Lex Fridman

Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music | Lex Fridman Podcast #492

Rick Beato is a music educator, interviewer, producer, songwriter, and a true multi-instrument musician, playing guitar, bass, cello & piano. His incredible YouTube channel celebrates great musicians & musical ideas, and helps millions of people fall in love with great music all over again. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep492-sb See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/rick-beato-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Rick's YouTube: https://youtube.com/RickBeato Rick's X: https://x.com/rickbeato Rick's Instagram: https://instagram.com/rickbeato1 Rick's Website: https://rickbeato.com Rick's Ear Training: https://beatoeartraining.com The Beato Book: https://beatobook.com *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *UPLIFT Desk:* Standing desks and office ergonomics. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/uplift_desk-ep492-sb *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep492-sb *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep492-sb *Fin:* AI agent for customer service. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-ep492-sb *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep492-sb *Perplexity:* AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-ep492-sb *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 0:44 - Guitar solos 4:43 - Gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt 6:14 - Bebop jazz 10:27 - Perfect pitch vs relative pitch 15:04 - Learning to play guitar 38:34 - Miles Davis 44:01 - Bass guitar 45:08 - Greatest guitar solos of all time 1:14:23 - 27 Club 1:19:04 - Elton John 1:22:18 - Metallica 1:26:48 - Tom Waits 1:32:39 - Greatest rock stars 1:36:02 - Beethoven 1:42:37 - Bach 1:45:27 - AI in music 1:59:18 - Sabrina Carpenter 2:02:49 - YouTube copyright strikes 2:08:26 - Spotify 2:19:18 - Guitars 2:23:40 - Advice *PODCAST LINKS:* - Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 - RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ - Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 - Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips *SOCIAL LINKS:* - X: https://x.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://instagram.com/lexfridman - TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://facebook.com/lexfridman - Patreon: https://patreon.com/lexfridman - Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman