Why do so many people play this riff wrong?

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  • čas přidán 9. 02. 2018
  • In this video I am showing why many people play this riff wrong.
    Thanks to the peeps of the CZcams clips I was showing, it's not meant to bash, but to learn other viewers why this happens to so many guitar players! And of course to teach you how to avoid this stuff from happening :)
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  • @PaulDavids
    @PaulDavids  Před 6 lety +2297

    Oh and by the way, I've been there too. I totally played Master of Puppets wrong back in the days until I really listened to the song again! Any songs you discovered you've been playing wrong the entire time?

    • @sleepymarauder4178
      @sleepymarauder4178 Před 6 lety +19

      Paul Davids redbud tree from mark knopfler. Missed a part from the solo. Listening to the song and doing research really helps. Great vid as always!

    • @TUKMAK
      @TUKMAK Před 6 lety +49

      Paul Davids all of them.. literally every song I learn I just try to imitate it as best I can

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 Před 6 lety +14

      Ziggy Stardust...I was jumping into a D chord in the verse ("...the Spiders from Mars..." and corresponding spots throughout) instead of playing the single note line that Mick Ronson used to punctuate that moment. It took many years of playing it incorrectly before I finally did some homework and learned the proper part...now if I try to play it the way I used to, it drives me bonkers!

    • @christopherhinton9493
      @christopherhinton9493 Před 6 lety +9

      Don’t Fear The Reaper. I used to play the third broken chord as F C F G but I now think it should be F C D G.

    • @exarom1670
      @exarom1670 Před 6 lety +7

      Many people play 'around the world' by the the chili peppers wrong.

  • @beeeennnnnnn
    @beeeennnnnnn Před 6 lety +1453

    He censored his accidental middle finger I'm dying 😂

    • @jaspernolan3780
      @jaspernolan3780 Před 5 lety +70

      youtubes hard these days man

    • @elmo451
      @elmo451 Před 5 lety +36

      4:29😂😂😂 coz he's holding the guitar pick with his index and thumb finger that's why he used his mid finger for pointing😂

    • @lamuseiktamer8735
      @lamuseiktamer8735 Před 5 lety +4

      Not YT man... your country ^^ In France we don't have this kind of problem ... yet

    • @thatoneguy-pm8cn
      @thatoneguy-pm8cn Před 5 lety +9

      Iktamer it’s a problem on CZcams not just a country

    • @NopeVS
      @NopeVS Před 5 lety +7

      And I came to the comment section just to see who was the first champion to make this comment !! Brilliant 😂

  • @quarter_moon_and_a_guitar
    @quarter_moon_and_a_guitar Před 5 lety +1352

    Did you ever consider that Kings of Leon may be playing it wrong and everyone else is right?

    • @tilmanstamm3987
      @tilmanstamm3987 Před 5 lety +32

      You made my day😂

    • @user-lq6xl8di9m
      @user-lq6xl8di9m Před 5 lety +44

      It may be one of those situations where the producer got lucky. He was so sick of take after take and they couldn't get it right so fuck it - if you don't hit it on the 100th take then this is the song. walah hit song.

    • @POVShotgun
      @POVShotgun Před 5 lety +1

      Lollll I was just thinking that oh my god

    • @NerdGlassGamingPA
      @NerdGlassGamingPA Před 5 lety

      Wow ... mind = blown

    • @kyerogers7838
      @kyerogers7838 Před 5 lety +4

      Kings of leon are never wrong

  • @0prahTV
    @0prahTV Před 6 lety +914

    this man has a beard, therefore I trust him

    • @ryanwilliams4223
      @ryanwilliams4223 Před 5 lety +4

      Why do you think my name is Beardy ?

    • @jmbwithcats
      @jmbwithcats Před 5 lety +1

      Do you listen to Red Bar Radio? That was such an RBR thing to say.

    • @juanqruz
      @juanqruz Před 5 lety

      You can also tell by his hairstyle he's good.

    • @Capillus
      @Capillus Před 5 lety +2

      That's something Peter Griffin would say

    • @ComaAlpha
      @ComaAlpha Před 5 lety

      His beard makes me want to punch him even more than I already want to.

  • @thecampfire4877
    @thecampfire4877 Před 5 lety +358

    As a musician, I've heard so many covers of this song, and was never really sure why they sounded funny. This is a great video

  • @lopocaldeiramarques4831
    @lopocaldeiramarques4831 Před 6 lety +1661

    I don´t even play the guitar, why am I watching this at 3am on a monday

    • @itsallgood5314
      @itsallgood5314 Před 6 lety +13

      Francisco Caldeira Marques this would describe my life rn but it’s Thursday night

    • @williamthomas5780
      @williamthomas5780 Před 6 lety +8

      Best comment ever.

    • @FranciscoGarcia-pf3ot
      @FranciscoGarcia-pf3ot Před 6 lety +1

      Same hahaha

    • @bearpitrock
      @bearpitrock Před 6 lety +5

      I play guitar but I, too am watching at 3am on a Monday. 🤣

    • @goncalobessa5915
      @goncalobessa5915 Před 6 lety +2

      because theres a think called marketing and you are beeing influenced by it, ask youtube for more details

  • @kanealson5200
    @kanealson5200 Před 6 lety +384

    I start counting the one about an hour before I start playing the song and then I come in around the 6,216th beat. Hey but that's just me.

