Randy Rhoads: learn to play like Randy

[@jackboulter4866]

Whoever was a student of the great Randy Rhoads, is one lucky person.

[@quinetastic]

Yes! *Joe Satriani* was also a guitar teacher 🎸

[@matthazelby506]

​@@quinetasticnot in the same league.😏

[@Nickk81]

Seriously

[@AchillesWrath1]

@@matthazelby506 I don't know about that. Several of his students went on to have successful music careers. Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Alex Skolnick from Testament, Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde from Primus, Andy Timmons, Rick Hunoldt formerly played for Exodus, Kevin Cadogan Third Eye Blind, Charlie Hunter I'd say Joe was the one of the greatest guitar teachers of all time. I like both as guitar players but prefer Randy Rhoads style more. Joe's early stuff was pretty damn amazing. I don't really like much of his newer music over the last 30 years though

[@johnhill762]

@@AchillesWrath1Imo, it’s not even about style. Randy was just a more talented, special guitarist and musician than Joe will ever be. The way he played was unique. He had a special way of bending, of how he built dynamics throughout a musical phrase, how he articulated certain notes was almost like he was playing a violin. Very few guitar players play with that kind of nuance. And musically, he was beyond talented. In terms of composition, he very sophisticated and out of the box. He brought in complex harmony from jazz and classical music (secondary dominants and diminished chords). He also experimentally fused metal and classical into a new whole. Imo, Hendrix is the only other guitarist with Randy’s innovative sense of musical creativity. They were building new things from smaller parts that already existed around them. (Hendrix took psychedelic, funk, soul, r&b, blues, and rock and fused that into the Hendrix experience. Randy took classical guitar, baroque, rock, metal, blues, and jazz and turned that into the Blizzard of Ozz.) Randy, like Hendrix, was a first rate musician with an extremely high level of musicianship.

[@tambor76]

This gentleman strikes me as the type who enjoys smoking a hearty bowl on a daily basis.

[@katherineinaction3155]

tambor76 no...he used to be in depeche mode

[@JayT851]

This dude is a great player. Stop the hate.

[@davidmacleod9313]

I’ve been reading the comments and come across nothing but admiration and gratefulness…where’s the hate that needs stopping?

[@davidmacleod9313]

Ah…I read further and came across some amateur comedians. Lol Hopeless, right?

[@gc4917]

"Learn How to play like Randy" Step 1: you fucking can't. Step 2:give up Step 3:cry in a corner

[@marktwain7593]

Speak for yourself I'm learning.

[@ShadowMosses]

you forgot 4 try again lol

[@MetalandHotRods]

awesome

[@johnchristie4899]

If I can play like yngwie malmsteen this should be a breez #determined

[@Rusthawk21]

Gregorio Calderoni this is absolutely my favorite comment

[@ubda1]

One of the best lessons I've had,ever!Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Peace to you Brother.

[@troymyers7411]

You can't learn to play like him he was the best.

[@cfx5000]

You're obviously very skilled but you forget the most important thing about Randy. His sound effects. I've been listening to rock for almost 40 years and I still have not heard anyone even come close to creating the effects that he did on guitar. No one.

[@jfo3000]

It's almost like a tight fuzz. Lots of tight, controlled noise. I'm onto experimenting with fuzz pedals along with other boosters and tighteners to get a decent approximation of his sound.

[@davidmacleod9313]

I think it’s a very tight slap back reverb.

[@daves_not_here_mannn]

​@@jfo3000mxr distortion plus into a marshall with an eq is what he used

[@Nickk81]

@@jfo3000true

[@jasonlewis5350]

Don’t forget the Mxr super chorus live. In the studio he doubled everything.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

his stuff simply don't get old, a true master.

[@WindBendsSteel]

How to play like Andy Aledort playing like Randy Rhoads, haha.

[@scottthoburn612]

Hey Thales, you got that" Smoke on the Water" nailed yet?

[@xaviermurphy9797]

Scott Thoburn nah man too hard.

[@moodyvoodoo8290]

Great lesson, it reminded me of years past learning Randy's style. Many things you went over woke up things I had forgotten. Thanks for the well done lesson even a veteran guitar player can learn from. 🤘🎸🎶🎵🎶

[@gtiman67]

this guy is taking the time to show you techniques SLOW 🐌 and fast 🐇 which I like. Some say they are teaching you and just show off by playing like a madmen never showing how they even did it? long live the Phrygian mode in ROCK 🎸 and bless and long LIVE the GREAT Randy Rhoads🤘👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@RobertJ890]

How many bong rips did you take before this video? Ha

[@kaceyjones295]

dude you Rock for showing us that. Kindest Regards KC

[@tomhock4083]

Your hot

[@pbgrapejay1]

Excellent lesson. I've been playing 30 years and I found this most help full. I practiced a little bit of your lesson and liked the feel of this triplet pattern.

