The DeMartini Sequence

[@jrp4485]

My band opened for Ratt in the early 2000’s and I got to meet Warren. Great dude, and a killer player !!!!

[@jeffdubuque3755]

that` pretty cool man.

[@chopperdeath]

What was your band?

[@JeffDeMarcus-wk3fb]

Warren is an incredible guitarist and a class act cool surfing dude

[@brianjames1233]

That's way cool, Junior... jk, that's awesome!

[@shawnfallahi5616]

VERY cool!

[@shreddievanhalen1]

Can’t stress enough how great your videos are. Not to mention your playing! Geez. The ability to almost exactly imitate and pick up on all our guitar Hero’s stuff is not to be looked over

[@StelaPop]

100% agree

[@jamiekirbitz586]

Amen. My man can rock

[@mantelmann13]

And he's not that hyper active "I have to be funny" guy. Or "closing the eyes, putting the head back, showing the audience how much he's feeling the music" crap. I love that this guy here is just normal. Although he's a killer guitar player.

[@henrys.6864]

Warren is one my top 10 favorite guitarist!

[@adamchafetz2986]

Me too#

[@Twobarpsi]

And Lynch 🤘

[@berniesmith8089]

This is a great example of why I love your channel! You take a single lick and show us how we can work on it endlessly to improve our musicality.

[@tpap6827]

Warren was the best guitar player from the hair metal genre and one if the best players in the 1980s period.

[@GeoffSweet]

Agreed Prof. Brew.. there IS something about Warren's playing that I've been drawn to for years... "Lay It Down" "Body Talk", "Shame, Shame, Shame"...there is SO much great playing going on...he has always stood out to me in that class of Sunset Strip players...GREAT stuff today Prof. Brew!

[@chopperdeath]

I remember Frank Zappa in an interview if he liked or paid and any attention to contemporary players(Late 80's). He said not really, but he thought Warren was unique in his phrasing and it made him stand out from all the other shredders.

[@cemetarygates2800]

No pinky finger required! -Michael Schenker

[@ohplezz]

When I was in 7th grade my older brother took me to see Ratt back in either 85 or 86. They were opening up for Bon Jovi and watching Warren DiMartini play was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my thirteen years of life. That and all of the amazing women at that show!!!!

[@user-wj9xq7ig2v]

Sure it wasn't bon Jovi opening for Ratt at that time?

[@ohplezz]

@@user-wj9xq7ig2vNo I’m pretty sure Ratt was the opening act.

[@user-wj9xq7ig2v]

@@ohplezz except they weren't

[@Sean-ls5di]

Nope. Bon Jovi were the openers on the Ratt Invasion Tour. At least, when they came to St. Louis.

[@user-wj9xq7ig2v]

@@Sean-ls5di yup. Bon Jovi was barely warm poop before the slippery when wet album.

[@jonathanalcover1539]

Every time you bring Warren to your channel it’s a treat for me man. By far my favorite glam shredder

[@KarlKarsnark]

Warren has amazing time-feel and his playing is full of groove and swing like EVH. Both master "rhythm" players that can solo just as well.

[@gregorydickman940]

Spot 😁 n!

[@StelaPop]

Very underrated guitarist! Thanks for showing the Petrucci and Gilbert expanded versions also wicked cool.

[@tylerleonard4007]

Dude, this was a great video! You break these licks down without getting bogged down and into the weeds. Awesome playing as well! You earned a new subscriber!

[@Zakkarath]

Warren is one of the most tasteful palyers of his era... they guy created magic and memorable solo after solo.

[@artytoney2057]

New to your chanel and i love when someone instructing actually uses content that you can use and grow with , can't wait to dive into more, great job bro

[@nothanks7285]

Reminds me of that cascading, descending lick that Satch does at the end of Always With Me, Always with you. I LOVE that symmetrical, sequential kind of stuff - I have a lot of similar licks in my repertoire, these kind of connected phrases are all over the place, and they all have the potential to sound this smooth & fluid. Cool video!

[@drockny]

Awesome lesson David. I'm a huge Ratt/DeMartini fan. I really liked how you showed some variations to incorporate into your fan's guitar playing. Would love to see you break down some more DeMartini licks like in the solo from "Can't Wait On Love" which I believe is his best solo of all time.

