Joe Satriani - Advice to Aspiring Guitarists (10 of 11)
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An exclusive series of Living Legends Music interviews with Joe Satriani. Part 10 of 11. Recorded on October 31st, 2008 at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
I'd pay money to see Joe satriani practice guitar
You mean these days, not at the beginning of his solo career
You got that right.
me too xD
Yeasss. I would pay monthly rent to see his practice.
Me too
Holy moly what an incredible list of tips... Satch boogie with the win
Joe is the man, always been, always will!
nice guy. love all 11 series, Thankyou
omg just yesterday it hit me after 5 years of playing guitar that i neeed to know every note on the guitar and know what sclae im playin and such. It'll make it soo much easier and faster to write songs.
better than malmsteen speech
yeah, i didn't undertand it too.. Someone could explain to me, what did Satch mean when he told "know the name of every note on the guitar"? Thanks a lot.
1. every note on my guitar (almost done)
2. chords
3. scales
4. pwnage
5. thank satriani
koldproxy How’s the progress lol
Any updates?
He s been doing chords for 11 years.
I would LOVE to see joe practice. I think that's the most interesting part!
Joe Satriani is such an inspiration, he's not only a gifted musician but he is also an incredibly intelligent guy, the way he talk, what he's saying, his vision of music, sound, etc...
His words are food for though.
Joe write a book !!
This man is BIG in every aspect of life. Pure wisdom. Kids, listen a word.
thank God for the internet
🙂
A very positive, nice and honest person. Talent, intelligent, smart, modest... virtuoso, creative!!!
21st Century Jimi Hendrix - One robot surfing with the alien and flying in a blue dream :)
I think that Joe is one of musicians that does remarkable contribution in all times Rock Music with his style, technique and engine of creation :)
Every aspiring guitarist should watch this once per week. Everything is true, and it's very well said. Not a big fan of Joe's music, but he certainly is a good guy and musician.
The master. And how humble the guy is!
Hats off!
By his standards, the campfire guy who knows like 6 chords but entertains le children is a better musician than the guy who can play some really weird and advanced chords, and knows scales you never heard of, but is unable to keep a crowd or even a small group of people interested. Which is true, we're entertainers. Art is nothing more than expression meant to entertain or provoke thoughts in others, after all.
Remember playing on my cheap guitar and amp after Joe's first album.
My father stopped me as I was getting better and didn't want to hear the noize..
So.. I figure out to play with airphones,,.(Home made amp)
Watched Joe two times in Norway and met him on the airport getting a autograph.
Big fan!
I would add: don't buy new gear (except strings) Everything you need is available used at half the cost. don't piss off the waitress. she won't come near the bandstand and you won't get a drink until the break. never play 'for the door.' don't rehearse in the studio-have your shit down cold before you
get there. don't hire family members(or let them sit in) for that reason....unless they can play.
practice a lot, but not necessarily all at once. several fifteen minute sessions
a day is good (several means six to ten.) don't start playing on an electric-
learn to make music come out of the guitar first, not an amplifier. I have more, but these are useful.
Don't listen to Satriani either. He should realize that everyone has their own path to travel and that you can't travel on his. You have to figure it out for yourself.
I agree with everything but the don't play on an electric. I think you can start on either, and if you become accomplished enough you'll eventually play on both an acoustic and an electric anyway. I play a lot of acoustic... On my electric guitar lol. I probably should've started on an acoustic but either way I'll be playing the rest of my life so I've got time
His main message - practice your technique, but don't become boring to the point where you don't ever play for fun or entertainment/creative purposes - is all any player needs to know to help them develop their ability and love for the instrument! Thanks, Joe!
A true credit to the human race and definitely a living legend. Love this dude!
One of the best guitarists of all times and he is very honest, down to earth, cool guy!
What great advice... It really does come down the everything he was talking about... Musicians make music, and if you are having trouble with this than you have to ask yourself these basic questions.. do i know my all my chords, do i know all my scales, do i know every note on the fretboard... and you fix that... people bitch about "i cant get any better, i play all the time but i just do the same shit". well its not gunna change itself.. and that is just the start of it..
led sabbath Spot on.
Nice advice 👍
My advice as a teacher would be to take rudimentary keyboard studies, this helps enormously with theory understanding, musicality and sense of melody.
