@@Kevin-gb8gb What's really a damn shame is that both political parties have their followers by the balls. Did you know both Trump and Biden are Zionists? If you don't know what that is, just Google it. It's bad news all around.
He has never been a "shredder"! He was more one of the EVH track guitar players and developed his unique Lynch style,which made him one of the few 80s legend guitar heroes! Yngwie Malmsteen was/is the godfather of "shredding" who influenced the whole Mike Varney circus (MacAlpine,V.Moore,Tafolla etc)
i'll tell you what i love about lynch, even demonstrating a scale shape he makes it sound musical and throws in pinch harmonics and the whole deal. pure style
What most of these "anti-theory kids" don't realize is that all of these guitarists that know little theory tend to have a great ear to compensate for it. They may not know which notes fit in which key, but their ear does.
Exactly this. A lot of people tend to get lost in this "formal theory instruction will put your mind in a box that it will never get out of" mindset, but the reality is, those few guys out there (who can be counted on one hand's fingers) that made it really big without "knowing theory" were actually quite well-versed in it, they just didn't learn it through proper teaching. The way their perception worked allowed them to either "feel" things that most people wouldn't, or they would figure them out on their own. It's no accident that once you analyze the songs that these guitarists wrote, you realize that they all have very solid foundations in music theory.
Just so you know, they arent "anti-theory" they just learned their way. Anti means they are against it. They arent against it, they just dont know it. I wish I knew theory but I learned it my way. Buying cassette tapes and being visual taught in the early 80's. Now with the internet it makes it even easier for someone to learn now (and free). You dont have to pay for lessons anymorw.
They know the theory, in the sense that they know both the chords and scales, and they know which chords go with which scales, they just don't necessarily know all the complicated *language* that describes the chords and harmonies, etc. EG, Jimi Hendrix didn't necessarily know that the NAME of the chord he was playing was E7#9, or even necessarily that the chord has both a minor and major third (explaining its unique sound) but pretty clearly, he knew where it "worked" and how to use it.
No doubt he is a remarkable guitarist george is so flawless in his approach he hardly ever repeats himself completely destroys it hands down one of the great maybe the greatest still doing it!!!!
I'm not gonna lie I'm self-teaching myself guitar and I'm excelling very quick and it's all because of this man George Lynch is my inspiration for the god of self taught guitarists thank you George your a legend blood ☺️🤘☮️✌️❤️
George always picks the cool exotic notes and they sing like angels. Anyone tries it and it sounds like it’s a mistake. Jeff Beck has the mojo as well. I definitely think the modes are worth knowing just because they really have a voice and mood to each one of them. Vinne Moore’s video explains it very well.
listen up people,mr lynch was BORN to play the guitar,nothing more,nothing less,he was born with the inherent ability to OWN the guitar,just like mr rhoades,mr van halen,mr satriani,and so on,there is no need for any discussion or debate people,sometimes things just happen for the simple reason that it is meant to be.
George knew enough theory at this point to sound awesome and apply his ideas and achieve success in the music biz...and probably knew more than most blues, blues-rock and rock players...he just wanted to know more...he's an achiever. His statements show that he knows what he's doing beyond just playing shapes.
Jimmy Running Dog You are wrong bout him at the time of this video..He literally had no fundamental knowledge of theory and he said so..You can hear it in his playing as well..I never liked his playing style because he would construct solos out of shapes and a lot of times it wasn't even in keeping with a proper scale voicing which always gives it away that he knows no theory beyond moving shapes around in different octaves... Sad thing is he did eventually study theory a few years back and it kinda ruined what he had going for him back then.. He would play what sounded cool to him before but now he tries to play the abstract thinking kind of things and it ruined his " vibe and energy " ..If you don't learn theory while getting used to a guitar and finding your own voice , please don't do it in your later years because it will kill what made you only sound like you.....Shame , this guy really learned his lesson and you can't unlearn it and it will always battle against you if you want to capture what originally made you famous !
