How to play For That Second - Rob Scallon

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[@wokeil]

im learning this no matter what

[@FieryZero9000]

+nimbuzz Same here! I'm gonna play this as an instrument exam to get in a "Sibelius" high school! :D

[@wokeil]

+JusTus Aa suomalainen :○. Pääset iha varmasti jos tän opettelet. Kantsii opetella myös joku muu biisi jos ne pyytää sua soittamaa erilaisen

[@FieryZero9000]

Joo :D Itse mainly soitan metallia mut yritän osoittaa et minulla on laaja alue kitaransoitossa :D

[@slimo6358]

eiks sibbe ois jo ''university''

[@dobrynskyxd5834]

Did you do it?

[@RobScallon2]

I'm just using a reverb setting that's built into the amp :) I don't have any pedals

[@stugeh]

6 years later goes on to play the biggest pedal board ever. True inspiration.

[@RYNCANTAIM]

What amp tho?

[@seanb2108]

@@stugeh pretty sure he just meant that he wasn't using any pedals at the time

[@squamham8426]

goes on to build the world record biggest pedal board

[@mistercouch5882]

This aged well

[@juststeveschannel]

Rob, I have been playing/abusing guitar since some time well before you were born, but (true confession) I haven't been particularly diligent about learning anything new or improving for a long time. This video is going to have me working (and looking for any others you have). Thanks for that. Looking forward to seeing you at VidCon & the Pomona show.

[@elighhernandez6190]

This comment was 6 years ago but im gojna reply anyway. Im going through the same realization rn. I've been playijg for a year and a half and I just realized I'm still at beginner level. Im really feeling bad about it rn. I considered quitting but my friend told me not to. I really need to get better though and I think this is where I'm gonna start

[@squidward9747]

@@elighhernandez6190 dude a year and a half Is barely anything man! Don’t be sad if you’re still at “beginner level” you’re probably better than you think

[@AquaMunkee]

Genius musician, comedian, and very patient and natural teacher as well... watching Rob is both inspiring and humbling.

[@abidurrahman4438]

Rip Acoustic players..

[@thelittlebittle1056]

Edgar Abid I say I am an acoustic player and......my fingers kinda hurt

[@daniel_naaden]

now wait a minute! I was able to play this with my nylon acoustic. sounded beautiful.

[@astitva5002]

@@daniel_naaden nylon strings are great, steel ones are razor blades

[@daniel_naaden]

@@astitva5002 true, but I've gotten used to playing steel as well,and now I can play this song on acoustic nylon or steel, and electric ;) (Acoustic just doesn't have as much volume)

[@TheOneGuyCRW]

little did they know..... I was packin an electric acoustic

[@Maybejusteric]

Rob you inspired me to pick up the guitar 8 years ago and make my own music. Three days ago i made a song with tapping and i was reminded of the nights when i would listen to this song on repeat to help me sleep and have good dreams. Today i was able to learn this song in an hour. Thank you so much everything thank you for making a huge impact on my life with your guitar

[@GregJonson]

Here's a pro tip for you: go learn the tapping part of Steve Vai's Building The Church. After that, ANY tapping solo becomes drastically easier.

[@AWWx2]

Not gonna show that second finger on it's own. LOL ! You are such a wonderful teacher for us amateurs.

[@rhettrapoza477]

17:58 to 18:05 Tripped me out man. Devil's Lettuce. Thanks for the lesson! Absolutely love this song. Aloha from Hawaii.

[@violet-beck]

the "confusing-ness" of this tutorial actually worked VERY well for my dumb bad ADD brain.. first tutorial that has actually helped me with tapping. love this song so much

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

"Hit that G and shake it around" - that's what she said!

