Lick of the Day: Guthrie Govan - Slinky Sitar-like Lick in E

[CDGR31]

Nice

[jaretthale78]

"10% more Indian sounding"

[H057IL3]

This is E mixolydian, just to specify for anyone who wants to improvise.

[thefreezingmoon1]

"Hi, Jesus here.."

[ACDCwarmachine]

why do his guitars always look like theyre made so cheaply?

[elitesnips]

this guy has a deep voice first time hearing him talk

[OneManPants13]

his position shifting is INSANELY solid haha

[thefretboardmagician]

Anyone else notice that he is using a penny for a pick?

[wagatabuchunga1]

@thefretboardmagician definantly just a red pick.......

[EpicDJTime]

@wagatabuchunga1 Nah, whatever he's got in his hand is metallic. If you watch you can catch light glinting from it.

[wagatabuchunga1]

@EpicDJTime pause around 0:43 or 0:44 Just a good old shiny red pick, may take couple tries to get the video paused at the right time

[MrJuliorMedina]

@wagatabuchunga1 @EpicDJTime

He plays Red Bear picks. (it was in one of his licklibrary videos)

[wagatabuchunga1]

@MrJuliorMedina w00t its settled then. not a penny

[IsaacDeanMusic]

@thefretboardmagician Fancy seeing you here ;)

[thefretboardmagician]

@IsaacDeanMusic Haha, Hey there ;)

[merkleyk]

Man that sounds cool. The master.

[randomguyisboard]

ALL HAIL JESUS

[Randope121]

sounds like John McLaughlin's indian stuff.

[FtaCapoeiraWoot]

Not gonna lie, I shat a brick when I saw this

[BestGuitarWorldSolo]

Best Ever guitar world lesson

[satansskidmarks]

anyone else think he looks like Gowron from Star Trek?

[virfive]

@satansskidmarks Holy shit, you're right!

[SantomPh]

@satansskidmarks he was exiled from the Klingons for being too skiiny :P

[tmh1717]

"charlie bit meh...and it hurts"

[WencesWasHere]

It sounds like Mario Bros 64... I don't know why :D haha. Nice lick!

[shredx81]

@WencesWasHere

I hear ya!

Shifting Sands! :)

[WencesWasHere]

@shredx81 That's right! Awesome, thanks.

[shredx81]

@WencesWasHere

watch?v=T6Rb7XrxHWM

:)

[WencesWasHere]

@shredx81 Haha! Thanks man, I'm actually playing Mario again.

[PGROSYE02]

anybody else groan every time they see a chuck norris joke nowadays?

[rgt4all]

@PGROSYE02 chuck norris can play this with only his eyeball..

[fraud1980]

@rgt4all Hi, you must be from 2009....

[rgt4all]

@fraud1980 read the comment i replied to jackass

[guitarslim56]

@PGROSYE02 No.

[STWhiting]

@decembersdownfall Awesome, thanks man :)

[dannybighair]

God he's awkward.

[mojoefly]

steve vai would like that lick.

[redhard16]

@mojoefly i think he

[HastOsth]

Hah this was a bitch to get up to speed!

Good one Guthrie

[ignace18jx]

hey, here are not discussions about asians.

[JohnTouchstoneTV]

Kenny Wayne Shepard , Guthrie Govan , Tomo Fujita , John Petrucci , seems like guitar world magazine has all the top guitar instructors these days

God Bless America

[Symblotic]

@JohnTouchstoneTV

Why did you include "God Bless America"?...

[Dreadythedread]

Is it me, or does Guthrie actually play this lick slowed down? As in the video isn't just played back slowed down.

[winchy32]

@Dreadythedread On these type of videos the guitarists pretty much always actually play the lick slowed down, i dont think i've ever seen them slow the video down as the slower example...

[rodrigorivero25]

@winchy32 if you check out the kenny wayne shepherd video, you can clearly see it is slowed down

[winchy32]

@rodrigorivero25 Oh yeah, fair enough, maybe its a standard thing with these guitarworld vids, i've neevr seen them before

[rengelgabriel]

guitarjob.

[chrisxcore19]

bit beatles-ish

[AgurkTomatGulerod]

@chrisxcore19 Cause you know the sitar from Beatles? :)

[JohnGuitarSolo]

Guitar World Magazine !

God Bless America

John

[MitchTenderness]

Jan Hammer.

[Tonesnob72]

hes using red bear picks $25-35 each!

[insaneguitarfreak]

@Tonesnob72 $25-35??? well, It might be very difficult to kill those bears.

[Rocknroller5555]

I think the one thing he forgot to mention was to keep your thumb stationary until the end, it helps for me

[seankim228]

"for that 10% more indian sounding.."lol

[IndyPhil26]

Heavy Red Bear Big Jazzer is his pick.

[bbagginz]

Reminicent of Jan Hammer's keyboard licks from Jeff Beck's "There and Back" album...

