Guitar Lesson: How To Play Behind Blue Eyes By The Who

[@ARichardP]

I’ve watched a lot of KZbin how-to guitar videos but I think this just might be the best presented one. Definitely learned a lot I will add to my own playing of this Who classic.

[@RyanLendt]

Thanks a lot Richard. that means a lot :)

[@sisirider1963]

Adding this to my "Work in Progress" video folder! Great lesson. I'm looking forward to working this out.

[@RyanLendt]

woo hoo! good luck steve :)

[@michelleverbaan7807]

I found your account today and I have been watching all your lessons. I just want to say that I really enjoyed them and I'm going to try to play this one tonight :) love the way you played this song!

[@RyanLendt]

Hello Michelle, thanks for saying hey! I'm really glad you're finding your time here fruitful :)

[@kvstrickland]

so appropriate for this week... love it!

[@RyanLendt]

MUST DO MORE WHO

[@quando3411]

Thanks so much to genius Ryan, very easy to learn, remember

[@RyanLendt]

cheers QD :)

[@discipleG3101]

Excellent lesson, Thank you!

[@RyanLendt]

you're very welcome Glen :)

[@rogerwalters3729]

Thank you for explaining the bridge so well...

[@RyanLendt]

you're very welcome Roger :)

[@rickbergwerff54]

Easy guy to follow Keep on sharing your skills

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Rick!

[@akkibeast]

I like you as a person as well!! guitar playing is obviously cool so no need to mention that!!

[@RyanLendt]

aw thanks aakash :)

[@weepingmagpie1886]

Thanks Ryan

[@RyanLendt]

pleasure GU

[@Saviol1509]

What about “I’m one” by The Who? Another great one with the acoustic guitar by the musical grandpa!

[@volvoplz9209]

Sávio Lopes oh man, would love that.

[@RyanLendt]

a volvo second and three thumbs up man i oughtta do that one! Thanks savio!

[@imannonymous7707]

One of my fav acoustic players ever townshend is a rhythm king.....he still amazes me.......40 years n counting

[@oz8158]

@@RyanLendt please do I'm One!! :))

[@Chrisknot94]

1:47 man this gives me the... E, B, G, Bies?!

[@RyanLendt]

ha!

[@backlom]

I gave this song a try tonight. Watched you normal speed then watched you x2 speed. Amusing. The speed and the rhythm are hard to nail down.

[@RyanLendt]

haha, fast talking at double speed :)

[@ronnievanschoyck8210]

Thank you for teaching me!!! Your one cool dude! Where are the frogs?

[@RyanLendt]

thanks! You're welcome!

[@JustinTaylor1098]

Thanks Ryan, I can’t wait to get my teeth into this. Wonderful song and lesson.

[@RyanLendt]

You're welcome Justin - glad you liked it!

[@chrissnape9537]

Ryan Rock on glad to see you pay tribute to Pete. Could you teach well a million, but Acid Queen or I'm a Sensation by the who. Cool I'm 58 picked guitar up after 23 years of rugby ,can't golf right, hip replacement coming . I had not played since 33 but I got to see the World. Also saw the Who 3 times, now and I can play behind blue eyes thanks to you

[@RyanLendt]

it's an honor to speak with you, and that my effort was of assistance good sir Chris, thank you for the whoquests :)

[@chrissnape9537]

Cool from The land of Canada 🇨🇦 😎 thanks Ryan

[@hogtied12]

i did not learn shoot but you are good to listen to LOL i need to pay more attention

[@RyanLendt]

why thank you hog :)

[@davidbruner7445]

Your lessons are the best on here, I each one is great and so much better than using tabs to learn songs. You've covered pretty much every PJ song I can think of but I haven't found Blood, whenever you get the chance, you think you can do Blood?

[@RyanLendt]

hehe in my unofficial tally in my head I feel like we've done 30% of the PJ songs :P At any rate, thank you, and thanks for being here! I'll definitely do Blood. My electric guitars are in a moving truck at the moment, and I cannot wait to get back to the rockers :)

[@davidbruner7445]

Ryan Lendt Holy cow! Thats awesome thanks man

[@P1A9D8D3Y]

Love that you add some simple speaking Music theory into it :)

[@RyanLendt]

cheers my man :)

[@hankpirelli74]

Super nice lesson Ryan. I know you play a Taylor guitar, but which model is it? It has a very nice tone

[@RyanLendt]

it's a 2003 410ce - thank you! I played many 2003 410ce's to find this exact one, every acoustic guitar sounds a little different :)

[@troywoolmaker2696]

Thanks Ryan. Great lesson!!! How’s Philadelphia treating you?

[@RyanLendt]

Philly is great so far - so refreshing that everyone isn't running around like zombies with no other purpose than to pay the mortgage like in the bay. thank you for asking Troy!

