Sick Riffs #39: Deerhoof teach you Damaged Eyes Squinting into the Beautiful Overhot Sun

Deerhoof's guitar savants John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez have kindly let us into the playing secrets behind Damaged Eyes Squinting into the Beautiful Overhot Sun, a cyclical, mesmeric highlight from new release, Future Teenage Cave Artists, out May 29.
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Sick Riffs is a Guitar World video series designed to help guitarists affected by the coronavirus. Self-isolating players around the world have each filmed a lesson where they teach you one of their own guitar riffs, up close and personal. If you dig the lesson, we encourage you to buy music and merch from the artist or stream their music.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Your songs are some of my favorites from Deerhoof. You have a unique voice, John.

[@witchfindergeneralelectric8758]

It's got a Who vibe to it, especially the riff over the rythm part, I dig it.

[@Joshua_Ott]

I love their out of the box guitar riffing!

[@Scott42]

way cool. would love more of these

[@Stallagmite]

Awesome, very cool to have a song layed out...don't remember seeing it done. Love this song too!

[@xrayguns]

Sweet moves John and Ed!

[@MindlessTurtle]

The layered barre chords remind me of the title track on _Offend Maggie_ (2008).

[@hellowhirled]

absolutely, that's why this one rules so much

[@unorthodoxnormie4940]

cool guitar

[@shoestringmovies6530]

that’s a pretty sick riff

[@kipponi]

Amazing what only two voices in the end could do. Yeah it is dissonance sound(intervals) but good one's ha ha.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

hmm

[@Superjet113]

Cant get enough annoying dissonance...lolol

[@Twobarpsi]

It's making me sick 🤮

[@antney6745]

Sorry man but that is Not a sick riff.............

[@ben-yg5jj]

You gotta listen to the original song those bar chords add a lot of emotion to it

[@LfunkeyA]

@@ben-yg5jj it is difficult to argue with deerhoof haters, because deerhoof is easy to hate. the band requires attention and context for someone to truly appreciate it. most people are impatient and ignorant.

[@gutarjunky]

A couple of power chords..does not qualify as a sick riff my dude..but sure stoner rock

[@edenhighlands3851]

It all depends on personal taste! I like it because it's catchy and has that retro vibe I really dig

[@axlbublitz2310]

Jesse Raines bruh who tf cares if it’s power chords, if it sounds good it sounds good

[@SandalwoodBros]

Says the dude shredding alone in his basement

[@gutarjunky]

Corrected a recorded artist..

[@cupsYT]

@@gutarjunky If you're trying to score internet points - Ostracized Facebook likes: 958. The guy in the video's band (Deerhoof) Facebook likes: 79,049. Go to bed