00:00 Kascade 05:27 Wave of Babies 11:11 Abasi 8-String Guitar Tuning Explained 12:10 Animals as Leaders Origins 13:06 Tosin's Approach to Theory 18:53 Selective Picking 21:06 Exploratory Practise 21:56 Designing Practises for your Weaknesses 23:17 Writing Chord Progressions 28:09 Getting Good Technique 30:06 Percussive Thumb Technique Explained 35:04 Classical Guitar Influence 36:34 Musical Influences 37:54 The Woven Web 41:40 Overcoming Writer's Block 44:54 Hybrid Picking 45:49 Swybrid Picking 48:27 Abasi Guitars 51:36 Improvising over Chords 01:02:06 More Techniques?

@willson1646

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@willson1646 you’re welcome 😃

@jellojoe00

2 жыл бұрын

It's all effects and bullshit

@willson1646

2 жыл бұрын

@@jellojoe00 What do you even mean?

@bazikcore5602

2 жыл бұрын

44:20 Sometimes smoking weed helps Muahahahaha😁

I am strongly convinced this man is one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

@jakobwest4811

2 жыл бұрын

Im 100% convinced of it.

@Returnality

2 жыл бұрын

Is it even really a question? People 40 years from now are going to look at him the same way people look at guys like Hendrix today.

@blastard8980

2 жыл бұрын

Not only that, he managed to create his own sound, which is what artists attempt to do. Play anything new from this man, I will know it's his blindly. I don't even get that from satriani

@illuddivinus3309

2 жыл бұрын

It’s only because he’s versed in theory and can articulate the shit out of what he does with clarity and precision. Look around at the other guys who can play the same but can only speak in tabs or by examples without one ounce of theory.

@AnnieBagels

2 жыл бұрын

one of??

"It's like when you're with a girl and your eyes are closed, and she's doing this thing, and you're like 'what is that? I really like it.' " Tosin is hilarious, insightful and unbelievably skilled. What a guy 😂

@Broyale26

2 жыл бұрын

Or like when I was with my high school football coach.

@steveschu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Broyale26 pretty sick.

The guy is not only one of the biggest guitar Gods of all time, he's also so verbally articulate. Such an intelligent human being.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. Genuinely enjoyed filming and watching this.

@Misanthrope84

2 жыл бұрын

@@antonidomini884 what kind of stupid, useless comment is that mate? 😅

@V1z10n

2 жыл бұрын

Are saying he speaks well for a black man? I wonder if he can do math as well.

@Misanthrope84

2 жыл бұрын

@@V1z10n he's very elequent for a HUMAN BEING, any human, regardless of race/gender or whatever the fuck.

@EnvisionedBlindness

2 жыл бұрын

The guy is highly educated. Don't know much about him but I do knows he's got a pretty prestigious degree in music. He didn't get that by being your average joe

"acknowledging what a 9 sounds like" is my favorite sentence.

To play a beautiful stream of consciousness, that is the goal.

This guy changed the game in many ways. Love the fact it's instrumental and the use of dynamics leaves me speechless.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Totally. Could not agree more. It’s a totally new perspective on guitar as a whole.

I genuinely believe he is the best guitarist of all time. This shit is unreal

That Somnarium riff soothes the soul

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it dude

Tosin is the master of creating need for speed police chase sounding riffs

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Ah man this is so true, the music in Need For Speed games is 🤟🏻

For such a long time so many of the things Tosin did felt like actual magic and you just HAD to go see him live to see how he was doing them. And because of this, the way he says "It's the same chord" at 25:07 is hilarious.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, you’ve seen behind the curtain! 😂

@KYUBIMATIAS

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte I hope so! I remember just not being able to visually process what I was seeing when I saw him thump and do the CAFO tapping. Like, without hyperbole, I thought he was a genuine wizard. Still is, but boy does it feel good to learn as a musician and be able to somewhat be able to follow what he says in these masterclasses. Thanks for the upload and nice job with the editing!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@KYUBIMATIAS Yeah, in a way, it’s really comforting when you realise that use mere mortals could do it, too! I really appreciate that comment about the editing. dude. Thank you so much 🤟🏻