[@ananassharikopodshipnikovi9308]

I think I finally figured out how to play this and sound good on acoustic. Real pain in the ass, and I lack skill and dedication for it, but maybe I'll manage to practice it enough to perform :). There are two main problems with this song on acoustic guitar: 1.Tapping past the twelfth fret is hard even on weaker tension and also quiet, maybe because I have lower tension. Most of this is solved by taking those parts down an octave. 10-12-0-0 and the like are also quiet on the second hammer-on, so you need to help the right hand with your left by pressing down on the string with the left pinky before hammer-on and removing left pinky fast enough for pull-off to sound properly 2. Tapping on 11-12th frets is really dissonant if you don't mute strings or fret them higher than the 3rd fret, because both halves of your string sound out almost with the same volume, and the headstock half of string is dissonant with your bridge half. Muting them is hard because 12th fret is high so you need to really push down your string or it won't be muted when tap on the 12th'll push down the string. That by itself isn't a problem, but during most of the song you need to immediatly pull-off, so you need to remove very fast your left hand from the string far enough that after the pull-off your hand won't be touching undepressed string, or you'll mute the pull-off. I think I figured out an alternative, but I'm not sure that it isn't harder: during 12-12-0-0 part of tab make first tap as usual, and replace the second with artificial harmonic with your middle and the ring finger then instead of pull-off pick the string with your middle finger, then make your usual second pull-off. The good news in this are that imo it sounds fine if accidentally you pick the string that is between the strings that you tap\harmonic on. I'll be happy if my comment somehow helps someone, or if someone actually figures out and learns to play this on acoustic, so that I know if it's actually possible :)

[@eLeMeNt4363]

This is awesome! I watched the original video of this song you have made and I was mind blown! Wanted to learn it the second I saw it. Keep going man I have the maddest respect for your work! All deserves a billion views :D And much appreciated for the tutorial I must say not many people just pass down their work freely. This song is art. Keep jamming, cos its guna keep inspiring :)!

[@Lejundairy]

+Keegan Van Der Walt (eLeMeNt) Did you want to learn it... "For that Second"? I'll leave now...

[@nxvalism]

Your voice and talent put me to sleep at peace. You seem to have a pure and beautiful soul

[@fuguking4709]

I find myself struggling way more with my index than with my pinky finger. I'm basically getting the fret more side ways than head on with how far I need to stretch

[@juniorlupercio1470]

Preach my guy. Preach

[@kaeleng9533]

Same, it’s difficult

[@jamieking685]

just discovered u 5 mins ago and i am already in love thank u so much for creating this

[@taco4056]

Love this song

[@SilentSodom]

tried this on an acoustic, all i can say is my fingers hurt so bad

[@MrS3B4STi4N]

Same here xd

[@MrS3B4STi4N]

Same here xd

[@mk_rexx]

And I don't have choice since I only have an acoustic guitat

[@maximolucero5503]

Same here xd

[@grapefives7762]

Jesus lmao

[@SirSaltlas]

It's kinda sad that I actually watch these for fun and not for playing along, although you're a great musician. Keep up the great work Rob :)

[@Counterpoint]

Thanks for this Rob. Love this song and now I've started to progress with two handed tapping, this song is my next goal! :)

[@LightningCollector]

Dude I'm gonna drum this song. Eventually, eventually. This is my favorite song ever.

[@AlexH4774]

I was actually watching this naked.

[@deltafrost3483]

+Ivan Lunev I was too...

[@majideslamparast1180]

i was too ..

[@jervistetchyousician8351]

WHAT KIND OF PSYCHOPATH ARE U?

[@artjomhoughton7867]

Same...

[@martimlopes8833]

Pizza Sub come on dude

[@AWWx2]

Amazing music from two hands and ten fingers and one guitar! Love how you are such a master at that instrument!

[@IrsaShahcrochet]

So beautiful song nice sharing 👍

[@josipnikolic2209]

My left pinky hurts!!!

[@tamateadoherty7579]

Damn I’m 10 years late for the coupon code

[@jdesanto6687]

this instruction video is amazing great work Rob - thanks for the upload

[@wegnostyk60]

first thing sounds like a "Zephyr song"

[@Thievishaura]

+Wegnostic its soooo much alike its not even funny

[@chrisboss627]

+Wegnostic The zephyr song by RHCP is awesome. I want to upload a cover of that song once I learn all of it.

