What a blessing Guthrie is ! I’m 55 years old. Been playing since I’m 10. Played at a semi professional level for a long time. Many years it was my only source of income. I’ve come to realize that I knew enough to be good enough to cover songs , learn leads , and learn by ear. I’ve only scratched the surface…. Time to jump in and really learn guitar. What a great time to be alive.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, man. Means a lot to me.

@John--

Жыл бұрын

Definitely! There's so much easily accessible information out there now you can basically learn any way you want.

@tompoynton

Жыл бұрын

44 and been playing since 18 (yep a real late starter!), and the same here (apart from the playing semi-professionally bit haha), guys like Guthrie and others on here are opening up whole new worlds...

@techfoolcasey4348

Жыл бұрын

You make me hopeful in making a difference , before I croak. Thank you op: tears in my eyes, and a drop of destiny.

@samuelraymond8834

6 ай бұрын

50 same!

Thanks so much for all the comments, positive feedback and support. Can’t tell you how much that means to me and helps me stay motivated. Y’all are the best!!

@jeffarney7762

Жыл бұрын

14:11. Some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard

@BrianVallotton

Жыл бұрын

God bless YOU!

@deliverancefornow

Жыл бұрын

Yeh I see what your saying, but is there a book that explans how to match up the major minor, flat 5s and stuff like that?

@rippinlipsinc.2200

Жыл бұрын

Bluegrass is my specialty... New country as well .

@jeffrey.a.hanson

Жыл бұрын

You’re the one out there doing it! Hoping to get you here to Houston. I found my connection to a kickass place, so will have em reach out. As for video- I’ve been challenging myself to play an interesting rhythm track with one guitar. As if I only had space to record two guitars. Also, going outside of standard guitar keys…not sticking to the comfort zone.

Playing the guitar instead of the guitar playing you! Sums it up perfectly

Here’s my testimony!!! I started focusing on wanting to learn lead and soloing. I listened and watched all of his KZread videos and purchased his artist works lessons which is fabulous. Let’s put it this way I’m 3 years in and recording an album with Eric Clapton’s drummer. I’d say Guthrie knows what he’s talking about 👍🏼🤘🏼🙏

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks a bunch, man!

@frankzeno

Жыл бұрын

@@guthrietrappmusic you got it brother!!

@frankzeno

6 ай бұрын

@@AFullNelson congratulations 🎉

Just endorsing Guthries advice when I say that what he is teaching here is not a short cut to the destination, it's a direct route that eliminates many of the dead ends and swamps that we can all get drawn into looking for shortcuts. I was bogged down for years but this is what set me free.

Wish you’d been around 20 years ago - it took me waaay too long to work this out myself, and when I did it changed everything

Eric Johnson called .. something about wanting his tone back .. (and his licks .. LOL). That's a compliment people .. great playing...great stuff!!

A great lesson as always, Guthrie. We’re lucky to have a guy like you that is an astounding player as well as a teacher. My playing and. Fretboard awareness have increased exponentially since taking your courses on ArtistWorks and watching your KZread videos. Keep up the great work.

I am always amazed at your talent and how humble you are, keep up the good work!!!!

Lovely to see that you are intent on exploring what we have (literally) under our digits. Inspiring.

Thanks Guthrie I’ve learned so much just from ur podcasts but your right I need to go deeper now

You are right! It became clear to me years ago, and my eyes opened!

Guthrie, I just found your channel and I have to say I love your style of playing and ability to communicate. I’m a 50 something dude who’s been trying to play for years and for me, life has always gotten in the way of practicing and improving. I’ve always been confused: so many styles, so much to learn. Where should I really start if I’m ever going to improve? This video really helped me think about things differently. Thank you.

Great stuff as always. I sent my boss some of you're clips. He has friends in Nashville and he went to see you last week. Said it was so good that he wanted to cry at times. He also said you'd remember him because he was tore up and you told him he needed to go home! Lol You gave him a couple of CD"s too. I just wish I could have been there. Thanks again for sharing your tips and encouragement.

Awesome video as always. I already kind of understood the CAGED system, but it was you who helped me integrate that with Arpeggio scales. Since then I've understood so much more. Thank you

You make me want to continue this journey playing guitar Guthrie. Your amazing in many ways and your humbleness is rare these days especially with famous musicians. Your a light in this dark world and many like myself cherish that. I appreciate all your music. Stay blessed my friend 👍😋

I cannot THANK YOU enough for this simple clear bit of information. I am an intermediate player, know CAGED, know some scales. Haven't really been sure how to improve. I just haven't been able to put my learning together. You just dropped the key in my lap. Pulled everything together for me. Still so much more to learn always of course, but now I feel like I am finally building on something instead of learning disconnected bits. Solid Gold. So very grateful Guthrie.

I just feel blessed. Guthrie seems to be the pastor of the Church of guitar. It's so good to know that if I pay attention chasing my tail days are over thank you

Thanks so much for what you do! Watching your videos has really helped me over the past few years. I love the vibe/feel of your playing, and it has really inspired me to improve mine

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks Guthrie! I am encouraged by your recommendations. Mostly what I have been working on.

Hey Guthrie, just thanks being an inspiration to play when I don't have any. Your lessons always get me fired up, and I really, really appreciate it.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, man!

Wow, Man that opening solo was like a journey, really inspiring. Really tasty playing and tone. Thank you 🙏

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love the trio clips! Thank you, Guthrie. A most enjoyable lessen!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So inspiring sir... humble, forthright man making beautiful sounds.

Man!!! Your videos are always great! Always make me want to play more guitar!! Thank you!!

Holy cow!! I flipped when I saw your video while watching my guitar teacher teaching a song. I think it's great that you take your extensive knowledge of the guitar and teach others! You're a MAJOR player in the world of music and to see you teaching others is absolutely an honor and a blessing to me! I learn from only teachers that I can follow easily and understand. You are now one of the very, very few I'm going to be watching and learning from. Thank you for doing this and sharing your extensive knowledge, it's very exciting indeed. ( btw, since you mention Billy Gibbons, my wife and I have front row seats with vip upgrade to see ZZTop with Jeff Beck at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater in Birmingham, AL on September 29th)

Glad I have a person who has this much experience, willing to freely share this wealth of knowledge. Thanks Guthrie. I look forward to these videos more than you know.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, man. Happy to help.

Man, just found this and I know its an old video but it will be useful. I and many others got to meet you at Andy Woods Woodshed last year and that was great. He still talks about the night you said, "well I have this song and it only has two chords" and then brought the heat and brought the house down. Thanks for this because a lot of us can play some stuff but wonder how to make it musical. And we "know" things but not necessarily on a "deep dive level" as you put it. So thanks for this it is very helpful. I am taking from Andy once a month and from another guy, but it is always great to get different perspectives and I feel like these type of lessons are helpful for me! Thanks!

Guthrie, every video you make just blows my mind !! I learn so much from each one. Your love of music and teaching is very apparent. Just wanted to thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent and knowledge. Please keep making these videos. Peace and much love brother.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, man!

Excellent perspective Guthrie! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your chord melody lines are awesome and musical!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You are awesome Guthrie ! Thanks so very much for sharing this ❤

Thank you so much for these videos. It was worth to travel from Spain to Nashville to see you play and had the opportunity to say hello and thank you in person! I highly recommend the experience of seeing this guy playing live with his trio, you cannot imagine the passion and the intensity on the stage! Thanks a bunch!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, man!

I’ve really tried to hammer this stuff out the last few years.its so awesome.i don’t try n learn songs or other peoples leads.i practice chord progressions in every way possible.as many shapes and inversions as I can figure out,through the caged system and scales.major scale is everything ..especially since I don’t look at them as shapes anymore, but by notes and keys.you know the major scale you know every mode ,minor scale etc.

Thank you so so much for all your efforts to help us become better and informative players! And the cutting loose in the beginning?! LOVE IT!!!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

What a great video, GT!! Your tones KILL me. It doesn't matter what guitar, or what pedal, or even what amp, your tone is remarkable. Thank you for sharing with us!!!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

What a monster tone! Thank you for teaching us mere mortals!

Fabulous advice. I've been telling my students this forever. And, as always, simply wonderful playing. Thanks for the video.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Thank you for sharing your time and talent. You have wonderful licks and tones, and it's cool you shared your FX and amp setting with us. Thanks again! I subscribed. Have a great day.

Just finished a year of your Artist Works course, and I have to say that it was one of best things I’ve ever done to solve the guitar ‘puzzle’. In the past I spent way too much time trying to understand the modes and couldn’t make musical sense out of them, even though I had all of the shapes memorized. Once I started learning the CAGED system the entire fret board opened up for me. The chord dictates the arpeggio, pentatonic and scale to be played. WOW! What an eye opener for me. Thanks for everything you do Guthrie!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks a bunch. Means a lot.

Your lessons have been changing the way a see the fretboard, they are pure gold thank you brother! Greetings from Chile, South America

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Mind blown 😃. I can't wait to put some time into this! Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication 🙌

Saw you on another video w Brett papa. Blown away. Felt inspired for the first time in a looong time. I’ve been ‘stuck’ in the pentatonic.

He plays so freely and with a beautiful clean technique

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This was mind blowing! I have always been working on playing this way but you really brought it together. Back to the woodshed!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Totally. Spot on. In 20+ years of playing, Guthrie is describing the big "unlock" moment in creating music across the fretboard

Wow! That playing a the beginning with the singing lead tone was fire🔥 ! Amazing playing!

I've been a gigging guitar player for years. Love your videos. Gives me some new ideas to try on gigs.

What I find incredulous is that some one who is: -One of the top guitarists in a town full of great guitarists, -Was recruited by John Oates to play on recordings and concerts, -Counts among his friends and admirers players such as Billy Gibbons and Joe Bonnamasa, -Received a house standing ovation with Kenny Vaughn from their version of You Know It Ain't Right, -Is one of the most melodic guitar players I have heard, Gets individuals out there in KZread land disputing on him the fundamentals of guitar playing. Seriously, who are these shredders who know so much more than Guthrie Trapp about how to learn guitar? Where are their credentials and where are their KZread channels showing their chops and guitar knowledge? Do they make a living playing guitar along with Guthrie and Uncle Larry? Maybe it's time the critics put up or shut up. I'll listen to Guthrie's free advice he is giving and will subscribe to his lessons before any anonymous know it all shredder out there.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks so much man. I’m a very lucky and fortunate dude. Means a lot. We just have a lot of experience from doing this for so long.

@coaltrain4423

Жыл бұрын

I agree with lussier1958,screw the critics.

Guthrie just brilliant! Thanks for all you share and your work.

Got a lot out of that actually. Thank you! That opening tone was magic!

Thanks, Guthrie. Love these lessons and like your down-to-earth approach.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love those rubs and EJ runs interval with tasty blues licks. That was a FUN! Intro

I really appreciate and enjoy your explanation on demystifying the guitar. You are a great teacher!

Been learning forever and what you have said in this video is exactly how I have always felt about playing guitar. Lately it has started coming together. Great lesson, great advice.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

once again, awesome video, thanks Guthrie!

Always pleasure to listen to you talk about guitar stuff. Hope to meet you at some point. Cheers!

You always explain things is a way that makes musical sense., and your playing is phenomenal.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

I appreciate your honesty, being upfront and real with us. I’ve heard a lot of guys calling themselves guitar teachers and having a “new” way of doing things. They’re saying you need to get away from those boring scales and the cage method or system. I’m a sax player that started playing guitar before I started playing sax. I gave the sax all of my attention and played guitar off and on but never got serious about it until I stopped playing sax. I always loved the beautiful sound of the guitar. My sax teachers always told me to learn the basics. Your explanation was simply and can easily be applied. Seeing the guitar, single notes and the chords as “one” and bringing it all together will really help me improve as a musician. Thanks again, great sound, great playing. Love that pedal too.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, man! Really means a lot.

Pure Gold. Just doesn't get any better.

Guthrie, I just purchased a 3 month package for your ArtistWorks lessons and already love it. You're a darn good teacher...and I just wanted to say thank you for being so generous with your wealth of information.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

I played Electric primarily for most of my life and then made a switch to primarily acoustic 8 years ago. You are right! Acoustic makes you play a lot harder and works your hands a lot more so it's a challenge to go back and forth with the electric. Thanks for awesome tips.

That part wqhere you added the A Mixolydian with the other things immediately revealed to my ears the secret sauce to Eric Johnson's sound/approach. Transported me to that "state" to play from. Very cool stuff. I'm a newbie to your channel just watched a few this morning and got here and will be really exploring this when I get my guitar back, getting a new neck out on. This week gonna feel like a month waiting! Great playing.

The guitar sounds great. The information is invaluable. Thus the video is excellent. Thanks!

This is eye opening.. Really really good info! Now I know what to work on next 🙏🏻

This is where it’s at. I too, have played guitar for many years, but only new just enough to play along with the songs I like, and only the basics. I’m learning now how chords, up and down the neck, can inform my lead playing in a much more melodic way. Thanks for breaking this down, Guthrie. It’s so simple, but if you don’t know, you don’t know.

Love your stuff dude. Keep the videos coming.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks !

MAN !!!You just took improv noodling to an unknown dimensional level.Very casually I might add.I’m extremely intimidated,and will probably burrow even deeper into my reclusive hole of playing only to myself in strict privacy.You certainly have velvet fingers.Awesome display of fretboard knowledge and control and confidence.Seriously,thanks.

Thank you Guthrie for your prowess and insight into theory and how important it is!

Hey, Guthrie! Good advice. And, nice notes & tones. Sounds great!

I agree….hearing the note tells you where you go next. Training your ear to connect to the groove that a melody dictates depending on how you hear the accent the melody. I may be explaining my idea or theory wrong, but that next note is closer than I originally thought. Don’t know what I was thinking when I started playing and I made it harder than it already inherently is. It’s always been about melody for me and the melody has taught me how to play. These melody’s are unique to our individuality and they shape our style. I’m not great but playing the guitar and getting lost in the melody has saved my sanity as I’ve struggled with an undiagnosed case of MS that robbed me of career and having a family. I was only diagnosed this past year at 52, after being seriously sick with it since I was 26. Music, playing guitar and love of a Kiwi has saved me. My melody woke the women that I married. She was taking a nap in a tent, after a red eye from Chicago to Phoenix then renting a car to get to Sedona. I had come back to my camp to find a new neighbor. Nobody is in a tent in the middle of the day in the Sonoran desert. She was and 27 years later, I often still gently wake her from an afternoon nap. What a strange life. She has just started to take up guitar herself after saying “no, I’ll just listen to you.” Got my heart set on getting her a 30’s 00’ archtop such as an old L-30 or L-37. She loves the sound and feel of my old Kalamazoo KG-32 but ergonomics of the female form suit a smaller lower bout. Thanks for showing up every once in a while. Don’t get out much, let alone play with anyone so it’s nice to run into you in the way I can. Cheers Guthrie, and to Uncle Larry.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great story. I hope you’re hanging in there. Sounds like you have a great attitude. Thanks a bunch, man!

I started trying to play every song in different places on the neck. I also learned all the notes on the neck through leaning triads and have found a whole new way of expressing my noodling. I already knew every box of the pentatonic scale and was stuck in it as you said, you can play it but it isn't really music. Your advice IMO is a game changer!!!!!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks, man!

Thanks I really needed this “revival” keep on rockin’ Guthrie ( and everybody else) !

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, man!

As a life long 'Gear Head', I really truly appreciate you taking a moment to quick overview of the 'GOODS'! Peace.

I think what happens is some folks want to play, and you can do that with shortcuts and tricks. But to play WELL, it takes doing the hard work, finding the inversions, learning what the fingerboard can do, and continuing to dig in and make it all a part of how you play. And sometimes you need somebody to take the gloves off and and say thie might not be an easy answer, but it is the answer. Thanks for all you do!

UPDATE: I've learned more in the past six months from this video than any other video on the internet. Granted, I'm a solid intermediate player, but the truth is, this information has opened up so many doors on the guitar for me that I will always be indebted to Guthrie. I don't play out, but just for my own enjoyment. But that may change as the confidence I've gained from GTs insights has been exceedingly satisfying on so many levels. Thank you so much, Mr. Trapp. You are a kind, kind soul and one amazing teacher. Many thanks!! 🙏🙏🎵

Your expression of the mixolydian Eric Johnson style is fantastic. Please continue that.

Awesome video as always Guthrie, I'm learning from you in the Artistworks course also and slowly things are starting to click in for me, I've been at it for 10 years and the last year or so trying to go further with the caged shapes and lead and it's always a pleasure to watch you play at the spiritual level as you mentioned, to just know everything so well to be able to just hear it in your head and out through your fingers onto the instrument it comes... I have this sometimes... Sometimes LOL... But it's getting more and more, and I'm enjoying the journey and watching you, a true master on this instrument, is just so inspirational and hearing the many ways to express ideas... Keep it up Guthrie, you're a blessing to all of us and you have a true gift!

Guthrie you are a breath of fresh air and an amazing player and teacher.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Fantastic as always. I’m still working at getting this system down but it’s so helpful! Ain’t there yet but I can see the light. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

You work on the chords, the arpeggios, the pentatonics, the double stops, the scales as separate things, which I guess you kind of need to do at first to learn them but to combine them as layers which you can see simultaneously, that’s hard, but yet a simple concept. You’ve definitely opened my eyes to that. I’m working on it! 😀

This might be the most important video I’ve watched when it comes to learning to play guitar. Thank you Sir.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!!