@differentbutsimilar7893

4 ай бұрын

It was such a eureka moment for me. You see, 10 years ago,, *I* was at the point where I was doing what he described in all of those different ways of chaining and tracing intervals across the fretboard. All that I had for reading material was the Guitar Grimoire that covers scales. After major and all it's modes, I'd try to find a new mode I liked to pick at in a loose, unfocused session. When one would strike me, I'd take it around the fretboard and start building with it. So seeing this now makes it feel like I was walking a parallel path. Around that point I think he also mentioned "complex and difficult, but pretty sounding chords." That's always been a thing for me. I've listened for similar stuff as a kid, noting some metal bands really like them, and there must be clear patterns there. Of course, that was why it took me so long to figure them out. He got into just reaching for the borrowed notes/upper intervals on sensibility and I was doing that as well, that's how I found the pretty/difficult chords... my whole reasoning for getting a handle on intervals was in order to construct exactly the chords I need, and not have to make my ADHD brain learn all of them and then be referencing that every time I play - instead have the tools to feel around in the dark for the crazy-sounding chords I was searching for. It was intuitive to pursue that understanding. Focus on 7 notes. What is each note's relationship with the root? What are their relationships with eachother? Which are strongest/weakest? What is the most distinct and bespoke aspect of the mode? Just went searching for the sounds I wanted that way. Just playing a game of how much info I can extract from 7 notes by exploring them from as many angles as possible, and cycling through sets. I also found my way into the "it's the same shape" thing, first using shapes that don't really have "colors" of their own to begin with (inverted sus2's were the very first,) and then introducing minor/major intervals (add9 of course,) as well as mods of them. And then between the notes of this one shape at different positions, you can also find melodies that make the chords sound like they're in something resembling a key, and there are just a lot of different, more ambivalent mixes of emotions in there that to me feel more spontaneous and true to experience than compositions that highlight individual emotions. I agree with him, it's also just fun to make fake keys. Once you can feel the textures and flavors of different interval relationships, there's nothing saying you can't combine ingredients in ways diatonic recipe standards don't call for. Past a certain knowledge bar, it's easier to make interesting, in some ways. You get addicted to it and almost forget how to play diatonic. And when you do, it's hard to resist a little veer because the fretboard is constantly showing you opportunities as you play. But I think that was at least in some large part BECAUSE of his music that I was going searching for those things. Tosin's first album with AAL was the first piece of music in a long time to make my prog-addled-brain go "what IS that?!" I basically considered the technique out of reach. But I definitely put some time into trying to absorb what's happening with the composition. Funny, slap is on my list now, as I DO have the fancy legato stuff. I "discovered" subbing hammer-ons and pull-offs for pick strokes... letting them lead in these hybrid gallops. I started by just hammering on an octave, pull-off, downstroke, repeat, upstroke, so-on. At this point, I have years of legato behind me so by the end of that first session I had something with it that piqued my interest... just recombining skills I already have. From there I started adding more notes on the left and incorporating short alt-picked bursts into the whole thing. Lightbulb went off "Oh, that sounds like AAL, is this how he does it?" Once you get the feel it's pretty easy to make a guitar churn like a machine. It's just not the most intuitive at first. I think it's probably easier with fingerstyle, honestly. Just not for me... I need to take his advice and drill into classical guitar, and then I'll go for the slapping and make the weird reverse-hybrid stuff work. One thing I appreciate about Tosin in these talks is how honest and in depth he is about his trajectory and learning process. It kind of shocks me that a guy who comes up with the stuff he does, has had a journey that I could find so relatable. I've been playing for 20 years and definitely know some things, but I'm still nowhere near his level. But it makes me feel like I can get there if I just stay my own course and use what I know to continue moving forward.

@JohnAutumn

3 ай бұрын

​@@differentbutsimilar7893Aces!

Just his insight and mental approach opens some creative doors for me.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting, isn’t it? I’m glad you enjoyed this video. 😃

33:30 I think Tosin's "friend who plays bass and was shredding" is Victor Wooten (from other stories of how he learned the thump technique). I love how funny and casual he is about all this stuff. Makes it feel so much less intimidating. Also, "smoking weed helps" landing right at 44:20 is 😙👌

@TheOrangeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

The bassist was Evan Brewer that introduce the Wooten feels to TA... check him out. He's a KILLER player in his own right dude.

