It’s amazing how Adrianne’s voice sounds EXACTLY the same through just a standard mic with no proper setup etc when she’s singing Mythological Beauty, like it’s just such a pure sound, what a truly incredible artist ❤️
When she explains the tuning it's so casual and conversational but when she starts singing the songs it's like she suffered a major brain injury or has an unaddressed speech impediment.
@@videoaccount4323 you don't need to have brain damage for a speech impediment. Anyway I don't hear a speechn impediment in her when she sings, so will you kindly shut your ignorant mouth, you fucking idiot.
the thing that floors me about adrianne is that she isn't just a generational songwriting talent but an incredible guitar player on top of that. these imaginative tunings, the sophisticated and bittersweet harmonies, and her mesmerizing picking patterns really set her apart from her contemporaries. not to mention the solos she plays live... electrifying!
The coolest thing is that you're humble enough to give your greatest secrets away for free. If you never change the tunings on your guitar its like you're trapped inside of a box and can't help sounding like everyone else at some point.
The irony of your comment is that now everyone will sound same having used these open tunings lol no guitarist will ever sound original anymore because the magic is revealed. It sounds like I’m advocating for gatekeeping guitar tunings, but i look at guitar as magic and when we reveal these “secrets”, it’s almost as if demystify the beauty and mystery in the sleight of hand. Artists are too comfortable sharing shit
hello ! I know this is probably lateee but id recommend either using a piano app for the notes or using an open tuner that will do any note ! I like soundcorset tuner@alya-kg6qd
I've been playing for 55 years and I discovered open tunings through Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell. Like u I love the drone and the ease of the one two and 3 finger chords. I can still play the other stuff in "normal tuning". I seem to be stuck in c sharp cos I like the timbre on my belly. U are first I have found who uses two strings the same next to each other. Sweet for the picking. I also moved to nylon strings. Great to hear u
So I’ve always liked Big Thief, but over the past few months I guess I’ve connected with music in a different way and they’ve become one of my favorite bands right now. And the biggest reason, is Adrianne’s guitar playing. She is SO GOOD, this video is inspiring just getting this insight into how her musical brain works. At some point (if she isn’t already) she will reach that legendary status of guitar players. This video is amazing.
I love how I was able to tell she was gonna play “not a lot just forever” when she played the open chord for the last tuning, she almost made the tuning her own in a way that’s only really possible with alternate tunings. It’s Like building a whole world off the foundation that’s the tuning and it’s so stunning and natural that it’s as if she discovered it rather than writing it
This video not only offers up wonderful information on alternate tunings, it is as others have said, so soothing. Lenker's singing voice and speaking voice, and the way she plays are small, wonderful musical miracles.
Been a music person all my life. Listening and playing. Creating. And I just got disgruntled and blank over the years. Lenker/Big Thief (as well as some deep soul searching) helped me reawaken that part of me.
This is incredible. Here are some more (i think) if anyone is interested: Kerina: D G C F A d Cattails: C G D G G d Adonijah: C G D G G g Simulation Swarm: C# G# C# F A# C#
oh yeah, way back in the olden days I started playing guitar tuned what I thought was the tuning because it sounded good, turned out it was open d, and I played like that for years before my younger brother started learning classical guitar and showed me "standard" tuning. I feel like I lost something when I standardized
When I first started learning guitar my father tuned it to open D for exactly the reason you mentioned. It was a nice leap off point to get me hooked initially by the beautiful chords available to me with very little skill required except baring at different frets.
This is excellent. She's an incredible talent. If you're listening to this and like it, you may really like Michael Hedges. He's the Grand Master of acoustic technique in modern folk. I'm sure Adrienne is a fan, and it's awesome to see where she is taking these ideas. Her records solo and with Big Theif are a newly discovered gem for me. Fresh and familiar, as all great art is.
Why I love UA-cam in a nutshell right here. Recommended video, never heard this beautiful lady before, educated and inspired in 9 minutes. Ive only changed tunings to play songs, not really tried anything for myself. I’ve got a spare guitar to go and experiment with. 👍😍
Being an unknown musician with hardly any audience, I don't have the budget for multiple guitars for live work and don't want to change tunings between every piece (or funds for lots of new string sets as this sort of tuning kills strings quickly) - so rather than lots of alt tunings I use a partial capo a lot. In a similar fashion, it's helped me write over 60 or so pieces of music I probably wouldn't have without it. At least 50% of my repertoire uses it.
