Guthrie Govan - Professor Shred #1
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In this video, Guthrie Govan debuts his new Guitar World column, "Professor Shred." In the video, Govan reminds shredders that musicality always comes first, among many other helpful pieces of advice. - Zábava
When you lear a new scale... *procedes to break the time space continuum with his fingers*
I literally went back and checked if he was tapping or picking... This guy's a real monster
Guthrie is one of the very few guitarists who genuinely can display jaw dropping technique, deep theoretical knowledge at the same time as giving you a tune that you could hum back to him afterwards. For the uninitiated, check out his 'erotic cakes' album.
He's insane. His tone is just so so good as well.
john petrucci too. he has a a more diatonic way of playing but he is very melodic
That album is FINALLY on spotify. Man I love it, so many good many memories listening to it
This guy. We can always try n cover this.. lol
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@@Moskal91 Petrucci is great. I’d say Govan’s closest peer though is Steve Vai. Both have tremendous tone, they’re insanely versatile, and they’re much more about the personality/quirks, dynamics, and melody in their playing as opposed to just picking as fast as they can all the time. Also both are incredibly creative with the way they incorporate the whammy bar.
Guthrie is on a whole other level. He is a master.
probably the most important guitar lesson on the internet.
Didnt know Ron Jeremy likes guitar
Yeah, if you've only seen one guitar lesson.
Name checks out.
I seen Ron back in the day, playing blues licks with his his 10 inch shlong
Broderick Chaos Theory..
"If it gets too weird you know where the pentatonics are" Haha
We are mostly guys. lets be Frank.
i dont want to be frank
Franku?
Can i be joe?
no, you must be Frank, dammit
It's just a frank bro
this man is a gift to music. i always look up his videos when i feel im no progressing and after watching a few of them i feel inspired again. ty Guthrie for being my main source of insperation when its lacking
This 4 minute video teaches so much for its duration
I'm rather impressed. This man can obviously shred (And he's right. That's what almost every guitar player wants), but he's great at explaining how to still be musical while shredding. And that's really important and resonates with me personally. Any guitarist can learn techniques and scales, but using them in a musical context is a completely different ball game. It's still impressively fast, but it's still got an emotion behind it, perfect for a musician. This is priceless insight.
This is like the third video i've watched of this guy and he is blowing my mind by how beautifully he can explain these concepts
That was great lesson. I love the way he broke down how he gets to the scale and then how far you can take the scale, and then brings it back to recovering if you're doing stuff that's beginning to take away from what you're originally trying to do.
Man, what he said about slowing down to learn what each note has to say should be gospel; Oh how often do I forget this! I shall keep this lesson with me forevermore.
gre8 are you a 16th century bard?
Art and Lmao
Carlos Lopez aayyyyy
I have to say his intelligence is what sets him apart from other guitar players...he knows his theory and never seems to force notes that shouldnt be there which is a problem most guitarist (including myself) have...he's creative and so natural and it shows in the way he plays and the way he explains his approach to the instrument...LONG LIVE GUTHRIE...there will never be another like him
Year after year I come back to this video to appreciate what is probably the single most important lesson for guitar players.
Make music. Stay humble.
The second part is where many of us have our epic fail.
I know nothing about 90% of what he said, but just watching the hands taught me plenty.
Guthrie is a great teacher. He knows he’s arguably the fastest and best shredder around and could probably beat the most famous shredders in a duel because of his knowledge of all styles and speed, but he’s talking sense to the learning guitarist here. He’s saying basically that shredding is just a trick. It’s a skill to play fast and shred at high speed, but this isn’t music. It can be if done where necessary but yes, it’s not musical to just roll off meaningless runs. The bluesy and other stuff he demonstrated at normal speeds full of feel is what’s musical. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Eric Clapton, Hendrix, etc, can’t play as fast as Guthrie and haven’t the knowledge and skills he has but they were musical and very competent players who could write songs and deliver them with feel.
