Guitar Lesson: How To Play "Hey" By (The) Pixies

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Definitely! Obviously!

[@quinngraham7754]

Killed it on this one! I just bought a guitar last month and it's so fun being back on the strings. Thanks for the lesson, I'll definitely be back.

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how wonderful :) enjoy your new toy Quinn and welcome to the party!

[@DarthEcoli]

Cool lesson. I like how you show the mechanics of the song. I pretty much already knew how to bounce from the D and F to get the funky riff progression, but using the G, F#, B minor, and D gives a new light to it. You can get creative and add your own spin to it, or like you said, a cool campfire version.

[@RyanLendt]

I'm really glad you enjoyed that Paul :) Sometimes it does help to understand what the song isn't really but could be for understanding purposes. Cheers!

[@chriswatson7411]

Pixies are one of my favourite all time bands. Glad you are doing the lessons as nobody else seems to I'll definitely subscribe. Thankyou keep up the good work.

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thanks so much for the shout Chris - cheers to you!

[@nelsonw2096]

In my opinion, the Pixies were the last piece in the foundation of the creation of what became the Seattle scene that included PJ, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, etc. ( I dislike using the G word) They weren't from there, but they were a big influence. Also, I saw them the first time in 1989 and they were glorious.

[@RyanLendt]

i totally agree with you! and I also shy away from the G word. But, a rose by any other name...

[@DarthEcoli]

They were most directly a big influence on Kurt. Everyone knows now he cited them for his inspiration of Teen spirit, and praised Kim's songwriting.

[@zyxwvut4740]

3 years later… funnily, during Pixies but before Nirvana, I used to describe Pixies as "grungy"!

[@dzenacs2011]

Oh stop this uneducated crap. First demo of nirvana was from 1985. First Pixies from 1986. Maybe Pixies listens nirvana ?

[@CatBlackGuitars]

Wow, love the reverse headstock on that Strat. ❤️ 🎸

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thanks cat :)

[@vanquishingrace5043]

Best tutorial I've seen. Thank you so much! Subbed.

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you're so kind Ruben - welcome to the party, great to have you!

[@iexclipsei]

this is awesome, thanks Ryan! 💗

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pleasure thanks!

[@aneveystella2954]

MY GUITAR DOESNT MAKE THAT SOUND

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IT'S DEFINITELY BROKEN ;)

[@dzenacs2011]

Need more spanish mariachi

[@sarahyvonne1758]

So this is a great lesson thank you for sharing, I wanted to say that the way the solo is played, Santiago plays it differently outside of the Pentatonic scale at the 7th and 9th fret, if you check out live performances of Hey and if the camera spotlights Santiago during the solo he is playing it around the first 4 frets, same notes just different ways to play it I suppose, I have seen many people play it this way on your video which is still right , I started out playing it this way but when i look at it deeper once I noticed the way he played it was actually quite different but I have seen him play it closer to the first frets, just wanted to add that in, I played it by ear it goes as follows: 3rd fret second string, 4th fret third string, 2nd fret 3rd string, 4th fret 4th string, 2nd fret 4th string, 3rd fret 4th string, 4th fret 4th string Next part of solo: 2nd fret 2nd string, 2nd fret 3rd string, 4th fret 4th string, 2nd fret 4th string(×2), 3rd fret 4th string, 4th fret 4th string Next part: 2nd fret 4th string (×2), open 4th string, 2nd fret 5th string, open 5th string (×2), 1st fret 5th string, 2nd fret 5th string Obviously you repeat this part^ That's what I got so far I think the rest of the solo may be the same, I havent figured it out quite yet, hope that helped!

