Guitar Lesson: How To Play Jeremy By Pearl Jam

[@MrCronBon]

You are an excellent teacher. Know your stuff, and fun to watch...

[@RyanLendt]

hey thanks for hanging out MCB :)

[@matthewgrimes4603]

I’m a beginning guitarist and I want to tell you I appreciate how you break down the chord progressions so it helps us new guys to appreciate the songs and understand how important it is to get the chords correct to appreciate the song...thank you PS I love your campfire songs so I can do alternate chording as I learn songs to play

[@RyanLendt]

cheers to you MG :)

[@dan_gee]

One of the best things about the ending of this song, is Jeff's repeating of F-G-A-A, while the guitars are doing they funky goodness - keeps the ending tight and solid!

[@RyanLendt]

I wholeheartedly agree with that statement Dan

[@RiadhBaz]

Thank you for all you do to help us (beginner/intermediates)

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for hanging out Riadh

[@wes7706]

Recently I bought a pair of actual good headphones for music, compared to some wired earbuds it makes listening to music so much more enjoyable being able to hear every instrument much more clearer.

[@RyanLendt]

it's a world of difference isn't it? makes you wonder why they even bother to put better speakers in iphones... no music was mixed or mastered to be heard through 1/4" speakers

[@martinsteiger5039]

Ryan, thank you for this. I love, Love, LOVE the little tidbits about the live variations.

[@RyanLendt]

glad you liked it Martin!

[@FeelItRising]

23 minutes! record? Great job Edit: I don't mean to plug someone else ( but I do), but watch Rick Beato 'What makes this song great' Pearl Jam Jeremy. Amazing.

[@RyanLendt]

haha yes it is! my brain was falling out of my ears by the end... plug away! I'm excited to watch that myself ...but you realize you're in breach of the contract you ALL signed to ONLY watch my channel ;)

[@Kdaly433]

Ryan, can you please do a cover of Jeremy and use your SG bass, dark red Telecaster, black Telecaster with Gibson burstbucker pickups, SG special from Gibson, acoustic guitars, Les Paul and Jimi Hendrix Strat? I want the dark red Telecaster’s guitar riff to be shimmery and harmonize with the bass.

[@marktroutman7202]

You are awesome!!!!!! I would love a campfire edition! Love your videos! It got me through isolation!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks so much for hanging out during isolation Mark! I've been thinking about that for like two years now and I think campfire jeremy has to be in open A...

[@andrewincalifornia2066]

Hey Ryan, I’ve never left a comment on your channel before but I’ve been watching for a quite a while now. Your lessons are great and you’ve taught me many things and it’s greatly appreciated. Thanks Ryan

[@RyanLendt]

what's up andrew in california! your story checks out, those palm trees are the type :) I just moved to Philly from the bay area... whereabouts are you?

[@andrewincalifornia2066]

I’m all the way down in San Diego, and yeah the palms are definitely everywhere. How’s Philadelphia working out?

[@RyanLendt]

philly is a lovely town :) experiencing chilly mornings for the first time in a long time!

[@Jmilillo]

@@RyanLendt I didn't know that you lived in Philly. I live in Feasterville outside of Philly, in Bucks County.

[@RyanLendt]

@@Jmilillo I’m afraid I’m gone already - landed in fhe mountains of North Carolina!

[@patprime7320]

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum.of it's part. Your ambition on this one is admirable. Great Job!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks a million Pat!

[@Slogmann]

The song that saved my suicidal self from depression all those years ago. Introduced me to Pearl Jam and, through them, Soundgarden. Then followed Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season etc. This song was the reason I picked up a passion for music. In many ways, Jeremy made me the person I am today. No piece of music means more to me than this song. I have never attempted to learn it and I do not intend to, I simply have too much respect for it. I can still appreciate the great work you've put into deciphering everything and making this great lesson though, you've done a really good job on this 👌🙌

[@RyanLendt]

I totally respect your not learning it Rasmus :) thank you for sharing!

[@backlom]

Definitely about time! Good rendition! Thank you.

[@RyanLendt]

hehe about time :)

[@longdarkguy]

Thank you so much! love this song

[@RyanLendt]

welcome!

[@ExtremelyAverage1]

Hey Ryan, I know this is an old video, but it's been my long time belief that them harmonical shenanigans are on Jeff's very same 12 string bass. That's how epic that thing is in that guy's hands.