So it’s great that he’s basically saying this despite being the king of technique and shred. My cousin was abit like Guthrie. He was a hold prodigy who could shred and play anything but with feel. But last time I saw him he had been playing acoustic and more classic rock and didn’t want to do some shredding for me even saying he’d been out of practice at playing that fast stuff as he wanted to focus on the music now rather than stuff he did to prove to himself and show off to others at gigs as to how great he was. He said now he wanted to just focus on the true feel and music so he didn’t really play the shred stuff he used to though he loved playing Dream Theatre and Steve Vai stuff. But he just found he loved the classic rock and bluesy folk stuff more. 🤷♀️
As fast as fastest I would def disagree because you have people like paul gilbert who have razor sharp shredding with perfect technique , but as far as musically inclined and playing different styles of music and adaptability to anything then yes, Guthrie is definitely top 5.
Thank you for the perspective! I feel good about not feeling the way I used to about music. My approach has faded into something even I don't know. Hell I don't even know if I'm into music anymore anyway :/
Everyone has their taste and preferences. The fact is, Guthrie plays so many styles SO well and with such conviction it's so insane. Obviously, there are so many phenomenal players that exist, and have existed- and it's inevitable to compare players (like so many of us do) it's just so surreal to watch him, pretty much play anything....and he really means it. I think those that label him just "another shredder" is missing A LOT of beautiful music and passion. If you really analyze his playing, you'll realize his phrasing, attack and feel is just so REAL. just my 2 cents
he's godthrie
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Here's another guy to look into!!!
There is soo much in this lesson worth listen to!!
The sentence "it´s almost like the scale is telling you what to play instead of you owning the scale" is brilliant (and true!)
He's such a master of his craft. An incredibly relatable personality/teacher and probably one of the best guitarists to walk the planet over the past couple of decades. Godspeed
I had to laugh at how 0:52 is basically what the intro lick for this video (from the song 'Waves') is essentially what he's warning against.
Yes, but it sounds amazing in the context of the song.
***** I think alternate, it sounds quite accented
You're right
He said he regrets writing that,since its boring to him,dude's a god and i say that every time i mention him
But that intro lick is only .001% of the tune 'Waves'. Context man...context.
Guitar world needs to learn how to properly use a gate.
@Mike Hodgson Hahah yes... wow... incredibly annoying
Nash .... their way of usi ...... lly excellent.
They're guitarists. That's how they use gates..
What is gate?
@@musicfriend2051 I think they're refering to the audio when Guthrie is speaking. The volume level goes from normal to total silence way too fast. On mobile it's not that bad tbh.
Guthrie reminds me of Ian Anderson back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Very similar voices as well.
I love how this guy (every time I see him on the internet!!!) is thinking OUT of the box!
This guy is sooooooooo Good! Awsome!
80 people must love locrian...
+Noah Pappo My band, 'The Turbo Chainsaw Thunderfuckers' strictly write in F# Locrian
What's wrong with the locrian? Use it with the phrygian mode and it can add a very dark and dissonant character to it.
surekha ahlawat haha yea I personally love the flavor of it while improvising. I was just making a joke since Guthrie threw some shade towards it at the end of the video :)
alllucky yo leave some recording links
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YEEEAH!!!!
He’s just great. Everything he says is wise and on point
Thanks for taking the time to explain these very complex techniques. Much appreciated Guthrie🙏 I Like the concept "Slightly Dorian" I use the Dorian a lot and this video has given me a map to venture further afield. Appreciate this tremendously 👋
I come back to this series every sixth months. The more i learn the more i understand what this wizard is saying. The more i understand the faster i learn
"....and the other one is horrible"
Lost it here. lol
hes talking about locrian lolSs
so if don't land on the 7th? But then when he was focusing on the pentatonic with additional notes, wouldn't that be locrian or phyrgian? Or just don't play the chord tones of locrian triad?
When you use the 7th chord in the major scale as your home chord, you're playing the locrian mode. Because it's a diminished chord, it can be difficult to play anything meaningful in that mode.
sykodx469 7th mode, Locrian
Yup. Been playing guitars for years but have always been intimidated with modes. I tried re-learning them again a few months ago and I actually got the theory behind it.
Yup, he's talking about the Locrian mode.
"Un musical shredders"... that so needed to be said.
I could listen to this guy all day.
this is insanely brilliant. as someone who's just starting to understand licks and building solos, this seriously shifts the mentality I was going into learning with. hopefully i'll be able to carry some of this wisdom forward
Guthrie and victor wooten should played together sometime. That would be sick.
They both tend to fill all the space with their sound. I'm affraid it might get to confusing.