[@jimmypage9198]

Thanks for the lesson I'm going to try this Warren is just so great Anybody could pick any 5 seconds of his stuff And it's all just so outstanding.

[@radtats6899]

Great lesson Dave! Like you, Eddie is the one that that got me started playing guitar, but Warren and George Lynch were my go-tos once I started to find my "voice". Keep up the great work man!

[@freakybeaky1]

Struggled with guitar on and off for decades. I go back because it’s good for the soul. I didn’t think I had the mental furniture for theory / the fretboard. I like lots of music but Mickey Ratt/ Ratt I keep coming back to. Always wondered how those flutters were achieved. 🙌🏻.

[@dynomike07]

Thanks for sharing all this good stuff. You’re so light on the pick and make it look so effortless. Right On!

[@illuminotme4261]

Ratt is who got me into metal and ultimately into playing guitar. Great video!

[@JGBreton]

I love the evolution shown here of the lick. masterful. i had known warrens and gilberts but never made the connection. working on some of that paul now and its a lick so fun it makes me feel like a wonder kid! thank you so much!! accomplishing some decades old goals tonight!!

[@johnclaudio9013]

During my garage days, we played back for more. It definitely had a feel thing to it. Thanks David!!!

[@dmarty3696]

Very cool, great playing as always. Warren’s playing has his own flavor for sure. I saw Warren play in NY years ago for a tribute to Zappa, and I was blown away with his style and playing ever since. Would love to hear him play some solo work today.

[@SonicVR12]

I don't know why, but I've never seen or heard Warren venture outside of RATT, except for a very short, kind of unsuccessful stint in Whitesnake.

[@dmarty3696]

He had a solo album out around 96 called Crazy Enough to Sing to You, but nothing else since then. @@SonicVR12

[@kahnzo]

You have such nice tone for a guitar lesson video and I like how you assume that the guitarist has an underlying understanding of the instrument so you can immediately get to the good stuff. Thank you for posting.

[@TestarossaRocks]

Thanks! It finally clicked why Warren sounds how he sounds. Makes sense now.

[@enzzthefink]

Love your channel and your lessons. Always informative and the playing is amazing. You have a great style , a great sound and always some bad ass picking. Love the way you let the playing do the talking and don’t fill the video background with 20 guitars, pedals, lights etc etc. I saw Ratt multiple times in the mid 80’s and Warren blew me away every time. Great sound / style, always put on a great show. I spent my teenage years lusting over those Charvels

[@davroshalfbeard8368]

I must have a look back they had some killer riffs to cheers for another great video mate .

[@TaoGroovewitch]

A new thiller by Robert Ludlum lol! Far and away my favorite spot on the interwebs 🤘🏾

[@andrewkramer4021]

Hey David, could you go over Jake E Lee's weird harmonic behind the nut bend trick like at end of "Thank God For The Bomb" some time? Thanks for all the great videos by the way!

[@mikelembo6657]

When I think of a solo that defines Warren, You’re in trouble has a lot of his very distinctive techniques. I don’t understand theory enough to be able to actually say what he is doing, but when I hear that song, and Back For More is the “Warren sound”.

[@ccthree329]

Thanks for another made easy lesson, first 3 notes of the lick and your on your way to playing everyone knows its Wendy as well.

[@charles95880]

That's so awesome! I always wondered where Warren learned so much great guitar at such a young age.. Very cool lesson!

[@JeffJacobsonMusic]

Great playing, great lesson. Spot-on with the EVH comparisons!

[@eddiejr540]

Holy crap…thats a lot to work on…thanks Dave👍

[@thebluesrockers]

Yes, it's a lot and If you're like me then you're using quite a few choice words in your practice time.. hahaha

[@bustercrack788]

Looking forward to this one DB 😁

[@hrosemd]

It's the "slink" in his playing. Awesome timing.

[@eisbaellsche175]

I once read a critic describing Warrens playing as ..."snakelike runs". Bullseye!

[@drewatwell1168]

I really enjoyed these licks. I'm always interested in spicing up the old pentatonic routine.

