Adrian. I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are officially the best teacher with the best taste on youtube. Can you believe that this album came out the same year as MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Marky Mark and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Shocking.
I am so grateful for all the slightly obscure songs you are providing lessons for, it's so hard to find good tabs or lessons for lesser known songs but here you are giving us what we want. Big thanks. 🙏
I got to know this band through that book 1001 albums you must hear before you die. That book opened my eyes to great culture outside Brazil. This is a great gift Adrian, thank you so much!
what a coincedence, i watched the documentary last night, and now this video showed up (and he actualy mentions it as well) !! absolutely love it, keep it up, keep it clean
Slint gear circa spiderland from live photos that time: David Pajo- fender strat>boss hm2>spectra 162 solid state head w/matching cab+fender cab Brian McMahan- Fender Tele w/kahler trem>boss ds1 (have seen a photo of him with hm2 as well so not 100% sure)>yamaha g100 iii head>peavey cab
That's just world class top notch and everything. When you started playing the song it hit me like a lightning, that's just so on point. And for me it's great to now be able to play a song I'd have never ever figured out myself.
Man you have no idea how long I’ve wanted to learn that harmonics riff, but I was never able to get the ones on the 3rd and 4th fret to ring out properly. Your suggestion of picking closer to the bridge is something I needed to hear a few years ago. Awesome lesson! Thank you!
Like a most comfortable sock, you are a legend! Watched breadcrumb trail last week going down the Albini rabbit hole - RIP. Always a class A teaching from a good dude. Thank you!
I’m glad you watched the Breadcrumb Trail documentary! It’s really good and I learned a lot from it. Great tutorial man, I love that there is a channel this good for music like this. I got into you through your Television - Venus tutorial and it was so helpful. Recently I learned Viet Nam by Minutemen with your stuff. It’s really good!
I'm a lazy guitar player, I'm not gonna lie, most of all I'm a record geek but I'm a subscriber to the channel purely on what songs you pick. Cannot believe that you've gone with a song off spiderland, one of the best albums of all time, honestly your taste is top notch and these are master guitar songs, amazing job and well played
@@scherryvalentine9673 Ha yes, thanks! In fact I mentioned Swans for the umpteenth time to my 18-year-old daughter just thirty minutes ago, relating how for me nothing can compare to one of their shows that is so utterly overwhelming that my usual anxiety, etc. no longer has room to exist. There is one other band in that category: Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Are you familiar? They were the last show I saw pre-pandemic and the first one for which I've bought tickets post-pandemic.
@@cskueny Ha! Great. Then I can show you nothing. Lolz. I like what you said about seeing them live basically cured your anxiety temporarily. I can relate. I am currently bored and delving into a RUclips phenomenon called Chris Chan. (Has nothing to do with music.) I may check back in later and share my personal Swans/Jarboe story with you. You could have your daughter check out “Deep Cuts” channel’s commentary on “Swans”. It’s effing brilliant. It’s so detailed and perfect, that Swans uploaded it to either their website or FB page, can’t remember which. Cheers!
@@cskueny Oh, I forgot to answer you about GYBE! I love them. So jealous that you are seeing them already now twice. Do you live in Canada? The last band I saw pre pandemic was Sebadoh. I actually found out about Slint through the bassist for Sebadoh, the infamous Lou Barlow. Interesting coincidence in this particular convo with you. I might put Sun)))) into this category with Swans and GYBE! as far as a bands ability to completely overwhelm you with their sound although they are completely different. I’m too scared to go to one of their shows. 🤪
@@scherryvalentine9673 No, I live near San Francisco, USA. I was unaware of GY!BE until browsing the Castro Theater's movie calendar late 2019, and saw a live performance listed. The description sounded great and I was surprised because I'd had no idea this theater hosted live events. I went and was completely blown away, instantly one of my favorite shows ever. I was fantasizing about the end of pandemic when I hoped they might tour again, and indeed they recently announced two shows in my area next March. I will see them two nights in a row. Where are you? They will be touring in the spring. And I know nothing of Sebadoh, and have heard of Sun)))) but don't know their stuff. And finally, my daughter is absolutely not into this stuff!
