Master the Snow (Hey Oh) Riff In Just 3 Steps

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Rapid learning is possible, I was able to play this riff after one day by breaking it down into 3 steps. See if it works for you too.
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[@d_chaiko]

Man, just tried to play it at full speed and then remembered that I also have to breathe

[@jakefromstatefarm5004]

Dmitry Chaiko oh ya I don’t think anyone can do it perfectly except for John

[@fabricio.almeida3]

@@jakefromstatefarm5004 Absolutely

[@ethantorres4061]

@@jakefromstatefarm5004 like a good neighbor State Farm is there

[@callummcghee4926]

Haha 😄me too dude. I can play it but Holy shit it goes on. My hand is crying

[@callummcghee4926]

Holy shit. I'm playing it on acoustic. My left hand is crying.

[@ricardosiahaan5287]

Woah markiplier can shred

[@counthobbula8377]

I was thinking Michael macintosh

[@FreebieGrinder]

wait hes markiplier!!!! epicc shred

[@mikelaechelin2512]

The funniest thing is it doesn’t even look like him lmao

[@MrNuggetLoL]

@@mikelaechelin2512 it does tho.

[@jjmah7]

😂

[@dimavak]

Had been trying on and off to learn this with tabs for years, always gave up after 10 mins and moved on, followed this vid, 2 days later (3 actual hours of playing) I'm playing it, not quite full speed but I can play it! Amazing tutorial breakdown thanks! - side note, there is so much to be said about learning something, playing it a bit and leaving it a bit and letting your brain/hands embed the memory, coming back and going again, amazing how the muscles seem to do the work for you in a way!

[@darkshibe2267]

10,000% this. I've recently had the challenge of learning the guitar parts for Sir Duke (the instrumental break is very windy and twisty). I find you can only get so far in a session. But come back the next time and you'll snap into place better than you had before. It's odd how we sometimes just need a little space so our muscles can just do the work.

[@JakeBoldtPoursPaint]

sometimes its so frustrating watching lesson vids cuz you just wanna hear the riff played!! but its so slow in the beginning!! LOL awesome lesson thanks man!

[@dyjhhffgjjjhgf9512]

I can play this, very ez riff for me. I did it 1st try by hearing it once on the radio, while i was drunk and sleepless and driving at the same time also trying to lose the police chasing me.

[@okudatboi328]

But can you play free bird?

[@bushido_brownn]

But can you play wonderwall?

[@nesto9889]

But can you play smoke on the water?

[@azur7362]

@@nesto9889 0 3 6 FUCK

[@Blackcracksmokingniggawithaids]

@@azur7362 amen

[@hamous]

I just watch this so hear someone play The riff. Because its so beautiful.

[@dannydevito5427]

More of Frusciante

[@afonsotopa9164]

Me: *sees title* you can't! Also me (at the end): well... Thanks man!!!

[@adrianherrera2542]

this literally made it 10000% easier. i learned the entire thing in an hour

[@bindlesairsoft408]

I’ve been playing guitar now since March of 2018 and this tutorial was so well made I am on step three after about an hour of working the triads and flicker! Within the next month I might be able to play it full speed!! Thanks man

[@krovvyyarbles]

got it yet?

[@stefanlukic7962]

I can practice this riff for 15minutes,then im feeling like my brain will explode...

[@rikkarsten9777]

My fingers start to fall of 😂

[@LegendYT1]

Stefan Lukic how does it feel now a year later?

[@vano3403]

Or 4?

[@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95]

or 5?

[@cesarbeltran6583]

Can you please do the 10 levels of Cemetery Gates

[@afonsotopa9164]

Yes please!

[@blacksaltscotland]

Aw hell yeah (pun inteaded rip daimbag rip vinne hail lemmy)

[@nickslyrics3291]

Beltran... Beeutiful, man!! 🎸🎶🎸🎼🎸

[@freedom6046]

Aw fuck yeah

[@aspookyknucklehead1309]

Cesar Beltran yes

[@silkeHoekstra]

this riff sounds like angels singing to me. Up there with the most satisfying sounds in the world

[@FreebieGrinder]

but then when you try to play it on guitar at full speed it feels like demons stabbing you with tridents

[@Pauld62]

Ive been practising this riff for just over 6 months now, and i can say im about 90% the way there with it. Just the last 10% of accentuating and touch to nail. Whatever level you are at with it, just keep practising and it will come for sure!

