OLA LEARNS SLIPKNOT - DUALITY

[@RamrockMansJukebox]

"I can basically watch exactly how he's playing it... what the fuck is he doing there?" The natural comedy of Ola.

[@Mr.J0802]

Basically me when I learned this song way back! and Jim made this live version but still it’s funny when he said that 😅

[@joeyfox1809]

😂

[@vintsteele6775]

🤣🤣🤣 I couldn't stop laughing

[@Yageewiraya]

🤣🤣

[@666Jakemetal]

made me laugh so hard haha

[@novv_mh]

Not only is your tone PERFECT, but your learning ability just by ear is incredible.

[@mayaj2354]

watching Ola learns to play by ear makes me feel better about myself actually, this is awesome! I don't know how to read TAB or notes myself, I do covers and learn by ear also, so seeing him pressing every frets trying to figure out the right note makes me happy 😂👍🏼👍🏼 I feel normal! pheww~

[@SlashRfnR]

Ola: "this is more complicated than it seems" Corey: "NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS!"

[@faridguzman91]

I PUSH MY FINGERS INTO MYYYYY

[@alif499]

@Enno hole

[@richardg5301]

@@alif499 does it stop the ache?

[@Ronnie_GT1000]

@@richardg5301 But its made of things!

[@Brunnen_Gee]

@Zweihander Gaming Cheeses that never end

[@VRCM_Skywarn_XUSA]

I seen Jim's tutorial of this song. He said he's not a technical player. He just plays Root Notes. 🎭🎸

[@floyramkvargas1183]

Good joke lol, sick beard!

[@deathsicon]

in Paul's tutorial of the song he says "and here jim is playing a nice octave slide, i just play along with the root of it"

[@kambion]

I know you're just kidding, but the dude is kind of a shit guitar player... and admits it.

[@RaaZVan99]

@@kambion Jim?? Jim is technically very proficient, just watch him solo

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

@@kambion he isnt shit. Just a little messy

[@ilovesguitarmucho]

I think learning Gematria from Slipknot would be fun to watch.

[@dropAE]

Criminally underrated song

[@HaganeYoshi]

so much fun to play!

[@burhanadhie8356]

Agree with that

[@ALLCAPSAU420]

One song I keep coming back to try to learn but their precise lighting fast hammer ons will be the death of me

[@lonzothehuman]

Yesssss

[@lewisharris6180]

Gematria: The Killing Name would be a brilliant tune to learn. It suits your natural style of playing too. I know you'd murder that track bro!!!!

[@Pantera-pc9bx]

I agree this song is badass

[@gianpyres3]

Yes petition in the comments for Gematria!

[@TodosABordoTrip]

YES YES YES, Gematria would be AMAZING to watch Ola learning it by ear. Holy cow, excited for that

[@IrLosin]

Goes to show: a good song doesn't need to be hard to play. Although the tightness of it is a skill in itself.

[@Swedishoutlaw]

And the composition

[@markzoldyck]

You got it!!!!

[@charlesmagno28]

painkiller nxt pleaseeee

[@supremelordoftheuniverse5449]

In this case a bad song

[@sondersonics7534]

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 This is undeniably a good song

[@mfcfbro]

What this has shown me is that I'm not as bad at guitar as I think. Seeing someone who is very good at guitar struggle a little bit on songs in the same way I would makes me realize the biggest difference isn't skill, it's taking the time learn and memorize songs correctly. Loved the video. 😁

[@kingkeltic4228]

Nah the skill is that he learns the song by ear 180 times faster than you do with tabs.

[@mfcfbro]

@@kingkeltic4228 I haven’t used tabs in like 10 years. I’m speaking purely on a technical level. I learned this exact song by ear a few years ago. What I’m saying is I went through the same thought process.

[@Josh__777]

This man is so legendary that his hair gets blown by the wind, inside his studio

[@FelipeSan.]

I wish my hair was light like his

[@Sollustri]

Lol, I was thinking about that too

[@mrrandmssbearyt5222]

@@FelipeSan. My long hair is extremely thick (and curly) yet somehow gets blown around crazily by the wind.

