My philosophy on GETTING GOOD at guitar 

Awesome story! It shows what a good guy SRV was, and is a great reminder of what to focus on.

Rad Story man! greatest beginner advice from one of the greatest ever!

He was a wonderful cat! Sincere, beautiful, and looked you right in the face when he spoke! I had the pleasure a couple of times... It was right when he was doing the tour with Joe Cocker, and I'm hanging out with him backstage at shoreline amphitheatre right outside of San Francisco, and he tells me that he actually knew who my band was! ( Albert King had just come to town and play a gig the night before he was headlining the Monterey Blues festival, and we were supposed to be his backing band I'm the one off show in San Francisco. But we got bumped because somebody knew somebody, who knew somebody... Yeah well you get the point! The worst part is that the cats who we're backing him up didn't even take the time to listen to the records and get the songs right! And Albert was a little pissed off about that!!! ) And Stevie was saying that there wasn't many decent blues bands in town. Then here off-handedly told me; "I've got to finish up this tour - but I'll be back and maybe bring the guitar, that Strat that I've been WAITING to sign all week! ( My best friend at the time was the general manager of shoreline. And I used to work for BGP on and off when I didn't have a gig myself. My friend mentioned to him what a fan I was, and believe it or not I'm so stupid that because of the Ungodly traffic, I waited the entire week and then never showed up to hang out, and I have him sign my axe, and they were also rehearsing there! Instead, I waited till the gig, but DIDN'T BRING MY GUITAR? Yeah, like I said I'm stupid! ) I told him the traffic sucked, and in my mind I figured he'd be around for a long time. He said; "Well - hey Man - bring your axe down and you can jam with us! I was kind of freaked out and didn't even tell my old lady! When I asked him why he would do that? He said "Hey Brother, I used to sleep on pool tables! I know how hard it is to make a living doing this - but I'm always happy to lend a helping hand to another cat who wants to play the blues!" A Few weeks later - I heard the news on the radio and I was inconsolable! When I first moved to California I was living with his protege "Doyle Bramhall II" for about a month - and when I mentioned that I knew Doyle, he opened up even more. So here I am talking to SRV and I yoked out the playbill, and said hey man since I'm here and I have this, & I feel like a jerk for even asking - but maybe you might be kind enough to write something inspiring for me here? Until I catch up with you on the back end of the tour? He did and I will always cherish it! And then he never did come back... I LOVE AND MISS YOU MY BROTHER ✌️🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷 RIP PAL... ( Once he got rid of all the other hangers-on, we spoke just like we had known each other all our lives! There was no strange adoration, it was just two cats talking about pedals and amps and Guitars, Lightning Hopkins, Albert King and all the other Blues cats that we adored! The funny thing was - that I said; and remember so clearly was that; "I find it interesting that we both listen to the same people, I use basically the exact rig that you use - but I don't sound anything thing like you! Not worse, not better, Just different!" At that point he slapped me on the back and said; "THAT'S the best thing that you have accomplished! And THAT IS to have your OWN sound! We all learn from everybody else but it's SO IMPORTANT - PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is to have our OWN VOICE/ YOUR OWN TONE...!!! ) I don't go to jam sessions anymore but, sometimes I end up out in the club and there's always somebody there who is trying to emulate or be a clone of SRV! They never get it right, and he would just shake his head, and be the first guy to tell them to LISTEN LEARN and get your OWN thing going man! A story I thought that someone might be interested in? PEACE Y'ALL AND ALWAYS REMEMBER; "PLAY FROM THE HEART!!! SLEEP WELL MY BROTHER - SLEEP WELL... 🙏🏼✌️💖💖💖💖🌷🌷🌷

@@greggnumme8644 Not gonna lie man, that was a good fucking read.

That's an amazing story, he's my favorite guitarist.

Lmao that gave me a laugh

Hehe my dad always said "" wait a min what's a dad

Mom said that you me when I was 7 and I was playing tf outta her guitar, only it wasn’t a guitar it was an Appalachian Dulcimer

I said the same to my kids. Then I bought a Pacifica for them to play. It's actually a really nice guitar after a setup!

I heard this in Johnny Cash's voice.

🔥

That's what she said

@@aloiseaux767 oooooooooooooooooo😂😂

Honestly that’s a pretty good approach to life in general

My teacher told me: “don’t say you can’t do it, just say you can’t do it yet.”

Strong message. Thank you for this.

The best time to start was when you were just tall enough to reach around the guitar. Second best time to start is now.

never ever too late! Just saw george strait live couple weeks ago he is 69 years old.

It’s true you won’t be as good as if ur parents made u play every day since u were 7 but if you practiced for 10 min a day in a very concerted disciplined way, you would surprise yourself. But only if you’re willing to really put in the effort

Thanks old / failed man

You'll learn 3.5 somewhere in level 2

i love people like you

420

You forgot 00:00 - 13:24 Realize that Paul is a fun and smart guy and you need to buy his course. :D

Thanks for shortening it!

