactly

    • @alexbeattiemusic
      @alexbeattiemusic 5 років тому +161

      A guitarist? With a GIRLFRIEND??? What is this madness?!?

    • @MegaRafamaster
      @MegaRafamaster 5 років тому +83

      @@alexbeattiemusic Guitars get the girls, everyone knows that

    • @TheNomios
      @TheNomios 5 років тому +9

      More like at least GIRLFRIENDS if you plan on being nice to them pal.

  • @richharris2669
    @richharris2669 2 роки тому +2

    Love this! Thank you so much for explaining the whammy bar harmonics! I've always wanted to know how to do it. Also loved the eruption part.

  • @JW29967
    @JW29967 4 роки тому +16

    4:45 I doubt it was coffee that Eddie was taking to get that effect haha, Awesome video!

  • @xxplayerbloxx3052
    @xxplayerbloxx3052 5 років тому +264

    7:53 Hiroshima during WWII

  • @gearandoutdoorger.3935
    @gearandoutdoorger.3935 5 років тому +355

    "this is so easy!"
    My finger: what the...?

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 4 роки тому

      I just bought the Spider-Man outfit!
      I’m now making webs and fighting crime right here!

  • @Proximo1776
    @Proximo1776 Рік тому +1

    Love this Video! Thank You for being AWESOME!!

  • @epiphone278
    @epiphone278 Рік тому +2

    Great video! When you started the into piece to Freebird, I was liking that too, lol wish you’d shown more of that. But yep thanks for showing those licks!!

  • @slickbackjack
    @slickbackjack 5 років тому +40

    7:13 made me sub

  • @chriscoop6852
    @chriscoop6852 3 роки тому

    Dude, I love your videos. Thank you

  • @davidfenderson7751
    @davidfenderson7751 4 роки тому

    Love your channel, love your vibe, dig your chops

  • @potatosan4250
    @potatosan4250 5 років тому +5

    Im so glad to stumble across your channel! I just picked up my first guitar coming from the realm of production and engineering. Theres definitely a lot of stigma in the guitar community, but just wanted to say thanks for making quality hilarious videos!

  • @greatfella4996
    @greatfella4996 5 років тому +792

    When u said Eruption tapping is the first tapping solo anyone learns, I was like haha my first was Metallica One. Then u said or either... )

    • @gothammetal5811
      @gothammetal5811 5 років тому +7

      lol same

    • @benjob3840
      @benjob3840 5 років тому +11

      Paschendale by iron maiden was my first attempt at tapping

    • @acidburn1783
      @acidburn1783 5 років тому +7

      My first tapping attempt was Winter Madness.

    • @greatfella4996
      @greatfella4996 5 років тому +3

      I didnt even want to learn tapping. I wanted to learn One) eventhough solo in general was too hard for me

    • @WooWhoo8
      @WooWhoo8 5 років тому

      Yeah same here lmao

  • @pauldaily2448
    @pauldaily2448 3 роки тому +14

    I laughed really, really loudly at "no, the wibbly dibbly dibbly part" lolol

  • @TommyT067
    @TommyT067 Рік тому

    Oh my God I been watching your videos all morning, you are a genius your videos are great you’ve got nothing on Rick Beato, you have a new subscriber

  • @tigsb13
    @tigsb13 5 років тому +6

    One of the funniest people to watch for guitar stuff, he just always makes it exciting 😂

  • @thereallbking
    @thereallbking 5 років тому +516

    How about a 'licks/riffs that sound easy but aren't' video?

    • @markbyrd7710
      @markbyrd7710 5 років тому +32

      For me pretty much any John Mayer song.. Especially when trying to play and sing.

    • @TheZooropaBaby
      @TheZooropaBaby 5 років тому +5

      *everything Pat Metheny plays*

    • @jonahwizard1
      @jonahwizard1 5 років тому

      @Mehmet Bozkurt Beating Around The Bush

    • @djimmish
      @djimmish 5 років тому

      @@notmozart8866 Ehhh, not that hard for a solo especially if you have a Wah

    • @piacere_lore
      @piacere_lore 5 років тому +19

      I'd definitely add Snow by RHCP on that list

  • @tradeka4206
    @tradeka4206 4 роки тому +25

    The only hard thing about the free bird solo for me is playing the whole 10 year long solo

  • @2girls1coop
    @2girls1coop 4 роки тому +192

    “Ever wonder why so many people pick up the guitar to learn how to play but don’t?”
    Uhhh because it’s not an instantly gratifying video game? It’s dedication people, learn it. I’m so sick of these damn ads.

