Connecting Chords and Melodies: The Fun Useful Way

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Жыл бұрын

Really use your ear here folks. Using the higher notes of chords to spark and connect melodies. This is how you practice tying all this stuff together to actually make music. Thanks for all the support!
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@jomojustin Жыл бұрын

It’s actually the beginning of fly me to the moon…

@kingbryn1692 15 күн бұрын

Guthrie is proof you can more with less. From hitting those chord tones to his gear. Love watchin the videos man! I’m an intermediate player that is now determined to venture into CAGED, triads and inversions after hearing you bash it into my head over and over again. Always great playing. I enjoy seein the little rig rundowns though too every once in a while. That record you and TB are doing is gonna be a phenomenal one! Think it was released already. I’ll look for it

@martybaer3050 Жыл бұрын

Thats great tone..really love that pedal set. I bought the "roots recharge'. excellent but for me, it's like drinking through a firehose..need to go slow and steady. Make sure you have passed the State of Limitations before you tell your stories!!!!!

@kevinmusso2397 Жыл бұрын

Man what a genuine guy. How lucky are we that he makes himself available to us? I am truly appreciative of GT and others in his class that want to inspire others and impart tricks of the trade.

@danthegeetarman Жыл бұрын

Amazing video as always guthrie. I’ll be hitting you up about a personal Skype lesson soon 👍

@LyndlEndique Жыл бұрын

I can't believe he called that noodling around 😅

@AP-ui7oi Жыл бұрын

Videos get better and better brother. I like the stories and the behind the scenes shit.

@howardcoleman4748 Жыл бұрын

He is a God driven person zztop keep the kindness that keeps us going love god

@SomeKindOfMadman Жыл бұрын

You’re a “Universal-Sent,” thank you kindly for the knowledge

@DonnePlummer69 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love it when he says “just messin’ around” after he plays an absolutely stellar melodic line, and also wanna smash your guitar 😂

@gabrielfernandez9792 Жыл бұрын

Hey Guthrie, just checked out your one on one lessons. I am excited, will be contacting you before the end of the year for a several couple tier ones and very possiby one Tier 5. I hope you´re available by the time I hit you up. Thanks for all the content you post in here. You rock brother.

@mikedr1549 Жыл бұрын

I've been devoting a fair bit of time on major and minor triads up and down the fretboard - and by golly it's a game changer!

@user-rh7uk9uv2h 4 ай бұрын

Are you planning it in a metal contacts for more country?Style up-and-down and neck with it.Major and minor

@KCOOKSMUSIC 11 ай бұрын

You cold blooded, jack!

@daleschimpf Жыл бұрын

Have a blast in Newport!

@EdgarBeja Жыл бұрын

That intro was beautiful, Love the tremolo! Play on my friend! ❤

@danross146 Жыл бұрын

Man, I'm glad you decided to tell some stories! Very entertaining!

@JJPsyc Жыл бұрын

Your NYC travel log was dope.

@Nowandthen-zen Жыл бұрын

Got the southern Alabami blues✌🏻🎸🎶

@matthewborkowski5313 Жыл бұрын

Another person commenting to say I heard that chord progression you made up saying "you must have heard this in some song before", and I thought, "yeah, that's Island In The Sun by Weezer!" And then you gave it the voice leading on top, and you literally played Island In The Sun! That made me smile hahaha, I've watched a ton of your videos and I've gotten a ton out of them, but I had to comment on this one

@guthrietrappmusic Жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard that song. Ha. I was thinking of Autumn Leaves or something.

@kane6529 Жыл бұрын

@@guthrietrappmusic that’s so wild makes me think Weezer might have been inspired from Autumn leaves! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9h3aNWYs7-3lJ8.html

@Strumbum01 Жыл бұрын

Visited Barcelona last year. What an experience! Have fun!

@russcreel2602 11 ай бұрын

Jammin

@mrwestern123 Жыл бұрын

Tons of stuff in there that I think I can get at. Thanks .

