SUPER FAST Richie Kotzen Finger Picking LESSON | Riot Guitar Lesson

[@guitarlife6190]

1 dislike, must be a CC Deville fan. Great job.

[@LucasFernandesSilveira]

best comment ever! LOL

[@nickyelovich3872]

Kotzen is way too good for a band like Poison anyway

[@ari.martin]

I’m a CC AND RK fan! Should I be vanished from... everywhere?! 🤣😂 Great comment, made me laugh!

[@tynjynwynjyn1466]

Or a Rikki Rocket fan...lol Kotzen stole his fiancee..

[@ovrholofficial]

😂

[@DouglasMaria]

You know what really scares me is not what Kotzen does but when someone else learn how to do the same so fast!!! You are a beast too man!

[@mr.e8432]

Very helpful tutorial, thanks. Showing the right hand technique was great.

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome! 😄

[@elvisjsax]

You're playing a Richie Kotzen song on a guitar signed by Paul Gilbert, that is pretty thug life

[@DarrylSyms]

FTP... 😎

[@RVALENTEANO]

Guess Richie would play it too 😅

[@felipegomabrockmann2740]

I would like to add that you are a very good teacher and guitarist. I am looking forward of more Richie Kotzen lessons

[@diegovillamil7442]

Amazing job! Best lesson out there by far. Richie is a beast, all that complexity in 25 seconds. The man is truly a master guitar player but an even better composer.

[@devincomiskey3482]

Richie is a god. Seen him twice with Winery Dogs and he's superhuman. Never uses a pick and shreds any style of music. It's incredible to watch.

[@DarrylSyms]

Agreed! That’s very cool!

[@johnniemnemonic73]

This is a top lesson and I keep coming back to it to learn a bit more. Richie is a master of chromatic fills and he does it so elegantly. You have done a great job of working it out Darryl and I think the people who are giving the thumbs down just can’t do it instantly and they are not good enough mentally. You need time and patience to practice this stuff, it’s all part of being a musician. Keep going, you do a great job. 👍🤘🎸🌍✌️

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man! 💛

[@johnpatowary]

You are a treasure trove my friend...what amazing tutorial...being a huge Ritchie Kotzen fan it's amazing to see you display such awesome finger picking skills...loved the tutorial and hoping to see more such stuff from you... outstanding job👏👏👏

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks John! 💛

[@birajshrestha5036]

Lots of love from Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵 And subscribed.......

[@thyerresdiasaguiar4153]

Thank you so much man!!!🤘🏻🎵🎶

[@jamestaylor3500]

Holy crap dude! When i seen your kotzen lesson didnt wanna get my hopes up,,,,but damn you nailed it and i ws pleasantly blown away

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks James! I don’t ‘half do’ things on my channel 😄

[@akshaychowdhry1]

Awesome lesson- thanks for taking the time to do this! P Please do some more Kotzen stuff like this w/ finger picking

[@juniorassuncao6183]

I loved this content. please continue posting more videos of Kotzen and its adjacent songs. Thank you so much!

[@BillyCarri]

dude.. you're bad ass. Period.

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks bro!

[@gus3333]

RK is not from this planet, love his work with the winery dogs

[@DarrylSyms]

Same, he's mind blowing hey!

[@LucasFernandesSilveira]

Hey u keep your word when u said that u'll provide this song for us! Thank you!!!!!!!

[@DarrylSyms]

Always 🙌🎉

[@alonsoperez3637]

WOW man you are an excellent player!

[@pierpaolobuzzi]

You're number one, Darryl 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DarrylSyms]

Back at you my man! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@davidsummerville351]

very good teacher

[@huttoritoto5533]

Thank you so much!!!

[@nicolasroy1000]

That's very impressive, the technic level of this is not for everybody especially with fingerpicking!! You are really talented to master this, congrats!

[@dorianv.3930]

Great tutorial and great playing!!! Hope to see some more Richie Kotzen!

[@astridryba2028]

Great!!! thank you !

[@Erik_Berglin]

Thank you so much! I was struggling to hear alot of the notes, but you got it down! Could you by any chance do the solo as well? It would be really helpful!

[@BenK.]

Awesome video Darryl ! I knew that John Mayer and Mark Knopfler were doing that. Definitely something I have to train :D

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks bruh! 🙌😄

[@bill18336]

EXCELLENT tutorial!!!

[@hackitosama]

great lesson! i love the tutorial, thank you!

[@jmp-es1gv]

Excellent Daryl / cant wait for Bilston gig

[@alexandrexandao1194]

thank you for lesson

[@kapteinrdskjegg5285]

Bravo bravissimo

[@BrandomNavarro]

Excelente tutorial!!! Saludos desde Colombia💪🏾🎸

[@joseruizvasquez9718]

Excelent!! greetings from Ecuador!!

