My friend you have just saved me from embarrassment in my new music class!! Absolutely brilliant tutorial (and even better cover in your video) , it takes guts to take on Ben's music and this is amazing!!! 😀 thank you so so so much!!
Just in case you were wondering, the finger thing he does in the percussive section is called a resquedo, it's a flamenco/spanish technique, normally it's used for stumming (it gives a nice rolling sound) but you can use it percissivly as well :) peace out
Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. I thought it would take me so long to learn this, but because of how clearly and slowly you have explained it, I learnt it in around 2 hours, so I am chuffed to bits! Thanks again and have subscribed! :)
This tutorial is really something!! You're great, thank you so much for this! I've been wanting to learn how to play this song for so many years and now when I finally have the guts to try it out (never played before) I'm getting somewhere thanks to you! It's really nice to have a video where you can learn easy and step by step! Maybe not the best song for a first lesson but after a few hours of rehearsing it actually sounds pretty damn good and now i can't stop playing it haha! Now I'm really excited to learn more about how to play guitar, just need to learn more about chords and tuning and basic stuff, do you have any tips on videos or apps for beginners like me? Again thank you so much for sharing this amazing video! Made my week!!
hey Natasha, thank you for this kind comment. I'm glad my tutorial did help you! When I started playing guitar I used Guitarpro and worked with tabs only. To learn basic stuff like chords you can almost check out any tutorial video here on UA-cam for the specific song u like to learn. A lot of acoustic songs contain chords. So its basically learning by doing :D And by the way you learn to play a lot of songs you like. When you progress to barre chords I recommend some songs of Jack Johnson such as Sitting Waiting Wishing. Respect for your courage to start learning guitar with Ben Howard songs... It's definitely not the easiest way :D Keep it up, good learning and happy playing :D
Thats really good tips, thank you! Yeah I've noticed that when I try to learn a song that i strongly like i manage to be more patient with the process of learning and never want to stop trying to get better at it, the more it sound like the original song the more motivated and encouraged I get to continue practicing :D love ben howards songs so that's why i started with those haha But I'll start learning more simpler chords and stuff now, thank you again for helping!! :)
Im a beginner too (youre not a beginner anymore i know^^) and i started With ben howard Songs. His Music is the reason why i Player guitar and his songs are just beautiful... if you allready learned his short song from the Interview wehre he showd his "Pick and go" Can you do and tutorial please? Show me darkness is the name of it.
BEST.TUTORIAL.EVER. It is soo much easier when the camera is positioned to a guitarists point of view. I am a total beginner but this makes it soo uch easier to play! Thankyou soooo much!! :)
Always wanted to learn a song with tapping and such and when I heard this on Every Kingdom I was determined to learn it one day! I stumbled across your video today and I've never played like this before but you have broken the whole thing down and made it seem so simple, I've just about got all of it! Struggling a bit with the second verse part where the hand switches back and fourth but i'm sure i'll get there soon :p Thanks so much for posting this, you are incredible!
U might have to retune a bit. Depending on how strong your capo holds on the strings. -> Too much force on the strings mean your tone gets a bit too high and vice versa. Hope that helps
Thank you so much for this video, it's so helpful! I'm hopeless at reading tabs so this was perfect for learning the song. Got about half of it down now. :)
Thank you very much :) Finding out the tuning of a song is not easy when it's not standard tuning. It is very helpful to have a video where you can see the artist playing the song so you see a capo (if used) and the chords he plays. Then you have to look for moments when he plays a single string and adjust your string to the sound of his. It needs some practice and good ears... can be veeeery disappointing sometimes! In case of Ben Howard it's a bit easier, he's always playing around Open-C! :)
How do you get so much sounds from those slaps? Does that depend on your guitar, or do you have to hit (hard) at a certain spot? I can't seem to get enough sound, only a few noises from snares against the fret.
