Minutemen Cohesion Guitar Tutorial

[@vaughnmcmanamna]

very helpful thank you!

[@ifutureman]

@@vaughnmcmanamna you are so welcome! Have fun with it

[@diegonavarro9314]

Tony Soprano meets Minutemen PD: excellent tutorial, my friend!

[@MrHighnstein]

As a 26 year old who has experienced and loves all walks of music. From nirvana to the doors, jazz, sonic youth, new order/joy division... you name it. Minutemen, i can truely say are the most underrated band of all time. In terms of their talent, musicianship and cohesion as a band if you will pardon the pun. Mike watt and George should be sitting on mountains of gold for the beauty they provided this world. I can guarentee you that any guy who picks up a guitar with a shred of creativity will find beauty in D Boon's style.

[@randytidd7362]

Thank you for this! My experience with this song is exactly the same as yours. I remember spinning Double Nickels on the Dime in high school and rocking through the usual Minutemen brain blasters and this song came on and was completely out of left field but awesome. Over the years I always wondered if D. Boone was a secret classical guitarist or something. And here I am 35 years later looking for a new song to play on my guitar and I came across your video... D. Boone RIP

[@ifutureman]

All I ever want when I do a tutorial is for at least one person to benefit from it. So thank you for helping me reach that goal :) all the rest is gravy.

[@JourneytoMusicalFluidityV2]

Beautiful song and tutorial I practiced for a week and I'm already up to speed

[@ifutureman]

@@JourneytoMusicalFluidityV2 I’m so happy I helped you out! This video is one of the best things I have ever done.

[@sylwestertrytek8062]

I love this song. This band was so original. They were making their own type of music. Great cover! Greetings from Poland.

[@noone-vh2my]

Thank you for this u play it beautifully

[@ifutureman]

Thank you so much! I wish I could play the whole thing as fast as d Boon but it still sounds nice slowed down a bit

[@Greentunic84]

Whoa! Been a while Ifutureman. I still go through your Hemlet tutorial. Ill check this one out later. Cheers.

[@ifutureman]

This one covers a very different part of the musical spectrum : ) Glad my Helmet stuff has helped you.

[@joseph2056]

awesome video!

[@Fender420]

Gonna have to learn this one. I've always liked it. Thanks!

[@ifutureman]

How are things going? You know, if the pandemic never happened and I didn't have the work shut down for those 6 weeks or so (I was practicing law in NJ at the time).... if I didn't have that free time, this video would not exist. I think of it as time well spent by me learning this gem and getting the word out to likeminded guitarists! I doubt I'll ever post a performance video of this one (there are already so many) but I still play it at least twice a week

[@oidaichpacksnicht]

wow amazing ... this song was in my head for the longest aswell ... awesome tutorial . many 1000 thanks !

[@ifutureman]

@@oidaichpacksnicht thanks! I hope you get to play it for all your friends!

[@oidaichpacksnicht]

@@ifutureman working on it ... most difficult part is changing the cords while keeping the triplets alive . will take a while !

[@daytrippingcalifornia3270]

Great job sir! I am a huge D Boon fan. This is a great tutorial.

[@ifutureman]

Thanks a lot! Have fun with it!

[@saggacc]

D-Boone! love your enthusiasm for it too.

[@ifutureman]

Thanks! I rambled a little at first because ... well, let's just say I was following the example of the name of D. Boon's other acoustic piece which is on 3-Way Tie For Last :)

[@Robebabu]

Hell yeah, I might actually try and learn this now.

[@ifutureman]

Have fun with it! Slow and steady, you'll get there. I never did make it to full album speed but it sounds nice even at slower tempos. I will use this song for the rest of my life as the prefect triplet exercise.

[@MrWalleeh]

Awesome tutorial, thanks! Been looking for a decent tutorial of this for some years, and you explain it perfectly!

[@ifutureman]

I appreciate your kind words. Have fun with it!

[@guymcfox4798]

Thank you soooo0o much! Able to start playing this song (very roughly) in just a day thanks to your great teaching - sure beats studying tablature. Rock on!!! 🤘

[@ifutureman]

Thanks a lot ... so glad I could give you a helping hand!

[@maryannehickey2741]

What a great job!! I had the same feelings as you when I first heard this song…blown away! I’m going to learn it and you made it possible. Thank you so much.

[@ifutureman]

Thanks! I am so glad I did this video, it’s my most successful video ever. Have fun and be patient with yourself. If you’ve never done the triplet (thumb index middle) move before it takes some getting used to. Starting nice and slow is the way I got there

[@maryannehickey2741]

I am confused on the thumb movement for E and G chords. Slowing down the video I see you on E chord (by strings): 6, 4,5,4,6,4,5,4…am I correct that the 4 th string gets thumbed every other note? And how about the G chord? Thanks so much !

[@ifutureman]

@@maryannehickey2741 yes on the E and G chords the string pattern for the thumb is 6-4-5-4 …. I confess I don’t do it perfectly each time I’m this video. Since I don’t have any kind of editing equipment I have to record my videos as one continuous take and sometimes little goofs make it through

[@maryannehickey2741]

@@ifutureman ok, that helps, thanks again!