[waknatious]

@bbagginz - Beck is one of his biggest influences, whether he'll admit it or not. You can hear "Guitar Shop" in almost everything melodic he does.

[pear500]

This lick works fucking perfectly on Vai's "Answers". Coincidence?

[ledzeppelin7510]

@pear500 i noticed that it was incredibly similar to that song!

[matt926uk1]

surely, ther's not enough hours in a lifetime to get as good as guthrie govan

[hatedollar]

i think that Guthrie Govan and Buckhethead are the same people

[DrumGuitarist1379]

@hatedollar Don't get me wrong, buckethead is good. But guthrie is lightyears ahead of him in every aspect

[Nevigo]

This is really something you need to work on a couple of days.Great scale.

[DistortedV12]

It would sound better with some of eric johnson's "koto" bends thrown in there, but still great.

[jspartacus]

@DistortedV12 You're an idiot. He's throwing a singular concept out there, it's up to YOU to take those two ideas and create something new with them.

[DistortedV12]

@jspartacus Don't take it the wrong way, it was just a suggestion. I don't mind if you click that thumbs down button to the right of my comment.

[evhwolfgangguitar]

That was worth the time !

Enjoyed the Lick of the Day

[JohnGuitarSolo]

Lick Of The Day

[JohnGuitarSolo]

Now this is what I call an impressive guitar lick guitar lesson from Guthrie Govan , so I can get this one on my ipad ?

[imonyourfacewoot]

... I licked my fingers so they could slide this fast :D

[arawzan]

if we close the eyes we totaly hear a real SITAR!!! you're God Gutherie Govan ;)

[MauricioBiango]

great!

[theguywithahelmet]

was he wacking off?

[danjio666]

ooo this guy uses a penny for a pick...... same here :)



[0hardy]

@danjio666 That is a pick made of metal. He has a video explaining why do he use that kind of picks

[bocha17]

sort of a shakti's lick :D

[nisanasaf]

Guthrie's precision reveals that he is a shred-obsesssed, note-sweeping, cold robot. But i can not explain the fact that he does one of the most meaningful music i have ever heard.A personality fit for the singularity.

[Nevigo]

You play too much on that frettless Vigier Guthrie.:)

[beefhasslehoff]

Check out my guitar playing and other vids on my channel and plz comment and give me ur opinion and don't forget to thumbs up and subscribe if u like it

[STWhiting]

Is he using a penny as a pick? Looks awful shiny :)

[billejoe56]

@STWhiting Yep :D. Brain mays of queen uses a ten pence as a pick :D

[zbarneyz]

@STWhiting No...It's not a penny. The pick is made out of Kryptonite. Without the Kryptonite pick he would play so fast that the cameraman would explode ( along with the camera....And that's good because if he didnt fuck the camera up you and I would be dead to ).

[LunarLionheart]

@STWhiting

Nah not a penny, he plays Red Bear picks, expensive, but apparently worth it, they are supposed to emulate tortoiseshell. =]

[JonBrogaard]

@STWhiting He's using Red Bear picks. Check 'em out

[Absstratcat]

@STWhiting He uses the Red Bear big jazzer picks =P

[lstarbuck20]

@STWhiting its a 2pence coin. before i even became aware of this dude i preferred to use coins instead of plectrums or picks. dunno why. lol. brian may in queen uses an old british currency, a shilling i think. or a farthing! lol

[fretbored1974]

@lstarbuck20 brian may uses a sixpence.=)

[AgurkTomatGulerod]

@lstarbuck20 Look at 0:55 - it really looks like a pick.... How do you think it's a coin?

[Ronsan1919]

@STWhiting It's gold. ;)

[akobudebice]

@STWhiting i'm not sure, but i think he uses metal pick. i use metal ( aluminum ) picks, they are great. :)

[kornf13]

@akobudebice it's not metal he is using a Redbear pick search them on google

[ibanezplayer76]

So damn fast

[TheBANDEMIC]

hes a lil creepy lookin but damn he can play!

[CamoteMaster]

Chuck norris cant play this, HE CANT BITCHES

[LeoVendettaGuitar]

@CamoteMaster You will be killed by chuck norris in a few seconds.

[CamoteMaster]

@LeoVendettaGuitar i dont give a fuck

[OHHELLGITMONEYtroll]

@LeoVendettaGuitar No. Just Chuck Testa.

[ntbillie]

Betcha can't play this..

[ylcn77ylcn]

Hi I wish you success

[jephstiph]

4 people could not handle sliding a major 3rd on one string

[MrNeosantana]

This guy makes me want to learn Music Theory.

[erszebet]

i dont see this guy everywhere so he must be underrated.

[mainframe]

how can anyone not like him?

[nenad1974]

I want that guitar.

[doeboi1223]

hes totally using a penny... like a boss.

[leopower7]

Why is it called a lick, anyway?

[eduf93]

Jesus!!.. Oh sorry Guthrie, sometimes I forget that's you...

[Sulcuscentralis]

Dominant pentatonic, WTF? Excellent vid anyhow!

