Guthrie Govan - Professor Shred completo

[@mikeabraham9047]

Guthrie Govan is the Merlin of guitar. His guitar is an extension of his higher self. Highly intelligent and artculate as well.

[@SixStringHarmonies]

.....and above all else: Humble. A most redeeming quality which so many feign or ignore entirely. Born to play. Born to teach. Govan is a model of dedication to the art, the skill, and the passion necessary to truly earn the title of virtuoso.

[@keith20156]

Why him and Steve Vai haven’t worked together I do not know

[@ThePandaGuitar]

This guy feels like a living encyclopedia of music.

[@onelovitHD]

He is ;)

[@blockchain1017]

its allan hodlsworth, the only guitarist he would never dare to imitate even once

[@blackcitadel37]

The professor title is there for a reason. A very good one.

[@AhmadIlyas1994]

that hair, that beard, plus that white shining background... he looks like rocker jesus in heaven.

[@guitarpaul3645]

+Ahmad Ilyas Jesus shreds hard ...

[@AhmadIlyas1994]

Jack Skull do you know that Guthrie is actually an arab? He was born in Teheran as Gufri Gaffar. Go look at his Wikipedia page. Those facial hairs may have covered it, but if you look closely, Guthrie's facial features are very arabian.

[@AhmadIlyas1994]

Jack Skull at least i tried.....

[@pavanellibooks]

+Ahmad Ilyas Captain Caveman

[@dickflavor6777]

If you're such a pedant about Jesus being an Arab, then why use a totally Caucasian Christ in your avatar?

[@_lars]

24:09 are such lovely chords in progression. Here you go: 6x5555 - C/Bb 7x7655 - B11 (A/B) 8x8755 - C9 x85555 - Fmaj9 (C/F) 4x4454 - Eadd9/G# 3x3453 - G13 6x7755 - Bbmaj7#11 025212 - Em11

[@sigiriabeysekara8723]

Thanks a lot

[@JCMexplains]

He's such a clear thinker and explainer; it really sets him apart from many shredders.

[@brianrossiter2547]

He did go to Oxford

[@adriangroeneveld9341]

He's actually a jedi knight.Taught by good old Yoda.

[@petezah4597]

@@adriangroeneveld9341 he's more like yoda himself

[@drinkspecials]

He talks about the unemotional feel of shredding right before he ignotes his fretboard on fire with the friction of his fingers shredding. He can play/do anything. He once beat Forrest Gump at ping pong using nothing but a 1mm pick.

[@mattchurchill]

What a great teacher. Love his approach in this lesson, Guthrie's a legend.

[@robertcovara593]

mattchurchill He should be, i taught him everything he know's (just kidding).

[@mattchurchill]

You did a great job. Give him a few years and he should be a half decent guitarist!

[@robertcovara593]

mattchurchill Why thank you.

[@MrOri68]

mattchurchill I think he's about ready to try a Green Day song.....

[@EricMetalhead]

Ori Fenichel Hell, I think he can already play Sweet Child O'Mine

[@123jozef]

"Feel responsible for the notes you play...." ~ "The listener will forgive any anomalies they might hear" ~ this guy is amazing in his concern for the listener. How many guitarists prioritize this? Well, we all should, as should any musician.

[@mushkamusic]

Surely one of the nicest folks out there. He never says a bad word about anybody.

[@WillieTaggett]

"He once made a mistake on the guitar just to see how it felt"

[@Chrono337]

''He doesn't miss his pinch harmonics...his pinch harmonics miss him''

[@petarsutaric6909]

hahahahhahahahaha made my day

[@kungstu22]

It felt... Well... Let's be frank... Bad. So he stopped.

[@PocketCloyster]

+Pier-Luc Tardif Did Zakk Wylde say that?

[@jps9508]

Was just to say ''I'm not a alien'

[@SquerriliciousCrumpkin]

i'm kinda glad i grew up in the 80s/90s, not being exposed to all these youtube guitar geniuses, and was able to maintain the delusion for years that i was a good guitar player.

[@Jay-fx4tx]

Yeah but back then you had to be able to absolutely SHRED just to be in a terrible band! Lol.

[@michaeldematteis3409]

Lol especially when it's a five year old doing this shit😂.I just try n remember I love guitar and try not to compare myself to anyone.or their progress

[@coltonpugh9669]

I think I could listen to him talk about music all day and quit playing music myself, and be totally satisfied with that decision.

