Chordplay - The Chords of Whitesnake

[@demokraatti]

Sykes is truly an amazing guitarist. I still haven’t heard any other guitarist delivering energy and excitement like Sykes. There has been quite a many top class guitarists in Whitesnake but Sykes era is just at another level than the rest of the stuff. Coverdale at his peak together with Sykes was such an insane combination of talent.

[@Cpt_Adama]

@demokraatti, Absolutely agree about Sykes. Vastly underrated guitarist, and can sing as well as evident on Blue Murder. Too bad no one can stand to work with Coverdale for more than an album or two at most. If Coverdale could have reeled in his ego, Whitesnake would have been masive with the Coverdale/Sykes combo. As it stands one awsome album, but there could have been many more.

[@crimfan]

@@Cpt_Adama Unfortunately I've heard Sykes is also the possessor of a more than healthy ego.

[@TomGrubbe]

He sounds like Zaak Wylde. That's who I thought it was when I heard Still of the Night.

[@SKRooU2]

Sykes is awesome but Gary Moore is even better -he pulls out emotion from a guitar like no other

[@GeoffSweet]

@@TomGrubbe more like Wylde sounds like Sykes... John was around years before Zakk was.

[@mettlus]

The best teacher on YT, you have to pay premium dollar for this kind of detailed lesson!! Thank you so much!

[@fernandes5986]

I can't understand why he doesn't has more views.

[@AccuracySpeaks]

@@fernandes5986 Primarily because the goofs at KZbin don't promote his content as much as they do with the clowns with a big song and dance that also participate in the "KZbin guitar channel" hate machine. It's pretty sad, really, but David will get the views he deserves with persistence! For some strange reason, the powers that be would rather have grade school style drama and hate than solid content that has a wealth of knowledge to be shared!

[@fernandes5986]

@@AccuracySpeaks I agree.

[@timothyholmes4588]

David makes me feel like we are having a face to face lesson talking about cool riffs . it's the best

[@warrencantero]

Cryin in the Rain...puhleeeeze!! Phenomenal video Boss..as always

[@henrikryegard5043]

Those chords at the end of Still of the night. Some of the the best few seconds of music ever recorded. Thanks for posting.

[@coleknight5335]

I genuinely freaked out in happiness when I saw this after work! And I found Sykes and Blue Murder through your channel and I’ve been into him and whitesnake and blue murder ever since.

[@rcanderson4328]

John Sykes is fucking phenomenal, the guy plays with 100% confidence. You can tell he’s in complete control every note.

[@voronOsphere]

Yeah!!! David knows where the good chords are! Another great Chordplay!

[@Kamy.GG.Official]

*Yesss you did Whitesnake! Thanks*

[@Nasosdag]

Yes, the older "rock" Whitesnake were good, but the high-voltage, Tarzan-vocals, thunder-drums, crushing guitars Whitesnake are AWESOME! The songs from these albums are so much fun to play! Great job as ever, David!

[@craigcotter7476]

the older Whitesnake with Bernie Marsden PISS on the later version. Goodbye to subtlety.

[@blcouch]

Still of the Night-my absolutely favorite Whitesnake song.

[@image30p]

Dude those are some of my favorite riffs of all time. Those chords on SOTN are just incredible. Thanks so much for the lesson. Great job figuring this stuff out and playing it so well!

[@seankevinlynch6513]

Top notch stuff again Dave. Thanks a million.

[@darinplott5186]

I saw Whitesnake live in 81 or 82 with Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden on guitars. They opened for Jethro Tull in Fresno CA. I thought they were great, very bluesy with his great vocals.

[@ch3nz3n]

16:19 - That section is the tail of the interlude, going into the main solo. There is a slide into that C# under the ring finger. It doesn't feature as heavy later in the song but in this section specifically, the slide into that G figure and the C# figure are prominent in the mix. It's a tasty bit. Rush's "Free Will" has a similar moment. It's the bit after the solo and just before the "Each of us..." vocal section. 70's era guitarists, man! They had taste.

[@jeffd7557]

put another check mark in the great video post column Dave , since I found you here , I have not missed any , keep up the great work , we/ I look forward to all , thank you

[@martymooney8099]

Another great video my friend 🤘 John Sykes is a monster player

[@PrepperAction]

I really like how how you give vibrato to the chords, it makes a difference in playing a non static rhythm, you should point that out, that vibrato on a chord can make your sound more fluid. Love you channel!

