GUITAR with Friends is AWFUL

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

i once tried to jam with my friend (we both play guitar) and it just turned into him showing off all the songs he knows and me sitting there doing nothing. I was like "maybe we could play the same song but different parts?" and he was like "what do you mean? I can play all the parts" and then he played wonderwall

[@levicoffman5146]

Save yourself the trouble and just buy a looper and a drum machine. Or use youtube backing tracks. People suck.

[@abominationdesolation8322]

LOL

[@nokia-gm8gv]

fr

[@StarshipTrooper2050]

@hopupout….he played Wonderwall? I would have sent him home….find another friend…

[@Ilikewomen43]

WUSKAKAKAKA

[@IamNewbo]

This seems fun! Now all I need are friends

[@RedlightBlue]

Just draw them like I do

[@IamNewbo]

@@RedlightBlue That is genius 😮

[@weswheel4834]

tbf, that's a plus. When meeting new friends you can check what instrument they play beforehand and so avoid this problem.

[@NolenBennett]

No it’s awful

[@levicoffman5146]

Save yourself the trouble and just buy a looper and a drum machine. Or use youtube backing tracks. People suck.

[@triledink]

Nah, everyone should be playing electric guitar with heavy distortion while one guy sweep picks while the others just shreds their plectrums trem picking like they're playing black metal. Its music to my ears. Record it all, not with your phone, but with a second hand tape player with built in microphone and you'll probably earn a bunch of money for being original.

[@JS_Guitar09]

It's not complete without either one friend videoing with a phone, without any camera stability at all, or a phone propped up so you can only see one of the guitar players, and then it falls down partway through, so he stops playing to prop it back up

[@BirnieMac1]

I dont think it matter if you record with aa high end microphone or 2000s nokia You’re still getting nothing but mud when it comes to the wall of noise genres

[@phoebea]

You're friends with Paul McCartney and the Monopoly guy!? Sweet!

[@RedlightBlue]

Yeah it’s a weird club

[@Zack-bl2gg]

Damn here I was thinking it was the pringles guy

[@omniphore4913]

Yes and Clinton

[@TheCannoliWithACamera]

More like Pringle guy

[@mastermind-2011]

that is one hella good band

[@mrskelington]

I wanna do this but I don’t understand what you’re talking about. I guess I need to learn guitar first. And then get friends. And then get my friends to learn guitar. Man this is gonna be hard work.

[@Nuss-j4s]

You can look out for guys learning guitar and try to befriend them, try a music school for example to find those people.

[@magicalwafflez5395]

It's possible, I managed to pull it off at work, I managed to convince 3 of my coworkers pick up guitar. Joke's on them, I play keys.

[@TheDollarKing]

he doesnt know what hes talking about either, hes the type to only know a few easy songs and and only basic chord shapes

[@deejay_iso]

Just don’t bother, it’s easier

[@paulgordon6949]

That's kinda what I've been trying to do for the last couple of years

[@12ryudragon]

I had this exact experience a lot of times with my friends when we were kids. Everyone had an electric guitar, so we would get together and try to do something. But we didn't even know what a jam was! So we played the most basic riffs any guitar player knew like smoke on the water, paranoid, iron man, whole lotta love, sweet child o mine....that sort of stuff. It was horrible and we didn't get to anywhere! but I'm quite fond of those memories...

[@NolenBennett]

Cool

[@timmiller1]

Next time remember to have everyone play the same song at the same time

[@OffLeatherWings]

Wow I never Fred Durst and Paul McCartney sitting on the coach together like that, great video yo!

[@leonardoeloi67]

Nice. Now I just need some friends who know how to play.

[@TomaszKalusMusic]

It's also interesting for two guitar players to play with the same strumming pattern and the same chors, but in different positions - one on the open positions, one with the capo. That way they are layered like acoustic guitars in the studio recordings often are.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

Based video. You all can’t play the same instrument, and if you do, you gotta fill up different spaces. Fantastic insight, as I’ve been jamming here and there.

