Instant Groove Formula for RIFFS! (12 Examples)

[@vesellin]

I'm not shocked that Pantera are mentioned a few times in a video about groove

[@justinasspurga7258]

He really left us hanging with the Can't Stop intro

[@WesNye96]

Agreed

[@jamievanburen659]

Isn’t Yousician technically driving away customers by saying that guitar is “slow and frustrating” ??

[@cannonfodder4507]

Well it is quite frustrating at first, but if you're prepared for that and if you really want to play, that won't bother you that much

[@TessTickle-r1o]

why is this the top comment? relatable tho lmao

[@jacobszymkowiak3681]

But honestly every pantera song has the groove... rip dime... getcha pull!!!

[@aneverflowingstream]

Whenever I see someone playing blind, I always have that one show playing in my head where their crowd just looks like pure liquid when he let's out the "Are you RedAYYYYY"

[@slayerfan5630]

max That was Woodstock 99 bud

[@RC32Smiths01]

Really awesome for ensuring a Groove vibe to some killer rocking riffs! Awesome work my man as always!

[@clintn6677]

You starting this with Overkill was something I wasn't prepared for.

[@calfaro1979]

Helmets Betty and Meantime are underrated legendary albums for me. OP snare sound too! Also can't believe you saw Buckley live! What a privilege!

[@adamcolbertmusic]

Lots of these songs remind me of other songs! "World of Hurt" --> "Ace of Spades" "Sex Type Thing" --> "Symphony of Destruction" (STP's "Vasoline" also has a LONG version of this riff haha) I LOVE CAKE!!! Especially their obscurities. 3:16 that look 🤣🤣 "Blind" --> "Get Down with the Sickness"

[@DunamisSword]

"All the cute girls were a bit gothy." XD Big ups on the Helmet choice, BTW! There's no other band quite like them!

[@emilianoloyola9509]

You should do a rhcp video about their style or whatever ::3

[@cosmiccomedy7394]

He does have a video on John Frusciantes greatest guitar techniques

[@WatchfulBonsai]

you are the best out of the guitar teachers on youtube that i've found. dont get me wrong, others are great too but you.... you - really strike chord with me. pardon the pun. please do some Cake tutorials when you have time

[@samraffertymusic]

Ohhh Cake! I've only ever heard The Distance, forgot they even existed. Going to listen to some more now, thanks! 😃

[@TheArtofGuitar]

So many great Cake songs. Never There was a big hit.

[@samraffertymusic]

@@TheArtofGuitar thanks! I'll give it a listen

[@MikaMela]

They have a killer version of I Will Survive, it's groovy as hell: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXytm4mDprN8naM

[@Gohanndes1]

Goth girls are awesome ...most of them :-) wow No AC/DC?

[@antdujar]

Yo, I love that you showed love to HLEMET and Jeff Buckley! Dope! ALso, man, those are good formulas. SOmetimes we tend to think its these overly complicated things until we realize the riffs still stem from basic foundations. AGain, dope!

[@jimmccall8030]

Just found this last week- such a great and useful video! I’ve been creating all kinds of simple but super catchy riffs for the last few days

[@MrReplica77]

Great video. I like how you’re not using your teach to focus on one genre of music. It’s cool to see you’re using overkill ( my band just started covering electro-violence) helmet, cake, Jeff Buckley. I think it’s Important to show people that timing signatures like you showed in the video are done in all different styles. It makes it easier for people to get the grasp of that as well as to maybe turn them on to different sides to rock or metal. Thumbs up to you. Keep up the good work love watching your videos. Btw, you should post a picture of you looking like Robert smith back in the day, that would be awesome lol. Take care.

[@TomTom-kv5nf]

Brilliant.....loved the comments with the songs too!

[@leonidesjongui2267]

I always had the feeling that any riff that would syncopate against the drums would feel extremely groovy. The example I always use is Kashmir from Led Zeppelin, the 3/4 guitar against the 4/4 drums makes the steady beat of the drums feel heavier or easier to get along with. Great vid, you should do a video-explanation of this.

[@bartholomeusclever]

you are an awesome teacher, my dear mr.AoG

[@Marcnshae2011]

Gold! Thanks a lot. 🎸

[@raspberryjuiceentertainmen719]

Killing in the name of and down with the sickness

[@markosvafeas]

Glad to see so many Pantera riffs!

[@zachary963]

Did not expect to see my favorite band here! The Cure is fantastic!!