[@PhilFeedback]

Great lesson video!

[@frederickkramer6417]

Wow! Very impressive. Thank you so much for this. I've been playing 30+ years. This video has opened up my mind quite a bit. It has really helped me to transition the pentatonic more laterally up and down the neck rather than being stuck in one position. I have seen it probably a thousand times before, but it has never been so clearly explained as you have exhibited it here, at least for me. Something just clicked for me with your video in my long journey of progress. Of course, in my 30+ years I have found many tricks for moving laterally, but not near as efficient as the methods you have shown here. The true beauty of Randy's playing was his efficiency. They way he could make his extreme complexity of sound with efficient and simplistic movements. As one of my instructors stated, "He never hit a bad note."

[@WorldvsTruth]

Great, full tone sir. Not a single extraneous note in the lot. All these years later, your lesson is still appreciated. Have a blessed day. 🙏😊

[@drlarcey]

Very humble patient delivery This guy knows his theory 110%.

[@richardyoung4405]

Tone, yes. Incendiary, like his rig is about to blow up. And not forgetting RR's sense of rythem and space. My favourite rock guiter player hands down...

[@taradead]

old school techniques...but, when done well, still very relevant (mind blowing when done by RR)

[@jfo3000]

Yes. Most of RR's techniques were around before him. His personal touch and clarity of articulation, with raging distortion made him special. Some of his melodic sequences were unique, and difficult to get under the fingers because they were all his own.

[@flyinbryan1619]

for some reason, I guess because of where im at as far as my skill level, I found this to be the most helpful lesson to me that ive found on the internet. I was already doing the triplet descending minor pentatonic scales. its pretty much the staple to the fast part of my solos, but now being able to start working on the triplet ascending pentatonic is going to balaqnce out what im doing. thanks brosef.

[@bethisreal503]

Thank you for this. I think of Randy often.May you live to be 150. Do not take this down. Thanks again.

[@jamesmarcin4787]

All this is back in print in the new July issue of Guitar World for those who missed the issue years ago 😁

[@colecrawford9505]

Wow I knew Chong played guitar but I didn't know he could shred!

[@terrysteven3528]

Johnny Fever

[@gatcha_uwu879]

Thanks for taking the time to record and post this. Takes a great player and person to share their knowledge!

[@blakesharette26]

helpful tip: to slow down the faster parts, hold spacebar for slo-mo ;)

[@blakesharette26]

***** whoa... never noticed that... awesome!!

[@frederickkramer6417]

Trills & mordents were a RR staple. His half-step trills were great. I may be wrong about this, but it feels like Randy used these trills & mordents to hit more (on-key) notes within his solo bursts. The mordents are particularly interesting to me because of the use of the root, then high-low or a variation(s), then back to the root. This technique locks the tonal center while introducing a vast array of tonal variations. Mordents are a classical music technique as you said. I have never even heard the term mordent, but the way you explain it, I think I get it now. Not to detract from RR, but can you offer any info or videos on Lukather, who is underrated in my opinion. His solos were amazing. Most were short, but to the point. He offered an incredible amount of feeling within a limited amount of air-time.

[@cesartamaca-xm2ed]

Hi may I know where to get a copy of transcription of this video. It’s not available anywhere. Anyone please share the pdf booklet. Thanks

[@rexmasters1541]

This guy knows nothing about Randy or how he played. Apply to the Berklee school of music and you can learn from material that Randy wrote himself. I did my Masters Thesis on Randy at Berklee.

[@juansentinel]

Great stuff bro. Enjoyed it. Thanks

[@christopherdavis63]

Anyone looking for tabs,u can find the entire section from guitar world on scribed in the document section,if u dont have a membership u can still download three documents a month for free,its the one that is 23pages i believe,awesome practice lessons on there,basically if not exactly tabs for this video,Just remember to not get discouraged when trying to learn how to play like someone that was on a level that is unabtanable to us mere mortals,RIP Randy Rhoades,never be forgotten

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

Great video. Thanks. Subbed.

[@DonTeriyaki]

On figure three what are the tabs I know I suck but I'm on my phone in class watch and I can't figure them out

[@reneemeansecho]

dont ever say you suck. are you kidding me. you play and you want to learn. your awesome

[@TimothyWEmbry]

Sorry im getting this in a delay between fingers and sound

[@thawkman8]

i have the same strap as him

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

This is a great lesson. Thanks so much. ❤

[@davidrichter9164]

Play like Randy? No, only Randy could play like Randy. Like the old saying goes;" Often imitated but never equalled."

