Timestamps for learners: remember you can change speeds in settings and it doesn't affect the playback tone in the lesson! 1:30 - Chords you will need 3:19 - First riff fast 3:35 - First riff slow 4:28 - Second riff fast 4:44 - Second part slow
That’s a really good thing to let learners know actually, slowing video without changing tone is super useful for music in general. Screw that guy that said L lmao
This song has been a great exercise for me in hybrid picking. I’ve found that through hybrid picking I can hit all the notes much more consistently than flat picking
Wow! The tutorial we all have been waiting on for years. Nailed it man! Idk if I can get my pinky to move that fast on the second part but we’ll see! Hah thanks man!!!
been going at it for about a week now. I'm not giving up but man, my pinky just does not go that fast. I feel like I need to start waking up at 5 am, crack some raw eggs and start doing pinky speed training exercises every day. To be fair I've realized how much I've neglected using my pinky until now. Thanks for this video, I'm going at it hard, and I hope it's going to pay off in a few months.
A good alternative exercise for pinky dexterity is if you jump from AandD string to DandG string with your pinky and ring together with a bar chord behind it, like you’d hear in Tenacious Ds song Kickapoo. cause I had the same issue lol. Hopefully that’s helpful and not too confusing and I hope you’re seeing progress dawg.
wow, you explained this so well and slowing it down was very helpful. Thanks so much for doing this! BTW I was addicted to Overflow Summation for a good while. keep bringing it dude!
Thanks brother, You are correct in the complicated sound of the song, but after this tutorial I’ve been killing it. It’s been about a year and I still have this song on my daily guitar routine.
I love your intro to this video. I always thought that this was such a complicated song and I didnt realize it is actually simple and he just doesnt play it consistently. I love the have fun with it approach!
Much appreciated! I noticed this “messy” style based on intent style is far more common with acoustic players than realized. John Mayer does this as well with a lot of his finger picking stuff or David Gray…Dave Matthews, etc.
I feel you on this! When I was younger and still really learning to play guitar, it took me a lot longer than it should have to fully grasp this concept. Must just be the way my brain works, but I really struggled with coming to terms with the free flowing 'framework' kind of guitar playing, especially when learning an existing song. I HAD to try to learn it precisely, note for note. Which made a song like this an absolute nightmare for me!
Played beautifully, sir. Forgot about this song until it just came on randomly when I was listening to music and I remembered how much I loved the intro.
With the reoccurring inconsistency in mind, in the studio version the G chord is played with your pinky on the 3rd fret on the b string. But awesome video you’re a great teacher!
Fair enough- this marks the second time I’ve gone, “What???”, checked the recording, and subsequently facepalmed. I do believe in the law of diminishing returns with regard to accuracy, though… at least in this song. 😉 Thanks for the comment, bud.
I learned this about a year and a half ago (from this video). I memorized it in a few days and nailed it in a month or two... with fingerstyle... Coming back i completely forgot you and the Slightly Stupid man himself uses a pick. 😭 All these years until ~6 months ago i would only use a pick to get the dirt from my toes. Being reminded of this song, it'll definitely go into my routine. TRUSTY TOE PICK, I SUMMON THEE!!!
Thanks for taking the time to research how this is played and put this video together for all of us! Really appreciate it! Sick chops btw! I'm guessing as soon as I can almost play this, I'll get distracted with something else haha
Its so wierd, i learned this song from a friend about 8 years ago and have always played it a certain way, always sounded just like the recording. Seeing now that i play it very differently from most!
Thanks for this. I’ve been playing it wrong for YEARS lol. It’s just such a fun song, you sort of feel it out. Kyle did a live cover with a Saxaphone user and you can hear the slight variations.
After 2 weeks of train, i finaly succed the entier part of the demo and, by the way, step up my dexterity, thanks for this tuto, incredible song to folk guitare...
