Very cool open string key of G lick acoustic lesson Scott Grove

[TheGarrettsee]

that guitar is beautiful what kind is it?

[groovydjs]

@TheGarrettsee Thank you very much. This is the Washburn PS11. It has a SUPER preamp in it and plugged in, sounds every bit as wonderful as my Martin costing 10X as much. I love this axe.

[mikeyrockstar1]

Was just wondering about open tuning. If my song Is in the key of G, which open tuning should I use to get a bluesy slide solo? Not sure which tuning is best. I'm thinking open E, but maybe I'm wrong. Could you help please?

[groovydjs]

@mikeyrockstar1 The very best tuning is standard tuning. Open tunings are pretty much a waste of time unless you are a dobro or lap steel player. So, no matter what you've heard from anybody (famous or not), open tunings are not really a useful thing. You can get 99% of the open tuning licks from standard tuning if you know how to do it. I have lesson videos that make tuning your guitar differently obsolete. Find me at groovymusiclessons dot c o m and I'll take that nasty stuff out of your head.

[murphysound]

@groovydjs Ok so Ry Cooder, Elmore James, Eric Clapton and many more ( including me ) have been wasting time for years. Thanks for letting me know. I will recommend your lessons to people who wants to play like their teacher and not like themselves

[groovydjs]

@murphysound ..........and then in walk dumbasses like this. Yes, I have no doubt that you have wasted your life, and now my time. I always encourage all of my tens of thousands of students to NEVER copy anybody. You have one foot in the grave old man, you can put that other one in there anytime you want, you won't be missed.

[MrPincoNico]

It means thanks good lesson.

[groovydjs]

@MrPincoNico Much appreciated!

[MrPincoNico]

ta

[groovydjs]

@MrPincoNico I would wish "ta" back.......but, I don't have a clue what it would mean.

[groovydjs]

@Heahmount That is gret my friend! I love it.

Scott

[groovydjs]

@Heahmount Thank you very much. In the beginning licks, I play with my right hand (with the pick) only one time and then the fingers of the left hand are actually plucking downward in order to make the next note sound. So, once with the pick, then the next 2 notes you hear on the same string are both plucked with the fingers of the left hand on the neck.

[UnknowDude1]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Acostic Guitar

[groovydjs]

@UnknowDude1 Does someone from that band play a Paul Stanley model?

[groovydjs]

@UnknowDude1 I'm taking it that they have a song called belt?

[UnknowDude1]

@groovydjs I mean your guitar belt is with red hot chili peppers :D (my english grammar is bad)

[groovydjs]

@UnknowDude1 My bad. lol I see now. I just had that strap out a few days ago too and was laughing about the red hot chili peppers on it. lol DUH. I'm sorry my friend.

[zagkalidor]

your so called "cool lick" is stolen from the beginning of Zakk Wyldes - Dead as yesterday

[groovydjs]

@zagkalidor No, not true as I wouldn't listen to that guy. But thanks for playing, you don't even get a lousy copy of our home game.

[awfulguitarnoises]

Scott's vids are the best. They are inexpensive, and packed with good stuff... I've bought some and will buy more... it takes a while to get through them because he really packs them.

[groovydjs]

@awfulguitarnoises Thanks very much my friend. A good plug from a great customer is always a most welcome thing. I always try to give people way more than they pay for. Money is hard to come by these days and guitar lessons (especially at music stores) are usually costing 10 times more than they are worth. I try to give 10 times more than you pay....the way it should be, plus, you get to keep them forever for brushing up when you need to. Thanks again!

Scott

[0113122]

Wow!!! Thanks very much!! Your tutorials are EXACTLY what I was looking for!! THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE!

[groovydjs]

@0113122 Thank you very much my friend. Very appreciated.

Scott

[wesmatron]

Dude that was a brilliant tutorial.

[groovydjs]

@wesmatron Many thanks. Very appreciated.  Enjoy!

Scott

[MultiMinstrel]

Excellent Breakdown for us plebs struggling constantly with high faluting and fancytheorists, when all we wanna do is play. Keep it up

[groovydjs]

@MultiMinstrel My pleasure my friend. True, some folks make things way harder than they have to be. lol

[georgiareb55]

I have learned more from scotts free lessons, and his dvd lessons, in one month, than I could learn from most music teachers in 3 years!, he cuts through all the boring stuff , shows you short cuts, and little tricks, so you can get to playing music and have fun , one of the best music teachers around!, thanks scott, for all your free lessons on youtube, and all the great dvds you have put out.

[groovydjs]

@georgiareb55 Thank you so very much my friend! I'll keep on putting out the DVD's and the freebies as long as great folks like you care to have me do so. I really have a ball doing them and even better, I'm glad that you find them worthy enough to want to learn and include into your playing. Again, thank you for your kind words and of course for the great plug!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scott

[wildredone]

I've been doing similar to this already. With a couple minor changes and practicing on the speed I think I'll be using this a lot and I'm sure I'll be taking this elsewhere. Thanks for your time!

[groovydjs]

@wildredone You are more than welcome. It's a fun little lick with all kinds of possibilities.

