you got that riff nailed. Most people I hear who cover this, are off with the timing just a touch, well done man.
@mastertheguitar4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate you checking out the video :)
@DougCanney14 жыл бұрын
I’ve taught this tune to many players. The muffling is what kicks everyone’s ass. When you get it, it’s unmistakable. When you don’t have it, it’s just as noticeable. Great work man.
@ChristianSchwarz71 Жыл бұрын
It's like it's like finding out after thirty years, that the world is not flat. It's a legato. Thanks so much for creating this lesson!
@branjispad Жыл бұрын
I've been fking with that riff for 20 years and you figured out the right way! Thank you!
@branjispad Жыл бұрын
Ok so playing it the correct way took all of about 1 min. THANK YOU!
@bulletz92802 жыл бұрын
I knew you had it right because your hand just looked so relaxed while you were doing it. I think that's what's so impressive about Nuno is he's found all these really easy hacks to make some very complex sounds, so he has this way of playing that makes it look easy but the sound makes it seem as though his hands should be crazy busy.
@kickthestoat4 жыл бұрын
I remember practicing this over and over when i was 13, i could never really nail it. I'm 41 and need to go back and try it after watching this. You've nailed it! Thank you.
@mastertheguitar4 жыл бұрын
Awesome man! I was the same, riff was tricky as hell back in the day. So glad the video helped :)
@irmasil33 жыл бұрын
That is the first time I see a video teaching the riff properly. I have been saying it to everyone that Nuno plays muted legato and no one believed me :)
@williamallen73863 жыл бұрын
You definitely have this down. So many bad versions on here but you nailed it. Wish you'd cover the entire thing! Such an awesome song. 👍🏻
@gregbloodworth6000 Жыл бұрын
Great lesson...and very well played! I feel like Nuno above a lot of players took the essence of what Eddie Van Halen did and took it took a whole different level.
@williamallen7386 Жыл бұрын
Two very different players, IMO.
@gregbloodworth6000 Жыл бұрын
@@williamallen7386 not so much In Essence. Even Nuno himself will tell you that.
@timmoran62805 жыл бұрын
FINALLY!!!!!!!! I have been trying to learn this intro for decades. No one. Not a single flipping person played it right. Not a single youtuber. Not a single guitar teacher. You nailed It sir. And now I finally think I might learn it. I was able to pick up he was using a muted legato. But my timing of it all was off.
@mastertheguitar5 жыл бұрын
Tim Moran this makes me very happy 😃 thanks for checking the video out man glad that it helped you crack that bloody riff! 😂 #nuno
@timmoran62805 жыл бұрын
Seriously man thank you. That has been my favorite riff for nearly 30 years and It confirms a lot of things for me. @@mastertheguitar
@smoothpicker Жыл бұрын
Killer lesson!! My favorite nuno jam of all time.
@rEE-vz4xm10 ай бұрын
A tip: Nuno mentioned in Rick Beato's interview that he uses a distortion pedal with the little to no distortion to boost the lower frequencies. Makes it a little easier to get the palm muted pull offs to sound good.
@mastertheguitar10 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmTaGeJl7CXnNU ;)
@dsvet2 ай бұрын
@@rEE-vz4xm yeah, a RAT pedal
@gleigh2014 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this lesson. out of all of the folks that have presented this you actually have it nailed perfect.
@scottm59911 ай бұрын
Thank you deconvoluting this awesome but unfathomable riff!
@pedroadonish3 жыл бұрын
Who else has just learned muted legato is a thing?
@ChristianSchwarz71 Жыл бұрын
Me, Pedro !
@taunokekkonen5733 Жыл бұрын
I learned some months ago from Tom Quayle. Sounds cool.
@branjispad Жыл бұрын
30 years in... dammit
@probieabhi2258 Жыл бұрын
@@taunokekkonen5733 it'll be a big help if you shared the link too
@slippy88134 жыл бұрын
Im actually trying to learn guitar now about a year ago i was obsessed but just looked at them lol and this is the first riff i can actually play thank you
@ROOKTABULA3 жыл бұрын
That's the best I've heard that played other than Nuno himself.
@TarnTarn-zv6cp5 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial man. I always tried picking the intro but never sounded right . 🤘
@mastertheguitar5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad it helped and thanks for checking out the video :)
@DaveBrons Жыл бұрын
Brilliant lesson! Thanks Mark
@fredericadda Жыл бұрын
Best video on KZbin on this riff ❤
@muranilife4 жыл бұрын
I want that guitar 😍
@SrdjanPavlovic110805 жыл бұрын
I was blown away by your performance... Again :D
@racvalera6 жыл бұрын
Наверное, единственный человек на ютубе, который действительно разбирался с тем как Нуно это играет.
