Eric Haugan is what it means to be an intellectual musician, a nice guy, whilst having a huge amount of empathetic energy in his aura and teaching. The type of person that I'd happily have a beer with and share some thoughts about anything. Your awesome dude. Thanks for the great lessons. Your genius is appreciated!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Glen! You get me - i just want people to take it easy!
@glengholizadeh48312 жыл бұрын
@@EricHaugenGuitar haha, yeah... tell me about it! Honestly, I have learned alot from you. I also use your ideas in jam nights here around London. Keep on rockin man, your work is of great help. 🤘🤘
@karlmontevirgen88408 ай бұрын
From fellow skronker and skronk enthusiast, please post more videos on this subject! I love watching this one over and over.
@ZackRL962 жыл бұрын
I much prefer this to passive aggressive dissonance, thank you.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Oh I’m quite familiar with that as well 🙃
@russelljoplin27282 жыл бұрын
What fun! I'm imagining an SNL skit with Christopher Walken coming out of the control booth and saying "The only cure is more SKRONK!"
@mattgilbert73472 жыл бұрын
I am forever in your debt for introducing me to The Way of The Skronk.
@Tandle7792 жыл бұрын
Also I wanna mention one of my favorite dissonances is a minor or major second played between two adjacent strings.. very julian lage and nels cline sort of feel.
@TommyFosterMusic2 жыл бұрын
That one tune- “Any Major Triad” by Squealy Dan, had that great lyric line: “Have you ever seen a Skronk’s tears? Well, look at mine…” 😉 Great stuff, thank you !!
@vdub19592 жыл бұрын
I love Friday’s at noon EDT! Thank you Eric! 👌🏻👍🏻🤘🏻
@jimgiblet2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I have always loved Mark Ribot and this style of dissonant guitar playing. I have been obsessed with adding the diminished fifth/augmented 4th ever since our music teacher in high school told us a story that it was banned in medieveal europe by the church and labelled the 'devil's interval' but it's fantastic how you can create tension, then resolve it, I use it in my guitar playing all the time. Hit the major 7th, keep hitting it like you mean it, then when no one can take any more, you resolve aaah
@-jank-willson11 ай бұрын
that sounds like an old wives tale, i doubt the church really cared about something insignificant like that, especially as nobody would want to sound dissonant like that anyway back then...
@nachogd83922 жыл бұрын
This topic was badly needed! Thanks
@bigpoppasquat63302 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric, for a great lesson! After 50 years satisfied with cowboy chords, for the first time I think I might want to learn theory because of your comment about hitting targets. I’m inherently lazy and want quick results, and I’m afraid of failure. So far music theory has confused me as much as quantum physics, but your explanations make sense to me. I enjoy your sense of humor and off topic references. My kitchen is a mess right now and your clean and sunlit house is a relaxing break from reality. That has been the function of your channel for me, entertainment and ASMR. I wish I could say I was going to sign up for your CAGED course, but lesson has inspired me to buckle down and learn the guitar part for Cry Me a River. I need specific, achievable goals, and “learn music theory” is a lifetime endeavor in contrast to “learn one song.”
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Smart! It’s always good to have simple, actionable goals! Btw my “where to start with music theory” series is a great place to pick up the bits of music theory that are actually useful, without too much extra scientific digressions 🤓
@nateo70452 жыл бұрын
Music theory is actually extremely simple if you break it down to its basics, which is how you should approach it anyway. If you can count to 7, you're golden, but really you can get away with counting to 5. Pentatonics, tried and true. Extremely simple to visualize. Super fun for improvising. And from there you can add 1 note or thing at a time. But it's all just small variations once you learn the basics.
@LSDis4me2 жыл бұрын
I came here for the Ribot/Skronk lessons 4-5 years ago. Stayed for all the other great stuff Eric teaches too. Pateron’d Eric’s next TrueFire series, The Mindfulness of Skronk.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Ooooooh good idea! I’m actually in talks with the team down there about what courses I should make next!
@steveo442 жыл бұрын
Tom waits would be proud of this playing!. Great Lesson again. Thanks for taking the time
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
That’d be nice! Thanks Steve ✊🏻
@haevan922 жыл бұрын
the skronk lessons are always the best
@jankyfloyd7972 жыл бұрын
I just kept hearing the Cramps, especially Can't hardly stand it. Really enjoying this lesson.
@Bloodbarn2 жыл бұрын
Yes falling down the stairs lesson !
