Dave Grohl Proves You Don't Need Lessons to Rock

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11 жыл бұрын

Dave Grohl wasn't much for music lessons. He explains his unique approach to figuring out guitar - and we get a musical demo.
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@jimdefazio8649
@jimdefazio8649 4 жыл бұрын
Dave is like...screw this interview I’m just gonna keep playing Everlong.
@Jdjfbficjenenwk3736
@Jdjfbficjenenwk3736 4 жыл бұрын
Dave Grohl proves you don’t need speech to interview
@prasun911
@prasun911 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody complaining tbh
@totalpartykill999
@totalpartykill999 4 жыл бұрын
one of the easiest songs to play ever
@theloniouscoltrane3778
@theloniouscoltrane3778 4 жыл бұрын
@@diogoalmeida4115 not everyone who never stops playing is a musician...
@hatesitrick
@hatesitrick 4 жыл бұрын
U made my morning with this comment haha - was just getting to this very point as I read it
@davidrushbrook5934
@davidrushbrook5934 4 жыл бұрын
1:40 Thought he was gonna pull out a mini-drum set to demo.
@green7apocalyptica
@green7apocalyptica 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha 😆
@nuke2625
@nuke2625 4 жыл бұрын
Heheeeeeeeeh
@_aworldthatspoke950
@_aworldthatspoke950 3 жыл бұрын
Built to spill are better
@saturatedneowax
@saturatedneowax 3 жыл бұрын
@@_aworldthatspoke950 yeah duh
@_aworldthatspoke950
@_aworldthatspoke950 3 жыл бұрын
@@saturatedneowax but dough doesn’t have a fucking interview
@joshfredr7846
@joshfredr7846 5 жыл бұрын
looks like the drummer from Nirvana
@dogbleach6157
@dogbleach6157 5 жыл бұрын
huh... I wonder why????
@lookatmyplaylists9848
@lookatmyplaylists9848 5 жыл бұрын
*He Is ThE dRuMmEr FoR NiRvAnA*
@Briongloid23
@Briongloid23 5 жыл бұрын
@@lookatmyplaylists9848 No, he was! :)))
@JackT13
@JackT13 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like the lead singer from Foo Fighters
@ags5696
@ags5696 5 жыл бұрын
I’m sure there’s a comment on Smells like Teen Spirit that says “The drummer looks like the lead singer from Foo Fighters.”
@george_yeh
@george_yeh 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I always though musicians were just gifted individuals. Some no doubt are. But as I got older I found out a lot of them just jammed and learned on their own to develop their own style.
@ibanmarshal1607
@ibanmarshal1607 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, because it's way easier to learn on your own.
@fabiogasperini5868
@fabiogasperini5868 3 жыл бұрын
@@ibanmarshal1607 you're joking, right? Learn what?
@ibanmarshal1607
@ibanmarshal1607 3 жыл бұрын
@@fabiogasperini5868 Guitar, bass, piano, drums, vocals....the overwhelming majority of "musicians" are all self taught. Why? Because it's easier. Pop, rock, metal, hip hop, all of the mainstream commercial material is easy to play, and is what most people are into. Tougher forms of music that are more complicated like classical, spanish flamenco, progressive genres of pop, rock and metal...all of that stuff requires a lot more, but *still* you will find a majority of self taught players. It's far, far, far more common that people learn on their own than are formally taught. Formal training is hard, demanding, takes serious commitment, and you get a complete understanding of theory and performance execution. It's intense, and most of us are not interested in that. We'd rather roll doobies and tinker around on our instrument and eventually be able to play radio songs, all that easy stuff that we like to dance and party to. Just like singing in your room, it's the easy path most of us choose. I'm a self taught "musician", for over 30 years. I've only met a handful of players over my career that took lessons or were formally trained. It's not common, and we love that people are impressed that we are self taught. I always snicker to myself...it's way, way easier to tinker and figure out than to be shown and actually deep dive into understanding.
@TRONwuzhere82
@TRONwuzhere82 3 жыл бұрын
@@ibanmarshal1607 Thank you for that. I'm learning the acoustic guitar right now and I don't like the "pressure" I sometimes feel to get "formal" lessons. I have always believed that music comes from this place in your soul that is indefinable and intangible. It shouldn't be reduced to pragmatic constraints. It's all about enjoying the overall journey and being inspired by what creativity truly is. So thank you.
@drowsy5879
@drowsy5879 3 жыл бұрын
Learning how to write music with no knowledge of the chords is extremely talented it’s almost like they picked up a guitar and could instantly play it
@RawkinOutt
@RawkinOutt 7 жыл бұрын
Never took formal lessons on guitar, so I can say without a doubt that you don't need lessons to play. Look at someone like Tommy Emmanuel for example. Self taught, doesn't read music or tabs, just plays by ear. On the other side though, I had a friend who was an incredible player, and one day he started showing me a few things. My playing and understanding increased exponentially in maybe 30 minutes. I had a block of things I didn't really understand, and after he gave me a small piece of advice it opened my mind to so many things. Self taught is great, but you could go years and years while missing a simple piece of the puzzle that can improve so much in your playing.
@nandn5269
@nandn5269 5 жыл бұрын
Tommy Emmanuel is a child prodigy.
@rabbitguy337
@rabbitguy337 5 жыл бұрын
actually exactly how it happened for me was that I spent a day with a friend and he completely opened up the fretboard to me.
@victorymansions
@victorymansions 4 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel had probably the best teacher of them all, Chet Atkins.
@geovanyl.3354
@geovanyl.3354 4 жыл бұрын
Same, I’m no theory nut, but I can definitely make some pretty cool riffs
@orgillmathew
@orgillmathew 4 жыл бұрын
No shit I just bought a TE Maton absolutely love it!!!
@andym28
@andym28 8 жыл бұрын
as a music teacher and someone who took ten years guitar lessons and self taught on drums I'd say self discovery with occasional lessons to make sure you're on the right path.
@monkeyman12328
@monkeyman12328 8 жыл бұрын
you right
@rudegardt5735
@rudegardt5735 8 жыл бұрын
agree.. its super limiting not understanding theory.. drums are intuitive as hell.. but learning chords and arpeggios all over the neck and giving names to all of them and understanding how modulation works.. visualising all the modes.. that might be a lil hard and u probably might never reach the level u could with some theory help..
@rudegardt5735
@rudegardt5735 8 жыл бұрын
+Rudegardt Britz without some theory help*
@mudwiser1391
@mudwiser1391 8 жыл бұрын
I can't question Dave, cause I idolize him but at the same time I envy every musician I meet who knows how to read music. I can't speak for drums but as a guitarist I know I first hand the limitations of not being able to read music...a couple friends read music and even though I am technically a cleaner, faster and more creative guitarist they are better musicians:-(. Guitar lessons also make you accountable to the teacher while learning and I would imagine makes for a more disciplined musician.
@odinmp5
@odinmp5 8 жыл бұрын
if you devote 15 minutes a day to lear how to read music, in a year you will be able to do a lot... you will not be a first sight reader , but you will be on your way. if you are already a good player, music reading will take you higuer.
@diegocortezmartinez2834
@diegocortezmartinez2834 4 жыл бұрын
Next up: "Brushy One String proves you don't need 6 strings to rock"
@58_mehuzaeldazel64
@58_mehuzaeldazel64 4 жыл бұрын
Impossible 😂
@14scythian88
@14scythian88 4 жыл бұрын
fuck that guy
@diegocortezmartinez2834
@diegocortezmartinez2834 4 жыл бұрын
@@14scythian88 lol, somebody's mad..
@koba5152
@koba5152 4 жыл бұрын
@Trad Chad he isn’t interested in lolis
@adriandinu100
@adriandinu100 4 жыл бұрын
:))) that would be something
@TheGuizmo11
@TheGuizmo11 3 жыл бұрын
6 years ago I couldn't play guitar, like it was so bad I got jokes for it. I saw this video after a 1000 try. this gave me hope and I promised to not stop ever again . now I have a band signed to a label, released a Ep, and I got hope to going pro one day. thank you Dave Grohl and this video, it did changed a life !