[guitariist]

Sweet lick dude. reminds me slightly of my own acoustic style. great minds think alike brother.

[groovydjs]

@guitariist Thank you very much my friend.

[Discerner1999]

I see this attitude of entitlement all over YouTube and it makes me sick. Cant people just appreciate what other people such as this man are doing for others. By the way Sir, great lesson and Thank You :)

[groovydjs]

@Discerner1999 I hear you my friend, and it seems that musicains are the worst for it for some reason. Thanks for taking it all at face value and simply for what it is. Much appreciated.

[argus525]

This is not open G. Fine, you didn't say open G tuning, but it's most likely to be taken that way. Maybe you should say open string licks.

[argus525]

This is not open G. Fine, you didn't say open G tuning, but it's most likely to be taken that way. Maybe you should say open string licks.

[groovydjs]

@argus525 True, I do say open string licks in the lesson. As long as you got something from it, it's all that matters.  True?

[argus525]

@groovydjs Actually, no, because I was really looking for something in open G. But thanks, anyway.

[groovydjs]

@argus525 I did change the title for you as not to further confuse people.  Thanks for pointing it out.

[chrish35]

It is starting to make sense now.  Glad someone could show me.

[mamcmillan3]

Thanks for sharing man!! Very nice lick......

[groovydjs]

@mamcmillan3 My pleasure, it's a fun little mess. lol

[lookylooky2006]

very good

country licks

gotta love em

[groovydjs]

Thank you very much, it's a very usable, and easy lick that sounds cool. Impressive to the listener's ears and simple to pull off.

Thanks again.

[luiedalooper]

thank you for sharring that....it was cool

[groovydjs]

My pleasure, thank you for checking it out.

Scott

[windster]

Thanks!

[groovydjs]

My pleasure, thank you.

[grungenrocknroll]

Yeah me too, it's kind of funny but I was studying Keith's style with open G when I came across your lesson. As soon as I finish with Open G, I'll take a look at your video mate. It's great anyways thanks a lot!

[charliesmakinme]

great tips, but i was looking for open g, rather then using g in standard. But great anyway, learnt it and will use it

[groovydjs]

The "OPEN" that I was refering to was the use of open strings, not the tuning. Sorry for any confusion. Us country players refer to these as OPEN string licks, no matter what the tuning is.  Thanks my friend.

[groovydjs]

Just a reminder kiddies, nowhere does it say open G tuning. If misunderstood, be sure to type in opn G TUNING. They are 2 entirely different things. Thanks.

[1supaflyninja]

Very cool..appreciate you sharing

[mifski]

nice lesson! cool shirt.

[EnterSandman55555]

thanks so much for these videos, you are amazing at playing the guitar, and i love learning the new songs and licks that you post!! Thanks alot :))

[thedarklingthrush]

The least confusing way to put it, to me, is that they are licks for g, open position.

but i was searching for lessons in open g tuning when i found this, came back to this one though, thanks good lesson.

[groovydjs]

That would have been better, yes. It's just a country thing. We country boys always call these licks, open string licks, not to be confused with open tuning licks. It's just a matter of which side of the tracks you were raised on. LOL Good point though.

[rfarroc]

but these are licks in g... not open g.

[groovydjs]

You are correct, I wasn't refering to the tuning, I was refering to the "OPEN STRINGS' that are utilized. It's a country thing. Country players use the term "OPEN" to mean that there are a lot of non-fretted notes within a lick.  It's simply a Nashville coined term.

[rfarroc]

ok, fair enough. but it's a bit confusing.

[clonestone]

Yeah, but nobody would call this OPEN-G !

[djviews]

that was really short and cool. Thanks!

[ESPSROCK]

awesome lesson, got it down in 5 mins cheers.

[brknshldr]

i thought this said OPEN g?

[groovydjs]

Yep, it does, and yes, it is.

[miguelmusicman]

GREAT!

[sidsrockin94]

tis video was awesome i was hoping if you could give me private lessons

[joachimekstrom]

yeah! that's was a very cool lick... but... haha , it's impossible to do that XD

[groovydjs]

It becomes very simple after about 5 minutes of practice. I promise. Keep at it.

[ringbolt9]

awesome stuff

[myrashiswide]

you've made my day.

Cheers for this.

[zyffe]

Hey man! Excellent teaching! =) Very cool lick, keep on rockin' dude.

Cheers from Sweden.

[groovydjs]

Thank you, and say hi to the great folks over there.

[groovydjs]

Yeah, I'm a KISS fan from way back.

[befrankis]

you a kiss fan by any chance???

[groovydjs]

Thanks, very appreciated.

[mario1136]

Awesome lesson and cool guitar

[groovydjs]

There are a couple of things of me live here on you tube and I have a page at Reverbnation . Com (just put my name in once there) and you can listen to som of my origianals. I play all of the instruments on them. They are just home recordings. But, the only thing I have on the web.

[davidarlette]

Cool lick, from a cool player. Man, you make everything sound cool. I'm a fan. Have you recorded in a band that I can listen to? It'd be great to see you play live.

[groovydjs]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[REDBETSY]

excellent