Can Guitar Hero make me better at guitar?

[@scabillis]

i wish guitar hero made you a better youtuber

[@choerryerim]

wym drew is so good-en at KZbin????

[@th4nky0uf0rth3ven0m]

congrats on pin dude

[@rje1293]

Fake

[@diarrhealovefart]

congrats on the pin!

[@Meowple]

banger so real

[@jackkoscak8501]

Drew, you are the guitar villain.

[@smokejc]

pinned comment material

[@jackkoscak8501]

@@smokejcso close…

[@sh4rkss]

@@jackkoscak8501gotta be quicker than that 😞

[@LuckyGhoul]

Maybe the guitar villain was inside us all along

[@trippingthelight]

ngl "guitar villain" sounds like a fun game

[@Yellowtailz]

The thought of Amanda coming home from her day job to her husband who has been playing guitar hero for 11 hours straight makes me laugh

[@GhostRider-on6bz]

That's actually tragic when put like that.

[@DoodleZoo]

@@GhostRider-on6bznot really

[@BrendanishLeo]

@@GhostRider-on6bz only for the rest of us lol, if she really wants to, she can probably just stop working at the drop of a hat. They're living the good life, happy for them

[@LexaTerrestrialx]

& the thought that he probably somehow makes more money for it makes me cry.

[@moatrboat]

i think she's used to stuff like that by now

[@patallene]

Have you considered hiring a guitar hero expert and having him sit off camera and doing it for you?

[@hida99ash]

"I understand that reference"

[@LunaC...]

💀

[@kaylakrey]

Smh he should've considered that

[@Swift_Lemon]

Oof

[@sarapowers8827]

He wouldn't since he already did that with minecraft

[@NotOnLand]

A big problem with Guitar Hero's learning curve is that if you fuck up it ends the song and you have to restart. When I took music lessons my teacher always said that if you make a mistake, keep going and don't go back. If you keep restarting that part it trains your brain that the mistake is the "right way" through repetition. So if Guitar Hero keeps making you restart at the same point, you "learn" the wrong thing and it's a lot harder to undo that.

[@Cobalt985]

This problem is basically nonexistent now though, cause most people will be playing Clone Hero or YARG, CH has it off by default and YARG doesn't even support failing out.

[@Bushey410]

@@Cobalt985if you have no fail on in clone hero I do not respect you

[@Ephesians-yn8ux]

wtf? This doesn’t happen in guitar hero.

[@seansibley9272]

they had to add the difficulty to give it a more video game feel i guess lol

[@scoruja]

This is great advice

[@saturnpandora]

8 years ago i worked at a taco shop and the song "in the meantime" came on the radio. i told my coworker "hey i can play this song on expert on guitar hero" and he said to me without missing a beat "wow i didn't know i was working with a loser"

[@saturnpandora]

that shit was so funny. i ain’t never been roasted so thoroughly and so quickly. i was literally speechless lmao

[@maddieb.4282]

This made me burst out laughing, what an amazing coworker lol

[@iib.mp3]

Honestly, I would have either started hysterically laughing or just started sobbing from that

[@drabdadster0790]

The Helmet song? What taco shop did you work at damn

[@saturnpandora]

@@drabdadster0790 taco john's. i’m from the midwest & i only said taco shop bc i've talked to non midwesterner's about taco john's before, and they're like "who is john 😭 why" like man idk. it kinda doesn't make sense.

[@jazzy-sl4ey]

i love how drew was like "i never learned scales, thats too difficult" and then proceeded to explain how he memorized the notes in the keys of certain songs.

[@DoggBann]

you can memorize scales visually on the neck without really understanding how they work/the notes in relation to each other

[@tlangeeful1747]

@@DoggBann ^^ what this person said. it's like looking at a piano and visually being able to memorize what keys to play with no relation to scales or further music theory

[@gcfournier3386]

He's describing pretty much my experience as a guitarist, only I've been playing for a lot longer. That's not to say that I'm a better guitarist than him, rather that, like him, I never learned my scales nor how to read music beyond tablature. As a result, I too became great at memorizing and playing by ear, without actually seeing how the notes on the fretboard connect. It's really hard to solo or improvise when you have those gaps in your music education, because you get locked into these little regions on the fretboard, unable to freely leap from place up-and-down the fretboard in a musical way. I'm still a decent musician, and I've Co-written albums I'm really proud of and that people respond well to, but I would be a better guitarist if I knew the Scales and all that foundational stuff.

[@thepoonhound3003]

@@gcfournier3386 i think the dude is more refering to what drew said at 4:36 about being able to intuitively improvise stuff for whatever song hes playing once he's learned the song, not about drew just learning the tabs of a song

[@gcfournier3386]

@@thepoonhound3003 I also wasn't just talking about learning the tab. I was continuing what others were saying in reply to the original commenter.

[@tasukovalskia6049]

Kurtis: learned magic Danny: “learned” speedrunning minecraft Drew: learned guitar hero

[@Angie_Coelhinha]

Danny learned how to commit fraud (in a fun way!)

[@tasukovalskia6049]

@@Angie_Coelhinha so fun!

[@abigailrockhill5]

Eddy: eating at the same restaurant for weeks

[@ddmaycare]

theres always that ONE person in the trio 😡😡 /joke

[@AverageAmerican08]

They are expanding!!

[@MaggieDrennan]

I’m a music education student and the way drew talked abt never properly learning the basics like scales and basic music theory, and how that really held him back as a performer, just made me happy to know that he can atleast admit to himself that proper education in music is so so crucial to being a good player. I’m not saying he isn’t, but he could probably be phenomenally better if he just sat down and learnt the basics-they’re boring, I get it. But if you have the right fundamentals you’ll be set if you ever want to learn to write out music, learn a new instrument, improve on your own, etc etc.

[@trikitrikitriki]

I was a music education student for three years in high school and never managed to get a handle on the basics. It was the most embarassing experience.