[@jakeroach746]

great vid

[@reneemeansecho]

Lets all of here ask ourselves WHY we play guitar . Then ask yourselves WHY do I cut others down ? I know this though it may be the fact of all musical experiences with others , it is shared, and enjoyed, it isnt a competition, it isnt a contest, and Randy Rhoads would encourage players that wanted to learn orif they begining , I dont get why guitar players are so quick to judge and cut down others that are not as seasoned . This isnt what music was mean for, Yeah when a professional is learned they perform but even they would help another guitarist NOTON STAGE of course but any student to be better not make them feel like what they have learned or is priacticing so far is pathetic, So if anyone here is a real good player or anywhere they are more apt to help then to cut down, except for me Im average but i always think encouragement is the best thing for anyone learning and want to learn. Music is a gift. be the vessel not the viking.

[@reneemeansecho]

Im just going to say this. to add to this insightful instructional video, very cool by the way those of you whom love Randy Rhoads , from his lesson videos when he taught and was alive I beleive on Lesson 4 Randy says to his student " Learning is gradual , the more you play the more you learn " I actualy found that to be very motiviating expecialy when some guitar theroy does get a bit overwelming to learn, Have a great day everyone.

[@johnchristie4899]

Litteraly just spent today mapping out on papper extended aeolian & leoaeolian an pentatonic extensions and practicing sequence s now thanks to this I know even more ways to practice them! Thanks

[@billdauterive2374]

It might sound boring but a metronome will help soooooo much with speed. Start off slow and don't change speeds til you're comfortable with the speed you were on.

[@dwill1970]

Andy the legend👍

[@VinceJDII]

Anyone know where I can find a pdf for these examples? Looks like its out of print.

[@alfredpartington5300]

U can never play like him. He was one of a kind. U can have the best equipment and come close but u can never sound exactly the same.

[@eitanlion]

u rocks man but u playin so fuckin' fast that it's almost impossible to starter like me(2 yrs) to uderstand what u do :-)

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

Thank you, sir. This will come in handy for world domination 😎

[@plinkleton]

you sure you got a big enough fuzz box on your banjo yet, mister ? where can i get awesome barbed wire poster ?

[@Nickk81]

The greatest

[@chrisshaw1964]

God I suck

[@timothyjerry2455]

Andy is great! Didn’t realize this was his video.

[@SamBarvels]

This a great video. Im gonna keep Randy Rhoads style of playing and keep doing wat he was born to do!!!! :) Thanks for uploading this video.

[@scottashe984]

Thanks Randy Aledort..

[@image30p]

❤️

[@vinimachadogt]

16:10

[@brysonz]

This is gold! Thanks for sharing

[@Topstone1]

thanks for the tips... btw, the ornament you're describing near the very end is a "turn", not a mordent. A mordent involves the principal note, the neighboring note below, then back to the main note again.

[@scottashe984]

My wife calls it philandering when I do it. I prefer calling it a turn. I'm like a jukebox, everybody gets a turn.

[@billdauterive2374]

Does the sharingan help you learn riff instantly?

[@chrismcdaniel475]

I need more lessons from this guy.

[@drlarcey]

Thanks

[@BadGuitarist1]

Thanks for uploading.

[@billdauterive2374]

riffs*

[@6672rock]

For some reason, the faster I play a triplet pattern on the minor pentatonic scale, I find it easier and more fluid-sounding when descending as opposed to ascending. That's not true of every scale I play though.

[@oris81]

me too..

[@mojo321100]

very common problem. You need to practice the ascending parts ONLY to get them evened out. You will find that a slight change in the angle of the leading edge of the pick, along with a couple days of practicing ONLY the ascending parts, will even you out. When you practice the parts that you are good at, you make it harder on yourself to break the habit and adjust your pick attack for the parts you are having trouble with. Hope that makes sense.

[@oris81]

mojo321100 I'll try it...thanx

[@Life-Row-Toll]

Heavy!

[@cyclonoid485]

so I'm confused about modes... isn't a mode just a extension to play on any given scale?

[@atteljas]

Cyclonoid sort of. Modes are on major scale starting on a different note. Say g major (g,a, b, c, d, e, ,f# ) and next mode dorian is (a, b, c, d, e, f#) its same notes as in g major but the intervals between the notes are different as g major is a major scale and a dorian is minor scale. Little googling will help you as this was just a scratch.

[@jfo3000]

Parallel modes are what you want to know. It doesn't matter what note you start or end a scale on, it's the note droning, or progression playing in the background while you play...PARALLEL MODES! For example, play a C major scale over an A minor chord. It will work! C major scale equals A minor scale. A minor is also known as A Aeolean mode. C major scale over E major chord is C Phygian mode. C major scale over D minor chord is a D Dorian mode. Listen to how the C major scale takes on exotic (modal) sounds over the different chords. Now to backtrack, another name for C major scale is C Ionian mode. I explained 4 of the 7 modes here. Now you can figure out what chords to play C Ionian over to create the remaining three parallel modes. These modes are Lydian, Mixolydian and Locrian.