I had a trip: For some reason when you played it slow, at one point it felt like if I were to have sped it up, it would be inconsistent with the original... the weirdo in me sped it up to like x1.75 or x2...nope. You played it spot on haha it was awesome to see how this song's played! Thanks!
Thank you man!!! This is so awesome. I finally started playing guitar a few months ago and one of the main reasons was to learn this song 😁 I’m grateful for this awesome tutorial, the second part is a killer! But playing and singing this is so much fun. Any tips on how to get quicker with sliding the bar chord?
just gotta press hard af!! hahaha. might help to adjust the action on your guitar, but... honestly, don't trip too much about it. practice as much as you can stand it and it'll get there with time.
Thanks for the comment! I'm not sure "Guns in Paradise" is complicated enough to warrant shooting a tutorial video-- but if you're having trouble, the chords to that song are: Cm Gm F Gm, as far as I can tell. You'll have to listen to the song for the strumming pattern, but I bet you'd be able to figure it out!
Hey there, amazingly helpful video. I've tried learning this song quite a few times over the past 10 years and could never get the slide parts, but your video really broke it down for me. I'm a fingerstyle guitarist, but I'd love to learn this with a pick. Where did you get those tabs? I'm assuming you made them, but all of the other tabs for this song that I've found pale in comparison. If anyone can hook a sister up, I'd appreciate it!
Thanks! Yeah, I made the tabs... unfortunately, I made them for this video specifically, so they're .jpgs of the small, sectioned strips you see in the video-- not very convenient for sharing. Your best bet would probably be to slow the video down to .5x and follow along. Or maybe take a crack at copying the tabs from the video yourself!
@@UrbanTownshipI might try to copy them down. I have a bad habit of putting my guitar down every few years and then having to relearn everything I used to know. So having a trusted set of tabs for a song I like is a necessity for me! Edit: Oh and I already was slowing your video down and playing along, haha.
@@chalupasupremegordito5251 I feel ya bro. I should have said “easier for most people”. I grew up playing metal; my fingerpicking leaves a lot to be desired... I get the feeling most electrically-honed players are the same way.
I was actually surprised when I first saw that this song is played with a pick. As a person who discovered that I am "naturally" inclined to fingerstyle myself though, I'm relearning/practicing it with a pick just for a change. So far, it's a lot of fun!
Timestamps for learners: remember you can change speeds in settings and it doesn't affect the playback tone in the lesson!
1:30 - Chords you will need
3:19 - First riff fast
3:35 - First riff slow
4:28 - Second riff fast
4:44 - Second part slow
L
Thank you so much😊
That’s a really good thing to let learners know actually, slowing video without changing tone is super useful for music in general. Screw that guy that said L lmao
This song has been a great exercise for me in hybrid picking. I’ve found that through hybrid picking I can hit all the notes much more consistently than flat picking
Rock on dude! Cool idea for sure.
Went from: “oh this is easy!” To “WTF!!!”
😂
This is an easy riff I learned it from only playing guitar less than a year
I want play the guitar just to play this song
Doooooooo iittttttttt!!!!!!
This would be the song to start learning towards it’s not hard
SAME
@@jimshorts9404 damn that’s cool cuz it sound hard af
X2 🥹
Wow! The tutorial we all have been waiting on for years. Nailed it man! Idk if I can get my pinky to move that fast on the second part but we’ll see! Hah thanks man!!!
Haha rock on. Thanks Matt!
haha yeah man! the pinky on the second part is tough for me too!
been going at it for about a week now. I'm not giving up but man, my pinky just does not go that fast. I feel like I need to start waking up at 5 am, crack some raw eggs and start doing pinky speed training exercises every day. To be fair I've realized how much I've neglected using my pinky until now. Thanks for this video, I'm going at it hard, and I hope it's going to pay off in a few months.
A good alternative exercise for pinky dexterity is if you jump from AandD string to DandG string with your pinky and ring together with a bar chord behind it, like you’d hear in Tenacious Ds song Kickapoo. cause I had the same issue lol. Hopefully that’s helpful and not too confusing and I hope you’re seeing progress dawg.