Oh, yay. Another tutorial where Tosin explains and shows me how to play his music and I still don't know what's going on.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha this really made me laugh 😂😂

@squeedum4893

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte I've been playing guitar for 30 years and his technique still baffles me. A true genius.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@squeedum4893 same for me mate, although I’ve been playing for 20 years. Wow. 20 years. I’ve only just realised this. My god, I feel like my efforts need to increase. I should be waayyyy better than I am. 20 years… 😫

@castilater

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte If it makes you feel any better, I've *owned* a guitar for over 10 years, buuut I'm still very much a novice 🙃

This man will be remembered in the far future, if the earth hasnt died

I'm not a guitar player I'm a keyboard player . I really enjoyed how structured he was explaining music theory and model interchange.

Legend, will go down as the greatest guitar player to ever live

Thanks so much for uploading, highly appreciated!!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome. I hope you enjoyed it 😃

This was a really good masterclass. He went over some stuff I've never seen him talk about before

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it 😃

It's like watching a guitar workshop from another planet. He's way too advanced. 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Animals as leaders🔥🔥

@pirthos8806

2 жыл бұрын

That would explain the alien like fingers.

The Man who push the limits of electric guitar the most in the 21. century.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

The techniques he’s come up with really are quite amazing!

@caixiuying8901

2 жыл бұрын

Tosin and Ichika, Roopam although he's super niche and doesn't release much music. But they all brought something new to music and guitar. I could go on and on about other people that are pushing the boundaries of music and guitar at the moment, but Tosin had a big impact and it doesn't show in the views of their music, but the many other musicians that aren't even metal that are realizing something is happening with AAL (like Charles Cornell). People shit on Al 'Mumin a lot, but I think his songwriting and ridiculous use of string-skipping is something new and unique as well.

32:36 great now I can play Bleed without a pick

never thought id hear tosin joke about smoking weed in a masterclass but goddamn did it crack me up, what a legend cannot wait for the new material!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that made me laugh while I was filming it too! 😂

@ooferrell

2 жыл бұрын

Back around like 2011 or 1212 or even 13 or so when I 1st got to meat Tosin and Javier and when naveen was still in the Band.. After the show we all smoked together and had a conversation it was pretty dope..

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@ooferrell that sounds epic. I bet you had an awesome time 😃

This guy is from another planet.

Thank you for uploading this. I learn so much from each and every clinic Tosin is involved with.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome dude

Super inspiring and super helpful! Thanks Tosin!

48:27 lol at Tosin's description. Definitely sounds like a journey of creation. Love Abasi Guitars in concept. Hope to get one someday. The framework is exceptionally practical.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t get chance to have a play with it on the day but it’s certainly a well thought design for what it’s designed to achieve.

Love his playing!

in another parallel universe there is a tosin abasi using a lot of dominant chords

He is Genius, very interesting video, thank you very much

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it 😃

Awesome, love Tosin

Wow thank you so much for posting this. I really appreciate the insights from this master class

This is pure gold

Great lyrics . 👌

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

😂

His words are so simple. Well described.

This is gold, thanks for sharing!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😃

Thanks for sharing! I APPRECIATE IT!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome 😃

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! 😃

Oh man, the final part where Tosin was improvising saved me 😅 He’s mortal. He’s very, VERY good at what he does and that improv was still crazy technical, but even he needed to think about what he was doing and made mistakes. That’s achievable level mastery there. Even if most of his playing isn’t 😂

Awesome. Thanks. And thanks for the nice presentation, contents and all.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome. Thank you for the kind words 🤟🏻

Thank you very much 🔥

I enjoyed watching this Clinic. Tosin gives a lot of awesome and straight forward insight, of how he plays the way he does. 🎸

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luigi, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🤟🏻

The selective picking blew my mind. So simple but I would have never thought of that. I will be practicing that. Thanks for posting!

@Moakalatte

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🤟🏻

I have never watched something and felt so grateful.

