Andy Mckee - Blue Liquid (TUTORIAL)

[@ProxCyde]

Just noticed you today, must say I'm very impressed. So far best McKee covers I've seen on youtube. Keep it up! I really love his style, and I'm trying my best to learn it. Drifting was the first one (only one so far) I learned, which I think is the easier ones to start with. It's great to start getting the tapping down, and a few harmonics. This one is still a bit too tough for me I think, but hopefully I'll get there with practice. I'm 25 so it takes a bit longer to learn new styles :P

[@pakomondragon]

Man, it is really nice of a human being to do a 25 min video tutorial for an andy mckee song. god bless you brotha and keep it up. nice taylor btw :)

[@vinurawitharanage8146]

Love the tutorial man. And love the fact that you're being honest about parts which you can't play. Hope you nail them some day... I spent 2 days learning the first 2 minutes haha loving the challenge though :)

[@MuLT1G4M3]

for anyone wondering, the "waggy" thing mentioned in the chorus, that "muted triplet" is actually performed (at least live) using the left hand, hammer on and pull off on the muted note

[@maurobilotti]

men, thanks a lot... i was all this afternoon watching your tutorial and i have learned almost 70% of the song. Thanks a lot for your job, i really apreciatte!!

[@connorbarnes95]

Wow I didn't think this was possible on a regular guitar, thought I would have to buy a baritone! Thank you so much for the tutorial man you helped me learn one of my favourite McKee songs :)

[@Bucci885]

Glad it was helpful!! This one is still one of my favourites to play!

[@jeremywhittaker6981]

Nice work man. I've been teaching myself this song without the sheet music from watching his video. I know it's been several years, but if you never figured out how to do the technique at the beginning of the chorus, it's not as complicated as it seems. He just does a snare hit with the thumb on the 6th string, and leaves his thumb resting on the string while doing a hammer on and a pull off on the 3rd fret. It's a variation on a Michael Hedges technique that Andy likes to use.

[@guillaumenobody9624]

thanks a lot for your time and effort man, thanks to you I've put the song as GTP tab and been able to learn that way. congratz !

[@MikeLaet90]

Thank you, just having someone play it slow for a change helped me figure out quite a bit about the melody. Just for the perspective. Ive tried to practise it 2 years by myself, before directing myself to one of the tutorial videos. Yours was the 1st and it took me 2 hours.. My palm hurts.. THANK YOU!!!!!! -edit- For the people practising and having trouble with the harmonics, try practising slap harmonics instead of the picked harmonics, i practise it that way so i can get the motion into my hands and then focus on improving that. But just tap the harmonics, makes it a bit easier to practise!

[@Bucci885]

thanks for the kind words. It was a pleasure to make this video. I know how much fun it is to play this song, so I hope it helped you out!!

[@Aerodaimannic182]

Just wanna say you are an absolute legend for making this video! Thanks so much!

[@Bucci885]

@Th3C4ke A digital tuner will tell you what note you are playing and whether it's in tune. So if you are trying to get to DADGAD, you just need to tune the low-E string down one whole tone (to D), the high-E string down one whole tone (also to D) and the B-string down one whole tone to A. The digital tuner will help you make sure that all the strings are at the right pitch. Does that make sense? Type in "digital tuner" in youtube and click on the first hit. That will also help.

[@DonCadavona]

I noticed you mentioned the wrong tuning on the video thou your guitar was correct so I just listened to it and came up to this tuning. So I heres what it should be. FG#A#D#GA# The fourth string and the first just were tuned down a bit.

[@jakeshaw-sutherland]

No, that's the correct tuning he mentioned. The flats he mentioned are just the enharmonic equivalent of the sharps you have written down. :)

[@alexkabasser]

great tutorial, THANK YOU! made my day, was listening to blue liquid on really high end speakers today and wanted to give it a try, thanks to your guidance i've almost made it;) have a good day!

[@Genesis10425]

@Th3C4ke preety much when you start building an ear to tone, yes the tuner will help, but when you develop your ear to the notes, you can actually use the 4th or D string in standard tuning to tune the top and bottom strings down to D, and the 5th string or A in standard, can be used to tune the second string down to A, its how i do it if i dont wanna pull out my tuner, lol :P but its a suggestion that might help even more. just thought id give ya a tip

[@siegfriedkharan]

awesome tutorial dude! please if you can make a video only for the bridge (cuz i don't understand it, neather in the tab or here) i will very thankful. U rock!