    • @qualitytrash2257
      @qualitytrash2257 4 роки тому +5

      Brandon Cooper I know right like fender play and shit it’s so annoying

    • @joebroaol
      @joebroaol 4 роки тому +1

      rocksmith baby lol

    • @2girls1coop
      @2girls1coop 4 роки тому +2

      The Last Petik oh I Rocksmithed for a little bit (Steam winter sale), and it has some really great tools, but excitement can run out on that too

    • @educatedcanadian7408
      @educatedcanadian7408 3 роки тому

      Yup. Takes years of.practice to play something like fade to black all the way through. But video games do help hand eye coordination.

    • @JeighNeither
      @JeighNeither 3 роки тому

      Ugh, I hate all those fucking predatory ads, or rather "teaching corporations". And I promise you the people that fall victim to them, will still never learn a thing, just like I predicted all the comments to this video would be the typical -You say it's easy, but I'll stick to learning green day or some stupid shit like that.

  • @kissthesky40
    @kissthesky40 5 років тому +3

    Nice set-up dude. Love the guitar face too. You’re hilarious.

  • @yodasupernintendo
    @yodasupernintendo 5 років тому +126

    Insert Li'l Wayne joke

    • @pkwiva
      @pkwiva 5 років тому +1

      Dew doodo do dew. Dew doodo do dew.

  • @rodterrell304
    @rodterrell304 4 роки тому

    I am amazed! Great Video. Thanks for posting.

  • @NoDebt
    @NoDebt 4 роки тому

    I logged in just to up-vote and subscribe. Good job man!

  • @MarkZabel
    @MarkZabel 5 років тому +56

    "What's that internet troll? It's picked?" LOL! Totally relate. I got that in a bunch of comments too. Great vid!

  • @eriklundstrum4656
    @eriklundstrum4656 5 років тому +465

    But can you play the intro to smoke on the water?

    • @unclemarshall2220
      @unclemarshall2220 5 років тому +104

      I'm convinced its impossible. My great grandfather was a guitar god. He had mastered such legendary songs as "Smells like teen spirit" but when he attenpted smoke ons the water. He had a heart attack.

    • @biologicalstepdad9082
      @biologicalstepdad9082 5 років тому +5

      please stop lads. they're old and unfunny.

    • @danielschyttelvik6104
      @danielschyttelvik6104 5 років тому +8

      well, the funny thing is that 90% of you fucktards out there, plays it wrong.... this comment is just sad

    • @joshuaoliverie9801
      @joshuaoliverie9801 5 років тому +20

      Daniel wildlife R/whoooosh

    • @topbrasstv8867
      @topbrasstv8867 5 років тому +4

      @@danielschyttelvik6104 dude the joke is that it's an easy riff. Dont be mean.

  • @scottd.1700
    @scottd.1700 3 роки тому

    Love your trick videos.

  • @chasewillian9010
    @chasewillian9010 3 роки тому

    Dude. I love your channel.

  • @ianross6446
    @ianross6446 5 років тому +6

    I love the new word! "Guitarsenal" Definition: super-amazing-nuts, songs/riffs you can play on the guitar.

  • @P1K3L
    @P1K3L 5 років тому +37

    I did "seven nation army" two weeks after first trying a guitar, and it blew my mom's mind.

    • @belle-jg7jj
      @belle-jg7jj 4 роки тому +11

      Our moms are always our biggest fans

    • @brianwalendy3735
      @brianwalendy3735 4 роки тому +6

      @@belle-jg7jj mine told me there's no future in music, and that I should give up on my dreams.......

    • @miguelnogueira9988
      @miguelnogueira9988 4 роки тому +6

      @@brianwalendy3735 my mom told me that I sucked at guitar :(
      And I do suck

  • @jdcreations9790
    @jdcreations9790 4 роки тому

    Great content Man! Keep on shreddin!!!

  • @OPsK1LLs
    @OPsK1LLs 4 роки тому

    I know I'm late to this video and I had to slow your hands down in the video but with some practice just now I'm on my way to playing eruption and thunderstruck properly. Thanks a lot man. Also learned to have a little more faith in myself those really aren't that hard but I made it that way in my head

  • @Bravo-Too-Much
    @Bravo-Too-Much 5 років тому +411

    When did Steven Crowder start playing guitar?

