How To Write Killer Guitar Parts For A Laid Back Tune With Session Guitarist Justin Ostrander

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If you have ever struggled with knowing how to write a guitar part..then you need to check out this lesson with Session ace Justin Ostrander. Justin will walk you through how he writes guitar parts on a mellow tune.
Make sure to tune in until the end of the video for an alternative take with a wicked solo!
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@basheideman 3 жыл бұрын

I really, really like the way Justin plays. Most of all because he isn't a show-off, throwing around crazy-fast licks. Everything he plays is in service of the song. I think one of the most important lessons here is: it's not about you, it's about the song. Great stuff, very inspiring!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Totally true! Justin is amazing! Much more with Justin coming soon!

@JustinOstrander 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@BobcatOneManBand Ай бұрын

Same here. He's all melody and chords and zero flash. I want to hear a collaboration with him and Rick Beato because I think the two of them are cut from the same cloth as players

@p_lawls 3 жыл бұрын

Really diggin all the content you've been posting with session cats like Justin, Rob, and Derek. Thank you! Keep it comin Brett. Cheers

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Will do! Trying to get some stuff together soon that will be epic! More to come with Justin!

@jseitam Жыл бұрын

I agree great content man Really got me playing and practicing in a different mindset Peace Bro and Thanks

@trentonkipps 3 жыл бұрын

That melodic style of playing is where it’s at man. Thanks for the vid

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

For sure Trenton! Thanks for checking it out!

@QuistJam 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Brett! Tip top guitar sounds and production on the track as well, hats off!!!!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Hope all is well my friend! We need you out here too soon!

@Cottonrocket 3 жыл бұрын

Love Justin’s playing and demeanor. Thanks for bringing us these videos.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! More with Justin coming soon!

@mikeking453 3 жыл бұрын

Neil Schon has always been one of my favorites because he's so melodic

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

100% agreed!

@ckjjclan 3 жыл бұрын

So good... please Justin do some more of these type videos... in years to come, young guitar players will have this body of knowledge from you, RJ, Guthrie, Ford, Tim Pierce, Cory, Rob and all of the others... it’s so great to be an intermediate player right now. This stuff is so inspiring....

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@noahboucard4150 3 жыл бұрын

Damn that intro 😍

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks!

@camai75 3 жыл бұрын

Damn... that opening jam was awesome.. sounded really good.. loved the phrasing

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Chris!

@timandshutravel 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video with Justin! Love it!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! More coming soon!

@brownsfan7753 3 жыл бұрын

Love this stuff!!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in!

@sebastianspiller1312 5 ай бұрын

Love the simplicity and subtlety

@markgamble6932 3 жыл бұрын

Brett, these interviews are so compelling. I love the way you tease out all this information from these incredibly talented musicians. I've learned SO much from these videos. Thank you so much to you and your guests.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that Mark! More with Justin coming soon!

@anthonybymallia7067 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@gavmegs 3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks again Brett for another great show ! 🇦🇺

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for tuning in!

@josephtaylor5055 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph!

@crompton5751 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic lesson, great questions killer job all round

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick!

@abproductions4 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Brett. Justin is such an inspiring player

@BrettPapa 7 ай бұрын

Sure thing! More Justin coming soon!

@tyler35661 3 жыл бұрын

So good!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler!

@Gareth201081 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff chaps

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gareth!

@victorroffe9983 3 жыл бұрын

Wow- seriously useful and beyond helpful and amazing content- excellent work!! Thanks to both of you

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing Victor! More coming soon!

@AMaj7Sharp5 Жыл бұрын

“You can take it anywhere with conviction”-really good advice. Thanks Nashville KZfaq team.

@BrettPapa Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! More Justin soon!

@davidhoxit4274 3 жыл бұрын

Playing simple stuff never sounded better! You guys lit my ears up!! Thanks!!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome David! More coming soon!

@tiuskilin2573 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome episode, great playing Brett and Justin! Thanks for sharing this kind of stuff. Very interesting and inspiring! Greetings from Germany ✌🏻

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for checking it out!

@bobcoffey1072 3 жыл бұрын

I like it, sounds fresh

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob! Thanks for checking it out!

@kilgoretrout321 2 жыл бұрын

Man, Justin is funny as hell and his playing just perks my ears up. I love the line of questioning, too, Brett: What is it that makes these session players sound like they do? It does seem as if a part of it is their experience in terms of what is good enough as well as problem solving in order to get the gig. But also these players do put a bit of their soul into the smallest parts and it shines through no matter the genre requirements. Cool stuff!

@BrettPapa 2 жыл бұрын

Yep the session cats are a special breed.

