Guitar Lesson: How To Play Plush - Acoustic - by Stone Temple Pilots

You know, the one that starts with "This is a song called Plush..."
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[@fianna582]

Absolutely love this song and there isn’t a better teacher on this platform to learn it from. Cheers man. 🤘🤙

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you're kind fianna

[@janiescute]

Most under appreciated guitar tutor on the tube. Thanks Ry

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pleasure jay :)

[@sdhlkfhalkjgd]

Practically every lesson you post is straight from my fragmented and lost CD collection. Keep 'em coming!! It's time I start playing again.

[@RyanLendt]

clearly you have impeccable taste in music Dan

[@srfedote]

Searching and searching till the end I found the way I was looking for. You are the best!

[@Keerano]

lol I watched this last year, and didn't catch the P-chord line. You're the best man :D

[@RyanLendt]

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[@KowboyUSA]

One of the greatest songs ever. Sweet lesson!

[@RyanLendt]

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[@juanbalboa99]

Love it!! Now I’ve got a new song to play in the same tuning as Say Yes. Love both videos. Thanks, Ryan!

[@RyanLendt]

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[@phoenixm768]

Always been afraid to play this song due to the somewhat jazzy chords but you made it easy to understand and learn. THANKS RYAN!

[@RyanLendt]

it's an honor :)

[@ElSantoLuchador]

Thank you for mentioning jazz chords. I hate those f'n things. But it also points out the fact that STP was not just another grunge band. They had undertones of jazz and glam, and they increasingly moved in that direction.

[@Lorenzo4IN]

I've been waiting for this for a lonk time! Ryan, you are AMAZING.

[@RyanLendt]

thanks LQ!

[@harryprice8552]

Love that you include alternate ways to play chords

[@byrondowling195]

Thanks for the lesson it was super helpful! One thing I found when playing along to the original video is that the tuning was about a quarter step up from D standard so I just tuned each string about an extra 20hz or so above perfectly in tune and it sounded identical to the recording!

[@Medyo]

you never fail to amaze man. I feel like I could follow your instructions despite my being a dodo. Thanks tons!

[@RyanLendt]

true story one time i wrote a song about being the last dodo

[@songsfromthecanoe]

I saw the P-note joke coming from a mile away and it still got me. Never gets old :) I, too, have a liking for chromatic walks. This song is neat, even if I was taught right from the beginning to not like Stone Temple Pilots (for no particular reason) :)

[@RyanLendt]

I developed a new angle on that joke that I haven't used yet. I'm not going to spoil it...

[@eray9934]

Can you explain it? It's a C chord with E in the bass. Good thing there's no P chord???

[@songsfromthecanoe]

You've left out the bit that makes the joke work, friend! "That doesn't change the C-ness of the chord..." Replace the C with a P and read it out loud :)

[@bodhithebodhisattva4106]

Thank for solving the mystery of the 3rd chord in the chorus! I’ve been playing it as a C and I knew I was off. I had the full step down and everything else right. Just couldn’t figure out what Dean was doing in the chorus. You da man!

[@stephen5882]

You forgot the "this is a song called plush"

[@RyanLendt]

dammit.

[@theshredguitarist25]

Wow thanks for having the proper tuning!!! So many people teaching this don’t mention that integral part of this rendition.

[@RyanLendt]

funny thing to gloss over...

[@ElSantoLuchador]

You can play it in standard tuning if you want. It's in standard tuning on the album, I think the MTV unplugged show, and in the electric guitar tutorial for this song on this same channel. Most people who reference the 'acoustic version' are referring to a performance with just DeLeo and his acoustic accompanying Weiland. It's in that video that DeLeo is downtuned. It sounds pretty good in standard tuning too, it's just brighter. Tuned down gives it a darker feel ('grunge tuning').

[@bushcry1]

Wow Ryan! You just made me learn it without confusing parts. I will apply tonight and hopefully achieve it finally

[@RyanLendt]

cheers to you Edgar :)

[@angelbreaker3244]

One of My favorite group!!! So thanks

[@RyanLendt]

welcome!

[@geraldbrown2875]

Great lesson, I always played it in standard tuning but no more! Your too F’n funny, cracked me up through the entire video! Great timing on guitar and the standup bits!🤣👍🎸🇨🇦

[@RyanLendt]

cheers gerald :) :)

[@lisaernieforever1690]

You Are The God Of Grunge Guitar! Awesome Teaching!🍻🤘

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Ernie :)

[@modernmusicstudio303]

Absolutely Love your personality! Thanks for teaching us!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks friend!

[@twodogmom]

Sounds awesome! One of my favorite songs (and bands).

[@RyanLendt]

how joyous :)

[@MedMan30]

Great job. All time favorite. ❤️🎶 I learned how to play this a while ago from a Guitar World version of the original. I found a back issue from the 90’s. Couldn’t wait! Haha! 🎸🎼

[@RyanLendt]

ahhh magazines you can hold

[@MedMan30]

@@RyanLendt haha! Yah, I used to subscribe to Guitar World and Guitar Technique. I have so many now that I stopped, plenty of tab. 🎸👍🏼

[@ImNotOld_ImVintage]

I love all the chromatic walks in this song. I could never remember the E flat maj 7, but I wasn't thinking about it continuing the chromatic run, but a higher octave. Now I just need to work on the finger gymnastics of getting to it from a C and then getting back to the F.

