Jeff Loomis: "Shooting Fire at a Funeral" Guitar Lesson

[anuj72]

it'd be cool to shoot fire at a funeral, though

[smacman68]

Badass. I actually like it slowed down. Not quite as slow as he goes, but I can imagine a Black Sabbath type riff using the same notes. Nevermore fucking rocks.

[xboxnissan]

@smacman68 Jeff Loomis, Jeff Loomis rocks. It's not a nevermore song but Jeff Loomis's first song on his EP.

[Jamsessionroom1337]

"I can hear anything and pick it up. Like if I hear a commercial on TV, I can pretty much instantaneously play it, so that's a good thing to have I guess. There are advantages and disadvantages of not being taught musical notation, but to me it's not really important. It's a matter of what sounds good"

Jeff Lomiz started playing seriously when he was 15 and auditioned for megadeth when he was 16.... WHATS UR EXCUSE???

[Iwdtmbcad]

IT IS SHOUTING! LOOMIS SMASH!

[pickupthePWN]

Who gives a shit what the wordss are?

[XavSch]

little notes away from "come to life" by alter bridge lol

[Djwhooboy]

Jeff \m/

[c0p13dn4m3]

I thought I was the one with the fucked up file name.

[flamen89]

cool lick, actually sounds kinda muse-ish imo

[Shyuum]

@flamen89 Muse sounds like Jeff ;)

[edward892]

Brutal!

[taj334]

Lolz guitarworld failed at the title.

[speedmetaldemon666]

that riff is sick

[ClarenceGarcia]

This reminds me of Map of the Problematique by Muse.

[JosephTheGrier]

shooting fire at a funeral is still cool as shit in my opinion.

[withinthebryans]

the riff fell into time with my metronome when he played it slowly xD

[SAMUELZ004]

best riff everrr

[TrippyTheShroom]

Ginger...he has no soul

[Musicfrommitchell]

anyone else think he looks like Toby from the office?

[christian689]

@Musicfrommitchell fucking lol you are right

[Eduardot12345556]

@Musicfrommitchell no, only a fag would notice that

[Musicfrommitchell]

@Eduardot12345556 that's cute

[MrSharpenis]

i thought it was shouting, i feel silly :(

[cheepo888]

i find the idea of shooting fire at a funeral very interesting

[Pezzy54321]

Why is his tone so good ffs!?!?!

[TransylvanianWinter]

The title may be "Shouting Fire at a Funeral,"

but I find "Shooting Fire at a Funeral" very......interesting nonetheless lol

[LordHypnos93]

anyone know what type of 7 string he uses? like does it have a low B or higher a i cant tell

[TheKickwheel]

@LordHypnos93 low B dude.

[killmitchengage]

@LordHypnos93

low b, i play the same guitar ^.^

[xiPickz]

It says shouting in the video, but the title's wrong.

[lilty44077]

what tuning for a 6 string?

[R1ronin]

@lilty44077 same as it would be for a 7 string ;) (half step down) ...however u still won't be able to play the whole song without a 7 string

[freminick123]

I think I can play «shooting fire at a funeral» but I can't play «shouting fire at a funeral» ; )

[Mrshreadies]

id like to see jeff loomis mess up on guitar........ but i think its nearly impossible

[MrPikhoofd123]

raw haring sucks

[rippinkorpse]

doesnt he look the Irate gamer?

Man, this guy is fucking sick!

[Caseygarnerguitar]

shooting fire would be fucking metal too!!!!

[SuperGuitarNewbie]

Fail title is fail

[Vladymir1916]

very nice riff!

[Ithyphallics]

His tone is perfect.....along with his playing lol.

[treykilgoreiscool]

i hate those spikey parts in the bottom of the banana. i think that makes bananas the deadliest fruit in the world

[x0XCruSaDerX0x]

I grabbed my guitar, switched the amp on, took the pick and I was about to start playing before I realised that my guitar had only 6 strings...SHIT >-<

[secretconstantine]

@x0XCruSaDerX0x sucks huh? >.<

[IloveRillettes]

@x0XCruSaDerX0x Dude, save money and buy the Schecter Loomis Signature. It worth 1000$. Ten times.

[x0XCruSaDerX0x]

@IloveRillettes sure, sometime. I already held this piece of heaven in my hands, absolutely awesome! schecter does a great job, not only with loomis' signature, i like the brand ;)

[TheEvilsocky]

@x0XCruSaDerX0x Drop tune that mutha! thats what I did till I got a seven string.

[BvOBart]

@x0XCruSaDerX0x Lolz, I grabbed my guitar and just played the riff as he does it on the 5th and 3rd string... The fuck do I know if Drop C is good for that, but hey, at least it sounds cool xD

[septimusdsx]

Don't really like the tone, but damn the riff is heavy as hell. Kick ass!

[megaluisdeth]

Man I wish I had a 7 string to learn Songs for Zero Order Phase! =(

[dimeowns100]

What tuning is this song in?

