Songwriting 101: Composer

jayeshrc

its a friggin multiscale men!!! and no its not as "hard" to play on as a regular guitar... keeps your hand from cramping or straining... more natural in other words

ascendancy2

brilliant lesson, definately going to take this into account when im writing songs.

shredguru

HWAT THE HELL IS A METER "6-8" "7-8"???

rockhardmetal

Y the hell would u need a 8 string guitar? Wat would ya even tune that to? I mean a 7 string makes sense to me, but 8 string? Wat the hell? ::confused::

Bout the lesson tho, it's given me lot to think bout. I usually use 4/4, but it might be cool to learn to use some other time signatures. I have no idea how I'd use them in solos tho. I can too many notes in a bar sometimes, so it's already confusin.

Head BANGER 81

friggin awesome

CHOCOmoney

in 6-8 there are 6 beats per measure and the 8th note gest the beat . and in 7-8 there are 7 beats per measure, and the eighth note gets the beat

me_llamo_juan

That's such an awesome beard.

Megalomaniac46

great lesson dude!

southpaw_tdg

i think kole died... its been awhile

llamalord1

SHAVE

mepmep

one of the best lessons I've seen since I started playing. Please get Zack to do more lessons on other tension devices.

syfmyspof

Zack says he is - or was - a student of Tom Hess

syfmyspof

Zack Uidl is a professional guitarist, studio/session musician, instructor, and composer in the Chicago-land area. He is in high demand for performances, both live and in the studio, instructing, and for his compositions for film and other projects. Zack has taught several clinics, master classes, workshops, and seminars including the internationally acclaimed Camp Jam. He is one of the founding members, songwriters, and guitarists for the progressive metal band Thoughts Betrayed. He currently is an instructor both privately and at JC’s Guitars in Algonquin, Illinois. Zack also is a highly acclaimed author of online lessons and articles on numerous instructional websites. Zack has studied with the best guitarists in the industry including Tom Hess, Zvonimir Tot, Mike Walsh, Jody Fisher to name a few. He has also studied advanced music theory, piano, and other instruments as well. He is a highly regarded clinician, author, and performer.

syfmyspof

from his about page at his site.

Roopelatvalafan

wicked sick guy ... MORE MORE MORE!

Kyoh

Wow. My head hurts. Awesome stuff! ::Fetches Aspirin::

Paul Tauterouff

I missed this when it first went up. I think odd meter stuff sounds great, but have not worked much with them. I have Zack's CD and it is great.

ThatFlyingThing

Has anybody else realized how much we all seem to be obsessing about his guitar and beard?

Anyways, this was an awesome lesson. I don't personally like his style, what with the unusual background sounds that sound like they are from a keyboard, but still, AWESOME player.

Haz4510

Awesome lesson but i hate guitars that have more than 6 strings lol i dno why

bergiron

lo0l i didnt saw he as a barb

fuhugwagads

holy ****.

LOOK AT THAT BEARD.

metalatw

lol i didnt see the beard for a while either

ilm97

nice guitar, and playing!

Shred Faster

thanks man, especially like example 7. i like how you rock your beard to!

BassMaster_666

awsome plating man

Mike90t09

What a dumb guitar

SamuraiLP

The multi scale fretting seems like it must be terrible for each strings compensation.
Bigger range.
didn't know it was that hard to think about.

Intet

This was a very useful, yet badass lesson!
Gotta love that guitar

guitarist_deth

gotta love extended range guitar haters but it makes sense, you think outside of the box, you're kicked out of the box.

sorry bout the off-topic, this lesson is pure win. I lost count how many times I saw it, and it keeps being fresh and wonderfully informative. Thanks Kole and Zack !

mitchellgreennz

AWSOME ELETRIC GUITAR AND AMP HE MUST BE DEAF WWHHHAAATTT EEVVEEERRYYOOONNNE =(

CrusadiaUK

I instinctively wrote a song with a meter grouping of 6/8 for the intro then (5/8 + 5/8 + 5/8 + 6/8) for the second half, then a bar of 4/4 as a break between the intro and lead into a 4/4 Verse, chorus and then into a breakdown, which has a single bar of 1/8 which you don't even notice it's on this channel if you want to listen to it *DEFEATIST* CHECK IT OUT! (Please don't judge the vocals, we've kicked out the screamer and are now looking for someone better for us)

I've also written a song which switches between 5/4 and 6/8 quite fluidly all the way through the song *HOURGLASS*

Not to promote myself, but instead to show my style of writing. Thanks guys, This lesson was really informative, what's this guys full name?

CrusadiaUK

Never mind his full name is Zack Uidl and it said at the start of the video haha