[@thefreeradicalart7273]

Really appreciate how mellow and friendly you are while presenting these lessons. Feels like we are just chilling in the living room over a beer.

[@jasoncavitt2043]

This guy's an excellent communicator. Much appreciated.

[@ogmakefirefiregood]

"Here's a little thing that kinda works over some chord tones" (then effortlessly flows through perfectly placed passing tones and jazz runs)

[@MGtvMusic]

HAHAHAH

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

This guy is probably one of the best guitar players on the planet, the fact that he gets his message across in English to the more novice players out there is absolutely phenomenal. What a fantastic player.

[@DizzyKrissi]

one of the few guys who can play everything with a clean sound

[@no3rdseat]

Plays blues lick: "There's something vaguely musical about it." So true.

[@gordondyer1]

Guthrie is so good I want to be like him, a guitar hero times infinity.

[@adammichaelsen7354]

This fucking guy! Light years beyond anyone posting here and still genuinely trying to teach. 10 thumbs up!

[@tomvesely4008]

as it should be

[@Scias]

Guthrie's advice changed my entire approach to music. Thanks Guthrie x

[@sideshowlol]

Thank goodness for Guthrie's clarity of thought. Communication is an art I do not often associate with top class players. I could listen to Guthrie's clear explanations all day. And it's refreshing to hear him say when he's not sure about something rather than pretend otherwise. It was a joy to see him perform with Mr. Wilson on the Raven tour and I am very much looking forward to watching and hearing him play again in a month or so on Wilson's H.C.E. tour. If you haven't listened to his gorgeous emotive playing on Drive Home then do check it out.

[@FingerBlaster5000]

His terminology is so amazing haha. Guthrie is the type of guitar virtuoso that will shame you in a musical shred off then spend the next 2 hours explaining to you why it was necessary to put you in your place and how he was able to summon such techniques and genius. In Eb minor 7 add 11.

[@stateofmindrocks]

"Trying to feel responsible for the notes you play." Guthrie is awesome!

[@MrBurtbackerack]

He doesn't look comfortable in his own skin at times, but he communicates so well. It just shows how much he loves what he does and how much he knows about it. Love the guy and believe he is one of the greatest about right now!

[@hammondsphoto]

He has the air of a man that's intelligent enough to have done anything - scientist, academic, great author, etc. - but his guitar hobby pushed its way to the front.

[@emdiar6588]

Got his English degree from Oxford Uni, so yeah.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

Not really a feel player though, too caught up in theory. I think when you spend too much on the technique side of things it's something you have to sacrifice.

[@myriadpro6752]

The brutal Gate signal in the video is driving me kahoonas

[@robinmarwick1982]

Myriad Pro I think you need to get out more ...or perhaps try listening to what the prof is emparting on playing the guitar - its not really about video production.

[@badmouserising9859]

Wow lol ^

[@craigreed7555]

I've been playing for 40 yrs and I've came across countless teachers to some degree or another, and I've never actually "heard" what any one of them was trying to convey to me, until now! Guthrie Govan you have explained in such a way that I "get it" 100%, and that to me is nothing less than amazing! You, my friend, are God's gift to players everywhere! You have re-excited me to a degree I haven't been in quite a while! A sincere thank you seems to pale in comparison to the true extent of my true gratitude.

[@quasipseudo1]

Man, every time I watch a vid like this, I realize how much I suck.

[@StepBrollo]

hahaha.... me to 😢

[@thedragonofthewest5789]

same lol. its not about his technique. his musicality and imagination is fucking insane. there are tons of techniqe players. like not only guitar the whole fucking classical music community 90 percent of them are just technical. wish we had composers like bach but all we have are virtuosos rn. more than enough of em

[@avii_jit]

same here bruh🥺🥺

[@arpegio88]

I like how he nods and smiles after he makes a point.

[@pete4115]

Relates to the (all too familiar) questions, following with, "What you may be doing wrong". He then leads into ground up solutions broken down into concepts based on levels of proficiency, and finally punctuates the lesson with elegant summations. Not sure what more anyone could want. There is a heap of sage advice here. Thank you very much for all of this. My personal favorite was, " It's where you put the notes, not where the notes are."

[@archinsoni1254]

Guthrie maybe the fastest shredder who knows all the chords and modes. But he definitely is the greatest rhythmic player. His groupings Subdivisions Rests His percussion And everything rythmic is absolutely perfect. Guthrie is the greatest rhythmic player in the world. And that makes him the greatest player in the world.

