How To Write Catchy Pop Punk Guitar Leads

[@maverickpanda]

This seriously needs to be a series it’s so good

[@Sleepyhumphrey]

Learning scales is a must in playing the guitar I just learned scales a couple months ago and trust me it’s so much easier

[@MatthewPusey44]

I find what really helped me was playing the scales over a backing track in the same key, that was what changed it from playing a scale on sequence to being able to improvise.

[@Sleepyhumphrey]

Matthew P if you need too find a song key use tunebat. It’s an amazing website

[@uprii]

what scales? and what do they do

[@RabbiB0Y]

Not really

[@antoinejackson493]

You do not know how long I have been waiting for a video like this. Time to break out the strat

[@mightylo5980]

Time to break out the Tom delonge strat

[@gleebybooer]

Thanks for making this man, I clicked on this and knew that you would be one of the best to listen to because of the sheer amount of music content you pump out. Your covers are a godsend man, thanks for the videos👍

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

all gear used is in the description, hopefully this was helpful and brought you through some interesting techniques and the theory behind them. thank you for watching. the songs in the video are: the wonder years - woke up older, neck deep - cant kick up the roots, knuckle puck - swing, the story so far - framework

[@sondeland9041]

What tunning did you use in the video

[@RamanN00B]

do you have tabs for these parts? also great video!

[@SirSoloSoul]

Are you currently in a band?

[@evan.snider]

Blake these are great videos. Keep up the work!!

[@nitjared6148]

my favorite pop punk leads are the hammer-on pull-offy ones in songs like the intro of staircase wit and the secondary intro riff in empty space.

[@nitjared6148]

with lots of open strings. i suppose this is more popular in twinkly-midwest emo bands but it fits into pop punk well too.

[@MatthewPusey44]

Thanks, Blake! I've been looking for something like this for a while, really helps me understand what they're doing. Giving it a go now.

[@tessamekers]

Thank you so much for this video, lots of useful information! Will definitely check out the rest of your channel.

[@alexzemaitis1207]

What song is at 0:00?

[@THATguyTOMO]

As a Rhode Islander, I appreciate the Providence College books and stuff you rep. Keep rockin bud!

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

go friars

[@Gabingus69]

Thanks man, very useful and informative

[@YourManAlexSmith]

This was really helpful!

[@tylerrenfrow6572]

More stuff like this! Very helpful!

[@andresstoner5839]

AWESOME AS USUAL! Can you do any of Good Charlotte, any of the first 3 albums?

[@lofipoppunkradio]

Dude your guitar tone is absolutely epic! How do you get about it?

[@OmnipotentSag]

The 4th and 5th ways are using a lower note over a higher string and clusters utilizing diads and triads. -=80)

[@trippowen]

Is there tabs for the song you demonstrated in this video?

[@TeamPaidToDrive]

More videos like this if possible! Maybe some acoustic rhythms and leads? (unless you already have those videos?) 👍 🤘

[@KaliDreamer]

Great video-what song is that @2:15

[@Candpals]

Kali Dreamer Swing by Knuckle Puck! Incredible song and one of my favorite guitar intros out there!

[@MrMixolydian7]

Great video. Thank you! Did you go to law school? I used to work at a college bookstore and recognize those books below your sign.

[@tylercrone1660]

most helpful video I've seen, great job and thank you

[@SpaceyDamoto]

0:00 Name Of Song?

[@IanHaghighat]

Woke Up Older by The Wonder Years

[@brandonreyes-castellanos9408]

When recording the rhythm and lead guitars together, do you eq them the same?

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

yeah in this video they’re just identical for the sake of time and efficiency. if i was doing it for real they’d be completely independent

[@peik5569]

How do you find new music to listien to? And how could I get my own band's music to your ears?

[@MatthewPusey44]

I normally look for pop punk news / release blogs and check back once a week, scroll through and see what's new. Spotify does me well with the discover feature and Mondays weekly playlist. Also check out reddit.com/r/poppunkers, hope this helps.

[@peik5569]

@@MatthewPusey44 Thanks mate!

[@MatthewPusey44]

@@peik5569 No problem buddy, rock on

[@nitjared6148]

look through bandcamp.com. follow youtube recommendation rabbit holes. The best finds are the small bands no one really knows.

[@pucksheet4456]

thanks man

[@jamessouthern7823]

what play style would blink be considered out of the 3 u mentioned

[@SamC_182]

Great video

[@TheProTalentGaming]

Can you make a video on how to write a rhythm part to match a lead?

[@kintaro_f]

awesome tutorial, that lead octave riff was absolute killer 🤘

[@Gringooo88]

This is a great video, would love to see a rhythm approached one

[@Sleepyhumphrey]

See what I do is I’ll search up a song on tunebat to find the song key and I’ll just play along those scales in order to find the notes it’s a lot easier then tabs. Tabs may be easy to find the notes but it’s a lot funner if you do scales and learn by ear and is also 2 birds with one stone. I’m also a singer to so I use my guitar too figure out vocal notes

[@sam-oy5xx]

thank you!