[@embededusername]

Such a beautiful song thank you, best wishes to you my friend

[@ifutureman]

Many thanks!! This song is so special, I love knowing how many people I get to help with this video

[@kerryfromaj9032]

I’ve got some time to go over this new material from you the next while. 👍 I’m just coming up two years learning guitar, started late but it is a very big part of my life now. I can’t say enough thanks for your Helmet tutorials. I work on them all the time and what you helped me with still makes a very big difference in my practice. Now some D Boon. Thanks again!

[@ifutureman]

that's great Kerry! When I get a comment like your it just makes my day. I hope we both never stop learning!

[@ifutureman]

Hey! I was looking at this old video of mine and reading some comments again. I hope you are still playing!

[@kerryfromaj9032]

@@ifutureman Hi. Nice to hear from you. I’m practicing lots everyday. Creeping up on 5 years learning guitar now and it’s been really rewarding. Your one of my few original resources when I started, thank you so very much for the inspiration and help. I now play 5 string bass and baritone electric six string as well.

[@apollosaint]

Thank you!

[@ifutureman]

You are so welcome! Helping people learn music is the fucking best!

[@Mrbrycejames]

Great video, thank you. You’re really good!

[@ifutureman]

@@Mrbrycejames thanks, I’m glad it helped you!

[@zoocha]

been trying to perfect this song off this video for a few weeks. thanks for the vid

[@ifutureman]

Glad I could help!

[@johnmc67]

D. A true guitar GOAT!!!

[@sweatybush5310]

This is epic man. Great lesson, thanks so much.

[@ifutureman]

When I see how many people I'm helping out it is such an incredible feeling. Plus it's cool to know there are lots of other fans of this beautiful song (and hopefully the Minutemen in general!). Thank YOU for the comment and have a great time playing it!

[@sweatybush5310]

@@ifutureman You're an amazing teacher, really enjoyed the whole journey. Pretty much have it down now. Defo keep up the lessons if you have the time man. :)

[@debigribs9458]

thanks man, happy to learn that one

[@BigAl6405]

Great song. Great tutorial. RIP d boon

[@ifutureman]

Thanks very much, I am thrilled that my video is helping people.

[@blockhead8134]

Dude I love you .thank you

[@ifutureman]

thanks man, so glad this helped. I hope you will be playing this tune for your friends soon. Share the music!

[@Klabausterbeere96]

Thank you soo much!!!❤️

[@ifutureman]

You are very welcome! Have fun with the piece!

[@catring_]

thanks for this man

[@ifutureman]

You are very welcome :) This song is not just a beautiful piece of music, it is the perfect exercise for the rest of my life. That triplet pattern in the right hand was a whole new thing for me, that I had to learn to be able to play this. I consider this video to be one of the coolest things I ever did because I helped a lot of people. I always feel great when I get a thank you comment.

[@calebhorvath6871]

Subscribed. You’re the man, thanks for sharing.

[@ifutureman]

Thanks man! I don't upload much content anymore (I don't like to do stuff that's already been done) but I appreciate the subscribe!

[@lordjamon]

Excellent stuff man

[@ifutureman]

Thanks a lot, I hope you are having fun with it!

[@drogosebourgd.s.7564]

Thanks for the great tutorial chief, got it right after about a week of practice - would you mind recommending similar songs for fingerpicking such as this classic?

[@ifutureman]

Thanks, I’m really glad I helped you. To be honest I don’t really know of any other songs that I play like this- if you listen to early Leonard Cohen you can hear some examples but sometimes he has his strings tuned down, like in the song Avalanche. Great songs though, even if they are very difficult!

[@drogosebourgd.s.7564]

@@ifutureman Thank you the answer boss, really appreciate you taking the time!

[@ifutureman]

Definitely check out Leonard Cohen's album "Songs of Love and Hate" - the fifth track "Love Calls You By Your Name" was, I believe, an influence on D. Boon and the whole album has a lot of this type of picking

[@FruitCakeReaper]

very cool and nice explanation. thank you.

[@ifutureman]

Right on man, thanks and have fun with it!

[@t-man5196]

This song is where the Red Hot Chili Peppers got the intro from their song “Under the Bridge” from.

[@hUnt94]

can u pls do a tutorial on cut? can’t find anything online about tabs for guitar or anything

[@ifutureman]

Wow that’s a tough one! D Boon does some serious shredding which I can’t quite match but I’ll give some thought as to whether I can offer anything of value

[@averagejoegrows]

is this considered travis picking

[@ifutureman]

Well, sort of, I guess? This is just a triplet pattern that is used a lot in classical guitar.... and folk music too, I suppose. The triplet comes in many forms but for this song, it's the thumb-index-middle roll that creates this wonderful rushing sensation. I just sat for a month during COVID and learned that triplet, starting super slow and working up with the right hand. I still can't play the whole song as fast as D. Boon did but he was pretty talented. The great thing is now I get to apply that right-hand move (the triplet) into my regular 4/4 finger-pickin'. Music is the greatest thing ever.

[@JourneytoMusicalFluidityV2]

Hey future man! Check out the little tune I just posted, inspired by your tutorial here