OK I hit the "Like" button after about 6 seconds because even if I don't have any doubts your teaching deserve it as always, this funny mix of german and japanese you presented us as french in the beginning really cheered me up. Now I'm getting ready for my Cohen prayer. Merci beaucoup.
haha, glad you enjoyed! Sub, like, and dive into the content. check out the How To PDF on the main page of MikesMusicMethod.com to get the most from my channel and all it's content. Cohen's my favorite songwriter. But somehow I've been on an outlaw country tear with the channel and only have done like 3 cohen songs! What Cohen song next?
on the uke? did you fingerpick it or just strum it? And how awesome. The first song I learned was Nirvana's Come as You are. You're off to a waaaay better start.
@@MikesMusicMethod No in fact I came up with a weird picking style: I would use the thumb and index to play two strings each at the same time and it sounded a little bit like the original one. Then I learned the real picking with Ken Middleton's tutorial for uke.
Glad to hear that! Dive into the content and let me know how else I can help. Give me a month or two, but i'm well overdue for a deep dive into doing like 4 or 5 Cohen tunes in a row!
Thank you so much. Put a lot of time into it. I need to tackle more Cohen soon. I know quite a few of his songs, but it's tabbing them out and posting. And i surprisingly don't get many requests for cohen songs. What's that all about!?
Sure. But it's all about what fits your voice. When songs are tuned down I tend not to do it for these tutorials. Most people only have one guitar. And to think I'm making several hundred people retune their guitars every time they go from this video and back to another one...that's a lot of wasted man hours! We're learning songs here. Not performing period pieces. But dont get me wrong. I have an old clunker that I have high tension strings on that I always keep down tuned. I personally love the sound and the tactile feel of it.
Do you put your pinky on the guitar with this one? For me it adds more stability and precision so I don't hit the wrong string (the high E string) but then I trip up more because my fingers are closer and dig in too much so I'm not sure which position I should practice, I kinda wanna see your hand from the above angle actually
you're welcome. Enjoy the content. I've got a few L. Cohen songs up here and I hope to expand that catalog very soon. Been on a Townes Van Zandt, Hurt, Prine, Blaze bender for like 2 years. Time to obsess over Cohen soon.
@@deswegen1202 welcome! subscribe, sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch and let me know how else i can help. if you're getting steady value from the channel join up for monthly support to buy me time to keep cranking out more! And join the Thursday weekly Zoom meeting if you want any guitar questions answered.
glad you enjoyed. Can you play it now!? I'm not sure what I'd do for "So Long Marianne", it's just him strumming Down, DownUp, DownUp 1 2+3+ and following along with the chords. Wa-lah! But if there's something I'm missing or you'd like described just let me know.
@@MikesMusicMethod I can play it *better* nearly there. No that's fine I was just wondering, I'm only a beginner and the barre cord for it is tricky. All good, thanks from Ireland.
@@MikesMusicMethod 13:24 if you listen to the song he plays the f on the D string the octave higher than you instruct here. You're playing the f on the e string. One octave lower.
@@MikesMusicMethodalso as far as the picking pattern I think it goes D string A string E string A string D string. I don't think it alternates from the D to the A and then D to the E.
Andrew! I'd love to chat music and Russia with you. Join the discord and maybe we can jump on in a chat one day. Otherwise I've been meaning to do an early stream for all you across the pond! are you Orthodox?
I love thoughtful feedback. But this one felt like more of a troll. I don't know you. Any reason I should heed your advice? Do you run a popular YT channel? But in case you're inquiring for real and not just trolling, there are two issues. 1. they'd probably suck out the life and banter. Most people are subbed here because it's not just a dry video, but there is a real personality teaching them the songs. If you're annoyed simply hit the button and jump ahead 10 or 30 seconds, or use the timestamps. That's incredibly easy, saves me huge editing costs, and allows me to keep thousands of hours of my labor for these educational videos available FOR FREE! 2. who's going to pay this editor? Just because I have 20k subs on youtube doesnt mean I'm cashing in. I'm just getting to the point where I feel like I'm paying myself an almost fair wage. Paying an editor would probably put me in the hole, which would then lead me to needing to paywall my tabs, in which case, I'm sure you'd complain about that. ;)
No you don't know me and I'm not that influential here on YT or any other platform for that matter. I am though , a guitar teacher myself, and despite teaching on YT , I come here to learn from others. I did come across this video and did my best to learn from you. This is my feedback : Cut out all the parts you are in tuition flow but suddenly digress cause you want to crack a joke or remark about something unrelated; I'm sure this will make the video more tight and consistent instead of showing a part and then going on about this or that, cause that is disruptive and kills the flow ( You probably don't realise what a person with ADD is going through when trying to gain concentration in order to internalise what they learn) My point is- this video could have done without the bits that go forever and disrupt the flow of the tuition. That's not to say you are bad teacher ,just a bit all over the place . Some people might appreciate your style well good for them , but this doesn't work for everybody maybe.