[@theeobeastone5068]

He’s that majestic lol

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

You'd look awesome too if you put a fan below your desk lol

[@OfTheMoribund]

The biggest thing about Mick and Jim's playing doesn't necessarily come down to the complexity of the riffs, but more on the smaller things like how they slide and bend, even how they mute certain things. These things make them pretty unique guitarists in their setting.

[@arashpanahi3621]

Now this is actually informative, i think most people wonder how learning by ear is done.

[@At24666]

I think he played so much guitar and for so much years that he can easily recognize the chords and other stuff

[@anonymone453]

@@At24666 It's familiarity, to be sure. You have to know what you're listening to, and what you're listening for. But the most important aspect is to recognize when what you think you're hearing is not actually what you're hearing.

[@claudevieaul1465]

It does take some amount of workable musical knowledge. As most people don't have that it'll be hard to understand how it works, but it's basically like learning a new language: you study it, get your head around it, and when you're advanced enough you listen to a spoken text, and see if you can translate it on the spot.

[@RM-hr7ug]

But how else?

[@DrthmN]

@@RM-hr7ug tabs

[@robertreed8374]

I think that in the Jim root lesson, that part you say you can’t hear, is the second line that is a harmonic to the normal riff. With two guitars, the song has layers, and if I remember correctly, he was just showing another level of the song. You played it very well

[@monstercrx]

Thanks, I suspected this and was looking for affirmation

[@matthewhattersley1286]

Ola was more playing a mix of Jim and mick. Normally mick stays in the lower stuff and Jim does the tiddly dee bits. Makes sense when playing it solo though.

[@LM-uk5fo]

@@matthewhattersley1286 Mick is on the right, Jim on the left (except in Iowa). Prior Vol 5 both played lead and rhythim guitar. Now, is mostly Jim that does soloing.

[@ONE__EDIT]

that jim root lesson is from fret 12 production and in it jim shows how he plays their songs live

[@The2012jk]

R.I.P Joey Jordison. Undoubtedly one of metal's leading pioneers on the skins. You are sorely missed brotha.

[@tonypaella]

It seems like he also wrote a lot of their songs and riffs. I think most of Iowa is Paul and Joey

[@0Nafod0]

@@tonypaella It seems to me that Joey wrote most of the music for all the bands he was in, the only exception I can think of is the first Murderdolls album I think a lot of the songs were originally written by Wednesday 13.

[@tonypaella]

@@0Nafod0 I didn't follow him outside of slipknot but it wouldn't surprise me if he did all that

[@lemac3200]

Sitting here, watching Ola learn a song on guitar instead of taking my guitar and learn it myself. I guess that's the reason why I'm not playing in a famous band....

[@MatthewRyanPage]

Me trying to learn every guitar song ever 4:50, 5:31, 10:14 & 13:53. Keep up the great work bro.

[@mayaj2354]

13:41 is my fave part, at the end of the day, "eff it! let me play it my own way" 🤣👍🏼

[@pharris125]

Why is nobody talking about the TONE? Sounded pretty spot on. Solid 6/10

[@DogPrty]

Only 6?

[@coeycruz]

@@DogPrty 6/10 is the same as 10/10

[@DogPrty]

@@coeycruz oh okay 🤠👍

[@jeremyhilton6]

You just did...

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

TOAN

[@archaigghost9760]

Honestly, Ola. I know you posted this a long time ago, but watching this is really inspiring me to learn more songs. It's really helping me go through a tough time I'm going through in my life. Thank you :)

[@cooldude879012]

Moonshield by In Flames or Slaughter Of The Soul by At The Gates would be great to see!

[@grovsnus112]

Moonshield!!!!

[@Nomannen]

Moonshield!

[@wyldeyouth]

Dude, to play slaughter of the soul takes some real stamina. So many fast triplets it will make your hand hurt. Would be cool to see if Ola could do it in one session

[@TheSicknO]

@@wyldeyouth Slaughter of the soul is not that hard, and Ola probably already knows it.