[@setoGabes]

i like how you went from being the guy that would drive to a closed Wendy's at 4am because he was too shy to do a silly vine joke in public, to the guy that would show up to an open mic night just to play guitar hero in front of actual bands

[@setoGabes]

oh and btw, you should try rocksmith! its like guitar hero but uglier and using an actual guitar as the controller

[@aurora_sleeping_beauty_]

character development

[@rachel5399]

Inspirational, honestly.

[@sabaducia]

To be honest, in the context of his anxiety and panic attacks, this is really inspiring to me, someone with anxiety and panic attacks.

[@Blue-xe5cj]

@@sabaducia 100%, me too. i was just re-watching this video to distract myself from a panic attack and i came away feeling like getting better is actually possible

[@emily_is_fine]

Drew seems like the most left-handed person ever. To learn that he is not is a total shock to my system

[@timbobaggins2155]

I was thinking the same thing

[@kingayy9267]

His watch is on the left arm.

[@hnichole]

As a left-handed person I don't know how to describe why he gives off left-handed energy but omg yes I completely agree haha.

[@somes3cretcat]

As a lefty I agree with this statement

[@Spumoni23]

@@kingayy9267 There is a non-zero chance that he buys all of his t-shirts as mirror images, and just flips the video so we can't tell he's truly sinister.

[@TimeBucks]

Drew seems like the most left-handed person ever.

[@adijatbello]

Wow this is absolutely amazing

[@Feverm00n]

Hahah it’s true

[@juliappoki]

As a left-handed person, I wholeheartedly agree.

[@novaa.1757]

yeah… man, i wish left handed people existed

[@dillpickle663]

This makes no sense and perfect sense at the same time, like he seems like if being left handed was a person but also how do you seem like that 😂

[@_Kinetic]

Your "why I suck at guitar" portion of the video also rings true to myself as well. I spent most of 14-19yrs just learning how to play new songs via tabs, eventually peaking at Blackbird by The Beatles. Eventually got to a point where I would rarely pick it up, and if I do, was just to try and re-memorize songs... as I slowly began to forget how to play them and just stop altogether. 10ish years later I've decided I'll be taking a new approach to learning (but no via Guitar Hero), by just learning music theory, scales, triads, etc. Hopefully this guitar journey becomes more fulfilling to me this time around!

[@DedRucktheDuck]

how’s your journey going?

[@ErrorNumber404]

yeah we need updates

[@gigigioooooo]

3 years using tabs alone I think it’s time to also learn theory and scales😔

[@gigaballs69]

​@@gigigiooooootry memorizing the fretboard first That's what im doing rn

[@flooffys]

how have you been doing

[@Burritopizzasauce7]

I love him accidentally learning scales without realizing it by learning solos first and working backwards.

[@bethanybosworth]

I know, I play piano but that made me giggle. "A solo tends to use all the notes that work in whatever key the song is in, so once you know those you can kinda just play whatever you want" Gee, Drew... what else uses all the notes in a key?

[@9box906]

this is how I learned scales on my guitar

[@SeaInTheSky]

Bless you for slapping the new tunes into clone hero. 🤘🏻Can’t wait to force our guitarists to fail playing their own parts.

[@iIliterati]

Bet you this was Drew's actual end goal for making this video, to get a comment from you.

[@BodomsScythe]

Your handle kinda reads like "Seal 'n' the sky" and I'm not mad at that.

[@sasariwtf]

PLEEEAAASE upload a video of that, it would be si fun to watch even if they nail it!

[@xTechDeath]

I didn’t even know your new EP had dropped, been waiting on something new from you guys !

[@Panda_SMM]

it was so awesome to hear something from you guys show up into a drew video, it's so weird when those 2 worlds clash

[@synnibear03]

As someone who was awful at rhythm games as a child, guitar hero was the perfect anxiety simulator.

[@Mel-nw2ko]

I agree

[@sporkzzz]

Yo I watched Ur video about goths like 2 days ago 😎

[@eggo5643]

i just thought it was too cool for me

[@senilerodent]

​@AzureWolf168coward.

[@senilerodent]

@AzureWolf168 I haven't used twitter or tiktok for 1,5 years aside from making 2 semi-troll tweets about Vladislaus Straud being the hottest man ever and closing the site.

[@GummyBear556677]

Drew’s style as a guitarist is so unique I love it

[@surefire7775]

You’re kidding me, I have to hear this guys voice for the SECOND time in two weeks?

[@drewisgolden]

Damn, you got runner-up

[@myoth2580]

Dammit, I wanted to comment this

[@petra._]

it’s so tiring 😔

[@cami8934]

Yes 👏

[@marchingham]

Listening to Drew explain music theory without knowing he's explaining music theory might be my favorite thing ever.

[@NateTheMeh]

He’s really like “I don’t know scales, I just know all the notes that work over a particular key”

[@marchingham]

@@NateTheMeh hahaha exactly. I was dying 😆

[@tannerfarnsworth3618]

He’s probably better off knowing what he already does then actually knowing the pentatonic scale 😂

[@GregBonks]

That's the best way.

[@kityfayaofficial]

Straight up though, this is hilarious to watch someone sit there and not realize they were explaining music theory just by doing 👏

[@brutalmoose]

i'm pretty sure watching this video taught me how to play the guitar. thanks drew.

[@cypher237]

Nice to see you here moose! ❤

[@Cheyslaaa.]

You should do a guitar hero video too!!!!

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

Thanks Moose

[@TheopolisTV]

Ian Brutalmoose?

[@SandyWhams]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChristshut up

[@Rrusso92]

I am fully one of the teenagers from the 2000s who got guitar hero for his birthday and it became my identity. I got so good at that game, I got second place in a contest at my local video store and 1st in my youth group lock in lol. I did eventually get a real guitar and dabble in it from time to time. Edit: I love this video and feel like it was tailor made just for me! I will be looking into Clone Hero and how I can okay that lol

[@jadenwhitford7245]

The biggest achievement in this video was having an anxiety issue and still bringing yourself to do music in front of a live audience. That’s something I can’t do so much respect

[@TWHowl]

You couldn’t walk until you practiced and fell again and again. Same shit. No one’s gonna live your life for you.

