Legit didn't get the comment and as soon as I looked back up at the video he whips out the same guitar from Jesus Bday party. I fell out. This man won the internet for the next two decades 😂
Trust me, your definitely not alone. I played piano for 3 years and have since forgotten everything. Now I play guitar and chord charts are all that is needed.
@@zacksguitarhacks6390 Exactly! While I think there's nothing wrong with learning theory or reading music, neither is necessary for making a great song. There's room in the music industry for both kinds of musicians.
Srv, jimi hendrix, kurt cobain none of them could read music bb king slash...so so many great musicians couldnt read music..johnny winter eric clapton...
I remember writing a really catchy bass solo when i was in my high school punk-rock band. I had no idea what a major third was, minor third, fifth, etc. Heck, I barely knew what an octave was. I just walked through every note, trial and error style, and picked out what "sounded right". Love it, still play it to this day.
I was angry because I thought you were suggesting Dave didn't know how to play guitar. Now I'm angry at Dave because he's suggesting Dave doesn't know how to play guitar. I spent hours trying to learn several of his songs.
@@Crypt0sis He doesn't know scales, so he can't really do solos, all he does is throw together chord progressions, for song writing. The examples in this video are 3 chords any kid playing in drop d could throw together. I've never seen him play anything complex, Of course he has world class guitarists, engineers, producers and equipment at his beck and call that helps, singer songwriters who cant really play guitar, make things sound really good quick.
@@barneyrubble8255 Lol, the lengths people go to, to try to put successful, and obviously talented people down. Dave is a legend, and his band has a good chance of being inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame this year. Enough said.
I love hearing Dave calculatedly and softly explaining the logic behind his playing, in such stark contrast to how he actually sounds playing and singing.
Rock N' Roll isn't about practicing until you're the best you can be and then getting out there. You'll still be practicing when you're 45 years old. Use your ears, learn all the theory you can by all means, but don't wait until you're a virtuoso to get out there.
@@NightsidePoet No worries, dude. It's basically the mistake I made. I'm middle-aged now and can play some advanced stuff, but I'm too old to go out and join/start a band. Got responsibilities now. Plus.. wtf wants to have some old guy join their band lol? My guitar is just something I enjoy. Sure, I'm good at it, but I was totally good enough 10-15 years ago. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Didn't, and now I regret it. Trust me, if you're some young guitarist and you're good enough to play a full set of basic rock songs live - start now. Nobody cares that you can only sweep one pattern or only know your scales in one position, whatever. Audiences don't care about that. People listening to your Soundcloud won't even know. Just get yourself out there (in whatever way you do that in 2021) and start rockin'. It's not like you will stop learning about music. You'll also learn about running/promoting yourself as an artist/with a band, learn about playing live etc. Most people don't "make it". I've known way more talented musicians than myself get dropped from record labels, replaced on support tours, or just not even noticed at all. Become session musicians, tops. Don't wait. If you wait.. you'll never do it. There'll never be a time when you're happy with your skill set and feel like there's nothing more to learn.
Speaking of Stern - Foo was recently on and Howard asked about Pat Smear joining Nirvana and if he had to audition. Dave said hell no and that when Pat joined the band he was the best musician in Nirvana... Pat laughed it off and recalled a time after a gig where Kurt and Pat walked by and caught Dave noodling around on the guitar. They both cracked up saying "He's better than the BOTH of us!" LEGEND indeed.
John Petrucci has claimed that the chord at 2:16 would be his "desert island chord" to play for eternity. He, like many other guitarists, refers to it as the "Alex Lifeson chord", which appears on tons of Rush songs. The first chord in Hemispheres, the final chord of Far Cry, throughout Xanadu, etc. Such an awesome chord!
I like the “I just bought a harp guitar but haven’t figured out quite yet how to play it so I’m just using it to break down this song because I payed an absurd amount of money for it” vibe
I’m not the greatest guitarist but off the emotions of one breakup I went from barley in the intermediate level to like almost in the advanced with about 15 songs write about it, heartbreak is surprisingly good for musicians
“I don’t know how to play guitar” ... dude. You know chord shapes, you can write melody’s, you’re in one of the biggest rock bands to have ever existed. You know how to play guitar stop it lol Dave’s just being modest as hell. Which is admirable but seriously he knows what he’s doing.
@@aunch3 there’s that funny story that Pat Smear told recently on Howard stern. Him and Kurt walked by Dave noodling on guitar backstage at a show and they both laughed because they realized he was better than both of them which is funny but probably actually true lol
Dave Grohl is keeping me going as a guitar player. I tried lessons, and I learned a lot of good stuff from an amazing teacher. But like Dave, I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm slowly seeing my skills improve.