[@kungfuman82]

@@wyldeyouth Hourglass by Lamb of God kills my right hand every time (still can’t play it the proper speed and intensity). Going back to Slaughter of the Soul after that is like a vacation

[@jeremyschiesser3331]

That momentary smile when you run through the section flawlessly and you're in that moment with the song. You're vibing heavy. That's what it it's all about right there.

[@JosephMD99]

Try Disasterpiece. One of the most brutal song of Slipknot IMO

[@deweyoogwey]

The Heretic Anthem is a delight

[@OfficialFistikunch]

Three nil also a brutal/underrated song

[@mrredskyy5929]

Gematria is the most difficult

[@hc501]

515

[@Loki-sk7bi]

Anything from Iowa is great.

[@LeagueOfGaming1000]

This was the first metal metal song I learned, had never really done pinch harmonics before but I had a lot of fun learning it, sat down for like 5 hours straight just lost the sense of time and learned it and got a lot of new respect for metal and from there got confidence to try and learn everything from pantera, slipknot, damageplan, spineshank, trivium and a bunch of others. Great times

[@OlaEnglund]

Let’s go! An easier song this time. Slipknot Duality!

[@jordanjonz]

I'm sure it will be a sold 6/10 brother 🤘🤘

[@emirizmer4177]

lessgooo Ola

[@aleksabudjevac7280]

Erra - Skyline, next time Pleaseeeeee

[@geoplex3490]

im scared of you - orthodox next brovva

[@DumbTrading]

Hey Ola that's a sexy Slipknot tone, it's passive pickup on the type T, right ?

[@PangChiNam]

I love watching you deconstruct the songs. It's helpful to a beginner like myself. Thank you.

[@Ottophil]

Growing up learning guitar in the mid 90’s was hard. But I’m glad my ears learned to not trust tabs

[@spunkytheozinho]

you can actually use both and just make your live easier. use tabs and dont trust them

[@farisrosni9989]

@@spunkytheozinho there is always A or B not A+B kinda people.

[@vincentrandles8105]

That's for sure! Even if they were good tabs, there always seemed to be parts that were wrong. I'm not sure if it was an intentional thing or what, being that most were coming to you in guitar magazines. Maybe it was intended, Idk - but hey it developed my ear,, so....not all bad. V⚡🇺🇸

[@tommilitello198]

Mid 90’s lmfao I was thirty,and you had it made

[@eddiewixson9680]

Exactly! I started in ‘91, first tab book I got was Master of Puppets. Right away I found a single note rhythm part that they had wrong! Wtf lol! 🤣 Playing by ear is always best 🤘

[@tazshreds222]

This is what makes ola the shit. He makes me want to play guitar every time I Watch his videos. I love picking up my guitar 🎸

[@KeegsRiffs]

12:09 made me laugh so hard. Ola sounded genuinely upset with what Jim was playing.

[@vintsteele6775]

🤣🤣🤣 My thoughts exactly

[@timb916]

I love listening to this guy talk just as much as hearing him play. You rock Ola!

[@Ravenclawsc]

loving this "learning " series. cheers Ola!

[@Peter-zw8yn]

Jesus how beautiful is that guitar man! Sounds an absolute beast too.

[@crbulldog5638]

Easy song but damn it’s a good one. One of those bands that just makes consistently good songs. Like AC/DC. I could listen to the catalog all day long and be just as pumped as the first day I heard them hit me over the head with wait and bleed.

[@randy94willimas]

why is it the most satisfying thing seeing someone learn something, trying different ways and then getting it. Very inspirational man.

[@Swedishoutlaw]

Learn Gematria by Slipknot. That song is a pain in the ass on guitar

[@davidbrandenburg8955]

Ok first off Ola I hope you read this comment ok!, I have never heard a guitar player tag and nail a song so fast and perfect like you just did! Your a freaking 12 level freakin 12!!! Mad Respect Bro

[@ithomas5576]

The problem with learning from Jim is that he forgets everything so most of his playing or guitar fills are improv lmao.