[@raultavarez007]

Awesome lesson 👍

[@m.t.5894]

Excellent 😎👍 Im from Johns home town and used to watch him play in a covers band before he joined Tygers of Pantang, he was great back then too.

[@toneranger]

Wherebouts in Blackpool was he from, I have family in Cleveleys RIP 😢

[@peyotepete4903]

Thanks man! I hadn't played for years and your videos have been like a refresher course for me. The 80s were the very best years for guitar, bar none!

[@MyGuitartime]

Man the Whitesnake 87 record was a huge eye opener! lol I didn't even understand how that sound came from the same Whitesnake that did slide it in! The guitar playing in this was so 80's but it kicked so much butt! Sykes definitely came screaming out of the gates on this record. The last riff you played starting around 16:15 is a great 80's chord progression! very cool stuff. As always thanks for the video man!

[@jrsmoots]

I've always especially loved the chord progression you lay out at 16:13. Thanks for showing that one!

[@kevintaylor8649]

I love this short video and you make those riffs look easy. The playing and the sound, tone John Sykes achieved on 1987 still sounds fresh today. Brilliant

[@bradhilton9113]

The first Whitesnake album is one of my favorites! Coverdale has always been able to assemble great guitarists for his albums. Thanks for the lesson!

[@misterknightowlandco]

Awesome lesson. They had much better material than they got credit for. Great band one of my top 5. Thanks for the lesson!

[@dennydabbs9272]

One Year Anniversary +. Sweet. Thanks Dave.

[@thesaj1110]

Amazing, please don't stop. the best Era ever!

[@Blue_3rd]

Great band. One of the best, if not the first, blues rock bands. The first albums in the late 70s were so good, Walking in the shadow of the blues, Lovehunter etc. When John Sykes left Thin Lizzy and joined ‘Snake, the band changed into a more metal band. A completely different band which I didn’t appreciate at first (I remember thinking ‘what has he done to my Whitesnake’?) but as a big Sykes fan it grew on me very quickly 😃 As always, a really good video chat and explanations. Cheers!

[@Scottocaster6668]

This lesson is more like a John Sykes pt. 2 chord play. Love it! 👍👍

[@btu45nh]

Great vid Dave,seen them in 1987 in Portland Maine,such a great band with so many hooks!🎸👍

[@brainynbrawny9562]

Dave - you are such a MONSTER rhythm player! I love tuning into your channel to watch and listen to you. YT is loaded with sweepers and shredders - but what you seldom hear from any of them is just a ballsy solid catchy RIFF for a song! On another note - if you have any CDs, please share with us. I'm a fan and will gladly buy anything you're selling! Finally - JOHN SYKES is in my top 3 ROCK players... SYKES, LYNCH, EVH...

[@kxmrock]

That Last Nugget of Still of The Night Is Sick! Luv that Part Of The Song, That Last Chord in the Mix sounds Nice & Rude

[@chiefinspectah228]

I love the way you really break down the essential of chord building and music theory in general. Even though I don't think I'll ever be a great guitarist . you give me inspiration. Thanx Mr. Brewster

[@Imalia3]

I love this channel Discovered late last year by accident

[@griiseknoen]

Just 40 seconds in and I'm already *smashing* the like button! This is great!

[@ColinJarrett]

I love these breakdowns. Keep going man. Fascinating

[@ch102195]

The best concert I ever went to was Whitesnake. Great lesson man - thanks!

[@nathancloud6344]

Just fantastic riffs. Those kids could really write!!!

[@Zazquatch1]

👍👍👍 - kind of wonder still, why there is such a change of musicians during all this time. Almost feel like Y. Malmsteen changing singers all the time.

[@queasyRider3]

You nailed it. Thanks for sharing.

[@jasonlieberman4606]

I'm 32, been a metalhead since 2002, and over the years I gravitated away from contemporary metal to old school, so I really dig all these bits. Anyone else under 40 here? Cats like Tosin Abasi and Zacky Vengeance are great and all, but my heroes are the class of Mick Mars and Paul Gilbert🙂

[@brainynbrawny9562]

55 - grew up in the era of the 80s - an amazing decade for ROCK guitar.