[@kruemmelmonater5282]

it isnt even a hard riff. if you take so long for it, maybe first do something easier

[@kruemmelmonater5282]

well when i wrote the first comment i wasnt able to play it and now i am able to play it original tempo

[@WaitingInVaine]

@@kruemmelmonater5282 🤡

[@HealthySkepticism777]

@@kruemmelmonater5282 the dude your commenting to is 4 years ahead of you at this point. He should probably be giving you tips

[@RC32Smiths01]

Really makes the song a lot more accessible indeed my man! Great lesson! and Happy Holidays!

[@PrevostMusic]

THE FLICKER. There are a lot of things I'm still doing wrong with this riff, but accenting the flicker has really helped! Great insight!

[@markostojicic4429]

My favourite RHCP song and maybe my favourite at all, tried to play it a few times but never managed to succeed till now. Thank you very very much for all your help... Best regards from Serbia

[@willsteward1631]

You and Steve Stine guitar lessons are the best guitar teachers ever. You’re so detailed and so good at breaking up parts just enough to push the player a bit (depending on skill) to where they need to practice it. Honestly I would never pay for a teacher, but you my friend are definitely worth paying for. I’m glad you started making lessons, a lot of guitar players would be lost without you.

[@brockdenson]

I loved this video. Very detailed and helpful. If only all KZbinrs' guitar tutorials were this easy to follow. :)

[@eric8332]

People with short fingers are going to need to improvise this for themselves. Good luck.

[@oldguysguitarvlog183]

Best. Christmas Gift. Ever. Thank you!

[@michaelmoran6903]

I’ve only been play guitar for a few months and this video made this song a lot easier to play

[@RonWhitemyer]

Thanks for the tips. I’ve been trying to play this riff for weeks. It’s the speed and the stamina that gets me. Gotta build those up!!

[@ProfessorJZ]

I have seen so many videos of tutorials for this song. And you my friend are the only one that can teach it perfectly under 8 minutes.others take like 20 to 30 minutes

[@bodge_]

Probably the best tutorial I’ve watched for guitar. This song is so hard and in under an hour I’ve made more progress on this song than I have in weeks. Great stuff. Keep it up

[@brandon6097]

Best lesson I've seen on KZbin, I also learned the Master of Puppets technique from you. Thank you for your amazing videos, they've really helped me.

[@robertstevens3522]

Your lesson is perfect !!!

[@pajarazul]

Thanks so much for breaking it down like this, it's still extremely tough but so much easier to understand!

[@jakematherne3545]

This is exactly what I needed!! Thanks so much for a great lesson

[@patriciocoba7660]

I used to olay this song in high school, is pretty hard, but constant practice let me do it great. Now i hadnt been constant on my guitar skills, and tried to playthis again is really hard. Thanks for the video. And for the viewers: dont let you down, practice make the master

[@wampaproductions1152]

this helped me learn it in one day awesome

[@marilynnewmai1955]

I don't know how to play a guitar and I don't even know what keys he's using, but NGL, he taught so well that I learnt the keys and the steps as well . Even if I could not sound like a guitarist, this video is just awesome for beginners. :)

[@theother1193]

Thank you for the free lesson. Merry Christmas Mike!

[@jcdenton616]

Thank you, you're a fantastic teacher! Have a great Merry Christmas!!

[@bsmith7943]

This was one of the better lesson breakdowns I’ve seen. Kudos. Subscribing for this alone.

[@fanplayer414]

This video deserves more likes. thank you so much for helping me out.

[@stephanieb2969]

Thanks for this, appreciate the practice suggestions!

[@szymonlipinski5167]

Ive always wanted to play this riff but never managed to get it down as most tutorials dont break it down well. With this video on the other hand i can say i have (nearly) mastered this riff because of how well you manage to break down each part into something simpler. Thank you❤

[@DylanFeby]

The way you broke it down was perfect

[@ashwasbeer5405]

Thankyou, this breakdown of the song really helped! :)

[@samohtMc]

Great lesson

[@silvergeneration]

This is awesome, im gonna spend the next couple of weeks learning this!

