Every body knows how great Chris was as a vocalist, but his guitar playing flys under the radar. He writes the most unique rhythms that don't sound like anything that I've ever heard. He somehow manages to turn these odd phrases into amazing songs. His genius extends far beyond his voice. His song writing and guitar playing are just as important.
A perfect lesson for an extremely difficult song for the voice and a very difficult to play it. Doing these at the same time (singing and playing the guitar) you can reach the level of Chris.
I’m a player and a longtime teacher. I have been in a lot of well-known bands. Your tutorial is hands-down the best on this one you break it down without losing any of the musical or rhythmic integrity. It’s just fabulous. Also, how you identify the sections you clearly explain how the rhythm changes. Wonderful job.
Soundgarden is criminally underrated. The guitar playing is complex in its rhythms and timings and the tunings are so unique which you never heard in modern music or only rarely like an open D tuning from Led Zeppelin or Pearl Jam. Plus the fact that Chris Cornell could sing while playing all these complex guitar lines like it was nothing is truly something to behold. I don’t understand why they don’t get too much credit. I guess you gotta know some things about guitar or playin music in general to really understand it. He was insanely talented in his vocals and musical ability. One of the greatest of all time. He started out drumming and singing at the same time then moved onto guitar and mastered it like it was basic arithmetic. It’s such a shame he’s gone. I really looked up to him. At least I got to see Soundgarden before Chris passed away. Man I really hate to say this because I see it all the time especially about Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley but RIP Chris Cornell. Say Hello to heaven for us.
Great lesson -- its a beast, im starting baby steps but have 2 weeks to learn this before i play it with Kim Thayil --- wish me luck. By the way -- small suggestion - use a guitar with fret markers, its a little easier for us watching the video and follow you (or anyone for that matter) if their are fret markers. Thanks again - love your channel!
Thanks mate and you can do it! When you say play it with Kim, do you mean actually or along with the record?! If the former then that is insanely cool mate, you'll have to let us know how that goes! Yea I only have this one acoustic guitar, hopefully with the tab it helps tho :-)
@@LetsPlayAll it's pretty insane - I am doing a 4 day music camp in L.A. next week, where I work with Dave Kristen (original drummer from Pearl Jam 10 album), Jerry Cantrell and Kim Thayil (along with some others like guys from Candlebox and Jane's Addiction - Britt Lightning, lead guitarist from Vixwn is my band leader) - and get to jam with them all - and then it culminates with a Saturday night show at The Viper Room and Sunday night show at the Whiskey A Go-Go - which are open to the public. I'm having to learn several Soundgarden, AIC and PJ songs... And your tutorials are a tremendous help!!!! I'm not a pro - pretty novice if you ask me, but I am so excited and so I'm going to kick some ass!!!!
@@dallascowboys75006 WOW man that is amazing! What an experience that will be!! So stoked for you mate and really pleased the lessons are helping you, have a blast, do tell us how you get on and we can live vicariously through you 🤘😀🤘
@@LetsPlayAll If you had one question for any of them what would it be? In addition to learning the music, I am trying to come up with questions and topics I want to discuss with them -- i dont want to shotgun pelt them with questions, Ill try to let the conversation flow, but I want to at least have some things ready to roll if its tossed to me. If you had 1 thing you could ask, what would it be? I wont promise I can or will ask it but who knows ...... you have alot of experience and background in all their different styles I respect your perspective and think you might help me out here. I will of course report back - gonna lots of pics and videos -- I am going to have a "paparazzi" person following me around, documenting it all for me to have memories -- so I dont have to worry about trying to do it myself, I can just jam and enjoy myself and the company.
OH MAN THIS!!! I just found this absolute GEM of a channel and I subbed immediately man. Anyone ripping and teaching the mighty Soundgarden has all my support. My favorite band of all time. I remember I bought Down On The Upside with my own money in 97' from Slackers. I was 8 and really getting into music and forming my own taste, and let me tell ya being a 90's baby it was all GRUNGÉ all the way!!!! Rock on brother 🤙
Really enjoyed it as always, because you enjoy it when you play, so people feel that, too, even in cyber-space. I have a question, here's my dilemma: I am preparing some SG songs with my bandmates, and we have a few on the list, our regular tuning is the one AIC use, half-step down. So, as I prepare Soundgarden songs, I don't want some easy solution so it could be easier for me, as when you go to a concert or club gig, and someone is playing a song you like, it rings in your ear when you see the guitarist butchered that song while having a simpler solution for him, easier to play. But here's the thing, if I decide as I did, to play SG songs in their own tuning, in a concert I would need another guitar, and that is just not practical for me. I have 20 years of experience playing club gigs to 6k people concerts, but this is quite a thing and I am stuck a little, I respect Soundgarden music, as much as I love it, it's a band that I grew up with, and became a musician. Any ideas?