I think the key is wrong cause when i try to play along, my voice just goes much higher than when i try to play along with his recording (this one, to be precise: ruclips.net/video/hs5hOhI4pEE/видео.html) thanks though, helped a lot!
You're quite welcome. But yeah, Cohen is down tuned. I'm pretty sure I made a not of that at the beginning. But instead of making everyone tune down to learn the tutorial I taught it in standard to save everyone the hassle. Early Cohen is down a step and a half to C# for quite a few of the tunes.
OK I hit the "Like" button after about 6 seconds because even if I don't have any doubts your teaching deserve it as always, this funny mix of german and japanese you presented us as french in the beginning really cheered me up. Now I'm getting ready for my Cohen prayer. Merci beaucoup.
Hahaha. Japanese? That was impeccable French. You must have grown up in some backward part of France. ;) let me know how the lesson goes!
everything about your lessons is easy to follow, you're a great teacher. Grateful that you make the time to teach!
Thanks Rob. That's the goal here. Bring tunes true to form but teach it in a fun digestible way.
Omg! Leonard Cohen is one of my all time favorites and this cracked me the heck up. Just subscribed. Thank you
haha, glad you enjoyed! Sub, like, and dive into the content. check out the How To PDF on the main page of MikesMusicMethod.com to get the most from my channel and all it's content. Cohen's my favorite songwriter. But somehow I've been on an outlaw country tear with the channel and only have done like 3 cohen songs! What Cohen song next?
One of my favourites. Great lesson as always.
thanks, man. What cohen tune next? And if you keep getting value from the channel please consider support.
@@MikesMusicMethodYou know who I am would be great!!
This is the first song I've ever learned to play on the ukulele
on the uke? did you fingerpick it or just strum it? And how awesome. The first song I learned was Nirvana's Come as You are. You're off to a waaaay better start.
@@MikesMusicMethod No in fact I came up with a weird picking style: I would use the thumb and index to play two strings each at the same time and it sounded a little bit like the original one. Then I learned the real picking with Ken Middleton's tutorial for uke.
Thank you very much it has really helped 👏👏👏👏👏
Glad to hear that! Dive into the content and let me know how else I can help. Give me a month or two, but i'm well overdue for a deep dive into doing like 4 or 5 Cohen tunes in a row!
So so good!!!! Great work!!!!
Thank you so much. Put a lot of time into it. I need to tackle more Cohen soon. I know quite a few of his songs, but it's tabbing them out and posting. And i surprisingly don't get many requests for cohen songs. What's that all about!?
Big thanks for your work - In answer to your question - Maybe many more people still yet to listen to him - he’s like wine!!!
Good job Mike ! What about tuning the guitar a tone below to be more accurate with the original recording ?
Sure. But it's all about what fits your voice. When songs are tuned down I tend not to do it for these tutorials. Most people only have one guitar. And to think I'm making several hundred people retune their guitars every time they go from this video and back to another one...that's a lot of wasted man hours! We're learning songs here. Not performing period pieces.
But dont get me wrong. I have an old clunker that I have high tension strings on that I always keep down tuned. I personally love the sound and the tactile feel of it.
Hello Mike Good video, good lesson. I missed the 12-05 Monday get together. will try to catch the next one.
No worries. We're usually there excepting holidays and illness.
oh wait, i was confused. i thought you meant the zoom. I currently have the flu, so didnt live stream last night.
@@MikesMusicMethod Pretty sure the flu is no fun. I hope you and your family get healthy soon. God bless
Wah thanks a lot !! You're french is indeed approx but this lesson sounds GREAT :)
Do you put your pinky on the guitar with this one? For me it adds more stability and precision so I don't hit the wrong string (the high E string) but then I trip up more because my fingers are closer and dig in too much so I'm not sure which position I should practice, I kinda wanna see your hand from the above angle actually
you're giving major youth pastor vibes
great video
haha, ah jeez. That sounds annoying. Hope that's a good association for you! ;)
@@MikesMusicMethod nah, you're one of the good ones;)
You´re so sweet! Thanks so much or this! Thank you thank you!
you're welcome. Enjoy the content. I've got a few L. Cohen songs up here and I hope to expand that catalog very soon. Been on a Townes Van Zandt, Hurt, Prine, Blaze bender for like 2 years. Time to obsess over Cohen soon.
