He is great teacher. My todays playing is good because of him. Learn the scale make your patterns, licks whatever. Make your scales or change already learnd scale. And after when you do all that bunch of stuff you will have so much ideas that you will dont know where to put them. And whats the best thing you will not sound like Marty you will have something more, something you like more your own style of playing. And that is why this guy is amazing teacher.
Those notes in the beginning are out of pentatonic minor scale but not random notes. They are coming from A major pentatonic or A major scale (F# minor scale). They are in the same key.
@loonguy23 I was going to order an Ibanez SZ about a year ago, but it was discontinued, even though the site said they had it in stock. That was a disappointing month.
I don't like Marty because he goes too far out of the fray. Keys were set up because they are pleasing to the ears. If you really don't want to stay in that, stick with a blues scale. You don't have to go and use Chromaticism for EVERYTHING.
@Chaz6993X If you know how to make those halfnotes sound interesting, without making it sound bad, then there's nothing wrong about it. His style is based on what he just showed - the whole "exotic" thing going on over at Marty's. If you don't like it because you think it's theoretically wrong, then that's just one sad head on top of your body.
ya cant even turn to marty for shred lessens anymore, now he is even teaching blues. I just cant get into it anymore, it's so out-dated and has pretty much been so since the fall of zeppelin. No matter how much they turbo charge it with new ideas (if thats even possible anymore) it still just sounds like the blues, too mundane & down to earth. ya just cant picture Dragons, Wizards and Unicorns.
@Voitcu dude if you've been pay the slightest attention to what marty was teaching you'd know that his point was to not stay within the basic blues scale and its up to you how your gonna play it if you don't want that bluesy sound
it is mostly a self taught thing yes..many teachers * unfortunately* forget that scales are guides not absolutes...if you listen to jazz fusion players sometimes they just ruthlessly get out of the scale*sometimes even the whole key* and break free...i think marty just applied that idea here.... *if it sounds cool IT IS* a very important musical concept that every GOOD teacher knows
wow, my playing style is very similar to martys style of playing with different notes outside of the scales, i thought i was just not note savvy playing that way but it turns out, many others do that the same way. must be a self taught thing?
before i got a little better at playing guitar, i remember all i knew were the damn box scales. I was just getting into his stuff, so I looked at a couple of Marty's solos and i remember thinking "where the hell did THESE notes come from?" I love his style! He's like metal Eric Johnson.
@bstock, marty friedman has infinite theory knowledge. I know he doesn't gloat about it, and it's not as obvious as Becker, (he's a genius), but seriously, Friedman is a freakin' genius too.
marty is a great guitarist.. but honestly i think he lacks of a lot of knowledge in theory. I mean obviously over the years hes developed new scales and talent approaches... but like in one of his videos where he says he "made up this scale" its basically just the phrygian dominant and mixolydian b6
@Bstock23 Yeah, but maybe he didn't know that he was actually playing those scales. I do that a lot too, where I just jam over a scale and I find myself playing the normal church modes of the key, like Ionian, and I realize that I was playing a normal scale. I think Marty uses a lot of freedom and what sounds good to him is what he uses. He's not a technical and theory-based as some musicians.
i noticed that too,but i think hes just bullshitting a wee bit,he definitely knows a hell of a lot about music theory,wayy more than he implies.that way he appears more god like and magical,he is amazing but he sure as hell didnt invent that or any other scale.i think he doesnt really follow any strict guidelines to what is "supposed" to fit over what !!!
@Bstock23 he knows a lot of theory. Jason Becker actually joined Cacophony to learn from him, and Dave Mustaine claimed to "bend over backwards" to accomodate Marty's Eastern and Egyptian scales. However, he also makes up hybrid scales when playing, as he always thinks chromatic rather than diatonic, as a jazzer would, or a Japanese koto player. "All notes are cool" he says. Even Dimebag said that "if you bend a wrong note enough it'll sound half right".
Or rather, they're accidentals used as grace notes to give the melody more depth. It's not a matter of using all notes, it's a matter of knowing what fits the chord progression, and what fits the run you're doing, as well as what fits the emotion of the song you're playing. If you just start throwing out all 12 notes everywhere, you're going to sound like you're playing 12 tone guitarwank.
