Nirvana - Old Age (Guitar Cover)

[@Nathanjames-qg3iq]

Can't believe this song almost got picked for the unplugged concert would of been so cool if it did

[@Tomnedreb]

+Nathanjames1220 Yeah, for sure.

[@matheusburgareli1732]

oh, i didnt know about that, what a shame

[@aturnbull71]

Nathanjames1220 but its not unplugged

[@RageCage1701]

What is your source for the idea that they almost played Old Age at MTV Unplugged in '93?

[@coreysova1614]

I didn't know that I wish they would have

[@migueltavares1202]

i like the voice the kurt in this song...its so great and pure....

[@Tomnedreb]

True

[@Tomnedreb]

One of many underrated song from Kurt.. Hope you like my take on it. - Tom

[@dustra5000]

Hey can you do a guitar gear video, show us your guitars

[@Tomnedreb]

I actually built a new living room all by myself:)

[@theyoshibro1524]

your awesome

[@braineater2930]

Tomnedreb Are you using just a tad bit of distortion?

[@Tomnedreb]

In put the gain at one o clock on my amp

[@Tomnedreb]

"Old Age" made its first public appearance in 1993 as the B-side to Hole's "Beautiful Son" single and re-appeared on the "Violet" single two years later -- credited to Courtney Love as its sole author. But the song was persistently rumored to have Cobain's hand in it somewhere. "That's a Nirvana song. Kurt wrote that song," Novoselic told The Stranger in 1998, and indeed, With the Lights Out included Nirvana's Nevermind-era recording of the song (albeit with almost entirely different words). Still, their version is half-formed -- it's the only known original song from that era that the band never played live, and Kurt seemed uncertain of the lyrics he was mumbling. Tuning: Standard Equipment used: Fender Jag-Stang and Fender Mustang IV amp. Lyrics: One more day to complete my service One more high to decay my nervous Wondering how I'm gonna find a way It's over One more day to complete my service One more time here to fade my servant Wondering how I'm gonna find a way Over She seen through me and mine And I know a later time We could make it with you We're the same Old age (x4) One more day to complain, my servant One more doubt here to find a servant Wondering how I'm gonna find It's over Wondering how I'm here date my cover One more doubt here to save my never Wondering how I'm gonna find a way It's over She seemed true, me and mine And I know a later time We and we're you to you Leave the soul Old age (x4) Just you need and read you free Hmmm And knew You read You flew Ooo Hmmm One more day to complete my circuit One more high here to find my nervous Someday I'm gonna find a way It's over One more doubt here to claim my supper I can have anything you wanted Wondering how I'm gonna find a way It's over He seemed to read minds And I know we're out of time Breathe away here with you Dream the same on the dew Breathe the same on her Breathe to moan on a man Breathe and shame on you He's late Old age (x7)

[@bennymcgehee3305]

I like the demo that goes along with two other tracks. I think the lyrics were amazing and he should have kept them

[@ob0-china]

what about the boombox rehearsals version? is it not considered a "live version"?

[@HeavyProfessor]

Nice. One of my favorite songs to play/sing. Nirvana changed my life more than basically anything else in the world. Opened my ears to real heartfelt rock music at the age of 12. Been playing guitar ever since - I’m 28 now.

[@Tomnedreb]

Same here, but I was 17. Truly changed my life.

[@devonjones5200]

Beena. Nirvana fan since 2014 and I just now decided to take the time to learn this on the guitar with ur vid. What the hell took me so long??? This is such a good song idk how or why I never thought to learn it

[@Bettyisbroke]

love this song.. both kurt's and courtney's versions.

[@furythruster4794]

Fuck courtney

[@puhddles3981]

@@furythruster4794 lol came here to say it

[@furythruster4794]

@@puhddles3981 she’s a horrible person

[@VioIetRamirez]

@@furythruster4794DUDE IKRRRRR

[@arthurino]

That would good in MTV Unplugged. One of my favourite Nirvana songs.

[@matheusburgareli1732]

your videos are really helpfull when it comes to finding out strumming patterns, THANKS

[@sophiam878]

Definitely one of my favourites

[@wardaddy5992]

one of my fav songs. so much talent he still had to give. would've been a great solo artist later in life.

[@thatsvans]

I'm in love with your channel man, you have AMAZING content ! Nirvana and Kurt's work is my favourite, and your covers are now my favourite !

[@alessandrorossi95]

Great cover dude! And super Jag-stang

[@hayden1000able]

Nice cover Tom! Good to see you cover this song once again ;)

[@timwilson7590]

I learn a lot from your videos. Thanks Tom.