@fredhystair57892 жыл бұрын
Great one Eric ! I love those tones. I was re-watching your episodes on Marc Ribot, when this came out. Fantastic lessons. Thx so much for your work
@villevirmala6672 жыл бұрын
This is greatest guitar playing channel in KZbin together with Tomo Fujita. Your sense of sound and phrasing is impeccable
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@asaskald9 ай бұрын
This is high praise and I agree with it wholeheartedly.
@blues612 жыл бұрын
Wow. Just wow. So much to unpack, but so interesting and intriguing. Thanks man!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Minor chords are easy to skronk but yeah those majors are .....tricky!
@extremelynormalperson Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh this sounds amazing!!!
@kenstrohan50892 жыл бұрын
Skronk a riffic!! Awesome lesson!
@panjandrum.conundrum2 жыл бұрын
Loved your earlier Ribot vid from the living room (?). Skronk rulezzz
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah back at the old house!
@ar33082 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your content, style, approach and philosophy towards guitar / music / song craft. Thanks so much for creating such watchable, informative and inspiring videos. Keep up the excellent work.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@karllongbottomguitars91922 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome as ever Eric, many many thanks my friend
@-jank-willson11 ай бұрын
the secret to sounding good with dissonance is this: 1) do not play it loudly, play it subtly, and play it naturally, do not put special emphasis on it. This way it will gaslight people into THINKING it is part of the scale, and that THEY'RE actually the ones mis-hearing it... 2) do not end a lick with it, rather, have the dissonant note/chord in the middle of your playing progression (this way people won't get 'disappointed' when it doesn't end the way they were expecting) 3) make sure to play it that same way multiple times in the song, so that people won't think that it was an accident on your part. Heck, mix it up with a variety of dissonant note/chords so people will know that you are doing this on purpose, but make sure to mix it in with 'real' consonant note/chords so it doesn't sound like complete garbage. It is VERY easy to overuse dissonance, and it is VERY hard to make it sound good. You can't build a song out of entirely dissonant notes (that I know of)
@darwinsaye3 күн бұрын
That’s only if you’re just into playing it safe. There are a number of players who are great with dissonance without being so timid about it. You probably wouldn’t like Marc Ribot, Robert Quine, Robert Fripp, or David Rawlings playing. Or pianists like Tom Waits or Thelonius Monk.
@-jank-willson3 күн бұрын
@@darwinsaye have to check them out
@robertbodle23542 жыл бұрын
boosh - i'm on it. nice guitar - waited to get a better look - flat fifth - got it.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! The number one way to get that sound!
@davedee63392 жыл бұрын
Oh man, sounds beautiful to me!
@bradtindall25882 жыл бұрын
Love this style of course. Eric you the man.
@whoozworldizthis42212 жыл бұрын
Now I've got cake in my head "HES GOING THE DISTANCE!"
@kingofkingsVAR2 жыл бұрын
Oh this is the juice I been waiting for
@boomerdell2 жыл бұрын
"...the cat that likes to knock things off of the table side..." Perfect. And thank you for introducing me to the oh-so-excellent music term, 'skronk'. I shall abide by the apt definition of "assertive dissonance," as the lesson progressed, I started thinking of it as "intentional dissonance" and even by the end as "beautiful dissonance" -- side note: I love paradoxical expressions like that when used appropriately -- so I'll include those in my lexicon. And such a very cool and highly accurate point you made about how our auditory processing and listening experience is so wonderfully adaptive: as you noted, when we first hear a dissonant chord or melody, we kind of naturally and instinctively wince, but then as we re-hear it and it starts to settle for us, we get more comfortable with and interested in it. Reminds me a bit of abstract expressionism. Love it.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Adaptation is the key to life!
@bug42912 жыл бұрын
Big thanks guitar guy, I will be using this information.
@coastercook2 жыл бұрын
Great lesson this week. Thanks! Love to see more on this subject. I love it when YT guitar teachers try to play badly, but end up sounding awesome. That lick at 8:33 sounded cool and different. I've been trying to use the brown notes in my playing. Larry LaLonde is a guitar hero of mine.
@alwnwee48672 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something Geordie Greep of black midi would play
@tekketsu942 жыл бұрын
@@alwnwee4867 or Robert Fripp
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I forget what that “staircase” lick is called or who did it first, but yeah it’s one of those wonky tricks that gets passed around from guitar nerd to nerd 🤓
@Benwooododododo2 жыл бұрын
Now that’s what I’m talking bout. That’s a taaaaasty opening lick
@simontromans27482 жыл бұрын
Thanks for remembering CAKE.