It's really easy to learn when the instructor enjoys teaching! Your tutorials are great! Thank you so much for uploading them. By the way, is there any trick to find out what tuning you have to use when a song is not in standard EADGBe? Thanks!
Have any tips for the first part of the outro? Having trouble with getting a good sound out of it and timing the strumming/pull offs. Oh and great guide, as always.
One of the best guitar tutorials on the net. Great job. Also mate what is the capo you are using? I can't quite catch the name of it when you said it! Cheers!
Hey. Great tutorial but I was hoping you might be able to help. Wherever I strike the fretboard with my finger I don't seem to get much of a difference in the sound. Whether I hit the fourth or twelfth fret, it seems to sound the same. Any help would be gratefully received!
does anyone know if there's a certain kind of strings needed? I have an acoustic-electric with just regular metal strings and I've plugged it into an amp, but I'm still having a hard time getting the notes to ring out like they do in this video. If anyone has any tips please let me know!
Thank you so much for uploading this video. I learnt it and used this piece for my music performance and got full marks, you've been a massive help and I'm learning your other tutorials too. :) Please like so he can see this
Hey, I'm so glad it helped you with your music performance! I'm very happy about the fact that you got full marks! Congrats! :) Keep on playing and learning Ben Howard songs, they are totally worth it! :)
ok, you know about hammerons and you know about harmonics! Harmonics are played with one finger right above the metal thing of a fret (is it called fret-marker?). Hammer-ons are played by rapidly pressing the string on the fretboard without playing it with a second finger. Harmonic hammer-ons are played like a combination of both, but in this case you don't just "press" the string on the fret-marker but you kind of strike it a little bit harder without holding it down.
Great tutorial man! I've been studying a lot of his live performances of this song. In the verse/chorus part where he's using both his hands to hit harmonics I think he's actually hitting the harmonics on the 12th fret (7th in relation to the capo) with one hand (and the top ones of the 12th as the last notes) and the harmonics on the 17th fret (12th to capo) with his other. It just sounds a lot cleaner to me, give a try!
If you had this level at 2012, wonder where you're now hahah Nice video mate! Though i have a question : I've been wanting to improve and I don't know how i can play stuff like Ben Howard's keep your head up, ed sheeran's small bump , bloodstream....Anyway stuff like that , I found other Ben Howard songs pretty hard so can you help me to reach that level? (what should i do what songs should i learn...) thanks!
+Yassine Muller Hey, first of all thank you! :D Well, in my opinion endurance and time is key here! I played like 2-5 hours a day whan I started learning guitar and didnt mind my fingers hurting or even bleeding. But to be honest thats a bit extreme. I think to learn fingerstyle you need to learn really difficult songs and stick to them even though you might think you'll never gonna master them. Before playing Ben Howard I learned songs like "Drifitng" or "Ebon Coast" by Andy McKee. This way I learned a lot about accuracy and timing. It really helps you when learning other fingerstyle songs that are not so complicated. Concerning Ben Howard I recommend learning "Old Pine", "Gracious" or "Diamonds" first. These songs are pretty basic type and not too hard to learn if you use tutorials. If you want to learn percussive songs start with "Under the same sun", "depth over Distance" or "Empty Corridors". These are easier compared to "These Waters" for example. But really, even if it sounds bad in the beginning you need to stick to it and keep on playing! It will improve after some time. Hope I could help :D
Very helpful thank you so much for that :D I'll start the same way as you and your playlist is so good that i would learn every tutorial of yours haha! Thanks mate, have a great day and a great life.
that is fine mate :) as long as it is possible, i can wait. the tune is amazing and im not sure about whether or not you'd make a video tutorial for it?
