Dance Gavin Dance - Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most Tutorial

[@RamónAlvarez-f8e]

This man is the only guy making free DGD tutorials, he fond a gold mine.

[@cheekibreekio]

Despite being a complete beginner, this tutorial helped way more than I could imagine :))

[@Michellemccoolrocks9]

This is one of the most AMAZING tutorials for any song much less a guitar or DGD song! So helpful, not only showing us literally what to do but also explaining the technique as well. Thank you!

[@Michellemccoolrocks9]

Forgot to mention weaving in the music theory knowledge!

[@calwooten]

I know you get it a lot, but you cover awesome songs and always make great tutorials. good shit. Im gonna be sad if you ever stop

[@Mikerisms]

Cal Wooten Thanks a lot dude 😀 I don't plan on stopping any time soon!

[@airsoftluke17]

Bro you are a life saver I’ve been looking for this song for the longest time! It was the first song she ever sent me now I have to play it!

[@LIL_Juice40]

Can you do a cover of blue dream from dance Gavin dance it's a really good song

[@dezy01]

my boyfriend just bought an electric guitar & I started to play it & used your video to tutor me, So far I have learned the beginning of the song. I can't wait to show my boyfriend what I learned, We are both Dgd fans ❤

[@austonbus1452]

Definitely one of the most helpful guitar tutorials ever! thank you so much!

[@ryanmcallister2321]

Really appreciate the mention about how to change between tones. N

[@timscheive413]

First song I ever learned 👍

[@ZooM18241]

Another great dgd song learned thanks to Mike. You're the best guitar teacher I ever had

[@fallenmoon1392]

You have no idea how long I've been trying to find a video tutorial..thanks!

[@rob11ipod]

Please do death of a strawberry mannn😭😤👌🏼👌🏼

[@alexvankirk6652]

That feel when your guitar doesn't have a 22nd fret :(

[@Mikerisms]

Creature Puppet All is not lost! You can substitute the 22 on the B for a 17 on your E and play the same lick that way. A little more awkward to pick but the same notes. ☺

[@coolpans7417]

@@Mikerisms I know this is old but what guitar did you use and what software if any

[@Belgariad87]

ha, i was just watching the tilian, johnny, and kurt live version of this and was like, "man i wish mike would show me how to play those later parts" and then I see you in the recommended and am like "just in time".

[@Purgatoriesify]

Love your content man. Would love to see a tutorial for Carl Barker. That’s my all time favorite DGD and it’s just so funky.

[@JoseBarahonajrab66]

Great tutorial, already learn it in like 30 mins, only some riff need brushing but all great thanks

[@fmcares]

greetings from Chile

[@colorzcs2619]

Mike always got me when i need dgd tutorials

[@Mikerisms]

Got your back dude!

[@ensomira3955]

Dude, I don't even play guitar (always wanted to) and I gotta say, this is really awesome! Super awesome tutorial. I always liked this song for how soft and aggressive the guitar sounds throughout the song. Again, super awesome job with this.

[@WDJess]

The solo after the first chorus was a little bit tricky when I played it from what I heard, I saw yours and things got easier, a humble thanks :D

[@jlopezv98]

nice!, I'd love to see you cover We own the night 😁

[@Mikerisms]

jlopezv3 Thanks! We Own The Night is getting close to the top of my list now so it shouldn't be long until I get on it 😀

[@ZacTheMusician]

Mike I must say thank you so much for doing this tutorial! This is by far one of my top favourite songs by DGD and I've wanted to learn it for ages! You make this look easy as haha. I've been playing Guitar since I was 12 (I'm 22 now) and even though I called myself ZacTheMusician on here and a few other social media places, I'm actually not that good! 😂 I definitely need to pick my guitar up and start playing again and learn to do the A major and D major chords so I can learn this song fully! Thanks again for this tutorial and you have definitely earned another subscriber! Cheers from Australia and another fellow DGD fan. :D

[@Mikerisms]

ZacTheMusician Thanks a lot dude. Glad to hear you're wanting to get into playing properly again. I actually offer Skype lessons, if you're ever interested let me know and I'm sure we can sort something out 😀

[@coloradofarmboy]

Okay first off, I'm no pro guitarist, but once upon a time a girl introduced me to dance Gavin dance with this song, then a couple months later she died in a car accident. This song is the only song I know by heart. Your way is a "way" to play, but it's not "the way" to play it. Dgd plays the intro as a hard chord, 9 X 12 11 10 9 and the move the 9 to the 4. I've seen people play it they way you do and like I said I'm no pro, but that not how it's originally played. I watched videos of dgd playing before I made this comment just to make sure I didn't end up looking stupid, and Zachary plays it the way I said. Everything else was spot on, it's just this is my sentimental song and I figured I'd put my two cents in. I love all your work mike and you truly are an amazing guitarist and a frkn fantastic teacher of guitar and you have my highest respect as a guitarist.

