How to deliver when you’re put on the spot.

"Hey, would you come up with a hook for the intro of this song?" Here are five clues to help you find a part QUICKLY that enhances the song, and of course, an example that I am currently working on for a client. Enjoy!
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[@TomCPlus1]

As the one electric guitar in our band, this directly applies to my job once again! The musical genre/style, the progression simplicity, the need on my part to supply hooks backing an acoustic player (and we play a lot of songs in B). The learning continues . . . I'll be watching for the course. 🎸

[@cleanhit777]

So tasteful and always inside the song, i get a lot from your work, thanks from the UK!

[@Grant_Ferstat]

Beautiful watching you play those parts. In the pocket but relaxed & so song sensitive.

[@BobEstremera]

Sweet everything, sweet tone, sweet chords. Sweet everything. I hope your course includes how to make great music with the basics like this. So many of us would be so happy with this approach.

[@theleviathan89]

I love what you did for the bridge part. Moving it up the neck assisted the lift of the bridge. So smooth and perfect. Another excellent lesson. Thank you!

[@fredn2885]

Looking fwd to your course Also, I appreciate the way you identified the "two-and" timing. I'm working on timing and rythm. Cannot even spell it yet. Love your channel.

[@billyraygermany]

58k!!!! Congrats my friend!

[@henrykc3]

What a taste, everything fits perfectly together, pleasure listening to.

[@jonesy5185]

Looking forward to your course coming out Justin. Loving the channel. Keep it coming.

[@minstinct280]

Your vids are the best bro! Superb playing as always. PS. I reckon a video on guitar theory essentials 101 (applied in a practical way) would be popular, because you know how to make anything interesting.

[@brettsouthwellwalker]

Excellent. Could you tell us more about that Tele? Sounds so sweet!

[@KenMoss-music]

Creative and thoughtful playing ,liked the melody, great work.

[@bryanh3057]

I love your illustration at the beginning. I find that when I try to do a solo that I’m unprepared for, I fall back to the same old “box”. It’s a lot like saying “um” and “uh” a lot when speaking.

[@JustinOstrander]

Exactly!

[@officialWWM]

Wow, that Tele tone is so good! I’m curious if any Nashville players are using the new Fender Cobalt Chrome pickups in their Teles? I just too a $500 punt on them cause my bridge pickup died and I’m loving them so far. Very unique tone. Kinda surprised I’m not seeing major players using them 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jsk8et]

Without hearing the vocal, this feels like a mid-late 90s or even a bit later “Adult Contemporary”/Alternative track. Something on VH1, but not MTV, if that makes sense. Very nice.

[@officialWWM]

That’s a take mate. Sounds perfect to me!

[@jalapainyo]

Hey Justin, Yours is one of my favorite channels on the U. I also like NIcky V's channel and as such suggested to Nicky you guys brainstorm some content for us. What do you think? From an outside perspective you both ride in the similar lane in many respects and I believe y'all could come up with some great stuff, schedules willing. I recognize you're promoting your thing right now just thinking out loud. Either way I'm invested and looking forward to your course. Best, Donny

[@guydouglas6094]

Speaking of sus chords - my first experience ( and realization ) of using sus chords is the start of the song 'Midnight Blue' by Foreigner. Rocking between C and Csus4 followed by single F then G triads - kind of like a call and response thing. So many songs with sus chords that sound so damn COOL. Good video Justin. Interesting bridge to the song. Funny how you referenced 'Black Dog' and mentioned all the good parts that make it recognizable 👍👍 I'm a Led Zep fan too. From Downunder, Australia.

[@loveguitars]

Hey Justin, Love your playing, man!👌 Was wondering when your course will be out? 🎸🙏

[@JustinOstrander]

Few weeks probably?

[@joev4483]

Thank you! 😊

[@herdeka]

Sounds good. Hard to tell what the actual impact is without the vocal, though!

[@jxrx4577]

Nice dude. Course sounds interesting

[@TonyThomas10000]

The chord progression is not the problem. The 1-6-4-5 chord progression and variants are popular for a reason.

[@brianmiller3287]

Hi Justin. Great content as usual. Another commenter suggested you get to gether with Nicky V. And I'm all for it, but what I'd really, really, really like to see is you and Uncle Larry chewing the fat!!!

[@frannyp46]

Love sus 2 chords a lot. Not major or minor, but they hold their own.

[@mrebysan]

Static sounding audio in this vid FYI. I really like your vids man!

[@JustinOstrander]

It’s the computer fan. Frustrating

[@Lumpschlevot]

Man, that tone. And I’m a bass player…

[@manuzid6837]

great playing justin .about guitar course when will be out?thx

[@JustinOstrander]

A few weeks I believe. Not sure!

[@BeefNEggs057]

Sounds very faith hill.

[@anthonyrom3110]

Awesome Justin. What are you running your guitar through for this video? sounds 👌👌.

[@JustinOstrander]

Same rig as always. Analog Outfitters Sarge into a Morgan 112 cab with an alnico Cream. Heil PR30 and Chandler TG2

[@Telorchid]

I don't think I V VI VI (and variants thereof) are the ONLY problem, but they are part of the problem. The musical and harmonic palette is so large, why restrict oneself? What would be a more dynamic musical experience over the length of an album or concert? A set or tracklist with all I V VI VI, or one where there are other chord sequences interspersed so that monotony doesn't pervade? But everyone will have varied tolerances for the balance of familiar/unfamiliar, I suppose. All that said, this was a tasteful arrangement of acoustic and electric, given the material provided.

[@JustinOstrander]

It may just be that songs with this kind of harmonic structure are extremely popular right now. If you listen to an entire album by the same artist, it’s not that their whole record sounds like this, but it really does seem that if you make a collection of the single most popular song from all these modern artists, that pile of songs *does* largely contain some variant of this progression. It’s just super popular with listeners (who, I must remind myself, are largely not musicians themselves) and has been for almost 30 years. Still not as much staying power as the 12-bar blues. Some of my favorite records are solely that progression.

[@user-bp3vp4gd7m]

Sounds really cool Justin. You using the clelestion cream, Al Nico speaker?

[@JustinOstrander]

It’s still in there. Thinking about swapping back to the ET65 though

[@JRandallS]

Digging all the different voicings of those chords and the passing tones etc. Is that a Gretsch you're playing?

[@JustinOstrander]

It’s a Senn Tele with a Teisco gold foil pickup in the neck position.

[@blueeyephil]

Do you down tune a lot? Also, when you down tune what gauge of strings do you use? Thanks, enjoy your channel

[@JustinOstrander]

Yes I do tune down quite often. I use mostly 10s. 11s on my goldtop and Senn guitars. 10s on everything else currently.

[@MARBSTUDIO]

Where can I get this tshirt you got brother ?

[@JustinOstrander]

This is from Sound Stage Studios here in town. They might sell them online. I don’t know.

[@stratnut]

18:10

[@adamfstewart81]

This song is awful tho

[@JustinOstrander]

You’re not hearing the song; just the bones of a track. Vocals aren’t even tracked yet in addition to lots of other parts. But thanks I guess? 😂

[@adamfstewart81]

@@JustinOstrander your playing is lovely. The song is a snooze. 😘

[@10bbremer]

@@adamfstewart81get busy and write something better. The world will be forever grateful.

[@10bbremer]

Last session I did was 8 songs in ten hours. The band killed it!