@danhilllyngdoh6347 Жыл бұрын
thank you very much for sharing your expertise
@yopiff Жыл бұрын
Awesome cover.. Earned a sub from me!!! Also why is Nuno so underrated? Dude is a machine and possibly an alien. Hasn't aged at all either.
@SPR-Pedals6 жыл бұрын
Move over Clapton, there a new Slowhand in town. That riff was made to look effortless. Excellent, thanks 🤘🏻. And I’m sure a bunch of us would love the Helix patch. I used to own an N4 just like that, lovely guitar.
@aaronc.33695 жыл бұрын
Bless you for this tutorial.
@stephanechenier16 жыл бұрын
Man every-time you post a video I feel like a kid on xmas day.... You are awesome!
@MrNeilfatmonkey6 жыл бұрын
That was a fantastic tutorial. Thank you. I notice your V30 seems to be in standby, or preheat as they have to call it now; what were you using to get that tone? It sounded epic.
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching :) I used a Nuno patch I knocked up on my Line 6 Helix LT. Thinking of doing a quick video about that in fact :)
@silentstormstudios6 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks very much for this. I've been a Nuno fan ever since I first heard Pornograffiti back in 1990. I too always thought that muted part was picked, and I gave up on trying to play it cleanly years ago. It wasn't until recently that I learned that he actually plays it with muted legato like you've demonstrated here after Nuno himself posted a video lesson on how to play this song. You've demonstrated it very clearly here. Nice job! Now time for me to pull out the old N4 and get to work on it. Nice Victory amp, too. Sounds great. Is that all amp overdrive, or do you have a pedal of some sort in front of it?
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching man! Glad it was of some help :) The Victory had a rest for this video, used my Line 6 Helix LT to get the guitar sounds, trying to nail a Nuno tone.
@wesworach74413 жыл бұрын
Thorough explanation & great lesson , mate !
@mastertheguitar3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@briandietrich1373 Жыл бұрын
Nicely done!!!
@alexZZGuitar64475 жыл бұрын
Best and most helpful Nuno lesson i've seen thanks! :-)More Nuno please and hope you have a great day!!!! :)
@mastertheguitar5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much man! I'm glad it was of some help :) I've got a few more Nuno moments on the channel if you've not seen them already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-mYnaErrpgodk kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp62Y3qHidWAnNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5ilmIRulrZ4mck kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3SknmdoiMhqaKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXvOiZydZpurnLM
@cdahl6 жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson and playing! I always thought he picked it too!
@ShawnWrona3 ай бұрын
Such a fun riff
@ShawnWrona3 ай бұрын
You nailed it bud
@chrisjames19242 жыл бұрын
Nuno was/still is a boss. Crazy that he and Extreme aren’t yet in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
@bub3052 жыл бұрын
Forget that place.
@MuRpHyKn0t Жыл бұрын
It will be a beautiful day when that trash fire of an institution falls into Lake Erie.
@MrROTD5 жыл бұрын
Wow nice I cant even do the quadruplets right I been trying for years hats off to you
@christopher.k.guitar2 жыл бұрын
Spot on mate 👌
@michaelcarmean49063 жыл бұрын
💥 You Do a Great 🎸 Job of Instruction💥
@andrewthompson68932 жыл бұрын
So well done. Thank you for this!
@mastertheguitar Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@Roberto-sm6te3 жыл бұрын
grazie
@vrnicastro6353 Жыл бұрын
Is this drop D sharp or just E standard dropped 1/2 step? After listening to Nuno’s interview with Rick Beato I don’t think he’s tuned down at all. If it’s not in drop D it’s the Rat Pedal that gives him that percussive sound making everyone think it’s tuned down.
@mastertheguitar Жыл бұрын
It’s a 1/2 step down 1:07 also Nuno tone info kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmTaGeJl7CXnNU
@MrROTD5 жыл бұрын
A Scottish man just schooled me about guitar thats cool Im half Scottish heritage
@jch51506 жыл бұрын
Great video keep em coming. Thanks!
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@luisjrea4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson man thanks !
@mastertheguitar4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Hope it was of some help :)
@bluesoundenginestockmusic4 жыл бұрын
Accurate. Nune is a genius. You nailed!!! Amazing class....Talking about Nuno, I have a particular curiosity about that double picking from Politicalamity at 01:12. Do you have any idea of how to do that?Thanks for your great lesson!
@mastertheguitar4 жыл бұрын
That’s some fast funky strumming, say strumming 32nd notes in a 16th note groove, maybe with a little ‘raking’ movement too. It requires a smaller movement, striking fewer strings keeping things very loose. HTH
@bluesoundenginestockmusic4 жыл бұрын
@@mastertheguitar thanks man, you´re great!
