How To Make People Think You Can Play Guitar 

"You're not lazy, you're an Artist". That is the most realistic thing I've heard in a while. 😂

I used to say 20 years wasted of playing guitar. But I’ve actually tripled my audience in the last few years. I no longer play alone in my room. My wife and kid are there now too.

Back in my early 20's, I've been practicing classical and fingerstyle guitar every single day for multiple hours. I absolutely refused to strum chords and play popular stuff to which people can sing. During all those years, it only occurred 3 times that I've impressed a girl: 1. I was at a party and didn't know many people. Someone brought a guitar so I though "well, might as well do some practice while I'm here". I started playing Angelina by Tommy Emmanuel and a girl literally ran up to me from a 10m distance while exclaiming "omg, this guy can REALLY play!". She stayed until the end of the song, but I didn't get her later. Some guy with an emo haircut and piercings beat me to it lol. I did impress 2 random dudes though, hahaha... 2. I was playing classical guitar while riding a train home. Last seat in the last wagon, just playing some arrangements for my own enjoyment. At one station, in comes a girl, and although the train was almost empty, she sits right in front of me. She sat there for 45min while listening to me play, she didn't say a word and I didn't wanna start a conversation cuz at that point in my life I really didn't wanna waste my time on girls. Before she got of the train she said "Sorry to interrupt you, I just need to tell you that you are a really talented guitar player". I smiled, said "Thank you!" and kept on playing. Not sure if she was into me or not, but she sure was impressed. 3. While I was doing gymnastics I got injured so I sat on the bench. Next to me was a girl who also had an injury and had to rest there. We got into a conversation and I told her that I play the guitar. She asked me what kind of music I play, to which I just laughed and said "Just some fingerstyle stuff, no one ever recognizes the songs I play". So she said "Try me". I was like "Nah, no way you'd know. Some of them are even Japanese and even some guitarists don't know about them. Like, a dude called Kotaro Oshio for example. There's just no way that..." and she just exclaimed "OMG! You know about Kotaro Oshio?! Look up at the Evening Starts is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard on the guitar!". I was mindblown. That was one of the standard songs on my set list. Turns out she's a piano school graduate and was not only into classical music, but also into fingerstyle guitar artists, anime music and video game music, just like me. So she knew over half of the songs in my setlist. 10 years later we got married and now we have 4 lovely guitars, a healthy keyboard and a cute violin in our living room. :D

my favorite thing about this is that C# minor isn't even that weird of a key. It's actually a super natural key for a guitar if you know how to play major keys at all. It's basically just E major

Finally Jared remembered that his RU-vid channel exists

The most OP move is to noodle quietly and then when someone asks you to play something be like, “nah I don’t want to be that guy” and put down the guitar.

The hilarity in this piece, From the acting to the writing, The girl yelling "hey everyone" killed me Is insane. My day has been arpeggioed

“If you ever stumble upon a chord that’s to hard to play, like an F”… well played 😂

Best way to make people think you can play guitar: practice until your friends forget what you look like

The cinematic work put into this is the icing on the cake.

I remember 10 years ago when I first picked up a guitar the only reason I wanted to play was bc "girls liked guys who played guitar" then in college I actually played at a party kinda like that exact scenario and impressed a girl (literally just finger picked 3 chords on loop and hit the guitar for percussion lmaoo)... Now me and said girl have been together for almost 3 years. So, I'd say its accurate.

Man this was a nostalgia trip!! Used to love the skits back in the day and reminds me of when I was a kid! Me and my friends would put all Jared’s and other music youtuber’s sketch vids on repeat and just cry laughing the whole time (even if we had seen it a hundred times before!). When Jared uploads, his vids NEVER miss! 🔥 ❤

"You're not lazy you're an artist" words to live by

- Whats the hardest thing you can do on the guitar? - Earn money

As someone who got REALLY into open tunings, percussive, finger style guitar a few years back, this is insanely accurate. I have some awesome people in my life that when to William Paterson jazz program and berklees improv program, that really broke me out of this self taught box a lot of us I feel get stuck in. Just take the jump and start learning some music theory. You will thank yourself a few years from now I promise 🙏

"Remember, you're not lazy. You're an artist," was gold. I'm stealing that line lol.

Jared is like a father. He comes back every few months-years makes fun of you and leaves

When he said " they will only remember how you looked".... Made me cry inside.

The reason why we haven’t seen a Jared skit in awhile is because he’s an artist, not because he’s lazy 😊

bro! video production and content off the roof awesome!

After 12 years of practicing the Acoustic and E Guitar, I was able to impress my house plants. They threw all their leaves at me!

"There's only one line you need to know", I knew it before it was uttered. The classic.

