"How To Play Lead And Rhythm Guitar At The Same Time": Riff Of The Week® - 2/17/10 (S5:E13)

[EscapingMortality]

You look like John Travolta

[farinhanunes]

that's the best looking fender i've seen

[akosiCoco]

This is why I wanna be the only guitarist in my band..

[jedihayden7]

hey ive been watching your videos, and your doing a great job. i was wondering if you could give me a few guitarist who play with this style. i know Eric Johnson does it but who else?

[66PROCK]

I have the same guitar. American deluxe Ash body. :) it looks great!

Thanks for the lessons!

[66PROCK]

I have the same guitar. American deluxe Ash body. :)

Thanks for the lessons!

[ChoreoProBoy]

Got Riffs?

[guitarlordification]

could you give another lesson on this topic in more detail or suggest some sites or stuff where I can learn more about this AWESOME technique?

Cheers.

[cjkeegan100]

@guitarlordification easiest way to do this is to play the chords in the key of G major for the rythm and the Em pentatonic for the lead. it works really well cos you dont need move any further down the guitar neck then the 3rd fret, plus all the open strings are in key to so you cant go wrong really and if you do go wrong it will still sound ok ( the listener wont notice).

[pilotlight321]

great lesson!

[Shredilicous]

Great stuff Dave...I hate you! lol!

[Shredilicous]

Great stuff Dave...I hate you! lol!

[trailblazer225]

Man, you just ooze talent. Maybe you could give me some, you obviously have enough to spare.

[sixthell]

dude!, that's one of tons of things that creates the line between a guitarrist and a guitar player,!!!

hey, -BTW, those monitors you have, one of em are m audio, what are the other ones? :D

[gitarrbassi]

That Strat sounds and looks great!!

[TomFensterMusic]

now i get it dave! haha. ill try and see if i can squeeze in another lesson before i leave the states. have a great week!

[wiltonduraes]

dave . you are the most helpful and genuine famous guitar player i know

[motley666]

awesome clip brotha!

[Barefoot67]

that's a really cool idea for practicing and jamming around, thanks Dave!!

[BjoernGelotte]

really inspiring :) thanks for this lesson. think i will upload something if i get a very good idea ;) working at it at the moment :)

[GretschGod]

great lesson. want to donate that strat to the "gretschgod wants a strat " fund ??? =D

[DraXgonProductions]

i dont like fenders but yours looks pretty

[hansgrock]

Damn, that's a shiny strat!

[BatDroppings]

Awesome sound... great riff... droolsome guitar.

[kevlar1818]

great looking strat. any custom specs?

[jackntheVox]

killer tone dave, is that the vop9? makes those singles sound very edgy. Great lesson as always.

[RSsipthis]

This is my favorite this season. Your a helpful teacher. Something that's comparatively unrivaled on YouTube.

[DAbears5]

THATS NOT WHAT A CAPELLA MEANS!!!!!

[bean1967]

He said A capella fashion, not that it was A capella.

[DAbears5]

hes been saying acapella guitar playing for a while. at 6:20 he says acapella chords and lead playing. even if he said fashion that still doesnt make any sense. it means without instrument accompanyment

[bean1967]

Yeah, I see your point.

But, he is better than me.. so I'll let him call it whatever he wants LOL

[Botdra]

@DAbears5 You're kidding right? If we took everything that literally in music we wouldn't get anywhere. You're missing the entire point of this awesome and educational video because you're picky about how Dave words something? Honestly...

[kickcableguyinnuts]

@DAbears5 because the phrase solo guitar means something different to people than the real meaning, he could have said arranging for solo guitar but we still know what he means and he is more than qualified to show how

[riffoftheweek]

I mean unaccompanied.. don't take it so literally.

[charlieguitars]

@DAbears5 haha are you gonna pick shit with someone who knows enough theory to make anyones head spin? haha damn dude chill the hell out

[DAbears5]

@charlieguitars its got nothing to do with theory, its the definition of a word.