(next day) dude I love this guy... 1st I saw his Mustang video... then this... Oh and the Slint one. You have GREAT skills man... and natural connection to the instrument. I love watching it!!
Spiderland did not "flop" to the best of my knowledge - we were listening to it all the time as early as in 1993 back in college in Chicago and we all knew it was a masterpiece, and the album was pretty much my soundtrack throughout the nineties even when I was traveling in the most unlikely places internationally! 😆🙃 - Great playing BTW. I hope David sees this.🙂
You had to dig out your copy of Spiderland? Mine's been on high rotation since the late 90s! I guess that's why I just couldn't face listening to "Nosferatu Man" obsessively for two days to learn it, cos I was scared I'd finally OD on it. Thanks so much for doing the hard work for me. Favourite song on probably one of my top three albums of all time. You rock
Never heard of Slint before. But love what you've played. Sounds very difficult to pick up by ear. But then again you've figured out McGeochs work before. Happy Halloween👻
oh god first bauhaus then slint? that's great! not a halloween song, but can you please do a ludus lesson? their guitar work is actually kinda interesting
man, as a young high schooler 10 years ago, I would have really loved to see this. Even at that time, there wasn't a ton of info on Slint on the internet, and the documentary wasn't even being made yet I don't think. Luckily got to see them perform Spiderland in its entirety in Chicago when they a reunion in 2015(?). Incredible, unforgettable experience. I know how to play many of these songs, but just watching this makes me feel so nostalgic. Slint was 100% my deconstructor in guitar based music. It took every thing I knew apart. I love it for that.
Damn I forgot this existed, havnt heard that album in 20 years. Thank you so much for bringing it back to my attention. Totally different end of the spectrum but You should consider doing the toy dolls-dig that groove
Hey there man! I tried to find the TABs for the song "for Dinner" from Slint. I couldn´t find it so if you know the chords then it should be so great if you share it for us. Have a good day amigo!
I am fairly certain that Nirvana was still a touring band when these kids were grinding out music in Louisville Ky. At the time, I was listening to Nirvana and had no idea music like this existed until about 5 years later... and still, I never got into SLint, but many friends did. I think I heard a few seconds and thought it was too "trebly". I didn't like the sound. I knew it was quality stuff, it's that I just didn't like that sound. Never the less all kinds of bands came out of there like June of 44, Shipping News and all these Touch and Go Recordings'ish bands. I listened to David Pajo's band Aerial M (which became Papa M) and you could hear the SLint sound from him. I saw them live in the midwest. Pajo's band was very minimal.
Love this dude. I don't like electric guitar myself, and this kind of music is anathema to me, but! Each to their own, and I really love the acoustic lessons he does. Happy Halloween to all you 'death metal/whatever the fuck this awful shit is' fans!
The album itself is beautifully varied in terms of style and sonics. Heaps more gentle stuff to be found, but certainly moments of really brittle distortion and fuzz like what this track dabbles in
Hello mate! I try to play the harmonics but they do not sound clear as the song does. I mean if i play harmonics in the 5th, 7th or even 12th fret then it sound clear, but if i play harmonics in another fret it doesn't sound clearly. Do you have any other tips to improve it? Thank you for your help
Probably already too late, but you pick right next to whatever pickup your using and it'll sound super clear! Example: the bridge pickup. Also have to be very precise with with decimal harmonics
u would not believe how much I appreciate this, spiderland is one of the reasons I play guitar
Guitar RUclips will never cease to amaze me about their dedication to not showing finger positions on the actual chord
Finally doing some Slint. You’re a legend. Also anyone that likes this band and hasn’t seen the documentary should def give it a watch!
I'm so happy you exist.
Slint is one of the few bands weigh when I first heard them I thought, "I literally have never heard anything like this before"
Would love to see you do Good Morning, Captain.
Oh yea that one's beautiful
Adrian. I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are officially the best teacher with the best taste on youtube. Can you believe that this album came out the same year as MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Marky Mark and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Shocking.