@@ChopAndBrew I use a G7th Newport 3-string partial capo. There are many places you could place it on the neck but what works for me mostly is holding an Esus4 chord down i.e. 0-2-2-2-0-0 low to high. It effectively gives you a sort of whole tone lifted DADGAD base - a simple example of which would be one of my you tube videos (ua-cam.com/video/8m3AFTTHxMA/v-deo.html) - although a better quality audio would be on my bandcamp/spotify etc
The guitar part for every single song I've ever written is just having the guitar in an open tuning and sliding two fingers around the top two strings. I love the droning effect it has, especially if it's slightly out of tune.
Adrianne Lenker has so much great material I love it. Learnt a lot of her songs already, the clip of playing myth beauty and the tuning and capo position is sooooo helpful. Can't wait to play along. Sometimes just knowing the tuning is all you need to learn a song. Not a lot just forever another great one, and my angel is a great closer to the songs and instrumentals album. That song I believe is open D but don't tune down the B string, and capo on the 2nd fret.
thank you for this video. This was just what i needed to change my sound on the guitar and grow my confidence as a singer. I only tried the first simple E down to a D, but it was all i needed to illicit a feeling i haven't had with my guitar for a while. Thank you
I've learnt about alternate tuning a decade ago (Andy McKee/Don Ross/Jon Gomm-era) and really haven't turned back. I think one aspect that makes it "pretty" she mentions is how the scales are more aligned with how we percieve music. When you listen to a song you hear the I and then maybe IV V I VI II and you're centered in that specific scale. A traditional tuning is GREAT for transposing that into different keys (bar chords, tranpositions or octaves, think Spain by Korea) but making music is a different thing altogether. An alternate tuning helps the composer go between I IV V I VI II and without worrying about traditional problems like key changes with open strings because you're already in the "right" key. The drawback however is that modulation has to change the technique you use (bc the open strings only fit in the original key).
The funny thing about the one at @2:23 is it's actually an "Open E shape" ( 1 5 1 3 5 1 ) just detuned a whole step. A True Open D shape tuning would be 1 5 1 5 1 3.
Thanks so much to Adrianne for go over this. It’s great to hear her talk about her tunings and give examples with bits of her songs. While I would have to practice doing quick tuning changes onstage- feeling pretty inspired!!! Colette Rivers xx
Thanks to Adrianne for sharing her great open tunings. Maybe I can return the favor. Anyone into alternate tunings should really enjoy working with a Shubb partial 3-string capo. Works great on either 2nd or 4th fret (...and maybe others. I have more exploring to do). At 2nd fret can be attached above on ADG, or below on DGB strings. Shubb, because the capo has a low enough profile it allows you to play the open strings between capo and nut and then, with a little practice, jump over the capo without banging into it. It's almost the same as drop tuning and yet subtly different since the strings remain in standard tuning.
This is one of those videos that would be on my list of dream videos that seem too niche to ever be made, and I’m so happy it exists
FOR REAL, I learned abyss kiss in Drop D but this is amaaaaaaazin I've wanted this for so long
THIS ^^^
same. ive watched it 100 times.
fully
This x100
It’s amazing how Adrianne’s voice sounds EXACTLY the same through just a standard mic with no proper setup etc when she’s singing Mythological Beauty, like it’s just such a pure sound, what a truly incredible artist ❤️
When she explains the tuning it's so casual and conversational but when she starts singing the songs it's like I'm transported to a different world
my feelings exactly
When she explains the tuning it's so casual and conversational but when she starts singing the songs it's like she suffered a major brain injury or has an unaddressed speech impediment.
@@videoaccount4323 Uh... Are you okay? Did someone hurt you?
@@videoaccount4323 you don't need to have brain damage for a speech impediment. Anyway I don't hear a speechn impediment in her when she sings, so will you kindly shut your ignorant mouth, you fucking idiot.
@@videoaccount4323 it's people like you that would make the world a better place by not existing
Probably the best talent in songwriting of recent years.
the thing that floors me about adrianne is that she isn't just a generational songwriting talent but an incredible guitar player on top of that. these imaginative tunings, the sophisticated and bittersweet harmonies, and her mesmerizing picking patterns really set her apart from her contemporaries. not to mention the solos she plays live... electrifying!