[Darkserpentes]

@dimeowns100 He uses a seven string with all strings tuned down 1/2 step i think. So it is Bb Eb Ab Dd Gb Bb Eb

[AntaresX9]

Thanks Jeff for showing this great riff. Wasn't very hard to learn took me a few minutes to get the hang of it. And for the rest of the song :D

[ki113r1234]

It's "shouting fire" not "shooting fire" retard

[theflavasava2]

@ki113r1234

He isnt a "retard" just because he misspelled one song title, if you have to host a whole channel u cant know everything.

Calm down and stop being that Offensive and Negative.

[funnyguy1321]

Don't count a beat if you can't keep it constant.

[DanThornton01]

A Cheryl cole advert on a Jeff Loomis video? what the fuck is wrong with Youtube?

[cavedweller1996]

Does anyone watch classic game room? He looks a bit like mark :D

[RushIsMyLifeFool]

@Ginger4574 say that again and ill fuck you with a knife! U know what, just delete your account right now, before there's a "shooting" at YOUR funeral.

[Ginger4574]

this guy sucks and 7 string guitars ar fucking gay

[Decapithagore]

@Ginger4574 ??????????

[DANnJORDAN]

@Ginger4574 mate stfu hes better than you will ever be and 7 strings are more harder so stfu you cunt

[Ginger4574]

@DANnJORDAN learn to speak english MATE, and 7 strings are not harder to play its just an extra string to get in the way ....u dont need it

[DANnJORDAN]

@Ginger4574 dude what the fuck are you on about speak english

i am you dumb ass

i could be typing like a chav

but no so you can talk

[Hertsman50]

@Ginger4574 hey Ginger go watch your Justin Bieber.

[jw2113]

@Ginger4574 ya fuck 7 strings who would want more range tonal range on their instrument and what kind of person would want heavier lower sounding notes

[Hertsman50]

@Ginger4574 you are living proof that anal pregnancy exists. Jeff Loomis is god...simplez

[AntaresX9]

@Ginger4574 Yeah and your the king of the universe.... give us a fucking break. Maybe after you make a carreer as a guitarist that can play more than three chords we will take your comment as something to seriously considerate but until than enjoy living your sucky life

[Cyikou]

@Ginger4574 Awwww, thats just adorable. I know 7 is probly too big a number for you too comprehend, but not everyone is as musically limited as you. I love to here what you consider skill.

[solidiquis1]

Shooting fire? LOL

Much more badass of a title in my opinion xD

[truedimebagdarrell]

"Shouting fire" you dumbass...

[luizpaludetto]

dontfearthesweeper : yes, is

[skatefallen15]

can't say I've ever really listened to Nevermore, but this was sick

[Hellonfrets]

does anyone know what he tunes his guitars too

[DeathMetalMikey]

@Hellonfrets it's a 7 string but probably B/E/A/D/G/B/e

[Manbox117]

@Hellonfrets he tunes half step tuning for a 7-string

[vincemini1]

@Hellonfrets im pretty sure a its Bb

[thegr8HarV]

i would love to see him tear up an 8 string

[GuitarRonnie13]

sweet song and great playing but that tone is garbage compared to his actual tone!

[dontfearthesweeper]

isnt it "shouting fire at a funeral"

[nathanpolk47]

@dontfearthesweeper yeah, it totally didn't say that in the beginning of the video lmao

[dontfearthesweeper]

@nathanpolk47 the title says shooting fire at a funeral

[15002twill]

@dontfearthesweeper yes

[tempermentel]

@dontfearthesweeper lol yes

[ThatGuyWith8Strings]

@dontfearthesweeper

@ki113r1234

They only bought the liscensing rights to distribute the song via tabs in print. Naming the song significantly different from the real name stops a potential lawsuit.

[SearchInSun]

how you going to play this with a 6 string especially a telecaster :S ?

[kitsune10000]

@SearchInSun Just tune your guitar to the tuning of the song...but then you should set up your guitar and probably get some heavy guage strings

[666darkruben666]

@SearchInSun tune your guitar in B standar (I think, but I'm not sure)

[thegr8HarV]

@666darkruben666 he plays a 7-string tuned down a half step to A #, or Bb

[blackchidori34]

i'm gettin his sig guitar in a couple weeks cuz it's my b-day!!! =D

[SantomPh]

it's half step down, he says so on the DVD itself and demonstrates.

[weissgyz]

TUNING, ANYONE?!

[frenchshredder]

@weissgyz it's one half step down from standard, so on a 7 string it is Bb standard

[SantomPh]

there's another video here on Youtube where Jeff is showing some German fans his half-step down signature guitar. It's Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb and Eb.

[weissgyz]

I really like this riff a lot.

[didgeman987]

sounds fairly similar to map of the problematique..

but kickass band

[megabassmasta]

What happened with the official website of nevermore?