Such an amazing and appallingly overlooked band. Awesome to see you do this
Wow thanks for taking my suggestion! This is one of my favorite songs of all time from maybe my favorite album of all time. Great video
What an absolute classic in my book! If you’re going to do more 90s classics, may I suggest some Unwound or Fugazi?
i second this - unwound have some of the most beautiful guitar playing I've ever heard
I third this fugazi would be great
Nailed it nailed it NAILED IT!!! Absolutely amazing tune. Best choice so far. Thanks so much for this.
Flippin' brilliant mate, I love Slint
Superb lesson Adrian! I never thought this mythical beast would be tamed in a guitar tutorial.
I am so grateful for all the slightly obscure songs you are providing lessons for, it's so hard to find good tabs or lessons for lesser known songs but here you are giving us what we want. Big thanks. 🙏
I got to know this band through that book 1001 albums you must hear before you die. That book opened my eyes to great culture outside Brazil. This is a great gift Adrian, thank you so much!
what a coincedence, i watched the documentary last night, and now this video showed up (and he actualy mentions it as well) !! absolutely love it, keep it up, keep it clean
Slint gear circa spiderland from live photos that time:
David Pajo- fender strat>boss hm2>spectra 162 solid state head w/matching cab+fender cab
Brian McMahan- Fender Tele w/kahler trem>boss ds1 (have seen a photo of him with hm2 as well so not 100% sure)>yamaha g100 iii head>peavey cab
Excellent info! Many thanks for sharing it here. Gonna have to get myself an HM2. Will also come in handy for death/black metal!
Could you link to those photos?
That's just world class top notch and everything. When you started playing the song it hit me like a lightning, that's just so on point. And for me it's great to now be able to play a song I'd have never ever figured out myself.
Man you have no idea how long I’ve wanted to learn that harmonics riff, but I was never able to get the ones on the 3rd and 4th fret to ring out properly. Your suggestion of picking closer to the bridge is something I needed to hear a few years ago. Awesome lesson! Thank you!
Same
Like a most comfortable sock, you are a legend! Watched breadcrumb trail last week going down the Albini rabbit hole - RIP. Always a class A teaching from a good dude. Thank you!
I play that 3rd verse riff all the time - so simple but so satisfying. Might end up using this to learn the rest of the song - cheers.
I’m glad you watched the Breadcrumb Trail documentary! It’s really good and I learned a lot from it.
Great tutorial man, I love that there is a channel this good for music like this. I got into you through your Television - Venus tutorial and it was so helpful. Recently I learned Viet Nam by Minutemen with your stuff. It’s really good!
I'm a lazy guitar player, I'm not gonna lie, most of all I'm a record geek but I'm a subscriber to the channel purely on what songs you pick. Cannot believe that you've gone with a song off spiderland, one of the best albums of all time, honestly your taste is top notch and these are master guitar songs, amazing job and well played
Can you pull "Good Morning Captain"?
As a fellow from Louisville who loves Spiderland, thank you for choosing this tune.
Thanks for recommending that documentary, and for finally getting me to look into Slint's music.
I'm hyped on this one. Spiderland is the best album ever
the perfect album
I see a lot of people happy about this lesson; once again I am happy to learn about a band that I'd never heard of before.
Do you know about Swans?
@@scherryvalentine9673 Ha yes, thanks! In fact I mentioned Swans for the umpteenth time to my 18-year-old daughter just thirty minutes ago, relating how for me nothing can compare to one of their shows that is so utterly overwhelming that my usual anxiety, etc. no longer has room to exist. There is one other band in that category: Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Are you familiar? They were the last show I saw pre-pandemic and the first one for which I've bought tickets post-pandemic.
@@cskueny Ha! Great. Then I can show you nothing. Lolz. I like what you said about seeing them live basically cured your anxiety temporarily. I can relate. I am currently bored and delving into a RUclips phenomenon called Chris Chan. (Has nothing to do with music.) I may check back in later and share my personal Swans/Jarboe story with you. You could have your daughter check out “Deep Cuts” channel’s commentary on “Swans”. It’s effing brilliant. It’s so detailed and perfect, that Swans uploaded it to either their website or FB page, can’t remember which. Cheers!