Hi Raphy! Your tutorials are awesome and you have helped me so much with my guitar playing. I have learnt this song through with ease thanks to you. Do you have any tips on how to get rid of the rid of the ringing noise you get from the frets when you hit the strings with your finger. I can do it physically but get a horrible noise from the metal parts of the frets. Thanks man
Hey thx a lot for the comment. The tuning for "a hand to hold" is CGCGGD (from low to high) and capo 5th fret. Took me about 5 min to find out! :) Have fun playing it, cheers
This tutorial is awesome! I've also learned that I only need to cover 4 strings for ben's song "Further Away" but my capo always bends up the strings. Can someone post a link to a good banjo capo to use?
hey thanks for the tutorial. Really very easy to learn this song after watching this tutorial. Though i would suggest you put this strumming pattern in the description, along with the tuning. Not just for this lesson but for other lessons aswell. Its quite common for me to go back to your tutorials to remind myself the tuning, capo placement or the strumming pattern. I am sure other do this too. Also, in this tutorial you are hammering low 4 strings by your left index finger on the 7th fret (from the nut) while in this vdo ua-cam.com/video/6KrU1LY-pQU/v-deo.html, Ben is hammering on 12 fret (from the nut). Then for the high 2/4 strings you hammer 9th fret (from nut) while Ben hammers on 12th fret (from nut). Which make the harmonics sound better, on the 7th fret (which is 2nd from the capo) harmonics wouldnt sound clear, but the 12th fret (7th from the capo) it sounds much better. Same for the high two/four strings, 9th fret (4th from capo) harmonics doesn't sound that clear, than 12th fret (7th from capo) harmonics. You can add this bit in the description aswell :) Thanks again for all your tutorials Raphi, really very helpful :)
Hi, I LOVE this tutorial! this made it so easy to learn the song! thank you very much :) if you can find the time, could you possibly do a tutorial for These Waters by Ben Howard?
Hey Ka y, danke für die vielen Komplimente! :) Das Outro is ziemlich knifflig, da hab ich auch ne Weile gebraucht. Was das Schlagmuster angeht hilft eigentlich nur zuhören. Die Schwierigkeit liegt vielmehr darin das ganze mit den hammer-ons und pull-offs der linken Hand zu kombinieren. Schlagmuster: 2xrunter 2xrauf 2xrunter 2xrauf 1xrunter (pause) 1xrunter 1xrauf (runter und rauf schnell) und dann von Anfang wiederholen. Ich hoffe das hilft etwas. Musst noch etwas aufs timing achten. Grüße :)
Dude, I'm glad you liked it and it helped you. These comments give me the motivation for some more tutorials in future times! Thank you very much! :) Happy strumming my friend!
Thank you! You're not supposed to hit your instrument like you want to break someones nose! :) So if you do these percussion techniques carefully they are not damaging your instrument at all. You just need to get the the feeling for how hard you have to hit for a proper sound.
Hey Raphi Z,thanks a lot for uploading this tutorial!! :-) I adore you so much that you did this vid.I really like the way you are teaching all of the parts and if you started talking i knew from the first second you're from Germany ,too!:-D Although i think you sound like a native speaker ,cause your englisch is like your guitar playing skills--> totally brilliant!The only part I haven't got down so far is the outro.I still have problems with the strumming pattern on the first chord.best wishes
Hi Raphi, I'm very impressed with your tutorial you have made it easy to follow. I'm having troubles learning this song I've got the intro downpat really well i'm finding it hard with the verse and chorus.. I just wanted to ask a few questions as I'm wondering does the quality of the sound depend on what guitar you have and am I better off using a banjo capo, I noticed with the banjo capo it covers the 4 strings im using a guitar capo at the moment, could this affect the sound quality? Thanks x
Yeah, I'm serious! :) It's currently uploading, will be online in about one or 2 hours! :) I hope you will like the camera angle I chose! It's a bit different to the one I used in this tutorial here. :) Cheers
well I don't know how long you're playing guitar so I have to ask this: Do you press the strings hard enough on the fret? Otherwise you'll just get a muted sound
Hey man, from like the 4:25 bit when you have to basically slap the strings my guitar does not make nearly the same noise as yours! Yours litterlaly sounds like it's being strummed but mine makes such little sound and also when i do strike the strings youm get the sound like me hitting it has completely just stopped the previous sounds :?/ please help cause i'm very stuck!!?
