Prep for your Gig - Tips and Secrets From a Pro!

[@TheRiotguitar]

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[@paulrhodesquinn]

Keeping the charts organised where you can find them is so important! I played keys on Kara Grainger’s UK tour a couple of years ago, made charts for everything, then got the call this year from her to play on her 2024 Uk tour and realised I’d filed the charts so well I couldn’t find them! Had to spend a whole day charting over 20 tunes 😬😆. Great advice Shane, you’re a total legend.

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks for watching!

[@TheRiotguitar]

hey guys let me know in the comments how these tips work for you! thx

[@bongo2565]

The charts of Boz Scaggs bring back my memory of his concert that took place in city of Nagoya, Japan in the early 80’s. Perhaps, 82 or 83? It was actually a joint concert at the baseball stadium by Michael McDonald, Joe Walsh and Boz as the main act. Boz had a great support members, Michael Landau, Carlos Vega, Rosemary Butler (as backup singer) and (perhaps) Neil Stubenhaus on bass. Joe.. well.., he seemed to be drunk from the beginning ;) Perhaps, Willie Weeks was on bass.. Robben Ford supporting Michael… I did not know him much at that time other than his name and the album “Standing On The Outside - Robben Ford & The Kazu Matsui Project”. He blasted or almost shredded his solo (in a very good way..) with Michael.. I was a college student and I bought a ticket for the girl I met at “disco” and she did not show up (hahah..) It was a steamy hot summer day. 懐かしいね！

[@TheRiotguitar]

ほんとうに懐かしいですね！ありがとございました！

[@robertpopielaski8154]

Howard Robert's super chops

[@TheRiotguitar]

yep i had that book, worked through it a couple times. Even got to meet Howard once and asked him about it. If you listen to my Riff Raff with Dan Gilbert he talks in detail about it!

[@CalebKingMusic]

I am proud to have in my possession some hand written Shane charts of my songs with illustrations by Doug Belote! Thank you Shane. These videos are a great insight on the Real happenings

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks Caleb! your record sounds great by the way- happy to have been a part of it!

[@Hetti-g2c]

Tips are so good even though I sing/piano not the guitar but can apply this info. Organizing, structure, focus … so important as other advice. Thank you. Another great video.

[@TheRiotguitar]

so true! thx for watching

[@roberttaylor505]

Great advice. Always loved Howard Roberts old articles in Guitar Player 🙏

[@TheRiotguitar]

me too! I even got to go t a masterclass with hin once when I was at GIT

[@highstreetjackmusic]

Man, I love your channel. I like how get right to the meat of it without a bunch of nonsense. Thanks for the videos!

[@TheRiotguitar]

i try- thanks for watching!

[@dwstoeckel4740]

As a complete amateur/ beginner/intermediate player... that just plays for fun in my little home studio. I totally agree w the timeframe advice.. if I’m trying to learn something I do 30 mins before I go to my job.. then I do another 30 after work... the shorter split session work really well.. even better if you can do 10-15 mins at lunch... something about shorter sessions more times a day is huge...

[@TheRiotguitar]

it amazing how effective it is yes

[@A-Jay.]

Thank you so much for this Shane - I have a gig, a week from this Friday; 35 songs. I’m going to use the one hour timer thing - I really see that being helpful, even at my ‘club gig’ level. Thanks again.

[@TheRiotguitar]

good luck! I'm sure it will help you out

[@rwest8905]

Never heard of the Pomodoro timer, but the concept is something that makes perfect sense. And not just for learning songs. I’m turning 72 in a week, but never too old to learn something new. Great, useful content! Thanks!

[@williamdevlin366]

I definitely know you from Daryls’ house: Fripp!!! Excellent stuff! Thank you for this!!! Great information!!!

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks for watching!

[@erik2446]

Will be trying Pomodoro! Thank you! 🔥

[@fgmmusic]

Great tips, and presented well and efficiently. I’ll be pulling out the timer!