Jim Pittman A blues scale is PART of theory..Theory is about the relationship of notes and scales and the chords derived from them and which notes flow and harmonize with the most consonance all the way to the ugliest of dissonant sounds..Theory gives you the ability to resolve a passage with note choice that is actually clever and thought provoking and can reference or hint at sonic possibilities that one can use to expand upon in a live performance improv that were only briefly touched upon in a studio recording....Sort of like your grammar ! You talk slang .. You completely tossed out the word "are" in " u nuts " which is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb ! .. Then we have " he knows what HE doin " The second HE should have been HE'S which is a contraction of " he " which is a pronoun and " is " which is the third person singular present of be. These examples of your bad grammar ( i didn't even mention your spelling) Have their equivalent in music theory using musical rules.. One who knows theory can point out issues in music as easily as i pointed out just a couple of your grammar issues !
toob maniac Rock is about Theory and Grip Chords and blues scales at its base.....simplified phrasing and positions on the fretboard......you talk like a classical trained guitarist..not a rock guitarist....?simple street talk man gets u there
I started playing guitar when my older brother brought home the Kiss Alive II album two days after it was released in 1977 , i was 9 years old .. I was already a Kiss fan but hearing the second solo on Shock me and the studio cut of Rocket Ride made me want to learn to play but after a few years it was getting old and i heard Zeppelins Good times bad times on the radio and it was just cool "a f " but in a different way..So that led me into a differen't direction that also included Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower ..So around 83 and 84 i heard Randy Rhoads n the radio playing Crazy Train and was kicking my own self in the ass for never knowing about him or Ozzy , Randy had already been dead 2 years and i never heard of him but he changed my outlook on guitar completely and this neoclassical thing led me to Yngwie and on to an entire different universe of guitar playing like Frank Gambale , John McLaughlin , Allan holdsworth and other lesser known geniuses such as Shawn Lane , Ted Greene..I realized i didn't know shit about theory and composition so when i went to college i studied social trend analytics and majored in musical composition ..I like some contemporary guitarists like Vai and Satriani , but my taste at 50 years old is kind of mellow like Eric Johnson , i like classical , Segovia , John Williams , and standard hyper classical like paganini's 24 Caprices and other pieces by Paganini written specifically for guitar...I'm a big supporter of M.I.D.I. guitar pickups such as the Fishman Tripleplay , this is going to be the future of guitar as sounds in midi become much more realistic and easier to morph and amp sims getting better and cheaper you don't need to lug around your Marshalls anymore to get great sound and unsurpassed flexibility , a laptop , midi pedalboard , a couple guitars and the house P.A. is all you need
Nah. Every video I've seen him in, he wants to make it clear he "doesnt know theory", yet he talks about major thirds, flat fives etc. I'm not sure what people think 'theory' is, but its just a way to describe the sounds. Which George uses. He may not know about complex harmony etc, but he isnt as ignorant of theory as he likes to make out.
@@TheJTD1982 I agree. Love george to death. Easily top 3 in my book but he does emphasize alot that he doesnt "know theory" but then in some video he be like im using a dimished 3rd or 5th etc etc. So it's like George we know you know theory lol. Nobody who plays at this level can get through a life of music without knowing at least a good amount of music theory.
I went to high school in the 80s and it was normal for a friend to come round to your place in his car with a tape of say Dokken's Back For The Attack and then you'd say could you make me a copy and then next day at school you've got that tape in your school bag and as soon as you get home you put it on and just know which are your favourite songs then after a few more Dokken tapes you make a best of tape. That was the same with Scorpions, Ratt, Ozzy etc. By the way it didn't interfere with my school work as I went on to get a Science degree - most people at school in the 80s liked rock and metal - there was so much of it.
I grew up in the '80s. That's when MTV stopped playing anything like this and started playing rap videosall the time. So we went from this to "mudda fucka cai'nt hear, got a dick in is ear". The world has turned to shit.