I was a kid, like mid 90s, at study hall reading Guitar World like any Straight A student did.
Reading the latest Hammett piece written by who ever. Kirk went on to say something like "Joe Satriani was my guitar teacher" And after school I rushed home to search this guy up on my 56k Dial Up modem. Saw some choppy video with 3 and 1/2 pixels and 4 bits of audio. Just ENOUGH audio that I could tell some maniac wwas playing guitar in a way I'd never heard before.
Thats been like 25 years ago or something.
I still don't play like that "weird bald guy Kirk told me about" Maybe one day
Satch's the man
Very important advice
Wish I would've understood this earlier
2.25 till the end - such a true distillation of reality. Greatness right there!
great advice from a great guitarist
Practice. All you have to do, is not necessarily pressure yourself, to know all. Be good at what you love, and when you can play what you feel, practice, for the sake of keeping up the chops.
Hendrix..knew the notes in his way of "knowing"..its not about knowing it someone elses language.As long as YOU know where you are..thats a message that Satch would also agree with..:)
satch is awesome.
Scary !! I think I will lock up my music room with guitars and sit down on my rear and paint.
Angus young said the same thing about shredders and metal players- it's all just practice, and in some cases it's true
Rusty Cooley blazes away, I love hearing that, but when the feedback soars @ the start of Flying In A Blue Dream, that's when my whole body tingles.
Joe's saying become technically good, but not ONLY technically good. Only internet guitarists will want to watch you practice, out in the real world you're going to have a very rough time if you can't actually right melodic, moving music.
DO BOTH, NOT JUST ONE.
A good part of Joe's career is his philosophy, his intelligence and personality, that's why he's so good. I agree with you F3FisGoodforYou, he's whole, balanced, he has the meaning to back up his music with, really an incredible person. Long live Joe!
this is very inspiring
I was going to play Battlefield but instead i will play guitar..despite my world crushing hangover.
my respect for satch has just gone far greater.
bless this man.
his last sentence on this video is the root of everything..his fantastic...his words are very sharp it wounds me so deep...inspirational man to me...joe rocks...
good advice from the master! :)
This little clip seriously opened my eyes, and hell, I've been playing for almost ten years.
Damn I wish Joe was my teacher.
I was strongly disagreeing with him early in the video and found myself strongly agreeing with him in the end.
I know a lot of the notes on the neck of the guitar and a lot of the chords from songs I've learnt and spending time understanding what chords and notes go in that song I've learnt. I've always done it ad hoc.
I've never set myself out on a quest to learn all of that stuff at once in absolute and out of context, that's like trying to learn to speak english by learning all the words in order of appearence in the dictionary. I'd rather learn cool sentences like "I love you", "Up yours" and "I like beer" and figure out afterwards what words and grammar went into these sentences.
Wow that’s really great advice!! I’m a beginner guitarist and honestly I don’t understand much of music theory currently and is have never played an instrument before. Any advice for me?
This is to all instant gratification noobs...Joe is stating the obvious...what you dont know? go learn it...lol.Its so simple but everyone these days is looking for the quick fix.They have so many sources available to them and yet still looking for that little 5 minute video that explains everything and makes them guitar masters.Sit your ass down and practise.
Well said.. JOE is the da MAN.
Steve vai says you dont have to know music to be a good good musician, do what excites you.
Joe Satriani says you need to learn scales, notes, chords, etc.
help
Steve Vai is pretty much right. Plenty of legendary rock musicians have known very little of music theory. If you want to play like Vai or Satriani than yeah you need to know theory, but if you just want to play simple rock tunes than you don't.
It simply helps to know a little bit of everything. Just use all the tools you have to your advantage, but at the end of the day it's about making GOOD music that speaks to you know matter how flashy or difficult it is or isn't.
@@IgnorancEnArrogance thanks man, its been a couple years since that post. What ive learned since then is to just do whats comfortable. When i feel like i need certain tools, whether its technique or theory, i go get them. I feel like a lot of it has to do with the direction you want to go in, and there was a lot of truth to both guitarists statements. It certainly helps to know theory, even if its something really simple, but if you dont do what excites you, the motivation to improve kind of fades away.
Spot on advice. Learn it properly and then get out there and do it.ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssazzxssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss That was my cat - sorry! I love Yngwie too - what a character. Thats what we need.