@KhammettJpageAsmith accurate, do not think it understated, just the fact of not being a very orthodox, metal-head and also the fact of living in Japan and making music for commercials
Go look up vids of Marty Friedman in Cacophony. He can indeed pick very fast with his hand like that. It's because he's not straining it. When you see a guy/girl with a wierd picking hand technique, and they are straining, that's not good in the long run, because it's easier to injure yourself that way, and would not allow small hand movements to "calmly" play at a certain speed. I'm sure Marty is comfortable with his picking hand, and can play in and out of tempo, a technique called Rubato. :D
Rubato, translated, literally means "Robbed Time". Applying this musically, it is a way to add musical character and more emotion to a piece by slowing down and speeding up a choice of notes at certain points in a song in a tasteful manner. George Lynch and Marty Friedman do this alot.
saw a video on demand where he explains the same thing, and the reporter guy kept referring to "getting back to home base after being in a new neighborhood"
I love marty. The dude is saying be inventive and think outside the box, the "scale box" in this case. you dont need to be strictly faithful to scales in order to do some awesome solos. variety boys and girls, variety.
like the idea of breaking down the blues scale and turn it into a rock solo and if you like the hippy sound stick to the scale otherwise branch the fuck out XD epic.
Haha Marty's great, my fave player but damn he's hilarious too. Also pretty awesome jam towards the end. And as for what everyone's been quoting, 1:12 and 3:00 is where you'll find them.
Dave Mustaine uses upstrokes in his riffs all the time. He would downstroke them to give them that consistent hard attack, then upstroke certain chords to give them an accent. He has a variety of chordal techniques like that. You'd be hard-pressed to play in his style of "spider-riffing" with just downstrokes. It's a combination of both.(Alternate picking I mean.)
And he was in Megadeth for nearly ten years, I would hardly call that a disadvantage.
Nah, man. I wasn't saying playing in Megadeth is a disadvantage I was just saying favouring upstrokes and playing in Megadeth would feel uncomfortable due to the typical speedy downstroke chugging. But now that I think about it, for a thrash band Megadeth don't have many songs like that other than, say, Tornado Of Souls or something. Which is obviously because Dave likes to keep things more interesting than a chugga-chugga on an open E with a few power chords thrown in between.
I got what you mean, that playing Megadeth-style riffing would be hard due to alot of downstrokes while Marty favors upstrokes. Repeated what you said ,wasting my comment space lol.
And you're right, that's exactly why. His riffing is equally as wierd as Marty's exotic soloing style. Really cool. At first, it doesn't seem like they'd be a good match, with Marty at that time a speed-metal virtuoso in Cacophony, and with exotic New Age solo records, while Dave has always been Dave, but it's good.
also using the as he says "upside-down chords) cause u can hear the chords better and not having the lower tones dominate the chords. (like the pre-chorus and chorus of Symphony of Destruction.) but then again, mixing both up and downs. and in the end it sounds awsome
I find it ironic that Marty's theory about playing too much straight through up and down almost describes what most of Paul's playing is.
lonewolf604 6 days ago
Nothing against Paul but to watch both of them improvise, you'd never guess that paul was the more "shred" oriented player.
codebabe 5 months ago
il volume della chitarra di marty è più alto perchè ha un suono analogico.. mentre paul con i pedali ha un suono digitale
3922378742 5 months ago
is it me or does marty seem to have lsd eyes in this vid?
Cedrictheheadric 6 months ago
i know they are just effing around, but I wish they would record from 6:30 on...please make a cd together, too amazing.
xxtothe5 6 months ago
@xxtothe5 they could call themselves Mr. 'Deth
torogami2 4 months ago
おおっ、マーティー英語上手だな！
norisuke9281 6 months ago
I love how Friedman throws in the lick he learned from Gilbert earlier into the jam session around 8:46
ClosetYeti 7 months ago
Ma che cazzo di scarpe indossa Friedman?!!
artofdrone 7 months ago
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codebabe 7 months ago
\m/
mackyrios36 7 months ago
He is great teacher. My todays playing is good because of him. Learn the scale make your patterns, licks whatever. Make your scales or change already learnd scale. And after when you do all that bunch of stuff you will have so much ideas that you will dont know where to put them. And whats the best thing you will not sound like Marty you will have something more, something you like more your own style of playing. And that is why this guy is amazing teacher.