    • @TheZippy170
      @TheZippy170 Před 5 lety

      ha ha, yeah thats me aswell, been playing 20 yrs and ime still shite haha , and i play the same shite riffs over and over again, and never learn fuck all new. powerchords and barre chords if ime not too stoned. haha see ya

  • @eamonsefton5953
    @eamonsefton5953 Před 6 lety +10

    THAAAAANK YOU SO MUCH! I've wanted to point this out forever. In highschool my band played this song and we did it correctly, because we listened to the song. It would drive me CRAZY hearing other bands do it wrong.

  • @mjallenuk
    @mjallenuk Před 6 lety +496

    4:28 ... I return your salute sir with tone knobs on! 😁

  • @brianwarner308
    @brianwarner308 Před 6 lety +953

    i know a girl named Anna Crusis….i tried to pick her up

  • @TheOneWhoSimps
    @TheOneWhoSimps Před 5 lety +63

    You played sweet child O mine on the wrong pickup position.

    • @XIxR3DEEM3RxIX
      @XIxR3DEEM3RxIX Před 5 lety +12

      Yeah and the smell of the room wasn't correct too.

    • @TheOneWhoSimps
      @TheOneWhoSimps Před 5 lety

      @@XIxR3DEEM3RxIX XD

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed Před 5 lety +12

      How can you play the riff without cocaine and prostitutes.

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR Před 6 lety +22

    Very well explained!

  • @coopercarter
    @coopercarter Před 6 lety +816

    Throw "All Along the Watchtower" and "Panama" in with this for songs everyone starts with the wrong rhythm.

    • @vadlasletta
      @vadlasletta Před 6 lety

      Cooper Carter agree!

    • @connor-bj6ku
      @connor-bj6ku Před 6 lety +89

      In fairness, "All Along the Watchtower" is a Dylan song so the rhythm is open to a bit of interpretation

    • @coopercarter
      @coopercarter Před 6 lety +54

      I'm obviously referring to the Hendrix version, but lol at the Dylan comment. Too true 🤣🤣

    • @TurtleRocker12
      @TurtleRocker12 Před 6 lety +48

      The Metallibanger Of Mordor it was Dylan's song. Hendrix covered it and made it completely different

    • @connor-bj6ku
      @connor-bj6ku Před 6 lety +2

      The Metallibanger Of Mordor Haha, good joke

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire Před 6 lety +14

    It's not really anyone's fault they are hearing it wrong, as there is a definite stress on the second note of the intro (possibly accidental), not the third note, so your brain is thrown from the start - thanks so much for the video !

  • @gxtmfa
    @gxtmfa Před 6 lety +8

    My favorite part was when you pointed to the guy in the first or second video and said “He knows it’s wrong”

    • @luh8389
      @luh8389 Před 2 lety

      That feeling...
      "Omg... Please, play it the right way at least once, guys". 😭

  • @biscuitking7059
    @biscuitking7059 Před 3 lety +1

    Man if wasn't for people as helpful and useful as you we'd all get stuck thanks so much for this lesson it really did help me

  • @gorbashin
    @gorbashin Před 6 lety +16

    We covered this song for the hot second I was in a band. The first practice was hell because I knew something was off and it took a full half hour before I got it to sound right...and you just illustrated why. Glad to know that even if the mind doesn't know the term, that the ears still hear the truth.

  • @ACrustyHippie
    @ACrustyHippie Před 6 lety +121

    This man's beard is incredible.

    • @jessejordache1869
      @jessejordache1869 Před 6 lety +2

      He is to beards what Johnny Thunders is to long hair.

    • @eduxmalvido7908
      @eduxmalvido7908 Před 6 lety +3

      He looks an sounds just like Obi-Wan Kenobi

    • @jaydenjenkins6696
      @jaydenjenkins6696 Před 6 lety +1

      Is clean

    • @ohyeahyeah4205
      @ohyeahyeah4205 Před 6 lety +1

      Ha 69 likes

    • @ACrustyHippie
      @ACrustyHippie Před 6 lety

      Man, I'm familiar with the dead skin, but all that other stuff is really intense. LOL, you've got a whole other universe on the underside of your chin.

  • @jeffmaxwell7041
    @jeffmaxwell7041 Před 5 lety +1

    This is a great instruction on pickup sections. It's always been a difficult thing to explain to students and listeners alike. Thanks for making this easy to understand and communicate to others!

  • @lucapipino
    @lucapipino Před 2 lety +1

    I didn't know the song, but watching how you explain this is just mesmerizing. Loved it!

  • @veeralmanekdrums
    @veeralmanekdrums Před 6 lety +1777

    I mean technically it's probably the drummer that's wrong...

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 6 lety +177

      Well, maybe it's their faults too, but definitely not only.

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 6 lety +136

      Because all play it wrong in the 2nd verse too.

    • @veeralmanekdrums
      @veeralmanekdrums Před 6 lety +54

      Its a great video. Without watching it as a drummer, I would definitely come in on the wrong beat and probably keep adjusting to the wrong beat even if the guitarist tried to correct it!