I'd pay to see Joe Satriani practice!
Very true.
word
well if i practiced with the intention of playing for myself in my own room that would still be right.
How did Joe, being a guitar dork himself, not realize that there are countless of us players who would gladly pay him money to watch him practice and make noise.
yes.
Dam I just gave SHIT on his advice on ANOTHER episode & all in all Joe KNOWS baseball😂😂😂SERIOUSLY he knows his art but dam EVH & DIMEBAG THROUGH THEORY OUT THE WINDOW & MADE THE NO RULE LAW FOR MUSIC.
@12luiguti guys, Yngwie doesn't have a big Ego, he is just that tough couch that everyone hates, but when you come back after winning the Championship trophy, you all will thank him
and big Eho has always been part of rock and roll, look at what Iron Maiden, Slash, AcDc, Ozzy, Van Halen, did, when you are up at stage, its ok to have a big ego
as Kiss said, who wants to see a guy on stage sitting on a chair playing like a fool
@futureblade7 guys, Yngwie doesn't have a big Ego, he is just that tough couch that everyone hates, but when you come back after winning the Championship trophy, you all will thank him
and big Eho has always been part of rock and roll, look at what Iron Maiden, Slash, AcDc, Ozzy, Van Halen, did, when you are up at stage, its ok to have a big ego
as Kiss said, who wants to see a guy on stage sitting on a chair playing like a fool
@mememememe1980s exactly. too many guitarists now, particularly in metal, treat technique as an end in itself. this is pointless. music isn't a sport. the minute i stopped shredding and doing all this 'impressive' stuff i learned how to play properly. learned to improvise. I have maybe 1/5 of the technical skill i had 10 years, but i feel i'm a better 'player' now, rather than just a technician.
If he knew the notes and some music theory he would be even better. In general he played only pentatonic scales, pattern 1-4 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4. What about the other two notes - rarely. But if you want to make new music you got to be different than rock musicians from 20.century. If you play only pentatonics you will sound more or less the same as they.
Great guitarrist, not only talented but very smart. One of my fav!
To "play technique" is to be not a musician but a craftsman...you are missing the WHOLE POINT!!! Artistic expression is not about scale execution being of some percentage accurate at some goal tempo...what is THAT? it ain't music
as a non -musician I never understood or related to his music..I would rather listen to an swampy old blues guitarist. I would say he is obviously intelligent and this is a thoughtful interview, Refreshing as most rock guitarists have room temp IQ'S...
or you just play and play.. when you hear bad notes dont use them.. heh.. thats how i play.. i prob have no idea what scales i play .. but i do know what notes not to use when i play them. heh
peace Joe is da man
Am discovering now! His words above are key to playing rather than toiling?
No kidding, suddenly the chords have a better defined emphasis, wonderful appreciation beckons
the first thing i learned was every note on the guitar. if you know vocal music or piano keys...it takes 30 seconds. start with E. this is great advice for constructive learning and creating.
see if i was to practice scales and arrpegios and theory etc ,and eventually know all the knowledge, what percentage of practice time should i use to do so like 40% 50% 60% etc?
The fuck is up with all the Malmsteen haters here? I love Satriani, thats why i'm here. And not to take anything away from him but he could never hold a candle to Malmsteen.
Hats off for mr. Joe! he's the man!!
This isn't advice for guitar, this is advice for life. A lot of people are scared to go outside the box and take on what they don't know, and stick to doing what they do know. It's easier, it keeps their ego in check, and it feels good. The people who go furthest are the ones who are able to leave their pride at the door and be honest with themselves about what they lack. Only then can you understand how to really improve...
Cool, but he may know all the notes but I've never heard some crazy chords coming from him. I have never heard a melodic minor or some other crazy jazz stuff. Learn what you need. If you play rock n' Roll learn those fewer elements. Can't hear Satriani play crazy chord progressions more chromatic scales. I love him, but why studying things you don't like to use?
he prob doesnt practice much.. its more like warming up now.. and the other 98 percent of the time hes prob working on songs.... ideas.. etc..
but id pay too
@SnegoViKvsev ... Oh really, I'm gonna try to find it.. I know he wrote kind of guitar methods.. if you have the title or something, let me know :-)
Joe satriani: don't spend 6 hours playing scales
Also joe satriani:
This was totally different than what I thought it would be, perfect, he basically is saying not only technique but feeling, after all that's what's all about !
