Theory of a Deadman Show You How to Play "Lowlife" - Part 1

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In the following videos, Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly and Dave Brenner show you how to play "Lowlife" off their new album, The Truth Is..., which is out now on Roadrunner Records. This is part one of the lesson.

[@weecharles_]

i love how chilled they are

[@AndrewZeleno1]

Great band. Great song

[@amberd6978]

Awesome song, Awesome band, Awesome tutorials! Especially for begiining players!

[@dougschif]

great tutorial.luv u guys.but dont make fun of us old guys.i saw you guys in niagara falls, ny back in 2014 my ears havent stopped ringing since.

[@heathershamp3773]

Awesome

[@MGcasco]

those link in the description dont work

[@jedimaster8758]

Not sure if i heard this right but what chord is it to play the first part? C7 or C?

[@59parksimple6]

Make more songs like Truth is, Low life and Gentleman=p

[@saggeorge100]

I did catch the tuning right didn't I, drop C#. I have been playing these chords, but it sounds kinda weird.

[@BeerNCookies]

Can anyone explain the tuning to me and how to tune my guitar to it? I know half step down but he said something like its dropped too "Drop C Sharp"??? I know how to tune half step down and standard tuning but other than that I'm lost. Help?!?!

[@ronleander69]

the strings should go C# G# C# F# A# D# from thickest to thinnest. Tune the guitar to drop d ( D A D G B E) and then its just a half step lower than that. one of the simple ways to explain it is bar the whole guitar on the first fret and tune it to drop d. And the once you let off it will be dropped c sharp or dropped d flat like they say. Its just whatever people want to call it but they are the same thing. its the same as tuning flat with standard tuning your low string is just tuned to C# instead of d#

[@BeerNCookies]

Aaron Leander Okay maybe I know what you're talking about.. so I can't tune by ear just yet so I use a tuner but I do know a trick to drop the thickest E to D and then half step down I could put a capo on the first fret and tune everything else normally right? that being half step down or so I've always done. Sound right to you or?

[@ronleander69]

Yes. Tune the guitar to drop d with the capo on the first fret and then once you take the capo off it will be c#g#c#f#a#d#

[@BeerNCookies]

Aaron Leander Thanks for the help man!! Add me on Facebook if you'd like. It's always great to be able to talk to fellow guitarists. I have an orange beanie on in my profile picture.

[@randyrrs7028]

Aaron Leander do you know if this song is played half a step down on the electric guitar as well?

[@songoku2300]

@scottleeper Thanks :)

[@Busted_Nut_Garage]

Great song. Easy to play. Chicks dig it.

[@JasonL1214]

me gusta those inlays

[@Blueshirt38]

Agreed, people pick the one single off the album, and blast it for months, and it starts to get annoying, because, in my opinion, every song off the album is just as good as the single, but they never get any airtime.

[@cyclerodgarage5341]

Où est la partie 2 ?🤔😏

[@AndrewZeleno1]

Where is the second part????????????

[@davidcarter1157]

thats pretty much the whole song it just repeats

[@randyrrs7028]

@@davidcarter1157 yea but they needed to show the solo also

[@guitardan1998]

thats a new cover me think :)

[@theultimaterockr]

Did they even try when they wrote this?

[@faridzayish]

nice hair the right guy

[@berndglorie]

@songoku2300 It means For The Win :)

[@SteveGuitar987]

I have Tyler's guitar pick.

[@SWARVB]

Now to leard what they are saying means so I will understand them

[@axonn101]

If its too loud your too old!! I have that on my Steven Tyler door hanger :p

[@berndglorie]

@scottleeper hahaha no -.-' thats not true :P

[@MajorPonch]

I'm happy we got a lesson for this song. Not like any of this could figure this out on our own.

[@BerghoffGaming2006]

I realized that Tyler had a tattoo on his hand

[@dynabladewings]

"Drop C#...but not confuse you, Drop Db." Maybe it's just the musician in me, but I love music theory humor lol.

[@jamesmorris191]

How to play little smirk

[@MusicF0rLif4]

@ninjaSPloverxD why you watch it then? durrrrrr!

[@Isolation74]

I use to be able to play that until I took an arrow to the knee

[@berndglorie]

Gibson FTW :D

[@darkais776]

@Isolation74 its funny seeing these stupid comments...

[@MikeBassil]

4.24 lol

[@Jdobs942]

I miss theory's first album. Seems like the music/lyrics are much different. Maybe just me.

[@ReviewingGrifter]

That’s because Chad Kroeger co-wrote the lyrics of the first album. Take notice “What You Deserve” is literally the ripped instruments from “Where Do I Hide.”😉

[@accidentalhappy_27]

You're both adorable

[@CoffeeAndStarWars]

That dude on the right with the bad hair, could be quite possibly the most annoying person ever.

[@randyrrs7028]

CoffeeAndStarWars why

[@Youreallysuckguy]

These guys are fun to watch but the song seems boring

[@SAGGING_GUT]

People honestly need to be instructed how to play this?

[@randyrrs7028]

ThrashedKidder why not

[@flyingvee1]

anything "dropped" tuned is just fuckin' lazy....great song tho..I fuckin' love the lyrics...!