How To Improvise In The Style Of Mateus Asato: Analysis WITH 15 Lick Examples

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[@DarrylSyms]

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[@MateusAsato]

Man. You nailed this. Love it! :)

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks for the inspiration man! 😁

[@noahjon-darius1509]

i wish we could be friends...

[@kiannefrancis2421]

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[@zionmakan9343]

Mateus Asato just thanks is all I have for words. Look how we all have inspired by your master piece,,/

[@XhopebringerX777]

Awesome stuff! 🙏🏼

[@cognoscenticycles4351]

Nothing replaces clever and tasteful phrasing. Obviously Mateus has worked hard to develop musical ideas that compliment the chord progressions well.

[@primosolo7559]

It's Mateus

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks for the enlightenment...

[@adrien090694]

(facepalm)

[@lucabrito]

second way you said in the video was correct

[@zeyy84]

Thanks for showing us how it's pronounced

[@Johnylancaster]

Lamaw momint

[@diegomuller9515]

I'm brazillian and the correct pronunciation is: "Ma (mæ -> uk accent) + teé (like fianceé) + oo (like understood) + s"

[@MrJoeyBoombotz]

This is one of the best lessons I've seen in over 10 years. Great job.

[@DarrylSyms]

Wow, thanks! 😁

[@jordananthony4266]

Thank you so much for this top notch breakdown of Mateus! It is super challenging to figure his licks out. Seriously killer job, man! keep the content coming!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man! ✌️

[@adriannunezmunoz8419]

You are a beast. Thanks for all the dedication you are putting on this. We really appreciate.

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks for your support Adrian! 🙌

[@SteveGilson]

Beautiful Job Darryl! If you keep putting videos of this quality out, this channel will sky-rocket.

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Steve! I'm doing my best! 🙂

[@julianlidberg7590]

EXACTLY what I was looking for, Awesome!❤️

[@adrien090694]

You're a great teacher man! Thanks a lot for what you do!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks so much for your kind comment Adrien. I'm glad you find my videos useful :) Enjoy!

[@cyrilmjose4114]

Amazing dude......keep such amazing stuff coming......looking forward to more of this....

[@RioRicaro]

Love the way you explain those licks! Thanks for the sharing and beautiful tones 🙌🏼

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Rio! 🙌

[@setha3714]

Great stuff, when I turn the slow example down to half speed I can almost figure it out!

[@zeyy84]

I love that major 7 note in example 4

[@atekisetacaxton5345]

Thanks a lot for breaking this down.

[@tjrmusic487]

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[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Tyson! I hope you enjoy my other content 😄

[@tjrmusic487]

@@DarrylSyms I will brother! Much love 🤘

[@jackelshaw]

That tone is incredible

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Jac! 🙌

[@jackelshaw]

@@DarrylSyms My pleasure! Do you know what pedals would get me in that range for that slight overdrive but clear sound?

[@DarrylSyms]

There’s a lot of variables. I use BIAS FX, with no pedals. It’s basically a Vox AC30 with some reverb and delay. I don’t tinker with pedals these days, but I would recommend developing your time with a good amp rather than relying on pedals to do the trick

[@DarrylSyms]

I actually do use a boost before the amp, on BIAS FX, that’s all 😉

[@jackelshaw]

@@DarrylSyms Yeah man been spending tons of time with my hotrod and I'm getting a closer tone, but just want the clarity he has. Thanks man :)

[@thijs199]

Man so amazing

[@AlphSlayer]

Wow! Nice video!!! His tone is so sweet, perfect.

[@diogosilva8219]

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[@DarrylSyms]

Thank you sir! 🙌

[@Jalalo]

thanks so much for this! it was on my list of things to do to work this out... you've made it very easy!

[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome!

[@shinhyukpark9069]

Awesome! This is very helpful! Thanks so much for putting all together!

[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@katta9688]

Dope analysis. I love it.

[@DarrylSyms]

💜

[@joelandrew84]

This is awesome! Thanks 🙏🏼

[@zanelli9273]

something like "mat-he-ouws", the second one is almost there! great video, btw!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks!

[@tomgardener8915]

Thank you so much for the lessons. it's really useful for me to learn improvisation. Hope to see more improvisation lessons bro.. already subscribed your channel :D

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Tom! Best of luck to you! :D

[@tomgardener8915]

I added you on Facebook too... now you are my teacher haha.

[@matiasnavarrete5766]

Just discovered your channel, pretty good content, keep the good work dude!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man!

