Can I Learn GOAT by Polyphia in Under 60 Minutes?

[@simp_enrager7202]

Now I want to see Tim learn an archspire part

[@Nakopeth]

If you haven’t dug back into their catalogue go watch their video from like 10 years ago doing Bach concerto number 1

[@RM-xq7gf]

​@@Nakopethwhose?

[@Nakopeth]

@@RM-xq7gf polyphia. It’s really shows where they started as a band and where they evolved into. It’s a pretty wild take on Bach but metal.

[@captainshiner42]

Umm, Tim can play death metal like a motherfucker. Apparently, you weren't aware of that. 🤣🤣🤣

[@KerryWalsh-u1c]

He could I guarantee it. Dudes used to legit shred.

[@deadasfak]

It's good to see Dean suffering with something out of his wheelhouse. It's a reminder that playing an instrument is just constant suffering regardless of how good you get so you'd better just not start at all.

[@knightartorias7043]

My thoughts exactly!

[@KrisBishop78]

Well put 😂

[@irti_pk]

He honestly learned it faster than 99% of guitar players. If he sat down with a metronome for an hour he'd probably nail it, so to me it really shows you good technical skill is pretty transferable across genres.

[@KyleBGanger]

Makes me just want to midi everything and mime it on Instagram.

[@MrCotd]

This comment is real af. Hurting my side laughing

[@utse2474]

Dean's collecting tecniques like pokemon cards

[@AThousandSons1]

That tech death urge to speed through the sweeps at the end

[@worldaswar3784]

Dean is such a genuine dude. not even scared to admit his weaknesses and not pretending to be someone who he isn't. has a great taste of humor and an incredible skills on a guitar. would love to smack a jar of beer with this gentleman.

[@1848revolt]

It's a Canadian thing.

[@GameDevMadeEasy]

Videos like this from professional musicians really humanizes those we hold in great esteem. It also showcases that even if you are a master at your craft, there is always something outside of your wheel house of expertise that will cause you to fumble.

[@sangpenikam7]

Tobi watching this : This MF better not bring this harmonic ding ding stuff into our new song in the future

[@romanthegambler6966]

After the next writing sesh: "Archspire Guitarist Audition"

[@amart23]

that laughter was so great and honest...I know that laughter all too well, the involuntary admission of being completely astounded by what you have just seen

[@cbsaulren]

I think I found GOAT shortly after it was released when a bunch of guitarists (and bass players like Davie) were trying to cover it as a challenge riff. I decided then and there that I had been slacking entirely too much on guitar for the last decade and was determined to learn it. I got to where I could play it fairly decently and it's still a very challenging riff to play but a fun one! Good on you for stepping outside your comfort zone.

[@mishab4065]

You managed to learn the most challenging parts so quickly tho. Even if it's outside of your usual genre/style, you're still killing it. True pro

[@alekseioney-e3p]

dean your video's legit saved my life and i love you Claire you guys are legendary

[@t23c56]

Dean you are a beast. This is the only Polyphia riff I actually committed to learning properly and it took me days. Dean got pretty close in an hour. Such a sick riff though. Playing in Em or Bm and using loads of slides, open strings and harmonics is super fun.

[@ArgentineFlash24]

Dean ya killed it man! 🔥

[@Jak_Low]

Now we just need Tim to do a video of him learning Archspire riffs

[@somarriba333]

I'm a guitar teacher and I never heard of him or his band. It was the clarinet teacher that introduced him to me as a "pretty faced boy with tattoos".

[@superflysoulbrother]

nah man, that's Scottie

[@freshskittles92]

True hahaha ​@@superflysoulbrother

[@freshskittles92]

Check out a band called chon as well

[@666nacirema666]

Archspire should do a Polyphia type song once you get the new drummer figured out.. Polyphia was not really the kind of music I like but damn those guys can play and I find myself listening to it just because its so interesting and different than what Im used to. Very fun to learn too since they do things I probably never wouldve stumbled upon myself. The middle part and end in their song 40 oz is what got me hooked starts at about 1:50 in the song and its just rad from there. I think people might get a bit weirded out seeing me an old guy, who looks like youre average early 90s death metal enthusiast blasting their music but its so good. Right up there with Archspire.

[@byranakiempitts7374]

Bro you killed that. Good job

[@guttsu]

Another fun vid, love this series so much. Especially branching out from what you normally play, mad respect.

[@dirtyhalo20]

Nice! Next up Jason Richardson's "Tendonitis" please and thank you 😁.

[@ogfdnbvjkfdn]

He honestly might have a better shot at that one than this lol, it's more similar to his style of playing even if it's also fucking impossible 😂

[@zynosgd9982]

I love to see one of the greatest guitarist out there suffer on a riff I have suffered through. It really shows that even the best players have good fundamentals but will struggle just as much as anyone else when learning something totally new to them.