[@mateuslacerda7413]

He looks like the film director character from Mulholland Drive.

[@lightartorias552]

Great video! And awesome personality! I usually dread listening to someone explain guitar stuff, but you had food energy and a chill vibe. I had fun checking out your video. Please make more how to's! I am now subbed 🤘 (Also, cool thing including your Gamertag. It would be pretty chill if you played rainbow six siege)

[@nicholaskaprielian3379]

Any chance you can tab out what you played for each part?

[@FakePlasticDrummer6]

Cant Kick Up the Roots is one of the best Neck Deep songs! Love that its in the background

[@SelinaNotSelina]

how to get me to watch teh video: have a paramore picture as the background. i still liked the video tho :)

[@nehemiahzo_]

SelinaNotSelena while Paramore is a decent band, the singer in most songs is literally just talking about boys and boyfriends and it makes me want to die

[@Iamkenuff]

@blakemcconnel are you in law school? I noticed those books in the background and they look like my law school books.

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

yes those are some of my old 1L books. i'm currently a 2L

[@afterrabbits]

what university do you attend? @blake

[@Aezthet1C]

Can you share the guitar tabs?

[@eliot_3475]

can someone tell me the song that plays at 2:14

[@Esho5196]

You a law student? I’m pretty sure we have the same Property book lol

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

yes, i’m a 2L currently. thankfully forever finished with property

[@Esho5196]

@@BlakeMcConnellMusic Hell yeah man! 1L right now, in the thick of property. Stoked to see another pop punk lovin future attorney out there

[@alexispgls1498]

where is the candle ?? :) good job

[@jamiecovers451]

What tuning are you using I'm trying to follow but your guitar sound totally different to mine I'm in Drop D DADGBE. Edit: your actually in D standard not Drop D so to follow you'd have to tune to C# G# C# F# A# D#

[@markcm]

I was wondering the same, I heard it announced as “drop-D” but it sounded off when I tried to follow along. It sounds to me more like drop-D tuned down a half step?

[@sebastianlindon8992]

"You're actually in D standard" "To follow you'd have to tune to (proceeds to list drop C# tuning)" What kind of drugs are you on dude

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I'm a little confused, I won't lie. So what are you doing with the octave leads specifically, when compared to just playing the basic 4 octaves?

[@johnnylifts8385]

The 4 octaves is the exact same melody pitched an octave higher basically. The same empty space that’s left from the rythym guitar will still be there, lead guitar should make fill the mix more but not only that, add to and harmonize the rythym melody. Use more notes than the rythym guitar on the off beats

[@januescandallo8436]

COOOOL

[@beatlesrulez1995]

Sounds like most of Sum 41😅. Great tutorial nonetheless

[@veryhairylarry1036]

nice

[@mxtchhhhh]

The sample parts you put together for the video sound WSTR as fuck

[@BlakeMcConnellMusic]

i just realized the single note one is super similar to lonely smiles by wstr

[@nehemiahzo_]

Help! I love punk but every time I play it I get death core instead. Please end me!

[@nehemiahzo_]

Sorry I mean help

[@nehemiahzo_]

No I don’t

[@koronahoe6943]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoHNl6WVgrGYibs this might help

[@okkyadmojo1739]

Could anyone plese tell me what song he used as for backsound(all songs in this video) Thanks A Lot

[@nathan-hq2jw]

i shazam’d it, it’s woke up older by the wonder years

[@yudhabengbeng]

In 5:14 , what's name the technic?

[@javierdavis696]

An octave harmony

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

„...Is using the Major Scale“ *laughing in Sum 41*

[@antagonist8765]

dude you need subtitles!

[@dnp41]

Can I hire you to play guitar on a punk EP i'm writing?

[@TheLexiconDevils]

Just listen to the Buzzcocks

[@hadinasrallah8928]

what amps do you use? and if you use digital amps like bias fx what settings would you recommend as a starting block

[@nehemiahzo_]

@BlakeMcConnell how did you eq the guitars

[@MichelOsef]

Great video, but... the background music is just too loud, it's making it hard to really understand everything you're saying.

[@ericcoombs]

It’s a no-brainer. I’ve been playing guitar for 15yrs and I’ve always been playing the same genre. When I hear “pop-punk” I think... NOFX, MxPx, Blink-182, Green Day, Allister, Rise Against and many more. You know you begin to date yourself when all the bands who people now claim as “pop-punk” are not what you know of as such... I’m 32yrs old now. All these new bands don’t have that sound

[@Gabingus69]

You in law school or something? Can’t help but notice the law books.

[@edmlampung4199]

Pop punk + troffical house 👇 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6WreqOFg6qHras

[@queti9678]

:)

[@metalheadblues]

I'm a bit tired of metal , time for some pop punk!

[@koronahoe6943]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoHNl6WVgrGYibs

[@kecoadisko77]

Can you add the subtitle on indonesian language ??

[@calebeaton1503]

Dude you need to add tabs in your video its annoying just listening and trying to follow along

[@anthonyholmes3457]

Amazing video