Guthrie Govan on Phrasing Chromatic Jazz Lines

Back in December 2014, we caught up with guitar virtuoso, Guthrie Govan who shared some of his wisdom. In this clip, Guthrie provides tips on phrasing chromatic jazz lines. Learn more about DIME ONLINE courses at www.dime-onlin...

[@Johaneeeek]

his guitar looks like him

[@ant3352]

He might as well be a guitar

[@cmhardin37]

@@ant3352 haha true 😂

[@overtonesnteatime198]

Best comment

[@homunculouis]

now i cant unsee it

[@stratosaurusrex3399]

Steven Wilson did say he is the guitar so...

[@hanskorn]

0:57-1:02 Guthrie Govan describing my high school love life.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Relatable

[@Daggerpaw1]

very underrated comment

[@petruccifanboi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@petruccifanboi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dude stop !

[@dc8023]

You sir, deserve a blue ribbon

[@sayanorasonic]

Guthrie should talk more about jazz theory, not only would it be helpful but also it would be interesting to know how much he knows about jazz

[@chrisj1319]

Silly question. Obviously, he knows everything. He is God after all

[@jfar3340]

probably not much

[@vvoof2601]

@@jfar3340 Probably very much actually.

[@jfar3340]

@@vvoof2601 yeah? how so? I have yet to hear him play a convincing jazz piece

[@johnricercato740]

@@jfar3340what exactly is a ‘convincing’ jazz piece? There isn’t a strict set of rules that you have to follow to play jazz and all the great jazz masters - players and composers - listened to all sorts of other music, from classical to rock and funk (in the case of Miles). You might understand if you climbed out of your conceptual prison for five minutes.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Can you Imagine if during Covid-19 Lockdown, Guthrie Govan is home Practicing All-day ? - If he gets any Better, the World may Cease-to-Exist !

[@LesterMitchell]

LOL that's a scary thought! This dude is already a god level guitar player. If he got any better he might explode

[@michael_caz_nyc]

@@LesterMitchell Listen to these (2) G.G. Tracks, with good headphones: The Outsider & Taken Dreams (live in Japan) - his Guitar playing is absolutely Terrifying. Stay Safe brother.

[@LuisRodrigues-lq1wj]

Don't worry dood, he practices all day with or without lockdown

[@YaoEspirito]

Weird capitalizations.

[@homunculouis]

he said he kind of never practises so maybe hes just writing a ton of cool stuff

[@briandennehy6380]

We want more Guthrie videos!!!

[@david-ky7rt]

Guthrie is a LEGEND

[@cfmill74]

There are great players and there are great teachers. Guthrie has it both going extremely well! Bravo!! Cheers!

[@aimfuldrifter]

The red color of the pickups underneath fits beautifully to the beige-like color of this wood.

[@torgnolesetgaudriole2957]

That's a really short video. I could listen to Guthrie all day long.

[@LivyAQ3D]

That is a good tip. Alternate Picking is a heavy part of the game so treating it like a Metronome Pendulum is a great idea

[@jamescarvey2133]

Love that, " Hand is nature's metronome." Never thought of it that way. Thanks🙏

[@surveil3548]

My brain just got a little bit heavier after these 81 seconds

[@hansdumbf7608]

it's probably just an aneurysma

[@brankelly1921]

@@hansdumbf7608 Same

[@simonsanchez23]

Great way of seeing it and awesome piece of advice too

[@MrSlimfinger]

I think Guthrie may actually be a piece of swamp ash wood in disguise.

[@LockedInTheZoo]

How in the world did I not know about this guy before? What an orator!

[@graemehumfrey3955]

Awesome guitar player and musician , swing feel …

[@dhirenjazz8100]

Chromatic articulated notes in jazz beauty

[@rogerpetruki4759]

That's an interesting idea on how to emphasize notes. I usually tend to use hybrid picking which has the same idea while grooving. Although, as fingerprints has a lower impact on strings comparing to the pick surface, my picks have a more rounded shape which result in a lower attack, thus balancing the dynamics between notes played from my fingers and pick. In addition, plucking the string will add emphasis as the picking notes can float over the finger notes creating this groove ish result.

[@Thevanquisherrr]

If I could just listen to him talk I’d never even have to watch a video, or hear him play. Would receive everything I needed to know from those words. He’s the freaking Jesus of guitar y’all.