[@TheLastArchive]

I had a Polyphia binge a few years ago, I learned a bunch of their riffs and it's a really humbling experience. On the bright side, my hybrid picking is better than ever

[@tylerroe5175]

Next 4 levels of death metal - After The Burial I know you like pinch harmonics

[@alirezabayat6388]

Wow i didn't expect you to play it that well in the end

[@WretchedSound]

You basically had it except for the run, and even that was coming along. Great job, dude.

[@MrCotd]

Dope learning sesh man!

[@XBlaqKrowX]

That was fun to watch you learn, I'd give you an A dean. Good job

[@Rain593]

I haven't watched the video yet but with Dean's incredible knowledge and technical ability, my prediction is: no. sorry Mr Lamb

[@DeanLamb]

Fair enough

[@Rain593]

​@@DeanLamb After watching: Fucking killed it for only an hour. Damn. I would have needed 3 to get that clean hahaha Plz don't block me 🙏

[@jonajon91]

These Dean learns videos are really fascinating for me because the dude it ten million times more mechanically skilled than me, but doesn't really (in the nicest way possible don't kill me) excel at learning new stuff, it seems to take a while. Coming from a classical background where sight reading is really drilled into you I can play stuff at the top of my ability range by sight and often think if I can't play something first try then it's probably too hard for me. Watching Dean pick apart riffs, slow them down, learn beats and phrases, stitch it together. It's a part of learning that I'm not really familiar with and it is really interesting.

[@SoleilCustomGuitars]

Youre my favorite guitarist Dean. Such a badass

[@tommy.eklund]

Take a shot every time Dean says "ok".

[@Will-sg1qq]

lovin these style vids😂

[@JimDewdGuitars]

34 days! 34 grueling days and I finally learned this song! Well the intro anyway 😅 I feel for ya Dean!

[@alancrane3100]

You’re damn talented dude

[@Soshikix]

Something I can play that Dean kinda struggled with. Never thought I'd see the day.

[@6Struggler9]

ive been waiting years for this video

[@jakeorel3406]

This is just soo satisfying to watch

[@Tomc_vodslam]

This riff is so impressive! As a guitarist in a slam band, I couldn't imagine actually having to concentrate on playing something like this whilst playing live

[@ConstantineM]

I play guitar for 16 years, I tried to learn this riff for like 2 days straight and after all of that I said F that and forgot about that.

[@Metaldad87]

How dean feels learning this is how i feel watching dean play things 😂

[@joeyt2000jt]

You should try to learn some swancore next! Dance Gavin Dance, Eidola, or maybe even Gold Necklace!

[@funnyperson4027]

honestly for someone completely out of his element here (not with the hydrid but with the harmonics) you did a lot better than I expected good job

[@pieflies]

Completely out of his element would be playing trombone or running 100 metre hurdles or something. Playing guitar is exactly his element.

[@WokeUpScreaming]

I learnt this song to play for my course at university and it definitely took a few weeks to get it all memorised. I'd never been so exhausted learning a song on guitar before!

[@shabe99]

Dean you should try to do some Speedruns learning some 'easier' parts. Like are there any Opeth riffs you don't already know? Dream Theater? "Dumb guy" Dad-Rock riffs? How fast can you learn Constant Motion? etc. I think that'd be fun.

[@AoLIronmaiden]

Maybe some neo classical stuff (like uli roth)

[@jasonjkruger]

Tim looks like he's from the year 2436

[@kikopauck8632]

Now you know the struggle

[@Illiyinmusic]

The last run kicked my ass for so long...

[@kiesta0740]

It's like an edited down Dean attempts to learn!

[@bthompson1229]

Always entertaining to watch dean struggle!

[@austinyun]

Ha I've been waiting for this one since I saw it on the wheel

[@tazooui5462]

I hope you don't think that because you did this video when Polyphia shows up on the wheel of riffs you can skip it. You can't. You have to do it.

[@matthewpancoust]

I’m gonna make the entire wheel Polyphia next time

[@dcfromthev]

Polyphia is excellent, Champagne and The Worst are my fav songs and era from this band. GOAT is sick too!

[@Overgis4058]

I learned GOAT in a night, so I have confidence you'll be able to pull it off. You're better than me by quite a lot

[@AhYesIndeedItsFunTime]

Tim is my favorite MtF guitarist

[@jesselucero4581]

Still wild to me that Dean and Bill Burr share a laugh

[@ulrichschroeder2173]

Cudos for even attempting to play that shit, Dean. Though, to be fair, your own material is rather unobtanium as well. 😂 Respect to you both. It's interesting how to equally technical players' work can be so diverse and different from each other to the point where it makes either scratch their heads.

[@AbsoluteOK]

Now we need Bubble Dream by CHON

[@OnlyImperius]

God knows iv been waiting for this guy called Dean Lamb who plays in the technical death metal band Archspire from Vancouver BC Canada to sweat balls trying to play some Polyphia! "now to enjoy"🍿🍿🍿 Edit Enjoy much I did Sweat much he didn't A greater challenge young Lamb needs

[@InabaMusic]

Really would like to see you abroach a song from Manuel Gardner Fernandez/ Unprocessed. It's a bit similiar to Polyphia, but also different.