[@sarahyvonne1758]

Check out Santiago in this wonderful perfomance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmbNlYd9pMloY5Y

[@RyanLendt]

I'm going to dub this next level pixies dedication and defer to you Sarah - thank you for your attention :)

[@sarahyvonne1758]

@@RyanLendt Absolutely, my pleasure! :)

[@sarahyvonne1758]

@@RyanLendt The album Doolitle was first released on my birthday, no wonder I've always been in love with this album in particular, especially Hey, I hope to see some more Pixies tutorials in the future from you!😊

[@wolfgangritter9277]

Nice explanation - especially for trying to get the harmonical structure along, beyond simply stating fingerpositions on the fretboard!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for appreciating one level deeper Wolfgang :) cheers and thanks for stopping by!

[@williamarnold4715]

Thanks dude! Love this song!

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welcome!

[@stephansong]

great tutorial. Great guitar sound too. thanx.

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thanks much Stephan

[@noraanwar7570]

This tutorial is so entertaining. Don't get me wrong, it's great. I love your personality hahaha

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Greetings Nora, I'm glad you enjoyed that 😁

[@ianortega2780]

Great video I really appreciate it! Gonna try this out soon

[@RyanLendt]

cheers Ian!

[@i3oosted]

"I can be more forceful with my thing right there" woah woah woah Ryan, I know we're friends and all...

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teehee :P

[@iexclipsei]

😂

[@Steve19141]

Fantastic lesson, thanks, brother!

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My pleasure!

[@DemonGiraffe95]

Agreed, the O'Brien mix is better. Would also love to see more Pixies on the channel!

[@RyanLendt]

awesome - thanks for the feedback Lukario!

[@vladimir1180]

Thanks, that was an awesome lesson

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hey thanks Vlad :)

[@fresa9720]

i love this!!

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thanks sad!

[@Luciana-np1yv]

I wanted to learn this as my second song on the guitar but looks insanely complicated 🥺

[@RyanLendt]

maybe not a good second song song - save it for 10th maybe, and good luck!

[@jk17913]

if you get a bit further into the lesson he shows some easier ways to play the main part, simple chords instead of complicated licks

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Thanks, very useful!

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woo hoo! cheers friend :)

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good lesson despite te the bad jokes, subbed anyways...

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[@ayemod2k]

im having trouble barring the first finger and also having trouble not muting the high e with my middle finger

[@nesta8518]

That flipped neck weirds me out

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I hope you've recovered Scott :)

[@dickdeep7243]

Thanking very much bro

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you're very welcome bro

[@andressparks9853]

Hi! It would be very cool if you teach us how to play "all over the world" by the pixies :) there is no tutorials and that guitar solos are incredible! Greetings from Spain

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fun request thank you so much AS :)

[@aidans.77]

Finally figured it out

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yay

[@drakeklassen3224]

Love the pixies, could you do a acoustic lesson for “Me and We and I” by The Frights!

[@RyanLendt]

that song is ringing a distant bell in the back of my mind... I'm excited to find out :)

[@DarthEcoli]

The Frights are cool. I hadn't heard any off of the new album until I copypastaed the track name. Cool song. Unlike what Zach Carper said about You're all gonna hate this, I didn't. I thought it was an awesome album.

[@harrisonleigh9862]

Thanks so much man I loved your lesson!! Hope you see this I’m a bit late to the party 🤣

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the party rages on HL thanks!

[@DinardoLenny]

Yes!

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hehe you have really interesting tastes :)

[@clemenceberlin]

amazing thankyou

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[@galgo_atr]

awesome!

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thanks Juan!

[@ThiagodMoraes]

"Hey" Ryan Brendan O'Brien did not produce PJ Ten, he started working with them from Vs onwards, cheers mate!!

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i know - have you heard the brendan o'brien remix of ten? (it's wayyyy better)

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Man thanks so much ❤🤘🏻

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you're so welcome!

[@imaginice9637]

Hey Ryan I love your pearl jam tutorials and I was wondering if you could do a lesson for "breath" of rearviewmirror. Its imo one of their most underrated riffs. Greetings from Germany.

[@RyanLendt]

oh but i've done breath dear friend :) check the PJ playlist or just search my name + breath. Cheers and thanks so much for hanging out!

