Beginner Guitar Lesson #9 - Vibrato, Sliding, String Bending, Palm Muting, Power Chords

[BlacknRedLife]

Hi Tom

Thank you for uploading the guitar lessons on you tube, the lessons are really cool... :)

I am learning guitar through internet, It was frustrating and I was about to give up on it...

I went through your videos,n you have become my teacher now I am able to play guitar in a much better way....

you have made guitar learning very easy...

thank you so much..... :)

God bless you.

[Laukenpauken]

When i vibrato my whole guitar is shaking, what should i do to prevent this?

[TomFontana]

@Laukenpauken As long as you're still in control of the guitar, its ok if it shakes slightly.

[Laukenpauken]

@TomFontana Also, when i vibrato should i release my thumb at the back of the neck? It helps me alot, but it feels like i'm dong it wrong, i just dont want to learn it the wrong way, vibrato is a big problem for me becouse i thought that you didn't have to bend the string fast and i just like vibrated my finger and now i'm used to that.

[TomFontana]

@Laukenpauken Well, you would want to have some sort of grasp on the neck, just so you stay in full control. If you release the guitar neck and just press down and wiggle the string, you would be pressing the neck towards yourself, and have to counteract that with your other hand or your body. Thats not really good.

[skullmetalheavy]

with the bend can u push it down too?

[TomFontana]

@skullmetalheavy Yes, if you are bending the lower strings, but you don't do that very often. For the higher strings, you can't really bend downwards, since there isn't enough space. You can do small slurs though, there's space for that.

[skullmetalheavy]

on the vibrato one u were using your pointer finger but i find it easyer with my ring finger. it there a difference?

[S1elmx]

i find tom fontana to be the best teacher on the net, his lessons are very detailed and those tabs are the best.

[216kqjace]

this dude looks just like Lou Ferrigno

[jgree89]

Probably the most helpful lesson on youtube

[2lwa7esh]

tom what are u doing exactly in palm muting?? i dont get it u lean ur finger

[TomFontana]

@2lwa7esh no, palm muting is not with the finger, but the outer edge of your palm. So it's just like if you were plucking normally, but you tilt the outer edge of your palm onto the strings, and keep on plucking like that.

[lynchy4664]

@TomFontana @2lwa7esh i too was getting confused by palm muting 6:15 answered it for me...im gonna watch all of these tutorials, theyre the best iv come across on youtube...im a raw beginner just got an electric guitar no more than two days ago.

[7752]

do you use any guitar effects in your videos? sounds like you're using a little chorus and reverb :)

[TomFontana]

@7752 Yep, a pinch of this and a bucket of that :-)

[weleyrasca]

Really nice video..you really help me a lot..

i can play guitar but im still struggling with solos because most of the songs i play does rakes, chord bending, and vibrato..but other than that ok..

[CokeEqualsEnergy]

palm muting sounds awesome<3

[kaiserCRG]

hey Im learning the intro to sweat child of mine. i play the notes the tab shows like it says but it doesnt sound as smooth or as good as when slash plays it. can you tell me why? or what i need to do so it sounds smooth? thanks please get back to me.

[TomFontana]

@kaiserCRG I can't really tell why without hearing you play it, sorry...

[oleg123sabi]

@kaiserCRG i didnt hear you play but im guesing that your timing is off. when you pick you have to make sure that your left fingers are already on the frets

[anongoat]

that guitar seems really nice. what is it?

[jdizzleisdabest]

umm this video is a good way to learn how to play the guitar

[senseofeven]

I'm sorry, but you have scary but strong fingers. o_o.

I've got smaller fingertips and I have some problem with bending strings. When I bend, my finger doesn't manage to fully bend the string as much as you did on your video but it gets huddled beneath the string above. Probably it's because I use the tip of my finger to bend it up, is there any finger placement advice which would help me bend strings better and clearer?

[suitelife101545]

can you do vibrato on acoustic guitar?

[TomFontana]

@suitelife101545 Yes, you can do vibrato just like with the electric guitar. Bending is harder on acoustic guitars though, but you can still do it.

[fallios]

@TomFontana hi how do you vibrato open notes? like 0~~~~ ?thanks

[TomFontana]

@fallios You can reach up above the nut and start pressing down on the string rapidly, this has a vibrato effect. Or you could just play the same note on another string.

[oleg123sabi]

@fallios the only way to do that is with a whamy bar. other than that you cant.