Came here for the tunings, but didn't expect to leave sobbing uncontrollably lol
Truly one of the GOAT songwriters, lyrically and musically as you can see here
The coolest thing is that you're humble enough to give your greatest secrets away for free. If you never change the tunings on your guitar its like you're trapped inside of a box and can't help sounding like everyone else at some point.
Even knowing alternative tunings doesn't guarantee you will write songs like hers :) That comes from some place deep.
thats just not true lmfao
The irony of your comment is that now everyone will sound same having used these open tunings lol no guitarist will ever sound original anymore because the magic is revealed. It sounds like I’m advocating for gatekeeping guitar tunings, but i look at guitar as magic and when we reveal these “secrets”, it’s almost as if demystify the beauty and mystery in the sleight of hand. Artists are too comfortable sharing shit
@@VanBaylen imagine spreading negativity...
@@VanBaylengatekeeping the most basic guitar technique ever is crazy work. Bros gonna gatekeep using the capo next 😭
Adrianne just blows me away every time. It's like seeing a being from a higher plane. Everything that is difficult is suddenly easy, and beautiful.
That little laugh she gives at the start of ‘Not a lot just forever’ as Oso was loudly drinking water. Priceless. Thanks for posting this.
i love how calm she is, i strive to be like her
i know nothing about guitar but this is such a comfort video of mine. never stop making music adrianne. your songs make me feel a little more alive.
I’m obsessed with DGDF#GA that Adrianne does in her song Come. Makes such wonderful noises so effortlessly
ive been meaning to learn that song but i dont know how to tune it to that :,) its not on any tuning appsss any tips??
@@alya-kg6qdor you can just use a piano app and match it as well as you can by ear
hello ! I know this is probably lateee but id recommend either using a piano app for the notes or using an open tuner that will do any note ! I like soundcorset tuner@alya-kg6qd
@@alya-kg6qdfender tune has a chromatic scale setting
this woman and her artistry are gifts to Earth
Mythological beauty is probably my fav big thief song, to see Adrienne herself show how to play it is such a lovely gift
Amazing right!! And so beautifully sung…goosebumps
If I had one wish in the world, it would be to sit with Adrianne in this exact setting and listen to her play and sing....
omg same i think id cry
I've been playing for 55 years and I discovered open tunings through Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell. Like u I love the drone and the ease of the one two and 3 finger chords. I can still play the other stuff in "normal tuning". I seem to be stuck in c sharp cos I like the timbre on my belly. U are first I have found who uses two strings the same next to each other. Sweet for the picking. I also moved to nylon strings. Great to hear u
how did you learn how to tune properly back in the day without internet lol
@@ihmintz experimentation
7:24 timestamp for 'not a lot, just forever' incase anyone else is like me and keeps coming back just to listen to that
She's a superb guitarist.
Honestly an invaluable resource for songwriters and fans of Adrianne's work - thanks for reposting here!
This reminds me of that video "elliott smith gives a song writing lesson". She almost speaks like him at times
I always see you comment in the most interesting of places
I posted that same thing ('she reminds me of Elliott') on an interview of hers the other day. ✌️
favorite video on the internet right now
Real artists share their secrets and love of the music with others. Thank you Adrienne!!
So I’ve always liked Big Thief, but over the past few months I guess I’ve connected with music in a different way and they’ve become one of my favorite bands right now.
And the biggest reason, is Adrianne’s guitar playing. She is SO GOOD, this video is inspiring just getting this insight into how her musical brain works. At some point (if she isn’t already) she will reach that legendary status of guitar players.
This video is amazing.
I love how I was able to tell she was gonna play “not a lot just forever” when she played the open chord for the last tuning, she almost made the tuning her own in a way that’s only really possible with alternate tunings. It’s Like building a whole world off the foundation that’s the tuning and it’s so stunning and natural that it’s as if she discovered it rather than writing it
This video not only offers up wonderful information on alternate tunings, it is as others have said, so soothing. Lenker's singing voice and speaking voice, and the way she plays are small, wonderful musical miracles.
Amazing songwriter I love Adrianne. Huge respect on both her guitar and singing skills. Only she can play those awkward shapes so effortlessly.
Been a music person all my life. Listening and playing. Creating. And I just got disgruntled and blank over the years. Lenker/Big Thief (as well as some deep soul searching) helped me reawaken that part of me.
She is incredibly talented and what a nice voice. Where have I been, I am just hearing of her.
