Chordplay - The Chords Of W.A.S.P.

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Chordplay - The Chords Of W.A.S.P.

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10 ай бұрын

Hey everyone! Here's the next episode of Chordplay with The Chords Of W.A.S.P. I've noticed a number of requests for this notorious band and there's no question that they're an essential American metal band from the 1980s glory days. From their shocking and controversial early years to the legacy that continues to thrive to this day, W.A.S.P. is an important metal band with an interesting history - so let's dive in!
This lesson centers around a number of chord-based and rhythm guitar examples from W.A.S.P.'s early output in the 1980s and includes sections from songs such as The Torture Never Stops, Maneater, Animal (F*** Like A Beast), Restless Gypsy, Wild Child, The Heretic (The Lost Child), Sleeping (In The Fire), and more!
Needless to say, if you're a W.A.S.P. fan, a 1980s metal fan, or maybe a player searching for some new chord moves to stick in their bag of tricks - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
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@kellybeane7546 10 ай бұрын

I'm a wild child too. Hell yeah Dave you been kicking the guitar ass with the lesson choices. Great as always. Keep em coming

@300gjw 10 ай бұрын

Love W.A.S.P. Or should I say L.O……V.E. Great lesson Dave.

@brianrash9885 9 ай бұрын

Great tune, LOVE machine.

@MarkEdward-bl6cr 10 ай бұрын

I'll never forget that scene where Chris Holmes was in the pool in his leather pouring Vodka down his throat on a raft in The decline of the western civilization the metal years 🤘👍

@captainbufoalvarius4508 10 ай бұрын

With his Mom siting there by the pool 🤡

@gingataff 10 ай бұрын

Little known fact. The vodka in the bottle was actually pool water.

@infinidominion 10 ай бұрын

The bottle had water 💦

@garettoverstreet 7 ай бұрын

Definitely water. WHO would have thought Chris would out live EVH?

@OelAha-il6jvajakav 5 ай бұрын

@@gingataffhe said in a interview that it was real vodka

@joeb3083 10 ай бұрын

W.A.S.P. is awesome and so is that shirt. Thanks Dave!

@connyjohnson855 10 ай бұрын

First time I saw them was in Gothenburg Sweden 15 November 1986 (looking at my concert ticket from that day...I still have it!) when they were the opening act for Iron Maiden. Great fun and great memories! 👍

@cjprocker 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’ve been looking forward to this video for so long!!! 🎸

@mikeivey8471 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic !! Totally unexpected to see you do a video on W.A.S.P. !!! I love Blacky Lawless !! A staple from my youth !!! Thank you , Dave !!

@constantinranis 10 ай бұрын

A very good friend of mine works as drum tech for wasp among other bands, im a big wasp fan and he knows that, so every time they play somewhere near my city i get guest list to the show, one night we were also with blair and duda for some drinks and talked about music , and favorite musicians and favorite albums and they shared some cool stories . It was one of the best nights of my life .

@TMoody 10 ай бұрын

SOOOO good Dave. The debut album and Last Command are masterpiece records. I like The Electric Circus as well. Awesome job!!!

@metalraff 10 ай бұрын

I saw WASP open for Quiet Riot on NYE in 1984 in Lakeland FL. Great show. I love the solo to Sleeping (In The Fire).

@TheDodger74 5 ай бұрын

Love W.A.S.P got all their albums, still can't beat Chris Holmes guitar tone on the first 4 albums . Great lesson!

@kibscott6096 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the Wasp lesson, great stuff man🤘

@Timmy70 13 күн бұрын

Love your break downs.. Sorry I just found you!! Rock Hard Brother!!🎸🎶

@SHEPTOE182 9 ай бұрын

The Heretic (The Lost Child) is a masterpiece. Chris Holmes Rocks. Thank you

@plantpoweredhealth9383 7 ай бұрын

Crimson Idol had some gems with Blackie and his acoustic parts, soulful singing , also Bob Kulick epic solos in there too. Still love WASP all these years later! Great review.

@stephenmiller5023 10 ай бұрын

Another awesome tutorial video Dave !! And I only just today noticed something in your videos, above your “ Late Night Lessons” sign on your wall to your right , you put up a framed picture of the group name !! Today it was W.A.S.P. A week or so back it was SAXON , etc. I usually am engrossed in your playing and watching your hands to gain your sharing on chords & picking & never really looked much at your room decor 😆. Thanks again as always for all you share 😎👍

@marcosgrau5560 10 ай бұрын

Nice! 🤘😝🤘🇵🇷

@elbawb8828 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome...

@jonathanalcover1539 10 ай бұрын

Great video as always and quite eye opening to see how those riffs are played. I guess many of us did them wrong over the years not knowing they were down tuned. At least I was wrong 😂🤘🏻

@danebramageandthemisfires8824 10 ай бұрын

From Stryper to W.A.S.P.: this is why I love this era of music. No genres today are as varied.

@jonsvenson7056 10 ай бұрын

I saw WASP, Slayer, and Raven in 1987 in Seattle. Raven was a letdown but WASP and Slayer were great.

@_oscarmanzano_ 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video, mate 🙂

@glaucosouza1971 10 ай бұрын

You can clearly see that PG borrow that Maneater riff to wrote Take a Walk. Sadly the lesson does not cover any song from The Crimson Idol. Great album! But another wonderfull lesson again Dave!!

@howlingwolf125y 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for showing this.. I always love the wasps.. I almost poop my pants when you showed how to play "Sleeping in the fire".. One of my all time faves.. I was so hoping that you would take it one step further. Wasp has an acoustic version of Sleeping in the fire. You can find it on KZfaq. On the acoustic version, about 10 seconds into the song there is a second guitar that comes in and is played for about 20 seconds and leads right into the start of the vocals. I always loved that part. I searched youtube and the entire internet and could not find the tabs or someone that shows how to play that part.. If you (or anyone else) has an idea how I can find out how to play that part.. Let me know.. I would be very grateful to anyone that can help..

