Don Ross explains chord intro to Michael 3x

Most people have trouble with this section (I knew I did) so Don showed us what he's really doing.
fascinating. I had no idea..

[@SagaiaK]

Don: So, you strum like this Class: *Strums away happily* Don: Then, you add this in Class: *Strums awkwardly* Don: Then you start muting Class: *Collective guitar brutality*

[@ryshenton]

And the army of strumming guitar battles has arisen! MARCH!!

[@Tomurow]

I went to one of these workshops! Absolutely amazing. Don's explainations were so clear and informative. He show me a lot of Tight Trite Night!!! Unfortunately, I was so blown away by actually sharing his company I totally forgot most of his tips! lol! Star power up close!

[@ColinCashin]

This is great, many thanks for posting. I'll have to sit down with the guitar and watch it over a few times. It sounds cool to hear so many guitar geeks plugging away at it in the background.

[@choc_chip]

Obviously Don's a virtuoso, but what I most love (and what's most commonly missing from most of the Michael 3x covers I've viewed) is that even when he slows it right down at the beginning of this video, he still grooves like a fucker. This is such a great song, I can't listen to it without dancing:)

[@JonSBerndt]

Thanks for posting this. I've got Don's tab, and this is what the tab shows, but for some reason what I've been doing doesn't quite come out sounding like this. This was good instruction, though, and I'm anxious to get a chance to delve into it again. Thanks again for posting this, and thanks to Don for the lesson!

[@mark1800]

get signed up to his mailing list! funnily enough he just sent this out today if you fancy making a trip to canada: I have one spot available due to a cancellation. The Weekend will take place Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 1 in Cannington, Ontario, Canada (about 90 minutes NE of Toronto). It's a great time, with lots of great guitar instruction (this time from yours truly and the amazing Antoine Dufour), fabulous food and drink, and a wonderful double-bill concert.

[@Joet80t]

Don Ross is the fruggin' man... This really is the part I'm having trouble with and I do that freak out thing at the beginning too haha.

[@Rael0505]

all the strumming guitars in the background is hilarious

[@EzyoMusic]

So would I! My goodness, that would be off-the-wall awesomeness.

[@codeMiele]

great! thx a lot. do you have some more footage of the workshop? i would love to see more

[@JFusion]

LMAO .. i gotta say,, don's shirt is AWESOME!!!!! XD

[@GetnFunky]

omg, they are all going crazy with their guitars

[@Zartimus]

go to his website (too bad I can't link to it, stupid KZbin) He has one for Michael 3x and also Afraid to dance.

[@mark1800]

he did a 6 day workshop here in bath last summer! sorry to break the news dude.

[@bearchasingsheep]

'So I'm gonna do it slow for you. *Continues to play pretty damn fast* Okay?' Awkward silence.

[@josephson6118]

I want to be there with my guitar!!

[@JanKosowski]

@05rsx Stop thinking that Don did it for youtube. It's for people in the class and they work as they should :)

[@JanKosowski]

@janklosowski People always work like that. On every guitar workshop. That's all.

[@fila365]

what tuning is this?

[@Zartimus]

Tutorials for what? I believe Don himself sells a video tut for this very song..

[@MultiSteini]

hahaha lol it's a jungle out there

[@austinpatterson631]

he explained this wrong actually.. this is not what he does

[@austinpatterson631]

it actually goes.... dat da dadda da dot (hammer on last dot) ....dat da dadda da dot (hammer on last dot again).. in this lesson he doesn't hammer on the 2nd dot and plays it open... the correct way is supposed to be hammering on the 2nd dot just like the first..... anybody that actually knows the tab and plays it (even Don) will realize what im saying here...hes explaining and doing this wrong on this vid.. i know because this whole vid confused me for literally 2 years of my life... until i got the tab.. love this guy but he messed this one up

[@Joet80t]

@@austinpatterson631 i have the tab and i'm trying to follow this.. i still can't understand what he means or what you mean haha