He practiced 40 hours a day

@@user-lp4cm4dj6t Sounds a bit low

@@user-lp4cm4dj6t rookie numbers I would say

@@user-lp4cm4dj6t baller

He still knew keys and notes, it's important to connecting all those shapes/barre chords/scales.

HAHA yeah that's very basic. For him.

LOL. neon is not basic

Lol, he was making a joke

LOL. Neon took me all summer to learn and now it's one of my favorite songs to play, but it definitely is not basic.

he just completly wasted my time, i actually thought he was fr. guess what sounds to good to be true, is too good to be true

But everyone plays guitar. The people who don't are just those who are not interested, thinking that a guitar is mehhhhhhhh. That's why so much successful guitar tutorials on YT, because SOOO MANY people play guitars and also so many sell guitars on ebay.

Do what you feel if its real. John Fayhey plays his own stuff, not according to Bach at all. There are no rules, after all its always called "theory" of harmony by the frustrated pedantic. Much of this theory was only engineered after they got to the top of the mountain and often can be too complicated and nuanced to be of great benefit, beyond comprehending the key. It all becomes self evident at a point anyway, the nuances, which are only a case of everything that you do can be heard by the listener, even if they are not aware of it. The best players are great liars.

Totally get what your saying, To put a simpler way, the person or people that thought up the theory had to learn from the beginning like we all do, you figure it out as you play, obviously it helps having people to teach you through these videos, but you learn so much yourself, everyone is capable its just putting that time in.

In The Mix love your content bro😏

Yes, it's hard to put down! Really!

Paul Davids and you too paul 😏

I love my Tele..I bought it new when I was 16, that was 20years ago..I play it nearly everyday...there's something about a Tele bridge pick up, using the tone& volume to create some of the best tones you're ever gonna hear

@@wesleyalan9179 the n+1 rule is calling out to me right now.....guess who doesn't own a Tele yet!

i was waiting for a comment like that,but figured most viewers would not get it. i did,and you nailed it.he is calm and pleasant to listen to,it doesnt matter if you paint or play the guitar,i seem to hang on te every word. thks

Exactly. He didn’t make mistakes. He has “happy accidents”

Genius.

Yeah, :) he is just as cringy

Y'all need to see Chords of Orion for Bob Ross meets Sir Davos. :)

I once thought that exact same thing while standing in a river on acid

i’m watching this high and i’m not gonna lie, that “everything is connected” bit got me fucked up

Me too ....

Psychonauts be like

@@rickf6375 What an experience that must've been!

Me, too. I was about to get a little heated XD

Neon is so easy, I've taught people who never touched a guitar in their lives and they could play it within 10 minutes. The Smoke on the Water riff on the other hand, you can play it for 20 years and never really get the feeling right. I'm still working on that one.

@@geovaniraffaelli4508 "it takes a lifetime to truly master the smoke and the water" _Thomas Jefferson.

@@grimly105 I've seen people lose their minds to Smoke On The Water.

i almost quit guitar

That is about where I am at as well. I feel like I'm just starting, after 40 years or so. Now that I'm retired I can play for 3-4 hours a day. I have all the mechanics and very little of the practiced techniques.

Know the feeling!

Do you still play?

@@camlynn5314 everyday! my guitar is constantly within reach of my desk so its super easy to pick it up and start playing!

A "good" guitar is temperamental and requires a good meter for humidity and temperature and should always be wiped down and put in the case. I can tell when my guitar is getting under 40% humidity, it has very low action. Respect in all things is a secret to life. The guitar teaches that there is nothing too subtle that doesn't have an effect and sometimes the most subtle has the most effect.

same

Lol

Haha, totally. I was with him for a couple minutes, but realized I should brush up on...everything.

Same here, but I just think it's because I'm not yet at that level, and am taking it as a motivation to get there. :)

@@GN-Aaron with this mindset, im sure you will get there man. I envy you. Not all people have the patience and passion to learn.

Hahahahaa me too, has some really good vibes and smooth motivation

This dude makes me not touch my guitar for months.

same

I learned to transcribe to other keys so that every song I learn is an avenue of new learning about how the guitar works. I had 4 different keys to the Rain Song (G,A,E and open tuning) , I guess Jimi Page had 3.

Yeah he was being sarcastic 😂

Me: "Lmao that's so easy!" Also me: *proceeds to fail at playing Smoke On The Water*

lol depends on where your at in guitar playing i learned neon in about 3 hours on the first try

I guess everyone started learning from the hardest one ( Smoke on the Water) 😁

@@bradlively2844 very impressive 👍

He would have if he wanted the video taken down for a copyright violation.

Slash all he played was melodic arpegios. He shows how everything is connect to an Iconic song. Without copy right infringement. Slick.

Josh Gargus he played 035

Well.. he did say Sweet! ..

Is there any better guitar teacher on the entire INTERNET than Paul David's? I doubt it

His european-ness gives him that "don't know if he's doing deadpan or actually serious" quality. Really got me with the "neon is easy" joke, didn't see the punchline at all.

Have you learned the 035?

@@ronzonirafael not yet thats too hard

I wrote Neon when I was a fetus and John Mayer ripped me off

I learned neon before i was a fertilized egg

But could you play wonder wall

Yeah and a 20 page book you can buy at a local music store run by real musicians, then reiterated so even at 8 year old could read it. He just told me to go buy it and don't bother with lessons.

For real.

​@@adaptercrash hey what book?

@@alfredo2lepe being and time lol

Yeah same here it is just soo challenging

Yea I agree it took me an hour to learn Afterlife but ive been trying to play Smoke on the water for 2 weeks now ! Still can't get it down cleanly!

Bayag mu oi

dude it took me like a month to master that riff

What is smoke on the water?

Rarely anyone has long hair now

@@route6666 Well, cosplay shops are just around the corner. No need to grow your own!

Yes, that's true. Many guitarist in my and my neighboring country wear their hair long.

Mine’s otw

*disagrees in Joe Satriani*

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i wish that were true lol

@@leetledrummerboy See! I've just discovered Gypsy Jazz and I realize

If you can master Asturias, everything that comes after is like a steep drop off a cliff.

That's the best part about the internet

When you drive your car, run thru your mind counting a key in 3rds, such as C-E-G-B-D-F-A-C-E, or to say 1-3-5-7-9-11-13 ..., is just about all the chords. Also all the key sharps are spoken for at the 1st fret "F (1st string)-C(2nd..)-G-D-A-E, covers a lot that is necessary and of course know that the key of F has 'b' as its flat. Jus'say'n

But you do get lots of boys if you play guitars

@@arpitdas4263 gay

@@arpitdas4263 Pass

LMAOOOOOO

PFT weak. Expect to get loads of girls. If you get to god tier guitarist xD

No real way to know if you’re practicing well if you’re self taught.

Absolutely… That’s why the advice to learn slowly is so important. Because it’s so difficult to unlearn a bad move or habit or practice.

Same! Can’t believe it took me so long 😅

If you play often and for long enough... All this theory will automatically become part of your repertoire without you even knowing it.

Still playing?

Hahahaha........

Good comment.

Ahh ive been playing 14 years and am only just now going from 2 to 3

Shaun Moore you forgot Soul!

Because 3. ears and 4. heart are obviously not part of 1. Body? And that's not all. What if we only have 2. Ears and 1. Heart?? 🤣🤣🤘

Well done you! Amazing accomplishment such a good feeling. 🙂

bro what

@@jakobkleiven7995 he’s on some shit

Truth

came here to peacfully learn guitar, your scarying me of

LOLL That shit went off the rails son.

Brian Noah he’s got jokes

Lmao

I just googled Neon,before the smoke on the water part, because the bit played didnt seem to bad 😂 Yeah it may be beyond my level right now

I came to the comments for this... I was thinking... after nearly a year am I below basic 😂😨

Exactly what i was thinkin lmfao

How is it going?

When playing gets bad, that is the best time to concentrate on the boring shit, like learning to read notes from some classical or constructing chords or going after that impossible song or watching a lot of Paul David, or worse yet Rick Beato. The function of the 7th and the 4th was a big revelation to me.(the voices, I call them 7-4-2, '11th and 9th') I still can't figure out how the flat 5 functions other than it does.

I did the same, except 10 years later I still can't shred haha

Yup. and it's still in my daily routine. Even have a fingerpicking version for when I play on my steelstring xD

Saaaame and I still play it almost everyday, there is no such thing as too much practice

Did you learn by yourself or did you have lessons? Anyway, congrats!

@@gcardoso71 self taught, all thanks ro RU-vid tutorial vids

I know all my chords and starting to understand 'voice movement' and would consider myself approaching intermediate, in my own eyes.( I don't believe in 'modes' because they only exist in the context of chords and keys, unless you're a democrat, or Joe Satriani, in which case 'context' is not an issue.)

Linus Guitar Tips

Good song. Lots of people have started playing that because of ‘the last of us 2’ 😂

@@luketaylor7021 lol did you not get the joke or what?

Didn’t get the joke. Got it now however. Embarrassing.

@@luketaylor7021 hey, it happens to the best of us lol

😂

yessir

Siddique Mohammed this is the best thing i’ve ever read

That part RIGHT BEFORE the sweet child of mine sounded like... Velvet Revolver's FALL TO PIECES. So I guess "everything is connected" to Slash!

hmmn noodles

EXACTLY

*Eminem's Spaghetti intensifies*