Someone should recreate the 80s with a Epcot Center type theme or Walt Disney type theme where people could go into a certain area of town and it was like living in the 80s where you would hear on any radio if you tuned in 80s rock people were dressed 80s 80's cars are cruising around. I grew up in the 80s I graduated in 1990 in the eighties was such an amazing time with all the rock bands that were out. I was in a Vocational High School and I took electronics and we had a student-run radio station that was FM and we get to pick from the selection that we had at the school all the wonderful 80s music that you can think of Ozzy Dokken Van Halen You Name It We had it and we played it. Used to go in and make our own tapes from the records mixtapes all the time we had guys in our trade that were excellent guitar players and they would make their own music on there and copy stuff that was on the radio at the time as well playing in the back of the station. We all had long hair like the 80s my hair was down past my shoulders wearing the tight jeans as well. Girls had their spandex and they had their fluffed up fully hairspray hardened hair and their fluorescent colored windbreakers. In High School we had slave day and we got to buy other students or teachers that were willing to participate and they would have to do anything that we ask them relatively and those that bought them got to parade them around and into classrooms and the teachers would let them walk in had to do whatever they would told that was embarrassing for them or sometimes you would have a dude who could shred guitar and hed come into the room with his amplifier and set it up in the back of the room and turn it up to just under ear deafening sounds and start jamming out something from white lion or white snake or whatever. There are no words to describe what the 80s were like it was just an incredible time. The music was cheesy and happy the girls were. MTV was where it was at with all the great music that they had from all the hair bands and non hair bands from that time. In my trade Electronics in our shop we used to monitor the radio station so we always had a radio playing softly near us. We also had TVs that were always in need of repair so we would be watching TV softly with the screen facing away from the teacher when we were at our workstations on our breaks and I remember watching Tiananmen Square live in my shop when it took place. We always had the thing going even during our work time. The in the evening hanging out by the big department stores in my town with older older dudes wearing our tight jeans and jean jackets with our favorite band patched on the back of it and playing the latest songs from Joe Satriani Surfing With the Alien tape or whatever else else we've decided we wanted to play. Cruising in my friends 87 iroc-z that was pretty much brand new manual transmission the thing was amazing I love that car so much and I always wanted one but never did get one. Blast the latest 80 songs either on tape or on the radio. It was a great time to be alive. There was no real big tension in the world other than the cold war with Russia but that was about it we didn't have all the chaos and craziness that's going on today. Things were a bit simpler and the music was positive in nature. Great times for sure.
George was sharing the same stages with an unsigned Van Halen honing his chops & putting in the hours to get where he ended up....The Top. Met the guy at some Acoustic show he was doing back in 2006ish & was very friendly charming chap. They played ' Dream warrior ' on acoustic....dayummm
I never followed Lynch much. But having just watched this video, I realise that I also learned to play like he did. I just picked up the guitar and looked at the neck and visualised all my ideas, I picked up by listening and some tablature. But always used to invent my own things.. wow...now ive seen he also did i cant help but wonder what kind of player I would be had I continued....
george probably forgot more than i will ever know on the guitar his live beast from the east record solos still give me a real chalange..i consider him humble greatness
He didn't find his way around.. he got comfortable with what he knew, then branched out. He knew patterns in sound and on the fretboard. Patterns are mathematical. He didn't realize he was "self learning" music theory. This is why he's in my hall of fame . The man played by ear.. he had/has "perfect pitch" and a great mind.
That "thumb stretch" idea came from Jake E. Lee, for those who didnt know. Another killer guitartist! (early RATT days, Ozzy, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel)
Thinking in shapes, visualizing dots and lines across the fingerboard is something very common with guitarists. Even great jazz guys do this. It's something that comes with how the guitar needs to be organized. My guitar teacher (jazz guy) told me that he has no idea how saxofonists organize their instruments without the ability to "paint on the fingerboard".
Ha! "One of the things I do..." as if we can do any of it! Lol. On my humble opinion Dokken, talent wise, was the best of the LA scene. DEFINITELY Pilson and Wild Mick vocally! OMG! If only Don and George could've gotten along.
George Lynch is my hero. I've met him. I love him. But for the love of God he can't teach. And really, to be honest, nobody can teach "feel"... He told me he never plays the same solo twice... Actually, that was the best lesson I ever had.
Even if George didn’t know music theory he still knew how to find the right notes by ear because he plays most of the notes in the Mixolydian mode in his A major shape. That’s testament to good ear training
Couldn't tell you much on theory I myself go on feel and sound but also if it makes sense at all I relax my hands and can move it freely without effort from one end of the fret board too the other again all because of watching George and experimenting with my guitar and technique
You can really expand upon the idea of shapes to come up with some really interesting licks. Plus, it's a great way to break out of that limited 2-octave pentatonic box.