"I listened to all 400 Buckethead albums" hit me to my core 😂

Jokes and content so dated he's even rockin that 2008 haircut, love that attention to detail. It's like this guys been frozen in ice for 15 years!

Might need to use this advice for myself because even though I’ve spent the past 6 1/2 years practicing guitar, getting good at sweeping, tapping, etc, and making it onto Jared’s Shred Collab, people still ask me if I can play an acoustic guitar whenever they see me play (I can’t lol)

I just scream real loud at the guitar until it works ;)

Jared, I've been faking it for longer than I can remember, but nobody ever remembers me. I think this is going to help me change the world. Thank you so much Jared.

That revelation at the end is such a masterpiece I can't even put into words how hard I laughed

Careful with the alcohol step. Was hanging out with some people a few weeks ago and the fact that I played guitar got brought up. The guy who owned the house walked upstairs and randomly came down with a guitar. I was piss drunk and put on the spot and 8 years of playing shot out the side of my head, and I lost all finger dexterity. I looked like an absolute imbecile lol

Just learn the five or six chords that ACDC uses and suddenly you've got forty songs you can play!

Actually I play guitar for myself , it makes me feel so happy. So much so that I never needed anyone's compliments to keep me going. I'm a self taught.

Make this a RU-vid ad.

I knew it was Wonderwall before it was Wonderwall 🤣🤣🤣

Dude you're too good of an actor. You're also good at guitar, so I LOVE these satire pieces you put together. Some people might not get it (and eat tide pods or something) and the rest of us will enjoy your satire content :)

Just tell them you can only play when the neighbors aren't home because they will call the cops.. Again! 😂

Learn how to do that flamenco strumming over an E major chord. Works every time.

Welcome back, Jared! Shred it on!😄🤘

Loved this one,cuz if I see it from other perspective it's really motivational at points like, "YOU'RE NOT LAZY, YOU'RE AN ARTIST", Hits hard and gives chills to me fr,made my day,Jared bro, I've been watching your videos since the year 2016,when I started drumming,you kept me up and I'm a Music Producer now,highly appreciate you bro,your videos helped a lot, much love man

This is the BEST guitar video on RU-vid hands down😂

In my experience, the best way of learning is to learn the actual songs and never ever be satisfied with a "beginner" version. Just remember to actually work on unfamiliar techniques as you're learning a song. The best thing about this approach is that you're truly learning the songs you like instead of doing random exercises and learning "practice" songs. This way, I've made more progress in a year than in all the years before that. And you don't have to turn into a hermit to achieve good results. If you want to be the next Steve Vai, then you have no choice but to eat and sleep with your guitar, but being able to play the songs you like and play them well is not that hard. The problem is most people go for the easiest rendition of a song every time, so they never improve. I know, for I was one of them. Now I can easily play and sing like 20 songs at a party (which is not much compared to my friends' tracklists), but I do it well and get positive reactions every time. And I certainly get better reviews than those who can play a million songs, but have to whip out their phones with chords every time they play. If you're staring at your phone or your fretboard all the time, people lose interest in no time.

"Im not been playing guitar for a long time. Now i cant even sweep picking" -the lying legend 🗿

The premise/setup is one most of us have experienced, but is not developed enough to actually be funny. Sean Daniel, joking around, with his laid back lesson format on similar themes, are hilarious.

That improv part was pretty clever

Seeing that one of your shred heroes is mid like you is truly inspiring

Omg you killed it!! So happy to see you back!

You're a complete genius, man xD I couldn't love more how this ended up

New vid. Congratz. I like the old stuff better tho.

I've listened to all 400 Buckethead albums

I’ve missed Jared skits so much, oh my God, this is a breath of fresh air

Jared's back! Now all I need is a video of kmac2021!

That new Wounded Tricycle album is killer. But, I do like their old stuff better.

The instructional video we all needed

truely majestic piece of comedy

This was amazing in every way. And if some psycho wants to jam in C# minor, just tune down to C# standard and play your chords, wasy fix. except that your strings will be super flappy, but nobody will notice.

I've been playing guitar for 15 years on and off, i am self taught and I mainly come up with my own stuff though i do try to learn other people's music to just to help learn new chords to further create my own songs.

great laugh here JD. nice one!! 😂😂

You are so talented and funny Jared! Love ya cousin!!! Keep up the awesome videos!!!!💞😆🫶👍💖🎸🥰🎶🎤💪❤

I can confirm that some women like guitarists, in these 8 days since you have posted this video, i took all your advice and have pulled more women in a week than i have in my entire life. This really works! Thanks jared dines.