@mastertheguitar4 жыл бұрын
@@bluesoundenginestockmusic A pleasure! Appreciate you taking the time to watch :)
@GuitarSlinger21126 жыл бұрын
Tone's a bit off. Need some black nail polish.
@orbithesun16 жыл бұрын
GuitarSlinger2112 I agree the tone is a bit ice picky and harsh. But the playing is great.
@zibafu4 жыл бұрын
any chance of the verse and chorus for those of us who can kinda play this riff but are too simple minded to figure out those other bits :p
@rccampbell4605 жыл бұрын
Could you do a note for note lesson on XYZ inside out?
@dsvet2 ай бұрын
Is that a Bill Lawrence L500Xl in the bridge?
@mastertheguitar2 ай бұрын
Yeah Bill Lawrence USA 500XL
@roba18996 жыл бұрын
Awesome Man! Mine's an early '92 Davies model I've had for 26 years ..
@jadedcynical77396 жыл бұрын
Rob A Cool! They are really hard to find especially in Australia! Hang on to that one!!
@TheNicosmik2 жыл бұрын
Wow would never understand all this in any other place ! Looks still complicated to me xD
@ld5325 Жыл бұрын
What string gauge u have?
@mastertheguitar Жыл бұрын
Always rock with 10s on a 1/2 step down guitar. I may have even put on heavy bottoms (10-52) when I had a loan of the N4.
@thetoneranger10176 жыл бұрын
Your playing and tone is great...makes me want to up my game
@triplescale4 ай бұрын
Nice! He uses a RAT with almost no Gain to get the bass tight
I always said to my friend this is legato, and no one would believe me! lol!!! One think I can add to this great tutorial is that the actual TONE is very important. Heavy bass oriented "modern" tone cannot produce this riff. In order to get that percussiveness you need a very trebly very "presence" kind of sound.. Nuno used his ADA MP-1 with his L500 pickup. Both are trebly as hell, and his settings had a hug amount of presence and tremble and bass but scooped mids, to get the effect right.
@irmasil35 жыл бұрын
@@elcapitan6605 Yeah, and I just found out who you are and where you live. Be careful to who you are talking to online....And no he does not pick every note, you idiot. Now, sends regards to your family....
@javison5203 Жыл бұрын
how about a lesson on the solo it seems impossible
@MsDavo1236 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot great lesson
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for watching! Hope it helped :)
@MsDavo1236 жыл бұрын
mastertheguitar it definitely helped🙋♂️
@flanthemanable6 жыл бұрын
Are you sure that Nuno doesn't pick C#, C and then a pull off to A. Same with G#, G and pull of to E?
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Yeah pretty sure, check out the Young Guitar video of Nuno playing through some riffs/licks plus it makes sense regarding other muted legato stuff he loves to play. EDIT Just checked out the YG video again, his picking motion is so smooth it’s within reason he could be picking the two notes then pulling off, wish I could ask the man himself ;)
@flanthemanable6 жыл бұрын
I think you're right. In the video you mentioned there are no upstrokes on the C and G note, like I have been doing. Thanks for the reply. Great video!
@MusicFed6 жыл бұрын
Great video but the 2 descending triplets are pick pick/hammer off // pick pick/hammer off
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Cheers! Check out the other comments about the picking. :)
@MusicFed6 жыл бұрын
mastertheguitar I know... it’s hard to tell. There was a video of the man himself but he doesn’t really show what the right hand does. Damn it
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
:D and Nuno ain’t giving anything away!
@MusicFed6 жыл бұрын
mastertheguitar kzbin.info/www/bejne/sISvp6StnL2iaK8 at 3:38 he does it. I wonder if someone has the official tabs from Guitar Part?
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
I recall checking that vid out as well as the Young Guitar vid, helped me with the transcription of the riff. Hand movement still leans me towards one pickstroke plus PM legato
@superflysoulbrother5 жыл бұрын
Love the accent. Irish?
@mastertheguitar5 жыл бұрын
Scottish! 🏴✊
@drthornhill8436 жыл бұрын
All I got to say is DAMN.
@quit2933 жыл бұрын
Sounds like DOA from vh
@denmut6 жыл бұрын
New guitar? :D
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
:D just on loan
@Deauxtje5 жыл бұрын
8 bassplayers watched this video
@ttww5804 жыл бұрын
ทำไมแคทแล้วยังหดหละครับ
@licecestep9411 Жыл бұрын
I was playing that wrong lol
@TheShinyShow6 жыл бұрын
It would be rude not to do an Extreme lesson if you've had a lend of that guitar. Is the yellow guitar another Charvel?