[@JustinTaylor1098]

Ryan, I have a question regarding your Betterman chord that is used in Plush. D/F”Bass I believe it’s called. I’ve been trying to play the bass with my thumb combined with a regular D chord to no avail. I haven’t seen it played in the Betterman style, is this a direct replacement for the chord I was trying to play? Lastly, do you play the high e in your version or is it muted? Many thanks for your time.

[@RyanLendt]

howdy Justin :) Mute the high E string if you're not doing the thumb method. Those two ways of playing the same chord are interchangeable (unless you really really want to hear the high F#. which I have yet to find myself wanting to do)

[@JustinTaylor1098]

Thanks Ryan, that’s cleared up my confusion.

[@theseeker4419]

Man!! I’m so stoked about this song! Haha that’s funny about the yellow led better. I have been looking for different ways to play it. I have two. The way you taught! Then one where it’s just Eddie and Mike on stage. I forgot where they are. I think The Bridge School.Mike is using an accoustic. And the last bar of the intro he plays it a little different without the slide. Man since we are on Yellow Ledbetter. You know the note right before you go to the B major. The 7th fret 6 string which is a B note. The one Mike plays with his thumb. For some reason I can’t get that part to sound good. I have the whole song but that one part! Any alternative? You know which note I’m talking about? I haven’t got to a diffetent way to play the verses Besides using open EAB. Is there any other very different ways the verses are played?

[@RyanLendt]

I know what you mean about the thumb. I have tinkered with the thumb method and don't find it something I care to be able to do well, so I usually just play that B note with my pointer finger and then go on to do the F shaped B. it's not exactly right, but it's good enough for me :) and nope. you got it - stone just plays EBAE on the acoustic for the whole song. Mike noodles.

[@theseeker4419]

Yea I have to use my pointer finger too! I meant when I go to hit that note after the D string it just doesn’t go good with the song. I thnk I am messing my timing up. After I hit that B note. I imeaditly go to the B major. It’s sounds like I changing chords on the wrong count of the Barr? Is that B note mikes hits with his thumb, the end of the Barr to go to the B major. Or is it the 3 beat.Then there is still another note in the Barr? Before yu got to B major? Do you know what I mean lol.

[@theseeker4419]

When I talk about B major chord I mean the F shape B major in the intro.

[@enricofugazzi5206]

This resembles the version I play.. did you come up with the arpeggio pattern before or after seeing my video?

[@RyanLendt]

great minds :) That's my go to plucking pattern I have been using for many things for years and years

[@hogtied12]

Its great but why you record it outside? you got chucked out of the house?

[@RyanLendt]

why not record outside?

[@jackgraham9078]

Thanks. From Jack Graham. I've been fuckin with this song most of my guitar playing days, thanks for guitar 'splaining it to me.

[@imannonymous7707]

The chorus is strummed to my ear maybe I'm wrong ....but I hear that idk?

[@RyanLendt]

indeed it is. wait are we talking about the limp bizkit version or the who? :P

[@juliebrennan9476]

This is so intricate. My level of comprehension is low at this point. I'll revisit when I can get my dumptruck up the ladder. Keep going, I'll ketchup.

[@RyanLendt]

hehe I say ketchup too! don't be afraid to just play the chords and strum!

[@juliebrennan9476]

Dont you think for a moment I'm not trying over here. 😆

[@magdalena1603]

The first song my dad learned, and the second song I learned😜

[@RyanLendt]

wow - that's quite an undertaking for the first song to learn - or the second!

[@daleosborn3729]

That makes me curious as to what your first song was then?......

[@N68172]

How many plucking patterns could a pattern plucker pluck if a pattern plucker could pluck patterns? He'd pluck as many patterns as a pattern plucker could pluck if he was Pete Townshend. A plucking great lesson as always! :)

[@RyanLendt]

Fred feeds Fritz with Fancy Fred Food. Fritz feeds Fred with ritzy Fritz food.

[@eagles_s]

Who wrote the picking pattern? The Bee-Gees! Get it? WAKKA WAKKA WAKKA!

[@RyanLendt]

hehehehe

[@kevinkohler7997]

Your plucking pattern gave me the E,B,G,B's. Lame I know but thanks for lesson.

[@RyanLendt]

teeheehee

[@Kayasvadji]

How to pay? :D

[@RyanLendt]

how to pay what? :)

[@mikepaisley2554]

How did you miss this family reunion? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHYdKalqNdsoK8

[@RyanLendt]

good one

[@mikepaisley2554]

@@RyanLendt softball Sunday? Just saying.😉

[@ryancarr7440]

"Musical grandpa" lol

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@hogtied12]

thats alot of stuff going on there dude

[@RyanLendt]

small bites

[@imannonymous7707]

Eddie Vedder lol umm ok.....talented for sure.....but keep ur ears n mind open....dont ever stop growing.....peace n love

[@RyanLendt]

concur :)

[@EvK-Game]

Its Not the same from the who