[@RyanLendt]

totally agree on ten - one issue is that his finger doesn't leave the D string (or strings - in his triple bass case) while that last note of the riff rings out, so those harmonics have to be an overdub with the very same bass. Which is why when played live the guitars take care of the harmonics. Watch the first five seconds of unplugged and ye shall see mike do it :)

[@jb9855]

Thankful for this lesson👍

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@JustinTaylor1098]

Wonderful Ryan but beyond me I think, I’ll wait for the campfire version with bated breath. Cheers

[@RyanLendt]

10 points for spelling bated right! I always thought it was baited until i educated myself

[@nickcds3419]

I’ll be waiting as well.

[@ChrisS-nj3ye]

Ha, yeah, I'm sure it's coming... and I'm sure it'll have the g chord with the weird little finger thing again : )

[@nickcds3419]

I hate that g thing

[@RyanLendt]

hehehe i don't think this one does!

[@pauloflores9345]

Excelente recibe Saludos desde México...You are a excelent teacher I like your style. I play the song wit a little diferences...and sound fine. Whit your tips sound much better...tanks

[@RyanLendt]

cheers to you Paulo - thanks for the hello :)

[@ChrisS-nj3ye]

Ryan, mate, so good... Checkout the 1995 Melbourne version of this song, it's awesome. I didn't see it live (I was only 15 then) but it's great I think you'll love it and it's on KZbin here somewhere. Great vid by the way, you're awesome

[@dannyunderscore]

Yes finally!! Thanks dude!

[@RyanLendt]

you're welcome!

[@richardbladehartstewart8675]

I so need the campfire edition. I need to play acoustic to this song.😂👍

[@RyanLendt]

I've been thinking about this very problem here and there for like a year...

[@BMac136]

@@RyanLendt did you figure it out yet ... Didn't notice it in the page

[@jetthamilton4731]

Awesome. Cant wait to learn this. Have you heard "No Jeremy", the holiday single?

[@RyanLendt]

i have :) got a request to do it... is this your motion to proceed?

[@jasonmarr4912]

Hey I have always wanted to tell someone this: you know Jeff ament's outro bass part, the one at the end of the song, well I always felt the that it was like the second hand on a clock being affected , changing its constant pace, as Jeremy's life was running out. And the last two notes were the 1 and two( lub dub) of a single heartbeat. I think they are the ventricles. I forgot. Definitely the left ventricle , but the other may be an atrium. Anyway , I always felt that sadness and felt that is what it was. And just before that, as Eddie sings the whoa part primally, as the narrator, knowing j will pass and he can do nothing.

[@RyanLendt]

thank you for telling us that jason, i like it :)

[@ro_dri_34]

Desde España, Espectacular...the best

[@RyanLendt]

I'm glad you enjoyed that amigo :)

[@gina4319]

Phil X reminds me of Billy Squier! .. Both Good Spirited Happy Guys!

[@Jmilillo]

I wanted to learn Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson, but I thought this song would be a little easier for an intermediate guitarist like myself. I knew you would have a lesson on it.

[@RyanLendt]

cheers JM thanks for hanging out

[@Jmilillo]

@@RyanLendt No Problem.

[@frimm1750]

i clicked like button 3 times. reason: Kermit there smiling on camera all the time

[@RyanLendt]

kermit is a ham!

[@frimm1750]

@@RyanLendt indeed he is! lol

[@patoman13]

Thank you master 🙏

[@RyanLendt]

you are very welcome!

[@dansimmons5382]

Love Pearl Jam! They get too much hate, I think they are one of the greatest rock bands.

[@RyanLendt]

pearl jam gets hate?? by who?? lemme at'em!

[@rafaelnepomuceno00]

I'm glad to know that my name was in a shower with you! Lol! Great lesson like always!!!

[@RyanLendt]

hehe :) it's rolling off the tongue better am I doing it right?

[@fylyp]

Great lesson once again And thanks for putting down Jeff's outro Could be a nice start for a complete different song...lol #copyright

[@RyanLendt]

can't copyright a root and a third ;) just don't tell tom petty

[@MonolithMike]

Epic song. Ahead of its time, sadly. Great lesson as always

[@RyanLendt]

what was newsworthy has become commonplace :(

[@mikepacheco387]

I know this is an old video, but I came across one of your videos, subscribed, and now find myself watching at least 5-6 of your videos every day. Love your breakdowns!!!

[@RyanLendt]

I appreciate you mike :)

[@kosmozpl]

Now after this video i can't play this bridge without this C note. In couple of minutes i changed my over 20 year old habit

[@RyanLendt]

haha it's so tempting! the other option is they just make that first A note an entire quarter note like the bass does in the verse, and the bass and the drums take care of the extra rhythm. i forgot to mention that :)

[@tintintin7000]

Yeah jeremy i like it

[@RyanLendt]

jerethon

[@shooterbc9]

thank you! very nice

[@RyanLendt]

you're very welcome Bruno! thank you for having the most succinct name on the list :P

[@sawyertonkin3036]

Jeremy campfire version please!