[@Mikerisms]

The Lonely Songsman Hey dude. The only difference is I don't bar it. The reason I don't is because that first note (in the original recording) doesn't ring out with the rest, it's a short staccato note and I find it easier to jump my finger across rather than bar the chord to make it sound right, but it is exactly the same, it's pure aesthetics that make it seem different. I never bother with exactly where and how people play things. As long as the notes and techniques are right I go on how it best fits my fingers. Although there are always exceptions! All I'm teaching is how I play the song. I appreciate the comment though man and I'm sorry to hear about your friend, she introduced you to some great music! Thanks dude 😀

[@coloradofarmboy]

Oh I gotcha, it truly is an amazing song. I'll try it your way, see how it works for me, thanks my dood!

[@Mikerisms]

The Lonely Songsman No worries man. Let me know how it goes ☺

[@coloradofarmboy]

Mikerisms I'll try and make a vid. I'll link you it whenever I get around to it lol

[@Iheartdgd]

You should check out A lot Like Birds, Kurt’s travis’ band, Zach plays guitar with them now

[@davidpottinger9511]

Cool tutorial! Definitely gonna try to learn this. Man, it looks fun as hell to play. I gotta tackle this now!

[@Mikerisms]

David Pottinger Thanks dude. Yeah, this one is a lot of fun to play, really quite simple for a dgd song! Have fun man ☺

[@14nicotina]

your content is amazing man. lovin' it!

[@dimitryrazumov1025]

astounding, really.

[@lacroixboix]

Kinda criminally low views here but a cover of anything off of the band Dwellings album "Lavender Town" would be siiiick. Can't find the tabs or many videos but if not I'll learn by ear I guess! 🥲

[@Shockwave224]

The part at 8:00 is totally throwing me for a loop, that "gallopy sort of thing" you mentioned is super hard for me to grasp for some reason, any suggestions? Great video as always :)

[@DanielMartinez-em6ff]

Did you get a chance to learn it if so how? I cant seem to grasp it either

[@nbtiti8810]

i think i love u and ni si quiera hablo ingles ah XD el mejor tutorial in the world

[@sportway6911]

Thank you man

[@specht001]

Miss your vids brother

[@TylahKwin]

Thanks so much Mike :)

[@thebear1441]

Thank you sir!

[@MyOwnDemise12]

is there anyway you can tab this song or at least the chord for the break down and the funky "holy shit she smells like heaven " riff?, noone has it more accurate than you. im 27 and ive been playing since i was 13. ive become an alcholic over the last few years and lifes been tough, anyways im sober now and bought a guitar after not playing for like 5 years. and this band has been my favorite for the whole entire covid period and wish i got into them in high school lol. id even throw ya a few bucks when i get paid, this is my favorite DGD song.

[@sacredxgeometry]

Lovely as always, Mike. I'm sure you might remember me from previous videos, but I am happy to say I have a Laney Ironheart 120 coming in quite soon! Do you think these tones are acquirable on the amp head version as opposed to what you use (which is the studio IRT)? I'm curious because I'd like to start making covers as soon as possible! Thanks for any help as always.

[@Mikerisms]

Sacredgeometry Thanks man. Aaah, cool, excellent choice! Yeah you'll definitely be able to get all the tones you need from that beast! The inner workings of the head are pretty much exactly the same as the studio irt so it'll produce the same sounds. Plus you can record with it exactly the same way as I do (xlr di output), or via usb (I think they have usb too) Link me whenever you've got some covers up, I'd love to check them out dude 😀

[@sacredxgeometry]

Absolutely I will Mike! If you've got a Facebook page, Insta, or a Twitter I can even Tweet/DM you and let you know when I've got something up. I'd also like to take this stellar opportunity, to let you know that I help do promotion for a group on Facebook for independent math rock, mathcore, indie rock, folk, ambient, black/death etc (mostly just obscure math rock LOL!) called the _"HEMISPHERE Music Movement"_ geared *entirely* towards your favorite bands such as A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas, Sianvar, and obscurities like She Must Burn, Car Bomb, and Zeal and Ardor for example; if you're keen to be a part of it, and get your covers (which I and others share anyway) to the public commodity of that group, there's over 5 thousand members and we've already been recognized by Fall of Troy personally as one of the best promotionals on Facebook! I don't like marketing but having you around in it would be tremendous and amazing. Find a man named "Mark De Lang" from New York on Facebook if you are interested in more, he runs things at HEMI, and is one of the most exceptional people I know. My name's Lucas, and I'm just trying to support the underground brother! Gotta do what we gotta do. Peace!

