Tonight, Tonight Guitar Lesson - The Smashing Pumpkins

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In this Tonight, Tonight guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play all of the guitar chords to this hit by The Smashing Pumpkins off of their Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album.
You will need to tune your guitar down one half-step to (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in order to follow along with this lesson and the original recording.
When it comes to guitar chords, Billy Corgan keeps it pretty simple in "Tonight, Tonight". He uses only open chords throughout the entire song with just a couple of extra things thrown in. One of those things includes using the thumb to play a bass note on the low 6th string. This can be a difficult technique for some guitarists, but since it is used in so much rock music, it would be a worthwhile technique to master.
One thing you can do to help facilitate that thumb move is to play the chord on top, in this case it is a D major chord, then simply bend the inside of wrist upward in the direction of your face. Just a little bit of bend will help your thumb stretch over the fretboard to play the 2nd fret on the low E string.
With the relatively easy chords to deal with, one of the most challenge elements of playing "Tonight, Tonight" is the picking hand rhythm. It requires you to do a lot of quick 16th note bursts in many parts of the song. Because of that, you will want to keep a nice and relaxed picking hand wrist throughout the entire song.
Another picking challenge is the arpeggio picked verse. The great thing here is that even though we have a nice challenge in the picking hand, the fret hand never has to play more than one single note. It makes for a cool hypnotic effect that is fun to play once you get it together.
In any case, "Tonight, Tonight" is a great song and should be a welcome addition to any guitarist's repertoire. Have fun!

[@robyn8842]

Excellent teaching skills. Not too fast for beginners, not too slow for people who already know the tricks of the trade ;)

[@edwardglyons]

It's been great fun coming back and reminding myself how to play this awesome song once again. Thanks Carl.

[@WrangleMcDangle]

I think something that every RUclips guitar instructor could do to better their videos is maybe highlight the fingers that are pressing down on the strings, it’s hard to tell if a finger is just hovering over a chord or actually pressing down sometimes

[@bubblerings]

Usually just go back to the First time he shows it slowly.. It is all there on every video of Carl's I have ever watched.

[@weseektheholygrail]

great song, great lesson! i love 5:28 "the verse, which is a really nice arpeggiated picking part"

[@martyclarke969]

Carl you are the best teacher on the net. I’m only starting to play again but once I brush the dust off I’ll deffo be subbing to the site

[@edwardglyons]

Back here to revise this lesson. Great song! Sounds awesome on an acoustic. Thanks Carl.

[@Mark-hn5hu]

Best guitar teacher.

[@GrayFilth]

Thank you :) there is like hardly any smashing pumpkins tutorials out there please make some more

[@karlhenrikarendt]

Other Smashing P that we need: Disarm, Cherub and Mayonaise

[@someone___1240]

We got disarm

[@toalladepapel]

and mayonaise

[@AimingWanderously]

and lettuce, tomato and cheese

[@sameer-qh2vh]

and 5 years later, he has fully granted your wish :)

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[@jorgevega2088]

eres el hombre de la cuarentena!!! gracias hermano saludos desde Chile

[@swoopdaddyman5423]

The pitch and every note You play in the chords sounds on point. I thought i had this song down but i knew something wasnt right in the intro and chorus and it's that strange g chord u play and the d chord with en Open high E . You have a great ear for music . Props to You man . You Should write your own music if You don't. I have never heard how to play Creed Songs You should do a vídeo on that.

[@acemendoza6936]

@@jeff7764 🤓

[@EdC197C]

Thx...have been learning for a month and this polished me up to where it needed to be...

[@serirracional]

You really do have a lesson for every song out there

[@praveerk8652]

You are the best Period

[@frankchavira8385]

Great video, going to learn this song tonight

[@sabrosapurr]

Your lesson made this so easy. I tried 2 other tutorials first and bounced because it wasn't clear enough. Props!

[@GuitarLessons365SongLessons]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@Treyworld]

Thank you very much for this video! It helped me a whole lot! :)

[@miguelagawin]

Forever grateful.🙏

[@johnk-ht4yj]

Excellent. almost a million subs....deserved.

[@michaelplatt2639]

awesome tutorial! thanks!

[@MrOwendempsey]

hi carl,love your lessons,any chance of you doing a tutorial on july by mundy,tricky little tune,keep up the good work:)

[@billycoolshorts]

This is great

[@jiggymoondust]

Thanks for this lesson.

[@mattjohnson788]

Very good lesson. Cheers..

[@sabrosapurr]

I like the way you teach ❤

[@Sw-sx7nw]

Perfect

[@billycool6754]

5:32 is the part I wanna learn

[@jdpenafiel]

Thanks dude!!

[@BB-xe1jl]

nice! this reminds me song "tonight the streets are ours" by Richard Hawley, its a nice song. could you possibly do a lesson? there are tabs but i always find tabs hard to understand

[@leeprimrose4971]

Excellent.

