Unpacking Josh Homme Guitar Techniques: Punchy Chord Voicings!

[@shumly]

I've been playing like this day one because of a twooba video where she just says to play with your pinky so it doesn't get bored, changed my life

[@Drabee]

Twoooobaaaaa naaaatiooooon!!

[@nicolasalegria3743]

Cmon man r u kidding You didnt expect that all that time while You r playing

[@jeremybaker195]

I didn't play with my pinky for years and now I'm reteaching my self and going out of my way to use my pinky all the time. I had 2 friend's teach me to play punk when I was a kid and neither played with their pinkys.

[@bittrain1658]

@Adonis Mieszko Vouvali best guitar KZbinr

[@mdavidhuffman9351]

Love this dude's teaching style and taste in music.

[@edricnibbelin6601]

Josh Homme is one of my musical heros, thank you so much for this lesson!!!

[@liampezzano]

Homme says in that interview that he learned to play guitar through Polka, and that explains a lot. Incorporating music written for other instruments does interesting things to guitar sounds.

[@arklowrockz]

Josh's chord phrasings for "Bandoliers" are other-worldly

[@eliasp8645]

the tone you get with the Vox and the Fender!!!!

[@JtotheP68]

I’ve just found this channel, it’s ace! Lovely seeing someone teaching rhythm playing instead of blues/rock pentatonic noodling!

[@terrorbirds9835]

I was struggling to decipher the noisy video and Bam! My man breaks it down. This dude is a gem.

[@russiangoose7053]

I use this technique all the time when playing Ramones songs and Misfits songs. I know they used full Barre chords but with the strict downstrokes and fast changes and riffs it makes it a lot easier to play cleanly as well as it sounds more punchy as you said especially with the high speed playing and all the fuzzy distortion going on.

[@queenhenryviii]

“Guitar moves” is Matt Sweeney’s series. So good.

[@Jacobcfuller]

I stole these barre chord ideas years ago without realizing where I got it from. makes sense because I listened to so much QOTSA in my formative years

[@Lounge-lizard]

It would be great if you did another video on josh 🤘🏼

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I did this one on that crazy scale he uses! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moiTeHaMeJyKgLM

[@sunsetjunior9313]

after experiencing some concerning pains/minor tendinitis, i switched to short scale guitars exclusively so those types of stretches wouldn't tax my aging hands and so far it has worked as i hoped. i have a'1965 mustang and youre right eric -a good stang is tough to beat....

[@stevesoldwedel]

"I Sat By the Ocean" is a classic CCR rhythm by Josh. And the trill on one of those notes, whether the 6th or whatever, was very "Paper Planes"/"Straight to Hell" too.

[@rinosphere]

Gold. Rhythm guitar forever.

[@Andrew-Gomez904]

Can't wait for the next Josh Homme Lesson!

[@DeGroove]

Oh man, yes, I’ll just assume that my former comment asking for more Homme led you to make this 😀. So cool, like you said, able to learn this from a teachers’ perspective. I could and should have probably been better of figuring this out on my own, but I just love watching you play, you make ME wanne play more and better. Looking forward to the follow up scale video! Take care!

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Eric love the Vox guitar .I have had my eye on these and it sounds as good as it looks especially through the 68 .Fender knocked it out of the park with the reissues.I got a 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue but I was drawn to the 68 series as I had a real one as a kid.keep on keeping on my musical brother. Always a clear informative style, seems to resonate with 1000,s

[@Dogsrule777]

Awesome topic! He loves that tri-tone with the pinky finger.

[@philiphmooresr]

You are a great teacher! I play 3 or 5 your exercises pretty regularly... just thought I would let you know. Grateful😎

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I do like to know! Slow and tasty wins the race!

[@joshuatolle876]

Dude, I love you. Haha. You're a fun hang

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks buddy!

[@ColinMasurik]

Thanks a mil for this. I played along to everything and you explain the how to so well that I easily was able to pause after the first chord and pretty much figure the rest out from there before watching the next part. I love the Sweeney Guitar Moves videos a lot and you were able to put forward a similar relaxed style of teaching in these videos. I do wish that you got into the polka side of things a bit and stuck to the down strums vs up strums technique. Coming from a drumming background myself, Josh's explanation and use of this to convey feeling through chords and melodies hit home a lot.

[@max79_99]

You may wanna be sitting down for this, but Eagles of Death Metal (Band composed of Josh and a friend of his) have covered Careless Whisper...

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I gotta track down a clip of that!

[@caryconover]

I've watched the Guitar Moves video with Homme a dozen times easy, but you do a really great job at the beginning of explaining the muting aspect

[@franckplassard7687]

So usefull as usual!! Thanks from France!

[@madebydbm]

Why the hell have I only just found your channel?!? Subscribed within 2 mins of watching this video. Love it.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Welcome to uncle Eric's ramble station!

