Neil Young & Ben Keith - For The Turnstiles (Live in NY 1989)

[@mikehunter1755]

"On The Beach" Great album

[@Pizzo27]

Was at this show! Cold misty night, Springsteen showed up. Will never forget it! Rip Ben Keith

[@jasonw4053]

Just want to clarify something for the guitar players here. It's a 6 string banjo, tuned in standard tuning but down a whole step to DGCFAD. Chords are A, G, E, with a D in the last line of the chorus. It's not double drop D, or drop D, or open G. Plain old standard tuning, just down a step. That's why none of the cover versions you hear sound even remotely close to the original, because everyone thinks he's in some dropped d tuning or on a 5 string banjo.

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Thanks so much - that's exactly what I was interested in!

[@timothyoconnell4189]

This is my favorite performance of one of my favorite songs! Truly amazing! Honestly, the best version ever. The way live music used to be.

[@jamesparido2870]

My favorite Neil song and one of my all time favorites. Just brilliant.

[@keving9233]

My my My my My my My my

[@timothyoconnell4189]

Double thumbs up!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

It is so great to see Ben Keith playing with Neil , his atmospheric and soulful playing was a big part of Young's success

[@3244gorilla]

This was good as the studio version. Jesus, what a superb musician/lyricist/voice. Next to John Lennon, Neil was my Mom's favorite. She loved e-thing he did.

[@yourisaforever]

How you're doin' up there? Love every single note and word... RIP Ben.

[@spookedhorse]

Me and my buddy Iggy, were at this show. Trippin on lsd. This was the best part of the show.

[@bflstar]

What a killer arrangement with just two guys up there! Keith's dobro and harmony part give the song such an eerie feel

[@yvish]

Good to see Neil keeps up with inflation

[@mindsigh4]

i heard him do Sugar Mountain in 1985, each chorus advanced a decade... "you can't be 20/30/40 ...on sugar mountain...'' 😎🤞

[@jgfunk]

Yes! Now what will it be in 2023? $90?

[@Chapps1941]

Neil knows how to get emotion from any song, any story. So simple yet so opulent.

[@williamclayton7343]

Went to see multiple bands playing Neil Young tribute music. Myself and about 4 guys began loudly singing this song before the music started. The message is brilliant. As a musician he was, and remains, a great explorer. Some people somewhere walked out on Neil early in his career. But they don’t matter.

[@edwinwise4299]

Just can not imagine life without him in it. His music has gotten me through some very rough times.

[@kaboulscabal4816]

I mean ... I'm Johnny Come Lately with the observation of ... THIS is a great version of one my favorite Neil songs ... so ... I'll just hang up and hit repeat ... SEVERAL times.

[@dreamwell2020]

My favorite banjo playing, I think - because it's not just banjo playing.

[@thorsluter7835]

Kind of like Pete Seeger, who played the banjo more like it was a guitar.

[@theSlacksOnTV]

love this song from a truly great album

[@kevanbrown7620]

So long ago now, but I love this track from the On The Beach album. My favourite out of his 'Ditch trilogy'.

[@robsween3721]

Neil keeping time with both feet

[@JohnZokas-hf3qw]

Tremendous..

[@fubuki7872]

Bientôt 50 ans que j'écoute cette tune sans jamais me lasser.

[@FiftyOneImages]

What a gem

[@bottleosand29]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for having this posted on youtube! What a beautiful piece of art this song is.

[@eil33nann]

Amazing. Happy Birthday, Neil Young...THANK YOU...

[@paulayliffe6695]

Fantastic

[@thetaxidermywitchsymbolism5215]

WOW! STUNNING🖤🖤🖤

[@blkfrncsno132]

My God... brought a tear to my eye

[@neilyoungcovers]

Excellent!

[@becool1967]

Awesome...

[@madisonave5613]

One of my fav's from Neil. David Geffen era. Thank you to whoever made this available - you are amazing. Same to Ben and Neil - f'n amazing.

[@toupretno1]

What a great tune .RIP Ben .From Neil Youngs great album On The Beach

[@christophedony4326]

First video i can see where this song is played. Saw neil two times but always with CH and unfortunately he never played that kind. Wish i saw 88 or 89 tours. Neil is a wonderful schysophrenic but pity he does not tour with all his bands at same time. Thanks for the post.

[@keving9233]

‘schysophrenic‘ is a keeper

[@MilesNelgez]

E before I with Neil and Keith.