[@mattjohnson788]

Great lesson....

[@902750]

Thanks man

[@Pishe123]

Thank you!

[@jiggymoondust]

Thanks!

[@ukefan9]

Dear Carl, I've got thiis song in an old songbook and it indicates an Em7aug in the 2nd verse, 'if you(Em7aug)held yourself up(Em) to the light'. Any chance you know this chord, as the chord is missing in the chord chart.

[@poopsiepup1192]

you rule man

[@alvarodurand4889]

Please teach us how to play Landslide and Mayonaise!!!

[@francisbegbie1008]

Thanks 😊

[@nicolasgia]

Please do "Since I've Been Loving You" by Led Zeppelin. Greetings from Chile

[@jasonnakai4700]

Really has a similar key and pattern as "Disarm" on SD. Still, though, an amazing tune!

[@Jacob-fx2ds]

Could you do a biffy clyro song? preferably Victory over the sun? Cheers

[@jacobpotter3663]

Thank you

[@TomSlickery]

Hey, any chance you could do soma ?

[@caesaraugustus9503]

Can you please do Mayonaise by The Smashing pumpkins

[@mikeanderson4419]

Awesome lessons! While we're on Smashing Pumpkins, how about Cherub Rock? Thanks Carl!

[@MysticalPhantom]

Hey dude, Marty music has a tutorial for cherub rock and I personally like the song in e flat

[@maxabanto9200]

Could you please do Cherub Rock? and Melt by Heyrocco? They are a new band!

[@tristanstringer4005]

can you do a guitar lesson on the day that never comes by metallica please

[@jesseespinoza6937]

Could you Please do Red Clay by Jack Wilkins

[@copenhagennation5042]

hey man can you do a video on ''how to play the shortest straw?''

[@austinmoser5056]

We will Roam, Apocalyptic Love or Bad Rain by Slash plz

[@liviuminciunescu206]

can you do still loving you by scorpions

[@gitarhero9631]

hi can you upload Jimi Hendrix voodoo child , part 3 ?

[@reacbeac8436]

can u please post more Motorhead lessons?
Speedfreak?

[@daanvanloenen3471]

Can you pleas do a Anthrax guitar lesson.

[@blviking56]

do mayonnaise or soma please!!!

[@jasonaguayo7346]

do you know conditions of my parole by puscifer

[@jaredsparks3210]

Carl I am begging you to teach me how to play Arthur smiths guitar boogie trickiest song so far to learn how to play

[@rockyvideomaker123]

Carl can you plz do ritual knife!

[@THECHI7LDUDE22]

Please teach Killer Klowns by The Dickies

[@jenaibratzchick]

can you do modern day cowboy by tesla

[@dimberlbistoyong_2744]

can I request the tonight by the FM STATIC...

[@Brandon-ot6qg]

do bleeding me by metallica

[@anarchicspider-man9873]

Mayonaise- Smashing Pumpkins next

[@woski0715]

Carl please Autumn Leaves Solo by Eric Clapton !

[@maxabanto1935]

Could you do King of the World by Weezer?

[@brykidla]

I liked this song more when it was called Disarm

[@teslaedison6236]

Hahaha yeah Billy used very similar strum pattern for both. I think Tonight is the more luxurious tune though.

[@Raptor5dino]

No chance of more Motorhead?

[@N0die]

I’ve always hated this E♭ tuning stuff, I’m thankful to find corrected to the key of G.
the purpose of this E♭ thang had something to do w/ 90s digital recording issues, which to a degree still exist to this day, but everyone’s online so...
the convenience of digital has habituated the ears of post gen-X ears essentially
What you cannot post to Instagram is seemingly without much social clout anyways

[@jbasti227]

But it sounds great for letting open strings ring out during chords. At the end of the day, it just comes down to personal preference.

[@hairynips349]

Mayonaise by them please!

[@davidebison8659]

i need cryin' by joe satriani

[@davidebison8659]

can you do it????

[@HouseDaddyHouse]

Are u using any pedals?

[@crisepuyao7722]

Great!!! :)

[@EatingNails]

I got a good song for you, one last breath by creed

[@joachimeldholm7673]

My michelle - Guns N' Roses? :)

[@TheCharudatta]

Tornado of Souls :(

[@alemacm5742]

I enjoy seeing your face

[@sampasco460]

Cherub rock?

[@banciut]

What's with all the Smashing Pumpkins, Carl?

[@kulgrubu]

❤️😍

[@Jojoxxr]

Crikey!!!!

[@michaelhamilton636]

No idea what to play can you post the chords

[@Shaffc71]

Michael hamilton
He just showed u what to play????

[@picoliciousartistry]

hi Carl could you do Amy Winehouse wake up alone? thanks great videos.