[@tubytele]

Fantastic Shane! Real world experience here everyone. Pay attention. ☺

[@danthegeetarman]

Great stuff! Would love to see a video on how to start practicing charting progressions. I’ve been wanting to practice transcribing progressions, but it’s hard hearing some of the harder changes other than the standard 1 4 5 etc

[@CRP2426]

Some advice on how you make your charts. How do you organize the material. What's most important. How you write your chords & progressions. Fx settings.etc. Thanks!

[@tperki2322]

Thanks Shane. Great tips... yeah, the music comes first, organize, then do the gear.

[@jimstrat]

Excellent, I do something similar, I create Songlists on Amazon Music (sometimes use Spotify) and duplicate those with the Chords on Ultimate Guitar, hit the Play button and off we go and like you I've kept every chart and the church group I lead has a filing cabinet full of them. Thanks Shane!!

[@NsikaSimelane]

oh, man. thank you. now i understand why i was starting from the beginning everytime

[@fxbrown8921]

Thanks Shane! Always very helpful, I’ll definitely go for the pomodoro cycle

[@charlesvachon5838]

Wow ...I like this ...thanks for sharing ...yeah King Crimson he looks like he is a perfectionist ...you are a very cool in that session.

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks for watching!

[@DaHill1998]

So great of you to give a roadmap for what it takes to be a pro - serious about the work. Nice to see. Thanks.

[@TheRiotguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jojacool]

Super advice !! Cool . ( love that "I'm not Fine " groove )

[@chadgaliano330]

Great stuff! There's no other guitar/music channel or there filling this niche. Maybe Beato. I'd love to see you interviewed on his channel. You're not doing fluff quirky stuff for likes, but just serious interesting information. I think this will be super successful!

[@bruceripepi867]

Shane, thanks this is really helpful. Every time I watch Live From DH I think how great it must be to play with such versatile musicians. Thanks again for sharing.

[@TheRiotguitar]

Great to hear!

[@MikeWard70]

The font on your charts is, if memory serves, the exact font used by GIT in their charts/lessons! Took me back to 1989, walking down Hollywood Blvd going to class with my buddies. LOL. Funny how a song, or in this case a font on a song chart takes you back!! Thanks for sharing your method. I do something pretty similar.

[@TheRiotguitar]

it was probably all done by the same company back then- a lot of the old 80's lead sheets have "Judy Green Music" on there. Copied by hand. Lost art!

[@Scott__C]

Thanks, Shane, the 20 minute hyper focus rehearsal is a great tip. So many of us will sit and then the text or email goes and then you're there 3 hours and actually do about 10-20 minutes of real working on things. When you're using a chart for onstage reference, would an iPad be acceptable on the gigs you use charts? That way you don't have piles of paper to sort out, or once you have your setlist is it in a binder?

[@desipelletier2981]

Great tips shane thanks so much.

[@whamarama]

Great advice. I'm going to start using time blocks straight away.

[@4realgal101]

Another superb video! Always very informative and interesting. You make learning easy and fun⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️✨⭐️

[@dacajo1]

Well done buddy!

[@GmanMusicProductions]

Shane, I'm so glad you've created this channel. Your insights and talent is what makes KZbin great! Keep it up Brother!!

[@TheRiotguitar]

I appreciate that!

[@Dynamofoe]

Legend! Thanks for the insight 😊🙏🏽 would love to see some livestream

[@gbarge4]

Hey, Shane. This was fascinating and flipped a couple of switches. What stood out to me was the several mentions of how the brain works, especially the pomodoro technique. I used to use something extremely close to that in my past professional life, so got excited when you described how you use it. It makes me think your foundational piece of gear is your brain and understanding how to use it best is your cornerstone. Couldn't agree more. Thanks for all these.

[@TheRiotguitar]

well said! thanks for watching

[@myleskennedy6889]

Just discovered your channel. Thanks so much for sharing these videos with us. Full of useful information and insights. Love your playing.

[@TheRiotguitar]

Awesome! Thank you

[@andrebadeaux2756]

Great tips! Love the channel.