That "Petrucci" chord is actually known as the "Alex" chord (Alex Lifeson from Rush) when you play it with F# in the bass. Go check out Cygnus-X1 Book II. The entire intro guitar part uses that chord. John was massively influenced by Rush so I think it makes sense!
John Petrucci in multiple interviews calls it the Lifeson chord. Never heard anyone call it a Petrucci chord before. I’m curious how he would react to hearing someone call it that.
I remember when I got a ripped version of the acoustic everlong. I remember it had Dave and Howard speaking in the beginning...and now is the only way I hear everlong. When you catch pieces of your soul exuding out...it's undeniable
“Go out there, find the love of your life, and break it off” Or have everyone in the band break up all at the same time, some of which are with other band members, and you’ll write an incredible album. E.g., Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours”
What you said at 8:30 is so true. Ive been thinking that exact thing for years. Some of the best, most original songs I've written, were during times when I was not trying whatsoever. Shit, the song ive written that I'm the most proud of, I came up with the main part during a damn sound check. "Oh hey, that was pretty cool. Im gonna record that real quick." I'm glad to hear you put that idea into words, its just so hard to "not try". Because at that point, you're trying, to not try. Its one of those things that just happens at random. You can't control it. Just be grateful when it does.
Dave Grohl is so humble and makes everything look so easy that I’m sure it infuriates some classically trained musicians who just aren’t as good at song writing
And it's funny how long this has been going on, even in classical music circles. Brahms, always living under the shadow of Beethoven, wrote a set of Hungarian dances, some of which i'm sure you've heard, and they're not very academic, just really catchy. A lot of his contemporaries were sort of miffed they didn't have that same gift of catchy melodies Brahms did.
@@dixonhill1108 yeah no one said it was easy. And I think we’re saying the same thing. Basically not everyone can write music, no matter what they can do musically
Dave Grohl genius that he is, is really being very humble, because his songs, his melodies and hooks are instantly memorable. I mean can he write a bad song? The most genuine down to earth guy in the business. Thanks man for your music...
I think the reason "Demos" sound so good sometimes, is the fact that they're honest. You're not suffering from record button anxiety. You're simply playing naturally and allowing things to flow naturally. Even if you're noodling around to the click... it just seems to flow better when the record button isn't engaged.
I went to highschool with Dave Grohl at Thomas Jefferson in Alexandria va. Dave was always about music even in 9th grade. He is our hometown boy done good.
I picked Sunday because it uses the same stacked 5th sus2 chords. But it's still got plenty of Sonic Youth madness to give a taste of what they're capable of. These other two songs are also good picks though.
Foo Fighters are my favorite band of all time and Dave Grohl has truly inspired me to pick up guitar and write songs. This proves that even though you are not a trained musician you can still be a kick ass song writer and one of the best musicians of all time.🤘🏼
It’s funny how some of the greatest guitarists of all time are the one who learn or are taught unconventionally. They don’t think like a formally taught guitarist. They think outside the box. They don’t sit and start playing open cowboy chords.
Every disadvantage has its advantages. If you're not classically trained you're not constrained by theory. It's like Victor Wooten said in a video with Tyler about playing the wrong notes makes it sound better when you play the right ones.
Some songs aren't. Some are thrown together in minutes. They are usually better lyrically when more time is spent. Ahem "Supersonic" by Oasis is a fine example, written in minutes. Lyrics are nonsense but still a good song, kind of. Lol.
Uh no, lots of songs are written in a lot of ways other than overnight, but the word you're looking for is "static". Songs are static if you allow them to be (like folk songs), but a lot of songs are cut and never change. The majority of songs.
Tyler I absolutely love that lick that you put together at the end of the video. You definitely have something there as I was humming the tune long after watching this. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to hear it in an official recording!
If you try to type “Thurston Moore” on an IPhone it corrects to “thirsting more”- He’s such an awesome guitarist man... You gotta absorb his composing wizardry sometime and show us some of his mojo.
That is cool that you mention the drum pattern guitar approach. I started learning/bashing drums and think it I proves my what I call my lazy finger style on guitar.
Dave Grohl is one most impressive artist of these last few decades, and how cool is it he is not being a dick about it. Thanks for sharing this and breaking it down.
Those riffs you played at the end that you wrote are sweet! Reminds me of Polyphia. Can you tell me what's in your setup and how you're getting your tone?