@agusdelinawhitworth4090
@agusdelinawhitworth4090 Жыл бұрын
Can you give an update on what you and your band are doing now? I hope everything is going well:)
@GrimmCrackerr
@GrimmCrackerr Жыл бұрын
whats the band called?
@loganm15
@loganm15 Жыл бұрын
​@@GrimmCrackerrled zeppelin
@randowoodman3459
@randowoodman3459 5 ай бұрын
hell yea dude!! i been trying and giving up for years
@slurpee4203
@slurpee4203 5 ай бұрын
this is gonna be me 3 years from now
@RCAvhstape
@RCAvhstape 8 жыл бұрын
Well I just figured out how to play Everlong from watching this video, so this counts as a lesson. Dave Grohl just gave me a lesson. Now I know something I didn't a few minutes ago.
@whokilledzekeiddon
@whokilledzekeiddon 8 жыл бұрын
+Helium Road Send him $30.
@jameslawrence1809
@jameslawrence1809 8 жыл бұрын
+Helium Road First song i ever learned to play. Simple tune. But some people will try to make it more confusing than it is.
@paulthoresen8241
@paulthoresen8241 8 жыл бұрын
Drop D is extremely common in every genre, you will bump into it eventually
@mmma4158
@mmma4158 8 жыл бұрын
still trying to figure out how he played the tune before that..what is he alternating with???
@kristofkaltvel8902
@kristofkaltvel8902 7 жыл бұрын
no thanks I'd rather not break my strings
@ChristopherKelly-jy6ut
@ChristopherKelly-jy6ut 8 жыл бұрын
Dave is great because he's grounded in reality. He's a friggin genius, but doesn't act like it. He acts like a dude you'd see at a party with a good sense of humor. I'm a shitty guitar player, but don't get riled about it if I'm having fun. Unlike Dave, I'm not leaning on this as a way to make a living, but as a way to enjoy life and keep my mind sharp. Love his tone and way he keeps things so refreshingly simple.
@randomonio
@randomonio 8 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Kelly My words exactly!
@zenblender9684
@zenblender9684 8 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Kelly This man has saved the state of Rock n' Roll as we know it. One of the most talented musicians of our generation... For the life of me I can't understand why someone would dislike this video.
@junglist1
@junglist1 8 жыл бұрын
+Zen Blender Absolutely not. I can't figure it out either.
@theimp67
@theimp67 8 жыл бұрын
+Zen Blender Ah, thanks to the power of math we can use the number of likes to work out what percentage of the population is dumb, so that would be 1.06% of the population, or people who rated this, are incredibly dense. So dense I bet light doesn't escape.
@asteroid684
@asteroid684 8 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Kelly "dave grohl is a friggin genius". i guess the bar has never been lower.
@Tackyauto
@Tackyauto 4 жыл бұрын
Learning how to familiarise yourself with an instrument doesn’t require lessons. You can do that on your own. Working out how to open up the possibilities with an instrument definitely requires others. I’ve learn so much from others and that’s the joy of instruments and music in general. There is always something to learn and it’s always a privilege to do so.
@skx4127
@skx4127 4 жыл бұрын
Dan Couldn‘t say it better.
@Badass1974
@Badass1974 4 жыл бұрын
I was influenced by Malcom Young, Eddie VH, Hetfield and henneman .all different styles. I still can’t get” Mean streets “ down
@MrBegmar
@MrBegmar 4 жыл бұрын
How learning to play a guitar is fun? It's constant fight with yourself to don't give up. 99% of time you just make mistakes. Really if I wouldn't be so poor I would be destroying guitars everyday. I hate guitar, but I will make it my bitch or I will die trying. For me guitar is just a tool. I take hammer or screwdriver to repair something and I take guitar to express myself. Thats simple. Why do I need others to express what I feel? They will be only standing in my way, distracting me from my goal. In 2020 I have plenty of methods to record myself, to improvise with myself and to make music without anyone help, exactly how I want it to be - simple, inperfect, raw, stupid and dirty, because thats how I am. I will never be perfect, so why I should even try? This is basically point of punk rock, pretty boy.
@brido193
@brido193 4 жыл бұрын
I think a good estimate is that, what takes a month to learn on your own can be condensed into an hour of professional tuition. In saying that, a large portion of learning to play requires strength and muscle memory and there really is no short cut to the hours that takes. I'm guessing when Dave says he taught himself, yeah right while surrounding yourself with other musicians. Its not really the same as your average teenager playing Wonderwall in his bedroom.
@Tackyauto
@Tackyauto 4 жыл бұрын
MrBegmar If you hate trying to play guitar and think that it’s a constant struggle, you need to work out what areas are causing you issues and focus on them. I’m no Petrucci but regardless of how others perceive my abilities, I’ll always enjoy myself. When I say “others” I don’t necessarily mean Professional tuition. Go down to your local music studio or find some people online to have a jam with. We learn so much by watching others play, watching techniques, and replicating sounds we like. If you find playing guitar a constant battle, you are simply trying to run before you can walk. I didn’t pick up a guitar on day one and expect to churn out Dancing in a Burning Room. Everything takes time, and guitar is massively rewarding.
@shnpio
@shnpio 5 жыл бұрын
Could anyone else hear drums once he explained how he thinks about the strings
@robbalke6535
@robbalke6535 4 жыл бұрын
shnpio yeah, and if you listen to other songs a lot more starts making sense! all my life is a great example
@ngc-fo5te
@ngc-fo5te 4 жыл бұрын
No because it is borderline bullshit.
@asupertramp948
@asupertramp948 4 жыл бұрын
@@ngc-fo5te Talking about Dave Grohl's logic for learning and being a small bit successful with it. 🤔
@HighStakesDanny
@HighStakesDanny 4 жыл бұрын
@@ngc-fo5te I agree
@ngc-fo5te
@ngc-fo5te 4 жыл бұрын
@@asupertramp948 You mean successful in spite of it. Remember musicians more successful than him don't talk about such bullshit.
@petarpavasovic6333
@petarpavasovic6333 8 жыл бұрын
Sam be like: "What the fuck is hi hat? Who the hell is ride cymbal??"
@juniorpentz405
@juniorpentz405 8 жыл бұрын
+Lily Thomas No, a symbol is an image that represents something. A cymbal is is a part of a drum set.
@AdamariMedia
@AdamariMedia 8 жыл бұрын
+Petar Pavasović they are instruments in a drum set
@petarpavasovic6333
@petarpavasovic6333 8 жыл бұрын
jAdamariE I know, I play the drums. I was just reading Sam's mind. :)
@AdamariMedia
@AdamariMedia 8 жыл бұрын
Petar Pavasović Haha I know right
@ThormentorSDMF
@ThormentorSDMF 8 жыл бұрын
+Lily Thomas noob
@CreativoErratico
@CreativoErratico 7 жыл бұрын
As a drummer who recently picked up guitar, this is exactly how I see it. I know I'm playing a guitar, but in my brain it's still kick/snare. I can totally see at 0:54 his brain going 'boom/tss/boom/tss'.
@iamdeath2u
@iamdeath2u 6 жыл бұрын
It's funny how you say that, cause as someone who spent 10 years playing guitar, when it comes to playing drums, I play more like a guitarist
@zanjkai
@zanjkai 6 жыл бұрын
Ahahhaha
@TheRealJonnyLaw
@TheRealJonnyLaw 6 жыл бұрын
zerosonico this was hard for me but I was told that my rhythm guitar is great due to the percussion past.
@jasonlove4583
@jasonlove4583 6 жыл бұрын
Zerosonico.....bro I just started learning the djembe drum (which makes all kinds of sounds) and i tell everyone its like playing guitar. So i COMPLETELY understand. Also been playing guitar a long time.