cheers for answering and making the video you and goliath1012 are the best teachers on youtube. could you do Newton faulkner people should smile more please
I have a question... Can i play this song on a Guitar with Nylon Strings? I have tried it, but i dont get as much sound as he does.. It hurts after a while because i have to 'punch' the strings harder to get a sound. Would be nice if somenone replied :)
I wouldn't see why not, Although harmonics (In my opinion is harder to achieve on nylon) plus It may not sound completely the same as they have different sounds, but i'm sure you could. Also what I did was wrap my left index finger with tape leaving a bit unwrapped at the knuckle so I could still bend it for the strumming part (so you can still hit hard without as much pain). hope this helps :)
I've tried even just doing one slap and it doesn't ring. Only the unfretted strings ring. I can make the harmonics ring but when I fret the 4th or 2nd and slap the 12th fret it really doesn't make any noise.
Yeah I definitely am. It did seem to get slightly better with practice though, but it's more that I'm just getting the ringing on the unfretted strings and I'm just trying to hit the whole 6 strings harder and faster. I'll let you know if it continues to get better.
hey man, grate tutorial but ive got a question when i hit the strings with my left index finger during verses, the sound doesn't ring like yours has it got something to do with the string, the pressure of the capo or the technique to hit? thank you
Hey bro. Great job. I can't imagine trying to learn this song without a good tutorial. You've saved me a ton of time and I appreciate it. I'd like to donate a little something if I could. You have a paypal?
Wow I’ve been wanting to learn this for so long and finally can play it! Thank you so so so so much for the time you took to make this- LOVE IT!!!❤
My friend you have just saved me from embarrassment in my new music class!! Absolutely brilliant tutorial (and even better cover in your video) , it takes guts to take on Ben's music and this is amazing!!! 😀 thank you so so so much!!
seriously the most clear and best tutorial i've ever seen involving percussive guitar
Just in case you were wondering, the finger thing he does in the percussive section is called a resquedo, it's a flamenco/spanish technique, normally it's used for stumming (it gives a nice rolling sound) but you can use it percissivly as well :)
peace out
AMAZING tutorial. Just the right pace, explained beautifully and thoroughly.
Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. I thought it would take me so long to learn this, but because of how clearly and slowly you have explained it, I learnt it in around 2 hours, so I am chuffed to bits! Thanks again and have subscribed! :)
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This tutorial is really something!! You're great, thank you so much for this! I've been wanting to learn how to play this song for so many years and now when I finally have the guts to try it out (never played before) I'm getting somewhere thanks to you! It's really nice to have a video where you can learn easy and step by step! Maybe not the best song for a first lesson but after a few hours of rehearsing it actually sounds pretty damn good and now i can't stop playing it haha! Now I'm really excited to learn more about how to play guitar, just need to learn more about chords and tuning and basic stuff, do you have any tips on videos or apps for beginners like me?
Again thank you so much for sharing this amazing video! Made my week!!
hey Natasha,
thank you for this kind comment. I'm glad my tutorial did help you! When I started playing guitar I used Guitarpro and worked with tabs only. To learn basic stuff like chords you can almost check out any tutorial video here on UA-cam for the specific song u like to learn. A lot of acoustic songs contain chords. So its basically learning by doing :D
And by the way you learn to play a lot of songs you like.
When you progress to barre chords I recommend some songs of Jack Johnson such as Sitting Waiting Wishing.
Respect for your courage to start learning guitar with Ben Howard songs... It's definitely not the easiest way :D
Keep it up, good learning and happy playing :D
Thats really good tips, thank you!