[@DanielGomesBraga]

dude, this video was awesome!!!! congrats

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks bruh! 🙌🙂

[@jdub5107]

Loved the breakdown of this great song! I subscribed :)

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man!

[@conceicaofreitas6735]

Antes de assistir ja deixo like!!! Brasil

[@vichy2461]

Thank you, very thank you for the licks, is very helpful for me, love it :)

[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome!

[@jamesgormley9840]

Had to Sub just after the first few mins. Great job! I will be coming back to your channel daily!!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man!! The pressure is on for daily content 😉

[@jonplaysbass33]

6:45 is like the perfection between melody and speed

[@eduardorafael5596]

Hey man, thank you so much for posting this. I'm Brazilian and I love Mateus's style, he is a great inspiration and I'm digging all these licks hahah

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome! I’m glad that you enjoy! 🙌

[@ArronSealmoyGuitar]

GREAT CHANNEL BROTHER !

[@DarrylSyms]

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[@user-gl7jl5pt6x]

Love this bro

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

Nice crisp tone

[@marshill5362]

Ma-tay-us (Mah, soft “t” + a, uhs) That’s how I pronounce it. I’m Mexican-Portuguese for reference :P

[@javoverastegui]

Great video bro. Thanks for share.

[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome 🙂

[@drusen]

Love those double stops! Thank you

[@uttammistry6720]

incredibly awesome man!!!

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Amazing video 🤘

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks!

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[@DarrylSyms]

this is why you're amazing

[@munimmusic3164]

Good habits. Thanks man !!!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

How in the world did he improv all of that? Goodness.

[@AlphSlayer]

yeatzee7786 i thought the same

[@GabryelT]

Nice job bro! U are awesome

[@DarrylSyms]

You're awesome! 🙌

[@stiffmaisterfication]

it whould be really useful to see what chords where used over a lick none the less superb work!

[@DarrylSyms]

I'll bear that in mind for future videos! Thanks for the suggestion 🙂

[@Carlos-oc2wy]

Hey mate!!! The second way you pronounced the name is almost correct. The google translator has a good pronunciation in portuguese. It's hard to try to describe the way to speak, isn't it. You are doing a great job!!! Greetings from Brazil!!👏👏👏👏

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks for the explanation Carlos! I'll take a look 😁 I trust your judgement as you're from Brazil 👍 All the best! ✌️

[@ThomasAlexNorman]

sick tutorial, super helpful

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome 🙂

[@justinyau1762]

Amazing! Thanks bro!

[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome!

[@JaumMSB13aninhus]

Actually I think the both ways you said is correct... Because you not from the artist's country. Like when you say "João" (exactly like it sounds) in English, when the usual (in English) would be John. So Mateus would be Matthew. The second way you said sound more like Brazilian Portuguese and the first way sound like people around you would speak. Cheers from Brazil! Excellent video bro!!!

[@filippomarangoni5402]

Great Lesson very clear....

[@DarrylSyms]

Thank you!

[@peti802]

Fantastic lesson!

[@GiancarloCurti]

tks for the licks mate

[@GurpreetKakar4873]

Amazing video as always...

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Gurpreet!

[@GurpreetKakar4873]

Also Can you do some more videos of Nick Johnston styles?

[@DarrylSyms]

Great idea! I will make it happen.

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Your guitar sound awesome

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks!

[@spacemonkey6552]

I was watching your other video about your guitar earlier (which is sick by the way, and in some odd way I respect you for having one guitar that you've stuck with for so long) but I just had this random idea. You should pick out like 4 or 5 guitars that you would love to have and let your fans vote on which one you should get. And at 25k subs you get it and do a new guitar reveal lol. Just a thought, but I think it would be something cool to get your subs involved and to get more subs in the process which you greatly deserve! Plus the sub increase would likely pay for your new guitar in a couple months (but that's just a guess really).

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks for sharing your idea! 😄 Unfortunately subs don’t pay bills (or for new guitars) unless you’re in the 100k+ caliber, but I do look forward to owning a new guitar someday! For now, maybe we can cast a vote on which pick I should buy 😂😂

[@leandrorodrigues7331]

Very nice, brother

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man!

[@lionelmandela4367]

Another request could you do a cover or a tutorial on john mayer -ain't no sunshine solo.... Its quite complex...

[@GerryBlue]

Nice lesson, thanks! Just starting to get into MA, is his style neo-soul?