[@gregscholes3158]

thank you for that mention haha

[@Sam-dm8vh]

same

[@damesoumbi]

I was looking for this comment

[@iNoelles]

Came back to learn this song again! Also I want the shirt that you wear lol

[@squiggjiggthesquigg1878]

(In nature documentary voice) And here we see the rare, and skilled, Rob Scallon with a regular beanie instead of his iconic cap beanie. This will only happen one night a year. So, if you see him on this rare night, you’re very lucky

[@matthewgrunewald1827]

Rob thank you for this... Seem like such an amazing guy... I love this song... It's amazing.... You are so so very talented man

[@strickendvs]

thanks so much for sharing, its a beautiful progression

[@DsNHira]

Hi buddy... I love your playback. All are really really awesome. You make fun sometimes but believe me you are one of my most favorite guitar player. I love guitar that's why I learn guitar in my tight times. I don't miss your videos. Keep videos posting for the fans like me. Your tutorial will be very useful for me. Thank you for sharing your guitar techniques. Also thanks to your sponsor (y).

[@brandonvillagomez960]

The intro reminds me of The Zephyr Song by RHCP

[@Thothings]

was thinking the exact same thing

[@exarom1670]

Baby Deeno The first Chord is actually the third chord of the zephyr song

[@claucastaneda7894]

Thanks for this, I was waiting for the tutorial!

[@dede-3550]

esse rob scallon é um fofo;-;

[@Pix3lP]

Good that I play drums and piano, too. Different rythms are no problem for me anymore. xD

[@airconditioningunit9777]

Index finger is the hardest, thanks for the tutorial

[@nonlinearsequence]

3 Hours have passed and I have only gained the strength to tap and do the intro and chorus, *looks at rest of tab* "oh nice that's fun", *finger bleeding intensifies*

[@xylo5750]

7 years later, I just noticed that the 'Original Video' link in the description is wrong. It points to Rain, not For That Second

[@officialreefer5272]

RoB UR SO COOOOOL I HOPE U BECOME V FAMOUS

[@gsnaps9069]

i cant tap for shit but it's time i learn lmao is doing this on acoustic significantly harder?

[@jameswilliams7059]

Wowzers

[@thatchman9605]

2 hand tapping with your pinkys on a strat how do you do this

[@purplelord8531]

practice on an acoustic first

[@thecakeisalie7070]

Baby Rob

[@charlieellis2893]

wooo attempting to learn this.. left hand feels like it just got a major workout... hoping my fingers get strong enough to pull this one off

[@alecharris7683]

thank you

[@WellValley]

Would you recommend this for a beginner? I'm looking forward to an e-guitar, only played acoustic until now. Btw you brought me back to skatin', just by showing yourself doing it ;) today i shredded my local skate park again, had a break for about a year :) Soo, thanks! You bring much happyness to my life :)

[@Giofergom]

Rob, you talk a lot about how challenging it was for you, so I have a question. How often you write stuff that you can't really play right of the bat? I mean, I do stuff like that with guitar pro, with shredding solos and stuff, an then I procede to learn and get it right (is that cheating?) How is your process?

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

I don't think that's necessarily cheating, as long as you can play it afterwards. Also, the songwriting/composition part is also really important! It's not only the playing itself, but also coming up with something new. So I'd say it isn't cheating at all! 😊 Good luck further!

[@benmoran6642]

No such thing as cheating in music

[@にこ-c7l]

What do you mean cheating? You mean for like a competition?

[@Deadaccount7263]

"VALUME"

[@matteobonardo6569]

2019 I'm here

[@rcnyoplait]

Its not "tapping"...its left and right handed hammer-ons...tapping is "tapping" the artificial harmonic 12 frets away from where u are fretting...I'm just trolling. ..Rob ur awesome keep the vids coming!

[@grantlaird5973]

Oh the anger was buildings then I read you where trolling XD

[@MJStudioHQ]

Lol haha

[@stratfol1]

Phew. For a second there I thought someone was wrong on the internet!

