Inspiration & Tips from Mark Tremonti
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Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott sits down with guitarist Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge) for some playing tips, to find out how he finds creative inspiration, and much more.
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Mark Tremonti sure knows his stuff! Which of his tips are you going to use in your own songwriting? After watching, be sure to like and subscribe for more artist interviews and lessons 👍
You know, it's a pleasure to see a realistic approach. Both to song writing and having Mark Tremonti's feedback on the process. Giving credit to other influential players and musicians who inspire but also provide a basis for learning / creativity.
I LOVED this! The interviewer was really cool & has that UK charm that encourages and enhances good conversation. Next time you guys do a Mark Tremonti interview let him play guitar and show us mostly cool guitar patterns and exercises and even ways to invent your own guitar tunings for the majority of the video.
For me Tremonti is the best player of the 2000’s for sure. Blackbird (Alter Bridge), the 1st two Creed Albums, and all the Tremonti band albums are my favorites of his. I love his tip about finding a rhythm pattern you’re comfortable with and chords you dig and just start singing and trying ideas. That’s one of the best song writing tips I’ve ever heard.
Another favorite thing of mine I learned from a guitar mag in a Steve Vai column from Vai is to just sing the notes of a song you like that you’re trying to learn and playing by ear and being in key will come way more easy and faster than not. It puts the sound in your head. I used to take lessons from an awesome jazz fusion and shred metal guitarist who could literally turn on anything monster guitarists like Joe Pass and Zakk Wylde did and play it right back right there on the spot. That was mind blowing to watch. One of that guys tips was to not only sing the notes of songs you want to learn like Steve Vai taught but to hum along with your scales, arpeggios, riffs, and patterns and get that inside your head. It really helped me a lot as a player. Tremonti is so spot on when he said there’s so many great players and cool stuff out here to learn that an individual will most likely never learn it all. The best we can do is just find stuff we really love, pair it with technology ,and just run with it man. Technology with all the DAWs, Apps, etc. makes this all way more fun than it used to be too (DAWs beat the hell out of a Tascam 4 Tea I like when I first started playing, that’s for sure). It’s literally endless possibilities as a musician constantly learning and creating and that in itself (if you REALLY think about it) is awesome!
Typo- Meant ‘Tascam 4 track’ not tea (autocorrect SUCKS)
all of his skills are crazy good,i have sweetwater catologs and dream of a PRS TREMONTI
Practice more hours in a day. Use randomized chord shapes until I find something that inspires vocal melody
Wife: "you gonna hang out with me or talk guitar all night?"
Mark: *So we talked guitar all night*
So casual too
@@vincentforest4522 haha fr tho 😏
Guys, is Mark one of the best guitarists in the world now? Please tell me...
Haha I thought that was so funny
Mark’s attitude towards playing is inspirational in itself!
Literally almost to a T. He might as well have just just "I try to think of 10 uses for a paperclip daily."
Great interview with a great player! Mark is the real deal.
Still waiting on a lesson on some of his legato runs. You're the best!
Uncle Ben got a shout out from Tremonti how freakin badass is that!??
UB gets a shout out!
Uncle Ben is the real deal!
What about Tremonti's fist picking Uncle Ben?
I can’t even begin to explain how much I appreciate Mark Tremonti. His music, his kindness, the way he parents. He’s a solid dude. It’s weird to think I’ve been listening to his music for what 25 years now??? Thanks Mark!
He’s so cool I like him because he’s not obnoxious
I've met him at two different AB shows. He's total class.
He’s such a humble guy I’m not sure he realises just how good he is and what an inspiration he is, so much good advice in this interview.
That writing by coming up with a right hand rhythm first… exactly how I did it before he described it
Mark has always been such a humble unassuming guy and then you realize he himself is a guitar hero
Mark Tremonti =inspiration..What a legend!
Mark is one of the greatest guitarist for me, because there are emotions and melody in his playing and in his songs. I love the kindness and humility in his voice. He really loves music.
Also his second voice in all their songs, A Thousand Faces is one.
Man!!! I admire Mark so much!!! That may have been the BEST Tremonti interview I’ve ever watched! Great questions, and so much knowledge given.
One of the coolest most engaging human beings to have ever existed, he's a living legend and I dream of the chance to sit and jam with him one day.
I love Mark Tremonti. What a class act and one of the hardest-working musicians I've ever seen. Thanks, Sweetwater, for having him on!
MARK TREMONTI IS ABSOLUTLY TOP 10 GUITARISTS EVER.I'M 58 BEEN TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH 1/10 OF HIS ABILITIES.SO TALENTED,HIS RENDITION OF FRANK SINATRA IS CRAZY COOL.MARK YOU ARE MY HERO
I didn't really find Mark until I bought his amp. So glad I did. Such a wealth of knowledge and a very humble guy.
