when your favourite guitar student might literally have adhd

A massive proportion of musicians and artists present an incredible ability to hyper focus their attention on stimulating tasks that they’re interested in while simultaneously struggling greatly to prioritise tasks day to day.
This results in an obsessive amount of attention given to one thing at the cost of near everything else in that time frame and is behaviour that often never gets checked because the student will be seen working hard and developing skills in seemingly very short time frames.
However in order to develop consistency and work ethic it’s healthier to develop the ability to prioritise not only the work you want to do but the work you may be struggling to focus on right in front of you

[@ClaytonBrownMusicOfficial]

I have since apologized to my old guitar teacher for being this guy. 🤣

[@atutahi]

Same hahaha

[@guess_im_User_584]

Broooo same

[@dinghoti]

Fucking same. My chon song was Puddle

[@lickakaka]

This is indeed ADHD lol. "I didn't do my homework, but I did learn my 28th Metallica riff"

[@ryno4ever433]

I have ADHD and it was so hard not to be that guy. Just BARELY finished the assigned homework because I stead I spent my time learning some random shit that was probably too hard for me.

[@atutahi]

It’s definitely a double edged sword but in my experience the fact that you are aware and pushing through is a good sign!

[@Numnutz]

@@atutahi This video is me right now, I always forget my assignments because I am too busy trying to learn a new Dream Theater or Metallica song and only remember an hour before my next lesson and then try to get it done in that time. Which has only worked once until now, but hey, even if I don't do my assignments, jamming to Dream Theater or Metallica with my teacher is still awesome.

[@vanya65]

Honestly i think thats why we excell at things like this. Self taught, and you learn what YOU find interesting. Which in my opinion is the whole point. Lessons are ok, but it can ruin your interest if its boring.

[@saai4life]

Having OCD and playing guitar can be difficult sometimes.

[@randomcoffeetable777]

As a guitarist and cellist with ADHD, this is so true lol. Or you come in with a new technique that you just kinda picked up and messed around with and just spent a week doing that and occasionally the other stuff. The first time I discovered ricochet bow was just me doing that for a week and not even caring. As a self-taught guitarist (playing about 7 years) it can be really hard to stick with learning/ improving a new song. I just want to jam to something else or I start messing around with pedals and loops exploring weird rhythms and polytonal textures. Your content is awesome man, glad youtube decided to start suggesting it to me.

[@hapkido150]

i set little goals each day like ima work on scales for an hour then i pratice songs for an hour

[@ach441]

Really true, i learned what i want to play and sometimes i think to learn more but idk i prefer to play with feelings, i find it hard to take time to learn when i dont see the priority for what i like to play even though i know i can play more 😅🤦‍♂️..

[@MadMathMike]

The delivery of that "No" at the end actually killed me. 😂

[@3lth]

The worst part is when you only hyperfocus on your favourite part of the song but never learn the rest.. ....and not doing the homework of course.

[@MechanicalRabbits]

I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD but every single time I see a post about ADHD online its a carbon copy of my behavior. Maybe I should get that checked 😅.

[@Wisteriablight4408]

Oh my gosh you had a few hundred subscribers last I checked, keep up the great work!

[@atutahi]

cheers!

[@germaneggxx]

This is all of my guitar progress in a nutshell 😂😅

[@atutahi]

Haha boo

[@VincentiusTheSecond]

omg when the drums kicked in broooooo insane playing 🫡

[@atutahi]

Ah thank you!

[@ronsnijders3636]

Oh, man, that description is on point! The number of times I've asked my teacher to work on something, only to bail on it a week later is much, much higher than I'm comfortable admitting... I'm trying to be better, though!

[@limesplays2420]

I like to think it's the same student in all the videos and makes his character arc much more interesting

[@lucyfer_the_bat]

these skits are hilarious keep them coming

[@atutahi]

Thanks! More on the way

[@DavidNwokoye]

I'm so happy to see your channel blow up. Keep up the awesome content man 🙌🙌

[@atutahi]

Cheers! More on the way!

[@Sergeant898]

@@atutahi I love your choice of guitars. What model/brand are they? Ever since I got a headless, headed guitars are virtually dead to me.