Yeah I've noticed that when I try to learn a song that i strongly like i manage to be more patient with the process of learning and never want to stop trying to get better at it, the more it sound like the original song the more motivated and encouraged I get to continue practicing :D love ben howards songs so that's why i started with those haha
But I'll start learning more simpler chords and stuff now, thank you again for helping!! :)
Im a beginner too (youre not a beginner anymore i know^^) and i started With ben howard Songs. His Music is the reason why i Player guitar and his songs are just beautiful... if you allready learned his short song from the Interview wehre he showd his "Pick and go" Can you do and tutorial please? Show me darkness is the name of it.
BEST.TUTORIAL.EVER. It is soo much easier when the camera is positioned to a guitarists point of view. I am a total beginner but this makes it soo uch easier to play! Thankyou soooo much!! :)
Always wanted to learn a song with tapping and such and when I heard this on Every Kingdom I was determined to learn it one day! I stumbled across your video today and I've never played like this before but you have broken the whole thing down and made it seem so simple, I've just about got all of it! Struggling a bit with the second verse part where the hand switches back and fourth but i'm sure i'll get there soon :p Thanks so much for posting this, you are incredible!
thank you for spending all this time for these amazing ben howard tutorials!!! they are great
do i have to re tune the guitar once the capo is on ? because my guitar doesn't sound like yours is here
U might have to retune a bit. Depending on how strong your capo holds on the strings. -> Too much force on the strings mean your tone gets a bit too high and vice versa. Hope that helps
This is amazing. I never would have figured this out without you. Thank you SO MUCH!
This is one of the best tutorials I’ve seen, and especially considering it is such a complex piece!
Thank you very much! Glad I could help! I think there will be some more covers/tutorials coming up the next weeks!
Thank you so much for this video, it's so helpful! I'm hopeless at reading tabs so this was perfect for learning the song. Got about half of it down now. :)
Been practicing and I have to say it definetly is better now. Thanks bro awesome tutorial.
Thank you very much :)
Finding out the tuning of a song is not easy when it's not standard tuning. It is very helpful to have a video where you can see the artist playing the song so you see a capo (if used) and the chords he plays. Then you have to look for moments when he plays a single string and adjust your string to the sound of his. It needs some practice and good ears... can be veeeery disappointing sometimes! In case of Ben Howard it's a bit easier, he's always playing around Open-C! :)
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How do you get so much sounds from those slaps? Does that depend on your guitar, or do you have to hit (hard) at a certain spot? I can't seem to get enough sound, only a few noises from snares against the fret.
Cheers man :-D
i spent ages failing trying to play it but after watching you video once i can play it fairly well!!!!
your a very good teacher!!!
Wish you all the fortune in the life you just made my day!
You have been a great help with this. Awesome Ben Howard tutorials!
YES! thank you. I've been wanting to learn these waters for weeks. I've subscribed, this tutorial was very helpful.
Raphi, you're playing this amazingly well! Good tutorial too, very descriptive.
Respect!
I've been looking for a tutorial for this song since the album was out! Thank you so much!
Fantastic tutorial, thanks so much for this. No more sleep until I learn this song.
YOU ARE A GOD. I have been wanting to learn this for ages, you're a great teacher! Absolutely fantastic, thanks! :)
It's really easy to learn when the instructor enjoys teaching! Your tutorials are great! Thank you so much for uploading them.
By the way, is there any trick to find out what tuning you have to use when a song is not in standard EADGBe? Thanks!
Have any tips for the first part of the outro? Having trouble with getting a good sound out of it and timing the strumming/pull offs. Oh and great guide, as always.
One of the best guitar tutorials on the net. Great job. Also mate what is the capo you are using? I can't quite catch the name of it when you said it! Cheers!
learning a lot of ben howard lately, damn he loves that tuning
dude your killing it! thanks so much for the wonderful tutorial!!
this makes it so much easier!
mate i have to say that guitar looks divine!
