Guthrie is a genius

Guthrie I’d like to ask you a question please I see you when you play guitar you rest your pinky as an anchor from time to time I do the same thing and there’s these professional guitar players on KZfaq keep saying that it’s incorrect to rest your pinky on the guitar while you’re playing lead solos you’re doing yourself a disservice so I don’t know I’m a little confused because you’re playing is amazing and you’re playing with your Pinky anchoring from time to time can you please advise on this what you think? Thanks.

15:00 what’s the grey fuzzy thing on his neck?

Marty Friedman did a similar thing for GW, and sure enough implied the same principle as Guthrie: start on the right note, end on the right note, and play some wacky bs in between and its alright. Frank talk from the masters. Its great

Em russo?! C tá de sacanagem...

Duca!!!

Guitar goblin

You ARE the master

11:18 he is kidding😂

Why so buffering

The noise gate on his vocal mic is very distracting

Man, every time I watch a vid like this, I realize how much I suck.

I think I could listen to him talk about music all day and quit playing music myself, and be totally satisfied with that decision.

Why do I watch this over n over lmao it jus depresses me

9:30 "I can never play it, specially with you watching me " you damn liar

1:42 apparently this is only 'vaguely musical'!

7:14 Cocomelon!

Why does this video hurt my back so much?

This man is a genius, there isn’t really much more to say…

First I watch 2 videos of Abasi (thumbing stuff) after that abracadabra this Guthrie lesson almost looks like something I could achieve...Well at least for 5 minutes I've had that feeling... Back to the basic chords 🙂

16:55 That's the old Capcom chime

there are only two options after watching, first, you give up playing guitar, secondly, you grow your beards

Can you see a circle of light behind his head?

"Here's a little thing that kinda works over some chord tones" (then effortlessly flows through perfectly placed passing tones and jazz runs)

Poor diminished chord... always passed over like an ugly sweater. Slap a locrean logo on there and then change into something more comfortable asap.

16:56 I hear Capcom

The only thing that I think learners of lead guitar don't realize is that you have to be a great rhythm guitarist in order to be a great lead guitarist, that's where their musicality or sense of music is missing. It's unrealistic for a learner to think they can master lead guitar without mastering rhythm guitar first, especially if they are serious about becoming genuine musicians. The current novelty about shred guitar is that it's only circus tricks to impress girls rather than a serious intention to create genuine music 🎸 The great lead guitarists in the real world play both rhythm and lead in their music recordings and concerts

I really want to be your student

He’s such a remarkable musician that even when he is just talking he has facial expressions.

imo his one of the best music theory lecturer in the world..

14:09 B major 7 arpeggio sounds so cool 💜

😮😮 thnk u sir

Sage mode: activated.

God damn Guthrie can really reverse psychology a shredder. Love it. His use of English is about as superior as one could get to.

awww but I like landing on a flat 5...

I've been playing for 40 yrs and I've came across countless teachers to some degree or another, and I've never actually "heard" what any one of them was trying to convey to me, until now! Guthrie Govan you have explained in such a way that I "get it" 100%, and that to me is nothing less than amazing! You, my friend, are God's gift to players everywhere! You have re-excited me to a degree I haven't been in quite a while! A sincere thank you seems to pale in comparison to the true extent of my true gratitude.

Masters of all masters... guthrie

Todos sabemos q govan es muy bueno pero mas kiko bueeena kiko

Buuuena kiko

Why are people so rude in these comment sections

Jesus he has such feel in everything he plays

Great

Is english gutrie??

4:15 epic

we are mostly guys... this guys honesty is on next level

"Feel responsible for the notes you play...." ~ "The listener will forgive any anomalies they might hear" ~ this guy is amazing in his concern for the listener. How many guitarists prioritize this? Well, we all should, as should any musician.

Notice how much he cares about the "listeners" ear not being annoyed. There's something to that. We often play what WE think is cool but never stop to consider our audience, whether they can actually hear it or not..... If you were playing for accomplished musicians it would matter a hell of a lot more than a drunk and high audience.... but I think we get the point. Don't just consider what YOU think is cool. That flat 5 became extremely popular through EVH, and Guthrie is 100% correct:: It is not a not to resolve on or consider as an actual part of the scale.(quote) .."I'ts kind of the worst note in the world, and if you land on that, you're hurting people, really, really jarring note, use it in context as an ornament, it's not considered to be a 'melodic note' in its own right" ~ I"ve never heard a guitarist talk of the flatted fifth in a blues scale in such a careful way as far as its usage is concerned. Just listening to this guy talk is instruction enough let alone hearing him play..... amazing

Monophonic appeal An amazing band name

24:09 are such lovely chords in progression. Here you go: 6x5555 - C/Bb 7x7655 - B11 (A/B) 8x8755 - C9 x85555 - Fmaj9 (C/F) 4x4454 - Eadd9/G# 3x3453 - G13 6x7755 - Bbmaj7#11 025212 - Em11

I'm sorry Guthrie but I don't want to be Frank