Guthrie's use of English is as wonderful as his use of melody!

@alexwales8914

5 жыл бұрын

He studied English at Oxford but dropped out to do music instead

@Leo-gx8lg

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agree... 👍

@aurelius5534

4 жыл бұрын

Well spoken and well played Well fuck i gotta start practicing

@BPoweredLove

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm. His use of English seemed perfectly ordinary to me. Maybe you mean his accent? I'll give you "immune to criticism" though. I don't hear that in the US often.

@8KilgoreTrout4

4 жыл бұрын

I totally feel what you're saying..

I love Guthrie's humor just as much as I love his guitar playing

i dont play guitar, i have no idea what your talking about, but these vids are fascinating.

@HorridFroth

10 жыл бұрын

Your ears know what he's talking about though, right?

@SirSwiftusFunkellwerk

5 жыл бұрын

Hahah

@bill_y4762

4 жыл бұрын

Haaaa agreed. I’m a drummer so all the melodic theory stuff is not first language to me but still fascinating.

@fdimatel

4 жыл бұрын

what are you waiting for?, grab one guiatar !

@8KilgoreTrout4

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I love listening to a master speak on his craft, it could be anything

If you land on that... You're hurting people 😂😂😂

@justindickens3786

7 жыл бұрын

Jake Dowen dude i fell out of me chair when he said that.

@metallica3604

6 жыл бұрын

I was just starting to read though the comments... Just as he said it I read yours

@silvajoao142

6 жыл бұрын

guthrie is both a musical and a comedic genius

@stevenbaeza4132

6 жыл бұрын

my guitar teacher says that

@xtravehnapaahto69

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh SalmonSkinRole day made again by guthrie 😂

No one ever has explained guitar as well as Guthrie has done... he makes sense of what I musically do not know and understand about music. From a musically uneducated individual to an Alan Guthrie Gavon Watts philosopher guy, thank you for your genius ways and painting an understandable picture for me to see music in. I will never see and hear music the same again!

I feel so dumb, by just how much he knows. Hes so brilliant. Guthrie really compels me to strive to be better. Hes got such a down to Earth way to teach. Even the most complex he explains it so well.

@hjubris

5 жыл бұрын

Pfft... he learned guitar from the age of three, of course he could do that. Believe me when I tell you if my parents let me play guitars since I were 3 years old, I would... not be able to play like that cause I'm not a god like Guthrie.

@worstestminipainter2391

5 жыл бұрын

@@hjubris I was still shitting my pants @ 3. I dont remember nothing from 3. 5....ok, that is where my conscience began. I can understand wanting that now. To be pressured into it. Which is what you would be subjected to no play, no fun. Im good with where im at and what my parents did for me. Its the now me thats gotta step it up.

I think that it is fair to say that you could go to Guthrie for advice on just about any topic in the world, and get a reasonable, logical slightly witty response.

@nunooliveira4257

6 жыл бұрын

He's a wise guy, fou sure.

@oldgit4260

5 жыл бұрын

Oh be quiet

@scrumpymanjack

5 жыл бұрын

Said the spotty, 14-year-old boy who knows nothing about any topic in the world?

This whole video is how I've always understood jazz soloing, and he articulates it perfectly.

this guy is a great teacher because he is smart, can play his ass off and most importantly has a great way with words...

I love Guthrie Govan. He has a certain way of speaking and explaining that just cracks me up. He's just fun.

I wish Guthrie all the best in the new year! Im watching this 2:36 minutes into 2022 (edit 2022), slightly drunk, on the sofa in a friends house, and im am simply stunned, no other way to describe it. Stunned. Go Guhtrie, you are my favourite guitar player.. its official!!! You have surpassed Buckethead in my estimation! Be blessed!

he's also one of the modest and humble guitarist ever lived. i remember that one of his thoughtful quotes are: "no one is better than another, they just play differently" Guthrie is truly a perfect figure as a musician.

The gating the audio crew is doing during the dialogue section is really creepy.