[@Zenaitha]

@@TWHowllol weird response

[@hannahheather2004]

The fact that he went to an open mic to play guitar hero. The commitment to the bit is insane.

[@yehawitsackerman2513]

Danny Gonzalez has so much dedication to his channel☺️❤️

[@truints]

It's a south park joke

[@Cattus_Maximus]

@@truints First thing that came to mind lmao. Such a great episode. (season 11 episode 13 if anyone is wondering.}

[@spineofthesaurus]

I was playing guitar hero on expert at the age of nine, so my parents enrolled me in guitar lessons, thinking I'd be some kind of prodigy. I SUCKED at real guitar and still do 😃

[@EmyN]

This comment needs to be upped lol

[@spineofthesaurus]

@@EmyN it would almost be a funny story if my parents hadn't also spent money on two guitars and an amp 😭

[@EmyN]

@@spineofthesaurus Oh yeah 😭 you never picked it up? Just for funsies

[@Sticknub]

@@spineofthesaurus everybody sucks at guitar at first, you just have to pick it up an mess around for like 30 minutes a day and you will be guaranteed to get better

[@Sticknub]

dont let that money go to waste man

[@HeyItsNovalee]

Drew forgot about the guitar and just joined the club of rhythm game appreciators lmfao Once that rhythm addiction gets you you can’t stop. I’ve been here 15 years

[@jarvis]

that gh3 box is the most beautiful thing i've ever seen

[@lucinda_null]

Hello Jarvis

[@saranlinx9301]

woah the real jarvis woah!!!! wow!!!

[@Motherhammy]

Remember hearing y’all talk about this on the pod!!

[@joem13yearsago73]

Thanks men. Made me take so long to get that. Mom was going off and neevr evem liked it that lol. Bit hey. What are you gonna do? Can't live without em or with em . Ya know. Who me

[@tannert.2296]

best wrapped present shape ever

[@hastyscorpion]

Drew, there is a game called Rocksmith that is modeled after guitar hero but has you play a real guitar instead of a controller. So if you really wanted to you could get a Guitar game to give you points for how well you play the actual guitar.

[@Enerjy]

Just what I was thinking

[@AYVYN]

If the forums are still active, you can download any song you want and live your wildest dreams. You can even show up drunk like Jimmy Page and leave early.

[@kaylastarr7863]

I used it for bass! It's annoying getting it to work depending on hardware lol but it is fun

[@AshiwiZuni]

Yeah thats what I thought of too. I remember seeing those dumb promos for that shit everywhere.

[@CassEris]

This game is great

[@PurpleFoxy87]

Fun fact! There was actually a Pro Guitar made for Rock Band 3, where every button was mapped like a real guitar.

[@linzbridge4495]

Don't tell drew!!😂

[@lylukk]

theres also rocksmith which is a rhythm game like guitar hero but you use a real guitar and it's meant to help you learn how to play

[@genderender]

they even sold a guitar with strings that worked with this mode

[@gaganbhullar6137]

@@lylukklol I used to love rocksmith

[@kajutm9735]

but real guitars dont have buttons...

[@NightOfTheRevolution]

Drew! From someone who was in your position for a while-- learn scales. Seriously. Pentatonics and the blues scale are both amazing scales to practice. Use it to increase your speed as well. I started learning scales and my songwriting has absolutely transformed. Its amazing what some simple music theory can do for you

[@Prizzlesticks]

ok that open mic shenanigans is actually a huge feat. I would die of embarrassment before I managed something that ballsy, nice job.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

I feel like I'd have lost my shit in the audience at the sheet absurdity

[@sonvan6714]

ok

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "I know of only one duty, and that is to love" ~ Albert Camus

[@AshChiCupcak]

The fact that you chose to play guitar hero in front of an audience that was watching ppl play actual instruments, is just awesome. I would have been so excited if i were there.

[@eggyolkify]

As a music major, this video was a joy to watch. Some things I noticed: 1. You actually know a lot more music theory than you think! Being able to improvise riffs to existing songs require some beginning sense of a dictation skill (being able to write down/play what you hear out loud or in your brain), which requires an understanding of the notes in the scale and how they fit with each chord. 2. Playing riffs with your right and left hand is extremely cool imo. Sure, it's not the "proper" way to do things, but if we never challenged and changed how we made music then we would have never developed things like rock and jazz or even classical music in the first place. 3. Even at the beginning of the video, I could already think of a slew of ways Guitar Hero could help you with real guitar. Some things you mentioned, like dexterity in the left hand and a sense of rhythm, but also things like sightreading a notation system (being able to look at the notes and the play them as they come at you without having seen the notes ahead of time). Drew, your determination to get better at both Guitar Hero and the actual guitar is refreshing, and I will definitely think back on this video to motivate my own practice throughout the year. I hope you can continue this passion of yours and write even more amazing songs! And to anyone else who wants to learn to sing or play an instrument, don't be afraid to do so. Even if you think you don't have a single talented bone in your body, making music is a skill that everyone can learn, and you'll be surprised at how well you can do!

[@eggnogalcoholic]

What a thoughtful comment to leave!! I hope he sees it ☺️

[@yawn8967]

this is so sweet

[@Ginsufe]

As someone who became incredibly good at guitar hero before playing real guitar, I can confirm Guitar Hero does in fact... not help in any of those fields you listed outside having better rhythm, which isn't the most helpful aspect for learning guitar. Even if you have good dexterity with your hands, that'll quickly go away the moment you pick up a guitar for the first time. The sightreading one got a chuckle from me. It'd be nice if that were the case, but GH isn't helping no one on that front. Sightreading is about instrument mastery and understanding the format the music is being present, which is typically sheet music. It's a specific skill that takes time and GH doesn't help with either front.