[@TheOrchardParkBand]

Very helpful Shane! Never thought of using logic and i love the 20 min idea with a timer. itunes but switched to spotify since most songs are there. The downside is i don’t have the mp3. I also sometimes use a software called capo to slow things down. My issue is organizing the charts. Seems like paper everywhere and hard to find an old one. Thank you..

[@TheRiotguitar]

yeah those charts pile up haha. I don't have spotify, i have never even used it. I'm old school I guess :)

[@WakadooPlaypen]

How could I not Subscibe to you!? Nice stuff Shane. Would love to have most of those charts haha.

[@puremusic68]

thnx really like it great thinking and useful info. great player. great feeling in your playing you stimulate me to learn and grow and love music

[@TheRiotguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Cant wait to see u with oz bro!

[@TheRiotguitar]

unfortunately we had to reschedule that .....

[@chrislestermusic]

Thank you for doing this.

[@TheRiotguitar]

thx for watching

[@MrAdam473]

Excellent advice and tips 👍🏼

[@stanko242]

Very insightful, thanks so much for sharing

[@TheRiotguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcusmagellan]

Solid tips Yeah! You are a pro for sure.

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks!

[@rodvella-iq4so]

Fantastic - thanks, Shane!

[@Fastlane05]

Fantastic advise!

[@jodyinalaska1]

Awesome video! Very helpful for song prep! Memorization is the hardest part for me.

[@TheRiotguitar]

It really is!

[@richprincipe749]

This is pure gold!!! Thanks Shane!

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks!

[@davidsummerville351]

Good info, thanks.

[@elizabethdunn1668]

How interesting to hear about your thought process and methodology for organizing a project or gig. Then, the organization of your charts and notation for future reference! Have you done this from the beginning, or has ie evolved?

[@TheRiotguitar]

it's def evolved but after working in so many situations and artists I have my ways- been working this method like this for years now

[@jimmyc5498]

Nice job good channel

[@TheRiotguitar]

thanks for watching!

[@owendoconnor]

Step 2 - so true. Gear last

[@billhaines9991]

Shane, excellent video and advice . . . by the way, what issue of Guitar Player was your article in? Thanks for a great videos and tips!

[@TheRiotguitar]

i've actually featured been in GP a few times for can't remember which ones but I know Billy Gibbons was on the cover probably early 2000's.....then i did probably 4-5 lessons for them. I'll have to do some research on that!

[@redhouseoy]

Shane thanks for the tips, I’m interested in how you approach remembering the structure of each song, including chord structures and relationships, key changes, timing changes, dynamic changes and break outs. Is there a particular method you use or do you rely on your extensive experience developed over the years.

[@TheRiotguitar]

Great suggestion!

[@ronrumsey3205]

Pre-Pro-Duction... Cannot be stressed enough. Prepare before hand so you can enjoy the gig!

[@kjm8509]

Hey Shane ! Good stuff. Love to hear how you met Darryl and what it was like doing that first LFDH. Thanks.

[@TheRiotguitar]

ok i'll keep that in mind! Some of that is on my video about Billy Gibbons

[@ArloTarr]

Thanks for this Shane! I need to use the timer🤘Curious if you track guitars in your home studio and what preamps you like to use?

[@TheRiotguitar]

yes I do a lot. I have API's i like the most for electric guitars and also Neve for bass and acoustics.

[@jerrywilson4371]

Hey Shane are you gonna be part of that gig with Guthrie and Bukovac in New York?

[@TheRiotguitar]

just me and Oz

[@bramhallfan]

Where you get dat purple chair????

[@TheRiotguitar]

haha

[@shawnmcvey7789]

Amateur tip: If you can dance to it and sing a long you're on the right track. You don't have to be dancing or singing particularly well... it's more an easy way to test your familiarity 😂

[@lancejaynes9486]

Man…..couldn’t agree more…organize and prepare. The gear falls in place as you’re shedding.