We’re so lucky to be alive (in real time) to witness this beautiful talented lady 🥰
Seeing videos like this always get me right back in to guitar. I've always wanted to write my own music, and this is just so motivating.
This is incredible. Here are some more (i think) if anyone is interested:
Kerina: D G C F A d
Cattails: C G D G G d
Adonijah: C G D G G g
Simulation Swarm: C# G# C# F A# C#
thank you so much!!!
@@nickgrant6480 I havent tried shoulders yet! Do you happen to know the tuning for that?
UFOF uses the same tuning as Cattails as well. Both are beautiful songs to play!
@@hmpaulx I also just found dragon new warm mountain is in the tuning as well!
@@Michael-yt1jp I learned it in standard and it was pretty easy. I'm curious about how it would be easier in an alternate tuning.
Beautiful music. She has an incredibly calming voice, love it:)
I don’t know why I was crying by the end. Thank you~
oh yeah, way back in the olden days I started playing guitar tuned what I thought was the tuning because it sounded good, turned out it was open d, and I played like that for years before my younger brother started learning classical guitar and showed me "standard" tuning. I feel like I lost something when I standardized
Her point about starting with open tunings is so accurate. Way more interesting then standard
Truly one of the best songwriters today. Reminds me of Joni with such a unique way of using the guitar and writing such pretty melodies/progressions
When I first started learning guitar my father tuned it to open D for exactly the reason you mentioned. It was a nice leap off point to get me hooked initially by the beautiful chords available to me with very little skill required except baring at different frets.
This is excellent. She's an incredible talent. If you're listening to this and like it, you may really like Michael Hedges. He's the Grand Master of acoustic technique in modern folk. I'm sure Adrienne is a fan, and it's awesome to see where she is taking these ideas. Her records solo and with Big Theif are a newly discovered gem for me. Fresh and familiar, as all great art is.
Her voice, even just when speaking, is so sweet and delicate
Damn. This opened so many doors for me. To new chord shapes as well as to forgotten emotions.
Thank you.
With this voice, any tuning will sound amazing .
Why I love UA-cam in a nutshell right here. Recommended video, never heard this beautiful lady before, educated and inspired in 9 minutes. Ive only changed tunings to play songs, not really tried anything for myself. I’ve got a spare guitar to go and experiment with. 👍😍
The song that the video ends on was really touching and warm. That's what raw human expression sounds like... beautiful.
Being an unknown musician with hardly any audience, I don't have the budget for multiple guitars for live work and don't want to change tunings between every piece (or funds for lots of new string sets as this sort of tuning kills strings quickly) - so rather than lots of alt tunings I use a partial capo a lot. In a similar fashion, it's helped me write over 60 or so pieces of music I probably wouldn't have without it. At least 50% of my repertoire uses it.
I'd love to see a video about how this works and is set up... and see/hear some of what you play in this technique.
@@ChopAndBrew I use a G7th Newport 3-string partial capo. There are many places you could place it on the neck but what works for me mostly is holding an Esus4 chord down i.e. 0-2-2-2-0-0 low to high. It effectively gives you a sort of whole tone lifted DADGAD base - a simple example of which would be one of my you tube videos (ua-cam.com/video/8m3AFTTHxMA/v-deo.html) - although a better quality audio would be on my bandcamp/spotify etc
@@FrankBirtwistle Thanks so much!
My youth brought me Joni Mitchell. My old age brought me Adrianne Lenker. I am blessed.
This is still the greatest video on UA-cam
This reminds a lot of Elliot Smiths song writing and his approach to the new wave of playing guitar like this, thank you for bringing it back
Omg I just love her so much
I definitely hit the like button before the 3rd second. Thank you, beautiful
A true musician right there 👍 what a gem 💎
I love her so much, I'm so happy this video exists because I've always wondered all the tunings she uses
Good video, interesting, useful and well presented, Adrianne is a lovely soul.
thank u sm for dis like actually dream video wtf
She is just so amazing.
She so casually just does that, and also new album is dope.
Started crying as soon as she played Not a Lot Just Forever.
The guitar part for every single song I've ever written is just having the guitar in an open tuning and sliding two fingers around the top two strings. I love the droning effect it has, especially if it's slightly out of tune.
i love everything down a half step and standard for accoustic
I always come to this video, is so therapeutic. Thank you for this. ❤
She’s such a princess
this is such a special video, thank you so much Adrianne!
The dog in the background is like something they'd have in the background of studio recordings anyway
there's something so otherwordly about adrianne. truly is a light in the dark.