MrGuitarTormentor 8 months ago
fuck, the first thing marty talked about has been in my mind for about a year.
1bol1 9 months ago
Am I the only one who feels like giggling every time he says 'box'? ^^
damallooo 9 months ago in playlist Marty Friedman/Paul Gilbert/Jason Becker/Buckethead
i don`t think he`s underrated.. who would underrated such a talent like Marty ?
arpeggioxmajor 1 year ago
Marty wears sucky shoes -.- but it dont afect hes playing :)
Yossupdude91 1 year ago 6
LOL@ 3.34 What's Marty doing?
Gergerpatpat 1 year ago
hippie sound!!! :D ahahahaha!
Mladencinaa 1 year ago
It sounds like a sped-up version of Ted Nugent's Great White Buffalo 6:39. Paul's even using a hollow body like Ted.
DarkendSun 1 year ago
@DarkendSun That's exactly what it is.
IBZ1965 6 months ago
The way he refers to hippie music is just... heh.
MikeTheGuy00 1 year ago
Those notes in the beginning are out of pentatonic minor scale but not random notes. They are coming from A major pentatonic or A major scale (F# minor scale). They are in the same key.
ertansaygi 1 year ago
i want martys guitar
loonguy23 1 year ago
@loonguy23 I was going to order an Ibanez SZ about a year ago, but it was discontinued, even though the site said they had it in stock. That was a disappointing month.
MyEverConstantSmile 1 year ago
@loonguy23 i want marty's fingers!
kirk45hammett 1 year ago
What nice
guitarmaster509 1 year ago
I don't like Marty because he goes too far out of the fray. Keys were set up because they are pleasing to the ears. If you really don't want to stay in that, stick with a blues scale. You don't have to go and use Chromaticism for EVERYTHING.
Chaz6993X 1 year ago
@Chaz6993X If you know how to make those halfnotes sound interesting, without making it sound bad, then there's nothing wrong about it. His style is based on what he just showed - the whole "exotic" thing going on over at Marty's. If you don't like it because you think it's theoretically wrong, then that's just one sad head on top of your body.
BrUSomania 1 year ago
8:30 : Paul: hey marty -.- look what those fingers are doing woooow
haha he looks like a little child
isi039 1 year ago
ya cant even turn to marty for shred lessens anymore, now he is even teaching blues. I just cant get into it anymore, it's so out-dated and has pretty much been so since the fall of zeppelin. No matter how much they turbo charge it with new ideas (if thats even possible anymore) it still just sounds like the blues, too mundane & down to earth. ya just cant picture Dragons, Wizards and Unicorns.
Voitcu 1 year ago
@Voitcu dude if you've been pay the slightest attention to what marty was teaching you'd know that his point was to not stay within the basic blues scale and its up to you how your gonna play it if you don't want that bluesy sound
arcadia09 1 year ago
@arcadia09 yep, some people just don't get it, do they?
buraiallanstarforce 1 year ago
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tonyteachesguitar 1 year ago
@Voitcu sounds like its a personal problem.... marty rules
tonyteachesguitar 1 year ago
@Voitcu If blues is "out-date" then so is shred so I have no idea what your on about.
xXDragonAuXx 1 year ago
thumbs up if ur hungry and want an electric guitar T_T
LordEizen 1 year ago
marty friedman is one of the most creative players that i'be heard..
Brutal90Death 1 year ago
Jason Becker and Marty seem to be underrated and under appreciated. They have crazy unique styles. Whether neo classical or blues-rock.
BigBizzle27 1 year ago
Thumb Ups For Weird Stuff xD
macacodorado 1 year ago
Check out Marty's shoes @ 6:30
venom1stas 1 year ago
so hippie music isnt interesting, so marty haha
isi039 1 year ago
can you say match made in hevan this is 2 top musicians shredding the way it should be they should just tour and jam around the world
johntheguitarist77 1 year ago
dam look at those shoes marty is wearing and gilbert has so many pedals and effects its crazy. lol good lesson and pretty awesome jam session
HugeMonkeyNipples 1 year ago
Marty's bridge hand cam doesn't help at all. Sheeesh, his playing style is so wierd I can't even follow it with my eyes. Let alone with my fingers.