@Alltagskrieger
@Alltagskrieger 6 жыл бұрын
That's exactly how I play the guitar. I am a drummer and I learned playing the guitar on my own.
@bornagrzela3793
@bornagrzela3793 4 жыл бұрын
"Dave Grohl Proves You Don't Need Lessons to Rock" isn't that a lesson?
@MrJesseQuinn
@MrJesseQuinn 4 жыл бұрын
Ironic
@ZLEAP
@ZLEAP 3 жыл бұрын
Pro tip
@mango7736
@mango7736 3 жыл бұрын
A life lesson.
@RumbleFish69
@RumbleFish69 3 жыл бұрын
It's more of an explanation, than a lesson.
@ibanmarshal1607
@ibanmarshal1607 3 жыл бұрын
No because everybody does it.
@AlexJohnson-vv9gv
@AlexJohnson-vv9gv 4 жыл бұрын
At the end of the day, when I'm sitting in my shity Ikea chair, I feel proud, because ikea didn't tell me how to put it together. -Dave Grohl
@ChrisMillerdoubleplanet
@ChrisMillerdoubleplanet 4 жыл бұрын
It's funny these same guys, when the chair doesn't magically come together, end up paying someone else to read the instructions for them! I know! I make a living doing this! ha ha
@dloyola224
@dloyola224 3 жыл бұрын
I read this while he was saying it
@goranfazlinovic4030
@goranfazlinovic4030 3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisMillerdoubleplanet WHAT
@OriginalKingRichTv
@OriginalKingRichTv 3 жыл бұрын
@@goranfazlinovic4030 ikr easy money 💴 💰 💵
@paradisewarriors
@paradisewarriors 3 жыл бұрын
Pride is at the core of this statement. A man is an island, right? I don't need no one. Sad
@Eljonno
@Eljonno 10 жыл бұрын
Kids, I know Dave is your hero.. he's one of mine too.. but for the love of God please give lessons a chance before you decide that the DIY path is for you. Yes, we are all capable of learning on our own (some of us are forced to) but don't underestimate the power of a good teacher.
@Jaydischord74
@Jaydischord74 10 жыл бұрын
Says teacher.
@TylerM2112
@TylerM2112 10 жыл бұрын
I agree. Taught myself and still am teaching myself. Takes a really long time than with a teacher but it's more satisfying. Guess I'm a patient man.
@catherinejohns7161
@catherinejohns7161 10 жыл бұрын
I think you're opinion is valid. There are certain things that music teachers can help you with that really allow you to go farther with your musical abilities. It isn't normal for people to be able to play things like "The Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" without taking a few classes or working a VERY long time on playing the song.
@clutch1141
@clutch1141 10 жыл бұрын
A teacher can certainly speed up the learning process, but it is, work in = work out. A determined, motivated student using only books will progress faster and become more advanced than a lackadaisical student with the best teacher in the world. The thing I don't like about this video is that he gives the idea to young music students that theory and extensive knowledge of the instrument isn't that important.
@iAmirx
@iAmirx 10 жыл бұрын
Don't take lessons from a teacher, take lessons from a guitar player.
@Kuna33_
@Kuna33_ 7 жыл бұрын
fastest change from a standard to a drop d tuning ever??
@jeffreyorourke6968
@jeffreyorourke6968 6 жыл бұрын
OwlsAreWatchingYou too funny I thought that too... also once in a while I will tune it quick and accurate don't even need a d to match like grohl....I taught myself too no lessons he's right I'm proud of my shitty guitar cause I made it
@mikoajsmolenski5989
@mikoajsmolenski5989 5 жыл бұрын
nope
@pedemeyer
@pedemeyer 4 жыл бұрын
OwlsAreWatchingYou Dont get carried away now😀 Its not that hard....
@Jessica-nw1ng
@Jessica-nw1ng 4 жыл бұрын
Any guitarist worth there salt should be able to do that in a matter of seconds, any guitarist worth their salt shouldn't take more then 30 seconds to tune a guitar aswell
@heatvisuals
@heatvisuals 4 жыл бұрын
OwlsAreWatchingYou takes two seconds.
@TheLadsBandLive
@TheLadsBandLive 3 жыл бұрын
“ I taught myself how to play the guitar, which was a bad decision... because I didn't know how to play it, so I was a shitty teacher.” -Mitch Hedberg
@BrokenGodEnt
@BrokenGodEnt 2 жыл бұрын
RiP. Such a great comic and was only getting better.
@jonsincc
@jonsincc Жыл бұрын
rip legend
@carlos66965
@carlos66965 11 ай бұрын
"Metal bands always have these intense names like Mortuary or Rigor Mortis". We were just called injured.
@trevorlarsen8034
@trevorlarsen8034 3 жыл бұрын
Groll is what music is all about. Play what you love, love what you play. People gravitate to honesty and passion. Thats why his music will stand the test of time, along with the other greats.
@nerd543211
@nerd543211 8 жыл бұрын
I mean all I do is read tabs
@sweetmelody4610
@sweetmelody4610 8 жыл бұрын
+elgin prewitt it's all i've really needed up to this point. i don't care. snobs will be snobs.
@Kurisuto321
@Kurisuto321 8 жыл бұрын
+elgin prewitt tabs, as opposed to sheet music, is ok. But relying too much on tabs (or sheet music) to learn songs doesn't develop your musical ear, which is actually pretty important
@nerd543211
@nerd543211 8 жыл бұрын
+Kurisuto321 I guess I'll keep that in mind thx for advice
@leemsky
@leemsky 8 жыл бұрын
+Kurisuto321 that's right.. sometimes you need to learn some songs by ear.. it'll improve your skill :D
@wbl2012
@wbl2012 8 жыл бұрын
+The Chratheostic it's really not about being snobby but being "cool". For some reasons it's seen as dorky to know music theory but I would bet you just about anything Dave could tell you all kinds of theory related information as it relates to the guitar, it's just cooler to say you figured it out on your own.
@cereal4u
@cereal4u 7 жыл бұрын
Damn my mans just drop to D like nothing !
@derduden3861
@derduden3861 6 жыл бұрын
cereal4u yeah no one mentioned that He tuned to drop d in Like half a second
@Christian-oi7sd
@Christian-oi7sd 6 жыл бұрын
Operation Agatha someone is jealous
@tk-hf4oz
@tk-hf4oz 6 жыл бұрын
Tuning to drop D isn't a super power, it's part of something musicians have to be able to do.
@jmendi55
@jmendi55 5 жыл бұрын
He's not jealous - he's right. Any guitarist that's not tone deaf can do this in a second. And you could take music lessons and theory classes that would help developer your ear and be able to lower a string a whole step (or maybe even 2 whole steps!!!) without a clip on tuner.
@randyrrs7028
@randyrrs7028 5 жыл бұрын
@Operation Agatha youre an arrogant teacher, dave Grohl makes way more money than an arrogant bastard like you
@KingKabila
@KingKabila 4 жыл бұрын
Was thinking i should go for it, then he used the ikea chair analogy...
@BotchedJohnson
@BotchedJohnson 4 жыл бұрын
@Ljubo Divljak on jah
@ouyrwq
@ouyrwq 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, because it is an idiotic premise. I am getting sick of these rich LA humble brags. Piss off Dave.
@matthewlafontaine7386
@matthewlafontaine7386 4 жыл бұрын
@@ouyrwq didnt he come from seattle?
@ouyrwq
@ouyrwq 4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewlafontaine7386 He grew up in the DC area. Upper middle class family life.
