How to play 'When The Sun Hits' by Slowdive (guitar tutorial)

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[@berlinshoegazer]

Hey guys, I hope this video is helpful for you. I love this song so much. I will also upload a tutorial for "Morningrise" by Slowdive on Instagram in a few hours. Feel free to follow me there as well @berlinshoegazer.

[@avgmaster1]

The live version at pitchfork is awsome! Very nice and cool guitar too😊

[@stevemuzak8526]

This guitar effect is soooooo 90s... brilliant.

[@Astroducc]

40 Days still keeps me up at night... The drone-like sound and alternative tuning are still a mystery to me.

[@nickklein4676]

Reverse reverb. Put the reverb first in the chain. Then your dirt like a muff. Thank me later it’s wild

[@Bdhjooooop]

@@nickklein4676 huh? There’s no reverse reverb in any of slowdive’s songs , maybeeee in morningrise but that’s it

[@Bdhjooooop]

@@nickklein4676 huh? There’s no reverse reverb in any of slowdive’s songs , maybeeee in morningrise but that’s it

[@meiner2829]

MORE SLOWDIVE PLEASEE!

[@meiner2829]

@Judge Steve keep crying bruv

[@latontolog]

4:47 the J. Mascis definition of "clean signal" :D

[@berlinshoegazer]

😂...😅

[@latontolog]

@@berlinshoegazer kzbin.info/www/bejne/l33NfXWEotqCb8U

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@latontolog This guy is awesome!

[@latontolog]

@@berlinshoegazer He's a genius. And seems like a really nice guy in addition!

[@sillypengie2052]

@SHOEGAZER Check out Your Living All Over me by Dinosaur Jr. If you're looking for sonewhere to start.

[@evageliap6880]

I don't even own a guitar or know anything about music but when the sun hits is my all time favorite song so watching this has me blown away, keep up the good work!

[@brysimm404]

The “shredding” part is played by Christian Savill. It’s awesome to see him do it live 😃

[@Juanito._._]

Also in live performence rachel and neil do the same guitar 1 to make a overdub effect but then neil do the guitar 3 in the chorus

[@scribbles65]

That was phenomenal. I smiled the whole time just listening to how that all came together. Excellent!👌🏾

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much, Andrew! Makes me super happy to hear. :)

[@turinski7]

pedals are history, screengazers rise up

[@alexanderlagomarcino5878]

But the latency tho

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@alexanderlagomarcino5878 I never noticed it with my setup actually. But I understand the concern.

[@berlinshoegazer]

The Shoegazer Channel has always been for screengazers. :D

[@joaofelipesantos3239]

@@berlinshoegazer need to add more shoes to the videos!

[@jameszimmerman2557]

Alison next please!!!

[@joao888]

First 16 minutes: "oh this guy just picked it up all wrong" When he finally assmbles it all together: "damn he nailed it"

[@berlinshoegazer]

I felt the same when making this video.

[@salamiguy]

THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD WOW

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much, Sarah!🙏

[@avedic]

WtSH is excellent. But Machine Gun, the 2nd track on the album, is definitely my favorite. Prefect shoegaze dream-pop vibe on that one. LOVE the chords throughout.

[@duvan-solis]

I really appreciate to see a well structured description.

[@neilanderson9151]

Thank you for doing the third guitar (lead). It’s really hard to find examples of that. People have claimed that a phaser was used for this, and I find it interesting you didn’t use one. Thanks again.

[@TheNate9797]

Wow to be honest I've been loving this track all week and I didn't even fully notice the 2nd guitar in the back before this tutorial! Thank you for this video!

[@geralds.alvarezmiranda5641]

Thanks for such a good channel. Shoegaze is one of my favorite favorites musical genres, and "Slowdive" one of my favorites bands ever. Greetings from Perú! 🇵🇪

[@dharmapada]

Well done! Always loved that song. Such a wall of sound it produced and you covered it excellently!

[@MrJmawiseman]

Im inspired. I have a squier Mustang gathering dust, im nearly 50. Keep meaning to learn to play stuff. This is the track 👍...

[@angellolopezaguayo]

Totally AWESOME, amigo! My absolute new favorite channel 🤘🐶🎸

[@berlinshoegazer]

🙏💜

[@norlanderduwallis9074]

Who the hell even comes into one of these videos and dislikes it after it's only been out for two hours lol

[@berlinshoegazer]

There is this person that hates everything I do ... but watches all of my vidoes. :D

[@norlanderduwallis9074]

@@berlinshoegazer THAT guy.

[@berlinshoegazer]

@Judge Steve Thank you Steve for letting me know. The jump cuts are hard to get rid of as I'm not a native speaker. And could you please let me know what wrong information you mean? I'd love to know if I made any mistakes. Thank you.