[@CalebRapids]

certainly seems to be the most complete in terms of breadth of ability

[@a-nus]

alive? maybe ever? certainly not

[@samuelconnolly347]

"If it gets too weird, you know where the pentatonic shape is". Excellent.

[@leftoverture1976]

Obg por postar, Guthrie é sem dúvida uma corrente de uma excelente geração de guitarristas da atualidade.

[@vidmohit4684]

The man is truly a musical genius

[@dellifalable]

Guthrie is now my biggest ispiration in music and guitar, every one of his songs is not only filled with awesome ideas, but flows amazingly well. Thanks for the awesome music mr. Govan, now I shall make my own as you said!

[@wolfbane4875]

Guthrie : “I could never play it, especially with you watching me” *Proceeds to play the arpeggio perfectly at break neck speed*

[@tomvesely4008]

imagine you teach walking to someone who hasn't walked before, it's that kind of thing you've done so much you don't even have to think about it

[@striver7682]

Guthrie is an excellent teacher, and one of the best guitar players I have ever seen!

[@yellingelk]

Guthrie Govan, in my opinion is hands down, the best and most complete guitarist in the world today. How is it possible, that I've only just recently found out about this guy? He should be a household name... and definitely somewhere towards the top of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time... (I've never seen him mentioned)... who makes up that stupid list anyway?

[@edberger4679]

As good a player as he is, he doesn't write material like Satriani or Malmsteen....this is why people don't know about him...Clapton is a great example of someone who can't play shit, but everyone has heard of him..

[@punishr36]

Check out Tommy Emmanuel on acoustic,, Guthrie thinks he's god on an acoustic! Guthrie is fantastic,, I only knew about him 2 years ago too.. Cheers!

[@AmielRocker]

I think he is the most complete gtr player of all time, and what strikes me is not that he only knows the tricks and technique of most Gtr genres he knows the melodic style and feel so well...

[@roman14032]

Bob Smith THIS IS THE BEST APPROACH TO GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED ON GUITAR IVE EVER SEEN

[@yellingelk]

***** Oh yeah... Feodor Dosumov is another incredible player... amazing dexterity! Nah... I wouldn't be surprised how many great players are out there. I'm aware of a whole bunch of em... and yeah, I'm also aware that there's a whole bunch out there I know nothing about at all. But for me... Guthrie Govan is one player that's really captured my attention... he just seems to have it 'all together'. He has an endless array of tones... feels... chops... and ties it all together in a very musical way. He's a very human type player... very organic in his approach if you know what I mean?

[@danaeverhart6487]

Hey Guthrie! You have inspired my son and I to raise our own bars to higher expectations within ourselves to the next level. Thanks a million times over. Only once in life time comes along a virtuoso such as yourself, that really understands his own limits and strives to exceed them in every performance. Our hats are off to you my friend. Take a bow, you are due that many times over. Keep on doing your own thing and staying true to your own ideas, and we await you next great moment! Thanks again Dana E.

[@6Stringers]

Marty Friedman did a similar thing for GW, and sure enough implied the same principle as Guthrie: start on the right note, end on the right note, and play some wacky bs in between and its alright. Frank talk from the masters. Its great

[@AlessandroAzara]

Not only it is a pleasure to listen to him playing, it is also a pleasure to listen to him speaking!

[@MortalVildhjart]

"and the other one is Horrible." Laughed so much haha

[@lofilips]

The locrian mode, and he obviously is right haha

[@martinpalmer3575]

yeah, I'm shit with Locrian too... though Frank Gambale's Modes No More Mystery VHS does a great job showing you how to apply it well.

[@12345origamimaster]

locrian is still my favorite

[@Goldfishclown]

There is something very reassuring about Guthrie's way of teaching. His approach is musical rather than technical, and he never makes you feel inadequate as a guitar player.

[@aalr1986]

100% AGREED!

[@rosssharma542]

15:56 "When you kick in all the distortion and all the... \m/ \m/... gain." lol

[@mitchellbernhardt]

How the hell can people dislike this? Such a brilliant mind and incredible way of expalianing things. Such a versatile guitarist

[@HoldsworthLaneGovan]

I love how Guthrie Govan plays a lot of different styles, technical stuff, and improvises on a level far higher than many shredders are capable. Yet, BLUES guitar is what he loves and considers himself as first. Unlike most modern technical guitar players these days who often underestimate blues guitar for being "technically simple", Govan would rave about BB King, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, SRV, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale and Yngwie Malmsteen equally. That's one of the main differences between guys like Govan/Hutchings and other modern shred players nowadays.

