Guitar Lesson: How To Play The Weight by The Band

If there ever was a "must-know" how to play, The Band's The Weight is surely it.
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[@TC3333]

Another fantastic video, Ryan, thank you for all the lessons and hard work. One suggestion that would really help (me anyway), is if you would play the song in its entirety at the very end one time through in real-time just so we know what it's supposed to sound like all together. There are a few transitions I question if I'm playing correctly and it would be nice to hear it all the way through to clear up those few spots. Just a thought, keep up the fantastic work!

[@RyanLendt]

i've been doing that the following day for ones where it makes sense - it's called playthrough shmlaythrough - cheers buddy

[@TC3333]

@@RyanLendt Awesome, thanks again, Ryan!

[@nickcds3419]

I need a massive tutorial for the Abby road medley. Mean mr mustard ->the end. Thanks. I expect it by noon.

[@nickcds3419]

@@erikthompson404 Ryan…. Hire this person immediately

[@nickcds3419]

@@erikthompson404 if you can’t see that I was joking, then I don’t know what to say . I have the pleasure of knowing Ryan for a while now, we know each other’s sense of humor. But thanks for your lesson.

[@klohr26]

@@nickcds3419 Leave it to the drummer to stir the pot. 🤣

[@nickcds3419]

@@klohr26 drummers are the worst

[@RyanLendt]

NO TALKING TO EACH OTHER!!!

[@ruechel]

love this song. love YOU, bro.

[@RyanLendt]

love you too bro :)

[@footlong4769]

I love a good Tab

[@RyanLendt]

yay

[@Dick_Mustang]

OMG! This is great. Back home in Wimberley, ALL the local bands and musicians HAD to have this in their repertoire! I can see my dad and his friends playing this in me head as I watch the video. This is great. Thanks for sharing!

[@RyanLendt]

special :)

[@archerkane7193]

Happy Holidays Ryan! I hope you had a great one! Love the song and thank you for the lesson!

[@RyanLendt]

happy new year archer!

[@klohr26]

Wew! That's a relief! Great lesson Ryan.

[@RyanLendt]

:) thanks bud

[@ST-xg3gy]

Ya done good.

[@RyanLendt]

thanks pal

[@truewealth50]

Thank you Ryan...Great lesson !

[@RyanLendt]

thanks scott!

[@Walksomemore]

Thanks, nice demo of the intro lick. I just play the G# from a regular 3-finger 'A' (w/pinky), and just lift my 'root' finger like an A7, and stick my index finger on the G# on the G string. Yeah, I know, it is kinda low rent, but it works and saves my aging finger-stretch (and it's an inverted chord anyway, right?)...

[@KowboyUSA]

Those gosh darn ne'er-do-wells trying to horn in on our super duper top secret information 👌😁

[@RyanLendt]

we must rise up against them!

[@mattfranks4335]

Excellent ! Happy New year bud .

[@RyanLendt]

thanks bud. happy new year.

[@ImNotOld_ImVintage]

I can't wait to give this a go. That G# walk down is so satisfying.

[@RyanLendt]

add the G# walk to the ministry of silly walks

[@rory7056]

Hey Ryan, I haven’t commented in ages, but I was wondering if you could do Luna by the smashing pumpkins because I can’t find a decent video on KZbin about it. Thanks pal love your videos

[@RyanLendt]

great idea rory thanks pal :)

[@simondbarnes]

Love this song so much :)

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@zoranroth9599]

Hey Ryan, Thanks again my man! That is a very hip laid back tune! cheers ZR.

[@RyanLendt]

it's so hip it got a hip replacement

[@zoranroth9599]

@@RyanLendt Bahahahahah!!!

[@samtate1260]

I remember hearing that on the radio I would like to learn Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the sky the one hit wonder great videos 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RyanLendt]

good idea thanks sam!

[@hankpirelli74]

It was worth the weight.... thank you for a cool tutorial!!

[@RyanLendt]

Glad you liked it!

[@frankybenefort7202]

Shout out to easy rider

[@volvoplz9209]

The weighting is the hardest part.

[@RyanLendt]

budum

[@scroto3950]

I’ve learned a lot from watching your videos. One of the top guitar lesson channels by far, could you please do Slipknot’s vermillion pt. 2?

[@RyanLendt]

appreciate you scroto.

[@ubayunyu2]

Crazy nice.. 👍❤️😘🇮🇩

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@Smack47]

Big request here, In the Sink by Plumtree, I would be very thankful. Love your stuff man keep doing it

[@RyanLendt]

thanks man :)

[@wulf5247]

Hey Ryan, thanks for another lesson! And I'm sure you get this a lot, but yoi think you could do a lesson request? Something from Nothing, by Foo Fighters.

[@RyanLendt]

pretty sure i've done that one!

[@wulf5247]

@@RyanLendt oh you have! Didn't realize that, thank you.

[@jonassantana5707]

Please make an acoustic guitar lesson of Chris Cornell sitting on the dock of the bay cover from Otis Redding

[@RyanLendt]

i did not know about this!!

[@footlong4769]

Weezer have an awesome cover of this. Thanks

[@RyanLendt]

i had no idea

[@Liquormans]

Good

[@alantracy6757]

You’ve seem like such a nice guy cheers

[@RyanLendt]

how much did my mom pay you to say that

[@Dandyduck194]

YOU = BEST EVER AWESOME MANAMANAMANEJNDJWNID YOUR SO AMAZING I LOVE YOU

[@RyanLendt]

I LOVE YOU TOO!

[@Better_Call_Raul]

04:45 The studio recording and The Last Waltz version are both in the same key. Key of A. Or am I missing something here? 🤔 live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZSthXmOq9CLoaM In any case, check out the Robbie Robertson guitar intro on The Last Waltz movi. It is so good. Much better than the studio recording! But probably more difficult to play.

[@mik75s]

This is on the "guilty pleasure" playlist?

[@RyanLendt]

woot!

[@bimma320]

Hey Ryan! Another great instructional lesson, as always. If you haven’t heard it, I strongly encourage you to listen to this classic Aussie version by The Badloves with Jimmy Barnes. Google them both. Michael Spiby is a wonderful and underrated musician coupled with Jimmy who is a household name downunder, probably our equivalent to Bruce Springsteen. Cheers mate! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKPEo3yEqdOgjrc

[@RyanLendt]

Cool, thanks!