Guitar Lesson: How To Play Zero by Smashing Pumpkins

[@RyanLendt]

join me for a one-on-one! www.ryanlendt.com/lessons

[@gopher_p]

Full explanation for the harmonics probably too long for KZbin comments. The short answer is that harmonics are about fractions of your scale length and that they only care about the distance to the nearest "anchor" point, either the nut or the bridge. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th frets are roughly 1/6, 1/5, and 1/4 of your scale length away from the nut. Fractions with larger denominators correspond to higher notes. You can find the exact same harmonics the same distances away from the bridge.

[@RyanLendt]

dude - thank you!!

[@beranmuden6155]

When I see Pumpkins and mr. Lendt, I press like. Now, let's watch the video!

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@globalizedigitalmarketing8210]

The best band ever, the best turotial of it ever! Combo unlocked!

[@RyanLendt]

aw :)

[@lunapelua]

I just love the way you teach, so easy to understand, I would LOVE, if you could do like an acoustic lesson for Only Happy When It Rains By Garbage, I would be forever grateful

[@RyanLendt]

great idea Luna thanks!

[@pelufloyd]

Great song by one of the greatest teachers in KZbin. Just the right words, the right notes, the right time. No bullsh1t here.

[@RyanLendt]

hey thanks for that thomas :)

[@patprime7320]

You are amassing a pedal collection quickly. Also Pat Squad Rules!

[@RyanLendt]

all the colors!

[@dominicsedillo1980]

Yes! My favorite Pumpkins song!

[@RyanLendt]

yay!

[@RandomDude45_X]

I wish when I was young i had youtube and a teacher like you. You're are if not the best one of these best guitar KZbinrs out. Mad props to you. I remember being 14 and I found a neighbor's tab book and learned to play the cords for Free bird and the white room by Clapton. I would love to see you teach On the Hunt by skynerd!

[@AngelJul]

Oh man... I always think the same... No KZbin in the 80's only those tabs on magazines!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for all the kindness BW and AJ :)

[@mattjacob9802]

Oh this is just glorious

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@samdan986]

Quiet too would be amazing! Pumpkins marathon!

[@NO-78-9]

I second that!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the rq!

[@juan-vk3kv]

loving the last couple of lessons covering some great songs 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@RyanLendt]

thanks juan :)

[@backlom]

This is great. I just purchased a JHS Crimson and now I’ve got one more song to use it with. Fantastic. Yes, I like JHS too lol

[@RyanLendt]

oh sweet! JHS fuzz unite

[@backlom]

@@RyanLendt By our powers combined we are JHS Planet 🌎 ⚡️

[@fianna582]

Just found this song, wanted to learn it and of course you have a tutorial for it! Thanks Ryan. 😃👍

[@RyanLendt]

woohoo!

[@Nissan570Lsx]

I'm a Patrick and I agree everyone should have a friend named Patrick. So I went and made friends with a Patrick too. PatSquad rules.

[@Nissan570Lsx]

@@PMurray2694 everything if you look at it the right way.

[@patprime7320]

I'm also a Patrick with a friend named Patrick. One could say if your friends with P then you're friends with us

[@RyanLendt]

46 points for pat prime

[@KowboyUSA]

That sounds killer! Awesome lesson, sir!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks sir!

[@braydencolvinmusic5649]

dude just found your channel, and i love what you’re doing. Very simple and to the point, keep it up

[@drunkviggo7263]

Damn it sounds good bro. Have your supporters gotten you to do a piano tutorial for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ?

[@RyanLendt]

not yet...

[@mkultr4]

Thanks for the cool lessons, you cover some awsome songs i cant find anywhere else. Any chance of some of the heavier stuff from mellon collie like XYU, bodies, and where boys fear to tread? thanks again

[@Jsmitt716]

Great breakdown of a super fun song to play!

[@beowulf1368]

first time seeing your content, you’re a great teacher and everything is easy to follow and very descriptive! thank u for helping me learn a great song, earned a sub!

[@RyanLendt]

welcome to the party mr wulf!

[@rabrac8753]

Dear King of Grunge tutorials, please do Isolate by Bender someday 🥺 (preferably on an acoustic)

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the idea Rab :)

[@craigcarroll3586]

Cool bigfoot stuff. The lesson was solid too

[@archerkane7193]

This is awesome Ryan! Thank you good sir!

[@RyanLendt]

My pleasure!

[@J2R2H-zi9vj]

Great song

[@RyanLendt]

ja!

[@saulgoodman4586]

Thank you Ryan, I was listening to this song and I wanted it to learn it so bad!!!

[@RyanLendt]

woohoo!

[@Riverdeepnwide]

👍 Good one Ryan thanks man. Subscribed 👍

[@alanpitts1514]

Excellent tutorial my guy 🤘 all the rest should follow!

[@bburr360]

As per usual…. Well done, Sir!

[@RyanLendt]

thank you sir!

[@christopherzuniga9287]

Great review. Can you do an electric guitar lesson on Cutting Crew’s I just died in your arms?

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the rq CZ

[@sunminglee1153]

Love your tutorial. Just a request, how about a lesson on Running from an Angel by Hootie and the Blowfish.

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the idea Sun

[@Replika2000]

Great lesson (as always :D). Can you make a video of the crazy solo of this crazy song???

[@RyanLendt]

thanks Rep :)

[@martinpagliardini2364]

GRACIAS!! el más claro tutorial lejos

[@connorocallaghan8101]

We need a lesson on Inside out by Eve 6 Ryan!! This song would complete my repertoire!

[@RyanLendt]

yes!