DarthNader11 1 year ago
All notes are equal, but some are more equal than others.
martinisbutik 1 year ago
Wonderful video only problem is... Marty's clothes. Look at 7:29 instant WTF moment for me
TensaZangetsu814 1 year ago
I don't like the guitar sound of Marty... he is too loud, too heavy and less precise than Paul.
dimitrifabien 1 year ago
@dimitrifabien I don't like Paul's tone. It's too sharp.
mingebag851 1 year ago
@mingebag851 you should hear his new album Fuzz Universe, he has a different tone...no more "sharpness"
Shun101010 1 year ago
it is mostly a self taught thing yes..many teachers * unfortunately* forget that scales are guides not absolutes...if you listen to jazz fusion players sometimes they just ruthlessly get out of the scale*sometimes even the whole key* and break free...i think marty just applied that idea here.... *if it sounds cool IT IS* a very important musical concept that every GOOD teacher knows
arcainjust 1 year ago
wow, my playing style is very similar to martys style of playing with different notes outside of the scales, i thought i was just not note savvy playing that way but it turns out, many others do that the same way. must be a self taught thing?
602KusH 1 year ago
he talks with expression and emphasis but he eyes scream "Im A STONER!!!!" kickass guitar player though big fan of all his work Paul gilbert too
destinyrider22 1 year ago
sin ofender al gran talento de friedman pero chistoso los tacones jejejeje
ferchorgxart 1 year ago
is marty saying bach or box?
TheInvalidChronicles 1 year ago
hippie sound.lol!
1990Olloccin 1 year ago
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Ryu12543 1 year ago
Haha, I think (but I'm not sure), that Marty threw in some of the lick he had just learned from Paul on video 1 of this series at about 7:03.
That's amazing that he is able to instantly apply a lick like that into his playing.
BioHunta 1 year ago
Marty: "All notes are cool"
kulto1986 1 year ago
@kulto1986
haha i just noticed that too LOL
marcoam12345678910 1 year ago
God damn, Marty's picking hand looks awful. Damn good player though.
f0xo9 1 year ago 6
@f0xo9 he upstrokes more than down, which is unusual.
SantomPh 1 year ago
@SantomPh from the down the neck point of view it looks like he's just hitting the strings with the pick lol
TenhoMeideia 1 year ago
Holy fuuuuck!!! 6:40 that jam kills!
mingebag851 1 year ago
The best Lineup ever?
Jonsk12394 1 year ago
the less notes you have in a scale the more freedom you have to improvise
EvilerPython 1 year ago
before i got a little better at playing guitar, i remember all i knew were the damn box scales. I was just getting into his stuff, so I looked at a couple of Marty's solos and i remember thinking "where the hell did THESE notes come from?" I love his style! He's like metal Eric Johnson.
AraGuitar 1 year ago
I remember Dave saying "I like Marty -- he's a cool guy -- a little weird, though." Yeah... he IS pretty damn weird. :P
AraGuitar 1 year ago 2
@bstock, marty friedman has infinite theory knowledge. I know he doesn't gloat about it, and it's not as obvious as Becker, (he's a genius), but seriously, Friedman is a freakin' genius too.
element5333 1 year ago
it kinda gives you that hippy sound. ya know, which is cool if you like hippy music, but...
DethByMyIbanezAxe 1 year ago
marty is a great guitarist.. but honestly i think he lacks of a lot of knowledge in theory. I mean obviously over the years hes developed new scales and talent approaches... but like in one of his videos where he says he "made up this scale" its basically just the phrygian dominant and mixolydian b6
Bstock23 1 year ago
@Bstock23 Yeah, but maybe he didn't know that he was actually playing those scales. I do that a lot too, where I just jam over a scale and I find myself playing the normal church modes of the key, like Ionian, and I realize that I was playing a normal scale. I think Marty uses a lot of freedom and what sounds good to him is what he uses. He's not a technical and theory-based as some musicians.