[@holdenamos492]

This sounds freakin beautiful and im a full on metal head

[@Holagrimola]

I love your "valume"! :D it's quite cute

[@rockrollinnolan8521]

What helps me play this song is if do the tapping part with my two right pinkies.

[@joecooper219]

BTW YOU CAN USE UR MIDDLE AND RING FINGER FOR WHEN YOU TAP FROM 12th ON B TO 13th and then have to pull off jst saying idk why he uses his first finger its way harder

[@druidmeats]

I like how this got so many more views than the past vids

[@axleblaze123]

Compresor helps

[@Charle_Z]

Ming Wu actually....it's ALLL THE GAIIINN!!

[@rajivlakha3814]

I need to get that t-shirt

[@EdwardWB97]

Gosh darn it. Why did I have to be born with a messed up right hand. I'll never be able to play this.

[@harryevans1117]

PERSEVERE

[@harryevans1117]

Im 12, been playing for about a year and I'm getting incredibly frustrated with this but I'm just getting the hang of it. PRACTICE

[@EdwardWB97]

I know man, I try and I'm normally good. But on occasion my disability gets to me and I just get angry and self-loathing. Well done on getting the hang of it :)

[@harryevans1117]

+Edward Barfield yeah about that, I DID get the hang of it buuut now I can't do it anymore. XD. By the way (just curious) what's your disability (if you're comfortable with it)?

[@EdwardWB97]

It's called Polands Syndrome. It's a rare one. How it affects my guitar playing is that I can't really move my right wrist, I have no knuckle in my right thumb, my right middle and ring finger are bent at a right angle and I can't move them individually. There's a video of me covering "Le Gentil and the Transit of Venus" on my channel that shows a little of how it affects me :)

[@UnlinealHand]

lilwy isn't too bad. It's the first song from Rob I learned.

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Idk but if i put some small delay it actualy sounds better

[@rickrolled1918]

8:55 my middle finder hammer-on is not hitting as hard as I want, any tips?

[@The_Lesser_Evil]

It's one amazing piece, rob. Keep em coming, would love to see more beautiful musics. Also, don't forget the tabs so I can play too ;)

[@DragoniteOfRed]

Hey Rob, I am still new-ish at learning guitar, but I love your songs. Which one would you recommend for a newer player to learn :S I'd love to work my way up to this but I'd just like to know if you think any of your songs would be appropriate for a newer guitar player.

[@victoriagrace5134]

DragoniteOfRed If you've got a delay pedal Rain is achievable.

[@MJStudioHQ]

6:48 lol looks funny

[@THeAstralCat]

My tapping is only strong when I don't have any other fingers on that hand holding down a note. And whenever I try to tap with my third finger, my forth finger goes numb and falls off the fret. This is going to be fun to learn lol.

[@hatred9427]

His voice tho

[@solarflare4345]

Leel André what about it?

[@squidward9747]

What about it?

[@squidward9747]

@@solarflare4345 it’s very nice

[@winstonharalson6774]

Me: ok finger, you can do this My fingers: aight Imma mess up

[@LoJoBr]

Hey when I play this and I take my fingers off of the strings they ring. How can I stop this? What's your trick?

[@JuliusI881]

I'm sure you may have answered this in the comments before, but what are the setting on your amp and are you using any peddles effects? and the settings if so. ty Rob. keep up the good work

[@vivi_bm]

Any recommendations for getting more volume out of the left hand tapping? I especially struggle my 1st finger after the other fingers are already on the freatboard.

[@pen4uin332]

having the exact problem hahaha

[@squidward9747]

@@pen4uin332 me too!

[@Em.P14]

Geez i love the song with the super pedal board, but i love it even without, sadly i can't play guitar ... Yet

[@ApolloSlingerland-ln5vz]

just saw this, I'm looking for a new amp, what amp did you use in this video?

[@holdenamos492]

Do you think itll work after you broke your pinki a few years ago and it's kinda crooked

[@TheWadecagle]

I've heard that the crate amps break down pretty bad, what's your opinion?

[@alyasd1562]

high action guitars: 🤐

[@TylerS9812]

Me, a piano player: ha, I’m a little ahead!