@JustinOstrander Жыл бұрын

Great comment. Thanks a ton! At this point, I can’t *not* care about the song and the parts I’m playing on it.

@lawsonlawson9806 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. You guys jell well!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! More coming soon!

@DonTheGuitarGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, you have no idea how many people around the world your lessons help, me included. I love these parts and insights from you and Justin. Pure gold.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! More coming soon!

@DonTheGuitarGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa Been a fan for many years man, always look forward to the next one.

@ruihenig 3 жыл бұрын

Brett, you are a gift to us! One of the best channels on KZfaq! You have brought to light so many incredible guitarists. Thank you! P.s. you have improved wonders in knowing what to ask, when to ask, and when to not speak. Your vids are such a pleasure to watch!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Uri!

@SuperCrackerjacks 2 жыл бұрын

Great talk😎

@BrettPapa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bobygap 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brett Papa for bringing us such great players. I'm also including you ;-)

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks for checking us all out!

@BV_Beve 3 жыл бұрын

A real quality look behind the session scenes with Justin, Brett my friend & a great outro & intro! !!... & a heads up Billy Duffy soon coming to a 'live chat' YT interview will send you FB PM

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thank ya sir! Sounds cool! Let me know.

@anthonybymallia7067 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that pedal sound awesome

@anthonybymallia7067 3 жыл бұрын

That guitar is sweet very nice and unique

@BobcatOneManBand Ай бұрын

What kind of music is it? Pop or rock? Yes! I love that answer. Really drives home the notion that music is music no matter what you classify it as!

@BrettPapa Ай бұрын

For sure!

@joeyspinks 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! The conversation confirms so many things that I thought I knew but just wasn't sure of. So helpful. This material I can apply to what I play now. I love the "simple but with conviction" mindset.

@BrettPapa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Joey!

@JustinOstrander Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton, Joey!

@anthonybymallia7067 3 жыл бұрын

Bautiful love it

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Justin is the man!

@joeyride58 3 жыл бұрын

I Swear Brett... I get most of my inspiration from you! And all your buddys... Makes me wanna try even harder ! 🤘😏🍻

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome to hear! Thanks for checking out the vids!

@Bamagolfandguitar 2 жыл бұрын

How did I miss this cat until today?! Killer player and tones. Great video, Brett 🤘

@BrettPapa 2 жыл бұрын

He is amazing! More coming soon!

@jerrywilson4371 3 жыл бұрын

Getting to see these session guys is really cool. Thanks P- Stash. Sure would like to see a Kenny Vaughn thing sometime. And when I went Justin's site, it says no content. ?

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thank Jerry! Justin is in the process of recording vids right now. Make sure to sub there because he has already shot a few and will be posting soon!

@MWright95186 6 ай бұрын

THANKYOU!!! everythings off the vocal line. M E L O D Y & WORDS/story= song... thnx again SO much fer ALL this SO good stuff!!!! ;'0) M

@adolfoagudelo8462 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Justin Nice guitar!! Sweet tones! Please upload videos!!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Haha he is in the process of recording videos now! There will be some up soon!

@adolfoagudelo8462 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa hey Brett thanks for your all your efforts to give us the best of today's guitar, I have learned a lot from you!

@Geotubest 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.. Much of guitar playing is knowing when NOT to play. Letting the song breathe is so important. And Jimmy Page.. Heck yeah. My favourite.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

For sure! It is an art all on its own!

@Terribleguitarist89 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing these session guys is awesome. Definitely some killer players. Fingers crossed to see you snag Brent Mason for a video.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! I'll see what I can do to get Brent over!

@RameshKumar-ng3nf 3 жыл бұрын

Oh GOD, why did you guys stop playing after 2 mins 😊 . I completely lost myself in to a imaginary world listening to the beautiful soothing music ❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌. What a beauty of talent you guys have, music touching the soul and mind like going to heaven and then coming back to earth ❤️❤️❤️. Let me repeat again those starting 2 mins music & listen to it again . Love it ❤️❤️❤️ 😄😄😄😄😄..

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wait till you see the one at the end!!!

@RameshKumar-ng3nf 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa Thanks millions Brett 🙏. Heard the end too ❤️❤️. Its sooooo Beautifulllll ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌👌.. I feel like closing my eyes and listen to this whole day ❤️❤️❤️.. You guys are genius in soul touching music 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@torhajek4201 3 жыл бұрын

30:40 “I go both ways”.... Lmmfao! I think I peed a little! 🤘😂🤘

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@JessMichaelWillyard 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful White Tara Thangka behind you. I have one too.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man it was a gift from a dear friend.

@tkimagesmedia3960 3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!

