Sitting Still guitar lesson - R.E.M.

Guitar lesson for R.E.M.'s Sitting Still.
To watch my guitar cover for this song (without song backing music) click here:
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Recorded with a Rickenbacker 360, Fender Twin Reverb ’65 Reissue amp, and a Sennheiser e609 SilverDynamic Guitar Microphone.

[@mikemph7779]

Where’s this channel been hiding ? Super glad I found it. Thanks for making it 🙏

[@timothyd9543]

Minor yet significant point: By unbarre-ing that A, it makes it an A add9 because you have that open B. Great tutorial/Peter Buck 101 class.

[@christianhahn1299]

Finally, great tutorials of early REM. Thank you. Please keep them coming off Murmur, Reckoning, and Fables.

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

+Christian Hahn Thanks so much for the kind words Christian. I will definitely keep posting!

[@jltrem]

"Sitting Still" used to be my warm-up song whenever I picked up the guitar. Was always the first thing I'd play. Should start doing it again.

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

yes, do it

[@DaisyHollowBooks]

I love this song so much. Thank you for this tutorial. I had no idea how it worked. Jangle pop is great!

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

indeed

[@airickp]

I have gotten many hour of enjoyment from your tutorials... thank you

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

Super happy to hear!! Thanks for checking them out.

[@jmj7599]

thank you so much for these!

[@eddiegalon3714]

Beauty in simplicity. So Peter Buck. Song about a hearing person connecting with a deaf person. Lovely

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

Agreed

[@sonoftorin]

Hey thanks I was just wondering what this song was about, so glad I found your comment!!

[@Pauleymack]

Good stuff. Love it.

[@TakamineSG]

All these lessons are great!

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

+TakamineSG Thanks for the kind words and support! Keep checking back or subscribe...I will continue to post these lesson.

[@172turtla]

Very good lesson. Thanks!

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

You are welcome!

[@scottthomas2000]

Loved this!

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

me too

[@Billkwando]

You're also missing the 2nd Katie barre chord. :p 7999 or 79x9, depending on whichever you feel is appropriate. Just hit it 2 or 3 times, then back to the first chord before going down. Also, I don't think you said "jangley" often enough. ;) You can see my full tab here (I did the bass part too): www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/r-e-m-sitting-still-tab-s408767t0

[@doniiiiiiiiiii]

cool detail information, cool and thx

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

Glad you liked it!

[@christophergrim856]

Greetings from Wurtland, Kentucky. Did i ask you to do a Cover for Drive? I Think so. Anyways please let me know when you are ready to do that cover and getting back on acoustic.

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

Hi Christopher...i am minus an acoustic...need to eventually get one but not in the near future. I may see how it goes on the electric.

[@christophergrim856]

Fast Ocular Can you please try to do Drive on Electric?

[@woodyblakemore8401]

Good stuff.

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

thanks

[@Billkwando]

In the verses he's just playing the low E note, palm muted, which you can see clearly here, as none of his left hand fingers are even touching the strings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYO3eWubpr-Vhq8 You can hear it on the record as well, as it makes that distinctive "flub flub" sound that only a single string makes. I didn't want to believe it, but the more I listened, the more I heard it that way, so I decided to scour all the old videos for proof, and hit gold. LOL

[@jperce1]

How about an acoustic radio song and sweetness follows lesson? Love your site we want more lessons.

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

Hello +jpercel1. Just did a cover & lesson Radio Song...not acoustic as I do not have one but it still may be worth checking out :-) cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5bPcmmipNJoes0 lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poi6fqt8m66IaKc

[@jperce1]

Hey great thanks!!

[@Billkwando]

LOL the lesson hasn't even started yet and I'm already wondering how you're going to do the palm mutes with the silly bridge cover on. I actually do know how to play it already, but it's fun to see what other folks are doing.

[@johnking5359]

Had to unlearn bar chords for this!

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

ha

[@Zepster77]

I suggest playing the part(s) through once first before beginning the lesson??

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually made a separate video as a cover of the song. In later videos I did combine the cover and video into one video :) Thanks for checking these out!!!

[@Zepster77]

@@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654 Thanks for the reply; don’t mean to nitpick... ; )

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

No worries at all...all good!! Just happy you're interested and checking them out :)

[@Zepster77]

@@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654 You are the man for doing this; a great service to fans of this incredible music

[@ayaxsoul]

In the Part of B chord - A chord, i always listen in the record song a little progression like some kind of 7th or 9th chord type of variation or maybe its just me and my fucked ears. Great channel man!. kudos for you! Do wolves, lower

[@r.e.m.guitarlessonscovers9654]

+Ayaxsoul 64 Hi there...I think in the intro chord progression PB may not go down to a B chord. I just did a cover and lesson for Wolves, Lower...check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZmbhmWme9Nmaas

[@dontfeedthemilkshake]

There most definitely is, during the B chord Peter moves his pinky onto the 9th fret of the G string and moves it right back before moving to the A. It's a familiar move he does in other songs like Can't Get There From Here and Finest Worksong. There is also a third chord he forgot to mention during this phrase, as the phrase ends with the open F#. Also the B in the intro happens once more during the final verse of the song.