    • @MrTruthAddict
      @MrTruthAddict Před 6 lety +15

      Yeah but if the guitar player wasn't shitty he would have stopped playing and told him to start over. I play guitar and drums so I pay attention to these things, but so many people do shit like this all the time. I've quit a lot of bands over stuff like this, because a lot of guitar players have huge egos and they don't want someone else correcting them. Ridiculous

    • @joemclocklin8651
      @joemclocklin8651 Před 6 lety +8

      Technically he's the one with the most difficult job. Take a lazy riff and make it decent. Also this band sucks hard elk balls.

  • @Diegoromero2006
    @Diegoromero2006 Před 6 lety +8

    I've only been playing the guitar since october last year but i can really appreciate videos like these that arent meant to criticize but to teach. Theres a Difference between people that just play and musicians just like "there are pilots and there are Aviators". Great job

  • @eddiejr540
    @eddiejr540 Před 6 lety

    I can't even begin to count all the songs i've played wrong...the problem was lack of patience and inexperience...now i take my time and really dive deep into the nuances...you can always learn something from every song you master...great vid...love your stuff...rock on my brother!!!

  • @dennisboxem
    @dennisboxem Před 2 lety +4

    Played this song probably 250+ times as a drummer. And yes, its been interesting. Especially as there's an open hihat on the 'and' of 4 where the drums come in. Which could be used to fix the feel if the guitarist has the beat inverted. But it has also been known to cause widespread panic because the guitarist realises at that point he has the pulse all wrong and then goes to try and fix it :P

  • @enzorum2560
    @enzorum2560 Před 6 lety +153

    4:28 😂😂😂 the finger

  • @AlexMS02
    @AlexMS02 Před 6 lety +73

    Oh I played that song with my band and we had that exact problem

    • @PaulDavids
      @PaulDavids  Před 6 lety +7

      That's what I mean! We've all been there ;)

    • @AlexMS02
      @AlexMS02 Před 6 lety

      Paul Davids Thanks man!, maybe we could try to play it again and see what happen :)

    • @465marko
      @465marko Před 6 lety

      Even if you guys just realised it wasn't right, you were probably more switched on than most people (in my honest opinion!!).

  • @davidlean1060
    @davidlean1060 Před 6 lety +39

    I think of the riff as if it was a ska type rhythm and it makes sense then.

  • @vincentgirard-reydet2447
    @vincentgirard-reydet2447 Před 6 lety +1

    mind = blown! This seems so obvious once you've shed the light on it... it happens in a LOT of songs with accentuated notes. Thanks for taking the time to explain it slowly!

  • @mikeandrenita
    @mikeandrenita Před 6 lety +3

    so glad you pointed this out. I've seen many cover bands play many things wrong due to stuff like this. It drives me nuts!! thanks.

  • @PianoVampire
    @PianoVampire Před 6 lety +21

    Thanks for clearing this up - it always confused me ! Same with the beginning to Drive My Car

  • @ericksonnuyda1542
    @ericksonnuyda1542 Před 5 lety

    Aside from all the quality of insights i am learning from you man, i like all the jackets you're wearing. Keep teaching.

  • @AirsoftAddicted
    @AirsoftAddicted Před 6 lety +1

    What a nice upload... you are very positive and it's a pleasure to learn from someone like you. All best, keep up a good work.

  • @richeywcassel
    @richeywcassel Před 6 lety +21

    |1+2+3+4+|REST-0-16-0-14 Is how I play it and imho I think sounds groovier and is easier to drum to, but it is in fact as you say on the 4.

  • @icenic_wolf
    @icenic_wolf Před 6 lety +48

    As a life-long drummer who's now learning guitar, THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one who noticed this, and it's been driving me CRAZY.

    • @icenic_wolf
      @icenic_wolf Před 6 lety +2

      Also often-butchered: Enter Sandman... Kills me when the riff is started on 1.

    • @releaseden3rgy895
      @releaseden3rgy895 Před 6 lety

      Trent Michael yeah even in interviews Caleb says he hates that he even wrote this song, especially since it was their top hit. Still a very catchy and fun riff to play!

  • @Londonjefsomething
    @Londonjefsomething Před měsícem

    Hahahahaha! The middle finger blur! So perfect. This has always been the most G rated guitar channel on youtube.

  • @ironicallyscreaming
    @ironicallyscreaming Před 5 lety

    i really like this guy. he seems like the kind of teacher to be patient and understanding even with a complete beginner

  • @azmainmomen9010
    @azmainmomen9010 Před 6 lety +32

    Hey Paul can you make a video which sorta showcases the kind of music style Mateus Asato has?

  • @LeftHandedGuitarist
    @LeftHandedGuitarist Před 6 lety +299

    The problem when the band comes in is usually the drummer being off. I've worked with a couple who got this song right and it was always glorious! Other times it's up to the rest of us to shift the riff and match to what the drummer is laying down. I agree that if you don't do that then that's never going to sound good.

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 Před 6 lety +10

      LeftHandedGuitarist Ah, the joys of playing with a drummer that has difficulty counting off the beginning of a song that isn't a straight "1, 2, 3, 4..."! Feeling your pain brother lol!

    • @ShootNeutrality
      @ShootNeutrality Před 6 lety +15

      Try working with a singer that can't keep time. Sympathy for the Devil becomes interesting.