[@schpudd]

It took me a good chunk of time to get the intro down, the 'run' I found actually ok. The pinpoint precision of everything with a clean tone though, that's painful. Oof ouch owie I can't hide behind my distortion.

[@fastmolasses3598]

can you try and learn Never Goin' Back Again by Fleetwood Mac sometime? i think that would be a really fun watch.

[@Jotun184]

Easier than it sounds right, I love Tim's unique playing style hybrid picking diads accross the entire neck. That little run is way too fast though

[@viktororlov2542]

that generous laugh after seeing a part

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

It makes me feel a lot better seeing a guitarist this good look like me trying to learn a riff lmao

[@user-fm5ju8cx4v]

I'm so done with being a good guitar player that I prefer watching videos of guys struggle to learn songs for 11 minutes while eating greasy chips lol, what a beautiful time to be alive

[@loompy1440]

I feel like you got higher than a C because that’s such an unusual riff w weird techniques. I’ve seen quite a few goat riff attempts by guitarist KZbinrs and you did better than like 90% of em (including classically trained pros)

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

You got this Dean. You can't let Betty Boop beat you at guitar.

[@Eysc]

next try paco fe lucia entre dos aguas

[@zantilla]

i can't get into polyphia tbh. but it's fun to watch this either way

[@ohnomyonlyweakness]

this video is futurecanoe vibes

[@manuelsaenz6424]

The real hardest part is the ending

[@dannygrxxn6947]

Tims playing reminds me of how a fairy would play guitar. Tim kinda resembles a magical fairy in general lmao

[@zackforget3767]

Doing this on an 8 string is insane

[@sunnibird]

I'm still trying to workout Randy Rhoads solos :D

[@captainshiner42]

This was an AUTOMATIC WATCH for my dorky, shred guitar-loving ass.

[@aaronkehn7764]

I think the hat is holding you back, man! 😂😂

[@coetzee8522]

Wow you managed to learn it in 11 minutes!

[@vaughanrsmith]

Given that you didn't edit it out of the video, I highly doubt you are truly sorry for the gulping noise.

[@davorinpavlovic1981]

COAT

[@BKF0]

It took me about 3 years, so don’t sweat it

[@awguitarroom8033]

Now let's learn the rest of the song lol

[@salottin]

DAMN you got pretty close

[@chasefoster8092]

MAKE A TECH DETH VERSION! MAKE A TECH DEATH VERSION! MAKE A TECH DETH VERSION!

[@PeachyKeena_]

As much as I love this riff, there’s nothing more painful than listening to someone trying to learn it lmao

[@patfix]

1:49 jup.

[@codhcod4949]

polyphia archspire collab would be insane but with the 2 whole bands playing together for extra technicity

[@Fatal_Jinx]

I would have given you a B+. That riff is tough

[@Lean-uv6qv]

I as going to say "Holy fk dude, you nailed it" buuuuuuuuut XD (at least he tried)

[@swarthygiant1463]

K but how many compressors did you have in your signal chain? Hopefully at least 4 right?

[@Dhieen]

why dont you take a 6 strings guitar for that?

[@DeanLamb]

I don't own one

[@IanAlan-nd5zx]

​@@DeanLamblol 😂

[@JLujan4492]

@@DeanLamb BASED

[@worduser899]

Tim Henson got work done on his face? He'll be looking like Donna Versace in a few years.

[@stolenlaptop]

I don't care for polyphia. With exception the jason richarson solo in aviatior or whatever it was.

[@ryanschindler923]

This should of been a longer video.....

[@DaddyFatherDad]

Again, crazy go see Dean learning some of these riffs on a 8 string guitar. You may not think so, but that definitely makes it harder. Dean...get a 6 string man 😂 give yourself a break

[@educostanzo]

Bro, I wouldn't be able to learn that song in 60 years

[@lakabaka]

Im not sure you are supposed to play this with a pick.,

[@Joa904]

if i get the geetr in your giveaway I pledge to make a vid of me learning this too. don't wish me luck 💀

[@Mobius010]

Just a tip: Using a compressor helps with the clean tone.

[@Raijin-RyuX24]

Archbreaker sounds way cooler than Archspire. :22 seconds.

[@BlastbeatsRtreats]

Nice Kiesel, I'm that guy that won a guitar from you,only to find out it was a scam😮 damn scammers, anyway I wanted to know if you were going to endorse a different brand? And would this affect Tobi's endorsement?

[@rockguitarfun]

That very first clip of you messing up is actually what Polyphia sounds like. You don't have to play it the same, just slide back and forth from random low and high notes and just toss around some bends and hammer-ons all willy nilly and there you go. Don't worry about any strong melodies or distinct memorable riffs, just do the guitar version of a cat running around on piano keys.