How to Play "Montezuma" by Fleet Foxes

How to play the first track off Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes

[@robinpecknold]

Just to clarify, this is exactly how it is played as recorded, and how I used to play it live, but now I play it just normal tuning so we can transition into "He Doesn't Know Why" from this song. Great job again

[@sarojpandey8903]

I dont think you are robin pecknold.

[@desdafinado]

@@sarojpandey8903 if u look up his channel I guess you'll see he actually is

[@anavillanueva1547]

"Voice of a bearded angel" OH MY GOODNESS THE BEST THING EVER. AND thank you so much for this its absolutely beautiful.

[@cougarman8]

Welcome!

[@happycrappy81]

whoever says this is wrong, or that the tune is played in standard has got to be hard of hearing. Great job figuring this one out, I've been struggling with it in standard tuning and now I know why. When you hear the album version it is very easy to tell that there is something going on, it's not a pedal or effect, it is an open tuning with capo. Case is closed! (also live videos of Robin playing this shows a capo on 3rd)

[@cougarman8]

@robinpecknold Thanks! Means a lot! I made this vid before your tour started and I saw you playing it in standard tuning transitioning into "He Doesn't Know Why". Great song.

[@LobtahKillah]

Thanks you thank you thank you! This was so helpful! I've been learning how to finger pick, but I never would have figured out the tuning plus the capo plus the cords without your help. Incredibly helpful! I subscribed just because of this video!

[@acronov]

This is great man, thanks. Dig the War on Drugs covers you've got up too, Lost in the Dream was amazing

[@Gibb9494]

PLEASE try and write out the plucking pattern... I can't figure out what you're doing but its magical and I wanna replicate it!

[@dojifly]

Thank you,, hey you sound pretty good. Thank you for taking the time to share this song with us

[@freakystylntime]

"I'm not gonna try to sing like him. It's impossible. He's got the voice of a bearded angel."

[@OptionallySavage]

There's a really great Travis picking tutorial on here somewhere. The picking pattern here is only slightly different in that there is no double picking (two strings at once).

[@Janito_one]

okay, I never start session on youtube because never use to comment, but in this case i have to thank you so f***ng much for this pleasure of lesson. THANKS A LOT

[@jameslloyd949]

Thanks for sharing this was really helpful. Bearded angel ha!

[@robinpecknold]

Nailed it!!!

[@LucyGoosey4636]

Wow I loved the part where you show what you’re strings you’re strumming. Helps a lot.

[@stickysappy]

dude, thanks a lot! been figuring this song out for awhile now. and pecknold's a genius!

[@samstapp3828]

Awesome tutorial thank you!

[@cc_designpdx]

What is the picking pattern? I cant figure that out!

[@snackfoods8158]

did you ever figure out the pattern?

[@snackfoods8158]

its ok guys I figured it out

[@eftisimus5093]

@@snackfoods8158 what is it I don't get it

[@snackfoods8158]

@@eftisimus5093 alternate the thumb with intermittent pointer and middle finger

[@Farjamed]

@skausage He plays it in standard tuning also, but he has the band adding harmonies, etc.. if you are playing by yourself this sounds a lot better.. you can also find a video here on youtube of RP playing it this way. Such a great song. deceptively simple.

[@onelastpiano]

i dont know how you do it man. but thatnk you so much. i look forward to learning helplessness blues

[@glipglap]

Can you recommend any videos to learn the Dylan picking style?

[@gothboi4ever]

Crying because I seriously have everything down(chords) but I can't seem to get that finger picking part down :( my hands don't work right! lol

[@booherz]

@happycrappy81 There are several videos of him playing it in standard tuning, open chords, no capo. Regardless, learning songs in different tunings is never a bad thing.

[@CrazzzyBean]

I do also have my little finger like that, it gets easier in some way. Good tutorial!

[@glasspetalsorchestra]

spot on. nice work man!

[@nedgey]

Looking up how he plays it live on youtube - it's in E standard tuning, starting with a normal C chord... Maybe this lesson is for the recorded version, but seems easier to learn it they way they play it live in standard tuning...

[@buddysyst3m]

Awesome; thank you man!

[@lamonti5503]

Great work. Was playing it in standard and it spmething was definitely not right about it. Love this tuning.

[@newfella1]

Thanks for the great video! I'm having trouble getting the finger picking down, would you be able to suggest any videos that you learnt the finger picking style from please? Thank you!

[@DAABworks]

I can't find my capo!

[@DAABworks]

I did find a few floppy discs, though. . .

[@NicolasCurcioWriter]

Hey you finally got it working! Sweet!

[@vitorbelfort]

amazing help, thanks for posting man.

[@HairBilly]

What about standard tuning in E like Fleet Foxes play it?

[@Mind.of.Max.]

this was really helpful! thanks so much

[@JonathanStenitzer]

I know this video is really old, but can you remark on how to play the chords in the bridge using this tuning? I noticed in all the live videos of Robin performing the song solo, there is no capo and I am fairly sure the tuning is different. This does however sound fairly close to the studio version.

[@benmackey1433]

You actually have a pretty good voice man.

[@wlawlor87]

You just got ever more awesome in my book...move aside, Captain Planet!

[@macks00w95]

Great video, thanks man, helped a lot! I've been searching a lot through lots of websites and all i could find was the version of this song in a standard tuning, but i really wanted to learn it as it is played on the record. Too bad you dont teach how to do the "interlude" when they go "oooooooohhhh" because i can't figure out which chords Robin's playing at this particular moment, but eh, thanks anyway!!

[@TheSwali]

@cougarman8 holy shit how does it feel to have robin pecknold talking to you?!!!

[@vander1009]

What kind oof guitar are you using here? its beautiful

[@Mrboombastic936]

wow well done thank u!

[@mlazyboi26]

Helplessness Blues is their 3rd album.

[@vander1009]

Anyone know what kind of guitar this is? Its driving me crazy!!

[@alphadude500]

Looks like an Ovation

[@waldomunu8860]

i love you

[@imOverWhere]

being robin would help

[@skausage]

I think you're over-complicating things. The guy plays this with no capo and standard tuning. Although it's not exactly how it's played on the track, which i suspect was recorded with two guitars. When they do the song lives it's just a simple C-G-F-Em-F-Em-F-G-F-G.

[@Mrboombastic936]

I thought your voice was good towards the end when you tried. have some confidence brosiff