[@fabtone1]

GREAT TOOLS for my next solo ! thx wouhou love this channel

[@Theophoby]

Great. Back to practice for me again

[@J24777]

Very Sweet David!! Glad to watch this one.

[@davespin9034]

Thank you, that was cool, saved and subscribed. You are really clean.

[@dougstubbs4351]

What up I'm glad you and this channel give Mr DiMartini the credit he deserves. Love his style. I also liked Robins style too they blended well together. Hey man I just caught TOOL the other night in Baltimore it was their opening night. They played intolerance that and Rosetta Stoned brought the house down, it rocked the place. I know you have some videos on Adam, that dude is freaking amazing. The whole band is outstanding but Adams tone and delivery are bad ass in their own right

[@epasternak4206]

I really enjoyed this lesson tonight, thank you, i have subscribed. Cheers!

[@mojoeboes]

Great stuff! I’ve ran across your videos now and then. I finally hit the subscribe button. I’m a slow learner 😂. All the guys you name at the end were definitely inspirations to begin playing. Your tone is awesome. The sequence is going to give me a good workout. Look forward to more videos.

[@thebluesrockers]

Awesome playing and great little history lesson.

[@thecarolinashreds196]

As fast as the 80’s hair metal go Ratt was by far the best. Hands down. Their music had a groove you couldn’t deny. Warren and Robin were a hell of a duo. I miss this music. Today’s music can be described in one word. Sux.

[@slayerfanNr1]

Agree. Far beyond all other bands in the genre. Of course after VH.

[@mrmatthew2443]

Yep, I love it Glad you went over this as I don’t really have time to listen to all players from that era

[@willyecharte]

great lesson! more Demartini, please!

[@itsianwood]

Whoa!!! Yes! Awesome! MORE Warren please!

[@laszloszabo6952]

Great lesson, much appreciated.

[@MickH60]

Subscribed, this is right up my alley !!

[@extremelifeandlarydean1894]

So good Maestro! Such great stuff! Thank you!

[@nightmare1330]

This was great! I'm gonna use these ideas in my playing. Thanks man!

[@werdna_sir]

Reminds me of the Sweet Child ascending run before the Hendrix lick during the wah section.

[@vancedean9699]

Awesome lesson brother. Thank You

[@eksit101]

I actually had the privilege of knowing Wayne Charvel and having him work on of my one guitars. I just didnt know his history at the time. Late 80's. They always say Redlands, but his shop was in Calamesa.

[@mikeygeoff]

You are the man and thank you for these wonderful videos. Just subscribed.

[@franksutopiahead940]

Love it, brother! ✌️❤️🙋🏻‍♂️🎸

[@satchrules101]

Sweet lesson! I seen what u did there on the Sequences with those sneaky pull offs .

[@josephnazari688]

I’m not sure I have heard Paul refer to it as the dimartini lick regarding his version (although I could be entirely mistaken) but he definitely showcases his version of the lick on intense rock 2 along with a triplet version, and another variation utilizing the “blue note”.

[@lprb302]

Awesome episode!!! Thank you! Love Warren 🙏🏻

[@AdamGotheridge]

You have great tone in your hands. Great lesson, and thanks!

[@seankevinlynch6513]

Great lesson and very useful licks👍

[@mr.e8432]

Warren if my favorite “hair metal” guitarist. Very melodic player.

[@frankgreco]

Another great vid Dave. Since the right (non-fretting) hand is important to this lick, I would suggest that fellow players follow your alternate picking to play this lick at speed.

[@davidperezgonzalez1839]

Great lessons!!!!❤

[@PawpawJamz]

Very tasty riff, Sir. Thank you for the recipe. 🤘

[@rickoleary]

awesome lesson! fantastic. thank you

[@ostkapi]

Your technique is sick!

[@johndef5075]

Round and Round is one of those iconic solos like Carlos Cavazo' Metal Health lead. 🔥

[@TheirSavior]

that variation from gilbert is tasty. not to mention, how you managed to capture it by playing so tight and clean

[@Texman4268]

Great stuff as always

[@haliaeetus8221]

Have you heard Mathias Dieth's playing on the Faceless World album (U.D.O.) ? Now there's a prime example on how to construct melodic compositions. Just an amazing guitarist.