[@siralfredofhorsiii]

@@Sergeant898 ormsby goliaths iirc

[@creamyanddreamy4017]

i member seeing Chon with evan brewer in I think 2013 this was my favorite song for a while. Your student has great taste! LOL

[@atutahi]

Hahaha he sure does, if only he’d do his homework as well!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Your production is so cool! Hope you take off man!

[@atutahi]

Hey thanks! I’m improving slowly haha

[@cardfreak0560]

Dude, I have ADHD, and these past few days I've been forgetting my exercises because I'm learning that exact same song. This video scared me

[@Fuck_handles]

Life's a simulation my dude.

[@stratplayer2140]

New favorite channel for sure

[@atutahi]

Hope you’re having fun!

[@erickstotle4285]

I love these videos because I’m just beginning to teach others guitar I have yet to encounter a lot this

[@atutahi]

Haha you start to see these patterns after a few years

[@marc8239]

As a Guitarist with ADHD, I have to say that this is so insanely real. I never did any homework assignments my teacher gave me but within 15 seconds, I could learn some song I heard 2 minutes ago on the radio.

[@SplitMyLungs]

Me WHO never went to a Guitar teacher, but Still feels somehow related to The vids

[@atutahi]

It’s a universal experience to be fair

[@BambiTrout]

I used to do this in my flute and piano lessons literally ALL the time. I would actively not do the thing I was supposed to be doing without even meaning to. I just got distracted by a mistake that sounded like a different song and 5 hours later I'd played through every song on my iPod and not even done the first line of the piece I was learning. I honestly have no idea how I never got diagnosed - well actually I do because almost all of my hyperactivity was mental which meant that I absorbed EVERYTHING in lessons and passed all of my tests without studying, and therefore I wasn't seen as disruptive enough to have ADHD because we all know that people still just see it as the "can't sit still OOOH SQUIRREL" disorder *deep breath*. I wasn't diagnosed with Autism for similar reasons - I was capable of eye contact and talking to people.

[@rollthed20]

Dude you're one of my favorite guitar channels right now. I love this

[@dontaskforname3467]

Honestly i see you as one of the most famous guitar content creators one day.

[@atutahi]

Haha thanks

[@harveymoment]

God I love Bubble Dream, never had a teacher but soon I'll get one and make every effort to be this guy, thanks

[@atutahi]

Haha good luck bud and it is an awesome song!

[@christiandoherty7937]

I just get the vibe that this guy is such a nice dude.

[@atutahi]

Haha thanks!

[@samgodzwa7927]

Dang, he’s such a good musician, he can play bass and drums with his mind!

[@Xxmax8maxxX]

I'm a teacher at a School of Rock and this is exactly whats going on with one student. Crazy he's only been playing for 6 months

[@atutahi]

The hardest part is that they are learning and developing incredibly fast but alongside that are some terrible habits that will come back to bite them later. But communication and a bit of tough love can help to course correct before it becomes a huge problem

[@inflexion7798]

@@atutahi it's 100% my case, what are the bad habits these ppl develop in your experience, and how to fix them? would appreciate if you could help me to be aware of them

[@mr.broski4849]

@@atutahi must say 100% percent my case too

[@paulgilbert3139]

The last time i saw your channel it has less than 800, now you have more than 2000 subs. Keep going man, we are waiting for new hilarious contents haha

[@atutahi]

Cheers! A couple days ago it had 20 and tbh I was happy with that many lol

[@robhebert5137]

🤣 As the student with ADHD: CAN CONFIRM.

[@atutahi]

It ain’t easy!

[@GwanYTB]

This channel is gonna blow up.

[@ElAbismo]

I am this guy. I have adhd and this always happens. It's gotten better. I'm 28 now. I know most perks of living like this

[@atutahi]

good to hear you're pushing through and still playing!

[@ElAbismo]

@@atutahi You know it brother! I'm studying music and trying to build a career around it. Even though it's tough, I try to kick ADHD's ass every day to push foward!

[@JB-mh5xy]

I think it's a fun thought experiment to try to harness that. With ADHD and other mental things going on myself, I always think about school systems, teachers, mentors and how to help them lean into the way I think so there's less friction all around. I haven't quite figured it out yet, but I think it's someone for everyone to try to think about.