    • @roggie77777
      @roggie77777 5 років тому +12

      Change my mind

    • @ninetoedlizard6650
      @ninetoedlizard6650 5 років тому +16

      Steven Crowder is better than literally all of us at guitar Change My Mind

    • @ninetoedlizard6650
      @ninetoedlizard6650 5 років тому +2

      @Thomas Sowell it's a meme and they call it a ROYALE WITH CHEESE

    • @RustyWalker
      @RustyWalker 5 років тому

      When Chuck Norris told him to play Freebird

    • @koa_tk5163
      @koa_tk5163 5 років тому +11

      change my mind: he doesn't look like Crowder

  • @zekeisunique1128
    @zekeisunique1128 3 роки тому +8

    God your setup is literally my dream

  • @games4nerds777
    @games4nerds777 4 роки тому +13

    7:52 Fuel live with an orchestra and Kirk being badass colorized 1999

  • @Enucleator
    @Enucleator 3 роки тому

    love yur videos man

  • @StaffordsStudio
    @StaffordsStudio 5 років тому +5

    Your modern rock techniques course is great I highly recommended if you want to learn some of those tricks

  • @heavyjoechipman3594
    @heavyjoechipman3594 5 років тому +3

    I've been playing for almost 40 years. In the words of EVH himself, "if it sounds right(good) then it IS right! Music is freedom. Not to put ourseleves in confined box. Great content here. I Like your PRS! I'm a LesPaul die hard. God bless you and yours.😁👍

  • @adaptiveagile
    @adaptiveagile 4 роки тому

    Great lesson, amusing humor. Good stuff.

  • @robinmeyer1325
    @robinmeyer1325 3 роки тому

    I freaking love you, man

  • @akshaykumar_r
    @akshaykumar_r 5 років тому +88

    Thunderstruck with legato doesn't sound right, ya know? I feel like there's a lack of that "bite" in the notes, and it sounds a tad less energetic.

    • @gavinchambliss8576
      @gavinchambliss8576 5 років тому +2

      Akshay Ravi Kumar nah

    • @steelwarrior105
      @steelwarrior105 5 років тому +7

      He just does it for looks, it wasnt strict legato on the record

    • @akshaykumar_r
      @akshaykumar_r 5 років тому +6

      @@steelwarrior105 Yeah I know :D you can hear each note being picked in the recording. What I'm saying is, sure it's okay when people use legato to play it, but it will sound weak to my ears. (unless their hammer ons and pull offs sound as good as their picking, in which case, holy heck they must have strong fingers)

    • @petarmilic9729
      @petarmilic9729 5 років тому +8

      Oh trust me if you play it live one hand is the way to go

    • @akshaykumar_r
      @akshaykumar_r 5 років тому

      niko nikogovic haha yeah i can picture that xD

  • @thedickens6490
    @thedickens6490 5 років тому +292

    kinda glossed over the fact that, while Thunderstruck is technically easy, it gets increasingly difficult throughout the song...staying on time is harder than the lick itself. for me anyway

    • @MetalRob81
      @MetalRob81 5 років тому +9

      Yea.. What a great hand exercise to build stamina.

    • @meadish
      @meadish 5 років тому +27

      The descending run is difficult to pick cleanly several times in a row at original speed - not Steve Vai difficult, but difficult for the average intermediate guitar player.
      During the recording, Angus taped up the high E and G strings to stop them from ringing.

    • @MetalRob81
      @MetalRob81 5 років тому

      @@meadish I read about that many many years ago lol

    • @thedickens6490
      @thedickens6490 5 років тому +15

      timing+stamina=realizing what it really means to be "rhythm guitar."
      it was one of the most important lessons I learned. and when you screw up in front of even a handful of people, it's humbling...and very important to getting better

    • @matheusmoreira9951
      @matheusmoreira9951 5 років тому +3

      It's an easy as hell lick. But it's hard to keep it consistent.

  • @tHeRiNo2003
    @tHeRiNo2003 2 роки тому

    Dude your PRS is awesome wish mine looked something like that, noticed as soon as i looked at the fret design

  • @SimonMac
    @SimonMac 2 роки тому

    Very cool - thanks for this video; now back to practicing...

  • @cbjonsey5785
    @cbjonsey5785 5 років тому +20

    We guitarists make the weirdest faces when we are really rocking out

  • @Voorhees67
    @Voorhees67 5 років тому +7

    Great video! However, Angus picks live during Thunderstruck, or at least he did when I saw them. You can hear him picking on the live albums during the intro. The only time I think he didn't was for the music video.

  • @68crusin51
    @68crusin51 4 роки тому

    Freebird has become the most requested song by drunks as Melancholy Baby in the olden days😆 You sir are an amazing guitar player, thankyou for the inspiration !