[@madebydbm]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Pretty sure "Uncle Eric's Ramble Station" is a late-70s King Crimson album 😄

[@frankventimiglia6431]

You are my favorite guitar teacher on KZbin. Been playing forever and writing music working on a solo demo right now. And I'm watching your theory videos and learning immense amounts of knowledge and wisdom, so thank you. I don't usually I have a guitar tuned in e standard around. I'm always a half step down or in some other tuning with my guitars. But I set up an acoustic in e, and I just bought a Jaguar that should be coming next week. So I can have a short scale tune to e while I play along with you and your lessons. Keep up the good work dude.

[@joecarl5473]

Hommeify my face Eric! I kinda knew this trick but never took the time to look into what's happening. Josh is amazing!!! So are you!!! Thank you sir!!!

[@FencingAt]

Excellent video. Happy to sit and watch the entire video from start to finish. Well played.

[@frankventimiglia6431]

I have committed to going through all of your music theory video series... And seriously working to get everything I can out of each of them and planning on being a better guitar player than I've ever been by the end of this summer.

[@ioncewasmikey]

Wow man, you really won me over at the end with what you said regarding ads and marketing. First time seeing a video from you, but certainly won't be the last.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! I try to keep my little corner of the internet as non-annoying as possible!

[@darwinsaye]

Okay, so this is hilarious: When you pronounced his name, as a Canadian I thought, no way, that has to be pronounced 'omm. So I did some digging, and apparently in an interview I found, he says when he's outside the US, he pronounces it 'omm, and when he's in the US it's HOMee... Omg hahaha

[@joliveres]

I'm in the US and have always pronounced it 'omm. This new pronunciation blew my mind. Maybe it's the three years of French I had in school, but 'omm just seems how it should sound.

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@joliveres When I first heard of him I pronounced it 'omm until I was "corrected" lol

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Did not know that

[@yah-wehritebergstein3718]

neither pronunciation is likely to be correct given his surname is Norwegian

[@Jim_Thomas_Draper]

@@yah-wehritebergstein3718 Depends on how you define correct. As he's at least third generation American it's entirely likely that the pronunciation would shift from the Norwegian, but I'd argue that however he pronounces it is how it's supposed to be pronounced, as it is after all his name! He definitely pronounces it the same as Eric does in this video. He tends to introduce himself (in interviews and whatnot) as Joshua.

[@alistairmckee9858]

I think Eric just invented Full Strum Fridays. Thank you!

[@frankventimiglia6431]

Basically, thank you for your content dude. I appreciate what you're doing.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Frank! You can see I'm really just trying to help people play groovy and smart 🤓

[@robertbodle2354]

Thanks Eric - i got a lot out of that lesson. I enjoyed the punchy rhythm possibilities with muting strings and adding additional notes to color them. Also like the debrief outro with different examples to apply to different songs and chord progressions. Thanks for keeping it informative, accessible, and fun.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

It's such a simple concept with HUGE dividends for parts creation!

[@robertbodle2354]

@@EricHaugenGuitar totally - seems like writing parts that anchor rhythmically and structure the melody. My fav example was straight to hell example.

[@Slowdyek4]

Dude, I can't tell you how many times I've watched that guitar moves video trying to pick it apart lol. This made sooo much more sense. Thanks!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Now, if I can only make sense of the Lydian flat7 scale.......

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

@@EricHaugenGuitar I like to call it the Indonesian music scale from Spinal Tap

[@jessemoneyhun3621]

Learned this a while back from Sunshine Of Your Love. Been doing it ever since!

[@alexandrebier4581]

It's funny how sometimes we learn a song 'wrong' and it sticks with us. For the last 17 years I play 'Don't Let me Down' using this homme-like technique and using my pinky to reach some odd fun notes when on the 9th fret f#m. I was Homme-ing Harrison before it was cool!

[@tone1798]

Hey Eric , new to your channel. I really connected to this episode. Huge QOTSA fan . I appreciate your effort and look forward to more great playing.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Welcome to my chill and informative guitar hang :-)

[@Ehsender]

I’m a big fan of “parse out” or “distill.” Great video!!

[@master00booya]

this is awesome, congratulations on being a human in the world

[@Henry-pj1td]

Can you do a video about writing parts for songs? Like "I have the coolest riff/progression in the world for my verses, how can I expand the song and write an okay chorus?" Something like that

[@saddestchord7622]

That's a good suggestion. I'm always interested in people's approach to songwriting.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

good idea! I'll definitely ruminate on that! My first thought is this: I've never been able to summon creativity when I need it. More often, it's about capturing ideas when they happen and then sorting them out later into songs. Like, I may have a verse that floats around un-married for years until the right match comes along!