[@tibeco97133]

Thanks for the tuto dude, i'm learning this song right now and your video's very helpful !! keep it up !

[@SM-tb3uc]

Hey man, This video is fantastic. Really enjoyed the breaking down of the track, but i really love your skills man. Keep it up. And Thanks!!

[@Patson107]

Thanks for the effort you put in to make this video man! This will really help me and a lot of guitar players who are willing to play this song out ! Can't thank you enough :D

[@Bucci885]

@toyyib1234 hahaha it certainly is!! I spent about a month and a half in Florence and fell in love with the city. We went to a Fiorentina game one day and it blew my mind how unreal the action is when they have a home game! Good eye!

[@Mistershowaltermusic]

Thanks, mate. I appreciate what you've done here. You play really nicely as well.

[@JoshuaConnorMusic]

I have absolutely no idea what you did in the Post-chorus, you just flew right by it

[@AndreasDevig]

I think it's 2x0034 5xx055 3xx032 then first string goes up to 4th fret, then the 7th fret 7xx075 5xx7x7 x 12 12 12 12 x (harmonics)

[@IvanBorcin]

great, how did you find out how to play that? if i have time i'll definitely must learn it. andy's best song ever.... do you use a fake nail on your thumb?

[@tibeco97133]

a beautiful and difficult song, and you teach it very well ! thanks man i learn it from your video !

[@Bucci885]

@JAKE887 hmmmm are we talking about the same bit? The very first notes of the verse should be played together. That's picking the 12th fret harmonic on the 6th string while simultaneously hammering on the first fret of the 2nd string.

[@Bucci885]

hey, that's awesome! I'm glad that it's helping. It's a great feeling when you learn how to play this one. Such a fun song!! You should post your cover when it's done!

[@maurobilotti]

@Bucci885 You made a fantastic job. I still trying with the bridge, just what you say, it is the most difficult part of the whole song. Anyway, thanks again. I can give to you some Erik Mongrain Tabs as a gift. Tell if you are interested!!

[@Th3C4ke]

@Bucci885 Thank you, I think I get it. Can a digtial tuner show you how to tune your guitar for example to DADGAD? Cause i know how to tune it to regular tuning, but Alternate tunings is difficult..

[@Bucci885]

@IvanBorcin Thanks dude! Working on a new one as we speak! Take care and thanks for the kind words!

[@thibaultbourg2537]

Hi! I learnd everything because of you, thanks mate! I just miss the post chorus, i just can't play it :( Can you send me the tabs only for this part please? This would be awesome!

[@Bucci885]

@Th3C4ke Okay, lets see if I can answer your question. When someone says "tune your guitar down half a step", it means that every string should be tuned one semitone lower. So normally, standard tuning is E A D G B E. Tuning down half a step would mean the tuning is Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. I would highly recommend getting a digital tuner. That would really help you out. Let me know if this helps.

[@RanenChan]

The link to edmilsontomaz's cover doesnt work... KZbin says its a private video

[@RahulSekhar]

Really great stuff, thanks very much for taking the time. It's a huge help!

[@ChristopherChandra]

Very nice tutorial. Thanks a lot dude!

[@Habel69]

great vid! could i have the tab plz dude?

[@rock23845]

thank you for the reminder. it was fantastic

[@JDubbins92]

awesome tutorial! Thankyou.

[@Habel69]

almost learnt the song just working on the breidge! Not as good as you but i will try upload a vid when im done! thanks for the tuitiion!

[@toyyib1234]

@Bucci885 is that a fiorentina shirt

[@robbieimperial7656]

sir, can u do tutorial on russ freeman's larry' world..thanks

[@Bucci885]

@thewahooo1234 Hey, sorry for not getting back to you. For the most part I followed the tab. I don't think I any major changes to the way its written in the tab. Good luck!