[@JesusMiranda09]

As a fellow Jag-stang owner (1997), i salute you, and thumbs up. Great job my friend.

[@kingmaghnus]

One of my favorite songs, but Everytime I listen to it I feel really sad. Amazing cover.

[@HummingBird-q5g]

Thank you for playing this Nirvana song. You helped me know how to put the chords together. I am very grateful. Without your video it would be harder to play this song. You enable Life to be better for everyone. John.

[@theophile3035]

You gotta love that major/minor ambiguity... Great song and great cover

[@lawrenceflames77]

shredded it

[@monsieurkitsune1121]

Sat on youtube, noticed your cover in subscribes, took a guitar and played it with you) thanks for inspiration, keep rocking

[@lansley8621]

I've been listening to a lot of Nirvana lately have been using your covers to learn many Nirvana songs! Thanks for all the videos.. Hopefully ill get to posting some stuff soon

[@kbrsvv4126]

Good work man! I really like this song

[@WithTheLightsOut-id8pg]

Nice cover

[@iniorang9790]

this song catchy but deep in same time.. but so sad they didnt finish it and release clear version..

[@znet9452]

Woah! Very beautiful jagstang!

[@EricRayMusic]

I am definitely pressing the like button right now!

[@shimairskhull]

What a great performance ! Love this song. I hope to have such a level one day.

[@bigmuffmelvin7388]

Awesome cover. The jagstang nails that old age tone

[@jeroentromp7097]

Thanx, deep respect

[@Greentunic84]

Cool.

[@franciscodiazdeleon9350]

soo good! lml

[@raffaele1336]

Didn't watch the tabs or anything but it looks your playing like 5 chords? So nice how beautiful simple things can sound like

[@TiagoRospirski]

Top!! and amazing guitar

[@andreisison376]

SOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alejandrofernandezromero7692]

Really love this song. Awesome cover too ✌🏼✌🏼

[@kennylopezz]

sick!

[@hifivin79]

Awesome job!

[@mylest4631]

you always achieve 'that' sound.. great job as usual mate :)

[@Tomnedreb]

Thanks, Myles :)

[@enzoportillo7361]

beatifull song!!!

[@arynn6047]

I love your jagstang I hope to get one soon

[@warylyna7876]

Amazing! Man, you’re so gooood.

[@thiagomartinez5552]

Awesome Tom... Play "Endless Namelless" plis :)

[@frenchlad9441]

didn't know this song and it is a good song covered by a good guitarist ;)

[@lautzofriffs]

great job! i play it in different cords but sounds the same regardless! great job!!

[@willwalch9573]

LOVE IT!!!!!

[@bigben-lp8gz]

Very cool

[@Karolbednar299]

cool. you is my idol

[@frogs4335]

you make my favorite song sound like a piece of cake holy fuck

[@cyropencap3526]

Could you do love buzz?

[@coreysova1614]

Got my aaaaaaayamp

[@KKev]

can you link or send the oridginal version of it tx nice cover

[@marjfanny]

Cheers from France !

[@skiantos8270]

Wow❤ emotion..

[@migueltavares1202]

so nice to play....

[@Aneuriizma]

great job old man

[@papasiderisnikos2228]

8 Years later... is there any chance to post the fender mustang settings?

[@darkangelknight_official]

Job well done :)

[@missourihomesteader1611]

Great song. Its has the same chord structure as all of his songs

[@cocainebuffet]

thats my favorite Fender

[@Aneuriizma]

good old man

[@brunaevellynribeiro8672]

Finalemte tou conseguindo ouvir essa versao de old age .parabens por postar esse video e prq ne celular e tablete o youtube bloqueia maioria dos vieos

[@chrisskeens7446]

I luv this song u just can't beat nirvana, in my opinion best band in the early 90's lol

[@davidchez513]

I actually feel like this song was recorded on D - Tune / Full Step Down. Verse Chorus Verse (which has similar sound), Lithium, Drain You and Come As You Are were recorded in that tuning, so it could be possible that Old Age was recorded between those recordings

[@element81artwork7]

where'd you get your jag-stang?

[@wolfinoisawesome42]

Another great cover Tom! Question, is horrified something you plan to cover?

[@Tomnedreb]

+Deputy Weld Yes, it actually is, but never tried to play it, so have to learn the whole thing first..

