Justin King - Knock on Wood

[vanessagraniero]

WHAAAT? Thats freaking talent right there.

[TheMOONSK8er1000]

This takes skill nice video man keep it up

[TheLanny91]

and tabs are located on multiple tab sites amigos/amigas for those who use tabs. It's better if you watch the video and listen.

[burningthebackground]

tuning?

[TheLanny91]

@burningthebackground DADGAD is the tuning.

[bikasran]

listening to him play Guitar makes u wanting for more,y r u so addictive Justin :)

[TheRyepoog]

This guy is fun to watch play! he gets so into the chorus

[MrCarnage7]

great job man!

[natelailg]

everything's awesome..........except the tie.

[imafreemanfornow]

if you jk you should also check out erik mongrain and kotaro oshio then they're also great guitarists ocean by john butler trio is also a pretty good guitar instrumental, and the wall by don alder is a pretty good instrumental check out their stuff if you want

[SardonicALLY]

I just watched this by accident, is this guy the Mozart of guitar playing? cause i cant imagine many people could do what i just saw/heard.

[imafreemanfornow]

@SardonicALLY i ment to reply to your comment but the comments right on top of yours on the vid

[RosiesChoice]

Wow, thanx

[imafreemanfornow]

3 people are obviously a bit jealous :D

[theguyyounevermet]

When you were writing this i bet you were like "FUCK ANDY MCKEE"

[madduck09]

i've got the wood tapping bit....no for the INSANELY DIFFICULT guitar playing

[hardware199]

Justin Credible

[SparklyMewy204]

balls.

[imafreemanfornow]

yes! almost got it down! a lot easier to learn then jbt ocean cuz its not as long

[JunkieQueenBand]

WHAT THE FUCK ???

[Sandarpan]

Anyone else think he looks a bit like Hugh Grant sometimes?

[CStanza420]

@Rich4rdiez Not to mention Billy Mclaughlin and Phil Keaggy who have been doing this for decades

[90Blessed]

wow! You, man, are very good!!

[DayzOfOurLolz]

This video mad me dislocate my jaw....... =D

[copuffsaredreams]

lol he look like hes just come back from another day at the office, what a BOSS.

[lilrayray1s1k]

this guy is now my idol. i wish i had half his skill and this music is now sex to me.

[Karwash24]

What tuning is he using?

[HandreyAlex]

@Karwash24 DADGAD

[Karwash24]

@HandreyAlex word? straight up zepp style.

[EminentInception94]

Omg. This guy must get laid, like, all the time. -3

[JamOnToast95]

2 people are obviously a bit jealous

[ed23son]

NO FALTA LOS DOS ENVIDIOSOS QUE LE DE EN NO ME GUSTA AHH? A MI ME GUSTA MUCHO EXCELENTE INTERPRETACION

[spike0180]

dude, great! right up there with Andy Mckee and candyrat. Ps. love the business attire!

[rightwingted]

Have you heard of the Canadian Fingerstyle Competition?

[mjokodet]

Love this!

[TheRustyWeapon]

Aaah...nothing like a little smoke and some Knock on Wood after a shitty day.

[projecy]

i like this...

[M3graphics1]

dude is sick

[abcdefg5347]

I love how you can see the marks from where his thumb is knocking on the guitar...

[caneofsomaria]

@MrScottJJohnson

DADGAD



[llmixelvmll]

Sorry,I tried to learn this sing i can get the rithym and the guitar together but i cant make it sound so hard...

Are you using an electro-acoustic guitar or a normal one?

Thanks!

[MrScottJJohnson]

Whats the tuning?

[cathymcmen]

2 people are annoyed that there deaf :C o well YOUR AWESOME!

[peepo9000]

AN INSPIRATION!!!

[kevnwm]

talented? absolutely.

Do I like listening to it? No

File under easy listening / noodleing

[balltig]

this is truely amazing guitar playing.. well done man!

[Cooky12300]

Where the hell can I learn to play this song, can't find anything anywhere :(

[stidnadlacica]

@Cooky12300 DUDE U CANT LEARN THIS, ITS UNLEARNABLE...

[alexNavarroWalton]

@stidnadlacica ya you can.

[Rich4rdiez]

@stidnadlacica there's nothing new about that way of playing, a lot of people use the same style, watch rpoland vids

[DrDread]

@Rich4rdiez This guy was out 7 years before the Candyrat artists even appeared...