[@aghoriguitarist]

Yeah, this man absolutely loves blues and jazz

[@FearCycle]

Guthrie is an incredibly proficient articulator of just about any subject matter. He seamlessly blends colloquialisms with proper semantics to achieve very relatable, understandable explanation. His brain operates at a high intellectual level.

[@unclejane7453]

Unlike you.

[@FearCycle]

Uncle Jane :(

[@impulsivedesigns]

He conveys ideas so clearly, and speaks so well, I was forced to watch this. I'm a drummer. lol. There is a lot to learn about musicality here for anyone.

[@tomvesely4008]

that's what one semester of literature on a uk college do to you, he left in pursuit of professional music career, i mean with this level of dedication he could do just about anything on an excelent level

[@Tim_Timmermans]

listening Vai, satriani, malmsteen, Howe, cotzen for 20 years. how is it possible I never heard of Guthrie? what a gem! what a beautiful day! a new hero on my list.

[@ConstantineJajas]

"The other one is horrible"...that one had me laughing for a while!

[@njsuperdavem110]

thank you for being the one teacher who explains lessons simple and to the point , we need more like you .kudos

[@jamesdavis8154]

He was my guitar teacher when I was a guitar college in the 90s. At the start of every class he would welcome us with the theme tune to the Simpsons. Just by being in the same room as him made you play better. Then I would get shitter the further away from him I got haha 😂

[@geddylee501]

LOL, that is so funny, merry xmas to you!

[@NillymNilly93]

Arrive sorry, thanks for sharing. Hope your still shredding mate

[@ChrisWoodwardMusician]

Quite possibly the best lessons on the Internet.

[@Spjungen]

Dude this guy's incredibly good I can follow exactly what he's trying to say...

[@DatAnydex]

First...GG is so generous sharing his knowledge. Secondly...he seems to be the most intelligent communicator of guitar instruction. Thank you GG!! Thirdly...IMHO...he is probably the most 'complete' guitarist ever.

[@matthewwhitwell9361]

It's ironic how this is called 'professor shred' when his lesson is all about how to sound good while *not* resorting to shredding.

[@坂入弘城]

Mr.Guthrie Govan 素晴らしい。🎸ギタープレイヤーですね！！！！ アメージング!!! Amazing！！！ virtualhugyougotthis

[@jollyvoqar195]

this is about on par with Einstein explaining general relativity

[@waynemiller6070]

I love it when really accomplished individuals are willing to "break down" their ideas and techniques to a level that others who are less accomplished can keep up and learn. Guthrie is a great player, a great teacher and communicator. I admire his abilities and I appreciate his willingness to share.

[@Shimmerstrike1]

Really hate the noise gate on the audio, you hear static then it cuts then its back.

[@OmniscientVirtuosity]

He needs that, along with the capo. It's a Crutch. This guy is so overrated its stupid. Makes a couple albums and spits some fusion and blues in the shred and everybody thinks this is the "greatest guitarist of all time" give me fucking break? Smh

[@TimeWolf26]

OmniscientVirtuosity lolwtf? He's talking about the vocal recording, Guitar World fucks that up all the time.

[@dreaminginnoother]

i scrolled down just to find this comment and like it.

[@ANGRLLL]

OmniscientVirtuosity 😂😂 he was taking about a different thing

[@neurino]

Joined by the fact that Guthrie is still in these pauses and you feel every time that the video stopped... WTF?!? 😆

[@carbonazid]

Mr. Govan you explained very good. Thanks!

[@MauricioJaguan]

4:55 "If you land on that you're hurting people" lol I love Guthrie

[@betweenthehorizons]

What an INCREDIBLE instructional video! Demonstrates solid theoretical background in a very applied and "ear-oriented" way

[@iipriorii]

God damn Guthrie can really reverse psychology a shredder. Love it. His use of English is about as superior as one could get to.

[@mariabrony]

What a great teacher, thanks for sharing.greetings from HK.

[@John_Doe657]

This man is a genius, there isn’t really much more to say…

[@anthiondel]

such a cool and funly made lesson... always great to see Guthrie teaching

[@Tylerbag]

18:50 "Gods little joke, at our expense" lol

[@ebenezer_melo]

muito legal agora podemos ver como são as técnicas no guthrie govam.