@Ohfukmoment
@Ohfukmoment 4 жыл бұрын
I thought that was the most awful analogy for it I’ve ever come across. The truth is that Dave was right but not for reasons he thinks he was right. The truth is that all the formal training in the world will do nothing for your songwriting ability. That comes from years and years of sitting down and working on music. No one can teach you how to write good songs because nobody knows how to extract a completely original thought from your brain. Think of technique the way you think about your tone or the quality of your equipment. It’s nice to have these things. It’s nice to have formal training. But ultimately, if you’re just trying to learn how to make songs, you’ll have the skill necessary to do that within six months of guitar playing. The rest of the journey is sitting around dissatisfied with what you’re making nearly all of the time only to have something decent jump out at you suddenly and often when you least expect it. Songwriting can really suck, but once you’re locked into it, it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve encountered on earth.
@mysticblade35
@mysticblade35 2 жыл бұрын
"Dave Grohl proves he's a musical savant with perfect pitch" Also he has fantastic music taste.
@geofatboy
@geofatboy 8 жыл бұрын
No doubt about it- Dave Grohl is a legend!
@SuperAlienboi
@SuperAlienboi 8 жыл бұрын
Dave Grohl is so fucking inspirational.
@SuperAlienboi
@SuperAlienboi 8 жыл бұрын
+Rodzilla I taste a bit of sarcasm.
@SuperAlienboi
@SuperAlienboi 8 жыл бұрын
Rodzilla When did I ever say Dave was the only one? I find a lot of people inspirational. I said Dave was because its a video on Dave. If I said Joey Jordison, Jay Weinberg,A Nameless Ghoul Earth, or ,as you said, Ringo, it wouldn't make sense. It would be out of context.
@migueldiazdeleon2387
@migueldiazdeleon2387 8 жыл бұрын
+ Jesse Crawford
@jonathanlesher8740
@jonathanlesher8740 8 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitar player, played now for 13 years, who has always loved Foo Fighters.. This video has forever changed the way I listen to Foo Fighters music!! YES. fucking inspirational is an accurate statement for Dave Grohl!
@petrosiliuszwackelmann6020
@petrosiliuszwackelmann6020 6 жыл бұрын
that sounds so sad
@bluto212
@bluto212 5 жыл бұрын
A good teacher can save you frustration and time.
@theyorkshiredrummer
@theyorkshiredrummer 3 жыл бұрын
So can reading the IKEA manual
@patrickfouhy9102
@patrickfouhy9102 4 жыл бұрын
Here's the thing. Do you NEED lessons to learn how to play/create music on an instrument? Absolutely not. But every single "self taught" musician I've ever met, neglects to admit the fact that their teachers are the bands/songs they learned to play on the instrument. Dave says that "no one taught him to let the strings ring out." except maybe the hundreds of guitarists he's listened to over the course of his lifetime who do the exact same thing for the exact same effect. Its not something that just popped into his head one day. An audience member doesn't care HOW the drum was hit, the audience member cares WHAT sound comes from the drum. Dave didn't take a formal lesson on drumming, but he was most certainly taught how to play music on drums (and guitar for that matter) by the musicians he studied independently. He heard the sound coming form his stereo, and learned how to mimic that sound. All that being said, some people absolutely do NEED lessons to learn how to play music. Some people need the TABs, the Sheet Music, the backing tracks and help from a teacher. And there is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with that. I do get tired of the these two sides always claiming to be superior. "I'm formally trained, so I'm better." vs "I'm self taught, so I play with more feel." garbage is just so damn old and full of shit. I don't care how someone learned to play music, who taught them, or why...all I care about is the answer to one simple question: Can this person make music that I like?
@b98a4c37
@b98a4c37 4 жыл бұрын
I agree with you (based solely on the number of ALLCAPS words you typed)
@apached0026
@apached0026 4 жыл бұрын
@juna wood I can watch all the social media crap 24/7 on how to cut hair.. but it dont make me barber.. If you ain't got it ..you ain't got it. Every single being on this planet learns from one another. NOBODY pulls anything out of thin air..NOBODY!! NOT EVEN DAVE> IT'S CALLED EVOLUTION!!. (SOME PEOPLE'S kidds.)
@patrickfouhy9102
@patrickfouhy9102 4 жыл бұрын
@@b98a4c37 I just KNEW that someone would understand. ;)
@ChrisMillerdoubleplanet
@ChrisMillerdoubleplanet 4 жыл бұрын
HOw can anyone justify not learning as much as you can about something you are interested in? Give me a break. He is a great drummer, great songwriter. Now everyone listens to him. But still, how many others have starved in the music business? How many great players and songwriters have not sold out to the record label for fame and fortune?
@stevenhoward6940
@stevenhoward6940 4 жыл бұрын
The point that he’s trying to make is that no one physically sat in front of him and taught him how to play the instruments. He’s basically saying that you don’t need to spend money on expensive instrument lessons in order to learn how to play. I agree with him. It all comes down to how much you like music. A guitar teacher isn’t going to magically make you better at playing the guitar. In reality teachers are just going to try their best to motivate you into learning the chords and notes. But you can honestly do it all on your own if you put in the time and effort. Overall taking lessons isn’t a bad thing but it’s also not necessary.
@MrSarov
@MrSarov 7 жыл бұрын
When he started playing Everlong tho...
@dirrtbikekid7
@dirrtbikekid7 7 жыл бұрын
TheGoodWay -182 Fr tho!
@rsdandsoda
@rsdandsoda 7 жыл бұрын
TheGoodWay -182 you hand Dave grohl a guitar and the first fucking thing he whips out is Everlong lol
@frukwon420
@frukwon420 6 жыл бұрын
when you play the same song everytime you chill with friends
@SiddharthKannan
@SiddharthKannan 6 жыл бұрын
HOW DID HE DOWN TUNE that string SO FAST! HOW
@darkangel69696
@darkangel69696 6 жыл бұрын
lots of experience. lol
@ReubenVictoor
@ReubenVictoor 8 жыл бұрын
I've never taken lessons and played guitar for a very long time. While I still enjoy it, it saddens me that with a year of taking classes, people are technically better players than me. The only thing I can do, that they can't, is finding my own melodies and improvising. When I was in a band, they thought I was technically too weak so I had to play the bass. I left the band when all the music we wrote became a shitty version of your average A7X 3-chord songs. Ever since I've been playing in the attic by myself, using a loop station. Only my dad appreciates what I'm doing. I just wished my friends would at least ask me how my music's coming along, but they really don't give a fuck.
@internettoughguy
@internettoughguy 8 жыл бұрын
+Reuben Victoor If you don't have a solid technical foundation you will always be limited. Taking lessons is not a bad thing.
@ReubenVictoor
@ReubenVictoor 8 жыл бұрын
Internet Tough Guy definitely true. However, I've given up on doing anything other than recreation with music. College also takes up 90% of my time :/
@jaakomusic
@jaakomusic 8 жыл бұрын
+Reuben Victoor damn, it's kinda sad to read this! maybe you just need new friends? :/ Personally, I'd love to hear what you're playing!
@ReubenVictoor
@ReubenVictoor 8 жыл бұрын
***** Don't worry, I've gotten rid of the few friends that really took the asshole behavior to another level... For example, on a class trip (3 days long or so), one 'friend' had brought his guitar and it just sat there. He wasn't there. My other friends (who all couldnt play) messed around with it, until one remembered I play too. He pushed the guitar into my hands and as I asked what they wanted to hear, the guitar owner came walking in. He pointed at the guitar, in silence, and then held out his hand: I had to give it back. From a friend, you'd at least expect him to be polite about it, even if he already doesn't care. 6 months later, when i had my guitar with me, he took it to play on his own. He asked when he already had it unpacked in his hands. Sorry for these long stories, but I kindof have to get them off my chest :/
@jaakomusic
@jaakomusic 8 жыл бұрын
+Reuben Victoor Mhh I know situations like that too.. Maybe not as bad as you experienced, but still in a way that hurt me. I guess it's those little situations that hurt the most and it would only need a little respect to fix it.. Anyways, I'm happy you've gotten rid of them - definitely the best choice!