[@adboss145]

40 days next

[@aaronsmith5055]

Man, this may have been easy for someone like you to do, but it makes a really nice tutorial for some of us with poor ears. Thank you!

[@christopherestrada2474]

Since there was no tutorials on this song or old live performances, I had to transpose it by Ear too back then when I listened to Slowdive a lot. And this was pretty much how I played it!!! Great minds think alike. Great Estrada minds haha.

[@khymor4nitar993]

Dude, this is amazing. Such a good job creating such a massive sound

[@niaralosusa]

Wow! This is great! Primal is my favorite Slowdive song.

[@callumalston5755]

The 3 chord chorus… amazing

[@enigmaticdreams1397]

I personally have to use an audio interface and VST plugins since I live in an apartment, I am also broke so it's cheaper to have to spend 90$ once than buying tons of pedals that have varying prices. There's this weird superiority surrounding analog, and it's annoying, because you can sometimes get something just as good with VSTs, even with free plugins. All of the plugins I use for my guitar are completely free, and work well if you know how to use them. Would you consider going more into this topic in your videos?

[@berlinshoegazer]

I'm on it. I want to explain what I love using and how easy it is to create shoegaze with it on a low budget and whereever you are.

[@ketchup696]

Enigma- What plug-ins you use.? I’m started to try to produce a year ago and I haven’t found any plugin that sounds like this except amplitude which sounds a bit similar :(

[@ketchup696]

And I have problems specially finding drum vst. (Sorry for my bad English)

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@ketchup696 Peavey Revalver is very good. You can copy your physical amp characteristics by recording the frequency spectrum of it but it's not very cheap and needs a USB for the license. Guitar Rig always has this annoyong high frequencies. BIAS by Positive Grid is really powerful and has the option to build your own virtual fuzz/distortion or even modulation pedals. You can even copy a physical one with it's recorded frequency spectrum. I personally love Kuassa as it's simple and super versatile and has very authentic amp characteristics. Better than all I tested so far.

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@ketchup696 A great and creative VST plugin for real drums is Addictive Drums 2. I also used Superior Drummer but it's expansive and you need to be very advanced about how to record real drums. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6C4l4htis-npNk

[@Diaulo]

Thanks for including a backing track and the ms50g settings!

[@Juanito._._]

nice jag also finally VIRTUAL SHOEGAZE

[@berlinshoegazer]

I love it! And yeah, I must admit I'm addicted to these new virtual sounds.

[@peterk9818]

Excellent tutorial, Kenneth. Very informative! Slowdive is one of my favorite SHOEGAZE bands. Keep up the great work my friend. Love the Jaguar!👌

[@danielcarter3928]

this video is awesome! i learned souvlaki space station and when the sun hits today because of you. awesome videos. thank you! in my head the first guitar part was the main part i wanted to learn but i appreciate how detailed you are.

[@gloryxkid]

Would love to see some ride tutorials

[@aneoleseo8175]

This helped me so much thank you

[@berlinshoegazer]

My pleasure, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. 🙂

[@awolsurf-TC]

Now that is a UNIQUE color for a Jag. Very cool and not seen by these eyes!

[@Zentabes]

It would be great if you talk more of VST plugins focused on shoegaze/dreampop since every video about vst-guitar is "HOW TO GET THIS KILLER METAL TONE"... I'm sick of it Please do! ♥

[@berlinshoegazer]

I'm on it!

[@Zentabes]

@@berlinshoegazer Thank you Kenneth. Nice video btw

[@NimbusOptica]

@@berlinshoegazer we love you Kenneth

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@NimbusOptica I love you guys, too.

[@AB-vn2jc]

SHOEGAZER this is the first vid I’ve watched from you. I already love your content and also your guitar.

[@ejb5659]

Wunderbar! You are very talented, intelligent- and cool.

[@berlinshoegazer]

🙏 That is really nice. Thank you.

[@renzocordovavivas9544]

EXCELENTE VIDEO Y CON LA EDICIÓN FINAL, UFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!

[@jokkejens]

Ace work man. Keep it up! Greetings from Norway

[@berlinshoegazer]

🙏 Thanks a lot. More is coming.

[@nado6947]

I think I figured out the part at 11:00, correct me if am wrong. G String 11th fret B String 9 , 10, 12 fret It's G, B10, G, B9, G, B12, G, G repeat

[@ivancocco4822]

YESS THANK YOU Í HAVE BEEN LOKING FOR A TUTORIAL

[@juancaisinrainbows6844]

Could you do one for Alison? And thank you I enjoyed the video a lot!

[@Pawl4k]

yes, please

[@magykjames9534]

Thank you so much for this! I have all the gear I just still needed an idea of how the different layers go together. This was so helpful. It's hard to pick out individual guitar parts with so much delay.

[@larc6534]

14:27 i love your face expression at this part xD

[@MichaelStiemsma]

VERY nicely done !