    • @joricklania8627
      @joricklania8627 Před 6 lety +1

      If the drummer is off, don't keep playing. If you keep playing on an off beat, can't it only get worse?

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 Před 6 lety +3

      Shoot Neutrality omg, you've been cursed with the worst curse there is for a musician...bandmates that can't even count to FOUR! lol!

    • @ShootNeutrality
      @ShootNeutrality Před 6 lety +5

      He can count to four just fine, he just starts the count in the wrong place.

  • @jelijansen
    @jelijansen Před 3 lety

    Hallo Paul, just want to let you know, that you’re by far the best online teacher I ‘ve ever experienced on CZcams. Not only is there lots of underlaying musical information, you’ re accurate and it all fits in place after watching your videos. Top! Thank you so much.
    Greetz
    Jeli Jansen, Zutphen

  • @zuma5278255424
    @zuma5278255424 Před 6 lety +1

    I'm glad this got an explanation!
    As a drummee I could never figure out what people were doing wrong, but I knew I've heard it wrong once or twice. Good to know I'm not going crazy

  • @hobbesismycat
    @hobbesismycat Před 6 lety +9

    @Paul Davids, what sort of jacket is that? I really like it!

  • @Quotenwagnerianer
    @Quotenwagnerianer Před 6 lety +87

    So to be precise it is not the guitarist who plays it wrong, it is the job of the band to enter on the write note. ;)

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed Před 5 lety +1

      Except if the guitarist is still wrong on the beat, they will compensate incorrectly again... to the way they hear it in their head.

    • @marekburag
      @marekburag Před 5 lety

      yup and then wait for the second verse

    • @shawnparlour8562
      @shawnparlour8562 Před 4 lety

      This is a drummer issue, surely.

  • @matthewmoore4298
    @matthewmoore4298 Před 6 lety

    Liked and subscribed, awesome video. You really break down the importance of timing without making it complicated or being pretentious. Love it.

  • @timhanson8556
    @timhanson8556 Před 6 lety

    brother you are one great monster player !!! i always dig your
    corrections and very clear teaching style.. thank you for your
    time to make us better players.

  • @CargoShorts7
    @CargoShorts7 Před 6 lety +11

    Hey Paul what are your biggest tips for improving your timing and understanding of how to play on the proper beats. For me, I play based on feel much more and have trouble thinking about the timing and beats at the same time. This is a huge draw back when I get together to jam with my mates. Any suggestions?
    Thanks!

    • @celticfury7328
      @celticfury7328 Před 6 lety +9

      Hey Willy, it sounds like you should become friends with a metronome...a solid rhythmic foundation is not only nice to have, it's critical if you plan on playing with other people! I'm sure Paul will be able to expand on this in much more detail, he's at least a thousand times the instructor than I am...best of luck with your musical journey!

    • @REDEEMERWOLF
      @REDEEMERWOLF Před 6 lety +3

      Metronome

    • @soundofBeers
      @soundofBeers Před 6 lety +2

      Agreeing with the metronome answers and keep practising slowly!

    • @carljohnson4691
      @carljohnson4691 Před 6 lety

      Yup, metronome. That should be your first accessory after a tuner.

    • @leftfieldcrush5952
      @leftfieldcrush5952 Před 6 lety

      I agree with the metronome suggestions, but something I found helped a lot when I started out was getting a really basic guitar book that took me through the theory of rhythm along with scales and chords and whatnot. It’s been my experience that learning the “dots” and counting gives you a better understanding of how music works. It seems like a backwards step at first, but the benefits quickly show...and it doesn’t take away your feel for the music but rather enhances it. Can’t hurt to try (?) :-)

  • @NathanLaValley
    @NathanLaValley Před 6 lety +487

    Am I the only one that noticed that he blurred out his own accidental middle finger? 4:28

    • @farout666
      @farout666 Před 6 lety +70

      TheMusicVlogger because demonitisation

    • @matrixarsmusicworkshop561
      @matrixarsmusicworkshop561 Před 6 lety +2

      Lol

    • @hearyoume9004
      @hearyoume9004 Před 6 lety +4

      cuz he realized he was accidentally doing a middle finger (?

    • @hearyoume9004
      @hearyoume9004 Před 6 lety +42

      Luke Dahleen probably he did that joking and censored it just to have fun or something, who knows

    • @hearyoume9004
      @hearyoume9004 Před 6 lety

      Luke Dahleen I do hope that too

  • @SleightlyPersonal
    @SleightlyPersonal Před 6 lety

    I only watch your videos every once in a while (for no particular reason). I subscribe because every time I do watch, I enjoy it. You are always so calm and constructive, and I think every guitar enthusiast should hear what you have to say.
    So thank you for being a positive, constructive influence on guitarists and aspiring guitar players.

  • @manew578
    @manew578 Před 5 lety

    Good job! The details make the quality! Keep on going!

  • @sebradfield
    @sebradfield Před 6 lety +5

    I'm a lot older - a bass player who started playing in the '60s. Two of these that always affected me in different ways were both Beatles songs.
    1. I Want To Hold Your Hand: The intro starts on an off beat, and I've never been able to listen to it and get it right in my head. If I play it it's easy, because I can count it out, knowing when the singing starts. and it matches the middle section of the song, but if I'm listening to the recording it always throws me.
    2. She's A Woman: The guitar walks down on the off beat and always plays the two and four beats. After the walk down the bass comes in on the one and three counts, making a fairly standard old-school rock 'n' roll beat. The problem came with one guitarist who always got thrown out of synch when I came in. In this case it was easy for me, but he just couldn't get it right to save his life. As soon as I'd come in he would stop and complain.
    I'm betting that every single one of us has at least one of those little oddities that was easy for the guy who created it but drives the rest of us crazy.