@brianrash9885 9 ай бұрын

Man, what about Blackie’s vocal qualities on Trail of Tears. EPIC

@markthomas5030 6 ай бұрын

Iam so glad you covered some of these wasp songs and that you knew about Eddie and Chris hanging out together I heard Eddie taught Chris how to play guitar thank you for your ex excellent content

@lrpops 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks

@auragraf 10 ай бұрын

Wasp? 3 words... Blind in Texas! 1985 I heard this on a underground metal radio station. Wasp at their roots. Blues to heavy Rock! Incredible rock Band! Hmnn? makes us wonder... Accept!

@hakankillberg6043 10 ай бұрын

Thanks this is awesome. Just like thoose riff bands. Please cover more from the 80’s best era of music

@jamlsn 10 ай бұрын

So good,David! Love Blackies voice, great falsetto and their music is really cool. Forever Free is my favorite song from them, especially the drum outro. Have you ever gotten into Stevie Blaze from Lillian Axe? VERY melodic player, and overlooked IMO.

@runshittoplay 10 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved Chris’s playing so much, I think he’s killer.

@777vim 10 ай бұрын

Big Chris Holmes. Best left hand of the entire 1980's. And a full blown alcoholic. Plus got to hang out the back of Lita Ford. My man.

@silverbullet82 10 ай бұрын

One of my Fav Bands when i was a kid 90-92 Ish.. they toured Europe a lot in Early 2000-2012 .. saw them like 10-12 times.. Later albums are also great : Dying for the world is a monster🙏🏻

@leejohnson7293 10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite bands.

@Bricklinsv1970 10 ай бұрын

Nice! Love Wasp! More Skolnick please ;)

@gianpaolousai1768 10 ай бұрын

Very nice episode, and you chase such a good WASP songs, too. Blackie and Wasp are legends for sure, I liked your t-shirt with the chainsaw very wasp-type too ✌️😁🎸

@daveqr 10 ай бұрын

I've heard The Heretic dozens of times but I never realized I hadn't really listened to it until now.

@Peter-by3ox 10 ай бұрын

Awesome \m/

@davroshalfbeard8368 10 ай бұрын

They had some killer riffs was a big fan back in the day and let's not forget the singer a great front man and showman

@gejugfeguug5623 10 ай бұрын

Love the intro! Hilarious!

@aria.vega5 10 ай бұрын

Wasp!! Back in early 2000s, I had the wasp tab sight chainsaw Charlie, learned all the songs. Glad to see this episode

@paradoxofepicurus 10 ай бұрын

Never been a fan of WASP, but I like a few of their songs and I've always liked Blackie's vocals.

@diabeticmonkey 10 ай бұрын

The live versions of Animal are absolutely killer. It’s played faster and it sounds beautifully heavy

@MrXIII-nq3rs 10 ай бұрын

Wow, that's rock!

@salt_lick 10 ай бұрын

Watched the whole clip, super nice playing but where is “Harder Faster” ? I would really like to learn that song.

@cheezyridr 10 ай бұрын

BLACKIE LAWLESS FTW!!! wasp was such a great band, one of the best of the 80's. chris holmes, holy cow that guy could really play

@trance9158 10 ай бұрын

Need to touch on the later years too... Crimson Idol especially.

@Mad_Axe_Man125 8 ай бұрын

I think youre thinking of Vinnie Vincent Invasion. They did a song for Nightmare on Elm Street part 5.

@czguy3045 10 ай бұрын

Very nice. I loved WASP, esp those first two albums. I really loved that first album and feel it is quite underrated. They aren't the most complex songs but man... solid collection for a first album. I think their rhythm stuff was excellent. I'd almost say that WASP along with Queensryche and Fates Warning were probably the most 'me' bands circa 1985 -1990. I was a metalhead through and through but my main band in the 9th and 10th grade was a punk band. We did a couple metal songs that were comically punked up a bit. We were definitely more hardcore than the Toy Dolls, but think in the Toy Dolls ballpark. We did Hellion in that style.

@GuitarDudeXXX 10 ай бұрын

Awesome Dave. Got hooked on them back in my hard-partying, mid-20's. Yeah, I'm old as shit. BTW...I gotta know what the last element is on the T-shirt. Rock, paper, scissors, ??? Couldn't see it.

@mykneeshurt8393 10 ай бұрын

Chainsaw

@Love-Fist 5 ай бұрын

WASP is king of the metal.

@jolumaco 10 ай бұрын

Please chords of Helix 🙏

@MortuusMachina 7 ай бұрын

When playing Animal I Fuck Like A Beast, during the 2nd half, after the alternating F# and G dyads, the power chord is a D (5th fret A, 7th fret D strings) NOT an A dyad (7th fret A, 7th fret D) Source: The studio recording

@mykneeshurt8393 10 ай бұрын

Why. Always. Sausage. Pizza....? Great lesson!

@skrasche 10 ай бұрын

Wasn’t Blackie in the New York Dolls for a bit?

@tallpaul1020 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson Dave!!! I loved W.A.S.P. when they started. Heavy and herd. Tipper needs a new hobby because metal won the war!!!!🤘

@michaeldelaveris3322 6 ай бұрын

You didnt totally get all of that intro 2 Sleeping In The Fire correct. Im not musically trained but my ears have yet to fail me. Listen to that intro riff again and when you go back to the beginning that 1st chord shape changes for the last couple of notes before the riff repeats again.