[@mikeivey8471]

Awesome video !! Love everything Warren !!! More please ?!

[@knightfall9394]

he’s got two other warren videos

[@dallasbiggz7007]

3:30 good viewing

[@sebastionhawk5565]

NIce tutorial on shredding style. At 9:00, I have heard Buckethead play a very similar shred on a couple of his originals.

[@Wyldwulf]

RATT was the best of the LA scene. No dispute.

[@lo3435]

He has a descending like he likes to do, it’s in lay it down for sure

[@Wyldwulf]

This lick is going to help me relax my index finger's death grip on the neck.

[@markpell8979]

Sometimes the triplets Warren used were chromatic instead of scalar, three notes per string to simulate speed in a way, and played legato to save time and energy. Kind of what Billy Gibbons would do if he played metal.

[@gregorydickman940]

Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy used the exact same concept. Good observation.

[@markpell8979]

@@gregorydickman940 Thanks, Gregory. I do it too, not to even suggest I'm half as good as those guys on my best day. But it's a good technique that works.

[@larryfarkas]

That was awesome brother.

[@RickO-pu6my]

Great video, and thanks for sharing...definitely one of the better 80's "shredders," had the melody and technique. Saw Ratt in maybe 2002 without Percy at the time...watching Ratt today without Warren is the same thing...a cover band.

[@julianschulz1620]

Demartini was always my fave amongst the great LA shred guys of the 80's like Lynch, Jake, Campbell (even though he was Irish). I loved 'em all, it was my era, but Warren was THE guy for me, after Edward.

[@billn8557]

Loved Warrens style back when out of the cellar came out. Love your videos also! What I dont get is why you say other players incorporate certain licks from players and modify them? Having played close to 50 years,I find certain licks will come to me from practice and experimentation, that somewhere down the road sound like something someone famous has done Ive never heard before. How probable is it to play someones Aeolian,Ionian or Pentatonic..major and minor lick differently....but have it close to one of the hundreds or more of famous rock players licks and not know it? Thanks for the lessons!

[@cliffordcline7547]

Man!You are sooo good!

[@MrPaulgilbertisgod]

Awesome video !!

[@scotsampson5287]

Very cool sir!

[@DexterDexter123]

love warren - great video

[@martymooney8099]

Please break down the string skipping pattern maybe a lesson featuring string skipping... Awesome video Dave 🤘🤘✌️🖖

[@patrickkish6662]

Dont fear the pinky

[@mattyoxide3650]

Those double picking licks around 8:20. Strict alternate picking or down up pull off down?

[@iamcino]

great job!

[@Yupppi]

I don't agree. The title sounds like a famous mathematics. Just like Fibonacci sequence and all its siblings. The brilliant DeMartini Sequence. The second bit reminds me of that Paul Gilbert lick I saw somewhere going pentatonic up the strings but every pattern was notes going down. And when you shifted it at 7:30 it actually is the exact same lick I remember. Just different fret (your usual suspect would be the 14th fret on D string, the E note). Actually it was something called "Heavy Exercises - 25 essential metal licks" guitar pro tab, no idea where it came from, who did it or why but it had sort of signature licks as one long back and forth soloing piece. And you called it being Paul Gilbert lick too so I guess it really is very signature. I really dig the ending string skipping melody you showed. Thanks for this episode, never too much DeMartini! Still don't understand how he makes somewhat classic lick patterns to sound so different. Looking forward to the video about Shame Shame Shame little lick collection ;)

[@pushbuttonhorse]

Fun lesson!

[@PawpawJamz]

The more I've watched this and listened to the song examples, he clearly copped this off Randy (IMO). This is almost identical to the riff in flying high again, starting off the F# on the low E string (14th fret) right before the fluttering lick starting on the A, 10th fret B and high E. Just an observation. I hear it. Awesome regardless. Your deep dives into specifics are awesome, Dave.🤘

[@tommyholtMN]

I’m sort of a newbie to theory so wondering how C#m works with Em - C#m would make that Em Dorian with the natural 6th vs Em flat 6th which is C. New subscriber to your channel!

[@arceneaux777]

I think the average listener is completely unaware of how dark sounding Ratt were. And heavy as heck!