[@adamcarson2086]

I also find it's helpful to accent the final note of each chord position because it's easy to miss

[@_Superb-AD]

Very good breakdown of this song!

[@rihabferjani5265]

Thank you soooo muuch

[@jbisch272]

Wtf?! My brother told me to learn this riff right around when this was uploaded

[@Eibsirf]

Jacob Bischoff Coincidence? I think not!

[@lethalweapon8614]

That Van Halen profile pic

[@mrreaperrrmanz3025]

I'm a beginner guitarist and I wanted to learn something cool, thanks for the video

[@MrGuitarChaos]

Very nice. Like the way of seeing the lick in 3 phases. Somehow i can play it a bit smoother now

[@316zorrin]

Wow, it is so easy! Great video, it really helped me!

[@oryanlucas9011]

Amazing tutorial man, ima start practicing tmr

[@kaiweitze5899]

Really well done! 👍👌

[@robvantour9757]

Nice!! great lesson

[@FourMargaritas]

Trying to learn it for couple of weeks. Manage to get up to speed but I wasn't very reliable. Until i saw your movement at 4:48 where you pick "outside" the 2 chords and BOOM. Thank you man.

[@sinisterslizzer7638]

Thanks, very helpful !

[@eddymason-pooley8837]

Great tutorial

[@daithiod]

Nice video capture of how to hold a pick. I absolutely can’t hold it that way, but for young/new learners the camera angles for the right hand were spot on. Cheers.

[@michaelwright5185]

Sick tone man!

[@leandrofod]

7 years of playing guitar and I still haven't learned it properly

[@willcoomans9674]

@Fadil Ardian its really touch to play at full speed

[@Cris18Martinez]

@Fadil Ardian yes for real… ive been trying to learn this for like 10 months and still cant keep it clean at full speed for more than a couple of bars.. people saying theyre learning it fast prob are playing it slowly or sound like crap with tons of dead notes

[@Snuffsaid2007]

@@Cris18Martinez Or they are just good guitarists? This riff is interesting because it sounds beginner-level but is actually intermediate-level, it's also a great warm-up exercise. But honestly man, if you're practising at least a few times per week for 7 years the only songs that should elude you for 10 months straight is shit like Cliffs Of Dover.

[@ICBIGFOOT150]

Great lesson!! This

[@grace-4072]

holy hell you're a good teacher

[@mygonmei5351]

Thanks u r making I very eazy...

[@harrywhitelaw8029]

legend mate

[@Mini-po2lm]

this video really helped, like, a lot. I'm genuinely considering buying The Art of Guitar

[@ToneCanyon]

Thats a tough lick ! Thanks for the video! I can do all kinds of crazy stuff on guitar, but that ones a pain in the rump! I also like your laid back teaching style

[@floweeto]

I just picked up guitar yesterday, This riff will probably be a milestone for me once I can complete it. I know that it will take a long time to build up the speed and coordination but I'll feel accomplished when I can finally play it

[@Cris18Martinez]

just curious a year later have you tried giving this a go yet?

[@Matheus222]

Great teaching skills and amazing videos. So easy to follow. No need to pause or write anything down. If all your lessons are like this I will subsscribe

[@timothymarcus1935]

the picking pattern really helped me

[@M4tti87]

I play it on an acoustic :D thats an effing handbreaker. Not perfect yet, but im getting there. Only the last switch is a little of speed. Great lesson

[@FreebieGrinder]

same

[@advaitingle6272]

i swear to god

[@nickolaynaydenov3292]

Thank you!!!

[@maxduetorri320]

Thanks👍😊

[@kreg_]

Given your levels videos, which had been my only exposure to your channel to this point, and having heard this song, I thought this was going to be something ridiculous, but this seems very doable! Thanks for this, I'm gonna start practicing these three segments right away!