[@MusicTeacherGuyNorristown]

I thought that was AIC at first, too. I remember buying In The Meantime on cassette.

[@thewisebread3653]

Disposable heroes breakdown riff also is a very good example for writing really groovy and heavy riffs. Although that one is grouped more in 3s not 2s, but that is a very good example of a groovy riff. Although most people I see play that riff focus to much on getting the right notes and not the right feel. That’s one of those riffs that unless you put all your power and aggression into it, it will sound bad. That is another lesson I’ve learned. Even when playing rather simple riffs, if you put a lot of aggression and power into the notes you play it will sound very, very heavy.

[@lidiiiiisilva]

I literally choked on a piece of papaya when you started do play Jeff Buckley, I don't know why. Well, maybe because he's one of my all time favorite musicians. :)

[@clear_gray_sky539]

Great examples

[@marendenison3550]

Groovy! Thanks for the vids, they’re awesome

[@stardust-reverie]

so that’s why the bridge to jambi before the solo grooves so hard

[@MrPaul8870]

Hi Mike I have recently just watched a couple of videos of guitar tricks and would like to say thankyou for these as I forgotten some tricks and you are inspired my playing better. I started playing guitar years ago usually as a hobbie mainly. Can I please ask yourself a video on drumming as I'm completely stuck with this as trying to make backing tracks. I don't know if I'm doing things right but I remember once someone saying drums when setted up can play in certain keys ex 145 on the tightness of the skin depending on singers vocals of key. I mainly want to know this so and I am using a app called caustic 3 which is worth its weight in gold as it is basically a music composer box. I usually keep myself to myself and trying out busking using a electro accoustic savannah a mooer ge100 for reverb delay chorus mainly. One of my main problems is that I seem to come up with is hitting bum notes when going electric from acoustically as hand strengh is good from years of practise not playing electric. I finding it hard at times trying to get certain sounds as when going through the pre settings most sound overpowering distortion with which I am studying as mainly its all trial and error mainly. Must remember pad and a pen when doing any work or for dropping down ideas any help or guidance would be very benifitual and how to use a looper basic tricks not worked on a looper beforehand so a lot to learn 😂 lol anyway thankyou for the videos uploaded and I have subscribed and pressed the likely button and hopefully get out busking in the near future thanks again 👍 😜

[@yomamasofat553]

*this love comes up* Me: Oh I love this love... ...what did I just say?

[@flavy1000]

Great riffs, and the plus of groove!!!

[@flavy1000]

Jjajajaja that is one of my fav °love songs..!.! Pantera the Kings of Groove! The Cure...that same song I played with my first band, soon afterwards one of the guitar players died on an accident at 17 while excursioning with their school mates after graduating...So sad...=( He was the songwriter...a nice boy and great musician ..I will never forget those guys who put their confidence on me as a woman ,to be their bassplayer and composing mate.. Blue Carmin was my band..Thanks for sharing!

[@MrMetalhorse]

Really surprised to see Overkill. Awesome! Underrated band

[@mattdubya1037]

you forgot Meshuggah, the masters of rhythmic grooves! at least you got Pantera though 🤘🏻

[@klatix100]

Didn't expect the Cure on here, but damn am I thankful for that

[@sundigest1121]

Not thankful enough

[@Tone-Oz]

I'm wearing the exact same shirt right now. No kidding!

[@jto541]

Don't tread on me by Metallica. main riff fits the criteria and is groovy af

[@FIGSANE]

3:07 Ahhhhhh yeaaaaa 🤘🤘🤘

[@laughingatyrfuneral]

i just knew helmet was gonna be in this video haha

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Hell yea, I love Fascination Street

[@jakemac135]

Gotta love Cake!

[@eugenesyvokon6145]

My Own Summer by Deftones should have been on the list. But still you did a great job!

[@leowickstrom410]

isn't the main riff of "Feeling Lonely" by Boy Pablo basically in this riffstyle aswell?

[@angadgianirogers1844]

Instant riff formula for GROOVES !

[@DavidBryanSmithmusic]

Working on the melody to a new song Suicidal Tendencies. Gonna play with this concept a bit. This song is a bit out of my comfort zone and is a rocker. That's the feel I get from it. I'm gonna try the double beat and see where it leads.

[@russelldanbury3112]

He has a world supply of riffs

[@KeithShelley1]

Jeff Buckley on a Jazzmaster? I think we just became best friends!