[@RyanLendt]

navigation :)

[@wilson489]

Your Lesson made it easier for me to master this song 🙏🏻 Thank You 💚

[@RyanLendt]

woohoo!

[@fax164]

A MASTERPIECE

[@RyanLendt]

aye

[@linktoworlds5576]

Love this one! Was wondering when we’d get a lesson. Thanks!

[@RyanLendt]

cheers LTW :)

[@gmjason75]

Nice work man!! 😎🤘 I can now add this (correct) one to the arsenal!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks JS!

[@matty051]

Really interesting that the acoustic version is one step down, I never realized that before. Also, in watching your original lesson on Plush, nice to see you've been using the same clipboard for at least the last 3 years :).

[@RyanLendt]

fooled by the turtle sticker. I actually broke that clipboard and ruthie donated one to me from her work stash somewhere in between these two vids. don't know where the first clipboard came from. I've paid for zero clipboards. I know, not everyone can be so fortunate.

[@Chorkaloopa]

In the Year of our Lloyd.... Christmas. You've totally redeemed yourself. :)

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:)

[@JustinTaylor1098]

Love this Ryan, thank you. Time to play!!! Cheers.

[@RyanLendt]

have a good time JT!

[@hunterhass04]

I love d standard Both my guitars are tuned to it right now. Awesome song never heard it before man!

[@RyanLendt]

noice

[@eray9934]

You've never heard that song before or you never heard Ryan do it??

[@quiners9174]

Legend, dude. Thanks as always 👍

[@RyanLendt]

cheers dude

[@ziggybaker3446]

Very appropriate lesson as I've just been learning this on bass! By the way, nice hat!!

[@RyanLendt]

noice! thanks!

[@johnvcougar]

You nailed it, Rye-man, I love this song. P-chord, LOL. Those C-shape barre chords are a bugger! Well worth learning coz they’re phat when you land them! Good stuff. 🎉To my ear, that third chord in the chorus is a C with an E base, (a B with a D in the base considering the tooning)

[@RyanLendt]

cheers coug!

[@paulojohnnynello4155]

Pretty good job Ryan!!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks paulo!

[@riaariaa3178]

Great lesson and your notes are always right cudos!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks RR!

[@steveoace1]

Your like the Rodney Mullins of technical guitar teaching! Sick

[@RyanLendt]

a skateboarder?? I can't even stand on one of those that's not moving...

[@alternateguitar7779]

Simply AMAZING lesson!!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks BB!

[@josephboecker6645]

Love your teaching style man. 👌

[@RyanLendt]

thanks man

[@kristycrighton7475]

The old chromatic thing for the win- love it

[@RyanLendt]

the old chromatic trick. that's the third time i've fallen for it this week.

[@aritradutta1581]

yayyyy this my favourite STP song

[@RyanLendt]

double yay!

[@gavinclark9179]

Love that hat!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Gavin!

[@gmoney0987]

“That doesn’t change the C-ness, of this chord….thank god there is no P “ Hella funny joke that probably flew over so many people’s heads

[@RyanLendt]

;)

[@mikerandall1598]

Instructor extraordinaire Thanks again Ryan. You a badass❤👊😎

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I appreciate you Mike

[@GlenCat88]

Great lesson dude!

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thanks dude!

[@rowsell6523]

You’re the best man!!

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thanks man!

[@Barcodeali]

greatness

[@RyanLendt]

BA!

[@spiritfan1969]

Outstanding ! Thanks

[@RyanLendt]

welcome!

[@lisaernieforever1690]

Awesome Song !! Grunge Forever!!!🍺🤘🔥

[@RyanLendt]

or at least until next tuesday!

[@kiaalcassas]

Oh the classics 💙🤍

[@RyanLendt]

when I was a kid they were called oldies...

[@dusty0608]

I love your approach to teaching. Cut out the crap and get the changes. Wonderful

[@RyanLendt]

thanks dusty :)

[@InjuryDealer]

Awesome video!

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thanks Ab :)

[@scottbabb2088]

Exxxxxxxxcellent. Thanks!

[@RyanLendt]

welcome!

[@kvstrickland]

I’m imagining you doing a review of an old old video of yours and talking to yourself ... Picture in Picture style ...

[@RyanLendt]

RL reacts to RL... I'll have to find a fake moustache

[@BobGreeneCreates]

Nicely infingerated :)

[@RyanLendt]

why thank you Bob :)

[@jadeedmundson5715]

Hooray!

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:)

[@Will-sh8kl]

I play this song at least once a day and it feels good.

[@RyanLendt]

would thrice be too much?