[@josepablomartinez6253]

I'm a bass player but i'm learning guitar and this is a so helpful and interesting that i need to grab my guitar ASAP and write something

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

The world has a shortage of bass players! Thank you for being one!

[@R3TR0R4V3]

Yaasssss!!! Thank you for doing a Homme video. He's one of my favorite artists/guitar players. 🤘

[@songwriterautodidacte9853]

This content is genuinely awesome. Thank you so much !

[@al1976-v7m]

Ha, i never noticed that "I sat by the ocean" has that CCR rhythm. Really cool!

[@benjaminfowler4513]

One of my top favorite guitarists!!

[@andretavares8596]

Thanks, Eric ! from André Tavares - Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

[@danilomayer]

Best guitar lesson on YT that I've seen in a while. Thanks!

[@AlexRuark]

Yessss! I love Homme's style. Thanks for doing this!

[@beelzebozos]

Such a fun video. Have a great day bro.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Cool! My favourite player of recent years. Was a bit worried after the last video, glad to see you're still making videos. I enjoy playing a Homme-ly. Take a chord and find the Hommelogue

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

I have no shortage of guitar thoughts to share - it's really just lighting/noise issues that ruin vid shoots! I'm asking around my photography friends if they know of any silent and well-lit spaces I can rent :-)

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@EricHaugenGuitar Good luck! Hope you find a space

[@Rodiniaband]

Such a great sweaty hang. Thanks for making this video dude!

[@meadish]

Now you're just joshin' around, homme... Thanks for another great lesson!

[@scottallen9556]

Wasn’t sure if you’d be back after last video but back you are with my favorite songwriter/guitarist. Love you breaking down all things different and interesting in the world of rock guitar. Josh’s scales are the real difference maker with his playing, along with the tuning down to C, and I can’t wait for you to play with this further. He’s a bit of a gear head as well and That VOX fits right in with the Homme aesthetic. Keep kicking ass.🤘

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

As long as light and construction noises cooperate I'll be rollin'!

[@JaredS-zf3hq]

You're the best online guitar teacher I've ever watched online. Instant sub. If you ever make stickers, i'll buy to throw on an amp, case, etc. Cheers

[@kevinhaynes47]

Great lesson,just what I needed. You just Demystified that cool sound.

[@robkirk9973]

Fender Mustang rocks. I have smallish hands and the Ben Gibbard ‘Stang is a revelation

[@richardlynch5632]

Can't stop diggin that Bobcat😎👍 Great video as usual 😎👍 😎👍❤🖖 Love brother

[@Elaleyelunivese]

I love this amp... lovely guitar too.... cheers

[@tradingcardsincTCI]

Great stuff, so glad I stumbled on this video. That minor shape is gonna screw with me for a little bit, but I'll have it soon...

[@loknloll]

Even with your catty attitude and massive chip on your shoulder, you're someone I feel I can actually learn from. You're a great teacher. Subbed

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

hahahahaha #accurate In defense of my sas - I blame being on KZbin for 6 years. I was less jaded when I started :-)

[@coastercook]

Thanks, Eric. Very skronky lesson this week.

[@furywhip9629]

Nice, I have a 1965 original Vox Bobcat

[@PetrisonRocha]

Thanks to AI I found this video and, just like that, I'm subbed. Great video. This technique of muting half the strings for rythm and having a free finger for color is used quite often by Thom Yorke as well, in my experience.

[@peachmelba1000]

Yo, another, earlier stoner rock example of cool uses of these kinds of voicings can be found throughout Monster Magnet's first full length release, Spine Of God, in particular on the tracks Pill Shovel, Nod Scene, Snake Dance, and the title track. There's also a better than the original cover of Grand Funk's "Sin's A Good Man's Brother". I think this album of theirs stands out in their discography in this regard because of the presence of John McCain on second guitar. He is basically unknown outside of psych rock circles and is a great player.

[@wurmholewizrdree3475]

will have a closer listen to Spine of God with this in mind . thanks for mentioning it. Dopes is probably my fave and Magnet is just the best damn band in the galaxy

[@gordonsmith33]

My brain just Extrapolated !!!

[@bmcpsd31]

Every hopeful guitar player should see this lesson.

[@haroldroberts5250]

As always…great stuff, Eric. Thanks once again!

[@leonl1559]

Video Suggestion!! Could you do one of These for Joey Santiago of the Pixies? I feel Like his playing is very influential For that 90s Grunge Sound! He went extra hard on bossanova and i would Love to See a Video on him since He is a very unique lead guitarist

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

He's one of my all-time faves! Thing is, there's no "tricks" to what he does - he just hears strange melodies and screeches, and them adds them to the song!

[@26ruben1]

great video Eric .. lots of useful info.