[@joeminton5770]

Nope 53!

[@Blue_3rd]

I wish! :)

[@jasonlieberman4606]

The grass is always greener I guess... Y'all grew up during one of the most creative moments in modern history. Also you're raising a pretty awesome generation the right way, and have some good foresight for dealing with the uncertain future... Did I mention you made all the sickest music? Gen X rules.

[@DokoGaTV]

Cheers man, fantastic vids 🤙🏼 Love the "...and here's a part, that no mortal can play... love the sound... and riff here...***SHREDS***" AWESOME!

[@fredericadda]

That was a COOL Chords lesson! Loved it! 🤩

[@tigermcflash131]

Thank you David.... Always enjoyable and informative!

[@MeetMeAtTheCross]

Great lesson! I absolutely love learning new and creative ways to play chords! I'm very interested in learning more ways to form 9th, 11th, #11 and 13th chords. So I guess this is a request for video like that! I love the content since I've been subscribed though!

[@ct90twa]

Another great lesson. Glad to see you covered more than the ‘87 album. Sticking with the Whitesnake theme, how about some Vivian Campbell licks break down? Good job Dave!🎸🔥

[@michaeleaster1815]

Fabulous, thoughtful commentary as always .... this channel is just great, man

[@RoyCornelissen]

Awesome lesson, thank you. Still of the Night is one of my favorite guitar tracks ever. To finally be able to play parts of it is awesome. You break it down so well. 🎸

[@lawrenceobrien4341]

I’m a huge John Sykes fan especially when he was with Blue Murder! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@andrewbintang4591]

@16:10 my favorite part of the album. sykes pulled off stuff like that on the first blue murder album too. most of the stuff that vai played on the album that followed was actually composed by adrian vandenberg. vai joined when pretty much that whole album had already been written. adrian vandenberg, rudy sarzo & tommy aldridge were great with manic eden too.

[@cravertom]

always on point...thanks

[@Dr_Reason]

I like the sound setup. It really is nice to hear the strings on the guitar as I do when I am practicing. Someday I would love you to demo your amp.

[@zabelius1]

In 2007 I had the pleasure to meet and talk to John Sykes.

[@brianmenard4743]

Hey David!! Haven't commented much lately but Man... still watching and learning fantastic things. You are a really talented guy that deserves more kudos than I can give. You are a blessing to us guys that love the guitar gods era and appreciate the education that you throw out there for us to become better guitarists. Thanks over and over again!!

[@dinociuffetelli4591]

Such a great service you are providing to the guitar enthusiast community. The amount of work you must be putting in to figure out some of those old bootleg solos doesn’t bare thinking about! I love the way you present the content also. Overall, just wanted to express my gratitude. Keep up the good work Dave. Cheers! 🎸

[@Sephcala]

Bravo sir, love learning new chords. Long live Whitesnake!!!

[@derekm.8392]

Outstanding lesson Dave! These riffs bring back alot of memories.

[@mikesanzone4002]

Excellent guitar player and teacher ...thank you

[@tommartling2473]

Great lesson as always. Big thanks.

[@frankzima7998]

Great tutorial...thankyou! Great history lesson too!

[@stanky9875]

Another awesome lesson!🤘🏼

[@MarkPritchardGuitar]

Great lesson Dave. Subbed 👍🏻

[@markanstey2654]

Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden era Whitesnake was my favorite line up by far. Why didn't you cover any of those songs?

[@dirface]

Because it's not about you.

[@e.c.6707]

Awesome explanation of the chords resolving at the end of Still of the Night. I always noticed the difference in chords each time through, and you’ve nailed the explanation.

[@freaksarise]

haha nice! I requested the whole still of the night sections and just saw you had done them. Thanks man!

[@johnniemnemonic73]

Superb man! You’re an inspiration! 🤘🎸🤘

[@ssslayer]

Perfect, perfect! Just the thing that i wanted. Sykes was one great geniuis in using non simple chords. Another guitarist like him is Jake Lee

[@seankevinlynch6513]

Brilliant lesson! ( as usual).

[@rgbrin]

Thank you Sir,,,,your awesome,,,,,love John Sykes

[@shakeyjonez]

Thanks for the breakdown. Sykes is my #2 favorite guitarist. Right after Eddie and followed next by Gilmour. These songs were the soundtrack to my youth. Now I just need to find the solo lesson for Still of the Night. Hint hint lol.