[@shaneybot3031]

g'day mate, are you going do any more Facial Matter stuff

[@Tomnedreb]

+ShaneyBot Don't have any concrete plans to do any of those songs soon, but you never know.

[@shaneybot3031]

Tomnedreb another thing, im trying to sing 'grungy' and at the moment all im doing is screaming and cracking my voice in between words? any tips?

[@Tomnedreb]

+ShaneyBot Unfortunately, I reallyy don't have a singing voice, so I never really got into how to sing or different techniques...

[@shuxes]

can you make a tutorial?

[@colinainsworth3637]

shuxes wavves

[@alessandrorossi95]

shuxes This is a tutorial if you want it! Just look his hands and try to work it out by yourself! Peace from Italy :)

[@kyrpajyra_]

alessandro rossi Doesn't seem to be a hard song:)

[@StarRescue]

Hello, how did you equalized the bass, middle, treble and lead drive? Thank you.

[@Tomnedreb]

Bass 11 o'clock, midle full and treble one o'clock

[@StarRescue]

Thank you, it was very good! I read that Kurt used the Gain (Lead Drive - Mesa Boogie) at number 2. When you use distortion, do you lower that Gain? Because at number 6, does it strange sound, or do you use a Noise Gate?

[@bastianmaldonado5902]

Tomnedreb thank you so much i have been looking for this for years

[@tomy_castle]

Es que tocas prácticamente igual a cobain xd me encanta

[@TigerJack666]

If you could work out how to position the camera properly to see the chords that’d be great. I would listen to this song and Thought when they played this one live like everyone would love it but never had heard it before. Sad they never played it live. Kurt might have played guitar for Courtney’s Verizon of old age but he definitely did some vocals on it, I’m pretty sure it was just before his death. It’s in one of the Kurt Cobain books. Have a suss of with the lights out box set for heaps of cool covers and funky classic kurt cobain songs. Some of them are even live too it’s sick

[@cloudmonkey2686]

This is my fav song currently. Lol for awhile now. I go through phases where I am just hooked on a certain album or song by cobain. And I love putting my acoustic in D and playing this. I know you heard the 20 some leaks and I commented on the rare nirvana with you but did you hear the lyrics are much better and more clear on the leaked one? Is it the same quality or better on the cd? I don't have the deluxe version of the new cd. Grrrrrrrr

[@Tomnedreb]

+Daniel Malone I think it's just mixed with higher level on the vocal track, so the vocals obviously is easier to hear. I would say it's the same quality on the cd, just different mixes.

[@cloudmonkey2686]

Cool yea I was shocked lol. It's funny cuz I've been trying to sing recently and this being my fav song it's hard to do a cover with no lyrics haha

[@Tomnedreb]

Daniel Malone Hehe, yeah I guess it is.

[@weenibeenies]

Awesome Vids! What would you recommend for a Nirvana Bleach sound, Kurt Cobain jag, or jag stand with JB pickup?

[@Tomnedreb]

+Louis Dale In general I tend to use the Jag-Stang for Nevermind and The Jaguar for In Utero and Bleach.

[@zetta2279]

Hey Tom! What’s the strum pattern for that one part at around 1:49? I can’t seem to get it down..

[@coreysova1614]

Theres most of the song is down down up the fast part is down down up down up down up I could down da down da up da down try humming it to

[@WayneMalloy-g7v]

So I have the exact same guitar. I’ve put in the tune-o-matic bridge, but I still have the original pick up. Do you recommend I put the JB in like you did?

[@Tomnedreb]

Absolutely, the differ in sound is big.

[@feugodelplancher]

Hi tom ! i'll go back to France this year and i'll have to buy new AMP, would you buy again your mustang IV ? :P

[@Tomnedreb]

Yeah, it's a good value amp. Lot's of possibilities and quite nice sound.

[@feugodelplancher]

thx ! do you know if he'll take my DS1X better than the distortion from the AMP ? i've try it this week and i don't really like the disto from this AMP but hi really like every clean :P i'll retry it today, can you tell me which AMP you have ?

[@madnesz2462]

neat

[@christophersawyer253]

You have right guitar for the song

[@CarlosPinela13]

Loved the music.Just have a question: Where you play the backing track?

[@Tomnedreb]

+verm48 It's the cd and I play it on my stereo.

[@CarlosPinela13]

+Tomnedreb thanks for the information!Keep post videos,I loved them!

[@Andre-bf1jh]

Hello, beautiful video! In this song are you using drive? And if so, how did you equalize? Are you using Chorus? And if so, how did it equalize? Thank you.