Hey. Great tutorial but I was hoping you might be able to help. Wherever I strike the fretboard with my finger I don't seem to get much of a difference in the sound. Whether I hit the fourth or twelfth fret, it seems to sound the same. Any help would be gratefully received!
another really great teaching thank you
Awesome man couldnt have been any better, thank you. And your guitar is a beauty!!
does anyone know if there's a certain kind of strings needed? I have an acoustic-electric with just regular metal strings and I've plugged it into an amp, but I'm still having a hard time getting the notes to ring out like they do in this video. If anyone has any tips please let me know!
Great tutorial, thanks very much. Made it very easy to learn!
Thank you so much for uploading this video.
I learnt it and used this piece for my music performance and got full marks, you've been a massive help and I'm learning your other tutorials too. :)
Please like so he can see this
My finger is bleeding - is that normal?! Seriously though thank you so much for sharing your talent - Im amazed I can do that now, you're a legend :)
Hey, I'm so glad it helped you with your music performance! I'm very happy about the fact that you got full marks! Congrats! :)
Keep on playing and learning Ben Howard songs, they are totally worth it! :)
Thanks man,amazing tutorial!!!The cover is also awesome!!THANKS
great tutorial man i'm having fun playing this!
ok, you know about hammerons and you know about harmonics! Harmonics are played with one finger right above the metal thing of a fret (is it called fret-marker?). Hammer-ons are played by rapidly pressing the string on the fretboard without playing it with a second finger. Harmonic hammer-ons are played like a combination of both, but in this case you don't just "press" the string on the fret-marker but you kind of strike it a little bit harder without holding it down.
You my friend, are awesome!
Just brilliant!
Great job. Great teacher.
Great tutorial man! I've been studying a lot of his live performances of this song. In the verse/chorus part where he's using both his hands to hit harmonics I think he's actually hitting the harmonics on the 12th fret (7th in relation to the capo) with one hand (and the top ones of the 12th as the last notes) and the harmonics on the 17th fret (12th to capo) with his other. It just sounds a lot cleaner to me, give a try!
yes he is. you can see his finger is further from the body of the guitar.
If you had this level at 2012, wonder where you're now hahah Nice video mate! Though i have a question : I've been wanting to improve and I don't know how i can play stuff like Ben Howard's keep your head up, ed sheeran's small bump , bloodstream....Anyway stuff like that , I found other Ben Howard songs pretty hard so can you help me to reach that level? (what should i do what songs should i learn...) thanks!
+Yassine Muller Hey, first of all thank you! :D
Well, in my opinion endurance and time is key here! I played like 2-5 hours a day whan I started learning guitar and didnt mind my fingers hurting or even bleeding.
But to be honest thats a bit extreme. I think to learn fingerstyle you need to learn really difficult songs and stick to them even though you might think you'll never gonna master them.
Before playing Ben Howard I learned songs like "Drifitng" or "Ebon Coast" by Andy McKee. This way I learned a lot about accuracy and timing. It really helps you when learning other fingerstyle songs that are not so complicated.
Concerning Ben Howard I recommend learning "Old Pine", "Gracious" or "Diamonds" first. These songs are pretty basic type and not too hard to learn if you use tutorials.
If you want to learn percussive songs start with "Under the same sun", "depth over Distance" or "Empty Corridors". These are easier compared to "These Waters" for example.
But really, even if it sounds bad in the beginning you need to stick to it and keep on playing! It will improve after some time.
Hope I could help :D
Very helpful thank you so much for that :D I'll start the same way as you and your playlist is so good that i would learn every tutorial of yours haha! Thanks mate, have a great day and a great life.
thats great to hear! notify me on when it'll be ready and if its not too much to ask, will you be doing a tutorial for airtap as well as tabs?x
Your guitar is so beautiful omg
Thanks a lot! I've been wanting to play this for ages :)
Great tutorial, I hope I'm not doing it wrong but is anyone's left index finger hurting from the verse tapping? Tips and help please
Brilliant mate. I will grab myself one pronto! And learn this. :) Keep up the good work!
that is fine mate :) as long as it is possible, i can wait. the tune is amazing and im not sure about whether or not you'd make a video tutorial for it?