Thanks for the shout out (15:38), Mark! We'd love to work with you at some point. 🎸🤘
Please bring Mark to do some videos with him 🙏
Great interviewer. Asking good questions and letting Mark have time to think and answer. Awesomeness!
My favourite Guitarist!!❤ Mark Tremonti.. He inspired me to purchase a PRS.
This Man is humble and kind person.
He genius musician.
I Love Mark Tremonti 🎸🤘❤
the riffs this man has written easily puts him IMO as one of the best players ever to pickup a guitar!
Hearing mark’s music makes you pick up the guitar. Hearing mark’s humility about learning to play better still.. makes you keep picking it up.
One of the worlds best guitarist and the chillest dude as well haha
I admire Mark tremendously. But, I have to wonder how much he really enjoys playing at this point.
I've been to one of his classes and it was an amazing experience. But, damn he never seems to stop thinking and working. Maybe that's where his genius is...
Is it the genius or the Job?
I think if he didn't enjoy it he wouldn't work so hard
Btw mark tremendously is a great name for a tribute band 🤣
@@Connor_Bowles yep. Or the Full tre-monty?
I liked the heavier Creed songs but didn't care for Alter Bridge. Then I bought Tremonti's first self-titled album. It is hands down the best riff CD I've ever heard, and the songs themselves are all fantastic. After buying his next few self-produced albums I went back to Alter Bridge and couldn't believe I didn't like them at first. Such a great, great player.
I've always enjoyed Alter Bridge, saw them live at the House of Blues when they were promoting "One Day Remains" they had such a small following at that stage of launching Alter Bridge, but WOW they blew the roof off that place!!! It was a small but explosive show!
My personal fave album is "Blackbird", blew my mind when I gave that CD a full listen
Nice to know
Why do you think One Day Remains didn't grab you back then? I loved Creed and to me One Day Remains was like hearing the next Creed CD except with a new singer who was amazing and Tremonti had locked himself away for a couple years and practiced his ass off and can all of a sudden shred. Which i think is pretty much what happened.
@@triba4990 His greatest work despite what he thinks will be in Creed....they were Melodic but Heavy with the best vocalist at that time In Rock
Such a waste!
@@Swanlord05 creed is not mark's greatest work by any measure his songs on alter bridge are beyond anything creed had, but the Tremonti band has fully grown and become some of his best music.
You can see Mark listening to the interviewer in the first minute or so taking it all in with a smile, almost like a realisation that he's become a guitar hero to the next generation. Like a realisation of his dream.
What did we do to deserve this guy? My favorite musician of all time at this point. It's crazy because there is so many guys I've looked up to over the years but Mark Tremonti continues to amaze me. I don't understand how he has so many progressions/riffs/solos in every song he writes. It's crazy.
Seriously. Such a down to earth dude. He just shared REALLY good information for many other guitar players. Proud to say I’ve been a fan since the start:)
Mark Tremonti is awesome!
He’s truly an amazing guitarist!
He is the reason I really took to the guitar when I was 13. I got their human clay album for Christmas, and had always liked it, but my mind didn’t didn’t pay attention to Mark’s guitar playing until I saw an older friend playing the intro to “What If” and I was instantly blown away. I got home and started trying to learn all their songs, and I would sit in my room after school and play Human Clay front to back for hours. Then Alter Bridge came together and I began learning “One Day Remains”. I legitimately owe an abilities I have on the guitar to Tremonti. Awesome guitar player and a class act.
Mark Tremonti seems like a really good person. I wish him well and thank him for this interview.
Mark is such a class act! Not only an amazing musician, but seems like a genuinely good dude!
Mark's guitar approach is awesome, so inspirational. I didn't really take guitar that seriously until I heard Alter Bridge and specially Tremonti. I love all these musicians that take their work serious yet Mark admits he has his days off as every human being. Great licks, great melodies and great attitude, can't wait for a masterclass
He really motivates & inspires many to keep practicing and striving for the best! Love this guy ❤️🤘
Mark Tremonti - awesome player, inspirational and so down-to-earth; met him at NAMM several times, and he is definitely as approachable and nice as he comes across in this interview :)
Easily my favourite musician; I love Mark, he is lad back, inspiring and humble. He clearly works hard for a living. I was lucky enough to shake his hand and get a Tremonti hat signed by him in Manchester UK back in 2018. Amazing guy!
This video helped me so much I can't believe it. I trust in Mark.
I’m on a huge AB/Creed interview kick right now and this is by far the best interview I’ve seen with Mark. Great questions and interviewer and Mark really dove in. Cannot wait to apply some of his advice to my playing. I can’t complain I’m not the player l want to be without putting in even 1/4 the work Mark does. There’s a reason he’s the best in the business and on magazine covers.