Thanks a lot. Down to earth and full of knowledge. Appreciate the straight talk. ✊🏼✨

It always re-opens my mind watching you play amazing, unique and creative things in positions I feel stagnant over. Thank you for sharing your crazy high level skills and knowledge with the word. You are always inspiring.

Hi Guthrie, love your videos, practical music wisdom, and clear mastery of the guitar. I struggle a lot with playing through changes but maybe chord shapes are the key there as well. Thanks a million. :-)

Love what you say about lightening the touch. I also come out of a youth playing all acoustic and I'm afraid I play electric guitar a bit like a caveman as a result. Am working on it! Love the teaching and just love watching you play!

What a SOUND! Shortcut to heaven! Thanks for letting us know what you are using.

Amazing playing as always GT. Caged is the way- totally unlocked it for me

I love the piece you played near the end.

Best teacher. I adopted this guy as my teacher and I actually see a difference. Breathed life into playing for me.

Thanks for all your hard work sharing your experience, opinions, approach to music and knowledge. I have nothing profound to say, so I'll get back to practicing😉

Let me start by saying you're an amazing teacher and it's why I subscribe to this channel. As for the topic you presented, I had a friend Allan Holdsworth that passed away a few years back. We were talking one day and I asked him what the secret was? He said oh, that. Well it's the simplest thing in the world. You just have to play chords. The trick is can you find a way to express those chords(any chord) with single note lines. You don't just bang away, you're job is to create while following the harmonic structure with what you hear and how you play. Do that an you're on to something. The more creative ways you can find to do that the more interesting your lines will be. You wouldn't just start banging on a C when the harmony calls for an E in a song, that's just noise. You'd be seen as just another wanker. LOL True story! I miss my friend and the wisdom he imparted to me, just like you do Guthrie. Thank you

@danbro1378

Жыл бұрын

You dropped something...

@serapiopereziii3741

Жыл бұрын

@Howardsend88 As great a guitar player, he was an even more an amazing man.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

That’s really awesome. Thanks so much. That means a lot.

@anthonystark5412

Жыл бұрын

@@danbro1378 Forgivable in this context. He's relaying helpful advice from a highly-respected player, not blowing his own horn.

@doktabob328

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonystark5412 Exactly. Some folk are very proud of not being vain, lol. Pretending you don’t know stuff, or people, isn’t humility. That’s a neurotic imitation of humility. In this case, I found that story about Alan Holdsworth very worthwhile and relevant.

Love it man! Great playing!!!

Love your clean sound!

Looking forward to seeing the trio on the road.

The CAGED system was also a major breakthrough for me , equally important was the number system. There are only 12 notes on a guitar repeated everywhere! Understanding the relationship between the numbers is also important. Continuously playing different types of music really worked for me and learning to play favourite songs gives a boost of confidence. I can see where Guthrie is coming from when he says that everything on the guitar is the same and really is just one thing!

@voorhalven

Жыл бұрын

Just a major breakthrough? 😁

@dingopes3847

Жыл бұрын

Same 4 me..seeing CAGED chore tones , arppegios all the same..

Really enjoying your play and lessons!

Just stumbled onto your channel here today , Wow!!😳. Nicely laid out and extremely informative. I’m now a subscriber for all you can teach . Thanks for hopefully many more like this one!! 👍👍

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!!

I played guitar for almost 25 years before I learned the caged system. And that’s when I finally started understanding the fretboard. It was the largest puzzle piece that was missing. This lesson is another one of those breadcrumbs leading me to a better understanding of my instrument. Thanks for teaching us how to make MUSIC, not just play guitar. Great lesson. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, man!

Thank you, Guthrie! You are absolutely right. Harmonic structure, chord voicings, creative voice-leading, harmonic rhythm, the whole deal is a lifetime of work. So be kind to yourself, my friends. 10 or 15 minutes a day of uninterrupted study will up your game immediately :) Best wishes, sf

@guthrietrappmusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

@kevinkightcrawley7420

10 ай бұрын

Guthrie, add a &7.98 mug or dorag or something to ur merch.i can afford something small a headband or neck bandanas an it would be so cool to have a Guthrie trapp neckband to wear often.