[@ethananderson2380]

out of jaguar, mustang and jagstang what is ur favorite

[@Tomnedreb]

Have to say the jaguar

[@niels01]

How much did you pay for the Jag Stang? I'm gonna have a 1 month job this summer and maybe I can buy one with the money earned :) Great cover!

[@Tomnedreb]

+Hexagon Oh, I believe i payed around 500 euros for it, but obviously had to spend about 3 more to get new pick-ups etc..

[@niels01]

+Tomnedreb why did you have to change them?

[@Tomnedreb]

+Hexagon The stock pick-ups are shit.

[@brock20s12]

Cool man! How many guitars do you have..?

[@Tomnedreb]

+Brock20s Only four, sure would like a mustang too.

[@landocalrissian1869]

+Tomnedreb what's your favourite guitar?

[@Tomnedreb]

Skip. AD The Jaguar, no doubt.

[@landocalrissian1869]

+Tomnedreb me to really like it

[@stdem777]

It can be your negative? also I want to try)

[@lissimore6436]

Have you tried out doing recording through a computer or something to pick up higher quality recordings? I've tried it a few times but never really done anything with the recordings

[@Tomnedreb]

+Lissimore No, I just plug and play for me. I've never even edited anything on any of my videos so far, and quite frankly as long as I'm not making money out of this, why would I bother spending a lot of time doing that..

[@lissimore6436]

+Tomnedreb good point, anyway. Once again nice playing, nice guitars I wish I could have a jagstang

[@sarcasticwitch5803]

Omg, you're so good, where did you get the tabs?

[@Tomnedreb]

No tabs, learned all by ear.

[@coreysova1614]

@@Tomnedreb that's fucking awesome

[@bee7481]

What are the chords he's using?

[@mustafabaraz537]

hi tom! try "old age" part with E major instead of Em or E5, i think it suits better (maybe you already have but i wanted to give it a try).

[@sapnupuas7430]

Kurt uses a really interesting melody that kinda uses Em and e major so the best way and the way i think kurt played it is just play an e minor but mute the g string so it’s neither major or minor and the rest of the chord is filled in with the vocal melody

[@charlielongmire1321]

Where abouts its your fender jag-stang made/crafted?

[@Tomnedreb]

It's crafted in Japan.

[@dimmasaditya7423]

is your video got copyright???

[@juanitoperez8148]

Chorda in order please?

[@juanitoperez8148]

Chords*

[@missgradenkoMC]

Isn’t this just him going back and forth on the E chord? E minor to E?

[@Jipwell]

The reason this wasn’t released is probably because it sounds so similar to Vietnamese Baby by the New York Dolls. Have a listen to it and see what you guys think

[@Tomnedreb]

Can't say I agree about that comparison. Kurt was not that happy with the lyrics, is my take on why he did not use the song and gave it to Courtney.

[@alyssaaaaa04]

my brother has that exact same guitar

[@ovm6403]

What guitar is this?? I wanna buy one..

[@asian_christ]

It's a Jagstang, designed by Kurt in collaboration with Fender (sorry for the english xD)

[@aturnbull71]

what cords are u using

[@thomasmorehouse985]

E minor and Cb for verse

[@kieranmitchelle7948]

is this song in standard tuning or eflat?

[@Tomnedreb]

Check the description

[@musiclove846]

do you teach yourself all of the covers you do ??

[@Tomnedreb]

+music love Yes, everything is self taught and on most of them I don't use tabs.

[@Garmunkhs]

What's the chords/tabs?

[@enzoportillo7361]

You don't need tab, the chords is more easy. the chords are: Em C5 (2) G\9 A C5 Chorus: Em C5 (4) A Em A (4) 2° Chorus or Interlude o Spectre I don't know the name is: B5 C5 G5 (2)/ F and restarted over again and later finish whit Em A...or Em C5... ear the voice ok Kurt. Salute You!!!

[@Garmunkhs]

Enzo Portillo thanks brother

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

What string gauge do you use?

[@Tomnedreb]

010-.052,

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

What about your Jaguar or Mustang? Do you change them because if the neck or is the gauge always .10?

[@Tomnedreb]

Yes, I prefer 0.10, but on the jaguar I actually use 0.10-0.46. I prefer that on long scale guitars. On both the jag-stang and the mustang I tend to use 0.10-0.52.

[@robertdunaway-tyll7635]

Alright, thanks Tom

[@НикитаТаран-г1и]

What kind of guitar?

[@colonelmothallah1517]

Никита Таран it’s a fender jagstang