[@JeanBeanStudios]

Heya! I just recently picked my guitar up after a year of receiving it, and your videos are helping a lot! Usually I don’t have the attention span, or other guitar videos pack too much in at once! I really appreciate these videos. Playing actually seems attainable now lol

[@riccardovacca6707]

I’ve jammed many times with beginners and with pros. Just put a capo somewhere so the chords are the same but the feel is different boom done. If no capo either you learn all the possible positions of chords or barre chords the root note and you should be just good. Right hand is the important one so as long as somebody can feel even a bit of rhythm you should be able to guide him/ them. I played Circles by Post Malone at Ostello Bello many times with people who never touched a guitar and after 5 minutes they got the feel of the bass line and we played it good.

[@Kurage_P]

My first time jamming with a friend was my worst experience ever. It was like “hey, do you what key do you wanna play in?” *friend starts aggressively playing Sweet Child Of Mine*

[@ianrickey208]

I'm 59 years old and I love this channel hahah

[@JaredDaws]

These are useful and fun tips for jamming with buddies when you've got one too many guitarists in the group lol

[@LuiDeca]

great job explaining guitar arranging for non-musicians.

[@thegreatboppilini9006]

As you get older you learn to appreciate watching your bro play for you like he’s 10 on guitar hero.

[@Mynoah16]

Wish I was your friend and made songs on a couch with ya. Sounded fun!

[@RedlightBlue]

We’re basically friends at this point. We still have to figure out the couch songs

[@Mynoah16]

@@RedlightBlue My couch sucks, terrible for writing bangers

[@Ciansaunders201]

Wow, I can’t believe you’re friends with Paul McCartney

[@JoeGooseman]

Just like in a real band, its always hard to find the guy who wants to be on percussion! Great vid as always man

[@GuitarSlayer136]

We used to just have everyone who played choose an octave and we'd all play the 4 chords chord progression. there would be a few people who don't play, but once we got going, the game would be to jump in and sing whatever song popped into your head that fit. It sounds daunting, but once a few start singing the entire room joins in. Some of my best memories are being in college dorms with 12 roommates jamming out like this.

[@BitwiseMobile]

Yeah, that's called being in a band :). It's hard. Many think it's easy. People who are good at things make complex things look easy because they are skilled.

[@michaellewis483]

Now that you've got 3 other guitar playing friends you can finally play Freebird!

[@notmanatee2445]

0:51 it actually gives the song depth,but also groove! I gave you a better definition and purpose for bass,hope that helps.

[@F3RD1AN]

I just wanna thank you for your videos! Love the way you explain and love your jokes!

[@tobiassantos4847]

Reality: You ask them the key and they say “What’s a key?” so you just sit in the corner playing percussion

[@dj_longinus]

The Niibori Method of Guitar ensemble is this concept, but with classical guitars and classical music. There are different guitars with different ranges (such as the Contrabass, being like a 6-string bass guitar tuned an octave lower than the regular guitar)

[@cleangoblin2021]

If you have Paul Mccartney like there, you wont have to worry about anything. You'll come up with a global hit on a random Tuesday tea party

[@rotunda_]

I love drumstrumming with the lads

[@elihyland4781]

this video will save friendships and maybe be responsible for cool songs. hell yeah

[@AzuriteCoast]

Lovely video

[@skate19706]

we all got that one percussion friend

[@G-L-O-R-I-A]

But you have famous friends, like the Monopoly man. He's a much better musician than my friends.

[@Simon-1243]

Can you make updated tutorial? Me and my friends are starting a band, and i wanna know how to play good for my role in it :)

[@whatishandle]

i love ur animation

[@RedlightBlue]

I love u

[@Dru-q9d]

I love you to

[@pxeldxd]

less go, vid dropped right as i opened yt

[@felipehenricoomaiorfadevid2715]

Thanks for the tips, Fred Durst

[@theconfounded5269]

Now all I need is some guitar friends!

[@radioheadfan57]

I think bro accidentally got paul mccartney and the pringles guy in his band without knowing it

[@Gigatless]

Bro got Paul McCartney as his friend and has a nerve to teach us guitar

[@Comrade173]

What if you have 5 or, bear with me, even 6 friends?

[@RedlightBlue]

More instruments

[@AndrusPlayGMD]

Here in Argentina is common that in bbqs the members of family bring their instruments and their sing alongside with the others, there are plenty of videos of just normal people that aren't musicians that plays very well in theses hangouts

[@Billkwando]

Joe Satriani's first EP was made entirely on guitar. Just like this, but one guy. Check out Dreaming #11 (the song) or Banana Mango. They're all on disc 1 of Time Machine. And on here, of course.