    • @NewYorkSong1
      @NewYorkSong1 Před 6 lety

      50 Frickn years Pro player and I STILL cant play that frickn opening to Hold Your Hand right! Good God!

  • @jacksonpayne3477
    @jacksonpayne3477 Před 6 lety +141

    That les Paul is sexy

  • @deans9531
    @deans9531 Před 6 lety

    man I love your videos. always so educational and interesting. best guitar youtuber there is.

  • @digisw2418
    @digisw2418 Před 6 lety

    very informative and you do a great job of explaining things. enjoyed watching even though I never learned this riff myself.

  • @martinsa4573
    @martinsa4573 Před 6 lety +5

    the verse guitar riff in Around the world by RHCP is another one that is so simple, yet i still do not understand it to this day.

    • @chromaticswing9199
      @chromaticswing9199 Před 6 lety

      Dude, that’s been bothering me forever! I’m a bassist, and I naturally want to sync with the guitar so badly.
      The guitar has a 16th note syncopation, moved just before the strong beat. If you need help feeling it, take a metronome and count “1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & *a*”
      On the a of 4, clap or tap or whatever. Repeat until you can keep the quarter note pulse in your head while accenting the a of 4.
      Hope this helps!

  • @SixStringflyboy
    @SixStringflyboy Před 6 lety +19

    191 people have never heard of pick-up notes...

  • @derekting1994
    @derekting1994 Před 6 lety

    Beautiful explanation! Simple and effective, love it!

  • @milanrotar8176
    @milanrotar8176 Před 5 lety

    As always thank you for posting your videos

  • @kevinnashiscool1
    @kevinnashiscool1 Před 6 lety +26

    “Ana cruises” hello new band name.

    • @butterstik9236
      @butterstik9236 Před 5 lety +19

      Sounds more like a name for a pub.
      “Hey have you been to anacrusis?”
      No. What is it?
      “A pickup bar.”
      Oh... ok.

    • @kevincollier4546
      @kevincollier4546 Před 5 lety

      @@butterstik9236 This comment is not getting the respect it deserves

  • @danjolliffe6769
    @danjolliffe6769 Před 5 lety +7

    Foo Fighters - Times Like These. The time signature change in the hook to 7/4. Seen so many bands mess it up. Another video idea for you

  • @mackenzienellis7591
    @mackenzienellis7591 Před 6 lety

    Very well explained and totally supportive and helpful. Great video.

  • @mvlouie5
    @mvlouie5 Před 5 lety

    This explanation was so helpful. My band played the riff wrong last week. Crossing my fingers we get it right now :)

  • @TheClagga96
    @TheClagga96 Před 6 lety +52

    Is it me or did I think this vid would be for Smoke on the Water? as that is a riff that soo many ppl get wrong lol

    • @royalcat10
      @royalcat10 Před 6 lety +5

      Well I don't think a lot of people get Smoke on the Water 'wrong' per se. Just different than how it's originally played. Usually they play it in a different key, or in the same key but using different fret positions. Neither of these are wrong, just different.

    • @carlkolthoff5402
      @carlkolthoff5402 Před 6 lety +2

      royalcat10 Anyone playing that riff using powerchords and a pick is pretty far from what Ritchie did in the original.
      (Hint: Try fingerpicking fours instead.)

    • @royalcat10
      @royalcat10 Před 6 lety +6

      A fourth chord is just an upside down powerchord. (So a Power Chord would look A-E, a Fourth looks like E-A) So as I said, just using different fret positions. The same overall chord that the person hears whether it's played as a fourth or a power chord (5th chord) is the exact same. It just gives a bit of a different 'flavor' depending on which you use. Neither are 'wrong' they are just different ways to play the same thing.
      It's true that that isn't the way Ritchie played it in the original, but that doesn't mean that they are playing the wrong notes, or rather the wrong intervals if the person plays it in a different key.

    • @hansolo989
      @hansolo989 Před 6 lety +1

      I thought it would be paranoid

    • @RabbiRan
      @RabbiRan Před 6 lety

      The Clagga
      Your lol ruined the joke

  • @LeoSilva-sn3zo
    @LeoSilva-sn3zo Před 6 lety +4

    You are the man !!!!!

  • @BTsMusicChannel
    @BTsMusicChannel Před 6 lety +1

    I am with you on the "who cares if it is exactly note-for-note, but you have to make it rock" attitude. And when it comes to making something rock, the pitches are 99.9% of the time not as important as playing them in time. I also agree that too many people rely on tabs. How do I know? Because they ask me to make them for stuff that I've performed on my channel. During the 80s, when I was first learning guitar, we didn't have tabs or the internet. Back then, guitarists used their ears and didn't get caught up in note-for-note as much as making it work musically. Your point about looking at performances on CZcams is spot on! If a guitarist wants to learn a song, first try my ear and get as far as you can. When you get stuck (or if you want to check your work), go look at a live clip. I sometimes take a look at other solutions to the musical problem by looking at a tab or another person's performance, but I don't go there first and I don't trust them implicitly. Tabs have become the enemy of the people. Good video -- and you don't come off as a snob. (I was afraid you would after I saw the title.)