  • @Moo_Snuckle25
    @Moo_Snuckle25 4 роки тому

    I’ve never laughed so hard. Awesome video man

  • @m1trek860
    @m1trek860 4 роки тому +28

    8:47
    Me after I listen to pantera once:

  • @2216sammy
    @2216sammy 2 роки тому +11

    Van Halen stuff to this very day is still the most requested by up and coming guitarists just like it was back in the day . EVH remains by far the most influential guitar player of all time.

    • @BobK5
      @BobK5 Рік тому

      Not in my view though

    • @YskarAlbumLuna
      @YskarAlbumLuna 10 місяців тому

      Most? There's not even that when you have so many other great ones.

  • @willardschultz6074
    @willardschultz6074 3 роки тому +9

    9:15 Yoko Ono in the studio be like

  • @flatroc1
    @flatroc1 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the vid. It was informative to myself (stuck in a rut) as well as amusing. Chow, Gotta go break some strings lol

  • @lukefeister4068
    @lukefeister4068 5 років тому +3

    4:22 this is so true! my first song with tapping that i learned was "one"

  • @acoffeewithsatan
    @acoffeewithsatan 5 років тому +8

    These are a great safeswitch when you're playing for non-guitar player friends. If they're getting bored and not giving you any attention, time to surprise everyone with the intro of Eruption, followed by Thunderstruck! When everyone's in the ecstasy of an eargasm, finish it off with the harmonic dive bomb trick, instant respect! Then you can even play Mary Had a Little Lamb they won't ever dare to look away.

    • @Chugger
      @Chugger 5 років тому +1

      Haha! :D

  • @michaelmcmahon7274
    @michaelmcmahon7274 4 роки тому

    That was fun! Thanks man.

  • @brentb1403
    @brentb1403 4 роки тому

    Your funny bud. I enjoy and learn from your videos. Thank you 😀👍

  • @dadeo8957
    @dadeo8957 5 років тому +481

    Wow! If you could actually get Freebird to sound like Freebird, now that would be cool!

    • @Diego-fp7kd
      @Diego-fp7kd 5 років тому +39

      Dad EO funny how he said its easy but cant even do it himself

    • @patrickrosington1174
      @patrickrosington1174 5 років тому +27

      @@Diego-fp7kd right. His freebird literally doesnt even sound like freebird. What a hack

    • @stevehansen1701
      @stevehansen1701 5 років тому +12

      I agree. I was waiting for something to sound anything like Freebird, but it never happened.

    • @Johnny1.0
      @Johnny1.0 5 років тому +22

      Freebird Solo is a few ancient blues licks put together he just broke it down to its simplest form for noobs and (cough) drummers lol. You do realize he does shit like this on purpose to troll the trolls. It took me to see him on other channels to realize that A. He has a dry sense of humor and a closet wise ass and B. He is way too thorough and detail oriented to let things fall through the cracks. Now I have to watch every vid and comments as people lose their shit lol. I could be wrong but like my ex used to say "your such a know it all" So it must be true. Lol.

    • @stevehansen1701
      @stevehansen1701 5 років тому +5

      My point is, to claim that something isnt hard to do and then not be able to show that it isnt hard to do, by doing it yourself, makes for a failure video.

  • @jeruxa224
    @jeruxa224 5 років тому +4

    When I saw the title I immediatly knew the eruption tab part would be included, I play it all the time if people ask to play something really cool and most of the time it leaves them Godsmacked. xD

  • @nikolaimikhail7774
    @nikolaimikhail7774 3 роки тому +11

    When people think of Eruption they think of the easiest part of the entire solo

  • @aerobaticant
    @aerobaticant 4 роки тому +4

    5:14 "it's just a matter of getting it up to speed and, switching, putting your fingers in the right place" Ha ha!

  • @pancakeshredder1176
    @pancakeshredder1176 5 років тому +53

    SWEET TONE DUDE

  • @kentlangham5811
    @kentlangham5811 5 років тому +11

    I love the shot at 7:16 when you throw the "Music is Win" sign during "Thunderstruck". Your logo on the monitor behind you helps reinforce the scene. Keep the videos coming.

    • @6thwilbury2331
      @6thwilbury2331 5 років тому

      Totally laughed out loud at that moment. Music is Win is win.

    • @flyboy2099
      @flyboy2099 5 років тому

      You're new here, aren't you? It's the horns, man. \m/

    • @kentlangham5811
      @kentlangham5811 5 років тому

      @@flyboy2099 I know it's the horns. With the logo behind his head it looks like he is trying to flash a gang sign.

  • @Xaion6
    @Xaion6 4 роки тому

    Love your Paul's Guitar

  • @albertarguelles3262
    @albertarguelles3262 4 роки тому

    Awesome lesson !!