[@FrenchEclairYall]

thank you so much! I have a question: could you make a video explaining power chords? a lot of videos that I come across only confuse me more.

[@RedlightBlue]

That’s a good idea

[@mattclarke884]

@@RedlightBlue I've watched a few of your videos. You're definitely not a shredder. When are you going to upgrade to Electric?

[@garyt3hsna1l82]

I lost all my friends trying to do this, after learning learning that I was surrounded by people with no rhythm, no musical knowedge of key signatures or chords , didn't possess the dexterity or even the patience to practice I got a blutooth speaker and now I go to parties uninvited and sit alone while people stand around and gawk at the nerd playing hair metal by himself.

[@taylorschomer8022]

We've all been stuck in the neverending socially awkward jam loop. We all know that's not where we want to be

[@ChaseEdits_0916]

Wish I could meet you in real life ur videos are funny and they help a lot thx man

[@philipschlaepfer9866]

I suggest you check out Friday night in San Francisco with John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia and Al Di Meola, probably the greatest guitar trio in history

[@brycemclaren2949]

I might be wrong but the song yall sang sounded like Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis

[@ben-or9yv]

nah we just gonna play wonderwall and karma police fr

[@DeadpoolX9]

Play along no matter what

[@GabzitoMusic]

Fred Durst, Paul McCartney, Bill Clinton and the Pringles man is the supergroup we all needed

[@thatguyoversea]

hi bassist here wondering if i can attend the function; related question, any spray bottles?

[@wingsoficarus1139]

The hardest part is getting the guitar players to show up

[@funwithphobias]

Great video. Brief and effective

[@TheHappyLeperBeaver]

Another cool thing is play the "Conductor" which can be done by a friend that doesn't even play music. At first, everyone plays, then the conductor points, say 2 of the players, and that means everyone has to shut up and now it's a duet. But say, they feel like just being two seems to put too much pressure on them and the music doesnt go anywhere, and it's embarassing. Then, boom : conductor points again at both of them + a third person, that way, it's more comfortable. Every situation can arise, like, there's this one dude that won't shut up ? Just point him alone. You wanted to shine ? Now's your time bud. Entertain us. Maybe the person will actually have interesting things to say, maybe they will understand that the worth of their music is as good as the context everyone happily provided for him even when he was on his ego trip. In that case, why not bring everyone back one by one so that they can gradually express themselves differently. Anything is possible. Picking weird instruments pairs. If there's only guitars, telling people 'play like a bass" or "play like a sitar" or whatever to keep things interesting when you point them. < I really have fantastic memories of workshop in my jazz university about that, especially because it was "improvised music" workshops. I didn't say "jazz" or even "free jazz", I said improvised music. Noise turned into coherence without thinking about chords, melodies or rythm. Extremely freeing individually and can create marvelous collective sounds, even with the people that barely play an instrument. It's not about technique, it's about intention, and technique is a mere catalyst for your intention, not the other way around.

[@zalex9407]

If only guitarists could learn the same thing, but for EQ. Yeah the lead guitar's got all the highs and lows and sound so full, but he's also clogging all frequencies and make everything sound muddy.

[@anthonyfrancisco5325]

I don't even have that many friends (that play guitar) I'm somehow here💀

[@Tomy_Yon]

The video is definitely not awful. 😊

[@TheDeadKingsRaven]

Does cats and a loop pedal count as friends?

[@RedlightBlue]

I sure hope so

[@NickHobart]

Paul's playing bass right-handed this time eh? :)

[@RedlightBlue]

Oh man

[@marindjurkovic155]

..i love you man!

[@RedlightBlue]

😳

[@danielwetzel7777]

It can be pretty terrible. I suggest learning another instrument so they can do whatever they are used to

[@JRam998]

One of my best friends is a guitar player, so i was like you wanna jam? So we did. His guitar was never in tune and he didnt seem to know much theory so it was just me coming up with something cool and then him just playing out of tune notes in the completely wrong key

[@mikester9er]

guitar player....playing out of tune notes in the completely wrong key.

[@SuperFacecloth]

The big problem is that most people only learn to copy other people's musical expressions and they never learn how to make music.

[@theseverelyprofoundguitari866]

Great video

[@ethanisbest2]

acutally very helpful

[@IvancySushi]

you sound like a younger trunks from dragon ball z gg guitar trunks you got my like

[@guitarandotherthings6090]

But if your friends insist on playing yet only know cowboy chords or a minor pentatonic, its gonna be annoying.