[@AFK-Professor_Danger]

Exactly. He said it by himself that he plays their songs always differently on stage. 😅

[@foxtrot889]

@@AFK-Professor_Danger I think that mostly goes for the shreddy bits. I remember him saying that he kinda wings it while demoing the psychosocial solo, but in Stay Metal Ray's interview/rig rundown video at 33:30 he seemed pretty sure that he was playing it wrong. (and that online tabs are rarely accurate.) I think it's just a matter of some of Jim's parts (and some parts in general) being fairly subtle and buried in the mix. Those Jim playthrough videos are super cool to watch just because you hear a bit of the stuff that's not super obvious on the record.

[@darthwrath4236]

Wow I didn't know this. Thanks for the Easter Egg ish stuff fellow maggots.

[@SouthCoast-ke5wh]

Still sounds sick though

[@spagheescorner8695]

Plus he's the rythym guitarist in this song I think so he's gonna be doing different stuff sometimes

[@code.design]

l'oreal learns slipknot

[@twaniealmighty4036]

We need these weekly!!! Awesome man.

[@banksynyster]

My ears can’t do like this. Someday i want to learn fast like this. You’re so cool ❤️

[@steven_marque_official_channel]

Nice one man. I was at the Houdini Mansion sessions when the guys tracked the original. Lots of eerie stories from those fast times in Laural Canyon. Anyway, it's a great song and you nailed it of course. Take it easy.

[@davidbranthwaite44]

Your ability to learn by ear is unreal dude. Sick! ❤️

[@nathanparker3746]

How about an old opeth song from Blackwater Park or something? That would be cool as.

[@erikarnald419]

Yes! The Leper Affinity!

[@gregmccourt4730]

@@erikarnald419 I second that suggestion!

[@MickH60]

It would be a hour long video...!!!!

[@gregmccourt4730]

@@MickH60 And a glorious hour it would be!

[@Cluelessdoc231]

How bout the drapery falls lol

[@Tirreger]

Would love to see you learning "Gematria: The Killing Name" or "The Negative One"

[@hailtotheking5408]

One of the greatest songs ever created by Slipknot! Brilliant

[@JohnGuitarNoises]

It sickens me how fast you learn songs by ear, it takes me forever! 😂

[@chingo_mandinguez]

Ola's videos are the absolute best! Awesome playing, super funny and actually showing us things!

[@ALLCAPSAU420]

Three nill and sarcastrophie are awesome songs to learn, so much riff variety

[@onion9273]

I couldn’t have endured this without the fan blowing. It really set the vibe.

[@chriswalton3383]

I always thought slipknot sounded easy. That was before I started learning it. It's not the hardest but a lot of their songs are pretty hardish. Their timing is different from the standard. Imagine having to learn the drums to these songs by ear.

[@watchlistenlearn]

Most Drummers just learn by ear. Its how I learned and I can play prob 70% of. All slipknot songs :)

[@andy_182]

how is their timing different from the standard...? its all 4/4

[@andy_182]

@@watchlistenlearn and you probably play them 70% wrong.

[@watchlistenlearn]

@@andy_182 Why would I play them 70% wrong??

[@watchlistenlearn]

@@andy_182 Ive been playing drums since 1996. And Slipknot at 2000-20001. I think I know what Im doing..

[@justsomesaltyboi8716]

I have never seen this process before but ive heard it is one of the best ways to learn. Dude i want to pick up guitar now as a hobby and play these songs i listened to back when the days were good! This is cool af!

[@The-Esoteric-One]

May I suggest learning some new Trivium off the recently released album? It's kind of a banger by the way.

[@MattRhodes_Music]

THIS!

[@ddupy]

I like how you talk about how there was no internet or youtube years ago. When I was playing, that's exactly how I taught myself songs. By ear. It took a long time! Alot longer than you just demonstrated there! Well done man!!!

[@eetujaako9894]

In Flames - Crawl Through Knives next, such a amazing song and riffs!