HE IS BACK AND STILL STRONG.

honestly I just tune to drop D and play power chords and it works for me

Man this takes me back to college. I'd be the fool taking lessons, practicing scales, learning songs that were not commercial. I would rip into my favourite Iron Maiden song while a dude would play G - Cadd9 - D and people's world would fall apart as they admired the greatest guitarist ever known. This is essentially the Ed Sheeran way to professional guitarology.

Watching this with a terrible acoustic guitar at hand (bc i lost my electric) haven't played electric in over 7 months. This was soul crushing. Gonna go to a jam session tonight, i might reconsider and drink tile whitener instead.

Was I missing out, but damn, the quality of the video and edit is high lvl You came a long way, Stevie T❤

im so good at doing this, I even convinced myself I can play

If Jared did an entire show of overconfident players who don't practice, it would hit right in the heart of everyone who still does.

What he says about nobody remembering how you played is so true. I once sang two songs at a huge party and hammed it up big time. I thought they could all see the joke, but was treated with admiration and loud applause. Next day my buddy rewatched the video of it and said, “ You can’t sing,”. Lol. It’s all about attitude

Jared we miss u keep making amazing vids , you know you got it ❤️🤘

I appreciate the humor of great guitarists such as yourself, Mr. Dines, Stevie T, and Rob Scallon. Without you dudes, I would’ve given up years ago. Thanks 🖤🙏🏽

Old school college humor vibes. Reminds me of that old “how to play guitar to get laid” videos

"intonation!" has saved me many times while at Guitar Center

Great to see you back!

What if the guitar is out of tune? 😂😂😂😂

my go to songs for parties are: - classical gas (when I'm not too drunk) - chop suey (when I'm too drunk too play more intricate stuff) always works

Good advice, thanks for it. Ill be sure to execute this on my teacher, who also plays guitar

4:15 lol A good universal party song for acoustic....HEY YA

This was hilarious lol. Great video, Jared. It’s sad that people think that chicks will be all over you if you’re a good guitar player, but they want no part of it.

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The buckethead line was gold. I love the bucket

You know I remember avoiding every F chord when I started. Saying “a difficult chord… like F”, I really felt that. 😂

I can't unwatch that guitar's finish being pressed against that metal zipper ...it's too much for me

Lmfao this is freakin hilarious omg This is to funny 👏👏👏👏👏❤️🤟 Rock on 🤘

After some 10 years got back to this dude. He's quite a gentleman now. Nice!

This video hits home 💀 Almost every college party I went to where someone played guitar, had no idea what they were doing. It was always disappointing, because I genuinely wanted to jam. I didn't know to many hits, as I spent most of my time learning jazz, metal, funk and punk. I had been taking lessons for a few years and was well accustomed to improv. All of that DID pay off when I was busking though! Other musicians would stop to jam! Just Sadly not many parties had decent players.

Id love to think that JD actually had booze and pizza for the gang over to make this... Just... Do it more. Do it harder. With more confidence. Always "Bigger Hammer"

(6:41) C#m is perhaps my favorite key for improvising in. You get to use E, A, B 12th fret harmonics too

Besides my grandfather teaching me chords i taught myself. You dont need to pay for lessons. There are too many free outlets. Best thing to do is learn the basics and stop there. Just start playing once you have a good grasp on the fretboard, notes, chords and chord progression. Otherwise youll sound like everyone else.

“I like his old stuff better…I like their older stuff is better” haha!

i have a suggestion, carry a couple of picks with you in your wallet/handbag or even your pocket; pulling out a random pick shows others that you are always prepared (it actually does come in handy tho lol). Another suggestion: if the guitar is in standard tuning (usually is hopefully), tune the low E string to drop D, and then boom you have a few more songs to play, and they see that you know at least one alternative tuning besides standard and half-step down

Thank you so much, Jarvis! The one liners are incredibly useful :D

I'm willing to see Jarvis Dinetello rocking

Oh my God Jared, we all wish you the best on what you're doing, but we need to see you more k.. Some of us grow up watching your channel and get inspired to play guitar, etc.. Let's do it again. We are on your back. We love your older stuffs, but we also looking forward for a newer stuffs too. lmao. Stay safe

I'd actually love to see the DJ video, too. Good stuff.

Awesome video nice to see Jared back

Im glad that Jared still posts once in a while

I didn't know I needed this! This is pure RU-vid Gold! Nailed it. Thanks!

I’m so glad I’m teaching myself, this is the kind of positive reinforcement I needed. 😁🕺🏼🤙🏽

thank you bro, i missed these skits 😂

That's what sarcasm is all about, "You're not lazy, you're an artist."

When he makes the faces and moves he reminds me of one of the guitar players on the worship team at my church.

Loved the end and was wondering what girls were into now; thought of DJs and got it right! That was hillarious! Maestro agressions (micro agressions), nice one...