Saves the Day's Chris Conley Plays His Favorite Riffs

[@robertsbri]

Some fantastic camera work in this video, especially the parts where he missed most of what he was playing with his fretting hand.

[@jay666er]

Brian Roberts yup lol

[@kreyes10]

When non-musicians try to make videos about playing music

[@shawntill]

Someone needs to kick the camera man

[@joshuabateman4560]

It's also tuned way down. Not to hard to figure out if you know the song. I have a feeling it was done on purpose.

[@simonkash6571]

I realize I am kinda randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to stream new series online?

[@davidjedi115]

Through being cool. Such a good pop punk album. Classic.

[@headbanger2867]

His guitar work is insanely good. The way he blends his jazz chords. The entire in reverie album rocked, it's very pretty sounding. Stay what you are...perfect album. Very rare to do so. Not 1 bad song. And sound the alarm was great. Delusional, hell is here and sound the alarm have such great chord progressions it's insane. I could watch him talk about his songs for 5 hrs straight.

[@chori.182]

In reverie is a masterpiece and a delight

[@HeyIntegrity]

Is in reverie the best example of th| blending of jazz chords?

[@wide_awake]

Love Sound the Alarm

[@focusppl8426]

Saves The Day has been my favorite band since early 00's.....still hasn't changed!

[@RaiderNation84]

Criminally underrated guitarist

[@rmyancey]

Me and some buddies started a band and did a lot of Saves the Day covers in the early 2000's... love these guys.

[@decisionsdecisions00]

I like how he honest about his songs being good and knows that they are good. Really inspiring confidence right there

[@rblfrmthewstdwn]

One of my high school favorites! My generations “The Smiths” for a moment! Thanks for the music!

[@BreakneckTV]

Sick! I’ve always loved this guy

[@toddpacker4683]

In reverie has some insane chord progressions

[@HeyIntegrity]

Like?

[@p_snimon_enis9850]

@@HeyIntegrity Tomorrow too late.

[@marbled2454]

@@p_snimon_enis9850That’s my favorite from in reverie 😭❤️

[@cannabisflame]

Damn knowing his music, I never woulda imagined him having that deep of a voice

[@ZaddyZavid]

If u look at his old vid his voice was high and his singing was was low tough sounding. But he blew out his voice and maybe had surgery..but he def said he could not continue to sing the way he used to and had to find a middle ground.

[@Dan-cj9yg]

His voice oddly got higher and higher the newer the albums are. His voice was pretty normal on Saves the Day's first w albums. That dramatically got higher. By their 4th album, it got TOO high. STDs first 3 albums are amazing...everything after is borderline annoying due to his high voice.

[@Rich-bo8iz]

@@Dan-cj9yg exactly

[@nathanialmiller5561]

Stay What You Are was the soundtrack of my 20's. Such a great band,

[@motomoose9715]

"after stairway I learned smoke on the water"......am....am I being trolled here...or..🤷

[@moms_rank9815]

100% back this comment

[@startervisions]

Lol! YUP

[@sebastianruhland5198]

Yeah lol

[@smileswrappedingauze]

lol i like how like 1/4th of this vid is just chris conley just playing the stairway to heaven riff & smoke on the water like you're being trolled. then one of the first riffs he plays is 'anywhere with you' which is like one of the first songs i ever tried to learn on guitar. i remember my uncle that had a stroke recently was like "i've played guitar for years, i can teach you any song! just show me." & i played him that song. & he was just like "okay, i don't know how to play this..." even though it's literally like 4 power chords & a B dominant 7, which is such a beatles chord i feel like he should've known that lol. even after i bought a guitar & just sat down & learned how to play like 'fear before the march of flames - odd how people shake' in it's entirety, things that are overly simple have always been hard to me. that riff for that new song is pretty cool even though i've literally never even listened to it before lol. but i'm glad he at lea st played the opening riff to 'you vandal', because that's just one of the best opening riffs to an album ever in general.

[@jessedampolo]

Great camerawork on this one, brick wall is in focus for the whole intro, then zooming/focusing in on the wrong hand the whole time... sick.

[@sethhuntsinger6416]

" I think I remember how to play it" plays it flawless without thought lololoololll. Hearing Nirvana made the video imo tho

[@rubberneck9680]

Amazing job catching the riffs

[@anonimosanonimosclub]

who cares about the left hand, right?

[@eliagloro9300]

Through being cool most influential album

[@chriskills637]

He’s right “in bloom” soo underrated !

[@JK-gm6kk]

Jukebox breakdown is such a good riff

[@Nikkyeshiva83]

It is crazy seeing him with gray beard hair. Makes me not want to look in the mirror and see that I'm also middle aged and "at your funeral" was decades ago 😂

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

He's 39... looks young for his age

[@davids.6465]

I think he looks his age, because of the greys... If he didn't have those beard greys he would look probably 35.

[@anthonylezama1645]

You guys need to have some bassists on these segments! No hate, just a suggestion (bcuz I'm a basey boi)

[@adamb2656]

Get @Davie504 on to it!

[@dicer4027]

This proves we all start the same, classical then stairway and we’re in to the guitar rabbit hole 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DrakeBergman]

*Demonstrates the fretting* *Cameraman zooms in on the picking hand* ....Come on man.