PhreePhizz 1 year ago
@Bstock23
i noticed that too,but i think hes just bullshitting a wee bit,he definitely knows a hell of a lot about music theory,wayy more than he implies.that way he appears more god like and magical,he is amazing but he sure as hell didnt invent that or any other scale.i think he doesnt really follow any strict guidelines to what is "supposed" to fit over what !!!
utooberblooper 1 year ago
@Bstock23 he knows a lot of theory. Jason Becker actually joined Cacophony to learn from him, and Dave Mustaine claimed to "bend over backwards" to accomodate Marty's Eastern and Egyptian scales. However, he also makes up hybrid scales when playing, as he always thinks chromatic rather than diatonic, as a jazzer would, or a Japanese koto player. "All notes are cool" he says. Even Dimebag said that "if you bend a wrong note enough it'll sound half right".
SantomPh 1 year ago
yes this is baaddass
PepsiGod74 1 year ago
He's the fucking man...i mean...this man here xD hahahahaha YEAH!
thehornypuppy 1 year ago
marty is awesome with his unique scales
narutoguy56 1 year ago
I am, in no way bashing Paul Gilbert, but his tone is way too trebley.
vnalder1234 1 year ago
At 6:32, those Riffs sound like Ted Nugent's The Great White Buffalo. Pure gold right there man.
diamonddust22 1 year ago
the exact same riffs dude, only, the solo's are over the verses
9erMatthew 1 year ago
@9erMatthew right on, sounds amazing
diamonddust22 1 year ago
@diamonddust22 It is Great White Buffalo!
gluggheim 1 year ago
@gluggheim classic riffage
diamonddust22 1 year ago
@diamonddust22 Yep, this kicked my ass today!
gluggheim 1 year ago
marty is so talented.. haha its just funny because he has huge star inlays
Bstock23 2 years ago
@Bstock23 If you say so
osiris8605 2 years ago
@osiris8605 yeah he says so.
diamonddust22 1 year ago
@Bstock23 it is funny, I love Marty
diamonddust22 1 year ago
is marty holding the pick sideways??
razorslice17 2 years ago
At an angle yes
1madaboutguitar 2 years ago
@razorslice17 Marty has a really unique playing style.
diamonddust22 1 year ago
rofl at marty's shoes
PlasticCoatedCheese 2 years ago
it's japan nobody cares! ^^
pedcie 2 years ago
@PlasticCoatedCheese Marty shoes are awesome. Damn cool
diamonddust22 1 year ago
marty's solo sound jazzy which i think is cool...
Jinkzy123 2 years ago 5
marty kick ass
ThrasherShie 2 years ago 9
LOL "so basically, all notes are cool"
1MCNUTT 2 years ago 45
Or rather, they're accidentals used as grace notes to give the melody more depth. It's not a matter of using all notes, it's a matter of knowing what fits the chord progression, and what fits the run you're doing, as well as what fits the emotion of the song you're playing. If you just start throwing out all 12 notes everywhere, you're going to sound like you're playing 12 tone guitarwank.
Jinxerz010792 8 months ago
hahaha hippie music
Bon0 2 years ago
lol hippie music
gozhn 2 years ago 4
he holds the pick strangely...
Juanjose534 2 years ago 5
@Juanjose534 thats what she said :P
JulianTheGuitarist 2 years ago
look at Martys eyes, they dont move.
tallicafan250169 2 years ago 6
i think paul is much bettser as marty and he have much better licks than marty but marty is awesome too
R0ckRoCkRocK 2 years ago 3
And I thought he would slow down on the second take -_-
alansmithz 2 years ago
i think marty friedman is an underrated guitarist : his licks an musical approach are unique and amazing
LedSlash71 2 years ago 74
@LedSlash71 - honestly, only retards would under rate him. Marty Friedman is one of the greatest guitar players in the world, and so is Paul Gilbert
Jonsk12394 1 year ago
@LedSlash71 you#re such an bozo
asianaxeman 1 year ago
@LedSlash71 yes its because he was limited in megadeth but with jason becker b4 then and after he proves he is a top shredder
johntheguitarist77 1 year ago
@LedSlash71 not underRATED just not known cause he just plays in japan
KhammettJpageAsmith 1 year ago
@KhammettJpageAsmith accurate, do not think it understated, just the fact of not being a very orthodox, metal-head and also the fact of living in Japan and making music for commercials
lucasv8metal 1 year ago
@LedSlash71 underrated only from stupid kids !