[lotrringereras]

@Sulcuscentralis thats the dom. pentatonic hes talking about. the typical minor pentatonic but instead of playing the minor 3rd, hes playing a major 3rd.

[mmaier2112]

If I do not get to see him playing in one week in Chicago I'm cutting off my penis.

[JIRIC8581]

yea he doesnt beat off ;)~

[shredjoe1]

really cool lick guthrie cheers dude!

[27adry]

lo siento por los ateos pero el mejor guitarrista del mundo se parece a jesucristo

[zdfhjk]

Awesome as ever.

And those are probably the most photogenic frets I've ever seen on a guitar.

[TJGuitarVids]

How did he even GET those vertical scratches on the finish?

[roundaboutwrongway]

Interesting.

[cstumpism]

Guthrie Govan is so insightful

[cradshuffel]

check out motherjane --fields of sound if anyone really likes these sorta licks..

[metalvocalistwanted]

awesome :D \\m// 

[PRSRod]

personally,i prefer guthrie govan's videos to any other from guitarworld.he really explains everything very well and his licks sound so fresh a nice than any other guitar world artist videos

[WalrusDoom]

@PRSRod Absolutely. I love these vids. Usually I troll the shit out of stuff, but not this!

[KevinGar550]

that lick sounds to me like egipcian music

[anonymusneo]

@KevinGar550 thats carnatic music from Kerala South India , Look for Mother Jane on youtube you will find a good carnatic band from south India . Guitarist Baiju

[bingefeller]

He used to use the Red Dunlop Jazz III XL picks before Red Bears...

[ZIGSVIDS]

errr...ok!

[Socioistic]

Now do that on one of your metal fretlesses.

[didgeman987]

ive never heard anythin like that before on a guitar. pretty boss

[112358miau]

Of course it sounds Indian, on his books he says that 1 3 4 5 b7 is the indian pentatonic

[francisco444]

:45 B string on 9th fret. Guthrie's guitar must be some kind of alien specie.

[ARAUZ1625]

the more guthrie we get the better we get

[BenNelsonLim]

Ty Guthrie Govan. You gave me a great start to my day!

[mightyjake182]

is he using a penny for a pick?

[francisco444]

@mightyjake182 Redbear picks. They are 25$ picks, but they are the best most organic and beautiful pick out there, too bad they are so expensive.

[louzarv1]

dat tone

[vectron12]

damn

that riff be sexy

[AdyDevil12]

weird lick

[golfdom1987]

That is a REALLY COOL RIFF!

[Diakonov29]

ah yeah, he does this lick in waves with cj hann video. similar anyway

[MrSlimfinger]

Everybody Loves Guthrie!

[gears2fan888]

please change the title. dint call it "lick of the day" if you're not going to upload a lick every day... not trying to hate, just a pet peeve of mine.

[guitarnoize]

@gears2fan888 wouldn't that be daily lick of the day? It could just be the best lick they have recorded today? Lick of Today sounds weird... no idea :)

[rickyjshiznit]

@gears2fan888 it doesn't necessarily imply that its a daily video series

[iTzKSease]

Is he using a metal pick?

[guitarnoize]

@iTzKSease It is probably a Red Bear Big Jazzer

[DinoandDansMusic]

lol ive never seen a guthrie govan vid with dislikes, awsome :)

[drawnacrol]

Guthrie!!!!!!!

[RoathRipper]

god he looks ill.

[berserker213]

There's a mistake in this video - he stopped playing.

[theultimaterockr]

Is that little button next to the volume knob a killswitch

[threex4]

@theultimaterockr No. Its a blower switch that selects the bridge pickup and makes it go straight to the jack with out a volume or tone pot attached. Lets him go from clean pickup and volume selection to a distorted one.

[Birnbaam]

@theultimaterockr i think it's his "blower" switch or something like that. pressing it activates the bridge pickup with maximum output/volume.

[RevontuIet]

Not bad.

[dingle1]

I'd sell my house to be taught one on one with Guthrie. I jammed with him briefly a while back. You get an even better sense of his genious when up close to him.

[flavitoandresito2]

¡¡¡Genial, Govan, sos un genio!!!

[todd8333]

Exactly what scale is this?

[karrlozrg]

did someone notice about that tiny button next to the volume ?? it is a secret weapon?

[smacman68]

Something tells me that Guthrie enjoys the...ah...left handed cigarettes? I bet him and Andy Aledort get together in the GW stock room and get "In Deep" with a Hooka. Haha lol, just kiddin' guys. I love em both. Lotsa talent there.

[gnrcr]

I would give my left nut for an hour of lessons with this man.

[metalwillhatecrew]

Guthrie Govan is an amazingly talented guitarist and is extremely well versed in theory. I love how he's still able to simplify things and speak in laments terms unlike some of the guys that just spew out a bunch of nonsensical crap and act like they're too good for everyone else.

[Mynameisfukingtaken]

This man is a genious