[@DunamisSword]

Right? That was unexpected & almost surreal it was such a pleasant surprise!

[@5urg3x]

Neat guitar, I have that same shirt too, got it at Target lol

[@joshadams8761]

I ❤️ Fascination Street.

[@ablacon64]

1:59 STP "borrowed" that lick from Kiss (War Machine). ;)

[@KummFart]

Can you do a video on tremelo and gallop picking please?

[@zeeeeroin9981]

Heartbeat

[@marcalbert674]

Dr Feelgood also has a pretty sick pattern

[@xPowerShotx]

How is the rhythmic picking on the first one, down and up, hitting the string on down and up? Sorry for the non theoretical way of asking the question.

[@scottb8540]

I love First Ave! You from MPLS?

[@peterdebad1]

Is gothy a word?😉 Thanks for the grooves. Sounds very good!!

[@sundigest1121]

It's in the dictionary

[@xcharli707x]

What about Vasoline by STP? That's probably the most iconic 2 beat groove ever!

[@aidenbarta8827]

Ha I was thinking blind and primal concrete sledge from the start

[@stuffy_halford]

Can you please do a habits of Buckethead

[@dannyspencer5529]

All I could think about The Cold Wind - GRETA VAN FLEET

[@sundigest1121]

One of my favorite Zeppelin songs

[@downhill240]

Cool.

[@themuchdingdong]

You missed No Good (Attack the Radical) since you wanted to have all the Pantera ones

[@Bigfoot414]

That one particular Rammstein song, forgot the title, has the same rhythmic thing

[@Luke90926]

It's funny because dirt and core came out the same day same year

[@koenhendriks4601]

You are right about the goth girlzzz... :D

[@franciscodanconia3551]

This video went the distance and changed its name from Kitty to Karen.

[@DunamisSword]

*BEST COMMENT WINNER* (If I had a Chrysler Lebaron to gift you, it would be yours! 😉😎)

[@alexfletcher1567]

Helmet - unsung. Anthem

[@kryptonite1666]

Also clash with reality the lick in the intro before they double it up

[@stevenwoodruff2647]

what distortion are you using?

[@jeremy21brown]

First ave.? Do you live in MN? Cause I do!

[@alexyaman5474]

i love you mike from fart of guitR

[@shams...4582]

Going the distance gake

[@Cosmohalloween2391]

No black sabbath?

[@BbYyTtOo]

😎

[@Gamentrovert]

Them bones by AIC.

[@theflev-matic4892]

Related to scotch snaps

[@lala-everyonescrazyaunt]

Oh, dear lord... Cake. 😄

[@s.f.morris7331]

dont forget Prong!

[@grantmayberry7358]

Raining Blood Interlude

[@manipreferchicken4083]

sooooooo whats the formula?

[@TagPlugs]

What's the name of that guitar on the beginning of the video

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Kristen!

[@mettekramer5908]

Do a zakk wylde artist series

[@LachlanPhil]

Do jerry garcia guitar techniques

[@darcia04]

Jeff Buckley ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Boobies92545]

Korn 🤘🍻

[@Virtual-Media]

Slow down intro to 50% total stoner effect, awesome video at any speed.

[@jessicahakala3017]

Hahahaha Before the video, there was an ad about why you shouldn't try learning guitar from KZbin and you should go to some website instead.

[@sunrisesunset7]

While you have the bass out....Spacehog - In the Meantime

[@DunamisSword]

Great song but I'm not sure it fits into the rubric for this video.

[@fatdolan4965]

Are you the " markiplier" guy.

[@WarframeCrunch]

Quake 2 music style

[@makenziebrierley5844]

Helmet mention🫡

[@jono4708]

Eminence front .. the who

[@adrianherrera9881]

I'll let you date my sister if you release a Ted Nugent technique video.

[@KaiTaliman]

Bass riff

[@oravlaful]

that plastic guitar is reaaaally pretty

[@rubenjo]

Great video! Thrash formula next time?

[@yourfbiagent6483]

00000000000000. All palm muted.

[@rubenjo]

randomness Haha, true!

[@levinausley288]

The Vietnam war killed surf rock

[@markshalhoub1387]

This guy looks like markiplier

[@yourmomlovespenis]

Or.does Markiplier look like him?

[@ericb.1384]

Everyone wants to be goth in high school because of the goth chicks, let's be real here. Edit: Oh yeah, this is a music channel. Uhhh, I like guitars. There, something on topic. Those goth girls though...