How To Play Surf Guitar Easy | Guitar Tricks

[@craigjacob3704]

I love surf music and want to play😁 I'm a beginner but everybody has to start somewhere right😁

[@GuitarTricks]

You got this!

[@regandunn4850]

Comes in handy latter man most cool songs pinch a bit surf somewhere in the tune

[@jimmcclanahan]

This is great stuff! I'm in my 60s and have been playing about a year. I've been trying to master that surf rundown sound. I keep some structured practice and learning, but also tend to go off on occasional tangents. Now i can dig a bit deeper into surf sound.

[@johnperry9082]

Great to pick up tips on surf guitar. I'm really into this exciting music and seriously interested in all surf guitar playing. Have subscribed.

[@GuitarTricks]

Rock on!

[@guloguloguy]

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, MIKE!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALL "SURF" GUITAR MUSIC!!!.... A LOT OF "ROCKABILLY" TONE IS TAKEN FROM "SURF" STYLE , TOO (IMHO) PLEASE KEEP TEACHING MORE "SURF" STYLE LICKS!!!!!!

[@GuitarTricks]

My pleasure!

[@Keemja]

Oh thank you so much! Just what I needed to bear winter :D

[@GuitarTricks]

Glad I could help!

[@fmartini86]

Tremolo is volume oscilation. Like he says he is tremolo picking. Vibrato is the pitch, wich you use your vibrato arm and vibrato system for. Peace

[@ADHD_Samurai]

Spring reverb pedals are a must. I hook my Squire into mine and it's a beautiful thing.

[@donking6375]

Great video for an introduction to surf guitar which is somewhat scarce. Well done!

[@GuitarTricks]

Thank you kindly!

[@gabrieltoneguitars9365]

learned a lot from this video.

[@christianchristian57g.]

je ne pratique pas bien bien ta langue, mais tes explications sont super, le surf guitar c'est mon truc c'est juste magnifique

[@GuitarTricks]

So glad you're finding value in our program! We will work on our French ;)

[@phillramirez8323]

🤘 awesome man thanks for the tip, I always love surf music when I was in grade school bands like beach boys and indo rock electric Johnny i dig 🎸

[@GuitarTricks]

Rock on! Thanks for watching.

[@joeycovington4681]

Thanks!

[@perpetoosnooofficial2449]

Awesome! Very helpful :) Thanks

[@GuitarTricks]

You're welcome!

[@gnawbabygnaw]

Thanks! 🤙🤙

[@GuitarTricks]

Rock on!

[@doctorskull8197]

Cool stuff ‼️😎🔥🎸

[@GuitarTricks]

Thanks, Skull!

[@johnweber9247]

cool guitar

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey great lesson! What model Stratocaster is that? Player series?

[@thehermitking7173]

Sounds good, bro! I just got into Surf instrumental music, recently. I uploaded a couple of Venture covers on my channel (Well, sort of...)

[@jonathanhughes9281]

Nice one thanks 👍

[@GuitarTricks]

Thank you too!

[@Mr.Steve-O]

Great video, as a general guide for tuning, what is most common for surf guitar ? E Standard, E Flat etc. thx ( New Subscriber )

[@GuitarTricks]

Welcome! And E standard will suffice most situations. Only specific players tune to Eb.

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

I play surf on occasion and I play in DADGAD tuning. Then again even when I play surf I end up sounding like Donovan

[@stringspicksandfiddlestick6388]

There used to be a surf group in Chicago who called themselves “Spies who Surf.”

[@GuitarTricks]

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@AgentD8]

Jazzmasters and Jaguars historically are part of surf tunes.

[@GuitarTricks]

Heck yes!

[@waynegram8907]

GUITAR TRICKS, Which scales did surf rock use besides the major key and minor key? it sounds like surf music used outside notes often in their melodies and used outside notes in the scales. Try to make another surf video lesson about this

[@GuitarTricks]

Hi Wayne, we will try to get that video made for you. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@waynegram8907]

@@GuitarTricks thanks for the help I can't wait to see it

[@jamonmajor57]

Phrygian dominant and Arabic/Spanish

[@waynegram8907]

@@jamonmajor57 yes true but which surf songs used these scales?

[@jamonmajor57]

I'm not sure to be honest be just off of certain stuff that I hear from the typical surf sound tends to be those scales

[@BanjoPicker]

What is the best affordabel Spring Reverb ?? A pedal or ?? What brand? Best Amp??

[@jonnyhundley]

For pedals electro harmonix Oceans 11 Is one of the best affordable option i find , or the Catalina brand topanga. For amp fender Princeton might be the best. any fender reverb amp really though

[@geridoo]

for me a cheap fender solid state (rocpro1000) does the job perfectly with the built in spring reverb

[@volkerberger4442]

Mike 👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnhareiel5118]

I have a brown guitar. What color does a surf guitar need to be?

[@GuitarTricks]

Any guitar can be a surf guitar!

[@johnhareiel5118]

@@GuitarTricks I know lol. I was being funny

[@michaelpond6386]

Listen to as much Ventures as you can handle

[@del7i540]

Please breakdown "Wendy" by the Beach Boys!

[@GuitarTricks]

Great suggestion!

[@pounderpolizzo7269]

I'm actually watching this to create black metal...

[@prodRedEyes5]

Steve O of guitar

[@GuitarTricks]

But Mike has all his teeth!

[@jamesedwards7844]

dude

[@jamesedwards7844]

dip the bar, fer you strum the chord. too neat!

[@sufferyt3879]

Steve o

[@gregoryjones8014]

Pulp Fiction Tracks

[@GuitarTricks]

Surf music is heavily used in Tarantino films!

[@greyphil5323]

Guitar tricks, you guys are just so cruel and too strict in your affiliate program. How can you just block out your affiliates after they have brought you a good number of sign-ups

[@GuitarTricks]

Please write to [e-mail] so we can assist you further.

[@alexosa2030]

Сначала научись.

[@wyrdedwurd]

Surf Rockabilly? I'm out.

[@GuitarTricks]

Sorry to see you go!

[@markhilltaco4079]

Is same

[@dirtdoctim]

If you don’t like surf rock, why are you even watching this video. Seems like you’re just hating!

[@wyrdedwurd]

@@dirtdoctim I love surf rock. FYI, there's no such thing as "surf rockabilly".

[@cherrypepsi8651]

Surf rockabilly is as real as your hoes