Also your comment was hilarious 😂
You can play it now yes?👀
You'll get it bro. The main thing is to get the muscle memory down with your timing/rhythm.
How’d the journey go? I just started. I’ve got the notes down but the speed is far from there
Excellent work, thank you for sharing this lesson on a beautiful song.
Thank you!
wow, you explained this so well and slowing it down was very helpful. Thanks so much for doing this! BTW I was addicted to Overflow Summation for a good while. keep bringing it dude!
Thanks man 😭 this comment will keep me going!
As a teen of the 60's this is my new Stairway to Heaven.
Thanks brother,
You are correct in the complicated sound of the song, but after this tutorial I’ve been killing it.
It’s been about a year and I still have this song on my daily guitar routine.
One of the best lessons I have watched on YT! Thanks a lot
I love your intro to this video. I always thought that this was such a complicated song and I didnt realize it is actually simple and he just doesnt play it consistently. I love the have fun with it approach!
I’ve been looking everywhere for a lesson like this, you are amazing, thanks for slowed variation too, made it easier to follow along, Preciate it!!
No problem! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Just discovered this song and right away I was like yeah I have to learn this hahah. Great video and tutorial
Rock on! Thank ya sir!
You're so lucky this tutorial came out when it did then, I've been wanting to play that second riff since 2016 and finally I can thanks to this vid!
thanks for the work, also that shirt is dope, brother
You’re welcome and thanks! 😎
Best lesson of this song on the internet
Thanks very much! ✌️
Best tutorial for this song I’ve seen, I wish I saw your video before I learned it haha. Definitely Subbing
glad to help, sir-- thanks very much!
Much appreciated! I noticed this “messy” style based on intent style is far more common with acoustic players than realized. John Mayer does this as well with a lot of his finger picking stuff or David Gray…Dave Matthews, etc.
I feel you on this! When I was younger and still really learning to play guitar, it took me a lot longer than it should have to fully grasp this concept. Must just be the way my brain works, but I really struggled with coming to terms with the free flowing 'framework' kind of guitar playing, especially when learning an existing song. I HAD to try to learn it precisely, note for note. Which made a song like this an absolute nightmare for me!
Played beautifully, sir. Forgot about this song until it just came on randomly when I was listening to music and I remembered how much I loved the intro.
Rock on; thanks!
Thanks for the lesson I just started learning guitar and love this, Closer to The Sun has some of my favorite riffs.
no prob! have fun! 😁
I'll be taking the rest of the afternoon off to learn how to play this. 🤣 This is awesome.👍 Thanks again. Happy Thanksgiving.🤘
Godbless this guy
With the reoccurring inconsistency in mind, in the studio version the G chord is played with your pinky on the 3rd fret on the b string. But awesome video you’re a great teacher!
Fair enough- this marks the second time I’ve gone, “What???”, checked the recording, and subsequently facepalmed.
I do believe in the law of diminishing returns with regard to accuracy, though… at least in this song. 😉 Thanks for the comment, bud.
Amazing, thanks for posting this. Short and sweet, love it!
Thanks for watching!
Duuuuude! 🤩 What an unbelievably gorgeous song. 🤘
I learned this about a year and a half ago (from this video). I memorized it in a few days and nailed it in a month or two... with fingerstyle...
Coming back i completely forgot you and the Slightly Stupid man himself uses a pick. 😭
All these years until ~6 months ago i would only use a pick to get the dirt from my toes. Being reminded of this song, it'll definitely go into my routine.
TRUSTY TOE PICK, I SUMMON THEE!!!
Playing this at half speed to watch your fingers was quite enjoyable. You sound very relaxed 😂😂😂
Hahaha wow. Had to check it out for myself… was not disappointed 😂 💀
This is one of the best guitar videos I've ever seen. Thanks.
Wow- thanks so much!!
