1:22 Kiko:" So lets say you saw a *cool* *guitar* *player* play some arpeggio with string skipping" 1:46 : Kiko plays an Emin7 arpeggio with string skipping... I see what you did there Sir... Amazing video btw

great video man I needed this

I want to play guitar really well but I just don't have the hair.

You , Marty Friedman randy Rhodes Kirk Hammett Steve vai and Eddie Van Halen are my guitar Gods !! U rock man I love dystopia y’all should come out with a new record 🤘🤘

Thank you for waking me up. I've lost some years with making no any progress, and because of your video I've done more steps forward during last week than I did last year. Just by switching off all but my AXE and headphones/speakers only. Just focusing and slowing down helped a lot. No computer/phone/youtube/backingtracks/facebook, ect. No any distractions. It's not easy to practise this way, it feels like making step back at the beginning, but it's not step back, it's just seeing mistakes I've been doing, but I didn't see before. Practice time is a time to face it, and a time to face feeling like I'm not that good as I thought so, but this is the only way to move forward, isn't it? :) Thank you!

awesome stuff dude!! I definitely need to focus on more practicing!

I play, been playing for 15+ years. I'd be a damn god if practiced all those years

*Marty Friedman created the best Megadeth solos and Kiko plays them perfectly. Respect !*

You are quickly becoming one of my favorite guitar players. You break it down so different people with various skill level can understand and apply. Thank you. Would love to see a video of alternate tunings and how to understand their relationships.

Probably Kiko as Mustaine has said one of the most technical guitarrist to play in Megadeth but what i like the most in Kiko´s playing is the ability to play Metal ,Rock, Fusion and Brazilian styles that he´s so prolific in. One of the Best in or out of Megadeth his path is set to be with gratest. And above all he´s Brazillian not American or British or whatever and i hope he can bring from his Brazillian roots something interesting to the whatever style he´s playing.

Not about guitar, this is essential for learning anything!

Your advices are very good. That's good to see gog guitarists like you doing instructional videos and communicating with other with less skills. That's one of the few good things of the modern era.

Practice is Practice! Playing is Playing!

Kiko - I grew up with Randy Rhodes and been in the music biz working with many greats for decades. You are definitely becoming my favorite guitar player.. I appreciate your down to earth attitude and hope nothing but the best for you.

My favorite takeaway from this video is take a little bit of time to practice, and then go play without being analytical of your playing

Praticar = Olhar para os seus erros. Perfeito Kiko, talvez até para todas as profissões. Obrigado por compartilhar.

As an improviser,I tend to paly what I practice and practice what I play until there's no clear distinction between the two.Thanks for the heads up and the nice licks!

Acho que o Kiko nos ensina que um músico é um atleta também rsss. Isso é muito bom e coerente!!!

This is great stuff, fantastic teacher. More of the lessons videos! Thank you!

Além de me ajudar a compreender melhor esse instrumento maravilhoso que é a guitarra, ainda da um auxílio no meu inglês, já que nem coloco legenda para entender o que vc ensinou. Valeu KIKO!!!!!

Thank you Kiko for explaining all of this in a very simple way. Actually there is a very thin line between practicing and playing. And I always used to skip it. This video is very helpful. Could you please do another video on how can I become better at lead guitar playing if I only know scales?

Thank you I never looked at practice and playing in this way

My whole problem...too much effort in the fret hand...being more efficient and with a lighter feel...great lesson.

Very useful video Kiko, really helpful! Looking forward to more tips like this!

I was playing along with backing tracks and mistook that for practicing. I was not getting better. What helped me was learning hard solos and songs from my favorite bands and artists.

This was much more helpful than most KZfaq videos. Kiko is a legend

Thanx Mr Mustaine for giving the guitar WORLD, KIKO 👍

Very instructional as ever... Kiko is the best teacher ever.

Godness... One of the clearest lesson i have find so far in the internet. Not only one of the best guitarist, but one of the best teacher aswell.

One of the best masterclass I've ever came across on KZfaq. You have to continue making more tutorial classes like this Kiko.. and this time practicing and playing , you came up with a good concept brother.. Have a nice day !! Greetings from India 👍 -James

Very good advice, great video. If you aren’t trying to solve problems, you won’t really progress. It takes lots of concentrated time and deconstruction of your playing.

