Rhythm with Konnakol - Mattias Eklundh Guitar Lesson

[@aerohit]

I am from India and was searching for a tutorial on Konnakol. It's so amusing for me, being an Indian, learning an Indian system, from a "Westerner" applying the skills to heavy metal, a genre that is as different from any Indian music and philosophy as anything could be. Thanks for the lesson :).

[@hj2479]

Metal and rock have used Indian music theory combined with modern engineering quite commonly. It makes sense considering that Indian culture, religion, and classical music integrated into rock were all big in the time when this music was at it's peak.

[@mir.9805]

There are alot of things to learn from konnakol!

[@IAMSEYMOURMUSIC]

konnakol is amazing, there's so much to learn from it

[@luvyesmusici4886]

He’s from Sweden .

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

His half squats endurance is off the charts

[@carterfest]

Invisible Chair available only at IKEA.

[@GrooveDuude]

😂

[@greham]

Dis glutes.

[@VikCain]

WAAAH AHA! , oh dude! 🤣

[@ZetroDrummer]

Hahahahahahahaa

[@ShemFaith]

Matthias is one of the world's most unique guitar players. Non can cover his guitar solos. Period. His ideas are very crazy but takes you to a whole new level. I totally appreciate and honor his inclination towards ancient Indian rythmn patterns. Hi from Sikkim, India. 🙋‍♂🙏🤘✌

[@furkanber]

Turn on auto-generated English subtitles, sit back and wait for Konnakol parts...

[@jansedayao5067]

underrated comment award

[@bharat2580]

hahha

[@klasewiberg]

Haha, I’m laughing so hard I almost choked

[@fernandorendon8618]

dude i'm laughing so hard it's fucking stupid

[@indrajeet5000]

target tacky tada

[@username89012]

i love, literally, everything about this video and this man.

[@kyletammy5911]

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[@vintagerealityvr]

I feel that

[@IdontFuckingKnow9]

Ikr Mattias is so awesome

[@kenster5115]

Where has he been all my life

[@EpicJonT]

Metal Soooound!

[@JasonMcNamara]

Holy crap. What an amazing lesson. I love how Mattias is so unafraid. As great as the lesson was, his pure spirit to simply be who he is & to get his point across so well AND to be so fun at the same time is wonderful. Brilliant beyond brilliant. Cheers, Jason from Ishibashi Music in Tokyo, Japan.

[@Mordred478]

Thank you for teaching me the name Konnakol. A hundred years ago I saw John McLaughlin, with someone else and Trilok Gertu, who sat on the floor playing tabla and various percussion. At one point in the show, all three musicians broke into this long and highly rhythmic "song" consisting of the spoken percussive sounds Mattias demonstrated above. Trilok was clearly leading it, and it was also clearly being improvised. It was fun and fascinating to watch, and now I know what it was.

[@OscarBrashMusic]

I saw the same video when I was a Kid, my dad used to listen John Mclaughlin, and today was looking for some information about it :) Nice to know Tyrion Lannister has good musical taste.

[@billyr1]

Wow you must be really old.

[@xthexadvantagex]

I never knew what it was called either. My band director showed me that amazing bela fleck video with all the amazing players and they had a konikol guy on there who’s probably very well known

[@Mordred478]

@@billyr1 I resemble that remark.

[@HaydnMowbray]

I saw the same tour and was amazed by it too, Here's a clip from that tour of them doing it kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5aYZ4WqgZenndk

[@ErikMontenegro92]

So this is Meshuggah briefly explained

[@freak1310c]

that was freak kitchen briefly explained

[@k3rockstar]

Duuude that's funny

[@mesinbubut]

Yesss Meshuggah lesson

[@Metalcorable]

@F. Sion meshuggah isn't light years away from rhythms like 3:52 ... that's what they use ... it's pretty difficult

[@Ragnarockalypse]

@F. Sion Meshuggah use some of these basics with great results. The groove at 2:31 can be heard on Swarm, Demiurge, Clockworks, partly in Sane and maybe a few others.

[@rbagel55]

This really helped me out with the odd time signitatures You are a great teacher Mattias, much respect.

[@RubenTura]

He's totally mad and so fun. And his lessons are so useful! Absolutely one of the best things on this channel.

[@luissanabria5861]

Ok class. For those of us just starting out it’s One and two and threeeeee and fouuuuurr. Love this guys talent and the time he spent enlightening us to the music of Indian culture!!!

[@LukeCannotSkate]

doing a steady kick plus that guitar rhythm while saying tatikenatu is already like 2000 miles out of my comfort zone

[@metalheadblues]

Freaky!

[@rahardyanaldi]

You're now half Indian sir 🤘

[@sylvesterwarbringer8397]

Just because you play foreign music doesnt make you foreigner lol

[@dannykstick]

@@sylvesterwarbringer8397 stfu. If he says he is then he is.