[@bryanmannoia8410]

thanks for sharing!! neil be with you!

[@fozmanOU869]

how freakin great is this?!?!

[@robertraboin4645]

Neil's playing a 6 string banjo. Most banjos are 5 string. It's been tuned in double drop D and dropped an entire step. He does a lot of songs on guitar in this tuning.

[@mickeywoolard63]

One of my favorite tunings to play in. He uses it alot.

[@blindriv3r]

It is a guitjo, or banjitar, a regular 6 string guitar neck on a banjo type body, allowing it to be played like a guitar

[@yvbanjo1127]

Robert Raboin Right you are!

[@myyootube2]

Hold the phone. I do believe we have a different drop D VARIANT here... instead of dropping the first string, RAISE it just half a step (in this case since we're a whole step down raise it to D#). You can clearly see that he uses a single hammer-on, from an open string, to get the D# to E grace note on the C chord (view it best at 2:58). The opening chords then are [F] xx0032 [Eb] xx3210 [C] 000231 (hammer on the first string and yes, we do now have a "D" major chord that LOOKS like a Dm!). I do know that he plays double drop D, Ambulance Blues for instance on this album but I've always considered this one a mystery and now finally being able to see him play it on his guitjo and with your lead on the double drop D I'm going to call this one mystery solved

[@myyootube2]

@Antoine Brosseau I'm actually much more gifted with this kind of ciphering than actual playing. Haven't yet learned it meself yet but I'm glad I could help and thanks for reminding me I did this!

[@DebrasDilemma]

I'm feelin' it....omg....

[@navajotrail9253]

BEST VERSION!

[@Malibuheaven1]

Fantastic!

[@spookedhorse]

Incomparable.

[@TheSecondSkateteam]

that 89 tour must have been fantastic, so many good live recordings from that year!

[@shirleyjennings5787]

I love Neil!

[@Papajankypot]

@ambulanceblues83, I had them ambulance blues for thirteen years. Just got a new job And I'm lovin it bro.

[@Koebelin]

Superlative

[@michaeldonovan4793]

great song from on the beach...

[@lancerx1759]

LEGENDS! !!

[@ashiez1]

Yeeeeeaaaaaa

[@flokaczorowski7463]

Was there--a magic night.

[@BorrowedTunes]

Don't recall ever seeing Neil play banjo. Love the duet with slack key slide guitar

[@bryanmannoia8410]

he's played a ton of it over the years. it's a guitjo, tuned just like a guitar.

[@BorrowedTunes]

guitjo!

[@BorrowedTunes]

That on the beach album is gritty, like a cadillac in the sand

[@wearing7bells463]

hell yea it is a wheel on the road & a wheel in the ditch get ya in the gut kinda album. As are all of his tunes btw not many of todays' rockers play as many instruments as Neil, they may try, but don't succeed. No One Like Neil!

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Guitar/Banjo - 6 strings, played just like a guitar! Benjitar

[@birdodonnell92]

God bless long ben keith

[@Papajankypot]

Made me smile

[@kordier]

Heaven!

[@999billywhizz]

Get the Jack Daniels out...a cube of ice and listen..perfection.

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Cool - but I was waiting for the harmonica!!

[@CrazyBear65]

Hell Yeah!

[@wazza6942]

I bought a banjo JUST to learn this song. I sounded like crap so I play it on guitar instead.

[@ankeunruh7364]

Isn't it a wonder: how humans invented music!

[@mikeh7695]

it doesnt matter, whingggg

[@vantagestudios]

SONG BEGINS AT 0:58 Love this post. Thx.

[@LastWaltz123]

maybe listen to the song again.. closely, then you can re read the comment and think again

[@williamscottwork]

After drinking 25 years, they punch your ticket so you can stop, if you want to.

[@stv111play]

Times a wastin

[@keving9233]

is deNiel picking that six string thing that is neither banjo nor guitar?

[@metrowireless3381]

Way too cool for radio.

[@rossturcotte419]

Rare

[@bannork]

Jane, you misunderstand, I'm not calling Neil a pimp, I'm referring to the pimp in the song. I've loved Neil Young's music since 1969. Please be sure of your facts before indulging in a mini rant.

[@keving9233]

🤣

[@keving9233]

‘rant’ you say? do tell

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

swigs straight from the bottle. that's good stuff.