Thank you so much for this video!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome 🙏🏻

This is by far one of the best masterclass I have ever seen!. Thank you for making this available to us all! MGM

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome. I’m really glad you enjoyed it 🤟🏻😊

Incredible so see such a godly figure so vulnerable and, at the same time, still making each note sound magical. What a great inspiration this was...!

Thank you for this👍🏽

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome dude 🤟🏻

Thank you for the upload!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! I hope you’re having a great day 🤟🏻

@yeserguitar

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte you made my day, so yes! Hoping the same for you :)

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeserguitar you’re welcome! I’m having a good day too, although it’s almost over here in the UK 😃

@yeserguitar

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte cheers from Turkey 🥂 have a good weekend!

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeserguitar umarım senin de harika bir hafta sonu olur 🤟🏻

What a great teacher.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Totally. 🤟🏻

Master of master's 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Very sik. Thank you.

this man is actually a wizard

Thank you!!🤘

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome 🤟🏻

thanks for this gem

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😃

watching this literally helped me make better music the next day. thankyou Abasi and moak for posting this

@Moakalatte

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome Elijah! Can we hear your music? 😃

@ElijahMendiola

Жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte sure! I just posted a new song this week , it’s more synth wave but there’s guitar and it’s industrial sounding. It’s called : Inventors- time fables

Very inspiring. The kind of stuff that makes you want practice harder and push yourself and question your guitar playing, no matter what type of music you are into.

32:22 he literally shoots your dreams down😆 Guys incredible 🙏💯

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha what an awesome observation!! 😂🤟🏻

This is SO damn cool! Wow. And Tosin is one of the nicest and humblest people. One of the awesome surprises from this video for me is, around the 23 min mark…that is exactly the way I’ve written music for SO long, and never even knew. It just “felt” good to me. To see and hear him talk about that, being the genius guitar god he is, felt so cool that I do the exact same thing. (Except he does it on a WHOLE different level! On space steroids. Lol)

Thank you for this amazing upload. Animals as leaders is the reason why i regained motivation on playing guitar after all the “classic guitar hero” hype died on me back in 2010. Love their way of structuring music

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome and thank you for the amazing comment 🤟🏻

Thank you

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 🤟🏻

thanks for this ... like finding gold

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. 🤟🏻

Old people will like it !! Tosin!

32:42 sound of a broken car engine speeding up. Tosin is a master next to none in this technique...

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 so true!! That really made me laugh! Yeah, I’ve tried this technique and it’s wayyyy more difficult than he makes it look 😃

@sriyansh1729

2 жыл бұрын

I want a zoom in to see how he does it so fast hes been doing it for years tho,achievale

Now I understand, when people have been telling me I play unconventional and with alot of dissonance. Alot of my chord progressions I understand now, because I play out of the key. My tuner is telling me these chords are the same notes, but my ear is picking up and liking the weird inversions and intervals I hear. Your words and thoughts have helped me tremedously, to understand what is going on.

I'm so glad I never saw anything like this when I was learning. Its hard to imagine ever playing at this level and that perfectionism is what actually stopped me from playing ultimately. Not to put down anyone or anything, this is just way too good for me.

@ryansadauskis

2 жыл бұрын

As a guitarist, it really hurts my self-esteem a lot. I consistently listen to some of the greatest guitar players and songwriters in the world, and know that I am nowhere close to their level.

@Nefville

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryansadauskis I know that feeling. When I started I was 15 now I'm 36, if I had the attitude I do now maybe I could have reached that level. I didn't quit music all together, I switched to drumming. Took like a 5 year break and picked it up maybe 4 - 5 years ago and of course I would love to play extreme metal at 270 bpm but even still its just fun to mess around, and it doesn't have to be perfect. For me guitar had to be perfect, if I made a mistake I would get so upset. it was almost an unhealthy relationship, I never really enjoyed it like I do drums. I hope you get past it because there is so much to love. Also its easier than setting up an entire drum kit when you just want to mess around at a friends house lol.

@Moakalatte

Жыл бұрын

Nef, you are so right. I had/have a similar relationship with guitar. I played obsessively for years, no mistakes were allowed. Then I must have spent at least 4 or 5 years not playing. Then I got back into it heavily and started making videos on this channel. Then, lockdown kicked in and ever since, I've been... struggling to get back into it. That same voice in my head saying that I'm not good enough and there's no point. It sucks sometimes...

