How to deliver when you’re put on the spot.

"Hey, would you come up with a hook for the intro of this song?" Here are five clues to help you find a part QUICKLY that enhances the song, and of course, an example that I am currently working on for a client. Enjoy!

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[andreas]

Love this! I really appreciate your content. 👍🙂

[zafarraja]

When you started playing I forgot about chords, progression and intro and verse. Simple but elegant. Above all very musical.🎶

[spillemusicstudios]

Absolutely love the destroyer setting on the mobius! Super underrated for sure. I'm not ever selling that pedal haha

[TomCPlus]

As the one electric guitar in our band, this directly applies to my job once again! The musical genre/style, the progression simplicity, the need on my part to supply hooks backing an acoustic player (and we play a lot of songs in B). The learning continues . . . I'll be watching for the course. 🎸

[Grant_Ferstat]

Beautiful watching you play those parts. In the pocket but relaxed & so song sensitive.

[cleanhit]

So tasteful and always inside the song, i get a lot from your work, thanks from the UK!

[henrykc]

What a taste, everything fits perfectly together, pleasure listening to.

[bryanh]

I love your illustration at the beginning. I find that when I try to do a solo that I’m unprepared for, I fall back to the same old “box”. It’s a lot like saying “um” and “uh” a lot when speaking.

[fredn]

Looking fwd to your course Also, I appreciate the way you identified the "two-and" timing. I'm working on timing and rythm. Cannot even spell it yet. Love your channel.

[theleviathan]

I love what you did for the bridge part. Moving it up the neck assisted the lift of the bridge. So smooth and perfect. Another excellent lesson. Thank you!

[officialWWM]

That’s a take mate. Sounds perfect to me!

[brettsouthwellwalker]

Excellent. Could you tell us more about that Tele? Sounds so sweet!

[BobEstremera]

Sweet everything, sweet tone, sweet chords. Sweet everything. I hope your course includes how to make great music with the basics like this. So many of us would be so happy with this approach.

[minstinct]

Your vids are the best bro! Superb playing as always.
PS. I reckon a video on guitar theory essentials 101 (applied in a practical way) would be popular, because you know how to make anything interesting.

[KenMoss-music]

Creative and thoughtful playing, liked the melody, great work.

[loveguitars]

Hey Justin, Love your playing, man!👌 Was wondering when your course will be out? 🎸🙏

[jonesy]

Looking forward to your course coming out Justin. Loving the channel. Keep it coming.

[officialWWM]

Wow, that Tele tone is so good! I’m curious if any Nashville players are using the new Fender Cobalt Chrome pickups in their Teles? I just too a $500 punt on them cause my bridge pickup died and I’m loving them so far. Very unique tone. Kinda surprised I’m not seeing major players using them 🤷🏻‍♂️

[jsket]

Without hearing the vocal, this feels like a mid-late 90s or even a bit later “Adult Contemporary”/Alternative track. Something on VH1, but not MTV, if that makes sense. Very nice.

[guydouglas]

Speaking of sus chords - my first experience ( and realization ) of using sus chords is the start of the song 'Midnight Blue' by Foreigner. Rocking between C and Csus4 followed by single F then G triads - kind of like a call and response thing. So many songs with sus chords that sound so damn COOL. Good video Justin. Interesting bridge to the song.

Funny how you referenced 'Black Dog' and mentioned all the good parts that make it recognizable 👍👍 I'm a Led Zep fan too. From Downunder, Australia.