[@timucincarmijn8117]

WE WANT MORE TUTORIALS!!! No honestly i love shoegaze, but there are not a lot of tutorials on youtube

[@berlinshoegazer]

That is so true. I will make muuuch more.

[@gabrielpezet]

Oh my fucking god! Kenneth ! you have create the best tutorial for this song of ALL web platforms. for me this is pure gold, know you?. you keep improving your sound all the time. A big greeting from Argentina! I'm your argentine fan hahaha!

[@gabrielpezet]

PD: I love your new Fender Player Series Jaguar! i'm thinking of buying a Jazzmaster from the same Series. I see that you like it a lot!

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much, Gabriel. Even if it took mem 2 years to read your comment. :D

[@raavenstark5905]

Oh i'm in the video :3 Thank yooouuu so much for accepting the request

[@TauntingGlaciers]

Just discovered your channel. Amazing stuff! Already recommending to my friends. Cheers from Brazil. 🌊🌊🌊

[@berlinshoegazer]

Hey, so nice to have you on board. Welcome to the shoegazer family. :) Greetings from Berlin to Brazil

[@Detman101]

That was so AWESOME!!!

[@weeverob]

Well done! Such a great song, as well as the whole album.

[@user-sb2lc4kc9z]

Wow... wow!

[@5150show]

You are amazing 🤩

[@fountgarde]

Sweet, I hope you do more of these, they're really invaluable. I also love your Jazzmaster(?). Orange is pretty much my favorite color, and that shade is really striking.

[@sussertod9832]

RiOT76AD its a jaguar :D

[@user-ep3yy5yv6i]

Спасибо тебе человечище

[@lzryd]

Always a favorite of mine. Great job.

[@BananaPepe]

Thank you, man. Super interesting !! 👌🏻

[@chuffa1130]

Please keep showing demonstrating the VST plugins thank you I'm an old guy but I have to tell you the new technology is fantastic for home users without having to get all this gear and they sound fantastic

[@berlinshoegazer]

I will. Thank you for you comment. This really helps me preparing new videos.

[@M2Mil7er]

I like the outfit, but I can't help but think of 'Radar Technician Matt'.

[@maxinegabrielah]

One way of approaching the second guitar teached on this video (which would be the left channel guitar in the original recording) is tuning your guitar down a half-step, in Eb minor. That way you can use the open third string as a pedal point for the F# down one octave and still have access to the A down one octave that can be listened in the studio recording - plus being able to play the hammer-on from B to C# without needing to change hand position. You can then think the riff as -----------------------7h9------------------------ ---10-------9--------------------10---9------ -------0-------0-----------0-----------------0- 7---------7-------7-----------7-----7----7--- The second part of the riff, with the chords and stuff, won't use open strings such as the version teached in this video. You'll want to play a Gsus2 chord spanning strings 2 to 4 and then use the same shape (but barring with your pointer) to make what would be a Gsus2(#4) chord. Through each chord you'll also want to be marking the G note each 8th note. A way of notating it would be 4----------------------3--------------------- 3----------------------3--------------------- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 Don't know if I'm being well-communicated since a KZbin comment may not be the best spot to expose music ideas like these but I hope it's useful to someone 👉👈

[@ltandrepants]

excellent!

[@StefanvanderKlooster]

I thought I didn't like these Jags, but this one looks sweeet!

[@selenozan3580]

Thank youuu!

[@dxt2532]

Dude we’ve got the same glasses! Awesome tutorial💙

[@berlinshoegazer]

Really? That's amazing. What brand are yours?

[@dxt2532]

@@berlinshoegazer Mine is from OWNDAYS. Not sure if its the exact same model but sure does look like it

[@myboyracer]

Greetings from Singapore. Cool tutorial, mate. I must agree they are cool glasses. What brand is it?

[@pstrokeslibsarctic]

underrated channel

[@1337revolutionary]

Amazing

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you so much!

[@ritvikranjan7790]

thank you!

[@berlinshoegazer]

My pleasure! I hope it helps.

[@skabetty97]

nice guitar!

[@randyhollandsworth626]

What electric drum set are you using (behind you)? It sounds fantastic on this track. I'm in the middle of trying to pick a set and would love to know what your using. Thanks and keep up the great work!!

[@berlinshoegazer]

Hey Randy, in this video I'm using Addictive Drums.

[@stuartburrows1766]

Kenneth more Slowdive please. Thank you for Morning Rise (as much as I love When the Sun Hits) Talking of obscure, make an older gazer happy Pls Pls Pls do a tutorial for 'Silver Screen' for both guitar and bass... I just can't get that guitar tone... Also consider Ozean's 'Scenic'.... More ZOOMyness is just fine. :)

[@pierrem.7682]

thanks for this

[@Astroducc]

also, some info that can be useful for Kuassas devices... Vermilions C-amp is a JC120 sim. Now all you need Is a good CE-1 clone:P. Also, I like using IR´s for the cab. The overdrive Is probably my fav of the effects. Esp the pro od. A great tube od. Still looking for a good RAT sim

[@scribtoon7146]

Plug-ins are cool but pedals are more fun :)

[@berlinshoegazer]

Yeah. That's true.