Tosin shouting out Bjork and Esperanza Spalding. Hell yea!

omg I am downloading this and keeping it on my PC lol

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha enjoy 😉

Thank you for the Hydra

I feel smarter after listening to this. I’m not even a guitarist lol

That Wave of Babies riff hits like a damn brick.

I hope to one day be so beyond the theory part of music so that I can just do whatever and make the guitar sound however I want.I want to have an understanding of guitar as well as he does.It’s just crazy to me.I

@JasonNoto

2 жыл бұрын

the Breakthrough Guitar Method site shares such comprehensive insights, from the ground up

This is as close as we get to a real Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Fast Hand Finger Wizard Master Class

@danithedoll

Жыл бұрын

I watched that episode yesterday 😂👌🏻

King of kings🔥👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥☄☄☄☄☄☄☄

Him saying he's not at stream of consciousness level yet after 20 years is scary. I have the same fantasy and I'm only 6 months in

I'm as straight as an arrow but damn, Tosin.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😏

YESSSS

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS

Está na hora de chamar o baixista Júnior Braguinha pra montar uma Guig monstruosa!

Info went over my head but cool video.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thank god for the ability to rewind ⏪ right? 😃

I was present for this, it was amazing, 2018/2019 in Guildford during RADAR festival I think?

@Moakalatte

Жыл бұрын

You are correct! Was a great day!

''you just have to have an ear..." Tosin Abasi 26:20

@facemash

2 жыл бұрын

"It's the same chord"

Where was this? Tosin said that the country this was shot in doesn't eat Peanut butter and Jelly. Also, Thanks for sharing the whole clip! His playing was extra clean this night. He seemed really relaxed.

@7thwave42

2 жыл бұрын

It's in the UK, I'm guessing Guilford because of the Andertons and ACM banners behind him. Hope that helps.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he was on top form this afternoon. It was a masterclass before an Animals As Leaders show that night.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@7thwave42 totally correct dude, Guildford, UK 🤟🏻

@CHEWYCHEWYQQ

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moakalatte Thanks! Would also recommend PB&J if you haven't tried it yet.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

@@CHEWYCHEWYQQ I may be the minority here, but I’ve tried PB&J in the UK and it is epic!!

32:35 *Casually riffs BLEED by Meshuggah while demonstrating thumping technique*

Yes, we know what you mean

Listening to Tosin you can really feel it's African DNA origin. It's absolutely fantastic. The touch, the feeling, the internal clock he has inside... all they speak about ancient times and he's been able to translate those skills into a modern way. Try to emulate his style is almost impossible. It's not a matter of technique but a matter of "Where you come from". Very talented guy. Pretty unique in the guitar world. 👍

I was at that festival, but didn't attend the master class. Thanks for uploading.

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed this and the festival.

I want one of those guitars so bad

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

They are cool, aren’t they?

Cheers mate. Im not even a guitarrist, Im a bassist and could watch him talk and play for hours

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

I’m very glad you enjoyed it, dude 🤟🏻

At min 30, "Do you guys know what is going on? Do y'all know about the thump?" - Hilarious

Cheers from the union ironworkers. 🍻

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 🥂

23:25 so like... hm, let me think for a second... 🤔 *thinking chord*

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 and what a lovely chord it is

After watching this entire video, i just realized that im even struggeling buttoning my shirt.....

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂 so true I thought something similar

“Try to look into the hypothetical future of your thumping self”

Was 35:30 AAL - On Impulse?

monster

No denying his talent,but instrumental music holds my attention for about two minutes maybe.It would be cool to hear him Play with a band.

I feel like im stealing something lmao this doesn't feel like it should be free

Amazing video but the backing track is too loud and his playing is not so distinguishable but of-course I know he's not miming it, I know this guy deeply. I'm a huge fan of him. Is he using the Axe-FX III here?

@Moakalatte

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he was using a Line 6 Helix :)

45:05 and 45:16 is so beautiful.

At 1:00:26- Inner balak lines? Does anyone know what he's saying?

@Moakalatte

6 ай бұрын

“Some intervalic lines”.