@@cskueny Oh, I forgot to answer you about GYBE! I love them. So jealous that you are seeing them already now twice. Do you live in Canada? The last band I saw pre pandemic was Sebadoh. I actually found out about Slint through the bassist for Sebadoh, the infamous Lou Barlow. Interesting coincidence in this particular convo with you. I might put Sun)))) into this category with Swans and GYBE! as far as a bands ability to completely overwhelm you with their sound although they are completely different. I’m too scared to go to one of their shows. 🤪
@@scherryvalentine9673 No, I live near San Francisco, USA. I was unaware of GY!BE until browsing the Castro Theater's movie calendar late 2019, and saw a live performance listed. The description sounded great and I was surprised because I'd had no idea this theater hosted live events. I went and was completely blown away, instantly one of my favorite shows ever. I was fantasizing about the end of pandemic when I hoped they might tour again, and indeed they recently announced two shows in my area next March. I will see them two nights in a row. Where are you? They will be touring in the spring. And I know nothing of Sebadoh, and have heard of Sun)))) but don't know their stuff. And finally, my daughter is absolutely not into this stuff!
Best guitar channel ever!!!
adrian, you're an absolute legend, spiderland is one of those special albums in history
Thank you for the great music selections! Unparalleled.
dude siiiick , spiderland is an amazing album
This video made my day
(next day) dude I love this guy... 1st I saw his Mustang video... then this... Oh and the Slint one. You have GREAT skills man... and natural connection to the instrument. I love watching it!!
Your channel is up there with the best. Great work.
Thanks for this mate. Have a great Halloween!
Thanks a lot for this tutorial, nosferatu man is one of my favourite songs. Please do more slint in the future.
Holy Shit this is legendary, those harmonics are soooooo sick
Impeccable work as alway. Happy Halloween!
Spiderland did not "flop" to the best of my knowledge - we were listening to it all the time as early as in 1993 back in college in Chicago and we all knew it was a masterpiece, and the album was pretty much my soundtrack throughout the nineties even when I was traveling in the most unlikely places internationally! 😆🙃 - Great playing BTW. I hope David sees this.🙂
thanks man. i can't believe these kids (i.e. Slint) wrote such a complicated riff.
I found your video after watching the Breadcrumb Trail documentary and really wanted to learn this song!
I dig this lesson. Thanks. Happy Halloween Adrian 🎃
U always teach the best songs
I think Will Oldham (aka Palace, aka Bonnie Prince Billy) took the photo on the cover of Spiderland.
You had to dig out your copy of Spiderland? Mine's been on high rotation since the late 90s! I guess that's why I just couldn't face listening to "Nosferatu Man" obsessively for two days to learn it, cos I was scared I'd finally OD on it. Thanks so much for doing the hard work for me. Favourite song on probably one of my top three albums of all time. You rock
Your tutorial is very high quality, do more Slint
This documentary is something else.
Great choice!
Incredible thank you!
Boo! 🎃🎃🎃
Thank you, man, you are all that's right with youtube and the internet today
Never heard of Slint before. But love what you've played. Sounds very difficult to pick up by ear. But then again you've figured out McGeochs work before. Happy Halloween👻
Thats early postrock mathrock for you
you are a king
Wow, brilliant, thanks for the introduction, what a great track.😎🎸🎙✅
Agreed!
dude this is awesome
oh god first bauhaus then slint? that's great! not a halloween song, but can you please do a ludus lesson? their guitar work is actually kinda interesting
I really really really REALLY apreciate your time and your class :´)
God, i watched Nosferatu last week. 😮
You're scaring me. 🤣
I hope you cover the whole album eventually!
omg please Good Morning, Captain next!
man, as a young high schooler 10 years ago, I would have really loved to see this. Even at that time, there wasn't a ton of info on Slint on the internet, and the documentary wasn't even being made yet I don't think. Luckily got to see them perform Spiderland in its entirety in Chicago when they a reunion in 2015(?). Incredible, unforgettable experience. I know how to play many of these songs, but just watching this makes me feel so nostalgic. Slint was 100% my deconstructor in guitar based music. It took every thing I knew apart. I love it for that.
Adrian, you're the best
Superb job on an extremely tricksy track! I think Pajo has said that he played 'bespoke' gear in Slint (it looked that way in 2015)...