[@malamute8257]

It's okay. I'm the teacher and I have ADHD.

[@atutahi]

You wouldn’t be the first!

[@RealJaydensmusic]

Dude is gonna have at least 200k by the end of next year

[@atutahi]

Ah man I was happy with 20 lol

[@CloudShys]

Dude the fact homeboy went from just a 400 hundred subs to now 2k is fucked

[@dylanmadsen5079]

Yo I know these are hilarious joke videos but bubble dream was actually one of the songs me and my first guitar teacher learned together. I was interested in difficult guitar stuff even just starting. This shot me in the past

[@atutahi]

That’s an awesome song to learn with your teacher man nice one

[@dylanmadsen5079]

@@atutahi Thanks man he was a great teacher, love your videos glad you popped up for me recently.

[@sacarymoviesamu]

HAHAHAHAHAHA. the homework shiet is so good. I struggle so much on doing it lmao

[@atutahi]

Haha it’s a pain but it’s worth it!

[@sacarymoviesamu]

@@atutahi yeah, it is

[@justsomeguy727]

I'm in this video and I don't like it(I jest of course. This was hilarious haha). Though it does make me appreciate one big thing about my teacher, and it's the fact that if I didn't practice the material he wants me to work on, he shows me ways I can incorporate said material into the songs I was goofing off with so that way I can still practice what he showed me, but in a song I'm familiar with. Definitely appreciated that a ton about him.

[@ceobe7458]

i feel kinda bad bc i know im that kind of student, like ill play 1-2 hours a day, just not exactly what i was asked to work on... even when my homework was something I asked to my guitar teacher to help me learn

[@atutahi]

Awareness is half the battle!

[@davidequihua1939]

These videos are awesome, please continue making them

[@atutahi]

Thank you! More on the way

[@EdEddnEddyMercury]

This was definitely me when I was taking lessons

[@bloatmax4420]

What kind of guitar does the "student" have? That looks really cool, sweet playing btw and that writeup in the description is golden, can be applied to every discipline out there!

[@atutahi]

He’s playing an Ormsby Goliath same brand as the “teacher’s” but in 8 string

[@MaxSxB]

How are you only at 13k subs ? I was recommended yours vids here and there for the past year and I thought you were already way up there. Take mine, and I wish you to skyrocket at lightspeed, your videos are awesome, original, musically solid, well acted, funny,... You got the recipe, you just need the little magic of the algorithm !

[@atutahi]

Thanks buddy! Appreciate the kind words!

[@SA-ji1hw]

i love his content! would love this guy 2 b my guitar teacher.

[@ClaytonOT]

Got see CHON live with Circa Survive, those dudes are incredible.

[@atutahi]

Oh snap! Circa Survive are great!

[@ILLRICARDO]

As a person with ADHD, this is true, my guitar teacher gave me homework, and next lesson, I went and showed him the FM synthesizer track I learned on the Yamaha reface dx keyboard.....

[@wyoot3662]

yknow, as a guitarist with ADHD this is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO accurate

[@ohmmaggotz9967]

ADHD affects people more than even a person with ADHD even realizes if that makes any sense lol

[@El_Elaias_wn]

Chon is a incredible band

[@HOLYEVOL]

Great content and awesome guitar skills! Good luck on your channel, I foresee 1 million subs by 2024

[@atutahi]

Hey thanks soo much!

[@HOLYEVOL]

@@atutahi You're welcome bro! Cheers to the new year on your success!🍵🍵

[@no-ld3hz]

started practicing bubble dream seriously couple weeks ago, really fun to play. sounds great btw!

[@spencerharding5328]

This was great probably would be me if I ended up getting lessons.

[@atutahi]

Could be worth a try!

[@litecontroller225]

How do you only have 2k subscribers??? your content is amazing and I love these short sketches!

[@atutahi]

Haha I was happy when I had 20 subscribers to be fair

[@Jmilligan820]

Please keep making these. They are so funny😂, just started playing a couple months ago and found your channel recently

[@fays9192]

Awesome video dude, you play amazing!

[@atutahi]

Thanks a ton!

[@Podcastforthewin]

Omg! Your student looks just like you dude. He also has the same guitar too. You must be a big role model in his life.