Such a great musician. Even a better person. Hope to have him composing, rocking out and inspiring for years to come.
Love this guy... He always gives in 100%, be it his shows or these interviews.. There is so much to take from this video. Great job, thanks for doing this.
He was chosen songwriter of the year twice. Back then I knew Jack shit (nowadays I just kinda know Jill shit) about music and I was like "IDK what it is but I totally agree because all his songs just effortlessly move me. His compositions are so playfully accessible it's like he just sprinkles in impossible technique and unpredictable movements just to be like 'yurp I can do that.'"
I wish he'd try his hand at like film composing or something, imagine if they tapped him to score spider man into the spiderverse. Or mad max fury road holy shit
I remember starting to learn guitar in the early 90s. Creed was one of my big influences but mostly just because of his riffs and melodies. Over the years i could always pick him out among a million before even seeing or knowing it was Mark. As other creed albums came out and then alter bridge his riffs and melodies and overall writing in general always grabbed me. In a way i kinda used learning some of songs as milestones in my progress. Your a true master of the craft Mr Tremonti and thanks for the inspiration and drive.
that was a great interview packed with lots of new ideas and a refreshingly humble conversation
This mans riffs taught me how to play guitar 20 years ago when Creed was alive. thanks for the inspiration brother!
me too!!
He certainly inspires me, he's even got me to change from Gibson to PRS!
Went to his guitar clinic on the last Alter Bridge tour. Probably one of the most inspirational lessons I've ever had. He got me out of a creative rut I'd been in for months.
Mark helped me more in my playing than any other player. Learning to use all the open strings to navigate the fret board while still carrying a full melody. 6:36 is how I always approach writing.
Mark Tremonti has always been one of my favorite guitarists.. He’s the reason I started playing guitar!! After watching this video, he’s given me the inspiration to practice more and enjoy playing and learning more.. loved his angle of perspective on things! Thanks for this Sweetwater!
I knew very little of Mark Tremonti until I visited Sweetwater in 2016. The only thing that I knew about him was he was the guitar player in Creed and they had some songs I liked. When I visited Sweetwater they had his PRS model guitar and I tried it. It was the best feeling, playing and most beautiful guitar I have ever handled. I brought it home and played it daily. That neck profile is perfect. Due to two ruptured disc in my lower back the weight of it became to much after a few years and I couldn’t justify letting a instrument that great simply hang on a stand. As hard as it was to let go of I had to sell it to someone who would put it to use. That guitar was so great I decided to try his PRS MT15. That is a great amp. The best little amp I have ever heard or played. This guy has great taste in gear. Through all this I became familiar with his playing. He just keeps getting better and better. If you ever get the opportunity try out his guitar don’t hesitate. Everybody that played my Tremonti fell in love with it.They are fantastic and consistently all the same. Any gear I see with his name on I will try it out first due to the superiority of his guitar and amp. Great stuff.
7:18 Not only generous sharing of knowledge, but such succinct expression; guitar practice as carefree experimentation + simplicity + discipline and thus originality: developing one's own style. I couldn't imagine it being conveyed in a more inspirational way.
it's really nice seeing mark getting invitations in every channels that involves music environment.
You can tell he's a great dude in many respect.
Lots of respect for Mark..successful in so many ways and a master craftsmen always pushes is craft.
It's so great to see how proper the interviewer approaches his matters... Such a good interviewer and musician
The muted legato trick sounds like a when shaggy and Scooby are hauling ass from the bad guys in Scooby doo
He's my favorite singer/songwriter. Thank you for this
Best modern guitar player. Period.
Such an inspiration! Simply the big boss. So down to earth also. Pure awesomeness!
Thank You for your Sage advise Mr.Tremonti.
Guitar WISDOM Sir!
Would be a treat to chill with Mark and jam out some riffs.
Proud owner of the MT-15.... Absolutely lovely sounding beast of an amp... 🤘
As a young guitarist who looks up to him soooo much, this has been very inspirational. One of the best guitarists. Ever.
this guy is a Beast !!!!!!
My favorite guitarist!!!!
Just got your MT15 head and cab in the mail yesterday and I am flipping loving it!
Andy Bungert I hear it’s good
LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love all Mark's interview, my favourite guitar player and such an inspiring guy!
What an inspiration ! Truly a hero
The man has a brain like me 24/7 guitar, I just can't put all that time into playing (Truly believe it's the guitar I'm playing just doesn't inspire me like my former guitars) This video has almost solidified my decision on buying a Tremonti model strictly because of something he said "find your key and build off of it" I have to meet this guy!!!
6:40 that sounds so damm good
Mark tremonti is awesome guitar player🤘 He inspired me to play guitar!🤘🤘
Mark is great! His solo albums are his best stuff yet!