[@jxomxo]

sounds more like an editing mistake

[@romanortynskyi]

oh no, he played the forbidden riff and the riff which must not be named! 😂

[@rbgabor89]

True but he's not in a guitar store

[@patrickbrownson1]

Not surprised at his proficiency- the “Through Being Cool” & “Stay What You Are” lineup was so goddamn tight, as technically gnarly as any emo/metalcore band from that era but subtler, lovelier and just classier than any of those bands who are not named Thrice. What a brilliant bunch of dudes to develop your songwriting chops with. I imagine he learned quite a bit from the other 4 dudes before they split.

[@philgriego8164]

Pro tip: try turning on more lights and stopping down your lenses to like a T8 or something. That will increase the depth of field and you can have more of your picture in focus 👍🏽

[@kwinters26]

This song will be become the anthem of, your underground..

[@AngelRuiz-xq2ie]

kenny you’re two floors down getting high in the back room

[@kwinters26]

@@AngelRuiz-xq2ie if I flooded out your house do you think you'd make it out?

[@Elegies22]

AND AT YOUR FUNERAL, I WILL SING THE REQUIEM

[@kwinters26]

And you can bet when we mourned the death of you that night..

[@musicaantigua869]

Gracias y saludos cordiales desde Mallorca para vosotros louwire

[@advancedbookmaptradinggroup]

Didn't you see the sign. >NO STAIRWAY!

[@cb24203]

Why even do a video where he plays riffs if you can’t even film the person correctly. WE WANT TO SEE HIS FRETTING HAND. That’s the left hand on a righty guitar player. Great job!

[@trope5105]

Smoke on the water gets different every time I learn it lol

[@STEEL4122]

Chris is a huge Zeppelin fan?! I love Save the Day even more now lol

[@MrRbmm]

The camera person has never played guitar in their life.

[@luy008]

STOP FOCUSING ON HIS RIGHT HAND

[@Kurooni164]

I love stairway to heaven

[@kapuraftw]

Cant believe it's been 20 years of crushing on this guy. Makes me feel old and dorky to say.

[@evelyndoyle4830]

stairway to heaven and smoke on the water oh no the forbidden riffs😂

[@anthonysermeno7675]

so pissed when they're not filming the fret hand...come on! why would anyone want or need to see a close up of the strumming hand??

[@Ch00choh]

He played the forbidden riff and i didnt even mind

[@iousteelers]

Through Being Cool 2nd fav album all time... surprised hes on here...also use the same pic lol

[@vampires4life]

my fav riff is from hell is here by saves the day

[@Return2TheLiving]

Wasn't expecting Chris Conley tbh but awesome nonetheless. Anywhere with you is a song I just recently learned.

[@ezknmartinez350]

I would like to learn those riffs.

[@josesmith8058]

God

[@leebee87]

Drugs :( poor guy

[@ethomson201]

Camera mans first day? Get a new camera guy.

[@joshuaaustin3058]

Damn your profile pic! I tried to wipe the stray eyelash off my phone.

[@UndercoverNormie]

damn he aged well

[@whitetrashru]

Who filmed this? I can't see the cords and its a riff video. Fail

[@IroquoisPlissken11]

It’s 4ths but on the e and a string finger picked

[@timwhelan4432]

Anyone know what became of that last riff?

[@JohnDoe-rt4jz]

....You played stairway to fucking heaven?!?! You did THAT on purpose! XD

[@mattsmith3872]

HE PLAYED THE FORBIDDEN RIFF

[@matt-rv5gm]

please fire that camera guy

[@jerrycastanon]

Yo why does he rip so hard though

[@kylewagoner]

LOL This video makes it seem like he learned to play and write some of the most interesting guitar parts in the genre by listening to the most generic riffs found in your local Guitar Center.

[@matt2565]

FREE RKELLY!

[@the_konami_kid]

Camera person needs a raise...

[@EduardoRodrigues88PT]

His guitar is slightly out of tune .

[@Schuylock]

All guitars are. It's the nature of its equal temperament. Also, his hands are probably playing a roll as well (fretting to hard, unintentional string pulling)

[@robertsbri]

He's always had that problem. Add in a 70's gibson and it's compounded.

[@orchidmalevolence9726]

There's no such thing as perfect tuning. You have to keep the tuning as close as possible.

[@crk140]

You left all your fans down Chris. You took us for granted

[@matt2565]

Why wtf ?

[@crk140]

@@matt2565 personal issues.

[@crk140]

@@matt2565 I love the music still. They're playing in Jersey tomorrow and we're going. Still enjoy the music

[@matt2565]

@@crk140 I have tickets for saturday today the 23rd in Jersey at the starland ballroom the second night they added due to high demand. So how was the show?? and the venue ?

[@matt2565]

@@crk140 How was the show seeing them tonight details!

[@MustObeyTheRules]

Wow most generic story of learning guitar ever

[@sebastianruhland5198]

He obviously trolled the whole concept of the video.

[@mattgrundy27]

This must be a troll

[@pg123ab]

He played smoke on the water wrong.....

[@andyhardin1041]

I mean yeah and no

[@marcopelaezfernandez4573]

He is an abuser. He'd be better at jail

[@theaudition347]

He didn’t break any laws.

[@matt2565]

Free Rkelly!

[@SeveredLegs]

This dude is boooorrring but some cool riffs

[@slowemm]

Well that was crappy.