[@SeriousGamer753]

2:37 Sounds like the Windows error message remix hahahahaha

[@ID1visor]

My exact thoughts :D

[@MoranasCurse888]

SeriousGamer753 Slowly dying on the inside lol Didn't realize that until I saw your comment lol

[@alvaroaldana1615]

SeriousGamer753 jajajajjajajjajajajjaja yeeeesss

[@doyle2089]

i looked for this comment after hearing it!

[@NeonblueIndustries]

I wish I had you for a music teacher when I was at school Mattias. You rock!

[@hey_ashy]

I love how he is using Indian rhythms to count the time signatures.

[@xerxesgoesbrr]

💪💪💖🔥

[@dealerbinq]

1:59 "if you are a heavy metal musician like me" plays clean chord. I lost it

[@AleArzMusic]

You, Sir, are a true GENIUS! This is one of the best tempo guide I,ve ever seen. Thank you so so much

[@brunofelixmusic]

I've wanted to learn those crazy Indian rhythms for so long. Thanks!

[@klauswhitedreamer]

Fascinating lesson, full of humour, be blessed !

[@nazmawahab1907]

Makes me proud to have such an amazing musical arsenal and such an amazing guitarist providing a metal interpretation.

[@pongop]

Yes! Indian music and rhythm for the win! If you use konnakol/bol and apply this to drums or other instruments, you can practice your instrument with just your voice and when away from your instrument.

[@huynhngocnamgiang]

one of the best lessons i've ever seen so far, so far! Thank you SIR!!!

[@saidoterodiseno]

1:59 "If you're a heavy metal musician like me" **Plays nice Bm clean chord**

[@balbino4]

Very very very very good! Thank you very much!

[@musicoffcommunity]

Happy that you liked it mate!! 🔥

[@Mr.Goldbar]

I'm learning this in one of my college courses! Glad to see this fascinating system being used on guitar and in the context of metal :)

[@gianz73]

Musica + umanità = Fantastico!

[@jonajon91]

I found out about Konnakol last night, very impressive stuff, I've always tackled rhythm in a similar way breaking everything down into twos and threes and using 'ja ga da' or 'ba ga da' for threes and 'da ga' for twos. Because you use a different part of the mouth for each sound you can bounce between different rhythms really easily.

[@IshvaraIsOne]

LIKE A BOSS!! thank you for this short extremely educative lesson!!

[@AlexiKaruna]

This vid really helps, after getting some of the basics of konakol from around youtube, watching a practical application is really helpful.

[@FernandezCycles]

I’ve never felt so musically illiterate

[@CTGMoreira]

Can't thank you enough. This video helped me to overcome a big limitation as a player! Thanx!

[@e.g.systems6146]

I really like the idea of playing "odd" signatures, but I think I may need to watch this 100 times before I truly get it. The other thing is that, around 5:30 when doing 5/4 your face looked like you were having a quiet stroke :O) Love the ideas, love that guitar, and love your generousity for teaching us all of this!

[@ewanmcrae3541]

I freakin' love the use of syncopation by Mattias. Soooo heavy and headbangable!

[@bustedfender]

Dude, metal is not my thing. This was fascinating, well explained and really enjoyable. Thanks man 🤘😷🤘

[@Danandrea737]

Interessantissimo! :D Approfondirò l'argomento! Grazie Mattias :D

[@dreamweaver1873]

you my friend is what the world needs more of ! loved it!

[@RiquezaEmGotas]

I do not like math metal but this guy knows much more than the average musician and probably is able to play anything.

[@derrik-bosse]

This is the single most helpful video I've seen so far on the subject

[@64rdilla]

I love his concept of latin american music 5:08

[@headkickko609]

well I guess it will be easier for me to set myself on fire...

[@Sandemose]

Just go.

[@440vocalizaciones3]

Wow!!! Excellent!!! Thanks for the video!!!! Excelente!! Gracias por el video!! Gracias por compartirlo!!!!

[@alfiesolomon3531]

"Metalheads are very easy to confuse, idk why...i use to play drums as kid" like it's a prerequisite every single self taught guitarist has in their toolbox when they get into metal lmfao. Top tier humour by Mattias, as always. Great lesson also but still so much more to learn... Thanks for that

[@KingWTFuck]

5:05 oh my shit, that was hilarious.

[@Deathshuck]

REÖYYHH

[@tauronval1404]

Grandissimo Mattias!

[@JustFiddler]

thankyou.... greeting from bali island

[@SgtPowell]

This is my new favorite video. I've watched it 6 times today.

[@MrMoviedirector102]

I'm in love with everything in this video

[@aldirizaldi1207]

Its somethink new for me..its amazing..

[@paununs8719]

4:35 When Mario gets a star

[@parroun]

Hahaha excellent :D

[@MABL2998]

2:32, he has explained the main rhythm of Bleed by Messhuggah

[@utk1997]

great video loved the captions from 2:57

[@RonnieRuiu]

sempre fantastico e utile, un genio.