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Yeah bagged a So Cal when they were on sale at Guitar Guitar, bunged another rampant sticker on there ;)
@IvoVasconcelos6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you could do a demo and a comparison between the two Charvels. Great lesson as usual.
@shredgd56 жыл бұрын
Almost. The last three notes of the fast run, on the E string (g, f#, e) are picked, not legato.
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Check out the 'Nuno Bettencourt Amazing Guitar Licks' video and Ex. 5. From the riff note pattern, his style and pick attack, when you slow it down, it sounds like one pick and legato to me.
@shredgd56 жыл бұрын
mastertheguitar he plays it legato there, you're right, but if you slow down the album version just a bit (75% speed is enough) you can clearly hear those notes are picked! He might have changed the way he plays it to be easier live?
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s a possibility for sure, I transcribed it using Capo and still feel it’s all Legato, makes the riff more awkward than required otherwise. With non clear cut things like this, hard to truly say one way or the other, you have to go with intuition. Only way to know for sure is to ask the man himself :D
@brunolevasseur6 жыл бұрын
You seem to play the right manner, man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooWTiaeOipetZ5Y
@brunolevasseur6 жыл бұрын
Thumb up !
@jyoun796 жыл бұрын
You make it look way too easy
@mastertheguitar6 жыл бұрын
+Jason Youn it wasn’t to begin with! 😀 I remember it took a while to get it down and the ‘Official’ TAB book was interesting to say the least ;) Transcribe kids, transcribe EVERYTHING for yourself! BTW Thanks for watching man, really appreciate it.
@FernandoVisserCedrola6 жыл бұрын
Man , i thought this was about the "he man" master of the universe animated series ... you know skeleton and amphibious,
@MICKEYISLOWD Жыл бұрын
There is no legato in this riff. It is all staccato. This is the opposite of legato. Legato is a very difficult sound to get right. To hear it I suggest listening to Holdsworth.
@mastertheguitar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the insight. It’s legato in the guitaristic technique sense e.g the notes are not picked
@MICKEYISLOWD Жыл бұрын
@@mastertheguitar Legato is a sound not a technique. There are many ways of getting legato for guitar however even hammers and pull offs are not legato. Marshall Harrison explains this if you search his name and legato just to clear it up. I found all this out when I started to learn it on piano. Tom Quayle has nailed it if you want to hear what it really sounds like. It is a very different sound.
@mastertheguitar Жыл бұрын
OK, fair point. Just to let you know I'm fully aware of what Legato and Staccato means, as well as who Holdsworth and Marshall Harrison are, and funnily enough actually know Tom.
@MICKEYISLOWD Жыл бұрын
@@mastertheguitar That's so cool. When I first started out on guitar I was confused about so many things, it's just I like to have any possible confusions out of the way especially in video's. Your video on how Nuno plays this riff is perfect. I always thought he picked every note...lol I gave up on trying to grab some of his techniques to add to my own bag. Nuno doesn't even pick that much yet he sounds so attacking. You are showing us how and why and that is great. It's perfect timing for me because in 2018 my dad passed from Cancer in just 5 weeks. I haven't played since because it knocked everything out of me. I sold about 8 guitars my triaxis and 2:90 boogie power amp, TC electronix effects all worth about £10,000. All I kept was my OM acoustic for ideas. I learned theory during that time which has changed how I think about music. Now I want to get a new guitar and a N4 or 4N is on my mind all the time.
@fredericadda Жыл бұрын
Rick Beato recently released a 2h interview with Nuno in which he talks about this riff. And yes, Nuno himself calls it "legato" 😅. Interesting also he explains that the percussive sound in this riff comes from his Rat pedal with very particular settings.
@mertgunes98545 жыл бұрын
Took me a year to understand what's really being said in this video, all the little nuances and stuff...
@rrrexxx Жыл бұрын
you got the riff right, but why don't you mute all the open strings when you play? you get almost always unwanted noises from open strings, thats kinda disturbing..
@mastertheguitar Жыл бұрын
Always aiming to disturb. I'm not too concerned about my muting with the wads of gain here, trust me I'm fully aware of the slight open G string noise at a few points in the lesson, but I'm talking and playing at the same time and I think the important points are coming across. When it matters, in the performance, things are tight as required.
@Retrospective.4 жыл бұрын
Loved the vid, but you spent FAR too much time talking about the mechanics of it all, and not anywhere near enough showing the fingerings clearly, after i watched it all i had to go back and loop little 3 second sections of it to get the fingering, which for a 12 minute vid, isn't great. And also, w/TAB. Where? i couldn't see any tab anywhere.
@senecaknowsbest8380 Жыл бұрын
And here I thought I spoke English, but apparently not.