speedpicking78 1 year ago
hippie music... hahaha
cobracarg 2 years ago 2
i love the fact that he uses his pinky seldom.!!...:D
Shreytherockstar1 2 years ago
i wonder how much jazz marty listened to play i can hear jazz type runs in his playing
FrAnKShErDs 2 years ago 3
Marty loves Elvis.
bongolow07 2 years ago
"All notes are cool" Friedman Genius!
frankitoxi 2 years ago 7
Marty says "Like" too much xD xD xD I do it also xD
Bobbe92 2 years ago 5
basically all notes are cool
mikefuckinmyers 2 years ago 94
I love Martys way of teaching. very unconventional
abhimuscat 2 years ago 11
all notes are cool. LMAO
he and paul fucking get down though
JthulhuOne 2 years ago 6
ROFL!!! "Makes it sound very hippie style, wich is cool if u like hippie music!" LMFAO
synysterg 2 years ago 11
I think Friedman was bored with the common progressions of his time, or he wouldn't harp on accidental tones so much
TheElectricHeat 2 years ago 6
holy shit :O the jamming session makes me want them to be in a band together!
who else would love to see that? :D
zoidberg4eva 2 years ago 16
i've been saying that ever since I saw these videos
sweetrevenge191 2 years ago
he had that same outlook in rust in peace
Heinrick192 2 years ago
I like Marty's whole outlook on music. "Any note can be cool." I'd say it a little differently.. but I like where he's coming from.
jamesteek03 2 years ago
does marty only pick downstrokes?
magu0117 2 years ago
they say he's an "outside picker" and I can follow that. He does alot of downpicks but changing direction of strings he does upstrokes.
Nunez87 2 years ago
marty picks so weird
skatemoreyeah 2 years ago
he picks all upside down its wierd. i bet he cant pick very fast because of that
amichaelmichael 2 years ago
Go look up vids of Marty Friedman in Cacophony. He can indeed pick very fast with his hand like that. It's because he's not straining it. When you see a guy/girl with a wierd picking hand technique, and they are straining, that's not good in the long run, because it's easier to injure yourself that way, and would not allow small hand movements to "calmly" play at a certain speed. I'm sure Marty is comfortable with his picking hand, and can play in and out of tempo, a technique called Rubato. :D
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago
What's that?
TheAfterIife 2 years ago
What's what?
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago
Rubato.
TheAfterIife 2 years ago
Rubato, translated, literally means "Robbed Time". Applying this musically, it is a way to add musical character and more emotion to a piece by slowing down and speeding up a choice of notes at certain points in a song in a tasteful manner. George Lynch and Marty Friedman do this alot.
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago 3
saw a video on demand where he explains the same thing, and the reporter guy kept referring to "getting back to home base after being in a new neighborhood"
Mattdangerisawesome 2 years ago
hahaha marty gave the same lesson 3 times pretty much xD
love him tho
aerosmith94e2 2 years ago
lol @ 1:12 , reminds me of writing with this dude I know who asked "would it help if I sang in the same key as the instruments?" xD
BoundWithDuctTape 2 years ago
anyone notice how marty when playing rhythm picks "normally" then soon as he switches to lead he does his funky picking, strange hey
freedomsoldier187 2 years ago
I love marty. The dude is saying be inventive and think outside the box, the "scale box" in this case. you dont need to be strictly faithful to scales in order to do some awesome solos. variety boys and girls, variety.
like the idea of breaking down the blues scale and turn it into a rock solo and if you like the hippy sound stick to the scale otherwise branch the fuck out XD epic.
Groundeyes 2 years ago
Haha Marty's great, my fave player but damn he's hilarious too. Also pretty awesome jam towards the end. And as for what everyone's been quoting, 1:12 and 3:00 is where you'll find them.
