scales vs riffs

[delcshimo]

i dont get why the numbers are backwards on the tabs

[blahdelablah]

Thanks for the video, but in my opinion what you're talking about aren't riffs but rather licks. Riff comes from the term rhythmic figure, and part of that is their looping nature (i.e. they hold together when repeated). Licks are musical ideas that are best applied when played through once, which is what you were demonstrating (in my opinion). Anyways, useful video, thanks for posting it.

[johnhguitar]

Whatvever! Thanks for the comments. I've never heard anyone describe the meaning of those terms as different. Sorry

[blahdelablah]

@johnhguitar

You don't have to apologise, nobody knows everything there is to know about guitar playing we're all learning, just thought I'd point it out.

[mitchjay93]

sound knowledge of harmony vs minor pentatonic scale.

[evacke]

10 years on and off playing, and I never really got it. This helped a ton!

[dency45]

thanks. this helps a lot.

[montreemtx]

John H

You are eally great.....in teaching. You provide hows and whys without

a hide-away to us.... awesome...

Love the way you teach...

Thanksss

[WeaselTalk]

you're the best at really explaining whats going on in theory. thumbs up

[speckofdust21]

genius, thnx

[imortalakshay]

usefull

[maosorio72]

Dude, you have definitely illuminated my way into guitar playing.

Thanks again!

[DelfinoDelphis]

Great lesson - really opens eyes on many things

[jnkhd]

Thanks for the good lesson.

[tpmporky]

i've just started playing guitar again and found your vids really useful. thnx man.

[TeleKeith]

Is he playing thru a Cube? If so, sounds really good.

[sleeepingpills]

Yeah, that's a cube.

[elldorado1991]

@TeleKeith

Yes, It seems to be a cube 30, I have the same amp and it's really cool.

[TeleKeith]

I just found John here. This guy is perfect for the "rut" I've been in lately. I sit down to record and pffff! I draw a blank. I've played for a long time. Some days I just run out of ideas. He's really got some good points. Yesterday, I couldn't get away from the dang scales to save my life. Great videos for players of all skills and ages. (I'm 41.... playing for most my life, and sometimes ya can't tell it! :)

[StopTheMoti0n]

you get REALLY good tone for fingerstyle... very mark knopfler sounding

[Deathscythehell85]

God I have to back to playing the guitar,its just that I have so many projects and very little time.

[Maloclips]

I totally agree. Having some get on my case would be a big help! =]

Trying to learn on your own is kinda patchy as well, you learn a 'bit of this and a bit of that', but you don't really know what direction you should take, where to start or what you are aiming for.

Although at first you think those things might be quite simple, it doesn't take you long to get lost and a bit confused.

[Fretrifters]

yhea then I took lessons and got so much better so fast

[mjwoodworth]

thing is, i have half and half,

my friend gets lessons, and i find out what he learns every lesson, then kind of hide away for a bit and teach myself that subject, and 9 times out of 10, i've learnt it quicker than him. depends how you learn really.

[Maloclips]

Mr, johnguitar!

iv been playing for about a year now and have found your vids really useful, they have made me realise just how much i dont know! i have learn a quite lot from your vids but i realise i need to get to 1 to 1 lesons if i ever want to be able to play well.

keep up the good work!

p.s. that is a seriously ugly shirt =]

[jefferyakathedude]

Yeah as much as a lot of these instructional vids are nice, there's nothing like having a in person instructor to interact with and get on your case if you haven't been doing your homework.

[eleph4nt]

been playing for 4 years and fortunately for me im a good self learner because there are no qualified guitar players that actually teach where i live =[

so those online videos are helping me a lot