[@Will-sh8kl]

@@RyanLendt I've done that as well Ryan. 😁🙏

[@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596]

You can also do Ebmaj7 on the 6th fret A string power chord if those weird ones are too hard

[@INDAmedia]

Thanks! Will try to infingerate it later ;)

[@RyanLendt]

enfingerate! spell check doesn't catch it so I got excited. googled it. Not a word. Let's change that.

[@cidlopez]

Why do you think they tuned the acoustic down when the original track is in standard pitch? Also, in the original track during the bridge (?) there’s a second guitar playing a very cool riff that’s hard to clearly make out. It’s during the G-F-C-D#-D part. I’ve yet to find a video of someone showing how to play that part. Can you do a short video on this?

[@RyanLendt]

I've been meaning to make that short video for years i love that part!

[@cidlopez]

@@RyanLendt how cool that you hear it too! I never noticed it until I was wearing my over the ear high quality headphones recently. It’s such a cool riff. Looking forward to your video. And your channel is excellent btw!

[@AchillesWrath1]

I think Dean's brother Robert actually wrote that song on guitar and he also wrote Interstate love song. At least the intro's from what iv'e read.

[@RyanLendt]

damn. those are two of the best intros ever.

[@ThatRangeLife]

"Good thing there's no 'P' chord." hahaha

[@RyanLendt]

;)

[@juanmanuelperez9657]

Hey Ryan can you do a tutorial on how to play long nights by eddie vedder?

[@RyanLendt]

wondrous idea Juan

[@emilio_m0ra]

I love you

[@RyanLendt]

I love you too

[@boss123400]

Think you could put together an acoustic version of We Die Young- AIC?

[@RyanLendt]

wondrous idea Sly

[@maty1047]

good video!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Maty!

[@beranmuden6155]

Amazing song and equally amazing lesson, but I cheat using a D# minor chord, followed by F minor barred on the 6 and 8 fret. Even if my live depended on it, I just cannot play that E# major 7...

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Bm :) just play 333 on the tiny strings that's EbM7

[@klohr26]

Well I guess it’s time I do E flat Maj 7 the right way, no more short cuts. Go Go Gadget Fingers! Do da do da do da doot da do doot

[@RyanLendt]

(kevins fingers become 12 feet long)

[@razhua]

that Tylor sounds rough to be a Tylor. I know is detuned. I really enjoyed the lesson though. quite a tasty tune!

[@smooth_speed13]

How do you get the muted strumms without muting? I can’t see you muting the strings but it ring aloud when I do the same thing your doing?? Please help please elaborate your technique

[@RyanLendt]

left hand

[@smooth_speed13]

I guess I’m more of a beginner than I thought ... left hand I tried that

[@railsonborges7376]

One day if u could do a tutorial of Fare the Well - STP

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the RQ RB

[@PartyWithATwist]

Could you teach us “Fireflies”?

[@RyanLendt]

by who?

[@bimma320]

I’ve been doing it wrong for years!!!

[@RyanLendt]

that's nothing to be ashamed of, I sometimes go by my maiden name

[@stefanpohlmann6857]

mascarpone? 😀 will never ever get this one out of my head again! never ever! thx

[@RyanLendt]

:) :)

[@neilchurchill6494]

When the dogs are finding her. I am sure it goes G barred, F Barred, and then just releasing the open E and leaving the rest in the "F" position. The E minor chord doesn't sound right. Only in my humble opinion, oh wise one

[@RyanLendt]

hold the phone. i never said Em - in the acoustic version he plays all power chords, which may or may not be a little different than the album version. more research needs to be done

[@neilchurchill6494]

@@RyanLendt sorry I meant power chords, but I still think he just lifts his pointer finger off so it is open - 3 - 3 after the F

[@kaidenmundy]

i can’t believe i’ve been playing this in the wrong tuning forever i feel so stupid😂

[@RyanLendt]

the album version is in regular standard!

[@patprime7320]

But I wanna tune down 2 steps and capo one!!

[@RyanLendt]

you have my blessing

[@760pops]

How you gonna have Bert and not Ernie!!!

[@RyanLendt]

I'm a sesame street rule breaker and I have the tattoo to prove it

[@jaketorpepper-king3930]

0 dislikes....as there should be

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@hunterhass04]

It's a slide not a hammer on for the intro

[@RyanLendt]

yes, however with my preferred enfingeration it cannot be done as such

[@hunterhass04]

@@RyanLendt much love brother completely forgot how to play this now I'm here once again thanks Ryan lol.

[@jerryrosa6964]

Dude you’re hilarious....that is all.

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Jerry :) that is all

[@Foofighting23]

Thanks bud... but its where you going with a mask I found.

[@dollarmatian]

Hehehe.. “cuz... it’s the end of the world right!”

[@mattkeller9806]

Cness.

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@LoneWolf-cv6pl]

Good lesson but the guitar sounds a little rattly

[@jg-kd5hy]

Brah, are you ex Navy?

[@empoetable]

a hole step down is crazy. Sorry it's disgusting.🤢

[@RyanLendt]

don't apologize to me, apologize to Dean

[@buschlaufer5102]

Vielen Dank wie immer!

[@RyanLendt]

Sie sind herzlich willkommen!