[@atutahi]

Haha he hates me

[@jadderchadder4646]

This guy is a legend

[@atutahi]

Haha thanks

[@milkwater1204]

I don't even have ADHD but I feel this.

[@i2tryhard]

This guy REALLY likes headless guitars...

[@atutahi]

They just soo insanely comfortable!

[@i2tryhard]

@@atutahi I've never played one since my local shop doesn't have any, and hasn't had any.

[@justinalexander8524]

Wasn't expecting that ending 🤣 Subscribed

[@atutahi]

Thanks! Much appreciated

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

Jammin' with myself, ah, oh, oh-oh Jammin' with myself, ah, oh, oh-oh When there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove Well I'm jammin' with myself, ah, oh, oh-oh.

[@whong09]

I’m working on 10 or 20 songs across multiple genres, some piano, some guitar, some vocals, some music produced in a daw. I’ll probably be working on the same stuff in half a year not having finished anything.

[@armaansahi795]

I dont even play guitar but I love these videos.

[@atutahi]

Wow! Haha I’m glad you’re enjoying them, it’s never too late to try it out! My oldest student just turned 73

[@sniperbloom1305]

your guitar playing is extremely good

[@SirQuack-mi9sz]

I play piano (8 yrs at least) and have been playing guitar and drums for a year and I can confirm that this is so fckn accurate

[@atutahi]

Haha cheers buddy

[@MrPatino4]

hahahahaha I'm loving these videos!! This is 100% me with my drum teacher each week. Keep up these great videos man 🙌

[@atutahi]

Haha poor guy! Thank you I will

[@vexedpixels]

You absolute bastard my ADHD has been forcing me to learn this all week, then this video comes out just to call me out? Shame 😂

[@atutahi]

Hahaha sorry brother

[@irti_pk]

I'm a simple man. I hear Chon and I hit like

[@sertaysakizoglu5553]

clicked for the title, stayed because of chon

[@apaleguy]

As someone with ADHD whose always wanted how to play guitar, I don't have this problem.

[@Troy1399]

I'm trying to learn guitar but i can't stay focused on lessons, and instead i try to learn songs that are too hard for me and i end up giving up lol. I have mild ADHD and thanks to this video i now know why i'm this way lol

[@atutahi]

self awareness is half the battle! All that's left is to act on the information

[@eduardocandeiasfaust]

Chon riffs are so cool

[@atutahi]

They're definitely some of the coolest vibe riffs

[@gguitar4496]

You deserve way more subscribers

[@atutahi]

Haha thanks bud

[@riddlydiddlyimawantedmanin4442]

good video man, and great little easter egg of advice in the comments - you seem like a good teacher. I subbed today after seeing another one of your vids yesterday. Gonna keep an eye on your channel thanks. been playing 15 years and im good enough that people seem to be impressed but im really inconsistent and messy ;_; taking time this winter to focus on music. You do online lessons?

[@atutahi]

Hey buddy thank you for the kind words, sounds like you’re in to putting in some proper hours and tidying up your technique, I recommend developing a small repertoire of songs and really knuckling down on them accurately in a way you likely haven’t been to this point, it’s a great way to build confidence and accuracy in a short amount of time. Atm I only teach in person and don’t offer inline lessons sorry but good luck!

[@lollypopfiend]

I know half of hundreds of songs and about 3 complete songs cause I get so distracted haha

[@atutahi]

Haha you and I both

[@gandalf8216]

The hyperfocus can also be a side-effect from medication. I think ADHD is rather easy to explain, without taking anything away. The disorder/variation/whatever floats your boat really is due to a faulty mechanism for short-memory recall. It might sound mild enough, but it affects intellectual development and thought processes. Being flexible and incredibly mutable, the brain will develop ways to compensate that which the environment demands but the brain lacks. This can lead to hyperactivity, but also hyperfocus. Hyperfocus is rather a misnomer, but more of a rampant, uncontrolled "psychological flow". We've all experienced flow before, and you may recognize how time flew by super-fast, well, there's almost no subconscious thought processes during flow, and thus almost no short-term memory recall. Due to coping mechanisms found in ADHD people serving as a work-around, concentration will manifest as narrow and abnormally heightened. Sometimes the strategies and tactics we develop as we go can backfire, especially if we do not watch ourselves, because far from all are of one's own purposeful design. But tactics can be improved, and strategies swapped. In the end, free will is the superpower everyone has but are increasingly told isn't even real.