[DaGuitarlearner69]

How do i put this all together to do it fast that it sounds good and about how long does it take to be a good guitarist been playing for 3 months

[EagleEyeJMKT]

Perfect! Great Job! Best teacher ever! didnt understand palmmuting and powerchords but ill train hard!

[orxan155]

hey..is it needed for acoustic guitar ??

[earthgauge]

this really clarified vibrato technique for me. thank you.

[silentkilla238]

Hey Tom the other way of palm muting th one u did for nirvana that song I'm confused on howed u do that? Explain in more detail please

[TomFontana]

Hey,

thats not palm muting, what I do there is raise my fretting hand fingers slightly, so I'm not fretting the strings anymore, but still touching them slightly to deaden the strings. So the extra strums in between the power chord are muted string strums, just touch the strings slightly with your fretting hand fingers, and you'll get it.

[spinalCJ]

this is the best beginners electric lesson i've seen, 5*

[fob593]

ok need help reading a tab help plz :)

what does 13(15) mean? and 5r3? what does r mean? thanks

[TomFontana]

Hey,

The (15) means that fret 15 will be a ghost or optional note.

The r in 5r3 means release a bend, so you would be start the note with a bend from fret 3 to fret 5, and there come the r, which just means you release back to fret 3.

Best, Tom

[guinogv]

i'm a beginner and this video is amazing, i've learned alot thank you. and amazing job here

[TomFontana]

Thanks, I'm glad to have helped :-)

[kiwanusman]

omg that first example was epic -_-

[bryon17]

that was probably one of the better smells like teen spirit lessons ive seen and it was only a couple of seconds lol

[LeoOch]

i can't make that really vibrating sound, when i do it sounds like your vibration but in a slow version

[arman1008]

@LeoOch learn to force a shiver... it actually might help XD

[zin11]

thanks alot for this lesson, i've tried to learn these techniques before but could never do them, the way you explain them really helps alot!!!

All the skin is starting to come off my fingers though lol

[TomFontana]

yep, it happens, but that means you are practicing enough :-)

keep at it!

[fob593]

dude ty so much on the palm muteing it helped a bunch! 5 stars from me!

[TomFontana]

thanks, my pleasure!

[FiGhTtheSoNg]

hi umm i came across ur vid and im just wondering how do you get that "rock "sound like atthe no mute at 5:58 do i need a thing 4 my guitar of am i missing aomething ...its not whith muteing ....this lesson helprd me alot thx :)

[TomFontana]

Hi, I used an effects pedal to get that exact tone, but if you want to recreate it on just an amp, play the power chord under pretty heavy distortion using just the back pickup, and add a bit of delay as well, to get a slight echo.

[NickF97S]

@TomFontana what does ben to next note mean?

[TomFontana]

It means that you are bending to the next note in the scale you are playing in. You need to know scale theory and note intervals to really understand this, but the point is that in every scale, you have a sequence of notes, given semitones and wholetones apart, and you need to bend to the next note in the scale, from where you are bending from.

[NickF97S]

tenx thats what i thought i already knew bout the intervals and the other stuff i was just making sure thanks

[thepuppetmagician]

Im having trouble with the muting.

[TomFontana]

Just keep at it, you'll get it soon. Remember to place just the edge of your palm onto the strings, as close to the bridge as possible. Pluck the power chords downwards, its harder to pluck upwards when palm muting.

[bobjackmon]

thanks man, awesome... i only played piano and cello... just moving on to guitar, thx man

[TomFontana]

My pleasure!

[AndreasDornerfan]

i love it when u palm mute its sounds so good!!!

[shugohasao]

does anyone know the name of the song in the little begining theme of this vid ?

[moonlightshaman]

back in black by ac dc

[line6peavey]

Hey man your a great teacher! You really explain everything really well!

[TomFontana]

Thanks!

[isapsk1]

amazing, I learned a lot! Thanks!

[hck92323]

nirvana - smells like teen spirit

[xDEMETRI95x]

a GOOD LICK AND A GREAT LICK lmfao!!!!!!!!!

[kolbie232]

You're retarded.

[bumserne2]

I Dont understand the palm muting -.-

[D3stroyer891]

How do you do a u.b. bend on your guitar

[Puespeque]

Yo soy el No. 3!!

[reynaerica]

I am No. 2!!

[GaryLawrence0]

I am No.1!!