[@silviazamudioperez398]

Pce Dr bu ni lppo

[@je4a301]

My gosh this is so good! Tip for the chord transitions: Coordinate/ anchor around the finger that stays consistent. Between the 1st and the 2nd chord, that would be be the ring finger and between the 3rd and the 4th that would be the middle finger and the ring finger while between the 4th and the 1st, it is the index finger while middle and ring finger switch position. Simplifies it a bit more

[@calum8650]

2:02 3 years late but that just fucking blew my mind

[@-daigher-2549]

Always used to play this song when i wanted to improve whit my pinky! I rarely use it since i hqve very big hands and i could easily play that without it but sometimes its way more easy to just use the pinky Also, i always played this only whit downpicks, never alternated the picking and now i have to say that it sounds way better! Thank you and Merry Christmas!!

[@gabedattilo3951]

After a while I thought are these different songs cause the notes sound great . And then he picks up speed and it just was amazing

[@lala-everyonescrazyaunt]

Thanks. 👍✨

[@rangkeukamnriamegmail]

Uff why I didn't get this video b4😮😔? I'm a beginner n I think this vid is enaf ❤thanks 🙏

[@FirBurger98]

I wish I tried this before actually learning it.

[@Bawitdabadabangdadang]

Good video bro! I can now play this riff just really slowly! :P

[@kidvstheworld3465]

You should have way more subs than u do u have helped me learn so much

[@identifiesas65.wheresmyche95]

Heres a stamina tip, I struggled for a long time to play it for the entire song but what got me there was not holding on to the shapes. At first I'd hold the entire shape (including the base note which is only played once) while doing the hammer/pull and then picking one of the notes again; this tired my hands. Instead I play the shape, hammer/pull and then just fret and pick the notes again as necessary. This may not work for you, idk, but it worked for me so figured I'd share it.

[@noxvi4753]

Took me about 2 weeks on and off to get it down now just need to polish it.

[@Generatingmoments]

I feel like I took my guitar for the first time after watching this. I could play it perfectly in the morning though 😂😂😂

[@NorthSmile8089]

I heard the triads and figured it out from there without the rest of the video, the riff is actually way easier than I thought it would be. The only thing that makes it suck is how fast you have to play it to match full speed

[@scaredycat8685]

This actually isn’t hard at all until you try to do it at right tempo. That speed is just insane

[@spencersouthern7134]

Do under the bridge chorus and verses(if you haven't already) Great video, thanks!

[@mikehock6236]

Ok this is ASMR your voice is so soft

[@user-in4nq6ex6h]

i doubt i'll be able to play it, but it wont be from lack of a good tutorial. wonderful job

[@chadgarber]

Good lesson. The speed is what makes this song hard. He's going at 104 bpm!

[@joshhonea9647]

Been learning this riff and I can barely play it at 95 BPM. John plays it at 108 BPM

[@ToppaliniTube]

i always play with pinky on the slide and don't have problems but i could see how it's easier to switch

[@michaeltian]

This is actually the first riff I learned on guitar. Once I got down alternate picking on it it got even easier. Biggest technique Im having issue with is speed/tremolo fast alternate picking. Keep getting caught on strings, help.

[@acvek2002]

Are you like reading my mind to get video ideas 😆, cuz if you are keep it up man 😀

[@adityaarvian9887]

it's really hard when you first start learning this lick, but once you get the hang of it, it is even harder to stop

[@Nems271]

Big tip for anyone here. Make sure you end the picking on an up stroke so you always start the next chord on a down stroke, specially important for jumping from E to B. Basically follow the patern and order in the video.

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

Thanks. My version is off and sloppier but easier. Sure I'll be able to play it much better and more correctly thanks to you!

[@dreamsoda897]

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[@tuftyaurelius9062]

I find it much easier to barre at the 4th fret for G#minor chord and HOLD that barre for all the chords WITHOUT CHANGING POSITION AT ALL. The F# chord (a different inversion) can still be played at the 4th fret. Hence no need for position changes. If you look at acoustic versions of the song, it’s played in the first position starting with Amin, F, C, G etc. Much easier

[@rpy6933]

Should try playing this on acoustic

[@apophispnw5717]

I've always herd people claim its "the hardest riff ever". Maybe if you're new to guitar, but it's pretty simple. The speed and endurance the entire song might take a while but I got the whole thing and up to speed in about 5 min and only a couple days I could play it consistently at full speed.