[@atutahi]

Agreed! Not to mention for each individual it will likely present differently due to environment etc thanks for your thoughts!

[@currentlyvibing9916]

Lmao wtf I feel attacked haha 😂. I got diagnosed with adhd a couple months ago and for some reason the guitar is the only thing I can’t put down

[@atutahi]

For those of us struggling with this playing the guitar can feel like a cool breeze in the mind

[@thexombie3225]

I laughed so hard at this, you have such great content!

[@honeymoonavenue97]

I feel like I’ll never be a good guitarist because of this.

[@atutahi]

My advice is to chase your interests in music, focus on what motivates you and allow yourself to progress at your own pace in various areas while occasionally going out of your way to shore up areas that might be lacking

[@over9k874]

My comment to vid description: Yes, very true.

[@atutahi]

Hope you’re enjoying the vids!

[@over9k874]

@@atutahi Of course! I love your sense of humour ;)

[@vipersb1]

This is what people who don't have ADHD think ADHD looks like. Those of us who have it know the truth.

[@wayneisname4544]

It's really hard for me to focus on one thing because I think of something else and I play that but then I forget what I was playing before and can never go back to that riff I kind of liked.

[@chriscanterburyGK]

Just recently discovered your content. Love it :D Keep the good work going and thank you for the videos 🤍

[@atutahi]

Thank you soo much buddy to be fair we’ve only been going for about 2 weeks lol

[@guilhermeramos8993]

Literally me, but on Drums.

[@nikolaj6692]

These videos are great 😂

[@atutahi]

Cheers!

[@pmckeown22]

Awesome dude!! Another banger. Remember me when you're famous!!

[@atutahi]

Haha thanks buddy

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao]

If a kid actually learns something on their own initiative I couldn't care less if they aren't doing set homework.

[@odayaka9697]

You seem really kind. I subscribe you channel

[@atutahi]

That’s quite the compliment thank you

[@jim.fandango]

saw berserk on your bookcase so i subbed lol

[@nighpaw4651]

I have adhd and my piano teacher barely even gives me homework, apart from like a few lines in a specific book or smth and I can barely finish that lmao

[@aydenmcfly1362]

I'm not sure if I have ADHD although I've always lived with similar symptoms, I've been learning guitar for a while now whenever I feel I can't practice what I SHOULD be such as caged or scales or wtv I just play whatever my soul tells me, I'm not hard on myself about it because I know I will be playing forever and my main goal is to just have a good time with the instrument

[@alojz300]

Cool videos man keep it up

[@atutahi]

Thanks!

[@yodasmask]

I’m the student who will have already learnt lots of songs but can’t remember the names of the strings

[@teoman2495]

That's literally me. Should I be concerned?

[@Twitchyx7]

I like the concept and execution of your videos, you're creative and have talent! Can't stand at looking at your instruments, though. I would never hold a headless guitar much less buy one, they are 0/10 on aesthetics regardless of what the body looks like.

[@atutahi]

Hahaha ahh I’m sorry buddy I’ve always loved the look and feel of headless guitars but I appreciate you checking out the videos!

[@swanswanswanswanswanswanswan]

hell nah they look awesome

[@stevencooper3202]

This is me but with piano and synths. Why play the normal sounding voices when you can make your synth sound like a robotic dystopian war zone

[@eistaeee9820]

wow that was so good lmao

[@atutahi]

Cheers!

[@cleangoblin2021]

Lol this is my friend/guide. He really expects me to finish a whole song while i study something else. Sometimes i get too depressed that i have trouble making coffee. But im getting there. Im learning in my own phase, not because im stubborn or too egotistic to learn but i just literally cant sit my ass If i dont understand the purpose of what im doing. That to me is learning rhythm and such are way way more apex to my learning than learning to solo all of a sudden

[@Admiralgrusbil]

Though I've never had a teacher, just learning random shit is how I roll lol. Often jumping back and forth between things a lot. I do put in the hours though and I like to select songs that really challenges me on specific techniques.