[@CloudWisee]

Watching you learn the song like this is way better than watching other tutorial videos tbh. Its more motivational for me. Great content❗

[@dansken610]

Holy shit this series is so perfect 😄

[@eddieclark1277]

Ola, you just inspired me to pick up the guitar again! This is how I learned too. I've personally never seen another player do this like me. I'm so happy there are others! Thank you so much!

[@RubyRoks]

I remember learning this song purely to impress the drummer of a band i wanted to play in. One of the best jams i've been a part of. I'd love to see you try to learn Metabolic off of Iowa "What? I can't hear that in the song" That's what happens when you have nine guys in a band

[@dustymetal4ever]

You are the master Ola. I am learning this song by watching this video. I love your stuff man. Thank you from the USA

[@shaunjones3507]

I like to think that he is so metal and playing so loud that the sound is actually what is moving his hair

[@johnn__watkins9905]

Ive finally gone back and dug into youre past music with Feared and The Haunted, I have to say man you're crazy talented you should be more recognized as a great player, not that you arent already known, but even more, idk if you write the majority of the music but its definitely more tasteful and musical than most stuff out there

[@grizz6505]

Would love to see you try to learn Gematria next. That one sounds hard as shit. Watching Mick record some of it is crazy.

[@duaneanderson6393]

Ola I've gotten a lot of great great tips about gear from your podcast. I never heard slip knot befor today thanks now I want a slip knot mask, ...sooo knarly and I bought the Blue Ecstacy pedal after listening to your demo and I really like it when plugged in to my Two Notes M-3 pedal , so thanks.

[@anthonya8172]

Gematria would be sic!!

[@xFTPxJesusx]

I’ve listened to this song thousands of times and I’ve never heard some of these guitar parts till you pointed them out..

[@brunowilliam7529]

Love this video series! So educational! Still waiting for you learning an In Flames Song from an era that you don't know that well! :) (e.g. Cloud Connected, Pinball Map, I Am Above or something like that)

[@PiPArtemis]

Come Clarity was one of the first songs I learned by them. The opening arpeggios are still a go-to when trying out a new guitar

[@gitarmats]

Very cool to watch your process like this.

[@LowEndStrings]

Ola, please try Decapitated - Homo Sum. That intro riff is so sick. And very fast.

[@hallgrim0079]

That would be awsome🤘🏻

[@40fit38]

I highly agree👆🙏🤘 Please OLA!!!

[@darylmartin3860]

Agreed. Do it!

[@ashbailey6874]

I that would be fun to watch

[@LowEndStrings]

More thumbs up. Ola should see it 🎉😀

[@josefk.122]

I’ll admit, I overlooked Slipknot for most of their career, but their ability to write songs and good riffs is definitely impressive. It might be simple, but they have a certain tone and character that is definitely unique. This song is a really well constructed piece! Sounds good man!

[@Excellerator420]

I cant remember what Lamb song you did but Omerta would be a great one for beginners. Its pretty straight forward untill you get to the oddball triplet pattern in the breakdown. But that section is usually hard more to overthinking than difficulty.

[@Wulfron]

Walk with me in Hell.

[@Excellerator420]

@@Wulfron yeah i looked it up. I just didnt want to erase what i was writting look it up and come back lol. Thanks though.

[@romesnow08]

i wish nothing but to be able to play like you and understand every note by ear like that. You're amazing

[@ItsNotaTuhmah]

Try some Death songs next! like Scavenger of Human Sorrow or Spirit Crusher!!

[@brapamaldi]

something from human or individual thought patterns would be awesome too. suicide machine or lack of comprehension to name a couple

[@beircheartaghaistin2332]

I've never had a lesson or watched a tutorial. I picked up a guitar one day and just figured it out as I went along. I'm glad I'm not alone.

[@rubronegro6490]

You can say whatever you want, but this song is and always will be legendary

[@mitchellcambron2440]

So impressive that u can learn a song simply by listening to this. I understand how it’s possible because I can do the same thing with the drums on simpler songs, but I just don’t have an ear for the guitar. And you learned it very quickly too. Your a boss!