@AlekseiTepljakov

5 жыл бұрын

That's one of the reasons they're on the other side of the camera :)

@sjgfloydrose1234

3 жыл бұрын

Its so bad

One of the most instructive lessons I’ve seen.. Im an advanced player but I still struggle understanding modes and going outside of scales.. This helped a lot.. I always find myself watching guys like Guthrie and saying “how does he move out of a scale and hit those notes that sound like they DO NOT fit when I play them but he can literally make anything group of notes sound good together?”

This lesson is just fuckin amazing. I have never thought of the chromatic scale in such a way. This has changed my life. Good job man!

"the listener will forgive any anomalies they hear in between".... damn.

@GothJedi

7 жыл бұрын

visionary

@LOLLYPOPPE

3 жыл бұрын

Poetry

This cat's a pure genius

As a guitarist, I often find myself in KZread guitar holes, however, I am so happy I stumbled across this. Guthrie is an inspiration and it's so refreshing to hear him always inspire the audience to chose the note that best suits the music, rather than play the most amount of notes in the quickest time. Keep up the quality content!

I appreciate the way he conceptualizes these ideas. Makes them super easy to take on board.

fuck me, I need to learn theory

@Conan2403

9 жыл бұрын

XDD

I'm liking this guy :) Good chap as well as being a monster on guitar. Not too cocky but passionate about telling others the things the learn, his attitude reminds me of Paul Gilbert in a way (let's not get comparing now, fellas :P)

He is incredibly good at explaining something that is normally difficult to learn. It's the mark of an excellent teacher.

Guthrie is an incredible teacher; I love the words he uses to express the sounds he's talking about. It makes so much more sense than just getting hit with a wall of technical terms, and really helps me "get" it immediately.

3:50 Pink Panther Theme!!! Hahaha, Guthrie is absolutely amazing!!!

Fantastic lesson... this guy knows his stuff

Thank you so much for your "free" time that you give to try and educate us. I am grateful for your efforts.

The way you use chromatic notes is a lesson in Guitar Wizardry all by itself. Listen to your solo it was very difficult to comprehend your modus. So thank you so much for taking the time to explain how you use chromatics against scale tones. I still can't comprehend how you play that fast and are still able to articulate each note with its own unique characteristic. WOW!🙏🙏🙏

you need to like the sound of chromatic playing before you try do it, not because someone on the Internet tells you are inadequate for not using chromatic playing.. that right there is truth haha

@lukasrydelius6174

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t like it....there, one less thing to have to learn

3:47 Politician by Cream!!!

Guthrie is the embodiment of music. True passion. Skill and freedom

Ive watched this video since i was about 15, I'm 20 years old now and the better I get, the more I understand

My OCD is being triggered by the complete lack of room ambience in between when Govan speaks

@Cole444Train

7 жыл бұрын

they noise gated his voice lol

@adrianrodrigues1402

7 жыл бұрын

I swear! I thought I was the only one.

@Bestialce2007

6 жыл бұрын

Star Chaser cuz he's God and that what's heaven looks like

@bartosik321

5 жыл бұрын

that is not ocd

@GeoffBarone

5 жыл бұрын

I keep thinking the video is over every 5 seconds

Guthrie is a beast!!!

@zekevesva2043

6 жыл бұрын

lmao, you don't have enough salt for this snail XD

Guthrie's lessons are just so entertaining...I would listen to him talk about guitar for hours.

Guthrie is the most simultaneously humbling and humble player. His approach to playing is so encouraging.

@furthur96

11 күн бұрын

most insanely technically able, bc he loves…music! ❤

3:55 : My Personal Favorite tooo

Good advice sir.

@manicbunny8287

10 жыл бұрын

; )

I love watching videos on physics, I don't understand everything being explained in them, but what I do understand I find incredibly interesting. Watching this series of videos reminds me very much of that same feeling. Thank you Professor.

An ornament !!!! Nice choice of words and great choice of notes !

3:24 I really want to deliver some pizza after hearing that

@onlygknows7793

4 жыл бұрын

I'll buy some pizzas from as long as you promise to buy my Strat that I just broke in half.

@ritikeshpanda

3 жыл бұрын

@@onlygknows7793 htf u broke ur strat?