  • @UmpaHimself
    @UmpaHimself Před 6 lety

    Excellent video my friend. Short, sweet and to the point. A lot of younger players miss things like this, hopefully they will find their way to your videos.

  • @JazzGuitarScrapbook
    @JazzGuitarScrapbook Před 6 lety +305

    I'm a guitarist. If it's not on the beat I don't understand it.

    • @joricklania8627
      @joricklania8627 Před 6 lety +24

      Jazz Guitar Scrapbook become a drummer. You'll figure out afterbeat notes and pickup notes quickly.

    • @nibbles324
      @nibbles324 Před 6 lety +4

      I've played by myself for 25 years. My timing sucks because it's not an issue. Still sound ok though

    • @kingadalou
      @kingadalou Před 6 lety +4

      Jazz Guitar Scrapbook listen to tool. It'll make sense

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 Před 6 lety

      25 years is a long time. The musical narrative is fairly well set by that point.

    • @HrSamstag
      @HrSamstag Před 6 lety +10

      nibbles324 I'm a drummer, since 35+ years now. As soon as i would see that you care that less for timing i would quit rehearsing with you immediately.

  • @milab9384
    @milab9384 Před 6 lety +23

    But in the end, it's not the guitar player who makes the mistake but the drummer, who is joining at the wrong time, is it? Please correct me if i'm wrong

    • @Klassenfeind
      @Klassenfeind Před 6 lety +3

      Mila B Absolutely.

    • @DavidvdGulik
      @DavidvdGulik Před 6 lety +13

      Both, a lot of guitarists make the mistake of changing how they play it the moment the band joins in

    • @TheMutantMindframe
      @TheMutantMindframe Před 6 lety +10

      its everyone involved if nobody is internalizing the count correctly

    • @cscfpv6221
      @cscfpv6221 Před 6 lety +1

      Until the riff changes and the guitarist changes at the wrong time because they are taking the queue from the drummer. It is both, playing together, that are messing up. They are creating a scenario together where they both play it incorrectly.

    • @markfox6871
      @markfox6871 Před 6 lety

      Pretty sure it was done intentionally. Starting on the wrong beat is ear catching like tuning to E flat instead of E major. When you hear this it will grab your attention because it sounds different and that makes it difficult to ignore. You know you head something but not sure what it was. It’s only takes a second and it’s done. Now your mind is trying to figure out what just happened and You are drawn in. It’s a subtle accent designed to encourage a reflex from the listener. I use techniques like this and several others all the time when writing music. Another example is changing the time signature of a song from 4/4 to a 3/4 and then back a 4/4. The band tool changes time signatures quite well in several of there songs. It takes some planning and skill to make it work but if done right is very effective and hard to notice. We instinctively want to start on beat and stay on beat. starting at the bottom of the count is hard even when you are aware of it. He even started at the top of the count by accident at one point in the video and called out his own mistake. So I say the band did this on purpose. It’s hard to do that by accident and a drummer that is half decent would start on the wrong count unless they mean too.

  • @charliezxi
    @charliezxi Před 6 lety

    I second you making this a series! This kind of stuff drives me nuts !

  • @WyckedEntertainment
    @WyckedEntertainment Před 6 lety

    Love your videos bro, keep up the great work - Cheers man!

  • @DimitrisFatisisMusic
    @DimitrisFatisisMusic Před 6 lety +4

    Very well said! Tabs are nice when you begin playing the guitar, but when you start hearing the song you can get the most out of it! And you ‘re practicing your ear too! It’s a whole new level and it feels great! Keep the good job , Paul! 🤘🏻🎸🙏🏻 P.S I hope the Les Paul is alright! 👍☺️

  • @ThorneyedWT
    @ThorneyedWT Před 5 lety +6

    Did you say "horcruxes" are the problem?

  • @nicolasgroove
    @nicolasgroove Před 6 lety

    Always great! Tks for that! Fixing the world one riff at a time

  • @classicjamtracks
    @classicjamtracks Před 6 lety

    Very smooth playing - and a great sounding Les Paul :)

  • @rogeriosartori555
    @rogeriosartori555 Před 6 lety +132

    That's cool although I never played this riff because I don't even know what song is that

    • @webseiter
      @webseiter Před 6 lety +24

      You missed Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon all trough the past 10 years!? I did not know this was possible CZcams land. I mean, that song - the whole album - was a massive hit worldwide and for good reason.

    • @Jebrysalus
      @Jebrysalus Před 6 lety +21

      I'm on the same boat. Have no clue what song that is.

    • @caiobustamante7736
      @caiobustamante7736 Před 6 lety

      Alexander Langer I am Brazzilian, so is Rogerio, and... Well... I Guess it wasn't a really great hit here

    • @AnomieTrain
      @AnomieTrain Před 6 lety +5

      Yeah, I've never heard this song. I think the only song I've ever heard from Kings of Leon was Molly's Chambers and that was because--I think it was in an Apple commercial? It just shows you how out of the loop I am.