[Mechansus]

Thats a pretty kick ass riff! :D

[SeventySevenScars]

sounds mad

[IronGuitarist]

An ENGL.

[bob505470]

thats is an awsome riff

[themodernguitarist]

He's probably using a Engl SE 670.

[ptdatnurpipensmkit]

HATERS 'R U

[RevisedTV]

the video title says shooting fire at a funeral, but when the vidoe starts it syas shouting fire ata funeral. Title fail

[Altered6Chicken]

wow youre fuckin gay

[RevisedTV]

@Altered6Chicken whxih is y im a les

[chadewatson]

@RevisedTV -typing fail

[TravuhsWree]

@RevisedTV Who are you to criticize someone for a typo? Hahahahahaha.

[cholo11]

Oh the irony.

[robka369]

learned in 5mins :D

[Malteboy777]

Haha! I allready have this DVD! =P

I allready know this lick! =D So cool.. haha..

[XxSconeManxX]

Let's see some IMPRESSIVE Rhythm sections now, instead of just a sweep-tapping driven solo and mediocre Rhythm parts.

[fendermac]

You can never have in your face presence with that wet a sound

[ktxdgqtx]

Loomis = God

[CreeCore94]

nevermore pwns

[twistswitch]

This guy is so fucking good. You gotta check out his CD, there are so many wicked licks going on!

[fredthebluetakman]

Does anyone know the song at the start??

=)

[Eturnal718]

@fredthebluetakman Jeff Loomis - Jato Unit

[fredthebluetakman]

Duude sweet thanks! =D

[drawnacrol]

Jeff Loomis is a machine

[Guitar44789]

i love the way octave notes sound it sounds cool 2mee dont b hatin he can play

[simpsons2170]

nice to see there's always plenty of metalheads always ready to jump up the ass of whatever mainstream pop-metal band is out there. this band plays total suck ass music but have fun jerking yourselves off to loomis' guitar solo in the Am7 scale of total fuckery.

[nickfleischer]

mainstream pop metal???? since when was Nevermore mainstream?

[dimgrav]

@simpsons2170 There are two things that one can't deny about Loomis, (a) he is TOO fast (b) his riffs have a heavy overtaking atmosphere, definitely nothing similar to 80s hair metal, so please, stop embarassing yourself and speak with some arguments instead of meaningless irony.

[s0ulfire]

Omg I love this guy.

Easily in the top 5 metal guitarists of all time!

[MistahhB]

Most epic song title of all time.

[mee887]

nice guitar

[MireWolf29]

I love Jeff Loomis. He's one of my favorite guitarists alive. I love the way he makes his riffs and melodies have so much life and atmosphere. Zero Order Phase is an amazing album. Go pick it up if you haven't yet.

Also, -1 to Guitar World for messing up the title of the song in the vid title and description.

[CurtisRoxAtGuitar]

is this the lesson from the jeff loomis instructional dvd? i remember this song being on there

[mastodon1314]

@CurtisRoxAtGuitar it is

[TheMetallkylling]

i like it, sounds interesting...

[jneild93]

well done, someone knows there octave shapes!

[thelastview]

I like this sound. The riff and the player are absolutely incredible.

[n1ll3r]

Nevermore is so not Hair Metal; Motley Crue, Poisen etc though, that''s hair metal.

- And besides Jazz, there's not many guitar parts that's cool; Jazz, Blues and Metal -imo all other is just plain boring

[suihkubad]

Then you have not been listening to jazz alot. And the point is not guitar playing. It's the notes, not the instrumen they are played with.

[dimgrav]

@simpsons2170 With comments like this, one can only assume that you haven't the slightest clue about music. You really must be THAT ignorant to call Jeff Loomis meaningless technical hair metal. Firstly, because his riffs are always very atmospheric and secondly because his style is as far as you can get from hair metal. Go listen to some Nevermore tracks and post again...

[simpsons2170]

you know what, your right i haven't heard of nevermore because i dont pay attention to mainstream pop-rock so I took a listen...and after i listened to a few unbearable second, I stand by my original statement, there's no difference between this guy's band and the cheesy hair metal ballads of yore. furthermore the ability to play numerous notes super fast could be cool but only if the rest of the song kicks ass. this is just weak.

[ryaniomitch]

im sorry but have u seen him live?

he aint hair metal!

i was fortunate enough to meet him when he came to glasgow, he is an incredible player, soo clean, no sloppiness. puts you to shame. you are judging him on an intro to a song you idiot

[lambo525]

@simpsons2170 :-( Sad...

[RONDOC68]

Boring and sloppy :(

[bengrockson]

GAY

[H3lloSE]

play it and we'll see whos gay xD play the whole song xD

[H3lloSE]

awesome riff xD

[xxmcpxx]

@H3lloSE ne

[H3lloSE]

ne to you too

[xxmcpxx]

whuat the hell ar u think u are talking to ?!

[H3lloSE]

to you mate

[walrussalad]

boring :(