Dude thank you. You nailed it. One of my favorite jams, especially the live version with Karl Denson.
Wow, I wanted to play this variation for ages and couldn't figure out how. Thanks a lot for breaking this down!
Any time- thanks for the comment!
I think this is the only correct video on youtube of how to play this song. Thank you so much for this tutorial, much love!
Thanks for taking the time to research how this is played and put this video together for all of us! Really appreciate it! Sick chops btw! I'm guessing as soon as I can almost play this, I'll get distracted with something else haha
Great breakdown, very well done !
Its so wierd, i learned this song from a friend about 8 years ago and have always played it a certain way, always sounded just like the recording. Seeing now that i play it very differently from most!
By far the best video I've ever seen on this song, thank you!
No prob- thanks for the comment
Thanks for this. I’ve been playing it wrong for YEARS lol. It’s just such a fun song, you sort of feel it out. Kyle did a live cover with a Saxaphone user and you can hear the slight variations.
Glad I could help! Thanks for the comment.
I am going to practice this song tonight when I get off work .
Dude thanks so much, great “interpretation” I put that in quotes because it sounds just like the original.
This is a phenomenal tutorial
As someone who has been practicing guitar for only a month now with this song as my end goal. Holy shit...
You got it dude!!! Keep pushin 💪
@@UrbanTownship Damn, did not expect a response on a 2 year old video. Nothing less, thanks!
@@maxwellrit 😁
Learning too!! ❤
Dude this is such a good tutorial oh my god. Sounds way better than the tabs I was following before.
Glad to help homie 😁
After 2 weeks of train, i finaly succed the entier part of the demo and, by the way, step up my dexterity, thanks for this tuto, incredible song to folk guitare...
rock on 👍
Very nice explanation !
Thanks so much, mate.
Thanks man! That’s awesome 🤘🏼
No prob; thanks for watching!
this video is superior MORRE! COVERS - BREAKDOWNS - LESSONS !!!!!!
Dude thank you so much!
great vid after years of being able to play the first part, part 2never made sense until noe
I had a trip: For some reason when you played it slow, at one point it felt like if I were to have sped it up, it would be inconsistent with the original... the weirdo in me sped it up to like x1.75 or x2...nope. You played it spot on haha it was awesome to see how this song's played! Thanks!
😬 trippy!
Great job explaining this! Thanks man!
Thank you!
Thank you on many levels 😢❤
Awesomely done!!!!!!!!
thanks! 😁
Very good! Congrats!!!
Amazing tutorial bro, thank you
👍
For people who barre their open A chord: just do a pull off from 4 to 2 on the G string instead of playing the open B string
You rocked it bro! Thank you for sharing. Subbed.
Thanks for the support brotha 😎
Amazing song, amazing tutorial. Love it bro
Thanks man!
thanks for this lesson! it really helped me learn this song!
😁👍
Solid teacher
Thanks for making this
No prob homie 😎
Thank you man!!! This is so awesome. I finally started playing guitar a few months ago and one of the main reasons was to learn this song 😁
I’m grateful for this awesome tutorial, the second part is a killer! But playing and singing this is so much fun. Any tips on how to get quicker with sliding the bar chord?
just gotta press hard af!! hahaha. might help to adjust the action on your guitar, but... honestly, don't trip too much about it. practice as much as you can stand it and it'll get there with time.
Awesome
Preciate it 😎
Great video man! Great song
Thanks; it sure is!
Hell yeah
😎
INSANE! thank you so much
😁
Great video, thank you!!!
No prob, thanks for the comment!
This a kick ass video 🔥
Thanks Everett!
Sweet !!
thanks homie 😎
Appreciate ya brutha
No prob- thanks for the comment
Great job
Thanks!!!
Thank you
No prob!
Can you do a tutorial on guns in paradise? I haven’t found any resources, thanks for this lesson it’s the best one on yt
Thanks for the comment!