[zackeastwood04]

@stidnadlacica I agree even if u could make a tab for this how would u even be able to read it

[krishnasherken]

@Cooky12300 get the power tab of ultimate guitar.com

its not perfect but if you watch this video over a few times and if you have a decent ear for music you should be able to get it. Good Luck

[RAGARAVER]

the first song i ever heard by him but still my favorite so far

[918kenichi]

awesome!!!

[Epel55]

pssh...I can play this on the triangle

[mironenko13]

Am I seeing things or is he actually playing with his eyes closed....

[dropdeadandfly]

play it again justin!

[rodentuchiha12]

Whaaaaat....this is...I'm speechless :O

[webandit1]

OH i get it! Knock on wood!! lol but seriously amesome playing dude! do have albums?

[BustyPanda222]

Anybody else think he looks like heath ledger?

[tomk00l]

WOW! Hugh Grant's really good!

[ApalachianButerSteez]

whos andy mckee.........?

[KeblerK9091]

there is always 1 or 2 people that dislike somthing AMAZING!!

[Afran646]

okay im a straight male, but im just gunna ask this... is it me or does he look like really good in this video?

[NoobGroupGamers]

i dont understand how music like this isn't number one in the charts ... atm some song called swagger jagger is selling loads of singles and the person is getting million and its a horrid song while this , this is true talent and skill

[f00tballfever]

@NoobGroupGamers That's how the world is sadly.

[HadesKleio]

How did you go about learning?



[LinusHagne]

I bet no one ever taught this guy how to play the usual way. So he made up his own awesome technique :)

[stidnadlacica]

Ok, one video needs to have top comment... GIEF LIKES NAPS!

[MySnowfox]

No top comments? No worries, I'm here to make one! :3

[MrGiostepanishvili]

1 like  other justin more!

[jigglefred]

i didnt know that fingers could make that sound on wood...

[jokle182]

you are one very patient dude...seriously.....that takes ALOT OF time and practice...congratulations man

[TheVampireSteve]

Now here's a dude who learned guitar to get laid and forgot to stop practicing.

[moneyquickeasy]

@TheVampireSteve You have to be very sleazy to learn an instrument only to get "laid."

[KidsandDrugs]

@moneyquickeasy Or alternatively very dedicated and hard-working, which is a justifiable reason to get laid. Either way, your putting in the same effort!

[Afran646]

anyone notice the marks from rapping his fingers against the guitar clearly visible?

[lemurmenarezen]

This is the only artist I will never pirate.

[maryland0band]

i think talented people like him with this wicked gift from who knows who can't play the guitar normal anymore and i like that :D

[Mrpfannekuchen1]

fucking god



[BacktrackingKJ]

thx for uploading DrDread ! glad ur not taking advantage of the views ur getting

[cowbags64]

163 likes no dislikes. now that's a fucking good video.

[TheDegKath]

@cowbags64 You just had to ruin it.

[cowbags64]

@TheDegKath i miss the rating system

[TheDegKath]

@cowbags64 When poeple didnt say things like 1 person cant knock on wood. No,i just want to have a 5 star video.

[Kandio1]

He was Just thinking wat to write next..

Thumbs up if you get it xD

[iTzKeKeBiShEs]

this is amazing o.o

[JimTheMusician]

@Clear2engage

1) Practice makes perfect

2) It's amplified

[Clear2engage]

I dont get how you hit the note hard enough with your fingers, im trying but it sounds so faint

[niecey101]

ooooh my lord, can I marry you?

[beatupclowns]

this song is the best jk song ever, i would like to like this song a thousand times a day but sadly it will only be one a day.

[DrDread]

@Medalion Dude, that IS Justin himself in the video. :P

[Medalion]

@DrDread Really... he looks really different than the earlier vids I`ve seen, ok my mistake :P

[PariahFish]

SUCH an underrated musician. Le Bleu is the best instrumental guitar album i've ever listened to.

[antolatorre]

AAAAAAHHHH TE AMOOOOO!!♥

[TheNicOcean]

Hey Hugh Grant, didn´t know you play the guitar so fuckin´ awesome! ^^

[Conorh27]

this needs so much more views.

[MARTINATSU]

Fantastic sound!you are very nice guitarist!

[MRSMOKINGROSES]

yo DR.dread whats the name of this album

[DrDread]

@MRSMOKINGROSES Le Bleu.