@deathscythekim729 yea he is but still and I'm not the only one that thinks so I saw someone said he look d like a turtle dying of cancer lol
Man...kirk hammett, and all of joes students should consider themselves extremely lucky to have had joe satriani as their teacher.
think about it like this: you enjoy all that great music on your ipod/ mp3 right? well who works hard to make that music
You can be a great musician without knowing any scales, notes or chords. Its pretty simple, you hear a melody in your head, then you place it on the fret board. The songs that comes out of that will be much more authentic than thinking weather you should use a dorian or mixolydian scale to make a song. In fact the main part of creativity is the absence of thought, thought will only distract and distort your ideas.
Oliver Morgan And you will be a much better guitar player taking Satriani's approach. Once you can properly play your guitar everything should flow naturally. He's taught some of the better players on the planet. Sure you can play by ear without knowing notes and etc, but you're going to be ignorant to a whole other side of playing and lack serious discipline. Guthrie Govan would probably turn in his chair if he read this. Satriani's approach will help you gain the ability to play any idea that comes to mind.
Oliver Morgan Thanks for the good advice.
Erwin S That entirely depends on how you define 'good' though. Three of my favorite guitar players (Jimi Hendrix, Marty Friedman and Slash) hardly knew any theory and i strongly doubt that they would be better if they did.
I'm not saying that knowing theory is a disadvantage, I just think that there are better ways to develop musicality. But you definitely have a point in saying that it will help you get the idea on to the fret board.
Ninjanomikz Either our brains work very differently or we define thought differently. When I come up with my best ideas musically is when my mind is silent, and the melodies will just appear. If by thought you mean processing sounds and melodies I agree.
+Ninjanomikz I didn't mean for it to come of that way, if you want to learn theory I think you should, but I don't think you should feel that its a duty to be able to play great music (as I think this interview might infer.)
As for the thinking part. I can just speak from personal experience. I used to think about patterns/scales/chords the first 9-10 years of playing and I made practically no music that people (including myself) likes to listen to.
Then I reproached everything and made a lot of mental improvements (by thinking) for sure, but one of those definitely was meditation, where you practice not clearing your mind. And I find that when im in such a clear state (im really not thinking, there is no reasoning or no voice) good music came naturally, and ive received great feedback.
last note: I would love to hear a good interview with hendrix, so please do share.
Plz dont break these videos up into pieces . Its annoying .
hm he just said a mouthfull society wants musicians yea we do not this bullshit thats out today so start practicin
Some Wonderful advice ftom this great man.
but remember no more than 45 mins..ok.. then go play for some pre-kers and work your way up to big ppl...
nah fuck all dat, imma just keep following online youtube videos on solo's
The only advice Joe Satriani should have for aspiring guitarists is dont listen to my shitty music.
why learn ALL the scales..? some of the best 70's rock is played with the blues scale....
haha yeah, i think he knows very well that tons of people would buy tickets to see him practice :P
me too! by the way check out joe satriani's guitar secrets, it has lots of useful exercices.
Lies!! you practice that scale for 6 hours a day faster and faster and I promise you that you will get better!!
I played for 20 years but I still often have to think twice of wich is the D or G string .
@Jamsessionroom1337 He's 55, but he does look very young. Probably because he never really got into drug use.
I bet that Joe would sold out good number of shows doing only practicing he he.....
hm that's funny i always thought society wanted musicians to make pancakes for them.
Yeah tell this to Van halen, Jimi hendrix, Eric clapton, etc.
He's 54 amazing... he looks a lot younger!! with a terrible disease but younger.
Hey Satch, Im sitting here with your grandma, and she wants her hat back!
Smart words. THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is good advice right there :P
@shredfix1993 Anyone who isn't themselves a guitar player. That's who.
honistly, who wouldnt want to buy a ticket to watch satriani practice?
satch couldn't be more wrong -- I'd buy a ticket to watch him practice
@Lukeypoo91 LoL! I've allways thought that. You gotta luv him though.
I got to go learn all the damn notes now. Doh! lol.
oh grand maestro! ur words r saturated with wisdom. its all true.
I would buy tickets anytime to see him practice too!