Last time I taught you Corduroy, I missed one CRITICAL detail...

[@RyanLendt]

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[@rufust.firefly6810]

... and suddenly, it's '94 again. All my favourite allies are still alive and we got snacks and supplies ... oops. Wrong one. But still - the first Vitalogy track, I figured out back then. Thank you, Mr. L., keeper of the holy grail and precious gift to our lives and ears that goes by the name of Pearl Jam. Thank you, as always 👍🙏✌

[@buckeyered80]

And a great year it was.

[@jms_productions]

8:37 !! I sorted that out years ago exactly as you did it and also found it highly satisfying! Thanks for reinforcing this for me 👊🏼

[@RyanLendt]

Goes both ways brotha!

[@juttaman25]

I like to bend that last chord in the outro each time it comes around. Possibly my most satisfying PJ song to play for a number of reason.

[@dlmyrs]

Fantastic lesson! Thanks, Ryan.

[@patprime7320]

The perfect song. No question

[@RyanLendt]

and the perfect winter pants!

[@ChrisS-nj3ye]

Thanks Ryan!

[@Nissan570Lsx]

Now I want to fire up the record player and play along. Happy Friday craziest friends.

[@RyanLendt]

undeniably!

[@leonardotaddei8399]

Great song, great lesson, great cat, definitely deserves an A+! Thank you good sir for sharing this with us.

[@cidlopez]

I realize this isn’t the way it’s played but during the chorus i play it as the C add 9 then Bm in the bass to A then G. But for the “I would rather starve than eat your bread..” I like to track the vocals notes by going to the G with E on the D string in the bass, then bass to open D, then C on the a string to Bm. Just sounds good to me to track the vocals. Sorry if this doesn’t make sense.

[@markmiller9354]

Love Pearl Jam!! Thank you so much for the lessons.

[@GimmieCookie]

I knew that! but have not listened to this song in centuries - thanks for the reminder!

[@hrvojecacic6358]

Great great great!

[@stone5against1]

Almost 8 years ago... a song that is now 30 years old.. but was 22 years old back then.. and that i never saw them play live the same way ever?

[@stevemccallum6584]

Exactly how I've played it for almost 30 years including the Mike/Ed bridge. One thing Ed does in the verse is he does a baby F to low Em to G. And finally the outro Ed is low Em-A-Cmaj7 as they jam out.

[@stevemccallum6584]

And PS... love the guitar. Want to spec out my own Schecter with a Tele neck

[@RyanLendt]

Do it!

[@RobertTangney]

Hi Ryan Brilliant channel, have watched for years. Played along with so many PJ songs because of your excellent videos. My favourite is Oceans. Ive looked at Corduroy on different youtube videos. Around the 2.21 minute mark on the song righg before Eddie sings "everything has changed, absolutely nothings changed" there are 8 on/offs but ive always heard an off/on for the last of the 8 which is the smallest difference but it actually is the best part of the song for me. What do you think?

[@sammckelvey]

Ooh, thumb sighting!

[@RyanLendt]

thumbelina!

[@klohr26]

Looks like I’ll be adjusting my Corduroys.

[@stone5against1]

that wiggle is pretty cool! (and the rest, not gonna comment on each thing i feel is cool)

[@jeffmassie1426]

Is the lyric “everything has chains” or “everything has changed?” I think it’s “chains” but wouldn’t “change” be so much better? Can someone please let Ed know? :)

[@AnimationByDylan]

I always thought the first line was "chains" and the second "changed." Seems like a Vedder thing to me.

[@jeffmassie1426]

@@AnimationByDylan Yeah, I think you're right. I like (as if it matters) the idea of, "Everything has changed; absolutely nothing's changed." Kinda like no matter how much everything around you changes, you're still you.

[@RyanLendt]

No idea why I have this idea but I think it’s chains. Everything has chains. That’s true regardless of whether or not it’s the lyric 😀

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Originally, Eddie came over to my place he's like I got this new song called "polyester leopard print pants" he plays it, and I'm like bro that's a cool song just call it corduroy instead. The rest is history.

[@sdriza]

I remember that - those were the days

[@RyanLendt]

Cincinnati 1974

[@sniffableandirresistble]

@@RyanLendt bird land stadium

[@eagles_s]

Sorry about your poor dog!

[@JIMIIXTLAN]

I've been playing it wrong for 8 years

[@RyanLendt]

Me too.

[@RyanLendt]

Which I now understand is what you meant.

[@RandomDude45_X]

Glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like whoopie doopie strummers.

[@alexd1685]

I feel like Corduroy is a song that I could've written and likely would've said "Oh man, this is way too basic for anyone to like it" and never played it again. This is why Pearl Jam is Pearl Jam.

[@sdriza]

You're a maple neck guy? Really?

[@RyanLendt]

I have 19 guitars. I don’t know what you’re insinuating but one neck is a rather small sample size I’d say

[@sdriza]

@RyanLendt sorry man, admiration and stream of consciousness commenting on my part - I just bought a Telecaster kit and chose rosewood over maple.... (and then realized out of the 12+ guitars I own, I don't have a single maple neck.... and every telecaster image I am seeing is maple.... I have multiple ebony, etc...) Then you popped up with one of my favorite PJ songs - as if mocking my obviously incorrect neck choice.... not insinuating anything - delirious from lack of sleep - love the lessons, you've got the best catalog/coverage

[@RyanLendt]

:) perhaps i mis-interpreted. anyhow - I'm not terribly particular about neck material - and I recently got a guitar with a roasted maple neck and that thing is fire!

[@sdriza]

@RyanLendt Thanks man! That's just it - I have never really thought about it one way or another (I really don't think it has much, if any, impact on overall tone...) But then I had to decide between the two for the kit.... I kinda haphazardly picked Rosewood without much thought - and I have been bombarded with "maple neck" stuff ever since... so, kinda funny, ironic when it popped up in video... But that is probably way too much info - have loved your videos for a long time - the "campfire" angle is also amazingly relevant and overlooked by everyone else on KZbin!!! sometimes people just want a rough approximation of the song (same vibe/tune) so that they can sing over it and party.... plus learn a couple small chord embellishments and can keep it fresh... in any event, keep punching out the awesome content!!!!