@flittedacrossmybrain85842 жыл бұрын
Thanks for defining that term for me; I hadn't heard of it. Groovy surf stuff.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I don’t know any other way to describe it - trying to get it out there isn’t the guitar lexicon 🤓
@robertlivingstone33642 жыл бұрын
love your playing
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob!
@frankvaleron2 жыл бұрын
Really great lesson, can never have too much Ribot. I think as well as the tritone / flat5, another part of this is using minor intervals on major chords, like the minor third and flat7, and harmonic minor / major7 ideas on minor chords. And angry staccato as you say!
@paulbates41002 жыл бұрын
This is musical poetry explained. Thank you Mr Eric.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I try!
@saskfarm2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric
@Coglucence2 жыл бұрын
What an entrance!
@Vladtheimpaler52112 жыл бұрын
Primus forever. Just saw the Tribute to Kings show in GR MI. So great!
@mr.joshua6572 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if my medulla oblongata was ready for this lesson quite yet. I'll have to revisit this one a number of times me thinks.
@mr.joshua6572 жыл бұрын
Revisit #1. Just say'in.
@timwinecoff21812 жыл бұрын
Well done Eric, I'll check my sewing kit to see if I still have any more iron on raw silk knee patches. If memory serves well back to 1972 they were about a flat/5th shade tone away from that Burgundy chord you are wearing. Maybe a bit more Merlot. Thanks for every Friday and appreciate you every day.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
thanks Tim!
@heckatron25862 жыл бұрын
Fun lesson! Been playing some Ribot-Waits songs, but this helps explain some of what’s behind the spooky runs.
@DeGroove2 жыл бұрын
I love your SKRONK! For a second there I thought you were gonna play “Camel walk from Southern culture on the skids”….also kinda skronky but no b5 or anything unusual. (I immediately checked) What was the name of that other guitarist you mentioned at 1.30 next to Ribot? Didn’t catch that. Robert…something? This style is what led me to your channel a few years ago and I’m still exploring and loving every published second of it! Support this man y’all, you won’t regret it! Take care Eric and have a nice day.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I know Rick!!! His son takes drum lessons with my best friend - NC is a small community 😎😎 Robert Quine is the other NY 80s skronklord
@DeGroove2 жыл бұрын
@@EricHaugenGuitar Right! Sweet
@guitarswhiskeyandgolf2 жыл бұрын
"That does yield skronkiness" 🤣🤣
@rgpawling2 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Eric! Looking forward to putting this into practice so I can really skronk up the place
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yessssssss break things!
@rubenstroem2 жыл бұрын
Skronk. Now I have a name for what I go for! Also thanks for Marc Ribot 👍
@emilienbialecki4482 жыл бұрын
So surfy I love it
@toastoftowne10762 жыл бұрын
Cool lesson. Sweet guitar. Thanks again. Aloha
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Hat by Roland lifestyle 39.99
@crimfan5 ай бұрын
The out of control skronk started out sounding like Robert Fripp circa “Lark’s Tongues in Aspic”. He was very much in control!
@brennonjohn2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been digging some Eileen Jewell and her guitar player, Jerry Miller, made me think of your lessons.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
I love his playing! So simple and yet perfectly elegant!
@DemosInTheDark2 жыл бұрын
so good, dude.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Jus doin my part to make KZbin guitar a little weirder ✊🏻✊🏻
@macsarcule2 жыл бұрын
“Broke it - then you just look at it” [stares intently] Relatable! And super funny! Yes to SKRONK! Thank you again for making Friday awesome and full of goodness and peace. 🎸☮️ [skronk, skronks, skronking, skronked, will have skrunk, skronksky, skronkly, skronkily, skronkiness, pre-skronk, post-skronk, intra-skronk, infra-skronk, ultra-skronk, skronkify, skronkmentation, skronkification, skronkability, reskronk, inskronkication, proskronkmentarianism]
@russelljoplin27282 жыл бұрын
Don't forget anitdisskronkatarianism and skronk-o-meter.
@MattHerrettMusic2 жыл бұрын
Definitely need more of this! Do a Rawlings one!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Did this overview a few years back! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYbPmoSLq8-Jn5Y
@GratefulSeaDog2 жыл бұрын
Nice Longbottom guitar!
@baileywatts13042 жыл бұрын
keys to the City of Refuge right here
@bad84002 жыл бұрын
I think maybe explaining what you played over the C as an augmented triad could help people understand it more clearly and more easily catalog that sound, cool lesson.
@bad84002 жыл бұрын
Also I think that chord would be most accurately named a D7#5/C, really nice Mingusy sound.
@dtwenty51142 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric good news from the Canadian Shield, the gang from Kids in the Hall are planning a TV show. maybe the musical score will a Shadowy delight
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I saw that! ICONS return!