@tkimagesmedia3960 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa I'm also the goof that ACCIDENTALLY down voted it. It's been corrected. sorry

@davebanner3664 3 жыл бұрын

How did you both decide what to wear :) twinning!

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Lol totally spontaneous!

@daddyslittlejunkies Жыл бұрын

This video is what made me crawl back to Line 6 after swearing them off about 15 years ago. Wish I had the HX FX patches JO used. Brian

@BrettPapa Жыл бұрын

They are pretty great! Very useful in most situations.

@JustinOstrander Жыл бұрын

I’m considering posting up some patches for sale at some point in the future. I spend a lot of time deep-diving through settings. I’m pretty happy with my the HX (and the Eventide H9/H90 as well) and get a LOT of mileage out of my sounds. Will keep my subscribers updated ;)

@daddyslittlejunkies Жыл бұрын

@@JustinOstrander Thanks for the update. I will keep a look out for them. Brian Blevins

@aepoc66 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for doing this guys :) PS - How about those 'ghost notes' at 0:01? :D

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason! Thanks for tuning in!

@xriz8409 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to attend a guitar clinic, some chillout hotel / spa resort and brett papa doing some teaching with a group of mb 15 ppl or so

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

I'll see if I can make that happen soon!

@J_Fowler 3 жыл бұрын

Hit the thumbs up two seconds in

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff!

@paulianhodgson Жыл бұрын

This is my kinda vibe, so tasty!

@BrettPapa Жыл бұрын

More Justin coming soon! Thanks for watching Paul!

@theshuriken 2 жыл бұрын

please make a tutorial how to play Religious Vomit by Dead Kennedys!

@9houseguitar152 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a pic of his board somewhere? Sounds great

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'll do that next time he is in.

@joshp777 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds a lot like The Bones progression

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@Al-nt8tn 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Thanks Papa. Justin’s playing is sorta ethereal and papa complements him great. Btw: what is the name of Justin’s guitar?

@JustinOstrander 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a Danocaster Jazzmaster.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al!

@simdoyle 3 жыл бұрын

Top job, as ever. Thanks for sharing. Check out @Brett Papa's courses if you've not already done so..... ...highly recommended.

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Thank ya Simon! Thanks for the support!

@brentb2672 3 жыл бұрын

Did he play on the Maren Morris song The bones? Was it intentional? It sounds great

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure

@stephenbentley5498 3 жыл бұрын

What model is that Jazz? Good Lord it sounds amazing!

@inUR2teeth 3 жыл бұрын

Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster RW 3TSB If I'm correct..

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

For sure! That guitar sounds awesome!

@JustinOstrander 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a danocaster. I wanted burgundy mist metallic with a gold guard. Dan delivered!

@stephenbentley5498 3 жыл бұрын

@@JustinOstrander She's beautiful! Thanks for the reply and great tones!

@brandonlantz7176 3 жыл бұрын

Is this based on the song by Brett Young?

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

No I don't think so. It is a very popular chord progression and these techniques are used a ton in country music.

@straightshooter8662 2 жыл бұрын

its all about the phrasing isnt it

@BrettPapa 2 жыл бұрын

100%

@JustinOstrander Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY. We’ve all got the same notes. It’s more where you put them.

@dobleonada3995 3 жыл бұрын

Sound problems

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm like what? Seems good on my end.

@HiHello-ku1fl 3 жыл бұрын

I like John Mayer's guitar playing and writing but don't really like his voice. He has this frat boy thing I can't seem to unsee. Same thing with Dave Mathews. I try not to think like that but I can't shake it. Some guitar players I love everything about them but then with some I maybe don't like their voice or personal character but think they play some great guitar. Just missing something for me. I guess we can't relate to everyone right? I like the kind of players that are maybe a little rough around the edges like Keith Richards. Haha. No preppie thing to be found in any of the guitar players I love. I don't feel like there was any real hard struggles in John Mayer's life growing up. He can feel it on guitar but that's only part of it. As a person I don't find him real interesting. I don't hate him though.

@TeleCaster66 2 ай бұрын

The only problem I have with this sounds like bad commercial music. Good players but in the end it's drivel.

@BrettPapa 2 ай бұрын

Haha well I guess there is that way to look at it. It's a concept to write your own tunes.

@stratonut 3 жыл бұрын

lip sync much

@BrettPapa 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean. Justin and myself played the parts live. The other instruments were prerecorded but our performance and parts were recorded when we shot the video.

@stratonut 3 жыл бұрын

@@BrettPapa there are plenty of parts that don't match what we see, you know what I mean dude.. check your editing then

@h0tsex0r 3 жыл бұрын

Troll much