    • @danielsgrunge
      @danielsgrunge Před 6 lety +2

      Don't mind listening to it
      Search for Come Around Sundown, it's an awesome album

  • @GodnezZz1337
    @GodnezZz1337 Před 6 lety +121

    Did you just flip me off? 😱😱

    • @Cowglow
      @Cowglow Před 6 lety +1

      Gojko Nezic i saw that too.

    • @iwashere368
      @iwashere368 Před 6 lety

      😂

    • @adrianbruton4689
      @adrianbruton4689 Před 6 lety +8

      It's now been fuzzed out. Haha

    • @quailstudios
      @quailstudios Před 6 lety +1

      Go checkout Eric Clapton and you will see that sometimes guitarists have that hand position when we play. Apparently you flip people off from time to time and that is why you can see this symbol so readily. For guitarists, we don’t see that as a rude symbol when holding a guitar. :)

    • @christophersmith8850
      @christophersmith8850 Před 6 lety

      Saw that too! Why the block out now

  • @BakCh0y
    @BakCh0y Před 6 lety

    your voice is so soothing. great video too

  • @6strings735
    @6strings735 Před 5 lety

    I saw this looking for something else, glad I watched. Nicely done.

  • @christopher0310
    @christopher0310 Před 6 lety +12

    THIS! This reminds me of that joke Fred Armisen made in "StandUp for Drummers"
    Guitar player plays intro.
    Drummer comes in...
    No no no no no. Its on the AND of FOUR. See 1, 2, 3, 4....

  • @oudaram1
    @oudaram1 Před 6 lety +45

    We could mention that these upside down intro riffs, created to surprise the listener when the beat comes in, are rarely something you can feel, so they can only be played by people by denying their natural musical instincts. But, you become a better musician and they are a lot of fun.

    • @cia1328
      @cia1328 Před 6 lety +2

      oudaram1 but if you are used to playing harder music like Progressive music that's always changing from natural to compound and odd time signatures, this is rudimentary. Not to mention the subtleties that the percussion adds with ghost notes

    • @465marko
      @465marko Před 6 lety +3

      +terran236 YOU'RE a ghost note.

    • @nnnnnnnnnick5557
      @nnnnnnnnnick5557 Před 6 lety

      Like the ocean by led.

    • @oudaram1
      @oudaram1 Před 6 lety

      like a bubble under the rubble

    • @jaqen-huzzah
      @jaqen-huzzah Před 6 lety

      Except they're not created to surprise the listener. They're created because the musician is hearing non-existent beats in his head before he starts playing, and is too familiar with their own song to realise that no-one else can hear what's going on in his head. But yeah, figuring this stuff out is good practice.

  • @Holbot
    @Holbot Před 6 lety

    Great, man. You woke me up and watched the full video. Keep it uP!

  • @TwoCablesOCN
    @TwoCablesOCN Před 5 lety +1

    I stumbled upon this video, I have never heard this song in my entire life (hey, I'm 39, I live under a rock, etc.), I'm just a drummer, but I 'Liked' this video before I finished watching it because this is the kind of stuff that CZcams needs much more of. Thank you for doing this, Paul! I thoroughly enjoyed this entire video.
    In defense of anyone who makes this mistake with *any* song, it is all in how you are hearing and interpreting the rhythm. I have been playing and making music on my drums for about 25 years (since the summer of '93), and I still make this mistake with songs on occasion. It just happens. I don't know how to describe *why* it happens though. Again, I think it's just all in how you are hearing and interpreting the rhythm. Even though I have 25 years of experience playing and making music as a drummer, I didn't hear what was wrong until you explained it. And, just as you demonstrated, it's still easy to hear the rhythm incorrectly.
    I have a recent example. I am helping out a local cover band. They do a couple of songs that they start off with *guitar only* in a reggae-style: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, and The Tide is High by Blondie. Now, when they do their guitar-only intro, they are playing the correct notes, but it is very easy to hear and feel their beat incorrectly. That is, instead of hearing the guitar strumming as being on the up beats (which would be the correct way to hear and interpret it), I sometimes hear them only on the downbeats because of the way they're playing it. So, I have to force myself to say "*and* 1, *and* 2, *and* 3" etc. along to the guitar part with my "and" matching each accented guitar strum so that I'm not playing on the wrong beats when it's time for me to start playing!
    So, the song Sex on Fire isn't the only song that has downbeats that can be easy to incorrectly hear and interpret when all you're hearing is the guitar, regardless if you're the one playing the guitar or if it's someone else (like a band mate). If you're in a band and it's clear to you that you're the only one who knows where the 1st beat of the measure is due to having a guitar part that makes it easy to incorrectly hear where the 1st beat of the measure is, it's your job to stop and take the time to patiently teach your band mates where it is, explaining that yes, it's very easy to hear it wrong.

    • @BrainiacFingers
      @BrainiacFingers Před 5 lety

      This is why the drummer should always count off the song even if the drums don't enter until later. That way everyone knows where 'one' is. It's really that simple.