[@imaginice9637]

@@RyanLendt wow, can't believe I didn't find it before. Thanks a lot for the quick response bc the song's been stuck in my head for a while now. 👍

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Pixies 🧚‍♂️ are fun

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pixies pixies are not fun pixies pixies hurt someone

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Thanks so much! Just subbed :D

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[@sofienfadhlaoui7229]

every time i open the video to practice, i dont know why but it resumes when youre saying "So ! What youre gonna do first is put your pointer finger..." Every single time lol

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ha! you must be a creature of incredible habit... OR I spend 50% of the time talking about pointer fingers :P

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@@RyanLendt habit ; )

[@javiervera6562]

nice and very clear as a suggest you can maybe do track by track

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Thank you Javier I'm glad you enjoyed that :)

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Bien joué mec !

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cheers sophie!

[@oisinmaccann4683]

Very helpful thank you :))

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you're very welcome Oisin :)

[@Aryanof99]

PIXIES!!! 😎

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:)

[@Nicolas63DPM]

would like to request Caribou, i know im a little late to the Pixies videos. thanks

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The beauty of videos is they are always there. there's no such thing as late. Caribou request noted!

[@javiervera6562]

i learn the intro of caribou tuning my guitar jajaja

[@bennymcgehee3305]

It may be a different style from what you usually post but i was wondering if you could do the actual version of “when I come around” by green day. All the other videos on KZbin that explains it don’t seem the same as the recording

[@RyanLendt]

style schmyle. actually when i come around was my first favorite song ever :) I'm very surprised to hear that... it's not a very complicated song... anyway I've been wondering when a green day request would come through :)

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@@RyanLendt oh cool its one of my favorites too

[@diegojh1196]

Please show how to play velouria by pixies

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thanks for the request Diego

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Surely do more pixies

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I surely will! and don't call me Shirley ;)

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Pixies !

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yeah! Only took two years to get 'em on...

[@teddy_not_tedious]

U rule

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no, u rule

[@ethanlundy]

fuckin amazing song and tutorial. Just have one question, why are you using a lefty guitar?😂

[@RyanLendt]

why thank you Ethan :) that's a Jimi guitar!

[@Tyemych_90]

Красавчик!!!

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I'm not sure if that's an insult or a compliment :)

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@@RyanLendt relax,it's compliment on russian))

[@richardbladehartstewart8675]

Hey Ryan any chance of ‘where is my mind?’ By the Pixies?

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this is one of those "save the day" requests, thank you blade :)

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when u threw the clipboard eye dyed

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I want that guitar lol

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you should probably get one :)

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it is a fender left hand

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it's a jimi hendrix strat

[@FICTIONDay]

I got the same guitar lol

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good taste!

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Man I want one

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👍👍🙏🙏

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:)

[@Derrick22Hollister]

Lol I already play my D chord that way

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yay:)

[@tommartin3697]

Hey man what is that picture of the telecaster from? It seems really familiar.

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that would be a lovely piece of art done by a friend for me, of eddie's guitar :)

[@ewww21]

Dude my hand cannot hit that bar and then pluck each individual note without lifting something up or releasing the bar.

[@RyanLendt]

sounds like you know exactly what to work on - that's a good thing :)

[@babycita3568]

This is so hard

[@lewisd3125]

Why do people like lefty necks on right handed guitars?

[@RyanLendt]

it's the "jimi hendrix" guitar

[@todoperdido8017]

Dammit Ryan, the Pixies now? You have no idea how bad it gets! I wish i knew how to quit you!

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hehe don't worry I'm good for your health :P

[@sifugurusensei]

I dont get it

[@dougrose85]

Anyone who’s actually ever seen the pixies knows this is wrong

[@gregmccurry8040]

Dude I’m really sorry to tell ya it your nit playing the whole solo right..other than that great job though!

[@SweetBerryVibes]

Your doing the bend wrong!

[@SweetBerryVibes]

The bend starts on the the note you would bend to and then bends from there.

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You look like Dicaprio father from Growing pains

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Thank you bro

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my pleasure bro