[charlieguitars]

@DAbears5 dude get over it, you got the point

[karlgym]

Dave, you have the tone I've been chasing for a while now. What amp/ stomp boxes are you using in this?

Great rotw, btw.

[riffoftheweek]

Fryette Ultralead

[Talico12]

@riffoftheweek would a part of the tone be from the strat itself? It's a beautiful tone and sounds similar to Eric Johnson.

[phildas]

is that a custom shop fender? What pickups are those? Can you paraphrase the lesson in such a way that can sound just as nice with a clean tone?

[riffoftheweek]

No.

Samarium Cobalt Noiseless.

Yes, will work with clean.

[phildas]

the guitar is beautiful!!! :) i'm waiting for the clean lesson and demo!!! :)

[AlanMcKennaVideos]

Sounds nice Davey, nice tones... prefare it to the Ibanez era

[edward892]

This one is my favorite so far this year.

[bean1967]

I really liked how you explained the rhythm using just the bass notes. Is that something you do alot in writiing?

In other words, do you write stuff that way then transpose it later?

Could you do more examples of that? Perhaps how you approach doing such a thing. You'd think after many years that concept would have hit me, but it never did until today.

How long did it take for you to actually compose that? 10 minutes? Or did it take you a couple days of messing with it?

Thanks Dave!

[riffoftheweek]

To compose this? It was all improv..

[bean1967]

I guess I was assuming since you were making a video lesson that you had an idea what you were going to play before you played it, or have played it before. It was just implied by your comment at 1:50.

Sorry.

[riffoftheweek]

Yeah definitely had an idea in my head but i never really plan much out. I'm all about improv these days.

[ElectricSpirit]

dude your really good you know your shit

[blackhawk1788]

hey dave what are the monitors in the back there? and why do you use two different pairs?

[riffoftheweek]

Yamaha NS-10, M-audio DSM2. More than one pair used for reference.

[Fender52604]

wow, this is awesome! are there tabs for it?

[DAVEWEINER]

Tabs coming today for the part I explained up close

[bullethead2311]

Great lesson Dave. Very helpful.

[billmeedog]

Dave, GREAT LESSON as ALWAYS! LOVING the Fenders' (Strats, Teles, etc!) tones! Your sound is always GREAT!

This is also some of your best playing IMO!

I remember (long ago!) Paul Gilbert mentioning a similar sort of "call-and-response" approach, (although PG played more of a "Hendrix-meets-Trower" A-minor sort of riff droning the open-A string) and he (like you) felt it was a very musical way to practice/improve!

I also love how you ALWAYS emphasize the importance of GREAT TIMING!

[JeromeDude24]

Awesome groove and jam idea. how are you recording your sound? Is it coming out of your monitors? are you mic'ing?

[bluemichi]

Hi Dave... thanks for another excellent video. One question though... No more 7's? Specifically, no more Ibanez? Or are you just showcasing classic guitars?

Thanks for a great body of work, man.

Cheers!

- bluemichi

[riffoftheweek]

I left Ibanez in October. I didn't want to be exclusive to any companies anymore and want to play whatever I feel like. I am working with PRS on a 7.

[pistache7]

That's juicy Dave !!

[Chrisfallen]

Man I wish I could hybrid play like you do. It looks sooooo natural when you do it.

[SlimfullSim]

lol, just as you start playing your screensaver turns on for an awesome background xD

[roryrockssocks]

Great lesson and loved the jam at the end.

[MikaelLilienthal]

Very cool

[MysterysInside]

Informative as always Dave!

Been thinking of saving up some cash to get some lessons from you online. Somestimes I have questions about a Riff of the Week at is too hard to ask/form in a comment.

I'd love to be able to improve my playing as I want to get into the music business sometime soon. Young and dreamin'. :)

Keep 'em coming Dave!

[riffoftheweek]

Cool, let me know whenever you're ready.