[@fredericleroy3703]

Crazy

[@jacktoddy9783]

Certainly not my style of music but I did enjoy this video very much. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Jack!

[@williamsimanjuntak5263]

such a great tune :D thanks for introducing Richie kotzen to me👍

[@nickyelovich3872]

Damn, I just spent like two hours learning that intro and main groove in the beginning. If I would've known you had this lesson I could've saved so much time lol. It's all good though, learning stuff by ear is good discipline. Thanks for the lesson! :)

[@AveyroadOfficial]

Totally awesome, thank you!

[@HugisGuitarOfficialPage777]

haaaaa, fn finally!!! great job!thanks a lot

[@Georgie_B_]

Amazing playing! Subscribed.

[@orugamanagement4993]

Great job !so nice to heard and analyze Richies songs please do more he is amazing who else sings like that playing like he does and he is the most complete artist ever who else ddoes most of his records alone playing all?what about paying dues song ? I think the harmonic stuff you mention is Maybe a pitch harmonic? Like Sheehan?Don’t sounds like a tap harmonic in his video thanks a lot for doing this video!have a nice weekend!

[@andcruz]

Awesome

[@naturadventur7425]

This is awesome thanks man

[@billtrantos19]

Finally, I was always looking forward to any quality Richie Kotzen lessons! One question though, I'd like to give this a try, but by using a pick? Would this be physically possible or there are licks/parts that can't be played with a pick?

[@DarrylSyms]

🙌🙂 A pick works totally fine, no worries at all. In fact it would probably be easier for the majority. Finger picking at this speed is a challenge only some may want to discipline!

[@billtrantos19]

Thanks a lot for the response! I'll to work around it by using a pick, hope it sounds good!

[@pierpaolofrancia8753]

That is just brilliant.... you wouldn't happen to have tabs for Richie's song SHE, would you? Thanks and keep up the good work! 🎸🎶

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks! Nope sorry!

[@darbond12]

Thanks for this!!! I've yet to try to learn this. I'm worried with tap harmonic since Richie's using a 22 fret guitar. Ill try if the pickup can be hit though. The solo sounds easier because its melodic unlike this intro which you really nailed. Kudos and more power!!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Aj, best of luck!!

[@atatat51]

awesome!!

[@GW-dk3xh]

Do you do a full lesson on the complete RIOT song by Richie Kotzen?

[@DarrylSyms]

I don’t have a full lesson, but I do think I wrote full tabs for this on my Patreon

[@ladrel]

amazing...

[@torrancebaird]

Dude, fuck yes.

[@cx777o]

does the normal fingerstyle approach ( first three strings with the thumb and the last three with the next three fingers) work to play stuff like this? or are there different ways of applying fingerstyle technique to electric guitar? if so is there a good resource to get an introduction?

[@DarrylSyms]

Not at all. This is not finger style, this is finger picking. Continuous alternating between the thumb and finger 👍

[@SteveAllen92]

this is great cheers Daryl - anything from Richie is gold! Gons work through this asap

[@SteveAllen92]

seeing him on Friday in Manchester :D should see this live!

[@DarrylSyms]

Share it on insta and tag me so I can check it out! :D

[@dayuhanspace]

fingerpickin good

[@ricardojorgeproenca]

Great job Darryl ! Not sure, but in some parts seems that Richie is using a mixing of scales with some chromatic parts, not only B Pentatonic.

[@DarrylSyms]

Perhaps, I didn't over analyse it but it's best not to think about it too much since it's at least clear that for the majority of the catchiest melodies that they're in Bm Pentatonic :)

[@ricardojorgeproenca]

Darryl Syms I agree, sometimes i see myself deeply analyzing songs, doesn't matter how the music works. The important thing is just feel the music and if a song sounds good to me. Anyway great job !

[@mham7za]

Does your Patreon page have the bass tab as well?

[@DarrylSyms]

No, just guitar

[@mham7za]

@@DarrylSyms right on...just thought I would ask. Lots of unison lines anyway! Still going to subscribe to your Patreon page anyway. Your playing is absolutely awesome!! Thank you much for sharing your talent

[@DarrylSyms]

Thank you kind sir 💛

[@robertaiueo]

Can you make me a video lover which is the interlude part for this song because I want to learn it and thank you very much if you take the time to make a video

[@anthonysilva5312]

Wow

[@NowakP]

Between Richie Kotzen, Paul Gilbert, Mateus Asato and John Mayer, we might just have VERY similar music tastes ;)

[@scottpetersen1753]

Wow, me too!