I mean for SG really depends what tunes you’re doing tbh. If you only have one guitar then only alternative is tuning between songs. A digitech drop pedal is useful if you need the entire guitar tuned down (ie from AIC back to E std) or you could arrange the set list so songs in similar tunings are next to each other to minimise time tuning between songs 🤘
@@LetsPlayAll Thank you, I really appreciate it! Let Me Drown, Burned in My Hand & Pretty Noose, for now, imagine... Anyway, thank you! Best regards from Montenegro, Europe :) 🤘
Bro you do it really well, always teaching me a lot!!! I like this song very much. I knew it was in another tunning but not certanly right playing it, This lesson is great and help me a lot
i got my first guitar couple months ago, and already learned this song fully to an extent! thank you! i say extent because my guitar is cheap and designed to not be able to play 12th or 15 fret Lol.
I believe Chris used to write the lyrics and melody/vocals first...then added guitar, which would explain some of the crazy guitar parts Soundgarden have, which makes them unique. Most bands write the music first, then add vocals
RUclips won’t let me respond so I’ll write a new comment. You just thank me for a comment that I made my response to you. Is you most definitely earned my comment. 🙂
Everyone talks about Rusty Cage. I don't know how you sing and play this one at the same time. It's so counterintuitive. It is repetitive, but very difficult.
I think you kinda over complicated this song a bit. If you watch Chris play this live you can see him doing this but much simpler. I recently just learned this song by watching people play it wrong, and watching Chris play It right. And just reteaching myself and the way Chris plays it is 1000x easier and better. Unfortunately I haven't found a video from anyone that actually plays it 100% correctly. Different RUclipsrs get different parts correct. So I guess just learn it from different people, watch Chris, and connect the dots lol
Yea it's a tough call sometimes, live he definitely simplifies it, but i mention at the beginning the rough strumming pattern. For this one I went with the rhythm as he does it on the album but I may do a simplified version too. And on my electric, the acoustic killed my hands haha
Every body knows how great Chris was as a vocalist, but his guitar playing flys under the radar. He writes the most unique rhythms that don't sound like anything that I've ever heard. He somehow manages to turn these odd phrases into amazing songs. His genius extends far beyond his voice. His song writing and guitar playing are just as important.
TOTALLY agree. His writing is very underrated. This song is exhibit A.
A perfect lesson for an extremely difficult song for the voice and a very difficult to play it. Doing these at the same time (singing and playing the guitar) you can reach the level of Chris.
cheers!
these tunings gave Soundgarden such a distinct sound.
It’s the same tuning as Fearless from Pink Floyd. I like that tuning very much
Soundgarden was one of the best with alt tunings and odd time signatures. Chris was a god tier song writer.
My FAVORITE Soundgarden song. Great lesson my friend.
You're welcome mate!
I’m a player and a longtime teacher. I have been in a lot of well-known bands. Your tutorial is hands-down the best on this one you break it down without losing any of the musical or rhythmic integrity. It’s just fabulous. Also, how you identify the sections you clearly explain how the rhythm changes. Wonderful job.
@@TheGuitarRoom thanks so much, really appreciate you taking the time to leave such lovely feedback! 🤘😊
Loving the soundgarden stuff right now
Cheers mate!
Agreed 🤘
It's crazy how easy a song can be once you know the tuning.
Easy to learn. So hard to master. And sing on top of it? Dude this song is so hard
Soundgarden is criminally underrated. The guitar playing is complex in its rhythms and timings and the tunings are so unique which you never heard in modern music or only rarely like an open D tuning from Led Zeppelin or Pearl Jam. Plus the fact that Chris Cornell could sing while playing all these complex guitar lines like it was nothing is truly something to behold. I don’t understand why they don’t get too much credit. I guess you gotta know some things about guitar or playin music in general to really understand it. He was insanely talented in his vocals and musical ability. One of the greatest of all time. He started out drumming and singing at the same time then moved onto guitar and mastered it like it was basic arithmetic. It’s such a shame he’s gone. I really looked up to him. At least I got to see Soundgarden before Chris passed away. Man I really hate to say this because I see it all the time especially about Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley but RIP Chris Cornell. Say Hello to heaven for us.
Chris' guitar playing is really interesting and pretty underrated imo. What a talent!