@iainrussell7232 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Scotland Guthrie. Thanks for teaching me how to fish 😁

@JK-up7vz Жыл бұрын

Ia m hearing Weezer - Island in the sun in that cord progression. A song I like and with this lesson, I have enough to keep me busy for the upcoming rainy weekend here in Holland! Thanks Guthrie! Great stuff as always! 🔥🔥

@learningtheory325 Жыл бұрын

yeah totally I told by wife the same thing all I could hear was the melody and "eh eh eh eh" I said it sounds like a weezer song, so we sang into google and came up with island in the sun...not sure yet if Guthrie is playing in the same positions, but the chord progression is the same

@scotpetri7630 Жыл бұрын

As always I'm here for the intro but staying for the knowledge 💯

@StephenLewisful Жыл бұрын

"It's about the Big Chords and breaking them down." and "What's making that sound is the chords Changing". That's the gold from this video. Music is not knowing crazy chords. Music is what you hear when you move from simple chord to simple chord with a rhythm. The way play is taking Guthrie's triad lessons and moving them around the neck. When I want to hear the complexity of these crazy chords, I put my pinky down somewhere. I couldn't tell you if I've played a 9th or a Flat 13th to save my life unless I recorded it and analyzed it later. And I don't really care to use my mind's bandwidth on that kind of stuff. If it sounds good, do that again. Anyway I hope others are having as much fun as I am, thanks to Guthrie and his cut through the bullshit approach.🤠

@Stereostupid Жыл бұрын

I been playing guitar for almost 30 years on and off and while I'm not on your level I can attest that Guthrie Trapp is the real deal!!If I could take lessons again to further my playing i would definitely go to guys like Guthrie or Ford Thurston ,Tom Bukovac these guys are the real deal session men!Brett Papa constantly praises and has these guys on, why?because they're the best in the business!

@jarodpearcy9789 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lessons and many insights. I bought some merch to support your channel. I'd buy more if your store offered tall sizes as well.

@danross146 Жыл бұрын

You need to write a book full of these stories! Absolutely great stuff!

@mjfoste Жыл бұрын

Guthrie demonstrating more guitar gold!

@VonBluesman Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the Newport Jazz Fest. That is the very first thing I remember seeing on tv as a little kid, Muddy Waters & more plus gigantic Newport cigarette packs advertising signs in the background. John Landgraff, super nice guy & great pedal maker. R.I.P. 👍🎸😎✌️

@guthrietrappmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! It’s the Newport folk festival 👍

@VonBluesman Жыл бұрын

@@guthrietrappmusic I am sorry Guthrie, my mind got effected by having to watch too many Lawrence Welk bubbles shows, it was that or nothing at all. 😂 LOL

@kilterkaos1 Жыл бұрын

You need to go back and watch your old videos. Watching you explore the neck and coming up with different melodies and ideas is pretty interesting. I wish there was an app capable of dictating note for note in tab form. That way someone can go back and replay it using different instruments in the app. Pretty cool video. Thanks!

@boabglen Жыл бұрын

That intro! So lush bro

@curtisgill1118 Жыл бұрын

Love hearing u play n the stories r priceless brother!

@marvinrudd5268 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lessons, your the best!

@millerjeff Жыл бұрын

Thanks again Guthrie great practical stuff.

@ronroskowske6047 Жыл бұрын

Guthrie, I'm a guitar teacher and performer from St. Louis-you might know one of my former students, Joe McMahan, who lives in East Nashville. You're right on the money in your teaching of the fingerboard. You, Buk, Jack Ruch and Tomo Fujita are excellent teachers, and I borrow some of your methods in teaching my students. Keep up the good work!!

@jamesjones-rp6cl 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like fly me to the moon

@tomcat2 Жыл бұрын

Killer tone, killer skills, killer talent, killer channel.

@tracyredding307 Жыл бұрын

Love listening to you and a guitar!

@alexpoteet Жыл бұрын

Ole GT busting out that Weezer classic for us 😅

@guthrietrappmusic Жыл бұрын

I don’t know what that means but my buddy to her managers for Weezer ha

@jordan-qq9kj Жыл бұрын

Was hoping someone else caught the accidental weezer lol

@mikevatcher Жыл бұрын

@@guthrietrappmusicthe band Weezer plays on a song called holiday with that chord progression.