[@iimmannii]

This comment was so nice it legit made me emotional lol

[@kafyg]

This is so sweet

[@6potsofgold877]

drew just casually dropping the La Dispute in there, mad props, insanely good band

[@colettecavazos7343]

it is refreshing that someone who looks like drew isn't already obsessed with jazz

[@aidanmaccuish2266]

Not obsessed yet

[@that.neurodivergent]

😂 I mean he’s into math rock, it was truly only a matter of time

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Just give it some time. Jazz always wins.

[@lazylegolars]

Just let Adam Neely enter the chat. :D

[@dannaaa330]

"Whenever you can't play something, just play whatever you want and no one will notice" works perfectly fine in real life, as long as you're the bass player

[@kiillabytez]

Bass guitar is the easiest of the stringed instruments. 4 strings and you only have to play the root note of any chord of the song once per chord, and it sounds fine. You don't even need to play more than one string for an entire song.

[@dannaaa330]

@@kiillabytez it's really, really not. It's the second easiest to me mediocre at, after the ukulele, but once you get past the ultra beginner stages it's just as hard if not harder than guitar

[@neil2451]

​@kiillabytez playing something at a baseline doesn't translate to how difficult it can be. Bass is massive and unwieldy, as a guitar player I always had trouble managing the bass. Sure you can hit half notes in the right key and it'll work but you can also just hit the bass drum on rhythm as a drummer, so I figured you'd say drums are incredibly easy too?

[@roerose4449]

at my youth group, our bass player doesn't know how to play the base, he just has a vague sense of rhythm

[@xyrissavage4983]

works great for any instrument if you just know the songs chords

[@bitnewt]

My sister got so good at Guitar Hero that she needed a new challenge, picked up the real guitar and now she's a professional musician so it kind of worked

[@vaduur]

Props to inserting Hail The Sun, especially their first EP, such an underrated band and EP

[@cillatequila]

omg hail the sun fan spotted!!!

[@vaduur]

@@cillatequila it's rare to see one, yep! amazing band, one of my favourites

[@winddancer613]

For those curious, here are the songs/ bands Drew mentions or plays in this video: 04:11 Dead Messages- Hail The Sun Safer in the Forest/ A Love Song for Poor Michigan- La Dispute 04:18 Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi- Radiohead Life is Simple in the Moonlight- The Strokes 4:54 (???) 8:23 Welcome To The Jungle- Guns n Roses 8:25 Slow Ride- Foghat 8:52 Hit Me With Your Best Shot-Pat Benatar 11:23 Slow Ride- Foghat 11:31 Hit Me With Your Best Shot- Pat Benetar 12:03 The Metal- Tenacious D 12:51 Welcome to the Black Parade- My Chemical Romance 12:58 Eleven- Last Dinosaurs 12:58 No Longer- Makari 12:59 Never Meant- American Football 13:00 All the Rage- Funeral for a Friend 13:01 Of Moons, Birds and Men- MGMT 13:02 No Nuture- A Lot Like Birds 13:09 Besitos- Pierce the Veil 13:20 Hail the Sun 13:24 Within Walls- Save Us from the Archon 13:29 Life is a Highway- Rascal Flatts 13:35 ?? 13:39 Thank You for the Venom- My Chemical Romance 13:47 The Contortionist 13:48 Covet 13:49 Last Dinosaurs 13:49 Lady Gaga 13:54 Poker Face- Lady Gaga 14:08 ?? 14:28 The Metal- Tenacious D 15:26 The Metal- Tenacious D 15:31 Raining Blood- Slayer 15:34 Raining Blood- Slayer 17:37 Sea in the Sky 18:04 Sea in the Sky 18:12 Explosions in the Sky 18:15 Last Known Surroundings- Explosions in the Sky 18:15 It’s Natural to be Afraid- Explosions in the Sky 18:43 Fable- Intervals 19:24 Ocean Avenue- Yellowcard 19:56 Guitar Battle vs Lou (The Devil Went Down to Georgia- The Charlie Daniels Band) 21:18 When You Were Young- The Killers 21:26 Radio Song- Superbus 21:37 Warthog Run Song- Halo 3 21:48 F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X- Fall of Troy 22:51 A Song for Lou- Drew Gooden 23:49 Life is a Highway- Rascal Flatts This took me like 45 minutes and I’ve had no sleep I regret nothing

[@evie3189]

the strokes song is "life is simple in the moonlight" :)

[@birdieboy27]

The La Dispute song is actually Safer in the Forest/Love Song for Poor Michigan!

[@meowzeers]

4:11 dead messages - hail the sun

[@placeholderdoe]

Hero

[@xletragedyx]

This should be the pinned message!

[@NendoNow]

That final performance really embodied the feeling of going to a friends house and watching him play video games, but he wouldn't share and you just stood there watching bored to death. Ah, nostalgia. Thank you Drew.

[@mayomonke9606]

Sry :(

[@chrissy_athumum]

My dad has played guitar in a band for years, and my mom who's never played in her life schooled him at guitar hero.

[@chrish4439]

I could always beat my cousin who played real guitar but that's probably mainly cus he didn't start playing until guitar hero 2 and my friends and I were already obsessed with the first 1 and could play expert before 2 even came out lol

[@havenprice]

My husband is an amazing guitarist, pianist and composer. The only thing in music i can win him is every music game lol

[@soupcangaming662]

Well, Nepoleon sucks at chess...

[@grqfes]

@@soupcangaming662 and hes dead so?

[@MikoSquiz]

Being good at guitar makes you worse at Guitar Hero. You'll keep going for where the notes are on a guitar, which is not how Guitar Hero works.