[@DustyCowdog]

You definitely have a cool guitar collection. Great video as always. Cheers! I've got one of the cheapest (least expensive) Gretsch guitars on order... can't wait till I can start messing around with yer videos. It's a G2215-P90 Junior Jet - P-90 on the neck and a Broadtron/humbucker on the bridge... Looking forward to learning to play on that thing.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

That's a great pickup combo!

[@GertJohnnys2]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but you talked about Josh Homme covering CW. I recommend you check out EODM's take on that song.

[@LesPaulRedWine]

13:30 ooh yes sir, feeling it hahaha Love how you apply it to all sorts of songs, great video!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

A.B.R. Playing = Always. Be. Riffin'. I try to play in such a way that I'm always fully committed to what I'm doing, even if it's providing little examples :-)

[@LesPaulRedWine]

@@EricHaugenGuitar oh, that's actually a great way to go about it, I'll definitely try to play with that in mind!

[@goingferal7393]

Some cool ideas, thank you kindly.

[@WhiteDove73-888]

Man this is good stuff here! Saved for later…

[@jixxxxer17]

Damn this is a great, premium channel , love it and that Vox is so Luxe , freakin' great word, extrapolate lol Peace !

[@ericmann8136]

Would love a video about how to come up with these little 2 or 3 note chordal fragments that a lot of people use to get spice into solos

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Good idea! Market research: could you be a little more specific about what you mean?

[@765metalhead]

very very helpful lesson ..Thanks

[@karllongbottomguitars9192]

Cool as ferk Eric , cool as ferk I'm guiltily of trying to play too much, this has given me the idea limiting myself to 2 chords and lead in one area and to focus on rhythm. The big 100k is coming fast, it can only be a matter of a few weeks

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yes! Rhythm is everything! You'll see me dig my heels in more and more on this subject :-)

[@senlinsilence3477]

Fantastic lesson 😍keep them coming . taa!!

[@SuperOhdannyboy]

Another Great lesson though, I’m in The Clash “ Straight to Hell” team as it is the work of Mick Jones on the “ Paper Planes” sample.

[@rickc2102]

The last chord in your intro took me straight into the first chord of a Juliana Hatfield song and now it's stuck in my head, lol

[@rickc2102]

Ok so the Back to Black take gave me chills. Can't wait to finish this move I'm in the middle of and open up the guitar cases again, but right now I'm on the bari uke, lol.

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Good luck - I hate moving!

[@petergraham9267]

Have always loved gritty dirty chord voicings………use them in my solos all the time, as well as rhythm ……..can’t remember the last time I played a straight barre chord 🤣……….Eric, first time I saw you on YT, I thought…….”weirdo……” (sorry man ), but now I think “weirdo…….who knows his shit, knows how to communicate, and inspires me to understand and experiment” Keep it up! 😜😎👍

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

You're not wrong I am weird :-P

[@dannye2759]

That is a beautiful guitar! wonderful playing

[@FenixShephard]

love you vids Eric. You seem like a cool brother. sick guitar btw!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Thanks Darren - I try to keep it real!

[@darrellblake7803]

Thanks! Awesome lesson!

[@duderdudeedoo1984]

Subscribed. Love the teaching style

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Welcome my friend!

[@0guelo0]

Muchas gracias, muy buena información - Thank you very much, very good information

[@roryhensen]

yo that amp sounds incredible!

[@roryhensen]

as does the playing through said amp

[@Ryantalope]

Very informative as always 👌🏼

[@Mwandiambira]

Done my Hommework

[@mattheweastel129]

So he’s somewhere between a full chord and a power chord? Definitely seems to make his chord work punch. That is a great guitar there man, I’ve not seen that before

[@konstantinosbabalis1695]

it would be amazing if you did this for some other guitat moves episodes!! :)

[@petergoddard1960]

Punchy as a punchy thing. A great technique to get down. I've got to work on that muting! Great point about the Mustang being a good vehicle for coping with stretchy extensions, one of the reasons why i've been looking closely at the current range from Fender and even Squire. The vintage, MIJ and CIJ models are way too pricey for my purse right now. Following a motorcycle accident a handful of years ago, when I blew up my left forearm and wrist, I've been left with reduced dexterity and little feeling in my left pinky. So I'm having to work hard to adapt. There's much to be said for sheer bloody mindedness and determination! Homework time. Peace and Pizza (a heady combo)!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

ooooh those Squier Classic Vibe Mustangs look good! You have my Haugen endorsement to buy one :-)

[@riffswamp]

This just opened up a whole new world! \m/\m/

[@CliffDaSikk]

man this guitar

[@Diauvi]

That intro reminds me to Supertramp!

[@brandadse.1741]

Just subbed, great playing and breakdown!

[@EricHaugenGuitar]

Yay! Welcome!

[@sandem100]

That was pretty cool, Naaah!