Thank you so much
I'm also from Kentucky, and I'm only one degree of separation from one of the guys in Slint. Does that count as a brush with fame?
It’s beautiful down there, and they have the international bluegrass music museum and Bill Monroe‘s birth place! I love going down there!
I'm zero degrees! Wait, am I your one degree? ;)
@@gordonbrown4673 You are one of many I think. This rendition sounds a lot like the original don’t you think?
@@danieli.9252 si!
werent slint in squirrel bait?
Legend
If you do a lesson on Washer by them as well i will give you both of my kidneys for free
YESSSSSSSS
Thank you for this! This is my second favorite slint track and I'm so happy to finally have a decent tutorial for it
Damn I forgot this existed, havnt heard that album in 20 years. Thank you so much for bringing it back to my attention. Totally different end of the spectrum but You should consider doing the toy dolls-dig that groove
Fascinating how something so wrong can still sound right.
tuning is: D, A, D, G, B, e (so lower the low E string to D)
oh, he did mention that it's in drop-D tuning @3:28
"Pleasing Weird" - nice
Awesome 👍. Could you tell about the white strat. I see 21 frets... Custom or ? Thanking you
slint! oh hell yes
This shit was really baffling me. Tanks bruv
Can you look at big black the Model ?
Any chance of looking at some Gang of Four songs from Solid Gold?
Great lesson as always! Television's Friction would be amazing at some point. It's quite spooky as well ;)
Dead good stuff
This awesome, thanks.
Ever thought of doing a Drive like Jehu lesson?
subscribing just cause of this video well done lad.. also can u please do a tutorial for washer
Hey there man! I tried to find the TABs for the song "for Dinner" from Slint. I couldn´t find it so if you know the chords then it should be so great if you share it for us. Have a good day amigo!
I just stumbled across this, and as brilliant as it is, would you consider delving into some Polvo?
Great Job! Slacker VK did an awesome version of this too.
I am fairly certain that Nirvana was still a touring band when these kids were grinding out music in Louisville Ky. At the time, I was listening to Nirvana and had no idea music like this existed until about 5 years later... and still, I never got into SLint, but many friends did. I think I heard a few seconds and thought it was too "trebly". I didn't like the sound. I knew it was quality stuff, it's that I just didn't like that sound. Never the less all kinds of bands came out of there like June of 44, Shipping News and all these Touch and Go Recordings'ish bands. I listened to David Pajo's band Aerial M (which became Papa M) and you could hear the SLint sound from him. I saw them live in the midwest. Pajo's band was very minimal.
Could you do a video on the guitar riffs from Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock?
do the whole album !
Love this dude. I don't like electric guitar myself, and this kind of music is anathema to me, but! Each to their own, and I really love the acoustic lessons he does. Happy Halloween to all you 'death metal/whatever the fuck this awful shit is' fans!
The album itself is beautifully varied in terms of style and sonics. Heaps more gentle stuff to be found, but certainly moments of really brittle distortion and fuzz like what this track dabbles in
Hi Adrian how did you get good at playing, is your day job in the music industry?
What about glass museum by Tortoise? It’s an amazing track
Hello mate! I try to play the harmonics but they do not sound clear as the song does. I mean if i play harmonics in the 5th, 7th or even 12th fret then it sound clear, but if i play harmonics in another fret it doesn't sound clearly. Do you have any other tips to improve it? Thank you for your help
Probably already too late, but you pick right next to whatever pickup your using and it'll sound super clear! Example: the bridge pickup. Also have to be very precise with with decimal harmonics
Please just do the whole album
Well done! Now some Squirrel Bait maybe?
I remember in some interview with one of the members he mentions nothing repeats exactly it's very improv
Kind of reminds me of some of Shudder To Thinks' rythms.
Hey I was wondering if you could figure out how to play “Dazzle” by Siouxsie And The Banshees?
I think wanting to learn guitar because of Slint when I was younger kinda crippled my playing but like in a good way 💀
do you use gold guitar cables? If ya doing SLint, ya gotta do something ALBINI!
New to your channel, loved this, what pedals did you use?
Under the full description, he included markers to sections of the lesson--Gear is at 17:42.
Best anti music industry band that grows every year