[@RyanLendt]

you got me thinking about it...

[@oursleepinggiant]

@@RyanLendt +1 ; been working on one myself, and I just can't get it :( I never though "Present Tense" could be a "campfire song, but here we are

[@GetzGoth]

There's also a saying that a Planck Unit is an increment of time equal to 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of 1 billionth of one second. I rember who said that one. It was Max Planck. It's kind of like Earth looking back at itself...sort of, well, not really. Well, it's still a nice Tele you have there.

[@RyanLendt]

haha. all planck lengths of my tele say cheers

[@twainjones]

We are not only the earth, we are the universe trying to understand itself.

[@RyanLendt]

add to that: in a way that only humans can. I would imagine grasshoppers understand the universe in a different way.

[@tuckergaddy5299]

Can you please do a lesson for black rain by soundgarden

[@RyanLendt]

yes :)

[@nickcds3419]

Hey Ryan I just saw a video of EV doing Here Comes the Sun on the uke. I wonder if someone can teach me that 🤔

[@richardbladehartstewart8675]

That’s gonna be the hardest campfire ever!!!! Have you mastered the campfire yet?

[@RyanLendt]

well I've thought about it - and no jeremy is basically the jeremy campfire version

[@richardbladehartstewart8675]

Hahahahaha hell yeah... live the vid. Thanks pal 👍👍👍

[@richardbladehartstewart8675]

Hey Ryan do you mute your high E when you play an ‘F’ or equivalent up the fret?

[@RyanLendt]

in this situation, yes... if I feel like it. you should try all possibilities and see what you like best :)

[@mayainpaper]

awesomeeeeee

[@RyanLendt]

thanks BC glad you liked it :)

[@mattklein562]

Jeremy!!! I was waiting for this classic you did an amazing job again, as usual. Thank friend Now teach us amateurs “Severed Hand” hahahaha

[@RyanLendt]

glad you liked it fellow philly guy :) huge weight off my shoulders!

[@rohanaryal2223]

thnx man

[@RyanLendt]

welcome sir

[@stonemanson4884]

👍

[@christiankellam2507]

can you please do my song next

[@RyanLendt]

it's in the stars squire :)

[@dubzy21]

Campfire version?

[@RyanLendt]

coming soon :)

[@MrTones1979]

Still no campfire version...... 😢

[@RyanLendt]

you have amazing timing - my no jeremy analysis came out four minutes after you made this comment

[@caldwell9-0]

HAHA I’VE GOT YOU, I’M A BASSET TO AND I PLAY THE HARMONICS ON THIER, wait, I just had a nightmare that every band member was just jeff

[@RyanLendt]

I dunno, Jeff is a pretty standup guy!

[@coolwaterdvr]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@RyanLendt]

rawk

[@WizardOfArc]

I thought the harmonica on the 12 string bass 😮

[@RyanLendt]

sure, i just don't own a 12 string bass

[@Izorbo]

Oh boy, you call this a marathon?! This is nothing compared to Dave Grohl's 23 minute instrumental, Play! You should try doing a tutorial on that masterpiece lol

[@RyanLendt]

hehe. touche.

[@P.Jlive2024]

Right the f*÷k on!! There's an acoustic going on in the chorus. So much going on in this song. Love Pearl Jam. & here's showing you some love🤘🎸☇

[@RyanLendt]

there's also one of those instruments from elementary school music class where you hold the handle in one hand, and the cylinder with the silver beads wrapped around it in the other, and then twist it to make a scratchy sound. it's in the chorus, every other time during the "riff" for three beats. listen for it! i was running one day and couldn't believe i spotted it :)

[@P.Jlive2024]

@@RyanLendt I will listen. Usually I listen to lyrics, then break it down to the instruments.

[@nickcds3419]

The length of this video was intimidating 🤔

[@RyanLendt]

imagine how i felt...

[@marioriquelme1651]

Está muy difícil. Me voy a matar!!

[@RyanLendt]

oh i thought you meant you're going to kill the song. haha no don't do that friend - good luck!

[@yansoletto4103]

there are SO MUCH more things going on the song that you missed

[@RyanLendt]

post your vid mate, educate us!

[@yansoletto4103]

@@RyanLendt just search on youtube and you will find. I recommend Cifra Club, its a famous channel from brazil and even give us the three guitars

[@coolwaterdvr]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@RyanLendt]

that video was exhausting...