@@MikesMusicMethod I´ve noticed you´ve got great stuff here, WOW!!! I learned The Partisan today, even not so fast yet...You made my day!!!!!!!
@@deswegen1202 welcome! subscribe, sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch and let me know how else i can help. if you're getting steady value from the channel join up for monthly support to buy me time to keep cranking out more!
And join the Thursday weekly Zoom meeting if you want any guitar questions answered.
@@MikesMusicMethod Thank you!!! I love your teaching even I just learned my first song from you!
Loved the video, any chance of ‘So long marianne’
glad you enjoyed. Can you play it now!? I'm not sure what I'd do for "So Long Marianne", it's just him strumming Down, DownUp, DownUp 1 2+3+ and following along with the chords. Wa-lah! But if there's something I'm missing or you'd like described just let me know.
@@MikesMusicMethod I can play it *better* nearly there. No that's fine I was just wondering, I'm only a beginner and the barre cord for it is tricky. All good, thanks from Ireland.
On the transition to the f major, he actually plays the f on the d string third fret.
Thanks for the correction. But I'm lost. Next time timestamp me so I can check it out.
@@MikesMusicMethod 13:24 if you listen to the song he plays the f on the D string the octave higher than you instruct here. You're playing the f on the e string. One octave lower.
@@MikesMusicMethodalso as far as the picking pattern I think it goes D string A string E string A string D string. I don't think it alternates from the D to the A and then D to the E.
Man I was able to pick this one up pretty quick but some how I’m still struggling with the stranger song
remind me next Thursday you hop on and i'll see if i can give you some insight or things to work on.
Mmmm more Cohen bro.
Indeed!
@@MikesMusicMethod Do you know this song bro ? carla bruni - quelqu'un m'a dit
❤😊
I would really like to join zoom but it’ll be 3 am in Moscow((
Andrew! I'd love to chat music and Russia with you. Join the discord and maybe we can jump on in a chat one day. Otherwise I've been meaning to do an early stream for all you across the pond!
are you Orthodox?
@@MikesMusicMethodare you also an orthodox?
Brilliant Love It?
lmk how it goes!
Do you have an editor for your videos? if yes , than use him/her. If not then get one asap
I love thoughtful feedback. But this one felt like more of a troll. I don't know you. Any reason I should heed your advice? Do you run a popular YT channel? But in case you're inquiring for real and not just trolling, there are two issues. 1. they'd probably suck out the life and banter. Most people are subbed here because it's not just a dry video, but there is a real personality teaching them the songs. If you're annoyed simply hit the button and jump ahead 10 or 30 seconds, or use the timestamps. That's incredibly easy, saves me huge editing costs, and allows me to keep thousands of hours of my labor for these educational videos available FOR FREE!
2. who's going to pay this editor? Just because I have 20k subs on youtube doesnt mean I'm cashing in. I'm just getting to the point where I feel like I'm paying myself an almost fair wage. Paying an editor would probably put me in the hole, which would then lead me to needing to paywall my tabs, in which case, I'm sure you'd complain about that. ;)
No you don't know me and I'm not that influential here on YT or any other platform for that matter. I am though , a guitar teacher myself, and despite teaching on YT , I come here to learn from others. I did come across this video and did my best to learn from you. This is my feedback : Cut out all the parts you are in tuition flow but suddenly digress cause you want to crack a joke or remark about something unrelated; I'm sure this will make the video more tight and consistent instead of showing a part and then going on about this or that, cause that is disruptive and kills the flow ( You probably don't realise what a person with ADD is going through when trying to gain concentration in order to internalise what they learn) My point is- this video could have done without the bits that go forever and disrupt the flow of the tuition.
That's not to say you are bad teacher ,just a bit all over the place . Some people might appreciate your style well good for them , but this doesn't work for everybody maybe.
Sorry , despite NOT teaching on YT .
And thank you for you elaborate and thoughtful answer
I think the key is wrong cause when i try to play along, my voice just goes much higher than when i try to play along with his recording (this one, to be precise: ruclips.net/video/hs5hOhI4pEE/видео.html)
thanks though, helped a lot!
You're quite welcome. But yeah, Cohen is down tuned. I'm pretty sure I made a not of that at the beginning. But instead of making everyone tune down to learn the tutorial I taught it in standard to save everyone the hassle. Early Cohen is down a step and a half to C# for quite a few of the tunes.