[@hamiltonbrown1989]

He literally unravelled most of Textures rhythmic ideas. Regenesis has loads of these!

[@vicesquadpunk]

Your examples sound like mighty CLAWFINGER 💕🙏💕 x

[@bartomiejfraczyk2590]

holy moly, that guy is great! i haven't known him until now! clapping and stomping are great exercise for rhythm

[@ILYUHIN]

О как же это круто! Спасибо!

[@00DirectorsCut00]

Epic video ever. 2:07 best metal guitar method 😬

[@dustsculpture]

I am so glad I was taught in Konnakol instead of 1 and 2.

[@cpmathews2566]

THANK YOU FOR THAT !!!!!!!!!!!!! It makes everything so much easer now. This should be taught in every school.

[@markkirschenmann3925]

Fantastic!

[@kenster5115]

Why are Scandinavian guitarists so damn good. I can only hope that I have even a little Scandinavian DNA..........sigh.

[@ulfdanielsen6009]

We have VERY long, cold and dark winters,- only five things to do: Eat, let it exit the other end, sleep, practice.. and you know...the last one...

[@timotoki9046]

we spend to much time indoors :(

[@Alexander_Tronstad]

No worries, I am scandinavian and way below average! Struggle with almost everything!

[@criticman123]

this guy is great! He does a video on konnakol and true temperament!

[@dragchainreaction]

his shoes are the real mvp of this video

[@howardanderson3061]

Thanks, I really love you vids.

[@Spiral0ut87]

The accent @4:14 sounds very Indian and is funny. I think you learned that as well :)

[@Aquarius61]

Awesome and fun teacher!

[@claudevieaul1465]

Brilliant!!!!! Love it - thanks! 🤘😎🤘

[@frankie.d1127]

Phenomenal lesson!!! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Riwolf_7]

Awesome! Excellent teacher

[@Bemaritohtori]

2:32 Laney.exe has stopped working

[@TheAndreagallo]

Mattias you are a fucking insane genius! I love your way to create Music!

[@1979giano]

Sounds very interesting.

[@JoKKats]

The best lesson for drummers from a former drummer..

[@reezaltorned]

Bro I stumble this video randomly. You are awesome and funny😂. Respect

[@DimiYatskovsky]

Great things explained and discussed! Thank you!

[@ilredeldeserto]

bellissimo grazie

[@nuke97]

Glorious!

[@dannybrown3870]

Or as Adam Neely would say, "pass the god damn butter"

[@AreEnTee]

Different topic, i think

[@luissanabria5861]

Loved every second of this video!!!’n

[@5urg3x]

Love the close up shots of his shoes. Those are some nice shoes. 🤣

[@nikkay2851]

very usefull video.i learned ta ka tsi ni

[@mejsjalv]

Yup, listen to this guy. Kind of a "virtuoso educator", because now this makes way more sense.

[@TheMadArab138]

2:07 to 2:25 is sound life advice that everyone should follow.

[@demonhead2692]

❤

[@samuelpertin1481]

Rolf!! amazing though! thanks a lot for this amazing lesson

[@Muchowski_B]

wow what an amazing lesson

[@mordantfilms]

Listening to measure explanations is like sitting through an algebra class. I'm no fan of math, however I admire those that can explain it. As a musician that doesn't read music or know measures and all the nerdy tech stuff, I prefer stumbling upon unusual rhythms and chords without knowing what I'm looking for.

[@angelacamargo4309]

hats off sir! amazing!

[@Citizen_J]

TIL that I need to learn Konnakol! Tic-tac-diddly-ack!

[@rolandlemus203]

getting schooled, wow! taki tenna, taki teena, didn't make sense until I heard the distorted guitar:) This is cool, drummers and bass players must be rolling their eyes, they know this already, us guitarists have to be hit over the head with taki tiinna to stay in beat. Very cool vid.:)

[@Undeathspawn]

That guy is just awesome

[@sygmasounds9789]

Sounds pretty much as Angra's Heavy Metal that used Brazilian music (Samba, Axé, Bossa Nova,) very well combined with rock.

[@EnricoMarangonJunior]

Amazing !!!

[@r.p.7283]

Jeah...this is great!!!

[@starwolffan13]

When you listen to Freak Kitchen songs all the rhythms and claps he does in this video just come to life

[@eskoriakiebraqeyo7942]

this guy is bloody awesome m8

[@mertallicaa]

7:05 Haven't laughed so hard in years!

[@mikewhitla2845]

Awesome you are using and sharing konnakol in this way. A minor note, for five it is ta din gi na tom not sure what you are saying instead of din.

[@teknical100]

I'm laughing like an idiot at how much I fail at this. Thank you for a great explanation sir.