@hewitt2222
@hewitt2222 10 ай бұрын
Dave Grohl is a once in a generation talent- the rest of us need all the help we can get
@rooramblingon895
@rooramblingon895 3 жыл бұрын
Learning by listening to Rush is both brilliant and daunting!! Awesome. Loved their touching impersonation for the Rock Hall of Fame. RIP Neil Peart...
@Sabiancym
@Sabiancym 10 жыл бұрын
That was the fastest d tune I've ever seen.
@johnhimura1000
@johnhimura1000 7 жыл бұрын
Sabiancym its a full step down.
@michaelreyes2301
@michaelreyes2301 7 жыл бұрын
it's super easy to tune to d.
@allanrodriguez4547
@allanrodriguez4547 6 жыл бұрын
I've done faster.
@Disc1
@Disc1 9 жыл бұрын
I don't know why everyone thinks this is so special, most guitarists don't know shit about chords or scales or anything. It's just a really easy to use instrument to write music on. You don't need to know anything about music theory to write a song, you just need a sense of melody and a general idea of where you want to go with your sound. Often people are either too lazy to get into music theory, or they're afraid to lose that ''feel'', afraid to become robots. I just didn't care for it, but now that I actually started learning it after 10 years of playing guitar and writing music, I came to realize that it doesn't replace(!) your old approach of playing guitar and writing music. It doesn't replace anything. Its just an extra dimension, another way to look at music. When I'm writing a song, trial and error, or just by whatever sounds right to my ears, I'm not like ''OH MY GOD I MUST APPLY THEORY, THIS IS SO BAD''. No. That's bullshit. It's just very useful when you're writing a song, or a lead, and you're just completely lost and just don't know what to do next. Then you look at what you've done so far, and instead of looking at an entire fretboard of 100 possible notes, you'll see patterns. It's just a diffrent approach that you can apply whenever you need it. And when you really master it, you can actually instantly find the notes you think of in your head, with either your guitar, piano, or voice. Wouldn't that make you feel so free? Theory isn't about restrictions, or rules, it's just a helping hand, and when you master it, you'll become fucking god.
@djhero0071
@djhero0071 9 жыл бұрын
Random question,so would you recommend taking a class (like a college class) on music theory?
@Disc1
@Disc1 9 жыл бұрын
djhero0071 Depends on the person, and his goals. If you feel like you want to be more aware of your choices while improvising or writing, it really wouldn't hurt to get into scales and chords. You can ask your guitar teacher about it if you have one, or maybe find more info about it on internet... Just so you know where to find every note you can play to a melody or song by just listening and quickly analyzing, to really make choices instead of a trial/error approach. Point is, I think people often like to look at their fretboard as if it's some kind of magic thing, finding ''weird'' notes. Or maybe they just like to stick to very basic chords. Or they're just not motivated to get into it because they think it's just reading boring books or something. I used to write music without any knowledge of music theory, but when I did learn about it, nothing really changed to my style of writing, exept for the fact that I felt like making choices, rather than practising magic (trial/error). But I'm not too good with theory either, I'm still learning. I can only speak for myself, and my own actions/goals... But once you really master music theory, and you can play any note, chord, scale and interval you can come up with right down to the second of thinking it, THAT would be the ultimate freedom of writing music. When you can do that, it'll be great to play with other people who can do that too, so you can really anticipate what everyone's doing and really play together. So... kind of a long story, but I wouldn't recommend anyone anything if I don't know about their goals or interests :). But for me getting into theory really opened alot of doors to come up with interesting riffs, melodies, leads, anything. And I hope some day I really master it, but there's alot more to music than music theory, and you can't learn everything at the same time while actually having fun, being motivated and inspired too.
@lynnturman8157
@lynnturman8157 9 жыл бұрын
Most guitarists don't know shit about chords or scales? You mean most BAD guitarists don't know shit about chords or scales. Any guitarist worth his salt definitely knows chords and all the GREAT ones also know scales...
@Disc1
@Disc1 9 жыл бұрын
Lynn Turman I was just talking about anyone using the instrument, not necessarily lead guitarists. But whatever man...
@mustardpanckackes101
@mustardpanckackes101 9 жыл бұрын
Disc those guitar players are applying theory, whether they realize it or not. much like an athelete is making split second kinetic calculations but wouldn't be able to use the proper formula to solve on paper. now imagine combining those. the ability to plan things out and understand your options as well as the ability to execute them. also, there are seven notes, 11 if you count the half steps (sharps and flats)... not 100.
@killsolace9981
@killsolace9981 4 жыл бұрын
Laudable, but lessons still give you access to a ton of information you can’t possibly feel your way through. Makes some things come along quicker and easier etc.
@sergeantsavage4234
@sergeantsavage4234 4 жыл бұрын
Are you famous? No
@kaliyuga1476
@kaliyuga1476 4 жыл бұрын
The greatest guitar player in history taught to himself
@benhawkinsguitar
@benhawkinsguitar 4 жыл бұрын
@@kaliyuga1476 Jimi went to jazz school
@dan-zq4kr
@dan-zq4kr 4 жыл бұрын
@@benhawkinsguitar jimi was self taught after he came from vietnam he played blues in towns he was all self taught and so was srv, rory gallagher many more
@ericletellier9527
@ericletellier9527 4 жыл бұрын
@@dan-zq4kr mike bloomfield!
@Dieseldemon1978
@Dieseldemon1978 4 жыл бұрын
Would love to drink a beer with this guy!
@BenRankinYT
@BenRankinYT 7 жыл бұрын
That explains why he played his sticks upside down in nirvana
@danielbackiel2830
@danielbackiel2830 7 жыл бұрын
DrumRapTech well drummers do that often to make a louder sound. Neil Peart did that in songs
@BenRankinYT
@BenRankinYT 7 жыл бұрын
Daniel Backiel oh ok
@JuanderBoyMusic
@JuanderBoyMusic 7 жыл бұрын
DrumRapTech lmao
@BenRankinYT
@BenRankinYT 7 жыл бұрын
Kurt Cobain is GOD no i was actually curious
@willehrke5
@willehrke5 7 жыл бұрын
DrumRapTech Kurt go Bang
@TheTorresProject
@TheTorresProject 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guitar and drum lesson Dave.
@chr62493
@chr62493 4 жыл бұрын
As a music teacher, one of my MOs is teaching my students how to perform and create music in a way that does not physically hurt them; the techniques for singing and holding instruments are the way they are for a reason. It’s also important to stretch those muscles. So if you can learn on your own, all power to you, but research how to be physically safe about it. Many pop singers are getting lesions and surgeries because they’re singing incorrectly. Be careful.
@Brett_Shannahan
@Brett_Shannahan 4 жыл бұрын
Jimi Hendrix couldn’t read music, all it takes is passion
@bejamin9210
@bejamin9210 4 жыл бұрын
B_ 5hannn and a buttload of Peanut butter.
@GoldenLionCarpark
@GoldenLionCarpark 4 жыл бұрын
But he did have an understanding of theory, knew chord functions, and keys.
@vae3716
@vae3716 4 жыл бұрын
Most of the iconic guitar players can't
@bejamin9210
@bejamin9210 4 жыл бұрын
Eldon Acharya they apparently all learnt guitar while dancing to the Macarena
@Badass1974
@Badass1974 4 жыл бұрын
Some say Jimi wasn’t technical. My ass.
@sarakaster
@sarakaster 8 жыл бұрын
Guitar is no option for me...so heading to buy a shitty Ikea chair right now!
@DearDextra
@DearDextra 8 жыл бұрын
yeah, u wd be surprised on how complex they are, at-least some of them.
@nacktheslayer9882
@nacktheslayer9882 8 жыл бұрын
Guitar is always an option.
@koll
@koll 8 жыл бұрын
Not if he has no arms.