Congratulations kiko, you make a great contribution sharing things that some years ago nobody shared. Let me ask you some questions: *What do you think about music in Mexico? *Do you know Mexican metal bands? *What do you think is the fault with the Mexican metal? * What do you think of Carlos Santana?, here in Mexico always ignored and branded as an alcoholic, when he went to the USA his talent was recognized even with gramy. Regards and congratulations, you are a great Musician

Being an amazing guitar player does not mean being an amazing guitar teacher. Kiko is both.

Loved it .. Unfortunately I have to stop practicing and spend these last days playing ..

Kiko, you know how useful is this for beginners or intermediate player. Is always good to find someone who plays in important bands that give some useful advices. Thanks!

You're such a good teacher even when you don't speak in English. , I can understand through your body language. Awesome

He makes a great point. I practice any technique that I find difficult. I'll just repeat it over and over, day after day until the nervous system starts to respond. I spend most of my time doing that. It sounds boring, right? But I've seen the difference. Beethoven's dad knew about this.

I have 8 years playing the guitar and always do that, pretend that playing was practice, I have now 2 months practicing amd once I finished, start to play, and maaan, the improving is amazing, you are totally correct

Mastering guitar takes a life time and even then more so. Thank you Kiko for sharing your secrets and your friendly kind attitude is refreshing. It is wonderful to experience your lessons and kindness to help us. I am not that great of a guitar player but to me it is therapy and I do it for fun as a hobby.

I loved this exercise, both the technical part (string skipping) and the melodic one (minor / major / etc). Muito obrigado Kiko !

That is the best guitar practice advice I've ever seen...Thanks!

Thanks Kiko for your beatiful lessons!! I play the guitar I've been playing for 10 years now and always i listen your advices!! Some months ago i went to your clinic in Verona and i asked you what are the most important exercises for improve in alternate picking, string skipping, sweep ecc you told me the most important thing is: play very slow and listen where you wrong and focus on it and keep practice !!! Yeah im doing ! Thanks again Kiko :)

I’ll sure start to practice a bit more, also learning that cool arpeggio

the way you teach it casually. easy to understand. very helpful. thank you kiko. Love u

Add that stuff in your own/upcoming album. Really great sounding.

Esses vídeos são excelentes! Muitíssimo úteis! Você também é um ótimo professor, que tem didática e experiência sobre o estudo da guitarra! Maneiríssimo!!!

I love these practice videos. I have learned a lot from them. You are very gracious with you time and talent. All the best!

Kiko, you should do a video explaining how you started learning theory and all the notes and intervals. Help a beginner know how to learn to play solos and improvise

What a humble guy he is! Respect! Please do more this kind of video..

You're awesome thank you for this nice video 🤘🏼👍🏻

I`m going to take this advice for me, usually I just play so now, I´ll try start with some exercises and then have a complete rutine. Thank you so much!!

Despite the excellent mood, patience and detailed examples, it does not matter if the teacher is a rockstar... a class is always a class: tiring, boring and requiring attention and will.

You have to practice many techniques to be able to play electric guitar well. Thanks, Kiko Loureiro.

one of the best teacher on you tube...great!

Kiko you are a great professor as well other than being one of the best axemen.. Very articulate instructions.. Obrigado..

A very good explanation of the differences and when it's the right time to focus of what is needed.

Practicing is playing something your not comftorable with. Something that actually improves your playing.

Thanks for the great advice

Perfect educational video. The way you explain things makes me feel better about playing, thanks. Additionally, your face looks like your jawline should have been finished earlier but god added some extra play-dough on the sides at the last minute -- hence the deep dimples.

These newer Ibanez look great. Thanks for the lesson.

I almost 40 i just play Kiko. With time ive come to realize that as important as my playing is my listening. I spend more time listening to other players and how they write their songs and then feed that into my playing

Kiko u rock man, u're such a legend....and such a nice guy

The true way how to improve your playing on any instrument.Greetings from Crete !!!