[@Wallfrog_]

Drew has a such a great taste in music. He introduced me to covet, the contortionist, stage kids and many more absolutely amazing bands

[@Plyfrkllgd]

At this point I wouldn’t label drew as a commentary KZbinr but more of a guy who trys what he wants and is good at it😂

[@Sunniboy15]

The 4th try guy if you will

[@ayellowpapercrown6750]

kind of a jenna marbles-esque era? "i’ll do whatever i want and you’ll watch it because you love me" vibes and he’d be so right

[@The-wz6qy]

His “nobody’s gonna watch this” videos are my favorite videos from him

[@Chilloutlilbro]

I would label Drew as a commentary youtuber

[@vesperfromtheinternet5588]

your left hand rant is SO real. i played viola for seven years and NOTHING makes you more conscious of how not left-handed you are than playing a string instrument

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

I never understood why they don't just... make the instruments but backwards lol. When I first played Guitar Hero I just flipped the guitar and played backwards. It was a lot easier than struggling to move my left fingers lol

[@teleguy5699]

I'm left handed and all the people that try to tell me to play a right handed guitar your left is your dominant hand, I'm like; If that is the way to go, why don't right handers play lefty guitars? 🤔

[@frameturtle]

as a cellist and left hander, nothing makes me more conscious how not right handed I am than playing the cello lol. Bowing can be difficult and takes a some strength on cellos (working against gravity + thicker strings) So it goes both ways

[@sofastuffing]

@@nomoretwitterhandles left-handed instruments exist but are rarer so lefties often learn to play right-handed regardless

[@halatiny6537]

@@nomoretwitterhandlesit’s easier to coordinate your fingers on your non dominant hand than to move your whole arm correctly to play the instrument with your non dominant hand. Trust.

[@Dimas5]

Drew: "I'm not good at guitar" Drew: * plays guitar very good *

[@manic_cosmic_artist]

*plays beautiful guitar song* “Idk how to play guitar :(“

[@Berryations]

Right

[@bened22]

This is the mindset of people that develop skills: "I'm not good ENOUGH!" Sadly that means that you never really enjoy what you've accomplished.

[@man4437]

Maybe I'm being too negative, but to be fair he's like pretty decent based on what I saw. As a fairly decent guitarist myself, most people can't tell the difference between a competent guitarist and literally Eddie van Halen. Not trying to be condescending, just thought it was interesting.

[@agoddamneddisappointment6829]

you could say he plays guitar… very gooden

[@psi_rockin]

Angles is such a good Strokes album, you played that solo so well. I'm not good at playing instruments, probably because I don't have even know how to play any, but Rock Band 2 is how I discovered my favorite band of all time.

[@anthonyfalteisek688]

As a former touring musician, I applaud the balls you have to do that at a jam/open mic night. Legendary!

[@gavinshawn1106]

I loved the part when Drew went to every single guitar hero in America and guitared over 10,000 miles to do it.

[@thebackrooms9524]

and canada

[@lilywebber5668]

I'm a music student (aka nerd) and the part about music theory cracked me up! "If you play the notes in the key that the song is in, it usually sounds good." You figured it out, Drew!! Way to go!!

[@BobThebuilder-y6j]

Really, I have been lied to

[@TheBransom]

"Conservatories hate him!"

[@ansigatico63]

the live performance was so sweet, knowing Drew is an anxious dude its double as sweet, i hadnt watched the video in full before

[@laurynnnsmith]

as a musician, I think I would have loved seeing someone go up and rock out to a classic song on guitar hero at an open mic

[@themusicaljunkie37]

South Park did it.

[@dylpickled]

We NEED more of the sincere goof acts at open mics. I’m too intimidated to perform at open mics, I refuse to go up unless it’s like after a clown or something (yes there’s a local clown that used to perform at open mic). You playing guitar hero there wasn’t just a cute sing-a-long moment, it’s possible you cut the tension and lightened up the mood enough for someone else to also take the initiative and perform despite their fears.

[@sarah.1230]

this is a really sweet way of looking at it🥹

[@matt.fromtheinternet]

I remember I frequented an open mic in my city before the pandemic and this little old 75 year old lady decided to get up and do stand up and fucking crushed it

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

It’s quite literally Drew doing his once a year Gooden thing.

[@c_c_mtg_]

Omg you sweet soul what a wonderful perspective ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It makes the mic even more open.

[@randl7423]

Drew: "... and I *certainly* never learned music theory!" Also Drew: "I figured out that guitar solos basically use all the notes that work in that song, so if you learn those, you can't go wrong." Me, a music teacher: I have bad news for you, Drew. You learned some music theory. 😅

[@kerenk]

drew learning about key signatures this way is possibly the funniest way to do it

[@vampcorix]

pretty much how i learned to solo in jazz band not gonna lie

[@ScorchedEclipse]

you're telling me by skipping everything else in the song but learning parts of the solo meant i learned music theory? D:

[@kerenk]

@@ScorchedEclipse by learning the notes used in the song and using those to pick and choose from during a solo, youve just learned what a key signature is! thats music theory, babaaaaaaay

[@ScorchedEclipse]

@@kerenk oh no, what have i done D:

[@zukoHD]

tabs are actually the original sheet music for stringed instruments dating back to the early lute. its the most efficient and logical way to communicate the process, and back in the 18th century and before, music school was not commonly available, you usually learned by just meeting other players and practicing your ass off. Ive been playing the guitar for 19 years now (since i was 5). I still use the tabs to learn music. I just keep the sheet music there for rhythmic ideas and timing. Its easier to see the carats around a number than it is to realize the tiny note you are reading is actually diamond shaped and not just a regular note (these both mean natural touch harmonic). I also played violin for 14 years classically trained, piano classically trained for a year and then just taught myself moving onward from that, been playing it since i was about 6 or so. Did all of percussion including auxiliary in highschool, and also took vocal lessons back then. also my Marching band director made me learn the trombone for some fucking reason. (i never even got to fuckin perform idk why the cuck did that shit) After all these years of classical and virtuosic playing and learning, ive recently come to the realization that sheet music is an archaic and inefficient methodology to communicate musical ideas, and the majority of music theory is overcomplicated fucking garbage. Learn where you can make every half step on a n instrument. on a guitar every fret that comes after the next is a half step, which makes this method even more effective. Scales are just different patterns of whole and half step intervals. Just figure out where the half steps go in regard to fret number depending on the key, and then the rest of the frets will just jump a whole step. Play will be choppy and undefined at first, but as your muscles get used to the movement, you will get used to pulling them out on the spot. soon enough muscle memory will have the pattern down on lock, and after that all you have to do is associate a scale name with the pattern you play across the 6 strings. what makes it really great is for all scales, each string has another string that nearly identically matches the half step whole step pattern of the prior. then theres the fact that e and a in e standard tuning (most common tuning of a guitar) will always have an identical pattern to each other. pentatonics are a little bit more difficult to conceptualize verbally or in theory, but in practice they are the easiest shit ever. A pentatonic is only 5 notes long, and alot of them are literally just playing the same two frets across 6 strings. Major is going to be only whole steps or greater, minor will have a half step thrown in their that makes it extra saucy with that jazz flavor.

[@entrcpy]

This is basically a video of Drew telling me he likes all the same bands that I like and that I should pick up my untouched guitar sitting in my living room. Seriously, what a fun concept and I really dig the song you did write. Keep at it.

[@noface2382]

I'll always be so appreciative of Drew having captions immedietly with his videoes. It's a thing so many videoes don't have, but it makes a world of difference

[@ready2cry]

agreed!!!

[@lemonadebi]

yes!

[@Yolkgurt]

Yes!!!

[@myoo333]

i didn't even realize my brain is so used to them

[@youcantescapethegarf5744]

Ii don’t understand what this is saying i might be having a stroke or something

[@izambie6251]

I played guitar hero one time in a Chuck-E-Cheese when I was 8 and the 2 girls I didn’t know behind me kept laughing at how bad I was. Never again. I’m a guitar hero-cel now.

[@yoyohayli]

Guitar Her-NO

[@august6604]

based guitar sigma leaves acoustichuds seething

[@squid8420]

based

[@hajidle]

Deserved

[@Jehsuis1]

Damn Drew, I loved this video. I loved fret games for a long time, and up to this day can't get over how we just moved on from these games... at least in the way we used to play it. But damn, seeing you transmit all those emotions and diving deep into it was really cool. All the struggles, overcomings, ups and downs... Thank you for that. Really loved it.

[@acai28]

i'll help you beat the devil bro for real this video is excellent, extremely positive on the game while still talking about the whole "play a real guitar" conversation. I cannot wait to see more people get their hands on Clone Hero because of this. And if you ever wanted to try this again but with a singing approach, I'd recommend YARG!

[@pomtubes1205]

Brown alec spotted (knew you'd be here)

[@Cheesemongle]

acai drew gooden collab when

[@dannyrivera2525]

omg acai haiii - I knew a clone hero enthusiast would comment on here 😈

[@bukkiki4041]

I was waiting for you to show up!

[@pepman423]

yoooooooo alec

[@jeezbegeezman]

My sister used to get so mad that me, a person with no knowledge of how to play the guitar at all, was so much better that guitar hero then her, a grade 6 bassist. Always made me laugh

[@Joemonaco]

Hey I was the drummer in the actual musicians part of the video! Thank you for featuring us! Awesome video too! Got yourself a new sub! ❤

[@im_an_oyster]

What's the name of your band? Also do you got any songs I could check out?

[@pokeythescowlingcat6221]

3:12- 3:15 this cemented my opinion that this is one of the greatest videos of all time

[@13StJimmy]

Drew, every guitar player knows that when you get stumped and don’t feel like you’re progressing you just buy another guitar/amp/ or pedal!

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

When all else fails: buy a metal zone

[@jeffreysandone]

So true

[@drewisgooden]

I've spent an ungodly amount of money on pedals, and I only regularly use like 4 of them lol

[@13StJimmy]

@@drewisgooden start your Shoegaze band!

[@MrDMF567]

God, this is so true lol

[@nicholaswood3250]

One hilarious thing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band is that the music industry was so desperate to cash in on it that there are a significant number of songs that you can get isolated tracks for now because someone ripped it out of one of these games. This is how Neil Cicierega made all his mashup albums.

[@Wabajak13]

I love this fact. I was about to mention the Neil C connection but you nailed it

[@autrinaes]

I'm convinced that everything in this world somehow connects to Neil Cicierega 😭

[@adenoidbird4689]

It always come back to Neil Cicierega

[@Demiglitch]

Guitar Hero was responsible for Metallica having an album mixed well in some form.

[@gameznthingz]

@@Demiglitch And Justice For All (bass returned)

[@EmOgirlGuilbert]

This is my favorite video at the moment. I love all of your content, however I have hyper focused on this specific video. It’s so well made Edit: a month later, still is my fav. Edit 2: 2 months later??? still addicted

[@KamendereCZ]

Okay, as a shy person, I can't believe you had the balls to actually perform a guitar hero song at an open mic!

[@Electricdynamite]

as someone in the clone hero community for years I can't explain how happy I am for this game to hit a non-niche community.

[@chastermief839]

and even he's showing people how easy it is to use moonscraper to make their own charts too!! our boy is setting such a good example for the community :)

[@martivivanc0667]

as a rhythm game enthusiast, watching drew fall into the mapping songs rabbit hole made him all the more "wow hes just like me fr". truly happens to the best of us

[@trashtiger]

akito shinonome pfp is real

[@trashtiger]

@@カーテンコールに惜別を HELP😭😭😭

[@soup4241]

21:08 "trying to befriend Kamala" haha i love noticing new stuff when rewatching drew's vids:)

[@Krackerjax]

Sea in the Sky? Explosions in the Sky? What is Drew's obsession with bands in the sky? I think that topic deserves its own video.