@RSpracticalshooting
@RSpracticalshooting 8 жыл бұрын
+JustAGuy mom can help him
@bobjob3456
@bobjob3456 7 жыл бұрын
You'd be better off buying a guitar, at least to sit on.
@ParadoxdesignsOrg
@ParadoxdesignsOrg 8 жыл бұрын
the man just drop d tuned in 1 second. my god.
@z3idd
@z3idd 8 жыл бұрын
It's really not that hard
@ParadoxdesignsOrg
@ParadoxdesignsOrg 8 жыл бұрын
z3idd it is when you're a noob like me
@hughb.b4069
@hughb.b4069 8 жыл бұрын
+paradoxdesigns just play the d string at the same time and if they vibrate at the same speed then it's correct
@Mwtorres89
@Mwtorres89 8 жыл бұрын
I do it faster. It's really not hard
@jaehill13
@jaehill13 8 жыл бұрын
I find your honesty refreshing. Learn from everyone; you're going to do just fine.
@Angels-3xist
@Angels-3xist 3 жыл бұрын
This was some of the most inspirational advice I’ve ever heard as someone who is sort of afraid to pick up and play music. I think what people tend to say to themselves is “I can’t play”. Can’t play? Who told you that? We’re born knowing how to play, it’s more that others tell us that we play the wrong way. That’s not possible and that’s not how playing works.
@tommym321
@tommym321 3 жыл бұрын
Correct. I guarantee you can learn if you’re really motivated
@stevel6943
@stevel6943 4 жыл бұрын
Dave Grohl is one of the most underrated sax players of all time.
@rileymerino6340
@rileymerino6340 8 жыл бұрын
In my experience with music, you don't NEED lessons to be a good musician, no. Some of the greats, Cobain, Grohl as seen, Hendrix, lots of early blues cats, were self taught. But if you want to take your music to the next level, eventually you'll want an instructor, a mentor. It becomes very difficult learning to play like Eric Johnson or Eric Gales without some form of a good teacher. You'll learn lots of scales and modes and chord variations and tricks and tips to sound better. It's like school. I don't need a teacher to help me understand astrophysics, but it helps a lot if I'm taking it seriously. It takes a lot to answer your own questions, while it might take someone with experience on those topics a few seconds. I was a good player in my early teens, but I didn't really start gaining recognition from my peers and other musicians until I took guitar lessons from an incredible retired session musician who helped my take my playing to the next level.
@rileymerino6340
@rileymerino6340 8 жыл бұрын
There's always more to learn, and it's way easier to learn with somebody pushing you along. If I could take instruction from a great jazz instructor for cheap even now in my playing, I'd be all over it.
@Bodyknowledge77
@Bodyknowledge77 8 жыл бұрын
+Rilay Marino Its relative (as I'm certain you would recognize) to the style/genre' of music one wants to play regarding receiving instruction. The true essence of a good -great musician is talent and desire. A musician with tremendous ears and feel trump knowing all the scales and theory. I started playing guitar(I sing as well) in 89'. It wasn't until 2 years ago I started composing. A good portion of the time I have no idea what notes and many of the chords are I'm playing. I know though and others have told me what compose is good( would love more to..) I can't refute one iota that a quality teacher isn't worth their weight in gold but.. The internet is at times beautiful place and cheaper/free:-) I'm learning, improving, absorbing and working with what I'm given.
@rileymerino6340
@rileymerino6340 8 жыл бұрын
+Bodyknowledge 77 I agree completely! Guys like Gary Clark Jr. or Hendrix are perfect embodiments of that. Learning to play with tone and work the guitar how you want is extremely important, as with any instrument. They do trump theory and technical knowledge. But, once you have that feeling down, its always great to try to take your playing to the next level. And its very difficult to do that if you dont know any or little theory. I brought up Eric Gales and Johnson, who are two guys who play with amazing tonality and feel, but also have tons of experience with learning modes and scales and the technical side. They have great tone, but without their knowledge, they would be completely different players. Its what makes them so good. John Mayer, one of my favorites, has said before that some of the songs he wrote he would not have been able to without attending Berkeley and training under Tomo Fujita. He has incredible tone, but he decided to take it to the next level and it totally paid off. Lots of self-taught students make the mistake of thinking there comes a time to make a decision; Feel and tone, or Theory. There doesn;t have to be that, you can master both easily if you put your mind to it. I think that myth stems from genres like metal where guitarists can often shred through modes and scales, but you take away all the sweeping and kick off the distortion and sometimes they just naturally dont have a great feel (cough Kirk Hammett cough). Then they hear players like Angus Young and Jimi Hendrix who dont venture super far into the very intellectual side of music, but have a great feel for their guitar, and see they know no theory, and think theyre off the hook. The truth is that the best players will master both and have an incredibly wide arsenal to work with.
@samtrottier5049
@samtrottier5049 8 жыл бұрын
I agree completely
@samtrottier5049
@samtrottier5049 8 жыл бұрын
I agree completely
@EthanS1481
@EthanS1481 8 жыл бұрын
If you build an IKEA chair without checking the instruction, your going to regret it 30 minutes into the building process.
@HowlingFang6258
@HowlingFang6258 8 жыл бұрын
Instructions unclear: got my dick stuck into the chair
@EJ2K2K
@EJ2K2K 8 жыл бұрын
+HowlingFang6258 Happens too often :(
@shinobisauren
@shinobisauren 8 жыл бұрын
+E Schur To be fair, chairs are usually not rocket science. A wardrobe or a bed with drawers or so, sure, but a chair? Might still depend on the model, but usually you can figure it out.
@WeyounVI
@WeyounVI 8 жыл бұрын
+E Schur Maybe if you are stupid. Ikea shit is so easy and so self explanatory. If you could put the shapes in the right hole as a kid you can build an ikea chair
@breakit46
@breakit46 7 жыл бұрын
E Schur it is easy to build an ikea chair minus the instructions, there is nothing that can go wrong, it is a simple process. You either have the imagination and develop the skill or you just don't have a clue. You either fall down on the first step or you don't, talent and expectation will smash the painting by numbers lessons to bits, being taught is like a replica, a copy, a cover band artist, they can have a lot of fun and sound great but without that tab to learn from they are hopeless, no originality. Not knowing the chords by name, not knowing the scales back to front is a blessing in my mind. I never know what i will play next each time i pick up my guitar and i love that. Ooh, that's not musically correct, oh, really? Then fuck off and get your copy book out, take a new note and do something fresh. Fuck cover version shit.
@randyreyes9718
@randyreyes9718 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve always adored and loved Dave’s artistic touch in music since I was young
@jasonturner1045
@jasonturner1045 3 жыл бұрын
music lesson from Dave: "Just fucking play"
@wvClifton
@wvClifton 7 жыл бұрын
Okay, the no-lessons advice thing is fine as far as it goes. But if you DON'T take any instruction you BETTER have something else, like a good ear. And luck. And determination. And discipline. And perseverance. And patience. And good people skills. And good timing. Oh, and BTW finding your own way AND taking lessons are NOT two mutually exclusive things. I've taken instruction from dozens of different sources, picked up what I could and then moved on.
@filips989
@filips989 7 жыл бұрын
The first part is true, but you need determination, discipline, perseverance, patience, timing and people skills either way. You may have a good ear but no theory background and eventually, you'll get where you want. It's gonna take a very long time though, and people rather tend to quit. You can take all the instructions you want, but it all comes down to hours you put in yourself. On the other hand, if you have a good musical knowledge but no ear for the music, you'll never amount to anything. Your timing will be impaired, your dinamics will be bad. I didn't have much lessons in my life, I was shown some basic chord, major(ž/minor scales and that was pretty much it. I still don't know (theoretically) much more than a major/minor and a pentatonic scale. But I can make out what sounds good and can make my own melodies. I've never had problems with learning a song by ear and that's also helped me with writting a few. But yeah, I do realise that getting some lessons (and by lessons I mean even just getting some literature and learning by myself, we're living in an age that doesn't demand interaction in order to learn something) would help me immensely.