@DallonAnderson2 жыл бұрын
I was literally just wishing for more SKRONK
@patrickhaynes2692 Жыл бұрын
year late to this but i love the skronkiness of tweedy's playing on wilco's a ghost is born
@azbluesdog2 жыл бұрын
"You gotta think about stuff a little bit." And then you can stop thinking so much. Because, you know. Music.
@justinrayguitars60242 жыл бұрын
I've been playing skronk for yrs and didn't even realize it!
@hansmjakobsen68652 жыл бұрын
I WANT TO BEAM THIS VIDEO INTO EVERY HIGH SCHOOL BAND PRACTICE SESSION - EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS ☝️🎶😄
@meadish2 жыл бұрын
Bringing the Skronk, yet again! 7:06 Sounds a bit like an augmented chord? Any truth to that, or is my ear just trying to be clever?
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah totally! That does indeed make a Caug9!
@Tandle7792 жыл бұрын
Assertive dissonance is how I would describe getting into Steely Dan. There's all kinds of clever dissonance in all kinds of music but something about Steely dan is "I'm gonna play this, I know it's jarring right now.. but in your 2 months it'll be your favorite thing." like god damn kid charlemagne's tonic chord is a C7#9 the ONE chord!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! To me, Steely Dan is the exact endpoint of my music theory knowledge. I always say “I want enough theory to understand everything up to and including Steely Dan” 🤓
@fdg68322 жыл бұрын
Dude! My new musical mission: to "yield skronkiness"!
@chrisegonmusic2 жыл бұрын
I did get the impression that you were a Marc Ribot fan. Lovely stuff my friend 💎
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah he broke my mind the first time I heard “Clap Hands”
@chrisegonmusic2 жыл бұрын
@@EricHaugenGuitar He's a great one!
@timothy59742 жыл бұрын
Good morning sensei. I answered Gb for C. Should I be thinking F#(#4). Excellent Skronk!!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Hrmmmm in this scenario it doesn’t matter too much! I guess I lean towards F# because that’s more in the key of Em
@dtwenty51142 жыл бұрын
Well Eric this is interesting...reminds me of Shadowy men from a Shadowy planet!. Cool
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yay! I LOVE shadowy men/kids in the hall!
@blackrainbowfiresword1772 жыл бұрын
I'm definitely calling my new band "Assertive Dissonance".
@theguitartundra2 жыл бұрын
One of my first shows was Primus and Rush - primus started out with … ‘Here come the bastards” - all the Rush fans were like huh, and went to the bar.
@ronmercer77662 жыл бұрын
Rush were hip enough to bring Primus out with them , and too keep them on the tour. They did the same with Rheostatics, another 'weird' band that lots of Rush fans didn't dig so much but the Rush guys really liked them , and put them in front of tens of thousands of people. Lots of dissonance and general weirdness that I'm sure infected a few Rush fans.
@theguitartundra2 жыл бұрын
@@ronmercer7766 that’s ace, and I’ve not heard of them so, will have a listen. Thank you 🙏 😊
@defectivetoaster77132 жыл бұрын
ah so that’s why everytime I die are literally the scronk kings
@duanefarland99882 жыл бұрын
SKROnK, I have only heard that term on here. Is it a haugenterm? Really enjoyed the show though. I appreciate your wisdom
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Dunno where it started!
@gwlee72 жыл бұрын
Oh my, It's seventies spy movies soundtrack day. Awesome!!!
@dananthony62589 ай бұрын
You would probably love playing with the Barry Harris Dom 7 b5 diminished chord scale.
@craigwood88622 жыл бұрын
This is also top shelf
@417altavista2 жыл бұрын
Smokin allll the Skronk weed. It does the business good!
@benwinch53382 жыл бұрын
I love this! First time I've ever seen someone trying to teach Ribot. How about an excursion into Sonic Youth sometime? Or is that too droney to be skronk?
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Do you follow my buddy Adrian @anyonecanplayguitar ? I’m pretty sure he’s dissected some Sonic Youth!
@benwinch53382 жыл бұрын
@@EricHaugenGuitar Thanks for the tip
@benwinch53382 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I know that guy. He's great. Flamin' Groovies "Shake that Action" and Slint's "Nosferatu Man" -- two other guitar lessons I never thought I'd encounter.
@knowbare2 жыл бұрын
8:33 Sounds likes its straight out of De-Loused In The Comatorium!
@LuigiForte2 жыл бұрын
Take the veil cerpin taxt!