Earlier this week, I nailed for the first time ever one of Mark's riffs.
Needless to say, my hands were shaking so much afterwards, that I couldn't repeat the feat!
16:18 is exactly how I felt when I was learning the Wonderful Life fingerpicking part. Had to put it on the shelf for a year, and when I came back to it, it was so easy to learn. Just all the stuff I learned in that span. It’s surreal.
The advice of a God. Not to be taken for granted.
Carmine Marchisello i agree
one of my biggest inspiration..to play guitar...🎸🎸🎸
He’s a very talented, generous and down to earth artist and human❗️👏👍☝️
He's my absolute All time favorite metal guitar player
Mark Tremonti is a mathematician.... And his mathematics is legit AF
He's a pretty intelligent, articulate guy.,
Thanks for the inspiration Mark.
Hey Mark! Wonderful advices, thank you. Helps me a lot! Great you mentioned Ben Eller at 9.55. He’s my awesome teacher via skype. Cheers, Richard from Germany = finally, you all stay healthy through this crisis!
Mark is the greatest.
17:37 Wow long time ago i want to learn this because always hear in alter bridge song or sometimes tremonti playing on guitar clinic , but i struggle searching about it and finally i found here yess simple but killer
I'm just glad he's only 45
Mark is such an awesome guy! Great interview.
No tattos so clean n cleans... Love it
2 Minutes in and i really like Nick's Interview style. He's prepared while not too stiff. Also i love tremonti 😅 got his amp. Its a beast. I'm playing in german Cover Bands so i have to use a torpedo live since this beast is earblasting loud. But it Sounds sooo good.
Another great interview by Nick.
Hell yeah Lovemark best guitarist of this generation
Great Interview - Mark is so down to earth and humble I am a long time fan back to first Creed album into Alter Bridge - His song writing is always interesting. Awesome advice - Great Questions
Thank you Mark and Sweetwater
That amp is amazing
10:03 is he talking about Uncle Ben?
Yes.
No. He's talking about your old buddy uncle Ben
I'm struggling with Pentatonics and I was thinking E and then Mark said E.
Cool
I've already stolen this man's finger picking technique
I play a PRS SE Tremonti Custom with Tremonti USA pickups
I play an MT15 amp
Might as well steal his master key, too 🤣
No seriously though, when I went to the clinic at the February 2020 show in Vegas, he was talking about the master key idea, and I've been thinking E since then.
Also, I need to get on tour with this man so that he will come to my dressing room, and teach me every day
What a great interview, totally inspiring
19:51 & 19:56 were what I was waiting for.
Special ordered one of his signature models from you guys 3 months ago, still patiently waiting! Can’t wait.
0:54 becarfull to put that magazine sir 😂 😀
Loved this interview!! My only thing was I wish Mark would have backed off some of the gain when demonstrating those patterns. Was hard to really get it for me.
Being a self taught guitarist of roughly 21 years, all the heavy or guitar oriented music that was popping during those periods, while also owning a subscription to Guitar World from 99' upwards to the late 2000s, Mark Tremonti was definitely someone who had a presence in that domain, whether you were a huge fan of his music or playing style, or not. Due to my younger, underdeveloped mindset and maturity, I suppose I felt him to be rather overrated, disregarding I enjoyed and knew how to play several of his songs/riffs (from Creed). I knew he primarily cut his teeth by listening and playing thrash metal in his formative years, much like myself, so I always acknowledged the commonalities in interests and goals we shared! Anyways, after watching this particular video a few things occurred to me. One being that this dude clearly doesn't age (or is aging incredibly well, however you want to look at it! lol) and still is every bit of a studly, pile of unfairly handsome pounds of flesh that he always was, and for the record, this is coming from a completely secure heterosexual male lol! And two, now looking back in context comparing his general approach towards guitar playing and writing music, and overall persona, it seems that he's done a formidable job at remaining impervious to all of the pitfalls inherent within the rockstar lifestyle, because he STILL seems to exhibit a ton of humility and respect for the instrument, the craft, and all the players on the field, old and new! He's also seemed to stay totally loyal to PRS guitars all this time (which I imagine is a quality brand that wouldn't necessarily be difficult to stay loyal to anyways lol), which is awesome! So I taking all that into consideration I can't help but admire and respect how little has changed as far as his musical interests, goals, and integrity! And as the host has mentioned, Tremonti did indeed seem to show improvement in his guitar chops, and I can actually detect far more substance in his playing than before! Lol as I fail to really give a shit for how this next remark may be conveyed, but I can honestly say that there's some things inside this mini lesson from him that I'm genuinely surprised about learning that'll surely improve my playing, so I'm definitely looking forward to jumping on this! Great to learn that he's also a fan and fellow 'student' of Uncle Ben along with other guitar instructors on RUclips!