[@Th3C4ke]

I just have one question, if you don't know how to tune your guitar to other alternate tunings... how do you do it? When someone just saying like: just tune your guitar a half step down i don't get it. PLEASE this is a huge problem I have for tuning my guitar, so please answer as quickly as possible. Sorry for my bad english, just an 14 years old guy from sweden :3

[@creativesummitstudios]

Dude cannot get what you are doing for the first hammer on part of the verse at like 4:30. Please help. There is no tabs any where for this

[@Bucci885]

hah, glad you found out the riff. Hope the tutorial helps. If you're still having problems with it, let me know. Otherwise, you can also buy the tab book for all of the "Joyland" album. Definitely a worthwhile purchase if you ask me, since there are so many kickass songs on that album. I've learned "Joyland", "Never Grow Old", "Hunters Moon" and "Blue Liquid" from that book. I think it was somewhere around $20.

[@trewq398]

Do you mean the tabs in his website?

[@Bucci885]

@@trewq398 Yeah, back when I learned this song, you could buy his tab book for the entire album! Definitely a worthwhile purchase.

[@tegan31]

hi , ou as tu trouver la tablature?

[@trewq398]

Any advice on what strings you should use to get a good sound. Especially with the e to bflat.

[@Bucci885]

I like Elixir strings, gauge 12. I think they hold up pretty well and have pretty good versatility across the different tunings.

[@iamtonyz]

Good tutorial. My only question is, how do you play tap harmonics on a really low end guitar? I have a $25 guitar and the harmonics barely ring with the 1-finger tapping style that's prevalent here with the right hand. Any tips?

[@TheMysticTeacup]

If you want to play songs like this I'd suggest a new guitar haha

[@Bucci885]

Yeah, hate to say it man, but a $25 guitar may just not have the specs to sustain the notes, maintain the harmonics or even let the harmonics ring out. I didn't even know there were $25 guitars, lol. By no means do you need something CRAZY! My first guitar and cheapest guitar is a $200 Dean that still works well enough to play fingerstyle. Godspeed!

[@Wardog11111]

I know this is a bit late but he picks behind his pointing finger on his right hand with his thumb on his right hand to get the harmonic to ring out. If you knew this and you have no luck, try a new guitar :)

[@ASPEDBUSDRIVER1]

I know the struggles breh. fortunately I discovered the website Zzounds. you can finance yourself a nice 300$ instrument and you will be suprised with what the nice options for acoustics in that range

[@AndreasDevig]

This is the hardest song I've ever played. I've been practicing it for like a year and a half, and I still can't get it.

[@Bucci885]

The zoomed in bits with each hand is really all you need - you can see what notes I'm playing. It will take time with the video (of course), but I've received messages from a number of guitarists who have been able to pick up the song from this video. If you want something with the notes spelled out for you, I would suggest buying the tabs from Andy's website. Good luck!

[@creativesummitstudios]

Dude I just bought it! Thanks for the video too. It makes it a little easier sometimes. Much thanks.

[@Bucci885]

@maurodreamtheater AMAZING!!! That's what I love to hear. Really happy to hear that you found this helpful - made my night! Cheers, man. Rock on!!

[@Bucci885]

@thewahooo1234 Hey man, sorry - I don't think I'll have time to record another video just for a close-up of each hand on that section. Was there anything in particular you had questions about or just generally the hand positions? I would recommend playing it really slowly to the video. I think I play it slow enough that you should be able to pick out what I'm playing.

[@Bucci885]

@JAKE887 KZbin won't let me post a comment tabbing out the first part of the verse for some reason, so I sent you a message.

[@HiroBrown]

please send me the tabs! :)

[@Bucci885]

@thewahooo1234 I sent you a private message with a sketch of the tab for the post-chorus. Hope it helps!

[@Cryptischemunt]

3:42 Tuning : (F) (G#) (Bf) (Ef) (G) (Bf)

[@Cryptischemunt]

1:28

[@duhruh]

Hey can you message me the tabs please? :)

[@Bucci885]

hey everyone, I'm not sure why so many people are asking me for tabs... I don't have any digital tabs to distribute, nor would I if I even had the tabs. I bought the tab book for $20, which I would highly recommend EVERYONE do if they want to learn this song and others off Joyland. The only tab I've been sending out is one little riff from the post-chorus that I roughly tabbed out myself. After that, you're on your own!! Best of luck!

