Mike Dawes - "Overload" Lesson - Incredible Melody and Percussive Sounds!

In this lesson, Mike Dawes shows you how to combine melody, chords and percussive sounds to write incredible songs, as demonstrated with his tune "Overload." Check it out!

[@mikedawesofficial]

Hey everyone, the full video for 'Overload' is now on my KZbin channel. Enjoy!

[@arunkumar-mb3tp]

sorry i am late but where is it ..... i couldn't find it

[@ARCHDEACONMUSIC]

This is absolutely AWESOME, but my brain hurts after watching this...lol...I actually just booked a 40 min lesson with you for Dec. 13th as I really want to start learning this style of guitar playing with adding the percussion to finger picking. I'm a full-time musician and I'm always looking to challenge myself with new things to learn. I usually focus on strumming and singing + live looping guitar/vocals, but this style really intrigues me to be honest! Looking forward to our lesson as I'm going to really work on this stuff in the next month and a half until our lesson. Thanks for the tutorial as it is VERY helpful in breaking down this technique.

[@milesk7465]

So humble, likeable, unbelievably good, funny and going deep in uncharted waters! How cool of you to take time to share your gifts! Thanks!!!

[@ARCHDEACONMUSIC]

This is absolutely AMAZING! I've been playing guitar for 30 years and I'm a full-time musician between performing & teaching and I've always been intrigued by this style of playing guitar. I'm delving into this style big time and I'm loving it. I realize it's going to take a while to really get down pat and it's DEFINITELY a challenge, but it's also fun to challenge ourselves as it's the only way to really grow as a musician is to break out of our comfort zone. Looking forward to the Zoom lesson I recently booked with Mike Dawes on Dec. 13th as I'm giving myself about 5 weeks total to get this style decent before the lesson...making progress! This video helps A LOT!!!! Thanks so much Mike! :)

[@kickbiker7920]

Excellent Stuff Mike .... Thanks for explaining and posting

[@nbguitar]

Nice to see that fingerstyle gets more attention on these popular guitar channels.. keep it up

[@trojax44]

What an extraordinary lesson thanks alot for sharing

[@dannystumpf321]

This guy is a beast

[@alastair6356]

Diffrent things to add to your music.🤩👍

[@DavidDeavenport]

I recently saw Mike when he opened for, and played with, Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues doing a trio gig in San Diego. He was absolutely mind blowing on his solo stuff, and very tasteful when he was backing Justin. If you're a Moody's fan, don't miss this. It's like a mini-Moody Blues greatest hits tour and it was really good.

[@4jjsfriends57]

Love this guy so much!

[@ManosRK]

One of the best series on this channel!

[@ManosRK]

And this guy is so mindblowing.

[@louchacon9074]

just amazing man ...keep it up!

[@Tomb13]

Mike; "I absolutely love the cheese"! LOL. Nothing cheesy about your gift though man. I don't play anymore so I really enjoy your videos. Keep demonstrating and playing and I'll keep watching n listening. ❤🤘

[@ironymusic7838]

Amazing

[@ATX0705]

Awesome stuff. I would never be able to play this type of stuff, but love it nonetheless! This dude is just a straight up virtuoso. Impossible shit for me.

[@PixiLord123]

Right before when he added the cheese and the bass together I told myself I wouldn't be ready for how awesome it would sound. Even after telling myself that and when I heard the cheese n bass I simply laughed out loud at how amazing that was.

[@yannychiou282]

Fantastically skilled

[@jesuslozano8500]

hey mike know this vid is an old one but I'm curios if you have created or is there a tablature for your type of style and playing I know they have tabs for most instruments I'm half deaf so tabs are really the easiest way for me to learn I'm hoping there is man, you have really inspired me to learn your style its just to hard to play with others because of my hearing , one more thing I just had to let you know I heard your song today the old room live at cedar hall ,omg man idk if its was the tuning or pitches or what but I was able to hear the whole song and hear every note chord I've never heard sounds like that it broke me to tears I was born deaf and and can hear a little now but i can't even do that yet on my guitar lol i still have to go half on feel ,thank you for that mike I mean that you made me a fan for life today

[@shadowsofschefflera10]

At 5:50 Mike says the guitar is in DADGAD tuning

[@vrendus522]

Really enjoying what youré putting out, Mike. Great teacher. This sounds a little like the intro to, {Wooden Ships - Crosby Stills Nash and Young}, but I don't know if it's the same musical mechanics? Thanks, Dan

[@michaelwilliams3480]

Can someone please tell me what the song is playing at the very beginning of this video?