MrSiwWy 2 years ago
Anyone know a good dvd for licks for beginners?
AirHendrix91 2 years ago
hi!im italian and i can say: GIACOMO CASTELLANO LEAD GUITAR!
find it!bye
trixter79 2 years ago
Paul's licks in this one are awesome for begginers
Bobbe92 2 years ago
does anyone elso notice marty's shoes?
sn00k24 2 years ago 7
LOL I didn't notice until I rewatched it.
donotfret 2 years ago
all notes are cool :)
Tony0632 2 years ago 2
i would love to see a dual guitar solo session like this with marty friedman and chris poland, that would be the best duo ever
blessedhellride1 2 years ago
it just like having a conversation they play
DtFaN93 2 years ago
excercise 5 is mmmm nice
Slaveaway 2 years ago
Is it just me or does he play with an unusual picking style?
Opethaholic 2 years ago 7
he favours upstrokes apparently
jeanforthewin 2 years ago
That's a bit of a disadvantage when you're playing with Megadeth. =P
runtodemhills 2 years ago
Dave Mustaine uses upstrokes in his riffs all the time. He would downstroke them to give them that consistent hard attack, then upstroke certain chords to give them an accent. He has a variety of chordal techniques like that. You'd be hard-pressed to play in his style of "spider-riffing" with just downstrokes. It's a combination of both.(Alternate picking I mean.)
And he was in Megadeth for nearly ten years, I would hardly call that a disadvantage.
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago 2
Nah, man. I wasn't saying playing in Megadeth is a disadvantage I was just saying favouring upstrokes and playing in Megadeth would feel uncomfortable due to the typical speedy downstroke chugging. But now that I think about it, for a thrash band Megadeth don't have many songs like that other than, say, Tornado Of Souls or something. Which is obviously because Dave likes to keep things more interesting than a chugga-chugga on an open E with a few power chords thrown in between.
runtodemhills 2 years ago
I got what you mean, that playing Megadeth-style riffing would be hard due to alot of downstrokes while Marty favors upstrokes. Repeated what you said ,wasting my comment space lol.
And you're right, that's exactly why. His riffing is equally as wierd as Marty's exotic soloing style. Really cool. At first, it doesn't seem like they'd be a good match, with Marty at that time a speed-metal virtuoso in Cacophony, and with exotic New Age solo records, while Dave has always been Dave, but it's good.
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago
also using the as he says "upside-down chords) cause u can hear the chords better and not having the lower tones dominate the chords. (like the pre-chorus and chorus of Symphony of Destruction.) but then again, mixing both up and downs. and in the end it sounds awsome
Nonchiie 2 years ago
That's true, that's also why he does it. :D
He says it gives the riffs more air, and I have to agree. Megadeth is the leader on how to make interesting thrash riffs.
HighZombiesRule 2 years ago
He plays with an unusual picking style that is completely amazing
Kernisher 2 years ago 5
yeah zakk wylde plays like that too if youve noticed
hirshburger13 2 years ago
"Which is cool , If you like hippy music"
Austin1Arse 2 years ago 9
Whoa! The Sweaty Teddy cover on "Great White Buffalo" was smoking!
Vegasbabee 2 years ago
awesome!!!! thats y i luv this guy!!! i think hes the best in the world..
ashfaque7777 2 years ago
what the fuck possessed marty to wear those gay fucking shoes
fallenangels999 2 years ago
fallenangels999
Paul Gilbert is like 11 feet tall so Marty wore some platform shoes.
hungro2 2 years ago 34
btw, can anyone make up what shirt is he wearing? who is that?
xaviergizmo 2 years ago
elvis presley
matoya 2 years ago
lol did u think it was hitler the first time u saw it? i was freaked out for a second
iamnotkris2 2 years ago
Elvis man! fucking King Elvis XD
Bobbe92 2 years ago
all hail the sage!
matoya 2 years ago 2
basically, all notes are cool.
Sage
jonoisgood 2 years ago 7
every little pattern has like...its own little trip, you know... like its own little journey
TheBerggg 2 years ago
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unless you do everything on the down stroke...Paul loves all down stroke
jonoisgood 2 years ago