[@richardmoyse550]

wow this is great...learning so much from this, ty so much :)

[@pollomima]

@Bucci885 can i have one too? :P

[@IvanBorcin]

@Bucci885 i've always found playing other musicians' songs waist of time, but blue liquid is a real challenge for me. btw, you should focus more on your own arrangements...watching your originals i think you have a big potential to become a very good song writer...

[@Bucci885]

Hey man, I purchased the tab book for Joyland. I think yuo can buy it from his website. It's onliy like $20 and you get tabs for this entire AWESOME album! I would definitely recommend it if you wanna learn this song! Also, no, I'm not using any fake nails here AND I had recently cut my nails when I made this tutorial, so the notes and harmonics could be a lot clearer. I would definitely recommend having a longer thumbnail for this song though! Good luck!

[@dorianconor4983]

I guess it's kinda randomly asking but does anybody know of a good place to stream newly released movies online ?

[@johnathanharley7559]

@Dorian Conor i would suggest Flixzone. You can find it on google =)

[@jaxonkabir3034]

@Johnathan Harley Yea, been watching on Flixzone for since april myself :)

[@dorianconor4983]

@Johnathan Harley Thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it!!

[@johnathanharley7559]

@Dorian Conor You are welcome xD

[@Lostmychill]

This is a great tutorial, but you flew right past the post-chorus and I'm still not sure how to play it.

[@guillaumenobody9624]

do you still need help ? i have a tab for the damn thing, which made me struggle as well

[@Lostmychill]

I've got it now :P

[@guillaumenobody9624]

yes give your email

[@ASPEDBUSDRIVER1]

You think I can get that tab? I can trade you I got some Antoine Dufour/Don Ross tabs I can trade you lol

[@guillaumenobody9624]

sure just give me your email

[@Bucci885]

@tegan31 KZbin wont let me post the link, but if you just type into google "Andy Mckee Joyland tabs", you'll get directed to a site where you can purchase the tabs for the entire album. Best $20 you'll ever spend! Good luck!!

[@Patson107]

Thank you so much man !:) This really helps me alot! :)

[@birdboy5681]

send me tabs too please! :)

[@김하진-m4n]

What tuning ?

[@Bucci885]

Check out 1:10 in the video.

[@Bucci885]

@Habel69 hey man, sorry I don't have digital tabs to distribute. See my comment above.

[@mrlilnomad]

It's kinda hard to see what's going on in the chorus on a few parts so I can't wait till I get to the post chorus which everyone else is complaining about hahaha

[@Th3C4ke]

@Genesis10425 just have to say it, you my friend... is awesome :)

[@leonmendes9118]

Thanks

[@Bucci885]

@maurodreamtheater INTERESTING offer!! You wouldn't happen to have "Lisbon" by Erik Mongrain, would you? That is my white whale. I know the tuning, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to play it by watching him. The tab is also not on his website, so I doubt that you'd have it, but worth a shot!

[@CHICKENSNIFFER17]

thank you. This is better than any christams.

[@Th3C4ke]

@Genesis10425 I will!

[@Genesis10425]

@Th3C4ke hey, just helping a fellow guitarist and musician, keep on rockin man

[@Bucci885]

@birdboy5681 hey man, sorry I don't have digital tabs to distribute. See my comment above.

[@alibarba23]

Awesome :)

[@Bucci885]

@JAKE887 both at the same time

[@Bucci885]

@SoHereWeAre01 Hey man, youtube didn't let me put a tab in a comment, so I sent you a private message. Hope it helps!

[@double-takinit3227]

bruh you flew through this

[@Th3C4ke]

@Bucci885 ey man, Thank you! You have helped me a lot :)

[@jkim519]

Great tutorial! HOWEVER, you should probably NOT skip all the in between riffs either... that would've made this tutorial a lot easier to follow

[@Genesis10425]

@Th3C4ke hey, just helping out a fellow guitarist, keep on rockin :)

[@samleann361]

fuck love rhis

[@TheMysticTeacup]

Forza Fiorantina

[@creativesummitstudios]

Nevermind it zooms in haha

[@dannychoi18]

Dude, you deserve a baritone..

[@Bucci885]

@drvlogs hey man, sorry I don't have digital tabs to distribute. See my comment above.