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re both incredibly cool 🙌👏

[@mattiagaleone7726]

which string gauge are you using? Seems that lighter gauge snaps too much with finger-picking style. is that so?

[@DarrylSyms]

9's

[@topdog91]

I'm trying to learn the song by ear because you know... training, and coming here for the super-hard bits. About the intro - slowed down it sounds like slides and pull offs - how sure are you that it's hammer ons and pull offs?

[@DarrylSyms]

Experience 👌 The difference is like black & white to my ears 👂

[@topdog91]

@@DarrylSyms Fair enough. I meant quick slides obviously, maybe I don't play enough legato to hear it easily. Also checked out the song video and even though it's over in a flash, he doesn't appear to slide. Thanks for answering and for the excellent content on this most incredible song, it's a guitar extravaganza.

[@edwardjons8684]

Hey, I’d love to buy your tab for this solo - can you post a link because I’m struggling to find it on the links above..? Thanks

[@DarrylSyms]

Contact me on Facebook Edward 👍 facebook.com/darrylsyms/

[@felipegomabrockmann2740]

and the Chord? Please Solo, I am learning this song and improving my finger picking a lot thanks to you

[@robertaiueo]

Have you already make the video interlude Solo, please show me a p lesson Solo lesson Solo interlude

[@robertaiueo]

Can you share a video solo outro whole complate to me

[@florentamiel7849]

Congratulations you are pretty good but Where could i get the part please ? Thanks

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks! What is “the part”?

[@florentamiel7849]

Darryl Syms oh sorry i méandre the tab

[@DarrylSyms]

I mentioned in the video that’s it’s up on my Patreon 👍

[@superloose5632]

Ok I’m onto it... i’ll get back to ya... !

[@Ffffffuuuuuunnnnnn]

Do you got a tabletur sheet? I will pay for it if you have :)

[@DarrylSyms]

Yep, Facebook message me! ✌️

[@rockstarimotski]

Fuck it, guess I'll have to learn this song on drums

[@DarrylSyms]

😂

[@apuuu23]

Solo tutorial please

[@iritamiri6294]

Do you have tabs for this??

[@DarrylSyms]

Yes

[@yjm100playloud]

Where can i download the tabs?

[@DarrylSyms]

I mentioned in the video - they’re on my Patreon 👍

[@kuysrontv782]

Can you share the tab thanks

[@DarrylSyms]

Tabs are on my Patreon or are also available for Fretwise Premium members: getfretwise.com/subscribe 👍

[@marcusjjamamdron6472]

Hi sir can i do that intro with my pick? it does??

[@DarrylSyms]

Of course, if you want 👍 It’ll probably be easier

[@ibanez777vbk]

What pickups in that DY550 ?

[@DarrylSyms]

DY550? Watch my previous video 👍

[@muhammadasfuri286]

What opening song?

[@DarrylSyms]

Uh, it’s the title of this video? 😬

[@muhammadasfuri286]

@@DarrylSyms have full song bro? That amazing ..

[@Olebs_9]

Kece

[@makaras]

Only picked up a guitar 2 years ago...but can't play with a pick at all...maybe I'm weird but I find fingers much easier...

[@DarrylSyms]

Fingers are way easier when you don’t practice picking, just like flying a plane is easier if you only practice that over driving a car 🤪 It’s good to be able to do both ✌️

[@makaras]

Great analogy on plane versus car!!

[@theloco412]

It's that a Paul Gilbert's Autograph??

[@DarrylSyms]

Yep

[@bingefeller]

How long are your nails bro?

[@DarrylSyms]

Not long at all. I never use my nails when fingerpicking. It's best to have short nails cause they'll just get in the way and break anyway 👍

[@hsuuyema6932]

😥😲😦

[@DarrylSyms]

🤙😎

[@ObsidianLife]

It makes sense that he was trying to get his name out there but it NEVER made sense to me that he joined Poison...Literally the ONLY talent that has EVEN been in that band...

[@scarletpimpernel6813]

Why would I try to learn to pick with my thumb and index finger when the entire rock scene uses picks and has perfected the pick technique into oblivion? Just because Kotzen picks with his thumb? Come on... covid-19 must have gotten to you.

[@DarrylSyms]

This is a Kotzen lesson... what do you expect? Please leave my channel if you have nothing positive or constructive to say 👋

[@Jarektv2]

No tap harmonic, his guitar doesnt have 24 frets

[@DarrylSyms]

That’s the only thing you have to say? Despite the effort, quality, and accuracy I put into the rest of the video? Thanks 😂 Meanwhile, I do have 24 frets, so I’ll use them 🙂