[@carsonwlki]

im thinking about buying a guitar. any good ones for a good price? 300- preferrably

[@berlinshoegazer]

I got myself a Donner guitar (Tele) for about 100-200 bugs and I still think it's amazing for it's price.

[@sandratheworst9868]

I love this a lot. Do My Bloody Valentine next please!!! You make me realize would be the best pick

[@cumplomissuenos2708]

Sleep from Slowdive PLEASE

[@forbiddensun9524]

Amazing vid

[@sussertod9832]

new jag!

[@berlinshoegazer]

YES!!!

[@intothelightmm]

Well done....

[@henryspencer9849]

If you could please do Alison next that would be great!

[@taliablue]

Does the milliseconds of delay need to be exact? It seems like Im playing the two isolated riffs correctly for the intro but they dont sync up like it does in the video. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

[@berlinshoegazer]

I'd probably sync the delay time to the song bpm. If you just jam for yourself without an exact bpm time I'd also try to turn up or turn down the milliseconds a bit until it feels better. It's hard to tell without hearing.

[@OmegaSon]

Nice dude reeeeaaaaal nice

[@williamhoyte2380]

the way slowdive play it live is christian tunes his G string down to F# and plays harmonics on the 12th and 7th fret for the verses

[@berlinshoegazer]

I saw that too when I researched the guitar parts of the song. It just sounded a little different to the originally recorded song in my ears.

[@cumplomissuenos2708]

@@berlinshoegazer can you please do a Slowdive - sleep tutorial?

[@pratyaksh2999]

PLEASE DO ALISON

[@mangosteen7690]

Great video as always!! Appreciate the lessons for these songs! Would love to see some MBV lessons too

[@dushnilbek]

Шугейзеры вперед!

[@Exc3ptional]

What's the fuzz pedal you use in your intros? It sounds so gritty and I absolutely love it

[@berlinshoegazer]

The song is called 'Smiley'. It's on my album 'Rocket Fuzz' unkennyvalleys.bandcamp.com/album/rocket-fuzz Rocket Fuzz is a fuzz pedal by the pedal builder Devi Ever. She also worked with Kevin Shields on some pedals.

[@adrianbelmont4630]

NICE WORK kEEP GOING

[@berlinshoegazer]

Thank you Adrian. I will.

[@kylieswiftkey4048]

I love you thank you so much

[@avgmaster1]

Sweet😊🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@danielcarter3928]

hey dude i’m a big fan of your channel. been watching a ton of videos to learn chords and improve my shoegaze playing. just curious do you have a go to tuning for just messing around or noodling ? i’m used to E standard, but there are so many different tunings i’d be curious what you’d recommend as a go to tuning for playing shoegaze.

[@berlinshoegazer]

Hey Daniel, I usually play around with DADGHD (I use this in almost every song) but sometimes I switch to DADGAD or DADGAE. These are the easieest to tune in to live and feel very natural when ideas come up.

[@danielcarter3928]

@@berlinshoegazer DADGHD? I've never seen H in a tuning before lol. thank you for the response!

[@berlinshoegazer]

@@danielcarter3928 Oh sorry. It's the german way to say B.

[@danielcarter3928]

@@berlinshoegazer thank you! love your channel

[@niaralosusa]

... Perhaps I missed it in the video but when you show the effects on the screen is that the order in which you place them in the chain? So for example for the 1st guitar sound you have reverb feeding into delay feeding into the amp feeding into the chorus?

[@childsoldierhypochondriac]

That would be awesome if you did When You Sleep by Mbv :)

[@emmanuelplatet5743]

That's a good video. I have a question about Slowdive which pedal will you use on their song Star roving? Chorus + Delay and overdrive or fuzz? on your is it the same thing that your tuto?

[@estebanvalle715]

Do you make tutorials about cocteau twins?

[@berlinshoegazer]

I talk about them here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXi3omugfNmGhdE

[@estebanvalle715]

@@berlinshoegazer thanks man!!

[@Dan-yz1tz]

How do you play the g major and a major chords? Newer to guitar and that part has been a little difficult for me to do

[@Atelier_adeux]

So how do you set this up when using it live? I’m implementing vst I my pedal chain (guitar - pedals - audio interface in - surface pro w ableton - audio interface out - more pedals - amp). However some say a reamp is a must! Haven’t used it live or cranked up yet so not sure if my setup is 100% stable but it sound good so far.

[@mistersowers597]

13:30 YES.

[@hideyereyes4915]

Celias dream!!