[@brankelly1921]

100% agree, and his hair's got better music skills than my 6 years of playing.

[@michaelcameron2292]

Just too good But I pick up something every time I watch Guthrie He doesn't waste a note His timing and phrasing are superb Goes without saying his technique is spot on and hes is humble and nice to boot Hats off to just one of the best players in the world Everyone enjoy

[@ansmfella]

Nice!! Great tip

[@vl292]

It is really nice just to listen Guthrie or anyone else who can speak English not the dumb sounding version of the language. And it doesnt hurt that he’s really good teacher and always comes accross like decent human being.

[@benaiahwright937]

This guy truly has two gifts... guitar and teaching guitar.

[@Nedwin]

Improvisation:freedom. And Guthrie puts his freedom at the top.

[@nejou]

New name for Guthrie Govan : Guthrie Guitar

00:44 Careful though, you don't want to rummage in those cracks for too long.

[@papapetad]

He did say the 2nd in a pair of 8's. That sounds reasonable.

[@maxomilian]

Even Guthrie playing on the upbeat , doesn't have a traditional swing feel . His feel is right at that 50/50 swing/straight feel

[@rarito1976]

yes i like Govan.. he can play jazz ver well but he's not jazzy like Benson, Pass..jazz swing is not easy!!!

[@WikiMulya]

Raul Bengoetxea yea but they’re not fusion rock all around like guthrie

[@valentineikediashi1091]

Can someone explain to me what he was doing

[@graemehumfrey3955]

Just check out Wes .

[@snehasishdas8396]

I want the whole video man. Where can u get this???

[@joelmedina1849]

Sweet!

[@jaymetantillo883]

When you don’t even know what the title means your in trouble

[@OrSaar]

where is the link to the course? whats going on in your website??

[@SteveSpears-Kuhlah]

0:08

[@devonboes2376]

Kinda glad Guthrie dropped Suhr and went with Charvel so much more affordable then a 10k dollar Suhr guitar

[@5hinobiGaijin]

Guthrie embodies Charlie Parker! More jealousy inspiring proof of our musical inadequacies.

[@harlequinodyssey6304]

*What!?... I can't learn anything heavy Jazz-related in only a minute 'n a half* *_DAMN._*

[@stratosaurusrex3399]

Harlequin Odyssey you can in five minutes though. Check out Guthrie’s professor shred #2 video.

[@ZoeLopati]

this guy is the best but doesn’t he kinda look like darkest man 😭😭 but love this man

[@silvestrefilho6253]

😍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🏿

[@EpicJonT]

Intro music is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4OwqIJmbdGDq6s

[@mumenrider862]

Naruto called. he said even if you steal the 9 tailed fox from him you can't use its chakra 24/7.

[@arpegio88]

🤯

[@pinoyprogrammingtuts8929]

I'm thinking what if Guthrie Govan join the kiesel guitar solo contest 🤔🤔🤔? Hahaha🙂,

[@muhammadhangtuah9746]

pinoyProgrammingTuts not fair 🤣

[@ikrammaududi6205]

Then, he would become the judge

[@clearbrain]

Sorry... Guthrie....jazz phrasing is something else....you should listen to Jimmy Raney...etc...

[@craigrutter4804]

what can this dude not play? guys ridiculous

[@moehoward21]

Eh, when he plays for a few more years he may be decent.

[@adrielevan876]

This vdeo not helping

[@gabrielaaron]

Great, but not jazz

[@monke12355]

yes it is

[@Devanmtl]

Very innatural swing feel

[@pascaljeanne6520]

this guy is very good but ...lol how can i say as a french guy with a very bad english ! he should have made sport ! he likes competition , " hey who is the best in the world" ? me ! this guy play guitar all day long , he doesnt have a sexual life ! he never goes to the toilett ! even after eatin pakistan food ! he doenst sleep , never , he doesnt read , he only play the guitar ! so we can hear it in his playin , ok he can play like ...everybody , he can take the place of all the virtuosos if they get the flu, i mean if tomorrow larry carlton die , " ok lets call Gowan , malmsteen has corona , " ok lets call gowan" ! but even if i play since 45 years its just boring ! him and greg howe or players like them ...too noisy too fast all the time ! sort of pilots , they should do " grand prix " with race cars !

[@pascaljeanne6520]

like spasmodic jesus christ ! ahaha !

[@benaiahwright937]

This guy truly has two gifts... guitar and teaching guitar.