[@LaynaLeea]

yes thank you!

[@anthonyk0420]

thanks so much

[@ChickenJoe2920]

How do you tune it to drop d3

[@mapleneck1520]

THANK UUUUUU

[@JS-we3ci]

"Finished me off "😂

[@anthonyprieto1768]

I LOVE YOU

[@thratsh]

class act, again. continue the great work! quick question, though, wouldn't the cords at the beginning be Bm9 and F#m9 because of the bass behind the major 7s? Never had formal music theory training, so just wanted to make sure. Again, love the work! Keep on keeping on

[@Mikerisms]

Aaron Davila Thanks dude! You could call the chords by their minor counterpart but, because of what else is being played in the song with them, it makes more theoretical sense (to me) to call them majors. The song is primarily in the key of A so it makes more sense to use the D as the IV chord of A rather than calling it Bm as the II of the key. But, to be honest, you could flip that round to make it all work in the relative key of F#m too! This is just how I interpreted it to help me make theoretical sense of it all. 😀

[@ginomarcelo8781]

strawberry swisher part 2 please ;n;

[@DJPhoeniXen]

Great job! Do you have the tabs sheets for us?

[@marcruiz338]

Guitar 🎸 lessons made easy

[@braxtonvestal777]

How much for lessons my guy?

[@sydurgraham7760]

Are you ghost noting some of the low D/A 7's and 4's at the end of the intro measures? Sorry if that's poorly worded, I'm new to music

[@Mikerisms]

I think you mean Palm Muting, if you mean that then yes I'm slightly palm muting those 4s and 7s. Lightly rest the palm of your picking hand on the strings really close to the bridge until you can still hear the notes but they are a little more dead sounding. hope this helps!

[@louistech112]

You could bar those chords it's easier

[@Mikerisms]

The Mind of Louis Barring them actually makes them harder (for me) to get the notes all separated, with a bar you risk the notes ringing out together like I mention in the video.

[@vanessagonzalez-zd2tg]

how do i play the d chord at 12:05?

[@aidan8061]

11:30

[@evanfgc9232]

i need help with the bit at around 6:50. i cant tell the order in which to play the frets

[@Mikerisms]

The FightingGamer it's 21on the top string then 2nd string - 22-19-22-19-22. ☺

[@evanfgc9232]

Mikerisms thank you so much. much love for you and your quality content

[@paulahigueros9593]

northernlion

[@kappa7094]

bro, i have no idea what strings you're playing at 9:40

[@Mikerisms]

Kappa Just your D string ☺

[@kappa7094]

I been trying figure out the strumming though. I'm having trouble with the muted A string bit. I only hear the D string,but when you play it it all sounds combined almost like a chord

[@kappa7094]

i think i got it now,sounds like horse shit but at least i hear A and D a bit more is sync. I been up all night cooking. Been trying to grasp this shit since 2:00 i'm about to crash yo. If you get a chance to do an elder goose tutorial would be super lit. Keep up the saucy content,hopefully i finish this soon lol

[@Mikerisms]

Kappa It's all just muted 'clickies' played on the D string. No chords or anything involved. Down pick the note then it's a down-up for the muted notes.

[@Mikerisms]

Kappa Haha, keep at it! You'll get it 😀

[@Thegreenegorilla]

🙃

[@eleanorrrhall7773]

toy story

[@MyOwnDemise12]

noone has this song down more than this dude, all the tabs are so inaccurate, the pro tab is awful also. its the "holy shit she smells like heaven "riff i cant get down

[@charleslarson5983]

gotta say, i immediately stopped watching upon seeing you play the opening riffs. you gotta let that second note grouping breathe, ya playing it wayyyy too soon after the first.

[@airsoftluke17]

Bro you are a life saver I’ve been looking for this song for the longest time! It was the first song she ever sent me now I have to play it!