I'm not sure "Guns in Paradise" is complicated enough to warrant shooting a tutorial video-- but if you're having trouble, the chords to that song are: Cm Gm F Gm, as far as I can tell. You'll have to listen to the song for the strumming pattern, but I bet you'd be able to figure it out!
All I got to say is thank you 🙏
No problem homie
That second part is such a pain in the ass, but it sounds so damn cool and it really breaks up the first riff really well....
You ain’t lyin’… 😪
Great video and mic quality
Thanks very much!
Great video thank you
Thank you!
you are the best
Instant sub.
😭 ♥️
Hey there, amazingly helpful video. I've tried learning this song quite a few times over the past 10 years and could never get the slide parts, but your video really broke it down for me. I'm a fingerstyle guitarist, but I'd love to learn this with a pick. Where did you get those tabs? I'm assuming you made them, but all of the other tabs for this song that I've found pale in comparison. If anyone can hook a sister up, I'd appreciate it!
Thanks! Yeah, I made the tabs... unfortunately, I made them for this video specifically, so they're .jpgs of the small, sectioned strips you see in the video-- not very convenient for sharing.
Your best bet would probably be to slow the video down to .5x and follow along. Or maybe take a crack at copying the tabs from the video yourself!
@@UrbanTownshipI might try to copy them down. I have a bad habit of putting my guitar down every few years and then having to relearn everything I used to know. So having a trusted set of tabs for a song I like is a necessity for me!
Edit: Oh and I already was slowing your video down and playing along, haha.
Is it just me or is the fingering for G incorrect in the pop up?
Oops. Shit. 3rd fret on the high E…. Nothing to see here… 👀
Is this a good beginner song?
i play guitar but when i heard this song, i swear i thought it was multiple guitars hahaha it brokeded my mind hole
Any chance you could do Couldnt Get High by slightly stoopid? Having a hard time finding a tutorial for that
Thank u
😁✌️
This looks and sounds hard but it’s actually pretty simple
That’s my homie
I rly wish i had the patience.
This is easy
What mic are you using?
If I recall correctly, a Rode NT1!
@@UrbanTownship thank you!
more!
Any requests?
@@UrbanTownship have you heard the live version of Ain’t Got a Lotta Money @ TRI Studios
@@UrbanTownship the bass goes hard! But the minor accents and fills are the song
Just checked it out- cool bass! Not much else doin’ it for me though 🤷♂️ not sure I could squeeze enough content for a video...
@@UrbanTownship what about Jimi?
K but like how much weed do I need to smoke to really nail it?
a dab’ll do ya
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Welp. Always wanted to play this song and now it’s confirmed I never will be able to 😂
Edit: I can play this now, thanks to this video.
ahhhhh come on! you got this 😎 it’s so messy on the record; you’ve got tons of leeway… maybe try on electric!
I see people picking and making it harder on themselves why doesn't anyone finger pick the main riff?????
1. It’s actually easier
2. It’s the way the songwriter plays it.
Thanks!
@@UrbanTownship I guess it's just personal preference, it's worlds easier for me to finger pick.
@@chalupasupremegordito5251 I feel ya bro. I should have said “easier for most people”. I grew up playing metal; my fingerpicking leaves a lot to be desired... I get the feeling most electrically-honed players are the same way.
I was actually surprised when I first saw that this song is played with a pick. As a person who discovered that I am "naturally" inclined to fingerstyle myself though, I'm relearning/practicing it with a pick just for a change. So far, it's a lot of fun!
Variation (slow) x2 playback speed lol
Damn lol
1:55 you call that shape a G? Is this a mandela effect or something?
one fret dude chill
don’t think anybody here is learning G for the first time
Create your own art. No offense. Create don’t negate
Suck your own dick- no offense 😂 tf are you even talking about 💀
@@UrbanTownship 😂😂 I was thinking the same thing, great lesson man. Don’t think this guy had fun with it like he should have.
is it just me or is that g a little iwerd
🙄
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