[MRSMOKINGROSES]

@DrDread were to downlaod it

[MRSMOKINGROSES]

@DrDread were to get it or downlaod it i know i am asking much i hope you dont mind

Greets skai rose

[DrDread]

@MRSMOKINGROSES justinking . com :)

[MRSMOKINGROSES]

@DrDread thanks willl do

jet again

greets skai roses

[MrJackWrightable]

@MRSMOKINGROSES you couldnt read the little title at the start of the video?

[MattMcCarthy]

Dread, nice find...I'm going to record my cover of this song soon. I cant believe I havent already done so, Ive been playing this for years now, haha

[121phoenix121]

You know i think its really sad that the music industry is set out to making a quick buck with really horrible,i dont even have the heart to call em artists coz they arnt, when you have talented artists like this kid who is struggling to make it

[FlipHatesCheese]

is this actually justin king's channel?

[DrDread]

@FlipHatesCheese nope, he doesn't upload to youtube (except for a few videos on dresmandrew's account when he was with the band) but he does have an account and comments on the vids every once in a while

[smootube123]

such a beast

[MrAdamg486]

You're God!

What's model these guitar?

[ViewtifulJoe]

@MrAdamg486

Justin King uses Larrivee guitars a lot of the time, along with Taylor's. Larrivees, besides being fantastic guitars to begin with, have very slightly wider necks and string spacing which makes them superb for fingerstyle and acoustic tapping. I have a Taylor and have nearly learned this whole song over the past couple months, but it's been difficult. I tried it on a larrivee at the store and it was much easier.

[ThreeDaysGrace021]

WOW :o

[blueredfred2]

not only is this performed amazingly, your recording technique for this style is spot on, this deserves a million more thumbs up than it has!

[zacharyhoyt]

how does he get the sound so loud when he does the hammerons?

[DrDread]

@zacharyhoyt its difficult to train your ring and pinky, as the ring is controlled by the same tendon as the middle, and the pinky, well it's tiny. It's simply practise, practise and more practise.

[Zielkenoel]

@zacharyhoyt I find that a good way to get your hammerons a lot louder is to simply play the rest of the piece quieter and really exaggerate the dynamics.

[Gitbox56]

How do you do that nice percussive finger sweep with your right hand?Does it begin during the three hammer ons on the sixth string? I just can't get the timing right.

[DrDread]

@Gitbox56 get the parts for each hand down separately, then slowly, by continuously watching these vids over and over, put em together (how i learned it!)

the trick to the right hand: close your fist almost fully, just so thumb can rest on pinky nail. then drag thumb across the other nails. give it a bit more flick, and there you go. hope that helped!

[CanadaRoksEh]

you're ok...

[Laggalaggadingdong]

Do you lower your action?

[DrDread]

@Laggalaggadingdong I think it's as low as it can get without buzzing.

[zackeriah87]

Justin, you must get all the Ladies....

Beautiful song my good man!

God Bless!

-Zack

[boz9818]

He really makes that guitar sound like a twelve-string in places

[TheDreamBeach]

You're Justin King!

awsome !!!!!

[shuffle64]

Unbelievable - my favourite guitarist by a mile. What guitar is that?

[DrDread]

@shuffle64 :) Lowden O-25C :)

[HandiAce]

This is by far the best cover yet.

Tell me, what's your secret to your percussive sounds that you make in the chorus? Like for example at 0:36?

[DrDread]

@HandiAce this isn't a cover! it is Justin himself!:) and he mutes the strings with his left and strums that percussive sound (very quickly) at that part. took some time to get!

[HandiAce]

@DrDread Was gonna say.... you looked just like him XD

[DrDread]

@HandiAce Haha! i look totally different. maybe i'll post covers soon. peace!

[ViewtifulJoe]

@DrDread

"he mutes the strings with his left and strums that percussive sound (very quickly) at that part. took some time to get!"

if you look closely, he does that percussive sound twice in each of the four phrases. The first time he does exactly what you describe but the second time his left hand it busy playing notes and stuff, so perhaps it's a mixture of left and right hand technique. I can get a similar sound with my left hand, it's a technique I developed on my own somehow

[TheGuitaristLory]

REALLY REALLY GOOD! YOU'RE VERY TALENTED!

WHat hardware are you using for recording audio in this video?

[DrDread]

@TheGuitaristLory I wish I could tell you!I'm just a fan, but if I ever find out I'll let you know.