@mikevatcher Жыл бұрын

Sorry, the song is island in the sun

@539sharp Жыл бұрын

Sounds good. 7 always goes to the 3rd

@jmwise80 Жыл бұрын

Every time I solo over a major 1-4-5 I have to fight off “Do Lord.”😂

@pacman010 Жыл бұрын

Hey Guthrie, great lesson as usual. Thanks. BTW, none of my business, but the small mark on your right cheek is making me think of the skin cancer I had to have removed recently. Might be a good idea to have it looked at by a dermatologist when you get a chance. ✌️

@grantdickey Жыл бұрын

Wow! This golden!!

@davidsummerville351 Жыл бұрын

Some nice double stops there buddy. 😎🤓

@franckgestin3371 Жыл бұрын

Hey Guthrie, this chord progression sounds a lot like "Island in the sun" by Weezer! Love your videos, your approach of music and your way of sharing it. Thanks for that man! - A fellow Telecaster enthusiast from France 😊

@hurshel7 Жыл бұрын

Sweet playing

@carsongreen3181 Жыл бұрын

8:46 that’s weezer 🌞 “heyh. heyh.”

@jimmycrabtree-tb6jc Жыл бұрын

Sounds great bro!

@martynspooner5822 Жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to listen to GT thanks as always.

@mbach1187 Жыл бұрын

Man loving all the videos hitting us with lately. Appreciated.

@unauthorized664 Жыл бұрын

Great tone !

@Dylan-Jams Жыл бұрын

love it! thanks for another great vid!

@randalltindall282 Жыл бұрын

THIS IS JUST AWESOME MAN!!! YOU ALWAYS HAVE GREAT TIDBITS!!! THANKS GIUTHRIE!!

@ChrisArlesMusic Жыл бұрын

Very Inspiring ! Thanks Guthrie, amazing playing !!!

@mdub1762 11 ай бұрын

just what i needed. thank you sir... amazing how much gets put together fijnally...

@christianwangel.2210 Жыл бұрын

You make me smile

@stringbender57 Жыл бұрын

Nice…Beautiful tone!

@johnbrunsdon7938 Жыл бұрын

There’s very few guys out there who are both top musicians and natural teachers - Jack Rusch is definitely one of them. Victor Wooten is another - he doesn’t even play guitar and I’ve learned more about my playing from him in a few videos than I have from hours of some other guys. Both them just “get” music at another level and have the natural ability to communicate it so clearly.

@MichaelAntus Жыл бұрын

Always interesting, never boring. Much respect Guthrie...

@dejaliloquy Жыл бұрын

I love listening and watching your playing and simplicity in explaining and demonstrating how its done. I have mad respect for you, and want to thank you, because these videos inspire me to practice, and practice correctly. Appreciate ya man!

@cleberasilva1994 Жыл бұрын

Peace man ☮️ God bless you 🙏

@Doug_Seidlitz Жыл бұрын

Beautiful intro jam!

@frankstabler1920 11 ай бұрын

I’m hearing it almost going into “Fly Me to the Moon “. Love this stuff.

@Sammywhat Жыл бұрын

Your playing and tone fill my heart with such wonderful appreciation for you, GT! ♥

@jimmyweazel7016 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for keeping it real and raw. Real guitar playing and I love the way you teach guitar on the net. 👍🏼🎶👊🏼

@AndrewBoydMusic Жыл бұрын

fight the good fight 🤜

@Indiana335 Жыл бұрын

You have been pumping out some awesome videos! You’re a great teacher. I’ll have to pickup a T-shirt!

@Nozmo_King_NJ Жыл бұрын

Hello East Nashville! What a great way to wake up this morning. Getting ready to run through the song list for Monday's rehearsal and you always inspire me .

@precisionsoundworksstudio 11 ай бұрын

The whole video is awesome, but the first two minutes and 40 seconds are absolutely magical.

@Billywagner22 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you just put on new strings. Great playing and tones, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@ScottMcdonaldMusic Жыл бұрын

You and uncle Larry have the best tone and interesting hooks. The album is going to be phenomenal, I’m so stoked.

@dirktucker77 Жыл бұрын

Inspration bro!

@llamma1969 Жыл бұрын

Brandenburg Concerto 4 in G major Bach has some of the best examples of this.