Great vid, btw 🤟
Thanks mate! Yea agreed, really unique approach to songwriting on the guitar 🎸😊🤘
CANNOT WAIT to play this - love this tuning! Thanks Matt, such a great sound
You're welcome mate!
So helpful! Thank you, great instruction format
This was very helpful and handy. Thank you for putting the effort in🤘
Great lesson -- its a beast, im starting baby steps but have 2 weeks to learn this before i play it with Kim Thayil --- wish me luck. By the way -- small suggestion - use a guitar with fret markers, its a little easier for us watching the video and follow you (or anyone for that matter) if their are fret markers. Thanks again - love your channel!
Thanks mate and you can do it! When you say play it with Kim, do you mean actually or along with the record?! If the former then that is insanely cool mate, you'll have to let us know how that goes! Yea I only have this one acoustic guitar, hopefully with the tab it helps tho :-)
@@LetsPlayAll it's pretty insane - I am doing a 4 day music camp in L.A. next week, where I work with Dave Kristen (original drummer from Pearl Jam 10 album), Jerry Cantrell and Kim Thayil (along with some others like guys from Candlebox and Jane's Addiction - Britt Lightning, lead guitarist from Vixwn is my band leader) - and get to jam with them all - and then it culminates with a Saturday night show at The Viper Room and Sunday night show at the Whiskey A Go-Go - which are open to the public.
I'm having to learn several Soundgarden, AIC and PJ songs... And your tutorials are a tremendous help!!!! I'm not a pro - pretty novice if you ask me, but I am so excited and so I'm going to kick some ass!!!!
@@dallascowboys75006 WOW man that is amazing! What an experience that will be!! So stoked for you mate and really pleased the lessons are helping you, have a blast, do tell us how you get on and we can live vicariously through you 🤘😀🤘
@@LetsPlayAll If you had one question for any of them what would it be? In addition to learning the music, I am trying to come up with questions and topics I want to discuss with them -- i dont want to shotgun pelt them with questions, Ill try to let the conversation flow, but I want to at least have some things ready to roll if its tossed to me. If you had 1 thing you could ask, what would it be? I wont promise I can or will ask it but who knows ...... you have alot of experience and background in all their different styles I respect your perspective and think you might help me out here.
I will of course report back - gonna lots of pics and videos -- I am going to have a "paparazzi" person following me around, documenting it all for me to have memories -- so I dont have to worry about trying to do it myself, I can just jam and enjoy myself and the company.
OH MAN THIS!!! I just found this absolute GEM of a channel and I subbed immediately man. Anyone ripping and teaching the mighty Soundgarden has all my support. My favorite band of all time. I remember I bought Down On The Upside with my own money in 97' from Slackers. I was 8 and really getting into music and forming my own taste, and let me tell ya being a 90's baby it was all GRUNGÉ all the way!!!! Rock on brother 🤙
Cheers buddy! Lots more to come!
Yes! Great song, perfect lesson.
Thanks for going in for that Song. Honestly I've heard nothing else than this Album for at least half a year in 1996.
Great work !
Cheers mate! Yea it's a cracking album, i need to cover more of this one, got a lot of Soundgarden to learn!
Perfect tune for an electric with piezo pups. That way you cover both guitar parts. Thanks a bunch
Really enjoyed it as always, because you enjoy it when you play, so people feel that, too, even in cyber-space. I have a question, here's my dilemma: I am preparing some SG songs with my bandmates, and we have a few on the list, our regular tuning is the one AIC use, half-step down. So, as I prepare Soundgarden songs, I don't want some easy solution so it could be easier for me, as when you go to a concert or club gig, and someone is playing a song you like, it rings in your ear when you see the guitarist butchered that song while having a simpler solution for him, easier to play. But here's the thing, if I decide as I did, to play SG songs in their own tuning, in a concert I would need another guitar, and that is just not practical for me. I have 20 years of experience playing club gigs to 6k people concerts, but this is quite a thing and I am stuck a little, I respect Soundgarden music, as much as I love it, it's a band that I grew up with, and became a musician. Any ideas?
I mean for SG really depends what tunes you’re doing tbh. If you only have one guitar then only alternative is tuning between songs. A digitech drop pedal is useful if you need the entire guitar tuned down (ie from AIC back to E std) or you could arrange the set list so songs in similar tunings are next to each other to minimise time tuning between songs 🤘
@@LetsPlayAll Thank you, I really appreciate it! Let Me Drown, Burned in My Hand & Pretty Noose, for now, imagine... Anyway, thank you! Best regards from Montenegro, Europe :) 🤘
Best song off that album..and as always, an awesome lesson…(yes…challenging…)
Thanks Sean!