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome! Kinda I guess sorta 🤷‍♂️

[@numbersabcdefg]

noob, does mautaus do more tempo changes or subdivisions differences? thanks in advance

[@rferguson3]

What specifically, are you using, in terms of your single coil DiMarzio pickups? I have a hunch, but would like confirmation, one way or the other. Excellent playing, by the way. Straight up eargasmic

[@DarrylSyms]

Cruiser Neck & Tone Zone. Search for “what guitar is that Darryl Syms” and you’ll get all the details 👌

[@rferguson3]

@@DarrylSyms Right on. Thought that was you. You sold me on getting a cruiser neck, a year or so ago I think. Anyway, then some dude from DiMarzio told me, he thought with my particular setup (strat style Jackson H/S/S, with a Duncan Nazgul humbucker) that I'd really dig a cruiser neck, in mid position & a chopper in the neck. Got it, along with all new pots, switch, jack, etc.. Just need to make time to switch it all. The Nazgul & Cruiser have been installed since I 1st got it.

[@DarrylSyms]

Sounds like a good selection of advice and Pickups 😎

[@rferguson3]

@@DarrylSyms Def thx, in part, to you & the video you did on the cruiser, with that yellow ibanez. Speaking of, is that Paul Gilbert's sig on it?

[@DarrylSyms]

Yup, Paul amongst few others from clinics and hangouts over the years 🤘

[@DrRogerFisher]

Just discovered Mateus and then YOUR great tutorial on his style (from Tim Pierce jam). Could you tell me what's their chord progression - i can't seem to figure it out. Thanks.

[@DrRogerFisher]

Maybe: Dbm-Abm7-Gbm7-B

[@brendandoherty9379]

or do you think it would be possible to do a video on the chords and rhythm

[@carlosmonteiro3425]

AGRADEÇO MUITO PELO CONHECIMENTO COMPARTILHADO.

[@charlasalpedo]

How do you keep the floyd in tune without the locking nut? tremol-no??

[@DarrylSyms]

Nope, I just have an awesome setup. I do have Locking tuners too which probably contribute to it, but even before I had them my guitar always stays in tune

[@harvey.a1342]

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[@DarrylSyms]

ALLLLLL 😁 🙌

[@tchamerosaintfort2698]

Hi Bro! I need to know what effect do you use to get the same effect with Asato mateus... You have a beautiful Tone!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man! It's just BIAS FX. I'm not trying to copy Mateus, but I will do a video soon on my BIAS FX tones. Thanks!

[@theaartzvolta]

Hey Darryl. This is a really great package of teaching, so thanks for that. One thing though, I feel like I'm going crazy. Lick 6 looks to me like Mateus is playing something in the A minor positions, but you've taught it as fitting in with that D flat minor key. Look where he ends the first part of that lick though - he's on the C note of the A string, but the way you've showed it is him ending on the B note. Am I wrong?

[@jailbreak5755]

Could you share the bias fx config that your using please?

[@DarrylSyms]

Sure thing! I'll do a demo soon :)

[@shayanjavadi]

Is that BIAS FX in the background? Can you please share your settings with us please?

[@DarrylSyms]

It is yep 👍 I will share a video on it soon 🙂

[@shayanjavadi]

Awesome! really appreciate it!

[@brendandoherty9379]

hey Daryl can you tell me the chord progression I'd like to maybe loop them and practice these phrases over

[@DarrylSyms]

Gbm, A, Dbm, B I believe

[@brendandoherty9379]

Darryl Syms thanks Daryl, hey i looked at your patreon page I simply don't have the money to sponsor you monthly but if there was a way I could purchase the tabs off of you maybe threw PayPal I would do that. did you tune down a half step for this or did you do it in standard tuning

[@DarrylSyms]

It's in standard tuning yes. PM me

[@pattarawitwit8724]

I have few questions here. Seems like the example 8,9 and some others ... I wonder what are those speedy phase called? How to create those melodies? Are those some kind of scale related to the chord? Thanks a lot :)

[@tajolariffin6147]

Hi Darryl, how do I identify chord tones (like you said ‘a nice interval, this is 11th of the Db Minor) i mean how do you know thats 11th? is it through scale, just the same like how you know which is 3rd 5th 7th in the scale? and if its through scale, what scale do you use in Db Minor, or say if the chord is Amin7, is it the same scale can be used here like A minor scale..?

[@DarrylSyms]

I could write a novel answering your questions, but all of this and more can be answered extensively through my website: courses.darrylsyms.com 🙂 However, in simple terms, intervals are based off of the major scale. That doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll use the major scale, it’s just that’s how music theory works. Everything is derived from the major scale. In the key of Db (natural) minor I would use the natural minor scale (Aeolian). Amin7, also the natural minor scale. It can depend though. There are many minor scales! Generally natural minor is a safe bet though if you’re not sure what to do. I hope that somewhat helps?

