Opeth - Guitar Lesson - The Grand Conjuration

[@JoeSmith-ug9hu]

"I don't know shit about theory, it was just a chord I thought sounded nice." lmao!!!

[@Daddy53751]

P.S. Mikael is without a doubt one of, if not THE most underrated musical geniuses at composition of his generation! The depth and musical maturity of his “structures” IMO rivals the great classical composers.

[@fador1337]

That's because Mikael is heavily 60's and 70's influenced, very few metal musicians are like him in the sense that they combine old rock with metal and aren't afraid to experiment with the sounds that creates.

[@rupe82]

It's how he comes up with odd riffs like 11:25 or the one in Deliverance.. the guy is a genius.

[@jwcorcoran9838]

Lesson starts at 7:32

[@339Jackscarify]

Thanks

[@yo-kt6ng]

Thanks

[@stchest]

Even at 7:34-7:35

[@cortx2lh]

Form someone that doesn't know shit about theory mikael composed really complex stuff.

[@styot]

He came across as pretty modest in this, put I think he's an amazing guitarist and composer.

[@michaelnoneofyabusiness9566]

Not really, it is very simple.

[@kicoDbz]

Michael are u guhtrie govan?

[@Guacomolit0]

@@styot Sorry, have to say it, great pic

[@ericcotter1984]

@@michaelnoneofyabusiness9566 saying Opeth is simple is the most ignorant statement anybody could make

[@markkowski7113]

Michael is a God of metal

[@handleOfThy]

"Very simple"

[@dakotaotero4245]

Mikael is a huge troll lol

[@CoolWhipp-hy1qu]

It is actually really simple to play. The only hard part is the string skipping in the opening riff

[@nickgivent3157]

O man, that tone!

[@michaelsnyder1492]

Mikael's vibrato is so good

[@KickflipGnasty]

It really is. He has tremendous vibrato and phrasing!

[@TheSadistNat1on]

@@KickflipGnasty yap. listen to all the amazing guitarists of the world..yet mikael has to be one of my favs to listen to

[@AlbinoSlug9217]

I think what they mean is that great guitar players have a signature timbre. To me that's an important concept some musicians overlook

[@stepitupandgo67]

I always love the opeth guitar lessons..

[@MantisCrawl]

11:27 one of the most evil sounding riffs ever

[@13superdude2]

Akerfeldt's tone sounds so fucking win!

[@stepitupandgo67]

I'm sure the amp is sick,...but the guitar really helps

[@madisoncheek6157]

4:47 Fredrik winks his eye

[@tylerjacobson8012]

The most interesting part of this whole thing other than the lesson is mikaels line about having a verse in a song. Normally songwriters slave over parts to fit into a rigid song structure. Intro chorus Verse chorus verse bridge solo chorus outro etc.. Mikaels songs don’t follow really any sort of traditional song structure. On grand conjugation the “verse” fits perfectly within the context of the song. It’s like this eerie build almost like footsteps before the explosion of the riff. With that little fingerpicking part harmonizing with it to, it’s just, NOBODY writes music like this. It’s what makes Their music so special. It’s not if it’s heavy. It’s not if it’s soft. It’s how interesting he composes. Especially with no knowledge of music theory. He’s a serious talent.

[@marcelomellado1969]

xd

[@timkinney8719]

Opeth has been my favorite band for years and somehow I found my way to this video by randomly discovering The Zombies album he refers to and reading the wiki page for it where this video is linked. Small world.

[@temporarymomentary]

The Grand Conjuration song has everything that i need in music.

[@rasaecnai]

"I just made it playing out of .... feeling!" 11:25

[@mr.afco1]

11:17 epic hahaha, mikael so hilarous!!

[@karlkanner3467]

phantom whammy bar lol, classic

[@yo-kt6ng]

🤣

[@Macilious]

*moves his hand as if there's a wami bar* LMAO

[@espenBredessenJones]

what is crazy is that I don't even like metal music but I love these guys, & I suppose it is because both of them have gone back and found music to inspire them. much of this music was made before they were born , music that I was listening to before these two guys were born as I am 16 years older than Mikael almost to the very day. 16 years & two days to be exact.

[@Daddy53751]

You know that your life’s work was worth it when Mikael says something you did was a masterpiece!

[@ca3rtheriffsmasta255]

That guitar tone is so devilish 😂

[@MetalRomain]

I can't figure out how to play the 'so simple' blues lick.

[@metal4bld]

DADFAE seriously wtf

[@fromthenorth2]

It sounds really good :)

[@mada_2]

It's DADFAD actually, even weirder ^^'

[@fromthenorth2]

DADFAE is an open d minor add 9 -chord, while removing the high E makes it just an open d minor. It doesn't sound so cool then imho d:

[@zonic26]

metal4bld DADFAE is Ghost Of Perdition

[@iurikon]

***** And Harlequin Forest.

[@bloodspiller0666]

How the hell he doesn´t know anything about theory and compose this kind of stuff, seriosuly WTF!!!!

[@triptychlux]

Jorge Hugo theory comes from execution not the other way around lol

[@tylerjacobson8012]

People compose music with theory even if they claim to not know much or any. Theory is more of an understanding of the language of music rather than a blueprint on how to make music. All music is just sounds that connect to each other. The connections that make the notes sound good together are keys, riffs are like sentences, and any other facet of a song are just parts of an ongoing conversation with the vibrations around you. Music theory helps you communicate these musical statements with a common language that everyone can understand. Mikael has a great ear obviously for things that flow together. You don’t need to have knowledge of theory if you have an ear that understands how things go together naturally.

[@xkmmx2132]

Amazing ears and ability to play what he hears in his head. Which I think is the most important thing in all of guitar playing.