@andyspendlove1019
@andyspendlove1019 5 жыл бұрын
Underrated. Effing. Comment. So many kids I grew up with and today are like "I don't need to learn or work or practice! My favorite rock stars didn't!" And it's like well, you better hope you get ridiculously lucky then.
@marekvodicka
@marekvodicka 8 жыл бұрын
I took guitar lessons for several years from an incredible guitarist who inspired me even more to continue learning and playing on my own. You don't really need a teacher to play guitar but it's better, of course, if you have a GREAT teacher.
@GrapphinosFleet
@GrapphinosFleet 3 жыл бұрын
As an ikea employee and a musician I approve this message.
@evanlewis9313
@evanlewis9313 4 жыл бұрын
I’m the same way, lessons made me board of piano, constantly having to play scales for months, and not playing any actual songs is what led me to quit, I started guitar about a year ago and I’m not doing lessons, and it’s fun doing scales when I want to do scales not only scales.
@vae3716
@vae3716 4 жыл бұрын
For piano you have to take lessons, it takes a long time to get to the intermediate level but patience and perseverance is the key
@davidg5674
@davidg5674 7 жыл бұрын
I could actually feel how happiness was growing inside me when he played everlong
@mathivytech3428
@mathivytech3428 8 жыл бұрын
Different people learn in different ways, also have different goals in mind.
@vicenteluengo.songwriter731
@vicenteluengo.songwriter731 5 жыл бұрын
A very kind person, and a very stimulating message. Chapeau for Dave!
@gabriellunoch6346
@gabriellunoch6346 4 жыл бұрын
Love love love him so much. Cool, down to earth and crazy talented.
@GabzitoHD
@GabzitoHD 10 жыл бұрын
What a genious
@jrad4871
@jrad4871 10 жыл бұрын
There is no O in the word genius.
@pamwilliams9458
@pamwilliams9458 3 жыл бұрын
@@jrad4871 he asked a Question what's a genius can you answer it?
@paosicgutemberkalisic5296
@paosicgutemberkalisic5296 3 жыл бұрын
Fucking genias
@jsyoukr1
@jsyoukr1 7 жыл бұрын
Sounds like hed also make a great bassist considering he imagines the beat in his head
@bryanmannoia8410
@bryanmannoia8410 7 жыл бұрын
first foo record was entirely him.
@jsyoukr1
@jsyoukr1 7 жыл бұрын
Bryan Mannoia didnt know that but a very neat fact
@bossman-jk9tl
@bossman-jk9tl 6 жыл бұрын
Jimbo Turkey Who?
@Sk8terSa5mH20
@Sk8terSa5mH20 4 жыл бұрын
I love this entire interview. didn't know some of it was filmed tho, I just found it on Spotify. So this makes me happy.
@daviddemar8749
@daviddemar8749 3 жыл бұрын
He's just such a cool guy and he's consistently that way. I wish he was my friend
@screamengine
@screamengine 8 жыл бұрын
You'd have to be insane to not recognize that Grohl got some divine shit going on in his creative flow. What a freaking dude.
@kimc207
@kimc207 6 жыл бұрын
Let us know when your album goes platinum, buddy.
@mikamaesla3210
@mikamaesla3210 3 жыл бұрын
That one friend that always skip classes but get an A.
@EVOLr
@EVOLr 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr.Dave for your honest. I took piano for like Five years it still drives me berserk trying to coordinate my hands to the notes. Just way too much to recall. Who would have known that I could play guitar. I’m sixty now and I took 2 lessons from my friend and ran with it. Two years later I’m busking and changing the world! Maybe not the world but, I sure put a lot of great smiles in all the folks in my kool community her in fla.
@bingnowtv
@bingnowtv 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad y'all did post this video for me to see years & years later. David makes so much sense here. A new way & old way to see things. I like it!!
@nicorodriguez7508
@nicorodriguez7508 6 жыл бұрын
I've been playing guitar for 7 years now, I went to a couple of lessons and didn't learn a single thing that I apply to my playing style today, I like to consider myself as a self taught guitarrist, one night I blew off a party and just sat down with my guitar, put the first Ramones album on my headphones and started to learn how to play song by song on my own, by sunrise I already knew how to play the entire album, as time passed I left punk and started to play more sophisticated stuff but never actually got lessons, my point is that you can be good being self taught, you just have to be dedicated and try your best and you will get better
@nothighiswear8869
@nothighiswear8869 6 жыл бұрын
Nico Rodriguez Ok but at certain point you will need at least some tabs right? i doubt someone can learn holy wars the punishment due using ears only. Is really good knowing how to play by yourself but u cant depend on that if you really want to improve. I never had a proper teacher but i had to research on how to do arpeggios and and more complex riffs.
@nicorodriguez7508
@nicorodriguez7508 6 жыл бұрын
Not High, I swear Of course, I'm not gonna lie and say that I learned every last thing I know on my own, I did the same things you did to learn new techniques, I'd say it's next to impossible to learn to play heavy metal by ear
@ifwecouldvote
@ifwecouldvote 6 жыл бұрын
it took you all night to learn a ramones album??? lol
@tedlogan5628
@tedlogan5628 5 жыл бұрын
So True, Dave. Me and Bill changed the galaxy with our band Wyld Stallyns and we never had one lesson! Party On!
@jcavazos4145
@jcavazos4145 5 жыл бұрын
Ted Logan. Party on Garth ! Party on Wayne ! Oh ! Wrong movie ! Dooh ! Oh !Wrong movie, again !
@wk3818
@wk3818 5 жыл бұрын
I thought you guys went away for 16 months of extensive music practice and 2 weeks of extreme princess banging.
@GrayScoutEpsilon
@GrayScoutEpsilon 10 ай бұрын
DG is a good man. We need more like him.
@smackdaddy9802
@smackdaddy9802 5 жыл бұрын
Every time the music starts to play at the end of the interview, it makes me glad.
@isak3459
@isak3459 4 жыл бұрын
Like that the interviewer is actually listening to dave and not asking him questions about Kurt's suicide every minute
@abbyc9474
@abbyc9474 4 жыл бұрын
i’ve been playing guitar for around 2 yrs without lessons and i’d say i’m probably somewhere between beginner and intermediate. i taught myself chords/bar chords and how to read tabs first. after that i learned some of the classic fingerstyle songs like blackbird and tears in heaven and whatnot, as well as other pretty songs i like to listen too like cherry wine and let her go. now I’ve started to arrange fingerstyle acoustic songs as practice, although my arrangements are not nearly as good as ppl like Andrew foy. i want to take lessons but they’re too expensive, but i am kind of at a point where i don’t know what to learn or where to find information on how to improve my playing. i’ve watched a lot of KZfaq vids and some are helpful, but almost all sound pretty much the same. does anyone have advice on where i can find resources to better my skills? i am also saving up for an electric guitar and a small amp, so resources for electric guitar would also be helpful!
@MiguelSanchez-fs6cu
@MiguelSanchez-fs6cu 4 жыл бұрын
What do you want to learn on the guitar? What are your musical goals?
@ericgrech5794
@ericgrech5794 4 жыл бұрын
Harley Benton is a conpany which has some kick ass budget guitars and other music equipment. Have a look there
@bellywf5033
@bellywf5033 4 жыл бұрын
Same shit man.I just started learning Metallica,they have a lot of hard songs. +I play scales, train hammers and pull-offs.Also play downstrokes and alternative picking at max speed for minute or more so eventually I can play longer and faster.