[@tajolariffin6147]

Darryl Syms yes, it helps a lot, i never knew that Aeolian is natural minor scale..i get the idea now though not the whole picture, but i think i get what you mean..and yes i will sure check out your website, thanks Darryl!

[@gavmegs]

Hey this reminds me of the lead played in Silver Stallion by The Highwaymen. Sweet as .

[@ChristofferKeizer]

Awesome.

[@tofusauce]

"It's kind of divided into two bitch" @6:54 hahahaha

[@DarrylSyms]

Hahahaha

[@keremidarski]

Please make a tutorial of The Breakup Song video Mateus Asato posted recently! There are tabs online, but it’s to fast and technical for me - I need your style of explanation!

[@DarrylSyms]

I’ll be on it soon!

[@keremidarski]

@@DarrylSyms Can't wait! Keep up the good work!

[@abikyoukan2]

please do this one!

[@DarrylSyms]

Coming up this week! 😉

[@abikyoukan2]

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[@eugenechek7288]

Hi Darryl! You do wonderful lessons, thank you. Tell me, what is your height of strings above the neck?

[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome, thanks for your feedback! They're roughly around 0.7mm (Thin String) - 1mm (Thick String) off

[@eugenechek7288]

thanks

[@madawafx4062]

it's cool bro

[@lionelmandela4367]

Hey man how can i reduce the buzz while playing my guitar is it the strings or just me?

[@DarrylSyms]

It’s hard to say. It could be a number of things. More than often though, it’s not worth worrying about if it only occurs on the low E string around the first few frets

[@ThirdyTP]

How do you breakdown everything?what tools did you use?thanks

[@DarrylSyms]

My guitar, my ears, a camera, and a MacBook

[@M4R71N_88]

Good job!

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Thks !!!

[@aarontudon0269]

Beautiful

[@DarrylSyms]

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[@DarrylSyms]

You're welcome!

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What guitar do You have? The yellow guitar?

[@DarrylSyms]

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[@the80sruled84]

Please please please! Make a tutorial on Mateus Asato - I loved you first.

[@TheAzamra]

Hey great video. Where in UK are you based?

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks! Plymouth is where I grew up, Newquay is my “home” (sorta) ✌️

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Garry Perez Surfing is the bessttttttt 🙌 I do Skype lessons yep, follow the link in the description to get in touch ✌️🙂

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Second option: MateUs kkk...good lesson thank you

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome

[@juzztdark]

lovely

[@amerxhide3779]

sooo goood n accurate mate

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man!

[@Mathcartney]

the second way you said was right. Mat-e-us

[@ashe5598]

Are the tabs for this still on your patreon? I'm not seeing them in your posts. Or am i just being stupid?

[@DarrylSyms]

Yep, they definitely are and always will be 👍🙂

[@ashe5598]

Nice, you'll have +1 patreon as soon as payday hits!

[@Caaarrl94]

could somebody ell me the chords they're looping? C#m, E. Abm, F#??

[@DarrylSyms]

F#m, A, C#m, B I believe

[@Caaarrl94]

thanks for the reply:) awesome lesson! so is the key c#m? or f#m? haha

[@DarrylSyms]

I can't remember but I'm pretty sure it's C#m 👍

[@Caaarrl94]

appreciate the answer is there any way i can purchase these tabs without a monthly patreon subscription?

[@DarrylSyms]

Sure thing! Get in touch with me on Facebook 👍

[@grantburgh1]

Ex 6 sounds like it goes outside of the natural minor scale, anyone able to provide theoretical explanation of where it goes and why it works?

[@DarrylSyms]

It's mostly minor pentatonic with a few notes from Natural minor, with the exception of one note which is a slide from 3 to 4 on the B string. The 3 is not in key, but it's just a quick passing note. If you hold that note it sounds dreadful, but you can get away with playing absolutely any note on the neck which is out of key, providing you slide out of it quick enough. There's not really a theoretical explanation for this since like I said, you can choose any "wrong note" on the entire neck and just slide it into a "right one" and it'll produce the sound that you are referring to. Give it a try!

[@grantburgh1]

Darryl Syms great thanks, subbed :)

[@hack-ta-guitare]

I would not be surprised that Guthrie Govan inspired Mateus Asato a lot...But Guthrie inspired so much talents !

[@itayazov8557]

Hey. Great video!! Just wondering, do you record the guitar via amp and use the rode infront of the amp?

[@DarrylSyms]

Rode? I just us BIAS FX :)