Adrianne Lenker has so much great material I love it. Learnt a lot of her songs already, the clip of playing myth beauty and the tuning and capo position is sooooo helpful. Can't wait to play along. Sometimes just knowing the tuning is all you need to learn a song. Not a lot just forever another great one, and my angel is a great closer to the songs and instrumentals album. That song I believe is open D but don't tune down the B string, and capo on the 2nd fret.
I would love a guitar lesson from adrianne lenker :') :')
She's outrageous
thanks-just tuned to open g a couple weeks ago and 2 new songs came to life. u just gave me some new homework-i like your vibe-Peace
she is my favorite woman in the whole world
Very very fascinating Adrianne !!
Thank you for sharing. :))
Your playing and singing are beautiful !!
thank you for this video. This was just what i needed to change my sound on the guitar and grow my confidence as a singer. I only tried the first simple E down to a D, but it was all i needed to illicit a feeling i haven't had with my guitar for a while. Thank you
Infinite gratitude for this!
so beautiful, never heard any of these songs before
This is precious. Thank you very much!!!
Thank you so much for this, can finally step up my game, her guitar playing is breathaking
I started looking around for what my dog was chewing on ha ha.so glad you left your dog in the video.
Flipping beautiful, what a talent. Awesome vid, many thanks x
Sweet sound, both the tunings and the voice. That last one is special.
I’m so happy right now ☺️
I've learnt about alternate tuning a decade ago (Andy McKee/Don Ross/Jon Gomm-era) and really haven't turned back. I think one aspect that makes it "pretty" she mentions is how the scales are more aligned with how we percieve music. When you listen to a song you hear the I and then maybe IV V I VI II and you're centered in that specific scale. A traditional tuning is GREAT for transposing that into different keys (bar chords, tranpositions or octaves, think Spain by Korea) but making music is a different thing altogether. An alternate tuning helps the composer go between I IV V I VI II and without worrying about traditional problems like key changes with open strings because you're already in the "right" key. The drawback however is that modulation has to change the technique you use (bc the open strings only fit in the original key).
I needed to hear this beauty. Even if it's just a semi-instructional video, it's so gorgeous.
I think I've finally found an artist with a similiar musical philosophy and style to myself. Cool to find relatable artist.
So glad this came across my recommended. Heard of Adrianne’s music before but not Big Thief. Starting to learn Mythological Beauty with this video!
This video feels so therapeutic
The funny thing about the one at @2:23 is it's actually an "Open E shape" ( 1 5 1 3 5 1 ) just detuned a whole step. A True Open D shape tuning would be 1 5 1 5 1 3.
Thanks so much to Adrianne for go over this. It’s great to hear her talk about her tunings and give examples with bits of her songs. While I would have to practice doing quick tuning changes onstage- feeling pretty inspired!!! Colette Rivers xx
Such a well-made explanation - and wonderful songs!! :) Thanks so much for making this, it really illuminates the beauty of fingerpicking
I love playing Am in double dropped D, Open D, Dm, G,GM etc and banjo tunings on guitar are fun too!
this is so beautiful. thank you for sharing
Just how you start learning again loving again.
The Master Class
Much Appreciated!
This is excellent. Need to try a few of these.
That DADF#GD tuning makes so much sense in the context of her work!
I keep a twelve string laying around in open D. It just sounds amazing and adds inspiration.
Really wonderful ideas and sounds. Thanks for this.
My favorite is DADGAD, but I've played with a couple of these tunings by trial and error. Great video, and wonderful music as always!
Thanks to Adrianne for sharing her great open tunings. Maybe I can return the favor. Anyone into alternate tunings should really enjoy working with a Shubb partial 3-string capo. Works great on either 2nd or 4th fret (...and maybe others. I have more exploring to do). At 2nd fret can be attached above on ADG, or below on DGB strings. Shubb, because the capo has a low enough profile it allows you to play the open strings between capo and nut and then, with a little practice, jump over the capo without banging into it. It's almost the same as drop tuning and yet subtly different since the strings remain in standard tuning.
Most of my songs are in Double D tuning but recently I started writing in Nick Drake tuning. Really inspiring to discover new things.
Thanks for sharing your tuning ideas
when the lower strings come in at 7:42 its soooo pretty ugh i love this song
Which song is it? It's beautiful
@@antnybeard69 not a lot just forever!
its amazing, im with you