Great tutorial! Thank you so much
Hi Raphy! Your tutorials are awesome and you have helped me so much with my guitar playing. I have learnt this song through with ease thanks to you. Do you have any tips on how to get rid of the rid of the ringing noise you get from the frets when you hit the strings with your finger. I can do it physically but get a horrible noise from the metal parts of the frets. Thanks man
are you serious !! you just made my entire week haha :D and yeah i believe you when you say it was a lot of work, but i really appreciate it :)
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!
I thought this was impossible, but I just played it, and it went really well! THANK YOU!
Awesome job man! Thank you so much.
thank you so much for this gift !!
great tutorial dude! thanks
You r great dude! Nice tutorial!
Thank you so much man, THIS IS AMAZING!!
You're amazing oh my gosh
Hey thx a lot for the comment. The tuning for "a hand to hold" is CGCGGD (from low to high) and capo 5th fret. Took me about 5 min to find out! :) Have fun playing it, cheers
amazing tutorial. learnt it in 20 minutes! do other tutorials!
Thank you for your nice comment! I am glad this tutorial is helpful for you! :)
Happy strumming my friend!
This tutorial is awesome! I've also learned that I only need to cover 4 strings for ben's song "Further Away" but my capo always bends up the strings. Can someone post a link to a good banjo capo to use?
take the shubb C5. Works well for me!
Hey Raven,
Thank you a lot ! really you are cool like Ben Howard and I think one day you will be also one star.
Thanks, the pattern is like this:
2xdown 2xup 2xdown 2xup 1xdown (break) 1xdown 1xup (both fast), then repeat from the beginning!
hope that helps! :)
hey thanks for the tutorial. Really very easy to learn this song after watching this tutorial. Though i would suggest you put this strumming pattern in the description, along with the tuning. Not just for this lesson but for other lessons aswell. Its quite common for me to go back to your tutorials to remind myself the tuning, capo placement or the strumming pattern. I am sure other do this too.
Also, in this tutorial you are hammering low 4 strings by your left index finger on the 7th fret (from the nut) while in this vdo ua-cam.com/video/6KrU1LY-pQU/v-deo.html, Ben is hammering on 12 fret (from the nut). Then for the high 2/4 strings you hammer 9th fret (from nut) while Ben hammers on 12th fret (from nut). Which make the harmonics sound better, on the 7th fret (which is 2nd from the capo) harmonics wouldnt sound clear, but the 12th fret (7th from the capo) it sounds much better. Same for the high two/four strings, 9th fret (4th from capo) harmonics doesn't sound that clear, than 12th fret (7th from capo) harmonics. You can add this bit in the description aswell :)
Thanks again for all your tutorials Raphi, really very helpful :)
Hi, I LOVE this tutorial! this made it so easy to learn the song! thank you very much :) if you can find the time, could you possibly do a tutorial for These Waters by Ben Howard?
Hey Ka y,
danke für die vielen Komplimente! :)
Das Outro is ziemlich knifflig, da hab ich auch ne Weile gebraucht. Was das Schlagmuster angeht hilft eigentlich nur zuhören. Die Schwierigkeit liegt vielmehr darin das ganze mit den hammer-ons und pull-offs der linken Hand zu kombinieren.
Schlagmuster: 2xrunter 2xrauf 2xrunter 2xrauf 1xrunter (pause) 1xrunter 1xrauf (runter und rauf schnell) und dann von Anfang wiederholen. Ich hoffe das hilft etwas. Musst noch etwas aufs timing achten.
Grüße :)
Dude, I'm glad you liked it and it helped you. These comments give me the motivation for some more tutorials in future times! Thank you very much! :) Happy strumming my friend!
Thank you! You're not supposed to hit your instrument like you want to break someones nose! :) So if you do these percussion techniques carefully they are not damaging your instrument at all. You just need to get the the feeling for how hard you have to hit for a proper sound.