  • @dash_R
    @dash_R Před 6 lety +3

    i played the riff of dizzy miss lizzy wrong until recently lmao

  • @spivvo
    @spivvo Před 6 lety +16

    On a similar theme.... the opening of “rock and roll” by Led Zep

    • @KingBlonde
      @KingBlonde Před 6 lety +1

      For sure

    • @ziiofswe
      @ziiofswe Před 6 lety +6

      As a drummer: Fuck that intro.
      As a drummer who found a good tutorial a couple of years ago and figured it out: It's stupidly easy to play right once you know how.

    • @ThiscouldbeaName
      @ThiscouldbeaName Před 6 lety +1

      uhm i dont get it whats with that riff? its super easy to play

    • @ziiofswe
      @ziiofswe Před 6 lety +2

      Riff? I'm talking about the drums. Lots of people "don't get it". They improvise and manage to play it anyways, because it isn't that advanced... but lots of drummers think it's a bit weird, doesn't quite make sense.

    • @ThiscouldbeaName
      @ThiscouldbeaName Před 6 lety

      ziiofswe Yeah, i know you meant the drums. I was rather talking to Paul Grice
      but i get what you're saying

  • @8billiondoomed
    @8billiondoomed Před 2 lety

    i’m glad someone addressed this

  • @imsiepimsie
    @imsiepimsie Před 6 lety

    Interesting video and i really loved the explanation. Thank you!

  • @stevens5541
    @stevens5541 Před 6 lety +230

    Learning music is harder than an alien language....wish I could understand and play a guitar

    • @thedominator4796
      @thedominator4796 Před 6 lety +2

      lone wrecche that scar face reference made me chuckle

    • @lucasclavijo803
      @lucasclavijo803 Před 6 lety +1

      Have you tried it?

    • @stevens5541
      @stevens5541 Před 6 lety +1

      Lucas Clavijo ...yes...it just baffles me and it's to hard

    • @Calilou52
      @Calilou52 Před 6 lety +25

      Steven S You can do it man, i was the same way when i first picked up a guitar. I couldn't understand how people made these insane beautiful sounds with strings but i didn't let that stop me. 5 years later and i'm not the greatest, but i can write my own songs that i really enjoy which is what playing an instrument is all about. Just don't get caught up in wanting to be the best and just develop your playing style.

    • @Aaron-zh4kj
      @Aaron-zh4kj Před 6 lety +9

      Nothing is stopping you but YOU! the internet has all you need (just filter through information, because all good AND bad information is on the internet unfortunately). But don't make "arriving" or "becoming amazing" your goal. Make getting better than you are right now everytime you pick up the instrument your goal. If the heart is there, which it sounds like it is, I imagine you have some natural inclination. But very important, practice and hustle is more important. Steve Vai once said that he was never a natural at guitar. What made him become as good as he is was learning to love practicing. Another famous quote, can't remember the individual (he wasn't a guitarist), is "talent is overrated. Hustle and hard work is the real stuff." Take that and never make excuses. I believe in you! That's why I took the time to type all this!

  • @nebojsavukovic2772
    @nebojsavukovic2772 Před 6 lety +3

    +Paul Davids Can you post that shifted smells like teen spirit ? It really sounds awesome.

  • @arturoalcala3223
    @arturoalcala3223 Před 6 lety

    Hi Paul thanks great video- greetings from Chicago Illinois.

  • @chloeacoustic9273
    @chloeacoustic9273 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m literally about to learn this riff with my band, and wondered what was going on with this riff. Glad I watched this video before getting into bad habits myself! Cheers ears!

  • @tomcordellmusic
    @tomcordellmusic Před 6 lety +65

    knowing KOL they just fucked up the intro in the studio and left the extra beat in there

  • @gabrielaugustus
    @gabrielaugustus Před 6 lety +24

    Can you please make this title more vague?

  • @flarkey
    @flarkey Před 6 lety +1

    What an amazingly pedantic video - and I loved it! Must mean that I'm a pedantic guitar geek too! Thanks

  • @joshuadawson6719
    @joshuadawson6719 Před 6 lety

    Good video. Only started reading music recently and still have to mouth the numbers as I play to keep track.

  • @deepanshusingal9207
    @deepanshusingal9207 Před 6 lety +95

    You re magical. I am lucky i find you..☺️

    • @dezionlion
      @dezionlion Před 6 lety

      like a unicorn? maybe yall can color together! that guitar sounds great. too bad all the songs you play on it are gay

    • @dezionlion
      @dezionlion Před 6 lety

      +Mark Seymour fuck off Mark wasn't talking to you

  • @musik350
    @musik350 Před 6 lety +5

    What happens to his hand at 4:27??

    • @lanethomas2549
      @lanethomas2549 Před 5 lety +1

      He accidentally flipped us off so he had to blur it out

  • @moetimski9767
    @moetimski9767 Před 5 lety

    Nice. Intelligently technical. Don't even like the tune but now I'm gonna learn it!

  • @BryceRogers_
    @BryceRogers_ Před 6 lety

    PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!!

  • @Joum92
    @Joum92 Před 6 lety +14

    the anacrusis is actually a dotted quaver followed by a semiquaver

  • @richardstone5096
    @richardstone5096 Před 6 lety +19

    Hey all

  • @fayser1
    @fayser1 Před 6 lety

    great stuff... what a teacher you are... brilliiant

  • @rankeeratsingh
    @rankeeratsingh Před 6 lety

    youre a great person man, and a great teacher.
    thankyou for all the great stuff
    love from india