[@watchshowandtell7138]

Can't wait for the lesson notes!

[@richb6291]

Awesome!!! - does this mean Blue Murder Chordplay is imminent ? Thank you David .

[@anthonygonzalez8684]

Man your such a great guitar player. Great job as always.

[@mattadrian2510]

Great stuff again David. Always see you playing the Las Paul or strat. Would be cool to hear about those guitars and any others you have...kind of a Late night lessons rig rundown

[@joeminton5770]

The first time I heard Whitesnake was the "Come and Get It" album. Thru a pair of Klipsch La Scala's. Wow!

[@jimmyc.1947]

Yeah that album was kick they being an experienced band and like Coverdale being in Rock before Hair band Era really stood alone I remember when mick moody was guitarist but glad you do this brother God Bless You

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

Oh, John Sykes. The mighty, mighty John Sykes. I switched from drums to guitar because of Michael Schenker but John Sykes is truly an underrated diamond. On the list of "Least Appreciated Guitar Legends" he must be right up in the top three. Not only his INSANE playing (phrasing, technique, etc., etc.) but his singing was as good, or better, than Coverdale's. It really is a travesty that this guy never got his due in America. I didn't know my opinion was that strong...but I've had a lot of Red Bull. Cheers.

[@LS-kl6bj]

Great lesson. Thanks.

[@huskvarsm]

Your playing is awesome man very impressed with how you nail all the guys perfectly so my hats off to you and I’ll continue to subscribe and like your content.👍🙏🏼

[@ignacioinder]

Sick....coverring the theory behind children of the nght. Best tune of 1987. I practically got grounded for listening too much to that album....literally change my approach to riffin while young

[@clumhain]

how am i only seeing you now! Subbed and thank you!

[@terrydummitt]

love the white snake album and love this breakdown... damn your good... now I'm going to look up what the heck those chords are..and put them into my practice..... thanks for this..

[@patrickmcquillan3039]

I absolutely agree , this guy is amazing , and he understands how to teach and make it so entertaining !!!!!!

[@toneranger]

Blue Murder album lesson please Dave?😁 the true spiritual successor to 1987. Sykes is such a good chordsmith, legendary player and a real gentleman in person

[@MeetMeAtTheCross]

Also the Buckethead stuff is fantastic! He is my favorite player so if possible another one on his style!!! 🤘🤘

[@bigdognance]

Excellent Video!

[@rodsdaytona]

Shenanigans...brilliant!

[@semilivesixstringstrumist5595]

Great Lessons man.

[@dewapd1169]

Steve Farris from Mr Mister also played in Whitesnake for a short time I think during the Starkers era tour, mid 90's. Steve is a monster underrated guitarist!!

[@Bless-the-Name]

Excellent Video

[@btu45nh]

I was and still am a big Great White fan,I always thought Mark Kendall was a very underrated guitarist,he had some incredible guitar runs and chops. Maybe in the future you could do a Chord Play on that band. The album Hooked and Psycho city were the best in my opinion,always loved Congo Square and Get on Home.👍🎶

[@wtffrankreich6873]

Only amazing guitarists in this band .... Riffs , soli, albums ....just love the snake . Tkx one more...(for rodeo)

[@eliaslongoria7962]

As usual. Spot on playing and excellent song selection. Please please, do some Vinnie Vincent!

[@noirfidelity]

coverdale and Sykes was what Ozzy and Randy was ! absolutely rock n roll!

[@King_Conan]

More Bad Boys, more John freakin Sykes!!!

[@vulcanguru]

More riffs and licks from Slip of the Tongue please!

[@Mrtonecruiser]

Great stuff! Got your self a new sub. And one more vote for a Blue Murder Chord Play!

[@adammiller7222]

Cryin in the Rain... opening track, self titled album, John Sykes, start to finish... please, please, please!

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

Right on Adam...

[@GnL2004]

Those chords in the " slight return ", they always sound so heavy. I would dare say: 'grandiose', so massive and facemelting. \../_ _\../

[@nicktrierweiler3690]

OW OW OWWW!!! BAD BOYS 🤘🤘🤘🤘