[@DudeWheresMyFish]

I really appreciate Drew for being one of the few KZbinrs who adds accurate subtitles/captions to his videos (honestly, just adding subtitles at all is already going above and beyond a lot of creators on this site). I'm not HoH or anything, but I am an enjoyer of chips so thank you!

[@Atlasintokyo]

I have adhd and autism and dyslexia so I miss hear and sometimes don't even hear things and subtitles help me understand that my brain is hearing the right words

[@Feverm00n]

It does make it such a better viewing experience

[@ellieberg633]

I know! I sometimes have trouble with audio processing and it’s super helpful to have subtitles at times, and I know others have it much worse. It’s a nice thing for him to do.

[@spookeymo]

i also dont process sounds quite right, not to mention im not a native english speaker, so subtitles are literally a game changer to me

[@s.i.l.jay1]

no glazing

[@CharacterDesignForge]

This video is what I'd delightfully call "structurally chaotic", and as a longtime Rock Band kid that got back into the past year, hats off. This challenge is definitely a good example of Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivation.

[@musicbychanc3]

Love Rock Band

[@Janehaver]

Dude unrelated to the video but I love your channel 😊 great character design tutorials.

[@clydesdale1775]

Wasn't expecting to see you here lol

[@elliespeakssometimes2299]

looking cool when playing an instrument IS the most important factor i'm glad drew knows this

[@mattnarwhal5488]

Unfortunately we CANT ignore that he’s actually pretty good at playing guitar

[@samu-chan]

He’s ass

[@fromthebackseat4865]

It’s like a skateboarder who can land a varial heelflip but can barely Ollie or ride without falling off. Sure, they’re good at landing varial heelflips, but are they really a good skateboarder? Nonetheless being able to play like him definitely shows some decent skills and he could definitely be a great guitars if he worked more on the fundamentals(chords, scales)

[@mynameisaudie752]

@@fromthebackseat4865😐dude

[@dogmgee3206]

I’m half convinced drew made this video to show off his awesome guitar skills

[@insertnamehere7228]

I’m quarter convinced drew made this video to show off his awesome guitar skills

[@europa2174]

i’m nickel convinced drew made this video to show off his awesome guitar skills

[@morbidsearch]

I'm penny convinced drew made this video to show off his awesome guitar skills

[@skylarhoney2775]

idk im not convinced

[@iambored678]

Oh for sure

[@Drsteezymcgee]

Dude as a bass player I'm so impressed how you've learned by yourself and been playing for 10 years and it still sounds like a guitar

[@livingalie6912]

Wearing a slayer shirt and slayer necklace while hearing drew mock the song at 15:24 is what gives me life.

[@themikereda]

"This game really makes you feel like you're playing saxophone on a plastic guitar" this is why Drew is the best in the game

[@tayloranderson2601]

For those like me who wanted to know the songs at the beginning they are: “Dead Messages” by Hail the Sun “Safer in the Forest/Love Song for Poor Michigan” by La Dispute “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” by Radiohead “Life is Simple in the Moonlight” by The Strokes

[@livingalie6912]

Thanks :)

[@karmajester6504]

Omg was looking for this comment

[@demoizellez]

dead messages omg..

[@not2mportant.797]

HTS IS FUCKING DOPE!

[@bung3111]

THANK YOU I was listening to radiohead and went “wait where have I heard this before,” so your confirmation means a lot 🙏🙏

[@AbbersM2]

Drew Gooden just low-key explaining jazz without even knowing it is just delightful.

[@Enerjy]

Yeah when he explained that you can take a solo and just play those notes however you like, THAT’S JAZZ

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Genuinely hope he continues to get more into music with this perspective.

[@hopoffmydick9574]

YES I love this comment!!!! Making stuff up and still managing to sound good is a talent!!!! entire genres are built around that!!!!! It's so endearingly frustrating how drew accidentally stumbled into having a great capability for jazz music, and just doesn't realize it!!!!!

[@mrbanana6464]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721You can’t ignore the important of music theory and reproducibility though

[@wormisjunkd]

@@mrbanana6464may be true but you’re not gonna get very far into the theory without passion, and that comes firstly from having fun

[@viannasaus]

drew pls never stop making videos like this they’re so good (and your song at the end was beautiful)

[@ColeRolland]

This is my new favorite Drew Gooden video

[@bingusman69]

This is a new Danny Gonzales video

[@sy-2]

@@bingusman69😐

[@_gay_grim_]

This is the only comment you have made and you had this channel for 14 years, I completely believe you when you say this is your new favorite Drew Gooden video.

[@Blue-Robin]

that's every new Drew Gooden video

[@Emmalina2000]

​@@bingusman69🫤

[@DanButOnline]

The cut to Drew playing Guitar Hero in front of a live audience was exquisite.

[@jbca]

I’m having a panic attack just watching

[@AntonioExists]

This is my favorite style of content Drew does, I like that it seems like him and Danny (sometimes Kurtis) are expanding past just commentary it’s a cool progression to see

[@armpitentertainment1967]

Thats what i don't like

[@Silly._.1]

@@armpitentertainment1967ok

[@i_sfc0]

@@armpitentertainment1967oh no

[@insertnamehere7228]

That’s what I like

[@i_sfc0]

@@insertnamehere7228oh yeah

[@karoca1688]

Nobody needs to know this but this is genuinely my most favorite video of Drew's, it's the most entertainment I could possibly get out of a KZbin video and I WILL be watching it while eating dinner every single time without fail.

[@Jabadamazo]

Oh God Drew's approach to guitar was EXACTLY my approach to guitar as a teenager and I regret it. Music theory is so fucking deep and cool.

[@captainduckling4726]

Comments like these are convincing me to learn scales and such... I only know basic chords and that's it.

[@poivognome792]

@@captainduckling4726it’s totally worth it, and is actually not too difficult. Just try!