Oh, and thank you for the tutorial, it was awesome, just like the cover ;)
awesome tuttorial dude, keep 'em comming ^ ^
Hey Raphi Z,thanks a lot for uploading this tutorial!! :-) I adore you so much that you did this vid.I really like the way you are teaching all of the parts and if you started talking i knew from the first second you're from Germany ,too!:-D Although i think you sound like a native speaker ,cause your englisch is like your guitar playing skills--> totally brilliant!The only part I haven't got down so far is the outro.I still have problems with the strumming pattern on the first chord.best wishes
brilliant buddy!!! keep them coming :D
Raven, What thickness of the strings did you use in this cover? I guess the thicker the better.
Ja gerne ,hast du dir verdient!:)
riesen DANK! :))
Ich hoffe es folgen demnächst weitere covers und tutorials vom ben ,würde mich freuen!
Keep it up
Definitely do the tutorial for empty corridors! would be much appreciated.
Hi Raphi, I'm very impressed with your tutorial you have made it easy to follow. I'm having troubles learning this song I've got the intro downpat really well i'm finding it hard with the verse and chorus.. I just wanted to ask a few questions as I'm wondering does the quality of the sound depend on what guitar you have and am I better off using a banjo capo, I noticed with the banjo capo it covers the 4 strings im using a guitar capo at the moment, could this affect the sound quality? Thanks x
Yeah, I'm serious! :) It's currently uploading, will be online in about one or 2 hours! :) I hope you will like the camera angle I chose! It's a bit different to the one I used in this tutorial here. :)
Cheers
My fingers are so painful! But I am finally getting this song so thank you!
well I don't know how long you're playing guitar so I have to ask this: Do you press the strings hard enough on the fret? Otherwise you'll just get a muted sound
You need to make more tutorials!!
What guitar are you using? I love the sound!
You're welcome! :) Glad it helped you and that you'Re able to play it now, it's so much fun! :)
Thankssss man, bruised fingers but worth it! Thanks!
Very helpful, its really easy to play but you can only learn it in tutorials! :)
Hey man, from like the 4:25 bit when you have to basically slap the strings my guitar does not make nearly the same noise as yours! Yours litterlaly sounds like it's being strummed but mine makes such little sound and also when i do strike the strings youm get the sound like me hitting it has completely just stopped the previous sounds :?/ please help cause i'm very stuck!!?
I'm glad to ear that. I hope this days/weeks past quickly
Just learned it :) thanks a lot
cheers for answering and making the video you and goliath1012 are the best teachers on youtube. could you do Newton faulkner people should smile more please
I have a question... Can i play this song on a Guitar with Nylon Strings?
I have tried it, but i dont get as much sound as he does.. It hurts after a while because i have to 'punch' the strings harder to get a sound. Would be nice if somenone replied :)
I wouldn't see why not, Although harmonics (In my opinion is harder to achieve on nylon) plus It may not sound completely the same as they have different sounds, but i'm sure you could. Also what I did was wrap my left index finger with tape leaving a bit unwrapped at the knuckle so I could still bend it for the strumming part (so you can still hit hard without as much pain).
hope this helps :)
I've tried even just doing one slap and it doesn't ring. Only the unfretted strings ring. I can make the harmonics ring but when I fret the 4th or 2nd and slap the 12th fret it really doesn't make any noise.
Yeah I definitely am. It did seem to get slightly better with practice though, but it's more that I'm just getting the ringing on the unfretted strings and I'm just trying to hit the whole 6 strings harder and faster. I'll let you know if it continues to get better.
hey man, grate tutorial but ive got a question
when i hit the strings with my left index finger during verses, the sound doesn't ring like yours
has it got something to do with the string, the pressure of the capo or the technique to hit?
thank you
Hey bro. Great job. I can't imagine trying to learn this song without a good tutorial. You've saved me a ton of time and I appreciate it. I'd like to donate a little something if I could. You have a paypal?