David, man just wanna say thank you...can't even tell you how much YOU have helped broaden my knowledge and use of cords up and down the fret board. thanks for making us all better.

David, Thanks for unlocking the secrets of Steve Hackett's playing, and Tony Banks keyboard riffs. I've always been a huge fan but found it very challenging to learn the guitar parts by ear. Your lesson showed me I shouldn't feel bad since the voicing are unlike anything anyone was doing. It does show how musically sophicated Genesis was. I've had the pleasure of seeing Steve perform live several times, and his playing live is flawless.

Magical is a good word for 70's Genesis. Thanks again for the lesson.

Great stuff... thank you. I've seen Hackett during his Revisiting Genesis tour and he was mind blowing. Hearing you explain what's going on with his playing makes me appreciate him all the more.

Watcher of the skies is a prime example of many chords shifting around a root bass note. The chords under the solo in the end section of cinema show would also be an easy way to show numerous chords shapes all being played over a root A in bass on guitar. Great videos and you have a lovely relaxed sharing style.

David, I love Genesis.

Interesting lesson❤

Old Genesis is incredible stuff...Squonk anyone?!?!....rock on Brewster!!!

Thank you David. Once again, very inspiring. Genesis in the 70's were so unique and just like Yes they brought something completely new to my enjoyment of music. Steve Hackett is still making fabulous music and seems to be reaping the success of his artistic vision and enjoying life. Early Queen also had a unique vision and sound. Brian May's orchestration and variety of music hall to heavy rock variations were also brilliantly realised. Would love to think with the talent and technology we have today someone will be able to come up with no limits music but still the lovely melodies we had with these visionary musicians. Keep rockin'. Peace and love

Excellent excellent video

Great choice, David. Genesis's 70's catalog are some of my favorite albums of all time. When I first heard 'Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" I couldn't believe how heavy a song could be without tons of gain. Only knowing Genesis of the 80's, I had discounted them as pop fluff, But it was an eye opener when I discovered them during the start of my neoclassical obsession('85 -onward).

Ya mate big genesis fan loved the lesson

Very happy to see some love for Genesis. There's so much underrated and overlooked gems from the guitar standpoint. I'll never forget the first time I heard Dance on a Volcano.

This lesson is total ear candy. Thank you, David.

Great lesson!

Great video! As a point of curiosity re: the riff of Back in NYC, I watched a recent interview with Tony Banks where he said that its being played mainly by Mike on a six string bass going through various effects, and then that's doubled with Tony's keyboards!

David, this video was my entrance to meeting you in a Genesis lesson, Growing up with Prog rock, Trick of the tail was the album that sold me on Genesis. Love most of their albums, As a guitarist, I could you some lessons in the way you express music theory. Nice Job !

Great lesson👍🏻 As soon as you started playing, I thought: Walk on a Volcano, Dance on a Volcano, something on a Volcano. Great song and a great band. Thanks

The Chords of Genesis?!!! You rule, David!!!! Thanks!!!!

Cool. Not sure about Ripples, but you have those Blood On The Rooftop sections down nicely, especially the lead-in to the chorus with the open string. Spot-on :) Nice Strat :)

Damn this guy got so much stuff in each of his videos I can't keep up. I was just getting that Steely Dan Peg chord progression down (hadn't even started on the other stuff) now he throws all this at me. I guess if that Coronavirus has us all quarantined in our homes I'll have plenty of these videos to kill time............

Great overview man.

Thanks 🤙

Nice vid :) At first I was skeptical about someone doing a "Chords of Genesis" video without a keyboard, but it was lovely to hear the Hackett stuff. Good job!

Thanks for the tip on early Genesis. Listening now. Foxtrot.

Awesome!

Thank you so much. Just watched your Steely Dan and now early Genesis. It doesn't get any better than that. I've been a Genesis fan since 1971. Thank you again for unlocking some of their magic. Thank you too, for doing the same with my other obsession, Steely Dan.

Awesome choice. Saw them in 81-82. The most awesome concert I have ever seen. I didn't know any of their music either.

Great video, love old Genesis! Also love the GTR album on the wall, such an overlooked project!

@late night lessons Very cool video, nice to see some attention to the actual guitarparts of Genesis' music. One remark though; Back in NYC is basically Steve and Mike (I think Mike wrote it). Mike is playing a Micro-frets 6 string Baritone guitar on which he slapped bass strings. That's the "bass" he uses on all of the Lamb lies down on broadway (it's actually a double neck, combined with a 12 string solid body Rickenbacker). Mike is playing it in the upper register of that "bass" (center channel). Steve is on the left side playing it in a lower register with a doubling tape delay on it. Tony doubles the part on the studio version but does not do that live (he comes in later and only doubles the non verse-sections). Would be cool if you follow this video up with the later work of Genesis. They always get dissed because they sounded "pop" but as you state correctly here, even Mike is a special guitarist and he totally approaches things different. There are not many guitar players on this planet who actually play I can't dance correct. Even Daryl had trouble figuring out how Mike plays that. I'd say the complexity of their music didn't change at all. I played that stuff for over 15 years as a musician on various instruments. It's still complex to figure out how their actual parts are.