@ragnadrabinowitz76292 жыл бұрын
do you like tom verlaine? great video!!! i love skronk-y stuff.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I do!
@JasonClute2 жыл бұрын
Yo, it’s funny how you find your people. A cake reference, the Crow soundtrack reference, Carl Longbottom ( That Pedal Show!), those pants with that blue guitar (skronk), first concert Melvins opening for Primus! Come on, how cool is all this 💩 My first concert with opener. So my first may have been something I don’t remember cause I worked at a local amphitheater, plus battle of bands concerts in middle school. But my first real one I bought tickets for: Neil Young with Blind Melon opening!!! I’m really enjoying the Trufire course but I haven’t made it as far as I wanted. I’m trying to take my time. It’s crazy how much I need to rewire my brain. I can’t sit there and play simple things without a mistake or doing hot licks! I needed this course bad! Thanks for all you do!
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Are you from NJ too?? Back in 94 I saw Neil Young, Blind Melon, and Soundgarden ALL ON ONE BILL!!!!
@JasonClute2 жыл бұрын
No, originally Michigan but have lived in the south for 40 years. It had to of been same tour but I would if remembered Soundgarden. Plus I was thinking it was 92 or 93. Oh well, my memory ain’t great. If I don’t remember Soungarden that’s pretty bad. This was before any brain killing chemicals too 🙂
@seaoftranquility72285 ай бұрын
Gillian Walsh and Dave Rawlins doing some Floyd would be absolutely awesome!!!
@stephenbouchelle77062 жыл бұрын
Maybe you can cover Richard Thompson’s skronkier stuff. He’s really good at it.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Been a while since I looked at his stuff! Gimme some Thompson skronk recs - I make no promises to tab em out, but I am curious!
@stephenbouchelle77062 жыл бұрын
This song, and this version particularly, is pretty skronky. Shoot Out the Lights. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4i4qJaobNuXh5o
@jacksonvega77512 жыл бұрын
Glorious
@joeybetz65612 жыл бұрын
Surprised I haven't seen anybody mention Syd Barrett yet, he was most certainly the king of skronk and especially that creepy spy kinda guitar sound used here
@woollythewombat9952 жыл бұрын
@8:07 "To play skronkily it ain't no accident" = Premeditated skronk
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Totally just heard the Law & Order sound effect reading that 🤣
@donindri2 жыл бұрын
Been enjoying the Cagey Zen course. Not so easy to keep it slow and simple, may have to add some Skronk to it......, nah. Did buy a pizza today, maybe I’ll eat part of it frozen? Nah, too skronky! Thanks for posting.
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Yay! Thanks for taking the course! It’s always hard to keep it simple and intentional - for me too!
@malcolmmcatee37522 жыл бұрын
"Eight Miles High" by the Byrds has some good Skronk going on
@johnandre55582 жыл бұрын
I have said it before, trademark SKRONK! Also, Assertive Dissonance, great band name.
@anyapossomhandsacker5182 жыл бұрын
3:24 YEUP!
@whiskycavendish2 жыл бұрын
The Drones / Tropical F*ck Storm do some wild Australian wonky skronk 👍
@dannyspiteri15892 жыл бұрын
How do you find improvising in this style? Does it require too much forethought?
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Naw! I'm used to it by now!
@jltrem2 жыл бұрын
It's that dinosaur noise again...SKRONK!!
@alphanumeric1529 Жыл бұрын
I saw that show, Melvins opening for Primus. But it was in a very bad place, very bad things happened, and personally, there was a hex on me, and maybe us, for that trip.
@sergiohernandezramones98682 жыл бұрын
Hey can you spell out the last name of the guitarist Eric mentions? Mark who??
@EricHaugenGuitar2 жыл бұрын
Marc Ribot - he's a NY session man who does all sorts of unpredictable stuff!
@MikaelLewisify Жыл бұрын
Nice. Reminds me of Bill Frizell
@emilienbialecki4482 жыл бұрын
Check out the band Messer Chups, the guitarist is so fantastic, plays rockabilly aswell with The Bone Collectors!
@maggieo2 жыл бұрын
Eric will not be surprised that I loved this lesson. He's the guy that knows all my favorite songs. May Arto Lindsey bless you and skronk you, Eric! PS: at around 7:00, I thought you were going to break into "Rhapsody In Blue." And then, at 16:34 I thought you were going to break into some King Crimson, like "Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II)." kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5PaiH5sp6-HbNU
@smalleranimals2 жыл бұрын
I kept hearing that classic lick from Red - an E maj chord but sometimes adding the A# on the G string (and then bending it now and then).