What you call "horrendously wrong notes" I call proof of mastery over music. When you can manipulate the notes like that it saves you from sounding like everyone else. It certainly adds a lot more dissonance to your playing but with that greater dissonance comes greater relief at its resolution. It's the difference between "going where the music (scale) takes you" and "the music going where you take it." I think it's guitar nirvana.

@corv2731

7 жыл бұрын

Very well said.

@dooodooodooo555

7 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what he is saying, lol...he is using the term loosely to refer to notes outside of the corresponding key. Of course he knows there aren't "wrong" notes, he literally plays a lick with all 12 notes in it and makes it sound musical. Much like he plays chromatically IN CONTEXT, you should learn how to understand what he is saying IN CONTEXT.

I wish Guitar World would make some more of these videos. Guthrie's advice is priceless

GENIUS! I could listen to you teach all day. Such a clean player! Well done sir! You make it sound so easy and you teach very well.

i play guitar for years now, but don't know anything from theory so..... i enjoyed every single word and sound, i think it's perfect lesson but....i didn't understand it at all :)

@Garagieraryhir

10 жыл бұрын

well, i'm not a musician, and i honestly regret i didn't learn theory when i was younger. i don't compose so what have i achieved? hm.....the genre i feel the best in is metal. if you ask me for an example.... most of Dimebag's solos, slipknot,death, slash....i could learn to play anything i hear if its not extremely fast (solos), rhythm guitar - no problem. And - not jazz:)...i just enjoy playing for fun. i would say - i'm great at copying but not creating if you know what i mean....enough for me

@MrWabke

10 жыл бұрын

Rusty Rancher I am quite the opposite. I can create decent melodies, but can't really copy other musicians pieces. As long as you are having fun it's all good

@Garagieraryhir

10 жыл бұрын

Ipanen that's it! there are so many approaches to music. some play, some, compose, some just study theory for years and then write music for others....there is no golden rule. music rules anyway:)

@71sephiroth

10 жыл бұрын

Rusty Rancher nicely said! :D

@bretsalisbury3158

10 жыл бұрын

Ipanen im in the same boat as rusty but you can really do alot with out it, the only chord name i know is g, but now i play by ear, i can listen to yngwie malmsteen and get a sense of what hes doing and play along, ive recently been looking more into theory but (i dont mean this in a cocky way at all because im no expert and i know it) ive become better in the 4 years ive been playing than i thought i would accomplish in my life

4:43 I just laughed and put my guitar back on its case.

That was flat out the best summary of playing outside of general scale boxes I've ever heard. That cat REALLY needs to drop some more instructional stuff on KZread.

I love the little flashes of smiles he gives. Seems like a super nice dude.

GOVAN FOR PRIME MINISTER!

@james6818

3 жыл бұрын

It’ll never work. He doesn’t strike me as a liar who doesn’t know what he’s actually doing

@furthur96

11 күн бұрын

@@james6818well said James, very well said

"if you can do that ten you know all you need to know.... so long as you use it responsibliy" hahahahahahahaha

This is probably my favorite video of all times.

Funny..one of the best series of lesson videos has been around for 9 years and I'm just now seeing it. Thanks KZread...better late then never I guess.

'you're hurting people' hahaha

3:17 - "So, I dunno" No Guthrie, I'm sure you do know.

You are the best guitarist and you really explain the best way to get to where you want to be ...

I found this guy today and he is a real inspiration and a very good guy! Great lessons !

He's like the Victor Wooten of guitar.

isn't there just a super fast scale run in the beginning of the video??

@saszahairulin

5 жыл бұрын

It's from his song 'Wonderful Slippery Thing'

I can listen to him everyday. Wow, great teacher

This guy is absolutely brilliant! I would love to hear this guy explain guitar and scales for hours!

That noise gate in his voice is annoying!!

@hywel4605

8 жыл бұрын

+mateo chiabrando i use a hanky - it's cheaper!

Great lesson! Very ear catching sound. I like that it´s originating from the key of A, so you can follow what´s being told and played simultaneously, without also trying to figure out what key we are in.