[@nuithaditrahoorkhuit6229]

Great video,thanks!!!

[@tomslick1650]

awesome

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hi can anyone tell me what model Jackson Guitar is that?

[@joeychrissy888]

+Angel Martinez Jackson RR

[@MetalandHotRods]

looks like an RR5 Japanese made

[@williampatini855]

what is the intro ? it's fantastic!

[@dobiedub1]

Ozzy - Flying High Again, off Diary of a Madman. Classic.

[@Aries_Reign]

Your hands are like beyond small....

[@autizmo2963]

+NigelTufnel67 Randy was just small all around

[@marklenarc]

Nice video but I'm just curious if you know that Randy actually used these drills from interviewing one of his students or someone else from Musonia. I'm sure that he was formally trained but not sure the depth of training below college level music classes. I'm familiar with these scales and modes with the triplet and quadruplet drills from a basic Jazz Improvisation class. Makes me want to start practicing them again!

[@AntonioSancioPanza-cv4un]

You light years away from Randy. You don't even get close to him

[@acrocks6893]

Bro you trying to be a teacher you can't even play man

[@EldongDaddyvic]

Thing is, he plays sloppy as hell. He's pretty bad.

[@dobiedub1]

You're talking about Andy, right?

[@EldongDaddyvic]

dobiedub1 Yea if that's the dude who's making the tutorial

[@dobiedub1]

He's helped me tremendously over the years. I preferred my DVD Randy Rhoads Phrase by Phrase by Guitar Method a lot more on this specific topic, but Andy's still great.

[@cfx5000]

***** Are you two idiots talking about Randy or the dude in the video?

[@JayT851]

You are a idiot. He is great

[@mikestroud9969]

This guy giving instruction, I bought some guitar books from him years ago. Lead guitar etc. Good video 😎👍🎸🎸✌️. George Lynch showed Randy some stuff 👍💯🎸

[@mikestroud9969]

@@Red-mp3to wrong wrong wrong. 👍💯

[@cardo_theonly]

​@@Red-mp3to I'm sorry to break it to you, but George Lynch taught Randy the tapping part at the end of the Flying High Again solo

[@danwilliams1497]

Kinda sloppy playing

[@AB-80X]

Kinda??? Incredibly sloppy, it sounds terrible. Way too fast for the abilities.

[@shakebabyhitler]

I have the dvd this was lifted from, Highly recommend it to any fan of Randy or anybody starting out. This is a great way to build an understanding of scales and modes in multiple positions, cyclical patterns and a bunch of great techniques to create a framework for your own style.

[@corito6965]

I'm trying to find the tablature for this lesson. Where did you get the dvd? Was it from a Guitar World issue? If so, which year & month. Thanks!

[@shakebabyhitler]

@@corito6965 I'm pretty sure it's a dvd produced by Guitar World.

[@christopherdavis63]

U can find the tabs (a section out of guitar world I believe,in scribt and other apps like that,

[@christopherdavis63]

If u have sri​bed u can find a excerpt from guitar world in the document section if u search Randy Rhoades,it is like 23 pages and covers alit of scales and scale runs and sequences he used to practice with@@corito6965

[@shakebabyhitler]

@@corito6965 The dvd includes printable tabs for everything.

[@shutupandmakemeasandwich6991]

You said Randy was a guitar teacher for a long time. He died at 25. With all due respect....................

[@syklonight]

I do know that He was a guitar teacher in Musonia His mother's school and that was the only job he ever had besides Guitar player and he was the highest paid guitar teacher In the area Before he quit to join Ozzy and he had over 70 students at 1 time... When he went to audition for Ozzy he didn't get there till 1:00 in the morning because he was still teaching that night...Little known fact when he joined Ozzy George Lynch who was supposed to get the gig ended up taking his job over and over half the students quit (he said it was because it was mostly girls and he wasn't as good looking as Randy lol) Later on when he was touring he would seek out local instructors to come Is to his hotel room and teach him (mostly classical) Sometimes he would know more than them so he would End up teaching them and pay them anyway... When he and Ozzie were Walking somewhere, if someone stopped him and asked Him a question he would stop everything sit down right there and teach him And give them a lesson... You would also do some posiums and you couldn't hear part of one on KZbin somewhere where where hes actually answering any questions the kids had about mostly his music music and he would Not hesitate to explain his techniques his tricks his shortcuts everything... Oh yeah when he started learning how to play guitar he was taking lessons from his mother's resident guitar instructor after a few years the guy came to her To tell her that he was not going to be teaching Randy anymore because he told because he taught him everything he knew and he admitted that for the last couple months Her son had been teaching Him...So he taught from a couple years after he started playing as a child to right-up till when he died at 25 he was the consummate guitar instructor...