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#492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music

Published
March 1, 2026
Starts at
13:16

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Chapters

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  1. 0:00 Introduction
  2. 0:28 Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
  3. 9:17 Guitar solos
  4. 13:16 Gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt
  5. 14:48 Bebop jazz
  6. 19:00 Perfect pitch vs relative pitch
  7. 23:37 Learning to play guitar
  8. 47:08 Miles Davis
  9. 52:34 Bass guitar
  10. 53:41 Greatest guitar solos of all time
  11. 1:22:56 27 Club
  12. 1:27:37 Elton John
  13. 1:30:51 Metallica
  14. 1:35:21 Tom Waits
  15. 1:41:12 Greatest rock stars
  16. 1:44:35 Beethoven
  17. 1:51:10 Bach
  18. 1:54:01 AI in music
  19. 2:07:52 Sabrina Carpenter
  20. 2:11:23 YouTube copyright strikes
  21. 2:16:59 Spotify
  22. 2:27:51 Guitars
  23. 2:32:13 Advice

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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-sc]( https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep492-sc">https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep492-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. **Transcript:** [https://lexfridman.com/rick-beato-transcript]( https://lexfridman.com/rick-beato-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/rick-beato-transcript **CONTACT LEX:** **Feedback** – give feedback to Lex: [https://lexfridman.com/survey]( https://lexfridman.com/survey">https://lexfridman.com/survey **AMA** – submit questions, videos or call-in: [https://lexfridman.com/ama]( https://lexfridman.com/ama">https://lexfridman.com/ama **Hiring** – join our team: [https://lexfridman.com/hiring]( https://lexfridman.com/hiring">https://lexfridman.com/hiring **Other** – other ways to get in touch: [https://lexfridman.com/contact]( https://lexfridman.com/contact">https://lexfridman.com/contact **EPISODE LINKS:** Rick’s YouTube: [https://youtube.com/RickBeato]( https://youtube.com/RickBeato">https://youtube.com/RickBeato Rick’s X: [https://x.com/rickbeato]( https://x.com/rickbeato">https://x.com/rickbeato Rick’s Instagram: [https://instagram.com/rickbeato1]( https://instagram.com/rickbeato1">https://instagram.com/rickbeato1 Rick’s Website: [https://rickbeato.com]( https://rickbeato.com">https://rickbeato.com Rick’s Ear Training: [https://beatoeartraining.com]( https://beatoeartraining.com">https://beatoeartraining.com The Beato Book: [https://beatobook.com]( https://beatobook.com">https://beatobook.com **SPONSORS:** To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: **UPLIFT Desk:** Standing desks and office ergonomics. Go to [https://upliftdesk.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/uplift\_desk-ep492-sc">https://upliftdesk.com/lex **BetterHelp:** Online therapy and counseling. Go to [https://betterhelp.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep492-sc">https://betterhelp.com/lex **LMNT:** Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to [https://drinkLMNT.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep492-sc">https://drinkLMNT.com/lex **Fin:** AI agent for customer service. Go to [https://fin.ai/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-ep492-sc">https://fin.ai/lex **Shopify:** Sell stuff online. Go to [https://shopify.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep492-sc">https://shopify.com/lex **Perplexity:** AI-powered answer engine. Go to [https://perplexity.ai/]( https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-ep492-sc">https://perplexity.ai/ **OUTLINE:** (00:00) – Introduction (00:28) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (09:17) – Guitar solos (13:16) – Gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt (14:48) – Bebop jazz (19:00) – Perfect pitch vs relative pitch (23:37) – Learning to play guitar (47:08) – Miles Davis (52:34) – Bass guitar (53:41) – Greatest guitar solos of all time (1:22:56) – 27 Club (1:27:37) – Elton John (1:30:51) – Metallica (1:35:21) – Tom Waits (1:41:12) – Greatest rock stars (1:44:35) – Beethoven (1:51:10) – Bach (1:54:01) – AI in music (2:07:52) – Sabrina Carpenter (2:11:23) – YouTube copyright strikes (2:16:59) – Spotify (2:27:51) – Guitars (2:32:13) – Advice **PODCAST LINKS:** – Podcast Website: [https://lexfridman.com/podcast]( https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast – Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2lwqZIr]( https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr – Spotify: [https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8]( https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 – RSS: [https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/]( https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ – Podcast Playlist: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP\_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4]( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP\_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP\_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 – Clips Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/lexclips]( https://www.youtube.com/lexclips">https://www.youtube.com/lexclips