3 Math Rock Exercises That Save YEARS of Practice!

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

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[@navaronehartman8880]

Oooh, that finger picking pattern gives me an idea!

[@gsussb_]

That finger-tapping exercise is actually the first one on the eBook 👀. 100% recommended. Also, I like how these exercises are kind of riff-like so it doesn't actually feel like a random exercise. Cheers, man.

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

Thank you 🥰 the tapping one definitely sounds like an exercise though 😅

[@petergreyward]

I Bought my guitar in January 30 of 2022, and I've trained/played almost (close to 90%) everyday since I got it. And I Grew up listening to Virtuoso, Eric Johnson, (the first 2 albuns) Scorpions and Yngwie Malmsteen, and as all begginers i went and tried to learn My favorite song, That would be "Cliffs of Dover" - Eric Johnson, i got crushed, yes, but i didnt stop a single day for almost a year until i got everything clean, after that the last months have been way more easier, until i Learned THAT A BAND CALLED POLYPHIA EXISTS Just discovered that there was way more stuff to hone before I can start learning their music, and thats where I found a Math Rock Ebook you made 4 years ago Never had a Teacher since i Bought my guitar. The last weeks i've been studing your content and yes, i'm learning a lot of stuff Thanks for your work

[@EricTheCleric93]

These are incredibly useful, thanks for making this type of content.

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

Cheers 🙌

[@MrFuzzleupagus]

I built from this exercise and created something new (at least new to me). I’ll tap the 5th fret with my left index finger then tap the 12th with my right index finger. Then I move to the 6th fret with my left middle finger and then the 11th with my right middle… and so on until I reach the 8th and 9th frets with my pinkies. Rinse and repeat. I don’t know if I’ll ever use all my right fingers for tapping, but I figure it’s a good dexterity exercise anyway. I’m getting quite a lot out of your lessons. Keep ‘em coming, Steve! 😀🤘

[@Ryan_Perrin]

I started playing guitar with an emphasis on metal style riffs and alternate and economy picking. Hybrid picking was a pretty interesting game changer. I definitely recommend it

[@kamrynyvng5462]

I want to get into the style of metal hybrid picking riffs, do you have any content or tips that helped you along?

[@Ryan_Perrin]

@@kamrynyvng5462 not particularly. I mostly practiced the hybrid picking in a relatively standard way. Just doing some finger picking patterns with chord professions I like, and then doing them hybrid picking instead. The band Intervals, essentially just the one guitarist lol, has done interviews where he talks about it. And he uses it pretty often in his playing. His riffs and leads aren't always straightforward to play though, but is a good place to look for inspiration

[@Jackgogym]

the first exercise is very similar to one that a lot of people use in the banjo world for bluegrass! so look up foggy mountain breakdown and see just how fast this exercise can make you and then do it for hours and hours haha

[@rodrigoflores2690]

Damn steve, thanks again, your videos are awesome

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

Thank you thank you 🥰

[@pipkay9372]

awesome video

[@Black_Swans]

Super helpful thanks for the vid! Also kudos on managing to fit every guitar on your wall into the vid XD

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

Haha gives me an excuse for owing 4 guitars 😅

[@RacoonCH]

This might be a dumb question but, what is the point to place my ring finger onto my pinkie when I can use it to tap, instead?

[@vandals.]

Gracias amigo

[@pastelvermillion3814]

What pedal are you using 🤔

[@jbusom]

Hey Steve! I'm thinking about getting the e-book. I wanted to ask you what base level do you think you'd need for the book? I'm not a straight beginner guitarist but i'd say i'm beginner to intermediate. Would you recommend this book as of right now, or first get to a more intermediate level and then start with the e-book? Thank you so much for your videos and all your work!

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

Thanks for the question. I need to make that clearer in the description. I'd say it's fine to jump in once you've got the basics down, which sounds like you have. All the exercises and examples have accompanying video demonstrations to help you learn any of them. Hope that helps!

[@jbusom]

​@@LetsTalkAboutMathRockGreat! I'll be getting it today then

[@bruisedbug]

woahh, production upgrade

[@MATH1nk]

3:24 what is the name of the song???

[@camiloelgueta2213]

Book by Chon

[@GatsuOnBerserk]

Are you using some kind of compressors for tapping? Every guitar I have without a compressor doesn't sound so loud and doesn't have your sustain :(

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

No compression on the pedalboard. What are you using as your setup? One thing to look at is how much gain you are using. More gain will help with sustain but too much will lead to too much overdrive or distortion if you're looking to keep a clean sound that is.

[@昊钱-s5o]

😊

[@mochimochi6357]

why did you teach a non standard way to finger pick? usually the thumb is the three thickest strings (EAD)

[@Kazzor]

Ur guitar necks are brighter than my future bruh how you get them so shiny 😭😭😭😎

[@ourburningsky1]

May I request you please , Please, please… show me how to replicate the sounds on acoustic guitar heard on the math rock song by This Town Needs Guns called Japanese Ultra-Violence In D-Minor (the Saddest Chord) pleaseeeeee you’re the only one I believe could do this that might

[@noahpauley]

I would love to play cool math rock stuff but I’m terrible at tapping 😭 so instead I just write songs using math rock tunings and play just chords

[@Mr.LUV80]

Practice makes perfect my friend

[@andrerilassismusic6478]

Top😮

[@dariendingus7038]

I wish my pinky finger wasn't half the length of my middle 😔

[@dannyhood4007]

Chon. Haha

[@razztastic]

The big question I have is, why are you tapping with your pinky to begin with? The right pinky is the guitarist's weakest finger. The middle is much better for tapping.

[@blolz]

Steve, did midwest emo hijack math rock?

[@LetsTalkAboutMathRock]

Nope. It's more that the blending of emo and math rock is what I enjoy the most and that's what comes through mostly in my playing and what I teach on the channel 👍