[@JerseWhat]

I mean this in the nicest way, but where does this sort of extra-ordinary talent, musical knowledge, eloquence come from. Is it from the planet earth (and to repeat I do mean that nicely !)?. I have just about enough musical knowledge to follow what he is explaining and he does have the ability to break down, explain and simplify some difficult concepts, but that said, will I never be able to execute them at any sort of proficiency ?, I doubt very much !. I had the good fortune to watch him at Music Live around 2009 and he signed a copy of Erotic Cakes for me. Came across as a really humble, nice and patient guy, as he does in many of these type of videos.

[@TomOwen-w1j]

I'm thinking the same thing. Possible ET. Guthrie is the best and by far. I read a comment on a different video from a guy who went to high school with him, said Guthrie was always a master at guitar lol

[@dirkm1920]

no matter what you see on youtube - this the real guitar mastery.

[@JohnnyGuitarWhelan]

Guthrie is the Jesus of Guitar.

[@richardhunt809]

Jesus is the Guthrie of religion

[@satans_pet_penguin]

He's so engaging and articulate. Listening to him talking about guitar is such a pleasure.

[@aghoriguitarist]

Can you see a circle of light behind his head?

[@bakarenibsheut12]

The white background was designed to hide it to make him look human and less godlike.

[@aghoriguitarist]

@@bakarenibsheut12 relatable

[@leonjford]

The way he explains things is beautifully articulate, as well as being very unique and importantly, accurate.

[@Introverted100]

"We want to be faster than the other guy. Let's be Frank." I mentioned this to Frank and he said he is faster than me..

[@a_perfect_human_being]

He's so awkward, but extremely skilled at explaining as well as playing. God bless him, we need more musicians like Guthrie!

[@ianedmonds9191]

13:58 - WTF? Just crazy co-ordination. Will practice but it seems just crazy difficult. I do love it tho. Luv and Peace.

[@psychoprosthetic]

really generous, informative and lucid tutorial. Many thanks Guthrie.

[@caprise-music6722]

Guthrie is a genius

[@myronmusic101]

Very good teacher. ..love the way he explains and goes real slow so you can catch what it is that he's doing.

[@vegangainsslightlylessreta2149]

30:28 Did Guthrie Govan just say he can't do something on the guitar? How humbling, I guess I shouldn't give up just yet.

[@cathbuck2870]

VeganGains'SlightlyLessRetardedTwin He looked sad after he said that.

[@AryaPradyumnGupta]

we are mostly guys... this guys honesty is on next level

[@pablobaldomir9430]

Yes

[@pablobaldomir9430]

Totaly

[@toddware720]

The guy is phenomenal. I'm inspired, the technique and "guitar etiquette" is outsanding. Effortless.

[@mimikotik5828]

Guthrie - he looks like a wise owl!

[@paganphoenixguitar]

Awesome lesson, the first 5 minutes have completely changed the way I approach guitar

[@__Philip__311]

4:13 "How do I play outside..." Easy. Step 1. Go outside. Step 2. Play.

[@Tidoublemy]

I love how he always looks like he is about to break out into a huge grin when discussing technique. Hilarious and amazing. Great teacher! Thanks, Guthrie - you've gained a fan!

[@mars6433]

78 Kirk Hammett fans.

[@harackmw]

This was the best lesson I have seen since Marty Friedman's melodic control and exotic soloing videos!

[@CaptainWastrel]

9:30 "I can never play it, specially with you watching me " you damn liar

[@trangofast9692]

one of the best shredders right now and he also gives great lessons

[@subhendubiswas3013]

Sage mode: activated.

[@IsleNineAsylum]

I like how GW kept showing the title like we forgot what were watching lol. Learned quite a bit from this you shred Guthrie

[@Picksqueal]

Why does this video hurt my back so much?

[@MrGitpicker]

Guthrie is the man. Excellent lesson!

[@ilyasantonov212]

Jesus he has such feel in everything he plays

[@jimorocks]

Guthrie is so amazing! By far the best fusion progressive player out there right now. His understanding of the theory of music is awesome. One thing that I teach is knowing the fret board. know every note on it. It helps with the shaping of runs.

[@scottmatheson2390]

"a hint of that Thin Lizzy twiddle"

[@laurieharper1526]

This is so intelligent and thoughtful. Wonderful.