[@barbutahelmet8966]

@@captainduckling4726 go at it! Theory lets you understand how and why those basic chords and pregressions work and iterate on them in interesting ways, both compositionally and even on your instrument! Do you need any pointers or recommendations?

[@jjs333]

@@captainduckling4726Take it at your own pace, and start with the basics. Don’t be afraid to try to learn the stuff that makes you excited even if it seems a bit more difficult at first. Just my thoughts from my experience!

[@Apathist1408]

There was a game like guitar hero where you could plug in your actual electric guitar and use it to play songs, and it “teaches you” guitar. It was called Rocksmith.

[@tuesday555]

Does it work?

[@hollydeakin9167]

It includes mini lessons and the ability to replay sections of the songs which you're having problems with, as well as a tuner between songs, but you can't always hear your actual guitar very well as the game, console and TV act as an amp. Also, I sometimes have problems with the game not always registering when you play the right note if your fingers aren't in exactly the right place, so it has it's pros and cons Also, there's the option whether to focus on rhythm or lead guitar, how many strings your instrument has, and whether you're playing an electric or a bass Overall, it's probably better than guitar hero, and if you have live, you can download other songs to learn

[@tuesday555]

@@hollydeakin9167 thanks!

[@florisdejong2161]

Dude this video totally reminded me of my discovery of rocksmith this year. I think it is perfect for drew because, yes it works and also has an active modding community for adding custom songs

[@Nomad_SwitchTa2]

​@elizabethe4923 kinda it's where I started. That said I found Chuss Music on KZbin to be alot better for teaching since it allows you to freestyle. It's basically just backtracks that also show you which scales to play for that style of music.

[@Ash_Bash_Cash]

Hearing drew explain what it’s like to learn an instrument but not “master” it is so comforting. I played piano for 15 years but fell short of actually mastering it because of the same reasons drew had.

[@that.neurodivergent]

I feel like most people can relate to this! No need to be perfect at anything at all :) even if it’s your favorite thing

[@tannert.2296]

guitar player here that’s been playing for 15 years but has really nothing to show for it, there are countless of us out there

[@DiamondWisps]

That first time you discover the online rhythm game community and a bunch of new custom songs is always fucking golden

[@chinopivots]

I'm shocked. I'm a guitarist who actually DID learn theory and scales and stuff (albeit I never practiced, so my hand muscles and coordination is lacking) so when I always saw the cool stuff Drew played on guitar I thought "This guy sure knows what he's doing. I mean, he's actually playing! And his chords don't sound like a wall of wrong notes!" Guess the grass is always greener or something like that?

[@ridespirals]

as someone who started with self taught guitars and no theory, and after 15 years learning theory (albeit on piano), I think the biggest strength of theory is composition/writing and stuff like improvisation and solos (that aren't just duplicated/copied). it's not so hard to get enough manual familiarity to copy tabs to even an impressive degree (is not easy but diligent practice doesn't take that long), but improvising, especially with other musicians, is so much easier when you can recognize the key and know how to bounce around between whatever mood works best and be able to maintain consistent tone and all that. like knowing theory makes it a lot easier to improvise and compose stuff that sounds good with less trial and error.

[@twosidedmirror3026]

Drew single handedly cured my short-form dopamine hits by tempering my patience with his horrible upload schedule

[@NobodyNobodytrustNobody]

Prouda ya

[@twosidedmirror3026]

@@NobodyNobodytrustNobody it was hard but I managed now I gotta get off meth

[@maliceaverill9007]

"The Devil cheated" THAT has been my biggest gripe with that song since I first heard it!!! Dude had a whole band of demons on backup!! Poor Johnny didn't get a backup band!

[@c0alz]

the song at the end was beautiful brought a genuine tear to my eye

[@gin2943]

in 2008 i was 11 and my uncle worked as a sound engineer on guitar hero. i don't think i'll ever get back to being as cool as i was at that time.

[@julianamarques1828]

You were the coolest person on school, ain't no way another 11 year old would ever beat that

[@multifandomad107]

As someone who also played Guitar Hero as a elementary kid, and then went onto play the actual guitar in Middle school for like five minutes, and now hasn’t touched a guitar in 10 years this video also meant a lot to me. 😃

[@finclec]

Same, I’ve always literally wondered if any of the instruments and guitar hero can make you a better instrument player🤔

[@spootjohnson4872]

The guitar riff you posted to instagram has actually been living in my head rent free since the day i saw it. it's such a nice a relaxing little tune...so calm. Also the thing u made to capture trying but falling short of beating lou was very good and i loved that one a lot also

[@based00701]

Don't know if you will see this but the issue with the whammy not working can be easily fixed by pressing the pause button a lot. It's a pretty common problem on PC Guitar Hero.

[@antto_333]

As a guitarist, I love this video. As a bad guitarist, I love this video even more. Also, huge respect to you for plugging SITS, they're unironically my favorite band and Please Hold + Indebtor makes me feel emotionally

[@Your_bestAmericanGirl]

Hearing Drew play guitar made me happier than I expected. My life is complete.

[@camtranquoc3745]

ok

[@aspenisthebest]

what's the afterlife like?

[@Magiqueueue]

This video is incredibly timed for someone who just got a guitar, started playing guitar hero again, and started trying to listen to the entire hail the sun discography. Thanks danny

[@alder4612]

I was about to comment the same. Every summer me and my roommates develop a Rockband addiction so we have a reason to spend more time in the cool basement. I've also tried to learn guitar again (for like the 15th time). I am very tempted though to also try and learn drums because damn are they fun to play in Rockband.

[@jackiep594]

I don’t know if you’ll ever see this Drew, but I am proud of you. Having anxiety and sharing your musical process as a student to your audience when you know how volatile the Internet is it’s a really vulnerable thing to do. I guess I just read that as you feeling better or making steps to feel better and I wanted to say again that I am proud of you!