Bro you do it really well, always teaching me a lot!!! I like this song very much. I knew it was in another tunning but not certanly right playing it, This lesson is great and help me a lot
You’re welcome!
It was hard back in the day to learn by ear using standard tuning.
Definitely!
Unless you’re Rick Beato lol.
@@ThatOtherRaccoon haha true! or his son Dylan :-)
i got my first guitar couple months ago, and already learned this song fully to an extent! thank you! i say extent because my guitar is cheap and designed to not be able to play 12th or 15 fret Lol.
@@jmishima666 nice work mate!
Matt, thank you for this lesson!
My pleasure!
Awesome song
Awesome, thank you for the great tutorial. Your guitar has a nice sound. What guitar and model is it?
Welcome? Faith Venus blood loon
@@LetsPlayAll Great. Thank you
their is a standrad tuning version with a capo on the 3rd fret
Thanks Christian haven't seen that will seek it out!
Nice, tyvm, what about DUSTY from the same album.
Loved this lesson ❤ and just want to mention that you look like Louis C. K.
Could you do pretty noose on acoustic
Sos maravilloso parcero.
I doubt the guitar work in SG was ever solely the work of Chris. Kim was the genius who created the Soundgarden guitar sound.
@@accentontheoff absolutely in fact Ben came up with some of their weirder tunings
By the way, is it the same tuning like in Pretty Noose?
Been meaning to learn this , where did he come up with these tunings and crazy Rhythm progressions, blows my mind , 🤪anyway great tutorial , thank you
I believe Chris used to write the lyrics and melody/vocals first...then added guitar, which would explain some of the crazy guitar parts Soundgarden have, which makes them unique. Most bands write the music first, then add vocals
@@Astrophobia88 Chris' vocals *are* the music.
Chris said that Ben Shepherd showed him that tuning.
@@Astrophobia88absolutely not true. He did not write lyrics first ever. Never happened. No one does that
@@MustObeyTheRules Bro he literally says it himself in an interview im sure you can find on youtube. It is absolutely true, stop talking shit!
Love the shirt!! I still have the original stickers! Skate or Die!!
Haha cheers man! I still dress like I’m 16 tbh 🤣
Nice shirt. Do you live in Santa Cruz?
Thanks! No I’m in the UK, I tend to live in my Santa Cruz hoody tho 😀🤘
Omg! Cant believe I missed watching this one. Where is my guitar!!! ? Lets go.
Haha enjoy!
Great lesson. It's not that hard once he showed the tuning. I've been playing for 40 years (rhythm mostly) and the progression flowed nicely.
Thanks!
Simple. Straight forward. Your the best instructor out here. 👍
Ah very kind of you Scott, glad you enjoyed the lesson!
RUclips won’t let me respond so I’ll write a new comment. You just thank me for a comment that I made my response to you. Is you most definitely earned my comment. 🙂
@@TheGuitarRoom thanks mate! 🤘😊
Do Helmet sometime ? unsung meantime?
oo good shout, i'm backed up with requests at the moment from the Patreon community but that's another band i haven't done one for yet!
So That's why I can't play this song! Hahahah the tunning!
Haha me neither ;-)
Everyone talks about Rusty Cage. I don't know how you sing and play this one at the same time. It's so counterintuitive. It is repetitive, but very difficult.
@@pitpride1220 yea Chris was a badass!
Now i need a voice lesson 😂
;-)
Just as im getting ready with the tuning and bam my 1st chord snaps 😢😢 fking matrix doesnt want me to be a rocker
Ouch!
I think you kinda over complicated this song a bit. If you watch Chris play this live you can see him doing this but much simpler. I recently just learned this song by watching people play it wrong, and watching Chris play It right. And just reteaching myself and the way Chris plays it is 1000x easier and better. Unfortunately I haven't found a video from anyone that actually plays it 100% correctly. Different RUclipsrs get different parts correct. So I guess just learn it from different people, watch Chris, and connect the dots lol
Yea it's a tough call sometimes, live he definitely simplifies it, but i mention at the beginning the rough strumming pattern. For this one I went with the rhythm as he does it on the album but I may do a simplified version too. And on my electric, the acoustic killed my hands haha
@gazkuul 💯 this is a great lesson, but some of this is a big departure from this: ruclips.net/video/ak4sqvXcQu8/видео.html
Check the 3:00 mark^ the bridge has a more complete sounding resolution.
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