@trabajarhablar
@trabajarhablar 4 жыл бұрын
I bought a guitar music theory book for a few bucks on Amazon and I feel it's helping my understanding a lot
@abbyc9474
@abbyc9474 4 жыл бұрын
Miguel Sanchez i hope to have a more diverse skill set in guitar because right now, i pretty much only know how to play acoustic and fingerstyle. my goal right now is to get better at fingerstyle and become more comfortable moving around the fretboard. I would also like to expand my knowledge and skill with acoustic guitar into the styles of jazz and blues. I am really excited to get an electric guitar because I could expand more into other styles like funk and rock. I want to develop my own style with these influences and figure out what I like best. it feels like an ambitious goal to just try to learn everything, but there’s really nothing else I’ve ever been so motivated to do. to be honest, i am not sure what I want to do with music in the future. the goal would be to be able to make a living off of music, but I also know that achieving that would be difficult, so playing as a hobby and releasing music on the side would also be great. I feel such a deep connection to music and I would never want it to not be a part of my life. Thank you for taking the time to read and I’m sorry for the long reply!
@eddiemacias9531
@eddiemacias9531 4 жыл бұрын
I needed to see and hear this
@giovanidl9695
@giovanidl9695 5 жыл бұрын
Oh I loved this, I learned guitar by myself and I'm really inspired by Dave, and much more now
@michaelpurdieabbott7743
@michaelpurdieabbott7743 8 жыл бұрын
0:16 Dave looks at his imaginary watch to see how many years have passed since he started playing drums.
@ViperStarFilms
@ViperStarFilms 8 жыл бұрын
That is fascinating. Dave is a legend.
@Burrelly25
@Burrelly25 4 жыл бұрын
This is just what I needed to hear cause I’m a self taught drummer and I’ve been slowly learning guitar. I suck at chords but I’m good at finger style probably thanks to being a drummer
@AutumnHarvest1
@AutumnHarvest1 5 жыл бұрын
I love that he makes up his own rules and doesn't follow tradition. That was incredibly refreshing to see.
@duanemcintosh8908
@duanemcintosh8908 3 жыл бұрын
Anybody else amazed how quickly he put that in drop D
@mccarney4207
@mccarney4207 3 жыл бұрын
It is pretty amazing how over the years you just develop the ear for it so you know almost instantly where the D note is. I’ve been playing for almost a year now and just the other day I realized I can find drop D and standard without knowing exactly what note it is with a tuner. Hope I can develop my ear to a whole new level someday
@daviddemar8749
@daviddemar8749 4 жыл бұрын
He's just such a cool guy I love him
@Seth_Benjamin
@Seth_Benjamin 5 жыл бұрын
Very true, I never had a lesson. Only life lessons. I just wrapped up a solo album! Believe in your feels and you’re golden!!
@juliekrol
@juliekrol 3 жыл бұрын
I love Dave so much as a person
@BeyTM
@BeyTM 4 жыл бұрын
You can be amazing without any lessons, there's a lot of musicians without any lessons, but the thing is, with lessons you will get there faster, will learn the correct technique without any bad habits or wrong things, and also, will UNDERSTAND how music works. Yeah, you can create music anyways, but creating things like harmony for example, will be just trial and error, and if something sounds good, it will stay that way, if sounds bad, you will try again. If you understand how harmony works, you can make up whatever harmony you want to add based on how you want it to sound, you can add some warm chords around that, without any trys, because you KNOW how those things work. yeah, tldr, don't worry if you can't get lessons, but if you can, go for it
@pedrosilvamusician
@pedrosilvamusician 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, also understanding music will not only make you a better musician for you, but will make you work better for others. Being versatile and easier to work with can make you go miles ahead. If you play guitar and understand how the drums have to coincide with the bass for example can open oportunities for you to work with them. The same way if you play the violin, knowing how the bassoon enters a particular part can help you be a better musician to you and to others
@taylorowens3721
@taylorowens3721 4 жыл бұрын
I was given a “first act” drum set. I haven’t played on drums since I was 10 but I can rock a drum set then some of my marching band friends.
@patlecat
@patlecat 3 жыл бұрын
Dave is incredible, very inspirational info here, I will cherish it everlong. :D
@jacobh1151
@jacobh1151 5 жыл бұрын
Makes so much sense to me can relate so much to what hes saying. Bloody brilliant
@palonazo
@palonazo 7 жыл бұрын
Not learning music to communicate with your instrument is like wanting to be a poet knowing just 10 words. The musical language is rich and some messages require musical vocabulary that needs to be learned.
@jcavazos4145
@jcavazos4145 5 жыл бұрын
palonero. It depends on what you want to learn. If, you want to play, classical music, I, agree. If, you want to play what Dave Grohl is playing. Musical Inclination will get you halfway threw. The other half is perspiration(work).
@krisp318
@krisp318 4 жыл бұрын
Actually u can rock just by playing Smoke on the Water...
@giacomodattoli4400
@giacomodattoli4400 4 жыл бұрын
0-3-5 greatest piece of music ever written
@RidgeP27
@RidgeP27 4 жыл бұрын
giacomo dattoli can’t forget about that one 6 in there 😂
@khoroshoorange
@khoroshoorange 4 жыл бұрын
smoke on the water? bah! all i can say is 7 7 10 7 5 3 2
@bunnybook6590
@bunnybook6590 4 жыл бұрын
@@khoroshoorange is that Seven Nation army?
@khoroshoorange
@khoroshoorange 4 жыл бұрын
@@bunnybook6590 no its darude sandstorm by limb basket
@unbiasedjisoostan3716
@unbiasedjisoostan3716 3 жыл бұрын
Godddamn, how did I not see this interview back in 2013???? That concept of seeing the strings from a drummers perspective totally makes sense and just gave me a whole new other POV of playing guitar.
@EbeJay1
@EbeJay1 5 жыл бұрын
"The guitar is basically a big complicated tambourine". I forget who said that but it made the role of the instrument clear to me. That's why it's in the rhythm section.
@akatsuki202
@akatsuki202 10 жыл бұрын
Gotta love that dude
@jimmorone1631
@jimmorone1631 3 жыл бұрын
He may not have had lessons...but he had the best teacher imaginable
@la.318
@la.318 Жыл бұрын
Who?
@jdaywork2693
@jdaywork2693 5 жыл бұрын
Totally appreciate Dave's approach but I'm going to follow the directions on that chair build lol. And I do like how theory helps me navigate what I'm hearing or playing. At the end of the day, it's about whether you're happy with your product or not, regardless of your method of getting it out. Thanks for this video!
@fabulousflashbacks3139
@fabulousflashbacks3139 3 жыл бұрын
Love this guy, such a cool dude and great musician and singer
@theArchive1O
@theArchive1O 9 жыл бұрын
Dave inspired me to play drums and guitar. I dont know musical theory shit about these instruments, but I play the hell out of them(not saying im amazing). You gotta do what you gotta do
@bluesboy54321
@bluesboy54321 5 жыл бұрын
Charlie Watts said in an interview that he’d never had a drum lesson but he learnt by listening to old jazz records and playing along to them .. seemed to have worked!!!!
@janhoggart
@janhoggart 3 жыл бұрын
And Keith learned guitar on the Black Pearl with the pirate crew.
@thunderbirdmcfly8657
@thunderbirdmcfly8657 3 жыл бұрын
His is gifted with talent and creativity.I do love his music 🎵 always fun to listen to 🎧
@CazadorNocturno
@CazadorNocturno 3 жыл бұрын
It rocks, everything around him really rocks! Miss so much these days
@chello70
@chello70 5 жыл бұрын
He doesn’t give a toss about showing off technique... 😂 He’s just a true ‘Melody maker’. from the heart, and ears.
@techsysengineer5135
@techsysengineer5135 3 жыл бұрын
Its always funny seeing Dave say " I dont know how to ....." then totally kicks ass.
@jackflash5659
@jackflash5659 3 жыл бұрын
Brutal honesty.
@Shino-lr2wi
@Shino-lr2wi 4 жыл бұрын
This guy dropped out to be a musician, he didn't take lessons but he still made it. This guy out here winging it
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