Bon Iver - 29

[@SuperStacker360]

Man I love what you're doing here. Not a big guy with 100k subscribers, and yet here you are giving the best tutorial on one of my favorite songs. Thank you!

[@tyger-]

You're voice is nice. Also much appreciated for showing me how to play this song, thanks man.

[@Sokeod]

I pretty much never comment on youtube but I feel obligated to congratulate you because this is perfectly done. Great job man. Cheers!

[@franchicocappelle]

Thank you, sir! I think this is my first comment ever here but I really need to congratulate you. This was amazing! Cheers from Portugal

[@leonardodeassis456]

Greetings from Brazil! Great lesson, thanks!

[@TunaCasseroleytp]

You left out the second verse where it includes a C#7 and F#m7

[@player042]

I wasn't even looking for a video on how to play this song but somehow i stumbled upon this video. Now I can't wait for tomorrow when I'm gonna learn it myself! You just played it so beautifully that I can't resist :) Great work Derek!

[@derekkalback1977]

player042 Thanks a lot! Glad it helped!

[@DropKnowledgeBombs]

this was incredibly soothing to just watch. definitely enjoyed your playing. cheers man!

[@getout116]

This is fantastic. Thanks so much for helping me learn my favorite song from 2016

[@derekkalback1977]

getout116 Thanks, man! Glad I could help. It's definitely a contender for my favorite song of the year, too.

[@geoffroymusic]

straight to the point, dig this thank you

[@jpbshsu]

Bravo man! Job well done. And your singing voice wasn't all that bad either! Thanks for taking the time to put this up you deserve a lot more than just a like on the video. Keep up the good work!

[@joshuaboerger7965]

Derek idk if you’re still out there but you gotta hear trace Bundys cover of this. 10% certain you’ll love it

[@alexam670]

this sounds beautiful! can you write out the general picking pattern, kind of hard to follow your hands ... thanks!

[@derekkalback1977]

Alexa M Sorry to be answering so late, but it might be kind of hard to write the whole thing out. The nice thing is you can keep it pretty loose. Really, just try to keep the back and forth between the two D strings with your thumb. That kind of anchors the rhythm. To be honest, I think I do a little more finger picking than he does in the song. If you listen closely he starts to loosely strum after a while. Just experiment with it. The chords are there. Find out what suits you best. Hope that helps and thanks for listening!

[@Kruziikrel13]

How wonderful

[@pwmoso]

I think the recorded version is in open tuning but I think during live performances I think he plays in standard. Great vid thanks man!

[@derekkalback1977]

Parker Mosonyi Yeah, I noticed in live performances he plays it in standard and capoed pretty high. Probably for the sake of a smooth transition between songs. Thanks!

[@luizhrocha]

Very good! Would be nice to have a transcription for practicing. Thanks.

[@theadamnahas]

Well done. Thank you!

[@prodiddler]

This is great! Thanks for making!

[@natel8431]

Please make a tablature or sheet music for this

[@R03KY]

So good. Thank you for this!

[@loft215]

Sounds great

[@fleurh6285]

Could you explain the picking pattern? i can't figure it out!

[@SiMPLYHaZZaRD]

Other guitarists who play Bon Iver will notice the similarities between this and Re: Stacks, in both the tuning and the chords he plays .

[@derekkalback1977]

Will Moody Yep, same tuning. Capoed on the, what, 6th or 7th with Re: Stacks?

[@SiMPLYHaZZaRD]

Derek Kalback I believe he plays it on the 7th in the studio version. 4th is more my key haha

[@reckonre]

Perth is played in open D too I believe. not similar in chords but still worth keeping a guitar tuned like this to play Bon Iver!

[@MrPeezySleezy]

Rick Astley Perth is in a super weird tuning. Not quite open D

[@derekkalback1977]

James Morton Yeah, you're right. Not D. Looks like it's open E7.

[@codynewlon93]

This is great!

[@johnnydolan5840]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@d-rocky]

what he said. perfect.

[@DiscoAttacks]

Perfect! However the second part of the chorus seems to be slightly different regarding the change of chords: Sure as any living dream F#m7 B It's not all then what it seems A B E And the whole thing's hauled away However i don't really get how to play that part.. Could u help me?

[@derekkalback1977]

Maher Zoubi Yeah, I noticed that part is a little different, but I think you have it. Though, the F# is a major, not a minor. Not sure which one you meant. Good luck!

[@nathan528]

Did you ever figure this out??

[@Jakedoyle8]

Whats the tuning?

[@derekkalback1977]

Jake Doyle Oh, guess I forgot to mention that. The song is in the key of Open E, but I try to avoid tuning my guitar that high. Too much tension. So I tuned it to open D and put a capo on the 2nd fret.

[@Jakedoyle8]

Derek Kalback thanks, and sorry to be a bother, but was is the tuning for the individual strings, im not too sure what the keys represent, as im beginner-intimidate, for example, E A D G B E

[@derekkalback1977]

Jake Doyle No bother at all, man! For an open D tuning you want to drop your low E to D, keep A, keep D, drop G to F#, drop your B to A, and finally drop your high E to D. So you should end up with DADF#AD. Hope that helps. I'm a music teacher, so this is kinda my thing ;)

[@Jakedoyle8]

Derek Kalback cheers

[@SneakyTef]

A clawhammer tutorial would be nice, can't seem to get it at all

[@derekkalback1977]

Chris Collins You might be able to find some kind of tutorial on KZbin. I kind of explained it in a comment above. As long as you can get the back and forth between the two D strings down with your thumb, you can pretty much figure out what works best for you. There doesn't seem to be a real crystal clear pattern in the song, so I wouldn't worry about getting it 100% correct. But the chords and melody are there. Just fiddle around and see what you can come up with. Hope that helps!

[@blaze4404]

This is a good tutorial but it would be super helpful if you actually played all the parts together...

[@derekkalback1977]

blaze4404 There aren’t too many parts to the song. Just piece them together, puzzle-like.

[@mantra3000]

I'm truly amazed at how such a brilliant guitar player with such a good ear is so totally unable to sing :)

[@derekkalback1977]

mantra3000 I’m an anomaly 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@maketemaketemakete]

@@derekkalback1977 you clearly have a Great ear and musical sense. I can relate to the voice thing as it took me a long time to find mine and I’m still finding it. have you tried matching your voice to the melody line you are playing with your fingers? Moving slowly at first. And what about examining the limiting belief that you keep telling yourself that you’re not a good singer? You can totally sing

[@tomasuriel93]

Thanks so much!