@@hifive7366 Implying that two of the best musicians in the world on their respected instruments don't know how to accompany other musicians. Ok dude.
Aardvarked, they could absolutely figure it out. They are underrated accompanists.
@@hifive7366 Nah you’re wrong they’re both great at exercising restraint when they need to.
If he wouldn't be a guitar player, he could make a living by reading bedtime stories to all of us given his voice.
Guthrie is the best compilation of the Best! Definitely my favorite.
Great, Guthrie! I appreciate your lessons a lot!
Keep right this way!
That's why this guy is an amazing guitarist and a outstanding tutor as well.
You heard it from him, people ! Guitar music is not about speed, MUSICALITY is the priority ! Enough said.
"there's something vaguely musical about it" he says after ripping a killer lick
Thank you Guthrie Govan, hard to believe that I found your guitar lessons right here!
I've never been as focused with a lesson as I am with Govan's. He has a fantastic method of teaching and he uses vibrant vocab to explain things so colourfully. What a legend.
That blues lick is pretty beastial..not easy at all. Nor slow....
daeumm he speaks like he plays what a wordsmith
I think he was intending to study Philosophy at Oxford before he went into music.
Just found these after all this time. Thanks for talking about the "Switch being flipped" as I call it. For a long time when I was thinking Metal or then blues my whole mind set and playing style would change completely. It was like I played one or the other.
First time I've ever seen or heard of this guy and what a fantastic guitar lesson. Every beginning or moderate level guitar player needs to drink this information in. The best lesson I have ever seen from guitarworld because it's clear, straight to to point and deals with musicality > shredding.
Poor locrian, can never catch a break. XD
how could anyone dislike this? >.
Excellent advice thanks Guthrie!
He is so modest and friendly bearing in mind how amazing he is on the guitar.
Not only is he a genius player he has an emotional atribute which is missing in so many . How he talks about keeping your identity
Far more than just a shredder
Dude, genuinely impressed with this video!!! I’m going to watch it a few more times then check some others out
A really refreshing apporach to scales and modes. Great help for beginners and advanced guitarists!
"Youll find that three modes fit over the minor pentatonic shape, three modes fit over the minor pentatonic shape and one just sounds horrible" i laughed way too hard at that
Music is expressing _emotion_ through _melody_
The _value_ of music is in the _affect_ it has on any creature that has the capacity to appreciate it
Very well said.
absolute masterclass from Guthrie, such an unbelievably tasteful player with devastating technical ability!
I just finished a slow blues, and I'm sweating, sweet. Thank you for the reality check and real info.
All these years I thought he could only play flute
I understand the joke. F'n brilliant
@@breadzeppelin2705 Thank you, Bread! Good feeling when someone is on the same wavelength.
Jesus himself speaking the Gospel.
Awesome lesson. Brilliant player.
Thank you for sharing Guitar World
twiddle..... my new word
You don't know about twiddling? Heck, I have been twiddling my wife for about 20 years now. And she LOVES it!
Set speed on 0.5 and see how a drunk guy looks like
lol
Set it to 1.25x and he's on crack
Yeah he's a super weird looking guy
Play at 0.25, and you have him in his Twin Peaks phase
or at 0.75 and he'll just play bb king stuff
It's you versus the world, buddy! Keep them coming!.
His technical ability and knowledge of guitar i think is unmatched. Humble, soulful and an absolute demon with the axe!
Can listen to your playing for hours. Just scaling and stuff
teach me sensei!
Easy to understand, and delivered like a gent.
That tone makes me want to cry. It's so beautiful
this guy is like the white Victor Wooten for electric guitar.
Hate the noise gate...
DRXxUziixX95 so you like unnecessary feed?
so cool, and clear. good job!
This explains so much in so little time.
"Looking for the wrong solutions within these scale shapes..." yes. I hope to someday become an unmusical shredder myself!
Remarkably Fascinating and splendiferous and I need to work on my proper English seeing as this guy not only kicks serious arse on the guitar but he can probably run for president in these neck of the woods and be sworn in By Tuesday. It would be a tough vote for the next president of the USA. Willie, or this guy. Either is better than what we have now and most likely world Peace would be achieved.
This says it all. Outstandingly explained!
You are a great professor!
what guitar does he use
The one in this video is a Suhr. He has a signature guitar from Charvel now.
cool thanks
This video should be shown to Yngwie Malmsteen...
What on hear can he not play with ease?
@@joshmuz9018 "music"
@@CHMZ366 you mean you dont enjoy hours of repeated mindless shredding....
What an amazing and gifted guitarist.
this right here is why I love you. Great Style of playing!
What are the 3 modes that fit into the minor pentatonic and the 3 modes that fit into the major pentatonic?
Major: Ionian (which is "normal major"), Lydian, Mixolydian
Minor: Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian ("normal minor")
The seventh one is Locrian, which is minor with a flat 2 and a flat 5. Horrible 😜 hope this helps!
I disapprove of the sentiment that locrian is horrible, sure it's dissonant but it's still diatonic (and will occasionally occur in a jazz context) and sometimes dissonant is exactly what you're looking for.
Interesting Sven Broos and Magnus Winski. I have been completely self taught as far as music thoery and gutiar; as a warning to what follows. But I have always enjoyed to view all music constructs in terms of the major and minor scales of the circle of fifths. Thus said at least part of Magnus Winski's question and Sven Boss answer have meaning. This would ask what are three keys which fit over a given minor pentatonic or major pentatonic scales. To force this to fit we view the major and minor pentatonic scales as simply major and minor scales except that they remove the 4th and 7th so that they agree with major and minor. Thus Sven's answer describes a useful relation ship between 4, 2 scale modulation patterns.
I'm a girl lol
I checked out your channel and your so-called music that you shared. I laughed so hard. thank YOU for that.
this guy is genuinely awesome!
SID FROM ICE AGE!!!
The most uncomfortable noise gate I have ever heard. Makes the video almost unwatchable...
Huh? Fuckin' cork sniffers EVERYWHERE.
Nick Watson : you're an idiot
That is not a noise gate, I believe it is the switching between to different signals (or different microphones), the voice in one side and the guitar in the other.
@@hifive7366 Why would they switch from his mic to guitar input in the middle of him talking? It's either a noise gate or they're just muting his audio inbetween what he's saying, it's horrible.
@@hifive7366 is on crack
excellant lesson, he makes perfect sense...thanx GG
great player and a great teacher as well, which is rare
This guy is as good with the English language as he is playing the guitar
there is no wrong or right way to play a guitar cause we all have our own style
Some peoples style is crappy.
steve vai is crappy
Yeah... maybe... I've heard that statement a couple of times before... but if you listen to the same music, let say rock or blues, than most people do, and when you play your instrument, wichever it is, most people say you sound crappy, then it is not because you have an "ununderstood" style, it's probably because you are a crappy player.
There are ways to play instruments right and wrong. The thing is that they are multiple.
i worship this man
What a great teacher!
I just cant stand this kind of recording. The vibrant noise just zeroes in after every sentence and becomes an awkward silence somehow.
Interesting player and pretty well versed, it seems. He's getting a lot of attention, but I hope players don't take his advice too seriously. One has to do their own thing. Listen to him? End up playin' like him and not uniquely. Cheers tho', Govan is good.
Pretty well versed is probably the understatement of the century. And I hope people DO take his advice, Guthrie is a great teacher and everything he said about owning the scale is 100% true.
Lots of folks would agree with you, I'm sure. Hehe, take care.
***** You too!
Yup. IMO Guthrie kicks much ass. Just hearing clones or followers of him these days. Inspiring player! No doubt
***** It's the whole Meshuggah disease. People like something, and they feel they need to do the exact same thing, but just shittier. It's pretty unfortunate. Now we have a lot of bad Meshuggah rip off bands and most are just really terrible.
The way he talks is equally as attractive as his guitar skills, one of my favourites.
Awesome advice! Am gonna have to adopt this in my playing next time. I tend to get stuck with single string trill picking when I get lazy and can't think of a melody. This works with expanding a previous melody. Very cool!
Love the dude, but seriously guitar world wtf are you doing. What is this noise gate on the vocal track. And why call it professor shred when he teaches you the opposite?
This is the most politically incorrect guitar lesson I have ever seen.
Hooray! The more politically incorrect the merrier
Best CZcams Guitar Tutorial.
That's the best lesson i ever watched.-