[@charliejones3119]

How hard out of 10 is it to play on acoustic I've tried but can't get the speed or the sound but I might try it on my electro acoustic so at least I've got a amp so the hammer ons are audible

[@melzaz2]

Do you have any tips to get the overtones out from the leftside of the frets? :) You're the best Rob!

[@qwertyasdf3701]

16:00 timestamp

[@brandontodd8488]

Trying to play this on a 7 string is super difficult for me, the neck is so wide and i feel like I'm straining my wrist

[@DerekBurn]

Damn, what a workout

[@alexnorthernlight5093]

If I play it on acoustic I always hear both sides of the strings and it sounds terrible. Does anyone know how to prevent this? I don't have this problem with the electric guitar, because the pickups are only on the right side.

[@ronaldbutlerii3940]

So, when i do the right hand tapping part its like my fretts are inverted around the 12th and i have to go to the 10th frett to get that G. I also get a second tone, for instance, when I tap the 12th i get that E and the F. Does anybody know why this happens and how it can be fixed if it can be fixed?

[@YaBoiMaxFR]

Rob, how do you get rid of the sound at the top side of the neck when playing? they make that g at the beginning sound terrible when i play it. you havnt got any of it.

[@imawesome12329]

if you use an amp, it will only capture the sound on the pickup side of the hand.. you know what i mean? that other note on the top side wont be heard because it isnt captured by the pickup. hope i could help

[@denark7439]

The sound are so Nice and it´s not so hard to play but i think my equip is too bad for good sounds like this ....

[@thomasramsey6642]

Just give it a try, u might be surprised

[@denark7439]

Ok *get the Gitar* :D

[@DaLoler1]

What ya got ? I have a fender squier and it sounds ok.

[@FarzadSaif]

Does anybody know how to keep the open strings from ringing out when tapping like this? Whenever I try to play it I get a whole bunch of noise that's hard to contain when all the fingers are busy hammering.

[@izaacmateo2001]

Muting

[@LeonidasKaragiannis]

At 16:57 you say 9nth and seventh frets where you are actually playing 9nth and 8th.

[@CineCid]

so is it possible to do with an acoustic, or would it not because of the volume issue with the tapping?

[@FusicPool]

+Dominic Richard I beleive it's more than just volume, you need pickups to tab in general, one thing I don't think he mentions(but i'm only half way through the video) is that if you set the pickup on the guitar to the back pickup it makes tapping easier

[@itsquodo131]

what do you mean by back pickup? do you mean bridge pick up

[@juniorlupercio1470]

@@itsquodo131 yeah he means bridge. I actually am tapping on ths neck pick up. I think it all has to do with hand posistioning

[@PatBirdUK]

Rob the hammer on from 12 to 13 to 12 is so much easier if u slide

[@jesusmontiel7142]

Anchor lesson please :)!

[@markmark48]

Sweet, learning it now, Those pinky fingers but!

[@Legabis]

Chord progression inspired by Zephyr song by Rhcp? Great song tho.

[@michielvansteenhoven7255]

I dunno mate but...a full lesson would have been pretty rad too :D I mean half the song is cool too but the whole song would have been rather helpful

[@fabienherry6690]

I'm trying to learn it but the fact that the pull of are not explained in the tab really confuse me at first i would love a complete tuto cause if you are a beginner just the tab is not enough

[@bdogefunandawesome9757]

My pinkie is killing me wnd I still can barely get the note to ring out

[@keirclark5247]

@RobScallon2 what amp are you using, I need a creamy smooth sounding effect with no crunch and my vox vt20+ won't do that for me

[@ryangould8352]

He has the Crate GLX 65. I have the same Vox. try using the acoustic setting on it and turn down the gain :)

[@blakethomas249]

I find it funny that my pinky is my strongest finger.

[@patrickwebb2241]

What modle of amplifier do you use

[@ryangould8352]

Crate GLX 65 I believe. Kind of a cheap amp, but reliable. I have the 120 watt version :)

[@michaeljenkins9052]

+Ryan Gould I have the gfx65, great amp for a cheap solid state amp