[@ZN1964]

Hi Mike, what kind of acoustic pick up are you using?

[@ZrankFappaH]

Hey Mike how many years you been playing??

[@CalebKyleClaroOfficial]

super cheezy rocky montage!

[@jordanlee6332]

where can I find this song?

[@willblunt8855]

What guitar do you play?

[@PixiLord123]

"so you can try and play along" pf

[@isabelllowenherz2213]

Mike, do you have another tuning on your guitar? - Inspired lesson :-)

[@SIRONEDRAGON]

cool !!

[@prince5922]

does anyone know what guitar he has?

[@aminafiq2403]

noob question: what's the intro song title?

[@NikNovaMusic]

Entertaining

[@lalchhanchhuaha3325]

What is the intro song

[@jaeztheone]

its ok for you...….you're a musician.....we're just wont practice......you're wonderful...…….respect

[@miki_the_little198]

scarlet in the intro hell yes

[@SeedsofProsperity]

You could make a cool acoustic version of Sober by tool with the initial riff

[@AndreasKingMedia]

So glad someone else heard that

[@TornikeMzhavia]

Me during the video: "Cool! I can play that!....and that...now that's a bit tough but still....I quit"

[@vaclavmichalekmusic]

Question: How much do you think your guitar needs to be amped to play this style? I know that everything begins with the hands, but anyway, I think some articulations won't come out properly without an amp. Is an electro-acoustic guitar enough or do you add something more?

[@PeyushSaini96]

i guess a good pick with mike up would be more important in the case. which could pick all that up

[@RadityoPramAdi]

he's got like 4 different pickup in the guitar

[@marinebloodriver733]

is this in DAGDAD Tunning ? :) 'cause he often plays with this kind of tune :)

[@clotterdotter6253]

marine le brun Yes it is

[@jerryreeves7827]

Need jam play don ross

[@quatrecreat1129]

isn't dadgad what is?

[@rjaytje]

a real snare! A MAN SNARE! now thats funny :P

[@steller620]

Can someone tell me the tunning ?!

[@ARCHDEACONMUSIC]

In this video he's using DADGAD, but the actual song is DADGAD tuned down a half step...

[@tiowibowo561]

tuning?

[@ManosRK]

DADGAD - He said it in the video

[@joyhanson1]

The tuning of the original song and what he has told i.e. DADGAD is different.In original Video the Bass String is tuned on C# but in this tutorial video Bass string is tuned on D.. What is the actual tuning?

[@PicInCrowd]

its dadgad in this vid. in the official video its dadgad a halftone lower so the bass string is c#

[@massimo.naturfoto]

what is the song of the intro of the video ?

[@bratahtaph5706]

It's an excerpt from his cover of the song scarlet by periphery. Amazing isn't it?

[@eduf2000]

Thats a hella nice sounding guitar, which one's that?

[@mikedawesofficial]

Hey man, that's my signature Andreas Cuntz Indian Rose. Google 'Cuntz Guitars'. Clear your search history afterwards.

[@eduf2000]

Hahahaha, thanks man. Great advertising tough

[@_Dio_Brando_69]

IKR? It has a lot of power to it, a noticeable level of resonance. A lot like a dubourg guitar. I'll have to check out cuntz guitars some time

[@Dnlprg]

dope as f*ck

[@CouncilMade]

I tried this...I'm just gonna stick with strumming G Major a lot

[@gutefrage879]

First Part is good explained but then everything much to quick for me to follow.

[@marinebloodriver733]

there is not the partition on guitar world yet...

[@emptylibrito6787]

5:22 the bassline kinda reminds me of tool lmao

[@quatrecreat1129]

The drop is DADGAD or no?

[@MrLyketysplit]

The same as DADGAD but one step down

[@ARCHDEACONMUSIC]

@@MrLyketysplit I think Mike said it's DADGAD tuning, but the recording is down a half step.

[@zerosiii]

How about he shows the song somewhere first

[@mikedawesofficial]

It's on my channel now man :)

[@_Dio_Brando_69]

mikedawesofficial Yep, and yet another damn good composition.

[@thecao4232]

easy men! i was tried 3 years ago and now.......also T_T

[@animuvitv453]

Shaggy is that you? Where is Scooby Doo??

[@tommyedge2111]

Give me a break