[@nokia-gm8gv]

nice

[@bmint]

Me and my pals learn from each other.. My bros play everything.. just like me.. 😂

[@priitriisman5381]

But you didn't have to cuuuuut me oooofff!

[@skipelen]

(Ignore this if you play anything else than Cvu rock and country or just any Cvu genre)

[@canineTM]

bruh i just scrolled through youtube and was like " there is nothing to watch" Oh Redlight blue video, let's click. *sees* "1 minute ago", god sent me here damn

[@RedlightBlue]

It’s meant to be

[@TomMilleyMusic]

I'd also add if there's a bunch of you and you're taking turns soloing...for the love of god back off on your volume when playing rhythm. Even if it's just two people, back off. THIS is actually my biggest pet peeve when it comes to jamming. Your goal with rhythm isn't to stand out, it's to support...stop strumming as hard as humanly possible.

[@jeanines_channel3246]

Yes, I would love to have Adele as my vocals 😂 Also, I want to sit next to Paul.

[@slipy955]

That was some alex g shi. Also, thanks for mentioning piano

[@unknown2190]

Play gipsy jazz, its meant to be played with multiple guitars, one or two people play the rythm part (la pompe) one plays the solo

[@duvan-solis]

I mean... yeah, it works. Bit it doesn't seem like a very interesting or challeging time.

[@logankajfasz1380]

U r p much my guitar teacher at this point, can u do a vid on triads pls?

[@addressapocalypse5968]

The hardest part is finding friends who actually play guitar

[@concerninghobbits5536]

The hardest part of that is finding friends

[@greatbingus]

The Outlaws had 5 guitar players and somehow made it work

[@fins6191]

a good guitarist can jam with another good guitarist, they back and forth and share little looks at eachother so they know when a solo is coming or whos turn it is. one guy plays the basic open or bar chords and the other plays harmonic variations. i played with a dude who knew like all of the top 20 solos flawlessly but couldnt keep up with 3 chord campfire songs, had absolutely no concept of volume and how the group sounded as a whole. technically he was the "best guitarist there" but he was trash, put all of his skill points into flashy nonsense and now cant improvise or even follow basic chord changes.

[@kobiimac5131]

The only other person who I met around my age who plays guitar is the kid in my basic instrumental class who I have genuinely thought about slapping in the face because he says this same exact thing every day how does it feel to not be able to play any songs twitch I respond that he has little to no technical knowledge nor skill and all he does is fancy mimicry I said kid also constantly asked me what the notes on the sheet music we read is every single day

[@itsdavefrommarketing5935]

Guitar 1 lead Guitar 2 rhythm Guitar 3 bass Guitar 4 Sings while drumming

[@Sotang10]

And if i want to muse ?

[@RedlightBlue]

Then friends are distracting

[@marshallr2001]

When is Redlight Blue going to tell us the mystic secrets of how to write progressive metal like Haken and Dream Theater!!!

[@wh8597]

My wife and I have two cats, but when I tell other people, I refer to them as her cats.

[@Shewjei]

This is kinda cool, 100th comment

[@icecreamget]

aye, what about the friend who cant count to 4 and wont stop noodling?

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

But Paul McCartney plays left-handed.

[@bmint]

1:11 don’t clash with the guitarist.. 😂

[@bmint]

I’m the guitarist though 😂

[@Dru-q9d]

Nice Video Very Funny. It Is Good. I Like It. P.s I live in Canada and i play guitar. P.s.s I can speak french. P.s.s.s My favorite song is Despacito.

[@aloysiusdevadander19]

Try this instead: PS , PPS, PPPS. Because PS literally means "postscript" as in a script following the original script.

[@Jimi_hendrix1]

Damm I'm alone

[@syn351]

Take turns soloing, have a good ass time

[@Seriousbear]

Acoustic guitar sucks, I have an electric guitar and a bass at home so it's more fun to play with someone

[@yoosh9034]

Acoustic guitar sucks 🚫 You suck at acoustic guitar 🥳

[@Vubbsss]

I dont have friends. Checkmate.

[@roycowes]

aight

[@caelanholder3765]

I usually just play rhythm

[@marduk69420]

well that really isn't how you do it...