Deftones – Root (Stephen Carpenter Play-Through)

"Root" guitar play-through with Stephen Carpenter, from our album Adrenaline.

Shout out to ESP Guitars, Fishman, Dunlop, Ernie Ball, Orange, Fryette Amplification, Line 6, ENGL, Rivera Amplification, & SYNERGY.

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[ganondorfchampin]

Most underrated Deftones song, that riff is incredible.

[Tonedefdom]

Love it. Difficult to nail that fast picking on the opening riff, but just about got it after 25 years

[tkelly]

Need Abe's playthrough as well, these tracks are masterpieces

[crenshaw]

If he released official official tab books from some of the albums, I’d buy them. I know there’s already tab books out but not by Steph. I’d for sure buy the first three album tab books.

[Thecasualgamer-ppwc]

Love this one! This song gives me the Nostalgia feelings because it got me into deftones!

[TheStorytellingDad]

This is the very first Deftones song I ever heard, and I just love watching Steve show us all how he plays.

[Guitarista]

3:20 Genius way of playing an E5 in different octave voicings....

[crenshaw]

Thanks Steph! Been waiting for this one the most off Adrenaline. Now I’m going to try to learn this song for Fourth of July weekend.

[flazuki]

Wow, one of my absolute favorites on guitar and one of the first Songs I learned from them! And that on my birthday! Love you Stef!

[sharinglungs]

Nice one! So just fireal and fist left off Adrenaline. Been waiting a while for fireal play through, hopefully next week Stef comes through!

[bimmer]

My favorite Deftones track. Even after all the amazing stuff they've released over the decades, this one still reigns supreme in my eyes after 27 or so years

[louisleon]

love the main riff and bassline on this one!

[hasanmir]

I love you Stephen. Thank you for giving us all these wonderful riffs that have been with me for over 20 years and that have enhanced my life immensely.

[tsr-animations]

Root in my opinion, is probably one of the more playful songs on the album, mostly because of the fast picking riff.
It's not a particularly hard riff to learn, it's the picking speed that can be hard to get down initially if you're not used to it.
If you've played the bridge and ending of the song wrong the entire time up to now, it'll be an adjustment

[abes]

My favorite Deftones song. Started it all for me. Still listening since ‘95!

[dereksendrak]

Absolutely love these play throughs! Love playing along with Stephtones🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[johnnyamaro]

FINALLY!! I've been asking for this in the comments for months lol!

[StonyBologner]

I love that you started this series of play throughs….

[dgs]

Boss AF. I just started a Vinyl collection and White Pony was the first LP I bought.

[shoryuXE]

album play-through completion so far:
adrenaline: 9/11
white pony: 3/12 (counting mini maggit and boys republic, not counting teenager)
saturday night wrist: 1/10 (not counting u, u, d, d, etc. or pink cellphone)
diamond eyes: 9/11
gore: 2/11
ohms: 6/10
around the fur, self titled, and koi no yokan: complete
i hope we eventually get some oldschool tracks from like linus though 🤘