@todddreiling6595 Жыл бұрын

Nice playing! I hope to get in an Immersion Experience with you soon!

@jasonlhendricks Жыл бұрын

Autumn Leaves! Ha. Great song for learning jazz shapes/chords. GT's lesson on D major 1-4-5 traids is incredibly helpful too.

@knowl1969 Жыл бұрын

I have commented on a few other videos...but this stuff is golden! I took guitar lessons from 13-16 yrs old and learned how to read music. But then I quit. I just faked and improvised my way through a few bands and then only played very sporadically for myself) for 25 years. Now at age 54, I started relearning last year and these videos (among some other good you tubers) have pulled it all together for me! There are truly many "AHA" moments!!! Thanks Guthrie!

@barrycuda805 Жыл бұрын

Howdy Guthrie! Awesome double stop intro with tremolo effect. Loved it! Many thanks for the video! Have a great time at the Newport folk festival. -Barry

@PurpleBulbous Жыл бұрын

Helpful stuff, thanks! And, by focusing on chord tones, the solo/melody is much, much more likely to fit; as compared to just blazing some scale over the top.

@paulmcconnon7596 Жыл бұрын

Guthrie, I love your whole approach to guitar tone and guitar playing. Having a great foundational sound and from there, enhancing it with a subtle amount of delay and reverb. Keeping the effects and amp simple and concentrating more importantly on your playing .

@paulmcconnon7596 Жыл бұрын

Just love your whole approach and outlook on guitar Guthrie. Could not agree more with you. It's all about playing and making music. Hopefully good music

@bobokoniewski4574 10 ай бұрын

Truth.

@arthurgraham3356 Жыл бұрын

Great video Guthrie, (actually I called my son Woody after Woody Guthrie). I’m working my way through your TrueFire course and learning so much, then I saw your jamplay course there so grab it as well. Enough to work on for a good while. Understand the layout of the fretboard though the triades has improved my playing so much. Thanks you.

@aminahmed2220 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also what is your favorite guitar 😊

@justinlantrip 5 ай бұрын

On an island in the sun

@Dlee966 Жыл бұрын

I see you got the nobles overdrive on both boards. Fixing to get one

@Nowandthen-zen Жыл бұрын

Who said the tele neck pickup wont good

@jasong4879 Жыл бұрын

How long did it take you to play so fluidly and expressive? I think that the things that impresses me the most.

@larryrhodes469 Жыл бұрын

Caveman shit? 🤣🤣🤣 you funny!

@Junterhack Жыл бұрын

Where do I order me some of them noodles? Good stuff!

@MDRNClassic Жыл бұрын

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this for years on my own. (Following chords while improvising) So is there a specific scale shape associated with each chord? Do the different pentatonic scale shapes have anything to do with the chord shapes?

@MarkSchipper1 Жыл бұрын

Hey. I am trying to get my head around your ideas. does your "Roots Recharge" truefire course cover any of these methods and what you talked about in the "This IS the secret to learning guitar. Period!" video?

@jackiegreene8462 Жыл бұрын

A few Weeks ago you said you was doing a "Rig Rundown". I nerd out out on gear, lol especially if its different from what other players typically use. Just wondering if thats still in the works?

@PT_English Жыл бұрын

"I don't have a lot of stuff"

@tojomargolis Жыл бұрын

😂 you should do a video on what guitar lessons NOT to watch😂😂

@bluespower1961 Жыл бұрын

Sorry bout the rant. That means I was drinking. Got cancer. So have a few for depression. Not the best strategy.

@TroelJones Ай бұрын

sounds like top gun after goose dies

@billhunt4539 Жыл бұрын

Hey GT appreciate the tutorials!! What have you got for pu's in that pretty Tele?? Thanks in advance...

@JackOfAllTrades21 Жыл бұрын

Very nice and just what I need. Question tho. If you just use the Em scale to move to the next chord (Am in this case) and you don’t think about the G major scale, how do you know which Em scale to use? I mean if your next chord is Cmajor and the progression is in CM the second note in the Em scale will be an E# and not a D as when the progression is based on Gmajor. I guess im overthinking it and it is probably holding me back more than making me better. But do you not think about these things at all when you are improvising?