[@rickmooney9301]

Excellent lesson, thank u so much! 👍

[@RyanLendt]

welcome to the party rick :)

[@heleneverett8067]

Well. I will be blasting this tomorrow. But a little request pleeease. Can you do eyes adrift sleight of hand ❤️💙💚

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the idea Helen

[@SlowToe]

Thanks Ryan. This one escaped me for years. I thought it was a lot harder than it is. Sign of a good teacher I suppose ❤️

[@RyanLendt]

:)

[@whodatwani7745]

Great tutorial! however, Billy technically plays an open E string on the first 'a' and then goes into the harmonics on frets 3,4, and 5.

[@Jamerzh]

Ryan, any chance of you doing a tutorial for STP - 7 Caged Tigers? 🙏 Real interesting chords and always with STP, a lot more going on in this song than first meets the 'earballs' 😊

[@RyanLendt]

thought I'd done that one. thanks for the nudge!

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Pat squad played in the key of A

[@RyanLendt]

only cause there's no key of P. You can, however, pee on a key.

[@BrianOboylemusic]

@@RyanLendt dude lol… I really appreciate the lessons man. I lived in Philly a long time . I worked at Medley music in Bryn Mawr way back

[@enricofugazzi5206]

The song is called "0", the tutorial is a "10".

[@RyanLendt]

thanks fugazzi :)

[@inflintity]

Great videos 👍🤘 Happy Halloween 🎃

[@RyanLendt]

happy halloween!

[@steveoloughlin3983]

After watching you demo an iRig HD 2, I bought myself one. It’s amazing. And yes, there’s a Zero setting on Tonebridge!

[@RyanLendt]

cool!

[@evillittlegoat8338]

Say (I'm sorry this is unrelated to the video but I thought about it earlier), what are the chances of you wanting to figure out a version of 'Spoonman' for the ukuele? I'm not even sure it's possible but if I trust anyone to make it possible, it's you ;)

[@RyanLendt]

I just don't think it would be very satisfying... that might be my lack of ukulele skill though...

[@evillittlegoat8338]

@@RyanLendt And here I thought I had a chance, since I never thought I'd see a uke tutorial for "Spin the Black Circle" either. Ah well, maybe you'll have an epiphany some day :)

[@dlm425]

Could you do quiet by the pumpkin s, thk you sir

[@RyanLendt]

thank you sir

[@decca1810]

Is the actual solo a combo of harmonics and gizmo noises or is it something else, if so how do you play the solo

[@Ginger2Rocker]

dont need a mathematician or physicist to explain that harmonics are a patter of halves. the first harmonic divides the string exactly in half at the 12th fret, then the next would be the half of the half, and keeps going like that. so the harmonics above and below the 12th fret at the same intervals are the same.

[@RyanLendt]

rock on - how come we get the best harmonics on the 7th and 5th?

[@InjuryDealer]

NICE!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks!

[@Wickedsensations2001]

dude if you do next time around by little joy I will be gratefull forever

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the idea AS

[@catchofthedave8681]

Hey Ryan........think you could tackle "through the eyes of ruby" my favorite pumpkins song??

[@RyanLendt]

great idea dave :)

[@artemanan4540]

Omg, how to learn to make those harmonics (( oh that right hand(

[@RyanLendt]

go slow AA

[@artemanan4540]

@@RyanLendt I should do more exercise to train my right hand as I am born lefthand, but taught to pkay guitar (and also cello) regularly

[@thejohngates2012]

1:46

[@johnrt1984]

Ryan can you do zero chance acoustic soundgarden thanks

[@RyanLendt]

i must

[@kylegendreau1801]

How does one become a Harmonics master? Is it just like somewhat muting the string your hitting? like for 3-4-5 part at the beginning after the strum slide strum part

[@kylegendreau1801]

Edit: after some trial and error I have become a Harmonic Jedi Master.

[@RyanLendt]

yes!

[@garrettrosner8437]

New to learning guitar do I need that thing to make the chords sound like that or can I do it on my amp

[@frw1f]

i absolutely love this song but nothing on gods green earth will make me tune my guitar to anything but standard

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Alternate tuning when all you have is a strat means just immediately move on lol.

[@RyanLendt]

i feel your pain

[@user-kz4eb5ku1n]

beat tutorial out there!

[@RyanLendt]

aw thanks

[@colinwibbenmeyer2468]

My harmonics aren’t working

[@rrdlr2]

harmonics get lower the higher you go because the vibrating length gets longer, and therefore lower in pitch, when fretting proper the vibrating length gets shorter and therefore higher in pitch. You're welcome.

[@rrdlr2]

When fretting the vibrating length is only beyond the fingered fret, with harmonics, it is the whole length of the string but divided at nodes which and where the touched harmonic determines, ie, the whole string but divided in fractions thereof. I wish I could post pictures because I'm sure most of you probably still aren't clear on it. Best example is 12 fret harmonic which actually matches the fretted note, when fretted, only the part of string beyond the fret vibrates which is half the length, but with a harmonic the whole string vibrates, but separately in two halves, hence the same pitch but different quality.

[@RyanLendt]

thanks for the info ruben :)

[@adlerdefender8067]

Do tarantula... Plz

[@brianschaefer3851]

Are you related to Ryan Reynolds?

[@RyanLendt]

if I am my mom has some serious 'splaining to do Lucy.

[@patrickv9267]

My names patrick 😌

[@jay_sun_michael]

🤟🏼🎃🤟🏼

[@RyanLendt]

ah!

[@kvstrickland]

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@RyanLendt]

boo!

[@benscott5207]

You should start playing the song first before every lesson

[@ritz2243]

Love the song and your lesson 👏🏻 just don't like your style throwing the file list who request the song 🤭

[@RyanLendt]

interesting reaction ritz

[@tacoburitotaco6949]

a little faster pls

[@dlm425]

Let’s Go Brandon 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@RyanLendt]

yeah!