He's so blunt and frank about everything, it's great

This man is a wizard of music and deserves an Emmy

This is the way I learned to play guitar. Guthrie does such a phenomenal explanation to understand how to play "outside". For anyone that really digs this, this is how you understand Jazz. Jazz musicians to me, are the most impressive musicians. They understand music and speak it in ways that only some can really truly understand. The jazz era guys discovered this outside the box thinking. To me, it's almost a slap in the face at traditional music. It's like saying "nah, I get that, but I know that once the II minor chord is going to change to a V seventh so I'm going to play something more dominant, versus straight minor." It's the thinking and knowing the sounds that you're playing and why you're playing them that makes you a guitar player in my mind. Jazz guys know each and every note, why they're playing it that way, and what chords are following underneath it/what the other guys are playing to compliment it. Great explanation, thanks so much!

Such great explanations! Guthrie does an awesome job at making things practical.

What a GREAT communicator!! Amazing how he is able to speak this in such understandable terms. Obviously a brilliant player, but the real test of skill is teaching it effectively.

Most amazing guitar instruction video in long time. He's an inspiring monster. The lick from 4.44, I'm gonna have to learn that.

There's something about this dude that is so original. And I'm not talking only about the way he plays and his music but, also the way he talks and behaves. I love this guy!

Man im always enjoying guthrie s lessons x)

I don't think it's a coincidence that he's so good at sounding good on the guitar, as well as so profoundly concise when he speaks

I have no idea what he's saying, but I love listening to him speak and play.

Really refreshing video. Mr. Govan (or should I say professor Govan) is one of the most humble, intelligent guitarists out there, and this clip proves it.

its amazing how he tries to make up a smile every time he finishes a sentence. great guy.

this is wisdom in its purest form thanks for the awesome tips

I love this guy, great advice from a great musician!!!

the best video i saw this week!

This must be the best explanation of chromatic playing that I've ever heard!

That was a brilliantly spoken and taught lesson.

Not only his playing, but also his words, are like sweet music to my ears

i randomly clicked on this, im not really interested in learning the scales but I gave it a thumbs up because this guy actually explains the concepts really well... +1 for great teaching =]

Best guitar lesson on KZread from the Master!

I know I'm a few years late but I gotta say, man what a talented and incredible human being.

Some very cool ideas in this lesson. Some stuff I never even thought of.

Agreed, he is spot on with the way he describes the mentality of balancing "right" notes and "wrong" notes.

Man this dude has a really neat way of describing things, with words, I find it pretty cool and understandable, I can see why he's good on guitar

I don't even play guitar and I know what you mean, he is a delight to listen to since one feels one is learning something on 'any' level ! He's wonderful.

Not just one of my favorite guitarists, one of my favorite people in general.

Masterful tutorials! Many thanks GG!

He explains exactly what I've been trying to understand for a long time.

That was an excellent analysis. Amazing!

He explains it really nice and smooth i love it ....Guthrie.. sir u are one of the best guitarists who ever lived much RESPECT to u man

its obvious his knowledge is endless. his approach is so much different than other teachers. i think its great. i been playing for 30 years and have learned much from this guy

he's damn inspiring, love his "philosophies" on guitar playing too...

I liked this lesson, you talk like someone who has a passion for music, an has taken that passion and analyzed it like a philosopher.

I like this guy, he is efficient in many genres and just doesn't shred an endless wall of notes.

Such complicated nuances so simply explained. And 4:43 he turns calisthenic scale playing into pure music

I love how he discusses almost abstract concepts yet elucidates them so that they make complete sense...

This guy is both so down to earth and up on another planet at the same time. That smile at 3:55 is infectious.

this guy is brilliant !! I mean forget the guitar playing, despite his obvious insanity he's crystal, crystal clear with his explanations ! Such fluid analysis, perfectly picked words... This guy is absolutely awesome to listen to (speak) and his ideas are spot on and interesting.

There are many amazing things about Govan, but thankfully, he's a person who is great to listen to when he is talking and also when he is playing. Intelligent playing and speech. Now there's a concept!