Thanks you Master Mr Kiko , for the time to teaching us,,

Kiko, I picked up my first guitar at 15 .. Turning 60 now .. I would like you to teach me .. You are one the best teachers for guitar I have witnessed to date .. I don't have a desire to be as good as you .. Simply just a love for the guitar .. BTW, I have a 1996 RG 570 .. (Japan made) Love you in Megadeth .. Keep up the good work!

You are such an inspiration. Awesome attitude. Thank you. :)

Sometimes we play out so much I don't practice very much everything is still all packed up lol but i am enjoying your videos keep up the good work

Started playing 10 years ago. Never was a practice guy, but now its getting obvious that Im not good enough for myself (this is important , for yourself !!!) So time to practice hahaha

I think the reason I'm stuck in a rut is because I focus too much on playing and learning new songs, and how I try to get better is to learn increasingly more technical songs. Good advice, practice without playing is definitely helpful

Kiko what are you practicing at your level?

i m totally agreed to sir kiko.....cause if you practice well in a correct way .....then your playing will be improve definetly

Melhor Aula q Assitir na Minha Vida Sobre Como Tocar X Treinar. Parabéns Kiko. 👏🎶

Kiko, please post a video based on picking technics! Right hand is a challenge for a lot of people!

Fala Kiko, cara você tem o dom de ensinar irmão, sempre com incentivos e ideias úteis pra galera. Sou um bosta na guitarra, mas aprendo pra caramba com as tuas aulas, abraço!

The title alone made me realize quite a bit about my habits

Wow this lesson is gold - ty so much !! God Bless

Kiko Loureiro, Alex Lifeson, and Randy Rhoads are the best guitar players ever in my opinion🤘🎸

same her,,im focus for just to get my finger moving,,and triads,,but like this arrpegios are great practise,,thanks🎸

Thank you , you are an amazing guitarist

Kiko, you are an inspiration! In your videos, you always take the extra effort to teach concepts, which helps students like me to learn something new everyday. Flying all the way from UAE to Yogyakarta to see you live for the first time on Oct 27th!

Ive notice I practice things and it will be sloppy and hard but then I'll come back to it tomorrow and its easier to do it more fluent as you said.

Não sei como esse canal não tem 1 milhão de inscritos, um canal de alto nível

What a cool moogerfoogers ove there, the one on the right is an MF-103 Phaser, is one of my favourite.

Yes I need to practice more to incorporate more techniques and music theory, I play a lot but am not going anywhere with my pentatonic scale boxes. Recently started to learn scales like the E Phrygian Dominant

Practice What You Play

I really like that videos. Funy, easy, efficient

What a great great teacher

Very cool Kiko!! Greetings from Texas!! I’ve been playing 30+ years and I am still learning new stuff daily thanks to videos like this!! Thanks 👍

Another very informative advice.... thank you Kiko. More power to you!!!!

Nice video for the autodidacts like me. Thanks

More motivational videos like this would be great because its very easy to get discouraged . thank you love your channel !

Kiko thank you,we want more videos like this

Best teacher!

Na vida do instrumentista existem dois grandes e contínuos tempos: o do artesão e o do artista. Estudar é a hora do artesão. Performance é o tempo artista. O artesão sempre vem primeiro.

Hola Kiko, saludos desde Argentina!!! Te sigo desde siempre, te mereces todo lo bueno que te pasa! Saludos a Rafael!

thanks for the lesson kiko! I appreciate your knowledge of music theory and implementation of it. I've never been one to practice if i cant figure something out i usually give up.

Nice! That's actually very important in any art form. I don't play, but draw (it's been a while since the last drawing; got to get back at it hehe) and that's pretty much the same course of action. It's easy and even relaxing to draw stuff you like. But actual practice happens when you focus on trying to get it right in things you have more difficulty. I lost the count of how many sheets I spent training drawing only hands...and still I'm not happy with it. Until next video!

Very encouraging Kiko. I’ve been stuck but this lesson has given me something to work on. Thank you and keep the videos coming!

Quite helpful myannn......most of the time upto now i just play...after watching this i'll practise before playing.

Da um salve ai Kiko ! Obrigado por compartilhar conhecimos importantes , você é minha inspiração para ser um grande guitarrista!