Your view on this is absolutely correct sweet little jam to !!! Always play from the heart and try playing things that you feel that can help you become a better player!!! As always Keep Rockin till the cops start Knockin !!!! 🎸🤙🎶
Your tune at the end makes me think of someone stranded on an island where it's always nighttime. They've lived there for a while and supposedly made their peace with it, but sometimes they sit and watch the waves crash under the moon, and see faces of people they've left behind in being stranded here, under the beauty of stars and water and nature but devoid of people. Actual interpersonal love. That's what forces them to return to the world. Aboard a raft, they row hard, fighting waves and struggling to reach the horizon, where dawn might await them, and with it, people...
Dave's lack of formal training is why his ideas are so unique. He doesn't have that training that say "you can't do that". He just follows his ears. He just uses his natural talent.
Watching this a year after posting, is that song anywhere to listen to? Love Dave Grohl I’m so glad to hear him talk about tracks and creating the same way I feel in my room as a small artists still, thanks for sharing!
There was the really funny anecdote about when Pat Smear joined Nirvana. Smear and Kurt Cobain became fast friends and would hang out and Jam all the time. It was backstage before a show and Smear and Cobain were hanging out and they heard somebody play guitar, so they follow the noise and there's Dave doing his pre-show warm up playing guitar and then they notice another guitar from a little further along the corridor. So they follow that noise and find Krist doing the same. Pat turned to Kurt and went "Funny as how as the band's guitarists, we're actually not the best guitarists in the band."
MORE SONIC YOUTH!! Indeed, D.G. must have been @ least "subconsciously inspired" by Thurston Moore (an innovative git player with probably LESS "formal training" than Dave claims NOT to have had). The song that was likely that "inspiration" is entitled "Teenage Riot" (after the half-speed intro finishes). BTW: Nice outro tuneage!!
Indeed. I scrolled along to find my people. Sonic Youth is amazing. I’m 50. I know exactly what Dave means by saying it sounds SYish. I was shocked to hear him say he didn’t get it. Cheers for writing what I was gonna write!
Not everyone should try or will be effective at writing by themselves. Some of the most beloved songs in all of rock started as a band mate overhearing a few notes in a way you might never think to arrange them.
Actually Everlong was in part one of my inspirations for the song „In Times like These“ I wrote for my band. The lyrics were written by my co-author who isn‘t really familiar with the Foo Fighters. So the title of the song is just a coincidence. 😉
Because it doesn't really matter. You can still play it in standard. You'll have to play it differently, and it won't sound exactly like the original, but a chord is a chord - no matter what tuning the instrument is using. Same notes.
@@Nightmoore It wouldn’t matter at all if it didn’t use the open low D string. But it does, which means it’s impossible to play it correctly without putting it in dropped D. It’s obviously a relevant detail, they just both talking about so much, they didn’t think to mention it.
Dude...PLEASE let us know if you lay down some tracks at some point! If you have anything on Spotify, I'd LOVE to add it to a couple playlists. VERY awesome jam at the end! 😊
great video.. also, love your song at the end.. I often enjoy listening to instrumental things like what you made at the end, as I feel there are so many bands / "artists" that just make songs, but don't seem to hit the mark.. I hear music like your guitar stuff at the end and it's like there are words in the chords as it brings so much emotion along with it.. (Satriani, Vai, Eric Johnson, Petrucci, Buckethead. . etc so much to their instrumental songs..) Do you have the full version of that song available by chance?
I'm Alright think of how it doesn't fucking matter what other people write. It matters what you live and sing about. Every song ever written can burn and die. It's personal songs that tell your story that are valuable. When your life is over your music can burn too. Hell when the day is over that day's songs can burn. Live in the moment. To hell with the past. No worries about the future. Live in the now.
Dave Ghohl may not know HOW to play guitar. But he knows how to PLAY guitar. "Hey, that sounds pretty good" is a great way to start something. Now, excuse me while I go and relearn the first album.
Your "work in progress" is awesome. VERY Satriani vibe to it. Feels like "Super Colossal"- era stuff. That riff at 12:45 is fire - Got it stuck in my head! Can't wait to hear the finished product...
(They) Mark Knopfler was trying to recreate the ZZ TOP guitar sound but the new Dire Straits' sound was what he found!! Love that story! As told by Mr. Knopfler himself
He doesnt say he doesnt know how to play the guitar. He’s saying he doesnt understand music theory which is common for rock musicians because music theory is useful but not essential to becoming a musician unless you need to sight read music
I heard that the recording of Shine by Collective Soul comes from the demo version recorded by Ed Roland and hearing it between other songs and comparing the production, I believe it.