Hell yeah! Huge old school Genesis fan!

Locate those Voicings!! Thanks David, Awesome as Always! #CHORDPLAY

You got a new follower. Great lesson man. Really appreciate you putting this out there with all the whacky shit going on the world, gives me something to occupy my time. Much love from NY!

Superb! Thanks.

I love your style of teaching and this series in specific its given me a lot of new ways to look at guitar and the chords I play.

It just hit me that you were the one doing those progressive arpeggios lessons years ago. I first learned Back in NYC from you, and hadn't even noticed!

LATE NIGHT, thanks for the genesis chords lesson, I have been waiting for this Video Request: Steve Hackett electric chords lesson and lead licks lesson , Steve hackett acoustic chord lesson Harvey the snake Mandel lesson, he had a VHS lesson on youtube which was advanced chords and lead lines. Robert Fripp guitar chord he used on the 1969 album Fripp,Giles, Giles, he used weird chords like steve hackett

Love it! Steve and Mike's inverted chord shapes, and Tony's keyboards, always made the Genesis stuff incredible although hard for me to pick up. Thanks for showing these. Would love to see Steve Morse take on Tony's keyboard part in a Firth of Fifth with Flying Colors, especially since Neal Morse has covered that one very well with Transatlantic.

Hey, this is exactly the way I play Back in NYC, on the D, D6 and .....then end with a Gmaj7. You call them different, anyway, there is a new way to play it! Thanks for that.

Great lesson and a big fan. Was so hoping for ABACAB. 😪

Just discovered your channel, amazing stuff. But as I'm sure you've been asked a million times, I IMPLORE you to do the Chords of THE BEATLES!

Another winner Dave !!! Since you are in prof mode any chance for maybe Steve Rothery - Marillion, Andy Lattimer - Camel, Martin Barre - Tull, or Mike Oldfirld ? Just some possible options in case you haven’t explored them yet !

Yay! Always love to see someone appreciating the guitar work of Genesis. Check out the chords in Cuckoo Cocoon, esp during the piano solos. Beautiful. Took me a while to figure some of those out at the time.

Learning theory by analyzing songs is a probably the most powerful method. My songwriting has become better because of it and it's super fun. What you will find is that all these people approach music in their own weird ways but there are universal things as well. Don't worry too much about sounding like other musicians just because you learn their songs. It probably won't happen unless you only learn one person or group's music and play it all the time. But why would anyone do that anyway? That would be totally boring! Mix it up and it will improve your musicianship.

David, Lovely Stuff! ended up getting the guitar out and was late for work! It can't be bad!

Interesting selections for this bit. Would've, however, like to have seen a touch on either Foxtrot or Nursery Crymes for one. Nonetheless, you still showcased an important aspect of Hackett's style, I dare say. And, hey, how about a GTR bit, whereby you present the Hackett vs. Howe styles coming together? That'd be an interesting discussion. Of course due to your approach, there are a plethora of possibilities, I do suppose regarding especially any 'special' bits you can do within the topic of ChordPlay.😎 Always interesting tp see just what path you choose in each one.😎

Great teacher, Subbed.

Hi David! This is a long shot...I'm trying to learn Genesis' Back in NYC...You've shown how to play the main lick around various D chords...any way you could show the rest of the riff ? ...Know its keyboards...I just can't get it !! You are a true Jedi master ❤

Thanks for the great video! Please do one with the chords of Jaga Jazzist, especially the "What we must" album. Is really a mystery for me. Cheers!

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Love seeing genesis old and new ish brought to justice *and* cant help but see your new article on Michael lee firkins so Fck ya MLF getting the spotlight finally thank you David!! *laughing stacks* *black Betty cover* *hula hoops* *cactus cruz* *rain in the tunnel* All prove how criminally underrated he is as not only an instrumental legend but his melodies and themes are more composer esque than any of the other guys in the shrapnel label/era I'd argue! . *does this give us all a hint hint* that 3 dirty MLF licks are coming down the pipe next dave ?! Please say yes been looking forward to you doing hin justice since I found your channel a year ago man ! . Thanks again for all your awesome content and cheers from Niagara falls canada! 😊🙏🤟 - Adam

Thanks again for another excellent lesson Anyone else want to see lessons on AC/DC Judas Priest Iron Maiden The Cult Killing Joke Ramones Jason & The Scorchers Noiseworks Spy vs Spy Midnight Oil

you should get up with Tom Bukovac man! You guys are great players!

This was awesome, my only question is, for the Blood on the Rooftops "dreamy part", isn't the movement from Em --> C maj, and not C#11? I can't for the love of me here the C#, but rather a C w/ a #4th

Hey David, thank you for all the lessons! How about a Cordplay for Led Zeppelin?

Great stuff! The chords of Budgie please.

Man I wish my fingers were straight like yours. Mine look like I got caught cheating at Al Pacino’s casino.

thank you very much I am a beginner keyboard student adult I hope a keyboard illustration is created by as a gentile music teacher as you are brother sincerely, Adrian

Interesting, I think many 90s Grunge bands were influenced by Genesis.

There you go. 666 likes. No longer alone 😜

"Phahg"? Or "Proog"?