[@FearGivesWings]

@@xkmmx2132 after four years of music college I can asure you sir are correct. Not only guitar, bit music in general.

[@ToastedCigar]

@@xkmmx2132 Yup. I started studying music theory on my own a few years back, and even though it's fun and helpful to know theory, having good ears is far more important. I think everything comes down to the level of musical intuition one has: obviously, Mikael is superbly intuitive and the knowledge of music is embodied in him.

[@GothicXlightning]

'TONY IOMMI' that is all you have to say to this Belmont... Ahhh the beauty of good Black/Doom Metal soundings with a PRS is also great with my BLACK SG of Honor

[@hernindio99]

the next part?

[@crushingbelial]

9:50 god that riff is so meaty. Great track

[@yo-kt6ng]

I'd like to meet them some day 😔

[@SnackAttackO1]

Slow down on the 2nd part of the solo! It's an easy solo, and sounds great, but the notes are hard to decipher.

[@Johnny2Drinks]

Dark. Evil. Devil. Worship

[@aaactive8]

Tell me he doesn't look like Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Sandy Lyle dressed up for 'Jesus Christ Superstart' in the movie Along Came Polly

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

sound right doomy could be borrowed as a My Dying Bride Riff

[@Cluless02]

Tone! Ritchie Blackmore - all the way!

[@WybjornVR]

Åkerfeldt. And Fredrik.

[@2014andon]

WybjornVR Yep, those guys!

[@uncle_podcast5332]

Herregud grabbar det är ju premium content återutge Opeth plattora i sk guitar editions med kollade guitar protabs+ backing tracks. Det går ju att skydda guitar pro filer som de gjort med mysongbook Arobas music samma företag som gör programmet. Jag kollar dagligen efter tabs och de versionerna är bra mestadels undrar om de hade en av era? . Bland annat satte de cowboys from hell solot guitar pro format och jag rätt fingrar. Den enda jag sett som är ok på den låten några. De kommer nära även då det är programerat med exakt kvantiserade. tidsvärden. Var kom de här instruktions videorna ifrån ursprungligen. Ola Englund säljer ju sina plattor i guitar editions. Typ för 500 spänn tab book kontrollerad + gp filer backing tracks. Jag köper direkt det är sånt man letar efter ständigt original isolated tracks backing tracks med det riktiga bandet. Jag vet ju att fingerstyle och klassisk gitarr lever på intresset från andra gitarrister varför inte då proggig rock. Jag menar med eran fanbase måste det finnas 100.000 tals intresserade. Sen är det en legacy fråga man ser ju hur felspelat tex Metallica varit bara för att de flesta går efter tabs som var ytgivna för 30 år sedan. Jag har märkt att de flesta inte sitter och kollar upp tabsen så noga utan nöjer sig med att det låter ok. I och man själv är uppväxt med att ta ut själv vill man gärna kolla att de man lär sig är rätt från början så ändringar kan undvikas typ stämning fingersättning.

[@jonathansefcik473]

I love Scott Walker's The Drift!

[@drowssapma]

The Drift totally sucks. I can see how another sucky album Heritage came about. Totally hear the influence in it.

[@5urg3x]

Hm, I always thought this was open d minor... Alice in chains - Over now is open d major, take the G string and drop it a half step to change it from major to minor :)

[@Arichification]

What band does he refer to at 3:15 I cant make it out.

[@TheStavrin]

Adam Richardson It's Odessey and Oracle, an album by the Zombies .

[@CoolCakesJack]

Jesus Mikael, tell us your life career story lol.

[@LimpBizkit999]

Great video I love Lars. FTR.. Grand Conjuration is from Ghost Reveries. 💀🤘🏼

[@into_the_void]

Akerfeels

[@SnackAttackO1]

The lick at 11:06. So hard to figure out the notes he is playing. Poor video quality be damned! Why oh why didn't they slow that down? This is killing me.

[@nicholasbonanato9317]

+SnackAttackO1 I looked the tabs on Songsterr. That one seems pretty right to me.

[@christopherbreland9527]

Dude it's just like this! ::plays at full speed:: Its so easy! - Mike, probably.

[@el0j]

actually easy to decipher at 50%

[@KilianDuarteBass]

whose the 1 prick who dislikes this? lol

[@sbgrant]

Please tell me that a lot of successful metal musicians don't rely on non-standard tunings, guitar tone, persistence and business acumen to be successful.

[@dand3937]

sbgrant actually opeth is probably the best example of metal musicians not relying on alternate tunings to be successful being that a good 90-95% of their songs are in standard tuning or just capoing a fret

[@Qliphirot]

sbgrant Another great example is Metallica. They used to play standard tuning (probably until 94) after that, they changed just for half step down. I saw an interview of James Hetfield (classic albums: black album) and he said that he didn't know nothing about music theory and even chord names. And he's one of the most successful metal musicians, besides being the best metal rhythm guitar ever!

[@schpleeb]

sbgrant Ghost Reveries is the only Opeth album that even touches that tuning... everything else they've ever done has been in either standard or Drop D. As Daniel D'Ambrosio said, Mikael is arguably the best example of a metal musician staying within conventional tuning and writing original material.

[@paul1720]

What does that stupid comment even mean? You're saying it's a bad thing to experiment with tunings? Get a clue.

[@cosmopx1855]

​@@dand3937half the blackwater Park and ghost reverties songs are in DADFAe tuning

[@thrash2groove]

'I don't shit about theory' seriously? In the sense I don't know how true that is

[@elie6769]

He doesn't know music theory

[@thrash2groove]

'I don't shit about theory' seriously? In the sense I don't know how true that is