[@murilooliveira6455]

Everything is practice

[@archetype4566]

It's not that hard if you know minor scale on guitar in drop tuning

[@mitchellcambron2440]

@@archetype4566 there lies the problem, I don’t know either of those. Just paying a guy a compliment!

[@reptilegreen4688]

Jim Root is deliberately playing it wrong so that no one else can play this part except him)

[@ThisReactiverse]

As a drummer I can respect how much his ears are actually picking up. When you have enough skill, advanced mechanics start making sense to you audibly for you to translate. Humans are next level bro.

[@jinxie1080]

I remember from your interview with Per Nilsson where he told you he learnt the Meshuggah setlist by ear and it impressed you. Ola learns Meshuggah up next to match with the master? :D

[@BroomieG]

amazing bro i have recently just picked my guitar back up after 3 years missed smashing songs and learning by ear your videos made me pick it back up keep up the good work brother

[@Loki-sk7bi]

Jim plays the songs slightly differently in live usually.

[@turkish4185]

Still get goosebumps from that song as if I’m in high school again, listening for the first time 🤘

[@ronnfig]

You should try any song off of 'Infest the Rats' Nest' by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. A little anomalous compared to what you usually do, but the songs are fun to learn and play. Venusian 1, Venusian 2, Hell, and Self-Immolate are all songs from the album that I think you'd fuck with and enjoy learning/playing.

[@HipocratesR]

THanks for doing this, wish I had your ear, keep doing this learning song videos, cheers to Ola from Dominican Republic

[@gandalf8216]

Nailed the tone (a lot of it is in the playing, but there's also some gear research). Mycket bra jobbat.

[@brandongill7415]

The way you hold your pick is very interesting to me, I struggle with my technique but I’d love to try it for myself. You make it look so easy

[@amanonfire4451]

Ola, do "Backbone" by Gojira. That one got some serious fast palm muting and tremolo picking

[@SpruceGoose87]

Love this series!! Do an older Trivium song off Ascendancy or Shogun!

[@blackmetalgolfer6007]

Ola just curious..what string gauge do you use for Drop B?

[@coffinfeeder7732]

Not Ola, but an 11-56 set with a .058 on the low E is what Mick Thomson uses for Drop B. But if you want to be able to tune up to standard C#, I would keep the .056

[@iamCh4z]

You keep saying how easy it is but he's running off and leaving you often, and you're fn brillant. Slipknot underestimated once Again.

[@candicer]

As usual Ola nailed it! Not a slipknot fan but the guitar riffs in this song are good.

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Their riffs do go hard

[@DESTRUCTIONKATCHUP]

I learned how to play guitar by playing along with my CD collection. After years, I got to open for some of the bands that literally taught me how to play in that way. Still can’t read music but I can play anything I hear.

[@marblacky]

Ola Learns!They are from my favorite videos!!!!!

[@fullnameontheinternet3384]

Next time do Gematria, one of their more difficult songs to play and is absolutely killer. There’s a video of mick recording it in studio, absolute animal

[@tylerdougherty4220]

What a legend! Keep it up ola we need more of these videos

[@ronabrums1506]

You got my subscription. You rock dude! Longtime drummer here who just bought a Les Paul. Thanks!

[@prdmakovy]

you are not wasting our time, to me it was very fascinating to watch you learn to play just by ear 🙂

[@fatsuperfly]

Love that song! Very easy but grooves! Cool to see Sir Ola doing a cover, makes me feel better, easy song but chunky n fun! Not so easy but, I liked that I can see the guys playing it and see the hands

[@robertbeckerii2715]

Never a Slipknot fan , but always enjoy you dissecting a song ...

[@xVirtualPsychox]

Every time he says “easy” it just reminds me of Skwisgaar teaching the Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle. New viewer, and I’m loving what you got so far! Will be binging your stuff now!

[@Turan_U.]

Now this is the perfect content, learning while you are learning is the best

[@Steel8sons]

Ola, thanks this reminds me the old good time when I was sitting in front cassette-player with guitar and trying to figure our a song that I love.

[@Boomheyyou]

Awesome going to see them tonight in East Troy Wisconsin USA